Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 2 - Illusions)

[Fenris]

Dartis swears at the scene of devastation. At Alexander's retorical question, he merely draws his sword in answer and races after the half-orc.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas, gripping his quarterstaff all the tighter, follows only a few steps behind Alexander and Dartis.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

==========================Mage Study and Dorms----->to Administrative area
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============================Market
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=============================Homes
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====================Homes------Hall-------Homes
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============================Entrance

This is a general layout of the tunnels. The party starts in the Hall.


The party barges through the opening, entering the hall with Alexander and Dartis taking the lead. The hall is full of signs from the recent carnage, the bodies of several gnomes and two gnolls strewn about. Three goblins stand talking and laughing in the middle of the room. It would seem that they were willing to allow the gnolls to take the lead in the fighting, which is not surprising knowing how goblins fight without a leader to push them (and you killed theirs). The goblins soon regret their decision to 'play it safe' as Alexander cleaves the nearest one. Dartis kills the next one with his blade before the creature can react, while Silas smashes the head in on the third. With no more enemies about you have a chance to glance around. Only half the gnomes are armored and with swords. The rest wear no armor and wield handaxes and clubs. It would seem the gnomes are down to their militia.

 

[D20Dazza]

Kel nocks an arrow and draws the string half back, his eyes sweeping the darkness for any sign of trouble. He cautious;y moves forward, letting his feet feel the way forward more than actually watching where he is going, his eyes continue to dart about the shadows while his ears strain for any sound of attack.

 

[Land Outcast]

Alexander keeps moving. Foward. Towards the battle if he hears of any.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Kel's ears pick up the sound of fighting to the north. He yells this to his companions, and the group rushes northwards, following a tunnel for 40 feet until it spreads open to a circular chamber, 120 feet in diameter. The doors to a dozen gnome homes lay roughly separated by 10 foot intervals.

A few of the homes are on fire, and the smoke obscures much of the destruction that your ears detect. Your vision is reduced to 60 feet, and black smoke begins to choke your lungs. In the center of the room can be seen four gnolls excitedly pushing around seven bruised and bloodied gnomes. Three look elderly, and the fourth to be a mother desperately trying to protect three of her children. One of the gnolls backhands the elderly gentleman next to her, then raises a greatclub to finish him.

 

[Land Outcast]

The half orc, speechless, emits an "Aaahhhhhhhh!!!" as he pounces at the black-haired gnoll with the greatclub.

Should he still be too far from the dog, he launches his longknife with intention to burying it deep on the neck of the brute.

 

[D20Dazza]

Kel stop, steadies his aim and lets fly a shaft at the gnoll that struck the old man, quickly nocking another arrow he prepares to fire again.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas takes a moment to cast Shield before following after Alexander.

 

[Fenris]

With drawn sword Dartis charges into the melee as well.