Feeling the unnatural waves of fear wash over her Talia blinks in shock and warns those still fighting. "Two of the damned things!"
She will take a shot at the one only she saw.
Karjys' roar gets stuck in his throat as the otherworldly creatures assail the bear with more than just tooth and claw. The poor thing turns on its heels and pushes itself past Karu and her companions. "No, come back, we can take 'em!", the dwarf tries, but to no avail.
Cade keeps his smile about him but it is most certainly a show. He slowly steps back out of the room.
Umm yeah...you guys got this...I will be just outside here. Let me know if you need anything.
Bellum looks from the floating animals to the retreating halfling and back again.
The large dog follows after his master.
Karjys' roar gets stuck in his throat as the otherworldly creatures assail the bear with more than just tooth and claw. The poor thing turns on its heels and pushes itself past Karu and her companions. "No, come back, we can take 'em!" the dwarf tries, but to no avail.
Bellum looks from the floating animals to the retreating halfling and back again. The large dog follows after his master.
Feeling the unnatural waves of fear wash over her Talia blinks in shock and warns those still fighting. "Two of the damned things!" She will take a shot at the one only she saw. Her bolt flies true, but fails to pierce the hound's skin.
Riori drops her starknife and runs screaming from the room.
The two hounds fly down to ground level, attacking the not yet fled Cade and Bellum.
The hound attacking Cade bites him solidly, barely missing his femoral artery as it gets the halfling's leg . It attempts to pull him down, but Cade is able to stay on his feet. Bellum is able to dodge the jaws of the other.
Cade - 16/25, panicked 4/5
Riori - panicked 4/5
Karjys - panicked 4/5
"This was a bad idea!" Riori seems to chide herself as she runs out of the room.
Reeling in the wake of her allies running away from the battle, Karu can feel her hands trembling as they guide the tip of the spear towards her foe's throat. "Stick together, surely they'll come back to help us! We can do this!"
Just like her attack, the dwarf's shaky voice isn't exactly inspiring.
Talia winces as her bolt bounces harmlessly off the monstrous hound, drawing her cold iron dagger from her wrist sheath she steps up to engage Orange.
She calls out in the hope that Bellum will listen. "Bellum attack!"
"Bellum boy, c'mon! Bite the nasties, won't you?!"
Reeling in the wake of her allies running away from the battle, Karu can feel her hands trembling as they guide the tip of the spear towards her foe's throat. "Stick together, surely they'll come back to help us! We can do this!" Just like her attack, the dwarf's shaky voice isn't exactly inspiring. "Bellum boy, c'mon! Bite the nasties, won't you?!"
Karjys continues running, having gone up the stairs and attempting to navigate Thistletop, finding a corner to cower in.
Cade keeps his smile about him but it is most certainly a show. He slowly steps back out of the room. "Umm yeah...you guys got this...I will be just outside here. Let me know if you need anything." He then takes off running as fast as he can. Bellum Bellum looks from the floating animals to the retreating halfling and back again. The large dog follows after his master.
Talia winces as her bolt bounces harmlessly off the monstrous hound, drawing her cold iron dagger from her wrist sheath she steps up to engage Orange. Her dagger hits, but bounces off the hound's hide.
Riori continues fleeing, finally getting back onto the first floor of Thistletop.
The hounds bite at Karu and Talia, but both are able to evade their attacks.
Cade - 16/25, panicked 3/5
Riori - panicked 3/5
Karjys - panicked 3/5
She runs south.
Cade runs away randomly.
Bellum follows cade running away randomly.
"Bad Dog!" Talia growls, not being very clear as to which hound she is upset with.
She draws her silver dagger from her wrist sheath and tries that on the creatures.
"I could have been a locksmith, but noooo adventuring is far more exciting I thought. What a twit!"
Karu uses the fact she's considerably shorter than Talia to attack the rogue's foe from an unexpected. "Stick with me, Talia! We can do this!", the dwarf tries as she stabs their enemy.
