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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 839" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>On the Brink of Disaster</strong></p><p></p><p>The party made their way through the ruins of Aquae Sulis and began the trek into the wilderness beyond. Now that they were not following an actual road, they hoped that it would be difficult for the gnolls to guess what direction they were headed. Krase decided to lag a goodly distance behind the group to stay alert to any pursuit by the gnolls as they continued walking into the night.</p><p></p><p>While it may have been a good idea in theory, in practice it turned out very poorly. Krase misjudged the exact direction the party was headed and lost their trail in the darkness. By itself this would have been an annoying delay. When the gnolls caught up with the rest of the party, it was nearly fatal.</p><p></p><p>With a howl of rage, four gnolls charged out of the darkness to engage the party. Ilrath quickly moved to cut them off and found himself faced with two of them. Another ran towards Speaks with Stone but was intercepted by Arc the wolf. Rhys cast his mystical armor spell again and loaded his crossbow.</p><p></p><p>Several hundred yards away, Krase heard what was happening and began running toward the sounds of combat as fast as possible.</p><p></p><p>The humans quickly found themselves at a big disadvantage in the darkness. They swung wildly and almost none of their attacks found their marks. The gnolls on the other hand seemed full of righteous vengeance for their slain comrades (I was just rolling amazingly well for the gnolls). Within moments Ilrath was flanked by the pair he fought and was knocked to the ground on the edge of unconsciousness (0 hp exactly). The others fared little better as first Arc and then Speaks were brought low by the axes of the gnolls.</p><p></p><p>During this time, Rhys had managed to kill one with his crossbow. But then the one who had just beaten Speaks was upon him and he found himself being forced ever backward in his attempts to hold him off (5ft. step, load, 5ft. step, shoot, repeat).</p><p></p><p>In the distance, Krase called out, "I'm coming!" and continued to run toward the fighting.</p><p></p><p>The other two gnolls noted that the third surviving gnoll had the archer well in hand and ran off to find the Ranger who was crashing toward them in the darkness.</p><p></p><p>Rhys fired again from point blank range and dealt a nasty wound to the gnoll that attacked him (bringing the gnoll to 1hp). The gnoll retreated as Rhys sighed with relief…until the gnoll stopped by the fallen form of Speaks with Stone and raised his axe. "Drop the bow or your friend dies!" growled the gnoll.</p><p></p><p>Knowing that he had only one shot, Rhys gave a quick prayer and let fly with his crossbow…and missed. With a bark of defiance, the gnoll brought down his axe to coup-de-grace the unconscious Druid…which provoked an attack from Ilrath who had managed to get to his feet and stagger over to the fallen Druid. Ilrath's greataxe brought the gnoll down with a sickening crunch before he himself toppled over, unconscious and bleeding.</p><p></p><p>Rhys ran to Speaks and administered the last of the healing potions that they were given by the Glynden Council. This brought Speaks to the bleary edge of consciousness (exactly 0hp). Speaks in turn used one of his minor curative magics to stabilize Ilrath and lapsed back into darkness. Rhys used what little knowledge of healing that he possessed and managed to get Speaks bandaged to the point of not dying. He then hurried to Speaks' fallen wolf friend to find him barely clinging to life (Arc stabilized on his own at -7).</p><p></p><p>Off in the woods, a new combat was beginning to unfold. Krase heard the approach of the gnolls and stopped running. He hid himself behind a pair of thick tree trunks (much better than outside the tower) and waited. When the gnolls passed near enough for him to see in the moonlight, he fired his bow, striking one down with a single arrow. The other stopped. When it heard the bow fired again, it ran back in the direction of the original fight, abandoning its fallen friend.</p><p></p><p>Krase pursued the final gnoll while trying to remain hidden. As it approached the site of the earlier battle, it called out, "Did you finish off that puny archer yet?". Rhys, who spoke some gnollish replied "Uh, yeah.", in a not very convincing tone. But it mattered not. Krase appeared behind the gnoll and shot it in the back, sending it into oblivion.</p><p></p><p>"Well it's about time you showed up!" said Rhys. Krase stepped out of the darkness to find Rhys the only one of his companions who was still standing.