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Post by Matt4 on Jul 30, 2021 23:21:50 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 23/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No "So, Captain..." - she begins when they're alone. - "I'm not sure this is your area of expertise, but...Do you know if this is a usual stop in commercial routes?"
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Post by Daos on Jul 31, 2021 12:55:23 GMT -8
"I...am not certain, citizen," Miles says after a bit of hesitation. "I suppose so? Arabel is to the north and Suzail is to the south, so I imagine merchants from those two cities pass by here on their way to the other, but you'd be better off asking such questions of Miss Whiterock."
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Post by Matt4 on Jul 31, 2021 13:24:33 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 23/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No She nods at him, then goes: " Yeah, it's just..." - before interrupting herself. Looking at Captain Miles, he appeared as a particularly punctilious person. Even if she was still unsure about the "merchant"'s story, she didn't want to cause a scene without having any more clues than what her gut told her. Giunona thought about that, then continued: " You're probably right, Captain. I'm a bit drowsy right now though... Do you happen to know which one is her room? So I can ask her tomorrow first thing in the morning." - she says before covering her mouth to let out a loud yawn.
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Post by Daos on Jul 31, 2021 14:41:02 GMT -8
Captain Miles looks up and down the rooms, as if trying to deduce the answer, but seems in the end, unable to. "I am afraid I do not know, citizen. But you will likely see her again in the common room for breakfast, tomorrow morning."
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Post by Matt4 on Jul 31, 2021 15:15:31 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 23/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona nods understandingly: " Yeah, I definitely will." " Well, thank you for escorting me, Captain. Make sure you get a good night sleep, I sure need one." - she says as they reached her room. She hails the Captain goodnight and enters her room. OOC I was hoping to sneak a peek
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Post by Daos on Jul 31, 2021 16:00:42 GMT -8
Giunona's room is comfortable, but simple. It consists of a single bed and a nightstand, and not much else, aside from some decoration, like a painting of a meadow hanging on the wall. There is a window. It is currently closed, with the shade pulled open. However, there isn't much to see right now but darkness. Rain splatters on the pane, blown by the howling wind. Rain can also be heard pitter-pattering on the roof above.
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Post by Matt4 on Jul 31, 2021 16:54:42 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 23/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona locks the door behind her, then rests her back on the wooden surface and moves her eyes across the room, not really focusing on anything. She liked it. There wasn't anything too fancy except for the painting, just useful stuff. She removed her armor and her dirty clothes, changing in something lighter and cleaner for the night. Before that though, she took her holy symbol and prayed to her God, to thank Him for having watched on her during her latest travel and having made sure she got here safely. After finishing her prayers, she stores most of her stuff and gets ready for the night. Still with an unsettling feeling about Shanna, she puts her shield under the bed in an easily reachable position, while she hides her quarterstaff, with what was left of her money and her brother's jewel under the pillow, before laying down herself. If there are no noises that catch her attention, her tiredness gets the best of her as she quickly dozes off.
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Post by Daos on Jul 31, 2021 20:57:58 GMT -8
It's not clear when Giunona passed out, or for how long. But she suddenly starts awake. Her room is deathly silent. It occurs to her, dimly, that the wind and rain have stopped. The silence must have woken her. She also notices her door is standing wide open. Curious, she gets up and heads to it. Stepping through it brings her--not to the hallway--but rather, into the kitchen of her childhood home. Her mother is there, cleaning up. "Oh, you're up," she says. "About time. You need to wake up earlier. You missed breakfast. Don't worry, I saved some for you." Giunona sits down at the kitchen table, a bit confused. She had not fully regained her bearings yet. "What time is it?" she asks. "Late," her mother replies. "You need to wake up earlier. I'm always telling you that, aren't I?" Giunona ponders on that. Was she? Something wasn't right. "Mother, I--" "No back talk now," her mother said, placing a bowl of porridge before her. "Eat, and more importantly listen. You need to wake up earlier." She resumes her cleaning. Her mind still a bit mushy, Giunona tried to grasp what was happening. "Why-- "--need to--" her mother continues, still cleaning. "Mother, stop interrupting--" "-- wake up--" her mother continues, then in frustration, throws her rag onto the table and moves over to Giunona. Getting frustrated, Giunona asks, "Wait, what is going on? I was at an inn. I left home years ago." Grabbing her shoulders, her mother screams into her face. " GIUNONA, YOU NEED TO WAKE UP!" A cracking bolt of thunder jolts Giunona awake. She is back in her inn room. The storm rages outside, wind moaning and leaves rustling as rain pours heavily. Her door is closed and still locked. Again, her head is fuzzy and she is confused. Had that just been a dream? Before she can ponder this further, she hears a piercing shriek coming from the hallway. Then something thumps and fumbles at her door. Finding it locked, whoever or whatever is on the other side begins pounding against it, throwing their entire body weight into it, again and again, like some kind siege engine. Giunona only has time to get out of bed and onto her feet when the door slams open. It's pitch-black in the room, but with her darkvision she sees a horrible, shambling form advance into the room. Even without her keen eyes, though, she can smell her assailant. The overwhelming odor of decay and rotting flesh is enough to make her stomach churn in protest. Claws outstretched, her assailant moves toward her.
