>>5190332>17 for Paladins' <Detect Evil Outsider>“Aye,” says the other man, almost too quiet to hear.
“Is it one,” Innes asks, “or two?”
“…Was one. Now… More. Two at least. One is faint, very faint.”
“One is above us,” Innes notes.
“Aye,” the other Paladin agrees.
They slow. With a start, you realize they are AWARE the mantis-demon is hunting them… And they are ready for it, or at least believe you are. Worse, by their words, you know that they sensed your approach, and that of Brezzog, though it’s evident it is a vaguer sense their feeling for the mantid. You could still ambush them—probably take one of them out, maybe his gryphon as well—but could you handle both?
‘Or we could go back an’ get Roth an’ the hound,’ Irinnile suggests, her tone lapsing into hysteria at the thought of battling two great chimeras and their well-armed demon-slayers alone. ‘Y-yeah! Let’s do that, huh, Hotstuff?’
What do you do?
>Attempt assassinate one of the paladins, and draw their fire—maybe the mantid will take advantage of the opening?>Return to Roth and Brezzog, and coordinate an organized assault>Wait for the mantid to attack, and to draw the Paladins’ attention, and then backstab them when the risk is reduced>Assume a less conspicuous guise, with no lisp, and create a distraction as an apparent innocent>This is an unnecessary risk—intercept the demon above, and warn it that the Paladins have detected its presence and that it should leave with you>Write-in 