</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: Turning the Tables</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 839, member: 99"] [B]On the Brink of Disaster[/B] The party made their way through the ruins of Aquae Sulis and began the trek into the wilderness beyond. Now that they were not following an actual road, they hoped that it would be difficult for the gnolls to guess what direction they were headed. Krase decided to lag a goodly distance behind the group to stay alert to any pursuit by the gnolls as they continued walking into the night. While it may have been a good idea in theory, in practice it turned out very poorly. Krase misjudged the exact direction the party was headed and lost their trail in the darkness. By itself this would have been an annoying delay. When the gnolls caught up with the rest of the party, it was nearly fatal. With a howl of rage, four gnolls charged out of the darkness to engage the party. Ilrath quickly moved to cut them off and found himself faced with two of them. Another ran towards Speaks with Stone but was intercepted by Arc the wolf. Rhys cast his mystical armor spell again and loaded his crossbow. Several hundred yards away, Krase heard what was happening and began running toward the sounds of combat as fast as possible. The humans quickly found themselves at a big disadvantage in the darkness. They swung wildly and almost none of their attacks found their marks. The gnolls on the other hand seemed full of righteous vengeance for their slain comrades (I was just rolling amazingly well for the gnolls). Within moments Ilrath was flanked by the pair he fought and was knocked to the ground on the edge of unconsciousness (0 hp exactly). The others fared little better as first Arc and then Speaks were brought low by the axes of the gnolls. During this time, Rhys had managed to kill one with his crossbow. But then the one who had just beaten Speaks was upon him and he found himself being forced ever backward in his attempts to hold him off (5ft. step, load, 5ft. step, shoot, repeat). In the distance, Krase called out, "I'm coming!" and continued to run toward the fighting. The other two gnolls noted that the third surviving gnoll had the archer well in hand and ran off to find the Ranger who was crashing toward them in the darkness. Rhys fired again from point blank range and dealt a nasty wound to the gnoll that attacked him (bringing the gnoll to 1hp). The gnoll retreated as Rhys sighed with relief…until the gnoll stopped by the fallen form of Speaks with Stone and raised his axe. "Drop the bow or your friend dies!" growled the gnoll. Knowing that he had only one shot, Rhys gave a quick prayer and let fly with his crossbow…and missed. With a bark of defiance, the gnoll brought down his axe to coup-de-grace the unconscious Druid…which provoked an attack from Ilrath who had managed to get to his feet and stagger over to the fallen Druid. Ilrath's greataxe brought the gnoll down with a sickening crunch before he himself toppled over, unconscious and bleeding. Rhys ran to Speaks and administered the last of the healing potions that they were given by the Glynden Council. This brought Speaks to the bleary edge of consciousness (exactly 0hp). Speaks in turn used one of his minor curative magics to stabilize Ilrath and lapsed back into darkness. Rhys used what little knowledge of healing that he possessed and managed to get Speaks bandaged to the point of not dying. He then hurried to Speaks' fallen wolf friend to find him barely clinging to life (Arc stabilized on his own at -7). Off in the woods, a new combat was beginning to unfold. Krase heard the approach of the gnolls and stopped running. He hid himself behind a pair of thick tree trunks (much better than outside the tower) and waited. When the gnolls passed near enough for him to see in the moonlight, he fired his bow, striking one down with a single arrow. The other stopped. When it heard the bow fired again, it ran back in the direction of the original fight, abandoning its fallen friend. Krase pursued the final gnoll while trying to remain hidden. As it approached the site of the earlier battle, it called out, "Did you finish off that puny archer yet?". Rhys, who spoke some gnollish replied "Uh, yeah.", in a not very convincing tone. But it mattered not. Krase appeared behind the gnoll and shot it in the back, sending it into oblivion. "Well it's about time you showed up!" said Rhys. Krase stepped out of the darkness to find Rhys the only one of his companions who was still standing. [B]NEXT: Turning the Tables[/B] [/QUOTE]
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