The gnolls riding the large hyenas come around the corner of the troglodytes building.
With that, Ohrmizd walks out of the structure with the troglodyte guards.
Omari takes a step backward from Roryx and sets his longbow singing, while commanding Khedron: "Attack on command...Wait for it Khedron..."
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"As much as I would like to stay and fight, I won't be able to keep up with this for much longer."
He would proceed to flick his wrist to send blinding sand-like particles at the two riders.
Omari hits the gnoll once. Heshan takes most of the enemies out of combat for now by blinding them.
Roryx summons magic to enhance his weapon and takes a step in front of Manuun, getting ready to attack the first one approaching.
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The gnoll and the hyena turn in circles blindly until the mount stares daggers at Heshan.
Manuun shoots the hyena, which in return charges the group. As Roryx stand up front, he has to take the large yellow teeth.
"Now" commands Omari, and Khedron charges, goring at the Hyena.
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Omari continues to shoot at the blinded gnoll
vs blinded opponent - No Dex and -2 to AC
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Heshan switches over to shooting a ray of electricity at the blinded foe Omari targeted.
The hyena gets some antlers into its side, drawing blood.
It's a bad day for the blinded gnoll, with Omari and Heshan making the most of its unfortunate condition. But so far it still stays on top of the ride.
Roryx sides with Khedron, and attacks the same target.
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The other hyaenodon comes to Khedron.
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Roryx slightly shifts his position, and attacks again - "Where the hell is Ohrmizd?!" - he growls.
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Manuun shoots the gnoll off the mount. And Roryx smashes the skull of the other gnoll's hyaenodon in.
The gnoll falls off the back of his mount, ending on the ground prone. From there he gets up and throws the stingchuck he is holding at Manuun.
A stingchuck is a foul bag made of a human’s head with the
brain removed and the skull heavily scored so that, when
the stingchuck is thrown, the whole thing breaks and splits
like a ripe melon upon striking a target. The gnolls fill
stingchucks with dozens of stinging insects patiently (and
often painfully) harvested from nests on the lower slopes
of Pale Mountain.
A stingchuck is a grenade-like weapon. When it strikes a
target, it douses that target with dozens of ravenous biting
and stinging vermin, inflicting 1d6 points of damage and
forcing a DC 11 Fortitude save to avoid being nauseated for
1d3 rounds. Each round a victim remains nauseated by a
stingchuck, he takes an additional 1 point of damage from
the biting vermin. All creatures within 5 feet of a bursting
stingchuck take 1 point of damage from the biting insects
that pepper them, but need not make Fortitude saves to
avoid being nauseated.
Sore and grumpy , Khedron gores again.
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Omari steps away from the swarm and shoots at the Hyena that's mauling Khedron (and Roryx).
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"You should have watched your step. Or better yet, not try and kill us."
Heshan flings another bolt of electricity at the prone gnoll.
Khedron has troubles reorienting for a new target and Omari must have gotten a bad batch of arrows. Heshan found a way to spark joy. But not for th gnoll.
The gates open and a batch of troglodytes throw Ohrmizd outside. As he turns around, his mouth opens wide "What the...?! Why did you decided to play with the gnoll pets without me?"
The Keleshite charges in over the remaining mount "You better head back to your filthy kennel!"
The mount angrily bites back at Ohrmizd, for the pain he caused.
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@ Roryx - you take a 5' step and we have a flank now...
Shifting his position to flank with Khedron, Roryx keeps up the pressure as best as he can - "Well, the gnolls got tired of waiting for you" - he grunts at Ohrmizd.
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Manuun is out of luck when it comes to shooting the gnoll. He still got pestered by too many crawling and stinging insects. Roryx beats up the mount with his mace.
The gnoll draws his scimitar and attacks Manuun.
Ohrmizd takes the hyena's bite with a grimace but a stoic composure.
"Well, I am here now Roryx, so let's dance!" seeing a flanking opening, Ohrmizd switches targets to attack the more injured hyena he flanks with Roryx and activates animal bane on his scimitar "Ah, believe me, the troglodytes were not that bad for one used to Garavel's manners! Even after the stench!"
