Anna looks at the rocks leading down to the river below, assessing. We might be able to bypass the gatehouse entirely. If we're careful, and more important, quiet, we could climb around the gatehouse and even go under the bridge.
As she pulls out her rope of climbing , she looks at the half-collapsed building. Was this recent? Had this place been under attack recently?
Kimberly just frowns
more climbing...uggg
I was just suggesting that I approach the dogs. If they attack then we are in the right to defend ourselves. We don't sneak up on them and kill them cold heartedly. We should know their intentions first. What if they have nothing to do with Beast and his father. They may be looking for victims or looking to raid the place. Lets go and fond out what they are doing
Anna scoffs in frustration. Then we lose the advantage. If we have to fight them, then let's fight dirty. They're not natural anyway. They look like troll-dogs.
Right. No one in their right mind has troll dogs loose on their front door. I will feel no remorse taking them out. As Tolvan says this he casts his mage armor spell on himself.
What can I recall about Troll dogs?
I don't know much about trolls or troll-dogs... wives' tales of regeneration possibly. I've not encountered them first hand. But, Caromarc is eccentric...
Would you kill his "flesh golem" creation? Or spend considerable effort and resources to save its life?
Anna moves to the paladin and looks unflinchingly right to her face, glaring hotly. Yes.
And yet, the Beast lives.
Imitating the paladin's manner and voice in a mocking tone, Because I spent considerable effort to save its life!
Switching back to anger, she continues. Go ahead and march up to the doggies and give them a speech. Maybe they're followers of Iomedae and let you pass. I'll be in my carriage if you need help.
She starts back to where the transport is parked.
She is not logical.. Andjela shrugs.
"Anna.... don't be so rash. I have need of your, so to speak,.... talents. I will approach them. If hostile, then they will engage me. While I am occupying them then you can sneak up on them and finish 1 or 2 off....depending if I leave anything left for you to finish off." Danica smirks at the thought of killing the creature, leaving nothing for Anna to 'play' with.
"Now there is a chance that they belong to the Beasts father's pets so they may be leashed. If they are leashed then we know that they belong to the owner of the establishment and we will leave them alone. I'd wish for us to have good standing with the owner."
Anna looks at Danica, a sour look still on her face. She studies the monk for a moment, then turns back around and starts to quietly move toward the gatehouse, climbing down and working her way along the cliff if necessary to stay out of sight from any windows the place may have.
I'm coming with.... Drawing her blade, Andjela accompanies Danica.
Danica begins to march along side the Paladin with her temple sword in hand. "Tolvan....Kimberly...stay long range. If those creatures engage us then you are invited to join the dance."
The inquisitor-monk moves closer and when she is within the 60 foot range she will cast Detect Evil on the 2 creatures. At this distance she will try to determine the type of creatures she is dealing with and its weaknesses.
Kimberly follows Dancia's advice. approaching but keeping a bit of distance between her and the others actually approaching the animals.
her hand on her holy symbol just in case.
Tolvan will stand protectively near Kimberly, moving up into medium range, bow ready.
Before getting any closer Danica removes her new Pearl of Power and hands it to Tolvan. "I almost forgot. Please.....do the honor of Mage Armor me."
Accepting the pearl, he recalls his recently cast spell and recasts it upon Danica.
As she pulls out her rope of climbing , she looks at the half-collapsed building. Was this recent? Had this place been under attack recently? Perception: 1d20 + 10 ? (17) + 10 = 27
Not being an expert in engineering or stonework, Anna isn't completely confident in what she's seeing, but there does some to be some signs of a recent attack on this place.
Right. No one in their right mind has troll dogs loose on their front door. I will feel no remorse taking them out. As Tolvan says this he casts his mage armor spell on himself.
What can I recall about Troll dogs?
Tolvan recalls/posits that these trollhounds indeed have regeneration ability, a deadly bite likely combined with a diseased mouth. Given the singular nature of trolls, these hounds probably focus on a single foe until it has been killed then focus on the next and so on.
Anna silently moves along the edge of the river, amongst some low rocks, as the others make their way up the road. At about 50', both hounds raise large heads, noses held high. As one they turn down the road and see the two women walking slowly toward them, their body language all menace. Standing, the two animals crouch with hackles raised, clearly about to charge.
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Tolvan
Andjela
Kimberly
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Trollhound x2
- Tolvan
- Danica
- Andjela
- Kimberly
- Anna
- TrollHounds
Danica casts Flames of the Faithful on her temple sword. (Standard Action). After calling upon her deity the sword bursts into flame.
Danica takes a swing with her flaming temple sword at any troll dog that comes to attack her and/or Andjela.
Having not encountered troll hounds before, and believing that this could be a deadly fight, Tolvan will cast Gravity bow and step 5' forward.
I guess we have to fight these creatures she says somewhat remorseful it has come to killing things. but she is starting to understand more and more.
holding her holy symbol tightly Please, Lady Pharasma bless our actions and guide our blades to do your will
Not having encountered troll hounds before, and believing that this could be a deadly fight, Tolvan will cast Gravity bow and step 5' forward.
Danica casts Flames of the Faithful on her temple sword. After calling upon her deity the sword bursts into flame.
Andjela waits for the hounds to close. (Delay)
"I guess we have to fight these creatures" she says somewhat remorseful it has come to killing things. but she is starting to understand more and more. Holding her holy symbol tightly "Please, Lady Pharasma bless our actions and guide our blades to do your will."
