Okay, I moved you to the edge of the map near the south... by where I would be if I were on the map yet (but I'm not quite as close as you are).
Empowered by fell magics, Kardas' blade blurs as he hacks into the Kobolds foolish enough to challenge him, sending heads and limbs flying!
Azarra walks 30 feet closer and shoots at black.
80 feet off the map, 260 feet away from the target
The capricious wind was not doing Azarra any favours, one moment it would be blowing gently from the west and another a squall would come from the north. One of these lofted her arrow well beyond her intended target, and where it landed she couldn't tell.
With the Ishta vanishing, the warg riders to the south split up, a pair going south west towards Azarra and a pair going west back towards the camp. The northern warg riders rode towards the fight, with a pair preparing to engage Kardas and the others riding towards the scrum around Ser Armithia.
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (5) (86 rounds), Monsterous physique (87 rounds), Shield (85 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (10 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (78 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (5) (85 rounds), Monsterous physique (86 rounds), Shield (84 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (9 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (77 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Totals:
cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: 11 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv <----- WE ARE HERE
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Ishta Khosiv and Ser Armithia-Seendren are up.
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Ser Armithia grins at the cut from the Turquoise Champion. The Paladin turns his full attention to him.
I see your swartz is as big as mine!
The Knight of Helm grants the Champion a proper salute; before calling on Helm.
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Ishta takes a small rod from his various pockets, belts and bags. Hurling another ball of fire, she spares her comrades the worst of the flames, then moves on to a different place to avoid kobold arrows.
At a snarled word of power, a terrible conflagration surrounds Ser Armithia who watches his foes burn alive. By Ishta's grace the noble knights was unscathed but the bulk of his foes were reduced to ashes. In addition the nearby grass had caught fire and was spreading towards the tents.
<-- PASS
The Kobold Champion was singed, with wide spread burns and steam rising off his back but Ishta was disappointed by the damage done to him. It was as if he was resistant to fire!
Ser Armithia calls upon Lord Helm to deliver his verdict and the kobold champion is found wanting! The gold elf's sword flashes brightly as it descends towards the kobold's neck. With a supreme effort the kobold parried but the knight's blade slid along his sword and bit into the meat of his shoulder with a SIZZLE and the smell of over done bacon!
The champion screeched in pain and knew a moment of fear and doubt.
Several things then happened at once, one of the remaining sergeants issued screeched something incoherent and dashed towards the knight but Ser Armithia was easily able to parry his tentative blow.
Rallying, the kobold champion rained blows down upon Ser Armithia, but the knight's blade was faster than the eye, parrying time and again! The harsh yet vaguely melodic sounds of their swordplay rung out over the battlefield.
The great mass of kobold infantry seemed unwilling to plunge into danger and they watched the fight with growing trepidation.
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (5) (85 rounds), Monsterous physique (86 rounds), Shield (84 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (9 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (77 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (5) (84 rounds), Monsterous physique (85 rounds), Shield (83 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (8 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (76 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Round: 3
Champion was hit by Ishta for 15 (total damage taken 15)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 32 (total damage taken 47)Totals:
cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: 11 damage
Champion: 47 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas <----- WE ARE HERE
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Kardas Rasalas and Azarra are up.
Azarra walks 30 feet closer and shoots at the red guy that is riding pretty far out.
Terrible explosions rock the world around Kardas as he overwhelms one foe after another with sword and the arcane. While blessed with immortal speed, the swordmage's cognitive abilities are still very much human and it is when the immediate mortal threat fades that he realizes he has lost complete track of who is where, how they're all faring, and who needs help. And perhaps most importantly, that if all goes to Hell, he isn't able to immediately fly away.
The one worry he has is that the scaley bastards will overrun Ishta and Azarra. Unable to assert and ensure his fears are correct, he rushes back through the palisades to give them any aid they might need.
The fickle winds died down enough for Azarra to get a proper bead on her target and her arrow lanced towards the lead warg rider, grazing his shoulder.
And empowered by magics, multiple images of Kardas ran faster than a horse to come to Ishta and perhaps Azarra's aid.
