The camp settles in for the night while Ulf and Amelleanne assume their watch. A couple of hours into it, four darts come flying at them, with one actually finding its mark on the large warrior!
As the pair shout a warning, a flurry of darts is thrown at the rest of the party - luckily none find their mark! Unfortunately, a loud "Waauugghhhh!!!" is heard from a multitude of creatures through the woods to the east of camp!
Lorelei, go. it's hunting time. I'll catch up The young wolf barks in response charging out into the field while Leon grab's his spear and shield
Goblins: Moments after the dart attack and battle cry, eight little goblins come rushing into the campsite as a group. These creatures stand barely three feet tall, their scrawny, humanoid bodies dwarfed by wide, ungainly heads. With shortswords swinging, they charge in from the east side of the fire!
Brynderie:
Tyler:
Kyrus:
Amelleane:
Leon/Lorelei:
Portia/Kai:
Orcs:
Ulf:
On his initiative Tyler moves up beside Ulf, looking around for anything behind the goblins.
He throws a bomb at the center Goblin on the front three.
Tyler is still looking around for anyone directing the Goblins. Particularly someone coming from the other side of the camp.
Kyrus jolts awake as the goblins approach their camp. He grabs his bow and quiver from beside his bedroll and jumps behind Ulf, putting the large man safely between him and the goblins. He picks his target and fires a shot straight at one of the nearest goblins .
With a quick gesture, Bryn says in a low, hushed voice, "Wielg vhira."
Portia swiftly takes up her bow and fires on the nearest goblin.
Attack-melee:
Damage:
Amealleane backs away from the fire as she brings up her crossbow.
With a fierce roar, Úlf rushes forward, ignoring utterly the darts that came at him only a moment ago!
Lorelei steps toward the (red) goblin, Leon aims for the one in front of him (Yellow). Both attack after their companions initial volley.
Goblins: .
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Brynderie: Casts grease on 2 of the goblins, who both fall prone in an almost comical manner.
Tyler: Lobs a bomb at the now prone goblin, but its sudden drop affects Tyler's aim, and it hits the goblin next to his original target...exploding on its oversized head and spilling liquid flame over it and the original target, now flat on the ground and on fire!
Kyrus: Kyrus' arrow just grazes the arm of the goblin in front of him, only causing minor damage.
Amelleane: Amelleane discovers that firing in actual combat instead of on the practice range is a lot different, and sends the bolt over the head of her target.
Leon/Lorelei: Lorelei's attack is a faint-hearted affair, as she doesn't wish to get too close to the burning goblin! Leon, however, ends the piteous mewling sounds of his target.
Portia/Kai: Fires at the southern-most goblin, hitting it in the leg but barely slowing it down.
Ulf: Rushes forward and cleaves the northern-most goblin in half, viscera streaming in a five-foot arc...
Meldar, Delora, and the animal handlers cower between the caravan wagons...
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Goblins: The poor goblin who caught Tyler's bomb head-on burns to death - the smell of burnt goblin-flesh a rancid odor you won't get out of your noses for a while...The prone goblin tries to stand up. The other goblins press forward and attack!
Brynderie:
Tyler:
Kyrus:
Amelleane:
Leon/Lorelei:
Portia/Kai:
Ulf:
Úlf takes a quick step north to make sure he's not in range of quite so many goblin cleavers then turns his attention to the uppity little ankle-biter that just tried to swing on him, intending to make him regret the miss!
Since his team mates are now too close to use a bomb Tyler draws his sturdy club and moves up to Ulfs left.
Giving the (blue) goblin a nasty clout around the head.
Kyrus mutters something distinctly unpleasant under his breath as his shot just barely goes wide. "Great..." he mutters as the fight dissolves in to a general melee. He picks a goblin that he has at least passable aim on and fires again.
Goblins: complete
Brynderie:
Tyler: With a mighty swing, Tyler cracks open the skull of the goblin before him, like smashing a watermelon with a wooden mallet...
Kyrus: Just as the goblin regains his footing in the slick grass, Kyrus' arrow drops it again, but this time for good!
Amelleane: AMelleanne quickly recocks the crossbow, plants her feet, and fires a bolt into the southernmost goblin.
Leon/Lorelei:
Portia/Kai:
Ulf: Ulf's large weapon is apparently a bit slow; the wily little creatures easily avoid each of his attempts to split them!
Lorelei we fight together! Leon and Lorelei aim for the goblin in front of the wolf.
Leon's attack misses, but it was an effective decoy that allows Lorelei to grab the unfortunate goblin by the throat and end its miserable existence...
Bryn yells, "Let's see how these goblins like acid!" the young scribe produces a small globe of acid and throws it at the closest goblin.
Bryn moves to get a clear line of attack on the southernmost goblin. Her acid orb hits it in the middle of its chest, and the burning liquid finishes Amelleane's work.
Aiming at the last remaining goblin, Potia lets loose willing her arrow to strike true!
Attack-ranged:
Damage:
Portia misses the last goblin, aiming with caution to not hit her colleagues by accident. The creature looks around and sees all of its fellows dead on the ground in 12 seconds of sudden death, and withdraws from combat, escaping into the dark woods!
Amelleanne and Kyrus think they hear some noise from behind them, but whatever it might have been, it seemed to be moving away from you and after a few moments you hear nothing but the heavy breathing of your party.
"Oh my stars! That was simply horrible!" Delora exclaims after coming out from between the caravan carts. "I've never seen anything so bloody - or so violent! I thought they were going to eat us and you wiped them out in a blink of an eye. You are truly great warriors!"
