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[Dwarmin]

Caern was lucky he'd never been one to spend time considering philosophical questions, because the first thing the illusion tried to do was remain 'alive' for longer to explain the situation. "LISTEN, this-I'm an illusion or something! The real 'me' is in one of the houses, go get me quick! No time to explain but I'm a goner anyway so go get the real thing!" he shouted to get his message across to Moubu as fast as possible.

His major regret as he faded away was not being able to punch the bats' faces. It was funny, but despite knowing he was going to disappear, he felt actually relieved the reason he couldn't break the chains was because he was an illusion, not because he was weak.

Since the chains aren't real, at least free myself and point in the right direction.

You have no idea where exactly he (you) are. Only that he is definitely close by. The chain, at least, no longer holds you-with a shrug, your body floats through them as if you were a ghost. Gravity still seems to bind you, however you much you may wish to fly away...

You feel your life force is heavily bound to this strange man, Anders. It's not a good feeling, having your life quite literally in another persons hands. You feel if he loses concentration (or merely wills it) you will no longer be, and the further you are from him the harder it will be for him to keep you 'alive'.

All in all, it's not much of a life, but the fear that you will suddenly vanish is at least momentarily gone.

"Urrrrr-"

Jao first runs in a circle two or three times and then runs to the nearest hut thingy and dashes unthinkingly inside.

"Stony man! Where are you! Where them fecking bats put you?!"

1d6=6

Jao runs in six circles, before he realizes the GM put up a combat encounter map. Oh no! Now he'll have to give more precise actions!

((Buy Influence 3))

Anders reached out an placed a palm on the fading man's chest, attempting to force him to remain within reality. It was in defiance of what should be, but that was never really a concern for him.

It's not entirely difficult, like throwing a rope to a drowning man-most of it is reliant on him not letting go. His existence, such as it is, is now entirely reliant on you keeping concentration and a close proximity. Perhaps there's a way to improve this, but for now his body is at least no longer fading into the mists of the swamp.

Wen-Tsu looked around as the illusion faded, revealing a decrepit village. Skeletons... eurgh!
Well, where they'd kept their prisoner was where the illusion would have been strongest, right?

She breathed in the scent of magic, trying to work out where the illusions had been strongest.

Influence Check
+Perception Check

(Influence) 1d20+1d10 (8+13)=21
Vs DC 20 = PASS

(Perception, Advantage 1) 1d20 (1, 8)=8
Vs Dc 15 = FAIL

The finer arts of illusion magic are not unknown to Wen, but while she manages to sniff the powerful flows of magic around here, she is unable to locate a definite source for them. In fact, she feels the dark presences attempting to interfere with her senses...there's a lot of old magic here...a lot of bloodshed...

Wen-Tsu can continue her efforts, but it may evoke a more direct response from the shadow beings.


...

Actions, everyone! (No init until the shadow monsters leap out at you)

Spoiler: Big ol' map (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Map Legend (click to show/hide)

The land before you is pretty swampy, but it shouldn't affect your balance much-this place was once a village, the detritus of those that lived here, and the battle that ended them, is still strewn about. Several buildings of oblong, trunk-like shape lay about in rotting grandeur.

The greenery above is heavily festooned with jungle vines and branches-there are platforms above, that once allowed for easy traversal around the village, with ladders that once extended from the roofs of the buildings, but now they are all in a derelict state, traps for those with unwary footing.

B=Monkeybees! (if there's any around)
@=Our Heroes ((Caern, you can choose a color for your '@' or you can inherit Balecars cursed color blue.))
k=Frog Friend

One Hex=5 Ft
Movement speed for heroes=30ft a round

Grey: Pale, skinny swamp trees, with few leaves or handholds.. Very difficult to climb, requiring an agility check of 15 to reach the canopy.
Dark Brown: Log Branch Houses, with crudely carved windows and doors. Costs no extra movement to go through, if you have opened the way, otherwise it's a minor action to open them-unless they are being jammed shut in some way. Climbing on top of the houses is difficult due to their degraded state and height, requiring an agility check of 15.
Overhead: There is a dense mat of vegetation above your heads, both branches and vines-if you ascend to this level by climbing the trees or houses, you can move double speed at the cost of an agility check. An attack or rescue launched in this way would be potentially very effective, and quite comical. You can also rely on the platforms, which don't require any obvious check to move about, but are likely to be risky to step upon.

Weapon Ranges
Melee = Within your reach
Projectile = Weapon range (Disadvantage 1 per extra range increment)
Supernatural
1 - 3 = 25’
4 - 6 = 50’
7 - 9 = 75’

((Note: Map courtesy of http://inkarnate.com/
It's pretty useful.))

