The chamber before you is bedecked in moldering splendor. Stained tapestries, lit by flaming tapers and bronze braziers, glisten with mold and rainwater. Pillows and blankets, black with mildew, cover the floor. Cracked mirrors and tarnished copper shields hang from a fishing net strung along the ceiling. The air is thick with incense, but no amount of scent or perfume could conceal the oppressive reek of sweat and spilled wine.
At the far end of the chamber, past a low table strewn with half-empty jugs of wine and nibbled sweetmeats, is a divan hung with furs. Asleep in a drunken stupor atop the divan is a portly figure in an embroidered robe. A glittering crown — topped with gems — sits nearby atop a small gold coffer. A trio of hooded guards, dressed in the formless gray cloaks of executioners, stand watch over the sleeping form.
None of them seem to have noticed Dannad as he peers through the door.
Dannad holds a hand out where his companions can see it and extends three fingers. Checking to make sure his allies were coming, the small thief sneaks further inside.
Dagobert waits for the lighter footed of the group to go past him, carefully bringing up the rear.
Hawkseer follows Dannad in perfect silence.
Galad follows the others with a surprising amount of stealth, and the wispy outline of the spirit can be seen whispering into his ear.
Hawkseer and Galad make their own way up into the loft. The guards still don't seem to have noticed you, perhaps due to the dim, smoky conditions of the room.
Dagobert awaits developments with interest.
Galad looks to the others, waiting for them to make the first move.
Dagobert listen expectantly, but doesn't move.
Hawkseer draws a fresh dagger in his offhand, and points to himself and then the sleeping figure.
Init:
The room remains still except for the fluttering of braziers.
Dannad sidles to his right, slipping behind the curtain.
As he does so, he draws his magic dagger.
Vandis stands guard at the bottom.
Boards creek under Dannad's slippered feet as he circles the room and sneaks behind the hanging tapestry.
The guards remain still.
Dannad breathes a sigh of relief from his hiding spot.
Dannad hides behind the nearby tapestry and Hawkseer stands poised with knife in hand as the party prepares to use their surprise.
Surprise Round:
Hawkseer (bloodied?)
Dannad
Dagobert
Vandis
Galad
Normal Round:
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Hawkseer (bloodied?)
Dannad
Dagobert
Vandis
Galad
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Dagobert waits for Vandis and Galad to take whatever action they decide on.
EDIT. Works. He's on 31/31 with 4/9 surges left to his name.
EDIT. Works. He's on 31/31 with 4/9 surges left to his name.
Dannad whips his blade at the guard diagonal from him.
In a flurry the party explodes into action. Hawkseer declares his oath on the target from across the room.
Dannad whips a dagger at the standing guard and it strikes expertly into its neck with a strangely dull thudding sound. The guard teeters back and forth for a bit until falling over on the floor.
Galad moves to the edge of the tapestry to allow some room by the ladder for his companions and Daggobert heavily climbs to the top, which creaks under each step he takes. He manages to make it to the top, however, and sees the guard lying stiffly on the floor.
Vandis keeps watch at the bottom, having noway to join his companions at the moment.
As the dust begins to stir from the activity, a dagger snakes out of the shadows in the rafters above, and spins towards Galad. It flies a bit wild, however, and stakes into the wall next to the shaman's head.
Those with low-light vision can make out a small humanoid shape perched on the beams above. Currently very little can be seen of him other than his eyes, as the beams and shadows provide him with decent cover. He says nothing, the the glint of his blade can be seen once again as it reappears magically in his hand.
The figure on the bed remains still.
Hawkseer
Dannad
Dagobert
Vandis
Galad
BS
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Growling at himself for falling for the decoy, Hawkseer immediately steps through the feywild, emerging in the rafters near the small shape. He then launches his dagger at it, shifting grip to his falchion immediately afterward.
Hawkseer appears on the other side of the room with the scent of the Feywild on him and misses with the dagger throw, which falls down onto the matted covers of the nearby bed.
DANNAD
Dannad stands unsure for several seconds from his spot beside the tapestry, and allows opportunity to slip by.
Dagobert
Vandis
Galad
BS
????
Hawkseer
Dannad (delaying)
Frowning slightly, Dagobert contents himself with bringing light to dark places, sending a beam of scything flame into the rafters. He shuffles clear of the top of the ladder to let Vandis through.
Dagobert lights up the corner, revealing what is definitely a sharp featured human with a face covered in knife scars, a face that winces in pain as Dagobert's invocation sears him.
Vandis clambers up the ladder in his heavy armor and sees the scene laid out before him.
Galad
BS
????
Hawkseer
Dannad (delaying)
Dagobert
Vandis
The spirit forms in the rafters and slashes at the rogue. Meanwhile, Galad draws a sunrod.
Galad's companion slashes through the dark figure's cloak after materializing balanced among the rafters. The figures eyes open wide with alarm and pain as the spirit draws blood.
The figure slashes at the tottering spirit companion with expert precision, banishing the creature with a precise strike to it's ethereal throat.
Placing his gleaming dagger between his teeth, he then hops around the rafter with practiced ease and grins down at the party, giving a sly wave to Galad as he does so.
The figure on the divan continues to rest comfortably.
Hawkseer
Dannad
Dagobert
Vandis
Galad
BS (can be flanked with spirit companion)
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Hawkseer moves nimbly around the rafters, looping partially around the knife-wielder, before slashing with his falchion.
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