Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil

[Paxus Asclepius]

Belaver, fearing a bloody battle, prepares to use what little curative magics he possesses on any of his companions struck by the assuredly foul weapons of these death cultists.

OOC: readied action to cast Cure Light Wounds on anyone who takes a non-trivial hit.

 

[Pyrex]

Raner Bluestone, 17/24hp

Raner raises an eyebrow, wondering if perhaps Kerwyn has gone daft; and motions to Kerwyn that he should close the door...

Whispering quietly, once the door has been closed: "Three ta three isn' such good odds when our friends are just around the corner. Why not go back and get them before picking a fight?"

 

[Seonaid]

Assuming the door is shut, Toriah nods in agreement though a moment ago he was willing to follow Kerwyn's plan.

 

[Endur]

The naked, ugly creature replies to Craven while three other creatures cringe and cower behind it. The creature has black fingernails and teeth and its only clothing is a black iron collar enscribed with symbols around its neck.

"Who am I? I was called Gnaw by those who trained me. If I ever had a different name, I do not remember it. The training purged me of many memories.

"Only Gnaw, not Lord Gnaw, nor Sir Gnaw, not even Gnaw master of all.

"I claim the bodies of the doggss by right of ownership. They served the Master, I serve the Master, their bodies belonged to me when they died.

"You can keep the elf body. Elf tastes terrible.

"I advise you not to try my patience. While my patience is infinite, my minions will soon forget themselves and attack if you do not hand over the food."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"What are you? Who is your Master?" Craven demands, struggling to contain the horror he feels inside.

 

[Dalamar]

Kerwyn frowns, but agrees with Raner after a moment.
"Just thought that we shouldn't endanger the others when it's just two gnolls and the cultist unawares," he whispers.

OoC: Yeah right, I'm sure he thought that

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

Lenya whispers: “Let's just give them the gnoll bodies, they are just dead flesh like them. We should bury the half-elf, to honor his life, but these creatures do not deserve anything like it. It was them who killed him, remember?”

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"These things are evil, and I do not trust them to murder us when we turn our backs," Craven whispers back, his grip tightening on his warhammer. "Be ready, I promised to rid this place of undead, and I'm not going to back out of that now. We have to try."

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

Even more silently, Lenya says: “There seem to be quite a few of them, they will just surround us and kill us, what good would that be? If you really intent to attack them, then make sure the archway is blocked!”

 

[Endur]

Raner thinks Kerwyn is telling the truth (Raner's Sense Motive 5+2=7, Kerwyn's Bluff 5+6=11).