Denlin: Actually before crossing we should investigate that wagon. It might give us a clue or two. Actually what i am hoping to find is bodies and death wounds, and how recent was it. With jorr's help we might be able to find a small band of the hobgoblins is this was recent. Lets go look for tracks. Coming brother?
With that statement Denlin moves 30ft toward the wagon
Silvanius and Grook'O follow close to offer protection to Denlin.
Why not. I watch the surrounding. Be carefull guys.
Galdamor began to looked around in case of danger
Of course, of course he replied getting to about 30ft from it
Rufa follows the others, not willing to be left behind.
Party spot:
Brian
Denlin
Galdamor
Reil
Rufa
silvanus +7
Monster Hide 25
Init
Brian
Denlin
Galdamor
Reil
Rufa
silvanus
Monster
surprise round
Denlin: That is weird i see some bizarre head twitching hidden by the cart. Careful everyone.
and move and other 30 ft
Monster
Denlin: Hot Dam it just attacked me ! And a hard bite to boot.
Round 1
Everyone Go !
Silvanius moves close and behind Denlin, allowing the healing power of Nature to do its work.
"Be careful everyone, this here packs a nasty bite it seems"
Grook'O moves closer, keeping guard at Silvanius' side.
Galdamor was too far to help directly his comrade.
He choose to call for his God.
Hextor I call your weapon at my side. Punish my ennemies.
A bluring flail appeared at the side of Delin and begin to try hitting the monster.
Then, Galdamor began to get closer from the fight.
Round 1
HP 21/21
AC 16 T16 FF14
F/R/W 4/4/4
Spells
0th - Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Disrupt Undead, Ray of Frost
1st - Enlarge Person, Sleep, Burning Hands, Mage Armor (cast)
2nd - Scorching Ray, Web, See Invisibility
Effects
Mage Armor
Rufa moves up with the others, staying behind them, and sends a wave of fire crushing down behind the wagon, trying to hit the reptile.
Round 1
Silvanus and the ape move closer to the fight
Aoo on the Ape
Brian Attacks the creature
(hit)
Denlin Run and jump in order to be in melee for the next round
Rufa moves closer in order to be in range and unleash fire
Galdamor moves closer in order to be in range and summon a spiritual weapon that misses
Reil moves up and inspire courage
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The hydra's body move out of the water and 5 other heads come and join the first one. Only ones hits and its already on the wounded Denlin
All of them attacks.
vs Ape
Vs Ape
Vs Brian
Vs Brian
Vs Denlin
Vs Denlin
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Seeing the great danger everyone is in Jorr decides to pitch in but misses.
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Round 2 Go ! (battle map is up)
In Hextor's Name. That's not good...
Seeing the six head of the creature, Galdamor call for the help of his god for protecting him then move closer to the fight.
Hextor ! To fight, give me Protection !
The translucent heavy flail still trying to hit the thing.
AC22
Round 2
HP 21/21
AC 16 T16 FF14
F/R/W 4/4/4
Spells
0th - Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Disrupt Undead, Ray of Frost
1st - Enlarge Person, Sleep, Burning Hands, Mage Armor (cast)
2nd - Scorching Ray, Web, See Invisibility
Effects
Mage Armor
Rufa steps forward and sends another wave of fire crashing down into the creature.
Silvanius warns the others, as well as Grook'O - "Target its body! Not the heads! And we need massive damage, it regenerates wounds quickly!"
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Grook'O throws himself at the body of the creature:
AC: 17
HP: 29
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Silvanius heals Denlin:
AC: 18
HP: 26
Can we stop its regeneration ?
Asked Galdamor
Fight defensively ! I need more time to help you
round 2 and following
Denlin, galdamor, the Ape and Brian all his on their turn the massive Hydra.
Its fast regeneration is adding to the difficulty of the party to make huge dents in it.
On round 2 all 6 Head focus on the already wounded Denlin killing him and shreading his corps in pieces that are spited out by the various head.
