Shalelu knows some healing, but Cat is better.  The next morning she will get Garth up to full hps and helps the horse out as well.  After a couple of days you get back to Sandpoint and Shalelu immediately goes to see Sheriff Hemlock.  After a little talk, he sends Cat and Garth to get their friends and meet at the Mayors office.

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Ever since the Glassworks, Cat has felt different, a bit out of place. She has spent most of her time beyond the city walls, but not too far, riding her dog, coming to terms with new abilities and getting a sense of herself again. She looks at people with new eyes.

The invitation to meet Madame Mvasht is surprise to the woman. She spends an hour getting ready and then goes out to meet the other woman.

OOC: I hope this explains ICly the change of players. Relationships will probably be different. Sorry.

Madame Mvashti looks up from her table full of Harrow cards, confused when you enter her room, "Ahh yes, sent for you.... " and looks bewildered for a second "...I did.  Fresh Tapa roots, need I.  Get them you must.  Hurry."  And then she turns back to her cards.  Cat would know such roots could be found along the river.
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Tapa Roots??!! Cat gives the woman a long, hard look full of confusion. After a minute she shrugs lightly, "I guess I can do that for you." Though she'd like to know why and what's in it for her but she doesn't want to wear on the towns good will. She bows and exits the room.

She checks Garious saddle and tack before getting on to ride towards the river.

Cat goes down to the river and starts looking in all the usual places, but all she finds have already been picked.  So she goes farther upstream and finally starts to find some worth the effort.  Come to think of it, the old woman didn't say how many she wanted.

How many do you pick- few, some, many, as much as possible?
Also, roll a spot and initiative roll.

Cat has to wonder who has picked tapa roots recently. But she is glad to finally find some. Since she is out here, she decides to fill her bag as full as possible, hoping she doesn't need to come out again later.

Rolls: 19:48, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 13 using 1d20+3. Init.
19:48, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 12 using 1d20+6. Spot.
Die roller doesn't like me.
[Private to DM: What is tapa root?]

(ooc: It's a local plant that generally grows along rivers or swamps.  It's edible, but harsh, and is occasionally used in Varisian dishes.)

Catessa Fallowfield 16/16 & Garious 15/16(20 normally)
As Cat is searching for more roots, Garious begins crowding her.  She looks up in time to see a snake-like creature bite at her, but come up short on the 1st blow.  Garious lunges at it and thrashes it around, doing 9 dam.  The "snake" lets out a vile stink, which sickens Garious (who failed his For save) and he doesn't sense the 2 small vipers on either side who slither out and attack him.  1 hits for 1 dam and 2 con drain. The "snake" says "III hhhaaatttessss dogsssss".

Sickened: The character takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.

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Go ahead and roll and post for both Cat and Garious, you have 1 goblin snake(injured) and 2 small vipers(v1, v2).
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Not good, not good. So distracted, that I got ambushed and Gar is hurt. Using one of her new found powers, that Cat doesn't fully understand, she hurls a blast of energy at the talking snake, while telling Gar to go behind it to attack.

ooc
19:42, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 6 using 2d6. eldritch blast damage.
19:36, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 2 using 1d20-2. attack for Garious.

With a quick snap, Garious bites the snake that bit him, and shakes it around.  It doesn't move after that.  The goblin snake bites at Garious, hitting for 1 damage, before slithering off into the underbrush.  Garious tries to bite it, but fails.  Meanwhile the second viper tries to bite Cat, but doesn't even come close.

Catessa Fallowfield 16/16 & Garious 14/16(20 normally)




Garious is still Sickened: The character takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.

Go ahead and roll and post for both Cat and Garious, you have 1 goblin snake(injured) moving away through the brush and 1 small viper attacking Cat.  If you want to go after the goblin snake, give me a spot check.

That's a start. Cat turns to attack the viper that just went after her while keeping an eye on the grass where the other snake disappeared, indicating for Garious to do the same, to attack the viper that went after him.

ooc
14:33, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 20 using 1d20+3. attack.
14:34, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 7 using 1d6+1. damage.
14:35, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 15 using 1d20-2. attack for Garious.
14:36, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 7 using 1d6+1. damage for Gar.

