"Your supposed to fire arrows from behind my shield, cousin!"
Aux blocks the doorway and attacks the creature.
Handaxe (+1) S
Farid attacks the one that bit Bhoors!
Greataxe
Axe Damage
"I'm supposed to be the delicious one. Three out of four dangerous monsters agree!"
From behind the others' backs, Serila tries to aim an orb of acid at the northernmost enemy.
"I had more faith in your heroic charge than theirs. Lesson learned."
RUthviren brings his pole-arm to bear on the creature that Bhoors did NOT shoot.
Bhoors fires a shot into the foul creature as he retreats and the Auxavier and Farid rush to fill the hole chopping as they come. Both axes hit the creature with Farid's swing removing the things head.
Ruthviren tries to join the fray and swings his hammer at the other one but only hits the door jam in stead. Then Serila shoots a blob of acid at it and hits it in the chest. It howls in pain as the acid burns and blisters it's pale skin.
The creature hisses then lashes out at Farid with is foul claws and putrid fangs. The claw are parried by the Barbarian's ax but it leaves an opening for the creature to bite Farid on the arm. The barbarian grimaces with the pain and begins to feels his body tense up but shakes the effect.
Monsters
Ruthviren
Farid
Bhoors
Serila
Auxavier
In the rear of the room the green tinted smoke swirls near two dead bodies and they begin to move getting to their feet slowly.
"Farid, you overswung, everything with teeth seems to have a taste for your sweet meat!"
Handaxe (+1) S
Bhoors shoots another pair of arrows at the creature. He calls out as he sees the undead rising in the next room. "We have more company . . . dead company."
CONTINGENCY PLANNING
If Aux and Bhoors take down the nearest opponent, Roo will move into the room (the space just above the sarcophagus, just to the right of "15") and ready an attack against the first opponent that reaches his range:
If it is still active and moves through to attack him, here's his AoO
If, however, the one by the door is still up, he will attack it through cover:
Farid growls as he is bitten, "That's more like it, now I'll bite you back!" He attacks.
Greataxe
Axe Damage
Bhoors aim is true and Auxavier chops into the creature and it falls to the strikes. Farid swings at it as it falls but misses.
Ruthviren marches into the room ready for more to come.
Serlia stands in a daze watching the bloody battle before her.
The two new risen creature rush forward to attack Ruthviren. But the warrior grins as he quickly destroys the first. But the second is unfazed and lunges at Ruthviren with a bite attack. The fangs of the beast sink into the warrior's arm. And the muscles in his body begin to tighten and he is unable to move.
Monsters
Ruthviren
Farid
Bhoors
Serila
Auxavier
Bhoors snarls and fires a pair of arrows at the creature.
Ruthviren reacts with such speed to the two attacking creatures that his hammer is a spinning blur, smashing limbs and sending one of the foul beast flying landing on it's back never to get up again.
Ruthviren
Farid
Bhoors
Serila
Auxavier
Bhoors looks about what could only be called a slaughter house. He searches for any sign of the children and then for anything useful or interesting.
After looking about he looks at the others. "There is more going on here than just kobolds. If the kids are free perhaps we can make this kobold's deal. He might know where some of the falling anvils are. Do you think the kobold is honest Serila?"
You search the room but find nothing of value beyond a few gold pieces (6) and worn weapons (all small sized - javelin, spear and leather armor) used by the kobold that was being eaten by the creatures as the group entered the room. No sign of the children passing through this room can be found either.
"I think he is," Serila tells Bhoors, "and if we can help them, I hope we can make them change their ways for the better."
Serila turns to the kobold. "Lead us downstairs, so we can find the children and also help your people."
"The idea is not to let them bite you!"
Handaxe (+1) S
Farid shrugs but gets angry as he considers the situation, "Why were the children taken in the first place!"
He calms down for a moment, "Not that we won't help you but taking them is what created this mess in the first place".
