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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 12, 2023 0:20:59 GMT -5
Javal had arrived at the location of his assigned contracted mission, he was told that a mischievous mimic had taken up a noble family’s mansion as their new residence. The noble family was upset and wanted the mimic out already having tried to drive it out only to find that the mimic was a lot stronger and thicker than them. Javal had even heard from one of the nobles that the brother of the head of the family had a couple of fingers bitten off trying to fight it back. The creature had even started to invade the property of other surrounding noble families’ estates.
Javal walked up to the mansion gate meeting the patriarch of the family there waiting for him, “Hello there good sir I’m Javal and I’m here to help get rid of your mimic mess you’ve gotten yourself into”.
The patriarch was a middle-aged portly elf fellow with a receding hairline, “Hi yes I’ve been awaiting your arrival, I need you to get this done quickly. I have a gala I need to host for some of the most important people in Sol City by the end of this week. I need this done quickly and before that time well I shall leave the rest to you and remember I am not liable if you or anybody else dies on the job”, the noble almost jogs away in a huff trying to quickly exit away from his invaded former home.
Javal stood by alongside his trusted advisor and retainer Nadia Sadrine, his prismatic spider, Ariadne, and Ghastly Lantern, Myrra Calcifer.
Bringing Minions Nadia Sadrine (Warlord Minion)
Bringing Pets
Ariadne (Prismatic Spider) Myrra Calcifer (Ghastly Lantern)
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 18, 2023 22:17:57 GMT -5
Mimics were not high on the list of things Fish wanted to deal with. For a person reliant on sight and investigation, a monster that can conceal itself so sufficently is annoying. Really, the only reason Fish took this job was because rich people are easy to rob when they aren't home and nobles often have debts that people like to collect.
Fish would just have to get their hands on it so to speak. They perch from a rooftop to listen in on the conversation between Javal and the homeowner. The aviankin watches the noble scuttle off before turning back to the group.
They certainly were an interesting bunch.....Should Fish announce their presence first? Absolutely not, they barely thinking over the question before making their decision. Honestly, they are a little confused they even think about it. How dare Del and Cyran's lessons on manners start to sink in.
Fish the Sneak does what they do best, sneak. They hop down from the tree silently and meld into the shadows of the group entering the home.[1,2] This would be the easiest way to get in and if they need to explain their way out later they can....or they just sneak out without ever being seen.
1. Silent Step 2. Pass without Trace
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 19, 2023 2:09:10 GMT -5
Javal proceeds to head inside the mansion doors leading his group making sure that if anybody were to be ambushed he'd be the first into battle. Javal holds Myrra in his left hand as she weeps and weeps about how they are going to end up dead at the hands of the mimic and how they should just go home. Ariadne stays on Javal’s shoulders chirping in delight at the start of a new adventurer while Nadia walks at the rear of the group making sure nothing behind them could catch the group off guard.
She has a really bad feeling about this. Something doesn’t feel right about this like something or someone was watching them, like the mimic could be anywhere around them ready to strike. This unnerving feeling made her uneasy and on edge.
As the group opens the doors of the mansion they find a huge mess of chunks of house with teeth marks, pillows unstuffed, couches, and chairs flipped around. It looks like a whole war had occurred on this house with the furniture being the only casualties and save the occasional human body part that he could assume was from the noble family.
He yells forth, “Let’s stick together if not this mimic could catch us alone and ambush us leaving us in no better condition than those nobles. Let’s check the kitchen first. It would make sense that a hungry mimic would be gorging on the pantry now that human prey isn’t here".
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 19, 2023 7:41:03 GMT -5
The group was right to be cautious and nervous. A mimic could hide anywhere, any object in the house could be the mimic and they wouldn't know until it is too late. As they proceed further into the house, Fish detaches from the shadow of the party and keeps to the shadowy hallway.
Just at a quick glance, it seemed like the nobles got out just fine but their servants were left to figure it out for themselves. They look around and peer into a few of the open rooms, bit nothing pops out immediately. This was going to be an entirely too troublesome job.
Fish furrowed their brow watching the other group head towards the kitchen. Good, they were focused on hunting down the mimic. Fish was glad to see they weren't also here on a different job, competition is never fun. The aviankin peels off in the other direction.
Inside the kitchen, things are absolutely destroyed. A fire still burns in the wood-burning stove, but it looks like hunks of charred wood were thrown at the door on the opposite side of the room. Probably someone's desperate attempt to protect themselves before being eaten. Pots, pans, and knives have been scattered about. Lots of places for a mimic to hide.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 19, 2023 13:55:42 GMT -5
Javal leads the group into the kitchen kicking the bite mark ridden door in while having his katana in his hands ready to fight,
“Hello, are there any mimics or servants still alive?”
Nothing responds back so the group begin scrounging around cautiously looking for any trail or even the mimic itself that may be hiding here.
Nadia firstly grabs a nearby bowl and fills it with water to douse the burning fire before it spreads and damages the house more than its already been.
