RAWWGGGGGHHHH!! Don leaps into the fray, leading the Paladins
Mythic 3/5 Stam 3/8
Don's courage leads the remaining group of Paladins into the enemy and they manage to kill a Vrock who is leading the Army.
A few retainers come in to assist with the wounded.
With the Army on the Mend, your group leads further on to Paradise hill, eventually you come along a large warehouse. Inside you find a group of 100 men and women, bound and tied. In another warehouse you find food stores that will last you 2 more Days.
Make sure to examine them before we free them. We don't want any more spies.
So where is our next target?
"Who are you and how did you end up here?" Lynn asks one of the first freed prisoners.
"We are prisoners" A rather large woman offers "Taken from patrols and mercenary groups that got captured while in the World Wound."
Azrael detects no evil.
"Looks like we just need some equipment to get another army up and running." Lynn comments. "Are you feeling like payback is due?"
Well now is the time for payback indeed! Let us join together and take the city back!
The woman stands up, smiling largely "You are right, now is time to take back the city. Who are you may we ask first though."
"What he said. Plus Shelyn." Lynn adds with a smirk.
Don. We have arms and armor for you to use, choose your equipment.
"How many of you are able to fight?" Balthazar asks.
"All of us sir" A man says from further back, "They were picking us out one by one for something we are not sure what. The only thing we know is that it was loud when it screeched."
No doubt human sacrifice. Well we'll put an end to that.
The men and women gear up rather quickly, you now have a 3rd Army to assist in your retaking of Drezen.
Let's check out our maps to see where we need to go next. What about the castle? Some recon to see what they have on the walls?
"I can help with the recon is need be." Balthazar says matter of fact.
"That would be nice. I would like to walk into the next fight prepared and not find unnecessary surprises." Lynn replies. "Can you find out what would be in the way of our army to get into town? And what around town is worth conquering before?"
Irabeth comes up to the group and the Paladins.
"All we have left is the Citadel itself, from what our scouts can see is there is a rather large army gathering just inside of the Curtain wall. we need to take out the guard towers as well, we have seen something up there but it was small enough that we couldn't make it out."
Balthazar smiles at Lynn "Well now an elf can't just stand around being a pretty face. I should pull my weight somehow no. But I wouldn't want to be caught alone. Who will accompany me on this recon mission?"
Then turns to Irabeth. "Seen something like? How did you know it was a thing? What was seen? A lump?" He says sarcastically shrugging.
"I could probably make myself invisible and go have a look, but I do like to have a better idea what might eat me."
"Cultists and an army of Dretches is what we saw" Aniva says
"If we have a mission goal, we all go." Lynn tells pointing out who she means. "Do we need a night of rest first?"
A bit banged up but otherwise fine
Balthazar looks at his clothes and brushes some dust off. "I guess I'm ready."
"If you all scout a head, we can get the Army across, it will take time though and you will be without the support of the Army please be careful." Irabeth says then departs to marshal the armies into order and for crossing the half destroyed bridge.
Don shakes Tink for some invisibility magic
The Curtain wall looms a head of you Large and ominous, the cold grey stone remains as strong and solid as the day the Dwarven craftsmen laid each one. Towers raise 40' into the air at the sides of the entrance into the in parade grounds of the Citadel, there are no entrances to the towers from this outside of the wall and your scouts report marshaling of the armies inside.
Fly over the walls?
We should send word that the army is marshaling in inside.I think we should do a little behind the lines sabotage.
"Tink, can you make a hole in that wall?" Lynn asks the harbinger of magic.
Tink looks over his spells, not being able to do the thing Lynn asks Tink coats everyone in invisiblity again as you make your way to the door to the tower. There is a solid wooden door here that appears locked.
Azrael feels all the tumblers line up but as he goes to turn the tong one of the tumblers slides and the door doesn't unlock.
Balthazar looks over the aasimar's shoulder and raises his eyebrow.
I could smash it open.
"I ahve to remind myself sometimes that we're the good guys." Lynn comments.
Azrael opens the door. In side is a rather narrow tower with steps that slope up to the left, only one person will be able to go up at a time.
Balthazar whistles softly and looks around.
I don't think Lynn's glaive will be able to be wielded effectively on the stairs so I will go first. Don takes the lead.
"I see the humor is lost on you." Lynn replies to Azrael. "After you." she offers Don.
Don gets to the top of the stairs without incident, another door presents itself before him.
Nothing is wrong with this door, Opening the door leads to the battlements and the tower up here. There are also 2 small demons just outside of easy to reach range if you came running out.
Balthazar follows next, out of curiosity of course. Then taps Don on the shoulder and puts a finger to his lips indicating they should be quiet.