Bowen and Chloe, followed by Arla and Ash, come quickly to a fork in the passage. The right hand passage appears to shortly open up into a torch lit chamber. The left hand passage extends out of sight, but there is a suggestion of torchlight in its depths as well.
Rall, quickly looking over the possessions of the dying king sees firstly his large crown. The king also has a high quality ax, an oversized red and gold satin cloak with a crude painting of a
gold dragon on the back, 2 gold lip rings and four gold earrings.
Chloe leads the way into the right hand passage to quickly investigate the chamber (and chanting?) ahead.
The chanting has stopped so one would have to make a perception check for noise in order to know which passage to go down...
All seems silent down the right hand passage. There is the sound of soft laughter from the left hand passage.
Chloe looks back at the others and gestures silently with her scimitar at the left hand passage, then continues in that direction.
Bowen and Chloe, followed by Arla and Ash, come quickly to a fork in the passage. The right hand passage appears to shortly open up into a torch lit chamber. The left hand passage extends out of sight, but there is a suggestion of torchlight in its depths as well.
Rall, quickly looking over the possessions of the dying king sees firstly his large crown. The king also has a high quality ax, an oversized red and gold satin cloak with a crude painting of a
gold dragon on the back, 2 gold lip rings and four gold earrings.
Rall ponders the predicament and then decides, muttering to himself "Here goes nothing."
He begins to get dressed in the kobold's clothes as much as they will fit him.
The cloak fits Rall. The crown, large for a kobold's head, is heavy and a little ungainly atop Rall's head.
The cloak fits Rall. The crown, large for a kobold's head, is heavy and a little ungainly atop Rall's head.
Rall does the gear up the best he can and follows Chloe and the gang when he's ready.
Bowen tries not to laugh at Rall the king and turns into the room ready for a fight.
Thirty feet of cavernous tunnel leads at last into a torch lit chamber. The chamber is unadorned except for a single large stone altar in the middle of it. The altar is bloodstaind. Lying on the altar is the naked body of an elf whose chest bears a gaping, savage wound. Standing atop this body is a wizened looking kobold with long white horns holding a bloody dagger in one hand and a bleeding mass of tissue (a heart perhaps) in the other. The kobold is in the middle of giving orders to two other kobolds who are holding a terrified bound boy between them.
Chloe recognizes the dead elf as her former comrade in arms.
The kobolds are surprised as they realize their sanctum is being iunvaded and they all three begin chattering angrily at the party as they ready their weapons.
Kobold Initiative:
Notice:
1d20+2
Stunned by the sight of her former comrade, Tynan, Chloe hesitates as the full horror of what the kobolds have done sinks in.
Then...she becomes angry.
Very, very angry.
1d20+2
Bowen moves as soon as he is able to get to the white kobold that looks to be in charge.
Arla's Initiative:
The final fight! (maybe) - Round 1
Kobolds - Initiative: 20
Arla - Initiative: 16
Bowen - Initiative: 16
Rall - Initiative: 7
Chloe - Initiative: 5
The wizened kobold chants out a string of arcane words and reaching forth, touches one of his subordinates with his bloody dagger, all the while clutching the bleeding heart in his other hand. The kobold on the recieving end of the spell seems to almost swell for a moment as his muscles ripple under his skin.
The enspelled kobold charges forward at Arla.
The remaing kobold warrior places himself between Bowen's charge and the kobold sorceror, hurling a javelin as he does so.
Charge at Arla:
Javelin at Bowen:
Arla attacks the kobold:
damage:
Confirm Fumble:
Ash attacks:
The charging kobold swings very wildly and is answered by Arla stabbing him in the side.
The thrown javelin grazes Bowen's side but his armor works to turn it aside without harm. It flies past Ash as the dog moves in and tries to bite the kobold Arla has already stabbed.
Bowen moves forward at the kobold between him and the spell caster and with a series of savage attacks kills the small warrior in seconds.
Chloe moves into range and then sends a blast of familiar multi-colored light at the face of the kobold attacking Arla.
'This could work ...'.
As Chloe aims her spell narrowly between Arla and Bowen, the kobold is overwhelmed by the colors and collapses to the ground.
The final fight! (maybe) - Round 2
Kobolds - Initiative: 20
Arla - Initiative: 16
Bowen - Initiative: 16
Rall - Initiative: 7
Chloe - Initiative: 5
The kobold spellcast mutters something and the heart in his hand bursts into flame. A second later so does the knife in his other hand. Then he steps back to the edge fo the altar and begins muttering and gesturing.
Arla begins killing the kobold at her feet.
Chloe leaves the fallen kobold to Arla and Ash, stepping forward to punish the kobold who slew Tynan.
Her scimitar thrums with arcane power as she furiously slashes at the menacing creature.
With the end so nearly at hand, what ever it may be, Bowen takes his step towards the casting kobold and throws himself into battle hoping they can save the child.
"Get kid! Get Gone!"
Bowen and Chloe both strike the kobold spellcaster, staggering him for a moment. Whatever the spell he was casting was, he falters and loses it.
He leaps back from the altar (thus putting it between himself and his attackers) and then casts a spell at Bowen.
Rall enters the room this round.
The final fight! (maybe) - Round 3
Kobolds - Initiative: 20
Arla - Initiative: 16
Bowen - Initiative: 16
Rall - Initiative: 7
Chloe - Initiative: 5
Arla takes a round to pick up the javelins that the fallen kobolds had on their persons.
Critical Confirm
Damage (if any)
Rall adjusts the crown on his head and attempts to address any living kobolds in kobold, "My kin. I live through this disgusting pink skin. Surrender for now. I have a plan."
Chloe rolls her eyes and takes advantage of any momentary hesitation on the enemy kobold's part to attack him again.
Rall will never know for sure whether his bluff would have worked or not for by the time he gets to make the attempt, Bowen and Chloe are busy killing the last kobold in the room. As the kobold spellcaster dies, his burning knife drops to the floor and is extinguished.
The bound child is gagged and barely alive by the looks of him.
"Dammit, Chloe," mutters Rall. "I"m sure I had him."
"Get the child and get out of here!" Chloe responds with tears brimming in her eyes. She reaches out to touch the lifeless body with the gaping wound where his heart once beat. "Tynan..." she whispers, "I'm so sorry."
Bowen checks through the kobolds quickly and grabs the dagger offering it to Rall. "Lets get out of here."
The two guards are dressed similar to all the other kobold warriors. The spellcaster is wearing a cloak clasped with an emerald clasp. He is also wearing a red woolen robe and sandals.
Bowen grabs the cloak and clasp and stuffs it in his pack. "Lets get moving before something else shows up."
Rall takes the dagger and will carry the kid. He's not going to be much good in a fight at this point.
There do not seem to be any more kobolds to block your exit. Moving through the throne room, you remain undisturbed. All is silent in the caverns except for your footsteps and the sound of your breathing.
"No more dead children," mutters Rall looking upwards. "You promised."
As they move Bowen wills the axe to it's brightest light and begins moving as fast as he can.
As they move Bowen wills the axe to it's brightest light and begins moving as fast as he can.
Rall follows Bowen.
Moving back over the route they followed to enter the throne room, the party makes it back up to the exit going back up to the upper level.