Krizta accompanies the group to find the burden that the three men were carrying, silently praying to Sigmar to preserve the woman's life if he could, so they would have time to rescue her.
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Adelaida walks into the darkened streets, her weapon near at hand, her face a mask of determination, looking like a grim avenger at Sigmar's service
Grim faced and solemn, the Thorns make their way to the canal following their lead. Just across the canal is a group of dilapidated buildings and according to your map the largest of structure is your goal. The barn, if indeed is what it is, stands at the northern edge of this group of buildings. Its rickety shape looks ready to collapse at any moment and the structure is and almost overgrown by foliage. By the time you've made your way through town and across the canal, it's almost the witching hour of the night and sunrise is a few short hours away.
"Let's see if we can get close before they know we're here. If they do have this woman, she might be put in danger if we alert them early."
Landolf attemps to approach the barn stealthily. He doesn't draw his weapon yet.
Krizta hangs back, not wanting to risk ruining Landolf's chance at stealth, but remains ready to move forward should Landolf signal an approach.
Valghaz likewise crept forward with Landolf, moving fairly stealthily all things considered. Years of moving quietly through tunnels avoiding goblins and Skaven had been a good teacher.
As you quietly approach the barn the silence is suddenly shattered by the sound of a man's yelling voice. The voice comes from inside the barn. "Oi, time for chores boys!"
The barn door slides open a bit revealing a middle-aged man in dirty clothing (he's covered in straw). The man stands in the entranceway preventing you from seeing what else is happening in the barn.
"You lot are trespassing! Get off my land before I sic my dogs on you!"
SL5
”Says the man with city clothes and nay dogs.” Valghaz said. He raised his pick threateningly. ”Hands behind yer head and start talkin’, or I’ll put me pick through that city-boy face of yers and do a wee jig over yer corpse. Yer real name. Now.” The well-worn pick, large muscles and hard eyes made the threat all the more persuasive.
Krizta moves up as soon as they are discovered, and keeps walking towards the door, understanding from Valghaz that the man is lying and not wanting to give the people inside time to kill the kidnapped woman if she isn't dead already.
She watches for a chance to get inside, and if she sees one, she will run past the man into the barn, accepting whatever damage he might inflict on the way in.
dice=Int and peasant 32 + 20 + 10]1d100
dice=Intimidate 51]1d100 SL5”Says the man with city clothes and nay dogs.” Valghaz said. He raised his pick threateningly. ”Hands behind yer head and start talkin’, or I’ll put me pick through that city-boy face of yers and do a wee jig over yer corpse. Yer real name. Now.” The well-worn pick, large muscles and hard eyes made the threat all the more persuasive.
With a squeal of fright that seems quite incongruous given the size of the man, he turns and runs for other end of the barn as fast as he can. He takes a serpentine route to make it difficult for any with a ranged weapon to get a good bead on him. While he runs he shouts , "GET THE PACKAGE OUT!"
Initiative Order
Landolf (whenever he wants to go)
Bad guys
All of you in any order
Landolf dashes after the man, hoping to stop his flight.
Krizta runs into the barn, wholly focused on finding the kidnapped woman.
[dice=Agility (Athletics) 40 +20 to Sprint]1d100
Landolf sprints through the barn gaining on the man he's chasing but he does not get quite close enough to catch the man. Landolf sees that the man is running towards another door in the barn, one that faces away from the canal. The running man is no longer yelling as he's saving his breath for the run.
Krizta runs into the barn, wholly focused on finding the kidnapped woman.
As Krizta bursts into the barn she sees its general lay-out. The barn is about 100 feet long and 40 feet wide. There's a hayloft above the floor of the barn that runs the length of the building. The hayloft is about 10 feet off the ground floor and there are ladders near the door that Krizta came through, in the middle of the length of the barn and lastly near the back entrance of the building. There are two more men in the hayloft staring in stunned amazement at the scene playing out below them.
”Right. The hard way.” Figuring that he wouldn’t be of much help in a foot race, Valghaz ran Krizta.
Krizta is annoyed that she can't see the woman yet, and that there are multiple exits so no way to make sure she is safe. She climbs up the closest ladder while the two other men are still acting stunned, remaining intent on finding the woman as quickly as possible.
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SL +6
Landolf sees someone passing him by, running, in armor, with a massive weapon in hands.
It takes him a full second to realise that was Adelaida.
Ruprecht reaches back to bring his new crossbow to bear on the man, but he runs! Ruprecht attempts to follow, but finds himself impeded by the crossbow's strap, making him stumble in his pursuit!
”Right. The hard way.” Figuring that he wouldn’t be of much help in a foot race, Valghaz ran Krizta.