Wen-Tsu

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 31/31 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness= 10+2 (leather armor)=12
Evasion=  11+2 (leather armor)=13
Resolve=  14

Minor Action (Concentration)=None

Active Boons=None
Active Banes=None

Cinematic Effects
None

Active Effects/Abilities
Lucky: The Fey are so charming that even Death itself, sometimes turns his gaze. Once per day, an attack that would reduce you to less than 1 HP, reduces you to 1 HP instead. (Available)
Fey Aura: If you have a heart, she can touch it. Once per day, she can leverage her fey aura to turn an enemies mood in a certain way. (Available)
Innocent: Who could ever accuse a face like that of evil? Once per day, Wen-Tsu can leverage her innocence to turn an enemy and cause them to take pity on her. The enemy might choose to look the other way when you’ve done something illegal, forgive a debt you could never pay, or vouch in your favor before the authorities. (Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Sunrise Soup)=+5 HP and +1 Exhaustion Level, Lasts for 24 hours
Boon Focus (Regeneration): As long the moon shines, Wen-Tsu is a beacon of life. She never fails when casting the regeneration boon. She gains advantage 2 when casting it on multiple targets.
Fey Presence: Something about Wen-Tsu reveals her inherent supernatural nature through a visible manifestation. Maybe it's the ears. Occasionally she can use your supernatural presence to gain Advantage 1 to a Presence or Persuasion action roll. From time to time the same bonus become a Disadvantage 1 instead, depending upon the beliefs and opinions of those you interact with.
Attractive: Wen-Tsu is one cute moon-rabbit-woman thing. Whenever her attractiveness would play a role in a situation, she gains advantage 1 to any relevant action rolls.
Plant Growing: WIP

Equipped Weapon: Quarterstaff (Melee, Two-handed, Reach, Forceful, Precise/Banes: Knockdown)
Equipped Armor: Leather Armor (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Jao

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 25/25 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness = 14+2 (leather armor)=16
Evasion =  15+2 (leather armor)=17
Resolve =  13

Minor Action (Concentration)=Regeneration II

Active Boons=Regeneration II (1d6)
Active Banes=None

Cinematic Effects
Shoddy Black Market Gear: In retrospect, Jao considers it was less a visit to the friendly merchant, and more like a mugging by daylight.

Active Effects/Abilities
Lucky: Jao might not believe in any Gods, but it doesn't hurt to ask, right? Once per day, in a moment of need, Jao can call on luck shine to upon him. What form of luck this takes is not entirely certain... (Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Lightning Reflexes I: Jao gains +1 Initiative from general feckishness.
Supernatural Focus (Voice, Enchantment): Jao's voice has power. Tiny, annoying power. He cannot use his Enchantment abilities without his voice, but when he does his dice are one level greater.
Well-Rounded: Jao knows everything about approximately nothing at all. Any time he makes a non-attack action roll with an attribute in which he has a score of 2 or less, he rolls an additional d20 and keep the highest of the two d20s.
Burp the Best, or Derp with the rest: Jao now grasps understands all reptilian languages with minimal effort. He gains advantage 1 when dealing with all the natives who speak froglish, or similar-for either general diplomacy or bardic abilities.

Equipped Weapon: Shortbow (Two-handed, Range 50, Precise, Swift 2/Banes: Slowed)
Equipped Armor: Leather Armor (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Emilia

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 33/33 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness = 13+4 (scale shirt)=17
Evasion =  15+4 (scale shirt)=19
Resolve =  16

Minor Action (Concentration)=None

Active Boons=
Active Banes=

Cinematic Effects
None

Active Effects/Abilities
Divine Intervention: Emilia hears the winding of distant horns and the flutter of wings-someone watches over her. Once per day, when Emilia is  subject to a Finishing Blow while her hit points are below 1, she automatically heals to a hit point total of 1. (Available)

Passives
Power Attack=Advantage 1 on all melee attacks (two handed weapon)
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Combat Momentum: When Emilia brings an enemy to zero hit points or less with a Might or Agility attack, she can immediately move up to her normal speed as a free action.
Dreams of Flying: Emilia gains a flight speed of 5’ added to her movement, a supernatural ability that cannot usually be dispelled.

Equipped Weapon: Longsword in both hands (One-handed, Versatile, Precise/Banes: None)
Equipped Armor: Scale Shirt (Toughness/Evasion +4)

Moubu

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 31/31 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness = 14+8 (Scalemail+Largeshield)=22
Evasion = 13+8 (Scalemail+Largeshield)=21
Resolve = 14

Minor Action (Concentration)=Regeneration I

Active Boons=Regeneration I (1d4)
Active Banes=Speed Penalty -5 (Armor)

Cinematic Effects
Literally Coated in Mud: Liberally and literally. Filthy Orc! STILL DIRTY!

