Nils snarls at the stuck shackle binding his wrists. The intent was for them to come away easily but they seemed to have other plans. In a mix of frustration and hope he smacks them into the wall and is happy to feel them finally shake loose and fall tot he ground. That distraction aside he scans the area, catches sight of the dwarf ducking around the corner and makes to pursue him.
Clicking his heels Nils activates the magic within them, a sense of nimbleness flowing through his muscles. Taking off at speed he ducks past the last guard in search of his quarry.
Sorix completes her spell as Mawl grows to an incredible size. Nils finally manages to get his bindings off and bolts after the dwarf who already fled through the double doors, managing to avoid an attack from the remaining guard.
The remaining guard, outnumbered, makes a break for it to follow behind the dwarf.
Mawl starts to run after the others, but with the grease in the way as soon as he steps in it he falls to the ground with a loud thud, and promptly stands back up again.
Mawl trundles up through the double doors and sees the last loyalist essentially blocking his path to follow the dwarf. He swings to rid the hallway of the vermin.
Sensing the remaining guard coming up behind him Nils shifts to one side and slashes at him.
Round 2
Horillo hurries forward after Mawl, carefully avoiding the slippery patch of floor. As he goes he casts a look to his right down into the deep pit, seeing more people and calls to Sholti and Sorix, "I'm gonna make sure our guys are OK, can you see what's going on down there."
As the remaining guard makes to run after the dwarf, the now enlarged Mawl smacks him with his weapon dropping him to the ground in one swing. Mawl, Horillo and Sholti all chase after the dwarf, taking their time to get around the grease covering the floor.
Mawl hears, around the corner another door being thrown open and someone, most likely the dwarf, running outside. He also hears what sound like banging on wood coming from outside.
Sorix moves quickly towards her fellow Ravens.
Rather than give chase along with the others, Sholti turns to the prisoners in the pit. She figures she's no more to catch the dwarf, and with their (very probably) limited time getting two things done at once is best.
"Come on out of the pit!" she calls to them. "We're here to set you free and shelter you until it is safe for you to go your own way! Quickly! There won't be much time for our escape!"
Mawl rushes to the door, not even pausing to consider the tight squeeze which might make him vulnerable for an extended period of time.
When Mawl sees the dwarf at the door to what is believed to be the bunk house, he yells out to his party. "Hurry, he is going for reinforcements or to call the cavalry"
Sorix and Nils rush after Mawl and the others while Sholti stays behind to try and help the prisoners. They are down in the pit cowering from the sound of battle but when Sholti speaks up from the edge of the pit one of the men stands up and gives her a nod he turns to the other "Let's go, we're getting out of here!" They obviously already had been planning an escape and waiting for the opportune time as the man pulls out some picks and unlocks his chains, then goes around to help the others.
As Mawl is about to rush outside he hears another door open and several men's voices now out in the covered patio.
Horillo rushes after Mawl, his bow at the ready. "Help him NIls, I've got your back."
HPs: 13/13
Spells Cast: 1st - none
Channels: 0 of 4 / DC=12
Resources Used: 2xRations (2 left in pack), 12xArrows / 88 left
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Day's Spells 1st: bless, calm animals[D] (DC 14), divine favor, ironbeard[ARG]
Sholti waits anxiously for the prisoners to get their chains off, then helps those who might need it up out of the pit.
While Horillo continues to move through the building to catch up with the others Sholti stays behind to help the freed prisoners. Once unchained they begin climbing out of the pit. As each climbs up they wait for until the last is there before their next move. The one man, who took her queue to start freeing the others looks to her with a questioning look "Shelter, where? Why are you helping us?"
In the covered patio the dwarf shouts out to the other guards "Kill him!" as he wait for them to attack.
Kukri in hand Nils moves up to protect Mawl's flank.
"Where is too hard to explain right now, somewhere safe. Why? Because it's time for someone to stand up to House Thrune's abuses in our city."
Sholti tells the group to wait here and be ready to move. I'm going to check on the others."
Sholti follows the rest of the group to see how things are going with the dwarf.
Hearing the great Mawl start to fight with the assembled guards, Horillo calls to him, "Mawl, don't worry, you may find a strange sensation on your chin" Mawl hears the sound of Horillo start to pray and move towards the giant fighter. Horillo's hand, glinting in the lights taking on a metallic look, touches Mawl. As he does the magical metal slithers off Horillo and streches up Mawls back, before seemingly creating a silver necklace around his neck. Yet still the metal moves, attaching to the man mountain's chin and jaw, growing and weaving itself into a protective metal beard.
This spell causes a brushy beard of stiff iron to erupt from the face of a willing target. The ironbeard grants a +1 armor bonus to AC, and this bonus stacks with any armor worn by the Creature. The ironbeard may also be used as a weapon equivalent to cold iron Armor Spikes. The ironbeard makes it difficult to speak, so any Spellcasting with a verbal component has a 20% spell failure chance.
Mawl lashes out at one of the guards,
Nils moves up trying to get around Mawl to assist him while Sorix continues to follow behind the others just in time to see the guards move to attack.
Even with them all assaulting Mawl at once only one manages to him.
Sholti moves quickly to catch up with the others.
Mawl with his oversized reach smacks the dwarf in the backline doing a considerable amount of damage. Sholti continues to follow the others to join the fight. Horillo casts a spell on Mawl as a rather large iron beard forms on his face and extends down to his chest offering him some additional protection.
The dwarf stands there a little shocked and waits for the guards to act before deciding what to do.
Nils takes a moment to study the guard in front of him before stepping up and attacking with a rising slash.
