Hollow's Last Hope [IC]

[Insight]

Once he realizes what everyone is talking about Jared speaks; "Let us be logical about this...Someone dug that pit and laid the bait. I doubt a human hunter would be this far away from civilization, and elves employ bows not crude pitfalls and rotting bait. This smells of a trap! Some of us should approach very loudly while the others circle around, thier sound concealed by our brazeness. We could ignore this, but if there is someone or someTHING out there wishing us harm, we should deal with it before it catches us unawares."

"Yes, I am familiar with this tactic," Hakkara replies. "Since I am better suited to dealing with our friend up close, I shall serve as the bait. The rest of you hide somewhere. I will drive the hunter towards you."

Hakkara puts her bow away and draws her sword. "I didn't get a good sense of where our friend may be. Can someone point me in the right direction?"

 

[Voadam]

Loricallior points forward "Twenty or thirty yards. I will move to flank as well."

ooc. Move silent and hide +4 each as Loricallior moves forward and to the right.

 

[Insight]

Loricallior points forward "Twenty or thirty yards. I will move to flank as well."

"Very well," Hakkara replies, moving not silently and not hiding in the direction indicated.

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

Jebbo, Move Silently: 5+3=8
Jebbo, Hide: 19+5=24
Loricallior, Move Silently: 11+4=15
Loricallior, Hide: 19+4=23

After conferring and agreeing upon a plan, the party splits up to investigate the animal's plaintive cries from up ahead. Jebbo and Loricallior slip into the woods to the left and right, repsectively. Jebbo makes a bit more noise than he might like, as he trods upon some dry brush, but within moments both elf and halfling have disappeared from plain view.

Hakkara plows ahead toward the sound of the animal in distress, heedless of any attempt at discretion. Moments later, she emerges from the edge of the treeline, and sees the blue water of the lake glinting in the noon sun. Not far from the edge of the forest-shrouded lake, a fox with large ears and bright orange fur lies bleeding, its hindquarters caught fully in the jaws of a crude iron trap.

OOC: Presumably, Jebbo and Loricallior will find vantage points amongst the trees from which they can see Hakkara and the fox in the trap, so Nazhkandrias and Voadam, you can post accordingly. I'm not sure whether Jared and Cyryn wanted to take the stealthy route or the direct route with Hakkara, so just let me know.

 

[Azgulor]

Cyryn slides into trees left (10') of Hakkara and attempts to parallel her path while remaining concealed.

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

Cyryn, Move Silently: 3+6=9
Cyryn, Hide: 16+6=22

As Cyryn melds into the trees after Jebbo and Loricallior, a dead branch cracks under his heel with a loud 'snap.' Hoping he hasn't given away his presence to any onlookers, he peers out towards the lake to see what Hakkara will do.

 

[Insight]

Hakkara plows ahead toward the sound of the animal in distress, heedless of any attempt at discretion. Moments later, she emerges from the edge of the treeline, and sees the blue water of the lake glinting in the noon sun. Not far from the edge of the forest-shrouded lake, a fox with large ears and bright orange fur lies bleeding, its hindquarters caught fully in the jaws of a crude iron trap.

Hakkara frowns at the sight of the poor, tortured animal. She approaches, examining the trap to find a way to free the fox, if possible. If that's not possible, Hakkara will put the creature out of its misery.

 

[Nazhkandrias]

Jebbo looks around, trying to spot a good vantage point to see and cover Hakkara from, and he sees a likely candidate - a tree. He looks up it, and steels himself for the climb, loosening the straps on his crossbow. He grits his teeth and rubs his hands together. "Ain't nobody gonna try t'hurt somebody tryin' t'help somebody else, 'least not on my watch."

[sblock=OOC]I assume that the best vantage point (and high ground) would be in a tree. So, I'd like to try shimmying up the tree (Climb +2) until I can get a decent view of Hakkara. If ANYTHING moves to attack her, I try to shoot it as soon as I can (ex. something draws a sword and runs towards her). With a little luck, Hakkara will move and I won't have to shoot into melee, but if I do, then I will. Spot check, of course, to see if anything tries to sneak towards her (Spot -1).[/sblock]

 

[hero4hire]

"Very well," Hakkara replies, moving not silently and not hiding in the direction indicated.

Not being particularly stealthy, Jared follows Hakkara making no effort to move quietly, indeed he steps on any sticks he can to cover his allies' movements.

 

[hero4hire]

Hakkara frowns at the sight of the poor, tortured animal. She approaches, examining the trap to find away to free the fox, if possible. If that's not possible, Hakkara will put the creature out of its misery.

Jared waits some 10 to 20 feet away from the Barbarianess.