[IC] Wandering Star : Heroes of the Middle Reaches (Part One)

[Redclaw]

Varilar frowns in frustration, and a little bit of concern about newly created enemies. He turns his ill humor on the halfling. So, what made the Pikers get into the business of desecrating temples? You suddenly realize you're on the gods' bad side and decide to make it worse?

 

[nerdytenor]

The rest of the party notified of the situation, Horto heads back to Charlotte's position and sits down to catch his breath. He watches as Charlotte lays the trip wire, grinning as he imagines thieves pouring out and landing in a giant pile.

"Nice work, that," he says, admiringly.

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Spend a healing surge, regain encounter power and 2nd wind.

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Horto Dandorin
Init +2 Perception: 12 Insight: 12 Normal Vision
AC 18 Fortitude 17 Reflex 14 Will 13
Hit Points: 29 / 32 Bloodied: 16
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: available
Healing Surge: 8 Surges per day: 7 / 10
Encounter Powers: Covering Attack
Daily Powers: Villain's Menace
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[helium3]

He mumbles a response, "I didn't do to the job but Percy said we was gonna get paid well just for sticking around and guarding. He didn't know Kadiz and his boys was gonna wreck the temple. I didn't know either. It's all that Sea Devil's fault. He's the one that's paid us to steal the feather and he and Kadiz have been talking all secretive since we met up yesterday." The hafling starts to weep.

 

[The Digger]

[sblock=Trip trap]If I am correct and the door I have been listening at is the red one in T11, then the tripwire is in T9 and I am hiding in S8[/sblock]

 

[helium3]

[sblock=Trip Trap]Yep. That's the door. Duly noted.[/sblock]

 

[Walking Dad]

Jorje listens for any sign of a lie in the halfling's voice.

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Passive Insight: 17

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Jorje
Perception: 12 Insight: 17 Normal Vision
AC 16 Fortitude 13 Reflex 15 Will 15
Hit Points: 24 / 24 Bloodied: 12
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Healing Surge: 6 Surges per day: / 8
Encounter Powers: Grasping Shadows
Daily Powers: Phantom Chasm

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[helium3]

To Jorje, the hafling sounds honest and genuinely remorseful.

 

[Sparky]

Ranver lets Charlotte know what the halfling outside told them and then returns outside.

Back in the street, Ranver settles himself and collects his thoughts, his heart is thundering in his chest, his hands shaking. He tries to keep moving to hide the trembling from the others.

He helps Z' to arrange and pray over the bodies, as well as administering any healing that others might require*. About halfway through a prayer for the lost he looks up abruptly... Tatiana!

He hurries to the dim alley where they'd left her to see if the young girl was safe.

[sblock=ooc]*rest allowing[/sblock]

 

[Redclaw]

Varilar glares at the halfling, but says nothing more. Instead, once he's caught his breath, he moves into the building to assist Charlotte in her planned ambush.

[sblock=ooc] As soon as he has recovered his encounter abilities, he will move to stand next to Charlotte (R8), ready to strike prone enemies. [/sblock]

 

[helium3]

Our heroes make their final perparations, recover their strength and bolster their resolve for the impending fracas with whoever, or whatever, lurks beneath the abandoned house.

Ranver hurries over to the alley to check on little Tatiana. He finds her crouching behind a stack of flimsy wooden crates. Seeing his approach, she steps out from her meager hiding place. She seems nervous and immediately flings herself at the Cleric, wrapping her arms around his waist and sobbing into a bit of vestment peeking out from around his chain. "I've never seen anyone die before.", she snuffles. "And those poor drakes. They sounded like they were crying . . ."