Round 3
Brian goes berserk and manages (taking an Aoo) to get close to the main body of the creature. Galdamor, the spiritual weapon and the ape follow trough wile rufa and Silvanus fire of damaging spells.
great wounds are now inflicted on the Hydra but is regeneration's help it say alive longer
On its turn 5 of the head attack the unmissable raging barbarian and kill him. Le last one attack the ape
Round 4
The party using more spell from rufa and silvanus combines with the melee attacks from Galdamor, the spiritual weapon and the ape finish off the creature before it gets to act again and kill the ape.
you morn you comrades and decide to berry them. near Jorr's house.
after you finish up the burial ceremony you see a dwarf coming from the road you took from Drelin's ferry.
in the wreckage of the wagon the party finds a +1 Mithril Breastplate (added to loot log)
While finishing you silent contemplation over the loose of your compainions, you suddenly hear a loud deep voice, "Hail to da cottage! Borrum Orcbane here, walkin' from da Drelin's Ferry wishin' da approachin' an' parlyin'. Me seekin' ah human namin' himself Galdamor Graak! Be he wit ya?!"
Coming to a halt about 150 feet up the road from Drelin's Ferry, you see an odd looking dwarf. He reaches to the straps of his backpack, pulls in a couple of places and lets it fall to the ground behind him. With a well practice flourish, he shifts his Dwarven Waraxe so that he can lean on it while he waits for a response.
You see a bald dwarf, just under 4 foot tall and maybe 20 stones between him and his gear. His blonde bushy eyebrows and drooping mustache accent his weathered skin, and there looks to be some kind of tattoos on his skalp.
He wears an ornate set of black full plate, with sparse red enameled highlights, and over his shoulder you see a heavy steel shield of similar design. What little movement you have seen him make since his arrival, leads you to no questions reguard his familiarity with wearing that kind of armorment.
You also notice that 6 handles protrude from his back, 3 per side. Three of the handles are blood red and the other three are black as coal.
Hey ! Borum ! Good to see you !
Said a tall man clad in a black heavy armor with a unholy symbol of Hextor
When he removed his helmet his silvery hair shine in the morning sun, framing his hard but handsome face of suly heritage. His deep grey eyes darting an inquisitive look at the newcomer contradicting the happy tone of his voice.
By Hextor Sake, what did you do here ? Why did you searching me ?
It was indeed the man calling himself Galdamor Graak
Recognizing Galdamor from his visions, Borrum retrieves his pack and walks forward.
"Da Scourge of Battle haz grantin' Me visions ah late ah great trouble near da Me Clanhold. Az Me gettin' closer, da dreamin' be changin' to da Elsir Vale. Den day changin' to Drelin's Ferry", he chuckles a bit at this last part.
Seriousness returns to his tone as he continues, "But in ahh ah dem, Me seein' Yous face. Nah Me not one like Champion Roka, but Me knowin' da meanin' ah dees dreams. Me be findin' Yous here."
"By da lookin' ah dem two small mounds, Yous be needin' Me axe an' Me be needin' to be killin'.
Snapping to attention suddenly, he finishes with a salute, "Your Orders, Sir."
You realize these last words are the first he has spoken without any hint of his heavy dwarven accent. A trait only picked up after years of service in Roka's Iron Fist.
Galdamor came back to his comrades, gesturing to the dwarf.
I'm pleased to introduce you Borrum Orcbane who fight with me in Roka's Iron Fist. He's a great fellow and a ma... a dwarf of great value. His Axe never failed to cut through our ennemies and he always follows order.
Then after finishing packing he approached the dwarf.
Yes, we hare shorter by two and your Axe, and your spirit, are most welcome here my friend. We have been hired to investigate the recent increase of trouble by the hobgoblins in the region. We hire this fellow, Jorr, to help us find their trail as he's the best here and know well this area.
Before the fight against the Hydra we were heading towards the forest in hope to find the hobgoblins base camp.
"Me be ready fur dem HobGobs. Just be pointin' da directness ta dem," Borrum says as he runs a finger along the blade of his axe.
"Yous ahh been killin' ahh da Beasties, an' leavin' nottin' fur Me."
You see a sparkle in his old eyes as he thinks about past and future battles.
You start the return trip and after a long while you hit the spot where you fought the multi headed hydra...
Borrum looks over the remains of the Hydra, "Hmmm... yep... 'bout 10 feet... hrrmmm... good health."
"Ya know, dare bein' ah trick da killin' one of deese Beasties. Yous gotta be sunderin' dem heads or day be growin' back. But Yous got ta be trainin' in dem combatin' arts."
