Shackled City - Chapter II

[Manzanita]

Raven

Raven had been edging around the room, avoiding the center like a cat, her loaded crossbow balanced casually in her right hand towards the dead end corridor when hell suddenly broke loose in the middle of the hall.

"Zeric!" she screams, much too late. She breaks into a run, stooping to let her crossbow settle on the floor, and pulling out her heavy mace by the time she reaches the living statue. She'll try to move around opposite Zeric, on the offchance it can be flanked, then attack. (+4 1d8 +4, holding the mace in two hands, as usual)

 

[Majin]

Alinis, try as she might, is not able to break the chain holding the cage to the wall, and swinging it does not reach the rock monster. Raven successfully gets behind the creature and swings her mace at it, scoring a small blow to the back of the elemental. (5 damage) Althron comes forward as the living stone makes to attack once more, bashing into it hard with his mace as well. (8 damage) If it is possible for a rock to look emotionally pained this one does, as it speaks in rough dwarven, "Why would dwarf-friend do this to us? It must be taught a lesson."

Zeric's scores a glancing blow with his morningstar, chipping off some rock from the creature, but doing only superficial damage. The rock makes no reaction of understanding Orpheus's command as he comes in swinging anyway, chopping a good chunk out of the creature's side. (6 damage) This causes it to stop abruptly and collapse to the floor, breaking into smaller bits of rubble.

But before the party can celebrate their victory the door in the southeast corner of the room opens with a loud bang and a large ogre steps out. "Who has disturbed the great Xukasas?!" it yells, turning to look at the party. "Ah! More carrion for my larder! Very nice," he grins as he moves to attack, brandishing a very large falchion in his hand.

Initiative:

Initiative:

Alinis - 23
Raven - 21
Althron - 21
Zeric - 18
Orpheus - 14
Xukasas - 14
Elyas - 8

 

[Verbatim]

As the rocky creature fell to the floor, Zeric spat another large wad of blood atop it and looked up as the ogre came out of the door to the south. Grimacing as another wave of pain raced through his body, Zeric straightened up and pull one of the javelins free from the quiver.

"Cuthbert sent us to deliver you a message. It is time for you to burn in hell."

Drawing his arm back, Zeric threw the javelin at the approaching ogre and braced for the battle to come.

 

[Manzanita]

OOC:

"Cuthbert sent us to deliver you a message. It is time for you to burn in hell."

I like it!

BIC: "Criminy!" mutter Raven. She stands her ground. She readies an action to move to flank and attack the ogre if he comes in on the attack. If he charges her, she will take a full defensive action

 

[Mimic]

If it is possible for a rock to look emotionally pained this one does, as it speaks in rough dwarven, "Why would dwarf-friend do this to us? It must be taught a lesson."

Althron's hairy eyebrows knit together in confusion as he listens to what the rock creature has to say. As it falls to the floor shattering to peices he lowers his weapon slightly, confusion still on his face.

"By Cuthbert's cudgel, what was that about. I don't think we are in the gnome city any more."

Before he can continue he is interrupted by the ogre.

"Keep your distance if you can, these brutes pack quite a punch." He tells the others as he throws his other shortspear at it.

Shortspear +3 1d6+2 20/x2
+4 dodge bonus against giants

ooc: Did i retrieve my first shortspear?

 

[hippocrachus]

Understanding the dwarven tongue the statue used perfectly, Orpheus grudgingly accepts Althron's take on the situation, but not admitting any err on his side.
He also takes his dwarf companion's advice and draws his bow to begin firing at the ogre.

 

[kirinke]

"Sheaka!" Alinis spits, unable to worry the chain free and instead begins swinging it towards the ogre, hoping to smash it against the big brute. If nothing else, she'll distract it long enough for her to jump free. When she does so, she'll start firing arrows at the ogre and the stone-critter, hoping to put a feather in either of em.

 

[Majin]

OoC: Mimic did grab his spear before moving on.

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Alinis fires an arrow towards the large ogre, but misses as it sticks itself in the door next to him. Raven stands at the ready, prepared to skirt around towards the back of the beast as it comes in to attack. Althron's shortspear meets with better luck though, as it skewers Xukasus in the side. (7 damage) Zeric tosses a javelin just the same, hitting the ogre not far from Althron's spear. (6 damage) Orpheus knocks an arrow and lets it fly too, driving it deep into the creature's thigh. (4 damage)

Beginning to look somewhat like a pincushion now, the ogre stomps towards the party, swinging his large falchion at Althron. Raven quickly makes her way behind it to attack, surprising the creature. (SA - 14 damage) The dwarf deftly sidesteps the dangerous swing as Elyas finished the creature off with a magic missle. (3 damage) The ogre drops to the ground loudly, a look of surprise on his face from being brought down so quickly.

 

[Mimic]

"That went well, one less ogre in the world and not a scratch for our efforts." Althron says as he pulls out his shortspear and wiping it clean on the body. He does the same for the javelin before handing it to Zeric.

"Good shot... Not as good as mine mind you but well done all the same." He tells him with a smile and a wink. "Speaking of injuries," he says seriously, "will you be needing some healing?"

He turns slightly towards Raven. "Why don't you scout ahead. See where this brute came from? Watch your back mind you and don't go too far, I think we have left the gnome city and found us a dwarven one."

 

[Manzanita]

Raven

Raven is almost as surprised as the ogre at its quick demise. She glances around the group with newfound respect in her eyes. It's no time for chatter, though. She trots twards the door from whence the ogre came to make sure no more danger is on its way.