CH. 8: Proving Worth

[TristenC]

Grubnick attacks the caster with sling bullets. Haahque, maybe you should stay back and rest a bit.

[HorizonsDream]

Kendra follows after Perp, as there was no way she was getting to the alpha at this point. She makes sure to move behind the wolf before she attacks it with both of her swords.

[BishGada]

Tulbas feels so desperate. He has no chance of saving his sister. He just lost all his family. Defeated he lowers his head. But the image of Raetmal becomes so vivid now and with it the reality of scene around him fades away. He is no longer in the woods. That happened years ago... now it seems so far. And Raetmal... he is also dead. There is nothing left. With difficult Tulbas tries to remember where is he. It keeps slipping away... The agony... Suddenly he feels great fear. He is going to die too. He knows it for certain. Surprisingly, once he become certain of his death, he feels calm for the first time in days. He will soon meet his family...

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(OOC: You killed Sigbert! he was my charmed friend
And I'm curious, what spell was disrupted by Ismene attack? Can you tell or is it a secret?)

[chese780]

(OOC: Forgot I only had one with me xD I know I have the ability to use two, but I neglected to get the second one. Sigbert is not dead, he just fell. Attention to detail )

[Haahque]

"And let that bowman get the best of me?" Haahqae asks, confused "No way, I'm going back down there to show him who's the better archer once and for all." This he plans to do, descending the stairs one more time, but to his dismay, he can't see the archer, so he settles for shooting at whomever Ismene is fighting.

Action: move down the stairs again and shoot at staff wielder.

[djhyland]

Despite her experience with the guard, killing is something that Arulia still has little experience with. The feel of crushing the bowman's skull nauseates her, and it is all she can do to keep from retching at the sight of the bloody ruin she leaves behind. But the fight is not over, and there are still combatants who wish to see her dead, so she steels herself and carefully picks her way towards the staff wielder to attack her before she can cast another spell or turn on the gnome wizard.

(OOC: Arulia is attacking the staff wielder. And hey, Arulia is brutal when she has to be!)

[spyguy1503]

Ne-Chanz hacks the hell out of the enemy.

[JadedDM]

Haahqae, Arulia, Gobax, Felran and Ne-Chanz (Deserted Building)
(OOC: chese, why did you post an OOC comment but not anything in character? Well, I guess we're waiting on chese now.)

Kendra Greylock (Haven's Vale)
The battle goes well so far. Slinn manages to slash the pack wolf leader with his claws again and Tern throws a dagger at it, piercing its furry hide. Grev and Krup, however, are too busy fending off attacks from the others to get in a good blow. Despite this, the pack leader is in pretty bad shape and won't last much longer.

Perp and Kendra meanwhile, double-team the prone wolf on the right and wind up slaying it.

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Initiative
Kendra (1d10+5): 10+5 = 15
Krup (1d10+5): 10+5 = 15
Grev (1d10+3): 6+3 = 9
Tern (1d10+2): 9+2 = 11
Perp (1d10+6): 6+6 = 12
Slinn (1d10): 6
Dire Wolf 01 (1d10+6): 4+6 = 10
Dire Wolf 02 (1d10+6): 9+6 = 15
Dire Wolf 03 (1d10+6): 9+6 = 15
Dire Wolf 04 (1d10+6): 3+6 = 9
Dire Wolf 05 (1d10+6): 6+6 = 12

Round 2!

Slinn slashes at Dire Wolf 01 with his right claw [TN 13] (1d20): 16, hit for (1d4): 2 damage. He then slashes at Dire Wolf 02 with his left claw [TN 13] (1d20): 16, hit for (1d4): 3 damage. Dire Wolf 01 is now critically wounded.
Grev stabs at Dire Wolf 01 with his short sword [TN 13] (1d20): 4, miss.
Dire Wolf 04 snaps at Krup with its teeth [TN 12] (1d20): 7, miss.
Dire Wolf 01 snaps at Slinn with its teeth [TN 11] (1d20): 5, miss.
Tern throws a dagger at Dire Wolf 01 [TN 13] (1d20): 16, hit for (1d3): 3 damage. Dire Wolf 01 is now near death.
Perp stabs at Dire Wolf 03 with his spear while it is prone (+4 hit) [TN 13] (1d20+4): 10+4 = 14, hit for (1d8): 5 damage. Dire Wolf 03 is now seriously wounded.
Dire Wolf 05 gets back on its feet.
Kendra moves 55 feet to get behind Dire Wolf 03 and then slashes with her magic elven long sword (+2 hit/dmg) at Dire Wolf 03's backside (+2 hit) with great skill (+1 hit/+2 dmg) and strength (+1 dmg) [TN 12] (1d20+5): 15+5 = 20, hit for (1d12+5): 9+5 = 14 damage. Dire Wolf 03 falls. She then slashes her masterwork long sword (+1 hit/dmg) at Dire Wolf 04 with great skill (+1 hit/+2 dmg) and strength (+1 dmg) [TN 12] (1d20+2): 7+2 = 9, miss.
Krup slashes at Dire Wolf 01 with his long sword [TN 13] (1d20): 12, miss.
Dire Wolf 02 snaps at Grev with its teeth [TN 11] (1d20): 3, miss.
Dire Wolf 03 is down.
Tern throws a dagger at Dire Wolf 01 [TN 13] (1d20): 6, miss.

