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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3966754" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 15, "Assault on the Lordholder's Castle, July 13th, 1005:</strong> </p><p></p><p>The party of Hherrmyie, Kharole, Klaaze, Lysdashi, Mark, Narg, Natasha, Phuddipeduzh, and Serita waited in their rooms until it was nearly mid-night, then set off in the direction of the castle. </p><p></p><p>July 14th, 1005: </p><p></p><p>Shortly after midnight they approach the first wall by an unguarded side, and wait until nobody is in sight. Natasha quickly scales the wall, dropping down a rope. Narg climbs up, and then helps to pull up the others. Lysdashi and Kharole are the last ones on the ground. Before they can climb up a city patrol approaches them. Nat quickly yanked up the rope so it wouldn't be see, as the patrol stops to question the two. </p><p></p><p>Luck is with them, as the soldier who Kharole had gotten friendly with is among the patrol (randomly rolled, with only a one-in-three chance of this occuring). She says that she was looking for him, and explains that Lysdashi is her cousin, who would not let her walk around in the city at night unescorted. The guard says that he will be on duty for the whole night, but will meet her the next evening. Kharole and Lysdashi left, only to return once the patrol is out of sight. </p><p></p><p>The two are pulled up to the top of the wall. The party climb down the rope, with Phuddi holding it from above. Two dogs attacked them, only to find out that Nargblades and canines don't mix. Serita’s dog Senenal is lowered down, to back as a "replacement" for the dead guard dogs. Phuddi decided to use his Ring of Feather Falling to get down. He dropped like a rock for fifty feet, then floats the last ten. </p><p></p><p>They quickly moved on to the moat. Hherrmyie shoots an arrow to the top, and Kharole levitated herself, using the rope as a guide. She held the rope as the others climbed up, one at a time. Phuddi was the last to go, staking down the rope. When he was half-way up the stake came out, causing him to swing right into the wall, and drop into the moat. Being fully armored he sank, but kept ahold of the rope. The others yanked their drenched comrrade up to the top of the wall. </p><p></p><p>Phuddi held the rope as the others climbed down. He falsely concludes that a Ring of Feather Falling would always slow him down ten feet from the bottom and jumps off of the forty-foot high wall. Since the Ring's magic doesn't actually start until after falling fifty feet Phuddi falls all the way down, hitting the bottom hard. Serita uses half of her cure spells to get him back up to fighting strength. Unfortunately, her spellcasting is heard by two lizardmen guards, who came to investigate. Mark, Hherrmyie, Narg and Lysdashi spot them with their infravision, and let loose an arrow barrage, turning the two into very dead pincushions. The group then head for the building, figuring that the dead guards will soon blow their cover anyway, so don’t hesitate to smash the door open. </p><p></p><p>Klaaze busting the door down totally surprises the three kobolds guarding the lobby, who didn't last very long against him. The group heads down several hallways, not knowing where to go next. They find their way to the northeast corner of the castle, by two large dining rooms. They then pass through a storeroom, waking up Tao who was behind the crates. Since Tao naturally assumes the people walking through are guards he remains quiet until they leave the room. </p><p></p><p><em>[DM’s Note #27: I had a chance to get the party back together, only to have Tao's player chose to pass on it. Fortunately, their next move would give me with yet another opportunity to recombine the party, which with some prodding, the player finally did.] </em> </p><p></p><p>The group entered a kitchen, then walking into another room, which contained three occupied beds. The three sleeping men who up, asking "Who are you." Since they had just passed through a kitchen Natasha declared "We're the cooks!" "Oh yeah," said the first man, "Then who the hell are we!" "Er...nevermind," said Serita, "we must have gone to the wrong kitchen." The group quickly head back. </p><p></p><p>Tao hears the sound of the guards, and decides to ambush one and steal his uniform. As the last one was exiting the room Tao jumped him from behind, throwing his robe over the man's head, and shoving a rag in his mouth to prevent him from screaming. The two exchanged punches, and the guard manages to pull the robe off from over his face, revealing himself to be Klaaze. Tao is surprised to see his friend. By this time the others had all wandered well ahead, so the two hurry to catch up. </p><p></p><p>The group continues down several hallways, until they found a trap-door in the floor. The door reveals a corridor beneath them, which they choose to investigate. They closed the door behind them, and Tao and Klaaze walked right by it. The group headed down several bending hallways. </p><p></p><p>Hherrmyie steps on a trap, and a eight-foot-square section of floor falls out. Narg grabbed him before he falls in, but Phuddipeduzh, who was in front of Hherrmyie, falls through it. He lands fifteen feet below, in an underground river. Lysdashi dives in after him, holding onto a rope that he had given Narg the other end of. The group manages to pull the two back up. While recovering from this it is noticed that Klaaze was missing. Narg tells the others to go on, that he will go find him "Before the idiot wakes up the whole damned castle." </p><p></p><p>The group follows the hallway until it ended, where they find a trap door. They climb down, into a room filled with machinery and manned by two human engineers. The engineers are forced into explaining that the machines control the flow of water through the underground river. After being forced by the party to shut off the water the engineers are then tied and gagged. </p><p></p><p>Heading back the way they came the party notice that the water level in the pit has already started to go down. They then run into the next shift of engineers on the way to the control room. The two men were killed, and thrown down into the river. The group heads back up, soon meeting up with Narg, Klaaze and Tao. They find a sealed off bedroom, that apparently had not been used in years. Since it getting toward sunrise the party decided to rest in this room.