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Anyone checking in here?
Just wondering if anyone checks online anymore.

Anyone checking in here?

I'm up for any 4e game.

Giant robots are a plus!
It would be fun to reflavor the current classes... though I have to admitt I only have faint memories of the cartoon from the 80s and the newest movies (for good or bad). But I'm willing to read up on whatever's needed.

I'd vote for a 4e game.
There's never enough of those going on here (I understand why...), and I love the name wraith recon :)

I'd be in for that one.

Etienne said he was going to check in... so we should have an update soon and begin the chase from the Keep.
@Etienne --> Make sure you check your surges and current hp.

Excellent rolls! A crit on Arcana even!

Orla and Savi can't think of any historical references to the word ikensta. Nor do their knowledges of humanoids help them much... Savi has a slight fleeting memory of some arcane connection to the word. Her memory isn't clear, but she remembers reading somewhere in a magic tome about the ikensta or something like it. (The crit is what gives you the small hint of knowledge... perhaps it's a reagent, a magic item, a particular spell caster, who know's... it's just somehow related to magic).

(Even though he didn't roll) Thringorn's the only one that speaks the correct language - it sounds Draconic. Thrin wouldn't know much more, other than it could be a draconic name that means "rock" or "stone".

You will need more research/resources to learn more.

I'll give Etienne a bit to check in before we start "The Run"

Is the intent to try and chase someone down the path, or just make your way back to town? Meaning, are you trying to tail someone or are you just making your way back home and if you find someone down there - that's okay too...
It took you about a day and a half to get here from Karholm - but you also had a small cart to make the travel easier.
You could push it and try to make it back to Karholm in the day --- that would be tough, but doable (some of you may be near dead after the run). Or you could take the standard pace and be there tomorrow sometime.
The answer depends on which checks you'll have to make and how beat up you'll be when you get to Karholm.

Just for information: If Vendis did head back to town, he has a head start on you. He probably moves faster than your group (lightly armored half-elf vs heavy armor wearers) and if he can get his hands on a mount he could easily make it back to town tonight.

Duller does his best to try and match Zvia's steps, but it seems the rest of the group is rightfully just fleeing for their lives and not giving a care to how they step.

After about 15 minutes of hard running, you drop under a slight ledge and collapse in the shade of a few trees to catch your wind.

Combat is Over!
You may take a short rest, regain all encounter powers, spend healing surges (Remember Orla grants you +5 hp PER surge spent... that is if she chooses to sing, lol)
As for the negative prison effects, unfortunately you'll need one more milestone... (basically, 2 encounters == 1 milestone; you've had 3 "encounters", you'll need 1 more to get the 2 milestones). The next planned "encounter" will be running from the Keep the remainder of this day - it will be a Skill Challenge - and it will count towards your milestones, so when you break for camp at the end of this day, the three affected characters will be free and will wake normal --- unless the undead get them in their sleep... muahahahahah <cough> <cough>, sorry about that.

Please indicate how many surges you're spending, how many hp and surges you currently have, and any actions you'd like to take in the next short while.

@Savi: I'll save your Nature Check for later - it is part of the next leg of the journey, and it will be useful.

Excellent. The group decides to head East directly towards the nearest Gallandan Inn that Orla can remember. Thanis, Corin, and Duller will stay with you till you get a chance to rest.

You see the other half of your group disappear to the southwest as they too look for a suitable place to catch their wind. There is no sign of Egger and Feln who were last seen running at full tilt to the south...

Everyone needs to make a Stealth Check at -2. The results will be averaged to determine how well your group can cover it's tracks while trying to run for cover.

Zvia, would you also make a Heal Check DC 11.

Also begin thinking about how fast you want to push yourselves. It is early/mid morning. You can still get a full day's journey under your feet. Do you want to try and travel for more than 10hrs or if you would like to try to run more than one hour today or if you'd like to do both?

Orla, you also get a +2 on the check from Duller's Aid, if someone else rolls an aid check (DC11 Heal Check), then Corin is stable. Zvia? You probably have the best Heal Check with your Wisdom score.

Assuming Zvia succeeds
Will your group be going after Rallnik's group (that's Rallnik, Nirifanya, and the other 4 prisoners) -- they went south/southwest -- away from the inn, but not that bad -- you'd be able to split off and head towards the inn after your rest.

