I'll surge. Move into the room, attacking the kobold if possible with my Eldritch blast.
A'loran holds his head as he moves "ouch... that one hurt"
Brianna ducks quietly into the room and takes a position before the alcve.
Brianna -
A'loran's magical bolt hits the kobold in the alcove.
With a yell, a kobold jumps up from behind a coffin and stabs at Brianna. He misses and jumps back behind the coffin.
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Kava follows Brianna at a safe distance. She knows how to think like an ambusher so I will follow her and risk her wrath she thinks to herself. As the kobold ambusher jumps out from behind the coffin Kava yells "ari'thric tiichi *gireen*!" and charges the little fiend.
<you have no honour assassin!>
Anmuspi will dash the side of a far sarcophagi, focus on the closest enemy he sees at that point, fire a devastating arrow at it, and then step back fully behind cover.
After challenging the kobold Kava lunges at him. However, at her first step (S14), a dart flies from the suit of armor in the southern alcove into Kava's thigh, stopping her short.
Anmuspi starts moving, and another dart flies at him (at Q16) from the northern suit of armor.
The dart stops Anmuspi short, but he still manages to put an arrow into K1.
The kobold slinger shifts out of the alcove and then shifts away from Brianna before launching a stone right into her eye.
Then another kobold, previously hidden in a southern alcove, reveals himself when he misses Anmuspi with a stone.
Now it's Demon's turn, then Brianna and A'loran.
Brianna screams in pain as the rock hits her hard. Her eye is puffy and bleeding, and it's hard to see out of that one. But - she has two. And a very sharp knife. And, so, with a crazed scream, she goes for the slinger.
Move to P14, curse and eldritch blast S1.
A'loran rushes up and with a quick arcane word and hurried tap with his staff unleashing a Thunderwave. He then glances back with a worried look at Kava and Anmuspi.
Demon moves up and hurls energy that misses S1.
Brianna jams her knife deep into the kobold's belly, and then jams it in again.
A'loran moves ahead and a dart whizzes by him as he passes through S16. His spell pushes K1 right towards Brianna.
The kobold responds by shifting away from Brianna as she struggles to unload the weight of a kobold corpse. He strikes at A'loran, but misses.
"Ooooh, tricky kobold traps -- Let's try this again! I'll get the slinger, just keep the other one off my back."
Anmuspi dashes forward to get a better line on the Slinger, targets him, lets rip a (hopefully) well aimed arrow at it's arm to injure its ability to sling, and then nimbly steps back around cover.
Before Kava can do anything else another dart flies from the suit of armor and hits her again. She tries to hurl a hand axe, but it clatters against the floor several feet away from the kobold.
Anmuspi takes a second dart in the kidney.
"Ouch. Well this could be a problem"
Anmuspi manages to connect with his second shot, sending the kobold spinning to the floor.
The last slinger steps out of the alcove and puts a stone into A'loran's chest before moving into another alcove.
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[Before Kava can do anything else another dart flies from the suit of armor and hits her again. She tries to hurl a hand axe, but it clatters against the floor several feet away from the kobold.
"ARGH! uoinota vur iejir!" Kava flattens herself prone behind the sarcophagus
Damn! Shield huh?!-grrrr- too late now but good to know that my paranoia was in the right place. At least I used up one of my fumbles (hopefully)
Demon moves to U18, curses and blasts S2.
Brianna looks around from the ruined kobold and sees her companions under fire from the statues. "I told you..." she says, as she start to move. "I said kobolds aren't like you. I told you they like traps. Did you listen? No. See, I'm right. Let me help." She reaches the statue on the north and sets to work.
As Demon steps through S17 the visor of the southern suit of armor opens and shoots another dart, narrowly missing Demon. With little room to evade, the kobold is struck by Demon's energy bolt.
Brianna moves to stand before the suit of armor and reaches up to the visor from her tip-toes, only to hear a now-familiar click.
Kava hears the blissful sound of a dart striking stone. Anmuspi, however takes a 3rd dart.
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Wincing as Brianna gets thwacked by a dart
"Yes you are very right, but I have never seen one disarm a trap with their mouth. Are you trying to eat the ammunition?" She chuckles and then realises that it hurts to laugh.