With Ishta so far away, the rider wheeled and turned on the Rashmiri who easily ducked the spear.In doing so Kardas opened his flank up to the other rider who set about him with a hatched, shattering several images.
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
To the north, several warg riders levelled their spears and charged Ser Armithia! Surrounded by enemies it was remarkable that the knight was able to deflect so many blows but inevitably one got through. The warg rider's spear slid along Ser Armithia's vambrace, sliced through the mail at his armpit and speared the flesh within!
<--- HIT
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (85 rounds), Monsterous physique (86 rounds), Shield (84 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (9 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (77 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (84 rounds), Monsterous physique (85 rounds), Shield (83 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (8 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (76 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
Cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Round: 3
Champion was hit by Ishta for 15 (total damage taken 15)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 32 (total damage taken 47)Round: 4
Red was hit by Ishta for 6 (total damage taken 6)Round: Green-Dash
Ser Armithia was healed by 23 for NaN (total damage taken NaN)Totals:
Cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: NaN damage
Champion: 47 damage
Red: 6 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv <----- WE ARE HERE
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Ishta Khosiv and Ser Armithia-Seendren are up.
Ser Armithia grins at the flailing kobolds. He--swiftly--calls on Helm to heal his wounds.
He then returns his salute to the Champion.
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With a more tactical approach, Ishta decides to start finishing off enemies, thus allowing her friends to start joining forces. She makes some arcane gestures and some magic projectiles appear, flying towards one of the kobold lieutenants. To everyone, the missiles appear from nowhere, and she tries to keep herself undetected by moving away immediately afterwards.
Ishta's fusillade of missiles slammed into the Warg Rider leaving a fine mist of blood in the air. He rocked back in the saddle but somehow didn't fall.
Meanwhile by Helm's grace some of Ser Armithia's wounds vanished and then the knight rounded on the champion! With a flourish his sword speared the kobold leaving a great rent in his armour out of which steam and blood poured. The kobold thrashed in pain yet somehow he pulled himself of Ser Armithia's sword and he wasn't done quite yet.
Working with the sergeant and the warg riders they harried Ser Armithia. The sargeant's sword was enough threat it needed parrying and this gave the champion the smallest opening and his sword flicked out and scored along Ser Armithia's wounded armpit drawing fresh blood.
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- HIT
<--- MISS
The rest of the infantry watched staring as their champion was getting cut to ribbons...
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (84 rounds), Monsterous physique (85 rounds), Shield (83 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (8 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (76 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (83 rounds), Monsterous physique (84 rounds), Shield (82 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (7 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (75 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
Cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Round: 3
Champion was hit by Ishta for 15 (total damage taken 15)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 32 (total damage taken 47)Round: 4
Red was hit by Ishta for 6 (total damage taken 6)
Ser Armithia was hit by Green-Dash for 23 (total damage taken 34)
Red was hit by Azarra for 20 (total damage taken 26)
Ser Armithia was healed by Ser Armithia for 16 (total damage taken 18)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 59 (total damage taken 106)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 9 (total damage taken 27)Totals:
Cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: 27 damage
Champion: 106 damage
Red: 26 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas <----- WE ARE HERE
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Kardas Rasalas and Azarra are up.
Azarra walks 30 feet closer and shoots again at red.
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Kardas continues doing what he has been doing and dives into the mounted kobold with sword and spell.
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> 45 total
> 48 total
Karda's sword blurred as he leapt up and struck the first warg rider in the back. The blade slipped in between the ribs and into his liver followed by a rush of blood as he pulled it out. He struck again but not so deeply and the rider slumped woozily in the saddle causing his third strike to miss but his final strike landed in the base of the unfortunate creature's skull with his sword pointing out one eye socket. When Kardas pulled it out the kobold's lifeless body fell to the floor.
Azarra shoots again at the other warg rider, her arrow jutting out of his stomach.
The by now sorely wounded Kobold grunted, took one look at the mess Kardas had made and spurred his mount and withdrew!
To the north the warg riders surrounding Ser Armithia lunged with their spears, but the knight contemptuously flicked their attacks away.