Active Effects/Abilities
Inspiring Warrior: In the Karthela tribe to be great warrior and a great leader is considered one and the same. No matter how strong a warrior is if his fellows will not follow him into battle, he is powerless in war. No matter how inspiring he is if he can't lead his tribe in battle to crush a foe, he is not worthy to lead. Moubu brings these ethos of personal power and leadership forward. Once per day, if he makes a show of physical force, he can use his Might attribute for a Presence roll. If his Presence score is already equal to or greater than his Might score, he gets advantage 1 on the roll. (Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Battlefield Defender: Moubu smash! When Moubu uses the defend interrupt action, hs also deal damages to the attacker equal to the amount by which your action roll exceeds the attacker's roll
Defensive Reflexes II: Moubu has skin of iron! Any time he uses the Defend action, he gains advantage 2 on the action roll.
Effect: Moubu can craft delicious meals, much as if he took the cooking feat. These meals have tangible benefits, most providing a HP bonus for the next 24 hours, usually about +5 stacking per level. Among other benefits, depending on his ingredients!

Recipe List
+Bees and Beans
This tasty concoction is made of tangy Howler Bee meat and a generous portion of beans and bacon, among other bits and bobs of meat. It certainly fills up the belly, and toughens the constitution. Also gives you terrible gas.
Effect: +5 HP, Resistance +2 Defense vs Might Attacks (24 hours)

+Lampsur Fruit=
Sunrise Soup
Lampsur Fruit is not only delicious, but has amazing healing properties. Kai Warriors use this traditional dish to prepare for a long day of labors, or as a quick pick me up.
Effect: +5 HP (24 hours), Heals One Level of Exhaustion (Once a day)

+Wen-Tsu=
Tasty Rabbit Surprise
Those ears are really meaty!
Effect:

Equipped Weapon: Warhammer (Melee, One-Handed, Forceful/Banes: Knockdown)
Equipped Armor: Scale Shirt (Toughness/Evasion +6), Large Shield (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Anders

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 19/19 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness= 10+2 (Leather armor)=12
Evasion=  15+2 (Leather armor)=17
Resolve=  12

Minor Action (Concentration)=Keeping the Illusion Caern 'Real'

Active Boons=
Active Banes=

Cinematic Effects
None

Active Effects/Abilities
Dagonspeak (Elder): Anders has practiced the ways of sneaking hidden charms and subliminal messages within everyday conversation. Twice per day, when he converses with an intelligent creature for at least five minutes, he can choose to learn one useful secret of the GM’s choosing about the creature.

Effect: He can now use Dagonspeak twice in one day, and he can ask a single specific question about an intelligent being he is interested in. (2 Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Lethal Strike I: Anders gain Advantage I on his attacks when his target is caught off guard or otherwise unaware of the attack, or if his target is within melee attack range of an ally.
Evasive Footwork: When Anders moves from a space adjacent to an enemy to another space not adjacent to that enemy, the enemy does not get the usual opportunity attack.
Combat Momentum: When Anders brings an enemy to zero hit points or less with a Might or Agility attack, he can immediately move up to his normal speed as a free action.
Blessing of Mother Hydra: Anders heals particularly quickly when in saltwater (Regeneration I when at least half his body is in salt water), and can act as though he had Sylvan ally with regard to fish, aquatic reptiles, and creatures of dark and deep aquatic places. Granted, he's also automatically detested by dogs, cats, and most wholesome creatures that walk under the light.

Equipped Weapon: Dagger (One-handed, Precise, Swift 4, Range 25/Banes: Persistent Damage)
Equipped Armor: Leather Armor (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Caern

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 30/30

Defenses
Toughness: 15+2(Large Shield)=17
Evasion: 10+2(Large Shield)=12
Resolve: 15

Minor Action (Concentration)=None

Active Boons=None
Active Banes=None

Cinematic Effects
Totally not real, or is he?

Active Effects/Abilities
Resilient: Once per day, Caern can automatically succeed a Fortitude action roll of Challenge Rating less than or equal to 10 + twice his fortitude score. (Current Bonus=20, Available)

Passives
Beserking: As a free action on your turn, Caern may enter a rage. While raging, he has advantage 1 on his attacks. Additionally, if he is not wearing armor, all of his defense scores are increased by 5. If he takes three consecutive turns without making an attack roll against a creature, the rage ends. When the rage ends, he automatically suffers 1 level of the fatigue bane.
Natural Defense I (+2 Evasion/Toughness): When Caern is not wearing armor, he gains an armor bonus to hisToughness and Evasion defenses.


Equipped Weapon:
Equipped Armor: Large Shield (Toughness/Evasion +2)

[lawastooshort]

Jao, action: one more circle, then open door at L5, go in, search! Call on ALL the fecking gods to help me!

