Simo again targets the caster.
deadly aim.
Bleeding profusely already, Simo's bolts manage to penetrate a vital organ. The gug sinks to it's knees, then falls forward, dead.
Tatsumi ends his rage and takes a couple of rounds to compose himself, reverting back to normal size.
Cole steps forward with his sword and ends the gug's suffering.
Then he steps into the center of the group and kneels, silently beseeching Iomedae to heal her imperfect servants.
Nigel peers around for a few moments, and when he sees no more threats climbs out of the mine cart.
"I say that was bracing wasn't it? Those chaps were most energetic."
Then the Gnome walks over to Isavara, taking note of her wounds he pulls out a small metal flask and says
"I can't heal your hurts but this here is a damn fine single malt, just the thing to kill the pain,"
"More trouble than I expected."
Isavara graciously accepts the offered flask and quickly downs the contents. "Hey, that's not half bad!" she exclaims. "I hope you got more of that for the way home" she says as she returns the flask to the gnome. As she looks around, she notices several tunnels running in various directions. "Spread out, see what you can see, but stay within eye sight. We don't want to get surrounded in here." She turns back and focuses on the gug bodies. With a quick incantation and some symbols drawn in the air, she begins to look for magical auras among the bodies. "I don't get the impression that these things are the cause of our missing constructs, do you?" she says to no one in particular.
Simo will keep watch while others examine the bodies and spoils.
Nigel nods and says "I quite agree these blighters are definitely not the cause of the problem. And I plan to have a little chat with our rat friend, he failed to mention the excessive number of beasties. Although just between us I felt he was a bit dodgy to begin with."
There is very little of interest on the gug's, aside from a heavy key the big one wears on a wire on it's neck.
Tatsumi sees a large, broad hall which appears to have once been a dining chamber, but the long, rotten tabletops taking up the bulk of the area's floor space have been covered in the bloody hides of various animals. A set of stone stairs to the north leads to a raised platform adorned with but a single round table.
"I wonder who used to eat at the fancy table?" Cole says as he enters the hall to look around.
"I think the more proper question is WHO was eaten at that table." says Nigel as he walks a little northwest to see what is there.
Isavara removes the key from the dead gug's neck and ties it to her belt. She stands up, dusts off her hands, and cleans her blade on the body before heading over to catch up with Nigel and Cole. She moves slowly taking her time to continue to seek out any magical auras while cautiously watching her step.
Simo will follow the others and keep watch to the rear.
To the east, Nigel sees a workbench covered with a thick layer of dust. To his north is a long, dark tunnel which descends quite sharply. A cylindrical ceramic jar catches his eye due to the peeling label on it. The writing on it is faded and written in Dwarven. To the west is a stone cap sitting on top of a wooden peg with four stone arms jutting out from it.
Isavara hears echoing shouts in the same language the gugs were using from the north tunnel. They're faint, but coming your way.
Nigel looks around at the area.
Knowledge ENG +10 take 10 =20
"Prepare to defend yourselves. We're about to have more company" she says as she points to the north tunnel. She releases her focus on her previous spell and begins to cast a different one. She quickly pulls out her holy symbol of Gorum and begins to caress her greatsword as she chants.
Cole takes his sword up in two hands and stands ready beside Isavara.
Nigel quickly heads back to where Isavara and Cole are standing, while saying.
"Right lads we're about to be stuck in again. Form a firing line. Look to your front and mark a target when it comes. Prepare to fire, fallback, and reform. Okay volley fire at 20 yards then commence independent fire at will."
Then noticing the quizzical looks from his companions says.
"I attended military academy for a brief period. If we need to see a might farther I can cast dancing lights and send em out."
The shouting stops, but heavy footfalls can be heard approaching fast.
Tatsumi draws his scroll of see invisibility and cast it.
Simo just aims his weapon towards where we expect the foe to come from.
Two more gugs come barreling out of the dark cavern, ignoring the steep slope as though it weren't there.
[ooc]Isavara may act before the gugs, everyone else after.
