Storms of Change IC Part 4

[Manzanita]

Manzanita Sparrow

Manzanita nods thoughtfully at Lucan. "Your idea is as good a one as we've heard. We, as servents of The Lord of the Forest, will releave the gnolls of their weapons and armor and release them. We should kill their leader, and one other, to show our seriousness. They only respect power, and will to use it."

 

[doghead]

Lucan, male human pit fighter.

Lucan nods in acknowledgement of Manzanita's decision.

"Although I am capable enough at recognising it, I am not good at words of deception. Perhaps another should handle that part.

"You have already shot (and killed?) one gnoll, Manzanita. And their leader," Lucan indicates the prone fight with a tilt of the head, "won't be doing much more unless he is helped. So if we are going to do this, lets do it now.

"Unless you need me for anything else, I will keep a watch for the hobgoblins."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Zook presses his lips together at the mention of the unncessary slaughter.*

"We have already killed some of their number. This shows our seriousness. Letting them into the woods with no supplies should be punishment enough," Zook points out.

 

[Someone]

"Whatever" says Dunathar. "If the gnomes say they can handle them, let´s give them an opportunity. What we should we doing now is looking for hobgoblins."

 

[Sado]

Goven

"Our purpose is not to 'punish' them or to make any point," Goven offers. "It is to protect the interests of Carodan and Shillen. Letting them go jeopardizes that purpose."

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita turn to Alba. "You say they could be stashed in the woods. Are you able to keep them there indefinitely? Or are you saying we could tie them up somewhere ourselves? Either way, we have to do something with them. Either let them go or kill them. If we let them go we will meet them again someday, weapons in hand. Or they will kill others in Shillen. No. We must kill them. Only let one escape, to send a message about the bandit king here back to their masters."

 

[silentspace]

The gnolls remain tied up as the party discusses their fate out of earshot. The gnomes seem alarmed at the talk of killing, though they admit it is too late to drive them off now. They are extremely uncomfortable keeping the gnolls tied up in the forest as prisoners 'indefinitely', but seem willing to hold onto them for a short while.

OOC: so...
- 1 vote for killing them
- 1 vote for driving them off with threats
- 1 vote for either driving them off with a bluff or killing them
- 1 vote for giving them to the gnomes and forgetting about them
- 1 undecided

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Come come, let's just threaten them and drive them off. That's close enough to the original plan and then we can get going. However, someone else better do the imitation. I'll help with what effects I can, but generally a gnoll would rather eat me than be scared of me, at least without Garl Glittergold's helping aid," Zook says definitively.

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

"No, we'll kill them. Zook, you go with the gnomes to keep an eye out for hobgoblins. Goven & I will kill all of them except one. Let's go"

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Bloody hell Manzanita! Killing bound prisoners is what the gnolls would do! That's why I tricked them into surrendering so we could enact our plan to turn them against each other! Killing them might be the easy way out, but no one said being good was easy!" Zook says furiously, standing in front of Manzanita, anger flashing in his eyes.