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(OOC: Actions for Round 3?)[/color]

Tulbas Erogund (Unknown location)
As Tulbas re-enters the real world, the pain all over his body returns, slowly at first, but growing in intensity. He wakes to find himself back in the same bed he was before, in the barracks. Every inch of him is in agony, but he is alive--the pain tells him that much, if nothing else. His father's words echo in his head--'As long as there is life, there is hope.'

At the moment, though, hope is in short supply. Although he is alone in the room, he is so weak he can barely move at all. When he does move, shockwaves of pain move through his body.

(OOC: It was a Sleep spell.)

[HorizonsDream]

"Perp, help the others," Kendra calls out as she moves behind the pack leader in hopes of finishing it off.

[BishGada]

Tulbas moral slightly improves as he recalls his father words. He open his eyes and slowly looks around the room tries not to move his head too fast so the pain is bearable.

[chese780]

(OOC: Had a headache, didn't want to do anything crazy.)

Felran moves towards the person holding the staff as well.

[JadedDM]

Haahqae, Arulia, Gobax, Felran and Ne-Chanz (Deserted Building)
While Ismene continues to fight with the mage, Leota, the sole histachii turns and starts slashing into the gnome's backside, leaving bloody claw marks alongside her back, causing her to scream out in pain.

Pen then cuts down the hand axe fighter with a mighty blow of his long sword, causing Leota to cry out. "Lindhart!" With a moment of reprieve from Ismene's attacks, she realizes only she and the histachii remain. "It doesn't matter," she proclaims. "By now the sound of fighting has been heard and the rest of us are ready for you. You'll never make it alive to Belzor. He will defeat your Dragon Queen, even if we don't live to see it. He will grow more powerf--" Whatever more she had to said is lost when she is nailed between the eyes by Gobax's slung bullet and goes down like a sack of potatoes.

While the others shuffle around, trying to maneuver around the grease without stepping in it, Haahqae and Yvette both fire at the histachii but miss. Seeing Leota go down seems to enrage the creature, and it screeches in fury.

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Initiative
Haahqae (1d10+7) 10+7 = 17
Arulia (1d10+7): 9+7 = 16
Gobax (1d10+6): 5+6 = 11
Felran (1d10+5): 10+5 = 15
Ne-Chanz (1d10+5): 4+5 = 9
Ismene (1d10+1): 1+1 = 2
Gregeddin (N/A)
Yvette (1d10+7): 9+7 = 16
Xyleena (N/A)
Pen (1d10+5): 3+5 = 8
Hand Axe Fighter (1d10+4): 6+4 = 10
Staff Wielder (1d10+1): 10+1 = 11
Histachii (1d10+3): 2+3 = 5

Round 4!

