Kiley gratefully accepts Aldern's help. She's never ridden a horse before, and she never realized how high off the ground you were when riding one.
Once off the horse, she stretches her limbs and tests the wait of the spear. Which probably distracted her enough to miss Aldern's "slip."
"Let's just hope that the boar are less ferocious than the rumors suggest." She shoulders the spear and looks to the others, "I'd rather not add gored to the list of injuries I've received."
Vivi sighs at the silence.
Vivi walks up to the doors and raps on it three times with his kama.
"Come out, come out... last chance little one. I am have sent four of your kind along the cycle of life already... do not make me add you to that number."
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Tal whispers to Vivi
"Pull him out Vivi, he might still be alive. I'll try talking to it in goblin."
"Hello dear goblin, please come on out and release this human. We will let you go free back to your village. I am sure you will be welcomed as a hero there." Tal says with a friendly voice (as friendly as goblin can sound anyway)
Almost whispering Delendir tells the others. "I think I have something. Do you see those holes near the trees all with water. The boar likes to bath there. They like using the mud to clean their fur from parasites. If we follow those small tracks in the fresh earth we will likely find the place where he likes to eat."
Saying so Delendir forgets about the horse and focus in the tracks picking his spear with both hands.
Vivi nods to Tal and examines the body.
"Sir, my name is Vivi. Can you hear me?"
Foxglove follows a few paces behind, nearly alongside Kiley, while Jessica trails, not participating in the hunt but keeping close enough to assist if needed.
Foxglove turns to Kiley as they walk, speaking in a low tone, "Lady Kiley, do you have any other adventures to share with me, I mean us? Surely this goblin incursion isn't your only tale to tell..."
Tal's guttural request also produces no results.
Vivi shakes his head.
Rising, Vivi approaches the closet doors and stands to one side.
He waits for Tal to get ready, then mouths soundlessly "One. Two. Three."
Grabing the torso after sheathing his kama, he pulls the body to the left of the closet and out of the depression, giving Tal a clear shot at the closet and the depression inside. Once he and the body are clear he redraws his kamas and readies himself in case whatever goblin mischief inside resists Tal's magics.
As Vivi pulls the body out of the depression, a grisly sight greets him and Tal. There is no bleeding, and the body is face down, but the shreds of flesh hanging from the face and neck are gory enough without further detail. Of more immediate concern is the enraged squeal that follows, as a feral looking goblin comes crawling out of the whole, screeching as he brandishes a horsechopper than has been broken down to dagger-size.
"MINE!"
Initiative: Vivi, Tal, Goblin
Vivi steps up to the creature and attempts to hit it in a vital section to stun it.
Vivi steps up to the goblin, striking the beast in its solar plexus with a well-placed blow.
The goblin drops its knife, gasping for breath.
Tal then moves up behind and to Vivi's left, unleashing a dazzling cone of color that catches the goblin nemesis. The creature drops to the ground as the color splashes over it, not moving (unconscious).
Vivi nods in thanks to Tal. "We need to bind it quickly, yes?"
He takes the horsechopper knife and places it in his belt, ensuring that if it does come concious before it is finally bound that it will at least be unarmed. He then looks around for something to bind it with.
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"At the least this spell knocks them out for ten seconds, but it varies greatly. Maybe we should take a belt and tie the creature's arms with it. I'm sure the watch will want this one for questioning before it is put to death." Tal says with an emotionless voice.
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Vivi takes his sling and uses it as an improvised binding for its arms and legs together.
"Are you sure that you have no questions for it before we drop him off at the guards? Maybe it saw the humanoid that attacked the crypt?"
Vivi draws a kama and places its point in front of the Goblin.
"Tal, tell it that if it doesn't stop screaming I will make it wish that we had killed it fast instead of taking it alive."
While the rest of the party talks Delendir tries to focus in the track. Smelling possible danger he holds with strength the spear and sets himself ready to make a signal to the nobleman and the others in case any problem arises.
The ranger finds himself increasing the distance between himself and the noisy trio, rolling his eyes in irritation. One didn't thrash about and expect to find game in the forest. At that moment, a soft chuffle gets Delendir's attention. He snaps his head to the left, and sees a nearby bush shaking with excitement as some creature moves around it.
