"Wait for me!" says Remen as he jumps over the corpses, springing in pursuit of the fleeing thug. He rounds the corner of the alleyway, and sees the man ahead through the drizzle. With a further burst of speed, he is able to catch up to the fleeing attacker.
(Remen, by making a double move, has now caught up to the thug, and is right beside him.)
Dowlee runs too, following Remen.
<I hope no one can see us very well through this drizzle.> Her little legs are not nearly so well suited for pursuit as Remen's, however. She just rounds the corner of the alley, and peers through the rain to see that Remen has caught up to the thug, about 20 feet up the street.
(Dowlee makes a double move, and rounds the corner of the alley. She can't run for 4x move speed, because she is not moving in a straight line.)
Arak charges after the fleeing thug also, passing by Dowlee as he approaches Remen and his 'prey'.
The thug, now weaponless, and seeing that he will not be able to outrun the fleetfooted Remen, pulls up to a stop and raises his hands in the air. "I give up! Don't kill me, please!"
With the chase thus ended, Arak and then Dowlee are able to approach.
(OOC: Land Outcast, Whizbang, and Jdvn1, what will you do with this thug, now that he has surrendered?)
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Meanwhile, back in the alley, Jon and Flannad approach the young cleric of St. Cuthbert while Liracor looks on.
stonegod said:
As the last thug turned and ran, and some of the helpful strangers began pursuit, the voices began to calm. With that, Jon approached the former victim, hands at his side. "Peace, vigilant of the Cudgle. I am Jon Telnbalm. Are you wounded? Can we be of assistance?"
He answers gratefully, "Thank you so much for your intervention, all of you. I am Ruphus Laro, initiate of the church of St. Cuthbert." With a sigh of relief, he continues, "I am fine, thank you, just a bit shaken up. I will be all right once I get back to the temple."
Pleased to hear Jon's offer of assistance, Ruphus says, "I would be grateful if some of you would consider escorting me back to the church. I don't know why those men wanted to inimidate me like that, but if there are others, I would feel safer in a group."
Legildur said:
Flannad lowers his short bow and moves out of the shadows towards the others. The young Whisper Gnome padding quietly in their direction, he watches the mouth of the alley where they all entered. Seeing the holy symbol on the injured man as he gets closer brings a small sigh of relief from him that he has backed the right group in this instance.
"What sort of people would paint their faces that way?" he asks.
Ruphus appears somewhat startled by Flannad's question, as though he had not noticed the small gnome until just now. He answers, "The Last Laugh thieves guild utilizes a symbol much like that, a grinning harlequin's face of black and white. But," he adds shaking his head, "Why would the Last Laugh want to prevent me from assisting the orphanage? It makes no sense."
(OOC: Now is a good time for Knowledge: Local and Gather Information checks.)
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