"Come on, you feckers! You ain't bin much use to me recently like, help me find stone man, and help me not fall prey to no fecking eejits! Come on, oh gods, lest I never serenade you no more! Oh, bloody hell."

[Criptfeind]

Moubu wasted no time, moving upwards towards the nearest hut and ripping the door open. As he moved though the village he once again started to call fourth from his inner well of vitality, heart beat increasing and metabolism rising as he started regenerating away all the little scrapes and bruises he might have gathered moving though the swamp.

Major action: Cast Regeneration I on myself using Alteration 3
Move action: Move to G3
Minor action: Open door and look around dat hut.

[Caellath]

Enter the hut with a door at L15. Just float through the wall at L14, and if the real Caern isn't there, keep walking past walls and check the hut with a door at M19.

[GiglameshDespair]

Wen-Tsu shuddered slightly as the old sensations of bloodshed and misery oozed from the soil. She galnced around, looking for the shadowy beings, but could see none of them. Best to check the houses, then...

Wen-Tsu wasn't helpless, but she knew she wasn't a moon-mallet master, mashing mindless monsters marching moon-wards, so she turned to the nearest person she shared a language with.

"Miss Emilia! Do you mind sticking with me as we look around? I'm not really a war-rabbit... I can't even summon a moon-mallet!"
That said, and if Emilia agreed, she crept forward to the nearest window, to take a peek inside.

The moon rabbit peered in the window at D13, ready to leap back at the first sign of trouble. She focused, and autocast regeneration II on herself as an incidental.

[UXLZ]

~~REDACTED~~

[UXLZ]

Wen-Tsu's request took a very slight duration to be processed by Emilia's brain, somewhat distracted as she was. She shakes her head to clear idle thoughts and tries to smile winningly. This needed focus, god only knows what was inside these buildings.

"Sorry, I was lost in thought. I'll protect you, don't worry."

It made sense. Anders and Moubu could obviously take care of themselves, and Jao must have been confident or he wouldn't have ran off on his lonesome.
Besides, like she'd let such an adorable creature...Person?... Person - be defenseless.

Emilia equips a Longsword, holding it in both hands.
Emilia follows Wen-Tsu, guarding her closely. Move to [E,13].

[Dwarmin]

Jao, action: one more circle, then open door at L5, go in, search! Call on ALL the fecking gods to help me!

"Come on, you feckers! You ain't bin much use to me recently like, help me find stone man, and help me not fall prey to no fecking eejits! Come on, oh gods, lest I never serenade you no more! Oh, bloody hell."

Needless to say, in this world, all prayers are eventually answered.

Random Pantheon 1d8=(1) Alteration
Random Alignment 1d9=(1) Lawful Good

While Jao has a dozen deities who sometimes amuse themselves with his pain, this time the Gnomish God Garl Glittergold-otherwise known as the The Joker, the Prankster, and Tricky Four G (hah)-seems to hear his fervent prayers. He hears a mighty squeaking voice in his mind.

Hey, you're not a real Gnome! Eh, close enough, right? You're like a Half-Gnome, which makes you only HALF appalLING. Get it? Hee hee! Figure you'd ask for help, so my advice is to lighten up and relax. Go to a party now and again, you know what I mean? Life isn't all about work. Don't worry, I'll be keeping an eye on from now on, friendo. We're gonna have TONS OF FUN! Also, try the cheese plate, it's excellent.

Wazoo!"

Jao's body takes on the consistency and texture of a gas cloud, filled with golden glitter and tiny ghostly bells, to the observation of the outside. He himself notices the world takes on a a ghostly hue-he can see both the place he came from and the place he is half transported to, which seems like some sort of massive after-life party hall.

Jao is invited to Garl's Glamorous Gala! (Insubstantial Boon, Duration ?)
Jao gains the Amused Attention of a Prankster God!

The target gains the ability to pass freely through all physical barriers as if they were unoccupied spaces. In addition, they gain the ability to freely move in any direction in both the horizontal and vertical planes at their normal non-magical speed (30' for most characters).

If concentration is interrupted or the boon ends while the target is inside of a solid structure, then the target is forcibly transported to the alternate plane they were traveling by way of at the time (typically the Astral or Ethereal plane).

The target becomes immune to all attcks that target either Evasion or Toughness, however, they also cannot deliver any attacks that target Evasion or Toughness.

He waves away an immaterial floating cheese plate offered by a Ghostly serving girl and hovers into the shack at L5, phasing right through the walls like some sort of gas cloud, or something.

Unfortunately it's empty. Except for all the bones. And the dancing girls!

This is getting confusing.

