The first bandit out the door is clearly taken by surprise as he comes out the door, Trelck's axe burying itself deep into his belly, spilling blood and ichor all over the porch moments before the bandit collapses onto it.
The second bandit fares no better, nearly tripping over the body of his fallen comrade. The moment he takes to recover is all it takes for Drew's arrow to find its mark, the tip entering through the back of his neck. Trelck sees the arrowhead pierce through the bandit's throat before he takes another step or two and falls onto the steps of the back entrance.
Lots of shouting is heard in the lodge now, so much that it's hard for you to be sure what's being said, but it's most definitely sure that the jig is up.
Wildir gets out an alchemist fire ready to toss as he tries the western door.
Wildir, as you turn the knob on one of the two doors leading outside the western entrance of the building, the opposite door flies open and half-orc woman with a hand crossbow rushes past you!
Out of the corner of her eye, she notices the large druid, turning and firing a hand crossbow in his direction as she continues rushing toward the larger battle!
The bolt flies wide, though, embedding itself into the wood above Wildir's head.
Drew turns and aims for the 1/2 orc with the crossbow while still trying to remain hidden
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Trelck simply blinks as the second bandit falls, training kicking in as the dwarf searches for the next target.
Sensing that it is better to let the fight come to him Trelck moves so that he is standing beside the doorway, not in front of it. Hoping to use bandit bodies as a lure for more, axe in hand.
Sondergang give out a cry of "Torags Doom upon Ye" and calls the gods Blessing down on his comrades..
Frowning at the bolt stuck into the wood near his head, Wildir tosses his spear after the orc.
Wildir's attempt at returning the half-orc woman's favor meet with failure as the spear falls short, the snap-throw arcing higher than intended and embedding itself into the ground.
The next bandit out the door is also met by Trelck's axe, but unfortunately, he can only swing so many times in the short few seconds he has available. The gap in time allows a half-dozen more bandits to flood out of the cabin, with three of them setting up to nearly surround Trelck's position, each of them taking their own swing in turn while the other three raise shortbows to take shots at Drew.
Trelck takes a grazing wound to his arm from one of the bandits, but the other two miss. A handful of them seem decidedly in worse shape than the others. Their breathing is heavy and uneven, their movement sluggish.
Meanwhile, the three taking aim at Drew seem to have forgotten to compensate for the snow or didn't take enough time to aim properly as all the arrows they send toward Drew fail to find a target.
The half-orc woman on the ground, meanwhile, remains entirely unaware of Drew's presence on the roof...that is, until an arrow embeds itself into her shoulder and she cries out in pain, turning her head to look at the halfling on the roof. She says something in a language none of you understand, but the tone of her voice is decidedly unhappy.
The half-orc woman makes no overtly aggressive moves despite the attacks against her last round, instead continuing to move further away from the group while also reloading her hand crossbow.
Cursing his spear, Wildir ignores the strange woman and his cast spear for now and moves through the cabin toward the sounds of combat, bottle of alchemist fire in his teeth to free his claws.
Drew takes aim and fires on the orc once again.
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Sondergang maintains his current position, targeting one of the bandits nearby with a small dart of acid!
The bolt of acid unfortunately flies wide, leaving the bandit untouched as it falls harmlessly to the ground at the extent of it's range, hissing angrily as it melts into the snow.
Trelck's clumsy ax swing, meanwhile, prompts retaliatory strikes from the three bandits nearest him!
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Again one of the bandits connects, dealing another relatively minor wound to the dwarf.
Drew, thankfully, breaks the unfortunate streak of bad luck, his arrow hitting one of the bandits in the side and causing him to momentarily double over in pain!
Still convinced of their superior numbers, the bandits add Sondergang to the mix, two the ones that had shot at Drew breaking off to have a swing at Sondergang!
This time it is the others turns to take their licks as both Sondergang and Drew are each hit by an attack!
The half-orc woman looks back and forth between Wildir and the sounds of the fighting around the corner, seemingly torn about what she should do. She doesn't make any apparently aggressive moves toward Wildir, however, instead seeming content to presently hold her position.
The orc woman continues moving around the corner of the house to where the mass of the fighting is after Wildir disappears into the lodge, looking at the bandits as they gang up on the other three.
They notice her and call out for her to come lend them a hand disposing of the trash.
With his quarry in sight in the doorway, the hulking northerner creeps up as best he can and with a low rumbling growl slashes at a bandit with his claw.
