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1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper.

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1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper



War of the Weilded (Dungeon #149)
Chapter One: Featherwhisper

Logan, Celene and Angati stay in the city and spend the next week attending to their affairs. Logan visits his mother many times, fences the flensing knives and works on improving his thievery skills. Angati set about organising the renovation of the party's future underground lair. Celene spends most of her time in the temple, catching up on her studies both archaic and divine.

The next night sees Logan being woken early one morning by a hammering on his door. The rogue has been staying in the same tavern in as Angati - actually, she has had to pay since he'd needed to use his entire stipend from Lavinia to support his mother in the cheapest room at the shrine. Although the rogue is bleary eyed and tired when he climbs out of bed, he still has his swords drawn within a few seconds. In response to his grumpy 'who's there?' he hears the panicky voice of Zan Oldavin, the rogue that is one of the four members of the Jade Ravens.
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Zan Oldavin
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Jade
Raven
Tue 26 Jan 2016
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1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

"Logan? Logan, is that you? Please open up! It is Zan. You know, the Jade Raven. Please you have to open up it is a matter of life and death!"
Logan
player, 484 posts
Rogue 3 HP: 20/21
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Wed 27 Jan 2016
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1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Blearily, Logan stumbled to the door, and opened it, inspecting the other rogue in front of him.  He backed up a few feet, resolving to keep a close eye on his belongings after the cheese incident last time.

"What finds you here?  Unable to afford the fancy cheese since you left Vanderboren's employ?"
Zan Oldavin
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Raven
Wed 27 Jan 2016
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1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

"What? Oh, the cheese. Look, I am so sorry about that, but you need to help me! Tolin and the rest of the Jade Ravens have been taken hostage by a gang, I think it might be the remnants of the Lotus Dragons. They're been held in Featherwhisper's bathhouse - it's only a block from her so you're my best chance of saving them. Logan, my friends are going to be thrown into the mud pools in the bathhouse and then they'll cast mud to stone. They'll be trapped forever! Please, we only have a couple of minutes to act!" The young rogue seems frantic and nearly in a state of panic.
Logan
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AC 18/ F1 R7 W3
Fri 29 Jan 2016
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1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Logan struggles to hide his interest, especially as the rogue feels more than a little guilty if the remnants of the Lotus Dragons are taking out their revenge on the Jade Ravens due to his actions.

"Wait, the Lotus Dragons?  Why'd they come after you?  Why not us?  We're the ones who chased them all out of their little underground clubhouse.  How'd they even find out about you?"

The rogue shakes his head.  "But you can tell me on the way.  Angati is staying here, we should probably get some backup.  Maybe Celene, too, if we can find her quickly."

He looks to the other rogue and smirks.  "I'll help you, but you better believe you all are going to be paying us back for this!"

With that, Logan leads Zan to Angati's door, knocking loudly to get her attention.
Zan Oldavin
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Jade
Raven
Fri 29 Jan 2016
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Logan:
"Wait, the Lotus Dragons?  Why'd they come after you?  Why not us?  We're the ones who chased them all out of their little underground clubhouse.  How'd they even find out about you?"


"Huh? Oh, actually I am not even sure that they are Lotus Dragons, they are just some sort of gang. They're killers, that's for sure!"

Logan:
The rogue shakes his head.  "But you can tell me on the way.  Angati is staying here, we should probably get some backup.  Maybe Celene, too, if we can find her quickly."

He looks to the other rogue and smirks.  "I'll help you, but you better believe you all are going to be paying us back for this!"


"Maybe you can become a member of the Jade Ravens. That would be good, right?!"


Logan:
With that, Logan leads Zan to Angati's door, knocking loudly to get her attention.


Angati's door is opened surprisingly quickly, indicating that the oracle was already awake. Another surprise is that Celene is in the room as well! Both ladies are fully dressed and there are two cups of tea on the small table in the room - it looks like Celene was visiting despite the early hour. (It's dawn - 0600)

Zan proceeds to hurriedly tell his story to the two women so now they are up to date as well. "Please, we have to hurry. Every minute we delay increases the chance that my friends are going to be thrown into a therapeutic mud pit and then encased in stone!"
Celene
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Fri 29 Jan 2016
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Celene quirked an eyebrow over her teacup when she heard the knock on the door; as Agnati opened it she set her cup on its saucer and waited to see who was bothering them at such an early hour. Seeing Logan brought a smile to Celene’s face but it was soon washed away by Zan’s predicament. Could Rowyn have recovered so quickly to cause more trouble? Did her lackey’s have enough initiative to start their own enterprise?

She pushed the thoughts aside and stood up from her chair undeterred by the interruption to an otherwise pleasant spot of tea ”Let’s not waste anymore time. Lead the way Zan.” she looked to Agnati to see if she agreed.
Angati
PC, 444 posts
Fri 29 Jan 2016
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Angati looked at the man over and over without raising from her chair for a while and not saying a word. For a minute she sensed that there was something off, but as she was going to put down her cup on the table, Anansi, anxious for going out, decided not to wait anymore, dropping all the cups from the table as if Angati had bumped it.

