"Third time's the charm"
"Time to clear the field, and control that portcullis!"
Anmuspi's first shot pierces K2's chest, dropping him.
He quickly adjusts before firing off two more shots, one into each of the standing kobolds.
Gasps and grunts of frustration come from the pit.
"I'm on it."
Pointing his staff at K3 and with a quick arcane word. A orb of force forms at the end of the staff and darts towards K3
Fey Step to L9
Leaning twoards S2 with his staff ready "Oh my, your about to have a bad day"
Demon curses and blasts K3, if it drops, move to F5
A'loran's orb hits K3 square in the chest and he slumps against the wall.
Demon tosses arcane energy through the portcullis, but misses.
With shaky hands the slinger pulls a dagger and takes a wild swing at Brianna, but missing.
Brianna grins as she sees A'loran appear behind the kobold, and then she is moving quickly into action, her dagger darting and flashing at the slinger.
Brianna snaps her wrist, and the kobolds throat slowly reveals a red seam before the creature slumps to the ground.
With a heave, Kava throws open the portcullis.
Brianna looks over her shoulder at Kava. "I'm not helpless you know, I don't need resuce whenever I'm near a kobold." She then kneels next to the one she took down and remove to saw it's head off with her dagger, using the same techniques one would use to dress a pig. "Lets get these heads collected before more show up.
Anmuspi readies an arrow to take the kobolds head off (and save us some time in cutting it off) when it emerges from the sludge.
Once again the kobold struggles to the lip of the pit, this time it is greeted by Anmuspi's arrow. And though the arrow goes clean through the neck, it does not detach the head.
Currently, Kava struggles with the weight of the portcullis while Brianna sets about her grim work.
"Comming little Baker" Kava steps up to the portculis and droping the masive dragonheaded flail with a THOOM, grabs the portculis in her hands and strains to lift it. Muscles of her next tense and strain and the bars shake a little before ...
A'loran shakes his head "Oh look at me I'm a big dragonborn with big muscles. Look how easily I can lift this heavy portcullis!" A'loran looks at the lever on the wall "oh wait, what is this?" Looks back at the portcullis "portcullis?" back at the lever "lever?... hhmmm" A'loran moves the lever (hopefully activating the mechanism that opens the portcullis)"and I didn't even slip a disk in my back"
A'loran steps back toward the corner and checks the other hallway for more hostiles "Bye the way Bri, Nice job."
Hopefully the other hallway is clear "any more of those clay pots they used on Bri around?" A'loran uses prestidigitation to clean the muck off his robes "filthy little creatures"
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Puffing and trying to regain sensation in her shoulders Kava sighs "Many thanks A'loran, I think. Lesson learnt." She stares at the pair down the corridor with a blank expression before turning and walking towards the Demon and the antechamber to the north. Passing Anmuspi she makes a half smile that never reaches her eyes "I shall examine their gaurd room with usk sthyr. Hopefully they do not counter assault through the corridor." She says blandly as if she could care less.
The stairs lead down into another large chamber.
The northern room proves to be little more than a filthy sleeping area.
"Pleasant." says Demon looking in the sleeping room. "Come on, muscles," he says as he walks past Kava, "let's see whats downstairs."
Brianna finishes severing the one head and takes it over to whomever is the holder of the bag of kobold heads. "Make sure we get them all." she says cheerfully enough. "Don't want to leave any money here." She'll start searching the bodies, once more piling everything in one pile, like at the ambush.
Brianna's pile consists of 3 suits of hide armor, 3 light shields, 3 spears, 2 suits of leather armor, 2 daggers, 2 slings, 38 bullets, and 3 glue pots. None of it is worth anything, but it's all serviceable enough, if any of you want to use any of it.
And who does have a sack full of kobold heads?
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Picking up her hand axe Kava remarks "Those glue pots could come in handy for one dexterous enough to master the sling. As for the heads why not tie them in a sack or one of those blankets and put them in the pit. I am sure that the slime will disuade any thing from taking them and they will be there still when we return." She looks over the grim spectacle blankly. A pile of booty next too a pile of bodies next too a pile of heads.
