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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 851" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>Turning the Tables</strong></p><p></p><p>As the dust settled from the fight, the party was in desperate need for rest and healing (they had a total of 4 hp between the five of them). Krase however, was absolutely certain (<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) that they needed to press on as soon as possible to get away from the scene of the battle. The rested for three hours until Ilrath regained consciousness and then they continued staggering, zombielike to the west with Ilrath carrying the wolf.</p><p></p><p>A couple of hours later, unable to continue on, they collapsed and slept until midday. Speaks called upon the healing powers of nature and brought the party back from the brink of death but still far from healthy. The began to debate the idea of resting at that location for another day when they heard more gnollish horns in the distance. They judged that they were no more than half a day behind the party. With a sigh of resignation, they picked up their packs and began their westward journey once again.</p><p></p><p>As they walked, they spoke of wanting to do something to discourage the gnolls from following them further. They asked Ilrath if there were anywhere that they might ambush the gnolls along their path. He commented that there was a ridgeline where one of the Imperial Legions had held off an attack by the barbarians many years before that might be suitable. They made for the ridge with determination.</p><p></p><p>Once they located the ridgeline, they determined that it made a great ambush site - if the enemy was approaching from the west, which the gnolls were not. It was becoming obvious that Ilrath had no inkling of defensive strategy. But it was all they had, and they were still very tired so they decided that the boulder strewn ridgeline would be where they faced one of the gnoll patrols that pursued them.</p><p></p><p>As they waited, they could hear three distinct patrols following them. Each had a horn and they sounded two blasts of their horn hourly. It was decided that when they approached, they group would take down the horn blower first to prevent him from alerting the other patrols to their presence. They waited.</p><p></p><p>Near sundown the gnolls appeared over the next hilltop, obviously following the trail of the party. They moved as rapidly as possible while still keeping to the tracks. When they approached within 60 feet of the boulders, the party stood and let fly with arrows, bolts and stones. The horn blower was felled immediately and the battle was joined.</p><p></p><p>Two of the remaining gnolls ran to engage Krase and Rhys while the others went after Speaks and his wolf. As two of them crossed the ridge line, Ilrath sprang from behind his boulder and cut one nearly in half with his greataxe. The other was attacked by Arc and the longspear-wielding Druid. The second gnoll was immediately wounded by Speaks but did manage to land a blow against Arc with his battleaxe (poor Arc has been, by far, the biggest damage magnet in the party). Moments later, he was flanked by the barbarian and quickly put down like the dog that he resembled.</p><p></p><p>On the other side of the battlefield, Krase had dropped his bow in favor of the twin gladii that his grandfather had left him. He began to nick away at his opponent. Rhys was again reduced to the step-load-step-shoot routine that had served him adequately in the last battle (why the boy won't use a short bow is beyond me). In short order, Krase finished off his opponent and turned on the one fighting Rhys. A couple of short sword stabs and a crossbow bolt later and he was on the ground too.</p><p></p><p>The two remaining gnolls, wounded from missile fire early in the fight, fled the scene with tails between their legs. A couple of arrows were fired in their direction, but no pursuit was attempted. The party made a quick search of the gnolls belongings and then began heading west again, taking with them the horn.</p><p></p><p>A debate immediately began as to whether they should sound the horn twice, indicating that the patrol was fine but still searching or whether to not sound it at all. While they were still arguing about it, one of the other patrols sounded off. The other answered. And Krase blew the horn twice in response. They marched on.</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: Desperate Flight for the Fodor</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 851, member: 99"] [B]Turning the Tables[/B] As the dust settled from the fight, the party was in desperate need for rest and healing (they had a total of 4 hp between the five of them). Krase however, was absolutely certain (;)) that they needed to press on as soon as possible to get away from the scene of the battle. The rested for three hours until Ilrath regained consciousness and then they continued staggering, zombielike to the west with Ilrath carrying the wolf. A couple of hours later, unable to continue on, they collapsed and slept until midday. Speaks called upon the healing powers of nature and brought the party back from the brink of death but still far from healthy. The began to debate the idea of resting at that location for another day when they heard more gnollish horns in the distance. They judged that they were no more than half a day behind the party. With a sigh of resignation, they picked up their packs and began their westward journey once again. As they walked, they spoke of wanting to do something to discourage the gnolls from following them further. They asked Ilrath if there were anywhere that they might ambush the gnolls along their path. He commented that there was a ridgeline where one of the Imperial Legions had held off an attack by the barbarians many years before that might be suitable. They made for the ridge with determination. Once they located the ridgeline, they determined that it made a great ambush site - if the enemy was approaching from the west, which the gnolls were not. It was becoming obvious that Ilrath had no inkling of defensive strategy. But it was all they had, and they were still very tired so they decided that the boulder strewn ridgeline would be where they faced one of the gnoll patrols that pursued them. As they waited, they could hear three distinct patrols following them. Each had a horn and they sounded two blasts of their horn hourly. It was decided that when they approached, they group would take down the horn blower first to prevent him from alerting the other patrols to their presence. They waited. Near sundown the gnolls appeared over the next hilltop, obviously following the trail of the party. They moved as rapidly as possible while still keeping to the tracks. When they approached within 60 feet of the boulders, the party stood and let fly with arrows, bolts and stones. The horn blower was felled immediately and the battle was joined. Two of the remaining gnolls ran to engage Krase and Rhys while the others went after Speaks and his wolf. As two of them crossed the ridge line, Ilrath sprang from behind his boulder and cut one nearly in half with his greataxe. The other was attacked by Arc and the longspear-wielding Druid. The second gnoll was immediately wounded by Speaks but did manage to land a blow against Arc with his battleaxe (poor Arc has been, by far, the biggest damage magnet in the party). Moments later, he was flanked by the barbarian and quickly put down like the dog that he resembled. On the other side of the battlefield, Krase had dropped his bow in favor of the twin gladii that his grandfather had left him. He began to nick away at his opponent. Rhys was again reduced to the step-load-step-shoot routine that had served him adequately in the last battle (why the boy won't use a short bow is beyond me). In short order, Krase finished off his opponent and turned on the one fighting Rhys. A couple of short sword stabs and a crossbow bolt later and he was on the ground too. The two remaining gnolls, wounded from missile fire early in the fight, fled the scene with tails between their legs. A couple of arrows were fired in their direction, but no pursuit was attempted. The party made a quick search of the gnolls belongings and then began heading west again, taking with them the horn. A debate immediately began as to whether they should sound the horn twice, indicating that the patrol was fine but still searching or whether to not sound it at all. While they were still arguing about it, one of the other patrols sounded off. The other answered. And Krase blew the horn twice in response. They marched on. [B]NEXT: Desperate Flight for the Fodor[/B] [/QUOTE]
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