Karu uses the fact she's considerably shorter than Talia to attack the rogue's foe from an unexpected. "Stick with me, Talia! We can do this!", the dwarf cries as she stabs their enemy. Her spear hits, but resists somewhat before finally piercing its hide.
Karjys, trapped in a corner on the floor above, cowers.
Cade runs away randomly, beginning to flee up the stairs to the next floor. Bellum follows.
"Bad Dog!" Talia growls, not being very clear as to which hound she is upset with. She draws her silver dagger from her wrist sheath and tries that on the creatures. It slices the hound as though the creature didn't have some sort of special resistance to weapons.
Riori runs into a room, sees Karjys cowering in the corner and no way out except the door she came in, and turns around and runs through the halls. She breaks out into open air - the courtyard. The horse they'd found earlier looks up from where it's eating grass and snorts loudly, stamping a hoof.
The hounds bite at Karu and Talia. Karu is able to fend off her attacker, but the other sinks its teeth into Talia's leg and tries to pull her down. Talia resists falling, but as the creature bites her, she feels her confidence waver as doubt and fear creep into her mind.
Cade - 16/25, panicked 3/5
Riori - panicked 3/5
Karjys - panicked 3/5
Orange Hound - 18/30
Talia shivers as she feels her bones turning watery, grimacing her tries to keep going. "Silver hurts them!" She calls in a shaky voice.
Her hand is visibly shaking as she slashes.
"Just 'cause me family has roots in Janderhoff don't mean I'm made 'ef silver!", the dwarf replies in with is almost a shriek as her foe lashes out at her with vicious intent.
Talia shivers as she feels her bones turning watery, grimacing she tries to keep going. "Silver hurts them!" She calls in a shaky voice.
"Just 'cause me family has roots in Janderhoff don't mean I'm made 'ef silver!" the dwarf replies in with is almost a shriek as her foe lashes out at her with vicious intent. Her spear strikes true, the hound's flesh resisting her initial thrust before it finally breaks through.
Karjys cowers in a corner.
Cade finishes running up the stairs and, seeing an open door to his right, darts in. Unfortuantely, it's the goblins' latrine, and there's no way out. He wildly turns, preparing to flee the room.
Bellum follows, but stops outside and wrinkles his nose at the smell.
Talia's hand is visibly shaking as she slashes, but she still manages to graze the hound with her dagger.
Riori, seeing a door, runs to it and throws it open, revealing the entry of the goblin fort - and blessed sunlight outside!
The hounds attack! Karu is bitten by the one next to her , but she's able to keep it from pulling her down. Talia is also bitten, and similarly able to resist being pulled down .
Cade - 16/25, panicked 2/5
Riori - panicked 2/5
Karjys - panicked 2/5
Talia - 2/22, shaken 1/1?
Karu - 16/27, shaken 1/1?
Orange Hound - 9/30
"I don't want to worry you Karu my love, but I'm not going to last much longer!" She warns Karu as blood runs down her body.
You gain DR 10/magic against this attack and are immune to any poison, sneak attacks, or critical hit effect from that attack
Shaken by the dog's furious assault, Karu almost forgets to call upon Desna's favor. Almost. Just as the beast is about to sink its teeth into the dwarf, part of the dwarf becomes vaporous.
Shaken by the dog's furious assault, Karu almost forgets to call upon Desna's favor. Almost. Just as the beast is about to sink its teeth into the dwarf, part of the dwarf becomes vaporous. She then stabs at Talia's target. She hits, her spear being resisted before piercing the hound.
Karjys cowers in a corner.
Cade runs out of the latrine and forward into a room with no other doors. He sees Karjys cowering in the corner, then flees the room, heading for an opening.
Bellum watches his master run around confusedly.
"I don't want to worry you Karu my love, but I'm not going to last much longer!" Talia warns Karu as blood runs down her body. She stabs at the hound with her silver dagger, catching its throat and felling the beast.
Riori runs out the open front doors of the fort to the bridge off the island.
The remaining hound bites at Karu.
The hound gets a good hold of the dwarf's leg and pulls her to the ground.
