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Realizing the dire nature of the situation, the house ready to collapse on the occupants at any given moment, Songan ignores the feline nature within him that screams for him to run away from the fire, instead dashing into the burning building after taking a gulp of air, searching quickly for his friends to help free the others inside.
As the last orc fells, Leira gives a look to the fallen guard, looking in particular for any bolts to replace her own, or any fine equipment. She casts detect magic to help herself on this task, and picks up anything of use.
That is before she realizes of the screams inside the house and his companions darting inside the house. The girl runs to there, and looks at her own house afar. She doubts for a moment, fighting against her instincts to dart home It is suicidal to go home alone. Sarah and Agrit need our help... the others need me at the side, and I need them, a last moment of brightness makes her go inside boldly.
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Leira finds her way into the house just by the shouts of her companions. As she sees the situation and Delia trying to coordinate the efforts, she attempts to hand Delia or Songan's wand, whatever is the closest and tries to activate the wand on Sara to heal her.
She tries to resist the damage of the smoke and fire while doing so.
The girl can hardly see, but tries to better assist the party. She definitively readies herself to pull Sara out of the place, but before that happens, she cast a spell depending on what is the situation.
If Sara is just below a heavy weight, Leira cast enlarge person on the woman to help her sustain and push more weight. Whereas if the problem is she is trapped/grappled somehow, she better casts grease on the woman to ease pulling her out. If she assess that is not going to help, Leira casts enlarge person on one of the companions trying to move the weight, so his maximum load doubles, and giving a strength boost.
The others gather round and try to lift, but out of sync, they fail to shift the heavy weight. Leira casts an Enlarge Person spell on the trapped smithy, hoping she can aid in her own rescue. Her body begins to twist and contort from under the weight, shifting it slightly, pressing the burning brands harder into her skin, causing even more pain and screaming. As the magic senses the confined restraint of the pinning mass, the spell stops, leaving the woman somewhat larger, but no less pinned under the debris. As the half-orc attempts to thrash about to free herself, she makes a to break the pin and shove the mass free but fails to do so, causing it to shift slightly, giving the rescuers a little less space to work with while freeing her. Songan, close by, sees the shoulders he was ready to lift upon so as to drag the woman free disappear under a slide of loose stones and dust, so he kneels down and attempts to dig them free as the group readies for a second, more unified lifting.
If insufficient room is available for the desired growth, the creature attains the maximum possible size and may make a Strength check (using its increased Strength) to burst any enclosures in the process. If it fails, it is constrained without harm by the materials enclosing it--the spell cannot be used to crush a creature by increasing its size.
Sara would make a CMB check to break the Pinned Condition, penalized by the prone condition and a base -2 situational modifier for unfavorable conditions (it's a burning chimney, ceiling timbers and part of the wall after all.)
Groin manages to inhale another lungful of the acrid black smoke. Eyes watering, he tries to power through.
Not wanting to cause more trouble, Leira just stands ready to pull Sara at the first opportunity. She seems sure open to listen whatever suggestions on how to help on the current situation.
Round 3
Actually, I realize I missed Dundin's post. Indeed you did manage the lift for the 2nd round of lifting, only need to do so again on the 3rd round to free Sara. As you lifted part of the weight, Sara would only face a round of smoke damage, 1 point.
Delia is the first success of the 3rd round, need two more to effect the rescue and have the others pull her free. You can all then move to get the heck out of the burning building.
Leira also tries to withstand the smoke as she waits to pull out Sara.
I will allow that Groin uses his Hero Point retroactively to make his Fort Save. Dundin failed his lift check this round, it is now all on Adir's shoulders to make the check and you as a group will have lifted the weight free off Sara.
It is now up to Leira and Songan to pull Sara free and together carry her out of the building, along with Agrit. The rest of the group can then set the wall aside and follow.
Leira pulls Sara out of the trapping wall, and makes an effort to move her out of the building hastily.
Once outside, Leira tries to help tend to the most dangerous injuries.
