Journey abroad (Jaela)

[Corwin]

Shrugging, Jaela follows her to the north. Maybe she's heading somewhere. "Though why the screaming?" she complains. "Do I look sinister? I don't, do I? I haven't even killed anyone!"

[Anastasia]

She flees into the next room, decorated with a general shark motif. The walls have recessed carvings of sharks and the room narrows to a hall that leads to a hole going further down. The woman's there, as a rather large and burly merman with a trident rushes up. "The devil's all this?" he bellows.

Talk if you want, but if you go hostile, it's going to init.

[Corwin]

"Hello!" Jaela tries again, finding beauty in audacity. "My friends and I were let in from the door below as guests before poison filled the room! That's hardly friendly or neighborly! I'm afraid I have very stern words for the master of the house. Would that be you?"

[Corwin]

Did all my GI earlier get me a desc of the merman? Does my DE detect anything?

[Anastasia]

"No," The merman cracks his knuckles, readying his trident, "Stupid surface dwelling troublemakers." As the mermaid flees down and away, you can sense the presence of evil.

Round 1 result and no, it didn't. Didn't cross either of our minds. Init here.

[Corwin]

"I recommend a prompt surrender! It's either that or a prompt beating, I'm afraid."

Sign expanded.

20:27 <Tohsaka> roll 1d20+16 initi
20:27 <Penuche> Tohsaka invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=10]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+4 Merman
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 6 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+11 Mirima
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d20=18]
> roll 1d20+7
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=15]

Initiative order is Mirima (29) > Jaela (26) > Ellese (22) > Merman (6)

Mirima just laughs at this, "You have no idea what you're doing."

She'll hold and let Jaela get with the smashing. Go Jaela. She'll act if you don't finish it or something goes awry.

[Corwin]

"Selune, this one's for you!" Jaela cries out, holding her hand out towards the merman as silvery lightning lunges at him.

Moon Bolt, Will DC25 or 5d4 str damage.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+7 vs 25
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=11]

Roll damage.

[Corwin]

21:03 <Tohsaka> roll 5d4 give me all your str
21:03 <Penuche> Tohsaka invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d4=2,3,2,1,2]

[Anastasia]

The bolt hits the merman right in the chest. HIs muscles shrivel before you, body sagging and loose skin hanging from his now withered form. He struggles to hold up his trident, "What...what?" He repeats, plaintive. His shoulders slump down as he tries and fails to hold up his trident, "My body!"

Free act, he's not resisting anymore.

[Corwin]

"It wasn't ready?" Jaela asks in amusement, placing her foot underneath the trident's shaft and kicking it up into her arms in one smooth movement. "Tell me where to find your boss and why he poisons his visitors and I won't unman you." The trident dips in an unmistakable threat. "Well, more than I already have," Jaela amends with a shrug, as she waits on her answers.

21:16 <Tohsaka> roll 1d20+38 am I scary
21:16 <Penuche> Tohsaka invokes Penuche's magic: < 42 > [d20=4]

[Anastasia]

"D-downstairs," The merman gulps, not resisting at all. In the sub-levels beneath the ocean floor."

[Corwin]

"Was he always such a douchebag?" Jaela asks the merman pleasantly. "Or is this a recent change? Really! Poisoning his own guests!"

[Anastasia]

"I-I don't know," he says, "I was hired a few weeks ago for security!"