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (84 rounds), Monsterous physique (85 rounds), Shield (83 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (8 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (76 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (83 rounds), Monsterous physique (84 rounds), Shield (82 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (7 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (75 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
Cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Round: 3
Champion was hit by Ishta for 15 (total damage taken 15)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 32 (total damage taken 47)Round: 4
Red was hit by Ishta for 6 (total damage taken 6)
Ser Armithia was hit by Green-Dash for 23 (total damage taken 34)
Red was hit by Azarra for 20 (total damage taken 26)
Ser Armithia was healed by Ser Armithia for 16 (total damage taken 18)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 59 (total damage taken 106)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 9 (total damage taken 27)Totals:
Cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: 27 damage
Champion: 106 damage
Red: 26 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv <----- WE ARE HERE
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Ishta Khosiv and Ser Armithia-Seendren are up.
Ser Armithia grins even more widely at the flailing kobolds. He--swiftly--calls on Helm to heal his wounds.
He then returns his salute to the Champion.
So, are we getting do overs?
Ishta continues her plan, this time taking a different event as a target.
From out of thin air another brace of miniature missiles lance out towards one of the distant warg riders who yelps in surprised pain!
Ser Armithia swings lustily towards the Kobold Champion, hoping to finish him off but he parried the blow and pressed in closer aiming for a counter attack!
The kobold infantry mill around uselessly, not that there was much they could do but watch...
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (83 rounds), Monsterous physique (84 rounds), Shield (82 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (7 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (75 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (82 rounds), Monsterous physique (83 rounds), Shield (81 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (6 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (74 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
Cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Round: 3
Champion was hit by Ishta for 15 (total damage taken 15)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 32 (total damage taken 47)Round: 4
Red was hit by Ishta for 6 (total damage taken 6)
Ser Armithia was hit by Green-Dash for 23 (total damage taken 34)
Red was hit by Azarra for 12 (total damage taken 18)
Ser Armithia was healed by Ser Armithia for 16 (total damage taken 18)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 59 (total damage taken 106)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 9 (total damage taken 27)Round: 5
Green was hit by Kardas for 45 (total damage taken 45)
Green was hit by Kardas for 21 (total damage taken 66)
Green was hit by Kardas for 48 (total damage taken 114)
Cyan was hit by Ishta for 20 (total damage taken 20)Totals:
Cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: 27 damage
Champion: 106 damage
Red: 18 damage
Green: 114 damage
Cyan: 20 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas <----- WE ARE HERE
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Kardas Rasalas and Azarra are up.
Azarra walks 30 feet closer and shoots again at red.
The supercharged swordmage winds down as the arcane powers that fuelled him evaporate and drift back to the warm embrace of the Weave. He calls upon minor magics to enhance his assault, but it's clear that the earlier effort is taking its toll on him.
Azarra's arrow grazes the fleeing warg rider who continues retreating.
The Champion and the sergeant work as a team to harry Ser Armithia but the knight's shield whips round with incredible speed, blocking all!
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- HIT
<--- MISS
The warg riders have no better luck either! The kobolds watch in awe as Ser Armithia fends off four of their best all by himself!