.OR.
Will your group be going after the first two prisoners to flee -- they went southeast -- more in the general direction of the inn.

.OR.
Will your group pick a completely different direction.

(Thrin made it sound like he wanted to stay in a bigger group till after the first rest. That seems reasonable... Savi wondered about heading North, keep in mind that north is Karrnath, the Kingdom that arrested each of you and then left you in Fort Bones -- you may not want to head right back into Karrnath right away... The Mournlands and/or The Talenta Plains give you room to disappear for a bit... just a thought).

Cover and a secure rest spot should be available in any direction.
Whichever direction you pick, Thanis, Corin, and Duller will stick with you till after the short rest and then a decision can be made.

So,... which way?

If you are waiting for Thanis, Duller will take note and shout over to your group, "We'll need your help stablizing Corin, he's in bad shape!"

Duller will assist. Whoever tries to roll the DC15 Heal Check to stablize will get a +2 from Duller.

Thanis slides down the rope and has to eventually drops the remaining 10ft. He's one the ground and ready to run (once Corin is stable).

Do you mean that it would be strange for the tracks to be orc-made?

Sorry, I wasn't clear. It is strange for the orcs to be working with humans (Vendis). The Jhorash'tar Orc Tribe is known to kill nearly all non-orcs on sight.

Do we have any idea how many people may have been with Vendis based on who was missing from the large gathering room and who we've killed since then? I am just thinking about the number of paths leading away and what Kat's approach would be.

Vendis left with four others. You killed 3 of them in the trophy room you just left and so that leaves just Vendis and 1 other.

@Cover: The immediate area around the Keep is relatively clear and free of cover (as you'd expect). You will easily find cover the farther you get from the wall. You would expect if you-all kept running for 10-20mins or so you would be able to get out of sight of the wall, take a 5minute break, and recatch your bearings (short rest).

@The Nearest Gallandan Inn:
It's about 75 miles away.
At your speed, if you did a standard overland travel speed, it will take you 4 days to get there (10hr of walking a day == 20miles in this terrain).
You can Push Yourselves during the day and try to keep walking for more than 10 hours... but that will require DC 20+ Endurance checks (failure means loss of healing surges, but you do get to keep going - see running below).
You could also opt to Run. You cover twice the distance per hour of running... BUT! You may only run 1 hour a day without penalty. If you run longer than that, you lose a healing surge per extra hour spent running. If you run out of surges, you start taking damage equal to your surge values instead. You still gain the benefit of the run, you're just exhausting yourself.

PS. Undead do not tire (one of the reasons the Karrnathi use them). They will move their fastest speed after you in pursuit. Your best bet may be to push yourselves or run.

Cog is easily able to tell that the immediate space outside is clear of enemies.

He's also able to note that there are several tracks that lead from this area. You think you might be able to make out a few "recent" ones. None of you are true woodsmen, but there seems to be four paths.

Two lead off deeper into the foothills and two lead off back to town (Ironholm).

Vendis may have gone back to Ironholm to try and collect his own reward (no one there would know that he double crossed House Tharashk or that he murdered his guild page). Plus, from the town he could buy/steal a mount and be off to Irontown (a large city with its own Lightning Rail and passage to anywhere in Khorvaire).

The paths into the foothills could be made by Vendis or they could be made by the orcs that teamed up with his men (by the way, that would be very strange).

You don't have to talk to Kartus, you know his vote -- he wants to report back to Ironholm, as soon as possible... and he thinks that either of the paths that leads to Ironholm would be fine.

Zvia gets to spend a healing surge (When you have negative hp and you receive any healing, your HP first reset to ZERO and then you get the full healing power... so, Zvia should be at 7hp and conscious).

Zvia wakes from what felt like a strange dream. Savi supports her as she gains her bearings. She is conscious and as healthy as can be expected after falling 30-40 feet.

Asside from Thanis hanging from the top of the rope (carrying Corin) and Duller waiting for him at the bottom. The rest of your fellow-prisoners are already gone. (Most headed S/SW, while the first two to run were headed SE into the Talenta Plains). You party is up and ready to go. Thringorn and Alester are hanging back. Orla had a plan...