"Nice of you to join the party," Heshan smiled in reply as he adjusted his positioning to give some help to Manuun.
The hyaenodon is knocked down with Ohrmizd's solid hit. But Heshan's magic is wasted on the gnoll.
The gnoll dies...
potion of cure light wounds; Other Gear +1 studded
leather armor, masterwork scimitar, masterwork composite
longbow (+4 Str) with 20 arrows (poisoned with Huge scorpion
venom; DC 18 Fort Save, 1d6/1d6 Con damage)
)
stingchuck
Omari asks "So how did the negotiations go? It can't have been that bad, they didn't keep you and eat you..." while making sure assorted gnolls and hyenas are dead and cannot benefit from hit channel. Then he channels to heal his wounded compatriots
and again
A third time
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Manuun searches through the bodys for useful gear and finds the poisoned arrows. "Careful they look poisoned to me. You want to split Omari?"
The rest looks like more load for poor Garavel. "Does anym´body want this bug bomb?"
After having settled all this, he lloks at Ohrmizd: "So whats up with the Trogs? Are they interested in working together?"
Ohrmizd is fully healed by Omari's channels.
"Not as good as your negotiations with the gnolls" Ohrmizd smiles and leans his scimitar over the back of his neck after cleaning the blade with the fallen hyena's fur "No, they won't budge a finger. It served for us to discover a couple things though"
"Gurdmoch, the cleric troglodyte leader was the owner of the Temple of the Beast before. Someone impersonated his friend Rovenka and now plays as the advisor to the Carrion King" the Keleshite sighs "He says he will never put his feet again in the temple, despite I offered him to keep it after we kick out the gnolls"
"Knowing the layout of the temple, he advised we go deep down the temple through one of the towers. Regretfully, he could not say which of them was the best one to take. He says they will lead us to the temple's heart where the King is"
"I'll pass on the poisoned arrows Manuun, too much chance of an untrained user poisoning themselves"
Omari continues "Well, we got some more information. Also, if we can think of some way to cover our tracks leaving here, we can sneak back to our campsite and let the gnolls think we are in league with the troglodytes...After all, we came here after hitting their patrol, and we have slaughtered the pursuit on the troglodytes doorstep."
"I propose we sneak back to our camp, rest for the night, and then attack through the spider's lair. What do the rest of you think?"
"It seems like a solid plan. I can try to erase our steps if we do not walk to fast. Most important is to try to step on solid rock instead of the sand" Ohrmizd picks up the bow "I think you all have good bows, I will take this one if no one is interested"
to examine the bows
"You and Roryx should both take a bow, these are heavy enough for your draw, and they are well made work. I have plenty of spare arrows on Khedron's packsaddle"
Roryx grabs one of the bows and a few arrows - "Good thinking Omari" - he nods.
"As for the plan, I guess it makes sense, and we really do not have many further options" - the half-orc adds - "Let us just hope the gnolls are not on alert now"
Seeing the group's agreement, Ohrmizd leads the way back to the base camp "Let's hope the gnolls are really lured to the troglodytes. I do not wish a night's visit like yesterday"
"Well, today we dealt with the snake, the central structure guards, that cleric is escaped but we eventually will put our hands on him, I am sure" Ohrmizd is going to spit to the ground when he remembers they are trying not to leave tracks. Instead he jumps to a solid stone where he is not going to leave a mark "And we managed to visit the troglodytes without triggering an onslaught and even got some information. Plus there is one less gnoll patrol. Not a bad day"
"And we didn't get ambushed by gargoyles this time," he added with a grin, only for it to lessen a bit as something popped on his mind.
"We could have asked what other monsters were around. Oh well," he shrugged. "We will find out as a surprise then."
The group retreats into the first building where the escaped slaves still hide.
"How are you doing? We have done advances with the snake and the troglodytes my friends. I think we will go tomorrow into the temple, Omari says through the spider lair" Ohrmizd takes care of the slaves morale "Your freedom is close my friends"
The Keleshite will try to set some kind of rudimentary alarm, with rubble to fall on the gnolls passage, if they do try to approach.
"I will take the second watch if you consider it right" he will cast heightened awareness to improve his odds during the night watch.