The rest of the group moves down the tunnels while Mingzhu tends to Zsikhou. Nor’vee keeps ahead. The darkness deepens as they mover away from the cave entrance. Silgara looks over. “Should I get a light spell up? I did not prepare ultravision."
T'kharr shakes her head to that. "Nay, that'd make us too easy to spot. "And probably make our eyes worse adjusted for those of us who do have good night vision."
"Right, better make sure those who can see take front." Silgara responds. T'kharr moves up to near the front of the main body of the party at that cue.
"Might be best I take point then," Xrochdyr grovels, "If we don't see any traps coming, I'll at least regenerate from the damage..." He walks in front helping those who can’t see. T’kharr falls in behind him as he takes point.
A few yards down the corridor he sets off a fire trap. He takes it in stride as devils are resistant to fire. T’kharr backs up some. It seems as though Nor’vee missed the trap as he is scouting forward. Again, Xrochdyr trips traps down the tunnel after another 50 feet. This time it’s several. Two fire and one cold trap. Again, he shrugs them off as though they were nothing. Eventually they come to a cavern opening. Ahead they can see some light and a doorway.
Nor’vee is waiting for them. T’kharr examines the group then asks, “Probably have Nor'vee look over the door closely?" Nor’vee makes a sign and moves closer to the doorway alone. They see his shadow at the doorway. He takes his time.
After 15 minutes he comes back. “"Three trap triggers on the doorway, not sure what kind of trap. Saw a group of Yakuza on the other side. Think eight at least. Maybe ten."
Silgara focuses on T’kharr. "What's the plan then?"
Looking at the doorway T’kharr says, “See if we can bait them into their own trapped door somehow?"
"Any ideas how?" the mage asks.
Xrochdyr comes up with a plan. "Hrm... If Silgara can see them and throw a fireball at them from behind the trap triggers, then retreat back, that could be a viable skirmish tactic."
Fwangzhu huffs, "That or just send the Yokai to trip it. He volunteered."
"Don't want to set off a bunch of stuff he can't resist. I was thinking of sending a spiritual weapon... fireball works too though and has the benefit that it'd be a bit more instantaneous. How clustered up is that group?" T’kharr asks Nor’vee.
"Saw a group of five clustered up pretty well there." Nor'vee replies.
"Sounds like as good a target for a fireball as any." T’kharr muses.
Silgara nods, casting an invisibility first. "We'd better be ready to support her when that goes off" Xrochdyr says, flexing his claws. Silgara creeps forward and casts Fireball……. Swoosh!
The fireball hits them square in the middle of the group. 2 are incinerated instantly. 1 evaded it and three of them tried as it came in getting slightly burned in the process. T’kharr stands aside, pressed against the wall waiting for them to come charging through the door. She has her quarterstaff in hand. Silgara returns to the group, however, the yakuza don’t come charging out. "They're expecting an ambush here, so they want to set up one of their own." Xrochdyr smiles.
"I'll try the spiritual weapon then." T’kharr casts the Spiritual Weapon blessing and sends the spiritual fist through the door after the men behind it, while moving closer so she can see. She finds they are spread out now and hiding behind turned-over tables and cabinets. She sends the weapon after the most badly hurt one she can see. The man ducks under cover at the smell of magic. The fist misses its mark. They return fire with crossbows. One of the bolts goes through the fleshy part of her collar bone nicking but not breaking it.
Xrochdyr fires his new crossbow back hitting one in the hand. Nor’vee lends his assistance with his. He puts to bolts into another. Balan raises his shield to protect everyone behind him. T’kharr stays in view so she can maneuver her Spiritual Hammer. She controls it to strike out at the nearest yakuza but again the thief avoids it. More crossbow fire comes back at them. Again, T’kharr is hit this time along the ribs.
Xrochdyr has reloaded and shoots again hitting another and grumbling something about Orthons. Nor’vee takes careful aim and shoots one through the neck. That yakuza goes down instantly choking on his own blood as it pulls around his head. Balan keeps his shield off to fend off the incoming bolts. T’kharr’s spiritual fist finally connects with one breaking one of the ruffian’s noses. The rest of the thugs back up into the shadows and run down the next tunnel away from the companions. Xrochdyr looks for more targets in the burned-out room. There are none.
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Re: She Came from the Sea: Book 2
"Seems like they really aren't biting on anything. You think you can at least identify the traps while we cover you, Nor'vee?" T’kharr asks.
Nor’vee goes back to the door and calls out, “One Sonic, one with needles and one acid.”
T’kharr glances at Xrochdyr. “You want to risk running the traps given that, or would you rather Nor'vee try to disarm them?"
"Nor'vee doesn't think they can disarm them." Nor'vee states flatly.
Balan considers all that’s being said. “I could try and give you some additional help if you wish to try disarming. If a trap were to go off, I could take the brunt.”
