Insight's "The Isle of Dread" - Chapter One

[Leif]

Questor, Halfling Chaos Sorcerer 6

Now that the infiltration has begun in earnest, Questor is almost beside himself. He whispers, What's he doing now? Are we going out there next? What if they hear him? Do we have to do it this way?"

 

[Shayuri]

Astra goes to the eastern side of the complex and slips into one of the spaces between buildings, where she's not easily seen from the street or inside. There she proceeds to scale the building, using windowsill and doorframe and other handholds to quickly and quietly ascend to the roof...where she peeks over the side to make sure she's not blundering into a nest of the enemy.

Assuming the coast is clear she goes over the side and hunkers low while she readies her bow. From this vantage, she thinks, she can cover her companions and keep an eye on the guards.

 

[stonegod]

Skaros did not hide. He belonged here. The confidence of it exuded from him. He did not approach anyone, and only takes when needed, but he walked like it was his second home... or tried to.

OOC: Bluff: 23

 

[Walking Dad]

Adam of Brightcastle

Adam, mounted on his celestial warcat, rides in behind Skaros. In full armor, sitting on an impressive best, no one should dare to question his right to be there.

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Adam of Brightcastle
Perception: 19 Insight: 13 Normal Vision
AC 25 Fortitude 21 Reflex 20 Will 20
Initiative: +4
Hit Points: 56 / 56 Bloodied: 28
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Resist: 1 all
Saving Throw: -
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Milestones: 0.0
Healing Surge: 11 Surges per day: 14 / 14
At-Will Powers: Valiant Strike, Ardent Strike, Strike of Hope
Encounter Powers: Holy Smite, Righteous Shield, Shield of Discipline
Daily Powers: Restore Vitality, Call Celestial Steed 1/2, Arc of Vengeance

Condition:
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[Leif]

Questor, Halfling Chaos Sorcerer 6

Questor will hang close to Vrashek and do what he does.

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Shouldn't we take up a collection so that Insight can sign up for some hockey lessons? I mean, he's been hinting about it for AWHILE now...
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[Insight]

OOC: Still waiting on actions from two players, [MENTION=11520]Scotley[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5478]JustKim[/MENTION] (the latter who hasn't posted to this thread in a month). If they haven't posted by Friday, we wll move forward without them.

 

[Shayuri]

(bump!)

 

[Scotley]

[sblock=OOC]Hey gang, I apologize for my extended absence. I'm back and ready to play if you'll have me. I believe I'm finally over the worst of the demands of work. The company I run has grown by more than 50% over the last 8 weeks and we were just certified at the highest level rating the state gives to its contractors this week. All that took a huge amount of work, but now I should be able to settle into a more regular routine and maybe stop working around the clock.[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Lacking the bravado or Skaros and Adam as well as the stealth of Vrashek and Astra, Geirgrim falls back on simple muscle and his keen eyes. He relies on the distraction Adam and Skaros are likely to create and hopes he'll see trouble before it sees him.

 

[Insight]

AT THE VEILED SOCIETY COMPOUND
Vrashek leads Astra and Questor, using stealth and traveling the outskirts of buildings in the complex.

Vrashek enters the compound, using any available cover to avoid detection. He picks his way along to the wall underneath the window that Goldie had indicated, and takes a moment to pause and listen.

Astra goes to the eastern side of the complex and slips into one of the spaces between buildings, where she's not easily seen from the street or inside. There she proceeds to scale the building, using windowsill and doorframe and other handholds to quickly and quietly ascend to the roof...where she peeks over the side to make sure she's not blundering into a nest of the enemy.

Assuming the coast is clear she goes over the side and hunkers low while she readies her bow. From this vantage, she thinks, she can cover her companions and keep an eye on the guards.

Questor will hang close to Vrashek and do what he does.

OOC: We will need at least a Stealth check from Questor and either an Athletics or Perception check (if you want). If the Stealth check is a failure, I will need to change the text below somewhat.

Our three heroes manage to skirt past any guards and make it to the target building without raising an alert. They pass half a dozen half-awake guards, who pay the adventurers no mind. Vrashek, Astra, and Questor arrive at the door to the building. They know that the birds went to the window on the second floor. The adventurers will either need to enter the building or scale to the window.

MEANWHILE

On the other side of the complex, Skaros, Adam, and Geirgrim enter and make strides towards the target building.

Skaros did not hide. He belonged here. The confidence of it exuded from him. He did not approach anyone, and only takes when needed, but he walked like it was his second home... or tried to.

OOC: Bluff: 23

Adam, mounted on his celestial warcat, rides in behind Skaros. In full armor, sitting on an impressive best, no one should dare to question his right to be there.

Lacking the bravado or Skaros and Adam as well as the stealth of Vrashek and Astra, Geirgrim falls back on simple muscle and his keen eyes. He relies on the distraction Adam and Skaros are likely to create and hopes he'll see trouble before it sees him.

Skaros strides purposefully and confidently into the compound. He finds little resistance. One guard, a slack-jawed, one-eyed vagrant-looking fellow barely holding a shortsword, mumbles an incoherent question to the warlock, but does not try to stop Skaros. The guard is taken aback by Adam and his lunging warcat and runs into an adjacent building. Geirgrim is easily able to sneak in behind Adam and Skaros.

EVERYONE

All of our heroes are now assembled at the target building near the center of the Veiled Society complex. It is entirely possible that Skaros' and Adam's actions may have raised an alarm, but thus far, the adventurers see nothing to indicate an impending reaction to their infiltration.