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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1219796" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter 17, “Heading towards the Head” September 13th, 1019, 2:30 P.M. Narg says, &quot;First things first.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are gnolls in the crow's nest.&nbsp; They might know something.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Mojo grabs onto Narg’s back and he uses his Rope of Climbing to snag to the top rung of the ladder and quickly pull the two of them up.&nbsp;&nbsp; As he reaches the top he pushes the trapdoor open and jumps onto the crow’s nest floor.&nbsp;&nbsp; The gnoll archers are taken by surprise, as they were busy looking elsewhere for targets.&nbsp;&nbsp; Narg and Mojo make quick work of them, striking them with swords with full strength to knock them off.&nbsp;&nbsp; They then head back below, and Narg reiterates “Let’s get the hell out of here.”By this time they have noticed that the beast is acting very differently.&nbsp; It has stopped, and is lifting up its head and is looking around, as if seeing this world for the first time.&nbsp;&nbsp; The party concludes that with the helmet gone it is no longer under the control of the gnolls.&nbsp;&nbsp; They decide that now would be the best time to communicate with the creature, and decide that they need to be at the head to do this.&nbsp; Cassie comments, “You know, it’s been awhile since we brought home any pets….”&nbsp;&nbsp; Mojo comments, “Yeah, but this one is full of gnolls.&nbsp; That’s worse than having fleas and mites.”&nbsp; They decide to head across the creature’s neck to the Head Howdad.&nbsp;&nbsp; Everyone except for Alton, Narg and Mojo get into the Bag of Holding, making for a very snug fit with a minimum of air available.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton invisibly scampers across the neck to the head howdad.&nbsp; &nbsp; Mojo ties himself onto Narg and turns invisible.&nbsp;&nbsp; Narg however, is very visible as he makes his way across, becoming the target to archers atop the Head Howdad and reinforcements to the Yoke Howdad from the catapult ramp above it.&nbsp; &nbsp; Mojo finds that his invisibility doesn’t help much, as several arrows that miss Narg hit him.&nbsp; &nbsp; They also lose their footing some on the neck, being saved only by the maneuverability of Narg’s magical rope.&nbsp; Alton is the beneficiary to the archers at the Head Howdad being distracted.&nbsp;&nbsp; The door to that howdad is locked, and he has Grelmak get let out to unlock it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Once inside, Cassie, Mark and Purge are also let out of the bag, and the top is left open for air to re-circulate back inside for the three former prisoners.&nbsp;&nbsp; This Howdad is comprised of two rooms, a base room housing the metal battering ram attachments to go on the Kadtanach’s horn, and an upper room with closed windows on all sides and bows and arrows hanging on the walls.&nbsp; &nbsp; Alton tells the four of them to wait in this room, and he heads back below to check out the two large wooden baskets hanging from each ear of the creature. By this time Narg and Mojo have finally made their way across, each one taking a few arrows in the process.&nbsp;&nbsp; They enter the building, with Alton telling them, “Everyone else is up on the second floor.”&nbsp; &nbsp; The two fighters reach that level, and yell at Mark because he hasn’t done anything about the gnoll archers in the crow’s nest above.&nbsp; Narg leads the way up there, followed by Mojo.&nbsp;&nbsp; Narg takes a hit from a gnoll getting up.&nbsp; The two fighters use their swords to slay the first two gnolls and then knock a third one over the side, with it bouncing off the Kadtanach and falling to the ground below.&nbsp; &nbsp; A fourth one manages to escape, quickly sliding down a rope attached to the side.&nbsp;&nbsp; By the time Narg gets a chance to look down that gnoll is gone, and Narg assumes it might have fallen off.With the gnolls gone they become targets for the archers back on the Yoke Howdad crow’s nest, so head back below, shutting and locking the trapdoor behind them.&nbsp;&nbsp; “Gnolls all gone,” Narg comments.&nbsp;&nbsp; Purge states, “Cassie still wants to take this thing home with us.”&nbsp; Mark asks, “What would we feed it?”&nbsp;&nbsp; Mojo replies, “How about useless high-level rangers.” Meanwhile, Alton has made his way over to one of the side ear baskets.&nbsp;&nbsp; He peers in from the edge of the window, getting a good look inside.&nbsp;&nbsp; The basket contains a large strapped in six-legged lizard, propped up by the window.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton lucks on in not having stared directly into the eyes of this beast.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alongside the creature is a pair of gnolls.&nbsp;&nbsp; He heads back and decides to go out onto the creature’s snout to try to communicate with it. Narg exits through the door of the Head Howdad, and begins to make his way over to one of the ear baskets.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton sees this, and quickly hurries back to stop him, warning him that “Don’t do that.