Varocles lands a hit on his target as Kyronai casts a spell.
Blue growls at the new combatant. Teledoros appears from invisibility and scores a hit on the surprised hound. Amphitryon also lands a solid hit on his target.
Red - 26, Blue - 19, Poly - Prone 11, Teledoros 9
Knocked prone and unable to use his Longspear, the skald continues to bellow his chanting chorus;
"Υιοί Έλληνες! άσε μας να φύγουμε
Στα χέρια εναντίον του εχθρού,
Μέχρι να ρέει το μισητό αίμα
Σε ένα ποτάμι που περνάει από τα πόδια μας!"
"Sons of Greeks! let us go
In arms against the foe,
Till their hated blood shall flow
In a river past our feet!"
Grinning he then attempts to wrestle the creature!
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Despite his disadvantageous position, Polyoinos grabs a hold of the creature in a headlock. Red continues to try to bite Varocles.
Blue attempts to break free from the hold.
Red - 23, Blue - 23, Poly - Prone 24, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7 Prone
Teledoros launches a few more arrows at the blue hound
"Tear his jaws off, Polyoinos!"
Kyronai lets the illusion dissipate as he sends an arrow through it and into the trollhound.
Amphitryon waited until his comrades had made their moves so he could find an opening. Once they had acted, he stabbed out at...whichever hound was still standing.
Varocles waits to see what the attacks by his friend cause, but he does ask, "what's the plan for stopping their regeneration?"
The brute-hound breaks free from his hold , wearing a broad grin he continues to inspire with song;
"Χαίρε και επιτρέψτε μου να τραγουδήσω για τον Άρης
Αυτός του λαδιού χαλκού και ακονισμένο δόρυ
Αυτός του κέντρου της πόλης στράφηκε σε καπνιστή τέφρα
Ενάντια στον ουρανό ως κοκκινωπό φάντασμα"
"Hail and let me sing of Ares
He of oiled bronze and sharpened spear
He of city center turned to smoldered ash
Against the sky as reddened gash"
Undeterred, the Bacchanal once again tries to get the beast in a headlock;
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Teledoros drops his target with a pair of arrows. Kyronai finishes off the other hound who also drops to the ground. As soon as they fall, the group can hear heavy footsteps coming from where the trollhounds emerged.
Red - 34, Blue - 31, Poly - Prone 24, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7 Prone
Varocles instructs "Quick, heal yourselves, and get to the door, so we only fight one at a time, but we need to finish these two."
Varocles rises, casts sun metal on Amphitryon's blade, and takes a 5' step towards the threat. "Finish them with your blade!"
Kyronai casts cure light wounds on Polyoinos.
Amphitryon quickly pulled out a goal of Greek fire and applied them to the bodies, to ensure that they would not rise again.
Teledoros moves up to Polyoinos to help him out too.
"Best patch you up a bit more for the next round."
Varocles applies a spell to Amphitryon's blade as the half-elf burns Red with greek fire.
Red - 39, Blue - 31, Poly - Prone 24, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7 Prone
Batter, bruised and bitten Polyoinos picks himself up as he continues to buoy his comrades.
He moves to where his long spear lies, picking it up with a weary grin;
"The hounds have been dealt with, here come the masters!"
Almost as if it was summoned by Polyoinos, a troll emerges from where the trapdoor used to be, brandishing a greatsword. He growls in an unknown language moving forward to attack Amphitryon who is standing next to a pet on fire.
Blue seems to open it's eyes conscious again.
Both Teledoros and Kyronai heal Polyoinos back to full strength.
Red - 41, Blue - 28, Amphitryon - 11, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7
Varocles will accept the raging song and will attack Red...
Now on his feet and armed Polyoinos once again stirs their warrior blood with the chorus to his song;
[ooc]Free Action - maintain Raging Song - Inspired Rage: +2 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution and a +1 morale bonus on Will saving throws, but also take a –1 penalty to AC.)
"Υιοί Έλληνες! άσε μας να φύγουμε
Στα χέρια εναντίον του εχθρού,
Μέχρι να ρέει το μισητό αίμα
Σε ένα ποτάμι που περνάει από τα πόδια μας!"
"Sons of Greeks! let us go
In arms against the foe,
Till their hated blood shall flow
In a river past our feet!"
Leading by example the foolhardy skald takes a looping route to within range of the sword wielding troll...
... then attempts to skewer the giant;
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Reeling from the blow, Amphitryon could barely defend himself. Which wasn’t good, as his blade would only stay enchanted with flame for so long.
Varocles puts down Red for good as the creature stops moving. Polyoinos bravely stabs at the troll. Amphitryon tries to do the same but is unsuccessful.
The troll swings at Amphitryon again upset for some unknown reason.
