they're giants. Never met one who wasn't better with a head missing said Anga coldly. I'll give them a chance. And when they attack, I'll burn them.
Ulfgard spits out and replies. "Only a dead giant is a good giant. Our race has been fighting them for eons. But I am prepared to give them a chance at parlay!"
Ulfgar, take heed. This spell will only conceal ye for half a minute. Get moving, an please make sure kaos don't get killed while parleying.
"Tell me naive, but I do hope there is a good giant. At least somewhere" Leira nods to the plan "You can always run Ulfgard, with a good charge you should be able to cover half that bridge before they have the opportunity to abuse Kaos"
As the party hides behind rocks, Kaos moves out looking like a beggar.
Two of the Stone Giants step out onto bridge and hurl rocks at Kaos.
Round One
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Anyone have something to help me move across this bridge a little faster?
Kaos will wait to see if Leira will cast hast and Anga can cast her fire ball.
Then either way he will transform into he’s draconic form and try to close on the giants.
Ulfgard quickly casts Longstrider and starts moving at full speed toward the giants!
Still hidden behind the rocks, Leira produces a piece of licorice root and says a couple arcane words while pointing at each of her companions. The world goes halt while the party starts to move faster under the effects of haste!
Seeing the Rock come flying out towards Kaos, Haskyll activates the quick runner shirt, quickly moves up beside Kaos.
He hollers down at the Giants at the Far End.
The Steel Hand is Here to Bring Your Doom!
Anga drops a fireball on as many of them as she can
DC 19 reflex for half.
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Round One
Kaos hesitates, but becomes enraged at the taunts from his companion Dwarves. He changes into a dragon-like in appearance.
Leira, crouching safely behind a large boulder, speeds up the situation by casting a Haste on the party, encompassing Ulfgard before he moves forward.
Kaos engages the first Stone Giant. He barely manages to get a strike in with Gorum's Thorn.
Ragnir moves out onto the bridge. Stops and cast a Hold Person onto the first Stone Giant. It freezes in place, and is now unable to respond to Kaos' blow.
Ulfgard strides long and hard across the bridge.
The first Stone Giant tries to swing its stone club against the dragon-like humanoid intruder, but became frustrated as it was, for some inexplicable reason, unable to move.
The third Stone Giant had no such inhibitions. With its great reach it takes its might stone club and begins to work on this brash intruder. Its first swing bashes into Kaos, but the back-swing misses the gold-hued humanoid.
The second Stone Giant moves up to within reach and takes a swing at this strange humanoid.
The mighty Dwarf Wizard places a Fireball into the midst of the Stone Giants, making sure to locate it so not to harm Kaos. The first Stone Giant was unable to react to the fiery attack. The other two were unable to dodge the full brunt of the Fireball.
Haskyll will do something totally heroic, after all he is the Steelhand.
Droja, seeing the effectiveness of Ragnir's actions, thinks to herself, "I can do that too." She moves out onto the bridge and cast Hold Person on the third Stone Giant.
The third Stone Giant become held too!
Haskyll's Round One and Everyone's Round Two
Using Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell to extend his longstrider.
Second round Ulfgard uses Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
Charging forward Ulfgard attacks the Giant!
Leira observes the still giants, and quickly decides to shot her bow despite the far range penalties. She steps out of the rocks and finds a perfect spot out of cover to shot the first giant. Using her magic to enhance her arrows, she profits the giant is held to aim to vital organs.
The next round, Haskyll moves up using the speed advantage that Torags finest dwarves gets, and moves as fast as he can acroww the bridge.
Anga will move up, double move (80 feet).
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Haskyll's Round One
Haskyll ask for a Blessing of Fervour over the party.
Round Two
With the first Stone Giant held, Kaos begins to work on this now helpless monstrosity. Hastily he drives Gorum's Thorn through Stone Giant flesh. Once, twice, and the big humanoid topples over like a tree. Laying unconscious on the massive bridge, the Stone Giant begins to bleed out.
Kaos then takes a step and cuts deep into the second Stone Giant. The attack barely missed a vital organ. In dragon-kin form, Kaos also sinks his teeth into the Stone Giant's massive thigh. The flesh and blood is bitter in Kaos's mouth.
