"How is everyone?" Chloe asks, wiping the sweat from her brow sheathing the scimitar. "By Desna, we will see this through. Bowen? You look hurt. I'm still not myself either. Let's see if we can ask for Desna's luck just once more."
Bowen stretches his shoulder and looks at the newly closed scars he has aquired. "I'm better but not full strength, but I think I can survive a little longer. Is this where you were being held? Do you have any information on what ahead?"
"I'm better but not full strength, but I think I can survive a little longer. Is this where you were being held? Do you have any information on what ahead?"
Chloe looks around and frowns.
"I'm...not sure..." she sighs, "It's really confusing down here. When we escaped, we ran as fast as we could, just hoping to find a way out."
"I'm better but not full strength, but I think I can survive a little longer. Is this where you were being held? Do you have any information on what ahead?"Chloe looks around and frowns.
"I'm...not sure..." she sighs, "It's really confusing down here. When we escaped, we ran as fast as we could, just hoping to find a way out."
"Some chanting ... I think," whispers Rall. "Chanting would not be good, right."
Chloe looks at the tunnel with some alarm. "I would think not," she replies in a lowered voice. "Bowen? Arla? Are we ready for another fight?"
"No. But we have little choice lets go."
Chloe dimly remembers running through the room of the battle but it was dark and she had not stopped to take it all in. She has a dim recollection of coming through the northern tunnel, having fled through a throne room of some sort.
As the party moves into the cavernous tunnel, northerly, they move through a kink in passage and can see flickering torchlight ahead. There appears to be a room some twenty feet further ahead.
Rall moves forward with his lantern shining dimly. "Chanting can't be good. We should kill the chanter first."
Chloe follows along, still favoring her side from the remaining wounds she took in battle.
"Maybe this chanting will keep the other kobolds occupied so we can rescue the prisoners?" she hopes out loud.
"Wish we had Balnar to run in there for us. Or maybe Fee's constant talking to take my mind off what is in this next room. Seems we've lost an awful lot already. Let's hope we can save this last kid." Bowen lets out all his emotions in a worried storm in case he doesn't get the chance to do it again.
"Wish we had Balnar to run in there for us. Or maybe Fee's constant talking to take my mind off what is in this next room. Seems we've lost an awful lot already. Let's hope we can save this last kid." Bowen lets out all his emotions in a worried storm in case he doesn't get the chance to do it again.
Rall puts his hand on Bowen's arm. "If the child is there, one of us take him to safety. The rest of us will keep her from being followed. Chloe? Arla? One of you grab the child."
"I can do it," Chloe offers, "But I have a companion who was left behind still down here, as well. His name is Tynan. And I won't leave him in the hands of these damnable kobolds either."
At the end of the tunnel is a large room. A kobold sits upon a curious throne, fashioned from the body of a giant centipede. He is a large kobold and there is a spiked crown atop his head. Two torches burn on either side of his throne and two other kobolds stand menacingly before the throne, well armed and armored. The kobold leans forward as the party enters the room and opens his arms in greetings.
"Greetings pale skin ones," says the kobold king, "well have you done to make it this far. And now I honor your courage. You may submit yourself to my priest who will cut out your hearts for me to consume into my self, thus giving you a place in my august dynasty."
The kobold seems quite sincere in his offer. There is chanting coming from a passage to the right of the party.
Rall moves forward pretending to tremble, saying, "We could hope for no better end" in kobold lowering his sword.
What are the others doing as Rall steps forward?
Chloe looks at Rall like he's crazy. But rather than contradict the possible distraction he's creating, she takes advantage of it to peer around the chamber for any sign of the child or Tynan.
The room contains only the three kobolds, so far as Chloe can see.
Bowen looks for the easiest way to take out the guards.
"Very good!" says the kobold king to Rall.
"Come forward then that my warriors might bind you."
The two warriors step forward. It is clear that while Rall can approach the two warriors the kobold on the throne is not so foolish as to allow the party near him while still armed. Nevertheless, the kobolds seem to fully expect Rall to lay down his arms and they have expressions on their face that might appear joyful.
Rall turns the motion of lowering his sword into a wide arc that brings it over his head and back down. He swoops forward as he does this hoping to get the kobold king.
"What!" The king shouts.
The guards react almost immediately, bringing their weapons to bear on Rall. The king himself springs up, making it clear that, for a kobold, he's big and muscular.
Kings Initiative:
Guards Initiative:
"What!" The king shouts.
The guards react almost immediately, bringing their weapons to bear on Rall. The king himself springs up, making it clear that, for a kobold, he's big and muscular.
Kings Initiative: 1d20+7
Guards Initiative: 1d20+2
Chloe cries out a warning as Rall gets himself surrounded. Unable to really target the kobold king or his guards with anything specific, she chooses instead to try and bolster her friends with Desna's blessing.
Rall is surrounded on three sides, with the guards flanking. Rall can be considered as threatening all three of them I think.
Bowen rushes the first guard swinging high with his axe and stabbing low with his klar.
After casting her spell, Chloe quickly steps towards the chanting in the other room, concerned it might involve the child or Tynan.
Arla's Initiative:
Bowen swiftly drops one of the kobolds to the floor with a single well placed blow.
The Kobold King hefts a large looking axe (for a kobold) and swings it at Rall. The king swings it two handed and even though he looks strong, the strength of the blow still surprises Rall.
Attack on Rall:
Damage:
The other guard also attacks the poor deputy.
Attack on Rall:
Damage:
Both weapons hit. Rall needs to make a fortitude save.
Rall is clobbered by the kobold king's assault but he somehow manages to keep his feet, and with a rather impressive bit of twisting and footwork he plants himself next to the other kobold guard and sinks in his blade. The guard drops to the ground, his life draining from him from his wound.
Arla and Ash both manuever themselves on the other side of the kobold king, and though they don't actually attack, they provide flanking opportunities for both Bowen and Rall.
Round 2 Begins
- Bowen and Chloe
- The King
- Arla and Rall (and Ash)
With Rall falling away from the battle and seeing the kobold king surrounded by her friends, Chloe throws herself into the battle with fervor. The blade of her scimitar ripples with arcane energy in the hopes of ending the monster's life as quickly as possible.
Using all his frustrations to fuel his attack Bowen swings his axe into the king and stabs in with his klar.
Bowen and Chloe, between them, manage to clobber and slice the kobold king, sending him to the floor before he can attack Rall again...
The chanting continues from the corridor going out of the room's eastern edge. There is a suggestion of flames flickering at the end of the cavernous tunnel.
Suddenly there is a tremendous scream from that direction.
"The child!" Chloe exclaims, leaving the king's corpse to race for the passageway, "Hurry!"
"Rall do we have any of those potions left for you to try? You really aren't looking good."
Bowen moves into the next room ready for more danger.
"Rall do we have any of those potions left for you to try? You really aren't looking good."
Bowen moves into the next room ready for more danger.
"I'll be okay," Ralls squeaks. "Go with Chloe."
Rall begins to search the corpses of the kobolds.