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<blockquote data-quote="robberbaron" data-source="post: 1853640" data-attributes="member: 14771"><p><strong>And the fun continues....</strong></p><p></p><p>Helga wondered how many thieves there were likely to be in the sewers at the shift change. Gaelle reckoned two and was confident that she could handle them but Helga would have been happier with two of the party down beneath the manhole. The information they had implied that thieves would be moving both into and out of the sewer and that there might be more than two thieves around.</p><p>“Well, we’ll just kill them all”, said Gaelle.</p><p>“But if a big group, or some groups all turn up to go up the rope, you could find yourself at the bottom mixing it with twenty or thirty thieves, which is not a very sensible position for you to be in”, Helga put in, sincerely worried for Gaelle’s safety. “So there should be more than just you down below. Unfortunately, the little dark Halfling has gone missing as he would be the perfect choice”.</p><p></p><p>So it was decided that Helga would accompany Gaelle, leaving the two big, butch sword-swingers up top.</p><p>“Let’s face it, if twenty thieves turn up at the top and another twenty appear down below, we won’t be attacking them” Gaelle asserted.</p><p>“Yeah, you turn round and walk away” said Cord.</p><p>“Bit difficult in the sewer” put in a worried Helga.</p><p>“No, you just turn around and walk away. They are not expecting you to be there so they aren’t going to set traps for you” asserted Cord.</p><p>“We’ve already killed eight thieves in the sewers and I’m not expecting many more than that” Gaelle reassured Helga.</p><p></p><p>“Hey, if it’s just you and me” Cord grinned at Seigfried, “you won’t be able to hide at the back.”</p><p></p><p>Gaelle and Helga secreted themselves in the shadows around the intersection below Philp’s warehouse. The evening sun glancing off the glistening filth coating the sewer shaft gave considerable cover for anyone with the skill to use it. And Helga.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Cord, Seigfried and Gracientus tucked themselves around a corner just up from the warehouse, hidden in the shadows with a good view of the street and the grating.</p><p></p><p>The few market stalls in this street had already closed, and there was significantly less traffic at this time of day. Seemed reasonable, if the shift-change was a regular occurrence.</p><p></p><p>An hour passed and the party were beginning to doubt their information when the warehouse door opened quietly, figures emerged and moved over to the grating. They counted six shifty-looking men scurrying across the road, looking alert. Gracientus prepared to Bless his companions when they decided to do something.</p><p>The thieves pulled the grille up and one tied a thick rope to it, dropping the rope down into the hole. Two thieves then held the grate away from the hole, two were looking around with readied crossbows and the other was looking down the hole, watching his mate climb down.</p><p></p><p>Gaelle and Helga, seeing the rope after an age of listening to the distant squeaking of rats, waited for someone to come down.</p><p>The first thief to scamper down the rope put his foot into the puddle at the bottom and was surprised as a by a black-fletched arrow whistling past his knee.</p><p>Gaelle’s next two arrows stuck out of his shoulders but he was still breathing.</p><p>Helga barely managed to shoot the ground between her feet, before dropping her bow and drawing her rapier.</p><p></p><p>The thief, not enjoying looking like a coat rack, moved to Gaelle and nicked her with his shortsword.</p><p></p><p>Gaelle stepped back and teased him with an arrow past his ears before hitting double-top between his eyes, dropping the thief into the dirty water like a dead thief.</p><p></p><p>In the street, Cord charged forward out of the gloom and only just managed to hit one of the thieves (slicing his arm and leg off) and then only just managed to cut his fellow thief clean in two as a bonus.</p><p></p><p>“Bloody hell” exclaimed the thieves, as their colleagues’ blood sprayed all over them, before charging into flanking positions against Cord, one planting his shortsword deep into the warrior’s thigh.</p><p></p><p>Seigfried followed up, running to help Gracientus who had just had a sword thrust into his belly. </p><p>Gracientus swung his Morningstar around semi-proficiently and stepped away from the thief, leaking red.</p><p></p><p>Cord carved one of the remaining thieves and injured the other. At least they couldn’t flank him now.</p><p>“Boss, boss! Help!” screamed the badly injured thief before stabbing Cord with what was likely to be his last strength.</p><p></p><p>The other followed Gracientus, slipping on the bloody street, straight into the swinging Fullblade of Seigfried. The street became considerably bloodier over a large area.</p><p></p><p>Gracientus looked around for any more incoming trouble while Cord and the remaining thief traded swishes before the thief cut himself in twain by tumbling away through Cord’s blade.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Helga used the dead thief as a step onto the rope and began to climb the rope, while Gaelle moved across the chamber to have a look around, seeing nothing untoward. Helga managed to avoid the blood dripping down the shaft and reached the top just as Cord went over to Gracientus for some healing.</p><p>“I seem to have been let down in the planning, again!” he grumbled, making his displeasure at Seigfried’s ‘backup’ plain despite the language barrier.