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
<--- MISS
Environment: Normal
Buffs and Debuffs:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (83 rounds), Monsterous physique (84 rounds), Shield (82 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (7 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (75 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas Message, Mirror Image (3) (82 rounds), Monsterous physique (83 rounds), Shield (81 rounds)
Azarra Message
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv Message, Improved invisibility (6 rounds), Fly
Ser Armithia-Seendren Message, Divine Bond (74 rounds), Prot from fire, Fly
Damage Log:Round: 1
Cyan dot-dash was hit by Ishta for 33 (total damage taken 33)Round: 2
Black-dash was hit by Kardas for 70 (total damage taken 70)
Ishta was hit by Red for 10 (total damage taken 10)
Ishta was hit by Yellow for 13 (total damage taken 23)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 11 (total damage taken 11)Round: 3
Champion was hit by Ishta for 15 (total damage taken 15)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 32 (total damage taken 47)Round: 4
Red was hit by Ishta for 6 (total damage taken 6)
Ser Armithia was hit by Green-Dash for 23 (total damage taken 34)
Red was hit by Azarra for 12 (total damage taken 18)
Ser Armithia was healed by Ser Armithia for 16 (total damage taken 18)
Champion was hit by Ser Armithia for 59 (total damage taken 106)
Ser Armithia was hit by Champion for 9 (total damage taken 27)Round: 5
Green was hit by Kardas for 45 (total damage taken 45)
Green was hit by Kardas for 21 (total damage taken 66)
Green was hit by Kardas for 48 (total damage taken 114)
Ser Armithia was healed by Ser Armithia for 12 (total damage taken 15)
Cyan was hit by Ishta for 20 (total damage taken 20)
Red was hit by Azarra for 6 (total damage taken 24)Totals:
Cyan dot-dash: 33 damage
Black-dash: 70 damage
Ishta: 23 damage
Ser Armithia: 15 damage
Champion: 106 damage
Red: 24 damage
Green: 114 damage
Cyan: 20 damage
COMBAT ORDER:
Kobold infantry
Kardas Rasalas
Azarra
Kobold riders
Ishta Khosiv <----- WE ARE HERE
Ser Armithia-Seendren
Ishta Khosiv and Ser Armithia-Seendren are up.
Ser Armithia grins even more widely at the flailing kobolds. He--swiftly--calls on Helm to heal his wounds.
6/3
He then returns his salute to the Champion.
The swordmage groans. The blasted kobold scurried away on its damned wolf and there's no way his bandy legs can compete with the wolf. Yes, you better run.
"We ought to get out. The damage has been done."
Decided to end the fight once and for all, Ishta flies high into the sky. With a mighty movement, she creates a lightning bolt could around her arm, crackling with energy.
"Enough!"
Of course, no one can see her, though they hear the loud shout and they see a bolt of pure lightning descend into the melee. It explodes when it hits the ground, hiring all the kobolds surrounding Ser but leaving the elf knight intact.
-> 91 lightning damage.
As Ser Armithia prepares to deliver Helm's verdict, Ishta summons the energies of pure destruction - the flumefire transmuted into electrical form. The warg riders, their mounts and the kobold sergeant were thrown back fifteen feet or more with smoke pouring out of their burned eyes, mouthes and noses. They landed with a thud and the stench of burnt meat.
The champion's muscles locked and he was brought to his knees in silent agony. His flesh was seared and dark greasy smoke rose from his head which Ser Armithia neatly severed!
<--- FAIL
<--- FAIL
<--- FAIL
<--- PASS
The combat didn't quite end there, pockets of resistance took some time to stamp put but the majority of them ran away screaming in a dozen different directions.
5x Cloak of resistance +1
+1 heavy shield
3x +1 leather lamellar armour
2x +1 scimitars
1500g in coinage of various denominations.
Azarra takes one of the cloaks. She cleans it with prestidigitation and trades it out for the cloak she is wearing, which has an identical enchantment, but which is orange... she doesn't like the orange one so much. Hard to be taken seriously in orange, so she swaps it out.
Ser Armithia wipes the blood off his sword on the cloak of the Champion. The Knight then proceeds to fly about the camp, taking care to secure the remaining area.
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Not caring for hunting down already beaten foes, Kardas joins Azarra in surveying the massacre. Various bits and baubles, and some precious trinkets and weapons are picked from their fallen adversaries. Nothing too fancy, nothing Kardas cares for, but he sees a use for them. "We ought to give what we won't use to the tribe. There's been enough cruelty and the world can do with some kindness."
More words linger in his head but they are not given voice. The Raumathar snarls and gives the site of the massacre a look of disgust. It's time to leave this accursed place.
Assuming the camp has been cleared of any potential threats to the Nomads, Ser Armithia returns to the group; prepared to return to said Nomads.
Azarra agrees. If we think that the kobolds are permanently dispersed, then let's let the nomads know, and get back to taking down the evil lich.
