[Asydia] Humble Beginnings

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   #41

   Cursing under his breath when the rat bit his leg, he immediately glanced down at his leg to see his wound. Good, infection was at bay; further treatment and testing may be required... Auxzali snapped himself out of it. This was a battlefield, not a hospital! This was a place of death, not healing! One could either deal pain here or be dealt it, as the rat had so elegantly proved.
   
   Auxzali then raised his hands in his casting stance and said in a calm, level voice, that belied the typical chaos of a combat "Axtrami... Storm Burst."
   
   He let loose the power granted to him by Axtrami at the rat that Zelas' snake had poisoned. A sphere of clouds and rain and lightning flew towards the rat.
   
   using weather domain Storm Burst ability, my attack roll would be three. I did get a five for nonlethal damage, though, so at least I rolled something decently.
   
   The sphere crashed into the cave wall, bursting and causing a sudden downpour of rain, which quickly vanished. Auxzali, cursing his luck, retreated half a step, readying his ouzala to block and return a rat's next attack.

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   #42

   round 2...
   
   The tunnel echoed with the sounds of combat. The rats squealed and frothed. Though infuriated by the attack of the viper, the first creature re-doubled its efforts against Sigurd, leaping at the same time as the other living rat that accosted the Ralkharan knight. One of the rats failed to hit its mark, but the other managed to latch itself onto Sigurd's wrist, wrenching off a chunk of flesh!
   
   Nim-ty-Lyn cursed as the rat which she had attempted to burn now turned to her and leapt! Suddenly the rat was thrust to the ground and burst apart! Auxzali, acting on instinct had swung his Ouzala down and caught the beast; the jagged glass teeth of his weapon raked into its flesh and turned the rat into a crushed pile of gore and jelly.
   
   As Auxzali attacked the rat, so too, did the other beast attack him, but it's jaws missed their mark, clamping only on air.
   
   
   Rat 1 attacks Sigurd: Natural 20! Critical threat: 15 (failed) damage: 3.
   Sigurd fort save against sicknesss: 15, Success!
   Rat 5 attacks Sigurd. 17 +1= 18, Miss!
   
   AoO for Auxzali on rat 2: 18. Hit! damage: 8. Rat is Slain!
   
   Rat 3 attacks Auxzali: 3. Miss!
   
   Gossamer is up!

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   #43

   Rolled a nat 20 on a dc10 listen check.
   
   Pulling himself off the ground Duxo paused for a second.  "Shhh, you hear that?  It sounds like fighting. "  Grinning Duxo turned to his cell mate; "What you want to beat that they decided to kidnap some fool whose mates didn't agree with it?"

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   #44

   "Let go, that shield belongs to the Crown!" Sigurd educated the rat first with words - but as a famous ranger once said: "Swords, not words!" was more appropriate. With a spirited swipe of his sword, he sought to repay the rat's courtesy.
   
   Rolled 3, plus +3 for str, is a miss.
   
   "Rats!" which was both a curse and dismay at the existence of these beasts being allowed at all.

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   #45

   Not wanting to waste any more of his magic on such a feeble foe, Zelas stepped forward and stabbed with his ouzala at the rat badgering Auxzali.
   
   Attacking Rat 3: ...@%&#!!! natural 1....

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   #46

   Again, Nim drew upon her sorcerous powers and lashed out with a blast of heat. (Die Roll - 11 + 3 = 14!)
   The flame caught it this time and singed it mightily (4hp dmg).
   
   
   
   
   
   

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   #47

   Auxzali stabbed downward with his ouzala at the nearest rat.
   
   attack roll: 2. What did I do to deserve your anger, Axtrami?
   
   Sparks flew as the rat leaped to the side, letting the weapon hit the cave floor.

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   #48

   Zelas's viper flung itself at the rat which had suffered a fiery blast from Nim, but the snake flew wide. It's time at an end, the viper faded away to nothingness with a faint, azure light as it was pulled back from whence it came.
   
