"Do what you want I will be waiting outside to pick up the pieces"
Bronn kicks the orcs weapon away and walks outside.
Aeldris quickly resumes binding the remaining orc.
Crystal looks at the developing situation with some alarm. She hurries after Bronn to try and work out some sort of 'Middle ground' with the situation.
"I think I understand your anger, but please, some communication might help as well..." She asks quietly of her companion.
Avala ignores Bronn's tantrum and goes to assist Aeldris in binding the orc that wasn't killed. As much reason as she has to hate orcs and want them dead, she sees the value in information they might gain by potentially interrogating them.
"Now that's resolved... does anyone actually speak orc? Can't say as I ever learned myself, although of course, point and grunt isn't all that complex..."
"I am familiar with all forms of the elvish tongue...but not with Orcish. Perhaps it knows at least a few words of the common tongue?"
Ardil moves out of the way as Bronn leaves to allow the orc to be bound.
"I never learned the language of the foul creatures either. Never thought I would need it!"
Situation: One bound orc and an open room.
At a simple glance of the room you see it contains one bunkbed, a wardrobe and a table with two chairs.
Aeldris will check out the wardrobe, figuring it would be the logical location for anything of interest.
Searching the wardrobe you find it to be unlocked, within some tattered cloth that at one time perhaps may have been clothes of some sort but nothing fancy.
"Well our... 'guest' will wake up soon. My apprentice's magic lasts for but a minute or two. I can't help but feel that it's being hindered somewhat in these halls as well. Something isn't right here. We need to find out what he knows best we can and then move on. I just hope that Bronn is wrong and this beast can tell us something useful."
Bronn waits outside in the hall.
"I appreciate your concern lass but orcs breed evil and these orcs seem even more evil than normal almost fiendish. This place needs to be cleansed."
Crystal nods at Bronn's words, a look of sympathy and understanding upon her features.
"Your words are wise, but still....slaying any helpless creature..." She says quietly, though her voice trails off in her own confusion,
"My Church believes in understanding, beauty and love...I fear the world has more lessons for me." She finishes and offers Bronn a friendly smile before turning and heading back into the room and it's contents.
"Well - shall we awaken it, or do we have to wait for your spell to fade, brother? I think it wise to complete this interrogation as soon as possible. We've lingered in this area too long already, there could be roving patrols... "
Avala strains her ears for the sound of anything approaching.
Thankfully, though concerned, Avala hears nothing but their own words and the snoring of the orc.
"We should wake him now and ask our questions. We can't leave him as is... he could wake up and warn his brethren. Sir Caresti - you look like you could spook him enough to talk... I doubt these beasts understand much other than threats. Perhaps you should be the one to do the talking!"
Aeldris shakes the sleeping orc with his foot. "Time to wake up, orc." As the creature awakens, he states "I hope for your sake you speak Common. You don't want to end up like your companion over there." Aeldris gestures to the bloody remains of the orc Bronn killed. "So, perhaps you'd like to tell us what you're doing here."
The Orc slowly wakes and realizing he's bound begins, to what you can only assume, curse and test the bindings. He quickly realizes his situation though and calms down quickly looking at the elf that woke him.
He looks at his mutilated companion, his expression never faltering, then back to Aeldris, "Common...yes fairy dung." Ending his statement spitting on elves boot.
Aeldris frowns and narrows his eyes, wiping his boot off on a bit of the dead orc's clothing that's slightly less filthy than the rest. "You know, my friend in the hall would like nothing more than to put his axe between your eyes. So I'll ask again...what are you doing here?"
The Orc glares back up at the elf, "I? What you do here?"
Hearing the guttural speak that can only be the Orc working its way through the common tongue, Crystal looks to Bronn with concern.
"Me? I'm here looking for answers. Answers that you seem unwilling to provide." Aeldris places his scimitar at the creature's throat. "This is your last chance, beast."
"What answers pixie pee!?" The Orc doesn't flinch at the placement of the blade nor the cold steel on his neck, "Kill me, i'll only return!" With his last comments his eyes seem to flare red.
Ardil, who's been standing back and watching the proceedings, burst out in a flare of anger.
"Tell us why you are here! Why are you sitting in this room? Tell us who led you here! You didn't get here yourself, you worthless sack of guts! Tell us or we'll bleed you slow!"
Shaking in anger, he backs down to rejoin his sister.
The Orc's attention shifts with the outburst from Ardil, the creature smiles then turns its attention back Aeldris holding the blade at its throat, "I've bled slow before." The creature almost seems to laugh, "I've already had that fate."
The Orc looks at the doorway just beyond Aeldris, "How's about you letting me up elf, i'll go my way and you go yours?"
