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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DMDanW" data-source="post: 5057473" data-attributes="member: 55230">Gloom approach the alley trying to not make any noise, and stop a bit farther from the corner, leaving one of his stealthy companion to actually go to the alley corner. As he does so, he tries to hear the conversation, or spot any watch the bearded man could have left behind.[sblock=Gloom hears..]"What do you mean he never showed up?" asked a male voice.  "I don't know Raj, I waited like da boss said, but he never showed up" replied another male voice, this one obviously belonging to the bearded man[/sblock]  Thorn cuts back between the warehouses and storage buildings, joining Gloom and Zharne in the shadow cast by an ever-burning streetlamp. Hearing the sounds of conversation 100 feet ahead, Thorn whispers to his friends in a low growl, "I can't make out anything they are saying.  I would love to sneak closer, but..." He points down to his heavy, rusted armour.  "I'm sure a deaf man could hear me coming."                   Having not spotted any watch, Gloom makes a sign to the others to come quietly.       Gellan moves up to join Gloom as quietly as he can, concentrating so hard on being silent that he loses track of the conversation taking place in the alley.  Jehad watches the sign to move forward and moves forward quickly. However moving forward so quickly made him less stealthy. Stopping near Gloom he tries to listen to what is being said inside the alley but cant hear the slight words.  "Let us be quite clear on our purpose here: we are to retrieve information, and if possible, stolen property. There are to be no casualties, on either side." Minharath states to Zharne and Thorn, as the others had already moved up to the mouth of the alley and were out of earshot.  Zharne silently advances with the other and then takes cover behind tree and he also tries to hear what is happening in the alley  In his heavy rusted armor, Thorn knows he'll probably give-away his party's position, so he decides to advance only half-way down the dark alley. He still listens intently, hoping to hear what is going on.Seeing that his allies are all trying to remain silent Minharath gives a sigh and tries his best to be quiet as he moves towards the others.[sblock=Thorn, Gloom & Zharne all hear...]"Were you even at the right bar Wendel?  I know you ain't the brightest but I didn't think you could screw this up.."  "HEY, I was a t the right place and Ogglebottoms brat never showed up OK.  Now I's got to go tell da boss so if you can get back to guardin da door, I got important business ta take care of".[/sblock]As Minharath reaches the group Thorn, Gloom and Zharne hear soft footsteps coming from the alleyway.  A heartbeat later you all see a mangy looking goblin come into view, an old shortsword in hand, and he begins looking around, first to his left and then across to his right.  His eyes pop open and his jaw drops a bit as he sees you all standing there.[sblock=Encounter #3]Well, I suppose you could try and avoid a fight but in any event here is the initiative order for this Encounter;Zharne (24)Jehad (20) Minharath (12)Thorn (10) Bad Guys (9)Gellan (9)Gloom (6)So as per the combat system I'm running, anyone who beat the Bad Guys initiative can act now, then the bad guys, and then everyone, etc.[/sblock][sblock=Map]<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=42654&stc=1&d=1263519442" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=42654&stc=1&d=1263519442</a><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=42654&stc=1&d=1263519442" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

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