"Lead on.."
"Taking the children is something they will have to atone for. I believe the first step in their atonement should be aiding us in securing the safety of the children. We'll see about the next step afterward."
The hunched back kobold cowers away from Farid as he asks his question then tells the group in broken common that the king of the kobold tribe, Merlokrep, wanted the small pink-skins for a sacrifice. The king is desperate because the tribe is slowly being killed off due to the evil that lurks below deep below their warren.
He also says that he was going to try to challenge the king for leadership of the tribe but you killed all of the warriors that would help him take the crown and help his tribe. He is will to help you find the children if you can help him kill the king and let the tribe flee from this cursed place.
The children where chased up to this level of the ruin.
"Right. SO we find the kids on this level and get them out. Then, we can come back and deal with this kobld king."
Through the double doors south then?
Farid considers the Kobold's answer and request. "We will help, I suppose had you come to the village for assistance they would not have listened to you..."
"Sadly that is true, but kidnapping children was not an answer either, it would have been far better for you to let the children escape and fill them with information about kobolds below, then we likely would have been sent here to end the threat."
"But how were they to know a band of kind strangers would be sent, instead of a band of hate fueled warriors wanting to deal with those who kidnapped their children?" Serila asks Auxavier.
"Kidnapping children is never good though, and this current kobold king certainly has to be removed from power if he runs the place by sacrificing others."
Bhoors looks to the kobold, "Is south the only way from here. What is beyond the door?"
The kobold looks up at Bhoors. "Eating area that way and crypt also."
"South but it will be a fight," he says to his friends. He looks again to the kobold, "You wish us make you king? Do you have any allies?"
Bhoors readies his bow and arrow.
Farid shrugs at Bhoors comment, "I am not one to shy away from a fight, better head on than having them sneak around us".
The group gathers their gear and heads south out of the slaughterhouse through a set of double doors. Right as Farid opens the door a high pitch scream of a young woman and the sounds of battle can be heard from the west.
SOuth and to the West!
"The sound of a young woman. By Ole Deadeye we might save the children yet." Bhoors moves to the turn in the corridor and looks west.
Serila hurries after Bhoors, her dancing lights floating in front of her.
"Hurry!" she tells the others.
The group charges down the hallway toward the sounds of combat with Serila's light leading the way. They come to the end of the hall and it splits into two passages. They hear the battle coming from the southern passage as they look south see a dim light ahead of them as well as forms moving in the low light.
Three large stone tables stand in the middle of this room, while the long benches that once stood next to them have been knocked askew
and overturned. Squaring off with a large group of kobold warriors is a young half-elf girl with a chair leg and a sweaty, moon-faced little halfling wielding a small kitchen knife.
Bhoors barks at the Kobold next to him, "Order them to surrender or die." He then nocks a set of 2 arrows and aims for the kobold closest the children.
"Farid, Aux, Roo can you guys shove your way in and give the kids room to fall back." Bhoors calls out in the hopes the others can give the kids a chance to escape.
"Aux, Farid, get the two right in front of you! I'll follow up and take the one to the left!"
Farid charges into the fray attacking the one that Aux suggested!
Greataxe attack
Greataxe Damage
Serila turns toward the the cooperative kobold. "Tell them to stop fighting. Quick!"
Bhoors fires two arrows into the room hitting the kobold fighting the young girl. She turns her head to look where the arrow came from and gives the group a smile.
Farid charges into the room slahing at a kobold near the doorway with his greataxe but the creature is able to deflect the arc of the axe to prevent a lethal strike and the axe sinks into its leg.
With Bhoors and Serila urging the hunched back blue kobold steps up to the front an speaks in a language none of you understand.
The other kobold pause for a second while still holding their spears toward the halfing and young half-elf girl.
Bhoors
Ruthviren
Farid
Serila
Auxavier
Monsters
Serila starts casting a sleep spell when she sees not all of the kobolds stop fighting.