On the prowl (Ithea)

[Anastasia]

"To stratify themselves, for some to get ahead and others to fall behind. You see it in every society except the celestial ones," Hanna remarks, "Even then, there are castes."

[Merc]

"Hrm, well, can't recall that in Lifasa, but that might have just been the valley I was from and my age at the time. I guess I have seen that sort of thing before, but not really enough to have thought it commonplace," the duskblade remarks back. "I imagine there's some sort of protocol to even approach them without starting trouble?"

[Anastasia]

"Most likely," Balyss says, "So we can try daring or we can try a bar?"

[Merc]

"Well, given we have to find a bar first, daring will work either way," Ithea replies and searches for any giants that give a friendly impression, or barring that, that their 'help' looks happy-ish, hopefully signifying a more friendly giant.

[Anastasia]

Most of the giants look surly or busy - just going along. But you notice one passing with a single human servant, smirking as he strolls down. His servant's outright grinning.

[Merc]

"How about him?" Ithea gestures subtly in the direction for the others. "Something is going on there...question is if it can help us."

[Anastasia]

"Go for it," Simmer encourages.

[Merc]

Ithea approaches the giant. "Excuse me..." She tries to get his attention.

[Anastasia]

As the others follow, "What do you want ser-" He stops and peers on down, "My, you're no servant! You're an adventurer!" he slams a palm into his fist, "A real life adventurer, all brave and poking around here." He replies in Common and then laughs boomingly.

[Merc]

"Indeed. Thank you for stopping for me," Ithea says politely while the giant is humoring her.

[Anastasia]

The giants passing by also slow, eyeing the party. Hanna eyes them right back, a few staring contests.

> roll 1d20+19 giants intimidate
<Serith> Kowork roll for Serith < 28 > [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+32 opposed level check, Hanna autowins
<Serith> Kowork roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=11]
> roll 1d20+34 Hanna's counter intimidation
<Serith> Kowork roll for Serith < 51 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+17 giants opposed level check, can't win
<Serith> Kowork roll for Serith < 23 > [d20=6]

None of the giants stay for long, Hanna's resolute glare and steady hand on her axe making them all decide discretion is truly the better part of valor.

Amid the burning heat, the gas-choked air and the fleeing giants, Ithea's giant continues to boomingly laugh. "An adventurer with a celestial friend. If you're looking for Air or Radiance, you're way off. If you're looking for Hell, you're also off."

[Merc]

"We're looking for a valeoloth actually," Ithea answers frankly.

[Anastasia]

"A valeowhat?" The giant says, "That sounds like you just hocked something foul up."

Balyss snorts at that, holding in a laugh. "It's slimy enough to be. It's a type of yugoloth, you know how daemons are."

[Merc]

Ithea does her best to recall what it looked like and describe the creature for the giant. "While I doubt you've seen that creature yourself, is there any chance you might know someone we can ask for more information to find it?"

[Anastasia]

I'm going to guess you don't remember at all. Would you like a copy/paste of its default description?

"See this," The giant looks around at the other giants, who are mostly fleeing Hanna's unrelenting gaze. "Bah, cowards." Shaking a big fist, "May Galuh stones land on your heads! But this right here? This is balls! Balls almost as big as mine! Come up to a giant and interrogate them for information about a dangerous fiend, with an angel with them no less! My friends," he raises his voice loud enough to carry, "We are in the witness of fearless heroes! So I say to them this - march right into Manalan's Curios and demand the location of your 'loth. Put the fear into him and he'll spill, since I bet he knows."