(Adventure) A hunting trip

[Pyrex]

It was a brief sound, distinctive. It sounded like a cup for plate falling to the ground and shattering.

OOC: Did Remi see any windows when approching the farmhouse? If so, he'll move to take a look inside.

Remi briefly turns back toward everyone else & explains:
"There's someone in there, but something's wrong. I heard someone breaking some crockery."

OOC2: "pear-shaped"?

 

[Uriel]

OoC:A-M-G, could you edit your profile to reflect what Tricks Whitefang Knows? PH pg 74 for list of tricks, remember +1 being an Animal Companion.

IC: Aranel's attentions turn to the Porch, where she notes massive claw marks upon the walls near one of the windows (shuttered). The shutters appear to have been damaged as well. Loking to the woods, she sees naught but sheets of rain falling...

Telerin calls to Whitefang, but the Wolf isn't coming back. Not out of disobedience, but out of being in 'Combat-Mode'. Whitefang's stance clearly shows that he thinks that there is something dangerous inside the Barn...He is staying between it and Telerin,alternating low growls of challenge to whatever is inside and warning to his Druid-Friend.

OoC: The Barn is about 40' away, with doors facing the Road. Thus, the Cottage and barn-doors both face North more or less. There isn't anything between the two, though the chicken coop is partially betwixt, as a matter of fact...

Telerin looks briefly down and sees a watersoaked feather brush against his boot. The Druid's gaze moves from Whitefang briefly to the chicken coop.
The rear of the the structure has been torn open (it was only wire-mesh cooping) and there seems to be blood and feathers everywhere.A bloodied chicken foot here,a ruined wing there, the signs of something wantonly killing are evident everywhere, and they make Telerin momentarily sick, disgust at the thought of something needlessly killing so many animals.

Bekkle dismounts quickly and nocks arrow to string looking frantically about. The signs of age show more clearly now on the old hunter, his weathered face and slightly bent form shivering in the rain, a bedraggled mass of whitish hair plastered back away from his face. 'Oh, by the Greenman...where's they all gone, where...the children. Krimp lives 'ere with his wife and 3 children. 2 're his grown sons, and little Ellin, she's 5.' Bekkle looks visably upset, noting the wrongness that Whitefang senses as well.


<Actions?>

 

[Uriel]

OoC:Yes, windows on either side of the door.

IC: Remi cautiously moves forward, peering inside the shuttered windows. He can hear someone breathing heavily inside as if they were ill or injured. As he turns to signal to the others, he hears whoever is inside whimper something and then crying, soft and childlike breaks out.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Katherine's head suddenly whis around to wards the Wood off to the left of the Cottage. She clearly saw something there, a large form form standing near the edge of the Wood, watching the Companions...a brief moment later, it is gone, faded back behind the screening rain and canopy of the Wood.

"There! Something was on the edge of the woods." She points towards the area with a quarrel while readying her crossbow. "Do we want more light?"

(if the answer is yes she will cast Light on the feathers of the quarrel and prepare to shoot it at any more movement.)

 

[Aranel]

"Ah..." Aranel was staring now at the gashes along the door and window frames, beginning to make sense of things. "Ah...Lord's and Lady of the court...may I point out that something-" At this word she drew her rapier and looked to the Wolf. "Was trying to get inside so it seems..." Again to Whitefang. "I do believe your friend there is warning us that it may yet be around..." She murmured turning back to Katherine. "And by your reaction I note that there be more than one, or tis something else that spies on us from the forests depths." She concluded grimly patting Sprout and trying to work out how to get down off his back without falling.

 

[Pyrex]

OoC:Yes, windows on either side of the door.

IC: Remi cautiously moves forward, peering inside the shuttered windows. He can hear someone breathing heavily inside as if they were ill or injured. As he turns to signal to the others, he hears whoever is inside whimper something and then crying, soft and childlike breaks out.

While drawing his longsword and turning to look for the beast(s):
"Everything is going to be ok Ellin. We're friends of your dad, we're here to help."

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

"Careful, Remi," Telerin mumbles, drawing his scimitar and looking to Whitefang. Telerin usually simply had to tap his leg to get the wolf to back down...but usually he was closer. Sighing, he called out, "Whitefang...down. Come here..."

((OOC: I edited Whitefang's stats so you could see his Tricks. They are Down(which could possibly work here...but that, of course, is up to you, Uriel), Heel, and Track.))

 

[Uriel]

None have asked Katherine for Light as of yet.
The shape at the Woods' edge seems to have moved on.

Aranel dismounts fairly easily from Sprout's back <if she wants to>, landing in a mud puddle and splattering mud onto Bekkle's cloak. The oldster doesn't seem to notice at all, intent upon the situation.

Remi speaks through the door, trying to calm <what he thinks is> the small child inside. The crying stops suddenly.

Telerin successfully convinces Whitefang to back down, the Wolf returning to his side, though he whines and growls, his eyes still intent upon the Barn.

At hearing Remi's words, Bekkle runs up the stairs and says through the door 'Darlin', it's Uncle Bekkle. Lemme in, sweets.It's cold out here and that fire sure would be nice right about now.'

The tiny and weary voice of a little girl proclaims in exasperation 'I can opeh th door, is too hard...'

Bekkle says 'Stand back Sweets, we're gonna get it open, stand back...'

With Remi's help (Remi needing to do most of the work, since Bron Bekkle isn't exactly,a spring chicken at this point) Bekkle gets the door open enough to slide inside.
Remi and Bekkle succeed on entering after a moment and are greeted by a hear-rending sght. A very small little blond girl stands there, tear-stained and wearing a smock literally covered in blood. She begins crying softly again.The Cottage has been ransacked, with every bit of furniture possible thrown up against the inside of the windows and the one door.
Lying inside the room is a young man, perhaps 20,maybe younger. He isn't moving at this point.

Outside

The rain seems to be lessening slightly, allowing a better look at the ground around the cottage. Huge footprints, perhaps 20" long are everywhere, bare and with an incredibly heavy weight driving them into the mud.

Aranel hears something in the space between the Chicken COop ad the cottage. SOmething is coming fast, running towards the front of the House.

Whitefang begins to growl loudly, snarling and facing whatever is coming.

 

[Pyrex]

Lying inside the room is a young man, perhaps 20,maybe younger. He isn't moving at this point.

OOC: I'm assuming I haven't heard the commotion outside just yet...

Remi is saddened by the sight, but realizes that right now every moment counts and immediately moves up to and kneels down beside the the young man checking to see if he's alive and begins medical aid (Heal +3) if necessary.

"Bron, make sure the girl is all right, she trusts you. I'll check on her brother."

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Telerin stood up completely...watching and listening intently. His free hand was holding Whitefang's neck, rubbing gently to try to keep him a little calm.
"I do not like this," he said loudly. In a moment, he realized how big this thing could be...the others were inside. Loudly, he called, "Something is coming!!"