Wildwood Red in Tooth and Claw [IC]

[Endovior]

Alan speaks quietly.

"Sounds like some kind of beast is hidden behind the door... probably some kind of guard animal... so it's probably not smart enough to know we're here. Let's go for surprise... we'll need one person to open the door and step aside, while everyone else charges through and attacks whatever's on the other side."

(Alan's trying to arrange for a surprise round, with all the party members acting more or less simeltaneously. I'd imagine that Cursed would open the door while everyone else moves in (from right behind the door) and attacks.)

 

[Fenris]

Noni gathers his bow, nocks an arrow and follows the glowing blades of his companions.

 

[Voadam]

Cursed slings his crossbow and agrees to be the doorman.

Noni loads an arrow and readies to provide fire as the other two burst into the chamber.

This long, narrow room is lined with shelves on either side loaded with foodstuffs and supplies. Heavy sacks are piled haphazardly atop one another in the four corners of the chamber. A few have been torn open, leaving spills of grains and flour along the floor. Several barrels stand in a cluster near the far wall.

Alan and Tur burst in mindblade and axe at the ready but they do not see any immediately visible foe to attack.

 

[D20Dazza]

Cursed moves into the room and scans the area with his echolocation, ready to fire his loaded ccrossbow at any apparent threats.

 

[D20Dazza]

[edit]*Double Post*[/edit]

 

[Endovior]

Alan shrugs.

"Hmm... perhaps it was merely lesser vermin."

He holds up his mindblade like a torch, looking for any creatures present.

 

[Voadam]

Ping!

Cursed steps in then spins with alarm and fires his crossbow into the sacks to the left causing a cloud of flour to erupt. A long but slim furred beast rises up swiftly from its concealment beneath the sacks, most of its five foot-body having lain in a tunnel beneath.

Round 1 initiative
Beast 15
Noni 13
Cursed 11
Alan 6
Tur 6

The beast lashes out in a flash leaping at the blind Cursed. It latches on with sharp teeth drawing blood. Cursed stumbles back a step with the slender bodied mammal hanging on ferociously black paws scrabbling, apparently unafraid of the bigger humanoid.


ooc Cursed takes 4 damage

 

[Fenris]

Noni quickly fires at the beast.

OOC: [sblock] +1 from PBS. Any ID from Kn: nature? [/sblock]

 

[Voadam]

Noni

[SBLOCK] Bony growths at certain joint points, cylindrical body, tiny horizontally flattened head with prominent ears - dire weasel. Known to take on creatures several times their size and to latch on ferociously making themselves vulnerable to attacks but not releasing their jaw grips until their foes drop from blood loss. Ambush hunters known to eat meat voraciously. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Voadam]

Noni quickly fires but as Cursed turns the beast is pulled with him and out of the path of the arrow which strikes a shelf beside Tur.