Valghaz follows after the flagellant does his best to keep up with the long-legs.
Krizta is annoyed that she can't see the woman yet, and that there are multiple exits so no way to make sure she is safe. She climbs up the closest ladder while the two other men are still acting stunned, remaining intent on finding the woman as quickly as possible.
Following her instincts, Krizta clambers up the ladder and find herself in the hay-loft that runs the length of the building. The two men in the loft still stare in stunned surprise and confusion as they try to come fully awake (they had been sound asleep a few moments ago).
Along with the two men and some moldering piles of hay that have been left in the abandoned barn for who knows how long, Krizta also spots a women who is tightly bound to a wooden chair. The women is gagged and her eyes are open wide as she spots a chosen of Sigmar climb into the hayloft.
[dice=Athletics+20 (61)]1d100 SL +6
Landolf sees someone passing him by, running, in armor, with a massive weapon in hands.
It takes him a full second to realise that was Adelaida.
Landolf has to move aside as the much faster Adelaida sprints past him. She is able to grab ahold of the running man and spin him around to face his judgement. The desperate man draws a dagger and prepares to defend himself.
[dice=Athletics:30+20]1d100
Ruprecht reaches back to bring his new crossbow to bear on the man, but he runs! Ruprecht attempts to follow, but finds himself impeded by the crossbow's strap, making him stumble in his pursuit!
Ruprecht has fallen several yards behind the man and is losing ground but then Adelaida sprints past him and manages to stop the man's flight. Ruprecht brings the crossbow up and is ready to shoot.
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Valghaz moved forward, knowing that the men were too far away for him to get to them just yet. With pick in hands he yelled to them "Surrender now and ye'll live! Raise a weapon and we give nay promises."
SL1
Krizta raises her flail and charges forward towards the woman saying clearly
You men better run. I'm here for my sister, but if you stand in the way, then Sigmar's wrath be upon you for all time. I will kill you as painfully as possible, praising his name.
Despite her threatening speech, she isn't planning on hitting anything at the moment. She plans to reach the woman before striking out at either of the men. Only when she has her secure, and a chance to get between her and the men will she strike. Her goal is to save the woman first and foremost, but of course she is absolutely sincere in being willing to kill anything that gets in the way of that goal.
This has been edited to reflect the correct distance that Krizta can Charge in Round 2
Situation at end of Round 1
Landolf is only a yard or two behind Adelaida and the man that had been running (Kidnapper 1 from now on). He's easily close enough to engage the man in Round 2 but is actually too close to be able to charge. As always, with his fast weapon Landolf can decide when in the Round he wants to act.
Adelaida is face to face with Kidnapper 1 but is not yet Engaged as no Melee attacks have taken place yet. Adelaida has a Slow weapon so will act after Kidnapper 1.
Ruprecht is now at point blank range with his crossbow being within 10 yards of Kidnapper 1. That gives him a +40 to his attack roll. He acts after the kidnappers.
Krizta is in the hayloft and is NOT within the running distance of the two men, Kidnappers 2 and 3 (note: this is a change from what I typed a moment ago when I said climbing the ladder was a second Round action for Krizta).
Valghaz is also in the hayloft but is not fast enough to be able to charge Kidnapper 2 and 3 in Round 2. He can either use a ranged weapon or move closer so that he can attack in Round 3.
Landolf needs to decide if he wants to attack before or after Kidnapper 1. Everyone else acts after Kidnapper 1. If Landolf acts before Kidnapper 1, use the first Dodge roll in the spoiler for his defense.
Adelaida needs to roll a defense roll and also an attack roll. See the spoiler for the kidnapper's rolls.
Ruprecht needs to roll a ranged attack roll and compare with the Kidnapper's Crossbow Dodge roll in the spoiler (being at Point Blank range means the target can try to Dodge the ranged attack).
Success with SL +2. The man's dagger does +6 damage if it hits plus the SL difference minus Adelaida's armor and toughness bonus.
Failure SL -1
Failure SL -4
Failure SL -3
Valghaz moved forward, knowing that the men were too far away for him to get to them just yet. With pick in hands he yelled to them "Surrender now and ye'll live! Raise a weapon and we give nay promises."
[dice=Intimidate 51]1d100 SL1
Kidnappers 2 and 3 still are completely surprised by this turn of events so do nothing but stare in stunned confusion as Valghaz yells his threat.
Krizta raises her flail and charges forward towards the woman saying clearly
You men better run. I'm here for my sister, but if you stand in the way, then Sigmar's wrath be upon you for all time. I will kill you as painfully as possible, praising his name.
