Lillie's arrow whizzes over the head of the hobgoblin follower.
The hobgoblin leader frees his weapon from the statue.
Korvak, you may act.
Korvak will move up to the leader and attempt to whack them over the head with a 2 handed quarterstaff
Korvak walks up near the leader and then hits him a solid whack.
The follower returns fire at Lillie.
However, he's distracted and his arrow goes off to the side.
The rest of the party besides Korvak is up!
AC currently 16
Spreading his wings, Ira hurls himself across the temple. The leathery membranes kicking up dust and splinters from the floor as he patently ignores the debris between him and the unfortunate hobgoblin archer. His sword comes down with all the style and finesse of a butcher hacking a pig carcass into manageable parts.
Arcavic looks at the hobgoblins and his companions in melee before stomping on the ground, hard. The ground beneath the hobgoblin leader suddenly shakes.
Ira's attack hits the follower, hurting him badly.
The leader falls over from Arcavic's trick.
Swift action Enlarge, using the spear once more stabbing at the fallen leader (prone is a -4 I think) from 15ft. Within reach of the follower if possible just in case he provokes by trying to fire that bow in range of the 15ft range.
Valasca finishes off the leader.
Now waiting for Cnut and Lillie.
Cnut drops his bow and grabs his bardiche as he moves up and attacks the remaining hobgoblin.
Lillie moves into a position where not everyone is between her and the enemy and shoots at the last surviving hobgoblin
If it's still up Korvak will move to the last Hobgoblin and punch it
The second hobgoblin goes down, also.
"We should search around for survivors and anything useful"
"Yes lets." But Valesa seems to have thought of everywhere to look
Cnut moves to check the dead villager out front. Not that there's anything to be done for him, but he wishes to know if the dead person was someone he recognized. He'll also check the dead man for any useful items or equipment.
Arcavic moves forward to strip the hobgoblins in case they possessed any useful supplies or had looted anything from the Temple thus far. [b]"We must move quickly. If we don't, we may not be in time to save others.
Korvak searches the temple looking for survivors and goods.
Ira lends a hand, spreading out to try and find any signs of life or useful materials in the shrine..
In the middle of the shrine is a sack of loot collected by the hobgoblins. It contains:
wand of magic missile (12 charges)
silver cup
carving of a butterfly
3 bottles of whiskey
gold dust
76 gp
a holy symbol to Erastil
You know that the holy symbol to Erastil belongs to the hunter Lirosa, who often hangs it in the shrine to 'recharge.'
In the alter is a hidden area that contains:
silver dust
aegis of recovery
wand of cure light wounds (21 charges)
The dead body at the entrance is the shrine's caretaker. The other 12 bodies are mostly townsfolk you recognize. The hobgoblins have already looted their bodies.
Those who are looking around notice that the caretaker's shack is nearby.
When you go to the shack, you find several townsfolk hiding. They are:
Rhyna, the shrine caretaker's assistant
2 warriors
1 adept
4 commoners
You also find 12 provision points.
It's owned by the town alchemist. He also is the closest to a healer the town has.
Before the group goes anywhere, Cnut speaks up, gesturing to the weapons and armor taken from the hobgoblins "We should pass these out to the townsfolk." Assuming no objections, he gives them to the warriors first, then any volunteers.
" Excellent idea Cnut, and that fine shop with the healer guy might be a great place to go next, he'll be really important for healing the injured folk we come across."
"I'll grab this for now since I have only so many healing spells and bursts."
Where do you think we should go next handsome? I'll follow where you lead.
Valasca then sets about muttering some words and gestures each with elements that appear to be respectful to the gods worshiped here:
-She mimics drawing a bow for Erastil.
-Splays her hands thumb to thumb to mime the flight of a butterfly with her hands for Desna.
-Uses a belt knife to draw a drop of blood from her thumb to swear retribution on the Iron Legion for her goddess Callistra.
-She then mimes sweeping with a brush three times.
Arcavic grabs the wand, tucking it into his robes with the other. "At least I am well prepared for combat - I should be able to conserve my rather limited spells as needed."
He also grabs the gold dust and silver dust. "We'll have to determine how much of each is here when we are done. Let's keep moving."