<< Map of the Area >>

Even though we're still in rounds, feel free to discuss your next move. Which way would you like to flee?
SE towards Egger, Feln, and the Talenta Plains (Halfling country)
S/SW towards the rest of the group and the Mournlands
Wait for Corin, Duller, Thanis?
Pick a completely different route and follow nobody?
Walk back into Fort Bones and turn yourself in? lol
...
You will definitely need to find someplace to catch your wind (a short rest - heal/regain encounter powers) and somewhere to hole up for the night (an extended rest - completely heal/regain all powers).

Thoughts?

We'll keep you in turns just a moment longer... as you decide on plans for the next few moments.

Nirifanya offers a small prayer of thanks and wishes his summoned guardians well as they are left behind to hopefully slow down the horde that is sure to follow (that and Thringorn's disabled door).

Egger and Feln have run off to the southeast.
Aeb, Gossen, Haas, Rallnik, Nirifanya, and Beeld all appear to be heading to the southwest.
Thanis and Duller run for the rope. Duller goes over first - slides partway down and then lets go, leaping to the ground below in a painful, but survivable fall. Thanis follows but doesn't get very far down the rope while carrying the unconscious Corin (He's got a good Athletics Normally, if he rolls well he might be able to make it to the bottom next turn... maybe) Duller looks like he will wait for them at the base of the rope.

-- ROUND 11 --

Total Damage to PLAYERS:
none

All players are up!
AND ZVIA needs to make her Death Save from last turn.

<<map>>

Thrin, Savi, sounds good.

Zvia still needs to make her Death Save for this turn, but I don't think it will impact things too much... even if she fails she'll be okay soon enough.

LoL -- "That is *NOT* how you apply a bandage... ewwwww."
...
No, they've done away with critical failures on skill checks - and really even critical failures in general are gone (they only really hurt the players in the long run, so I can see why they're gone).

@Savi: I was going to write the same thing as Orla -- she's already used all her actions. You would be better spent, either:
A) Starting to move Zvia -- you can get 4 squares away, if you spend two move actions... Next turn you could carry her another 2 sqrs and Orla could still catch up on that turn, stablize Zvia, and then on turn 3 you two could both carry her forward...
--or--
B) Spend two actions attempting to stablize her yourself. You need to hit a DC 15 Heal Check - it's unlikely, but possible. And there's no harm in trying especially if you're just going to wait for Orla's next turn.

@Thringorn: sounds good... I'm going to have to work on my 3D modeling so it all makes sense :P

Nice roll, Thrin!

Thringorn uses his blade to wedge the door closed. You imagine that it will hold for a bit... it may provide you a few turns before they get through it.

You may not want to move to J10 -- you would still be on the "ledge" of the Castle Bone's mound, and you would have to climb/jump down the small cliff which is about 25-30 feet down to the ground from this ledge.
Now, you do have the athletics to probably attempt it... so you can, just pointing it out.

As Alester tries to back out of the courtyard, the Karrnathi Warrior reaches out with its blade and tries to use the magic of undeath to shock Alester's mind. But (I'm assuming) Savi-Kai's arcane shield springs up in the space between and saves Alester from any damage.

Karrnathi Warrior OA (Death Touch) vs Alester: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 2 = 22 vs (any defense) WILL, HIT! for 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 damage.

That was your "Hop Down" Check - failure means you're falling the last 5 ft.
Since you're trained in Acrobatics you can make a free check to reduce your falling damage. There is no damage for 5ft, so being trained just means you can land on your feet those last 5ft...

Orla slides down the rope, tries to gracefully dismount at the end... it doesn't look as fancy as she hoped, but her training kicks in and she cooly lands on her feet. Orla is now on the ground outside the walls.

Alester can't really see it, but Thanis has a clear view from up on the wall. And in a near panic he yells out, "We've got more incoming! MOVE IT!!"

I'm sure on Alester's turn, he will be moving out of the courtyard.
@Thringorn: you might consider trying to find a way to wedge/break/force the door shut - something to slow them down this path and maybe even make them go around.

If you have an action point, it can be used for extra actions - like a move.
And remember you can also take the RUN Action (a move action that gives you +2 to your base speed but means you grant combat advantage to all enemies and you take a -5 to attack rolls for that turn)

The retreat continues... Nearly everyone is out of the courtyard. Duller drags Corin and is almost to the top of wall and Zvia's rope. A few of your allies are long gone now (Egger and Feln).

