Stay still , man ! If you move , you are going to open your guts . I'll be back to heal you later So saying , Simon moves to Pavel's side to check on him
Pavel! Pavel! Pavel has been injured. I can't get to him. Jonas's eye turn stormy as he turns back to his foe. That is going to cost you.
Aldori Dueling blade (Hand of the Apprentice):
Pavel's fortitude save:
"In Erastil's name, you WILL repent!", bellows Sigurd before lashing out once more with his spear.
Sigurd's spear attack:
Bandit 2 Bow:
Calling on the power of Erastil Sigurd lashes out with his spear but the Bandit not wishing to be skewered again falls back from the strike. Ruining any attack he might have wanted to make against Sigurd.
Jonas directs his blade to leap from his hand and strike at the bandit. The startled bandit receives a deep cut across his chest throwing off his aim the arrow winging past Jonas's head.
Pavel takes a shuddering breath as he comes back to a semi lucid state it all seems like a dream and like a dream he is unable to act on what is going on. He can hear the battle still raging someone shouting his name but everything is still so far away
Simon pushes through the shrubs and brush seeing Pavel on the ground he makes a bee line for Pavel coming to a screeching halt only a few feet from his body.
Jonas: 15
Bandit 1: 12
Pavel: 9
Simon: 5
Bandit 2: 1
Jonas speaks a droning soothing cadence that slips from his tongue and touch's the mind of the bandit as he is momentarily overcome with a indecision that nearly leaves them immobile.
Init
Sigurd lunges for the bandit once more, looking to finish the job.
Spear attack:
Pavel tries to pull himself up, but just makes it worse.
"Suh'simon... kick her a fuh'few times for... me..."
Constitution check:
Sigurd steps in with another powerful strike. His spear punching through the throat. The bandit gurgles as blood spills down his esophagus making him clutch at his neck but with the damage done his hands prove a poor bandage as the bandit begins to asphyxiate on his own blood going to his knees his head down in almost a pose of supplication.
Jonas speaks a droning soothing cadence that slips from his tongue and touch's the mind of the bandit as he is momentarily overcome with a indecision that nearly leaves him immobile.
Pavel thrashes in his unconscious state as he tries to swim back to wakefulness opening the wounds in his chest wider allowing blood to flow around the dagger still embedded their.
Simon holds Pavel down as he thrashes between preparing strips to close off the serious wound to his chest and cover the gash left from the clipped blow to his head. With a quick assessment Simon determines the chest wound is the more serious and immediately treatable of the two wounds though he has concerns that Pavel could be left addled from the blow to his head. Simon draws the dagger from the wound and replaces it with wadding before wrapping the chest and head in the cloth strips. The treatment leaves Pavel resting more comfortably the tension in his body lessened significantly.
Pip eyes his target waiting for the right moment to strike.
Jonas: 15
Pavel: 9
Simon: 5
Pip: 4
Bandit 2: 1
Jonas moves forward and slashes the bandit with his sword
Pip launches himself from the tree he had been observing the battle from swooping down to aid Jonas against the bandit. Aid another attack:
Simon will take care of the normal bandits but will let the vicious bandit leader to her fate .
Sigurd attempts to stanch the nearest bandit's bleeding neck and keep him from dying.
Heal:
With the immediate threat ended Sigurd successfully tends to the bandits injuries clearing his esophagus of blood and manage to close the neck wound and patch his stomach but any internal injuries are beyond your ability to take care of without magical healing or proper medical tools but despite this the bandit is still stable.
The bandit Jonas faces doesn’t stand a chance between the distraction Pip provides and the lingering effects of Jonas’s previous spell he realizes that the fight is over when Jonas’s sword is withdrawn from his heart and slips from between his ribs.
Simon sees that the bandit Sigurd had faced is being tended to and that the bandit facing Jonas has been dispatched. Simon moves to the recently downed bandit and immediately begins to tend to him and is successful in stabilizing the man for the moment but his long term survival is still questionable because of internal injuries.
Sigurd kneels by the fallen ranger and offers a prayer to Erastil, laying hands on his chest wound and imploring Old Deadeye to mend his wounds.
Cure Light Wounds:
Pavel revives with a groan.
"Try not to walk into an axe next time, lad." says the gruff inquisitor as he helps him up.
Sigurd will then take a look at the bandit leader if she can be saved.
Heal:
Pavel limps about the camp, looking the area over.
"Wuh'we should guh'get that cart from oh'over there and haul these guh'guys back to Oh'Olaf's right?" he says as he picks through the bandits' supplies for anything of interest- like the stolen wedding ring Svetlana had mentioned.
Perception:
Glad to see you up and moving again Pavel. I was afraid you might have been down for the count when you fell during the battle my friend. Pip lands on Jonas's hat and they scan the bandit camp as they pass through to where the pack mule was left before the fight and lead the mule to the wagon.
Jonas perception
Pip perception
Glad to see you up and moving again Pavel. I was afraid you might have been down for the count when you fell during the battle my friend. Pip lands on Jonas's hat and they scan the bandit camp as they pass through to where the pack mule was left before the fight and lead the mule to the wagon.
Jonas perception 1d20 + 2
Pip perception 1d20 + 6
Pavel grins.
"Tuh'take more'n a buh'buh'bandit with a uh'attitude problem to puh'put me down. Luh'looks like you can tuh'take care of yerself uh'up close, Jo'Jonas. Nuh'not many muh'mages can say that, eh?"
Pavel limps to the bandit camp proper with Jonas close behind when they meet the bandit that Simon had fought resting at a stomp that has the wear of a well used seat. Seeing Pavel and Jonas coming through the trees he shows his hands in a nonthreatening gesture. I am done fighting. Our loot is over there he points to the pile of items under the nearby tree stand. Do one of you have healing skills I stopped the bleeding as best I could with strips of my breeches but I did a shoddy job of it. The bandit seems fairly calm considering the situation.