Ira returned the reptilian smile, a touch perplexed. Though he did possess teeth that filled similar roles to those of mammalian humanoids, the ones exposed in his smile were notably predatory and clearly intended for the gripping and ripping of flesh. It was a good thing the adaptations his species had undergone for the sake of a wider range of vocalizations prevented him from easily using his bite offensively.
"I vote for Oreld's. The goods there are too valuable to let sit for too long."
You feel a wave of warmth as Valasca finishes her ceremony. Evidently, one of the deities worshipped hear notices the respect. You have +1 to attacks (morale bonus) and 3 temporary hit points for 6 hours. You may assume that this lasts until you are over the bridge.
Oreld’s Fine Shop—labeled with a small shingle hanging out
front—is one of the few buildings in town made entirely of
stone. Mortared white blocks form the walls of this oddshaped
cottage. Scorch marks that shift in color from black to
dark blue to glimmering violet mar one wall. The door to the
shop stands open and bloody footprints lead inside.
Owned by three generations of healers and herbalists
in the Oreld family, Oreld’s Fine Shop supplies Phaendar
with remedies, dye, glue, and paint. The shop’s owner,
Vane Oreld is also the closest thing Phaendar has to a doctor. Oreld is a middleaged Taldan with light brown skin, amber
eyes, dark brown hair, and a neatly trimmed
goatee. He wears a shirt whose cuffs are
stained with unknown substances and
breeches under a thick leather apron.
When you walk into the shop, you see a desk, a few crowded shelves,
and a cluttered window display, all of which have been
ransacked by invaders. A single hobgoblin in a bandolier rifles
through the shelves for anything valuable, and holds a
chain connected to an iron collar around Oreld’s neck. Oreld is obviously badly hurt.
The hobgoblin has not seen you, do you want to do anything other than start battle?
Going to go ahead and study the hobgoblin and proceed to move in under stealth.
Ira holds up a hand to slow the others when it become obvious the hobgoblin in the shop has yet to notice them. Moving quietly, he steps around the broken glass and debris on the floor as he stalks in closer to his new target.
Lillie sneaks into a better position so she can shoot without problems when the others charge the hobgoblin.
Once she is in position she readies an arrow and nods to signal she is ready.
Arcavic quietly places himself somewhere his spells can effect the hobgoblin, and will overwhelm his senses with magic once the signal is given.
Because it's weekend, I'll wait a little longer for others to chime in.
Korvak waits for Ira to do whatever it is he's planning.
Cnut pauses, waiting to see what it is the winged lizard-man is planning.
[ooc]wow OK apparently she's REALLY motivated by the reptillian male.[/dice]
Valasca stalks mimicking Ira's stealthy movements successfully, once at a proper distance she grips her spear and waits for Ira's movement or for the hob to react the moment someone moves suddenly her spear snakes forward rapidly.
Ira stalks up behind the looting hobgoblin and spares a glance at the miserable form of Oreld. He presses a finger to scaly lips. Almost casually, Ira grabs the butt of the hobgoblin's longsword and gives it a tug.
Hey guys, I've been working on setting up maps and things today. It seems like every time I sit down to do a major post for you, the website gets flaky again. Paizo.com allowing, we'll get this combat going tonight. I also remember that you guys need a loot list.
Ira pulls a heavy mace out of the hobgoblin's hand.
The entire party goes before the enemy. Oreld is clearly badly hurt.
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If they don't Korvak will move up and stick his fist in the hobgoblins face
With the hobgoblin suddenly disarmed, Arcavic sends his spell to overwhelm its senses.
do those go off first?
Indeed I was going to ask the same.
Cnut circles to the hobgoblin's side, hoping to split his attention, but his hurried attack goes wide.
Ira tosses the mace aside and...
"You might want to consider giving up," he growls, the hobgoblin was outnumbered, unarmed, and wounded now. His odds were not looking good.
Is he really offering this a!$!~~& a chance to surrender and alert his friends? I guess they can't be pretty and smart. He looks good from behind, focus on those shoulders.
Ahem...Yes, surrender! Don't even think of calling out to your friends or I'll ram this spear into your throat!
Lillie's arrow flies over the hobgoblin's head. Valasca's spear strikes him, as does Korvaks's punch. Cnut's attack passes to the side of the hobgoblin.
Arcavic's spell has no effect on the hobgoblin. The hobgoblin does appear to be a bit spooked by Ira's threat.
The hobgoblin looks around and sees there's no way to get away, so he begins preparing a bomb.