Praying she doesn't trigger any more traps Kava limps over to Anmuspis side grabs him and drags him to her.
"dirty little kolbold traps. Is everyone ok? Hopefully Demon and I can handle this last one."
A'loran throws an orb that strikes the kobold in the head.
Kava pulls Anmuspi to her and no dart is fired.
S2 drops, its skull crushed by the energy A'loran threw.
Healing surge then healing surge again next round and then follow Kava's plan of making the traps run out of ammo by triggering the plate from another square and behind total cover.
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"I apologise Baker if I offended you. You were busy rescueing the group but you do a better job than I." Kava calls out while hauling the pincushioned ranger to saftey "Anmupsi and I are going to trigger the traps to empty their cache of darts, so you might clear the path so I don't fire the trap into you accidentally."
Brianna laughs at Kava's joke. "Yeah, I should have paid more attention during the trap classes hub?"
[ooc] I keep thievering away until the trap is disarmed or out of ammo.{/ooc]
Demon moves back out of the way. "Is Ansumi okay?"
Ok, Brianna manages to disable the trap she is in front of after 2 rounds. Kava and Anmuspi begin loading weight onto the square Anmuspi previously occupied, trying to trigger any hidden plates. Eventually they get enough on to trigger the darts. Turns out it's quite a bit, there's no way Brianna or a kobold could trigger the trap.
After a while you manage to empty to suits of armor and the room appears safe. On the altar to Tiamat lies a sack of 60 gp. Everyone feel free to take a short rest and let me know how many healing surges you use.
A'loran takes a knee "ouch, ok no more blindly running into the room for me."
"lets see what else might be hiding in here." A'loran takes a minute to concentrate and Detect any magical energies that might be near.
Brianna cleans her dagger and takes a little break, eating a little biscuit while she does. "Neat trap, setting it up so only you big people trigger it. Smart design."
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"I am in utter agreement A'loran" Kava rubs ber thigh in between piling wieght onto the trap stones. They busy themselves with work for a while
"You truely have the right of it little Chef. These kobolds have no honor." She determinedly paces towards the statue of Tiamat "You corrupt everthing you see" she says to herself. She pauses a moment looking at the statue of the god of greed ... before launching a furious two-handed smash of her dragonheaded flail into the rough statue. She picks up the bag of gold and walks towards the group.
"Can we dedicate 10 gold of this to an orphanage in Fallcrest?" she poses to the busy throng "It will help undo the menace she has caused."
She places the sack on a coffin for anyone to take.
There are no magical emanations detected. Any markings the coffins may once have held have been lost to time or vandalism. The altar is crude, but lovingly crafted. You recognize Tiamat as the goddess of greed, vengeance, and evil dragon-kind.
Just when you're getting ready to move on, light and footsteps from the previous room draw your attention. You relax when you hear Madresh's voice call out "Kava, svaklar re wux? Re wux tokeq?"
Madresh enters the trapped tomb followed by a gray-haired human wearing chainmail and carrying a sunrod as well as a battered shield. Madresh opens his mouth to speak three or four times before actually getting the words out. "Coi seems si tepoha llewarin wer diwhaf. My friends, allow me to introduce Sergeant Westman Block of the Fallcrest Guard. Sergeant, these are my comrades."
"The blood-spattered female is Kava. The blood-soaked human would be your countryman, Anmuspi. The halfing is our chef, Brianna. The elf is the ever so wise A'loran. And lastly, this is Demon", he says the last name as if the words taste bitter as he gestures to a humanoid that appears to metal parts crafted with a demonic visage.
Madresh enters the trapped tomb followed by a gray-haired human wearing chainmail and carrying a sunrod as well as a battered shield. Madresh opens his mouth to speak three or four times before actually getting the words out. "Coi seems si tepoha llewarin wer diwhaf. My friends, allow me to introduce Sergeant Westman Block of the Fallcrest Guard. Sergeant, these are my comrades.""The blood-spattered female is Kava. The blood-soaked human would be your countryman, Anmuspi. The halfing is our chef, Brianna. The elf is the ever so wise A'loran. And lastly, this is Demon", he says the last name as if the words taste bitter as he gestures to a humanoid that appears to metal parts crafted with a demonic visage.