Moubu wasted no time, moving upwards towards the nearest hut and ripping the door open. As he moved though the village he once again started to call fourth from his inner well of vitality, heart beat increasing and metabolism rising as he started regenerating away all the little scrapes and bruises he might have gathered moving though the swamp.

Major action: Cast Regeneration I on myself using Alteration 3
Move action: Move to G3
Minor action: Open door and look around dat hut.

Moubu quite literally tears the door off, with flies away with sad little puff. There's no one inside, however, except for the dead. It seems a few of them quite literally died with their families, huddling together in death.

Quite grim, considering the content of the previous action.

...

Enter the hut with a door at L15. Just float through the wall at L14, and if the real Caern isn't there, keep walking past walls and check the hut with a door at M19.

Caern is disappointed to find that he is not actually a ghost, and cannot phase through real walls. So he's got all the drawbacks of being an illusion, with none of the benefits.

Bummer.

Also, there's no one in L15. Did I mention the bones?

Wen-Tsu shuddered slightly as the old sensations of bloodshed and misery oozed from the soil. She galnced around, looking for the shadowy beings, but could see none of them. Best to check the houses, then...

Wen-Tsu wasn't helpless, but she knew she wasn't a moon-mallet master, mashing mindless monsters marching moon-wards, so she turned to the nearest person she shared a language with.

"Miss Emilia! Do you mind sticking with me as we look around? I'm not really a war-rabbit... I can't even summon a moon-mallet!"
That said, and if Emilia agreed, she crept forward to the nearest window, to take a peek inside.

The moon rabbit peered in the window at D13, ready to leap back at the first sign of trouble. She focused, and autocast regeneration II on herself as an incidental.

Wen-Tsu's request took a very slight duration to be processed by Emilia's brain, somewhat distracted as she was. She shakes her head to clear idle thoughts and tries to smile winningly. This needed focus, god only knows what was inside these buildings.

"Sorry, I was lost in thought. I'll protect you, don't worry."

It made sense. Anders and Moubu could obviously take care of themselves, and Jao must have been confident or he wouldn't have ran off on his lonesome.
Besides, like she'd let such an adorable creature...Person?... Person - be defenseless.

Emilia equips a Longsword, holding it in both hands.
Emilia follows Wen-Tsu, guarding her closely. Move to [E,13].

Wen-Tsu is actually the person who finds Caern, Emilia close behind, alerting the rest of the group. He is definitely lying on the dirty floor curled up, as if asleep, and there is definitely a shadowy humanoid being hovering over him, sucking out his life-force.

Bummer.

This dark being speaks to Wen-Tsu from some place behind her actual sense of hearing.

"This one is ours. You would do well to flee. We will leave you the scraps."

...

Meanwhile, the Real(?) Caern, lying in the hut at C15 begins to regain consciousness. Sleeping here probably wasn't the best idea, in retrospect. Something seems to be happening...he is waking up from a horrible dream, where an evil doppleganger wearing his face was drawing his friends from the ship into a terrible trap...and finding reality is, that an shadow demon is floating above him, drawing something vital from his chest-and a Moon Rabbit is looking in the window at him with fear! He remembers her from the ship. And that one behind him, the swordswoman...?

Now, there are two Caerns! (Caellath controls both)

...

Anders is the only one who didn't join the wild Caern hunt, and as such he is the first person to notice four pillars of darkness congealing into existence at each corner of the village-B2, B23, O2, and O23. Tendrils seem to extend from the pillars, into more specific shapes...

Hmm, interesting.

[Caellath]

Surviving and making it to the shore had been quite a feat already, so Caern hadn't been too picky about where he'd get to sleep. That turned out to be a mistake, as he had the oddest of nightmares, so weird it seemed real. He suddenly woke up, eyes going wide open, only to notice reality itself was messed up.

He glanced at the rabbit—Wen-Tsu?—then stared at the demon floating above him, and it was obvious enough that something was really wrong. "What's going on here? What are you?" he asked, though not before deciding to act quickly against whatever the shadow being was doing before asking the Moon Rabbit what was going on. As far as he knew, good creatures didn't try to suck energy from your chest.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Real Caern:
Minor Action: Invoke Light 3 inside the hut, preferably right on top of the shadow demon.
Minor Action: Draw battle ax.
Major Action: Invoke Regeneration 3 boon.
Minor Action: Sustain Regeneration 3.
Move Action: Stand up (?), move away from the shadow and to H15.

Illusion Caern:
Move towards real Caern (I15).

[Dwarmin]

Posted for no reason! (No init until the shadow monsters leap out at you) ((Map not updated because combat hasn't started yet))

Spoiler: Big ol' map (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Map Legend (click to show/hide)

The land before you is pretty swampy, but it shouldn't affect your balance much-this place was once a village, the detritus of those that lived here, and the battle that ended them, is still strewn about. Several buildings of oblong, trunk-like shape lay about in rotting grandeur.