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Tal studies the creature for a moment. "I do believe it has gone feral. Either we put it out of its misery now or we knock it unconscious and hand it to the guards. "
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Vivi shakes his head, disgusted. Grabbing a pillow he stuffs it in the goblin's open mouth, then binds it shut using the torn sheets.
"A pity... you could have gotten more answers if it would just communicate. To the guards it goes then."
He takes another shredded sheet and turns it into a carrying sling, binding its feet and hands. "Do you have a stick to carry it on?"
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"Yeah, use my quarterstaff. Do try to get it back without scratches. And are you sure you don't want to knock it unconscious? It would be easier to transport." Tal says offering his quarterstaff to Vivi.
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"Hm... good point, especially since it isn't being talkative anyway."
Taking the offered staff, Vivi strikes the goblin in the head with it to knock it out.
Taking another scrap of cloth Vivi ties the goblin's strap in place at the end of the quarterstaff, then rests it over his shoulder.
"Think we should check the other room up here before we leave?"
Delendir makes a whistle signal snapping his spear with both hands and pointing at the bush. He readies an action to stab the source of the movement in case a boar or similar animal goes out of the bush.
He stands still over the forest floor, maintaining his breath.
Jessica, Kiley, Foxglove, Delendir, Boar
Kiley's never been boar hunting, but she has heard that the safest way to kill one is to let it come to you.
"Delendir, get beside me and set your spear!"
Delendir smiles at the clever woman's advise. He instantly reacts retreating 20' feet towards Kiley.
Then he sets the spear bracing it towards the boar, ready for the incoming charge. He teases the boar with a loud shout "Ueo! Come!"
Kiley's weapon is planted a little higher, but the boar threatens to knock it from her grasp. She digs a little deeper and holds on, and the spear penetrates the pig's underbelly, it's blood spilling liberally onto the forest floor.
Delendir sets his spear, but his angle is too low and the boar passes over it. He retracts the weapon with a curse.
Foxglove sets his weapon, fierce grin on his face as he tries to adjust it just right...his aim is rather off, and the spear is retracted as his eyes widen in panic.
Jessica, the last defense, is unable to penetrate the boar's thick hide.
The boar thunders through the spearwall, trying to rip its tusks into Kiley. The deep gash in its belly is affecting it, however, and a quick side-step by the warrior woman is enough to keep her from harm.
Jessica moves to get behind the boar and opposite one of the other hunters before attacking again, taking care to try and avoid getting too close to it.
Kiley plants her feet aft dodging the boar's tusks and puts all her hundred pounds of weight behind her spear. She pulls the head out again, and rolls onto the balls of her feet, getting ready to dodge again.
The nobleman steps up, thrusting hard with his spear at the exposed flank of the creature.
The pig shudders on the end of Foxglove's spear, squealing piteously for a few moments, then crashes onto its side, quite dead.
Foxglove, a bit out of breath, wipes his brow. "Well that was a close call, eh? Miss Kiley, your training did you justice, I can see. Well done! And you, Jessica!"
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With the goblin secured on his staff, Tal draws his dagger and carefully checks the hole the little goblin hid in.
Afterwards he checks the room to ensure there are no more goblins about.
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With a pray to Erastil he gives a last and relieving strike with his dagger sending their prey to a world of nicer and calmer forests full of nuts.
"Well done. That was a good catch." Delendir kneels towards the animal and opens the beast belly clearing the roting bowels. "I think you got a good one for your collection Fox, and we are gona have good meat for a dinner. What do you think?"
As Delendir finishes the work he picks the beast and straps it to the horse. "Have you ever hunted one like that? Now you decide but I think we have enough for ourselves with this one."
The nobleman shrugs at the ranger. "I've been hunting before, surely. It was usually just an excuse for a group of pompous fools to get together and drink and make merry. Never brought down anything like this, though. It was...quite a rush." The excitement still shines in his eyes.
Aldern watches with mild interest as Delendir cleans the kill. "I think that will be plenty, Delendir. Let's bring it back to the Dragon and share!"
"I'm just glad no one's hurt." Kiley shrugs at the praise, She didn't feel all that skilled at the moment, and she'd nearly missed it during it's charge. That could have been disastrous.
"Tal, would you check the other room up here? I will start moving our 'guest' to his ... her? ... new home."
Vivi gives Tal a grim smile then proceeds down the stairs.