Bron is ready to quick-silence anyone who would enter the room unexpectedly right now, giving Sedelion time and space to do his job.
-I wonder if the patrols gather here...
Libris keep his mouth shut this time. He will accept their decision, but he will get at Blackerly, one way or the other
Noticing the door isn't locked, Sedelion puts away his kit.
"Does anyone have any overwhelming need to go to this place's armory before make a break for the warden's tower? I doubt we will have another chance to do so without fighting the entire cohort of guards left inside... assuming they don't just lock and bolt this to prevent our return."
-Posted with Wayfinder
-I doubt we'll find anything juicier there than what we've got already, guards usually have standard gear. Let's go, I say.
"I'm for going, but then, I am doing well in the gear thanks to the guards so I maybe someone biased." He admits
Ash waits for the others then adds in, "I lack the skills to use the guards main weaponry, but perhaps they have some secondary arms in there that would be within my scope. Perhaps more importantly, we should check it for other supplies that we will need to survive as fugitives."
Sedelion shrugs. "I agree with Bron. Somehow I doubt they would have much different than what we have found to date, but it is possible. If nothing else they might have bags so that we can carry some of what he have found easier."
So saying, he goes to the door which the unconscious guard indicated led to the armory.
"Still, we had best be quick and as careful as possible. No telling what is in between here and there. Give me a minute with these locks and we should have our way open. Ash, I think you still had the key to the torturer's living quarters did you not? You might have a moment while I pick these to investigate them on the off chance there is something more suited to your dueling preferences."
|
While the Armory door has a decent lock, Sedelion with his skill is able to pick it. Opening the door on the inside you see a room full of different sorts of weaponry and armor. Most of it looks like standard guardsman gear but others look to be items that were probably confiscated from convicts when they were brought to the prison.
Inside are six spare sets of gear for guards: chain shirt, heavy steel shield, long sword and longbow. There is also a rack holding a dozen more leather-wrapped clubs. Further, there is also a stock pile of 240 arrows in twelve quivers. These items (save for the arrows and the clubs) bear the mark of Talongarde somewhere on them.
As for the non-guarsman gear you find a dagger, a heavy mace, short spear, longspear, quarterstaff, battle axe, rapier, great sword, great axe, trident and a glaive.
The Hound looks at the weapons and then eyes the Greatsword. He moves over to the pile where it is and picks it up and takes a few swings with it. "Of human design but still well balanced for my needs."
Bron, having lost the chance of taking the greatsword, decides to wait.
-Serve yourselves, I'll pick from whatever's left.- Then he adds: -But do it quickly!
"Nothing elven... typical I suppose... still, worth the opening."
Looking over the stash, Sedelion eyes the six armor sets.
"Six sets here. Six guards at the card game, counting the scoundrel Sergeant. Perhaps they are not as well armed as we have been assuming... which, thinking about it, would make sense given they are not on duty."
His eyes finally rest on the rapier. "If no one objects, I will take the rapier... it is a bit more suitable to my reflexes than the normal long sword the guards use. That said, I will defer to you, Ash, if you could use it better than I."
Ash chuckles at Sedelion's offer. "I appreciate the offer, but the rapier will do far more in your hands than mine." Picking up the shortspear and the heavy mace, he smiles. "These are more within my range of ability. Now, if only I could find a crossbow, then perhaps I could support those on the front line a bit more."
Ash quickly searches to see if they missed anything else in the armory before preparing to depart. As he does, he glances back to Sedelion. "I doubt the other guards are unarmed and unarmored. While the number does match correctly, these are likely back up sets."
He sheaths his sword and picks up the large axe
"This is more my style. Now to make sure these get some good use. And I'm sure with our large canine friend, that little card game will give us an ace up our sleave"
-Hey, Libris, would you rather have this bigger axe I have here? I don't mind, really.
He leaves the large axe resting on one of the walls.
-I think it's too heavy for me, anyway.
