Please stop antagonizing the beast. Let's get to the Mill!
Teeth gritting from the intensity of the situation, Rhen isn't about to give up. He steps out of cover again and fires another arrow at the flying dragon.
Then he hunkers back down under cover again.
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Darius sights his bow, grits his teeth and let's loose another missile. He then gets back behind cover.
Zat thinks to himself Theseguysareallgonnagetthemselveskilled!
Ragar. Let's. Go. Without. Them. Zat visibly calms himself before talking he's so amped up
Gilandiril smiles and claps Adrick on the back as he joins the companions on the wall.
"It's good to see you on your feet, friend dwarf. You have Zatqualmie to thank for that."
Watching the dragon fly away from the town, Gilandiril nods in satisfaction, allowing himself the faintest hope for the first time over the course of this long night.
Perhaps we can prevent my vision from coming to pass after all.
Then, seeing the burned bodies of the dead and hearing the tortured cries of the wounded, his hope turns to anguish.
"My Lady, surely you did not guide me to Greenest just so I could bear witness to its destruction," he mutters bitterly.
Realizing he cannot help the injured or the dying, he descends the stairs to the outer bailey, joining Ragar and Zatqualmie.
"Yes, we should go to the mill. I assume you know the way, Ragar, since this is your home. No one else will die tonight if I can help it."
Come, then...to the mill!
Zat pokes his head up from behind the crates he was hiding behind.
Oh. It. Flew. Away. he says slowly okwellletsgetgoingyouheardtheman! and he follows Ragar towards the mill
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Leaving the mill safely it is 1000 ft. to the mill. The raiders are still very busy. Upon reaching the mill you see 6 kobolds busily setting fire to the mill.
The mill is a simple rectangular barn, about 40 feet long and 20 feet wide, with an attached exterior office. The long side of the building away from the stream has barn doors and a two-part door, and the two short walls have windows. These openings are closed, but none are locked or barred.
Adrick nods to Gil as he approaches the squirrely Gnome and pats his back hard. "Thank ye boy-o. You're a friend to this dwarf from now on. Uh...what was yer name again?"
He then joins Ragar toward the mill.
Zat says ohitwasnothinganyonewouldadoneitforanyoneelseiwasjustbeingfriendlybutthanks *breath* Thanks. I'm Zat.
Rhen seeks out some arrows to restock his quiver before setting out to the mill (if he can).
Once at the mill, spotting the kobolds, he says, "Just six kobolds? I expected more of a production out of this considering how well a mill should burn. Keep alert for any one else, like the humans or someone looking like they're in charge of this lot. And let's stop them before the flour dust catches fire!"
Rhen wastes no further time but starts to open bow fire at the kobolds.
Keeping his distance from the kobolds, Gilandiril casts Ray of Frost at one of them.
Ragar moves in and attacks the nearest Kobold.
Darius considered the kobolds. He picked out one of them and fired.
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Darius lines up his shot and quickly executes a kobold.
Ragar rushes forth and swings mightily only to have the kobold dodge out of the way at the last moment.
Two Kobolds close in on ragar and attempt to stick him full of dagger shaped holes
hit
miss
One kobold fires a slingstone each at Darius, Gil, and Rhen
Darius miss
Gil hit
Rhen miss
Adrick (please post round 1 and round 2)
Rhen returns fire at the kobold who throw a sling stone at him, killing him in one shot.
Gil misses his ray of frost
Zat (please post round 1 and round 2)
Zat shoots his little shortbow at a kobold [preferably one engaged in melee]
Zat shoots his little shortbow at a kobold [preferably one engaged in melee]
Rhen sees Ragar hit and shouts, "Who has the potions? Better get them ready". Meanwhile, he fires another shot at the kobolds around Ragar (if any are left, elsewhere as needed).
The storm inside the cleric pushed him into the fray. With a heavy blow he cracked the skull of a kobold like it was an egg. It happened so fast it felt like he wasn't in control of his actions...
The battle still raged and more enemies stood so Adrick would fight. He strode to the next beast and swung his weapon in a high over-hand chop.
"I'm running a bit low on arrows here!"
Darius targets the kobold who tried to hit him with a stone, sending an arrow right at its throat.