   Zelas's attack fared even worse than his snake, however, and he stumbled on the crack in the ground where Nim's first attack had landed. The older Ouzquin Dremorix cried in dismay as the spear-head of his Ouzala flung straight past the rat... And sunk into the thigh of Auxzali!
   The injury looked worse than it was, but the fact remained that Zelas had just stuck his friend and fellow Sand-Walker!
   
   There was good news, though; the first rat, stricken with the viper's venom, began convusling, shuddering and falling to its flank wherebit writhed for a few seconds, then ceased to move.
   
   viper attacks Rat 3: 4 +5 = 9. Missed, and dismissed!
   
   A natural 1 draws a punishment! I spun the wheel and Auxzali paid for Zelas's mistake! Luckily the damage was low! (2 dmg!)
   
   rat 1 failed his save for poison, which promptly killed it.
   
   Next round shall come in a bit!
   

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   #49

   Tar-Sul nodded, listening, "Yeah, I can hear it! Maybe Demy-Sefrab's sent some people to look for me; they would have well and truly noticed I was gone by now!" The Sen-Rabbin farmer stood, looking to Duxo questioningly, "D'ya think we should call out?"
   
   
   
   There was a change in the tone of attacks from the two remaining rats; an air of desperation was carried with their snapping teeth and ferocious squeals. The healthy rat took yet another bite at Sigurd, savaging his blue and white tabard but leaving the knight untouched.
   
   The second verminous beast was growing especially frantic - it was severely injured by Nim's magical fire and confused. It snarled at Zelas, and since the Wizard had come close, frantically bit at the man. The attack went wide, however, once again leaving nothing but air in the mouth of the creature.
   
   
   Rat 5 attacks Sigurd: 16 +1 = 17. Miss!
   Rat 3 attacks Zelas: 5 +1 = 6. Miss!
   
   Gossamer's up next. The rats are on their last legs!
   

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    #50

    Cursing his lost footing, Zelas cried bitter tears at the shame wrought of his misguided stab. Gritting his teeth and cursing in Quinnix, he raised his ouzala, painted with his friend's blood, once more, aiming for the frantic rat that had come within his reach.
    
    Attacking rat 3: 9 +1, hit? damage: 7

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    #51

    "I never expected to earn my fortunes as a rat-catcher!" Sigurd laughed off the wound, and proceeded to batter the last rat with more than chatter. To chop it up and serve on death's platter!
    Rolled 19, +3, crit not confirmed, 5+3 damage.
    His blade struck deep - and it was just about time, as the beasts had begun to look for less metal-encrusted prey.
    
    "You'd wonder why these vermin guard this cave so diligently. I guess our adversary has command over more than one kind of beast."

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    #52

    Another blast of fire, and another misplaced scorchmark on the floor.  Nim cursed and reached over her shoulder for her crossbow..
    
    
    
    

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    #53

    Auxzali eyed the last rat warily. It seemed to be good at dodging, and not so good at the fleeing bit. Sigh.
    
    He raised his ouzala for another strike.
    
    6 for hit. Add in +3 and I have a 9. Hit?

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    #54

    Auxzali cursed loudly as the swing went wide.
    
    round 4
    
    The Vermin, addled and severely wounded, took one last bite at Auxzali. It didn't even come close! The rat's front leg failed to function properly, causing it to stumble to the side and snap at air.
    
    rat attacks Auxzali: 4 +1 = 5. Miss!
    
    Lets kill this thing! :)
    

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    #55

    "Allow me" Sigurd stepped in, interposing himself between Auxzali and the filthy beast, kicked the rat into a corner, and proceeded to slash it up nice and proper.
    If I recall correctly, the rat has an AC of 14, which I exactly match with my roll of 10, a +1 BAB and +3 for STR? :) Eat 5+3 damage, critter.
    
    "Alright everyone, gather around - let's take a look at those wounds. I personally hate wasting good liquor, but I wouldn't mind a little of it in this gash."

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    #56

    As the battle ended with the Ralkharan's brutal onslaught, Zelas dropped to his knees in front of Auxzali, he couldn't meet his gaze. Bitter manly tears flowed down his cheeks as he grimaced terribly, head bowed.
    
