Hearing the sounds of combat beginning, Felos calls out, ”Everybody fall back to the courtyard so we can all help!”
He heads for the courtyard hoping the others follow suit.
As quick as lightening, Alwin knocks an arrow and fires it at one of the furred targets.
Immediately after hearing the throng of the bow he slams the door shut and then steps back.
Torglad retreated, rushing towards Felos. Torag taught the importance of a solid defense, and the advice was tactically sound.
John hurries toward the courtyard along with his two wounded companions.
Alphonso retreats as well to the rear and gets out his bow.
Alwin fires at one of the wolves and hears a yelp as the arrow sinks in. He then slams the door shut and steps back. He looks around to find himself all alone in the hall and he hears loud howls from inside. The door then opens as one of the wolves moves into the hall. The group then hears silence from inside.
Alphonso loads the light crossbow and prepares to fire.
Concerned at the silence, Felos slips back to the door and sees Alwin down and a wolf standing over him. He targets a sleep spell ten feet behind the wolf at the end of the corridor, to avoid Alwin.
DC 15
Concerned at the silence, Felos slips back to the door and sees Alwin down and a wolf standing over him. He targets a sleep spell ten feet behind the wolf at the end of the corridor, to avoid Alwin.
DC 15
The wolf standing over Alwin falls asleep but you hear growling from inside the room.
”Change of plans,” Felos says. ”Alwin’s down.”
Alwin is caught completely off guard when the wolf pulled the door open and stepped through. So surprised in fact that he dropped his guard long enough that it allowed the beast to sink its teeth deep into his flesh. Luckily, the wolf fell victim to Felos's magic, which provided a small opportunity for him to withdraw.
”Almost,” Felos adds dryly.
John follows Felos back towards the silence. When he sees the bloodied elf staggering down the hallway towards them, he touches him with a white healing flame.
Not wanting to crowd the narrow confines of the passage, Torgald held his ground, his book at the ready. "Come out, so we can fight the beasts together!" He called out.
With most of the group outside waiting, Alwin and Felos see a wolf exit the room and look toward them and growls. He then wakes the other wolf up who stands up and moves down the hall.
Round 2
Party Up
Felos practically drags Alwin out if the corridor into the courtyard.
”Be ready,” he says to the others as they get clear.
Alphonso will delay until the wolves arrive!
Having just recovered from being staggered, Alwin puts up no resistance to Felos's attempt to pull him to safety. "Thanks Felos. That wolf bit me hard. I don't think I cold take another hit like that." He states as he follows Felos's move.
Torgald held his ground, book at the ready. Moving in would be suicide….
The party regroups and from the nothern door one of the wolves appears and advances on Torgald. He smashes it will his book and it falls to the ground. The other wolf appears at the western door.
Round 3
Party Up
With one wolf having fallen under the weight of accumulated grudges, Torglad lifted his bloody tome and moved towards the other one. He swung the heavy book, striking the wolf across the muzzle.
Torgald advances on the wolf and smashes it over the head. Thw wolf growls loudly at him.
Alwin moves to the other side of the group and then begins calling upon his arcane training. After speaking a few words of magic, he conjures a bolt of energy that he sends streaking towards the wolf.
Alphonso as attempts to crossbow the other wolf!
Alwin fires a missile of force at the wolf and it drops to the ground. Quiet once again comes over the courtyard.
"Wow, that was a bit alarming." Alwin states with a bit of grimace in his voice. Slowly he makes his way back to the door that the wolfs came out of. Once there, he begins searching the area.
This small study looks like it has been lived in recently. Gnawed bones litter the floor and tufts of gray fur can be seen here and there. An old stone desk sits in the center of the chamber, scratched and cracked in many places. The stench of wet fur hangs heavy in the air.
After having searched the study, Alwin reports back to the group. "The wolf room was empty of anything useful. At least as fare as I can tell. If someone else could take a second look through the room, incase I missed anything, it would be helpful."
”Aye.” Torgald said as he Prestidigitated his book clean. ”Cant think of anything I’d rather do.”
Felos, still quite injured, hangs back in the hall as the group investigates the study.
There is an open doorway to the west.
Seeing the open doorway to the west, Alwin steps over to the opening, listens, and then begins searching the area.
Alphonso will move up behind Alwin and give things a look to assist him.
Gaping holes in the roof allow faint light to enter this ruined chamber. One of the stone columns that once supported the ceiling is toppled, its broken pieces littering the floor. A thick patch of black mushrooms hides in a nearby corner, giving the room an earthy scent that is barely noticeable above the stench of wet fur. From the darkness atop the ruined column comes a deep growl and a wolf like creature appears. It sends a shiver down your spine but little else.
Alwin begins to slowly back out of the room. "Carful Alphonso, this one looks bigger than the other two."
”Its a warg, not a wolf, and a fairly intelligent one, given that it found its way up there.”
"We should negotiate." Torgald said, with obvious reluctance. "I doubt that we could outrun it, and some wargs can speak common. If we fight it, then it is most likely that some of us will die, and that is if we are victorious."
As Alwin begins moving backwards he considers Torgald's statement and then begins to speak to the Warg. "I don't know if you can understand me or not, so I'm going to attempt to communicate with you. We don't wish to fight with you. We come seeking something simple. Something that we need for a cure to a sickness that is spreading across the land. If we fail to cure this sickness, it could infect every living thing in the area. If you understand me, show some sign."
The worg looks down on Alwin with a look of scorn and says "How dare you invade my home and kill my packmates! Why should I negotiate with barbarians like you at all?"