Tree Lords II

[JadedDM]

Lareth frowns and turns his nose up a bit at the odor. "I must admit...this is rather peculiar," he confesses. "Sometimes my people are forced to hunt for food, although we avoid it when all possible. But...we would never leave it to decay." He stares at the shrine a moment, as if willing himself to look through the walls themselves. "They may not be elves, but more draconians. The stealthiest among you should sneak up to the window and take a peak inside. I can cover you with my spells or my bow from here."

[Jenara]

"Babuskha and Jeremy should go. I'll wait here.." She pulls on the armor, "I can't help you much." Stabbing her Hoopak in the ground she waits.

[Breila]

Is the window low enough for Babushka to look inside at all?

[JadedDM]

(OOC: Yes, it is, if she stands on her tip-toes, at any rate.)

[agamotto]

"Sadly Miss Locky, I am not very good at sneaking." Jeremy whispers, "Just at surviving in the woods." Jeremy then readies his bow to help provide cover fire if it is needed.

[Jenara]

"Ok, well I guess I'll have to go then." Locky says with a shrug, walking as quietly as she can she heads over to Babuskha. "What can you see?"

[Breila]

"Locky, you're wearing armor, you can't be as quiet as I can" Babushka whispers to her friend. "I think I will be safer with you all firing at someone who sticks his head out, than with anyone coming with me."

She approaches the building as quickly and silently as she can. Below the window (so she can't be seen from inside), she first listens for any sound from within.

(Invisible castle is unavailable for me now, with my own dice, I rolled 17% for move silently and 12% for hear noise, if you want to trust me)

[Jenara]

"Don't get into any trouble without me." Locky says sadly as she heads back to the group and waits, a stone ready.

[JadedDM]

Babushka quietly approaches the shrine, making her way toward the window. Once under it, she can clearly hear the sound of eating--the smacking of lips, the cracking of bone, and so forth. Nobody is speaking, but there does sound to be a lot of eaters.

She gets up on her tip-toes and peeks into the window. Inside, she sees at least a score of elves. But they not very healthy looking. Their skin is rotting, their clothes are in tatters and they have dagger like sharp-teeth with long, pointed tongues.

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They seem to have caught a deer, killed it, dragged it here and are now in the process of tearing it to shreds with their claws and teeth.

As Babushka attempts to duck back down, her studded leather armor creaks. One of the creatures hears it and immediately turns toward the window, snarling. She ducks down quickly, but she can already hear the creatures getting riled up; she had been spotted.

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Babushka makes a Detect Noise check (1d100): 14, pass. She hears the sounds of eating.
Babushka makes a Move Silently check (1d100): 87, fail. Her armor creaks.

(OOC: When Invisible Castle is down, I always use my own dice.)

[Breila]

As fast as she can, Babushka rounds the corner of the apsis jutting out of the north face of the shrine, so she's covered from missile fire out of the window. Then she jogs over to her friends, all the way assuring she stays on a path where missiles from the window can't get at her.

When she arrives, she tells them, catching her breath: "If there is such a thing as zombie elves, that's what's made their home in there. A whole group of them."

[JadedDM]

Lareth appears baffled by Babushka's description. "Elf zombies?"

It's then the east door slams open and the creatures begin spilling out. They also begin emerging from a hole in the wall to the west. The Silvanesti's eyes widen and he draws his frostbrand. "Ghouls!" he warns. "Stay on guard, they have a paralyzing touch!" He steps forward. "Elves are immune; I'll hold them back as long as I can, the rest of you, open fire with everything you have!"

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(OOC: Actions and initiative for Round 1?)

[Jenara]

Hoopak wedged in the ground, Locky lifts her Symbol high in the air. "Paladine, drive back these foul creatures, send the souls of the elves to rest."

(Locky turns undead, if they are Ghouls. Ie 2HD they are turned automatically...)

[Breila]

Babushka retreats to stand next to Thuskar, then turns around drawing her short bow. Since she is probably not the first to shoot, she will aim at #3 who by then will have rounded the corner.

(OOC: Invisible castle is still down)

[HorizonsDream]

Imani quickly pulls out her bow, and takes aim at one of the ghouls (#1).

[agamotto]

OOC I can't get to Invisiblecastle right now, so Jaded, you will need to roll for me.

Jeremy attacks nuba 1.