Then he speaks to the rest.
-So guys, have you finished your holidays? Shall we get back to work?
Ash straps the bolt case onto his hip, loads a bolt into his newly acquired crossbow and looks to Bron. "Holiday over already? But we haven't visited the mystical magical tower... guess we should get on with that and find our way out of this place."
Attaching the rapier (and, after a moment's thought, the non guard issued dagger) to his increasingly ridiculously overstocked belt of weapons, the elf nods.
"That sounds like a good plan. Might as well grab a few of these," he takes two more quivers of arrows, "in case the guards on the walls have decent cover. Hm... Hound, take the short spear as well. I would wager that you might be the most able to give it the wings needed to impale a guardsman on the ramparts."
Shifting his load a bit for efficiency, the elf redraws his bow and knocks an arrow, leaving it loose but ready to be quickly drawn back.
"Shall we?"
-We shall.
"Agreed"
He nods. Feeling the weight of the axe in his hands. Yes. This will do nicely
-Posted with Wayfinder
"Lead on," the cleric urges, looking a bit nervous, "Mitra maybe on our side, but I fear time is not."
Ash steps to the door to the courtyard. He looks to the others briefly, "Let's do this."
Holding his crossbow in one hand, he cautiously opens the door with the one and peers out into the courtyard beyond.
|
|
Heading out into the courtyard you see the rounded path around a central fountain that leads up to the inner gate of the outer walls of the prison. The fountain is plain but functional and is probably is a primary source of water for the prison itself. To the left there are door that leads into probably some other sections of the outer walls. A dirt path seems to surround the inner keep leading to the right and left and grass grows on the ground of the inner keep. Looking up from here you can see that the largest tower peaks over the top of the main inner keep, to the south and is probably where the Warden resides. Fortunately there are no guards currently watching the courtyard. Unfortunately to the eastern side of the door is a kennel where three hunting hounds reside. They sniff the air and then take notice of you and then start barking violently in your direction and battering themselves against the cages. How do you react to this?
Bron produces the bow he stole from a prison guard, puts an arrow on the chord and aims, but hesitates in the very last moment.
-Can any of you put these doga to sleep or calm them anyhow? Otherwise I'm going to shoot.
Deep inside, he hopes someone has a peaceful solution - the poor dogs are ignorant of the evil dwelling inside these walls, and don't deserve an end like this.
-Nice. Let's move.
Bron changes weapons again and proceeds to the door of the Warden's Tower.
Libris nods and follows the group to the tower of the Warden
Randu is impressed by the Hound's ability to quell the canines, but realizing giving voice to that won't do anything to help and keeps following. He looks to the others when they see the guards, a concerned look on his face.
Sedelion nods silently to the Hound as he begins walking toward the tower stealthily. The roving guards don't seem to notice his movements, but he does keep the bow pointed at the first one as he stops quietly.
+5=28
Bron gets close to the guards, waiting for the others to be ready.
Randu waits until the others get close to the guards, and only then does he risk walking up as quietly as he can...
Crossbow at the ready, Ash steps into the darkness behind his companions and cautiously makes his way across the courtyard.
|
|
Ok with the aid from Sedelion, Randu barely avoids getting spotted as a guard looks in his direction. You're able to sneak up to the door of the large tower without being spotted. Fortunately since it is night, hiding is easier than normal. Checking the door you can see that it is unlocked, probably because no one is expected to enter the tower without permission or business.
Bron wipes the sweat from his brow and makes a sign towards the door, as if saying "I'll open it, be prepared". But first he closes his nose...
Libris will hang back, waiting for the door to open so that he can rush in and not sneak about. He knows he is not very good at the stealth thing. He motions to them his idea
You hear nothing on the other side of the door.
Not detecting anything special, Bron counts with his fingers so all can see him.
"One, Two, Three."
Then he opens the door and...
The priest shoots the good elf a grateful look for his aid, then readies a weapon for when the door is opened.