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<blockquote data-quote="Sic_Pixie" data-source="post: 5852089" data-attributes="member: 52403"><p><strong>Mob Rule</strong></p><p></p><p>The courthouse is still standing and has not yet been burnt down which is a bonus. Grembor walks in and finds the party sitting around chatting amicably about nothing much. He deposits the strongbox on the table and grins at the rest; they notice the slicked back hair and clean clothes which cause many a raised eyebrow. They decline to comment however and ask about the box instead. Grembor tells the tale and they soon set too it with a borrowed crowbar from the barracks toolbox. It pops open with some encouragement and they are somewhat disappointed to find only badly burnt papers inside. Sifting through the ruins however they do find several of the pieces have Vorkstag and Grine’s Chymic Works written on them; they also find several other words and phrases that may indicate some hints to the documents but nothing definitive. Disappointed they file the information for later and then sit around for a while considering what else they know; reading over the case files they find one survivor of the fire; the Doctor’s assistant Karl who was blinded by the events. He lives close to the river but it’s too late to investigate that now; that’s something for the morning. They discuss what they expect to find in the basement of the Sanctuary and in the hamlet of Hergstag; at the top of their lists are more wraiths. </p><p></p><p>A couple of hours later at about 10:30 they hear a commotion outside; the unmistakable sound of a mob; many angry people with torches and pitchforks; a true ruler’s nightmare. They slip out of the solid doors leaving the safety of the fortress like courthouse and walk to intercept the mob. The mob consists of roughly 40 odd people, all looking to be townsfolk and most likely scared and drunk; fearing for their livelihood and families. Ten of them pick up a portable ram and start approaching the main doors of the courthouse; the party notice also 4 better armed and armoured individuals in the crowd which seem to be some sort of instigators or ringleaders. These people are carrying heavy crossbows and clubs and arrange themselves around the perimeter and level crossbows at the party. Kat steps forward and in a commanding tone yells “STOP!!!” the group with the ram falter in their charge and start looking confused; One of the ringleaders tried desperately to force them on but Kat is an imposing presence; she presents the option of continuing and possibly dying or leaving and living another night. The frightened townsfolk look at each other and several of them drop the ram and retreat. Sayuri casts a sleep spell on the assembled masses and two more of them drop while the ringleaders open fire with their crossbows causing Sayuri some serious damage. Grembor shoots off a couple of arrows at the closest ringleader who laughs derisively at Grembors attack even as the two arrows bounce off the wall an inch from his face; his laugh falters as he realises how close he came to a nasty blood gurgling painful death by impalement; the team carrying the Ram retreat and slink away into the side streets. </p><p></p><p>A series of arrows and bolts exchange with minor damage on both sides before the next assault materializes; a party hefts a ram and heads to the side door while another group start forward with ladders with the intent of scaling to the balcony. Grembor runs forward to intercept the group with the ladders and shouts at them attempting to duplicate Kats efforts earlier; this is looking to be working as they pause and start putting down the ladder; then one of the ringleaders shouts at them and they re-heft the ladders and start towards the courthouse again; leaning the ladders against the balcony and starting to scale them. Kat looks at the ram the other group is holding and with a word and gesture the metal of the ram becomes burning hot which they all quickly drop and seem reluctant to pick up again as they take a look at their rapidly blistering hands. Sayuri mutters a few words and points at one of the ringleaders after being dissuaded from summoning something to massacre the whole mob; a thin grey beam shoots from her finger hitting one of the ringleaders in the chest; he looks on in surprise as his posture stooping and his burdens become too heavy to lift. The heavy crossbow in his hands seems to weigh so much more; the armour on his back seems to pull his now pasty lean frame to the floor. He staggers to one knee and starts’ crawling away as his strength has been sapped by the insidious spell. Grembor reaches the pair of ladders and bracing his legs and back gives a mighty heave and pushes the first ladder over into the second; the four people trying at that time to climb the ladder all fall to the cobbles below in a tangle of limbs and ladder; there is a sharp wet snapping sound and a scream as one poor townsfolk has his arm broken by the weight of ladder and people on top of him. They all seem a bit dazed as Grembor draws his sword and looks menacingly at them; they help their injured friend to his feet and make the excuses that they have to get him to a cleric. … They slink off into the side streets closely followed by the several who have blisters appearing on their hands that were carrying the scorching hot portable ram. Sayuri shoots off another grey ray from her finger at another of the remaining ringleaders who also collapses as his strength is magically sucked from his body. He is helped away by the remaining mob members … The end result, a broken arm, several bloody noses and burns a few people have minor wounds from some stray arrows and two very weak ringleaders who will not be rising up against the state in a while; all in all a win