&nbsp; A basilisk is inside of at least one ear basket and probably both.”&nbsp;&nbsp; “Thanks for the warning,” Narg comments, and heads back to the Howdad and to the second floor.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton goes back out onto the creature’s snout.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Kadtanach starts to shake and Alton fails to grab onto it in time, being propelled out from the creature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 1219796, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 17, “Heading towards the Head” September 13th, 1019, 2:30 P.M. [/B] Narg says, "First things first. There are gnolls in the crow's nest. They might know something." Mojo grabs onto Narg’s back and he uses his Rope of Climbing to snag to the top rung of the ladder and quickly pull the two of them up. As he reaches the top he pushes the trapdoor open and jumps onto the crow’s nest floor. The gnoll archers are taken by surprise, as they were busy looking elsewhere for targets. Narg and Mojo make quick work of them, striking them with swords with full strength to knock them off. They then head back below, and Narg reiterates “Let’s get the hell out of here.” By this time they have noticed that the beast is acting very differently. It has stopped, and is lifting up its head and is looking around, as if seeing this world for the first time. The party concludes that with the helmet gone it is no longer under the control of the gnolls. They decide that now would be the best time to communicate with the creature, and decide that they need to be at the head to do this. Cassie comments, “You know, it’s been awhile since we brought home any pets….” Mojo comments, “Yeah, but this one is full of gnolls. That’s worse than having fleas and mites.” They decide to head across the creature’s neck to the Head Howdad. Everyone except for Alton, Narg and Mojo get into the Bag of Holding, making for a very snug fit with a minimum of air available. Alton invisibly scampers across the neck to the head howdad. Mojo ties himself onto Narg and turns invisible. Narg however, is very visible as he makes his way across, becoming the target to archers atop the Head Howdad and reinforcements to the Yoke Howdad from the catapult ramp above it. Mojo finds that his invisibility doesn’t help much, as several arrows that miss Narg hit him. They also lose their footing some on the neck, being saved only by the maneuverability of Narg’s magical rope. Alton is the beneficiary to the archers at the Head Howdad being distracted. The door to that howdad is locked, and he has Grelmak get let out to unlock it. Once inside, Cassie, Mark and Purge are also let out of the bag, and the top is left open for air to re-circulate back inside for the three former prisoners. This Howdad is comprised of two rooms, a base room housing the metal battering ram attachments to go on the Kadtanach’s horn, and an upper room with closed windows on all sides and bows and arrows hanging on the walls. Alton tells the four of them to wait in this room, and he heads back below to check out the two large wooden baskets hanging from each ear of the creature. By this time Narg and Mojo have finally made their way across, each one taking a few arrows in the process. They enter the building, with Alton telling them, “Everyone else is up on the second floor.” The two fighters reach that level, and yell at Mark because he hasn’t done anything about the gnoll archers in the crow’s nest above. Narg leads the way up there, followed by Mojo. Narg takes a hit from a gnoll getting up. The two fighters use their swords to slay the first two gnolls and then knock a third one over the side, with it bouncing off the Kadtanach and falling to the ground below. A fourth one manages to escape, quickly sliding down a rope attached to the side. By the time Narg gets a chance to look down that gnoll is gone, and Narg assumes it might have fallen off. With the gnolls gone they become targets for the archers back on the Yoke Howdad crow’s nest, so head back below, shutting and locking the trapdoor behind them. “Gnolls all gone,” Narg comments. Purge states, “Cassie still wants to take this thing home with us.” Mark asks, “What would we feed it?” Mojo replies, “How about useless high-level rangers.” Meanwhile, Alton has made his way over to one of the side ear baskets. He peers in from the edge of the window, getting a good look inside. The basket contains a large strapped in six-legged lizard, propped up by the window. Alton lucks on in not having stared directly into the eyes of this beast. Alongside the creature is a pair of gnolls. He heads back and decides to go out onto the creature’s snout to try to communicate with it. Narg exits through the door of the Head Howdad, and begins to make his way over to one of the ear baskets. Alton sees this, and quickly hurries back to stop him, warning him that “Don’t do that. A basilisk is inside of at least one ear basket and probably both.” “Thanks for the warning,” Narg comments, and heads back to the Howdad and to the second floor. Alton goes back out onto the creature’s snout. The Kadtanach starts to shake and Alton fails to grab onto it in time, being propelled out from the creature. [/QUOTE]

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