"What's troubling you Darathys?" Kayanor is also eager for getting to the bottom of this, so he talks and walks at the same time.
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Darathys is a little surprised when he realizes Kayanor has just spoken to him. He grunts and shakes his head: "My blood got the best of me. I didn't want to kill the man pretending to be Hjort. I didn't want to kill anyone. But sometimes I feel like I can't control myself as much as I would like. Plus, this icy land makes me nervous...If I was a dragon, I would have melted these lands down a long time ago. Seems like the ice freezes people's brains too..."
The thug’s directions lead straight south across the market to a blank, wooden structure straddling the line between the market and a secured residential district. All seems quiet, though a small group of guards are speaking (in Skald) to one another quietly out front.
Behind the group of guards, the front door to the armory is made of a heavy, thick wood and is bound by iron. At several points across the door, visible cracks and splintered wood can be seen. The battered door stands slightly ajar, opening inward to darkness.
You have not yet been seen, so you may make any preparations you like.
You can tell by the uniforms that these are members of Darkwine’s personal guard.
It looks like they may be investigating the door.
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"It's okay my friend. We never WANT to kill, but it happens... And by the way, those guards look like they're investigating. Honestly I would just as soon tell them that people trying to frame us are in there, but I'm not 100% convinced it's the way to go. I don't mind talking to them if we want to try that. I'd hate to have more death on our hands...other than what's necessary."
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I agree with you Kayanor. I will try to discuss with them.
Titus moves towards the guards and says.
May I disturb you Mighty Warriors of Darwin ? I'm Titus Tiberius and we believed that a man named Hjort tries to frame me and my friends by looking like us and robbing or worse this place. Can you assist us, or may assist you in your investigations ?
Droogami pads up the trail with near blinding speed, Lini draped across his back. "Dulci! You're bleeding."
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Thessaly rolls her head from side to side on her neck and ambles closer. "We don't want trouble with town guard," she agrees. She stands a fair bit back. Her halberd isn't easily sheathed, exactly (though she does have straps to lash it to her back if necessary), but she stands with the donkey, in order to keep the obvious weapon a little more hidden and lets those with sweet tongues do the talking.
The guards turn toward Titus, looking pretty hostile, but they do listen to his words. Then they see the others, pretending to be non-violent, and buy that, but something in the tone of of Titus' voice (or maybe the guards just had too much drink last night) sets them off, and they say "Stop! You are under arrest for plotting against the citizens of Trollheim!"
Anyway, as GM I applaud your approach, but we will stick with the scenario as written for PFS purposes.
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A stream of foul Ulfen cursing rips from Thessaly's mouth.
"Don't flipping kill the guards!!!" she shouts, perhaps pointlessly. "Do you WANT to fulfill Hjort's plan for him and get us kicked the hells out of Trollheim!?"
Thessaly runs forward and stands with her halberd ready, prepared to do that 'butt-of-the-shaft-upside-the-skull' thing again.
Unable to guide Droogami with her knees, Lini clutches on for dear life as the leopard pounces, claws and fangs bared.
Droogami tears a guards legs out from under him, hoping to floor the man and go for the throat. "Gentle, Droogami!"
Kayanor's arrow skitters off a nearby wall, and Darathys's javelin clangs off of one of the guards heavy wooden shields.
The guards all draw axes off their belts, and approach.
The yellow guard moves to attack Thessaly, but she was ready for it, and smacks him in the side of the head with the pole of her halberd, trying to knock some sense into him. He doesn't go down, but it clearly is a solid hit. He shakes his head to clear the spinning stars, and swings with his axe.
Seeing Darathys, still covered in blood from the tavern fight, both the red and green guards come at him, each scoring a solid hit.
Poor diplomatic Titus draws the ire of the last guard, who surges forward and swings at his head, causing a nasty wound.
Lini looses control of Droogami, who jumps at the green guard, biting his leg and pulling him down.
He will live, but that will drop him.
Darathys' half-hearted blow is easily turned way by the guard's axe.
Unfortunately, in an attempt to minimize the damage, the blow was simply not strong enough to penetrate the man's armor.
Green stands up
Red attacks Darathys, slicing him in the gut, but Darathys twists away just in time to avoid certain death.
Blue yells "Stop!" and swings at Titus, but misses by a mile.
Ydresus took a 5ft. step and at its master command he attack the guard near him
Green goes down, and won't be getting up for a while. Blue gets bit by the snake, but shakes off the poison. Meanwhile, Titus is able to heal some of Darathys' wounds, and he is again ready to battle.
Lini winces as the blade enters her companion's side, as if she felt the wound just as keenly. Droogami darts away from the combat to harry blue from the flank, while Lini draws her sickle and sweeps at the guard's legs.
There is a lot of flurry around the blue guard, and he takes a bite from the cat, but the leg sweep is what knocks him to the ground, prone.