"Best I take the brunt of it, paladin." Xrochdyr comments.
Balan nods, “Aye if that is what you wish.” Xrochdyr sets off the traps. He uses dodge and evasion while setting them off. Only the sonic trap does any real harm to him, however two ninja that were hiding begin throwing daggers at him. The first one catches his eye and he swats it away. Then he twists his body so that the others miss.
Fwangzhu charges out past Xrochdyr as soon as he triggers all of the traps he finds a yakuza in his path. His halberd cleaves a deep wound into the woman’s side. Xrochdyr veers off to engage some of the fresher thugs. Xrochdyr jumps ahead and rips into another yakuza while grabbing a hold on him. The thug on Fwangzhu counter attacks, burying his knife in the hengeyokai’s cheek. Another thief comes out of the shadows and attacks the Abishai, but Xrochdyr again avoids all of the thug’s strikes.
A shinobi flanks Fwangzhu. He stabs the badger in his pot belly giving him a deep wound. Balan rushes forward and strike the grappled yakuza with his sword, severing his hand. Both a yakuza and a shinobi go after Balan at the same time. Their weapons bounce harmlessly off his armor. T'kharr wades into the melee herself, striking out with her quarterstaff at the nearest engaged foe while her spiritual fist goes after anyone still visible in back. She manages to bruise a thug deeply with her quarterstaff twice while her spiritual hammer punches a ninja in the gut.
Balan lashes out at one of his assailants putting a deep gash in the man’s thigh. The other man on him, the shinobi counterstrikes but again his weapon simply bounces off the dragonborn’s armor. The yakuza he wounded also tries to hit him with a tanto. The knife is deflected off his helm. T'kharr wades into the melee herself, striking out with her quarterstaff at the nearest engaged foe while her spiritual fist goes after anyone still visible in back. She manages to bash another opponent in the gut dropping him. Two shinobi seeing her come in. Both manage to stab her along the armor gaps. One in the knee and one in the elbow.
Silgara gets into the battle casting Phantasmal Killer. The shinobi she casts it at falls dead on the spot. Fwangzhu becomes frenzied. He puts two deep wounds into another opponent. Nor’vee shoots at another Shinobi. He connects with two bolts. Xrochdyr precedes to tear apart the one he has grabbed onto and goes after another. He rips another to shreds.
The shinobi on Balan still tries to get past his armor with no luck. The knife simply bounces and deflects. Balan zeros in on him. His sword catches the ninja under her arm, and he carves it up to her shoulder. Her arm drops to the ground she falls back in a pool of blood. A shinobi changes targets and tries to stab Xrochdyr. She buries her ninja-to into his back. The thug on Balan despite the fact that his weapon cannot penetrate the dragonborn’s armor still tries to find a gap. He misses.
There are still 3 shinobi and one yakuza remaining. T’kharr disengages and backs up. Her fist moves in to go after the nearer of the two shinobi engaging her. In her maneuvering she loses concentration and the fist misses the shot. Two of the Shinobi try to break off and flee knowing they are far outmatched. Silgara puts an arrow into one of them. Fwangzhu attacks another by putting more wounds into one. Nor’vee puts two quarrels into the one Silgara shot unfortunately the bolts do not penetrate far. Xrochdyr shreds apart the shinobi whose comrades left her. He is able to grab the remaining yakuza, and rip is leg off at the knee. The thug goes down screaming. He is left to die slowly.
Silgara keeps her bow drawn. "Two of them fled, down that passage."
The chamber they are in is more spacious. It’s possibly a main hall or living room of sorts. There’s a passage ahead. And another to the left. The two fleeing ninjas went into the tunnel ahead.
"After them then?" Silgara asks looking down the dark passage.
"I think we stay focused on finding the captives. Nor'vee, maybe you can scout ahead again now?" T’kharr orders more than asks.
“On it.” Nor’vee squeaks. He goes ahead, scouting ahead, then comes back "Looks like another room ahead. One Yakuza there. Just standing in the open. Seems like it's a mine area of sorts. Didn't see any traps."
T’kharr looks at the other tunnel. “As to the left?”
"Didn't scout that yet. Want Nor’vee to?”
"Aye, do check left as well." The gnoll responds.
Nor'vee goes off to scout it..., after a while, he comes back. "Looks like living quarters, probably for the Yakuza. Pocketed some gold while Nor'vee was there." Nor'vee shrugs. "No one there at least. Doubt the captive villagers are staying there."
"Guess the only way is forwards, then." Silgara nods.
“Forwards then.” T’kharr states.
Nor’vee goes back to the door and calls out, “One Sonic, one with needles and one acid.”
T’kharr glances at Xrochdyr. “You want to risk running the traps given that, or would you rather Nor'vee try to disarm them?"
