Planetouched Peril

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Zaphira charges the next bandit, Desert's Fire skewering him through. The scent of scorched flesh reaches Zaphira's nostrils as Chaos' hooves fail to hit the falling bandit. Rhia sights over her crossbow and looses a bolt at one of Saku's attackers, but it flies just past his ear, sticking into a tree.*

*Fianna and Kani fly through the woods on the back of their horses. Ahead of them they know the road is there, and the sounds of combat are getting louder. They'll be there very soon.*

*Jabin enchants his bolt to fly true, while the bandits' arrows fly all around. Five of them fly towards Zaphira, but only one strikes, and lightly at that. Three fly for Ashlie, but all even fail to touch her. One flies over Jabin's head, and a final one slams home in Azure's side, the blood gushing immediately. The bandit by Ashlie swings his sword at her, striking deep into her left side, nearly carving flesh from bone.*

*The three pilgrim crossbowmen fire, one of them finding their mark, slaying the wounded bandit that Earth Hammer hit. Ashlie can't leap off Earth Hammer as she would like, but instead swings off, dancing backwards to avoid the bandit's sword, and firing her bow at him. The arrow bounces off his armor and the bandit chuckles cruelly. However, Ashlie has more allies than just her bow, and Earth Hammer powers in like an earthquake, his hooves smashing the man to the ground and his teeth slashing at his face. Shilo comes up in the next moment to clamp his teeth around the man's throat, ensuring his death. Both of your animal friends nose at you in concern.*

[OOC - Zaphira hits a 21 for 11 points of damage, Chaos hits an 11 and misses. Rhia hits an 11 and misses. Heliad continues to chill. Or run toward combat, whichever, I don't know yet. Saku lies on the ground and bleeds a lot. Fianna and Kani get closer to the combat, you should be there in a couple rounds. Zaphira is hit with a 19 for 1 point of damage. Jabin is missed, and Azure hit with a 22 for 6 points of damage. Ashlie was hit by a 24 (unconfirmed crit) for 8 points of damage. Ashlie fails her fast dismount Ride check with a 9, and instead takes a move-equivalent to dismount with a Tumble of 25 to avoid the AoO, and then a five-foot step back to hit with her bow, only hitting a 12 and missing. Earth Hammer turns to the longsword bandit, hits on all three attacks, two hooves at 16 and 20, and his bite at 17, for a grand total of 19 points of damage, crushing the bandit to goo. Shilo comes up in time to bite the corpse. I think Earth Hammer likes Ashlie. A lot. ]

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Ashlie fails her fast dismount Ride check with a 9, and instead takes a move-equivalent to dismount with a Tumble of 25 to avoid the AoO, and then a five-foot step back to hit with her bow, only hitting a 12 and missing. Earth Hammer turns to the longsword bandit, hits on all three attacks, two hooves at 16 and 20, and his bite at 17, for a grand total of 19 points of damage, crushing the bandit to goo. Shilo comes up in time to bite the corpse. I think Earth Hammer likes Ashlie. A lot. ]

Ashlie, seemingly hurt more than she would like to show, sinces and looks around the field, trying to get her bearings. Seeing that Earth Hammer and Shilo are working well together, she grins, before turning her attention to her surroundings. "Jabin, take care of Azure!" Thinking to herself, It's definately not playtime anymore! These guys are not the timid bandits I was warned about! They must be after something else! Best to deal with them all, and sort it out later...

If she is not attacked by another bandit - Seeking cover, she moves behind the nearby tree, still keeping the nearest bandit in her view. She will ready an arrow and let it fly at the bandit. Earth Hammer will kick at the human, making sure it is not moving or harming anyone anymore. Shilo would let go of the human, letting Earth Hammer take care of it, while looking for Ashlie and start barking and growling at the nearest bandit.

If another bandit charges at her, she will hopefully withstand his attack, and take a 5 step move backwards, letting another arrow loose aimed at the bandits neck, as their armour seems to be hardier than expected. Shilo will come to his master's aid, attacking the bandit, while Earth Hammer will await orders, I am assuming.


OOC - I am hoping that there is another bandit, not too far off from Ashlie, that she can move into the trees, and find some cover. She will aim and shoot her arrows from there, while Shilo growls and barks at the bandit, drawing the bandits attention away from her for at least a split second, to where she can move stealthily and move into concealment. Hide +12, Move Silently +13, Ranged Attack +6 or +7 if within 30', Dmg 1D6+2

 

[Cannibal_Kender]

*Realizing that charging the bandits will end up with her a pincushion, Zaphira will definately try to find cover to snipe from.*

 

[Verbatim]

*Seeing Azure hit once more, Jabin takes aim at the first bandit he can see and fires the bolt hoping that the gods are with him.*

If my spell could not protect the angel, will it work against my foes?

 

[Rhia]

Azure, Radiance Genasi Bard 1

*Seeing her bolt swish past the bandit's ear, Azure grimaces with frustration. Though she hasn't time to dwell on her failure as she is thrust back in her saddle with a piercing pain to her side. Clutching her hand to the bleeding wound, the thought flickers through her mind, This is NOT what I had in mind when I wanted to see the world. Enough. Toughen up, girl. You have to try again. With her silent self-admonishment, Azure releases her wound to let the blood flow freely. She lifts and loads her crossbow, taking aim at one of the wounded bandits, and lets the bolt fly.*

[ooc: AC: 18; HP: 7/14; attack +5, 1d6+2/19-20x2 (including inspire courage)]

 

[Lady Shatterstone]

Fianna Glade: Human/Female (Druid)

*Smears of green flash by as Fianna and Kani ride through the woods following the grey streaks of Dorenna. Coming up on the battle they slow their horses and dismount. Staying low in the brush they take in their surrounding and assess the action.*

*Whispering to Kani, Fianna asks, "What shall we do? I am a little out of practice." While she waits for Kani's answer Fianna reassures herself with a light touch to the handle of the scimitar at her left hip, the sling tucked into the back of her belt along with the pouch of bullets and then gets a good grip on the quarterstaff she grabbed from her horse as she dismounted.*

[ooc: If anyone needs to know I have prepared two Cure Light Wounds spells and Shillelagh (nonmagical club or quarterstaff becomes a weapon with +1 enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls.) Delaying action untill I hear from Jolmo and/ or Isida as to what they want or what should come next.]