The Watchers of Dawn accompanied by an awed Clan Bearhawk scout return to the nomad's camp in triumph. Perhaps unfairly Ser Armithia's feats are feted the most with the catch phrase "The Unstoppable" heard frequently. Kardas and even more so Ishta, the nomads find to be scary - the amount and savagery of kobold death was unsettling albeit welcome.
Another great fest in your honour was hastily arranged during which the chieftain Griz presented you with his ancestral armour and arms. Through an interpreter he told you, "My great grandfather's arms are wasted on the likes of me. You would do him great honour by wielding them."
The three items seemed plain at first but a closer inspection showed they where of uncommon quality and exquisite yet subtle artistry, adorned with the deer motif of the clan. There were three items: an incredibly light chainmail, an embroidered velvet sash, and a fine bastard sword with a handle carved to look like a deer whose horns formed the cross guard.
Azarra is happy that Ser has a new nickname, and that the others are heroes. She enjoys the celebration and when things are calmer, she examines the gifts, casting detect magic and trying to identify through her knowledge of spellcraft.
She easily identifies the sash and the bastard sword, but has trouble with the chainmail. She asks Ishta if she wants to try.
It's definitely magical, but I can't tell exactly what it does... can you?
Ser Armithia nods in acceptance of The Watcher's of Dawn's prowess. The gold elf deflects any personal honors back on the team immediately, as each honorific is tossed his direction.
Ser Armithia does indeed seem to be a bit taken with the beautifully crafted bastard sword. The Knight of Helm receives the offered gift without hesitation. He immediately blesses the Blade of Bearhawk with words to Helm.
I shall endeavor to honor your Ancestors with this the Blade of Bearhawk!
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"Let's see..."
"It must be powerful if it resists the scanning that much..."
Kardas is a little uneasy with all the pomp and circumstance but undergoes it all the same. Once the eating starts, all unease fades, and the Raumathar feasts like there's no tomorrow. Gnarly mitts grab whatever comes by and copious amounts of alcohol disappear into his belly.
Perhaps it isn't too surprising to Ishta and Azarra that the wasted swordmage has no useful insight whatsoever on the yet-to-be-identified armor. "It's elegant and subtle, light yet sturdy, and of a metal that I've never seen before. Heh, thus clearly it is not made by my people, the people of Rashemen, or those of Thay."
Well, we can try again when we get back to town. Maybe when we're there I'll try it on... or someone else can, and we can see how it feels, and if we can find out anything from that. ... In any case, let's go back and see if we can find that place under the city ... a pool, right?
Ser Armithia takes a glance at the evasive magic item.
He shrugs.
As the celebrations progress afternoon turns into evening and evening into night and the dancing and the singing gets progressively wilder as alcohol reduced inhibitions. Many things happened during the night but the morning came and with muzzy heads you faced the day.
Clanbearhawk was headed north and then east through the gap and into their vassa. The watchers of dawn headed east towards Phlan and an uncertain welcome. On thew way in Ishta's doom-wagon you had the chance to nurse hangovers and discuss your next steps. You'd heard the gates where closed and all mercenary companies save the black hand outlawed, of course there was more than one way into the city, no doubt you could sneak in if needed...
"I'm sure more than one guard there is probably happy to let us slip through, maybe you could work on that?" she says, talking to Ser Armithia and Azarra, since the both of them usually atract people to their side.
"Other possibility is that someone sneaks in and helps the rest of us later on. Or maybe we should just all try at once, though I'm not sure if we have the means. I wish we still had those hats..."
We are The Watchers of Dawn. We go through the front gate.
Be reasonable, Ser. Idiot Lich boy has probably left us at least one surprise. It's better to just sneak in, find the pool, and THEN kill the bad guys. We don't need to be defeated and thrown in jail and start from a position of weakness, right? Because you know that Cardona probably has everyone in his little pocket right now. We can be bold when we are actually ready to face him.
The Gold Elf Paladin of Helm smiles at Azarra.
I have to make the proposal. It's in the job description.
"It's akin to riding a stampede of horses into the dragon's den, thinking one glorious charge might just be enough to put it down. We all know the end to those stories ..."