The unknown member of the Cow Hammer Boys swings open the door, his fellows crowding in around Tolenn.
The fellow by the door turns and grins at Gaius yet again, raising his Cow Hammer up, eager to join in the fun. Malder from the shop grins at Daud, motioning to Tolenn. "Come on! You want to stick this b~+@@ a few times, too?" His mouth hangs open in a leer grin, his foul breath managing to permeate the air around him.
The other fellow, the door guard from All the World's Meat, looks in the corner, brows bunching up. "Who the hell is that freak over there?"
Combat Map
Our apologies Captain but we were unable to bring the deserters in alive. They appearantly had an unfortunate accident with one of the meat grinders back at the butchery.
"That 'freak' is with me. I give you one chance, and only one chance to surrender." Tolenn says, rising and drawing her scimitar in one fluid motion, revealing Saranae's sun emblem upon her tunic.
He won't take it, Gaius says, smacking the thug next to him on the head with the flat of his blade.
He really should, though
The 'Hammer Boy' next to Gaius indeed does not surrender, possibly because Gaius brains him hard enough to drop the thug on his face, clearly unconscious.
Tolenn, the two inside show no signs of surrendering of any sort. Actually, they look rather please that you drew a weapon, regardless of the weird guy in the corner.
The two inside 'Boys get to work, attempting to stab Tolenn with their blades.
The larger guard manages to sneak his blade inside Tolenn's guard, giving her a solid blow in the crease under her armpit. The other one manages to swing true, only to have the blow clang harmlessly off the paladin's armor.
Now also in a flank Daud will slash at the thug's backside while Vuk chomps away.
Pyron stands up and casts evil eye (AC) on the the Door Guard Thug. (DC 10: Will Saving Throw (If fail: 4 rounds of -2 to AC, if saved: 1 round of -2 to AC))
Tolenn was a bit taken aback by the viciousness of the thug's attack, allowing one to defeat her guard. Betraying none of the annoyance she momentarily felt, her scimitar flashed as it wove a deadly skein towards the thug before her.
Attack
It would seem that the thug was unimpressed, catching her slice easily upon his own blade.
Gaius steps into the room to cutoff the possible retreat of their foes and smashes the hilt of his sword into the temple of the "Boy" that Pyron bewitched.
Throw your weapons down and surrender you miserable cowards!
Both remaining ex-guards carefully avoid all the blows aimed their way. The named one, Malder, sneers at Gaius and Daud as they 'turn' on the guards. "We'll still be cutting up your pretty, then your next, dog!"
Both men attack Tolenn again.
Caught between them, Tolenn doesn't know which way to defend and becomes confused. Both men catch her with their blades, the large man's sword driving deep. Tolenn drops heavily to the floor of the small home.
The large man then steps away from Daud and Vuk, not appreciating their tactical advantage.
Pyron moves to C2, while the thug was still at C3 and Gaius is at C4. He attempts to disarm the thug.
Pyron reaches forward, attempting to knock the weapon front the larger guard's grasp. The guard turns to the threat, swinging the sword he wields.
The guard's weapon bites into Pyron's arm, but the aasimar has too much momentum and bulls forward, knocking the weapon from the thug's grasp.
I did state that he had grabbed his morningstar already while he was hiding; therefore, he was using his morningstar to disarm his opponent.
As Tolenn takes the blow from the thug in front, the noise behind reveals how close she was to being skewered by that thug as well, has Put on not interfered.
With a silent thanks to her friend, she re- engaged with her thug, Ser Bauul's voice in her head ...the fancy stuff's nice and all, but a good simple slash is sometimes all you need...again....again...again...
Attack
Damage
[/ooc]I think the map may be off a bit as I'm supposed to be in C4, but the enemy is there. Did the map shift and I'm in C5 now? Either way, I know I stepped up last turn so I should be only a 5ft move away from flanking. I think the leftmost thug is now disarmed, so...[/ooc]
Gaius sidesteps the disarmed foe and presses the advantage on the one remaining armed opponent, flanking with the holy warrior.
He brains the smirking thug on the back of the head with the flat of his blade.
You shouldn't have given me any more cause to fight. I WILL take pleasure in beating you senseless.
The larger guard takes his standard to draw a dagger from his belt as he moved away from Daud, Vuk, & Gauis.
His grim face starting to crack into a snarl as the thugs hit Tolenn, Dayd and Vuk will keep up their assault.
Daud
Vuk
Since the thug is still next to him, Pyron will take a swing with his morningstar against the thug (he should still have a -2 to AC for this round and two more rounds). . Then he will shift away from the thug, towards the corner where Pyron originally started.
