Dragonlance Classics: Dragons of Despair

[Keia]

Raistlin will Sleep those that he can - provided there is enough light to see by. Otherwise, he will Light up the area with the Staff of Magius ("Shirak"), then Sleep some hobgoblins. Then its stand back and conserve magics, attacking with the staff where safe. If someone is in trouble Raistlin will use his second Sleep spell.

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Flint will charge the center mass of goblins, and chop up any that get in his way...

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Tanis and Flint respond the quickest, long familiar with fighting goblins and their kin. While the dwarf charges the largest group of hobgoblins, Tanis sends several arrows over his head, forcing the enemy to duck and cover.

While several of the enemy surround the vicious dwarf, the rest close in on the group. Sturm and Caramon hold the sides, taking a few small hits, while Raistlin completes his spell. Suddenly five of the enemy are taken out of the fight.

Tasslehoff springs forward, attacking one of the hobgoblins around Flint. The poor creature never sees the hoopak swing up and impact the back of it's head.

Flint drives another of his attackers back with furious swings of his axe. When the hobgoblin trips over a root, Flint is quick to swing for a kill.

Flint's final opponent prepares to take advantage of the dwarf while his back is turned, but an arrow from Tanis catches him in the throat and he slumps to the ground.

Sturm faces what looks like the sub-leader of the group. The creature steps quickly to avoid Brightblade, then responds with an attack of his own. When the hobgoblin sees Caramon flatten the last of his allies, he turns tail and runs.

The enemy have fallen or fled. Caramon, Sturm, and Flint each suffered a light wound.

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Flint spits on the ground "Bastard sons of Gully Dwarves, these things where even more pathatic then normal...". He then looks over at Tanis "What ya think they are doin' so close to town anyway? What the blast is this blue cyrstal staff anyway? Magical I suppose".
He will look a little suspiciously at Raistlin from the corner of his eye grumbling to himself Hmph, magic... never trust it, lessen it a good axe or something

 

[Keia]

Raistlin looked to the fleeing subcommander, The creature is lucky to be out of sight, otherwise I would deal with it and I would have answers, he thought.

Coughing several times as the adrenaline from the combat wore away, Raistlin leaned heavily on his staff, dabbing at the side of his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Someone could search the bodies of those that have fallen. Perhaps we could ask one of these who have fallen - they're only sleeping." Raistlin suggested.

 

[Shalimar]

The half-elf sighed slinging his bow over his shoulder once more. He didn't understand why they were searching for this staff, but if they were willing to kill for it, it must have some value.

"Flint, Caramon, tie up the sleeping ones, my house has rope if there is none closer." He thought for a minute. "Tas, I think they might have some things where they don't want them found, can you pile their things over here?" he asks pointing at a larger boulder. He walks cautiously over to Raistlin still eyeing the hobgoblins warily.

"Do you know anything about a Blue Crystal Staff?" he asks the frail mage quietly, doing as he had often in the past, seeking the smarter man's advice. He ddidn't know why the others seemed to listen to him, but they often did, or at least they had before they seperated.

 

[Keia]

Seeing Tanis approach, Raistlin put away the blood-stained handkerchief within the red robes of his order.

"Do you know anything about a Blue Crystal Staff?" he asks the frail mage quietly,

"Sadly, I do not," Raistlin explained quietly. "I am fairly knowledgable about arcane staffs of power but I have not read of a 'blue crystal staff.' Those that attacked us could know, but that is doubtful.

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Flint nods his head to Tanis and goes to get some rope from the horse. He will then start tying up the goblins...

 

[Darkwolf]

Caramon, seeing his brother is weak, goes over to help keep him on his feet..standing mutely through all verbal abuse he's going to take.

 

[Keia]

"I'll be fine for the moment, brother, please help Flint as Tanis asked. The goblins will not be sleeping for long." Raistlin said with an admonishing look to Caramon and a voice as though he were talking to a child.