Working together, Adebisi and Birgit target the remaining guards. The one who called out is singed a little and dazzled.
The second one colllapses in a snoring heap!
Both of Xath's arrows strike deeply into the chest of the dazzled warrior, and he falls, bleeding badly from his two fresh wounds!
Just as the sense of victory fills the party, the eastern door opens and a mean-looking bugbear steps through, snarling:
"You kill Tralg's friends! Now you pay!"
Initiative:
Round One, bless is still up!
Xath
Birgit
Hawk
Tralg
Witley
Adebisi
Telurion
As he was trained to do from his youth, Wit moves past his companions toward the bugbear, rolling between its legs and reaching out to trip as he sets up a flank.
Xath's arrows fly true again, both striking the bugbear warrior hard in the chest, almost with enough firce to push him back!
Birgit speaks her word of command.
The warrior shrugs off its effects!
Hawkwren then steps up and strikes with his sword, gashing the creature's leg.
Still, the beast presses on!
Tralg grips his huge club in both hands and tries to bring it dwon on Hawkwren's head!
The bugbear lands a heavy blow!
Witley rushes into the fray, but stumbles as he rolls past the creature. Tralg swings his club at the monk.
The mighty bugbear nearly knocks Witley out in one strike, but the bold halfling tries to trip the beast, who is just able to maintain his footing.
Adebisi uses his arcane and divine power to strike at the monster.
Tralg is singed and feels the "thump" of an invisible fist on his head.
Round One;
Telurion
Round Two:
Xath
Birgit
Hawk <14 damage>
Tralg <40 damage>
Witley <20 damage>
Adebisi
Telurion
As the bugbear roars, Xathaliel sends two arrows towards him while Hawkwren strikes with his sword. As Hawk's sword tears a deep gash in the creature's flesh, Xath's second arrow strikes it hard, and it slumps to the ground, bleeding out.
Wit wakes up shakily and lets out a growl before struggling to his feet. He nods his head toward Hawk in a gesture of thanks.
"Much appreciated, m'lady," Wit says, bowing. He diverts his eyes, almost embarrassed by his need for healing and for his talkative outburst.
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"It is not... a problem?" The elf responds, confused by this single eye twitch.
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You find the following items on the corpses of your slain foes:
2 potions of cure moderate wounds, mwk scale mail, heavy crossbow with
10 bolts, 3 mwk longswords, mwk whip, 2 hobgoblin war draughts, mwk fetters, mwk studded leather, mwk greatclub, and one human skull.
Telurion look into a short hallway. He sees a door at the far end and one each to the north and south.
He looks in the door on the south side first. Tall, empty shelves line the walls of this small storage chamber, reaching almost to the ceiling. Two barrels that must have once contained pickles lie on their sides, brine puddles still pooled beneath them. Numerous empty meat hooks dangle from the ceiling. Behind some old rations he finds a masterwork hand crossbow and a few bolts.
Next he checks the door to the north.
A large cooking fireplace takes up most of the northern wall of this kitchen; a black iron kettle is suspended over the hearth. A long, narrow worktable fills the western half of the room, clearly used for the preparation of food. The southern and eastern walls are covered with shelves holding spices; dry goods; and various pots, pans, large bowls, terrines, and other cooking vessels.
In the northeastern corner of the room next to the fireplace, a tattered wall hanging covers a section of an ancient mural. The paint of the mural is flaking off in large pieces due to age, but it can still be identified as depicting a forested landscape with a river running through it.
Instead of depicting Fangwood Keep, the mural shows a tall, slender tower made of bright stone in the same location. Large, alien trees grow out its walls and roof, but they seem to be part of the building’s construction. The tower is also marked with a symbol of four interlocking rings.
Birgit and Witley take a look around the room where the latest fighting took place.
This circular central room contains four exits, one in each of the cardinal directions. Four marble busts stand on pedestals spaced evenly around the room, though their features appear to have been chiseled off. The door to the south is reinforced with steel bands, while those to the east and west seem less sturdy. To the north, an open archway leads to a larger room with stairs climbing up to the second floor.
Telurion continues his scouting to the east, and enters the door there.
The flagstone tiles of this room have all been pulled up and lie stacked against the walls. The room has been completely excavated, and picks and shovels still lie scattered about. The digging has unearthed an old circular staircase made of a lighter stone than the rest of the keep. The staircase begins at the bottom of a seven-foot-deep pit accessed by a short ladder, and leads down into darkness.
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Xathalial moves to the south doors. "We were clearing out the floor before moving deeper or higher, yes?"
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Telurion has spent considerable time in study, but can't recall anything about this symbol, except that it seems to be vaguely of elvish origin.
Xathaliel and Hawkwren lead the way through the southern door, using their considerable skill at snaeking to make their way as stealthily as possible.
The pair disappear into the shadows cast by the torch light. They moves southward.
The eastern and western walls of this dark, fifty-foot-long passageway are interspersed with two floor-to-ceiling arrow slits, while the ceiling is covered with a thick iron grate, twenty feet long and ten feet wide, through which the sky can be seen. A short stool leans against the southern door.
On the sides of this room are two long, narrow chambers that appear to be primarily used by archers to defend the keep from intruders coming through the front gate. The floor of each room is a foot higher than the floor in the main room.
Xath and Hawk reach a large door at the south, which seems to be the keep's main entrance. Carefully pressing their ears to the door, they can hear a pairs of hobgoblins grumbling to each other outside and the faint whimpers of a goblin dog.
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Snapping out of a daze, Hawk pads back to the party and pantomimes hobgoblins, holding up two fingers. He then tries to insinuate a goblin dog by making the motion of hobgoblin while sticking his tongue out and panting. He then punches the air a few times before making a slashing motion across his throat, followed by the follow me sign as he pads back to Xath.
Hawkwren moves forward and opens one ofthe front doors as Xathaliel takes up a good position to shoot through the opening.
The door opens with a bit of effort, but doesn't make too much noise. Xath looks outisde and see a hobgoblin swordsman, archer and goblin dog. The three turn around, startled!
Xath can see he has a clear shot at the swordsman and the dog.
Initiative:
Surprise Round:
Xathaliel
Round One:
Xath
Wit
Telurion
archer
swordsman
dog
Birgit
Hawk
Adebisi
Xath's bow proves to be a fell weapon, one that would cause his foes to include in their stories if only they survived his assault...
The swordsman and dog both fall before the might of his arrows!
Now Up:
Witley
Telurion
archer
Birgit
Hawkwren
Adebisi
Witley rushes forward towards the still-surprised hobgoblin archer. As he closes in, he lashes out with his foot, attempting to trip the enemy.
The archer falls down!
Telurion rushes forward and strikes.
The blow strikes the prone creature, and leaves a deep gash.
The archer tries to crawl out of the way, but provokes attacks from Witley and Telurion.
Witley punches hard at the creature.
Telurion follows with another sword blow.
The archer falls to the mighty warriors!