Gaius steps to Tolenn's side, dealing Malder a severe blow with the flat of his blade. After listening to Gaius' threat, the man looks frightened.
Tolenn strikes the man as well, dealing a slash across his midsection. The man is severely wounded, but looks capable of fighting still.
Daud and Vuk move to 'Door Guard', both landing solid hits but not managing to drop the man.
Pyron attempts to join in on the fun, but doesn't manage to hit the man with his lazy swing.
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Malder lets out a fearful yell, turning towards Gaius and swinging wildly at him. The inquisitor easily sidesteps the blow, however.
The 'Door Guard' looks around, wild-eyed. Seeing escape is cut off, he attempts to stab Tolenn. The Paladin, finally get her defenses set, let's the errant blow clatter off her armor, keeping her focus on Malder.
By now Vuk looks more like the civilized of the two as they continue to attack their guard.
Daud
Vuk
Pyron then used the evil eye hex (-2 to attack rolls) on the Thug if he is still standing in the new round; otherwise, he will cast it on Malder if he is still standing. Then he will cackle to extend all evil eye hexes by one round. Therefore, whether whichever enemy that Pyron hexes with the second evil eye hex saves against that hex, that hex will still be around for two rounds, not just a single round.
Gaius continues to attack Malder, trying to knock the brute unconscious.
Seeing that Gaius was pulling his punches in dealing with Malder, Tolenn strikes at the thug with the flat of her scimitar.
Attack
non-lethal damage
Between Daud and Vuk, a messy end seems to be the final fate for the 'door guard' of All The World's Meat. Tolenn and Gaius are somewhat more gentle, the two dealing non-lethal wounds to Malder, succeeding in dropping him unconscious to the floor. All in all, two deserters down, one dead, and minimal wounds to yourselves. A job well done.
Well fought, Gaius says, sheathing his sword while catching his breath. [b] Let's tie them up and ask some questions about their little operation. I hope they aren't forthcoming right away, [b] he says, drawing his sap and smacking it against his palm for emphasis.
Daud will go over the bodies and remove their equipment as well as searching for any hidden items or weapons, as well as cyanide tooth containers.
Pyron checks outside to see if there was any other potential trouble coming there way.
On the ex-guards you find the following:
3 suits of chain mail
2 long swords
1 warhammer (cow hammer)
3 light crossbows
30 bolts
80 gp
After a quick glance outside, Pyron sees no potential issues arising.
Shoving the equipment into a pile he'll dismissively motion with a nod of his head towards Tolenn and Pyron "Can you go hawk that and get her patched up? Me and Uprising have questions for our ... guests."
Pyron will keep the crossbow bolts for himself. Pyron has no problem leaving to go sell the items. Anyone know where we should sell them?
"You could try a temple to Gorum. Also there's probably a 24 hour pawnbroker around here somewhere."
Let's not sell it until we have taken care of the problem. If there is any chance that our selling back of the wares gets back to who we are after, then that just might made it that much more difficult for us to complete our job. I don't want to take that chance. We have enough money as it is, and we can keep the equipment stored here.
After a moment Daud will shrug agreeingly.
Tolenn nods to acknowledge Daud's concern for her wounds, "I will be find and as Pyron says, the items can wait. I would be here for our questioning of our friend here. Give me a moment."
Tolenn then advances to Pyron and places her hands on his shoulders, "My Saranaes' grace ease your pain."
She then gentle places her own hands on their opposite shoulders and closes her eyes.
Thank you Tolenn.
The two unconscious men groan, shifting in their bindings in their mindless sleep. It is apparent they will waken soon.
"What all do we need to ask them, Uprising? Or would you rather we just let you play them as flies in a spider's web, as your so apt to do?"
I would have them tell me who else is involved in this 'side business'. Three oafs is not enough to gain such a reputation as they have. That reminds me, we should have someone keep watch in case any of their friends come looking. After that, I want to learn more about their leader Vancaskerkin, and this woman of his. What are their plans against the crown? I hope the dumb one tries to play tough so I can make an example of him to the others.
"Indeed, all worthy avenues of discussion. Discovering the source of their 'meat', if there are more powerful figures giving them support..." Tolenn ponders aloud, then crouches down before Malder and gives him a non-too gentle slap on his cheek to rouse him.
Malder's eyes flutter open, going wide with alarm at the sight of Tolenn before him, the other three flanking her. He tries to flex his arms and legs and discovers he is bound. He looks panicked, like a prey animal caught between predators with nowhere to run. He says nothing, looking at all of you with wide eyes.
Half sitting/half falling onto the back of the other thug Daud will stare bleakly past Malder while he speaks, "First, I believe you owe The Empty Throne an apology."