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<blockquote data-quote="Kid Charlemagne" data-source="post: 51109" data-attributes="member: 93"><p><strong>Ulfang, May 30th, AE 420</strong></p><p></p><p>Reana quickly scampers down the far wall of Kentfield’s house to avoid getting shot. She still has the <em>spider climb</em> going so she hits the ground safely in no time at all.</p><p></p><p>A few blocks down, Aris and Jalea are just letting the party know about the <em>glyph</em> going off, when they all hear a loud cry, like an eagle’s cry, but much louder. They turn towards Kentfield’s house, and see a griffon land on the roof!</p><p></p><p>Reana looks up, and sees that the griffon appears to be sniffing for her. It’s pretty clear the creature has a decent idea where she is, and she doesn’t particularly want to fight it all by herself – and certainly not this close to Kentfield’s house. She runs for it, fleeing down the street as the griffon takes off from the roof, swooping down towards her. People on the streets are running in all directions, in a total panic over the suddenly appearing creature.</p><p></p><p>Back at the tavern, the party can only see that the Griffon appears to be swooping down the street towards them. Aris cancels the <em>invisibility</em> on himself, and moves out into the street. Gavin fumbles with his peace-bonded sword, and moves out into the street as well. Jovah casts <em>fly</em> on himself, and zooms up to the roof of the building opposite the tavern, looking down on the griffon fight.</p><p></p><p><em>Ulfang requires all weapons to be peace-bonded, and all bows must be unstrung. I decided on the fly that undoing the peace-bonds would be either a full round action, or a partial action requiring a DC 10 dex check. This was good for several rounds of hilarity as fighters struggled to get their weapons out of their sheaths!</em> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Reana dodges down a side street, just as the griffon lands where she had just been standing. The creature loses her trail for a moment, and the Ranger takes no chances, grabbing some fruit from a nearby vendor and smearing it on her armor to try and mask her scent. Jalea has his bow strung by now, and plugs the griffon with two well-placed shots. Corwin unloads a series of magic missiles into it, and Aris moves to engage it in hand-to-hand. Gavin finally gets his weapons untied, and charges, landing a heavy blow on the beast. Sir Brennen is having all kinds of trouble with his peace-bonds, and finally decides to takes his time and do it right.</p><p></p><p>As Brennen is undoing his bonds, he sees that four guards from Kentfield’s house are approaching on foot, led by a rapier-bearing, somewhat foppish looking fellow. Aris’ hawk is circling overhead, and notices both the men approaching, and another hawk. This hawk seems unperturbed by the fighting just below, and is watching the fight intently from a ledge just across the street from Jovah.</p><p></p><p>Aris lands a final blow on the griffon, and it dies, only to vanish a moment later.</p><p></p><p>“Summoned creature,” Corwin says. “Powerful caster to be able to call a griffon.”</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile Brennen has walked up to meet Kentfield’s guards.</p><p></p><p>“Nothing to see here,” he says. “We took care of the the threat. But thanks for coming down to help…”</p><p></p><p>The foppish leader of the guards smiles a wry smile, and turns and walks away, along with the three other guards. Reana looks up at the roof of the Kentfield house, and sees Lord Kentfield looking down in the direction of the fight. He watches for a moment, and then turns away. Aris’ hawk notices that the other hawks flies off to the south, then circles back, eventually landing in Kentfield’s courtyard.</p><p></p><p>The party regroups in the Gold Dragon Inn.</p><p></p><p>“What now?” Corwin asks.</p><p></p><p>“I say we nab one of the guards, and get some info out of him,” Jovah says.</p><p></p><p>“Those guards are probably pretty loyal,” Reana says.</p><p></p><p>“They don’t have to be disloyal,” Jovah replies. “They just have to have a mouth that works.”</p><p></p><p>“What do you plan to do with such a guard after you’ve interrogated him?” Corwin asks, suspiciously.</p><p></p><p>“Hmmm, you’re right,” Jovah says. “We can’t just stuff him down a hole somewhere…”</p><p></p><p>“Not that we haven’t done that before,” Gavin adds, helpfully.</p><p></p><p>“I say we nab the twitchy wizard out at the manor house,” Brennen says. “There might be some evidence out there that we can use.”</p><p></p><p>“I have an idea,” Jovah interjects. “I can do a <em>divination</em>. What should I ask? If we go to the manor house….”</p><p></p><p>“Will we all die?” Gavin finishes for him.</p><p></p><p>Jovah shoots Gavin a glare. Eventually, the wording is decided on: If we go to the Kentfield manor house, will we find the evidence we need?</p><p></p><p>The answer comes back to Jovah: <em>Anything that you would have found is now in the city</em>.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile Aris is chiding Jalea for not checking the <em>glyph-ed</em> window for traps.</p><p></p><p>“There was probably something important in there… of all the windows to pick, we picked the one that was trapped…”</p><p></p><p>“That just proves we’re dumb,” Gavin is on a roll.</p><p></p><p>More discussion ensues. The decision is made to check out the abandoned prisoner of war camp, about five miles outside of town. It is the place from which most of the missing Ghithorian soldiers vanished during the aftermath of the Siege, and it is the place where Kentfield took Jalea to attempt to kill him, several years back.