The remaining knights scream in pain as dozens of tiny cuts appear on their skin as a result of the negative energy wave sent by Lilianna. Even Zexil feels a bit uneasy – but he is only grazed by the blasphemous power.
«You monsters will pay for this! We may die today, but our brothers will aveng…» the knight’s threat is cut short when Bru grabs his leg and wrestles him on the ground. The impact knocks the wind out of the knight’s chest, and he can’t manage to get out of the undead’s hold. However the skeletal orc is distracted in his fight, and the knight’s horse manages to chomp on his neck vertebrae. Bru doesn’t feel pain, but understands that his neck isn’t working as well now.
As Leknep retreats into the bushes, both the captain and her horse face Zexil. The gnome’s necromantic ray is shrugged off by the knight, who renovates her attacks. Thankfully the blindness and the many wounds made her imprecise, and once again she fails to impact. Better luck has her horse, who closes his jaw on Zexil’s forearm and bites off a piece of flesh.
Zexil, out of spell options, steps back and pulls his crossbow and fires it at the captain..
23/30
"I'm sorry, we'll have to continue this conversation later," Lillianna replies to the Knight as he stops short. She brushes her hair out of her face, fingers grazing the birthmark and releasing another wave of energy that passes by the Knight and her living allys.
The horses and Captain, tho, feel somethin akin to a swarm of insisible gnats pass over them, biting at their flesh and maggots wriggling beneath their skin
DC 15 will save to halve the
dammage from the channel.
Bru attempts to pin the grappled knight to the ground this round.
Battle profile
HP 27/27
Ac 12/10/12
Spells per day U/5
Spells 1/CLW,Bless,Burning Disarm,Obscuring Mist,Memory Lapse
Weapon: Lt.Crossbow
Spells in effect: Bless
Icabhod grits his teeth and shoots the captain again.
Updated the map..
Bursting out of the nearby foliage, the goblin squeaks with triumph. Squirming restlessly in each grubby little claw are a number of repulsive beetles. Smeared about the goblins face are the crunched remains of several more which he devoured in a fit of hunger.
Leknep's bulging eyes then take in the scene that seems to carry on about him before horror and realization dawn on the diminutive monster's filthy little face. "Longshanks still alive, huh? We butcher them good then!"he proclaims before realizing his wicked goblin blade is nowhere in sight.
Leknep retreats to the brush once again, this time to search for his weapon.
The last knight struggles under Bru’s hold: his half-hearted menace gets suffocated when the orc forces his face into the dirt and blocks his hands behind the back. His will to fight back is further weakened by another wave of negative energy that sucks off another bit of life force.
But his trusty steed doesn’t take well the demise of his master: again he bites Bru, and this time the large teeth of the beast close on the orc’s clavicle with enough force to snap it in two.
At the same time the Captain and Brightstar launch their last assault. You hear her pray «In the name of Shelyn, the Eternal Rose, I keep fighting for freedom and beaut… nngggh! » she grits her teeth as Lilianna’s channeling invests her «In the name of the God of Men, Aroden, who shall one day return in all his glory, I give my life for Andoren…aaahh! » Zexil’s bolt hits her in the gut. Blood gushes out of her mouth. She looks up to the sky with her blind eyes «I pledge my life and blade to the Golden Legion, and to the free republic of Andoren. I shall fight… nnngghh… tiran...tiranny and-anaaAAAAHH! » Ichabod’s projectile finds a weak spot in her armor and impact in her sternum. The brave captain falls off the horse and hits her head, unconscious, grasping for air, the mouth full of her own blood.
Brightstar whinnies in despair and rage, and he stomps all around Zexil, missing him by few inches with every hit.
Steeping back from the beast Zexil reloads his crossbow taking aim and the captains horse.. "Lilli, try and stabalize the captain.. She may be of some use yet.."
Bru continues to hold the knight on the ground.
*plus the knight has lower CMD since he's pinned this round*
"Damned horses, Lillianna curses. "Rest now, Beast," she says to the horse, casting , then approaching the creature to deliver the spell.
For rounds
When she lays hwe hand on the horse it will fall to the ground in a stinking cloud, sickening living creatures within 10 ft (save lillianna)
If that doesn't work, then I'd just channel to heal Bru for cause I don't wanna provoke or cast drfensively...
"Icabhod, would you be a dear and fix up Bru, darling?" Lillianna asks as the horse falls stinking to the ground
Icabhod runs out of the bushes to V,8 so he can hopefully reach Bru soon.
The horse's muscles freeze up as Lillianna's touch imbues the animal with ghoul stench. The horse stops mid-bite, panic growing in his eye.
His master still struggles under Bru's hold: the skeleton's claw closes around the knight's throat, slowly choking the breath out of him. With a suffocated groan, the Knight's eyes roll in his eyesockets and he passes out.
Still trying to defend his dying master, Brightstar renuvates his attack against Zexil - still to no result.
Determined to put the beast down Zexil takes a 5ft step, reloading his crossbow and fires..
With what little bravery the goblin can muster (not that much), Leknep bounds out of the foliage with his knife in one hand and a bunch of scurrying beetles in the other. He lunges toward the horse and attempts to jab at its stomach as best he can.
"Big ol' beast will soon be dead, make it's entrails into a bed!"
Icabhod runs to X,4 and taps Bru with the wand of ILW
Bru punches the knight in the ribs and says "It's time to go to bed Sleeping Beauty!"
