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Solonchak, sensing that the tide of battle is turning, watches, hoping that Glottal Cha's brutal assault is enough to at least focus the Cadaver Man's attention on him, if not destroy it outright. He waits for a chance to take out something sharp, with which he will try to cut the bonds of the two prisoners and lead them away from the fight.
Glottal Cha levels a wicked chop into the side of the cadaver man's head, slicing a large chunk off the top of it's skull as Fernswalder continues to attempt to pull the threads of a spell together. Garrett closes with the Cadaver man, while Sytaz slinks closer to the entrance of the cave and Solonchak bends down to attempt to free the prisoners, with no sharp instrument at hand, he eventually decides to pulverize the rope, and after a few smashes of his good hand against the ropes and the trees the rope is tattered enough to break. While Solonchak is dealing with the ropes, the Cadaver Man seems to have actually felt the pain of it's previous death and flies into a rage. It begins to Flail wildly at its tormentor. The first attack deflects off of the armor, the second attack hits Glottal below the belt (roll knockdown test TN:3+DMG taken[8]=11). The third attack misses completely while the last attack harmlessly bounces off the armor.
roll extra d12
roll extra d12
miss
(average=hit)
Add to first 12 = 13 (average=hit)
add to second 12 = 18 (armor defeating)
Dmg
attack 1,
attack 2,
attack 4,
Hmm the dice coding is a bit rough, I tried to add the other 1d12 behind the first, but it didn't like that. I then misread the first one as getting a second 12 instead of seeing it was the original 12.
Glottal takes 8 total dmg. (Roll knockdown test versus TN 11) You can roll to avoid the blow at TN18. and take the strain of 1 for the attempt. It's a tough roll, and whether or not you make it you still take the strain.)
Sytåz begins to move into the cave as Fernswalder screeches, weaving his hands about, making whooshing noises and releases a flash of flame at the cadaver man. Almost at the same time, Garrett sinks his dagger into the backside of the construct. Glottal Cha lops the head off the cadaver man as it begins to fall.
Cadaver man attempts to attack Glottal Cha,
Initiative:
Solonchak gives a once over of the two captives he freed, they appear to be roughed up, but uninjured, perhaps a bit in shock.
Once the last of the cadaver men outside have been dealt with, Solonchak will go to the other 2 captives, free them, and check them out for wounds as well. He will tell the others he will look after the 4 woodsmen out here while they go into the cave, but if they need him, just shout and he'll get there ASAP.
As Sytaz leads the way into the cave, Solonchak moves to untie the other prisoners.
Those in the Cave:
Solonchak:
"The cadaver men attacked us as we were eating, we were surrounded and stood no chance as we were dropped into pure magical darkness, the humans were completely blinded and went down almost immediately, the orks and I didn't stand a chance after that. "
"On the way, the horse got spooked and kicked one of the cadaver men in the head, that caused it to fly into a rage, and it beat Geleem to death. Somehow the troll controlled the foul thing with a booming command, but it was too late. He then slit Geleem's throat, collecting the blood and removed some of his organs. He then bandaged the cadaver men's hands, to prevent future accidents. No more accidents occurred though, and when we arrived here, we were bound, while the troll went into the cave. An hour before you arrived, he took Tartuk and the horse into the cave. First we heard the horse scream in pain, then nothing until Tartuk screamed..."
Lintak pipes in: "You should go help the others. There's a lumberjack axe behind this tree, as I see you lost your weapon."
Geleem's story took a couple rounds, ask any questions you might have as well.
Garrett listens to Gram's tale, and then puts his hand on the obsidman's shoulder. "You did good," he praises his friend briefly. He nods at the dwarf. "But he's right. We have to get in there and put an end to this because this troll they're describing is gonna be worse."
Garrett takes his dagger out and tosses it down at Gram's side. "Once he has you untied, you start freeing all the others. Find a defensible position. If you see any sign that we're in bad trouble, then get these people towards town. It's that way." He'll turn and point in the proper direction, having been sketching a partial map and watching the landscape on the way to the point where they are now. "If it sounds like we're okay, wait for us to escort you back. Use your best judgment."
Turning to Solonchak, "Grab the axe. I'll see you inside."
With that Garret heads inside after the others.
With bow and arrow loose in one hand, Garrett catches up to the others. With a finger to his lips he motions them to remain silent. Then he points to the ground and then to himself, ending with a twiddle of two fingers to emulate walking.. signalling that he's going to walk ahead and stay here.
Then with no perceptable noise at all he starts to pad his way forward, not so much making it a hint of noise over the loose earth and stone under his feet.
He'll creep forward and see if he can spot the individual chanting.
CAVE
Those with heatsight:
At Glottal Cha's words, Garrett leans his bow up against the rocky wall, and hastily unslings his pack. Unlacing the top, he opens it up and withdraws a couple of torches. With a nod to Glottal Cha, "I'll carry one till we get around the corner and then toss it to the ground. Hopefully we'll be able to see well enough to fight. I can swing a sword, but its not my best weapon." He refers of course to the longbow
He turns to Fenswalder and whispers, "Duly noted friend, but I don't suppose you could light these fast? Save us messing with the flint?"
You get the torch lit
There's more movement in the pool as something rises from the pool, dripping a thick ichorous liquid the crimson color of blood. The creature towers more than the height of a troll, axes protrude from its arms, and as the construct stands, you see it stands upon a horses legs...
it suddenly sets in...
A Booming voice echoes through the cavern, "You're too late, I have given birth to a most beautiful creature, the infusion of man, beast and metal...I shall do the same to you once you fall to my "Beauty"