Those that follow the Elven Hound, will likely find out what happened when they catch back up with you. You are following the hound.
Round 1
The thing strikes Reaper!
Beorn and Reaper gain air looking to create a gap. Once airborne Beorn will have Reaper move out a couple hundred feet and drop Beorn and company off before sending the great bird back into the sky.
Beorn, I can trap this guy long enough to get a read on what he is. Let's try that. We might learn something.
Round 1
Reaper follows Beorn's lead flying up and away.
Round 2-4
Reaper gets plenty of distance before landing, letting Beorn and Flouncy off.
Round 5
The creature continues moving in its Southernly heading, apparently not worried about you.
Beorn and Flouncy advance towards the creature.
What does it look like? Undead?
Yup undead. A ghoul of some sort. Not an outsider.
Rouqar does what he can to keep following....
Once Beorn can spot it, he fires and moves. While moving he calls out for the others. "Over here, we're following it!"
70' range, -2 at 71-140', -4 at 141-210', -6 at 211-280'
bane is +2 to hit
As Reaper slowly began to circle the camp, the others followed Reina and Orchen.
Those following Orchen can see Reaper going another way, South.
After the dive down, Reaper quickly rises back up to then land then up it goes again...
dice=hornbow]1d20+14 bane is +2 to hit
dice=HB dmg]2d6+7
dice=Bane dmg]2d6
Round 2 Beorn
bane is +2 to hit
Renia continues following his dog through the night.
”Flouncy, should we not kill it?”
I don't imagine we could learn anything from it. Might as well.
With that, Beorn continues to engage.
Round 3
The figure runs forward and drops to the ground into the tall grass taking cover. So it is likely about 60 feet from Beorn.
"Flouncy, can you make us both invisible?" Beorn's forehead gains two bumps near his scalp and the hair on his bare skin becomes more noticeable as he aims in the direction of the creature. As he looses the arrows he sends a telepathic message to Reaper to get airborne and observe from above.
Flouncy chants a spell, touching his friend's knee, using some tiny object that disappears as Beorn does.
There you go, man.
Flouncy will have to wait until the next round to make himself invisible, but the thought of invisible Beorn shooting this thing to pieces is just too cool.
Both arrows miss but you can vaguely see where the undead is located.
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Now invisible what do you do for 7 rounds. The undead will flail blindly at you when you get close.
Round 4 (round 1 invisibility)
Beorn closes the distance by half and launches another arrow at the thing. Hopefully he has a better view of it this time.
Flouncy casts Improved Invisibility on himself, and stays apace with Beorn.
Indeed you can easily stand over it if you want, even five feet back you put an arrow in its head.
It draws the arrow out and flails about.
6 of its attacks might hit Beorn.
+12
3 hits, 1 crit
Beorn stands nearly over the thing and riddles it with arrows. The creature gets one strike that hits Beorn before it stops flailing.
Soonenough Beorn and Flouncy are upon Reaper again and landing near the rest of the group.
Beorn and Flouncy check the body for valuables or identification. Then Beorn dismembers the thing, just in case, before he and Flouncy mount Reaper and head back.
Flouncy's good at that stuff.
No valuables, no identification, its leather armor was in tatters before the quiver of arrows made more holes.
Reaper the Roc lands beside the group...
Rouqar greets the returning group. "Back to the camp? They mentioned that they need their mine cleared of undead so they can return to their homes and the mine."
"Sure," Beorn says walking with Rouqar and sending Reaper into the air.
We should do that for them. I'm in.
The group soon returns to the refugee camp with great news. The refugees cheer in hearing you will lend them aid. The leader asks, "How do you want to handle this? We could send one of us with you to get you there with your Roc. It is going to take us about two weeks to get back by wagon. I am sure your group could easily handle said undead by they time we return."
Renia shrugs. "If we clear out the infestation first we might not need to shepherd them all the way home."
"Unless your mounts can carry more I fear I can't keep up. I don't have ability to fly other than by a spell that lasts several minutes, not hours."
"To the best of my knowledge Flouncy and I managed to catch and destroy our quarry we were following. As to how to get them back to their mine, I don't mind flying them but unless your special tavern can accept wagons I would think they would rather take their wagons back with them. If we can get it all in there, by all means, let's just fly there. I'll take a guide with me and we can scout it out, find a safe spot and let everyone out."
[ooc]Who do we have that can call the pegasi now? Are they still with us?[/b]
Renia nods at Rouqar. "If you fly them how will they get their wagons home?"
"I was only asking about our group. They'll drive their caravan and take about two weeks, so we should also look for any undead hordes along the way. I just meant to say that I don't have any way to fly long distances. Walking I won't be moving much faster than the caravan."
"Without a doubt I think if Loarin comes along and let's me or Flouncy hold the key we could have as many as want to stay in the tavern and then come out as we come across threats or make it to the mines. Actually, Flouncy will probably need to stay in the tavern as well since I will need to take a guide from these tradesmen."
I can do that.
"That works for me."
"Let's make it happen." Beorn will then go to the leader of the miners to see how they want to go.
Jeynaw soon sees Loarin's point and does her best to help them get settled.
The miners collect as much as they can from their wagons and make multiple trips to bring their livelihoods with them. A group of them even begin dismantling one of the wagons.
The leader of the miners and refugees asks, "Will you want me as guide or maybe better would be our ranger?"
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Using one of the wagon doors he closes it and places his key into it. With a turn and a pull the door opens and you can see a tavern.
He leads all that will come to find a place to rest and help bring in any equipment they want to bring along.
He quickly calms Jeynaw down with some soothing words and assurances that he would help if anything is broken. Then explains their situation.
Flouncy tries to aid.
He does not help.
"Whichever knows the way best. I would guess your ranger would be the likely candidate, particularly if you're not a fan of heights." Beorn responds. When all are ready, Beorn and his guide (the ranger?) take off with key in hand.