Zal's sword hits armour this time
Asha hears another weapon blow make contact but no corresponding cry of pain
Asha strives to focus her feelings and detect the presence of ill...
Asha can indeed discern a source of evil in the mists and that enables her to take confident sure footed steps towards it.
Ah..well the trouble with that is that you cant really seebeyond 5 feet in this..so guiding people by voice will be..interesting.
Asha only
"It's moving south!" she calls into the fog, keeping her attention on the detection.
Úlf nearly strikes out at the sound from outside the building, assuming that another foe was nearby. It takes only a moment for him to process the directional assistance, though, and he takes a step toward the south of the building and swings his ax through the mist once more, calling rather harsh invectives toward the cowardly thing in Skald as he does so.
The hooded shape is missed by the wild axe blow and then. moves away quickly as a cool breeze begins to blow against you.. the harsh voice croaks again and then the mist begins to clear..You can see that your foe has opened a door leading out to the battlement..but off that foe there is no sign.
"Well that's an anticlimax," Asha remarks, sheathing her sword. "You must be the adventurers that Koya told me about...I'm Asha Black, of the clergy of Desna. Sorry I wasn't much help there."
Zal frowns at the notion of the disappeared foe but his heart is lightened by the voice of one proclaiming faith in Desna.
Putting eyes on the woman the elf offers *insert appropriate Desnan greeting here to identify himself* and then introduces the others.
All well that we have another set of eyes and hands to aid us in the castle...it has proven to be a complicated place to maneuver.
"Agreed. Is nice to have new companion. From where do you hail? I do not remember you from caravan...but you say you know Koya? Is good enough for Úlf! Let us find crow-man and make sure he cannot run away from us any more."
Runa looks over the newcomer and give a slight smile at Ulf's trusting nature.
"Welcome. We can sure use an extra hand here. Too many strange things have been going on. Bleeding walls, tengu and harpies. Yes, we sure can use extra help!"
"May the stars bless your path," Asha responds. "A pleasure to meet you, Zal, and all of you. As for me, well, I'm from Caliphas in Ustulav originally...it's been a long, long journey to this side of Avistan, but I was inducted into the new church in Korvosa last year. Before that I was apprenticed to an Aldori swordmaster in Lastwall, and before that I was a thief in Caliphas. Funny how life leads you round, isn't it?" Asha laughs.
"Now, Koya had met this very strange, fey-like creature who was sure you'd stir up something nasty in here. Whatever it is, we'd better make sure it doesn't cause more trouble after we've gone."
Lissa and Omara make their introductions.."So what do we do Omara states bluntly I don't like leaving this Oni character with possible allies..perhaps we need to scout the battlements out and see where..whoever it was has gone?"
Úlf nods in agreement, heaving his axe over one shoulder while they discuss what to do. "Úlf agrees. Oni must be found and put down. I do not think we should split up to search, though. We should stay together while we search."
'I agree. I think we would make an easy target alone. Lets stick together!"
The battlements lead both east and west..to the east is a large structure that seems to have once had a glass roof..some sort of conservatory or solarium, to the west they lead back to the gatehouse.
"That looks interesting," Asha remarks, and walks carefully toward the solarium structure, carefully examining the path ahead as she goes.
Perception: for traps or anything else.
Úlf wordlessly looks in the direction of the solarium, then to Asha as she begins to make her way to it. Shrugging and seeing no other structure that looks as promising, he follows.
Zal nods wordlessly as the newcomer pushes forward, keeping a watchful eye out for anything out of the ordinary.
As you approach the structure the first thing that catches your eye is that the southern half off the ruined roof has been crudely repaired with a canvas covering..the whole thing has a slapdash makeshift feel to it.
The glass is long gone a victim of time and the harsh weather of Northern Varisia.
Zal gestures to the others and begins to cross to the structure. He stows his sword and shield and pulls his bow as he moves.
Runa and Tofa creep along behind the rest of the group, throwing fearful glances behind as they move forward.
Úlf follows closely behind Zaladrel, his axe held at the ready. "Zaladrel, do you wish Úlf to lead? I would rather be in the front if we find an enemy..."
Zal nods at the Ulfen and gestures for the tall warrior to proceed in front of him. As Ulf passes to take the lead Zal offers a hadn on the warrior's shoulder. Sharp eyes my friend, the foes in this place tend to trickery.
Nodding silently at the warning, Úlf continues slowly forward toward the canvas covering the southern half of the structure, ready to swing his axe at a moment's notice.
As you approach you hear the croaking voice again it seems this time to be almost crooning though you cannot really make out the sense of the words..
Then suddenly a large bat erupts from under the canvas flapping high above you. At the same time the cloaked humanoid emerges onto the battle ments..
[ooc]Methinks we missed a cue here./ooc]
To arms! gasps the elf. Ulf, the cloaked figure, I will try to keep the bat at bay!
Wheeling his bow to bare Zal gestures to the others to engage as they dae as he fires at the bat.
Runa will try to snap off a shot at the giant bat with her crossbow
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Asha mutters the words of magic, clutching her holy symbol, then sweeps out her dueling sword with the starknife still in her other hand.
Here's the map after the enemy have moved out to meet you.
Round 1
Ulf 26
Asha 24
Hooded figure 20
Bat 19
Omara 10
Zaladrel 7
Runa 6
Asha's action remains as declared: cast true strike, draw weapon.
Úlf gives a broad grin when the figure steps out onto the battlement. Raising his axe above his head, he gives a loud shout as he charges forward, about to bring the weapon straight down at the figure's head when he suddenly changes tac, shifting his grip to a slash more horizontal than it is vertical.
Ulf's strike hits home and the figure gives a croaking cry. Now revealed to be another Dire Corbie as the hood is ripped from it's head.This one looks even more cruel and wicked than those you have encountered before.
The Corbie steps back from Ulf and points it finger at him as it croaks some more words of power.
Ulf Will Save
Ulf feels a wave of fear wash over him but his stout heart resists the spell and the Corbie now has what might be called a look of concern on it's beaked face.
The bat swoops down towards Ulf and bites at him..
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Úlf lets out a bark of laughter when he shakes off the fear the corby had tried to strike him with, shouting at the thing in his native tongue,"Du må gjøre det bedre enn det!"
Uncaring of if his taunt was understood or not, the large Ulfen man turns his axe upon the bird-man once more!
"Desna smite you!" Asha shouts, casting her starknife at the giant bat and following it in with her blade drawn.
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"Over here you overgrown flapping rat!" she shouts, darting close and waving her blade and trying to draw the bat's attention away from the Ulfen warrior.
The Corbie steps away from Ulf again bleeding heavily and croaks out a few gasping words of a spell for Omara to stab at it from her position round the corner.
Omara AoO
Unfortunately her aim is off and the creature completes the spell, it's bleeding stops.
The bat turns it's attentions to Asha after the star knife scores a furrow along it's flank however it's attack misses by a mile
Bite
Omara them moves to fully engage the Corbie but her strike is turned by the things armour
Rapier
Zaladrel fires his bow at the bat!
The melee is too confusing for the elf!
Runa reloads and again fires at the bat
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