Leira, seeing the third giant held, sends a pair of magically fused arrows at the helpless Stone Giant.
Ragnir grips his Frost Mace and rushes across the bridge is a hasted manner.
Ulfgard closes the gap and delivers a massive blow to the held third Stone Giant. Like the first one before, it slips into unconsciousness and tumbles over in the opposite direction of the Ranger Barbarian's mighty blow.
The last Stone Giant steps back and swings its mighty stone club and the puny dragon-like humanoid. It totally misses Kaos with its initial swipe, but catches the Dragon Disciple in its back-swing.
Anga begins to double-time over the bridge.
Equally, Haskyll moves quickly across the massive span.
Droja moves closer and tries to Hold the last moving Stone Giant. But the Second Stone Giant resists the Half-Orc Oracle's attempt.
Round Three
Dismissing his shield Ulfgard takes Agrimmosh in a massiv two handed grip and closes the distance.
"Tell this to your brothers.... in hell!"
Leira embraces Torags fervour to improve her shots, then makes her bow sing with more magically enhanced arrows!
She speaks up in Giant "Nork bidali zidan zubia zaintzeko? Zer aurreikusten du?"
"Who sent you to guard this bridge? What lays ahead?"
Round Three
Kaos continues to act heroic.
Leira yells across the bridge at the last Stone Giant. Her words are ignored. She then buries two arrows into the last standing Stone Giant. The Stone Giant is staggered by the shafts sticking deep into its rigid flesh.
Ulfgard takes the opportunity to step over one of the fallen Stone Giants and pound the last standing Stone Giant with Agrimmosh. The Stone Giant falls down dead.
The other two Stone Giants remain unconscious. Ironically, the first one stabilizes, though it was in far worse condition than the third one.
Victory! The party has taken the bridge.
"We made it! The plan worked!" the girl runs enthusiastic to gather with the triumphant warriors "Do you think they will deliver any new information if we interrogate them? I guess they were posted here by their boss to protect something, what that might be?" Leira looks at Droja, trying to guess if she will 'do her things' this time.
Regardless, the girl checks out the bodies for any equipment or hints that might be of use.
"I suggest we get rid of the corpses by throwing them off the bridge and then continue our exploration to the east"
Aye, Let us be asking their corpses for the information.
Haskyll walks over to Kaos.
You did well laddie, now let Torag be seeing to those hurts you gained in his name.
Haskyll takes a few minutes (15), and prepares a CCW, as well as a CSW.
He then quickly pulls out the healing stick, and then promply beats Kaos with it a few times.
But you are going to have to learn to duck. He laughs.
Both unconscious Stone Giants will stabilize.
"Well, let's try interrogate one of them" once one of the stabilized ogres is well tied up with a rope and extra secured by the group warriors, Leira kneels in front and lets him smell a bit of her smelling salts.
Provided the ogre wakes up enough to talk she grins at him and starts asking questions in Giant "Guk irabazi genuen. Gaur egun ugazabak gara. Gurekin lan egiten duzu edo hil egiten zara. Hil egiten bazara, zure familia hil egiten da gero. Orain, nork agindu zidan zubia zaintzeko? Zer dago zubiaren aurretik?"
"We won. We are the bosses now. Now. Who commanded you to guard the bridge? What lies ahead of the bridge?"
Haskyll after working on Kaos, walks over to where the giant is in front of Leira.
After ensuring it sees the Nail Mail, Haskyll looks at it, and places Heartspit on its chest.
Answer the Lass, and your death shall be quick. If you do not, I will kill you and we will talk to your corpse.
Either way, you WILL answer our questions
Haskyll is not trying to intimidate, he is being plain and blunt.
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Haskyll lets himself be drawn aside.
I will give her a chance, but if that thing doesn't answer, I will give it a choice.
He will then make himself visible to the giant, as he approaches the giant beside Leira.
First things first. Combined Leira will find in large sack-sized pouches, 330 pp, 1746 gp, a Carnelian (65 gp), a Citrine (60 gp), a piece of Coral (110 gp), an Ivory (55 gp), and a Topaz (550 gp). In another sack, the party will find a medium-sized robe.
