The oily maiden gags and flops under the blows from Selvin's ecto-whatever blows. She lays still.

As you all take a quick breath, you hear a scream and a crash coming from the west. Back in the direction of the lift that brought you down here.

09:03, Today: Vaddis Sonaden rolled 11 using 1d8+5. longsword damage.
09:02, Today: Vaddis Sonaden rolled 10 using 1d20+7. longsword attack.
09:02, Today: Vaddis Sonaden rolled 21 using 1d20+12. longsword attack.

Vaddis keeps swinging.

They're all dead Vaddis. The shout came from the direction of the lift to the west where you all entered this portion of the complex.

Selvin let out a long sigh. He didn't like killing women...even evil women...and he'd had to do it several times today already. He turned towards the scream and let out a growl. "No rest for the weary I guess."

He took off flying towards the sound.

Okay.Let's get everyone on the same page...

Vaddis, Selvin, Izzick, and Tarrov...

You cross the room with the undead under glass, heading back to the entry. There you see the lift shaft. The platform has lowered to this level. Crumpled on top of it are two men. One of the masked doctors and the other...Davalus. The physician the Queen brought in to oversee the 'response' to the plague. Both lay dead on the platform. They must have fallen down the shaft from the level above.

As you glance upwards, you see someone abpve looking down at you...

Chandanar...

You make it to the edge of the lift shaft and look down. Davalus and one of the two doctors lay below, both dead from the fall. There are four others down there below, looking up at you. A warrior. A half orc. A handsome man. And an elf who has been eatten bu some kind of see through, glowing tiger bird thing.

You all look at each other.

Chandanar curses under his breath as he realizes that the second doctor has escaped his notice.
" Are you with the Queen's man Davalus? ", he shouts down to the strange quartett below, still suspicious about the vile plans of Davalus.
Then again, these might be the people Davalus had been intent to thwart.
Very much aware that the escapee mjght still hide and attack him at any time, Chandanar keeps up his guard.
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Selvin blinked a few times, glanced at his companions in confusion and then back up at the man. "What? No we're not with whoever that is. We're just about done killing all the bad guys down here. Who the hell are you?"

Chandanar frowns at the queer answer. Who are these men if they do not know Davalus or do not react to the invoking of the Queen. They do look like they fought a lot.
"I am Chandanar Jedekiah of the Church of Iomedae. Who are you? And how did you get down there? Did you get down there via this lift? There are bad guys up here, too. I fought them, but some may have fled. They tried to sabotage the lift, supposedly to keep you stranded down there.", he shouts back

"I am Vaddis Sonaden, paladin of Iomedae. Please send down the lift, if it still works. A rope if it doesn't."

Izzick hoped that Vaddis' credentials had earned them another ally, but he himself refrained from introducing himself (at least just yet). The expelled member of the Academe would rather that kind of infamy be reserved for those he knew rather than introductions in the midst of an escape. "I think pleasantries might be best saved for when we're out of this disease factory."

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Tarrov shielded his eyes as he looked up towards the sudden brightness and the alleged Iomedean at the top of the lift.  He glanced towards the paladin.  "Vaddis, what sense do you get?"  The bard said in a lowered tone of voice.  "Is he really a worshipper of your goddess?"  The silver-haired man looked back up towards the top of the lift, grinning slightly.  "If he isn't, he sure picked the wrong deity to faux follow."

"Yes, getting us out of this place would be great."  Tarrov figured that if this person meant them harm, he probably would have just sent a kill squad of Grey Maidens after them rather than exposing himself.  But who knew?  "Lift or rope."  He parroted the paladin.  "Your choice.  But quicker is better."

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"He is not evil, I know that. The grey maidens are."

Chandanar lowered the lift, reminding them again to take the body of Davalus with them.

Vaddis looks between the bodies and decides which one must be Davalus and loads it in the lift then climbs on himself.
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Tarrov helped the paladin with the body, then climbed up on the lift himself.

Selvin let the others get on the lift and handle the body. He stayed facing the oncoming literal-tide of evil. He didn't think he would be able to do much to stop it but he would try if he had to. He go on to the lift at the last moment.

