"Yes, maybe they know where the Storm Tyrant is recruiting..." the girl looks at Droja out of breath.
After recovering some of the shot arrows, Leira looks to the mountains around and points towards the tributaries at the East "If the giants have nothing special to say I propose we continue our search through the narrow valleys to the East"
One of the giants HIde Armor was of a finer manufacture and could be considered masterworks.
In addition to the Hide Armor you will find an Azurite (9 gp), a Citrine (55 gp), and a Malachite (11 gp), 22pp, 275gp, 348sp, 1330cp in four moldy sacks.
Droja will go to the unconscious giant and with her longspear expedite its death. Then she will touch the freshly dead giant.
The giant animates,
Droja responds,
The dead giant gets angry,
The giant offers a dead grin,
Droja asks for more,
It repeats,
Droja realizes that is the best she can get out of the giant. She twists her longspear in the giant's chest to vent her frustration with the giant's response.
Droja looks at Leira, "The pass to the east sounds easier than over mountains to the south."
"Then let´s head toward the eastern pass!" Ulfgard replies after listening to the exchange.
Cleaning Heartspit off, Haskyll looks to the others.
I agree, the pass it is, but let us take a minute to gather what they had up.
Haskyll grabs the coins and gems, and stuffs them in the bag with the rest.
The party heads east through a narrow pass. A wide creek cascades down a rocky valley toward the Minderhal River. Shortly thereafter it stops snowing. After about three hours of trekking through the fallen snow the party will notice numerous giant-sized footprints scarring the earth around the remains of a large campfire, which lie nestled between an outcropping of large boulders. The snowfall was not enough to cover the deep impressions made by the giants. It is early evening around 6:00 PM.
Well, as it is getting late, I suggest that we find a place to hole up for the night.
I think a quick rest, and then we can follow in the morning.
Besides, this fire is still hot, and that means that giants are near.
Haskyll starts looking around and stressing a bit.
Ragnir harumphs, Ain't been anythin' easy 'bout this so far. What makes us be thinkin' it'll be startin' tae be easy now? I'm bettin' easy way is sill goin' tae be tough sleddin' A wide grin splits his bushy beard, Sounds like its bein' a foine party.
Leira observes the bones pointed out by Kaos "Curious..." using her leggerdomain she removes the bones from the ashes without the need to touching them. Then looks at Droja "Are those enough to talk with the spirits Droja?"
Upon the discovery the girl changes her mind "This might be the bones of some human the giants have eaten. We cannot lose more time. I suggest we press on for some more hours to see if we can hunt those giants" looking at the still fresh ashes she adds "They cannot be far from here"
Droja will look at Leira, "I can attempt to talk to the bones. The skull and jaw is intact. But if you prefer that I don't then so be it."
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Droja shrugs then touches the charred skull. He cooperates with the Half-Orc Oracle immediately. Though tedious considering the state of the remains, the skull reveals that he is Fineal Smick. He was taken along with Tarram Shinnerman and two other prospectors by a band of trolls led by a tremendous dusky-skinned giant whom the others called Gristlecrack. The giants were headed east toward a place called the Cathedral of Minderhal to offer their captives to some sort of giant lord named Urathash.
Fineal was thankful that his death was quick, like a lamb to the slaughter.
Lets move on a bit, a find a snug place to rest. Ah have a new spell that can give us a place ta sleep that would be fairly safe. It's called a secure shelter
Anga stretches and looks ahead. If we can find a offshoot ravine or something, it would be hidden somewhat.
The party is at a split. The wider tributary flows on to the east. A small creek merges at this point out of a gorge to the north. Ulfgard will determine that the main tracks head east.
I didn't see those in the fire. I guess that means that we should push on as long as we can track.
Taking the cue Ulfgard looks around for a better camping spot.
"Urathash... interesting... Thanks Droja" Leira smiles at the half-orc to whom she seems to start appreciating despite her race.
"I am not short in spells, I feel I can press it a bit more. I say let's keep it to the east and stop that group before they give away the captives!" she points to Anga "And if we needed Anga can always show us her new trick to rest!"
Ulfgard, in looking for a place to camp, notices that the giant tracks are fresher. He will note ten sets of prints, 3 medium sized, 2 large, 4 larger, and one truly enormous set of prints.
As night falls, the sky become clear with a near full moon providing ample light upon the well-worn trail. At around 9:00PM, the party will see smoke rising in the distance, the whiffs shimmering in the moonlight. As they get closer to the source, the party will see a huge giant standing on an outcropping of rocks near where the tributary cascades down from higher elevation. Its giant shadow can be seen with the moon behind it. You will notice other large creatures both above and below the huge giant.
Surprise Round and Round One
Surprise round.
Anga pulls out a scroll
Round one, anga casts shield from the scroll.
Ulfgard quickly casts longstrider.
Once the group is prepared, Leira uses her rod to cast extended haste on the pary. Then steps to the side.
Leira moves speeded by the haste and she then shots at the first giant, or at any other visible one.
Just wanting to get the group, and not worry to much about the giants, Haskyll calls upon another prayer.
Taking advantage of the Haste, Haskyll moves up as much as he can, hoping to bring his Nail Mail into the light.
