Ixius claws at the next guard in front of him:
Fumble confirm: 1d20+4=23
Ixius's claws do not get stuck in the guard's armor, which is good because that would be embarrassing.
Fippin summons a second spiritual weapon to really press his foe (that one guard has two spirit weapons on him now)
1- 16 to hit 7 damage
2- 25 to hit and 3 damage
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Seeing the wolf has it situation well in control Sykala turns toward one of the guards directly attacking her and envelopes his head in lightning. Meanwhile the wolf savages whichever guard still standing is nearest.
Fippin, with Desna's help, quickly takes his guard down. Ixius almost gets his claws stuck in his opponent's leather armor. Sykala's lightning causes a guard to convulse and then fall to the ground dead. Baas pounds two of the guards mercilessly, leaving them in pieces. Outside, the wolf snacks on another guard.
The few remaining guards make a run for it.
In less than a minute, the heroes have pretty much destroyed the defensive force of Nightfall Station.
Baas relaxes for the first time in what seems to be an eternity, visibly fatigued and injured. He looks at the others and asks: "Now what?"
"We need be fast. Ekujae here soon. When find no guards." Sykala quickly moves outside sending lightning after the guards (more to make sure they continue running than do much harm). She looks around to determine how many guards are left and whether they are regrouping.
Ixius follows Sykala outside.
Baas holsters his earthshaker (the first time in a long time) and draws his longbow, ready to loose towards any enemy he sees, moving out of the cabin at the same time.
Fippin draws his bow as well. He looks around to see what has become of Gorse.
"I think we need to further investigate down below, but I don't want to these bastards to cause us trouble while we're down there. Any suggestions?"
Gorse is dead. A couple of arrows helped, but Sykala's wolf did most of the work.
The few remaining guards are running towards the workshop.
Keliwyn runs almost across their path towards the cold storage.
Gorse is dead. A couple of arrows helped, but Sykala's wolf did most of the work.
The few remaining guards are running towards the workshop.
Keliwyn runs almost across their path towards the cold storage.
As her gaze takes in the bloody remains of Gorse and watches the guards retreat she sees Keliwyn running, "Kel-wyn! Where you go?"
As her gaze takes in the bloody remains of Gorse and watches the guards retreat she sees Keliwyn running, "Kel-wyn! Where you go?"Gorse is dead. A couple of arrows helped, but Sykala's wolf did most of the work.
The few remaining guards are running towards the workshop.
Keliwyn runs almost across their path towards the cold storage.
Without breaking stride, Keliwyn yells, "Petrune!" and smiles at the sight of his friends.
Without breaking stride, Keliwyn yells, "Petrune!" and smiles at the sight of his friends.
Running to keep pace with Keliwyn, "Petrune? He make dead Ekujae walk. Where he is?"
About 60' away, the door of the 'cold storage' hut slams shut answering Sykala's question.
Suddenly focusing on new prey Sykala makes a bee-line for the cold storage, "Need get."
Fippin casts another true strike spell, and then follows after Sykala.
Fippin draws his bow as well. He looks around to see what has become of Gorse.
"I think we need to further investigate down below, but I don't want to these bastards to cause us trouble while we're down there. Any suggestions?"
Suddenly remembering that Fippin had been talking to them all earlier she yells over her shoulder, "We get Petrune, then look tunnels, ok?"
You reach the 'cold storage' shed. The door is shut. There are no windows.
Following close behind, Baas again exchanges his bow for the earthbreaker. He approaches the group near the closed door.
"Shall I make an entrance?"
Following close behind, Baas again exchanges his bow for the earthbreaker. He approaches the group near the closed door.
"Shall I make an entrance?"
Meeting his eyes, Sykala nods.
"Let's not cluster together. If he's waiting with some nasty fire spell we don't all want to get roasted."
Fippin stays well back with his bow drawn, ready to put a true striked arrow into him if he has line of sight when the breaks open.
"Good thinking."
Ixius hangs back with Fippin with a scorching ray readied.