He then snaps his jaws at Polyoinos.
Blue stands up and snaps its jaws at Kyronai.
Blue - 28(?), Amphitryon - 11, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7 Kyronai(?)
As the other troll hound rises anew, Polyoinos pivots his bulky form and stabs at the creature;
"Ho-ho! Back to Hades with you fell hound!"
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The skald then turns his attention to the troll, bellowing his song as he does:
"And you! Let me skewer your foul hide, stealer of the divine grape!"
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Blue stands up
Very much aware of the regenerating hound in front of him, Kyronai takes a step backwards. His attention, however, is focused on the troll with the overlarge sword as he raises his bow and fires a glitterdust spell at it.
Polyoinos drops the hound before it can tear into Kyronai. The He-Witch casts a spell on the troll hoping to blind him.
The troll rubs at his eyes as he is blinded!
Blue - 42, Amphitryon - 11, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7, Troll - Blinded
Varocles takes a 5' step and casts CMW on Amphitryon.
With fortunes turned now that the troll was blind, Amphitryon stabbed his spear into it’s neck. Such an attack, powered by the the blessings of Varocles and the inspiring song of Polyoinos, was sure to leave a mark.
Teledoros draws an alchemist's fire and starts to sing backup for Polyoinos after shouting, "I'll take care of the hound!"
Varocles heals Amphitryon while the latter strikes at the troll with his shadow blade. Teledoros starts up a song to inspire the group.
The troll blindly swings at Amphitryon.
Followed by a bite on Polyoinos.
Blue - 39, Amphitryon - 11, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7, Troll - Blinded - 33
As he continues to impale the blinded troll, Polyoinos sings on - to press his comrades onto great deeds;
"Ας πολεμήσουμε λοιπόν με πνεύμα για τη γη μας,
να πεθάνουν για τους γιους μας και να μην ξοδεύουμε τη ζωή μας πια.
Εσείς νέοι άνδρες, κρατήστε μαζί, κρατήστε τη γραμμή,
μην ξεκινήσετε τον πανικό ή την επαίσχυντη διαδρομή."
"So let us fight with spirit for our land,
die for our sons, and spare our lives no more.
You young men, keep together, hold the line,
do not start panic or disgraceful rout."
As the jaws snap close to his garlanded crown, the skald lines up the brute for another strike...
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Amphitryon managed one last stab with his spear before the flames on it died out. The situation was dire, as they needed fire...what happened next was i the hands of fate.
Teledoros continues to sing and pours his alchemists fire down the trollhound's throat.
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Stunned by Teledoros' act of pouring a liquid that ignites when exposed to air down the trollhound's throat, Kyronai's shot goes high.
Varocles moves into position to flank the troll with Polyoinos and takes a swing with his trident.
Both Polyoinos and Amphitryon land their blows with the latter searing troll flesh. Teledoros finishes off the downed hound. Kyronai, inspired by Teledoros barely lands a shot on the troll which downs it for good.
As the troll finally dies, the party does not hear anymore footsteps.
Amphitryon - 2, Teledoros - 9, Varocles - 7
Greatsword
Potion - Lesser Restoration
Breathing heavily, Amphitryon stabbed the troll in the head one last time. ”That was...worthy of a drink. Later, that is. We still need to go inside, see what is in the lair. The beast used a sword, so it might have valuables stashed away.”
Surprised by his own shot, Kyronai is uncharacteristically lively.
"We did it! We killed a troll!
"Um, we should apply fire to it."
Unless somebody else has a fire effect they can apply, Kyronai tosses a Greek fire onto the troll.
Teledoros takes a knee to catch his breath. "That was quite the battle. Shall we patch up first, who else is injured? If there's any chance that there are more of them down there, I'd also like to take a moment to enchant my bow before we venture further."
Once we’re sure all of the creatures are dead, Varocles will channel positive energy to heal the group...
30' radius
Polyoinos ceases his song as the troll falls, then grins broadly at his companions;
"Ho-Ho! Well said Shadow-Champion! It is worthy of a toast..."
He retrieves his wine-skin and takes a deep draught before handing it on;
"To we slayers of the terrible hatch-troll, and its rabid Cerebus-Spawn!"
Teledoros casts gravity bow then he's all ready.
Varocles nods that he is ready.
A little dismayed that no-one else joins the toast, Polyoinos takes another gulp (for each member of the band), then with a grin signals he is ready;
"Ho-ho! Onwards and downwards eh my brothers-in-arms!"
The party goes down through where the trapdoor used to be. The stone stairs lead down about 30 feet before you find the bottom. A cavernous chamber reaches east and west, and several smaller corridors branch outward from it. To the east lies a single stone sarcophagus, the plaque eroded from the ravages of time.