Grasping her holy symbol, Isavara begins a small prayer. "Gorum, grant me the strength and good fortune to defeat my enemies. Let my blade sing true, and let none stand before me." Her spell complete, she releases the holy symbol to fall back against her armor as she takes hold of her great sword with both hands. "Come and die my foes. We shall see what color your blood is."
One of the gugs charges Isavara, barreling into her.
As she flies backward, it swipes with a claw, drawing blood.
The other gug does the same, but slams it's body into Cole.
As Cole is pushed back, the gug lashes out with a claw. The wound could have been far worse, but Cole feels the sting from it's talons.
Simo will engage the Gug that smashed into Isavara.
deadly aim, point blank
Two of Simo's bolts strike the target. The first bolt tears into the creature's segmented arms, tearing a massive chunk of muscle and sinew with it.
Nigel 5 foot steps behind Isavara and shoots the the Gug to the NW.
Deadly aim and precise shot
Use swift action and bandolier to reload
Cole raises his sword in two hands and calls down power from Iomedae to aid him.
Swift action: Smite Gug (+3 to hit, +15 to damage, +1 bonus to AC)
Takes a 5' step towards smitee.
Full attacks with longsword in two-hand grip.
and probably misses completely.
Current AC:26
Although Nigel's shot causes only a minor flesh wound the gug's knees to buckle and it falls to the ground.
Two of Cole's attacks hack into the prone gug, tearing large chunks out of it's body.
Isavara grunts at the impact of the slam but manages to stay on her feet. She looks up at the gug and mutters "you're brothers may be dead, but at least they hit hard." She summons the power of Gorum from deep within herself before bringing her greatsword around, first high, and then low.
Isavara's slash opens up a serious wound in the gug, which is left obviously frightened of the half-orc.
Tatsumi steps up to the Prone Gug and viciously slashes at it with a full attack.
assuming 24 hits it prone
Tatsumi's attacks hack both legs from the gug's body. Blood spurts profusely from the severed limbs for a few moments, coating the floor with slick fluid.
The remaining gug, despite being fairly shaken up, presses it's attack on Isavara.
For all it's fury, only the bite hits the half-orc.
Simo attempts to put down the last one.
deadly aim, rapid shot
Simo's first bolt tears into a major artery, adding to the gore covering the floor. The gug's eyes grow wide and it slaps hits hand on the wound, then shudders and falls backward, unconscious and bleeding to death.
"Quite the infestation of those things. Don't much care if I ever see one again. Nasty looking critters. "
The remaining gug, despite being fairly shaken up, presses it's attack on Isavara.
[dice=Bite w/power attack]1d20 + 14
[dice=Claw w/power attack]1d20 + 14
[dice=Claw w/power attack]1d20 + 14
[dice=Claw w/power attack]1d20 + 14
[dice=Claw w/power attack]1d20 + 14
[dice=Damage w/power attack]1d8 + 10For all it's fury, only the bite hits the half-orc.
"How badly are you hurt Isavara?" Cole asks
"You know." Says Nigel."I'm beginning to think that our rat-friend can't count. Either that or he indends us harm. These beasties would have been most lethal to lesser folk."
"I'll live" the half-orc responds dryly. "Buggers got some sharp teeth, I'll give'em that, but it didn't get an organ or an artery or anything. Shoot, Tatsumi's hit me harder than that before." Turning to look at Nigel, Isavara asks "you think we should go talk to the rat bastard again? Find out what else he didn't tell us?" She then says a quick prayer to Gorum as she hovers her hand above the wound, letting the positive energy seal it up.
"Not sure what good it would do. Could be he never saw them all cause he's hiding. Unless we want to torture more out of him, he's told us what he wants to tell us. Better to just keep going. "
Cole lays on hand himself to heal the damage from the Gug attack
"I didn't think that the little rat man was intentionally trying to deceive us, more that he has been keeping his head down and avoiding trouble for a while."
Nigel shakes his head and says. "What's done is done. We came here to do a job and should be on about it. Besides the furry fellow has his condition and Cole is probably right about him laying low. But I do hope we've seen the last of these particular beasties."