"You cannot die ok? I am here despite my home is burning. You cannot die. Do you listen to me?" the girl pushes the woman's breast trying to make her lungs work, while the others arrive from the inside with real healing resources.
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Rather than take the time to pick up Sara and begin moving her, given her uncertain condition, Songan focuses his mind on the first aid station that he knows is nearby, picturing it in his mind and under his breath muttering the incantation to a spell.
100 feet or so away, the clerics will notice the sudden appearance of a large, brightly glowing sign, emblazoned with the words "SURVIVORS AT MORNINGHAWKS; HEALING NEEDED!" flashing ostentatiously, further augmented by arrows highlighting the ground and leading in the direction of the group for perhaps a further ten or twenty feet.
A single priest, a fresh faced acolyte, scolded and berated by his peers, leaves the safety and security of the first aid station, running towards your group. A single arrow flies at him from a hidden position, narrowly missing.
The man reaches Sara's side, and in a quick minute has assessed her condition and recommended you help him in getting both Agrit and Sara, now conscious but still greatly diminished, back to the line for better care.
Delia squints against the burning of her eyes and grunts from the heavy load they are holding up. Once Leira and Songan drag Sara out from the house, Delia lowers the wait she's holding and follows behind them. She gasps for breath once free from the burning building and out into the cool air again. She rubs her eyes as Jace bounds up to her, nudging her chest with his big head. "I'm okay, boy." She says in between coughs as her lungs attempt to expel every bit of the noxious fumes.
Once she is able to finally blink away all the tears and stinging from her eyes she spots the healer and the obnoxious sign... "What the...? Whoever did that, shut it down now!" She sighs, realizing that others may not have the combat experience she does. "Never give away your position like that, especially when it comes to wounded. That will draw the attention of the enemy faster than a fly to rancid flesh. I think we can cover their retreat back to the healer's area, but not only we are all out."
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Songan nods silently in response to the priest's request for assistance; now that Sara is conscious and able to move on her own power, getting her back to more active healing should be a much easier task.
"Give us some cover, everyone. Won't do us any good if we get shot in the back getting Sara back." Songan states, standing up beneath Sara and letting her lean on him as he gets ready to escort her back to the line.
Adir comes out of the building and douses himself again. He rubs off whatever soot he can within a few seconds. "Let's be quick! That beacon still needs to be lit."
"Yes, let's go please, I cannot almost hold myself of running alone to check my house within the fires while these people runs from one side to another trying to help the survivors." Leira looks impatient to her house. She will most probably end running there alone if the group does not move soon.
Groin stays close to escort the wounded Sara back to the line, using his shield trait in case of any other arrow sniping.
Dundin tries to locate the snipers as he finishes bringing the wounded back to the station.
Two rescued was a good start.
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"Running off on your own would not be a good idea, Leira. I understand your haste, and I want us to get there, too, but doing so to the neglect of others who need our help is not an action I can condone." Songan responds to the girl.
"Speaking of which, we should get back to it. Others may, and likely do, need our help." he adds, reading another arrow to his shortbow.
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You leave Agrit and Sara with the healers, the pair offering you a great deal of appreciation and respect. They indicate they are in your debt, and wish you safety and luck in completing your mission.
Watching out for the hidden sniper, you make your way back to the well. The dead guard draped over the edge of the well may have dropped his crossbow into the water 20 feet below, as you find no trace of it. His other armaments remain on his person, including a longsword, a heavy steel shield, 8 crossbow bolts, a fully stocked healer’s kit, 50 feet of hemp rope, a long iron key on matching ring, and an empty belt pouch. His scale mail is broken—a long gash runs down the side where the soldier was fatally wounded, likely by a falchion, and two broken arrows protrude from him, one in his leg, the other his back. Leira's magical sight located a small potion vial mark with Abadar script as one of cure light wounds lying half buried in the bloody mud at the base of the well where the dying man dropped it before he could make use of it.