Turning to Jorr and trying to gauge the tracker, Borrum asks, "So Yous be knowin' dis area purrty well da ya? Any chance Yous knownin' any ah da utter big Beasties in da closeness? 'ould not be wantin' any utter nasty suprisin' on Me and Me friends if Me can 'elp it."
there are a few monsters in the witchwood, usually you can avoid most of them but it seems that the presence of the hobgob are drawing them to more agression replied jorr
Silvanius pats Grook'O, congratulating him for his valor in combat - "Well fought my friend"
Turning to the dwarf, he offers his greetings - "Well met Borrum, and welcome to our gathering - we definitely need a strong arm and a stout resolution to proceed - our losses have been immense so far, but we have fortunately manage to overcome that monster. At a tremendous cost though..." - he looks at the mounds where their two companions are buried.
"In any case well met, and thank you for the offer of assistance"
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Borrum sizes up the human and his simian, So that is what they look like once they grow up. I have only seen the babies in City Greyhawk, and they all wore leashes. I wonder where he keeps his organ box? Well if nothing else, I will feel his big hairy mitts getting into my gear if he tries anything. I wonder why folks do not give me thier name when they say hello. It is not like I can see a label over a picture with thier name in it.
Borrum extends a hand and replies, "'Ello ta Yous too... Ahhhh... Wat Yous name?" His eyes flash up above Silvanius head in the off chance Lord Hextor may give him a new gift of sight.
Nope.
He continues without waiting for a response, "Da Blood Scourge be sendin' Me where da Blood Scourge will. Me do az He say."
Silvanius smiles and offers a short bow - "My name is Silvanius, and this here" - he motions towards the towering ape - "Is Grook'O"
About 1h after you leave the place where you defeated the Hydra (going north in the witchwood)
Looming out of the shadowy woods ahead is a haunting sight, a ruined keep. The old castel sits on a small rocky hillock, and you can catch glimpses of a broken tower between the trees. A moss covered stone at the side of the road you are following marks a footpath that looks like it leads up to the keep
Jorr will tell you after inspection of the path that numerous medium humanoids and several large wolves have been using this trail recently
Word rider most likely. he adds
the keep itself is a few minutes hike up the path (assuming the party eventually goes there)
The old keep is in very poor repair. The gatehouse is partially collapsed as is a section of wall to the south. A small wooden building sits next to the remains of a long abandoned garden in front of the structure. The walls surrounding the keep are about 15 ft high with a two story tower looming in the southwest corner of the courtyard within. Large boulders lie strewn amid the ruins of the two watch tower and a massive humanoid skeleton slurps amid the ruins of the northern one. This skeleton still wears tattered fragments of his hide armor and a large club lies next to one of his bony arms.
Borrum gauges the distance from the woodline to the collapsed section of the southern wall and then looks down at this armor.
"Me don't be thinkin' Me gonna be gettin' over dare wit quietness. An' dare be dat Biggin' pile ah bones ta deal wit ah-so. Maybe Galdamor can tame it?"
He steps deeper into the shadows of the treeline, looking for a sturdy branch so he can have as club if needed.
"So wat be Yous ahh thinkin'?"
Galdamor draw his Heavy Flail, looking for any trouble.
Seem abandonned to me, but we never know... I will try to detect any magic in this area, just to be sure.
Galdamor after a short prayer to Hextor try to find any magic presence, on the skeleton first then on the other part of the keep.
"A pleasure, Borrum. My name is Rufa."
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"If Galdamor can bring it under his control, it would make things easier. Do you want to try?"
Both Silvanius and Grook'O stand watch - "I have serious doubts that this is completely abandoned..." - he comments to the others, while he surveys the surroundings and the ruined building.
from the tree line to the entrance of the keep is 55 ft.
there is no magic in the 60ft area Galdamor
pretty much the castle was build as a defense keep and so no tree lines near the wall.
Current Date: June 2nd, Time 18h00
Borrum, come with me
With prudence Galdamor began to step toward the gates of the ruined's keep.
Borrum walks next to Galdamor, ready to spring to his defense if the need arises. Scanning and listening toward the keep for any sign of danger.
In his mind, multiple thoughts race, So I wonder why this is not maintained by Derlin's Ferry?
I would have two guards on the gate house to watch this approach.
If the keep is not in too bad of repair, this might make a good base of operations for the Lord of Battle.
Need to bring this up with Galdamor when I ain't so jumpy.
Those look like old out buildings. I would hide some suprise in one of them, maybe a couple of war hounds.
This would give the Church another vantage point to watch the Heironians in the Gran March.
And another two on that tower, one to watch the breach and the second to watch the overall area.
I think if I cleared some of those trees, I could see The Dawn Way from here.