Myrra looks around weeping about how she wishes she could eat the food and that they should go back home.
Ariadne is quick at work scurrying around to work on looking for any leads.
Javal searches through the kitchen before finding something peculiar. There was a blood trail behind a bookshelf filled with cook books. Javal begins reading the books trying to find if the mimic had shapeshifted into them since that’s what he’d do if he was a mimic. After reading all the books he pushes the bookshelf to the side to investigate the blood trail. He stands back to observe a secret door, “Hey guys I think I found something let’s go in".
Nadia and Myrra begin to protest but it's too late. He opens the door and walks forward.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 21, 2023 13:36:12 GMT -5
Fish listens a moment, hearing the group starting to explore deeper and deepr into the home. Perfect. While they went low, Fish would go high in their secret little escapade. The most valuable of valuables were usually kept in a person's bedroom in Fish's experience. This place wasn't exactly big enough for a trophy room, but it was high society enough to have a basement.
They hop up stairs and towards the bedroom, little head peaking around every corner to check for any survivors.
Down below, Javal is met with still burning torches set into sconces. The air is cool and damp as the group makes their way down into what could reasonably be said to be a wine cellar. Large casks fill this big open space making it feel claustrophobic.
Lining the walls are bottles, some empty, some filled. The little winery down here seems to serve as some sort of speakeasy. A secret drinking place for those who like to meet away from prying eyes.
The blood trails seem to lead towards one specific cask, still dripping with ruby red liquid. Is it wine or blood? It is not easy to tell from a glance. The group would have to get closer if they were bold enough to do so.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 22, 2023 23:12:15 GMT -5
Javal passes by observing the torches blade in hand ready to attack at a moment’s notice, Nadia holds her bow ready to bring it down, Ariadne scurries excitedly ready to discover what they’d found, and Myrra is weeping quietly to herself regretting even being born.
Javal and the group land down on the concrete and cold floor, the basement seems standard nothing that throws any red flags as they search through it. The winery seemed like a common noble thing to Javal; even his grandfather had one although he did find it odd that it was hidden behind a bookcase.
“Who am I to judge these people? I mean perhaps someone was against alcohol or maybe the nobles or a servant hid in here", he thinks to himself.
The group split up looking around for anything that could resemble a mimic or a clue.
No one finds anything except for Myrra who follows the bloodied path with complete horror written upon her face.
She shrieks loudly, “My liege my liege the blood is leading towards that cask filled with red liquid we have to leave at once and hide back in our homes I don’t wanna die twice".
Javal chuckles, “Thanks for the catch Myrra everyone stay close just in case", he then approaches the cask slowly and carefully wielding his blade in his hand in case of anything happens.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 23, 2023 9:20:56 GMT -5
As Fish combed the upper rooms they grew more and more frustrated. There was plenty of valubles, and Fish certainly took those, but nothing that was the item they were after. So much for this being an easy job.
They eventually reach the main bedroom and start to carefully tear through it. Maybe it's hidden somewhere, too valuable to be displayed as a simple trophy. Fish was going to burn this place down in annoyance if they didn't find a lead soon.
Thankfully, before that can happen a chunk of the stone wall starts to move and slide apart as Fish accidentally pulls the activation lever. The stairs are long and winding, but Fish follows them downwards towards the cellar.
Fish arrives just as the mimic cask bursts open, sickly purple pseudopod flashing out to try and hit Javal. The pseudopod is covered in a sticky substance that looks to grab on and hold to whatever it makes contact with. This mimic is massive in size, packing quite a punch behind any of its attacks.
The aviankin watches from the background, hidden in the shadows. If this group could kill it without help that would be perfect, but if they died that would be an issue as Fish would be the next target.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 24, 2023 13:17:44 GMT -5
Javal smiles in absolute delight after the mimic sprung to life he was relieved honestly that they had finally found the mimic. These thoughts are quickly dashed as he notices that he was about to be hit by the creature's long tongue as it was about to hit him; he slowly raised his katana at his side waiting for the right moment to strike.
As the tongue was only inches away from grabbing his abdomen he slashes upward cutting a small portion of the mimic’s tongue only the tip of it. The small piece of tongue lands next to a hidden fish. The creature screams in agony and roars out charging out Javal readying to bite him with his large rows of teeth. He is barely able to jump out of the way in time before the mimic crashed into him. The mimic goes crashing into the wall next to fish and Nadia jumps into action smashing her bow into the momentarily stunned mimic.
While this is occurring Ariadne ran to the other corner of the room to look for cover. Myrra shrieks loudly and screams in horror as she dashes behind Ariadne hiding from the mimic.
Javal slashes the mimic’s tongue off as it attacks, leaving a chunk to lie on the floor; it roars out and charges at Javal with its huge rows of teeth. He is barely able to jump out of the way as it crashes into the wall next to the fish.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 24, 2023 19:08:58 GMT -5
Both of the retainers ran, leaving their leader behind. Interesting. Fish makes a mental note of that. They watch as the mimic crashes into the wall, thankfully with their ability to stick in the shadows they aren't noticed.