for the good guys. …</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sic_Pixie, post: 5852089, member: 52403"] [b]Mob Rule[/b] The courthouse is still standing and has not yet been burnt down which is a bonus. Grembor walks in and finds the party sitting around chatting amicably about nothing much. He deposits the strongbox on the table and grins at the rest; they notice the slicked back hair and clean clothes which cause many a raised eyebrow. They decline to comment however and ask about the box instead. Grembor tells the tale and they soon set too it with a borrowed crowbar from the barracks toolbox. It pops open with some encouragement and they are somewhat disappointed to find only badly burnt papers inside. Sifting through the ruins however they do find several of the pieces have Vorkstag and Grine’s Chymic Works written on them; they also find several other words and phrases that may indicate some hints to the documents but nothing definitive. Disappointed they file the information for later and then sit around for a while considering what else they know; reading over the case files they find one survivor of the fire; the Doctor’s assistant Karl who was blinded by the events. He lives close to the river but it’s too late to investigate that now; that’s something for the morning. They discuss what they expect to find in the basement of the Sanctuary and in the hamlet of Hergstag; at the top of their lists are more wraiths. A couple of hours later at about 10:30 they hear a commotion outside; the unmistakable sound of a mob; many angry people with torches and pitchforks; a true ruler’s nightmare. They slip out of the solid doors leaving the safety of the fortress like courthouse and walk to intercept the mob. The mob consists of roughly 40 odd people, all looking to be townsfolk and most likely scared and drunk; fearing for their livelihood and families. Ten of them pick up a portable ram and start approaching the main doors of the courthouse; the party notice also 4 better armed and armoured individuals in the crowd which seem to be some sort of instigators or ringleaders. These people are carrying heavy crossbows and clubs and arrange themselves around the perimeter and level crossbows at the party. Kat steps forward and in a commanding tone yells “STOP!!!” the group with the ram falter in their charge and start looking confused; One of the ringleaders tried desperately to force them on but Kat is an imposing presence; she presents the option of continuing and possibly dying or leaving and living another night. The frightened townsfolk look at each other and several of them drop the ram and retreat. Sayuri casts a sleep spell on the assembled masses and two more of them drop while the ringleaders open fire with their crossbows causing Sayuri some serious damage. Grembor shoots off a couple of arrows at the closest ringleader who laughs derisively at Grembors attack even as the two arrows bounce off the wall an inch from his face; his laugh falters as he realises how close he came to a nasty blood gurgling painful death by impalement; the team carrying the Ram retreat and slink away into the side streets. A series of arrows and bolts exchange with minor damage on both sides before the next assault materializes; a party hefts a ram and heads to the side door while another group start forward with ladders with the intent of scaling to the balcony. Grembor runs forward to intercept the group with the ladders and shouts at them attempting to duplicate Kats efforts earlier; this is looking to be working as they pause and start putting down the ladder; then one of the ringleaders shouts at them and they re-heft the ladders and start towards the courthouse again; leaning the ladders against the balcony and starting to scale them. Kat looks at the ram the other group is holding and with a word and gesture the metal of the ram becomes burning hot which they all quickly drop and seem reluctant to pick up again as they take a look at their rapidly blistering hands. Sayuri mutters a few words and points at one of the ringleaders after being dissuaded from summoning something to massacre the whole mob; a thin grey beam shoots from her finger hitting one of the ringleaders in the chest; he looks on in surprise as his posture stooping and his burdens become too heavy to lift. The heavy crossbow in his hands seems to weigh so much more; the armour on his back seems to pull his now pasty lean frame to the floor. He staggers to one knee and starts’ crawling away as his strength has been sapped by the insidious spell. Grembor reaches the pair of ladders and bracing his legs and back gives a mighty heave and pushes the first ladder over into the second; the four people trying at that time to climb the ladder all fall to the cobbles below in a tangle of limbs and ladder; there is a sharp wet snapping sound and a scream as one poor townsfolk has his arm broken by the weight of ladder and people on top of him. They all seem a bit dazed as Grembor draws his sword and looks menacingly at them; they help their injured friend to his feet and make the excuses that they have to get him to a cleric. … They slink off into the side streets closely followed by the several who have blisters appearing on their hands that were carrying the scorching hot portable ram. Sayuri shoots off another grey ray from her finger at another of the remaining ringleaders who also collapses as his strength is magically sucked from his body. He is helped away by the remaining mob members … The end result, a broken arm, several bloody noses and burns a few people have minor wounds from some stray arrows and two very weak ringleaders who will not be rising up against the state in a while; all in all a win for the good guys. … [/QUOTE]
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