Golin snake:
Blank white eyes, broad torn ears, and a wide maw filled with jagged yellow teeth and oversized fangs sway atop the body of this serpent. Combining the worst features of a rabid maniac goblin and an oversized snake, scales that look more greasy than slick form a powerful, black, and limbless trunk. At the top, from its gray, lipless goblin head, flicks a long, thin, forked tongue.

Between Cat and Garious, the snake gets torn apart, but the goblin snake is nowhere to be seen.  Does Cat want to go after the seriously injured aberration?

If you wish to seek it out, give me spot checks and/or other skill rolls as appropriate if you want to do anything else (climb, hide, etc...).  You are near the edge of the river in moderately thick underbrush with many trees around.  Sighting distance is restricted and it is obstructed terrain for Garious (1/2 speed, no charging), though not for Cat (as she is a druid).

No, Cat doesn't want to go after the seriously injured aberration. She guides Garious back towards the city, weapon at the ready, keeping alert.

OOC:
19:18, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 25 using 1d20+6. listen.
19:18, Today: Catessa Fallowfield rolled 22 using 1d20+6. spot.

Cat makes it back to the city, with Garious losing only 2 more con to the poison.  Cat examines the wound and concludes, that with a few days rest, he should be fine.  Where do you go and who do you see?

Cat is not that happy. Garious hurt and she helped the dog back to the city, healing some with light magic use (2x Cure Minor Wounds). After settling Garuius down to rest, she heads back to Madame Mvashti to deliver the tapa roots and report the presence of the monster snake.

   You arrive back at the dusty old house and are greeted by Maras, MMadame Mvashti grand daughter who you have met before.  She is a little surprised by the Tapa roots, "She just sent me yesterday to get some.  GG is old and forgetful sometimes.  I hope it wasn't too much of an inconvenience.  She's taking a nap right now, let me give you something for your trouble", and she disappears into the back of the house.
   She comes out with a small box, "This box has your name on it."  She gives you the box.
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Cat sighs softly, "Only a minor inconvenience. Some sort of monster snake with a goblin face attacked me and my dog along the river bed, I injured it and drove it off." She takes the box in both hands and a minor bow, "Thank you, very much." she says with more grace than she feels.

If released, she'll head back to her quarters to check on Garious and see what the box holds.

Maras, who is dying of curiosity, will say "I will let GG know when she wakes up.  Thanks."  Back in her room, Garious is curious about the box, sniffing it before laying down again.  Inside is a small potion and a note, written in what you think is dwarven.

Cat ruffles Garious' hair a bit before inspecting the bottle again. She pockets the note, planning to share it with Glum. But first she needs to do something about the snake. She goes off to find the Sheriff and report it.

As cat is going to the sheriff, Cat runs into a kid running from the Turandarok Academy yelling "Sheriff, sheriff... the monk is dead."

Cat sighs, Monk? What monk? This is bad, too. She starts to follow the kid to the sheriff.

Cat runs after the kid and arrives as the kid is blurting out "Sheriff, the Headmaster wants you right away, the monks dead and Tanrov is missing.  Hurry."  The Sheriff starts moving toward the Turandarok Academy while telling the kid "Go get Father Zantus" and barking a couple of orders to his men "Seal the town until we can get this sorted out."

Cat will keep up with the sheriff, running if need be, "Sheriff, you need to know that there are monster talking snakes along the river bed."

   The Sheriff will slow, "What?  We'll deal with them later, let's see what the kid was talking about first."  You continue on to the orphanage where you are met by Headmaster Gandethus.  After a brief update on both situations the Sheriff will send Cat to find Glum and he will go send a patrol to poke around the river bank.

   A monk arrived from Glum's order to escort an orphan to the monastery.  Glum arrived and found the monk dead with no obvious wounds and the orphan he was to take missing.  Glum is looking in the attic for the boy.

Attic or murder scene?
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Cat just shakes her head at the mass confusion. Knowing she must be missing a few details, she heads up to the attic to find Glum.

At the bottom of the stairs, you encounter a raven flying down the stairs saying to you, "Hellllp, musst gettt helllp", not a good sign.  The raven continues past you, "Massster, helllp".  As Cat get to the top of the stairs she heads toward an open door arriving just in time to see a 10 year old human boy fall from a ladder 10' and lie still, seriously hurt.  She can hear a creepy ghostly voice from above say "Oops, now look what you made me do, I broke him", followed by much movement.

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