"Yes, someplace up high for a lookout. Perhaps with a barracks for troops? Shall we see about the old living quarters? Probably off through that doorway over there?" Beinir gestures toward the opening across from the one where we entered.
As Rauve whispers, Ghirhuk looks from the clanky cleric to the clanky paladin and shrugs. He says, at a lower than conversational tone, Yes. We go to sleeping place. Find why they leave. Fix bad thing. Then kill gnolls dead.
Bahram you are sure of the gnolls moving in Kelmarane, but you also notice what might be movement in the hills beyond the town. Rauve you notice tracks of small feet most of them leading to the chapel ahead. And Beinir you infer by the style of the decoratios that this must be a old monastery of Sarenrae, though there is something different a conspicuous ausence of decorations depicting her.
As you enter through the south corridor you pass by two open doors, or rather one open door and a broken one, still you recognize the rooms as a mess hall and a kitchen, to your surprise you see three pugwampis trying to cook. Also you can see farther up ahead in the corridor a statue of a winged woman, namely Sarenrae.
Beinir shares his observations about the monastery quietly before moving into the corridor. He nods toward the pugwampis and gets ready to charge in and bash them with his longhammer.
Ghirhuk is about to send forth a blast of elemental cold, but then looks at Bahram. He sighs and waits for someone to clash with the pugwampis before unleashing the ray.
seeing the creetures inattentive to our entrance Bahram attempts to slip into the shadows.
for the unlucky result of 15.
Bahram attempts to manuver into a silent striking distance.
Bahram tries to move silently behind the pugwampis, but in a complete lack of luck he teps over a broken plate crunching, and alerting the gremlins, surprised Bahram takes the initiative and cuts at the pugwampi closer to him but it dodges. Soon both Saresha and Beinir begin to swing their eapons at the gremlins but they both miss, hindered by the collection of plates, cups and others kitchen utensils scattered by the floor. Following these two Rauve moves in the room without worrying about the scattered junk and pierces one of the pugwampi's in the gut with his spear. Followed by this another of the gremlins is hit by an white ray.
PC G1
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Gremlins G1
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PC G2
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Beinir curses at his poor luck and moves to try to smash the unharmed pugwampi. "At least I can put this mess back together later if we need to." He swings his longhammer again, certain that plates are more likely victims than the tiny fey.
Saresha is getting annoyed with the stupid non-responsiveness of her greatsword, and flails it at the undamaged Pugwumpi with an annoyed grunt in Ignan.
Beinir laughes, "Not in the middle of battle for sure Rauve, but it may not be long before we're using this as an outpost and unbroken dishes and unbent forks might be helpful. Now if only we could hit these elusive nuisances!"
The pugwampis keep avoiding your attacks, and they begin to fight back, one of them tries to punch his dagger torugh a opening in your armor Saresha. The other tries to cut away at Rauve's leg. Both of the creatures prove too imconpetent to succeed.
Bahram attempts to manuever into a flank position
But finding the smashed debis on the ground a bit distractiong possibly opening himself for an attack.
once in position he attacks
Ghirhuk fires another ray at the injured creature, this one less potent.
Saresha flails her sword around some more:
This is beginning to make the paladin quite irritable really. If anything, her reddish skin is getting redder, and the curses off of her lips are increasingly crackly and violent sounding for those that don't understand Ignan.
Tangible heat washes away from her in waves.
While trying to navigate the debris Bahram makes an opening that one of the gremlins take advantage of but the attack fails to pass trough your leather armor. Ghiruk ray bring down one more of the gremlins leaving only one standing. Saresha swings her sword some more, and hits one of the pugwampis, but it was such a light hit that the creature looks unharmed.
Saresha:
Bahram:
Rauve:
Beinir:
As you fight agaisnt the pugwampis all of you except Bahram, who is accostumed to moving in difficult terrain step on sharp edges of destroyed plates and cups.
The last pugwampi scared begins to shout at the same time he tries to slash one of your feets Bahram. Alas for his infortune he misses.
Rauve's spear goes trough the remaining pugwampi completely killing the gremlin. At the same time Snowball see some monkeys coming out of a room near the statue. Upon later seeing them the three from the region will recognize them as Baboons.
PC G1 (3 Pcs - 1 As Rauve already moved during this turn.)