 

[Jolmo]

ooc: I think we might be getting ahead of ourselves, Lady S, we're not at the battle yet I think. Anyways it might not make much difference...

"What shall we do? I am a little out of practice."

"We are no part of this struggle, and we have no reason to be. We should stay out."

*Kani seems totally indifferent about the battle, not caring about it's outcome and, besides a slight fascination in it as a natural phenomenon, stays mostly because Fianna and Dorenna seems more interested in it.*

*While near the fight Kani stays alert, he holds one shortspear in each hand (MW in right) and constantly looks around for anyone who might have seen them.*

 

[Ghostknight]

*Dropping the basket of berries he is carrying Heliad turns to the old woman *

My apologies good woman, but their appears to be something going on that needs urgent attention!

*With that he sprints to get a better view into the valley, drawing his mace, expecting to al last find some of those bandits or at least minister to those that have been harmed by them!*

By Pelor, it is time these bandits were routed. Let them feel a taste of Pelor's might!"

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Looking back at the events, I want to try and ammend Ashlie's actions this round. Since seeing the crossbowmen drop an attacker form the trees in the previous round, Ashlie would try and find this attacker, and shoot him while he is down. She knows that her knack for dealing greater damage to prone individuals will aid them right now...

If possible, Ashlie will try and find cover, and shoot at the wounded bandit, if it is still alive and down from the fall from the tree by the crossbowmen in round one. Ranged Attack +6 or +7 if w/in 30'. Damage 1d6+2 and Sneak Attack 1d6 dmg if he is prone or whatever...

NEVERMIND - That bandit is dead. She will snipe at the tree bandits, trying to drop them and let them fall to their deaths.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Zaphira directs Chaos to take cover behind a tree with brush around it, and then bends to bow to find one of the bandit archers in the trees. However, Chaos' movements and firing through the brush throw off her aim, and the arrow flies above the bandit's head.*

*Azure focuses tightly through the pain and fires her crossbow at the wounded bandit on the ground. It flies cleanly through his thigh and the man gives a howl of agony. In the forest, Heliad pounds the road with his feet, the sounds of battle ringing closer in his ears all the time. He can catch the scent of blood on the wind and he knows he's close.*

*Viper gives a scream of rage and charges the next bandit he sees rearing and striking out with his hooves, clipping the man hard in the chest and sending him sprawling to the ground. One of the archers above him in the tree fires down at Viper in a panic, and arrow driving into Viper's shoulder. The black horse gives another wicked scream.*

*Fianna rides up nearly to the edge of the forest. She can see a black horse just attack some ruffian, and then get shot by another archer in a tree above him. Beyond them a battle rages on the road; dust and screams of men and horses adding to the confusion.*

*Jabin's bolt flies straight and true, thudding into the side of one of the treed archers. The man gasps and grabs his side, but does not fall. However, his bow does tumble out of the tree. The man's two companions fire back at Jabin, but miss terribly, their arrows soaring over his head and flopping onto the dirt. Three others on the ground fire at Zaphira, but the brush foils two of them, and only a single arrow gets through, scraping along her arm.*

*The other three treed archers on Viper's side of the road target three people. One tries to strike the horse again and misses. Another tries for Jabin and misses. And the third strikes Azure in the back, driving the wind out of her.*

*The three pilgrim crossbowmen concentrate on Zaphria's side of the road. One strikes the wounded bandit Ashlie hit, giving him another arrow to match the first in his gut. The man gives a wheeze as he flops, lifeless, over the tree branch. Another stands and makes a throat shot in another bandit, and watches him drop out of the tree. The third goes wide, perhaps because he was gaping at the prowess of his companions.*

*Kani, you pull up next Fianna, seeing the same scene she saw, of utter chaos and pain on the road. Ashlie dives into cover, making herself nearly invisible, sights carefully on the remaining bandit in the tree, and hits his heart from behind. The man gasps in pain and spits blood. It's clear its a near-mortal wound.*

[OOC - Zaphira moves to cover and fires, but hits a 9 and misses. Azure hits a 19 and hits the grounded bandit for 5 points of damage. Heliad will be there next round. Viper hits a 16 for 8 points of damage, and is hit by a 21 for 6 points of damage. Fianna arrives. Jabin hits a 40 for 6 points of damage. The bandits hit an 8 and a 3 (natural 1), missing Jabin. One bandit can't fire. Three fire at Zaphira and only one hits with a 21 for 4 points of damage. Of the three remaining, the only one that hits is the one that his Azure with a 20 for 4 points of damage. One pilgrim hits the one that Ashlie wounded for 6 points of damage, dropping him. Another one actually gets a crit on another treed sniper for 13 points of damage, dropping him. The third one misses entirely. Kani arrives at the battle. Ashlie gets a 22 on her Hide check, beating the best bandits' Spot check of 17, hits with a 25, and does 8 points of damage, severely wounding the last treed bandit on this side of the road. Update, there are three grounded uninjured bandits on the side of the road with Zaphira and Ashlie. There is one wounded bandit in a tree on the same side. There is one wounded bandit on the ground on the other side, and three unwounded bandits in a tree on that side.]