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 3966754, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 15, "Assault on the Lordholder's Castle, July 13th, 1005:[/B] The party of Hherrmyie, Kharole, Klaaze, Lysdashi, Mark, Narg, Natasha, Phuddipeduzh, and Serita waited in their rooms until it was nearly mid-night, then set off in the direction of the castle. July 14th, 1005: Shortly after midnight they approach the first wall by an unguarded side, and wait until nobody is in sight. Natasha quickly scales the wall, dropping down a rope. Narg climbs up, and then helps to pull up the others. Lysdashi and Kharole are the last ones on the ground. Before they can climb up a city patrol approaches them. Nat quickly yanked up the rope so it wouldn't be see, as the patrol stops to question the two. Luck is with them, as the soldier who Kharole had gotten friendly with is among the patrol (randomly rolled, with only a one-in-three chance of this occuring). She says that she was looking for him, and explains that Lysdashi is her cousin, who would not let her walk around in the city at night unescorted. The guard says that he will be on duty for the whole night, but will meet her the next evening. Kharole and Lysdashi left, only to return once the patrol is out of sight. The two are pulled up to the top of the wall. The party climb down the rope, with Phuddi holding it from above. Two dogs attacked them, only to find out that Nargblades and canines don't mix. Serita’s dog Senenal is lowered down, to back as a "replacement" for the dead guard dogs. Phuddi decided to use his Ring of Feather Falling to get down. He dropped like a rock for fifty feet, then floats the last ten. They quickly moved on to the moat. Hherrmyie shoots an arrow to the top, and Kharole levitated herself, using the rope as a guide. She held the rope as the others climbed up, one at a time. Phuddi was the last to go, staking down the rope. When he was half-way up the stake came out, causing him to swing right into the wall, and drop into the moat. Being fully armored he sank, but kept ahold of the rope. The others yanked their drenched comrrade up to the top of the wall. Phuddi held the rope as the others climbed down. He falsely concludes that a Ring of Feather Falling would always slow him down ten feet from the bottom and jumps off of the forty-foot high wall. Since the Ring's magic doesn't actually start until after falling fifty feet Phuddi falls all the way down, hitting the bottom hard. Serita uses half of her cure spells to get him back up to fighting strength. Unfortunately, her spellcasting is heard by two lizardmen guards, who came to investigate. Mark, Hherrmyie, Narg and Lysdashi spot them with their infravision, and let loose an arrow barrage, turning the two into very dead pincushions. The group then head for the building, figuring that the dead guards will soon blow their cover anyway, so don’t hesitate to smash the door open. Klaaze busting the door down totally surprises the three kobolds guarding the lobby, who didn't last very long against him. The group heads down several hallways, not knowing where to go next. They find their way to the northeast corner of the castle, by two large dining rooms. They then pass through a storeroom, waking up Tao who was behind the crates. Since Tao naturally assumes the people walking through are guards he remains quiet until they leave the room. [I][DM’s Note #27: I had a chance to get the party back together, only to have Tao's player chose to pass on it. Fortunately, their next move would give me with yet another opportunity to recombine the party, which with some prodding, the player finally did.] [/I] The group entered a kitchen, then walking into another room, which contained three occupied beds. The three sleeping men who up, asking "Who are you." Since they had just passed through a kitchen Natasha declared "We're the cooks!" "Oh yeah," said the first man, "Then who the hell are we!" "Er...nevermind," said Serita, "we must have gone to the wrong kitchen." The group quickly head back. Tao hears the sound of the guards, and decides to ambush one and steal his uniform. As the last one was exiting the room Tao jumped him from behind, throwing his robe over the man's head, and shoving a rag in his mouth to prevent him from screaming. The two exchanged punches, and the guard manages to pull the robe off from over his face, revealing himself to be Klaaze. Tao is surprised to see his friend. By this time the others had all wandered well ahead, so the two hurry to catch up. The group continues down several hallways, until they found a trap-door in the floor. The door reveals a corridor beneath them, which they choose to investigate. They closed the door behind them, and Tao and Klaaze walked right by it. The group headed down several bending hallways. Hherrmyie steps on a trap, and a eight-foot-square section of floor falls out. Narg grabbed him before he falls in, but Phuddipeduzh, who was in front of Hherrmyie, falls through it. He lands fifteen feet below, in an underground river. Lysdashi dives in after him, holding onto a rope that he had given Narg the other end of. The group manages to pull the two back up. While recovering from this it is noticed that Klaaze was missing. Narg tells the others to go on, that he will go find him "Before the idiot wakes up the whole damned castle." The group follows the hallway until it ended, where they find a trap door. They climb down, into a room filled with machinery and manned by two human engineers. The engineers are forced into explaining that the machines control the flow of water through the underground river. After being forced by the party to shut off the water the engineers are then tied and gagged. Heading back the way they came the party notice that the water level in the pit has already started to go down. They then run into the next shift of engineers on the way to the control room. The two men were killed, and thrown down into the river. The group heads back up, soon meeting up with Narg, Klaaze and Tao. They find a sealed off bedroom, that apparently had not been used in years. Since it getting toward sunrise the party decided to rest in this room. [/QUOTE]
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