[IC] Shamutani Hills - psi/gng

[doghead]

Encounter in the Forest

Round 4

Bendyn presses, closing the gap between himself and his attacker. The warrior's blade is fast. It pierces the soft fleshy part of the lizardman's throat. Blood fountains from the wound. The creature collapses to the ground.

Jack swings at the standing lizardman, but it easily evades his attack. Jack steps away from the creatures, and removes his shield from his back.

The lizardman follows Jack, swinging his club like a mad thing. The blow connects, but apart from rattling Jacks teeth a bit, it has no significant effect. The second lizardman grabs its club and scrambles to its feet and rushes in as well. But this ones blow is rushes and clumsy. Jack has no difficulty evading it.

Casparan forms a blade and hurls it at another of the small creatures. But the blade flies wide and high, striking nothing but leaves.

The familiar slap of crossbows fills the woods again. Bendyn feels a sharp pain in his shoulder. A small bolt protrudes from between the plates of his armour (1). One clatters harmlessly off Casparan's armour. But another draws blood (2)(3). The warrior priest initiate groans softly and leans against a tree for a moment.

ooc: (1) Bendyn suffers 6 wounds, now carries -1 mod.
(2) Casparan suffers 1 wound.
(3) Whoops, there is no initial damage for bloodroot poison. So Casparan is fine for the moment, wounds changed accordingly.

End of Round 4

 

[Scotley]

Bendyn

Bendyn moves to take one of Jack's foes, with luck they can flank one.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Bendyn moves to take one of Jack's foes, with luck they can flank one.

Jack is more than happy to take up a flanking position, as long as it doesn't mean giving up the cover of his tree against the crossbows.

Once he's in place, he hacks once more at a lizard.

 

[doghead]

Encounter in the Forest

Round 5

Bendyn closes the gap between himself and Jack. The lizardmen see him coming but are unable to react in time. The melee is swift and bloody. Bendyn flanks and attacks. His blow staggers the lizardman. Jack, seeing an opportunity follows up, striking with a vicious under hand strike that drops the lizardman to the ground. But the attack leaves Jack exposed for a moment, and the other lizardman seizes the opportunity. The blow catches Jack across the ribs. But Jack is tough, and his armour is tougher. Jack shrugs it off.

Casparan decides that it is time to press. He rushes forwards and closes with the nearest crossbow creature. The thing lets out a bark of surprise as the warrior priest initiate descends upon it. It scrambles under Casparan's attack and as far away as possible.

The other small creatures shoot again. With the exception of one of the creatures. His bolt catches on something and splinters, snapping the string of his crossbow. The little creature yowls in frustration. The other bolts shred the leaves and bushes around Casparan. Two hit the warrior. One clatters off his armour. The other carves a bloody gash across his scalp (1).

ooc: Notes
1) Casparan suffers 5 wounds, now at 9 wounds, -1 to rolls.

End of Round 5

 

[Hypersmurf]

The other small creatures shoot again. With the exception of one of the creatures. His bolt catches on something and splinters, snapping the string of his crossbow. The little creature yowls in frustration.

"You hear that?" Jack sneers at the remaining lizardman. "Your friends are in trouble. You're in trouble. Run away, before we kill you too..."

He punctuates the threat with another slash at the creature's face.

 

[Scotley]

Bendyn

Bendyn presses his attack on the remaining Lizardman.

 

[doghead]

Encounter in the Forest

Round 6

Bendyn presses the attack. His strike is not elegant, but the lizardman's defence is even less so. The creature hisses with pain. It recovers enough however, to fend off Jack's attack.

The lizardman hisses something at the two warriors, then turns and withdraws away from the fight.

Bendyn: [sblock]In Draconic - "You will not stop us. Victory has been promised to us by the Hajaijjthis!"[/sblock]

Casparan bounds on through the forest, pushing on after the small folk. Caught out by his sudden aggressive tack, he catches another before it can flee. This one also dodges the initiate's attack. This one also scurries from its attacker.

One of the small ones begins shouting and the others begin falling back. A few of them stop only long enough to loose their bolts at Casparan again. Two strike the warrior priest initiate. Once again, one harmlessly, the other leaving a bloody wound (1).

ooc: Notes
(1) Casparan suffers 1 wound, 10 wounds total, -1 to rolls.

The reptilian humaniods are all falling back. Those with crossbows are still shooting - covering fire.

End of Round 6

PS: Hype, Eluvan (Planescape: A Hopeless Begining) has been looking for you.

 

[Scotley]

Bendyn shouts at the departing lizardman in Draconic, "Parley with us and perhaps a kind of victory is to be had. Tell us of the Hajaijjthis." He takes some cover until the shooting stops.

 

[doghead]

Encounter in the Forest

One of the small creatures yaps some commands and the withdrawl and shooting petters off.

Jack and Casparan put up their weapons slowly. Everyone drifts towards cover.

An wary silence hangs over the forest. Finally the 'leader' speaks.

Draconic: [sblock]"This nothing to do with you. Stay away here. Stay off path. Tomorrow, you can pass as please."

The little creature is silent for a moment as if considering.

"Hajaijjthis. The Serpent in the Water. The Devourer. The Keeper of Secret Ways. She has promised us this. Her word is law. Her promise is victory for us. She is strong. So we as strong too. Her mystics swim with us, give us strength.

"Stay away. Tomorrow, you can pass."[/sblock]

 

[Hypersmurf]

Jack looks to Bendyn for a translation.

"Should I get ready to hit something again?" he asks, in as neutral a tone as he can manage.