Despite her threatening speech, she isn't planning on hitting anything at the moment. She plans to reach the woman before striking out at either of the men. Only when she has her secure, and a chance to get between her and the men will she strike. Her goal is to save the woman first and foremost, but of course she is absolutely sincere in being willing to kill anything that gets in the way of that goal.
Krizta closes the distance on Kidnappers 2 and 3 as well as their prisoner. The two men are flabbergasted by the situation and simply gape at Krizta as she closes on them.
Hearing the sounds of combat breaking out, Valghaz looked at the two stunned kidnappers and broke into a charge. "I SAID SURRENDER!" He bellowed as he came in, pick raised. He brought it up and around, swinging it at the man's chest. Part of him reasoned that it would easiest all around to not have any prisoners to take back to town, and if there was fighting happening elsewhere then it would just slow them down securing both the man and the woman. Better to have them both as harmless corpses. But what happened really came down to how they reacted.
Krizta moves forward, placing herself between the woman and the men (Scooting the chair the woman is bound to back if needed).
Why are you still here? she asks them.
In Sigmar's name, if you wish to live, surrender quickly. Down on your knees before Sigmar, and thank him for the pain that reminds you of your sins.
Since they don't seem immediately threatening to the woman, she looks around to see if they have weapons nearby, and if so, she kicks the weapons out of the loft and down to the barn floor.
(Of course, if either of them come at her, or try to get at the woman again, she will strike, but that doesn't seem to be happening yet, so she is just trying to neutralize the threat.)
Knowing his chances of subduing his opponent by grappling or threatening them were poor, Landolf moved in to attack the suspicious man.
SL +1/Damaging 6, location body, +6 weapon, +3 ST: 15 damage
SL +5, Toughness 4, armor Chain shirt (Body 2)
The man's attack would have probably wounded a lesser warrior.
But he fights Adelaida.
She deflects the blow with her warhammer with ease, and then strikes, aiming at the man's midsection.
The power of her blow surprises her, the weapon is slow but carries way more impact than her usual sword
By Sigmar's will, you will repent from your sins!
Hearing the sounds of combat breaking out, Valghaz looked at the two stunned kidnappers and broke into a charge. "I SAID SURRENDER!" He bellowed as he came in, pick raised. He brought it up and around, swinging it at the man's chest. Part of him reasoned that it would easiest all around to not have any prisoners to take back to town, and if there was fighting happening elsewhere then it would just slow them down securing both the man and the woman. Better to have them both as harmless corpses. But what happened really came down to how they reacted.
[dice=Hit Kidnapper 2 WS 65 + 10 charge for 75]1d100
Before the surprised men could even arm themselves, Valghaz barreled into them swinging his trusty miner’s pick. Whatever fight one of the kidnappers might have made was quickly rendered moot when Valghaz’s attack shattered his sternum and crushed his heart. The dead man’s body was flung back 10 feet from the powerful dwarf’s mighty blow.
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Krizta moves forward, placing herself between the woman and the men (Scooting the chair the woman is bound to back if needed).
Why are you still here? she asks them.
In Sigmar's name, if you wish to live, surrender quickly. Down on your knees before Sigmar, and thank him for the pain that reminds you of your sins.
Since they don't seem immediately threatening to the woman, she looks around to see if they have weapons nearby, and if so, she kicks the weapons out of the loft and down to the barn floor.
(Of course, if either of them come at her, or try to get at the woman again, she will strike, but that doesn't seem to be happening yet, so she is just trying to neutralize the threat.)
As Krizta moves to protect the woman and Valghaz crushes one of the kidnappers, the kidnap victim gains a measure of revenge by kicking out with her bound feet. Her feet slam into Kidnapper 3 who comically windmills his arms for a moment and then falls backwards from the hayloft. You all hear a sickening thunk as the unfortunate kidnapper manages to land on an upturned pitchfork. The tines of the pitchfork protrude out the chest of the man. Blood begins to pour out of the holes made by the pitchfork quickly soaking the bits of straw and the dirt around the body.
[dice=Attack 62]1d100 SL +1/Damaging 6, location body, +6 weapon, +3 ST: 15 damage
[dice=Defense 62]1d100 SL +5, Toughness 4, armor Chain shirt (Body 2)The man's attack would have probably wounded a lesser warrior.
But he fights Adelaida.
She deflects the blow with her warhammer with ease, and then strikes, aiming at the man's midsection.
The power of her blow surprises her, the weapon is slow but carries way more impact than her usual swordBy Sigmar's will, you will repent from your sins!
