Camillo easily treads up the stairs and pokes his head out of the trap door.
Toshio moves to cover the new door.
He will try to orient himself as to the direction of the laughter and see what he can with no more than his shoulders through the trapdoor.
Then he will return down the stairs to share what he's seen.
"Quiet...I believe I hear...nothing. Let us proceed."
As the others scan the room and the tower above, and seeing no other immediate threats, Rullis steps into the room and stands guard facing the other way. He keeps an eye out for any threats coming from behind.
Camillo descends the stairs. "There's a lot of whooping hollering to the northwest. Something about skinning and cooking someone. On the one hand, it sounds like most of the tribe is there - but I don't want to be too late if they have captured someone and are getting ready to kill him."
"I didn't want to give away our presence, but I think I might be able to see something if I climb a little further up in the tower."
Let us just bring them the word of Gorum and be done with it.
"Well, if we are taking it to them, I suspect the double doors over there are the route to take." Camillo points into the other room .
You are certain. Then let us take them. If numbers are not in our favor we could use the door as a choke point and kill them one at a time. Master Vidar, do you have any spell that could cover a room as we open the door?
"I regret to say no, spells of that magnitude is still beyond me. I am a diviner and enhancer, not an invoker I am afraid."
Instead, Vidar brings out his longbow and places an arrow on the bow string.
"Shall we open the doors and let Masters Vidar and Kerrec get their attention with their bows while we await on either side of the doors for those that would charge them?" He looks at the other doors in the room. "We will need to remain careful of those - we have not checked them all to determine where they lead."
"May the blessing of Gorzeh aid you." After the doors are opened and Rullis can see that there really is a large group of combatants to fight, he'll cast Bless on the group.
Kerrec raises his crossbow in a signal that he is ready to get the goblins attention in the courtyard. He feels the confidence Gozrah's blessing imbues.
Kithian grips his falchion and nods at Camillo. "Open it."
Toshio looks at Camillo with a 'nice try' look on his face.
Kithan and I should step in front of the doors, immediately following Vidar and Kerric's shots. Archers DON'T like being charged and in Melee.
He does give him a smile.
At least he is thinking agressively
The bard grins back, "I wasn't expecting to leave them exposed forever." Sheathing his sword and gripping his shield, he grabs the door and gives it an experimental tug, checks with the others, and pulls it open, stepping out of the way as he does so.
Rullis and Vidar pull the double doors open with Kerrec and Vidar ready to shoot while Toshio and Kithian prepare to step into the open doorway to block the archers.
Init Order:
Camillo
Rullis
Kerrec
Vidar
Toshio
Kithian
The door swings open to reveal another hallway! Rullis, preparing to bless his allies, allows the words to fall silent on his lips as the rest of the group stalls in place at the sudden sight of something other than what they were expecting.
The small doorway next to the double doors (), previously uninteresting in the mounting tension creaks open as a small goblin eagerly chatting and laughing at compatriots beyond, begins to step into the hallway. His eyes bulge in his head as he is caught completely off guard by the presence of a group of humanoid attackers.
Beyond the goblin is an expansive yard obviously used for practice and other affairs. A mix of goblins and many goblin dogs are milling about a large pyre that has been built in the center that hold none other than the "dark-eyed warrior" , Orik, who has obviously been badly beaten. He sags unconscious, tied against a vertical timber erected for the affair.
Goblin Surprise? (All but doorway for sure.)
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Seeing the goblin and hearing the commotion through the now open door, Rullis completes the spell, though Camillo manages to react before he gets it off. Everyone feels a little extra courage to aid them in this coming combat.
Attack
Damage
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Camillo pivots on his left foot and closes the gap between him and the goblin in the doorway, his longsword pulling forward in a perfect duelist's strike. The blade enters through goblin's throat abnd back out in a perfect motion, the utter shock still telegraphed on the goblin's face.
A moment later Rullis' finishes his prayer and the group feels the subtle unconscious confidence of The Wind and the Waves.
Vidar uses the momentary surprise to tactically shift his position so gets a free insight into the room where the action is currently taking place.
Kerrec sees the goblin fall at Camillo's feet. He notices a goblin behind the one that has fallen and fires his light crossbow at the creature.