An flies at your band, Jace, missing the great cat who hears the missile in flight, crouching under as it passes. The shot came from the direction of the Killin' Grounds. Dundin notices a figure dart into the bar, a dirty cloak flapping with a now familiar twisted nail design crudely painted upon it. It is likely other enemies may be present in the area, though you are not yet able to see them. The smoke and darkness creep in all around, only the fires of village homes and businesses lighting your way.
Initiatives
First Group: Delia, Dundin, Jace, Tuzak, Enemy D & E
Second Group: Adir, Enemy A & B
Third Group: Groin, Leira, Songan, Enemy C
is up, 36 hour timer counting
Leira picks the bolts and saves them with her own "Most probably I will need this before the end of the day. Thanks Jack"
She then finds the potion upon her detect magic and hands it to Adir. Similarly she gives the medical kit to Delia, and the hemp rope to Dundin.
The iron key on matching ring, she keeps herself when the first attack arrives "Let's go find out what is going on in the Killin Grounds!"
Delia gladly accepts the healer's kit and then quickly stashes it into her backpack just as the arrow soars over Jace. "Take cover, now! Move to the west!" Delia puts an arrow to her bow as she moves towards the building south of the Killing Ground, looking for any enemies that may present themselves. Jace rushes behind her as they both move away from the open ground.
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Unable to see anything, Tuzak stays close to Adir, hoping for direction.
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As Delia and Jace move off, Dundin stands his ground firm, planting his feet and readying himself for battle .
As he does so, a hulking looking human, clad in a fashion similar to the assassins you fought previously, comes stumbling out of the Killin' Grounds. He dashes over to the wall of the shielding building, likely moving up to the corner.
Following him is a half-orc, taking a similar position. Neither appeared to be armed with bows.
Initiatives
First Group: Delia, Dundin, Jace, Enemy D & E
Second Group: Adir, Tuzak (Holding), Enemy A & B
Third Group: Groin, Leira, Songan, Enemy C
is up, 36 hour timer counting
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"We need to light that beacon!," Adir reiterates. Seeing Delia and Jace move forward, he and Tuzak follow, wary of the shooter and the sneaking orcs.
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An orc with a bow comes running out of the tavern, dodging to the corner and letting fly with a at Leira as he does so, missing just high and to the right in the attempt.
Initiatives
First Group: Delia, Dundin, Jace, Enemy D & E
Second Group: Adir, Tuzak, Enemy A & B
Third Group: Groin, Leira, Songan, Enemy C
is up, 36 hour timer counting
Leira only steps 5 meters closer to the team hiding behind the building as she starts casting a spell.
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Songan moves northwest to position himself behind the well, crouching to take cover there and hopefully give himself a good vantage point from which to act against the orcs taking cover next to the tavern. If he can get an unobstructed shot on any of the orcs from this position, he immediately takes it. If not, he nocks an arrow to the string of his bow and partially draws it, waiting for any foe to show itself enough to get a shot on it.
Songan takes a risk and gets a shot off at the orc archer as it checks it's line of sight to the approaching group. The shaft sinks deep into the thing's left arm, causing it to howl in pain.
Initiatives
First Group: Delia, Dundin, Jace, Enemy D & E
Second Group: Adir, Tuzak (Holding), Enemy A & B
Third Group: Groin, Leira, Songan, Enemy C
is up, 19 hours remaining
Groin follows the others towards the Grounds, wary of any attacks from the shadows.
Groin creeps closer, cautiously. The smoke and stench of battle way heavy over the area, the warrior noticing a small stuffed doll crushed into the mud, no sign of the child who lost it.
Initiatives
First Group: Delia, Dundin, Jace, Enemy D & E
Second Group: Adir, Tuzak (Holding), Enemy A & B
Third Group: Groin, Leira, Songan, Enemy C
is up, 36 hour timer counting
Delia silently grinds her teeth as that fools standing in the open as an archer takes pot shots at them... 'Cannot force people to abide good tactics...'
Delia quietly ushers Jace in front of her, as she stands behind her warcat and places an arrow to the string of her bow. She sights keeps her aim sighted down towards the corner of the building, ready to feather the first orc that presents himself to her...
Dundin moves 20' and uses his wand. His weapon appears heavier.