Storms of Change IC Part 4
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silentspace
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The gnolls, looking fearful and uncertain, cease their struggles. As the webs disperse, most of the gnolls stay put, and allow themselves to be captured. Zook stabilizes the wounded gnoll as well.
These gnolls are big, a special forces team. Their cloaks seem specially made to help camouflage them in the forest. In addition to their weapons and armor, the leader had two small gems and 40 gp on him.
Soon they are all tied securely.
These gnolls are big, a special forces team. Their cloaks seem specially made to help camouflage them in the forest. In addition to their weapons and armor, the leader had two small gems and 40 gp on him.
Soon they are all tied securely.
Manzanita
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Manzanita Sparrow
Manzanita crosses her arms in front of her. "Now, Zook. What do you propose to do?" She speaks to the gnome in orcish. "They are too many to release without endangering ourselves. I don't know the local gnomes will want to keep them. We need to send word back to their masters somehow that what they seek here can never be found. And we need to get moving, as the hobgoblins could be here any minute."
Manzanita crosses her arms in front of her. "Now, Zook. What do you propose to do?" She speaks to the gnome in orcish. "They are too many to release without endangering ourselves. I don't know the local gnomes will want to keep them. We need to send word back to their masters somehow that what they seek here can never be found. And we need to get moving, as the hobgoblins could be here any minute."
Someone
Adventurer
"That´s the gnomes the ones that should decide it, don´t you think" says Dunathar aloud. and then whispers to the elf: "The gnomes were upset by the fact we had to kill the orcs. I´d finish them right now, but let them be the ones that have to deal with that decision, reality may put a dent in his fairy way of seeing life."
"Now, let´s think on our hobgoblin problem" adds finally, putting hiw weapons in the belt and picking again the crossbow.
"Now, let´s think on our hobgoblin problem" adds finally, putting hiw weapons in the belt and picking again the crossbow.
*Zook looks at Manzanita and arches one eyebrow.*
"Well, there are many things we can do. We can try to extract a promise from them to do no harm, which they'll probably break. We could bury them up to their necks next to an anthill. We could strip them of their weapons and armor, hobble their hands and feet, and leave them tied to a tree until we get back. I personally think they value their lives and may listen to reason, provided that reason is liberally salted with death threats," Zook says dryly.
"Well, there are many things we can do. We can try to extract a promise from them to do no harm, which they'll probably break. We could bury them up to their necks next to an anthill. We could strip them of their weapons and armor, hobble their hands and feet, and leave them tied to a tree until we get back. I personally think they value their lives and may listen to reason, provided that reason is liberally salted with death threats," Zook says dryly.
doghead
thotd
Lucan, male human pit fighter.
Lucan dumps the unconscious form of the gnoll leader unto the ground near, but out of reach of the others. Lucan strips away the creature's loose items, tossing them into a pile a little way aways. Then he rolls the gnoll onto it's face and binds its hands behind his back.
Lucan heads over to where Manzanita and Zook are. After listening to their discussion for a moment he says, "We could tell them that these lands are now the domain of some imaginary bandit king; The Lord of the Forest or some such pompous nonsense. Send a message back to whoever sent them that any may pass through who submit to the bandit king's authority, but any who enter and do not, will be hunted down and slaughtered. The return of the soldiers is a message, the Lord of the Forest bears Goroka no ill wiil, but will brook no infringment of his authority.
"Its thin, perhaps, but substancial enough I think to explain our presence here. At least be a plausible possibility," he concludes with a shrug.
As Lucan speaks he keeps an eye on the captured gnolls to ensure that they do not try anything.
ooc: if Zook and Manzanita are not out of earshot of the gnolls, Lucan will lead them away til they are before making his suggestion.
Lucan dumps the unconscious form of the gnoll leader unto the ground near, but out of reach of the others. Lucan strips away the creature's loose items, tossing them into a pile a little way aways. Then he rolls the gnoll onto it's face and binds its hands behind his back.
Lucan heads over to where Manzanita and Zook are. After listening to their discussion for a moment he says, "We could tell them that these lands are now the domain of some imaginary bandit king; The Lord of the Forest or some such pompous nonsense. Send a message back to whoever sent them that any may pass through who submit to the bandit king's authority, but any who enter and do not, will be hunted down and slaughtered. The return of the soldiers is a message, the Lord of the Forest bears Goroka no ill wiil, but will brook no infringment of his authority.
"Its thin, perhaps, but substancial enough I think to explain our presence here. At least be a plausible possibility," he concludes with a shrug.
As Lucan speaks he keeps an eye on the captured gnolls to ensure that they do not try anything.
ooc: if Zook and Manzanita are not out of earshot of the gnolls, Lucan will lead them away til they are before making his suggestion.
Sado
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Goven
Goven listens with a look of discontent on his face, unhappy at letting an enemy live, but not willing to go agains tthe party yet.
To the others, "Whatever we're going to do with them, we'd best be quick about it," he says, trying to hide the derision in his voice. "The longer we sit and babble about it, the closer our other enemies get.
"Alba, do you have any place where you can hold these...prisoners?" he asks.
Goven listens with a look of discontent on his face, unhappy at letting an enemy live, but not willing to go agains tthe party yet.
To the others, "Whatever we're going to do with them, we'd best be quick about it," he says, trying to hide the derision in his voice. "The longer we sit and babble about it, the closer our other enemies get.
"Alba, do you have any place where you can hold these...prisoners?" he asks.
silentspace
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The forest gnomes have no where they feel comfortable keeping the prisoners in their underground lair. However, the forest itself has plenty of out-of-the-way locations to stash them - areas of thick undergrowth, gullies, boulders, etc.
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