The greenery above is heavily festooned with jungle vines and branches-there are platforms above, that once allowed for easy traversal around the village, with ladders that once extended from the roofs of the buildings, but now they are all in a derelict state, traps for those with unwary footing.

B=Monkeybees! (if there's any around)
@=Our Heroes ((Caern, you can choose a color for your '@' or you can inherit Balecars cursed color blue.))
k=Frog Friend

One Hex=5 Ft
Movement speed for heroes=30ft a round

Grey: Pale, skinny swamp trees, with few leaves or handholds.. Very difficult to climb, requiring an agility check of 15 to reach the canopy.
Dark Brown: Log Branch Houses, with crudely carved windows and doors. Costs no extra movement to go through, if you have opened the way, otherwise it's a minor action to open them-unless they are being jammed shut in some way. Climbing on top of the houses is difficult due to their degraded state and height, requiring an agility check of 15.
Overhead: There is a dense mat of vegetation above your heads, both branches and vines-if you ascend to this level by climbing the trees or houses, you can move double speed at the cost of an agility check. An attack or rescue launched in this way would be potentially very effective, and quite comical. You can also rely on the platforms, which don't require any obvious check to move about, but are likely to be risky to step upon.

Weapon Ranges
Melee = Within your reach
Projectile = Weapon range (Disadvantage 1 per extra range increment)
Supernatural
1 - 3 = 25’
4 - 6 = 50’
7 - 9 = 75’

((Note: Map courtesy of http://inkarnate.com/
It's pretty useful.))

Wen-Tsu

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 31/31 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness= 10+2 (leather armor)=12
Evasion=  11+2 (leather armor)=13
Resolve=  14

Minor Action (Concentration)=None

Active Boons=None
Active Banes=None

Cinematic Effects
None

Active Effects/Abilities
Lucky: The Fey are so charming that even Death itself, sometimes turns his gaze. Once per day, an attack that would reduce you to less than 1 HP, reduces you to 1 HP instead. (Available)
Fey Aura: If you have a heart, she can touch it. Once per day, she can leverage her fey aura to turn an enemies mood in a certain way. (Available)
Innocent: Who could ever accuse a face like that of evil? Once per day, Wen-Tsu can leverage her innocence to turn an enemy and cause them to take pity on her. The enemy might choose to look the other way when you’ve done something illegal, forgive a debt you could never pay, or vouch in your favor before the authorities. (Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Sunrise Soup)=+5 HP and +1 Exhaustion Level, Lasts for 24 hours
Boon Focus (Regeneration): As long the moon shines, Wen-Tsu is a beacon of life. She never fails when casting the regeneration boon. She gains advantage 2 when casting it on multiple targets.
Fey Presence: Something about Wen-Tsu reveals her inherent supernatural nature through a visible manifestation. Maybe it's the ears. Occasionally she can use your supernatural presence to gain Advantage 1 to a Presence or Persuasion action roll. From time to time the same bonus become a Disadvantage 1 instead, depending upon the beliefs and opinions of those you interact with.
Attractive: Wen-Tsu is one cute moon-rabbit-woman thing. Whenever her attractiveness would play a role in a situation, she gains advantage 1 to any relevant action rolls.
Plant Growing: WIP

Equipped Weapon: Quarterstaff (Melee, Two-handed, Reach, Forceful, Precise/Banes: Knockdown)
Equipped Armor: Leather Armor (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Jao

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hit Points = 25/25 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness = 14+2 (leather armor)=16
Evasion =  15+2 (leather armor)=17
Resolve =  13

Minor Action (Concentration)=Regeneration II

Active Boons=Regeneration II (1d6)
Active Banes=None

Cinematic Effects
Shoddy Black Market Gear: In retrospect, Jao considers it was less a visit to the friendly merchant, and more like a mugging by daylight.

Active Effects/Abilities
Lucky: Jao might not believe in any Gods, but it doesn't hurt to ask, right? Once per day, in a moment of need, Jao can call on luck shine to upon him. What form of luck this takes is not entirely certain... (Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Lightning Reflexes I: Jao gains +1 Initiative from general feckishness.
Supernatural Focus (Voice, Enchantment): Jao's voice has power. Tiny, annoying power. He cannot use his Enchantment abilities without his voice, but when he does his dice are one level greater.
Well-Rounded: Jao knows everything about approximately nothing at all. Any time he makes a non-attack action roll with an attribute in which he has a score of 2 or less, he rolls an additional d20 and keep the highest of the two d20s.
Burp the Best, or Derp with the rest: Jao now grasps understands all reptilian languages with minimal effort. He gains advantage 1 when dealing with all the natives who speak froglish, or similar-for either general diplomacy or bardic abilities.