    "I... am deeply shamed that my weapon would bring you harm, inadvertently though it may have been. My friend,... my priest! I would break my ouzala now, if it weren't that I feared it would still be needed. But, no! I shall not cast it away, I will bear my shame, as I will bear this ouzala, this.... 

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    #57

    "I....uhhhh..." Auxzali began, quite eloquently. He was about to sigh, but then thought better of it.
    
    "It was an accident, Zelas. But an accident. Nothing that I can't heal in less time than it took to draw the wound. See?"
    
    Here Auxzali waved his hand over the wound and, invoking Axtrami's name, healed the wound.
    
    channel energy on self, healed one point.
    
    "I appreciate the gesture, but if we are to survive against whatever took Tar-Sul, we can't just go round stabbing ourselves. Look, I forgive you for stabbing me. How else would our people prosper if we worried about people on the same side killed each other? Look at the Ouzqual Haix!
    
    "Zelas, I shall forgive you and forget this. And now I must ask you the favor of doing the same."

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    #58

    Zelas shook his head, quite incredulously. "Forget it? If that is your wish, I will try, but I fear I will have to live with this. Worry not, as it shan't be a detriment. I will remember this bitter lesson and do better in the future, though of course I'll no doubt fall short of the skills of a mirrored soldier." He grinned, nodded to himself and got to his feet. "Here, at least have something to strengthen yourself with." With that he handed his canteen over to Auxzali, its strong smell suggested something else entirely than water.
    
    Once he had seen Auxzali drink and got the canteen back, he nodded to himself and seemed to have shaken all worries, all smiles again. He took a small swig himself. Next, he went to talk with the Sen-rabbi woman.
    
    "Dear sister, little did I know we shared a trade!  I have a suggestion to make. Two spellbooks are well and fine, but if we shared our spells, we'd both be twice as prepared for whatever come may."
    He put a friendly hand on her shoulder and gesticulated with the other as he spoke.

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    #59

    Nim smiled at Zelas and answered quietly.  "I'm afraid my magic is tied to my very blood, so it would be quite the task to share my spells with you."
    
    She stepped away and began to examine the fallen rats with her sorcerous eyes.
    
    Detect magic on the corpses.
    
    "These showed more bravery than I've seen in the past. "

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    #60

    Tied to her blood she said. So she wasn't formally trained, Zelas had heard about such things. Sevren, his old mentor in the conjuring arts had been very particular on that subject. But then again, what did that old coot know. So much for that though, but he had some ideas for a magic shared of a different kind. He grinned at that thought.
    
    "Truly, they were tenacious little vermin. Could be that they were being controlled somehow."
    
    He shrugged his shoulders, and feeling the call of the wild he went to relieve his water onto a nearby rock wall.

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    #61

    Sigurd and Auxzali both shivered as Axtrami's blessing glazed over their wounds, lessening their severity.
    
    The cavern was all of a sudden very quiet and empty a search of the rats revealed nothing and this section of the tunnel was bare except for rubble and stones.
    
    At the far end of the tunnel, the cavern split into two; one leading to the left, and the other to the right.
    
    
    
    Deeper in the tunnel...
    
    There was silence now, down the tunnel, the sound of combat had abruptly stopped. Tar-Sul glanced at Duxo, then back to the tunnel. "Who do you think won?"

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    #62

    "Your goddess is quite generous - I feel better already. No sense in wasting liquor then, right?"
    
    He swallowed any comments possibly directed at Zelas - the old sandman beat himself up enough, and was in no need of his jests about keeping the proud warrior heritage of the Dremorix chained until legitimate foes could be found.
    Instead, he slapped Zelas' back: "It's alright, the best of us might slip on spilled guts."
    
    A man should follow the right path - as an added benefit, always keeping right might serve one well in a maze of caves.
    "Follow me, there has to besomething over which the defiant vermin stood watch."
    His chiming armor and the sizeable shield preventing subtlety, he marched on openly. Let them come.

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    #63

    "I don't really care who won, just so long as I get a chance to get out of these chains," Duxo growled.  "HEY!  DOWN HERE!"

