Hands of Fate - Chapter 1 - The Orbs of Insight

As Shilo looks to the south, keeping his eyes fixed, Jean and Ghin decide to investigate, causing Ghin to boldly walk southwards, slowly and deliberately. After about two steps, he hears whistling behind him, as Mugen catches up to them. Shilo also turns back, not paying much attention to Mugen, as he quickly turns back to the south, watching carefully. As Ghin advances, Shilo advances as well, with Jean close behind. You are walking towards a small grove of trees, with dense foilage and brush growing wildly about the area. You do not hear anything that would tell of any creatures about, and then you notice it. You do not hear anything! The birds are nowhere to be heard, and the wind is the only thing that makes any noise, besides the constant tune that Mugen was whistling.

Shilo becomes very still, and starts a low growl. Something in that grove seems to be getting Shilo on edge. Continuing forward, with bold steps, Ghin nears the brush, when he stops suddenly. He can hear the sounds of a creature gnawing at something. The sickening snaps of what appears to be bones and the meat torn off of whatever is in there meets Ghin's ears, and apparently Shilo's. The sunlight is not strong enough to break into the foilage and grove of tightly formed trees, but with a few glints of sunlight, you peer into the foilage, trying to find out what is in there. The sounds continue, oblivious that it is being sought out.

The grove of trees has over ten thick solid trees, of a height of up to 40 feet for the tallest. The branches fan out, making a natural canopy for whatever is underneath. The foilage is thick brush, mostly grass, but some bushes as well. The total grove seems to be about 50 feet wide where you are peering into, and deepens to about 60 feet back. The mountains are about another 60 feet to your left. To the right of the grove, you can make out the farmstead, with its fence not too far off. Probably at least 300 feet.

OOC - OK, lets try this out. Ghin walked forward, slowly to the edge of a grove, and is now peering in. The grove appears to be only a few solid trees, but with rough foilage around it. Shilo is right by you, not growling anymore, but just waiting for a command. Jean would be 10 feet behind, and Mugen, can declare his actions as you two moved forward. Once you are all caught up on your actions, we can proceed.
 

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Drawing nearer to the grove, Mugen quiets. "We could flush it out." He suggests quietly, motioning to Shilo. "The dog is fast. At the very least, we might get an idea of what we're facing." He stops, glancing ahead at Ghin as he nears the grove. "Or we could just piss it off. I have a signal whistle, and Ghin looks mighty tasty." He whispers, a poor atempt at humor in the situation.

[ooc: Mugen is going to wait. He'll ready an attack if the thing comes out of the grove, but other than that, he's waiting uneasily.]
 

Fangor the Fierce said:
Nedander spends his move action trying to catch his footing, and now needs to decide what action he will take. Help Kevin with the Dire Weasel intent on taking some life out of Kevin, or help Gray Sparrow, as she seems to be cut off from the rest of the group?

Nedander tries to recover from being made a fool of by the fleeing kobolds.

OOC - not much I can do since I used my move action to get up.
 

Question: Is the Dire Weasel 5x5, and on C4, and what are the brown things on B4 and B5?

"Bow down to my might, fools."
Darius then moves to B4, unless that triggers an attack of opportunity, then he will move to K5, that way if the kobold moves at all, he will trigger an attack of opportunity, unless he "withdraws" or takes a 5 ft. step.
 

Kevin's arm is a ragged mess and the arrow and dart that hit him earlier are slowing him as well. Despite this, Kevin somehow finds the strength to once again swing his chain around and once again lash out at the similarly torn up weasel. He coughs up some blood and looks over to where the others are.

"I coud use a little help here."

OOC:
Attack the weasel once again

attack +7
damage 2d4+4
 

Drakknyte32 said:
Kevin's arm is a ragged mess and the arrow and dart that hit him earlier are slowing him as well. Despite this, Kevin somehow finds the strength to once again swing his chain around and once again lash out at the similarly torn up weasel. He coughs up some blood and looks over to where the others are.

"I coud use a little help here."

OOC:
Attack the weasel once again

attack +7
damage 2d4+4

Darius yells "Kevin! Our only chance to take down that weasel is if we face him as a group. It doesn't do us any good if our main fighter gets killed here! Now withdraw!" Darius motions his hands to suggest Kevin to move to J2, or somewhere around there.

OOC:Withdraw means you must move double your speed, without triggering an attack of opportunity, just in case anybody doesn't know.
 
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Jean Ash

Jean whispers: "I suggest we go in from different sides and surround it. I'll go from the north, Mugen from the south, Ghin and Shilo come straight at it from the west. Shall we go in now?"
 

Lefferts said:
Nedander tries to recover from being made a fool of by the fleeing kobolds.

OOC - not much I can do since I used my move action to get up.
Nedander could trade in his his standard action for a move action. You can always trade in the standard action for a move action, just not trade in a move for a standard...get it? Leaving the update to the battle in the cave until you post your move action. Due to the fact that you could GREATLY influence the outcome by taking your move action....

Darius looks at the area, and knows that the barrels and the turned over tables are in his way, but he knows that he could manage to go beyond the kobolds, and get into a position to possibly flank the dire weasel, intent on hurting your friend.

(B4, and B5 are occupied by barrels. C2 and C3 is the overturned table. You could get to B3 and not provoke an AOO to attack the Dire Weasel....)
 

"It's kind of hard to withdraw when the weasel is stuck to my arm!"

OOC: The weasel has latched on to Kevin. Withdrawing wouldn't make a difference right now.
 

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