Niri takes a moment to stablized Beeld and shouts over to Savi, "Savi! Do you need a hand over there?!"

Thanis hurls a daggers at the last archer and adds a bit of his natural fighter strength. The archer expolodes in necrotic energy (the last archer is now dead). Thanis then runs to help Duller carry Corin.

The Karrnathi Warrior begins spinning its blades. Alester easily dodges the first, and the second should've made contact, but Savi arcane distraction and the bolstering presence of Niri's dragon spirit save Alester from a nasty wound (that second swing just misses Alester).

-- ROUND 10 --

Total Damage to PLAYERS:
none

All players are up!

<<map>>

hmm... my mapping software is failing me.
will try to fix it and post later :(

Alright... assuming you open the door cautiously and proceed forward.
The door opens into a 30x30 enterance/guard room of the dwarven hold you have been traveling in. In front of you is the door to the outside - the actual door has long been destroyed and you can see out into the Ironroot Mountain's foothills. You would guess that it is midmorning sometime, and it is still overcast (it was rainy and gloomy when you first arrived... the weather hasn't changed much).

The room is empty and has been fully looted long ago.

Kartus bursts with excitement, "We're finally clear!!" He takes off for the exit out.

Orla's arcane insult is enough to bloody the last skeletal archer.

Alester, you're up.

Nice Roll!!!
Katsuye's expert theivery is able to piece the Arcane Lock. Cog and Aurr sense a little pop (like your ears popping when you change altitudes... only this time it's something internal that your arcane senses pick up). The Lock is broken. It's creator (probably Vendis) knows...

The door can be openned.

@Alester: Sorry, Savi can't shield you from the warrior's hit - I had forgotten she had already used it. You take the full 15hp


@Orla: About sliding down a rope:
There's nothing in the rules anywhere about it, but it seems a reasonable action - I think the military calls it "fast-roping"... and it's very effective. Basically, it sounds like a controlled fall.
Since there are already rules for catching yourself when you're falling, I think we can just adapt those rules to this situation. I've been trying to think of a good athletics mechanic that would make it a reasonable action, but not something that anyone off the street should be able to do...
Here's my thought:
Fast-Roping:
Free Action as part of a Move Action to decend a rope or similar surface.
Athletics Check = DC for surface you are climbing (rope DC = 10).
For every 5 you beat the DC, you gain one free square of decent.
However, you also take (0-3)hp of damage per free square (unless you are Trained in Athletics).
IF you fail the DC by any amount you are FALLING.
This "Fast-Roping" check can be performed ONCE per Move Action, and you can still perform the rest of your Move Action (like continuing to climb).

Zvia is now at L18 on the map.

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Zvia: Failed Death Saves: 0/3

Cog, the door has been sealed with Arcane Lock.
You remember reading something about it in the lead artificer's ritual book (months/pages ago, you rolled an Arcana Check and got a nat 20, I told you I'd give you a bonus later on...). You're not sure if this is the same ritual from that book, but you think that you can help direct someone (like Katsuye) in openning the Lock (Cog grants a +2 bonus for anyone trying to open/break this lock).

One last thing. There's no way to tell if this lock was placed to keep people in (like you guys), or keep things out (like the Jhorash'tar Orcs). But you do know this, Cog, when the lock is broken or bypassed, the creator of the Lock will know it's been openned.

Arcane Lock: A 4th level Ritual, it takes about 10minutes to cast and requires a Theivery or Str Check to break open (DC in this case is 24) or an Unlock Ritual/Dispel Magic -- I don't think you guys have either of those.)

You can only use Acrobatics to reduce damage if you are trained in in it - I don't think Zvia is... so you are falling the full 30ft.

Zvia was so excited in catching herself the first time that she misjudges the next handhold on the rope and falls. Zvia is probably too cool to scream on the way down, but everyone hears the disturbing and unmistakable sound of her body hitting the ground below (a combination of hollow thump and too many sticks snapping at once).

Damage to Zvia: 3d10 ⇒ (3, 6, 8) = 17

Zvia is now unconscious and dying.

DEATH AND DYING:
At the end of every turn Zvia needs to make a regular saving throw.
Success = no change in your condition.
Failure = 1 "death mark", if you accumulate 3 death marks, you're dead-dead.
Natural 20 = You Recover! You get to spend a healing surge and you bounce back from unconsciousness.
Ps - all healing applied to someone at negative hp: FIRST, the person's hp is reset to zero; THEN, the full healing power is applied.

