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[5e] Outrealms

Dim stood in the midst of the zombie remains. She slowly turned three-hundred and sixty degrees, scanning the horizon with her keen feline sight. The silvery light of the moon illuminated the battlefield enough for Dim to notice a tower in the distance and a faint glow near it. The cleric wondered if that light was connected to the light phenomenon that had brought her to this place. Of one thing she was certain. Undead horde notwithstanding. The Queen had not brought her here. Their interrupted conversation attested to that. If not her, who then? Dim questioned no one in particular.

As an afterthought she realized the tiefling was speaking to her and another female. She didn't ignore the question or the introduction out of rudeness. It was just that she had more pressing matters to attend to. A mystery had presented itself before her and Dim was compelled to unravel it. Who had brought her here? Why? Had they all arrived at the same time or not? She crouched down to take a closer look at the zombie remains. She peered at the putrid refuse with her keen investigator eyes and something seem odd to her. In all her time working for the Queen, destroying undead, investigating leads and any and all things related, she had never seen undead quite like these. These were not the undead from her world! She couldn't detect any lingering magic from them. But it seemed all the zombies had come from the same place going off on what they were wearing and such.

Dim's attention was drawn back to the living as she heard the merchant looking female answer the tiefling's question. Her ears perked up and she stood slowly turning to face the others. The merchant, Anna apparently, seemed unusually cheery considering the circumstances. But that could be just a defense mechanism to deal with the stress of being surrounded by zombies. Her style of dress didn't match that of the zombies, so she could have come from a different place. Dim had noticed something else interesting about her as she'd watched the nimble Anna evade the dwarf's attempt at restraining her. There was a mark on her left arm that Dim though she recognized as a seal of nobility. Well... that is very interesting. She appeared to be truthful in her answer to the devil-kin's question, but there was more to Anna the Merchant than she let on.

Dim directed her gaze at the one who'd introduced herself as Mila. The tiefling. "I am Dim." She said. "Forgive my delay in introduction. I simply wanted to have a better grasp at the situation before I had anything useful to offer." Dim's penetrating blue eyes scanned everyone before her from head to toe. The tiefling, Mila, appeared frail in body, but strong in spirit and magical power. The male dwarf was stocky and powerful looking. And there was also an even more impressive looking female, who seemed like she could best a dozen seasoned warriors single-handed. There was a halfling female as well, who appeared to be another magic user. And the group was rounded up by a mechanical looking frog-thing and a unicorn. "As it stands I'm currently only sure of one thing. I was not brought here to take care of this." She gestured at the decimated zombies. "I was in communion with my patron when I was transported here and our conversation interrupted." The tabaxi finished and fell silent. She would not give any further information freely.

Mechanics

Religion on light near tower = 6
Investigation on zombie remains = 24
Insight on Anna = 32

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@Guardian Angel Haruki Well, one is better than none. Though I was aiming for Bernie /that's the one I've been shooting bolts at, right/.

He one tough cookie though It's cuz Mirdas flirted with him before isn't it. He acquired some kinky fetish where now he likes it whenever people intimidate him

Also... did our resident rabit actually... rabit? Penny hasn't been on for a week now.

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@Guardian Angel Haruki By the way... My intimidation failed, didn't it?

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@Pennydumb123 Tag, you're it.

@Guardian Angel Haruki I'm not sure how close my movement and dash will get me to the camp, going around the difficult terrain. If I'm not close enough to see the scuffle, tell me and I'll edit.

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Safira tried following the bear, barreling towards the bandits' camp, but was having less success tearing through the entanglement of vines brought upon by the spell cast by the wood elf. She spied some of the brigands struggling to get free from the entwining plants' grasp, but ultimately failing. Realizing she was making little to no headway she slowed down and looked around, searching for a way out of the entangled greenery. Spotting one she shot off once again at full speed toward the camp. Somewhere at the back of her mind she felt Warren's presence behind her and was at the same time surprised he hadn't escaped and glad he'd decided to follow after her even bound as he was to see to Callie's safety. When this was all resolved they would need to have serious words about his involvement in all of this.

As soon as the huntress was close enough to see what was happening in the camp her blood ran cold. The bear was rushing two of the hoodlums, who held a terrified looking girl between the two of them. One, Safira recognized as the Cap'n of the brigands, who she'd made target practice of, held a scimitar to the child's neck. As the bear clawed at one of the bandits, the huntress drew her own scimitar pulling her life energy from her crossbow and transferring it onto her blade. The bear was trying to place itself between the little girl and the brigands as Safira approached the camp with a blood curdling shout.

"Touch the child and taste my wrath!" She stood tall, filling every inch of her height, eyes burning with resolve and blade crackling with electricity, pointed ominously at the bandits.

Mechanics

Safira will use her full movement of 30 feet and her action to dash another 30 feet to go around the difficult terrain and approach the camp.
As she stows away her crossbow, the crimson rite fades, and she uses her bonus action to activate it on her scimitar.
She also tries to intimidate the two brothers that were holding the girl, but is maybe unsuccessful with a 10.

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Yes... I meant I'll wait for him, but... multitasking

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@Guardian Angel Haruki I think that even going around it would still cost me a full round of movement only to get within range for the crossbow or melee. *can't math*

I'll consider my options again after the others have acted

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@Guardian Angel HarukiNo, I meant would I need to roll survival to determine if going around the vines would take longer to reach the camp or if it'll get me there faster. Sorry, my wording was kinda unclear.

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@Guardian Angel Haruki Would a survival roll be necessary to determine how much that would slow me down, or help me reach the camp faster?

Cuz I was indeed considering it.