"Hold on," Keliwyn says, blocking Baas from doing anything yet., "Esteban was chasing him, too, and it seems the Captain is on our side, at least for the moment." With that, the elf gestures for everyone to step back from the door opening, draws his rapier, and then he opens the door, using it as a shield to cover himself from anyone inside.
Already mentally preparing himself to burst through the door, Baas lets out a roar and charges into the building as soon as Keliwyn opens it, ready to srike at Petrune.
"Hold on," Keliwyn says, blocking Baas from doing anything yet., "Esteban was chasing him, too, and it seems the Captain is on our side, at least for the moment." With that, the elf gestures for everyone to step back from the door opening, draws his rapier, and then he opens the door, using it as a shield to cover himself from anyone inside.
The door gives a little when you open it but something is holding it shut.
"What's wrong?" asks Esteban. "Give it a good pull!"
"Hold on," Keliwyn says, blocking Baas from doing anything yet., "Esteban was chasing him, too, and it seems the Captain is on our side, at least for the moment." With that, the elf gestures for everyone to step back from the door opening, draws his rapier, and then he opens the door, using it as a shield to cover himself from anyone inside.The door gives a little when you open it but something is holding it shut.
"What's wrong?" asks Esteban. "Give it a good pull!"
Keliwyn steps out of the way, looks at Baas and says, "Have at it, big man."
"Hold on," Keliwyn says, blocking Baas from doing anything yet., "Esteban was chasing him, too, and it seems the Captain is on our side, at least for the moment." With that, the elf gestures for everyone to step back from the door opening, draws his rapier, and then he opens the door, using it as a shield to cover himself from anyone inside.The door gives a little when you open it but something is holding it shut.
"What's wrong?" asks Esteban. "Give it a good pull!"
Keliwyn steps out of the way, looks at Baas and says, "Have at it, big man."
Baas slams his earthbreaker into the door, using all his momentum in order to attempt to shatter it.
As the door buckles and its hinges give, the smell of decomposing flesh wafts out. Petrune had tied the handles together with a length of rope, but with the hinges gone, it is easy to enter.
You cannot see Petrune.
Keliwyn's eyes move from shadow to shadow. "Any ideas?" he asks of no one in particular.
"He may have used his spells to hide himself. Let's cover the exits to make sure he can't escape. His magic will wear off sooner or later, but If we have too we can burn the building down."
How many exits are there and how big is the building?
There's only one exit and Baas just knocked it loose. The room is about 40' by 20' and is lined with shelves on which lie bodies of station guards. Vents at the top let heat out. It is dug a bit into the ground to keep the room cool. Some kind of magical enchantment may be helping to cool it as well.
"Yes, let's burn him out!"
"Yes, let's burn him out!"
"I was thinking the same thing," Keliwyn says as he continues to look around, "but let's save that as a last resort. Ixius, can you detect any magic?"
Ixius starts concentrating on a detect magic.
Ixius starts concentrating on a detect magic.
Ixius:
The faint necromantic energy that you detected around the twitching heads is much stronger here. It isn't connected with any one particular body but just seems to be seeping up from the soil floor.
Other than that, you detect no magic.
After a minute of concentration Ixius tells the others: "I am getting an aura of necromancy coming up from the ground in here."
Sykala watches silently but warily as the others cautiously look around the cold storage area.
Sykala watches silently but warily as the others cautiously look around the cold storage area.
Sykala enters in front of Ixius seemingly to protect him with her shield out in front of her.
Fippin stays outside for now with his bow ready. He's more keeping an eye out for any trouble coming from other parts of the camp and woods, but he's also watching the door. He's still holding his true strike spell and delaying a bow shot.
Ixius follows Sykala in.
Keliwyn enters with rapier drawn.
Perception 2+10=12
Fippin yells out:
"The guards are trying to steal our canoes!!"
Sykala wrinkles her nose in distaste and walks over to a section of the floor, reaching down and pulling open a cleverly hidden trapdoor, "Jungle take them Fip. He go this way. Quick."