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Carlstar tells them that one door leads to a laboratory that often has Markessa in it. Another door leads into more bedrooms, including those of a sister pair of mages, but one died and the other left, and just one bedroom is still occupied back there. He points to the cells, and the dining room and latrines - all off this passageway. Alzar suggests attacking Markessa in the lab. Carlstar points out there they are double doors on the other side she could flee through. Alzar pulls out the Crystal ball, because he’s seen this room before, and looks into it. Markessa is working at a bench just 20 feet in front of the door. There are orc guards and two owlbears in a cage that could be released. Still, the distance between Markessa and them means they could easily catch her.
The plan is this – Alzar throws open the door with axe in hand and charges Markessa and swings. Carum and Aleigha move to the center of the room and attack the orcs. Estaish runs in and backs up Alzar. Alzar and Estaish keep Markessa behind the desk and keep her from running to the main door, and Ale and Car keep her from leaving via the double doors in the back.
Sounds like a plan.
With axe in hand, Alzar flings open the door and charges Markessa. Est right behind, and Carum and Aleigha take up positions. 11 goblins grab arrows and Alzar is at Markessa in a moment. Battle ensues.
Alzar wins init but she gets to go first anyway due to a magic item she has. She misses Alzar. Alzar’s axe rolls a 6. Plus her AC of 1 is 7. Add +3 for str, and +3 for axe mastery and +1 for the +1 axe and it’s a 14 – exactly Alzar’s THAC0. She takes 18 damage and winces. Est swings and crits her for 15 damage. Carum kills an orc with his spear for 6 damage. Aleigha misses another. A Mist Ball flies in and she makes her save. Markessa attacks again for a miss on Alzar (rolled a 3). Arrows fly in and no one is hit
They win Init. Markessa grabs a flask and throws it down and makes a cloud of smoke. Alzar orders Est and him to stand beside each other and together they stand across the space between the desk and wall, preventing her from leaving that way. The owlbears are released. Carum takes 7 from three arrows. Carum spears an orc for just 4 and he survives. Aleigha misses. Alzar uses Blind-Fighting to sense Markessa. He senses her moving down and around the desk, and can attack with a -4. He rolls a 12. -4 to 8. +1 for her AC is a 9. Then add the bonuses and he hits her for 16 and she dies.
29/48 - Carum
With their leader dead, the orcs flee out the double doors The owlbears move forward. A growling from the hallway beyond can be heard as two worgs move into the room. A dagger bites into an owlbear for 12 damage. A bolt from Est hits it for 5 more damage. Aleigha and Carum move forward. Alzar and Est move forward as well.
The owlbears win init and attack Aleigha for 17 damage after three hits, a crit, and another hit from the fourth one. She changes into a werebear instinctively to avoid more damage. Carum misses the wounded owlbear. Aleigha hits twice for 6 damage and kills the owlbear. Alzar and Est are here as are the worgs.
3/41 – Aleigha.
Aleigha deals 3 to an owlbear. Alzar drops his axe. Est adds 11 and Carum misses. Aleigha takes no damage from an owlbear and it looks confused. The worgs try to hit her as well and miss. They move around her to attack others next turn.
Aleigha bites the damaged owlbear for 8 damage. Carum drops his spear, Est misses. The owlbear keeps attacking Aleigha. Stupid. One worg tries to bite into Estaish but can’t penetrate his armor. Alzar swings at the worg in front of him. He rolls just a 3, but that hits. 18 damage to a worg. He can swing again and kills it.
They go first, barely, and Alzar is attacked and missed. The owlbear misses Aleigha. Alzar nails the worg for 16, Est misses, Carum misses and Aleigha deals 5 to the owlbear.
The worg runs and Crum throws his spear since its handy. It hits for 7 and kills it. Alzar crits the owlbear for max damage 27. It is bisected. They search the lab and find:
XP – 1000 each
Leather armor.
Short Sword
5000 gp worth of alchemical equipment
Pair of adamantite claws worth 200 gp
Electrum bracers – 560 gp
Neckguard of electrum - 1400gp
Aleigha quaffs a pot of healing.
11/41
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