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 1, 2021 3:56:52 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 23/23 - AC: 10 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No The time that undead creature took to take down the door was enough to allow Giunona to think clearly and act fast. After all, she wasn't even sure this was the worst awakening she had. She remembered that time near Baldur's Gate a whole group of bandits tried to get after her. Poor souls, they didn't take into consideration the two bears she had befriended the night before. She immediately reaches for her quarterstaff, then swings into the air once as she shouts: " Come on, boy, let's get this over with so we can both go back to sleep." As the quarterstaff starts glowing with a magical greenish light, Giunona whacks the zombie's face with it. OOC Thank God I'm finally playing a character with Darkvision 馃拃 Initiative: V058YrTF1d20Free item interaction to grab the quarterstaff. Bonus Action to cast Shillelagh on the quarterstaff. Attack roll: 1d20+5Shillelagh Damage: 1d8+31d20路1d20+5路1d8+3
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Post by Daos on Aug 1, 2021 15:53:42 GMT -8
The staff strikes her assailant with a sickening crunch, but oddly enough the figure doesn't seem to even flinch, never mind cry out in pain. Reeking of death, it just makes a slight groaning noise and attempts to swing its decaying fists at her. It gets in a lucky hit, but it's a glancing blow, thankfully.
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Giunona casts Shillelagh as a bonus action on her quarterstaff, and strikes at Zombie [AC 8] (1d20+5): 17+5 = 22, hit for (1d8+3): 5+3 = 8 bludgeoning damage. Zombie slams at Giunona [AC 10] (1d20+3): 19+3 = 21, hit for (1d6+1): 1+1 = 2 bludgeoning damage. 2Uq183ZD1d201d6 1d20路1d6
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 1, 2021 16:29:15 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 21/23 - AC: 10 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona barely winces as the creatures hits her, and it's mostly because of the smell and less because of the pain. She roteates her quarterstaff before launching another blow directed at the undead stomach. OOC Actions Attack roll: _Gfs|zh41d20+5Shillelagh Damage: 1d8+31d20+5路1d8+3
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Post by Daos on Aug 1, 2021 20:59:19 GMT -8
Giunona swings her staff at the creature, hitting it on the arm hard enough to break it. The left arm now dangles uselessly at the zombie's side, but it doesn't react at all and seems content to continue attacking her with its one good arm. It clocks her on the chin, causing her to taste a bit of blood in her mouth.
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Giunona swings her quarterstaff at Zombie [AC 8] (1d20+5): 15+5 = 20, hit for (1d8+3): 3+3 = 6 bludgeoning damage. Zombie slams at Giunona [AC 10] (1d20+3): 14+3 = 17, hit for (1d6+1): 5+1 = 6 bludgeoning damage. 783rdrZ81d201d6 1d20路1d6
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 1, 2021 22:16:24 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 15/23 - AC: 10 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona spits the blood, and retaliate with anger at the creature with another swing. OOC Actions Attack roll: BbhELxMo1d20+5Shillelagh damage: 1d8+31d20+5路1d8+3
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Post by Daos on Aug 2, 2021 13:51:07 GMT -8
Giunona caves in part of the zombie's skull, and yet still it comes. It strikes her again, this time hard in the chest. It may have cracked a rib or two.
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Giunona swings her quarterstaff at Zombie [AC 8] (1d20+5): 15+5 = 20, hit for (1d8+3): 1+3 = 4 bludgeoning damage. Zombie slams at Giunona [AC 10] (1d20+3): 14+3 = 17, hit for (1d6+1): 5+1 = 6 bludgeoning damage. 8uLDG5NC1d201d6 1d20路1d6
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 2, 2021 15:05:38 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 23/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona starts to get worried and aims at the undead's head, trying to crush his skull. OOC Actions I'll die here, right? 馃拃 Attack: 2cWr0whE1d20+5Shillelagh: 1d8+31d20+5路1d8+3
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