The least hurt of the Stone Giants will become conscious and respond to Leira, "Mesedez, ez hiltzeko. Zure galdera erantzungo dizut. Urathash-era bidali gintuzten pasabidea eta zuzeneko karguak katedralera eramateko. Hegoaldera Fandarrako ermita dago. Joko ona haranetan dago. Gure senide askok hemen eta Katedralera zuzentzen ditugu."
The other unconscious Stone Giant will not be able to come around without healing.
"He says Urathash sent them to guard the passes and direct recruits to the Cathedral. To the southeast is the shrine of Fandarra." Leira gets serious "There are more giants wandering around" the girl feels a sudden pity for the giant "He has answered, I think we can just let him go under the promise to never come back to the Valley"
To the Giant she says "Beno, ondo, hau da. Ok. Guztia ihes egin ahal izango duzu. Kondataz non dagoen jakin behar duzu eta nola sartuko gara? edo erraldoi guztiak onartzen dira? Non dago Katedralaren sarrera sekretua? Azken gauza bat. Zein defentsatan daude Fandarako ermitan?"
The Stone Giant responds to Leira, "Bidea iritsi zenean, mendebaldean dagoen bailara bat da. Katedrala amaierara iritsi da. Ez dakit katedralaren sarrera sekretu bat. Hurbilketa hori babesten duten erraldoi ugari daude. Hementxe izango zara hara joaten saiatzen bazara." The Stone Giant pauses to consider the question about the shrine, "Ez dago defentsarik ermitan. Gutxienez inork jakitea."
"There are no defenses at shrine. At least none that I am aware."
"The west path indeed will lead us to the Cathedral. Our Giant friend tells us the Cathedral is well guarded by plenty of giants and we will die if we venture there" the girl looks grim at the idea but she seems more enthusiastic about the last bit of information "It seems the shrine of Fandarra has no defenses though"
"Anyone knows who is Fandarra? A god?"
"Ona. Lagun ona izan zara. Orain utzi dezakezu. Iparra mendietara ihes egin eta inoiz ez atzera begiratu. Beste erraldoi batzuei itzultzeko edo beste harekin hitz egiteko, hiltzen zaituztegu. Zu eta zure familia ALL"
"Good. You have been good friend. You can leave now. You escape north to the mountains and never look back. If you come back or go talk other giants, we kill you. You and ALL your family"
"I am no friend in leaving a giant alive here. But if you made a deal?"
Ulfgard spits out and waits on the others opinion
Ye canna trust a giant. If we let it go, it will warn its allies.
"But he is helping us... we should reward that, shouldn't we?" Leira says with not very strong voice, understanding there is no pity for giants.
She nods to Kaos "Azken gauza bat. Zergatik biltzen ari zaren Giants? Zergatik egiten duzu orain?"
"One last thing. Why are you Giants gathering there? Why you do it now?"
"Urathash indarrak biltzen ari da. Hau egiten ari da Storm Tyrant-ekin. Ez dakit zergatik. Obeditu dut," the cooperative Stone Giant responds to Leira.
Anga huffs. She pulls out her pick, and speaks in fluent giantish
Zergatik ez genuke orain hilko? Uste dut zuzenean zure maisuei bidaltzen bazaizkizu. Zenbat errugabeek zauritu duzu?
She looks coldly at the giants, thinking of the dead of Trunau.
Zein otoitza emango dizugu ordezko?
She looks intently at the giant.
Konbentzitu nauzu.
"He says Urathash is gathering forces for the Storm Tyrant, but he has no idea why because he was just obeying orders" Leira looks once again at the giant "I do not think he will look for his boss. He has failed them"
The girl then discusses about where to go "I think we might want to take a look at the Shrine"
The Stone Giant will respond to Anga, "Katedrala mendebaldean dago. Ekialdera ehiza eremura joango naiz."
Stroking his beard thougthfully Ulfgard smiles.
"Might be worth a try!"
"He says the Cathedral is to the west but he will leave to the hunting grounds to the east" Leira looks at the other fallen ones "Those have helped us nothing, but this one... I hate Giants for what they did to Trunau, but to be fair this is first one that has listened us, and even help us... they were just following orders to defend their territory... which makes me thing that... what of... well that there might be some good ones of those Giants. Shall not?"