Gregeddin does nothing.
Xyleena draws her crossbow.
Ismene stabs at the Staff Wielder with her magic (+1 hit/dmg) dagger while inspired (+1 hit) [TN 13] (1d20+2): 4+2 = 6, miss.
Histachii turns and slashes at Ismene with his right claw from behind (+2 hit) [TN 11] (1d20+2): 20+2 = 22, critical hit! for (2d3): 3 damage. He then slashes at Ismene with his left claw from behind (+2 hit) [TN 11] (1d20+2): 12+2 = 14, hit for (1d3): 2 damage. Finally, he bites at her from behind (+2 hit) [TN 11] (1d20+2): 6+2 = 8, miss. Ismene is now seriously wounded.
Pen swings his long sword at Hand-Axe Fighter with great skill (+1 hit/+2 dmg) against his chain mail (-2 hit) while inspired (+1 hit) [TN 13] (1d20): 18, hit for (1d8+2): 6+2 = 8 damage. Hand-Axe Fighter falls.
Ne-Chanz has no target in range.
Hand-Axe Fighter is down.
Gobax moves 10 feet down the stairs and then slings a bullet at the Staff Wielder from higher ground (+1 hit) with excellent aim (+2 hit) while inspired (+1 hit) [TN 12] (1d20+4): 12+4 = 16, hit for (1d4+1): 3+1 = 4 damage. Staff Wielder falls.
Staff Wielder is down.
Felran moves around the grease to reach Staff Wielder.
Arulia moves toward the Staff Wielder but cannot reach her as Felran is in the way.
Yvette fires a crossbow bolt over Pen's head at Histachii from behind (+2 hit) while inspired (+1 hit) [TN 14] (1d20+3): 2+3 = 5, miss.
Haahqae moves down the stairs and fires a sheaf arrow at Histachii from his short bow with excellent aim (+2 hit) while inspired (+1 hit) [TN 11] (1d20+3): 4+3 = 7, miss.
Pen has no target in range.

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(OOC: Actions for Round 5?)[/color]

Kendra Greylock (Haven's Vale)
The pack leader, grievously wounded and noticing one of his packmates have already fallen, thinks better of this fight. He turns and flees, tail between his legs and whimpering in pain and fear. Before long, two other wolves lose their will to battle and run after their leader. The last one remaining is cut down by the draconians before Kendra even gets a chance to attack.

"That's right, you better run!" Slinn calls after them, laughing in victory.

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Initiative
Kendra (1d10+5): 10+5 = 15
Krup (1d10+5): 9+5 = 14
Grev (1d10+3): 4+3 = 7
Tern (1d10+2): 6+2 = 8
Perp (1d10+6): 5+6 = 11
Slinn (1d10): 7
Dire Wolf 01 (1d10+6): 1+6 = 7
Dire Wolf 02 (1d10+6): 7+6 = 15
Dire Wolf 04 (1d10+6): 2+6 = 8
Dire Wolf 05 (1d10+6): 7+6 = 13

Round 3!

Dire Wolf 01 makes a morale check [TN 5] (2d10): 11, fail. Dire Wolf 01 turns and flees 180 feet northward (off map).
Grev stabs at Dire Wolf 02 with his short sword [TN 13] (1d20): 13, hit for (1d8): 8 damage. Dire Wolf 02 is now moderately wounded.
Slinn moves 5 feet north and slashes at Dire Wolf 05 with his right claw [TN 13] (1d20): 5, miss. He then slashes at Dire Wolf 05 with his left claw [TN 13] (1d20): 12, miss.
Dire Wolf 04 makes a morale check [TN 5] (2d10): 11, fail. Dire Wolf 04 turns and flees 180 feet northward (off map).
Tern throws a dagger at Dire Wolf 05 [TN 13] (1d20): 16, hit for (1d3): 3 damage. Dire Wolf 05 is now lightly wounded.
Perp moves 20 feet east and stabs at Dire Wolf 02 with his spear [TN 13] (1d20): 19, hit for (1d8): 2 damage. Dire Wolf 02 is now seriously wounded.
Dire Wolf 05 makes a morale check [TN 3] (2d10): 15, fail. Dire Wolf 02 turns and flees 180 feet northward (off map).
Krup moves 5 feet north and then 15 feet east and slashes at Dire Wolf 02 with his long sword [TN 13] (1d20): 16, hit for (1d12): 12 damage. Dire Wolf 02 dies.
Dire Wolf 02 is dead.
Kendra has no target.
Tern has no target.

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(OOC: End combat)[/color]

Tulbas Erogund (Unknown location)
The room looks no different from last time he was here, although he is alone this time. No guards stand sentry and nobody else is in the beds.

[TristenC]

Grubnick begins binding Xyleena's wounds while he can still help her. Finish him quickly so we can get you guys patched up before more come... Felarn, Arulia, can you cover Ismene?

[OOC: Just want to check, who all has been injured? Ne-Chanz, Xyleena and the gnomes? Anyone else?]

[Haahque]

"Ismene!" Haahqae, his next arrow already nocked, notices Ismene get torn into viciously by the Histachii. Letting the arrow loose to strike down the vile creature who did such a think, Haahqae makes his way around the grease (or in it if need be) to get over to the wounded gnome. "Are you alright?"

Action: Shoot at Histachii then move to Ismene.

[HorizonsDream]

Kendra cleans off her swords, and places them back around her waist where they belong. "They must be hungry," she says mostly to herself. "Should we continue our search?"