Kerrec's bolt flies from the the crossbow past Camillo into the yard taking the goblin off its feet. As it falls to the earth, the rain falling around it, small flicks of lightning lick off the bolt end as the goblin lies twitching for a moment before dying outright.
Toshio sees the Goblin Dog along his charge line, but, unable to see how many foes are inside instead does a conservative move to the door and turns left moving along the wall. He comes face to face with another goblin and attacks.
Kithan, take the right side. Hold the door and link up!
Kithiam moves forward stepping over the dead goblin and moving into the courtyard, a smile forms on his face and a hard glint shines in his eyes.
He follows the wall to the right coming into striking range with a goblin.
Attack:
Damage:
Yeah do that.
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Init order is now:
Toshio
Kithian
Camillo
Rullis
Kerrec
Vidar
Goblins (Poor Bastards)
Toshios surges forward through the door overstepping the goblins that both Camillo and Kerrec have dispatched. Turning left and seing a nother goblin nearby Toshio sweeps forward and slices down the green pest while its tongue still lolls in confusion. Kithan, take the right side. Hold the door and link up!
Kithian moves around the corner and his heretofore silent partner Reggie follow closely on his heels. Breaking right Kithian sees no goblins but the ugly creatures known as "goblin dogs" litter the yard and Kithian and Reggie each dispatch one in an ugly fashion leaving 6 dogs and one lone goblin to hold the yard.
Vidar trails behind Toshio, one arrow on the bowstring.
As he enters the yard he quickly scans the surroundings, taking in the situation within seconds.
Sensing that the most prudent course of action is to get rid of the enemies near to the captive, he takes up position behind Toshio.
Leaning to one side, he fires the arrow at the ugly looking creature straight in front of the samurai.
Unfortunately, his aim is less than true, and the arrow leaves the bow before he has the target fully in sight.
Rullis charges in after the others, his spear held high looking for targets. He follows along the right-most wall and comes into a position behind Kithian and Reggie. With nothing in it's spear range, he draws on the storm's energy and outstretches a hand and fires off a blast of electricity towards the only goblin he sees. But he doesn't do any better than Vidar.
One goes left, one goes right, that leaves the middle for me!
Camillo rushes in behind the wizard archer and storm cleric, sword and shield ready, and is surprised to see only one goblin standing. Vidar and Rullis appear to have him in their sights, so Camillo moves near the captive and swings down at one of the ugly dogs.
Attack
Damage
Kerrec loads his crossbow and moves next to Reggie's left hoping to get a better shot at the goblin.
A vs. Toshio
C vs. Camillo
D vs. Kerrec
E vs. Kithian
The courtyard turns to chaos as the group rushes in. Vidar and Rullis miss their marks but Kerrec sets himself up for a shot while Camillo positions himself and strikes down a goblin dog near Orik's pyre.
Goblin dogs surge in an effort to attack the enemy while the remaining goblin attempts to run to a double door in the southwest corner of the yard. While the goblin dogs on Toshio and Camillo fall short of hurting the men, Kerrec and Kithian are both bitten by the beasts as they close the distance.
Round 3 Init:
Toshio
Kithian
Camillo
Rullis
Kerrec
Vidar
Goblins (Poor Bastards)
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Kithian swings at the goblin dog that bit him.
Power Attack:
Damage:
Rullis holds his position behind Kithian and his dog and fires another shot off of electrical energy at the fleeing goblin, hoping his aim is better this time as he shoots on the other side of the fire pyre.
Camillo will try to strike another goblin dog down. If he succeeds in dropping the beast, he will step 5' north to set the other up for one of his allies. If not, he will hold his position.
Attack
Damage
He asks the man on the pyre while keeping his eyes on his four-legged foes, "So did they kill you already, or were they planning to let the fire do the deed? If I cut you loose, who will you swing your blade at?"
Seeing the others rush in and avoiding any damage so far, Toshio attempts to put down his foe
The swing is wild.
Shinzen!
Kerrec holds his breath and closes his eyes for a second as the dirty pooch bites him in the leg. "These dogs are filthy."
Kerrec takes a 5' step back next to Reggie and out of reach of any dogs. If Rullis' attack does not cut down the escaping Goblin he will fire at the creature. If it did then he will aim at dog B.
Realizing the goblin may be trying to get away, and fearing it may bring reinforcements before the battle is concluded, Vidar points at it and whispers an arcane word under his breath.