Eryan nods and approaches the north door carefully, not wanting to wake any sleeping guards.
The door opens and the sight of three unarmored guards are sitting on their cots getting ready to sleep for the night. They are shocked at first, and gather them selves. Scrambling to gather their weapons at the unexpected guests. The Room also has several cots with a dozen chests at the end of each.
The clamoring guards snatch their sword and scabbard to meet the challenge of the escapees.
Grumblejack sensing his moment to rise has approached seizes the opportunity to be the hero of the group. He grunts as he steps over the table having it crunch over his colossal wieght. "Grumblejack..." is the only thing that you hear as he moves into the room. Squeezing through the door, and standing over the three shaking guardsmen. A low grumble comes from the room as he moved in "...Crunch...".
On the surprise round Argan will just step closer, waiting for the guards to get closer to the monster.
Kharn will rush up towards the guards unable to attack, but getting ready.
Eryan stays out of the way of Grumblejack as he stoms past and casts Guidance on Kharn.
Guard Stats:
AC11 T11 FF10
The guards still trying to draw their weapons in a panic, did not probably did not expect to see an ogre stumbling into their bunks this night. One of the guards clumsily drew his blade, and Grumblejack took advantage on this and smashed his fist in a downward slam, hitting the guard upon the right should. Almost loosing it from it's socket.
The guards gathered themselves for a second wind. One speaking out to the others "Strike quickly before they can strike you back!". Two of the guards men lunged upon the ogre. One striking true, rending a gash along the ogres leg. The third of the guardsmen caught a glimpse of a wild haired man and took aim to cut him down. He swung and his blade caught the barbarians shoulder. The blade cut him superficially along the collarbone, a river of blood poured out. Yet not enought to subdue the oncoming onslaught.
Grumblejack looked at his leg then back at the foolish human who gifted him with the cut. His eyes narrowed and he growled "Grumblejack make you bleed now!" Grumblejack threw his fist into the guard, and in the process took another slice along his arm from the Guard. The guard still flew back along the wall despite his valiant effort and fell limp to the ground, motionless. "Grumblejack is hurt." he said as he took a quick look back.
Vlad would step in and to Grumblejack's left if possible..
1st round he'll attack Guard 1..
And apparently trips over the boxes in doing so..
Eryan tries to intimidate the guards. "Stand down or die! We will not hesitate to destroy you. Several of your fellow guards have already met such a fate!"
Kharn grins as he slices the guard for daring to draw a weapon in his presence.
Kharn runs up to the guardsman Vladamir was trying to kill and swings his great sword in an arc towards the guardsman's neck.
unfortunately Kharn was to distracted a fly and his swing went wide.
Argan moves through the battlefield with ease, passing through the Ogre and trying to avoid any blows from the Guard one:
He comes flaking the man with Vladamir, and aims at the man's neck with his Rapier:
!
Draw or Sheathe a Weapon
Drawing a weapon so that you can use it in combat, or putting it away so that you have a free hand, requires a move action. This action also applies to weapon-like objects carried in easy reach, such as wands. If your weapon or weapon-like object is stored in a pack or otherwise out of easy reach, treat this action as retrieving a stored item.
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would normally take you to draw one.
Drawing ammunition for use with a ranged weapon (such as arrows, bolts, sling bullets, or shuriken) is a free action.
Guard Stats:
AC11 T11 FF10
The remaining two guards strike back with a vengeance as they say their compatriot fall along the wall. One tried to strike at Argan as he plunged his rapier into the back of on his spine. Swinging wide, must have had a 'nerve' struck. The other guard scoffed at Kharn's wide swing and prepared to return the favor, in which he swung wide as well. His blank stare was all that was left when he was finished.
The ogre prepared himself for any attack, trying to recuperate before attacking anything further.
Argan will
!
!
Kharn growls as the blade slices into his flesh, and swiftly brings his own blade around to smite the foolish guard.
Smiling with pleasure as the blade bites into the guards side Kharn makes sure to give it a little twist as it comes out.
Round 2
Vlad will again attack guard 1, hoping to not have the box get in his way again..
And his blade goes true, removing the guards head in the process..
Argan and the others search the bodies and the place for some seconds.
He speaks to Glumbrejack:
"Well done dude, that one did even know what killed it! Are you hurt?"
