"You picked the wrong summit, Blackbloods!" shouted Scram as he recklessly dashed down the mountain, the smallest avalanche of all time with one very pointy end flipping furiously into the orc flesh...
Go! Go! Go! Rav says as he gestures to the others to make their way down, bringing up the rear. He makes sure that the others do not see the arrow deep in his ribs.
Uriah moves up, drawing his Rapier and making sure the refugees get a good look at him being brave.
Heathen dogs! You will taste the cold steel of the Famed Songsmith Uriah!
Raiden rushes forward ahead of the bunch at the back, sword drawn, determined to help take out those orcs.
Scramsax rushes forward and disembowels one of the orcs.
Sashah is up.
Anton and Zayless can go and I will perform their actions after Sashah.
Orc 2 -11 hps
Zayless moves forward and readies another blast.
Anton punches the orc in the gut, and then brings his sword down on its head.
Sashah grumbles something about libraries and books never where they should be.
Uriah Zayless and Anton eliminate the remaining orc.
Another volley of arrows shoot out of the slits.
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Zayless is grazed by the shot.
Ofc Uriah dashes. But not first, never that.
Ravvek takes up the rear to try and cover everyone else.
Raiden dashes away
Scramsax bounds down the mountainside, enjoying the fresh air and lack of arrows piercing his little torso.
The group descends the mountain stair which ends in an worn path, barely discernible now after the decades since this was a dwarven city. You make the trek down the mountain. The going is slow due to it being night time, but you do not seem to be pursued and soon enough you feel the urgency of escape waning.
I can run a module if you all would like, then Greycastle could play again... I would have to look at what to run though. Would you all like to run through Season 5, or maybe Ravenloft Season 4? ;)
I'm good with whatever option.
Raiden thinks a trip to town is a fine idea. Rescue the people, get a few nice hot meals, sleep in a decent bed, yeah.
Uriah is good for whatever allows him to sing songs, find maidens, sing more songs and take all the credit!
Maybe we spend some time studying up in town to learn more about this place that we just stumbled across. Something a little strange about orcs in a stronghold, unless we are talking about the Many Arrows kingdom...
Along the way back to town, Scram again struggles with the rusty hunter's trap, hoping for more fresh meat.
As the party reaches the lower hills leading up to the Stone Toothit is apparent that your charges are not going to make it much further. The night time descent of the mountain was rough on everyone due to rough rocks, the occasional brush, and loose stones. Everyone has scratches and bruises but nothing permanent.
The group takes a break as the sun crests the mountains. Your breath still able to be seen in the morning air tells of the chill that has returned to your bodies since being in the warmer caves under the mountain.
After speaking with Geradil about where Blasingdell is located compared to the Stone Tooth, you are fairly certain that South rather than West back to the road would shave at least a day of travel off of your trip. Not to mention the brother’s claim is NE of Blasingdell. It will have a higher risk of encountering wild threats though. Area Map garnered through description and drawings in the dirt.
We could shave a day off the trip if we head South, but there could be a fair bit more danger as the terrain lends itself to predators. I am okay with taking a short rest here, maybe an hour, then continue to move. We have to make time, Ravvek says, looking at their charges, We'll need to rest, but I would feel better putting more space between us and the orcs.
Let's rest up a bit, then push on. Agreed, the closer we are to town the further we are from those deadly caves.
Uriah plays his harp and sings a little ditty about "Kobolds tails and rakish delights"
"Good plan." Zayless looks off into he air as Uriah plays, "Yes he does seem to focus on fetishes. Almost exclusively."
Anton does a rigorous, punishing calisthenic routine, and then meditates for a while.
Sashah spends the time studying one of his many books. Dirt and wear are now quite visible on his once pristine robes. As usual he grumbles a decent amount about the peace and quiet of libraries.
"Town? Oh god what are we waiting for, hell yeah. There's a sweet honey bun and hot spiced ale with my name on it."
I need another break after watching Anton. How...do you....never mind. Raiden practices a few swings with his sword and feels a bit better about his own skill.
The group rests for a while. Geradil and Couran plop down on nearby rocks, lack of nutrition impacting their stamina greatly. It’s not long though before Ravvek is up and packing his gear.
By midday the party reaches the tree line. The green pines standing like sentinels offer no sign of what lie beyond. The wood here begins sparse and spread out but as you continue to descend creep closer to one another making traveling a little slower. The trees do however give you a natural break from the wind so there is that caveat.
A few hours after midday, your companions are exhausted but are soldiering on the best they can. The group has been traveling well beyond a normal days travel but the thought of town has been fuel for thier engines. By this time the canopy has filled in some, still allowing light into the forest, but everything has taken on a green hew as it filtered through the leaves and pine branches.
Three giant spiders the trees
Initiative
Myastan Raiden, Uriah, and Anton may act before the spiders if they have the appropriate perception to act in the suprise round.
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Uriah is as oblivious to whatever is in the trees as he is to his own predilection for singing about sexual strangeness.
Looking up into the trees, Anton shouts to his companions, "Get them to safety!" He then leaps forward, climbing the tree and attacks the nearest spider with his sword and a kick.
Ravvek also notices nothing, too distracted by Uriah's lewd singing! :p
Raiden tries to make sure that Geradil and Couran are behind him and Rav, moving to position himself as best as he can. Move back! He throws a hammer at which ever spider is in range (20') and hopefully connects.