"Nor'vee doesn't think they can disarm them." Nor'vee states flatly.
Balan considers all that’s being said. “I could try and give you some additional help if you wish to try disarming. If a trap were to go off, I could take the brunt.”
"Best I take the brunt of it, paladin." Xrochdyr comments.
Balan nods, “Aye if that is what you wish.” Xrochdyr sets off the traps. He uses dodge and evasion while setting them off. Only the sonic trap does any real harm to him, however two ninja that were hiding begin throwing daggers at him. The first one catches his eye and he swats it away. Then he twists his body so that the others miss.
Fwangzhu charges out past Xrochdyr as soon as he triggers all of the traps he finds a yakuza in his path. His halberd cleaves a deep wound into the woman’s side. Xrochdyr veers off to engage some of the fresher thugs. Xrochdyr jumps ahead and rips into another yakuza while grabbing a hold on him. The thug on Fwangzhu counter attacks, burying his knife in the hengeyokai’s cheek. Another thief comes out of the shadows and attacks the Abishai, but Xrochdyr again avoids all of the thug’s strikes.
A shinobi flanks Fwangzhu. He stabs the badger in his pot belly giving him a deep wound. Balan rushes forward and strike the grappled yakuza with his sword, severing his hand. Both a yakuza and a shinobi go after Balan at the same time. Their weapons bounce harmlessly off his armor. T'kharr wades into the melee herself, striking out with her quarterstaff at the nearest engaged foe while her spiritual fist goes after anyone still visible in back. She manages to bruise a thug deeply with her quarterstaff twice while her spiritual hammer punches a ninja in the gut.
Balan lashes out at one of his assailants putting a deep gash in the man’s thigh. The other man on him, the shinobi counterstrikes but again his weapon simply bounces off the dragonborn’s armor. The yakuza he wounded also tries to hit him with a tanto. The knife is deflected off his helm. T'kharr wades into the melee herself, striking out with her quarterstaff at the nearest engaged foe while her spiritual fist goes after anyone still visible in back. She manages to bash another opponent in the gut dropping him. Two shinobi seeing her come in. Both manage to stab her along the armor gaps. One in the knee and one in the elbow.
Silgara gets into the battle casting Phantasmal Killer. The shinobi she casts it at falls dead on the spot. Fwangzhu becomes frenzied. He puts two deep wounds into another opponent. Nor’vee shoots at another Shinobi. He connects with two bolts. Xrochdyr precedes to tear apart the one he has grabbed onto and goes after another. He rips another to shreds.
The shinobi on Balan still tries to get past his armor with no luck. The knife simply bounces and deflects. Balan zeros in on him. His sword catches the ninja under her arm, and he carves it up to her shoulder. Her arm drops to the ground she falls back in a pool of blood. A shinobi changes targets and tries to stab Xrochdyr. She buries her ninja-to into his back. The thug on Balan despite the fact that his weapon cannot penetrate the dragonborn’s armor still tries to find a gap. He misses.
There are still 3 shinobi and one yakuza remaining. T’kharr disengages and backs up. Her fist moves in to go after the nearer of the two shinobi engaging her. In her maneuvering she loses concentration and the fist misses the shot. Two of the Shinobi try to break off and flee knowing they are far outmatched. Silgara puts an arrow into one of them. Fwangzhu attacks another by putting more wounds into one. Nor’vee puts two quarrels into the one Silgara shot unfortunately the bolts do not penetrate far. Xrochdyr shreds apart the shinobi whose comrades left her. He is able to grab the remaining yakuza, and rip is leg off at the knee. The thug goes down screaming. He is left to die slowly.
Silgara keeps her bow drawn. "Two of them fled, down that passage."
The chamber they are in is more spacious. It’s possibly a main hall or living room of sorts. There’s a passage ahead. And another to the left. The two fleeing ninjas went into the tunnel ahead.
"After them then?" Silgara asks looking down the dark passage.
"I think we stay focused on finding the captives. Nor'vee, maybe you can scout ahead again now?" T’kharr orders more than asks.
“On it.” Nor’vee squeaks. He goes ahead, scouting ahead, then comes back "Looks like another room ahead. One Yakuza there. Just standing in the open. Seems like it's a mine area of sorts. Didn't see any traps."
T’kharr looks at the other tunnel. “As to the left?”
"Didn't scout that yet. Want Nor’vee to?”
"Aye, do check left as well." The gnoll responds.
Nor'vee goes off to scout it..., after a while, he comes back. "Looks like living quarters, probably for the Yakuza. Pocketed some gold while Nor'vee was there." Nor'vee shrugs. "No one there at least. Doubt the captive villagers are staying there."
"Guess the only way is forwards, then." Silgara nods.
“Forwards then.” T’kharr states.