Hands of Fate - Chapter 1 - The Orbs of Insight

[D'Amico Vega]

Darius takes in his surroundings and says "Looks like we got company. Unfortunately, they won't be staying long." And with that, Darius yells a fiercesome(?) battlecry, and charges to A6, to attack the kobold that is at A5.

Attack: +5 (+3 normal, +2 charge), 2d6+3, 19-20 x2, unless the song affects me, then it is +6, 2d6+4.

OOC: I will be on vacation from the 30th (morning)-Aug. 1st (night).

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

With their continued yapping, the party surges forward, intent on dispatching these creatures quickly.

Nyela, not being able to do much at her current position, anxiously awaits the rest to clear her a path into the room. Her sword at the ready, she darts her eyes back and forth, waiting for the opportune moment.

Kevin, angered by the sudden pain he now feels, quickly moves across on e of the barrels, while spinning his chain above his head. Seeing the eyes of the enemy, he spies their cowering stature, and reaches out with his chain, intent on striking the one that caused him harm. As the Kobold in K5 tries to feverishly brandish his shortspear, your chain slice across his collar bone, severing much of the meat that holds his head up. With the splattering of his blood against the wall, he falls, dying. The other Kobolds, seeing this act turn to you and begin yapping at you even louder, pointing and turning to the Kobold in K3. (Rolled 19, Damage 9)

As Darius moves in and Kevin takes care of one of the attackers, they both see the glimpse of the evil looking weasel, who seems to be chained at the moment. The Kobold in K3 also seems to be larger than the rest, and somewhat in charge of this bunch, dressed in studded leather and he is also fumbling with the chain, trying to release the creature. The weasel snarls at the group, eyeing the two warriors as they enter. It seems as though it has thoughts of its hunger being quenched by your flesh.

Darius, releasing a cry of war, charges behind Kevin, keeping his eye on the chain spinning above Kevins head. Moving to the far corner of the room, he finds that he is too late to attack the Kobold, as Kevin has struck him down. Seeing this, he turns his atention to the surrounding area, spying another Kobold in the far corner, out of their line of sight from the door in G1.

Nyela, seeing that the Kobold she could see is downed, decides to sheathe her sword, and ready her sling.

Nedander, feeling his heart jump at the first battle, begins to sing of past warriors, filling the ears of his friends with hope and determination. (Inspire Courage, +1 to saves against charm/fear, attack, and damage rolls) He then places the lantern on the ground, and takes a 5 step move into the doorway to survey the scene inside.

Gray Sparrow does a doublemove to H2, before seeing that she is face to face with a Kobold loading his sling in G1. He is startled at first, but then growls at you menacingly, licking his teeth with a wicked tongue.

Now that most of you are inside, the Kobolds begin their yapping and follow with attacks of their own. The Kobold in K4 sees his fellow companion sliced down by Kevin, and snarls, loading his sling once more. As Darius enters, his attention is turned towards him but back towards the killer of his friend, as the bullet flies out at Kevin but glancing off the barrel in front of him instead. The Kobold in K3 sees the fallen warrior, and decides that he should switch weapons, drawing his shortspear out and readies it for the next person.

The Leader Kobold turns his attention to the fallen warrior, glances around the room, and then you think you see a grin. From what happens next, you certainly think it must have been, for the chain holding back the Dire Weasel is suddenly heard falling, as the creature snarls and growls, shaking first before moving to C4 to attack Kevin. Seeing the creature take notice of him, Kevin reacts instinctively managing to keep it at bay, while the fangs try to tear his flesh from him.

The leader follows up on his actions by trying to grab a crossbow he had strapped to his back, and begins loading it while the Kobold in E1 loads a sling and lets the bullet fly through the air, aimed at Nedander in the doorway. Seemingly too cowering from the rush of the enemies, the bullet bounces harmlessly off the door, splintering it a little. The last enemy Kobold, in G1 had a sling, but since Gray Sparrow moved into the square threatening it, it suddenly drops the sling, and tries to grab fo his spear. Immediately siezing the opportunity, Gray Sparrow reacts, striking out with a wuick blow to the unsuspecting enemy. Her teachings have taught her where to strike, as her fist crushes the Kobolds throat, and it falls, while clutching its throat and dying. (Attack Roll 18, Damage 8)

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Initiatives and HP:
Nyela - 7/7
Kevin - 8/12
Dire Weasel - Unhurt and Hungry
Darius - 4/4
Gray Sparrow - 9/9
Nedander - 7/7
Kobold Leader - Unhurt
Kobolds - 2 dying, 3 unhurt

OOC - Darius, I moved you to A6 where you stated, but no action, as there is nothing to threaten. Kevin is at C5, Nedander at H6, Nyela did not move, and Gray Sparrow went to H2. Kobolds left are in A4, A3, B3, and E1. The Dire Weasel is in C4, as it is a medium creature, I placed it in one square. No AOO from Kevin as the weasel moved from B3 to C4.

Stay tuned for the intro of the other characters VERY SOON. Sorry, but work has me pretty busy!

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

The Defenders

WYSIWYG, Hesseroph, and Temujin:

With your continued studies, you begin the day with breakfast, and then it is straight to your first class. The sparring that ensues comes as a common action in your days since you have been here at the academy. With your favored weapon, you have become agile enough to be confident that you may show athe trainers a little show of worthiness.

As you are in you various areas around the academy grounds, you spy a few newcomers heading from Maximo's study, and out the front doors. They do not seems familiar to you, even though you are used to the fact that many come here to learn, but few stay due to the rigorous teachings. You are each in the front training area, where the main doors are and while peerin gat the astrangers, the words of your trainers to get back to your teachings brings you back to your current situation; sparring and making sure that the other student you are facing doesn't take advantage of your interest in this new group.

