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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 468115" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chinese Take-outChapter 44, "Battle plans", September 24, 1018: May is quickly brought up to speed about who the Silver Moon are and what they want.  May states that they have been observing these slavers for the past two weeks.   She had originally alerted the elvan leader about this, feeling that the elvan army might be able to deter the slavers, but the leader felt it was too far outside of the elvan forests to be something for them to be involved with.  “How far away is it?” asks Narg.   “The elvan forests are approximately one-hundred north,” she answers.  “Geesh, Why can’t you people just keep everything in one place?” Narg answers.Ignoring Narg, May goes on to say that, while the elvan leader said he would investigate, their group is pretty much on their own.  Their concern increased once they got to the area and Yun discovered that his apprentice had been captured.    Their original plan was just to capture Chi’s sister at a time when she left the camp with a roving patrol, but now they also need to also free Chong-Tai and his falcon.   “And the rest of the captured Hengeyokai,” the Hengeyokai spokeswoman interrupts with.  "She's really starting to get on my nerves," Mojo mutters.    Mark adds "Yeah, I wish one of the other ones knew Common" (Actually, the ranger of the cat-subclass does, she has just kept that piece of information to herself).Several members of the Silver Moon feel that this side diversion will only take a short amount of time.  “But they’re not who we came here to fight,” says Narg.   “I just want to blow something up,” Serita comments.  Cassie points out that freeing these prisoners could potentially help with the Silver Moon's relationship with the Hengeyokai.  The spokeswoman agrees, saying that if they free these prisoners she will speak favorably to the Elders.  “Well, why don’t you go do that NOW, and save us some time,” says Narg.    May pulls Kim aside, and says that Narg’s idea of sending away the Hengeyokai would probably be a very good idea, that they have further information about the slavers, but not to be said in front of the Hengeyokai.  Kim discreetly relates this, and Narg tells the spokeswoman “OK, We’re going to free them, You go tell your Elders.”  The five Hengeyokai all leave, heading in the direction of the biosphere.   Narg comments that he hopes they send back "a spokesperson with a better attitude.”Once the Hengeyokai are gone May relates to the party that they know even more of the slaver’s plans.   Apparently, during the five days when the anti-magic sphere around the biosphere was down Chi’s sister used a Ring of Invisibility to follow two separate slaver-raiding parties into the Hengeyokai territory.   She correctly assumed that the creatures would be too preoccupied with their visible and attacking enemy to notice an invisible enemy a short distance behind them.   She used these visits to map out the territory, and knows exactly where to lead the slavers.  If the Hengeyokai were aware that she has this knowledge  then her continued existence would be perceived as a threat to them.  Chi therefore does not want the Hengeyokai to know this about his sister.  May-Elora draws a diagram in the dirt of the slaver camp.  It is in the middle of the forest, occupying an area approximately five hundred feet in diameter.   The layout has a make-shift corral holding approximately 100 horses on the western edge, a larger corral holding approximately 200 horses on the southeastern edge, and three-hundred foot long “training area” on the northern edge, this being the only tree-free straightaway, where the mounted riders do practice runs, training to catch the Hengeyokai.  Between and beside these areas are eighteen rows of canvas tents, varying from three to eleven tents in each row, the rows being anything but straight.  In the very center is a large, 20 x 25-foot leaders' tent.  Located fifty to one-hundred feet from this tent, to the northwest, north, east, and southeast, are four cages, each of which currently contains two captives.  She says that the slavers don’t stick to any specified schedule, with usually a few mounted patrols guarding the encampment.   “There you go Timothy, something to use your sleepy-dust on,” Serita says sarcastically.   Duegar then breaks into a chorus of “Mr. Sandman.”  The group formulates a plan.  The main assault group will consist of Cassie, Duegar, Lannon, Mark, Mojo and Narg.   They will come in from the woods north of the training area, and head straight for the leader’s tent.   Their main objective is to incapacitate the leaders.   Coming in alongside them will be May, Way, Mei and Chi, whose objective will be to capture Chi’s sister.Two separate trios will simultaneously move in to free the captives.    The group of Kim, Lono and Timothy will position themselves near the northern edge of the western corral, to then head the remaining 100 feet to the northwestern and northern cages.   Similarly, Yala, Yulo and Yun will position themselves near the northern edge of the southeastern corral, to then head the remaining 100 feet to the eastern and southeastern cages.   At the southeastern corral Fiona and Toshiro will attempt to free and disperse the horses, with Cheveyo doing the same at the other corral. Aradyn will position himself in a tree to the east, to fire arrows where needed.  Hiroshi and Serita will position themselves in a tree to the south, from which she can target bolts from her Call Lightning spell. Everyone moves into position, with the groups getting into position without being seen by the two mounted patrols (one of six, the other of eight) traveling around the outer perimeter of the camp.     The main assault group watches as a group of thirteen riders being a practice run on the training field.    To the south, Serita is now completed her first turn of casting time, and prepares to bring down a Lightning Bolt.  [DM's note: This module had now been running for five months without a single combat encounter, and it would be at least another month until they got to Morgarth, so I threw this slaver scenario together to give them an opportunity to fight something.]</blockquote>

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