Once everybody was up with him, the cleric tells them of how he had found the hospital, the doctors killing the patients, Davalus mentioning some papers and grey maidens obviously involved in the whole plot, too.
If the group is obviously in bad health state, Chandanar channels the divine power to heal their wounds.

You all watch the Hospice burn from across the street. The tide of evil never materialized. But then again, with smoke from the fire upstairs starting to fill the shaft, there were other matters occupying your attention.

You all piled out the front door, dragging the body of Davalus. The roof came dwn soon after.

The Guard showed up rather quickly. A few spell tossers to handle the blaze were sent for. The officer in charge seems to recognize you. He asks if you have injured and then motions for you to follow him towards an alley way.

He seems nervous.

He looks around quickly and then speaks.

"I am glad to see you are all well. But I bear bad news. Did you hear what happened this morning?  " Whatever he's referring to must have happened rather recently. Even Chandanar has heard of no recent news to explain the man's panic. The officer wipes his mouth. "Odic Casaban, head of the Marines, tried to kill the Queen."

Come to think of it, none of you have seen the hippogriffs the Marines use as transport in the air today. "It was at a ceremony. Word is the Queen was planning to decommision both the Marines and us on the Guard. Commander Odic tried to drove a sword into the Queen's throat. He was screaming she was a devil. He...well. You know what we all suspect, eh? She is not just some gold digger who married well. I wasn't there. But the rumors are he truck her. Right on point. And...and she didn't die. She just pulled it outta her neck and tossed it aside. Her guards...the Maidens...tore Odic to pieces. But now it's all gone ta hell. The Maidens arrested Marshall Cressidia an hour ago."

Some of you, Izzick, Tarrov, Selvin, and Vaddis, may have mixed feelings about that. Your relationship with her has been rocky. But would she be involved in a plot to kill the Queen? Or is this just the Queen purging the ranks of those who might oppose her? Either way, she was your employer on occasion. And the Queen knows it.

The Officer scans the crowd that is assembling to watch the fire. "They are already rounding up Odic's and Commander Cressidia's officers. They'll probably come for me to. But I know that you lot have been fighting the good fight. You deserve a heads up.

"The Maidens have taken control of the city gates and the docks. And I hear they've surronded the Bank and other temples. I would guess they got your names on a list. I'm sure they got mine. So trying to escape that way or to reach help is suicice. But there's a chance. Head north. To Old Korvosa. Apparently the riots there have left the place chaotic. The Queen has just sealed off the bridges on this side. She isn't in control on the other side of the bridge. I don't know if anyone is. But if there's a way outta the city, you might find it there.    "

Old Korvosa, the island to the north of the city, has long been at odds with the Palace. It is said old noble families of some power are the real rulers there. And Vencarlo has his fencing school there. The man who helped you explore the shipwreck in the river and sneak the girl falsely accused of killing the king out of the city certainly seems to have connections.

The officer steps back. "I need to get this fire put...my last duty...then I'm getting my family and going into hiding. You men do as you see best. But whatever you do watch your backs. " He scowls and shakes his head. "I've lived in Korvosa my whole life. I grew up here. My father and his father are buried here. It's my home. I wish there was a way to save it.  " He rubs his mouth. " Damn the King for marrying that bitch. Good luck to you. "

"Davalus gave orders to fall back to the fencing academy and he commented that they would dispatch all meddlers today. I do think we should take Davalus, he might have some vital information.", he comments.

"Agreed, thank you," he says to the retreating guard officer. "Let us head to the old city then, perhaps we can defeat the queen yet. She is not the lawful authority any more, but an evil usurper that needs to be dealt with."

In reply to Chandanar Jedekiah (msg # 280):

Davalus' breathing is slight. He seems to have taken some major injuries from the fall down the shaft. He, like many of you, will need some healing and rest soon.

"Perhaps we should spend our night at a different inn than our usual?" Izzick asked. If the guards warning was to be believed, then where they were staying for the past week or longer had surely gotten around. Until they decided to move, it might have been best to hide out somewhere else. "We can leave tomorrow perhaps? Unless you'd all like to head out tonight, but I'm not sure our prisoner would be too happy with that."

"I think the officer implied that we ought to hurry.", Chandanar offers to the half-orc's suggestion.

"I believe speed is of the essence now, the queen is rounding up all who oppose her, or that she thinks oppose her."

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