His scimitar aflame, Malden darts in to stand beside Gaelin and strikes at the blue giant.
The large creature shrieks and falls, his hide burning. The party can see that although still, his flesh writhes as it reknits itself together
Malden continues to strike at the felled creature with his flaming scimitar, praying that holy flame may stop it's unnatural healing.
After a bunch of cuts, the troll seems to stop twitching.
There is a flittering sound among the swirling snow,
Immediate threat well in hand Sahsara looks around for anything that might be sneaking up. "He doesn't seem like the type to have friends, but well, there are other huts"
Malden looks up from his gristly work, trying to determine the source of the sound.
Gaelin keeps his sword at the ready, unconvinced that the threat has ended.
"Show yourself!" he calls out to whatever may be skulking in the shadows.
Alikai remains crouched and skulking in the shadows, drawn bow with cold iron arrow at the ready. She could be a statue but for the searching eyes and occasional adjustment of her head to try to get a bead on the flutterer.
Jeydavu gently whispers into Chtonthoth's ear to keep his moose quiet. He listens intently to identify the new sound.
No one can seem to get a handle on where the flittering came from. All of a sudden there is an avian scream. A red-and-black-feathered large raptor bird comes stooping out of the clouds and dives on Gaelin
Jeydavu is startled as the creature hurtles out of the sky toward Gaelin. "Gaelin, duck!" screams Jeydavu.
Init: base 18
Sahsara: 22
Alikai: 22
Gaelin: 20
Jeydavu: 20
Malden 19
Raptor: 8
Sahsara nocks and looses an arrow as quickly as she can.
The Twangy Twins spring into action.
Gaelin swings his sword at the incoming creature.
Raptor brawl
Init: base 18
Ecaterina: 24 [pending]
Sahsara: 22 [miss]
Alikai: 22 [hit]
Gaelin: 20 [hit]
Jeydavu: 20 [pending]
Tristan: 20 [pending]
Malden 19 [pending]
Esme: ??
Raptor: 8 [dead]
Alikai's arrow throws the bird into a tumble, straight into Gaelin's sword. He neatly bisects the bird.
The quiet newcomer in the back suddenly cries out. There is a deafening *BANG*, and she falls to the snow. Everyone's ears ring from the sound. It's as loud as thunder from a close lightning strike.
"For the love of sunshine, what was that?" Malden yells, looking wildly about, his hair whipping wildly in the snow.
Esme is a mess, her head stove in. A splash of crimson fans out onto the white snow.
Gaelin rushes to where Esme fell. "Oh gods, no!" he cries.
His sword in hand, he rushes into the snow looking for the perpetrator. "Where are you?!" he calls out.
Sahsara turns around, her eyes go wide and her jaw falls open. "Wha.... How?
There seems to be a lull at this point. No further attacks commence. The small grouping of igloos lie ahead.
Sahsara says in a shaky voice "one second, i'll check the area for traps just in case" Sahsara slowly walks around looking for anything out of place or that might explode heads.
Unable to spy the source of the attack, Malden kneels down to examine Esme, searching for any signs of life. After a moment he looks up, shaking his head sadly, and murmurs a prayer to Sarenrae.
Alikai sidles up to Malden, watching him silently as he checks the body and offers prayers. When he's finished, she whispers, 'What could have done this? Have you seen anything like it before? I do not know how to guard against something we cannot see."
“Witch magic?” Malden murmurs. “Or some Numerian weapon?” He stands warily. “Those igloos perhaps hide the attacker or will perhaps give us cover. In either case, they will be our destination.”
Sahsara finds no traps and the party continues into the igloos. There are four of them with their entrances all facing a common center. A cliff wall sits at the north, and a cave entrance can be seen there. Beyond the igloos is some sort of large structure, but it is hard to discern in the blowing snow. It looks like a spiked icicle palisade.
Stealth
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There is a sudden flapping as several small shapes shoot out of one of the igloos. They fly up into the whirling snow.
Sahsara sighs, "Only takes one to ruin sneaking"
Malden is +1 init.
I'm at +2.
Jeydavu initially does not start toward the igloos. He tends to his moose. Once he sees the shapes flying out from one of the igloos he spurs Chtonthoth on and hustles (as much as he can with his large size and armor) toward to the rest of the group.
"Gods, if those are what got Esme... we're in trouble, people."
new fight base init 2
Bogeys: 16 [arrows]
Ecaterina: 8
Alikai: 6
Sahsara: 6
Tristan: 4
Gaelin 4
Jeydavu: 4
Malden: 3
Arrows come out of the snow. Small figures can be seen flying above
The wind starts swirling around Sahsara as she activates her breeze-kissed ability.
She looses an arrow at one of the small figures.
Alikai pulls one of her cold iron arrows and tries to plink a winging thing.
The wind starts swirling around Sahsara as she activates her breeze-kissed ability.
She looses an arrow at one of the small figures.
[dice = attack] 1d20+5
[dice = damage] 1d6
One small form cries and tumbled out of the sky
Alikai pulls one of her cold iron arrows and tries to plink a winging thing.
[dice=atk]1d20+7
[dice=dmg]1d8+1
The second form falls, pierced through