Cade - 16/25, panicked 1/5
Riori - panicked 1/5
Karjys - panicked 1/5
Talia - 2/22
Karu - 14/27, prone, shaken 1/1?
Orange Hound - dead
"Stay with me, Tal! Get behind me if you can, maybe we can escape!", the dwarf says - no, yells. She gets up and falls back, hoping to create the distance needed to give the dog a good ol' mouthful of dwarven-steel. "Or mebbe, stab the beast so we don't 'av to run!"
Talia will move so she is flanking the remaining hound with Karu.
"Chew on me will you bastards!" She mutters vindictively.
The hound bites Karu as she stands.
"Stay with me, Tal! Get behind me if you can, maybe we can escape!", the dwarf says - no, yells. She gets up and falls back, hoping to create the distance needed to give the dog a good ol' mouthful of dwarven-steel. "Or mebbe, stab the beast so we don't 'av to run!"
Stepping back from the hound, she thrusts with her spear, striking the hound. Its hide resists her thrust initially, but she eventually pierces through for a small wound.
Karjys cowers in a corner.
Cade continues fleeing emerging into the courtyard - open air! Sun!
Bellum follows behind.
Talia will attempt to move so she is flanking the remaining hound with Karu. Unfortunately, she can't get into flank while its against the wall. Her knife thrust just barely misses the mark.
Riori runs across the rope bridge towards safety.
The hound follows Karu and snaps at her. Fortunately, her armor is just barely able to save her.
Cade - 16/25
Riori -
Karjys -
Talia - 2/22
Karu - 2/27
Orange Hound - dead
Red Hound - 25/30
The hound bites Karu as she stands.
"Stay with me, Tal! Get behind me if you can, maybe we can escape!", the dwarf says - no, yells. She gets up and falls back, hoping to create the distance needed to give the dog a good ol' mouthful of dwarven-steel. "Or mebbe, stab the beast so we don't 'av to run!"
Stepping back from the hound, she thrusts with her spear, striking the hound. Its hide resists her thrust initially, but she eventually pierces through for a small wound.
Karjys cowers in a corner.
Cade continues fleeing emerging into the courtyard - open air! Sun!
Bellum follows behind.
Talia will attempt to move so she is flanking the remaining hound with Karu. Unfortunately, she can't get into flank while its against the wall. Her knife thrust just barely misses the mark.
Riori runs across the rope bridge towards safety.
The hound follows Karu and snaps at her. Fortunately, her armor is just barely able to save her.
Cade - 16/25
Riori -
Karjys -
Talia - 2/22
Karu - 12/27
Orange Hound - dead
Red Hound - 25/30
"Ah, one lucky strike, please, Desna, please!"
Cade comes to his senses and looks about.
Bellum, let us get back to Talia and quickly.
The halfling climbs up onto his faithful dog and urges him to go back to the temple.
Bellum gives a slight bark and leans down slightly to let Cade climb into the saddle.
Bark
Bellum moves quickly to get back to the Talia.
Who put that bloody wall there? Talia wails as her strike misses badly.
Muttering a million Varisian curses, Riori pauses to catch her breath, and then cast remove fear upon herself.
She then begins running back the way she came.
"Ah, one lucky strike, please, Desna, please!" Karu backs up and thrusts with her spear again. She connects, and once again there is some resistance before the tip pierces the creature's hide.
Karjys finds herself in a room with a door and no one else around. She begins sniffing about.
Cade comes to his senses and looks about. "Bellum, let us get back to Talia and quickly." The halfling climbs up onto his faithful dog and urges him to go back to the temple.
Bellum gives a slight bark and leans down slightly to let Cade climb into the saddle. "Bark." Bellum moves quickly to get back to the Talia.
Talia swings with the silver dagger. "Who put that bloody wall there?" Talia wails as her strike misses badly.
Muttering a million Varisian curses, Riori pauses to catch her breath, and then cast remove fear upon herself. She then begins running back the way she came.
Continuing its slow advance, the hound moves towards Karu and bites again.