The aviankin circles the room to get clear and round to another spot. They stop behind another cask that thankfully doesn't come to life. Fish pokes their head out and sees it locked in with Javal. This is ideal.
They draw out their hand crossbow and fire, two thick bolts shoot out hissing with fire. Each bolt hits the back of the mimic and explode on contact taking out large chunks of the creature.[1, 2, 3]
Fish then dives across the room to get into another set of shadows to keep their position hid. Their eyes scan the room as well, where is this target? Fish was going to be furious about the lack of information once they leave this place.
1. Twin Shot enchantment 2. Explosive bolts 3. Backstab
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 25, 2023 13:37:17 GMT -5
Javal holds the mimic’s teeth back from eating him by using his blade to hold the incoming teeth back. The mimic pushes forward even harder, determined to break Javal’s blade with its teeth.
Myrra continues shrieking bloody murder while still hiding behind Ariadne who is trying her best to put on a brave spider face.
As Javal is holding off the creature on a deadlock between teeth and the blade he suddenly sees the mimic suddenly get hit by some sort of explosions that severely damage it.
The mimic screams in pain and pushes even hard on Javal in anger trying to eat the man’s sword. Javal smiles whatever that was that hit the mimic it gave him the push he needed as he pushes the mimic back into a wall with all of his strength.
Javal yells out to Nadia, “Grab the ray bow out of my back coat pocket, and let’s finish this thing once and for all”.
Nadia nods and runs towards Javal as he continues to push the mimic into the wall. She moves her position to have a clear line of sight at the beast and makes sure not to hit Javal. She takes the ray bow out, pulls back on the string summoning an arrow made of light, and fires a straight shot at the mimic’s eyes.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 25, 2023 20:13:13 GMT -5
During the scramble from Javal's group to re-equip and set up again, Fish already has another bolt to lose. This one is covered in a thick liquid that is injected into the wound when it impacts the mimic.
The mimic groans and roars out. It reflexively tenses up before it seems to stop completely.[1] In this state the mimic is completely frozen and unable to dodge the arrow. The fellblood's strike hits true as it gurgles once more. Slowly as the poison fades the mimic starts to slump over dead.
Fish nods and sticks to the shadows as they hop over towards the mimic. Deep inside its mouth they can see the treasure they were after.... Perfect. For the first time, Javal and his group catch a glimpse of their extra companion as a small taloned hand reaches into the mouth for something glistening in the depths of its maw.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 26, 2023 12:34:23 GMT -5
Javal stood back in relief after he and Nadia managed to bring the monstrous beast down for good, it gurgled one final time before letting out a roar as it fell to the floor dead. Javal let out a big sigh of happiness that the whole situation was finally over and done without any casualties or major injuries.
Javal called his two terrified retainers from the corner who were hiding, Ariadne scurried over jumping into the air and onto Javal’s chest before climbing to his shoulder. Myrra on the other hand slowly floated over to the group shrieking and wailing in joy about not getting killed once more.
Javal was about to walk over to collect the deceased beast’s remains, stopping before he saw a strange small crow aviankin fellow scavenging at the mimic’s body before he did.
Panic enters Javal’s head as he worriedly approaches the new figure slowly and with caution, “Hello there friend where did you come from? Who are you? What are you doing here? This is a dangerous place. Wait, are you another mimic”, as he asks the last question he places a hand on his sheathed katana on his waist.
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Post by Fish the Tinkerer on Jul 26, 2023 20:36:21 GMT -5
The moment that Javal comes around the corner to spot Fish there is a crossbow pointed in his direction. Fish tucks something into their bag without taking their eyes off the fellblood or talon off the trigger.
"Move and you die." Fish signs with one hand, having little time to wait to see if Javal or his crew understood. Working with the underbelly of society meant working on tight deadlines, so Fish was eager to get out of here.
They slowly start to back away towards the secret staircase they had located earlier. Fish had no interest in wanton murder, so they had to hope to just slip out and disappear back into the shadows.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 27, 2023 3:05:39 GMT -5
Javal raises his hands in the air and softly says, “Hey there little friend no need for violence in here you can take that and whatever else you need. I have a sense that you deserve it. Were you the mysterious force that helped us kill this thing?”.
As Javal says this he slowly goes into his pocket and throws twenty solars over Fish and says, “There you go friend that’s for you you earned it after all seeing as you helped us defeat the mimic is all”.
Nadia raises her ray bow ready to fire at Fish before Javal raises his hand signaling to stop he backs off a little bit giving Fish space before starting to scavenge what's left of the mimic.
He then looks up at Fish and asks, “Friend me and my crew are about to celebrate our victory with a feast. Would you like to join us? It’ll all be on me and feel free to decline but I must insist I have to reward you for helping us with this mission. I think without you there this mimic may have hurt one of my friends or me but with you there no one got hurt”.
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