"I should have grabbed some at the keep," he lamented.
Ragar pulls back from the kobolds, certain to make sure that he wards off any attacks in the process. He rips a piece of cloth from his shirt and begins to staunch his multiple wounds.
The mill fire is a deception. Finish them!
A character who drinks the magical red fluid in this vial regains 2d4 + 2 hit points. Drinking or administering a potion takes an action.
"Quick, everyone, be sure no one else is here. We need to get to the temple."
Ragar chugs a potion of healing, with a nod.
Gilandiril wipes the blood from his eyes with the corner of his stormcloak, gratefully accepting one of the potions Governor Nighthill gave them.
“Thank you Darius. Those sling stones hurt more than you might think.”
He gives the vial a quick shake, watching as glimmering amber light dances within the crimson liquid, before downing it in one swallow.
“Why would the kobolds pretend to set fire to the mill?” he wonders aloud, as the rejuvenating magic of the potion works its way through his veins. “Unless their intent was to lure townsfolk here and kill them while they attempted to douse the flames...”
He scans the area warily, looking and listening for any signs of other raiders.
"That, or they wish to draw attention away from the temple. We need to hurry."
Follow me! Zat says as he begins moving towards the temple!
I agree. Let's move! The guard will be along soon to back us up here.
Rhen goes up to the doors of the mill for his part in performing a quick check to see that the place is reasonably secure. He opens one of them, hoping that the raiders haven't already destroyed the town's food supplies.
Adrick follows the others to the temple.
Rhen does his damnedest to shut that door again! He runs back to get some distance between himself and the cultists (who are doubtlessly about to pour out of there).
"It's a trap! They're waiting to ambush the militia!"
"I miss my books," Darius said with a putapon sigh as he drew his bow and prepared to shoot the first thing to show its face.
Ragar spins on his heels, draws his Battle Axe and proceeds to the doors of the temple. He smiles a toothy grin.
Remember, let's keep one alive.
Zat tries to find a nice spot to hide
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Upon Ragar running into the mill, the cultist are shocked that Ragar seems to know they are there, all 12 of them. Half wear chail shirts, the other half wear leather armor.
One in leather drops down and is met with Darius arrow, falling hard to the ground at Ragar's feet.
Initiative Order
Darius, Adrick, Zat, Guards, Cultist, Ragar, Gil, Rhen
6 Guards, 5 Cultists left who are still in the loft of the mill.
Adrick will rush in and smash one.
Darius starts to fire an arrow, but is startled by the sheer magnitude of enemies in front of him and his shot goes wide.
Zat fires an arrow from his hiding place
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Ragarwatchoutthereisabunchofthem!
At Rhen’s warning, Gilandiril curses under his breath, muttering, "…and all burning Hell breaks loose," as he turns back toward the mill.
Then, as Adrick and Ragar engage the would-be ambushers at the mill’s entrance, Gilandiril attempts to thin the enemy ranks from a distance, aiming his staff at the nearest attacker and shouting, "Templa en ringw’isilme!"
Rhen makes his way closer to Gilandiril. "They're brave, but that's probably going to get them killed. We are badly outnumbered."
He does his best to find a target and takes a shot.
Help is on the way!
Ragar attacks the nearest enemy without completely entering the mill. If that is not possible because the guards and cultists remain inside, then he will enter and move slightly to one side so as not to provide cover for the enemy from his ranged allies.
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Darius launches another arrow, finding it go wide.
Adrick rushes in and misses the guard with a mighty swing from his warhammer.
Zat's tiny arrow plunges through the chain rings in the armor of one of the guards.
Guards jump down to attack Adrick
hit
miss
miss
the other cannot attack as there is not enough room, but one attack is enough as a spear glances off Adrick's shield and takes a chunk out of the side abdominal of the dwarf.
Cultist have no room to do anything
Ragar drops another one of the guards.
Gil can't seem to get a clear shot and takes a fast shot, a tiny bit of frost appears on the mill's walls.
Rhen's shot goes wide.
Initiative Order
Darius, Adrick, Zat, Guards, Cultist, Ragar, Gil, Rhen
4 Guards, 5 Cultists left who are still in the loft of the mill.
Zat fires his bow and moves into a new hiding place
but his shot goes wide.