From Citadel to Bastion: The Sunless Citadel

[Vargo]

Khaira steps 5' south, and tries to put an arrow into a hobgoblin.

 

[Catulle]

As the desperation of the party on the opposite side of the wall sunk in, Lucas risked a glance about the half of the room he was in. None of them standing - good. With a snarl he drove forward, seeking to gain the wall and put down the larger warrior in the centre of the goblins' line.

(OOC - Move over the wall (if possible), and attack the central hobgoblin.)

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Khudaglun and Lucas charge the wall, attempting to vault it in a single leap. Tired from the recent fighting, their attempts fail, and they spend the rest of the round sliding across the barrier. Florian and Eshland cover the door on the north side of the wall.

On the south side of the wall, the hobgoblins and goblin fall back through the doorway, content to have struck down three enemies. One hobgoblin continues to hold off Quendros and Moon. As he steps back into the doorway, Khaira grazes him with an arrow.

 

[Catulle]

Another glance told Lucas the price of the skirmish so far - Kudaglun was bleeding, but there were others worse off. With the enemy now on the retreat, he could at least try to save lives here and now. Stepping up to the nearest of the fallen, a big warrior, he knelt down to touch him, discarding his axe to do so. Rekindling cold, distant memories he focused on keeping the man alive.

OOC - 5' step forward, drop axe, lay on hands (Lamont) for 1 point of healing, pick up axe again.

 

[National Acrobat]

Eshand turns to Florian, "well now, my warrior friend, I am out of spells that are useful, except for one that may affect friend and foe. I'll try to stay out of the way, however, should we get in another scrap with a large group, I'll try to put them asleep." Eshand reaches towards his back and pulls a Light Crossbow out, and loads a bolt. "I do have this however. Not totally worthless at this point." He raises the crossbow, and keeps an eye out for something to shoot.

 

[Uzumaki]

Florian surveys the area to affirm that the hob/goblins in front of him and Eshand aren't stirring. He gives Eshland a nod toward the wall, and hurries over to it, pausing momentarily to give the right hand door a lingering stare. Once there, he'll carefully hoist himself up and jump down to join his other companions.

 

[National Acrobat]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Eshand follows Florian. Very carefully I might add.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

The hobgoblin south of the wall slams the door shut behind him, and you hear the sounds of materials being pushed in front of the door.

The door on the north side of the wall remains partly ajar, and is appears that a storage room lies beyond.

Lucas stabilizes Lamont while Quendros tends to Ashrem and Farah. They will live, but they are in no fit condition to continue. It appears that the hobgoblins may have coated their blades with some type of poison.

Moon and Meepo (the oft-invisible kobold) offer to keep watch over them while the party presses onward to seek vengeance against the goblins. Khudaglun is certain that they will be save in the caves north of this chamber.

 

[Inez Hull]

"Follow me an' I'll show ye the way ta some safe caves where we can rest awhile."

Khudaglun will help carry one of the unconcious bodies and leads the way. He turns to the remaining members of the party they have just run into. "What're you lot doin' in 'ere then?"

 

[Catulle]

"If we use their bedrolls as rough stretchers, the wounded will have an easier time of it..."

Lucas' voice seemed hollow, now the battle was done. He hooked his axe back onto his belt and looked between the two elves.

"I think we were fortunate to meet each other. One group at a time, they'd have overwhelmed us. It's a pity your friends bore the brunt of it."

"I'm Lucas, by the way," he added, absently "and these are Eshand, Florian and Khudaglun."