Zvia needs to make her first Death Save.

Makes perfect sense to me.

Maybe it's Zvia's Githzerai nature showing (calm and zen-like) or just her high wisdom that keeps her level headed in the face of death... a slip on the rope, a moment of panic (from the DM who thought for sure you were dropping like rock), and Zvia is back firmly attached to the rope and actually a bit closer to solid ground.

Sure, I think dropping 5ft is reasonable.)

Zvia's Progress on the rope: 4/10 squares

Zvia, you are "falling". You get one free check to try and regrab the rope the Athletics Check is now a DC 15. If you fail this one, you fall the rest of the way down. If you make it, no worries and you're still climbing.
7squares or 35 feet -- which will cause 3d10 damage... but at least you'll be on the outside :{

Note, I adjusted the map, since most of you are outside now. The only new thing is the rocks near the Keep's wall.
--You cannot move on the Dark Brown (unless you're climbing). It's a DC 25 Athletics Check to freehand it (or DC 10 with the rope).
--The path by the gate is Difficult Terrain until you reach the grassland (that's the reason for the white V marks).
Everyone's relative position remains the same.

The retreat continues...
Nirifanya's spectral tiger claws through the last archer on the ground. It explodes in necrotic energy that rains harmlessly to the ground.
Rallnik gives a thankful nod to Alester on his way past, as does the last ally heading that way. Everyone else is heading for the rope that Zvia is climbing down.
Thanis takes a moment to slide up to the enarest archer and finish him off, then he nods to Orla, "Miss, I can hold the line here - you are welcome to go first." He may be bloodied and beaten, but he is a proud soldier of Karrnath and some habits die hard (he has 8hp).

The skeletal warrior advances on Alester and begins whirling its scimitars, just barely catching the paladin with one swing. Meanwhile the last archer leans over the wall and tries to take out Zvia while she's climbing on the rope. A perfect shot catches her, threatening her grip on the rope.

ZVIA - YOU NEED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE ATHLETIC CHECK (DC 10) TO AVOID FALLING FROM TAKING DAMAGE.

-- ROUND 9 --

Total Damage to PLAYERS:
Alester: 15 (assuming Savi invokes her shield on you) it's only 6hp damage.
Zvia: 12

All players are up!

<<map>>

Aurr quickly notes some issues:

1. This is an exterior door or perhaps a door that leads to an exterior gateroom, either way, you should be very close to outside (Cog's halfling senses confirm that he is close to the outside... there's just something in the air that lets him know he is close to the green scrub grass of the Ironroot Mountains).

2. This door has a locking mechanism on *this* side of the door -- the lock is not engaged so the door should open easily, but it doesn't - it feels locked.

3. Both Cog's and Aurr's natural arcane senses tell them the door is locked magically from the outside -- if this is the path that Vendis took, he has sealed the door behind him (Arcana Checks to learn more).

I'm assuming Aurr or someone will be actively "Percepting".
Katsuye will be ready to disable traps.
Rive is close to the front to tank.
Spellcasters will be "Arcana-ing"...
I'm also assuming one of you has a light source?

The stairs lead up to a dusty enterance hall -- although clearly built by dwarves, there is plenty of space for the taller folk in your group. Small alcoves dot the walls where dwarven craftsmenship would've been on display, and you can imagine that at one point this walk must've been inspiring. Nothing of its former glory remains, though -- everything has either been removed by the owners or pillaged long ago.

The hall is clear of danger for the first 40 or 50 feet or so, no trace of magic or traps... there are some tracks in the dusty floor and the hall ends at a single large door - it is locked.

Plan?
PS. Make sure someone puts on that Lucky Charm - it gives you a +1 to Fort/Ref/Will and gives you a daily boost to any d20 roll.

@Cog: Scatter among the thugs, goblins, and orcs you find 210gp, 2 malachite gems valued at 100gp each, and one of the thugs was wearing a Lucky Charm +1 about his neck (it grants +1 to your non-AC defenses and gives you kind of a free action point -- see below)

You find that the two bodies in the southeast corner are wearing House Tharashk Finder's Guild crests. Kartus can confirm that one was the guild page sent with Vendis's group and the other must've been his bodyguard. They were clearly executed.