The sparring continues for a few minutes before you hear the front doors being opened wildly by someone looking a bit frantic. The man runs into the square, and one of the trainers known as Baylen strides over to the man. You can not hear what is being said, but the man is then escorted to the rear of the academy, probably heading to talk with Maximo, while you are left to continue.

After another 15 minutes of intense attacking and defending, your muscles ache from the continued effects of parrying, blocking, striking and other sorts of combat maneuvers. Then you hear the whistle to halt. As you turn to look, you see that Maximo is standing at one of the doors that leads to the rear of the academy, speaking with Baylen. Then Baylen turns his attention to the group of students, nods his head, and Maximo takes his leave. As you stand there, awaiting the orders from Baylen to continue, he simply walks over to the group, studying it carefully, and then says, "Maximo has requested that you be given the rest of the day to rest. Tomorrow, you will continue yourongoing studies, but for this day, you can rest. The city is open for those wanting to go to the market, or visit any of the townsfolk. But remember: You represent the academy, and Maximo at that. Do not disappoint him or the academy. Expulsion will be your punishment."

The students, overjoyed by this fateful event, are all grinning and smiling by now, and some even run off to do whatever their haearts would like. As the students make for their various places that they want to go, you spy Baylen point you out and motion you over. Mule, Jean and Mugen are the only three that he motions over, waiting for most of the students to take their leave before speaking quietly to you.

"It seems that you may have a special task at hand. Maximo has requested that I send some students to his study, to learn of a task that needs to be done. You three have indeed shown promise, and he would like to speak with you. Please follow me to his study, as he will be waiting. And do not speak of this to any of the other students." With that, he walks away, towards the rear of the academy, waiting for you to follow. You know that to question the trainers is not wise, and reluctantly follow.

Once you head to the rear, you see students running in and out of their rooms, some changing clothes to other less combat oriented gear, while others merely try to take a quick advantage to this and leave with what they were wearing earlier. They are oblivious to your presence and you make your way to the rear doors quickly. As you enter, you see the man that had ran into the academy frantically standing there next to Maximo, glancing at you, and then behind you. He turns to Maximo, "Only three? Did you not hear what I said earlier?"

With a tquick glance, the tall stature of Maximo looks at the man, and he suddenly quietens himself. "These are students of the academy. They have trained here enough to be able to fend for themselves. You came to me for help, remember? Do not question my faith, for I believe that Baylen has vouched for these three and they will not prove me wrong."

The man looks almost ashed at questioning Maximo, cowering slightly and sayin, "Yes, of course. I meant no disrespect."

Turning to the three before him, he simply looks each of you over. After a few seconds, which seem like minutes, he begins speaking. "It seems as though there may be trouble brewing soon. Mortimus here has informed me that a beast of some sorts has killed off a few sheep in a farm to the southeast. It seems to have eaten much of what was there, as only the hides and bones are left. A creature such as this is one that needs to be dealt with swiftly. I could send a lot more students, but that would alert many of the townsfolk of our presence, and that is something I would not like at this time. A few students should be enough to find out what is behind this killing and deal with it accordingly. The farm is to the southeast, west of spring creek. He says that the beasts tracks head towards the feet of the mountains in the east. I see that there is not a tracker in your group, so I will take care of that. The rest of you are to gather what gear you think you will need, and head to the farm. It's owner, and Mortimus' employer, is named Darius. He is a kind man, and he has asked for my help. I can not go about dealing with every problem that I am asked to, but my students are trained well enough to deal with it. Rest assured, your actions will be rewarded, yet will more than likely go unnoticed beyond these walls. Do not speak of this to the other students. Once you are ready, meet Baylen at the front gate. He will provide you with a tracker and you may make your way to the farm. Head south, walking by the creek, and after half an hour, head back west. You should be able to see the farmstead if you look for it. Darius will be expecting you and it should not take long at all. The rest of the day, after you let me know the outcome, can be spent in town or wherever you like."

"Baylen, go and get Shilo, as he has a job to help with." Maximo says.

Baylen nods and heads out, while you are left to gather what provisions you need and meet at the front door. Once you are all gathered, I will continue. The kitchen area has packs of rations for free, if you would like to grab 2 at the most.

Left standing there, you glance at the others, and must now gather what you need and meet at the front door.

 

[Krug]

Nyela moves into the room and fires her sling at the Kobold leader. "Take that you... you nasty thing!"

 

[Gomez]

Gray Sparrow gives out a shout and leaps over the fallen kobold at her feet. She moves up to the nearby Kobold and gives it a swift kick.


OOC: Will Move to H1 and attack the Kobold at E1.

 

[wysiwyg]

Jean, Human Fighter

Jean bows to Maximo, "As you wish master Maximo," and departs for his room. He gathers his belongings and then heads for the kitchen to pick up the rations. He will fasten a saddle onto a light horse. He will probably be ready to depart within 15-20 minutes from the time of the meeting's conclussion. He wishes to finally prove himself to the academy.

 

[Lefferts]

OOC: Which kobold is the leader?

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

OOC: Which kobold is the leader?

please address all Out of Character questions to the OOC thread. The leader, as you can see from your position, seems to be the Kobold in K3, who just released the Dire Weasel.

 

[Drakknyte32]

Kevin dances nimbly out of the way of the weasels attack. Spinning his chain over his head he brings it down hard on the weasel.

OOC:
attacking the weasel.

8Hp
18Ac

attack +7, 2d4+3/x2

 

[Lefferts]

Nedander will wait to see what the enemies do before taking an action. If he comes
under attack, he will Dodge (feat) the first melee attacker to reach him.