OOC: You said we start MONDAY not SUNDAY !!! Spell selection is then 'normal'
OOC: You all forgot blessing bonus from Andor. And I forgot +2 to initiative too. No matter. I hope not too much combat will be done on weekends as I cannot post.
Andor rides along with others.
OOC: We'll say he didn't have opportunity to shoot an orc or strike with his morningstar thanks to his martial oriented friends clearing the way.
Having disrupted the attackers from the South, the party continues it's race to free itself from the ambush ground. An hour of hard riding, clears the immediate area but leave both horses and men blowing hard from the strain of escape. As before distant screams and classes of arms can be heard faintly. In front of the party, a small homestead can be seen, two houses, three barns and numerous pens.
"Hello, the Village! We are riders bearing tidings!"
Nijel then proceeds to the center of the settlement, presumably there is a "square" there? I'm also looking for a watering trough so Saint Josiah can get a drink!
Ewan shakes his head slightly while smiling at Nijel. Dropping down out of the saddle, Ewan moves forward with bow in one hand and the reins in the other heading toward the barn.
"Obviously you don't spend much time in the country Nijel. This isn't a village. This is just a homestead that has had a prolific family at some point that required the addition of a second house to hold everyone. Probably a younger generation that wanted a slight bit of privacy without abandoning the family."
Raising his voice, Ewan continues, "'Lo, the household! We are kingsmen, and we have urgent need to talk with you."
Ewan scans the property looking for signs of the habitants.
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AC 16 HP 30 / 39
Spot +9
Listen +9
Survival +9
__________________ "All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages."
Wm Shakespeare -- From As You Like It (II, vii, 139-143)
"Tidings, indeed," says Roak, reigning his mount in next to Nijel. Raising his voice to a loud, commanding tone, the warrior bellows at the homestead. "Ogiers and orcs approach! Flee while you can! Take only what you can carry!"
Cairnwalker dismounts, and moves to approach the buildings.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Alban clatters down from his mount in his heavy armor and walks the horse to a tough if one can be found. "One of you want to climb up on that tallest building and see what you can see of our foes? I'm not eager to try the climb in this armor."
Nijel Bladesong - Looks like a metropolis to Nijel!
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Originally Posted by Dracomeander
Ewan shakes his head slightly while smiling at Nijel. Dropping down out of the saddle, Ewan moves forward with bow in one hand and the reins in the other heading toward the barn."Obviously you don't spend much time in the country Nijel. This isn't a village. This is just a homestead that has had a prolific family at some point that required the addition of a second house to hold everyone. Probably a younger generation that wanted a slight bit of privacy without abandoning the family."
"Country?? Why this great assortment of buildings looks like a vast city to me! Aidan, how old were we when first we saw structures besides our own home? Seven or eight years old, weren't we?"
"Country?? Why this great assortment of buildings looks like a vast city to me! Aidan, how old were we when first we saw structures besides our own home? Seven or eight years old, weren't we?"
"Six actually, when Dad needed tools replaced 'e couldn't forge himself."
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Alban clatters down from his mount in his heavy armor and walks the horse to a tough if one can be found. "One of you want to climb up on that tallest building and see what you can see of our foes? I'm not eager to try the climb in this armor."
Aidan nods, and riding into the center of the settlement looks for a ladder to climb to the roof of one of the barns.
OOC: Nijel, still mounted, will follow Aidan and hold the reins of his horse for him, Nijel's intention being to stand guard as Aidan mounts to the roof of a building.
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Katherine takes the opportunity to dismount and walk Caoimhe about, looking for a trough of water. Glancing over at Aidan, she leads her steed in the direction of the barn.
OOC: Todd, is this a 'typical' barn with a hayloft? If so, it should be a fairly easy climb from the loft opening up to the roof.
Since we're resting, anyway, Nijel will dismount, lead Josiah to water, (I don't imagine he'll have to make him drink?), and adjust his saddle and bridle. Then Nijel will look for signs of the inhabitants, and refill his own canteens/waterskins.
Padraig stays astride Asgell, guilty that he can't offer the comfort others are offering their mounts. Are you sure we should be getting comfortable here? We need to get news of the ambush to the Lord Marshall. He rides briefly back in the direction they came from, looking for any signs of pursuit.
Roak leads his horse to the water trough. "We have time to water the horses and rest a bit," says Cairnwalker. "If we push on immediately, our horses won't last much longer."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Nijel, feeling quite foolish now (which is to say that he feels the way he usually feels), will have Saint Josiah walk back to the trough and finish slaking his thirst. "Why must the buildings be burned? Seems a waste, and the marauders might slow down a bit to search them if they are still standing, seems to me. Of course, I'm just a simple country paladin..."
Roak smiles grimly at the young holy warrior. "Because those are our orders, my friend. I like it not, but the policy of "scorched earth" to slow invaders is one that is tried and true." Cairnwalker begins moving toward the first of the homes. "Still, we need to make sure nobody is left inside."
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Roak smiles grimly at the young holy warrior. "Because those are our orders, my friend. I like it not, but the policy of "scorched earth" to slow invaders is one that is tried and true."
"So be it then, but still it bothers me greatly to see a noble pioneer's livelihood and legacy destroyed. How will it be if I stand guard while the "orders" are carried out?"
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