A Merc's Life: Howl of the Carrion King [02]

[Maidhc O Casain]

"The valley is as you have seen it from here, Kelmarane and the Battle Market lay at its lowest elevation. Kelmarane is surrounded by mountains and pesh fields. I know little more of the valley than do you . . . 'ere now I've never visited the place."

[sblock=OOC]See the OP map in the Current Tasks wiki (linked in the post below) for a view of the valley. There's also a map of Kelmarane there - more detail than you can make out from this distance, but easier to post it this way.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

Every evening around midnight you hear an almost impossibly loud, yelping howl that seems to come from the roof of the largest structure in Kelmarane, the huge round citadel known as the battle market. A minute or two later, a faint, similar call can be heard from the distant Pale Mountain, a call-and-response that must be some form of long distance communication between gnoll tribes. Dashki identifies the call as the infamous Howl of the Carrion King, a nightly message from the ruler of the Kulldis tribe in Kelmarane to agents of the gnoll monarch in an unknown hidden base on Pale Mountain.

"Mmm, gnolls," says Houwlou licking his lips. "I really can't wait for my steel to meet their disgusting, stinking flesh! It'll be almost like a homecoming!"

"I speak of hit and run tactics: testing defenses to the point they stiffen; inflicting light casualties at least, more if possible, but retreating to concealment once opposition becomes more formidable. An excellent way for a light force to wear down a much more formidable opposing one, and tactics with which the wolf-kin is surely familiar."

"Yes, my priestly friend! Let us be about it straighaway! And, may I say, spoken like a true Ranger."

[sblock=stat block, Houwlou]
Houwlou Groulenas - Male Olcán Ranger 2, -3 con from the stirge fight
Initiative: +1, Perception: +8(+2 more smell/sound,+2 more vs. undead),

   HP: 27/27     AC: 17   AC(T): 11   AC(FF): 16
 Init: +01    ST(F):+05   ST(R):+04    S[T(W):+04

  BAB: 02       CMB: +5     CMD: 16

Weapon                  Attack    Damage      Critical     Special
Longsword (MW)*         +5        1d8+3       19-20/x2     +1 TH Gnolls
  Dagger*               +4        1d4+1       19-20/x2     +2 TH/Damage
Longsword (MW)          +3        1d8+3       19-20/x2        (Undead)
  Longsword             +2        1d8+1       19-20/x2     
Javelin                 +3        1d6+3          20/x2     

                        *+7 & +6 TH if using these alone in primary hand

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[sblock=Mowgli]The hp you have listed for Houwlou on OP don't seem right to me. He had 27 at first level, and you only have him at 23 now. I'm guessing that he should have 38? But that seems a bit high....[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

"I believe we are rested and well. We shall begin our forays into the area immediately."

Once they are away from the base Keeland will comment to the group. "My friends we must be careful. For our employer to suggest hit and run tactics it seem clear she knows more than she is telling about our enemies. More importantly, it suggests that she was too cheap to hire enough Bees to simply assault the town. We must assume we are outnumbered and overmatched."

 

[Scott DeWar]

"I would have to concurr with what you say in its entirety. You have brought up some very valid points. *I would also like to tell you that I am on the verge if a breakthrugh on some spells that I hope will help us complete this task, however I need to have considerably more time of contemplation"

*(ooc: jus rp speak for when i level i hope to have some well chosen spells figured out)

 

[mleibrock]

Tsadok

"I'm not a tactical fighter by any means so I will defer to your decisions, but it looks to me maybe we enter from the north in the area indicated, we might have cover and face less guards. Any other opinions?"

 

[renau1g]

"Ha, outnumbered maybe, outmatched? No. We got Houwlou, they'll never know what hit'em. He's probably the best of our little band at this type of thing. Now, just my two coppers here, but maybe we could also try those buildings all alone there across the river? If we go along that ridge we could maybe crawl up and they wouldn't see us coming, we could rain death on them from above and run away before they can react. Heck they might not even get organized before we get outta there." Aodhan says

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

[sblock=Mowgli]The hp you have listed for Houwlou on OP don't seem right to me. He had 27 at first level, and you only have him at 23 now. I'm guessing that he should have 38? But that seems a bit high....[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Houwlou Groulenas

"For once, Aodhán, I concur with Tsadok. I think we should cross the stream well north of the village and make our approach about midway through the settlement."

OOC: Is the stream fordable anywhere nearby or is there another bridge? Puddin' HATES getting wet!

[sblock=stat block, Houwlou]
Houwlou Groulenas - Male Olcán Ranger 2, -3 con from the stirge fight
Initiative: +1, Perception: +8(+2 more smell/sound,+2 more vs. undead),

   HP: 27/27     AC: 17   AC(T): 11   AC(FF): 16
 Init: +01    ST(F):+05   ST(R):+04    S[T(W):+04

  BAB: 02       CMB: +5     CMD: 16

Weapon                  Attack    Damage      Critical     Special
Longsword (MW)*         +5        1d8+3       19-20/x2     +1 TH Gnolls
  Dagger*               +4        1d4+1       19-20/x2     +2 TH/Damage
Longsword (MW)          +3        1d8+3       19-20/x2        (Undead)
  Longsword             +2        1d8+1       19-20/x2     
Javelin                 +3        1d6+3          20/x2     

                        *+7 & +6 TH if using these alone in primary hand

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[Maidhc O Casain]

[sblock=Mowgli]The hp you have listed for Houwlou on OP don't seem right to me. He had 27 at first level, and you only have him at 23 now. I'm guessing that he should have 38? But that seems a bit high....[/sblock]

[sblock=Leif]Sent you a PM about that this AM. Starting HP were 21 (Max on d10, plus 8 for Hardy Race, plus 2 for CON, plus 1 for Favored Class). He rolled a 3 for his second level HP, plus 2 for CON, plus 1 for FC, giving him a grand total of 27.

Not sure how it got set to 23 - sorry about that! It was corrected on his sheet as of this AM.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

[sblock=Leif]Sent you a PM about that this AM. Starting HP were 21 (Max on d10, plus 8 for Hardy Race, plus 2 for CON, plus 1 for Favored Class). He rolled a 3 for his second level HP, plus 2 for CON, plus 1 for FC, giving him a grand total of 27.

Not sure how it got set to 23 - sorry about that! It was corrected on his sheet as of this AM.[/sblock]

[sblock=Mowgli]
Ok, fair enough. I'm not sure how it happened, but his hp were already set at the correct level in his stat block in post #308!
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