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Post by Matt4 on Sept 10, 2021 1:13:01 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: Protection from Evil and Good" Marco! You're here, thank the Gods. Are you all right? Where is your uncle?"
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Post by Daos on Sept 10, 2021 1:17:56 GMT -8
The Marsette family looks relieved to see Giunona. "He went out with the mayor to help more people," Marco answers.
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Post by Matt4 on Sept 10, 2021 1:46:41 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: Protection from Evil and GoodShe nods understandingly: " Good good, with all that's going on she'll need all the help she can get. But we'll make it through, don't worry." - as she says the last sentence she looks specifically at Aubrey, wanting to avoid another outburst like the one at the Inn. " Did you happen to see Nicholas while you were here? We got separated at one point." OOC Is Shanna also here with them?
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Post by Daos on Sept 10, 2021 1:52:46 GMT -8
"Nicholas? Oh, the big, shy fellow," Aubrey says. "No, we haven't seen him since he left with you."
Looking around, she does spot Shanna over in a corner, bundled in a blanket and looking exhausted. She is sitting alone.
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Post by Matt4 on Sept 10, 2021 2:16:22 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: Protection from Evil and GoodGiunona thanks Aubrey, then takes leave with a nod. " Mind if I sit here with you? I could use a bit of rest before the next step of the apocalypse." - she asks with a smile to Shanna, a bit embarassed for her bad attempt at a joke.
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Post by Daos on Sept 10, 2021 2:30:00 GMT -8
Shanna nods, a bit numbly. "I'm just glad it's over," she says. "We're safe here, those things can't get into a holy place like this." After a beat, she looks concerned. "Right?"
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Post by Matt4 on Sept 10, 2021 3:03:46 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: Protection from Evil and GoodGiunona recognizes that look on the woman's face. As a priestess, she had seen that same look countless times. It was the look on the dying faces, or the one on the faces of who had a loved one sick or injuried. The look on her mother face when she said to her that she was planning to leave. I was a good person, right?They will recover, right?You are not talking seriously, right?That frightened hope that could be so easily shattered by an uncautious use of words. But Shanna was a smart woman, an easily foiled lie was probably gonna be useless. She decides to go with a sweetened truth, as she answers her with a soft voice: " I'm not sure, sweetheart. I can only hope so, since they didn't seem to have succeded until now. But if the holy doors of this temple won't do it, those will do." - she says pointing at the fortifications built by the others. - " And we have plenty of people here, those things are not that resistant, trust me. If we join forces, we'll be able to overcome them." As soon as she sat down, Giunona could feel all of the tiredness and the pain in her body come to the surface. " You did well, by the way." - she says, almost dozing off, as she looks at the Marsette family. - " They all made it."
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Post by Daos on Sept 10, 2021 14:55:19 GMT -8
"Yeah, sure, an army of farmers, elderly and children should make short work of those things," Shanna says sarcastically, showing a bit more of her old self.
She looks over at the Marsettes. "Yeah, I didn't do much. The mayor showed up with Marco and a bunch of others and helped lead us here."
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Post by Matt4 on Sept 10, 2021 17:45:21 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: Protection from Evil and Good" Don't underestimate someone fighting to protect the ones they love. In a fight between those slobbering messes and our farmer friends I would know on who to bet on." She nods at her: " Well, you didn't look like someone who didn't do much. But still, not much is still better than nothing." Giunona leans the back of her head against the wall as she closed her eyes. Damn, if literally hell wasn't breaking lose she could have really used a nap.
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Post by Daos on Sept 10, 2021 19:23:52 GMT -8
Shanna just shakes her head. "Even if we win, the death count will be massive. Let's hope it never comes to that."
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(OOC: Going to take a short rest then?)
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Post by Daos on Sept 11, 2021 19:42:25 GMT -8
It had been a long night for Giunona. She was already tired when she arrived in Pommeville, and what little sleep she got before the attack was plagued with strange dreams. So it should be no surprise that she nods off, even without meaning to.
She awakes with a start some time later, feeling a little better. But no sunshine comes through the stained glass windows, suggesting it is still night time. The rain is still falling outside. A loud noise awoke her, and at first she thought it was thunder. But something is wrong. The fear and anxiety inside the temple is swelling. She can hear pounding on the front door, but also on the windows and the walls all along the sides of the temple. "They've got the place surrounded," a nearby man says. "They're going to get in!" warns a woman. Panic begins to spread throughout the tightly packed citizens.
It seems the entire temple is under assault, and the undead--possibly numbering in the hundreds--are determined to get inside.
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Post by Matt4 on Sept 12, 2021 15:14:32 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 21/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: None Giunona quickly stands up, cursing Nedrezar's name between her teeth. She tries to calm herself, focusing on an inner prayer *. Suddenly, her voice raises over the panicking chatters that was spreading among the people in the temple. " Silence please. We need to keep calm and organize our defenses. Everyone who is able and willing to fight, please get close to the doors as we plan on what to do. Brother Montrel get here as well, I need to talk to you." OOC Actions Giunona casts Thaumaturgy on herself to amplify her voice.
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Post by Daos on Sept 12, 2021 20:06:14 GMT -8
Even amplifying her voice, most of the people ignore her. Some are panicking, some are already at work trying to strengthen the barricades on the windows and doors, and others are searching for some kind of weapon. She spots Miles over by the entrance, trying to form some kind of organized defense. He gestures for her to come over.
Montrel does not heed her summon, but she does see him hobbling on his cane near the back of the temple, trying to fit as many people as he can--the children and the badly wounded--into his private room. He seems too busy with this task to come see her.
The zombies continue pounding on the walls and door. A crack forms on the door, and begins to spread.
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Post by Matt4 on Sept 13, 2021 14:29:00 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 21/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No - Condition: None Running toward Miles, she shouts at the other priest: " Brother Montrel, if you have some holy water in stock now that would be a good time to whip it out!" She arrives at the captain's side, bracing her shield in one hand and her staff in the other. As the quarterstaff starts glowing, she smirks at Miles: " Well, Captain, here we go again. What's our situation?" OOC Actions Casting Shillelagh.
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Post by Daos on Sept 13, 2021 16:23:30 GMT -8
"It would seem those zombies that followed us here brought reinforcements," Captain Miles replies. "The entire structure is surrounded and under assault. I've spent the last hour helping reinforce the barricades, but...it is only a matter of time before they get in here." As if to reinforce that point, the crack on the front door spreads further.
"I have here six volunteers to assist in defending the door," Miles continues, gesturing to half a dozen farmers and laborers, armed with nothing but clubs and a few rocks.
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