Equipped Weapon: Shortbow (Two-handed, Range 50, Precise, Swift 2/Banes: Slowed)
Equipped Armor: Leather Armor (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Emilia

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Hit Points = 33/33 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness = 13+4 (scale shirt)=17
Evasion =  15+4 (scale shirt)=19
Resolve =  16

Minor Action (Concentration)=None

Active Boons=
Active Banes=

Cinematic Effects
None

Active Effects/Abilities
Divine Intervention: Emilia hears the winding of distant horns and the flutter of wings-someone watches over her. Once per day, when Emilia is  subject to a Finishing Blow while her hit points are below 1, she automatically heals to a hit point total of 1. (Available)

Passives
Power Attack=Advantage 1 on all melee attacks (two handed weapon)
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Combat Momentum: When Emilia brings an enemy to zero hit points or less with a Might or Agility attack, she can immediately move up to her normal speed as a free action.
Dreams of Flying: Emilia gains a flight speed of 5’ added to her movement, a supernatural ability that cannot usually be dispelled.

Equipped Weapon: Longsword in both hands (One-handed, Versatile, Precise/Banes: None)
Equipped Armor: Scale Shirt (Toughness/Evasion +4)

Moubu

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Hit Points = 31/31 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness = 14+8 (Scalemail+Largeshield)=22
Evasion = 13+8 (Scalemail+Largeshield)=21
Resolve = 14

Minor Action (Concentration)=Regeneration I

Active Boons=Regeneration I (1d4)
Active Banes=Speed Penalty -5 (Armor)

Cinematic Effects
Literally Coated in Mud: Liberally and literally. Filthy Orc! STILL DIRTY!

Active Effects/Abilities
Inspiring Warrior: In the Karthela tribe to be great warrior and a great leader is considered one and the same. No matter how strong a warrior is if his fellows will not follow him into battle, he is powerless in war. No matter how inspiring he is if he can't lead his tribe in battle to crush a foe, he is not worthy to lead. Moubu brings these ethos of personal power and leadership forward. Once per day, if he makes a show of physical force, he can use his Might attribute for a Presence roll. If his Presence score is already equal to or greater than his Might score, he gets advantage 1 on the roll. (Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Battlefield Defender: Moubu smash! When Moubu uses the defend interrupt action, hs also deal damages to the attacker equal to the amount by which your action roll exceeds the attacker's roll
Defensive Reflexes II: Moubu has skin of iron! Any time he uses the Defend action, he gains advantage 2 on the action roll.
Effect: Moubu can craft delicious meals, much as if he took the cooking feat. These meals have tangible benefits, most providing a HP bonus for the next 24 hours, usually about +5 stacking per level. Among other benefits, depending on his ingredients!

Recipe List
+Bees and Beans
This tasty concoction is made of tangy Howler Bee meat and a generous portion of beans and bacon, among other bits and bobs of meat. It certainly fills up the belly, and toughens the constitution. Also gives you terrible gas.
Effect: +5 HP, Resistance +2 Defense vs Might Attacks (24 hours)

+Lampsur Fruit=
Sunrise Soup
Lampsur Fruit is not only delicious, but has amazing healing properties. Kai Warriors use this traditional dish to prepare for a long day of labors, or as a quick pick me up.
Effect: +5 HP (24 hours), Heals One Level of Exhaustion (Once a day)

+Wen-Tsu=
Tasty Rabbit Surprise
Those ears are really meaty!
Effect:

Equipped Weapon: Warhammer (Melee, One-Handed, Forceful/Banes: Knockdown)
Equipped Armor: Scale Shirt (Toughness/Evasion +6), Large Shield (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Anders

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Hit Points = 19/19 (+5 HP Bonus)

Defenses
Toughness= 10+2 (Leather armor)=12
Evasion=  15+2 (Leather armor)=17
Resolve=  12

Minor Action (Concentration)=Keeping the Illusion Caern 'Real'

Active Boons=
Active Banes=

Cinematic Effects
None

Active Effects/Abilities
Dagonspeak (Elder): Anders has practiced the ways of sneaking hidden charms and subliminal messages within everyday conversation. Twice per day, when he converses with an intelligent creature for at least five minutes, he can choose to learn one useful secret of the GM’s choosing about the creature.

