Uriah keeps himself busy whistling a tune and keeping the rescuees company. He regales them with tales of his travels, his exploits, his conquests.
Sashah tries to ignore Uriah's stories, absorbing himself in his notes. He wanders forward.
Anton races across the bridge.
Anton and Ravvek race across the bridge, the light from Ravveks shield Illuminati the far side of the cave. Two large doors stand open, and two smoldering torches previously lit sitting in sconces on the wall to either side of the doors. Through the doors, you catch the refreshing smell of fresh mountain air.
Raiden and Scramsax follow behind the front runners while Zayless, Sashah, and Uriah stay back with the prisoners.
Raiden follows behind Anton and Ravvek, and if/when he sees someone menacing, he throws his sword down in shame and goes home. Seriously!? He just whiffs. Again.
Scram continues to follow hurriedly, despite not seeing anything threatening the commotion was all too reminiscent of battle...his hairs were on edge.
Once across, Ravvek moves to clear the door, Scram, is this door trapped or locked?
The paladin covers the halfling from any possible ambush.
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"Two large doors stand open..."
"Huh? Ah shit, you mean the open doors are an illusion? I didn't see through it this time...I'll get my tools." he rummages through his pack and produces his rolled up graphite lubricated pick set, putting his hand up in empty space for a lock he can't see grasping awkwardly at thin air.
Ravvek, instead, checks outside for the beady-eyed sentries from before, and if the way is clear, he will call for everyone to hurry through. If not, he will survey the scene and will wait for the DM to describe... ;)
Zayless follows after the others.
Anton keeps an eye out for enemies as he moves with the group.
Sashah meanders at the back of the group, looking at his papers and keeping half of a watchful eye of the prisoners.
The two doors guard the opening from the mountain terrain outside. Here, a broad entranceway has been carved out of the stone. Marble steps cracked with age and veined with green moss lead up the open doors. Arrow slits height on the right and left walls command of this area.
Ravvek sees no creatures outside the doors. The hollow sound of wind whipping past an opening in the rock can be heard throughout the large room. The path leads further and disappears in a downward direction about 40ft further to the right.
"Well something ran out here. This might be the way out but we should still be cautious. Hopefully we can dispatch any orcs that waylay us, but if not I think we're taking the former captives home, yes?"
Uriah continues on with the prisoners.
Well of course I am. I mean, we are, taking them home. How else will the natives know the tale of Anton the Destroyer. Think of the story! "Mighty Raiden, with his Massive Thews!"
Uriah begins plucking out a little song featuring the words "Thews" "Heaves" "Shirtless" and "Bulging"
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Raiden arches an eyebrow.
Ravvek shakes his head and continues out the door into the room orienting his shield at the arrow slits to the right to protect the others passing through the room, Does anyone else have a shield?
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In addition to the details of Ravvek's plan, should danger arise Scramsax will willingly step between the escapees and the line of fire to give them half(ling)-cover.
With Anton on one side and Raiden on the other the group files out of the ruined fortress. You clear the marbled floor unmolested and as you arrive at the top of the stairwell, the chilled of the night air blows stronger and you see the natural cleft above you open to the night sky.
Your breath forming white clouds ahead of you, down the stairs you go. The light of Ravveks shield illuminates more arrow slits on your right but to your left it seems to open up to a drop off ledge.
On the edge of your vision, you se the stairs end on fairly large platform and the continue downward doubling back on itself. On that platform two creatures stand there leaning against the rock wall.
Okay, we go 2 by 2. Anton you are with the lady, and Geridel is with me. We go quickly as we dare in the cold and the dark. If we run into resistance, we try to take them as fast as we can. We get these people home, the young paladin looks to the others for affirmation.
Sashah glances up from his book as Ravvek speaks, "Careful of people there leaning on wall. Might be nice, might not," as he says this he waves absently in the direction of the creatures. He then goes back to the book he was reading.
Raiden looks confused for a minute (lady? leaning on wallllll oh yeah big cliff) and hops up to provide cover from the back. He puts his sword away and takes out one of this blacksmithing hammers in case he needs to throw it. He looks around for signs of danger.
Anton nods at Ravvek, "A fine plan."
Zayless nods and keeps his eyes peeled.
Fair enough point, Sashah. If we are ready... Ravvek shifts his shield to his right arm, protecting that side from the arrow slits.
As the party descends the hairs on the back of your necks all stand at attention. You have the distinct feeling something is about to happen. You also hear orcish voices ahead.
From his position safely in the leadership role, in the rear, Uriah waits to see what happens.
Current - Anton Uriah and Zayless are first
Orcs
Raiden, Sashah, Ravvek, Scramsax
Anton races forward, leaping over the fire to land between the orcs. He slashes the one on the left with his blade, the punches it, and kicks backward at the other orc.
Zayless chants and thrusts forth a hand sending eldritch plasma at the closest orc.
Anton’s sword is parried by the orc on the left but punch was not seen. The kick to the other orc also slipped through the defenses. That same orc was the blasted by Zayless magic.
The two orcs swing at Anton
Orc 1 for
Orc 2 for
One of them connecting with a heavy blow.
At the same time arrows streak out of the arrow slits into the party. One at Scramsax but due to the angle has cover and the at Raavek.
Arrow @Scram for
Arrow @Raav for
An arrow slips by his guard and sinks into Raavek’s shoulder
Raiden, Raavek, Scram, and Sashah are up.