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Baboons G1(B1,B2)
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PC G2 (2 PCs)
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Baboons G2(B3,B4)
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Saresha thrashes around some more, yelling angrily in Ignan. Her skin is almost steaming, hot red and living up to her nickname. Apparently Paladins are allowed to curse?
Now that the pugwumpis are down, she kicks at some more plates and charges towards the nearest baboon. Maybe she can hit these!
Oops, :)
{b]Red-Hot![/b] Ghirhuk calls after Saresha.
With a sigh, Snowball lets loose with another Ray of Frost. Aiming at one of the babboons Saresha didn't attack.
Saresha swings her sword putting all her frustation and fury in it, making a wide cut in the Baboon's stomach. Soon after Ghirhuk makes another ray but the jumping Baboon avoids it.
Hearing the baboons come racing toward the party, Beinir rushes back out into the hallway. Taking up a position just behind Saresha, he swings his longhammer at the injured monkey.
hp 8/11
I'm also going to give you rolls for attacks of opportunity since Beinir has reach and Combat Reflexes
One of the Baboons trie to bites Saresha and fails, while another manages to sink it's teeth in her leg. The just arrived Beinir hammer cracks this Baboon head agaisnt the wall. The other Baboons come closer but still outside the reach of melee.
Saresha steams and curses and stomps on the baboon she killed, satisfied to connect with something. Its perhaps a bit bloodthirsty for a Paladin, but her ifrit heritage does make things difficult sometimes.
Bahram attemts to move into a postion to assist Saresha from the next onslaught of monkeys.
rapier drawn and ready to fight
Rauve:
Snowball:
Bahram:
Saresha:
Beinir:
Baboon 3:
Baboon 4 & 5:
Saresha
Beinir
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Baboons
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Bahram
Snowball
Rauve
Beinir uses the reach of his longhammer to smash at the remaining baboon within his reach that is still on its feet.
Saresha five foots forward and swings again, some of her rage dissipating into the practiced motion.
Beinir your hammer beats with rewarding sound of bones creacking when it touches the monkey who crumbles in a limp form at the ground. Before the Baboon in front of her can move Saresha cuts with a certain practised motion that cuts open the monkey belly. At the same time his companion falls the last baboon tries to jump and bite you, but in a trained movement you take half step backwards avoiding the monkey's attack.
Snowball speaks some words in draconic as he moves his hand leting loose a white ray that hits the baboon squarely in the chest.
Following that Bahram moves forward and thrusts at the irritating monkey with his rapier: The blade's tip pierces the animal's right eye till it hit bone instantly killing the monkey.
"Well done everyone! Are you all well enough to continue or do some of you have wounds requiring tending?" Beinir reaches into his belt and pulls out a wand which he quickly uses to heal the damage inflicted in trying to catch the pugwampis.
"Ah, Rauve, it looks like you've been nicked up as well."
"Now this statue here...what do we have?"
HP 11/11
2 charges used, now 18/20
Saresha seems to be struggling to cool off still, scowl on her face and expression still wild. She looks around for something else to hit, doesn't see anything, and then marches after Rauve, clanking along the way.
Red-Hot! Ghirhuk calls out.
If she turns to him he tosses a snowball () at her head. Cool off. With a chuckle he skitters after the others.
Bahram chuckles at the little snowball toss.
wary now of one heading his way.
Saresha looks like she might try to strangle the lizard, but the ball of snow does have more or less the intended effect, calming down enough to try and moderate her clanking at least a little.
Besides the statue there is an open door through which you can see a room with five austere beds lining the north wall of what was a humble office and living quarters. A dented metal chest rests at the foot of each bed, and a simple mosaic pattern of red and orange glass chips brings some color to the wall. A layer of grime and filth coats many of the surfaces in this small room, and the redolent stench of dirty fur hangs heavy in the air.
Walking further in the corridor you see a a wooden closed door, and an archway leading to a chamber with ten bunk beds in various stages of disrepair, a room that must once have been a dormitory for students. The roof is mostly intact,the east and west walls both bear sturdy wooden doors leading to other rooms.
Saresha stumps in to look over the library, scowling still but calmer.
Saresha then tries the dormitory, careful not to touch anything that looks diseased.