Picking up one of the guards longswords he'll flip it around and offer the pommel to Grumblejack.. "Use this.. I know its not your size, but at least it wont leave you so open for a counter attack.."
"Caught with their pants down... Does anyone need healing. I can do it twice more tonight and i'm out of energy. Can we get these chests open?."
Argan looks around:
"What chests?"
Kharn raises a hand to the mention of healing.
"Aye, I could use a healing."
- 3 small keys
- 3 longswords
- 3 sets of plain clothes.
"Grumblejack hurt a bit now, Grumblejack might just stay behind you little 'uns until Grumblejack feels better" Grumblejack said as he inspected the wounds on his arms and legs. He looked at vladamir as he handed him the small sword. "Grumblejack guess he might need a toothpick sometime. Grumblejack never tried to cut little 'uns before. Grumblejack just crush before." He says as he grins a wicked grin for a second, while looking over the bodies of the guard he backhanded.
Argan will use the keys to open the chests.
Argan tries the keys with the chests and finds that the small keys on the guards open some of the chests.
- A small bottle with a hand written note “In case of trouble – Love, Mom!”
- A whetstone, cleaning supplies for chain shirt, extra bowstring, and a small book of military regulations.
- A small supply of absolutely delicious cookies carefully wrapped in wax paper labeled ‘From Lil.’
- A expertly crafted lute
- A large collection of letters from home. Seemingly very poignant.
- A surprisingly well written love letter ending in a proposal of marriage to someone named ‘Michelle’ and a sapphire engagement ring.
- Hidden under peasant garb are two decks of cards, and a bag of 12 gold of mixed coinage.
- A silver holy symbol of Mitra, and a Mitran holy book.
- A bottle of something
- A small coin pouch with 6 gold in miscellaneous coinage.
- A change of peasant clothes.
- Ink, quill and a personal journal
Eryan detects magic on the bottles.
Argan starts looking at the chests' contents:
"Hmm, useless... useless... double useless... Is any of you called Michelle? Nah, I should have guessed... Here Vlad, a note from your mom" - he handles the note saying “In case of trouble – Love, Mom!” to the Damphir. "There's not much here we can use. Eryan, could you please take a look at these bottles?"
Argan takes the gold coins, the ring, Ink, quill and journal, the Mitra Holy Symbol and book, the decks of cards, the whetstone and the cleaning kit.
Kharn walks up to the stuff and pulls out the lute noticing it's of fine quality he puts it away to be sold later.
He then cuts two of the guards in half, and places the four pieces in one cot together using the blood he writes 'LUST' in big letters. Seeing that Argan has picked up a holy book Kharn chuckles.
"Care to say a prayer over these lost souls mister holy?"
Kharn smiles just to show that he is joking, and that he's liking the way Argan thinks about loot. Deciding to not let good food go to waste Kharn begins munching on the cookies, and drinks the small bottle that had the note attached to it.
Argan enjoys Kharn's comment smiling, but surprisingly enough he opens the book holding it in one hand while approaching the body. He raises the holy symbol of Mytra over the body, lowers his head and pronounces a not-so-low prayer:
"Oh, mighty god of charity, hear our prayers, and make them truth. We pledge you to bring us always more of these second-level unarmored soldiers, so we may slay them merciless and get ourselves to the twentieth level. We know you have a lot of them, and so we pray. We ask you because we need it, in order to kill the evil spawn Blackerly and make the world a better place for criminals to prey upon. Amen."He drops the act, still smiling and stores the book and holy symbol.
"Seriously now folks. The map show us that the front gate had a big table, and so it's probably there the guards are playing. I would go for the Tower on the south, since the guards on the walls are our biggest problem. That could put us very close to the outer wall inside the tower, and so we could use the window. Then, if we have the strength we could take the front defense from top to bottom, or even from both sides at once. The main problem is, is it safe for us to get to the south tower? What do you think?"
The Bottle from the chest containing the note from mom is magical. The other seems to be mundane. Wait I think Kharn drank it.
Argan will search the main hall (since there's no one there, right?) for anything of value, and maybe will take a peak at the door heading east.
Eryan realising one of the bottles is likely a magical potion, attempts to ascertain the effect it is meant to have. The firs and second times he isn't sure but on teh third time he gets it.
"This one will heal you." he says and hands it over to Kharn. "We should let Grumblejack drink the other one. And if more healing is needed after that let me know and I can lay my divine magic upon you."