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    #64

    As the party approached the fork in the cave, they heard the faint sound of someone yelling. It was echoing from the right tunnel.

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    #65

    Nim touched the end of her crossbow, and yellowish light issued forth.
    
    "Shall we?" she said.
    
    

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    #66

    "God, sir knight. I believe Axtrami is male."
    
    After hearing the shouting, and after Nim said her piece, Auxzali replied, "Yes. Let's."
    
    And brandishing his ouzala, holding it at the ready, he warily headed down the right hand tunnel.

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    #67

    Nim's light spell cast eerie shadows along the walls as she and the group made their way cautiously down the right tunnel. There were a couple of twists and turns, but it went not more than forty meters before torchlight could be seen ahead. The tunnel led to a small room, clearly chiseled out by human hands in a rough rectangle. A wooden door stood, inset into the far wall, and chained sturdily to the wall were two men in only their smallclothes.
    
    The first man was Sen-Rabbin, and matched the description of Tar-Sul. The second man was clearly of Hyparican descent - he was no picture to look at though; scars of molten skin and gashes featured heavily over this man's face.
    
    "By the gods! If you are friends, let us free!" Tar-Sul strained at his chains as if to emphasize their capture. It was an odd group for a rescue mission - only one Sen-Rabbin woman! Tar-Sul did not have high hopes that outsiders such as these would be here to save them.

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    #68

    Sigurd almost laughed at the man's hesitation - then imagined what desperation he had to go through, and gently smiled instead.
    "Fear not, Tar-Sul: we Ralkharans have a long and proud tradition of freeing prisoners (or ransoming them, if they are nobles). Also, in our merry mingled group, we are all trying to outdo each other, so your heroic liberation is guaranteed."
    
    Soon, he was battering away at the man's chains with a pick, using a stout rock as anvil.
    "You may have to wear those stylish bracers a while longer, until we bring you to a proper smith. On the bright side, you can whip your captor, if we find him, with a sturdy length of chain. A fair trade, if you ask me."

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    #69

    Zelas trailed behind the others, wondering what the second pathway might lead to. He reached for his left shoulder to steady... A babe that was no longer there, he couldn't help but feel a pang of loss at that. He could only hope that that Rowany-woman was taking good care of her. It wouldn't have been a good idea to bring her here anyways, those rats had wiped away any doubts of that. He felt a bit better that even the Ralkharan had been understanding of his slip up earlier. In the heat of the moment he had reached for his ouzala in place of his spells, perhaps it was his father's blood in him. He shook his head at that thought.
    
    Zelas sauntered up to the prison cell door, peered in and saw the heavily marked man. His jaw dropped.
    "By Axtrami's balls! What's happened to you, did the rats eat your face?"

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    #70

    "Forget strangling the ish kalzeen I'm gonna cut out his spleen and make him wear it like a hat."  Duxo rattled his chains, "Now if you could hurry up and get both of us out of these chains I've got an orc to murder."

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    #71

    In short order, the two captives were free of their chains. The manacles on them proved to be too sturdy to break, however, and their hands remained bound.
    
    "There was a guard here earlier," Tar-Sul mentioned, "He went through that door a couple of hours ago, and I haven't seen him since. He might have a key to these d**ned locks! Our clothes might be in there, too."

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    #72

    "I see. Then shall we?" Auxzali said, opening the door as quietly as he could.
    
    He looked down the shadowy corridor. Perhaps it was down here? Auxzali wondered.

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    #73

    The door swung open easily, yet Auxzali's heart sank as he heard the faintest *click* followed by an audible *TWANG!* In the darkness of the corridor before him, a sudden movement of something streaming straight towards him!
    
    1d8 +1 damage from an arrow trap! Rolled a 1! So lucky, Caesar :p
    
    2 damage! You have a chance for 1/2 damage (1 dmg) with a successful DC15 reflex save! Roll away!