This time it gets a very solid grip on Karu and forces her to the ground as its teeth sink in. Karu goes misty again, but the thing's teeth still hurt.
Cade - 16/25
Riori -
Karjys -
Talia - 2/22
Karu - 6/27, prone, shaken 1/1?
Orange Hound - dead
Red Hound - 20/30
Cade continues to urge Bellum towards the temple.
Reaching down to pull for his rapier, Cade realizes that he drop it in the temple when he ran away. Instead he draws the dagger that was given to him by the group when he joined them.
Not as good as my own blade but we shall see what it can do...Come on Bellum.
As he comes down the hallway he sees the dog pulling the dwarf down.
Bellum to her. Let us push it back away from our friend
Attack Bellum.
Cade
Coming around the corner Bellum sees the dwarf on the ground. He does not want to attack the creature as it us unfamiliar to it. The urging of Cade brings the dog around and it tries to bite the creature.
Karu's eyes grow wide as the halfling's dog rejoins the fight. "Yer a sight for sore eyes, Bellum!", the dwarf nearly cries.
Talia sinks her dagger in deep while it tries to mount Karu. "Bad Dog! Buy her dinner first."
When Bellum charges in she breathes a deep sigh of relief.
am I invisible or something. What the hell.
Cade reaches down and pats the shoulder of his dog.
I swear Bellum, everytime we come to the rescue...it is as if I do not exist.
The little halfling smiles and laughs in good nature.
Bellum tries to keep the hounds attention as the dwarf scrambles to get up.
bark
Karu stands up from her prone position.
The dog bites Karu as she does, but Karu turns misty and is able to avoid the worst of it.
Stepping back, the Dwarf thrusts her longspear at the hound. Once again, her spear encounters resistance from the creature's hide before finally breaking through.
Meanwhile, Karjys saw the halfling and dog she'd been introduced to as friends run by. Sniffing the ground, the bear begins wandering in that direction.
Cade continues to urge Bellum towards the temple. Reaching down to pull for his rapier, Cade realizes that he drop it in the temple when he ran away. Instead he draws the dagger that was given to him by the group when he joined them. "Not as good as my own blade but we shall see what it can do...Come on Bellum." As he comes down the hallway he sees the dog pulling the dwarf down. "Bellum to her. Let us push it back away from our friend. Attack Bellum." Cade thrusts with the dagger, but it bounces off the creature's hide.
Coming around the corner Bellum sees the dwarf on the ground. He does not want to attack the creature as it us unfamiliar to it. The urging of Cade brings the dog around and it tries to bite the creature. It succeeds, but it barely sinks its teeth in and can't wrestle it to the ground.
Karu's eyes grow wide as the halfling's dog rejoins the fight. "Yer a sight for sore eyes, Bellum!", the dwarf nearly cries.
"Am I invisible or something. What the hell." Cade reaches down and pats the shoulder of his dog. "I swear Bellum, everytime we come to the rescue...it is as if I do not exist." The little halfling smiles and laughs in good nature.
Bellum tries to keep the hounds attention as the dwarf scrambles to get up. "Bark!"
Talia sinks her dagger in deep while it tries to mount Karu. "Bad Dog! Buy her dinner first." It proves enough, as the hound collapses, slain by the rogue's dagger.
Karjys comes sniffing in around the corner seconds after it falls, trundling over to Karu and sniffing her wounds. After several more seconds, Riori comes skidding around the corner, running back as quickly as she can.
Riori quickly assesses the scene, Riori rushes toward the most injured individual and casts cure moderate wounds on her. ().
She is flushed and her eyes water. "I am so sorry, I am so, so sorry..."
Don't worry about love." Talia tells Riori as she slumps gracelessly to the floor, breathing as if she'd just run a marathon. "Blasted things scared the crap out of nearly everyone."
Checking to be sure the hounds are completely dead before doing this (cutting their jugulars with one of her starknives if necessary), she then grasps her holy symbol and channels positive energy to heal everyone in the room.
She also retrieves the starknife she threw before the fear struck her.