</p><p></p><p>Gaelle, upon arrival at the top, also asked for bandaging. When that seemed to do little good Gracientus called upon Set to knit her wounds.</p><p></p><p>They pulled up and untied the rope, tipped the bodies down the shaft and replaced the grille.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robberbaron, post: 1853640, member: 14771"] [b]And the fun continues....[/b] Helga wondered how many thieves there were likely to be in the sewers at the shift change. Gaelle reckoned two and was confident that she could handle them but Helga would have been happier with two of the party down beneath the manhole. The information they had implied that thieves would be moving both into and out of the sewer and that there might be more than two thieves around. “Well, we’ll just kill them all”, said Gaelle. “But if a big group, or some groups all turn up to go up the rope, you could find yourself at the bottom mixing it with twenty or thirty thieves, which is not a very sensible position for you to be in”, Helga put in, sincerely worried for Gaelle’s safety. “So there should be more than just you down below. Unfortunately, the little dark Halfling has gone missing as he would be the perfect choice”. So it was decided that Helga would accompany Gaelle, leaving the two big, butch sword-swingers up top. “Let’s face it, if twenty thieves turn up at the top and another twenty appear down below, we won’t be attacking them” Gaelle asserted. “Yeah, you turn round and walk away” said Cord. “Bit difficult in the sewer” put in a worried Helga. “No, you just turn around and walk away. They are not expecting you to be there so they aren’t going to set traps for you” asserted Cord. “We’ve already killed eight thieves in the sewers and I’m not expecting many more than that” Gaelle reassured Helga. “Hey, if it’s just you and me” Cord grinned at Seigfried, “you won’t be able to hide at the back.” Gaelle and Helga secreted themselves in the shadows around the intersection below Philp’s warehouse. The evening sun glancing off the glistening filth coating the sewer shaft gave considerable cover for anyone with the skill to use it. And Helga. ----- Cord, Seigfried and Gracientus tucked themselves around a corner just up from the warehouse, hidden in the shadows with a good view of the street and the grating. The few market stalls in this street had already closed, and there was significantly less traffic at this time of day. Seemed reasonable, if the shift-change was a regular occurrence. An hour passed and the party were beginning to doubt their information when the warehouse door opened quietly, figures emerged and moved over to the grating. They counted six shifty-looking men scurrying across the road, looking alert. Gracientus prepared to Bless his companions when they decided to do something. The thieves pulled the grille up and one tied a thick rope to it, dropping the rope down into the hole. Two thieves then held the grate away from the hole, two were looking around with readied crossbows and the other was looking down the hole, watching his mate climb down. Gaelle and Helga, seeing the rope after an age of listening to the distant squeaking of rats, waited for someone to come down. The first thief to scamper down the rope put his foot into the puddle at the bottom and was surprised as a by a black-fletched arrow whistling past his knee. Gaelle’s next two arrows stuck out of his shoulders but he was still breathing. Helga barely managed to shoot the ground between her feet, before dropping her bow and drawing her rapier. The thief, not enjoying looking like a coat rack, moved to Gaelle and nicked her with his shortsword. Gaelle stepped back and teased him with an arrow past his ears before hitting double-top between his eyes, dropping the thief into the dirty water like a dead thief. In the street, Cord charged forward out of the gloom and only just managed to hit one of the thieves (slicing his arm and leg off) and then only just managed to cut his fellow thief clean in two as a bonus. “Bloody hell” exclaimed the thieves, as their colleagues’ blood sprayed all over them, before charging into flanking positions against Cord, one planting his shortsword deep into the warrior’s thigh. Seigfried followed up, running to help Gracientus who had just had a sword thrust into his belly. Gracientus swung his Morningstar around semi-proficiently and stepped away from the thief, leaking red. Cord carved one of the remaining thieves and injured the other. At least they couldn’t flank him now. “Boss, boss! Help!” screamed the badly injured thief before stabbing Cord with what was likely to be his last strength. The other followed Gracientus, slipping on the bloody street, straight into the swinging Fullblade of Seigfried. The street became considerably bloodier over a large area. Gracientus looked around for any more incoming trouble while Cord and the remaining thief traded swishes before the thief cut himself in twain by tumbling away through Cord’s blade. ----- Helga used the dead thief as a step onto the rope and began to climb the rope, while Gaelle moved across the chamber to have a look around, seeing nothing untoward. Helga managed to avoid the blood dripping down the shaft and reached the top just as Cord went over to Gracientus for some healing. “I seem to have been let down in the planning, again!” he grumbled, making his displeasure at Seigfried’s ‘backup’ plain despite the language barrier. Gaelle, upon arrival at the top, also asked for bandaging. When that seemed to do little good Gracientus called upon Set to knit her wounds. They pulled up and untied the rope, tipped the bodies down the shaft and replaced the grille. [/QUOTE]
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