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    #74

    Auxzali, seeing Death speeding towards him, threw himself to the side, but to no avail. The arrow, catching his body in mid-air, twisted him and throwing him to the ground. Auxzali groaned, and clutched the area of his arm that had the arrow sticking out.
    
    He sat up, and pushing with his legs, sat back against the wall. He looked over his arm closely, to determine the best procedure for healing it.
    
    17 for heal, +9 bonus gets a 26 total. I'm not fully certain that heal is the right skill check, but I'm not going to bother with a spell or channel energy on this scratch

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    #75

    Zelas was grumbling to himself. Were all < voutzias > this rude? The least the ugly man could have done after he'd been saved was answer Zelas's question. He snapped out of it, as his overly eager friend opened the door at the end of the other pathway. "No, wait-" Zelas had time to say, just as an arrow shot forth straight into Auxzali's arm. Zelas hurried to his friend's side, preparing a spell for whoever had dared shoot at them.
    
    I'm readying an acid dart, if I see anyone or anything emerge from the door, I cast the spell.
    
    "Are you okay, is it bad!?" He shouted as he tried to see inside the room.
    
    A perception check, please.

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    #76

    Nim sighed, somewhat condescendingly, and shone her light into the doorway.
    
    

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    #77

    "Allow me to pass first - and try not to have anything jutting out beyond the edges of my shield" Sigurd said as he lowered the massive instrument to the ground, and bent so as to follow his own advice. From the front, he was a menacing faceless rectangle.
    
    So warded, he proceeded down the corridor. 'So what' he shrugged. Wizards were never any good at fighting in formation, but there's never too late to learn, even for learned men.
    Instead of idle pondering, he proceeded to pay attention to the floor and walls.

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    #78

    heal check unnecessary -> Heal is more for stabilizing bleeding/dying people, longer term care and for patching up deadly wounds.
    
    With Nim's light shining forth and Sigurd's shield leading the way, the group made their way down the corridor - it was not long, only fifteen meters or so; hewn into a rough shape out of natural cave by chisel once again, and turned into a small room. Duxo and Tar-Sul followed the group silently at the rear; their unarmed and bound state requiring that they stay back. Sigurd signalled a stop suddenly as he heard a vicious growling up ahead! For a moment they paused, listening.
    
    *Snoouuaack!*
    
    It wasn't a growl - it was snoring! peering around the corner into the small room revealed the guard that Tar-Sul had mentioned earlier. The man was Sen-Rabbin by nationality; burly and gruff looking. He was sitting on a rickety wooden chair next to an equally crude table. A flask lay overturned on the ground next to him, a red liquid pooled on the ground. The source of the liquid was quickly apparent - a large, tapped wine barrel rested on a stand in the northwest corner; a brass plaque on the front of it said 'Bargarett Falls'. Another untouched but empty flask lay on the table next to the sleeping guard. Finally, to the west of the room lay two bundles of clothes and gear, thrown unceremoniously in a pile. The group paused at the entrance of the room, looking to one another quietly.

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    #79

    20+9 on a stealth check to sneak over to gear a grab a knife
    Coup de (1d4+3)x2+1d6
    (22:09:23) Minion: Pariah rolls 2d4 and gets 2,4.
    (22:09:31) Minion: Pariah rolls 1d6 and gets 2
    14 dmg and if he doesn't die he's got a dc 24 fort roll to avoid instantly dying :D
    
    Making his way to the front of the line Duxo paused and put a finger over his lips.  Quietly making his way over to the piles of clothes he found one of his knives, went back to the sleeping guard and slit his throat.
    
    "Now, if you all don't mind, I'd very much like to get dressed.  I'm sure Tar-Sur would too for that matter."

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    #80

    Coup de grace is a success!
    
    It seemed the drunken guard would not have woken to the great gong of the Gama-Sol Sages, let alone to the deft sneaking of Duxo Ish. A faint wheeze was all that left his throat as the man died; taking whatever stories he may have had to tell with him to the grave. As if by divine favour a rusty key 'dinged' out of his pocket onto the cave floor as he slumped over onto the ground. A quick test proved this to be the key to the manacles which held both Duxo and Tar-Sul.

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