Akrynn keeps a weathered eye out for the guard's reactions.
The guard looks out the arrow slit oblivious to Rinika tinkering with the lock. She doesn't even seem to notice the Bariaur poorly hiding behind a ballista on the nearby platform. Rinika makes no progress with the lock but she doesn't feel like it's beyond her.
Fearlessly, she keeps quiet and tries again.
The lock clicks open allowing access inside the tower. Inside bunk beds for 12 sit in various states of unkemptness along with lockers at the foot of each bed. A set of stairs is carved into the wall heading up and down.
Realizing that he is perhaps somewhat exposed, Jek attempts to blend-in with the ballista and think ballista-like thoughts.
With a self-satisfied smile, Rinika turns to Akrynn and whispers, "Think we can take the lookout quietly? Can you make her not make a noise?"
Vaascht watches the scouts as best he can, prepared to charge in at the first sign of trouble.
Akrynn nods to Rinika.
I do have a spell that can Forbid Action.
Rinika tries to sneak up the stairs to scout out the next level.
Akrynn follows.
Apparently, the young druid forgot to take off the jingle bell wreath...
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As Rinika and Arkynn plan their attack on the guard on the upper level another walks up from the down the stairs, a stick of jerky mid bite in her mouth. This is when Arkynn's stomach loudly growls and the two guards turn to stare at him in shock.
Seeing one of the guards turn, Nik takes his shot.
Nik turns to tell Jek, but the bariaur is apparently already aware.
Jek nods back at Nik and hurries toward the tower.
Akrynn reacts tracing a Forbid Action Rune in the direction of Blue.
An urban druid can channel stored spell energy into domain spells that she has not prepared ahead of time. She can “lose” a prepared spell in order to cast any domain spell of the same level or lower.
This ability replaces the ability to spontaneously cast summon nature’s ally spells.
Forbid Action: Attack Will DC 14
The druid then steps 5' toward confront Yellow, taking out his masterwork club.
As soon as Jek moves forward, Vaascht follows him.
Rinika shoots at yellow.
Nik realizes that it's very hard to shoot into arrows slits, and soon follows Jek.
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Jek rushes through the door and stops just in front of Rinika and Akrynn.
Imogen is dead. The other guards surrendered.
Nik’s bolt harmlessly strikes the side of tower but Rinika’s draws blood as it causes a flesh wound on the guard’s forearm.
Arkynn forbids something but the guard is unaffected by his command.
The guard next to Arkynn draws her longsword and stabs through his gut in a grievous wound. The one in the arrow slit cautiously moves down the stairs while taking out her weapon but fumbles the draw wasting valuable time.
The druid visibly winces as his inside blood is transformed into outside blood!
Vaascht charges forward after Jek, though not nearly as fast as the large horseman.
Akrynn reacts tracing a Forbid Action Rune in the direction of Blue.
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Forbid Action: Attack Will DC 14
The druid then steps 5' toward confront Yellow, taking out his masterwork club.
Now that the cavalry has arrived, Rinika prances up to yellow and bats at them to distract them from incoming attacks.
Akrynn brings his club down on Yellow.
Jek attempts to attack one guard with his spear and the other with his horns.
Rinika makes vomiting motions in the direction of the nearby guard and she focuses her attention that way while Arkynn smashes his club on the woman giving her a nasty concussion. She falls over bleeding from her skull. Jek unceremoniously sends his spear through the other guard's heart killing her instantly.
The lockers contain a variety of arms and equipment. Downstairs you discover the citadel's armory and stores. You find the following:
Money:
57 gp
112 sp
118 cp
Armor:
Breatplate
Chainshirt
2 Heavy steel shield
Heavy wooden shield
Leather armor
Viperwood buckler (worth 15 gp)
Light wooden shield
Scale mail
Weapons:
2 Longbows
Composite Shortbow +1 str
48 arrows
1 silver arrow
1 cold iron arrow
1 cold iron bolt
Battle axe
Light Flail
Scythe
Rapier
Light Pick
2 Longswords
Cold iron longsword
Dagger
Lance with continual light cast on it
Shortsword
Light Hammer
Shortspear
Whip
Heavy crossbow
Misc
Half full bottle of wine
Sewing needle with a spool of black thread
Small glass rod
Tiny lead bos
200 trail rations
6 barrels of water
Akrynn eyes the Leather; glancing down at the new hole Yellow made in hid padded armor.
Mildly dissappointed in the fact that he struck no blows to take the tower and in the non magical nature of the loot they found, the Gith examines everything under the effects of Detect Magic, just in case.
Then he looks to the group, "This seems to be a place we can fortify for a night and rest up. That will let us be ready for the reinforcements they are undoubtedly gathering now. Pushing to clear the hobgoblins out now would give us the advantage of momentum but the disadvantage of expended resources. I am ok with either plan."
"Let's bring the captured guards here and find that tower key. Were either of these two Willem?"
Jek searches the two dead guards.
You find the tower key.
The team's Dustman catches up after the guards have already bitten the dust.
Nik wipes the sweat from his brow as he interjects.
"Finally a place where we can take a break. Did they have water? I'm a bit thirsty after the jaunt through that oven."
Akrynn searches the remaining tower before setting up a secure camp site.
I can take first watch.
Rinika will take last, after she's had a chance to rest up
"Maybe take second watch, Akrynn? I want to be up when Skellington comes back."
Vaascht volunteers for second watch.
During first watch.
Nik sees the hobgoblins lead by a woman in gray robes approach from the "southern" terrace. Their weapons are drawn and are attempting to approach the tower stealthily. Suddenly leaping from the flames is a cat the size of a large bear. It pounces on one of the hobgoblins tearing flesh with claw and charring it at the same time.
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Jek picks up the tower key and hands it to Nik.
"I'm a bit short on pockets..."
"Did they have water? I'm a bit thirsty after the jaunt through that oven."
"Several barrels downstairs. They'll be heavy, so let me know if you need anything. We could even set them behind the door to keep it from opening."
He nods at Vaascht.
"Let's team up on the middle watch."
Jek walks toward the door.
"I'm going to go round up those guards so they can eat and sleep here with us. Anyone's welcome to come."
Jek walks to the various platforms and brings them back to the tower.
Nik manages to quench his thirst while Jek herds the captured guards into the tower. Then the 1st watch happens.
Vaascht and Rinika recall that elementals sometimes take the shape of prime material animals. They tend to be resistant most kinds of damage and immune to fire, while being especially vulnerable to cold.
Akrynn pulls the shades down on the windows.
"I get the feeling that we won't have much trouble with the cat thing, think it needs our help to take out the hobgobs?"
Nik draws his crossbow and then peeks through an arrow slit as he reloads it.
"Mrk...."Rinika yawns groggily. "That explains the frost spearI guess."
Having only barely fallen asleep before the commotion started Vaascht groggily looks down at the scene.
"Well, we could flank them and end this now." he says with a big yawn, "or try to rest and do it in a few hours, assuming they don't still try to attack us after they deal with that elemental."
He sighs and slides his scabbarded sword into his belt and awaits the groups decision.
[Ooc]on the one hand we are low on resources, on the other I doubt we'll get rest with this group trying to attack us. The GM kindly have use an elemental distraction/enemy so it might be worth taking advantage of. Or perhaps it will mail them bad enough they'll give up for a bit.[/b]
Looking around, the Gith mutters, "did we find any ballistae here? We could just pelt them with arrows and bolts while they fight the elemental, let them know we know they are out there"