Crystal pats Bronn on the shoulder and adds a friendly squeeze. At hearing the Orc's outburst she composes herself, closing her eyes as she prepares herself mentally. Then, with a quick adjustment of her dress, she saunters into the room towards the Orc.
"You will speak now...or the consequences will be...interesting...for those here. Entertaining for me, of course." Crystal puts all her effort into her performance at bluffing the Orc into over thinking what Crystal is and what she plans to do to it. Even using a small amounts of 'Dancing light' spell effects to highlight aspects of her...nature.
Having no experience with interrogation and being of little use in those situations, Avala puts her skills to use by keeping vigilant in the immediate area. She moves stealthily to the end of the hall and listens intently for the sound of other creatures or roving patrols.
Scouting 'about' Avala detects no one else listening in on the interrogations.
The Orc looks at crystal and speaks,
Crystal smiles sweetly,
"There, that wasn't so hard, was it?" She pats the creature upon the head, "So, tell me what you should have been doing...and maybe I'll help smooth things over when we explain things to...The Master..." She steps slightly closer.
The Orc looks at Crystal, it's expression becoming somewhat puzzled.
Crystal nods and moves away from the Orc. When it can no longer see her expression, she frowns.
"Hmm...now that is not a good thing to hear." She whispers. "T'would seem our ugly friend and its ilk are up to something...and that something is happening quiet well at the moment..." She looks to her companions.
"I fear gathering more information if going to take a tad more than me bluffing my way through. Any suggestions?" She asks.
"I say we let Bronn have his way with it! If he won't talk, we might be able to find more who will. Orcs don't learn devilish tongues for the fun of it... their clan is probably summoning demons! We should find the priests or the chief or whatever it is they have. They'll have answers for us!"
"I doubt we will get much more from this one--he seems unimportant, though oddly defiant. I too am concerned by some of the things he has said. I fear leaving him dead may be as dangerous as leaving him alive--I suggest we dispose of the bodies somehow. That chasm out front might serve well, or perhaps a fire. I suspect we may need to escape this place quickly, and I would rather not have the threat of demon-fueled orcs at our backs."
"Bronn! Looks like your judgment of the situation was correct. Have your way with this one and let's keep moving, I guess. This place makes my skin crawl and I don't want to stay here any longer than we need to!"
He exits the room and starts looking further down the hallways with his light.
Towards which hallway? You are down the initial left turn from the main intersection. Are you continuing further down the same path, which is where Avala went to scout while the interrogation took place, or back across the main intersection and down the opposite hall?
Crystal looks uncomfortable with the decision, but does acknowledge the others more 'Worldly wise' skills in such matters. As Bronn moves towards the Orc, Crystal moves over to stand with Avala and Udaya, her back turned to the room, the Orc and...the pending event.
Bronn steps back into the room with the orc, no smile on his face for his task, "Be assured his kind would not be so nice." And he drops his blade severing the orcs head.
Bronn will take his time looking over the room under things like beds tables for anything of value. If the orcs had anything other than their swords he will gather them too.
add 2 if it has to do with stone
Bronn finds nothing save what is in the room already detailed.
Aeldris will follow his own suggestion regarding the orc and its remains, careful to keep the orc blood off his clothing.
"I think we should follow Aledris' advice and, um, dispose of these creatures in the pit out front while we can. Obviously we won't be able to do that for every kill, but as he said, the fewer potentially available to reanimate the better.
"I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a fire here, unless someone has some magic to generate a quick burning fire that won't linger? We've been stationary too long as it is and that skirmish was hardly quiet."
It's obvious that Avala is nervous. She's accustomed to stealth and sneaking in these situations and she feels distinctly conspicuous in this dungeon.
She grabs the orc's head and heads back out toward the chasm following Aeldris dragging the body.
Crystal takes one glance at the passed Orc as it passes by with Avala and,
Finds some where to politely be slightly sick.
After a while and calming her emotions and physical self (As well as the use of 'Prestidigitation' to clean things up a tad) Crystal replies to Avala's question by conjuring some small globes of 'Dancing Lights'.
"Will this do?" She asks quietly, still not completely recovered from her...ordeal...
Ardil moves farther down the left hallway. (I don't think he was aware of Avala's scouting)
The Orc disposed of you all continue down the hallway to your left, , and just as you all step up to the next corner Bronn hesitates at a section of the wall...
Aeldris takes a position near the front--either at the front, or behind Bronn, should the dwarf desire to lead.
Ardil will take his position in the middle of the pack, staying closer to Avala if possible.
Avala covers the rear as usual.
Crystal will happily walk along where ever other people's wants put her. (^_^)
ok so I got, Aeldris, Bronn?, Crystal, Ardil and Avala in the rear...what about UU and a certainty for Bronn?