Lynore lets out a yell and sends a sling shot at the closest bandit.
Dram silently stands up and lets fly a shot at the bandit in the back.
Lynore's shot takes the bandit's completely by surprise hitting him squarely in the face.
Dram's arrow sinks fully into the bandit with only the fletching sticking out of the bandits back, flinging him into the body of his realing companion. Despite the sudden turn of events the bandit is able to keep his footing.
Cotton smiles wickedly at the Bandit Leader as he scans around looking for what is happening.
"Slumber fool your doom is upon you"
Stanton takes a step to K7 and sets his site on the B1 before loosing an arrow.
B1 looks around startled as an arrow whiz's past his head. The Bandit Leader slumps to the ground dead asleep.
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Init Order
Cotton 20
BL 17
Dram 12
Bandits 10
Staton 9
Lynore 7
The bandits finally seem to realize what is happening to them, they look like they are paniced on the point of running.
Cotton gives the evil eye to bandit 2.
"You are feeling awfully vulnerable"
Bandit 2 flinches back from the glare Cotton gives him.
The bandit leader continuest to snore on the ground in front of Oleg.
Dram targets the hurt bandit and lets fly.
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Bandit1 still reeling from the sling stone takes an arrow in the back and falls limply to the ground.
Bandit2 knowing this is a lost cause goes to his horse and mounts it.
Cotton 20
BL 17
Dram 12
Bandits 10
* Staton 9
Lynore 7
Staton takes aim at the last remaining upright bandit.
Cotton 20
BL 17
Dram 12
Bandits 10
Staton 9
*Lynore 7
Stanton's arrow finds the mark hitting the bandit in the shoulder.
Lynore takes aim at the last bandit standing with her sling.
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The bandit slips over the side of his horse stone dead. The Bandit Leader beings to stir.
Cotton looks at the leader and tells him he had best stay down before laughing heartily.
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The Leader of the Bandits stands up and looks around. Groggily realizing his entire group has been slaughtered he throws down his sword and cries for mecry.
"Please spare me, I'll tell you everything I know!"
Lynore walks up and ties the bandit up in a kneeling position with his hands behind is back and his angles tied to his hands. Then draws her scimitar and leans down to look into his eyes.
"Start talking, and it better be good. Do you have an map of the area? Oleg you will be able to help us with any landmarks he may be referring too? "
"No need for that, I've never hurt no one too badly. I don't have a map but I'll be happy to point out our camp on your map if you have one, or explain it best I can. It's only a days ride from here. Kessel, that's our leader is back there with another 10 or so fellas much like these other lackeys."
Svetlana comes out yelling
"Never hurt no one huh? How about the thumping you guys gave us the first time you were here? Or stealing my ring? You'll lucky not to be strung up by sunset."
Hearing this the bandit immediately starts explaining that the camp is to the southwest near where the river and forest meet.
Oleg seems to be looking at the group for the decision on what to do with the bandit.
"Has this man killed anyone to your knowledge? What are his exact crimes?"
Svetlana "Well he has threatended, brutalized, and stolen. I'm sure there are some he's killed as we get reports of bandit deaths from time to time out here. As a leader of the group he's responisble for his underlings."
Lynore slices down into the bandit with her scimitar.
"I agree he was responsible, and I for one will not be watching my back for this one. Justice has been done."
He slumps over dead.
Svetlana "We can sleep safer with 4 less of these ruffians around. You've done a great service. Anytime you are here consider the guest room yours, and dinner on us.. forever."
Oleg "What she means is as long as you aren't staying and just stopping in, forever.. Here's 50 gp for your trouble... I have something back in the store room for you too if you follow me."
The group follows Oleg over to the storeroom, after a few minutes of mumbling he hands you 3 bottles.
"These will help you as you go out into the wilderness"
Lynore thanks Oleg for the provisions and money. "Is there anywhere around here to get more equipment/provisions? We are going to head out immediatly for the bandit camp and try and take them by surprise."
Lynore tucks one potion into her pouch and hands a healing potion to the ranger and the other potion to the witch.
Oleg chuckles "Ayup, this is a fort after all and this is a storeroom. I'm open for business!"
"I'm going to go back and see to our friends. I believe someone said they would be strung up and displayed..."
Stanton goes back to search the bodies
You find:
gear alchemists fire 2
silver stag lord amulet worth 20 gp
4 leather armors
8 days of trail rations
dagger
3 short swords
Exquiste Longbow
80 arrows
65 gp
You gain 151 xp
"I'll take that bow it looks better than my old one"
"Just checking, because we are going to need to periodically resupply. Hopefully we can make this place grow as we make it safer to be around."
"Can you give us good terms on all of these items, minus the bow, arrows, and trail rations? That is unless anyone speaks up and wants anything."
Oleg "I'll give you 200 gp for the lot, and that's cleaning me out, and I'll give you trade on some minor supplies if you need anything"
"Done. I am not currently in need of anything but we can always talk about the minors later."
"If anyone does not need anything lets set out for the bandit camp."
"As much as I want to take care of bandits, don't forget we are hear to map as well. Should we take stock as we go or try to make our way straight there?"
"Agreed that maping is good, but they will be expecting these ones to come back, and I would hate to leave the out post unprotected if we did not take care of this immediate threat. However some caution should be in order and maybe we can take out some scouts and thin their numbers some more while mapping our way to them."
The group saddles up the horses, leaving the bandits bodies for Oleg and Svetlana to manage, and heads into the unknown, following the map scribblings of a desperate man.
The trail is fairly easy to identify apparently the bandits have gotten lax in their routine. The path seems to lead unearringly in the direction the bandit gave you. Within a few hours you reach the edge of the forest, just as predicted.
You don't see anything as of yet, just the forest and the trail leading into it.
Dram also scans the area for a possible ambush.
Dram catches site of some posts in the trees, that are clearly means of climbing them. There are currently no one in the outposts, but you feel you should tread more carefully
Stanton dismounts and begins to move into the forest moving as quietly as possible while searching for the bandits.
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Stanton moves into the trees with barely a whisper, he makes it to the camp of the bandits were he can see some activity.
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