Guardian Angel Haruki

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@Guardian Angel Haruki Do you want to add anything or should I write the next DM post?

@XxFellsingxX

I'll get a post up soon. ^^"

Persona: Roll the Dice (5e)

Looks dope Harumi!

I'll get a post up asap, been a busy weekend for me. Things are about to ramp up real fast though!

@Lucius Cypher

Thank you! XD

Looking forward to your post!

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

@Guardian Angel Haruki
So did Zav move away from her spot next to Brut at some point before overhearing those words?

@rush99999

She did. She moved closer to the door to the study.

EDIT: Added the map link to the latest DM Post.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

@Guardian Angel Haruki
How come Brut doesn't get to act? Aurora is further away from the door than he is, and he's the same distance away as Zav was to boot.

@rush99999

I don't think Aurora and Gabriel had a chance to update the map...

I basically went with the plan when determining who can stop Zavakri. Those who would be going in first compared to who would be sneaking in. Anyone who was going first to distract Bavlorna (Aurora and Gabriel) may be able to act to stop Zavakri, if their initiative rolls allowed it.

While those who are staying behind (Brutrumukk and Jub) would not be able to, due to being further back and possibly out of sight. Plus, their moving to stop Zavakri might expose them.

Sorry for the confusion.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

@Guardian Angel Haruki does Aurora recognize either of the voices?

@Lurking Krog

Nope. These two voices are completely new to Aurora.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

Hither

Bavlorna's Cottage

Zavakri answers Aurora, "I'm ready. I'll go with you two as well. Might as well do my part to add to the distraction," Vansel pipes up, "I'll come as well. That way, I can do the Widdershins when it's time,"

After the plan was agreed upon, the group find themselves waiting...and waiting...and waiting...

It seems like it was going to take a while for this other guest to leave...

When the party quieted down, they could hear some fragments of the conversation through the door while Bloody Toes went to work butchering the vulture and other meats for Bavlorna. The conversation inside the study seems to be gossip...

Gabriel, Aurora, Zavakri, and Vansel, who are closer to the door, would be hear an interesting snippet of conversation...

"Lyn's as reclusive as ever, but at least her performers aren't giving her any trouble. Skab's slaves on the other hand...Haha, I heard that one of them is still causing her migraines,"

"Ha! If it wasn't for the rules Zybilna established here, I'm sure Skab would've killed that slave by now! I wonder...does that slave have a name?"

"I believe that slave's name is...."

"...Detara,"

Aurora would see Zavakri's reaction instantly. Her eyes widen and her mouth opens in shock for a brief moment, before anger overtakes her, and she starts to move towards the door!

OOC

@Lurking Krog You're up if you want to do something.

Updated Map

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

Nice!

And the opposing Initiative is...

12!

So, Aurora will be able to act!

DM Post incoming!

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@Lurking Krog Awesome post!

OK, I'll get a DM Post up if everyone is ready!

While I'm thinking about the DM post and what comes next...

@Lurking Krog, @Dark Cloud, I would like you two to roll Initiative. No, this isn't because a battle is starting. This is to see if you can do something before someone does something reckless...

Persona: Roll the Dice (5e)

I did this for fun, but I thought I should share this with everyone here.

Just in case our characters do get Phantom Thief, I mean Adventurer Outfits, I came up with what Rosalie's outfit would be. ^_^

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One natural 20 for a total of 23.

@Lurking Krog

Wow! Aurora has been paying attention to all studies involving fey!

At this rate...she's the party's Feywild Guide...XD

Aurora would know that redcaps are essentially personifications of bloodlust. Despite their small size, they are strong and formidable in combat. They have to soak their hat in the blood of their victims in order to survive. If this isn't done once in every three days, they vanish as though they never existed.

Redcaps don't usually operate in groups, but in some circumstances they might be found in the employ of hags and dark mages that know methods to call redcaps out of the Feywild and put them to work as grisly servants.

Aurora also remembers a passage from Volo describing more about these creatures...

In the Feywild, or where that plane touches the world at a fey crossing, if a sentient creature acts on an intense desire for bloodshed, one or more redcaps might appear where the blood of a slain person soaks the ground. At first, new red caps look like tiny bloodstained mushrooms just pushing their caps out of the soil. When moonlight shines on one of these caps, a creature that looks like a wizened and undersized gnome with a hunched back and a sinewy frame springs from the earth. The creature has a pointed leather cap, pants of similar material, heavy iron boots, and a heavy bladed weapon. From the moment it awakens, a redcap desires only murder and carnage, and it sets out to satisfy these cravings.

Redcaps lack subtlety. They live for direct confrontation and the mayhem of mortal combat. Even if a redcap wanted to be stealthy, its iron boots force it to take ponderous, thunderous steps. When a redcap is near to potential prey, though, it can close the distance quickly and get in a vicious swing of its weapon before the target can react.

Also, some redcaps can sense the being whose murderous acts led to their birth. A redcap might use this innate connection to find its creator and make that creature its first victim. Others seek out their maker to enjoy proximity to a kindred spirit. An individual responsible for the creation of multiple redcaps at the same site could attract the entire group to serve as cohorts, emulating that creature's murderous handiwork.

In any case, if a redcap works with another being, the redcap demands to be paid in victims. A patron who tries to stifle a redcap's natural and necessary urge for blood risks becoming the redcap's next target.
As subtle as a flung battleaxe.

-Volo