A'loran looks up from his inspection of the altar. "greetings Sergeant Block, First I'm not an elf. I'm Eladrin. But we both have Fey bloodlines so its easy to make that mistake. Is there troubles back in Fallcrest or are you here to assist in our quest?"
Block, surveys the carnage in the room. "raven gibagi save udoka. Is there anything I can do to help the wounded? I have some skill in healing."
To A'loren:
"No, no, I'm here to help you. I have some skill with a blade, and after spending a lifetime watching a ruined gate grow moss...
...Is that a sack full of heads!?"
After a moment of looking aghast.
"I'm sorry. Of course, I've heard about the bounty. It's just that it's something else when you actually see it."
To the group:
"These creatures. Everyone talks about them like pests. Nuisances. I've seen them kill young men. Families ruined...
...well, I have no family to miss me. No wife; no kids. When I heard about you folks coming up here, I said, 'Why don't I go? Better they take me before they kill another stupid kid trying to save his pigs.'
If there are any left to fight. Let me aid you in your quest to fill your head-sack!"
Demon chuckles softly, lighting a cigar. "Oh I like him."
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As Madresh calls out Kava retorts "" she chuckles "though the wisdom came with some bruising"
Madresh retorts to her in Draconic to which -agast- "You are leaving?!" Kava exclaims in the common toungue. Shocked she puts her hand on his shoulder and continues "svabol ui xuut - kii re wux yoscam?"
They speak for a while in draconic and seem to come to an understanding hugging for a while.
Kava's attention is eventually peaked by the new arrival. Intrigued by his oath in her native language she responds with the common scripture "*Bahamut* troth udoka ghoros wer *whedab gibagi* soves udoka okarthel." Kava salutes "Greetings Sergeant. It is a pleasure to be fighting alongside you. And yes it is unsettling" indicating the sack "but there is nothing in these bandits to dishonor by beheading."
To Kava:
"You'll have to forgive me if I don't respond in your language. What I know of it was learned from books, written by humans. I've never conversed in it before.
But as Bahamut protects our lives, he cannot prevent our deaths. Only the patron of winter has dominion over that."
Block will assist anyone who needs healing, but his abilities are limited and cannot offer much besides mundane first aid and shoulder to lean on. When everyone is ready to move again, He will move to take up the front line beside Kava:
"My sword arm is good, but I'm too old to pick fights alone. I work better as support. I'll stick close, look for openings, and try to keep you out of trouble."
To A'loren:
"No, no, I'm here to help you. I have some skill with a blade, and after spending a lifetime watching a ruined gate grow moss......Is that a sack full of heads!?"
After a moment of looking aghast.
"I'm sorry. Of course, I've heard about the bounty. It's just that it's something else when you actually see it."To the group:
"These creatures. Everyone talks about them like pests. Nuisances. I've seen them kill young men. Families ruined......well, I have no family to miss me. No wife; no kids. When I heard about you folks coming up here, I said, 'Why don't I go? Better they take me before they kill another stupid kid trying to save his pigs.'
If there are any left to fight. Let me aid you in your quest to fill your head-sack!"
A'loran nods to Sgt Block "good to have you with us. After that last fight I'm less overconfident and more warry of the abilites of our foes. I believe Madresh didn't have the heart to fight distant kin. Not that I enjoy the business we are in but evil can't be allowed to prey on the innocent. So a quick death for these wicked creatures will prevent much suffering. So lets continue on with our grim task."
Alcoves are clear so far as A'loran can tell.
Madresh makes a final salute, then takes his leave.
Like before, Brianna will handle the task of removing the heads, though, she does let one of the big folk carry them all. "It's not unsettling to all of us. If I were in charge of the city, I'd want proof as well, and nothing proves a kill more than a head."
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Kava bids a forlorn goodbye to her good friend Madresh makeing certain promises to each other.
"and that, my friend, is why we have a polytheism. Bahamut cannot be everywhere at once." she grins incitefully. More casually she continues "I take it you pay heed to the Raven Queen more than most?"
"You DO have butcher training. So that helps. Actually with the way you gutted that one" she points to the partially but neatly dispatched kobold corpse in the North East "I thought you were going to stuff him with Yams and Rosemary."
"So my friends. Should we examine this next corridor? Might we use the light arrows as before?"