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere in the rotting remains of the camp, they hope to find some evidence that can be used to back their claims about Arlen Kentfield’s demonic ties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kid Charlemagne, post: 51109, member: 93"] [b]Ulfang, May 30th, AE 420[/b] Reana quickly scampers down the far wall of Kentfield’s house to avoid getting shot. She still has the [i]spider climb[/i] going so she hits the ground safely in no time at all. A few blocks down, Aris and Jalea are just letting the party know about the [i]glyph[/i] going off, when they all hear a loud cry, like an eagle’s cry, but much louder. They turn towards Kentfield’s house, and see a griffon land on the roof! Reana looks up, and sees that the griffon appears to be sniffing for her. It’s pretty clear the creature has a decent idea where she is, and she doesn’t particularly want to fight it all by herself – and certainly not this close to Kentfield’s house. She runs for it, fleeing down the street as the griffon takes off from the roof, swooping down towards her. People on the streets are running in all directions, in a total panic over the suddenly appearing creature. Back at the tavern, the party can only see that the Griffon appears to be swooping down the street towards them. Aris cancels the [i]invisibility[/i] on himself, and moves out into the street. Gavin fumbles with his peace-bonded sword, and moves out into the street as well. Jovah casts [i]fly[/i] on himself, and zooms up to the roof of the building opposite the tavern, looking down on the griffon fight. [i]Ulfang requires all weapons to be peace-bonded, and all bows must be unstrung. I decided on the fly that undoing the peace-bonds would be either a full round action, or a partial action requiring a DC 10 dex check. This was good for several rounds of hilarity as fighters struggled to get their weapons out of their sheaths![/i] :) Reana dodges down a side street, just as the griffon lands where she had just been standing. The creature loses her trail for a moment, and the Ranger takes no chances, grabbing some fruit from a nearby vendor and smearing it on her armor to try and mask her scent. Jalea has his bow strung by now, and plugs the griffon with two well-placed shots. Corwin unloads a series of magic missiles into it, and Aris moves to engage it in hand-to-hand. Gavin finally gets his weapons untied, and charges, landing a heavy blow on the beast. Sir Brennen is having all kinds of trouble with his peace-bonds, and finally decides to takes his time and do it right. As Brennen is undoing his bonds, he sees that four guards from Kentfield’s house are approaching on foot, led by a rapier-bearing, somewhat foppish looking fellow. Aris’ hawk is circling overhead, and notices both the men approaching, and another hawk. This hawk seems unperturbed by the fighting just below, and is watching the fight intently from a ledge just across the street from Jovah. Aris lands a final blow on the griffon, and it dies, only to vanish a moment later. “Summoned creature,” Corwin says. “Powerful caster to be able to call a griffon.” Meanwhile Brennen has walked up to meet Kentfield’s guards. “Nothing to see here,” he says. “We took care of the the threat. But thanks for coming down to help…” The foppish leader of the guards smiles a wry smile, and turns and walks away, along with the three other guards. Reana looks up at the roof of the Kentfield house, and sees Lord Kentfield looking down in the direction of the fight. He watches for a moment, and then turns away. Aris’ hawk notices that the other hawks flies off to the south, then circles back, eventually landing in Kentfield’s courtyard. The party regroups in the Gold Dragon Inn. “What now?” Corwin asks. “I say we nab one of the guards, and get some info out of him,” Jovah says. “Those guards are probably pretty loyal,” Reana says. “They don’t have to be disloyal,” Jovah replies. “They just have to have a mouth that works.” “What do you plan to do with such a guard after you’ve interrogated him?” Corwin asks, suspiciously. “Hmmm, you’re right,” Jovah says. “We can’t just stuff him down a hole somewhere…” “Not that we haven’t done that before,” Gavin adds, helpfully. “I say we nab the twitchy wizard out at the manor house,” Brennen says. “There might be some evidence out there that we can use.” “I have an idea,” Jovah interjects. “I can do a [i]divination[/i]. What should I ask? If we go to the manor house….” “Will we all die?” Gavin finishes for him. Jovah shoots Gavin a glare. Eventually, the wording is decided on: If we go to the Kentfield manor house, will we find the evidence we need? The answer comes back to Jovah: [i]Anything that you would have found is now in the city[/i]. Meanwhile Aris is chiding Jalea for not checking the [i]glyph-ed[/i] window for traps. “There was probably something important in there… of all the windows to pick, we picked the one that was trapped…” “That just proves we’re dumb,” Gavin is on a roll. More discussion ensues. The decision is made to check out the abandoned prisoner of war camp, about five miles outside of town. It is the place from which most of the missing Ghithorian soldiers vanished during the aftermath of the Siege, and it is the place where Kentfield took Jalea to attempt to kill him, several years back. Somewhere in the rotting remains of the camp, they hope to find some evidence that can be used to back their claims about Arlen Kentfield’s demonic ties. [/QUOTE]
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