Zexil looks over ath the captains body as he reloads a nother bolt.. "Someone try to stop the Captains bleeding if possible.."
Quite, Perhaps Bru could engage while I try to retrive her.
Bru goes over to hold her down when Mr. Butler goes to heal her.
Approaching, Lillianna preys to spare the captain for further questioning and torture and a wave of negative energy swarms forth from her.
DC 15 for half
Selective channel excludes zexil,the captain, icanhod,and the soldier that is out cold.
Under the combined power of Baalzaebul’s blasphemous energy, channeled by Lillianna, and Bru’s mighty blow, even the brave steed Brightstar falls, whinnying in pain as the thick dark blood gushes out of him.
What just half a minute ago was a quiet roadside thicket is now the stage of a massacre: the three knights lie on their backs, covered in wounds of different nature but equal direness, their armors shattered and their sabers lying useless. The brave horses so carefully trained either shared their former masters’ fate or fled in horror after being attacked by your vile group.
Side by side, Brightstar and the Captain lie down on the blood-reddened grass, their groans increasingly fainter, their breath feebler, fighting with the cold death quickly approaching.
I am sure Leknap will want proper revenge on that horse. I will stabilize both soldiers so we can bring them back for questioning.
There we go. Shall we break for tea before we return? I am pure and simple, in such a distress that a little nip is in order.
Zexil will search for anything of value and strip it..
"Nicely done all.. You could smell the fear on them.. I love it! And yes we shall take them back for proper questioning from our master.. And then perhaps we will gain some new allies.."
Zexil looks to Icabhod.. "I indeed will take some tea.. That was tiring.."
"Leknep perhaps you would like to have fun with the horses? Im game for a show if so.."
"Im also going to take some time and look for poison ingredients while we're out here.. Any of yall decent at outdoorsy stuff?"
Splendid!
Icabhod begins setting up a small fire and a pot for water to boil. He expertly arranges a tea set(not the fine china of course) and a little brandy for extra kick.
I am afraid that beyond casual stroll along well tended trails, that I am hopeless in the wilds.
"Blindfold 'em incase they wake up and make sure they are thoroughly searched and tied up. We can bring them for 'questioning' at the master's domain. We should have lots of 'negotiating' tools there."
The goblin positively squeals in delight as he goes about carving up the horses, painting crude pictures of a giant goblin overtaking knights and eating them one-by-one. As he separates flesh and sinew from bone, the tiny terror wails out in another bawdy song of ill content.
"Run the blade, skin the horse! Turn its bones to better 'course! Strips it's mane and pluck it's eyes, we be feasting well t'night! Master Mortis proves the best, we show them in death and flesh!"
While amused by the destruction wrought by the Goblin, in hindsight, it occurs to Lillianna, as she binds and blinds the prisoners, that the party now needs to transport the unconscious folks.
"Hmmm, now exactly are we going to et back to our master? tie then in a line and keep them blindfolded? It would be very slow-going, but we have little means of compelling them to stroll with us to or stronghold..."
"Perhaps some questioning now would be in order? It's about an hour before my poor skeleton is back on his feet, at which point it can carry this unconscious fellow," she suggests as Icabhod prepares the tea.
"I feel certain Bru can carry one after their striped of armor and the skele can carry another.. I say pick one of the knights and question him now.. Then let Leknep have him.."
Icabhod pours out the tea and a few splashes of whiskey for everyone. I think the captain will have the most information, although she seems to be the sort who would be most resistant to questioning. A tin of biscuits is produced and Icabhod settles back, holding his teacup with one pinky out.
*sip* Ah! Civilization!
Looking among the corpses of the knights you find little of relevance. Their breastplate and sabres are of excellent craftsmanship but nonmagical in nature, and in the saddlebags there’s nothing more than outdoor equipment and trail rations, along with a handful of coins.
Much better you fare with while searching the captain. Her longbow, dagger and armor are mundane, but you find two magic items that pop up on your arcane vision: the longsword shows signs of a basic magical enhancement, and in the quiver you find three arrows who shine up to your magic-enhanced vision.
"Well the Knights gear isnt magical, but well made it seems. However the Captains blade and 3 of her arrows are magical in nature. I will determine there propeties when we have more time" With that he walks into the bushes looking for poison ingredients and a short time later he returns. "The area once again provides the neccessary components for a poison or two" He almost seems to be smiling when he returns.. With that he joins Icabhod for some tea..
"We could get the captain to talk if we make her watch torturing her knight.. she may be willing to die, but how will she feel about her men being tortured?" Bru suggests.
"I say we let the Master decide on information gathering techniques.. We completed the job we were sent here to do.."
Nibbling on a biscuit, Icabhod nods to Bru.That is indeed an effective way to aquire information. Icabhod finishes his tea and beginns packign his gear.Lilliana's skeleton should be reassembling now, so we can carry both soldiers to the castle.
The overjoyed and positively gore-drenched goblin returns to the rest of the group holding up fistfuls of horse teeth. A proud and malicious grin sweeps over his disturbing, balloonish head as he turns to peer at their prisoners. Securing the teeth in a handy belt pouch, Leknep draws his terrifyingly serrated dagger, licking his chops of horse blood.
"Mnm! I bet ugly longshanks taste much-much better! Just one?! I make seasoning meat with screams and tears!" he jabbers promisingly while looking over the collective of captives.
You shall have your time, Leknap. We must make sure they can talk to tell us about the..egg was it? Perhaps then we can have a nice scrambled egg for dinner.