Sondergang replies to the blow by shoving his hammer into a bandits face
Warhammer with Flanking
Damage
The orc-woman continues to move around the house, making a wide circle around the cluster of bandits at the front of the house before stopping about ten paces behind them parallel to the front door.
The bandit facing Sondergang finds his face responding to the shove of the dwarf's hammer by caving in, the sound of bone cracking heard in the chill air as the bandit crumples to the snow, his face a pulp of flesh.
Trelck still seems to find it difficult to find his stride, though there is thankfully now one less bandit to take advantage of it.
Fortunately, both the attempts miss the dwarf. Drew, seeing the state of the others and the fact that they are in danger of being overwhelmed, turns his attention back to those bandits, nocking arrow to bowstring and letting fly another projectile in the direction of one of the rearmost bandits so as not to risk hurting his allies.
Drew's bolt connects, but unfortunately leaves little more than a flesh wound.
And now the bandits press the assault once more!
For once, Lady Luck seems to be on your side! All of the bandits miss and, further, Trelck gets a chance at his own retaliatory strike!
Trelck's strike hits home as well, though like Drew, he doesn't do enough damage to bring his dancing partner down.
Trelck, you hear the noise of someone descending the staircase inside the house and, from the corner of your eye, you notice a man in a long white fur-covered cloak and leather armor descend the stairs. In one hand he holds a short sword. Behind him, two skeletons covered in chunks of ice, their eyes glowing a sinister red, follow.
Wildir snarls at the unnatural creatures approaching and pulling the vial from his teeth hurls it at the frozen skeletons. He then grabs his other vial of alchemist's fire while look for an escape route.
Drew again fires at the mass of thugs facing his comrades.
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Fortunately enough for Trelck, Sondergang had just put himself in a flanking position; the distraction caused by the dwarf who just crushed his comrade's skull proves just enough to allow Trelck to bury his axe in the bandit's gut! He collapses to the ground, blood staining the snow at his feet.
Drew's arrow again finds purchase, injuring one of the remaining three bandits further, though even wounded by two arrows, he still manages to keep standing.
Inside the house you hear the sound of shattering glass and three cries of pain; one sounds human, but the other two send chills down your spine.
The bandits renew their assault, still not giving up on their chances despite the fact that there are only three of them left!
Sondergang Calls on Torag to heal his comrades.
Channel Healing
Drew continues to rain down halfling death on the bandits surrounding his friends. He continues to feather the same bandit.
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...you hear the noise of someone descending the staircase inside the house and, from the corner of your eye, you notice a man in a long white fur-covered cloak and leather armor descend the stairs. In one hand he holds a short sword. Behind him, two skeletons covered in chunks of ice, their eyes glowing a sinister red, follow.
+burn +1 splash
I'll change Sondergang to casting CLW on the defensive.
DC17
Healed
Inside the house, your second firebomb finds its target, the second skeleton disintegrating in the fire moments before exploding in a wave of unearthly cold just as the first did.
Simultaneously, the foes that Trelck and Drew are fighting finally hit the dirt, overcome by the injuries they have sustained in the skirmish even while some of Trelck's injuries knit themselves together as a result of Sondergang's spell.
With only one of the original horde of bandits there still standing, the last foe decides that discretion is the better part of valor and turns tail to run away as quickly as his feet can take him, shouting as he goes,"Screw this! I ain't gettin' paid enough fer dyin'!"
The half-orc woman remains of all the original foes, a shortsword exchanged for the hand crossbow she was originally carrying. The weapon is raised in a posture that you recognize as entirely defensive, and she makes no moves to attack any of you that are outside.
Lifting his claws in front of him, Wildir growls as he backs out the front door to rejoin the others. "Ah gut, you take care uf de bandits. I think there is one more left inside. He is invisible though."
Sondergang looks over at the Half-Orc.."D'ye want a truce woman..if so lower your blade and I promise there will be no violence offered t' ye"
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The half-orc woman pauses, as if considering the words, before giving a low snort. "Fine. I'm assuming you're here for the Lady. I had nothing to do with her kidnapping and I've no interest in dying for Rohkar."
When Wildir emerges, she turns her attention to him, her eyes widening in alarm. "You DIDN'T kill Rohkar yet?! By the hells, what's wrong with you? He's more dangerous than the rest of them combined!"