The Four Lands - Southern Operatives

[Maidhc O Casain]

Katherine Brightlaw

Katherine quickly takes inventory of the body language of the thuggish members in the crowd to determine if they are hostile to the Lord Marshall.

(Decision Tree)

If Hostile: Katherine pulls Knight and Knave and lashes out with her heavy blade in a lightening strike against the thug closest to the Lord Marshall. Knight whistles faintly as he cuts a gleaming arc, hardly slowing as he neatly severs the assassin's head from its body. As she swings, Katherine shouts " 'Ware Assassins! Fear, Fire, Foes!"

If Benign: Katherine continues to wait and watch.

[sblock=OOC/JA]Sense Motive (a natural 20!) on the thuggish group.
1d20+6=26
(That roll should tell me what they intend to do after they assassinate him).

(If Hostile to L.M.)

To Hit - Knight (1d20+10=30)
Crit Check (1d20+10=24)
Damage - Crit plus Sneak Attack (2d6+8=16, 2d6=9)
Severed Limb (1d5=1 (Head))

Total Damage: 25 Points plus Beheading (Is he dead?)[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

Overhearing the conversation between Kat and Nijel, Roak moves up to stand near the paladin as the waif makes her way toward the Lord Marshall. He keeps his eyes on the situation as he speaks to Nijel. "Never a dull moment, eh?"

 

[Pyrex]

Aidan signals Roak to be quiet then focuses for a moment, sweeping his gaze around the area, looking for the source of the arcane power, then says quietly. "Kat believes something is wrong, and someone has laid magic around the area, so I'm inclined to believe her. Be wary."

OOC: Bringing up See the Unseen in case anyone is lurking about invisibly.

 

[Leif]

Nijel "Bulldog" Bladesong, AC20/FF20/T10 HP62/62 +11to hit,+5 dam; F+9,R+3,W+6

Overhearing the conversation between Kat and Nijel, Roak moves up to stand near the paladin as the waif makes her way toward the Lord Marshall. He keeps his eyes on the situation as he speaks to Nijel. "Never a dull moment, eh?"

"Aye, Roak, my friend, one just never knows what to expect when that lass is around!" And then, if Kat does, in fact, behead one of the men with the Lord Marshall, Nijel will ready his axe and move to stand next to Kat, looking with daggers in his eyes at the rest of the men, fairly daring them to give him an excuse to take action.

If Kat does not behead the gentleman, then Nijel just remains quietly at the side of Roak and waits for Kat to tell them what is going on.

 

[Dracomeander]

Ewan Driscoll, HP 67 / 67 AC 16

Ewan strings his bow as he steps over to Aidan and the others. Aidan's warning to Roak is barely past his lips when Ewan begins scanning the men around Kat and the Lord Marshall more carefully.

[sblock=OOC]Spot (30) and Sense Motive (15) checks (1d20+12=30, 1d20+9=15)
Favored Enemy Bonus of +4 vs Giants or +2 vs Orcs if appropriate need to be applied. Can't see giant applying, but never know. [/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Alban

Sensing that something is up, Alban focuses his senses and extends his aura...

OOC: +2 to spot, listen and initiative to all allies within 15'

 

[J. Alexander]

The party close to Alban feel the familar tingle of his energy as he extends his magic to the members. Meanwhile thos observing finnian see his jaw drop slightly...

finnian
[sblock]you would swear that they have some features that are orcish...pehaps 1/4 or 1/8 but they have something abot them[/sblock]

Aidian
[sblock]yes there is an individual lurking perhaps 10 feet from the marshal waiting for him...there is a visiable dagger in his hands that appears to have a blackish paste on it[/sblock]

OKAY I NEED FINNIAN AND AIDIAN's response before the crap hits the fan..

 

[Dracomeander]

Ewan Driscoll, HP 67 / 67 AC 16

"Orc-blooded?? Here??" is Ewan's disbelieving comment to the party before he raises his voice.

"My Lord Marshall, how long have the Orc-blooded been a part of your security detail??" Ewan calls across the camp as he put arrow to string and starts moving in his typical circling skirmish pattern. He draws bead on the brute on the opposite side of the Lord Marshall from the ones nearest Kat.

[sblock=OOC]Initiative (1d20+6=11) oops. Forgot Alban's Aura. Initiative is 13.
Let the mayhem ensue.
Finnian is in the Great North, but we all knew who you meant.[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

At Ewan's words about the orc-blooded, and his call to the Lord Marshall, Roak leaps into action. He runs toward the Lord Marshall, determined to interpose himself between his liege and a possible attacker.

 

[Leif]

Nijel "Bulldog" Bladesong, AC20/FF20/T10 HP62/62 +11to hit,+5 dam; F+9,R+3,W+6

As the rest of the party springs into action, Nijel is arriving at Kat's side, battleaxe in hand, and taking a defensive posture to guard the "fair, demure, and genteel" Kat* from the orc-blooded brutes.

* Who just happens to like to chop off mofos heads!