Crossed Paths, Part II

[doghead]

Number twos!

Marcus stops. He resists the urge to turn back and aide Octar. Ehldannis has light back there. Going back would only leave Brioc in the dark. Stay with Brioc.

 

[Krilith]

~Dhormiums ears register the sound he hears around the bend in his mind and quickly he speaks his mind~

"Either that trap or Briocs alerted something ahead of us, be ready for anything!"

~Dhormium grips is battle axe and shield even tighter and carefully peers around the corner~

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Octar swears and scrabbles up off the floor. At least we're past the bat guano. He gets up on his feet, breathing heavily. "I'm allright," he calls softly ahead. "What've we got?"

 

[Jarval]

Brioc curses under his breath at the sound of Octar's cry. He turns, looking back along the party, until he is reassured by Octar's words. He faces forwards again, listening closely to the sounds of movement, trying to discern their cause.

 

[eoghanbt]

Tullius /jumps/. No, hops. Eyes flicking from clicking stone to wall and then splinters and the crash of wood as the spears emerge. Axe low, short sword high, half crouch that ends almost immediately as the sound of..something? emerges from the dark. Half-cast glance over shoulder behind...divide and conquer, perhaps, with barrier and the dark...

 

[Manzanita]

Dhormium peers around the corner, and finds himself face to face with a gnoll, who is also peering around the corner. The gnoll barks in surprise. He is wearing hide armor and carrying a greatsword.

Initiative:
Ehldannis, Marcus, Tullius, Brioc, Gnoll, Octar, wolf, Dhormium, Mendicus.

OOC: Octar's bat guanno comment, LOL!

 

[doghead]

Dhormium peers around the corner, and finds himself face to face with a gnoll, who is also peering around the corner. The gnoll barks in surprise. He is wearing hide armor and carrying a greatsword.

Initiative:
Ehldannis, Marcus, Tullius, Brioc, Gnoll, Octar, wolf, Dhormium, Mendicus.

As soon as he sees whats appeared, Marcus steps back against the far wall to give Dhormium and Brioc room to maneuvour, and to allow the others to move up. On impulse, he raises the directs the beam* into the gnolls face - it might just be enough to dazzle the creature. With his free hand he pulls out his shortsword.

ooc: * it a bullseye lantern.

 

[Krilith]

On his initiative Dhormium will make a 5-foot step in to the corredor so that he can look into it's entire lenght and see if there are other beasts are walking towards them. Dhromium will try and swing his battleaxe into the gnoll.


ooc: manzanita, i'm currently at college and I don't have my character sheet or any books with me, could you do the math concerning base attack and modifiers? thanks.

 

[Inez Hull]

We know not yet what we are facing here, best I save my summonings until the threat presents itself. Ehldannis looks at his bow, contemplating how else he can best aid his companions. He draws an arrow from his quiver and then shrugs at the futility of resisting the soothing reassurance of magic. A quickly chanted incantation and the arrow takes on a bright blue glow. Ehldannis then moves into position so that he can look down the corridor and takes aim with his bow, a toothy grin reflecting the blue light coming from the arrow.

[casts True Strike]

 

[eoghanbt]

Tullius takes a step back, pivoting, facing behind the group as others step forward.

<OOC: If I see anything /behind/ us belay the rest of this post>

Then dropstepping again, he turns towards the corner, stepping to his right and outside.

<OOC: Heading to the /right/ side of the corridoor as everyone makes the turn>