[IC] The Wild Beyond Witchlight

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

Elemental Plane of Air

Ishaan's Palace: Grand Halls and Foyer

Upon exiting the waiting room, Brutrumukk and Jub see that a door in the distance, at the end of a long hallway, is open and ajar. A giant suit of armor has collapsed into a heap in the middle of the hall.

Should the two proceed down the hall, they may or may not notice a few things. Most noticeably, at the end of the hallway directly ahead of the pair of them, a large pair of double doors is open ajar.

Investigation DC 15

You notice that there are large paw prints on the floor, indicating a large animal has been down through this hall.

Animal Handling or Nature DC 13

These are large cat paw prints! This is probably the same cat that caused the Swamp Gas Balloon careen itself to this palace in the Air Elemental Plane.

You also notice that there is a strand, a necklace strand maybe, missing the centerpiece. This is definitely out of place in this area, especially considering how orderly and protected everything seems to be here.

Perception DC 15

There's a set of paw prints above the both of them on the ceiling. How odd....

Beyond that, you can hear various voices beyond the set of doors. Something's going on!

@XxFellsingxX@rush99999

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Hither

Downfall: Chattering Heads (D5)

Gullop retorts to Zavakri in response to her apology, "You should be sorry! How would you like it if your head was like this?! Huh?!"

A different decaptiated bullywug head hits him with her tongue, stretching out like it's catching a fly.

"Ow!" Gullop yelped indignantly, before the other bullywug head, an elderly noblewoman from the sound of her voice, scolded him,

"Oh quit whining, you oaf! The poor dear apologized! Accept the apology, because you have nobody but yourself to blame!"

Gullop thankfully fell silent after that scolding.

Meanwhile, the scarecrow stands on his perch on the bridge, showing that he's only 3 feet tall, answers Aurora,

"Oh! Yes, I can get you out of Hither and get you to Thither, no problem! But you are right...I do need help myself...I was just telling these guys about it,"

He begins to explain in detail, "You see...While I fled from Thither, I was waylaid by Agdon Longscarf and his goons! They took my original head: The most glorious stag skull anyone has ever laid eyes on! Because of them, I now have this stupid thing for a head," He points at the gourd for a head as he says "Stupid Thing".

He explains, "I'm not sure where it is now exactly, but I have seen Agdon and his crew take things and people, you included, to Bavlorna's Hut! So it might be somewhere in there! If you can find my skull and give it back to me, I'll guide you to Thither,"

He then lowered his head, and also explains, "I'd go in there myself, but I'm too scared of those Mean Ol' Hags. I can't do much to fight or defend myself from them,"

He then turns to Gabriel in response to his lost item, "I'm sorry, I don't know where your set of dice is, but chances are good that they may be in Bavlorna's Hut as well. I hope you find them,"

@Lurking Krog@Dark Cloud@Fading Memory@Cao the Exiled

[rush99999]

Brutrumukk

"I 'ear a sound." Brutrumukk said when he noticed that Jub had decided to join him. The bugbear gnome pointed to a door that stood slightly ajar. "It's comin' from whatever's through that door. Also, look up." Brutrumukk pointed to the ceiling then. "Paw prints. Paw prints what belong to an ogre sized cat. We're close, booyagh..." Brutrumukk reached into his backpack and pulled out a set of paints he had plundered from the darklings earlier. "We're close." With that said, Brutrumukk quickened his pace to reach the door faster.

OOC

Brutrumukk makes a Perception roll of 19.

[Lurking Krog]

Aurora

"Right then, we will search Bavlorna's hut for your previous head. We were planning on taking some time searching in there already. We seem to have lost a few of our own belongings to those brigades. " She asked ignoring the bullywug heads. Aurora was hoping that the head would be in the hut, as well as maybe some of their missing gear. To much had happened already that was problematic without certain items, at the very least finding other gear could help them.

She turned to her companions and gestured towards the hut. "Shall we make our way back and see if we can find any of these things?"