[Pathfinder] Hewligan's Rise of the Runelords: The Hook Mountain Massacre

Jovik heads back quickly through the trees, making little noise despite his rapid pace. He emerges from the trees to the group. "Ok, small farmstead just ahead, house, barn, not much more than that. The Grauls are there. Well Big Brother Graul was there. He was twice as ugly and twice as tough as his little brother. But his body is lying in plain sight, couldn't move him. So we had better move quickly." reports Jovik.


"Twice as tough," Jokad scoffs but he flashes Jovik an approving wink.

"Well, let's move then. Let Kibb lead the way. Maybe he can pick up the scent of his master."

Jokad stands and checks his gear. He straps his shield to his left arm and hefts the Impaler of Thorns and starts to trot after the impatient bear.
 

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OOC: If the bear doesn't detect any familiar scents within a couple of rounds, I would suggest we hit the barn. That was where the ogre was fleeing to when Jovik killed him. Jokad will also drag the body around the corner out of immediate sight.
 

For the time being, Kael and Mal are quiet and keeping close to their allies. For what little it's needed, Kael is saving his voice for the coming battle and its need in his eldritch displays.
 

Danth follows behind Jokad, Kibb and Jovik, moving as quietly as possible. He holds his shield ready, and his free hand hovers near the hilt of Crimson Dawn. He wasn't sure if there were ogres in the barn, but it made sense to be prepared for anything...especially after all he had seen in the past couple of years.

OOC: I agree with checking the barn first before hitting the shack!
 

You set of together towards the clearing that houses the homestead and barn. Jovik signals to the barn, points out the giant corpse of the ogre (it really is larger than the last one, although perhaps not quite twice as large), and then you are off.

It is easier this time to remain concealed, as you can hug the edge of the trees all the way to the rear of the barn, and then, crouching, run one by one along the wall. Jovik, leading the way, motions everyone to stop, just a few feet from the corpse and the edge of the barn.

You can hear normal forest noises - the wind, the odd bird noise, etc. Jovik is peering intently at the farmstead across the way, searching for life. He then moves to peek around the corner inside the large doors of the barn.

The barn houses several mounds of molding hay, grain stores, and even a large but crude still. Two catwalks rise up along the walls, leading to doors near the ceiling in the east wall. Lower, a pair of massive doors, boarded over with thick timbers, allow ground access to the room beyond (at the rear of the barn). Several dingy kennels are built into the walls under the catwalks.

The barn smells or rotting hay, animal excrement, fear, and a high note of poor quality, harsh alcohol. It is empty.

The corpse of the large ogre is perhaps too visible on the ground just outside the barn. Concealment is perhaps the first priority, but it is going to take a couple of people to drag the body into the barn and out of sight.
 

At Jovik's 'all clear' signal, Jokad immediately hands his spear to Kael and reaches down to grab the blood soaked collar of the dead ogre. "C'mon mighty warrior," he says looking straight at Jovik, "help me drag him inside."

Once everyone is in (and the ogre is stuffed in an empty stall) we will kind of let Kibb sniff around and see if he picks up anything. If not the boarded up door looks interesting...



OOC: Starting tomorrow I will be out of contact for about a week. Please NPC Jokad as needed in my absence.
 

Danth smiles and moves to help Jokad, realizing that in reality it is he who is the second strongest in the group. "Keep your eyes open Jovik, and I'll help Jokad."


OOC: Danth can drag 875lb, so with Jokad's 1500lb dragging ability we should be able to move this fat bastard.
 

Danth and Jokad easily pull the man inside. Well, not easily, because he does weigh a tonne and stink of putrid pus, sweat, pee, and worse, but easy enough that before long the small group are safely huddled inside the barn-cum-illicit-still.

Time for one or two quick breaths, but Kael, standing nearest the door, suddenly hears something. "Psst!" he signals. Everyone, as if trained, falls back against the inside wall.

Voices, coming from the homestead towards the barn, speaking Giant. 2, maybe 3.

Those that speak Giant understand the following snippets as the voices draw nearer (will be here in 1 round):

"Get drunk, enough left for a proper night"
"Yeah, but we need more"
"Well you do it. We need to steal more taters"
"Lets just get walloped and play games with one of the prisoners. I am hungry, though, so the games shouldn't drag on too long before I gets my meat from it."
"Yeah, lets eat the tall one, bit by bit, while he wriggles."
LAUGHTER
 

Hearing the voices, Danth quietly draws Crimson Dawn and hefts his shield. He whispers to his companions. "We need to hit them hard and fast..."
 

"If we're not worried about noise," whispers Kael in reply. "I can drop a fireball right on them if they're close enough to one and other."
 

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