After reviving Pavel by calling on the power of Erastil Sigurd works on the bandit leader and is able to stabilize her after dislodging Pavels sword from its resting place in her chest. While Sigurd is able to stabilize the Bandit Leader she will still require time to heal the severe wound.
I have my father to thank for that he insisted on sending me to master swordsmen to drill with the Dueling Sword, while I was studding in the college of wizardry. It made for many a long hard day and night but I guess I can't say it wasn't worth the effort. I know my limitations though I need more practice, fighting for your life is miles from drilling and dueling practice. coming on the awake and responsive bandit sitting comfortably on the stump cuts the conversation short his calm and nonthreatening demeanor throws Jonas off as he answers the bandit almost automatically I have a healing bag packed away but Simon and Sigurd are the ones skilled at healing. let me see about getting it so we can properly fix you up. Setting action to his words Jonas continues to the pack mule making a point of making eye contact with Pavel to be sure he will be ok alone with the bandit.
Simon looks at the bandit
"Ok here is the deal . you have two choices when you will be able to move . We are going to put a mark on you and your friends . If you come to Oleg's , you 'll be put to work during the day for three months but you'll be fed. At night , we'll put you outside the fort.
After three months , we'll consider tou have paid your debt to society and we will remove the mark . The other choice is not coming to the fort but if any of us find you again , we will kill you . Are we clear ?
Turning back to his friends : Good work there , that's one bandit group which has been wiped from the map . Pavel , are you up to traveling back to Oleg's today ? If so we should put our loot on the cart and go back
"I'll kuh'keep up. A duh'day or two of ruh'rest'll put me right; less if wuh'we can find a pr'priest. Tuh'take a look at that fuh'fella's wound- bleeding out is a buh'bad start on the straight and nuh'narrow."
Are you Sigurd or Simon that other feller said one of yea could look at my leg as for the 3 months ah work sounds like a godsend I have been wanting to leave the Stag Lord for awhile but was afraid a getting a smile placed just under my chin. He is a mean bastard and gets off on hurting people not really my cup a tea. I ain't no angel or nothin but I don't go around killing people for fun like him. The bandit looks around The others aren't near by are they? You all seem like decent folks and all and you should know what your getting into messing with the Stag Lord. He ain't going to be none to happy about all this, but I don't want the others to know I talked or anything.
Jonas collects the mule and leads it to the wagon and hooks the animal up to the harness after taking off all the gear and placing at the front of the wagon trying to leave room for the other items found at the camp then using the tent as a tarp covers the bottom of the wagon for the badly injured bandits.
While Pavel helps Jonas load up the wagon and secure the prisoners, Sigurd starts dressing the bandit's wounds.
Sigurd's Heal:
Sigurd's Sense Motive:
"Just tell us what you know; your fellows have bigger concerns I think. What else do you know about this "Stag Lord?" Sigurd asks, a note of distaste in his speech at the Stag Lord's blasphemous title.
Simon listen at what the bandit is saying
He then looks around and with surprise in his voice
Guys , why do you want to take the bandits with you ?
The bandit seems to ponder your words for a moment Well I only met him a couple times he is a big man and strong. He is a good hand with the bow and is always wearing this creepy stag helm never seen him with it off. To tell you the truth I don't think he was ever all there but recently he has gotten worse demanding more tribute and making brutal examples of anyone that had anything to say about it.
As the bandit talks Sigurd looks over the improvised bandage and try's to clean the wound and rewrap the gash. Upon examining Sigurd comes to the conclusion that while it wasn't pretty it was good enough to work and simply fixes the dressing so that it is properly tightened and has no loose ends. The bandit seems relieved.
"Cuh'can you tell us whuh'where he's based out of?", Pavel asks of the speaking bandit.
Narrater
The bandit directs his attention to Pavel as he answers his question. The Stag Lord has a fort built out of the old ruins of a church or monastery it is saddled between the Thorn and Skunk Rivers along the shores of lake Tusk water. It is 3 maybe 4 days from here through the hills south. Coarse there are other groups like ours through out the woods but that is where the Stag Lord holds up. Usually a decent number of men at least as many as stay at this camp are there at any one time plus his most trusted lieutenants bed down their. Ow yea and this old man that stays hold up in the basement never seen him myself but everyone supposedly gives him a wide birth except the boss.
Narrater
Simon will take leave of the bandit saying to him
"Well , you heard my offer and you know where Oleg's is .I'll be back shortly
He then takes Sigurd apart "Sigurd , what do you need to mark these men ? "
"Jonas has the means to do it. He says it fades after three months; less severe than branding and Oleg can get some labor out of them to fix up the old fort.", says Sigurd.
For good measure, Sigurd casts detect magic and looks over the camp once more.
The bandit hobbles after Simon seeing him leave the camp. I'm going with you I ain't taking chances finding my way their alone in my condition I can hardly walk for fear of reopening my wounds. Nothing for me here anyway.
B1
B2
Ok Jonas what do you need to mark them ?
Jonas looks up from his work to answer Simon's query. Time, I didn't memorize the spell for the day as I gave preference to combat magic. A nights rest and some time with my spell book will allow me to rememorize the enchantment. The spell itself requires no materials to cast.
Ok so we have 3 bandits to mark and frankly I would not give a chance to the woman , she seems a nasty one
I agree with you Simon she was their leader as well as being the most aggressive of this lot. I doubt very much if she would repent her deeds given a chance. It may even be necessary to make an example of her.
The bandit makes it through the trees and interrupts the conversation. You said it wasn't gonna hurt right.
It will be painless but I am sure the work they will have you doing will be hard enough.