The Peck and their shield buddy put down their joint target in a spray of blood and crunch of bone.
Bo fires at one of the fresh ones..
steel
And Bo pops another one, but it remains sitting.
And giant
Need inits for everyone by Jan (who listened to me and rolled it).
Bo fires at the same one trice more times.. Burning a grit.
steel
He'll reload one as a swift.
Bo hits 3 times. Giant remains sitting.
Order is Bander, Bo, Jan, Tirion, and then the giants, so everyone kill the poor brutes.
Bandy lays into another one
for and
for
for and
for
You hit 3 times. Giant is still up.
Tirion uses a ki point for Vanishing Trick (with Invisible Blades included) as a swift action; he takes a 5' step from his no-longer-needed hiding nook, and fires 3 shots in the general direction of the western-most giant (farthest from the 'B4' on the map):
for points of damage ** and Bleed6 **
if AC 32 hits, then points of damage
...
Jan drops the giant that Bander had assaulted. Tirion puts a couple of large holes in another.
Seeing half their number down before they could even react, the giants drop their clubs, raise their hands and speak in
The two giants look at each other with confused expressions, kick their clubs across the room, and start hopping on one foot. They are having a bit of trouble with the pat head, rub belly combo, doing a bit of patting belly or rubbing head.
They surrender unconditionally. Bander says cheerily
That's just wrong.
"Keep trying -- like this!
Tirion demonstrates his talent for hopping/rubbing/patting:
"Ask them what they know of the place. Its layout, traps, nasties, and of Mokmurian. Ask if they know how to get to him."
Apparently he is in the library to through the southeast passage
Apparently he is a spell casting giant...
"Does he have anymore guards stationed down there?"
Don't get your panties in a bunch. I am getting there... Bander snaps
Januarius will lean on his shield while all this is going on.
Something tells me this isn't the most professional outfit in the 'marshal's office.
"I'm sure their card-playing is near pro quality!"
The giants finally stop hopping (which was making a fairly loud thumping noise) and look at each other with an even greater look of confusion
Evidently the hopping made enough enough noise to attract some attentions.
In comes an old, angular giantess. She walks in and holds out her hands to them, palms up. It would appear she is trying to be non-threatening.
Bander translates for the others, cause now it got real
The giantess leads you back up to the room in which you encountered the haunt.
She then starts speaking in Taldan.
"May I ask why you people are here? I certainly hope it is to oppose Mokmurian, he is the bane of both our peoples. In this very chamber, he flayed my husband alive. "
Well that's pleasant. Makes me feel a whole lot better about bashing his face in.
Januarius will kick his shield.
And I do mean literally.
Bo will detect evil on the giant..
The ping detected does not go off. (no evil)
She appears to be telling it straight.
"Mokmurian must be doing something right -- he's got a whole army following him!"
Bo explains there reason for being in the giant city and of how much importance it is they stop Mokmurian.
She does speak common.
In reply to Tirion.
"How did he get an army? His rallying call of taking back the lands of the ancestors and claiming the stolen treasures of Thassilon found fertile soil in the minds of these tribes’ young soldiers, and we elders who opposed Mokmurian’s near-heretical call were too slow and mired in tradition to react quickly enough to stem his recruitment. Before we realized the scope of what he was doing, their tribes had abandoned their traditions for the siren call of glory and riches. He is able to keep the army in line with his powerful magics and twisted creatures. "
"I see! So by taking out Mokmurian, we may be able to save the lives of many giants -- not to mention the people who would be slaughtered by this army of giants...
Tirion pulls pen and ink out of his Haversack, along with his journal:
"I'm ready to take notes! How shall we dispatch this nasty Mokmurian fellow?"
"He is just a stone giant, if more powerful. You stab him, bludgeon him, burn him, or whatever. I'm fairly certain you didn't get this far not knowing how to kill things. I saw the aftermath of your previous visit. You certainly seemed adept enough at that point. "
"Well you said without your assistance we would probably die. What assistance do you offer?"
"I will go up above and distract the giants and make sure no more will come to Mokmurian's aid. I still do have some influence, and can keep them from responding at least for some time. After all, there are a whole lot of my kin above us. "
That works for me I guess. However how did this Mokmurian person get started if he's as terrible as all that?