Nils gives the one guard a pretty solid beating, but the man stays standing. Sorix considers her options with the doorway being overly crowded at the moment. The dwarf yells out to the guards "Focus on the big one!"
The guards continue their assualt on Mawl.
Most of the guards miss, but one scores a solid blow and they shift around for the dwarf to move up.
Mawl sees the Dwarf moving in and takes a mighty swipe at him before he gets too close.
Moving back, Horillo's tattoo glows and the air is filled with healing light.
Sholti squeezes around Maul to his right and engages the guard there (yellow). As before she strikes at him with the flat of her blade.
Horillo moves back and channels the divine power of his god, the healing waves wash over Mawl sealing some of his wounds. Sholti heads the opposite direction and joins the front lines. She smacks the nearest guard with a solid blow, but while it briefly shocks the man he stays on his feet.
Keeping his focus on the man before him Nils reverses his swing to come across his foes chest.
Nils attempts to attack the guard again, but the guard sees it coming this time and avoids the blow. Sorix finally catches up with the rest of you, but with it so crowded she stands there not sure what to do.
The dwarf shouts out to the guards "Bring the overgrown one down!" He is the first to attack Mawl.
Somehow Mawl is able to avoid or block all the incoming attacks not allowing a single one to strike him. The dwarf grumbles at the others "Come on you worthless sods!"
Dropping his bow, Horillo closes his eyes and centres himself holding his tattoo out before he speaks, "The stag's power comes to aid you, let it's strength add to yours." With that his eyes open, clear and alive, he moves forward with his spear ready to fight his enemies. As he does his allies feel to power of Erastil strengthen their resolve and giving them a renewed strength.
Sholti centers herself and assumes a pose similar to that of a dancer about to begin a routine. The only difference is the scimitar she holds high above her head. She weaves with a couple of fluid steps then strikes out like a snake at the guard in front of her. As before at the last moment she flicks her wrist to turn the blade so the flat of it hits him.
Mawl drops his Bec-de-Corbin while releasing his silver morningstar from it's sling on his shoulder. He quickly takes a swing, using both hands, at the dwarf.
Recentering himself the tiefling lashes out at the man in front of him again.
Sholti bashes the guard in the head again with the flat of her blade but apparently hits him too hard as he drops to the ground and blood runs out of his ears. Mawl misses his attack, but Nils connects with Horillo calling on the blessing of his god.
The dwarf seeing two of his men drop tightens his grip on his weapon and shouts to the others "Come on you fools, kill them!"
The dwarf misses, but the one guard gets in a well placed blow as he drops Mawl to the ground. The second guard, tries to hit Mawl again while he is down but the blow glances off his armor. The dwarf shouts out to the other guard "No, attack the others now! He isn't a threat anymore."
Horillo moves up and stabs at the one of the dwarf's men, (blue), "Yed, best run, your leader will soon fall."
Sholti twirls away from Maul and crosses in front of Horillo to avoid the press of Maul, the dwarf, and the guard all around her. Again she strikes with the flat of her blade, still trying to avoid taking lives.
Nils steps forward over his fallen foe looking for the next. Not nearly as concerned about the lives of his opponents as Sholti is he focuses on the dwarf and searches for the opening that will let him make the quick kill.
Finding what he sought Nils takes a quick step into the dwarfs blind spot. The tiefling's kukri comes in quickly and, before the slaver can react, opens up his side.
While Mawl lies bleeding out on the ground. Horillo steps up to attack the guard who blocks the incoming spear. Sholti gets into position and knocks the other guard on the head with the pommel of her sword, he crumples to the ground unconscious. Nils comes around and viciously strikes out at the dwarf, slicing open his throat as he drops to the floor grasping his neck making horrible, bloody gurgling noises before dying on the ground.
The other guard, seeing the current state of things throws his hands up in the air to surrender if given the opportunity.
Before anyone moves to strike against them, Sholti orders the surrendering guard to sit down. She tells the others "we can lock them in cell here. They'll do no harm that way."
"They've seen us" Nils states flatly eyeing the concious guard but not advancing towards him.
Looking towards Mawl he asks Horillo, "Is he ok? Can you get him on his feet?"
"Nils, I will do my best." as he kneels by their fallen friend, he lays one hand gently on the open and bleeding wounds, his fingers made red by the liquid of life. His arm glows gently from the tattoo on his arm as he spaeks in a low voice, "Erastil bring Mawl life from the well of nature's balance and essence." The image of a stag in Horillo's tattoo, trots to Mawls wounds and licks the blood away, causing them to close and the flow stop.
The energy of casting the spell makes Horillo breath deeply, as though the effort has exhausted his last remaining strength. His eyes look up as he watches life penetrate Mawl's flesh. "Erastil's eyes are looking elsewhere to find his anointed and my power drained. Though he leaves his healing talents with me for a while." the cleric informs Nils.
He looks at the prisoners, shaking his head, "We must find out as much as they know, but I fear it will be little with their leader in the dust. Is mercy letting them live, or will there be a worse fate for them at the hands of Thrune. From what you say, the fathers know only punishment and death for their wayward and failing sons. Perhaps Sholti's way with words can help them, they are after all her prisoners now."
The man promptly complies with Sholti's orders. When she tells the others they will do no harm the man nods vigirously "She's right! I mean this was just a job you know... let me go I won't say nothing!"
Sorix takes another scroll from her bandolier. ”Mawl, you might feel a little...well…evil for a minute or so. But we all know you’re not. This is the most efficient method of healing I know of, despite my distaste for how it works.”
Sorix reads the scroll and touches Mawl as the scroll crumbles to dust.
”Sholti, are the prisoners ready to go? If so, let’s all just get out of here.”