CH. 12: Testing Grounds

[JadedDM]

Tulbas Erogund (Tower of Wayreth)
Selowen seems shaken up by the man's death. "We should have left him in that wardrobe," she mutters, looking even more pale than usual as she waits in the hallway for Tulbas to finish his investigation.

Tulbas heads into the room that he overheard Magnus speaking with other wizards. It, too, has been severely damaged. In fact, part of the back wall has fallen away, exposing the room to the night air. The light of the three moons illuminates the Wayreth Forest below. He tries to get a feel for what level he is on, but it's impossible to tell. Some kind of illusion magic seems to be constantly shifting his perspective, so he cannot tell how far up he is. Somewhere between ten and twenty levels is his best guess.

He then checks the room that held the last apprentice. It, too, is damaged, although not quite as bad. Things have been knocked off shelves and such, but the room itself is largely intact. However, the half-elven woman is not inside. There's no clear evidence of where she might be now.

Arulia Seroth (323 Three Forks, Seroth residence)
"Go see him?" repeats Vera, sounding surprised. "Does that mean you found out where they are holding him, then? When I visited the Old Fort, or tried to, they claimed he wasn't there."

[BishGada]

"It is hard to tell, but you might be right. Pity to lose life on the whim of the gods." Tulbas says. Looking through the hole in the conspirators room Tulbas tell Selowen, "We are to high to climb out. Let's move on." He throws a look at the third apprentice room verifying there is no one there and then looks at the room opposed to it before heading to the nearest door.

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(OOC: Tulbas will look at the room opposed and then check the northern door.)

[TristenC]

When the Dwarf elaborates on the Minotaur's use of the word 'lost' Grubnick just looks at him... I gathered as much... Looking back and forth between the two he answers the other question obliquely, A little... why?

[spyguy1503]

"No, it's... I'll be alright."

[djhyland]

(OOC: Oops, I don't think that Arulia does know where he is, unless Kendra told her. Let's see if I can cover this...)

Arulia shakes her head. "No, I mean I'll try asking around at the Fort again. Maybe this time they'll be able to tell me more, or if I'm lucky, they'll take me to see him." She shrugs. "It's worth a shot, anyway."

[JadedDM]

Tulbas Erogund (Tower of Wayreth)
"The gods," Selowen repeats bitterly. "They have long since abandoned us. Otherwise our home nations would not have fallen so quickly and easily. I'd like to tell the gods where they can stick it."

Tulbas checks the room opposite of where the half-elf was staying. It, too, is empty and messed up. However, it is unoccupied. But there is evidence of someone having been here recently. Tulbas notes a small puddle of blood on the floor. But who could it belong to?

Moving to the north door, he opens it to reveal a spiral staircase leading both up and down. He'll need to decide if he wants to ascend or descend.

Arulia Seroth (323 Three Forks, Seroth residence)
Vera nods. "Just be careful. If you wind up getting taken away, too, then...well, we can't survive on just Cassilda's salary alone." With dinner finished, she and the girls begin cleaning up the dirty dishes and cutlery.

[Chris1234]

"Well, I was just wondering.. Ne-Chanz, think we can manage?" asks Shima.

[spyguy1503]

"I can. But we may have to face more than a few rats. Can you handle that?" Ne-Chanz asks, deadpan.

[Chris1234]

"Only if the damn things hold still, it seems. That's why I was exploring the possibility of a replacement for poor old Felran," Shima replies, glancing at Grubnick.

[djhyland]

Arulia joins her family in cleaning up after the meal. "How was the day for all of you?" she asks.

[BishGada]

Tulbas looks at the puddle of blood. Does it leaves a trail? He looks for a possible places to hide in the room making sure the injured person is not hidden in them, then he quits and opens the door of the main hall. Looking both up and down Tulbas heart is hard with the choice. He would have believed the Master of the Tower would be in the highest floor and so the battle would follow him up there. He wants to join in, to do something meaningful. Maybe he will have a chance to take revenge at Magnusss. He then looks back at Selowen. She is afraid. All she wants is get out safe.
With heavy hear he takes the way down with every few steps he looks behind them to see if there is a danger after them.
"Be ready to take cover if we meet some fight." he says and listen to his own advice.

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(OOC: BTW, does Tulbas gets XP for killing the black robed apprentice? )

[JadedDM]

Aruila's family discusses their day, although none were so eventful as Arulia's herself. Vera and Niniva searched for work, and Cassilda worked at the forge.