Brianna's pile consists of 3 suits of hide armor, 3 light shields, 3 spears, 2 suits of leather armor, 2 daggers, 2 slings, 38 bullets, and 3 glue pots. None of it is worth anything, but it's all serviceable enough, if any of you want to use any of it.
And who does have a sack full of kobold heads?
A'loran keeps an eye on the next room from the corner. Then heads back in as Brianna finishes up. "I can carry the heads if noone else wants to.. " He starts to bundle up the heads in some bedding or sack if available talking to himself as he does. "gross... gross... gross" Holding his staff in he right hand he'll carry the sack o' heads in his left. "we ready to move on? Someone stealthy should scout ahead."
Anmuspi moves up to the group and says "I'll take a look - anyone care to join me?"
He then uses Stealth to move to N12, strategically placing his sunrod near the previous corner so that just shadowy light extends down the stairs, giving him some shadows to work in as he descends to that square.
The room was dark, and you're fairly certain the kobolds have darkvision.
Anmuspi creeps down the stairs -
Anmuspi will then creep back up the stairs and will inform the group of his findings.
"It is a large dark room, and given that something is moving down there, I think it is safe to prepare yourself for further combat"
He will then move to M9 and nock an arrow to fire at any enemy coming up the steps.
During the looting and heading break, Brianna recovers, reloads, and put her small crossbow back on her belt. Once the report comes in. her dagger's back in her hand and she's creeping down the hallway.
L9
"I'm ready"
Demon follows quietly, and will take the torch.
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"With A'loran's magic light on your arrow Anmuspi we could get light at the other end of the room" whispers Kava "And if it is kobolds, that green glowing head Aloran is carrying might get them charging us." she chuckles to herself blackly. Pauseing to think - "Rushing into the room would be a mistake. They have the advantage over us in their own lair. If we could get them to charge us I can hold them at the stairs..." Kava trails of and shrugs standing in the corridor. She shakes herself out of her existential dilema, back to the present
Down the stairs, all is dark and quiet. If there is something hostile in there, it doesn't seem to be in a rush to come out.
"I think the ~light~ on an arrow is a good idea. Come on up here A'loran and let's make this happen"
Anmuspi prepares to fire an arrow as far as possible into the room once it has light on it.
I'll move up and cast Light on an arrow.
"I think the ~light~ on an arrow is a good idea. Come on up here A'loran and let's make this happen"
Anmuspi prepares to fire an arrow as far as possible into the room once it has light on it.
Pick a square to be in and I'll assume you shoot east since you can see the west and south walls once you move up.
Anmuspi will target square O16 and will fire, nocking another arrow in case enemies become apparent.
Anmuspi's arrow lights up the room. From your current vantage point you can see a pair of stone coffins ( <--> ) which show signs of vandolism and abuse.
"Lets go." Demon says.
The room ahead has four stone coffins in all. To the left is a series of six niches, set apart into two groups of three. Two more niches along the walls each hold a suit of armor (@).
The rest of the room is lost in darkness.
I'll move up to Anumspi and cast light on a second arrow. Then I'll dart behind the first coffin trying to get a better view of the room with my Low-light Vision. N14
Relaying anything I might see to the rest of the party. Is there anything recognizable about these coffins?
Also actively using knowledge skills.
Anmuspi nods to Kava, moves to N12 and does a shoulder roll to N15, firing the ~light~ arrow to Z16 upon completion of the move, and nocking another arrow to fire upon visible threats.
On the opposite end of the room is a raised section of floor with a makeshift altar to Tiamat set atop it. Without warning, a rock flies from the last alcove on the left and connects with A'loran's head, drawing blood.
A kobold stands in the alcove, hastily reloading his sling and chuckling to himself.
Hearing the sound of rock on person and then Kava's speech, Brianna assumes there are more kobolds. However, she doesn't race in, rather she creeps down the stairs taking time to hug the wall.