Effect: He can now use Dagonspeak twice in one day, and he can ask a single specific question about an intelligent being he is interested in. (2 Available)

Passives
Well Fed (Bees and Beans)=+5 HP and +2 Defense vs Might Attacks, Lasts for 24 hours
Lethal Strike I: Anders gain Advantage I on his attacks when his target is caught off guard or otherwise unaware of the attack, or if his target is within melee attack range of an ally.
Evasive Footwork: When Anders moves from a space adjacent to an enemy to another space not adjacent to that enemy, the enemy does not get the usual opportunity attack.
Combat Momentum: When Anders brings an enemy to zero hit points or less with a Might or Agility attack, he can immediately move up to his normal speed as a free action.
Blessing of Mother Hydra: Anders heals particularly quickly when in saltwater (Regeneration I when at least half his body is in salt water), and can act as though he had Sylvan ally with regard to fish, aquatic reptiles, and creatures of dark and deep aquatic places. Granted, he's also automatically detested by dogs, cats, and most wholesome creatures that walk under the light.

Equipped Weapon: Dagger (One-handed, Precise, Swift 4, Range 25/Banes: Persistent Damage)
Equipped Armor: Leather Armor (Toughness/Evasion +2)

Caern

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Hit Points = 30/30

Defenses
Toughness: 15+2(Large Shield)=17
Evasion: 10+2(Large Shield)=12
Resolve: 15

Minor Action (Concentration)=None

Active Boons=None
Active Banes=None

Cinematic Effects
Totally not real, or is he?

Active Effects/Abilities
Resilient: Once per day, Caern can automatically succeed a Fortitude action roll of Challenge Rating less than or equal to 10 + twice his fortitude score. (Current Bonus=20, Available)

Passives
Beserking: As a free action on your turn, Caern may enter a rage. While raging, he has advantage 1 on his attacks. Additionally, if he is not wearing armor, all of his defense scores are increased by 5. If he takes three consecutive turns without making an attack roll against a creature, the rage ends. When the rage ends, he automatically suffers 1 level of the fatigue bane.
Natural Defense I (+2 Evasion/Toughness): When Caern is not wearing armor, he gains an armor bonus to hisToughness and Evasion defenses.

Equipped Weapon:
Equipped Armor: Large Shield (Toughness/Evasion +2)

[GiglameshDespair]

Oh, that was a shadowy... demon... thing. Wen-Tsu wasn't the best acquianted with evil beasts (prefering the noble men and women who slay them) but it seemed pretty obvious that the shadow wasn't probably the best person to leave the golem-man with.

"Oh, evil thing! I don't want your scraps... and it's rude to eat in front of guests, anyway!"
That 'witty' (Well, she wasn't at her best, alright?) repartee delivered, Wen-Tsu made a defiant gesture. The monster seemed to be made of dark...

So Wen-Tsu weaved light into the wooden hand erupting from the floor, making it more ethereal than mundane. The light of the air distorted and twisted, wrapping itself around the wooden hand grasping the shadowy thing and binding it to where it stood.
Use alteration to inflict Immobile on the shadow once mr golem has gotten clear, then move out the way of the heroic valkeryie's heroics by moving to D12

[lawastooshort]

"Ohhh not that eejit again. Half gnome! The bloody cheek, I'll- oooh, I feel funny. Like that time when- hmm, what was I doing? Let's see if..."

Jao concentrates hard, walks out of the hut, and tries to levitate directly 20 feet up.

From there, he presumably see the horrifying tendrils: OH DEAR GODS I must know something well-rounded about these awful feckers.

[UXLZ]

Emilia, noticing Wen-Tsu's slight withdrawal, understands that her short time as a guard had drawn to a close. Performing an acrobatic leap to crash through the window, she moves like swift wind towards the shadow monster's side, a single silver crescent slash to rend the darkness and cleave its neck in twain.

Emilia to a location adjacent the shadow being.
Basic attack, two-handed.

[Criptfeind]

Hearing that Caern had been found, Moubu made no waste in his time, long strides eating up ground as he swiftly made his way over to the hut.

"How is Caern doing? Can he walk? Fight?" Moubu asked, as he came up to the group, readying himself to fight off attacks from possible shadow beasts.

Minor action: Sustain Regeneration
Move Action: Move to E8
Major Action: Move to E13

Spoiler: Interrupt actions (click to show/hide)

Use Interrupt: Defend using might on any damaging/bane attacks that hits on allies but are below the enemies own armor.
Use Interrupt: Defend using might on any damaging attack that would down an ally so long as reducing the damage by (19-Ally AC) would stop them from being downed.
Use Interrupt: Defend using might on bane attacks that inflict: Blinded, Death, Dominated, Fear, Incapacitated 7 or 9, Stunned, or Stupefied that hit at 19 or lower.

I get advantage 2 on these defend actions. Advantage 3 if I can use my shield in my defense. Also can move 15 feet during it but idk how I'd plan that, I guess just move me if appropriate, I'm sure it'll be fine.

[Caellath]

"Yeah, I can walk. Probably fight too unless somethin' happened. What's this all about, by the way?" Caern replied as he stood up.