The Forgotten Forge

[DarkMaster]

Gretchen moves down the stairs into the sewers, as she steps in the water she notices throught the light of her sunrod a cluster of valves opening and closing at various interval. The valve continue for at least 60 feets beyond the light provided by her sunrod.

Pohl evaluates that at the deepest the water must be around 2ft deep.

The water flowing from the various valves flow towards the grate.

As Zane and Tai puts their feets in the water.

Map of the sewer

a warforged hidden behind the southern corner to the valve. Surges from the darkness. (spot roll Pohl 10+4, Tai roll 8+3, Zane 13+2, Gretchen 13-1) None noticed him before it was too late. The warforged strikes from the shadows, his rapier piercing the air with a deadly efficiency. The rapier (roll 14) hits gretchen right in the stomach Pohl located behind can see the blade pierce her back and then dissapear as the warforged draw back his blade (dmg 4+4+1) Gretchen falls in the water as the blade tainted with her blood leaves her body. "You have the provost's journal" the warforged says. It's not a question. "Give the book to me, and you can leave to see another day. Refuse, and we will make your death slow and painful" he finishes spiting on the dying Gretchen.

In the back the sound of at least two creature shouting can be heard.

Initiative
Shifter 1 19
Shifter 2 18
Pohl 15+1
Gretchen 11+5 (She is disabled at -1 hp)
Tai 13
Warforged 12
Zane 2+2

Round 1

Pohl can notices two shifters appearing in the shadow of gretchen floating sunrod. They both charges on him with their claw. Zane and Pohl recognises one of the shifter, it was the one they saw at the market.

The first shifter jumps on the right of Pohl slashing the flesh of his arm (roll 16 dmg 5) His arm starts to bleed heavily. The second shifter flank him on the left (12) but his unable to pierce his armor with his claw.

 

[Delemental]

On her turn, Tai will command the warforged to "Flee" (Will DC 14). Then she will use her move action to move adjacent to Grechen preparing to make a Heal check to stabilize next round.

(OOC - I don't believe that any enemies are close enough for Tai to worry about attacks of opportunity. If I'm wrong, then it's Concentration +1 to cast defensively, and I'll spend an action point on the check if my roll is between 9 and 14.)

 

[Karl Green]

Zanick 'Zane' Marcela, human wizard

Zane is shocked by the sudden attack and quickly mutter aracne words "Yed'kell'ponimc" and then a golden dart slams into one of the shifters.

(fires a Magic Missile at one of the shifters as he is going last heeh, if Phol hits one, he will shot that one.)

 

[Guest 11456]

Grechen : Female Shifter Rogue 1

The young shifter bleeds dramatically...

 

[DEFCON 1]

As the warforged leaps from the cluster ledge and slams his rapier into Gretchen and the two shifters splash their way forward towards him, Pohl takes a firmer grip on his warhammer.

'ARRRRGGGHHH!!!!'

...exclaims, as one of the shifters slices his arm with their sharpened claws.

'You'll pay for that, you little rodent!'

Pohl takes a 5' step to the right (straight right or diagonal as needed) in hopes of backing away and eventually (in a round or two) getting up onto the ledge. He raises his warhammer in defiance and swings a wide blow towards the head of the shifter who cut him, hoping to bash his skull in.

 

[DarkMaster]

Pohl starts to engage the two shifters. After dodging a few of their ferocious assault he swing one of them in the stomach (roll 15+4 dmg 5+3) but the shifter somehow absorb the hit and continue to fight.

Tai finishes casting her spell, the warforged looks at her for a moment (will save roll 10) and starts running towards the other extremity of the valve cluster, rising his leg as high as he can not to be bothered by the water.

Zane finishes the incantation and a translucide projectile appears near his hand, then pointing the already injured Shifter, the missile quickly accelerates towards the shifter and hits him in the chest (dmg 3)

Round 2
Initiative
Shifter 1 19
Shifter 2 18 got 11dmg
Pohl 15+1 (at 3hp)
Gretchen 11+5 (disabled at -2 hp)
Tai 13
Warforged 12
Zane 2+2

5' Stepping to put themselves in flanking position they continue their ferocious assault on Pohl (attack 8 8 and 19 15; dmg 4 and 5) Pohl is able to dodge most of the first shifter assault but doing so forces him to lose sight of the second, who jump on the opportunity to rip the skin of his back with his two claw (pohl at -6) Pohl falls in the putrid water. His blood quickly mixes with Gretchen blood and the stinking water. The two shifters are making a feline shout as Pohl is put out of combat.

 

[Delemental]

(OOC - hmm, not looking good...)

Tai, knowing that she has precious little time before the warforged returns, and also knowing that the shifters will be on her next, decides to try a different tactic in the hopes that she can at least save two lives, and House Cannith can go hang.

She will use the calm emotions ability from her Community domain, first taking a 5' step back, dropping her spear, and holding her hands out in a peaceful gesture. "Please, let us speak before more blood is spilled here. Clearly, we are here for similar purposes. Perhaps we need not fight at all?"

(OOC Diplomacy +7, I will spend an Action Point on the roll, hoping that the calm emotions works and makes this even possible (I know stopping a combat with Diplomacy is frickin' hard).)

 

[Guest 11456]

Grechen : Female Shifter Rogue 1

In her dreams she sees herself drowning in some sort of odd liquid. She thinks quickly and pushes herself to the surface. She gasps at the air she has found.

Somehow her bleeding stops and she stabilizes.

OOC: Spending one action point to stabilize Grechen.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Pohl will use an Action Point to stablize as well.

 

[DarkMaster]

Gretchen and Pohl injury while quite debilitating, aren't fatal.

Tai drops her spear and try to convince the two shifters to stop fighting (diplomacy roll 16 +7 -10 (1 round negociation)+2 (spell) +4 (action point), will save 4, 10, So I will consider them Unfriendly for the diplomacy results) The two shifters seems to calm down, they lower their claw but keep an eyes on Tai.

The warforged comes back charging on Tai "Give me the book or die, Arrrrghh" His arm elongated forward holding his rapier forward like a lance he tries to pierce Tai. (roll 24 critical 11 no; dmg 5 pts) The rapier pierces her flank,"Gotcha" he quickly removes his rapier and takes a fencing stance. "Surrender the book or die"