Anna reels a bit at the sheer drop beneath her. Staying low and keeping to cover, she picks her way silently toward the gatehouse.
- Tolvan
- Danica
- Andjela
- Kimberly
- Anna
- TrollHounds
Tolvan moves forward a standard move of 30' trying to close the distance to the rest of the party and readies to firs an arrow at the closer troll dog.
Kimberly advances with Tolvan sticking by him in case he needs help. also the others are close enough to allow her move up to heal if needed.
Tolvan? do you think those creatures need to see Pharasma's light?
They are troll creatures Kimberly and are not of the natural world. Their bite brings disease, their wounds close unnaturally and they fight with an evil cunning.
Lady death show these creatures the light of your power. Kimberly holds out her hand and a beam of black light shoots forth toward one of the dogs.
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Tolvan moves forward a standard move of 30' trying to close the distance to the rest of the party and fires an arrow at the closer troll dog.
Danica readies herself to take a swing with her flaming temple sword at any troll dog that comes to attack her and/or Andjela.
"Keep taking the lead from those two, and we'll kill everything under the sun." Andjela states blandly, and uses some animal training techniques commonly used to soothe and calm animals.
"Lady death show these creatures the light of your power." Kimberly holds out her hand and a beam of black light shoots forth toward one of the dogs, missing it narrowly, singing a few hairs and burning into the heavy gate behind it.
Anna rolls her eyes a bit as the rest of her party gives the troll-dogs ample time to get up and alert everyone inside the gatehouse. When the blacklight line of energy shoots across the road her jaw drops a moment, but she starts moving again nonetheless. She stops at the base of the watchtower, just around the slight rounded corner, keeping out of sight, and still unnoticed by the two animals.
The two dogs tilt their heads curiously at Andjela, and then tear forward at charging speed, barking ferociously, slavering madly from gnashing jaws. The first charges Danica, massive jaws closing quickly on the womans leg, but are suddenly stopped just short by the magical armor bestowed by Tolvan. For herself, Danica unleashes her prepared sword strike in a impressive display of prowess, cutting deeply into the dogs shoulder and side, the flame making the rent flesh sizzle.
The second charges Andjela, but her armor is too well crafted, the teeth scraping against metal and unable to find purchase.
- Tolvan
- Andjela
- Kimberly
- Anna
- Danica
- TrollHounds
- ?????
Now Tolvan will haste the group, all except Anna (Sorry Anna). As he completes the arcane gestures phrases he crushes a root in his left hand and then reaches up and taps the badge he now wear, extending the spell for a full 12 rounds. [ooc]Effect is +1 AC, +1 Reflex Save, +1 to hit, up to +30 move (double your speed, max 30), AND 1 extra attack when taking the full attack action.
Might need to retcon action to Full Attack.
Danica uses the sum of her combat intuition, reflexes and Tolvan's enhancements to try to keep the creature at bay. She uses her free hand to try to deflect any lunges coming in her direction (Crane Style).
She continues her offensive with the searing temple sword. "No Leash...then you are wild. Fair game. We are in the right."
Kimberly is a little shocked at the searing light she unleashed she had no idea of the power she was holding. it scared her at first.
Kimberly touches Tolvan Pharasma's guidance upon you
Now Tolvan will haste the group, all except Anna as she's too distant. As he completes the arcane gestures phrases he crushes a root in his left hand and then reaches up and taps the badge he now wear, extending the spell for a full 12 rounds.
"Violence only begets violence!" Andjela says, even as her curved blade takes several deep cuts from the trollhound, the cuts immediately starting to heal.
Kimberly is a little shocked at the searing light she unleashed she had no idea of the power she was holding. it scared her at first. Kimberly touches Tolvan, "Pharasma's guidance upon you."
As the carnage erupts down the road, Anna sends the rope upward. The magic rope slowly making it halfway up the two story wall, another 10 feet still remaining till it reaches the top and is able to secure itself.
Danica uses the sum of her combat intuition, reflexes and Tolvan's enhancements to try to keep the creature at bay. She uses her free hand to try to deflect any lunges coming in her direction. She continues her offensive with the searing temple sword. "No Leash...then you are wild. Fair game. We are in the right." And puts the truth to her words with two quick cuts with her sword, felling the Trollhound before her and the flames preventing any rapid healing by the creature.
The second animal doesn't give it's fallen fellow a glance, lunging single-mindedly at Andjela. Once more the yellowed and glistening fangs fail to penetrate her armor.
Suddenly an extremely large crossbow bolt skips off a rock near Danica's feet, careening harmlessly away. Following it's trajectory shows an extremely large Troll partially obscured by the battlements atop the guardhouse in the southwest tower, working to reload a huge crossbow. Even as you observe this, two other trolls, not as large as the first but still dangerous-enough looking, take up positions on the northwest and southeast, hefting large rocks and looking your way. Atop the farthest tower, a trio of goblins pop up, squished onto the tower, and start hurling insults your way. None of the attackers appears to have noticed Anna (or her magic rope) as of yet.
- Tolvan
- Andjela
- Kimberly
- Anna
- Danica
- TrollHounds
- Troll Leader
- Trolls
- Goblins
Danica assists Andjela by attacking her trollhound. "Great. Where there are trollhounds there are trolls. Hope Beast and his father is not associated with this lot." Danica then takes a double slash to the trollhound.
Tolvan will fire twice at the closest troll, hoping to keep in occupied.
The strong wooden gate is bound with iron and barred from within.
Okay, then for her standard action, Anna swears colorfully under her breath.