"Uh-oh."
Darst tumbles back and slashes at his foe.
Darst once again jumps around his enemy. The goblin duel continues, as neither goblin can seem to cut the other.
Shalelu moves in front of Naomi in order to get a better shot at the goblin firing from the tower. Her shot hits its target, despite the cover provided by the stockade. The goblin yells in pain and falls back, murmuring some curses about 'elfies'. He isn't incapacitated yet but close to it.
Izbahn steps closer to the wall to get a better shot and fires a freezing ray at the goblin archer.
Morningstar: , damage:
Naomi holds back. Surely Venmirl, Darst, and Shalelu could handle this goblin and it's pet. If not, Izbahn would tip the scales in their favor.
Deciding it's better to start tipping the scales now, Naomi steps up to Izbahn and touches his shoulder, leaving behind a tiny rune to aid his luck,
Izbahn magical cold ray finds its mark, but doesn't finish off nor completely freezes the goblin in the tower. Not long after, the goblin disappears from view after uttering some more goblin obscenities. He's either hiding behind the stockade or he left the tower.
As Naomi blesses Izbahn with a good luck rune, Venmirl strikes down another goblin dog with a mighty morningstar blow.
Perhaps distracted by his recent kill, Venmirl doesn't protect himself properly from the last remaining goblin dog. The oversized rodent jumps up and try to rip open the inquisitor's throat with its large incisors. Venmirl survives the furious attack but it leaves a large cut at the base of his neck.
To the north, the goblin's dogslicer comes close to hitting Darst a few time, but Darst's defensive style still keeps him out of harm for now.
Izbahn yells, "Get away from him, you filthy cur!" as he steps in using his wand against the goblin dog.
Darst keeps tumbling around , and slashes at his foe's leg as he goes by.
The last remaining goblin dog yelps loudly as lightning arcs between Izbahn's outstretched hand and the filthy animal skin. The scent of charred flesh fills the air as the 'dog' falls to the ground.
Meanwhile, Darst keeps tumbling around his foe but his blade fails to cut through the leather leggings.
Venmirl's eyes survey the battlefield and, seeing the immediate threat gone, his intense stare and gritted teeth subside. He looks down to his wounds which, now that the fighting has stopped, are far more greater than he felt a moment before.
He uses a bloody hand to grab a miniature totem around his neck and begins to speak in a foreign tongue .
Looking back to see Darst has been separated from the group, Naomi runs over to tag-team the last goblin, swinging her mace with accuracy inspired by years of training.
Venmirl's magic close his large wound and removes the rash caused by his allergic reaction to the goblin dog's filth. The shoanti still isn't in his best fighting form however.
Too preoccupied with Darst, the goblin foe doesn't notice the strawberry blonde 'longshanks' charging at him. Naomi's mace connects with the goblin's head but the blow lacks the strength to knock him out.
Shalelu shoots an arrow at this last goblin. The goblin tries to duck as the arrows flies between Naomi and Darst but he's too slow by a fraction of a second. The shaft pierces the top of his skull, killing him instantly.
With the sounds of combat gone, the adventurers can now hear muffled cries of alarm coming from somewhere beyond the wooden walls. Any hope of catching more goblins unaware seems gone.
"I have one healing scroll left. If you think you need it, tell me now. I don't think there will enough time or safety to get it in a few moments."
Izbahn looks up to the fortress where the alarm is being raised.
Damn, now WHAT?
He turns to the others and says, "While I think this could turn out very bad especially if they mount a counter attack, I say we press on anyway. If they realize we are trying to rescue those prisoners though...." he leaves the rest of the thought unsaid.
Venmirl hears Naomi and runs to her. "I will surely need more healing to deal with any other malicious threats today."
Darst looks nervous. "This's what I's worried about! We's gotta move quick now!"
Shalelu nods at Izbahn. "Right but let's be careful. We don't want to repeat the mistake of my group."
Izbahn sighs, "OK then, we know they are waiting for us, let's not disappoint them." He motions to Darst, "OK take the lead and be careful Darst. They know we are here but we don't know if they are going to wait for us or not, so don't do anything rash."
"Stay strong, Venmirl. We haven't been beaten yet. I can keep one person from being hurt when I channel my ancestor's energy. If the others stay about ten yards back, I can shape the power to ignore you and only harm the goblins."
"Or Darst, I suppose." Naomi says as Izbahn asks the friendly goblin to scout ahead once more.
Darst sneaks back toward where they came, trying to keep to the shrubs and rocks.
"Thank you, friend." Venmirl says to Naomi with a hand on her shoulder. His ragged breathing becomes more steady and he rights himself into a more rigid posture before moving his head back and forth, cracking his neck.
Darst creeps back toward the stockade entrance.
Everyone can hear two goblin voices, apparently shouting at Darst.
Everyone can hear two goblin voices, apparently shouting at Darst.
What are they saying Darst?! whispers Venmirl.
Darst draws his silver dagger and holds it up for the goblins to see. "This here is Koruvus's knife! And this is Gogmurt's armor! I killed 'em both, an' Stinknugget's next!
What are they saying Darst?! whispers Venmirl.
Izbahn listens intently to the goblin's words, then puts a hand on the Shoanti's shoulder. "One moment, I can understand their speech....Hmmm, it sounds like Darst is trying to bluff his way inside." He glances uneasily at the towers above him. "Get ready to move fast, in case his bluff fails."
...or succeeds, for that matter.
The two goblin guards look at Darst, evaluating him.
The two goblin guards release their arrow at Darst but the small goblin weaves and spins out of their way.
The adventurers are suddenly alerted by the familiar 'twang' of shooting bows. It seems Darst's bluff failed.
Shalelu reacts quickly, cursing as she moves past Izbahn. "It seems I got to get him out of trouble again." She disappears into the nearby bushes, stealthy moving to a position where she can spot Darst's attackers .
Darst keeps to his cautious stance and starts backing away.
Venmirl runs to help Darst. As he turns the corner he spots the little guy running back towards him. Surprised, he asks "What's going on Darst?"
"They's got arrows."
Hearing Darst's reply, Venmirl tries to go the corner of the wall and get a better look around the edge to see what they are dealing with.
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Perception:
Hearing Darst's reply, Venmirl tries to go the corner of the wall and get a better look around the edge to see what they are dealing with.
Stealth: 1d20+4
Perception: 1d20+8
Venmirl peers around the corner of the stockade to check Darst's attackers. From this angle, he can't get a full view of the eastern tower but he sees at least one goblin guard up there, armed with a small bow.
"Arrows? Great. Just great." Naomi thinks as she loads her sling and moves to stand near Venmirl and Darst.
Venmirl goes back to the group and describes the situation to them.
"How about we try to provide cover for Darst so that he can try to get inside. Those doors may be locked, but I think Darst may be able to fiddle with it and get them open. If not, I'll bash them in!!"
"The three of you should try to shoot at the goblins up on the ledge, I'll go with Darst to the door. How does that sound?"
"It sounds like a plan." Naomi says as she loads her slings and gives it a whirl.
"Sounds like a good strategy, Venmirl." Izbahn readies his club for whatever meets them.
Venmirl gives a stern nod to Darst. "OK Darst, let's go. Cover us!"
Once the others are in position to shoot at the goblins, Venmirl runs out with Darst towards the doors with all of his attention focused any potential arrows headed his way.
Darst follows reluctantly.