"Surely you do not intend to deprive a man of his walking stick do you?"
Fine Mr ambassador - she say with a condescending tone. She accompany you in, and something that you immediately notice is that your steps are noisy while the ones of the goblins are not (basically the floor crack with every step)
She lead you to the dinner room, where the goblin servants were joking and doing silly stuff until she *AHEM* them, then the servant make the corresponding preparation for you.
The king and the dinner will come soon - In the meantime, there is an apperitive for you already served.
"Well, this is quite an interesting appetizer. Very...aromatic."
"Almost painfully so." Sven says, his powerful sense of smell recoiling from something even the human senses found pungent.
Ok, You accompany Vendrick until King Kayiqard arrives. He is a finely clothed scrawny goblin in his middle ages, he have small green eyes and his mannerism are not the ones of a Typical goblin, he seems more focused and aware of his surrounding.
After a time he ask to speak with the ambassador alone. You are instructed to wait in a small courtyard. When you arrive there is a unusual goblin there, his yellow skin contrast with the more green one of Tuskeep's goblins, a messy black hair and patch that cover one of his eyes make him look way wilder than the somewhat tamed goblins of the city. He is eating some meat, and smile amply when you arrive, He finish eating and leave, leaving you alone in the moon illuminated courtyard.
Vendrick finds the King's request somewhat worrisome but as he is in no real position to refuse, follows.
"Wonder what his deal was?"
Kayikard: I will be direct If you don't mind, I want that the relation our cities have remain in the same terms. There will be changes though, but we don't want you distrust us for them, we will do anything to show our good intentions and to appease any suspiciousness.
Desmond smiles amicably.
"Well, I'm sure that we have no reason to be suspicious. It's only natural that a new leader would have different priorities and desires from the previous one."
"Depends on the changes and your ability to show your good intentions." Vendrick says coolly.
"We have no preordained wishes to break our alliance. That lies solely on what actions you take hereforth."
Kayikard:The responsibility is not only in us, the issue witht the traitor that is hidden within Aldwall territory still remains
Kayikadrd:But I'm sure, Aldwall will fulfill his promises, after all, besides the friendship among our people it is also a matter of security, who knows what kind of chaos would have been if the conspirators would have been successful in crowning their own king
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Meanwhile in the small backyard, Desmond eyes and Sven sensible nose detect a suspicious movement. In the distance, some shadowed individuals take advantage of a shift change of the castle guards to jump the walls as if they were nothing and climb the donjon almost as if they could walk in the vertical surfaces, they will soon will reach a window near the room where Vendrick and King Kayikard are.
"What the hell?"
"Desmond, you see that? We need to make a move. Them killing Kayiqard might be good for everyone but they'll get Vendrick in the cross fire."
Sven quickly changes to Speed mode (Gore + 10 ft. Speed) and races to the room by the fastest route possible.
"Now I wish I had made an excuse to keep my sword. I should've said I'm allergic to silverware, and need to cut my food with a katana."
Desmond tries to keep up with Sven, but quickly falls behind.
"Alright, you...you go on ahead, Sven. Scaly and I will *huff* watch your back...*pant*"
"The traitor within Aldwall is being taken care of." Vendrick says with no small degree of ambiguity.
"Rest assured your Majesty, our most able people are on top of the situation."
The king remind Vendrick several times that he represents stability from Tuskeep and Aldwall while the future of the friendship between the two cities would have been compromised if the killers of the former king would had succeeded. The plotters are dangerous he say.
You both keep talking a little more until a cry of pain can be heard just outside the door, once and then another one until the door get shattered by the impact of a flying goblin guard, the poor guard strikes the floor and agonize.
What!??!, Guards! guards!... - the king shouts loud while looking for cover under the dinner table.
In the entrance, 5 goblins assassins dressed in black are ready to jump on you.
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Meanwhile, Desmond and Sven travel through the 15 ft wide hallway just in time to look how a goblin dressed in black strikes (with empty hands) a goblin guard and send him against the door shattering it in the process.
Sven can reach the attackers in one move, desmond would need a double move (or a charge, assuming big Sven is not blocking the way).
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To give more details, two attackers wilds small swords (or long knifes), one use a chained-sickle, the other a pair of tiger-claws, and the last one is unarmed.
Sven will move to the right side of the hallways so Desmond has room to charge, then GROWS HUGE and charges in to take a bite outta crime, then buries his tusks in the goblin's stomach once he's latched on.
"Excuse me, but you're not on the guest list!"
Desmond sizes up whichever goblin is closest to the door, then runs forward and hits him with a leaping kick.
"Hiyah!!"
Vendrick narrows his eyes.
"Worry not your Majesty, my bodyguards and I are more than equipped to handle this rabble."
"Lenca! Uden!" Vendrick cants with a quick hand sign. An ephemeral pulse of magic ushers forth from him.
u_u (staggered characters can't 5 ft right?), then
D:
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Everyone get slowed, The sword guys fail to cast spells, the chain guy trip Desmond and the claw guy hit sven (fort save DC 15). Scaly is still not there.
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FOrtitude DC 13 for half.
Sven roars and mauls the Claw guy, stepping in on the casters if they drop.
THat is 1 point of str damage, since the other ray missed. Desmond and vendrick turn.
Desmond gets back up and punches the guy that tripped him.
The two sword goblins (one injured) move toward the king and Vendrick. The chain goblin have a broken rib but he keeps on fighting
"Uh oh." Vendrick steps back and suddenly throws a burst of shining dust at the goblins.
"HA HAAAAAAAA!" He says with a flourish
That leaves two slowed, blinded and very afraid goblins.
Sven steps in, assuming he can squeeze through the doorframe, and mauls another goblin.
"Surrender now and I'll show you mercy!"
Scaly charges in to nom a Goblin.
"Unfortunately for you guys, I'm not so good at being merciful."
The goblin guard arrives just when Desmond breaks the goblin throat, leaving one of them remaining. They subdue the survivor
The king: Take him to the dungeon, we have to make him talk! - He say to his guards.
The king then turn to you:I will make you are escorted to the embassy and we will triple your security