"Lorbask Torrn will not be happy about this. Vendis has made some powerful enemies today."

The Eastern door is locked from this side, and Aurr's natural perceptive nature can tell that the stairs have definitely been used. The stairs go up, and this room appears to have once been an entry foyer, so it makes sense to think that the stairs are the way out. And perhaps the way after Vendis.

The death touch of the skeletal warrior is met by a shimmering field that absorbs the damage and Gossen and Savi quickly make their exit carrying the unconscious (but stable) Aeb.

@Savi, once outside you feel refreshed and finally get to enjoy the summer sun... Your spellcraft senses tell you that the keep is shrouded in a strong and complex transmutation and a bit of abjuration (transmutations alter the world and abjurations are protection magics). Particularly the dungeon area you came from. Now that you are outside of it, you can really feel the difference. But no illusion magic that you can sense. The summer sky is real.

Alester, you're still up

Gossen nods to Savi and tries to keep up with her even with the cold touch of the Skeletal Warrior breathing down on you both.
@Savi - When you two move, the Warrior will take an OA on Gossen:
Karrnathi Warrior OA (Death Touch) vs Gossen: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 2 = 16 vs (any defense) WILL, HIT! for 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

@Orla: Since the Effect line follows both Hit/Miss, it takes effect regardless of the outcome. So, you can still do the, "choose an ally within..." part.
ALSO, you still have a move action if you want to start down the rope too...

@Zvia: It's a Minor Action to pull out the rope, it's a Standard Action to make sure it is tied up correctly. You still have a Move Action left over if you want it.

The archer tries to catch Thrin, but it is not even close... it does provide a momentary openning for the Karrnathi Skeletal Warrior to strike -- it touches its blade to Thringorn and he feels the sharp and painful touch of the grave in his mind.

Archer OA vs Thringorn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Karrnathi Warrior OA (Death Touch) vs Thringorn: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 vs (any defense) WILL, HIT! for 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 damage.

Total Damage to Thringorn: 10

Also...

Everyone can now easily hear the sound of reinforcements coming...
You don't have long.

Thringorn misses his openning as the skeleton tries to hack at Niri. Nirifanya steps easily towards the exit, brings his dragon spirit closer to lend aid (Everyone gets +1 Def while adjacent to the dragon - not the tiger), and commands his tiger to harass the archer to no real effect.

Most of your other allies listen to the shouts for retreat and continue to make for the exit (Rallnik is slowed as he drags the body of AllyB - his speed = 2). Thanis stays to fight, taking a solid chunk out of the archer on the wall... causing it to explode outwards in necrotic energy that falls harmlessly.

@Savi: you are helping Gossen(AllyG) carry the fallen AllyA... he will move with you, and you two are not slowed since you're sharing the load

-- ROUND 8 --

The Karrnathi Warrior singles out Corin and in a whirl of scimitars shows why Karrnathi undead should be feared. Corin drops to the ground, dying, from two terrifying wounds in his chest. The warrior then advances on those of you fleeing letting loose an undead howl-like noise.
Two of the archers continue to use their shortswords to not too much of an effect. And Alester feels an arrow fly past him from the archer above him on the wall.

Total Damage to PLAYERS:
none

All players are up!

<<map>>

Nirifanya makes ready to move towards the exit, purposefully trying to draw the mindless undead archers attention, and give Thringorn an openning.

Niri is about to move to R2 which will draw an Opportunity Attack from Archer8, but since Thrin has it marked - he will get an Opportunity Attack on archer8 first!

@Thrin: you get an OA on archer8
- I'm going to wait till that's resolved before posting the rest of the actions, b/c it's possible that you could kill archer8 with one shot.

Plans on what to do next?

You can search the room, the new bodies (orc, thug, goblin), the two old bodies in the corner.

You can take a short rest (spend surges). (Someone needs to stablize Aurr, or he just keeps rolling death saves -- Heal Check, DC 15)

Your current goal is:
1) Find Vendis, if possible -- he stole an important journal/ritual book from a fallen Cannith Artificer and he's responsible for the ambush that you just lived through.
2) Get back to Ironholm and collect your reward.

There are two noticable exits from the room. The stairs to the north (that lead up) and the closed doors to the east.