"Yes, yes - you have certainly proven to be more valuable than the last set of guards we had! Thank you!! I'll have a hard time getting back to sleep now..." Meldar chimes in.
"We should be careful - one of them got away. If there are more of them out there it could bring them to us..." Amelleanne looks around at the experienced woodsmen and constable around her and blushes slightly "Um, Unless someone more knowledgeable than a simple servant girl thinks otherwise?"
"Goblins aren't all that threatening really," Kyrus says, slinging his bow over his back. "They only get really dangerous when they're in big groups like this. But if they're moving around in bands like this, they probably have to be coming from somewhere."
Ulf scratches his beard thoughtfully, then looks to their wards. "Others are right...a few goblins are not much concern. Ulf is more worried about meeting enemies who know better than to just charge into battle. Is no need for celebrating until we are safely back in Daggerford."
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This could very well be a problem, they're were goblins before with the orc remember? they could be working together Leon speculates tending to Lorelei's wounds via magic. His hands emanate green briefly, healing the wolf's cuts.
Eventually, the camp settles down, and those who stand watch the rest of the night have no problems staying awake and alert. There are no other disturbances...if there were any others, you apparently convinced them it would be a fatal flaw to press an attack against your camp.
The sun rises but the heavy cloud cover means it will be a colder day. You know that Liam's Hold awaits you tonight, with a warm meal and real beds...
Kyrus groans at Leon's comment. "That's the last thing we need. United bands of goblin and orc raiders. Let's hope it's just a goblin tribe being uppity."
When morning comes, he's ready to take the lead again, keen eyes on the lookout for more trouble.
It still wouldn't amount to much, you know.they're a disorganized and crazy lot Leon eye's catch something in the distance and he suddenly get's up to look. He briefly disappears into the brush following them returning shortly These Tracks lead to another campsite, like the one from early...I saw both Goblin and orc tracks. Whose up for a little fun?
"We should't leave the caravan unguarded, even if they weren't paying us, I'm light on my feet and I assume Kyrus can move quietly, perhaps we should scout around and report back?"
"You need a soft step when you're hunting dear. Otherwise they get rather skittish. I'm happy to scout a bit, but I'd suggest the caravan be ready to move when we get back."
Meldar wants to get the caravan on the road, and insists on at least four of you staying with him and the wagons. Based on the travel time it took you yesterday, you know it will be another full day to reach Liam's Hold; however, the carts and beasts move slower than you do on horses alone, so some of you could scout around and catch back up to the group on the road if that's your desire.
Tyler will be staying with the caravan. Not having skills in hunting and tracking. "Be careful." He says to those going scouting. "If it's a big group get back and let us know."
Kyrus chuckles. "Don't worry. I'm a ghost in the trees."
"Ulf will stay with caravan. Is no good at scouting; I would get you seen or heard faster than a lumbering troll!"
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please be careful you two. i'll stay and guard the caravan, in case of attack. remember combat is a last resort.
Amelleanne isn't a tracker, but she'll follow Kyrus a short distance behind - give the professional some space to work with. As far as she's concerned
"I think it best, if I stay and help the caravan get moving. I'm not a good tracker or sneaker!"
Amelleanne and Kyrus set off to scout ahead of and around the trail while the rest of the group rides with the caravan. Several times during the day, the pair find the rest of the group to check in, practically appearing out of the trees! They are unable to find any other traces of the orcs or goblins.
Late in the afternoon, Amelleanne hears a rustle and a grunt in the undergrowth ahead of Kyrus...followed a moment later by a wild boar! This ill-tempered beast’s tiny, bloodshot eyes glare angrily above a mouth filled with sharp tusks.
Amelleanne:
Kyrus:
Boar:
"I hate when this happens," Kyrus mutters as the raging animal bursts out of the undergrowth. He immediately falls back behind the woman and opens fire on the animal. Unforunately, his arrow goes wide and only manages to hit a rather harmless tree.
Amelleanne will watch the Boar for a moment before firing with her crossbow.
Amelleanne and Kyrus both try to shoot the boar, but its tough hide prevents either shot from causing any damage. The boar charges at you but stops about 5' short from your position, huffing and grunting in a challenge at you...
Amelleanne:
Kyrus:
Boar:
"I'm not the type to fight fair," Kyrus says bluntly. "If you want to fight it, go right ahead. I'm going to be behind that tree pelting it with arrows." With that, he falls back into the undergrowth between the trees, keeping some distance from the boar before he fires again.
Not seeing a clear escape path, and not wanting to leave Kyrus exposed Amelleanne stows her crossbow and draws her sword, stepping up to engage, but keeping a defensive stance, let Kyrus kill the creature with arrows.
Kyrus' second arrow strikes true, sinking nearly halfway into the beast's broad chest.
Amelleanne's swing is truly more defensive than offensive, but it fails to prevent the boar from using its tusks to try and gore her!
Amelleanne:
Kyrus:
Boar:
Kyrus curses as Amelle takes a brutal thrust from the boar's tusks. "Step back! I need a clear shot and you need to keep away from that thing!"
Ami grits her teeth against the pain, and lashes out before trying to escape the boar.
Amilleanne's longsword finishes what Kyrus' arrow started, and a second later Kyrus shoots the now dead boar again.
"Ha! Are you alright? That looked... painful." Kyrus walks over to their kill, leaning over to examine it. "Still, it's a good kill. Give me fifteen minutes to field dress it and we'll have a feast tonight."