Shima and Ne-Chanz consider asking Gobax for help on their job, even though doing so will negate the reward they are both working for, making Felran's sacrifice in vain. But can they survive with only the two of them? It's not an easy dilemma.

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End of Chapter 12

[JadedDM]

XP is as follows:

Haahqae (Illusionist 3/Thief 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Confessing feelings to Ismene - 50 XP
Casting Summon Swarm - 100 XP
Casting Audible Glamer - 50 XP
Casting Invisibility - 100 XP
Picking the masterwork lock - 200 XP
Sneaking past the dragon - 200 XP
Stealing from the treasury - 200 XP
Defying all odds in heist - 100 XP
Utilizing illusions in heist - 100 XP
Debriefing with Mouna - 50 XP
Completing the heist - 1,000 XP
Speaking with Elara on the old gods - 50 XP
Argument with Arulia - 100 XP
Summon a familiar - 50 XP
Sub-total: 2,675 XP/2,675 XP (+10% Thief only)
TOTAL: 2,675 XP/2,943 XP

Kendra Greylock (Fighter 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Talking with Sadron about him staying - 50 XP
Discussing the brothel with Arulia - 100 XP
Discussing parade with Tethys - 50 XP
Chat with Pen in the sewers - 50 XP
Checking in on Sadron - 50 XP
Discussing the elves with Sadron - 50 XP
Sub-total: 3,350 XP (+10%)
TOTAL: 3,685 XP

Kendra becomes level 5 Fighter!
*She receives 1d10 HP
*She receives +1 to hit
*She gains +2 PPDM, RSW, PP and S saves
*She gains +3 to BW saves

Tulbas Erogund (Mage 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Discussing his Test with Magnus - 50 XP
Chat with Daxia - 50 XP
Chat with apprentices - 50 XP
Rescuing Selowen - 100 XP
Sub-total: 3,250 XP (+10%)
TOTAL: 3,575 XP

Arulia Seroth (Fighter 3/Cleric 3)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Discussing the brothel with Kendra - 100 XP
Speaking with Grubnick about Kendra - 100 XP
Speaking with Grubnick about thieves - 100 XP
Speaking with Grubnick about Shima - 100 XP
Buying bread for Aaron - 100 XP
Speaking with Aaron about himself - 50 XP
Speaking with Aaron about Yvette and Xyleena - 50 XP
Argument with Haahqae - 100 XP
Discussing work with family - 50 XP
TOTAL: 1,875 XP/1,875 XP

Arulia becomes level 4 Cleric!
*She receives 1d8+1 (/2) HP
*She gets a new 1st level spell slot
*She gets a new 2nd level spell slot
*She gets a +1 to all saving throws
*Turn Undead improves

Grubnick (Cleric 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Investigating trappers - 50 XP
Investigating burned building - 50 XP
Speaking with Arulia about Kendra - 100 XP
Speaking with Arulia about thieves - 100 XP
Revealing his family is dead - 100 XP
Speaking with Arulia about Shima - 100 XP
Chat with bartender about goblins - 50 XP
Chat with Green Tears about Old Fort - 50 XP
Sub-total: 3,600 XP (+10%)
TOTAL: 3,960 XP

Grubnick becomes level 5 Cleric!
*He receives 1d8+1 HP
*He receives 1 second level spell slot
*He receives 1 third level spell slot

Felran Del'ravdir (Fighter 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Moral argument with Ne-Chanz - 100 XP
Protecting the Gully dwarves - 100 XP
TOTAL: 3,200 XP

Ne-Chanz (Fighter 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Moral argument with Felran - 100 XP
Defeating giant spiders - 1,210 XP
Saying goodbye to a friend - 100 XP
Defeating giant rats - 37 XP
Defeating 10 HD worth of enemies - 400 XP
Earn some coin - 100 XP
Sub-total: 4,947 XP (+10%)
TOTAL: 5,442 XP

Shima Longfoot (Fighter 3/Thief 4)
Three Year Anniversary - 3,000 XP
Agreeing to the high priestess' deal - 50 XP
Get magically healed - 30 XP
Defeating giant spiders - 1,210 XP
Defeating 10 HD worth of enemies - 300 XP
Picking north door's lock - 200 XP
Picking lock on chest - 200 XP
Defeating giant rats - 52 XP
Earn some coin - 100 XP
Acquired 111 steel pieces - 222 XP
Sub-total: 2,793 XP/2,793 XP (+10% thief only)
TOTAL: 2,793 XP/3,072 XP