“And what makes it your right to decide if her life is to be taken! Should you take the choice from those she has hurt? Look at yourself! How does killing someone in cold blood fix anything! She is surrendered.”

OOC: Oh good! Level 7 here I come!

OOC > Shy, you can refer to this post #597 to see what was what in the shrine room, unless it has changed. Crispy will provide.

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OOC > Everyone levels up, right? Not just Kia?

The tabaxi locks eyes with Martha, but after a tense few moments, she lowers them, and her body relaxes.

Except for her tail. In a flash she ducks under the glaive and dashes to Zukeila...

Not sure what is needed here, so this is a straight up Dex check to avoid Martha's likely grapple attempt: 20
Or, here is an acrobatics check, in case that is the more relevant: 10
Crispy? Which would I use, and what would Martha have to roll in opposition?

OOC: Do we recharge everything on lvl up?

Talk this out guys. If you really want to combat it out, you may, but this role-playing is great! I would say you guys are nose to nose right now.

I will describe what Briella sees momentarily.

"She is not surrendered! This is not repentance! This is defeat, only. Did she have a chance, she would kill us all for glory," she shoots an evil glance at Grishkar. "It is my duty to prevent that. Would you tie her up? Read her stories and look for the goodness in her eyes? Take her along on a leash?" this last with a snarl.

“I would see justice done. We will question her. We will give the children a voice. We are not judge, jury, and executioner. You and I are servants, not vigilantes. Kia... do you wield a blade, or have you become one.”

//busy couple of days//

As the werewolf turned to flee, Bors  caught it's intent from the corner of his eye and quickly kicked it's knee out from under it.  As the wolf falls, Bors' sword descends in a high arc....

22 for 7

 ...which connects solidly leaving the werewolf stunned and spitting blood out on the ground.  Bors  kicks  the creature over onto it's back and stabs it in the heart, turning the blade once before pulling it out.

"I am both," she says defiantly, extending her very literal claws.

The moment stretches, but then she stows her claws and cuffs the woman on the head with enough force to knock her prone, but do no damage. "On your head then, Martha. I believe justice will have the same result. I shall get the book."

Kia heads into the bushes where she hid the book, and brings it back for the group to examine. She will pace outside the circle of party members, tail twitching.

OOC > That was awesome! Thanks JcAndD, it was brief but intense! And to be sure it ain't over yet. I wanted to keep it short so the rest of the players can react to it without feeling like they should have been in the middle of it. Like they all kinda watched this happen lightning quick and barely had time to register before it was defused, and now can jump in. :)

OOC:I gotta go to bed, will check up on everything when I wake up.

OOC: Haha, yeah! Excellent job to yourself as well! I like that Kia and Martha are two-sides of the same coin!

The rage calms again and Martha sighs. She stares at the werewolf. “Do not take my mercy for acceptance. I will only go so far, murder is that limit. What are you doing here.”

Bors  looks up from his grizzly task to see Martha and Kia squaring off. He transfers his hex to Zukeila  and approaches the two, sword still drawn: "Combat is a brutal situation that brings out the worst of everyone. Quarter is given as a sign  of respect or when it is necessary to create trust between combatants. Decide between you how to end this, in whatever format that needs to be, but leave it here, behind us when we move on."

“And we will.” Martha lowers her tone so that only Bors can hear, “But I can’t allow Kia to be consumed. I know that all too well. Snuffing out evil while light burns inside you is intoxicating, but it will overtake her. She will be more of a monster than she could ever know...”

Grishkar meets Kia when the tome is recovered, "I'm tempted to give you credit. Self control is admirable, but I believe that in this case, urgent matters are more important. I don't care for any trivial justice, but I do care about why they were collecting these children by an altar with a book that potentially tells the secrets to a supreme lord of darkness?"

He extends a hand to Kia, "If you please. Last I checked, I'm the only one with any arcane training, especially in this particular realm. You could muddle your way through, or maybe just take a chance on someone with real information? I know, I know: Why should you trust me? As you've seen, His servants aren't keen on me, so this becomes a mutual enemy."

OOC: Yes... trust elf Harvey Dent... 

(Ooh look at you with the clever quips! You'll need some new names soon. Got a plan for the level up trigger >:) )

Kia shoulders past Grishkar without a word and hands the book to Odmun, then retreats to the outskirts of the party.

OOC: I am both quippy and concerned... but also dramatically intrigued

Grishkar turns as the tabaxi shoves by, a smile splitting his ruined face. From somewhere at the bottom of his throat, a laugh bubbles like a predator watching its prey circle the drain. "So be it. Death is, if nothing else, patient beyond measure."

//anyone need healing?//