Session009
Session Nine - 28th July 2023
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Thursday, 20 July 2023 22:51
Lots of people run up - crying and wailing over the poor sods who have been crisped. Kadra’s house on fire. Lots of noise- shouting/yelling/screaming.
Outside Kadra’s house: Roll perception roll - DC15 to notice some voices saying things like “Did that half-demon fellow just blow up Kadra’s house?” “I thought the Heroes of Fort Frostfell were here to help, not burn the place down!” “The village is under attack!” “Someone fetch Paumine Sandlewood to put out the fire!” “Get Isperil Lightwind to heal my brother!”
DC20 to notice the more distant yell of “Hey! Who are you. What the hell are you doing there!? Aaaagh!”
Note - It is impossible to directly see Ellie’s tent/where the fireball came from as too many people in the way.
IF Morthos rushes off to try to rescue Kadra, then DC10 DEX/Intimidation CHECK/ to try to weave through the crowd/scare them into parting, then DC15 Perception roll to see a commotion and some people gathered around the unconscious body of Kadra over near Ellie’s tent.
(Yells of “Hey! Where are you going?!” “He’s fleeing, he must be guilty!” “Look the knights are coming, they’ll sort them out!” “Oi Bjalien, your adventurers are causing trouble!” “Oh thank the gods! Isperil is here!”)
In the camp:
Investigation check: DC 10: “I saw a woman, dragging Kadra’s body, she dropped her before running off somewhere!” DC 15: “I saw an injured woman with scaly skin, dragging Kadra’s body before dropping it and rushing away. She muttered something, then disappeared!” DC 20: “I saw an injured woman with scaly skin, dragging Kadra’s body out of that tent before dropping it and rushing away. She seemed to cast a spell whilst grabbing at something around her neck, then disappeared into thin air!” DC 25: “I saw woman with scaly skin, bleeding profusely as she was dragging Kadra’s body out of that tent before dropping it and rushing away. She seemed to cast a spell whilst grabbing at an amulet around her neck that glinted in the firelight as if with an inner light, then disappeared into thin air!” You can see a blood trail leading away.
DC5 medicine check to confirm Kadra is still alive DC15 survival check to follow blood trail…
Meanwhile, back with the others, first Cormir and then Drex are returned to consciousness through the application of some healing spells by Isperil and Paumine is putting out the flames one 5’ cube at a time using the control flames cantrip.
Cormir gets 4d8+3, Drex gets 3d8+3 go back.
The Knights turn up and make a lot of commotion, herding people around and trying to take charge. Bjalien tells them to back off and bosses people around instead. Eventually, questions get directed towards the PCs - especially Morthos.
“Why did you set fire to Kadra’s house?” -“But you broke in just before it burst into flames!” “Why did you set off a fireball?” -“Well who did cast the fireball?” “What does this Merriath look like?” Invisibility?/ disguised? Suggestion that everyone looks out for strangers.
DC10 Sense motive to detect that Bjalien looks pissed off when mention of Kadra being a sorcerer comes up.
Once Kadra is back and also healed, things calm down. Kadra says that Merriath had attacked her from behind in her own home, coming out of nowhere. (I.e. invisible). She mentions Merriath hadn’t just killed her since she needed to drink the blood in some sort of complex ritual (not one Drex can copy!!!) (AND THEREFORE will need somewhere quiet and private to do it).
What Do the PCs want to do? Kadra’s house will need some serious magic to clean it up.
Merriath is going to stalk invisible around the village and steal a few things - like food, and looking for a home she can invade and set up her ritual.
Kadra will mention that she was being blackmailed by Bjalien because of her being a “secret sorcerer”.
The knights suggest Kadra could
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