Ordrud runs and jumps into the river, which sweeps him downstream back towards the bridge. When he hits the water he starts holding his breath and scrambles to stow his shield and work his way toward shore.
Rask don't quite understand why the others don't attack the creature.
"Attack it!"
He fires a couple arrows at it.
He takes a 5' step towards the creature (so it is 35' away now).
Harek draws a javelin while he approaches the creature. Once about 20' away, he chucks it.
to hit, piercing damage
Rask, not wanting to take chances fires two arrows at the creature, but misses both times. Ordrud thinks that the creatures suggestion is a reasonable one since they have been fighting all day and he probably does need a bath so he jumps into the river. When he hits the water, it occurs to himself that this was a bad idea as he starts sinking and being swept downstream, so he stows his shield and tries to swim towards the river bank but he is not able to make any progress. Lothalian tries to charm the creature, but he finds out that she is having none of it. Sirasa tries to figure out what the creature is, but she does not know, so she heads to the river bank and starts to follow Ordrud downstream. Harek approaches to within 20 feet of the creature and throws a javelin at it, but it goes wide.
The creature waves her hands as if casting a spell, and speaks to Harek, "nice time for a nap."
Rask UP
Ordrud continues to tumble in the water sweeping him downstream. He can't quite get his feet under him. He sheathes his longsword and struggles toward shore again.
Lothalian sees trying to gain information by diplomatic means has failed, will fire an arrow at the creature.
But in a rush to fire his arrow, he misses.
Rask takes another step, gets within 30' of the creature and fires two more arrows. He realizes he is almost out of them.
will
Harek lies down and takes a quick snooze.
Rask moves slightly closer and continues to fire arrows at the creature, but they do significantly less damage than expected. In fact the second arrow does no damage what so ever. Ordrud stows his sword and continues to try and swim towards the shoreline, he is just about to grab a tree branch when Sirasa tosses him a rope and he uses that to climb up onto the shore. Lothalian fires another arrow, but the elf luck is still terrible and he misses. Harek decides that the creatures idea of a nap is just the thing to do so he lays down in the middle of the road and almost immediately you hear loud snores coming from the dwarf.
Sherrsa, ignoring the snoring dwarf, moves up to Rask, and attacks the ranger, biting him hard.
Rask UP
Rask tries to wake up Harek.
"Harek! By the mountains beard! Wake up!"
He drops his bow and quickly retrieves his Dwarven Waraxe. He screams to give himself courage.
"Timber!"
"Thanks Sirasa. Yes, it has been interesting. Now, let's return to the others." Ordrud replies. He heads toward the bad guy.
Lothalian will physically shake Harek awake. Wake up Harek! Rask needs your help!
"...huh...wha...what the hell happened there?"
Assuming he awakens from the shake, Harek stands and picks up his axe.
Rask 18 - Really? Three 1's for damage rolls !
Rask 18
Rask yells for Harek to wake, but the sleeping dwarf is not paying attention, so Rask drops his bow, grabs his waraxe and strikes the creature, but not doing as much damage as he had hoped.
Meanwhile, Sherrsa claws and bites Rask but the tough dwarven hide resists most of the damage.
Ordrud moves closer to the creature, as he readies his sword and draws his shield. Lothalian, moves up next to Rask, moving around Sherrsa and shakes the dwarf away. Sirasa begins casting a spell, the words you have all heard before as she readies to bring help to the fight. Harek, yawns, stretches, stands up and picks up his axe while looking around for someone or something to hit.
Rask UP
Harek, Before you go battle that thing... Lothalian will reach out and cast Resistance on Harek. This should help you not fall under her charms as easily...
Harek charges the critter with his axe, angry to have been tricked with such magics.
to hit; slashing damage
Rask keeps attacking, taking a 5' preparing a flank.
"Die already!"
Ordrud charges the evil creature. An avatar of Iomedae charges the blade with holy power. He clips the creature with the blade from a swing from the high guard position.
Rask continues to swing his waraxe at the creature, but misses. Ordrud charges and smites the creature. Lothalian, as Harek is standing, casts a spell on him to make it harder for the creatures spells to affect him. Sirasa eagle appears and attacks the creature, providing flanking for Harek, but it does not help as the dwarf misses.
The creature drops her arms and stops fighting, and says "I surrender. What do you want, here in my forest."
Rask UP
"We want the villagers those damn ed dark skinned elves took! And preferably those elves to feel the edge of my axe!"
Harek lowers his weapon but keeps wary eyes on the creature. He did not like being magicked so.
"Why did you attack us? We came trying to free some villagers captured by evil drow, with the intent of release them."
Ordrud pauses breathing heavily. He can't believe his ears. "You tried to drown me."
That is correct. We wish only to get our people back and make the drow pay for taking them. Any information you can give us on that would be gladly appreciated. The elf says. Her forest? Too bad Kazmir wasn't here to hear that!
"I am Sherrsa and I am protecting my tree and my forest. The drow drove more of you humans by here early this morning. I also saw stone creatures on giant wings carrying screaming passengers over the forest late the night before. If they are what you are looking for, many of them are already out of the forest and perhaps over the mountains."
"Can you lead us to the ones the drow are holding?"
"I've a very bad feeling about her," Ordrud says to his companions in almost a growl. His sword blade continues to glow as it did against that glowing ball of energy in the cathedral. "We should not trust her at all. We should slay her to help the Dark Woods (read Dark Woods information) heal itself."
The Dawnflower believes in redemption so if she wants to help us help the villagers I think we should allow her to do so. The Elf states as he sees anger continue among his compatriots.
"Harumph. I am more than willing to sink my axe into a fighting creature, but this slaying of a surrendered foe seems...unbecoming. I follow your lead, Ordrud, but perhaps this creature's intelligence is worth more than its death would earn."
Ordrud listens to his companions while watching the Evil creature. While there are instances of suffering lesser evils to cleanse a greater evil, this might be a greater evil. If it so much as twitches, Ordrud would attempt to end it.
Sirasa fires her crossbow, but the bolt goes wide.
"This is how you accept a surrender, by attacking them?" She directs this comment towards Sirasa, but looks around and since the rest do not appear to be willing, yet, to attack she keeps her arms down.
"No, I can not lead you to the drow. They passed by here almost 12 hours ago, and I can not leave the area around my tree. All I can tell you is that they continued on the road to the north, and were driving the humans like cattle, except for the ones that the stone creatures took flight with. Now either kill me and stop calling yourselves good, or be on your way."
And how many drow were there and why didn't you attack them when they came near your tree? Lothalian asks hoping to get just a little more information from the creature.
"Maybe a dozen, and I did not attack them because there were too many."
"How many drow were there?" Ordrud asks the creature through gritted teeth. His body is still coiled to strike if the creature attempts to affect evil on his companions or escape.
"If you attack us again, or any humans we send this way, you won't be so lucky, and we will get rid of you. Thank Torag we are in a hurry."
As soon as the others are ready he will keep tracking the prisoners and the drow.