"It is as valid a question to be answered as the location of a wayward, and irresponsible, parent," Jaheira insisted in response to Arkanis' ponderings. True to form, she cared more about the animals' well-being than that of somebody that ought to be able to help himself. Much as she did not want to cause a split, the Aerie-Anomen consortium was exhibiting some awful choices in priorities. Perhaps, yet again, better leadership was in order.
Alora reluctantly gives up playing with the dolphins and returns to join the rest of the party. "I'll come back soon," she assures them though she knows they can't understand.
"Jaheira, can we find a way to help the dolphins get back to the sea? I don't think they can really like being down here."
"You are correct, Little One," Jaheira replied, not unkindly. "This is not entirely in their nature." They needed space, and fish, to be happy. "We can find a way to fix this blight on nature," she added, although she hadn't the slightest idea how they would do such a thing. At least, not yet.
As Alora turns her attention to Arkanis and Aerie, her feet seem to fly out from under her and she's pulled backwards into the water. It's so unexpected that she doesn't have time to take a breath and starts to choke and drown...
Dropping her club on the deck, Jaheira extends her quarterstaff toward Alora in the hopes of fishing her out. Didn't she know to be careful around water, as it was easy to lose one's footing on slippery stone surfaces? This was the most elementary fact about such conditions, and one that anybody familiar with nature ought to have known. "Who has rope?" Jaheira did, but she wanted to try to use her quarterstaff, first.
*Throws in a coin for each party member who witnessed the spectacle of the dolphins*
*IF he knows how to swim, Anomen, will drop his shield, mace and spear, take off his boots (taking one turn) and jump in after Alora muttering "stupid girl"*
*IF he knows how to swim, Anomen, will drop his shield, mace and spear, take off his boots (taking one turn) and jump in after Alora muttering "stupid girl"*
Jaheira, Anomen and Aerie step into the water to try and save Alora, and come under attack by the dolphins. (Alora took 13 points of damage, she is unconscious, dying and drowning. Yes, all at the same time.)
Two of the dolphins turn on Jaheira, knocking her under the water, where they deliver savage bites to her body and legs. Jaheira, focused on helping Alora, is blindsided by the attack, taking 11 points of damage total. The last dolphin bites Aerie and drags her under as well. She is rendered unconscious by the attack, taking 5 points of damage.
Current Party hit point totals: Aerie 0, Alora -7, Anomen 11, Arkanis 14, Khalid 13, Jaheira 1, Minsc 11, Jan 8.
Round 2, is simultaneous initiative. The dolphins turn on Anomen, one biting him savagely for 5. Another slams its body into him for 6. The third bites Jaheira again for 4.
OOC: Since this is simultaneous initiative, you still get to do something, but you by the end of the round, you might be unconscious/dying. By the way, the Killer dolphins say, "Hi!"
Jan is perplexed, everyone is underwater close to the dolphins, so he can't cast sleep right now. Instead, he casts Protection from Evil on Jaheira, so that at least one healer would survive the fight without going unconsious.
"Khalid! We have to drive the dolphins away from them, or Jaheira might go unconsious underwater!"
Jan quickly searches the surrounding for a pole, or something long and sharp, like a spear.
Khalid wades into the water to rescue his wife, lashing out at one of the dolphins who attacked her. He lands a blow for 6, but the dolphin bites her anyway…
Jan sees Anomen drop his spear and jump in after the others.
Jan clumsily picks up the heavy spear and carefully shoves it underwater, balancing it out on the edge of the pool. He doesn't try to hit the dolphins, he tries to get their attention moving the spear around, touching them, etc. He is afraid of accidentely poking the wrong target, so at first he is just trying to get attention of the dolphins moving the spear close to them.
Since Alora would be dinner at this rate, Jaheira realized that drastic measures were needed. She decided, then and there to change shape into a bear. After that, she would retrieve the halfling in the hope that she could still be saved.
Jaheira becomes a bear and strikes out clumsily with one paw at the dolphins. It's the same one that Khalid hurt. She breaks its back, killing it, but not before being bitten and falling unconscious and bleeding.
Minsc kills another, the closest to Aerie. The only one left is the largest dolphin. Arkanis wades in against it, but misses as he steps in over his head. Jan is too far from the last dolphin to poke it and there is already a lot of splashing because of everyone else running into the pool to help.
Anomen, weaponless and surrounded, attempts to punch the nearest dolphin. But it's too fast for him and evades the punch.
Current Party hit point totals: Aerie -1, Alora -8, Anomen 0, Arkanis 14, Khalid 13, Jaheira -1, Minsc 11, Jan 8.
Since Alora would be dinner at this rate, Jaheira realized that drastic measures were needed. She decided, then and there to change shape into a bear. After that, she would retrieve the halfling in the hope that she could still be saved.
Alora gets her bear!
OOC: Hurrah! Except I don't think she is ever going to wake up to see it. All the healers are down. Is it possible to stabilise Anomen and hope he wakes up in time to cast some healing on Aerie or Jaheira? They both need stabilising as well as they are bleeding out and losing hit points.
Yes. if their wounds are bandaged and they are pulled out of the water, they will stabilize at 0 hit points. 24 hours rest will bring them back to 1 hp after that.
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"Jaheira, can we find a way to help the dolphins get back to the sea? I don't think they can really like being down here."
Without thinking, Aerie reached after Alora, arms extended, but she can't reach her in time.
"Quick, we must help her!"
*Throws in a coin for each party member who witnessed the spectacle of the dolphins*
*IF he knows how to swim, Anomen, will drop his shield, mace and spear, take off his boots (taking one turn) and jump in after Alora muttering "stupid girl"*
Chaargeeee!!!! Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!!!!
Two of the dolphins turn on Jaheira, knocking her under the water, where they deliver savage bites to her body and legs. Jaheira, focused on helping Alora, is blindsided by the attack, taking 11 points of damage total. The last dolphin bites Aerie and drags her under as well. She is rendered unconscious by the attack, taking 5 points of damage.
Current Party hit point totals: Aerie 0, Alora -7, Anomen 11, Arkanis 14, Khalid 13, Jaheira 1, Minsc 11, Jan 8.
Round 2, is simultaneous initiative. The dolphins turn on Anomen, one biting him savagely for 5. Another slams its body into him for 6. The third bites Jaheira again for 4.
OOC: Since this is simultaneous initiative, you still get to do something, but you by the end of the round, you might be unconscious/dying. By the way, the Killer dolphins say, "Hi!"
"Khalid! We have to drive the dolphins away from them, or Jaheira might go unconsious underwater!"
Jan quickly searches the surrounding for a pole, or something long and sharp, like a spear.
Jan sees Anomen drop his spear and jump in after the others.
Arkanis attacks the dolphins, while Jan try to save the other party members.
OOC: I hope Arkanis have some ranged weapon at hand (throwing axe).
And throwing weapons at things under the water is probably not a good idea.
OOC: Ok then, if we fall, we fall together!
"For Clangeddin!" Arkanis attacks with his axe.
Alora gets her bear!
Minsc kills another, the closest to Aerie. The only one left is the largest dolphin. Arkanis wades in against it, but misses as he steps in over his head. Jan is too far from the last dolphin to poke it and there is already a lot of splashing because of everyone else running into the pool to help.
Anomen, weaponless and surrounded, attempts to punch the nearest dolphin. But it's too fast for him and evades the punch.
Current Party hit point totals: Aerie -1, Alora -8, Anomen 0, Arkanis 14, Khalid 13, Jaheira -1, Minsc 11, Jan 8.
This is a bloodbath. Literally!