Two smaller trolls move into the forest and disappear.
The other trolls begin to move toward the party. The fourth moves up an attacks the approaching Leira. It stumbles across the water, and is unable to bite.
The huge female giant moves down the rock as though it was a walkway. It approaches the Dwarf that has just moved up. It speaks in Giant, but is easy understood by all, "I like Dwarves!" A mummified Dwarf skull hangs upon a chain around her neck.
The Dwarf Cleric skewers the huge female giant. The giant howls in pain, and takes a swing at Haskyll Steelhand.
In addition to the huge female giant in the moonlight, Droja sees another creature higher up on the waterfall.
Surprise Round
"Indeed Trolls. Hit them with fire," Droja begins to weave a spell.
Round One
A human-sized Fire Elemental appears just behind Haskyll. As it appears, Droja moves a little to her right to have a better look around the trees.
Her Fire Elemental moves, carefully avoiding Haskyll, and attacks the first enemy it comes across, which is the huge female giant. It singes some leg hairs, but that is about it.
Hasted and with longstrider Ulfgard simply reaches the huge giant.
"Hello, ugly ugly, it is time to feel some pain."
Quickly whisking his shield into place Ulfgard prepares for the backswing.
Ragnir casts protection from evil, communal on the group and then uses his swift action to cast axiomatic strike on his axe
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Surprise Round
Leira uses her Rod to cast an extended Haste on the party.
Haskyll says a Prayer.
Droja begins to weave a spell.
Ragnir touches each member of the party with a communal Protection from Evil.
Anga finds and pulls out a scroll.
Kaos puts up a magic Shield.
Ulfgard cast Longstrider.
Round One
A hasty Leira moves up drawing her bow. She sees a Troll in the moonlight across a fast running creek. She fires and arrow striking the hideous creature.
The party hardly notices two smaller Troll disappearing into the tree line.
Haskyll Steelhand moves up and readies Heartspit.
Ragnir does something heroic.
The massive giant moves off the big rock in a bound and goes after the Steelhand not immediately noticing the Nail Mail in the dark light.
But the Steelhand drives Heartspit into the huge female giant.
Fazed more by Heartspit than the Nail Mail, it clobbers the Steelhand with a massive greatclub.
The Trolls move toward the party. The fourth one bites at Leira.
Droja hesitates before summoning in a medium Fire Elemental that moves to attacks the huge female giant. The Oracle moves up closer to the action just to see her newly summoned Fire Elemental bludgeoned out of existence. The Fire Elemental dissipates.
Anga brings up a Shield.
Kaos moves up and uses his special ability. A cone of fire breathes out of his mouth. It strikes the huge giant. But it also strikes a Troll that had disappeared into the trees. The smaller Troll becomes visible as it begins to scream within the trees.
After Kaos' fire breath, Ulfgard moves up and goes after the huge female giant with Agrimmosh.
Ragnir's Round One and Everyone's Round Two
Leira steps away of the huge brutish and starts shooting arrows at the fourth troll or the leader if that one is no more.
Anga moves to H25, and casts a scorching ray at the troll.
touch
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fire
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Round 1:
Ragnir Heroically moves forward!
Round 2:
Ragnir moves closer and casts Bull's Strength on Kaos. Torag be grantin' ye the strength of the mountain!
Whirling Agrimmosh once twice Ulfgard hammers the huge giant.
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Ragnir's Round One
Ragnir heroically moves foreward.
Round Two
Leira steps away and sinks a pair of arrows into the fourth Troll.
Another smaller Troll appears out of the woods. It moves behind Ragnir and tries to bite the Dwarf Warpriest. It is not that much smaller. However, it does seem tentative in its bite attempt.
Startled by the dragon-like humanoid's fire breath, it steps up and attacks hoping to quickly end the threat.
None of these smaller Trolls did any harm to a member of the party.
Haskyll does something. But what actually will depend on whether he survives the Round or not.
Ragnir cast Bull's Strength on Kaos.
If the Huge Giant survives Haskyll's initiative, it takes a step back and goes after its new threat, a Dwarf Ranger Barbarian.
1st through 3rd standard Trolls advance toward the party.
The fourth takes a step and attack the Rogue Arcanist.
Droja steps back and begins to weave another spell.
To Droja's relief Anga fires a pair of Scrorching Rays at the nearest Troll. It falls crying out like a small human child.
Kaos will butcher the second smaller Troll, nearly critically striking the creature with one of his slashes.
Ufgard will either kill the Huge Giant, or move and drops the fourth Troll.
Haskyll's Round Two and Everyone's Round Three
Merry Christmas!
Moving a bit south to get a better line on the Giant.
Hey Ugly, May you meet your kin in the afterlife.
He then drives Heartspit at the giantess.
Haskyll does a second Jab at the Giantess.
Only to have the spear slide along the armour of the giantess.
anga continues to hit the troll
Dodging the troll as she can, Leira steps back and shots two more arrows at him or at the huge one behind.
Round Two Completed
Haskyll drives Heartspit into the giantess. It howls in pain.
Ulfgard steps up, and with Agrimmosh in hand pounds the remaining life out of the giantess. It tumbles and falls over dead.
Round Three Continued