The kidnapper kept his feet after Landolf’s attack though he obviously was sorely hurt but is completely overwhelmed by Adelaida who uses her Warhammer to strike down the man. Even though the Warhammer is a normal weapon, Adelaida gets the feeling that it somehow approved of her action in the defense of the weak.
Valghaz took a deep breath and then looked down at the man who was impaled on the pitchfork below. It had only taken a few seconds, but the kidnappers all appeared to be dead. It was not the first time that he reflected that the situation could easily have been reversed if they were not the ones who got the drop.
"Everyone alright?" He called out. "Krizta's with the girl! Safe and sound!"
Krizta ungags and unties the former captive, explaining that the priest of Sigmar had sent them to her aid.
Please allow us to escort you back to the temple. ... Do you know why they took you?
After freeing the woman, Krizta retrieves any belongings that the kidnappers had in the loft and returns to the barn floor, unashamedly rifling through the pockets of the dead, and mourning the loss of the bloodstained shirt pierced by the pitchfork. It looked to have been a nice shirt... but it was unlikely she could get the blood out of it.
Landolf looked at the downed man warily. He hadn't appeared to be a mutant or turned into a daemon yet...
"We got our man out there," Landolf called back to Valghaz. "Did you find her?"
Criminal scum who have no regard for the laws of the Empire withdraw themselves from Sigmar's protection and mercy he awards to respectful citizens.. But I wish we would have been able to catch one alive so we could interogate him. Now we ended the effects, but what about the cause? I'm not used yet to the practise of the warhammer in battle, it's a much more powerful weapon than I thought. I should be more cautious in the future. Sorry, Landolf.
Adelaida show no remorse about probably killing a criminal in combat, but apologise to the noble for the recklesness of her actions.
Landolf nodded, accepting Adelaida's apology. "At least this case seems straightforward. Maybe it won't be twisted around on us this time." He started searching through the man's pockets. Maybe they could still find something to explain this.
Krizta ungags and unties the former captive, explaining that the priest of Sigmar had sent them to her aid.
Please allow us to escort you back to the temple. ... Do you know why they took you?
After freeing the woman, Krizta retrieves any belongings that the kidnappers had in the loft and returns to the barn floor, unashamedly rifling through the pockets of the dead, and mourning the loss of the bloodstained shirt pierced by the pitchfork. It looked to have been a nice shirt... but it was unlikely she could get the blood out of it.
The bound woman rubs her wrists and ankles once she’s been untied trying to get the blood flowing again. She’s a little wobbly when she stands but quickly gets her balance. She then gives a little bow to Krizta and Valghaz.
”Thank you! Thank you so much Chosen of Sigmar and Herr Dwarf. I am Elvyra Kleinestun and I owe you a debt of gratitude.” She carefully leans over the side of the hayloft and spots the man she kicked impaled on a pitchfork. She spits on the corpse. ”Good riddance to bad rubbish as my Gran used to say.”
Elvyra considers Krizta’s question, ”They were working for someone in Altdorf who wanted me to to come to the capital and do something but I refused. The next morning they came to my house and took me. Is Liza alright? I didn’t see her when these louts grabbed me.”
Looting of the bodies yields three Daggers, two pairs of Knuckledusters, 3 sets of bloody clothing and a total of 10 shillings.
Landolf looked at the downed man warily. He hadn't appeared to be a mutant or turned into a daemon yet...
"We got our man out there," Landolf called back to Valghaz. "Did you find her?"
Good to meet you, Elvyra. What did they ask you to do? ... I'm afraid that we haven't seen Liza. We ran into a lead about these fellows before we made it to your home to look around. Is Liza someone who lives with you? If so, we can go there now to check on her if you like, and report to the temple later.
... Do you have any idea who in Altdorf they were referring to? That might help us follow up and make sure this doesn't happen again. If they were so insistent, I am worried they will just send someone else after you.
Adelaida listens to the abducted woman story, then Kritza's sound questions.
Feeling a little bad about the man she so recently slaughtered, she does her best to give him the last rites, or at least pray for his lost soul.
Completely blind to the possibility that the woman was intentionally holding anything back. While looting the corpses, he looked up and said:
"Aye, as the lass said, anythin' ye can tell us would be right helpful. Also, did ye know these boyos at all? I know that the one who got hammered had a city accent, but it seems odd that they'd go so far out of the city. Plenty of people there that they could have taken off the street if they needed a stranger." He mused.
Unless anyone else objects, Krizta bundles up the clothing to take with her, to launder it and salvage what she can. She wants to get some clothes to use besides the tattered robes she's been wearing. She also takes one dagger, figuring it's always handy to have something around she can use as a knife.