"Let's go, let's go... out out, this woman here is boring sipping tea and doing nothing, out OUT !!!" Angati sighed... Anansis' shouts were silent for all the rest but for her, they were quite real and unnerving... "Let me don my armour at least", she said closing the door on the men and asking for help from Celene to put it on faster.

21:37, Today: Angati rolled 4 using 1d20.  Sense motive.
Crappy roll... going on with it.

Dungeon Master
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Fri 29 Jan 2016
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In reply to Angati (msg # 8):

Angati judges that Zan is being totally upfront and forthright with the party.

Thanks for rolling :D

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OOC: Thanks for pushing things along guys. I will post tonight and we'll be back on a more traditional dungeon crawl... if you can consider a 'bath-house' a traditional dungeon.
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Without any further discussion the four of them rush downstairs, out of the inn and off to featherwhisper's bathhouse. It doesn't take long - they are there within five minutes since it is only two blocks from the tavern Logan and Celene are staying in.



Featherwhisper's is an opulent spa in the nicer part of the Merchant District and famous for actually JUST being a bath-house and not a cover for more... improper acts. It is also famous for its fresh mud baths which are held with magic at a pleasant temperature and used by the idle rich to pamper themselves.

It is early in the morning, and all of the shutters on the windows of the bath-house are closed - only the front doors are open and inviting - perhaps waiting for some of their more 'early-bird' customers. The party do a quick circuit of the establishment to see what the options are to get in, with Zan fussing the whole time about how important speed is.

They find there is a attached garden and Logan gives Celene a boost so she can see inside. The 10' walls won't be the difficult to climb over (DC12), but are topped with crushed glass and ceramic meaning that if you fail you will take 1d6 damage in addition to not getting over. The garden inside the wall is carefully crafted to resemble a native jungle, so movement off the path will be through difficult terrain. Celene spots two doors leading from the garden inside.

Those are the two options that immediately jump out as options A) through the front doors and into what looks like a reception area with two staff members sitting there B) over the wall and into the garden

OOC: Beni/Angati, congrats! You are the new party caller! What do you want to do?



Angati
PC, 445 posts
Sat 30 Jan 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Id say we Jimp damn phones n.
Celene
player, 754 posts
Sorcerer 2/Cleric 1
Sat 30 Jan 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Jump?
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Sat 30 Jan 2016
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Heh heh. Damn phones. :D
Logan
player, 487 posts
Rogue 3 HP: 20/21
AC 18/ F1 R7 W3
Sun 31 Jan 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

I'd say go for the back way, but Logan doesn't have the best climb in the world; only a +4.  How are Celene and Angati at that?  We might be better off going in through the front door and bluffing/diplomacy-ing our way past the attendants.
Celene
player, 755 posts
Sorcerer 2/Cleric 1
Sun 31 Jan 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

-1. Diplomacy +8 Bluff +4.
Angati
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Sun 31 Jan 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

I have climb +1 Bluff +13 Sincerely I am advocating for rear because I do think its a trap, not a dangerous situation for the jade craps. So... maybe I am letting myself be guided by OOC or personal hunches rather than IC knowledge which is not 100% correct. So, it is my feeling that bluffing just will get us into the trap, even if our bluff and diplomacy are better. Still... if you want to try it that way, I am +1 climb +13 bluff +15 diplomacy and absolutely love lying.
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In reply to Angati (msg # 17):

OOC. Jade 'craps' tsk tsk Beni, it's not their fault they got into some trouble.  :D

OK, if you're trying the wall, then I need one DC12 climb check each.

Celene
player, 756 posts
Sorcerer 2/Cleric 1
Mon 1 Feb 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Celene looked at the wall and then pulled a pair of gloves from her pack. She pulled them on and then tried to scale the wall. The woman clambered up the wall with surprising ease and disappeared over the other side.

23:58, Today: Celene rolled 16 using 1d20+1.  Climb.
Angati
PC, 449 posts
Mon 1 Feb 2016
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Angati climbed with less ease than she would have wanted, luckily to her, the armour protected her some as she passed on to the other side.

10:24, Today: Angati rolled 13 using 1d20+1.  Climb.
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Mon 1 Feb 2016
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If the thief fails it will be so funny...
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Mon 1 Feb 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Benni, north or south door?
Angati
PC, 450 posts
Mon 1 Feb 2016
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

OOC: North, just because.
Logan
player, 488 posts
Rogue 3 HP: 20/21
AC 18/ F1 R7 W3
Mon 1 Feb 2016
at 16:46
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Re: 1.5A - WotW - Part One: Featherwhisper

Watching the two women clamber over the wall, Logan sighed, knowing he had no other choice but to follow them.  The rogue clambered up and over the wall, avoiding damage but failing to look as professional as he would have liked in front of Zan.
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