The Sudden Approach of Unexplainable Power: IC

[unleashed]

“Thanks Errast, that should suffice. Now to wait for he best time to try this daring rescue of mine,” Aekalos chuckles, waiting until it nears dusk to slip into his magical disguise. Hoping the changing light will hamper the orcs a little, as he can certainly use all the advantages he can get.

[SBLOCK=OOC]And the orcish equivalents for...
“get over here”
“who are you”
“prisoner”
“slave”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

[Sblock=OOC]
Sounds good. Rolling a few random encounters ....

1 out of 3, not too bad.[/Sblock]

As Aekalos and the party wait for dusk, they are able to avoid being spotted by two passing orcs. The orcs look as tough they are preparing to move out as some kind of band. The orcs came out of different buildings within the camp and moved apst the location of the party moving north.

The third orc to pass by suddenly spots the party as they try to hide from him and let him go. He draws his weapon as he takes just a moment to investigate further. It looks like Aekalos and his companions could likely retreat and get away or close immediately and try to take him before he sends up an alarm.

 

[unleashed]

Ever the bold one, Aekalos draws his rapier and lunges at the orc, trying to drop it before it raises an alarm.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Aekalos steps up, but the orc is able to draw his weapon and parry the strike in time.

Inspired by Aekalos' miss, the orc doesn't call for help this round. The orc returns the blow, and strikes at Aekalos successfully.

[Sblock=Damage]Aekalos takes 6.[/Sblock]

Maris draws her blade and joins the fight, getting into a flanking position with Aekalos on the other side. Her blow is a clean one and strikes the orc hard, but he is not out.

Errast stays hidden, not wanting to draw attention to himself.

 

[unleashed]

7/13 hp; AC 14

Reeling a little from the blow, but feeling he has an advantage now that Maris is distracting the orc, Aekalos strikes again, taking the time to pick a vital spot to drive his rapier into.

[SBLOCK=OOC]+3 melee (incl. flanking) [1d6+1 +1d6 SA; 18-20/x2; piercing; rapier][/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Aeaklos nails the orc hard through the orc's right shoulder, and the creature falls over from pain. He's certainly not dead, although for the moment he's a bit incapacitated. Given a few seconds, however, and if he comes to his senses the pain may cause him to cry out.

 

[unleashed]

Stepping in, Aekalos attempts to smack the orc in the head with the guard of his rapier, trying to knock it unconscious.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

The blow is successful. While the orc doesn't look to be in any great danger of dying, it also no longer appears to be in any danger of crying out for the next few minutes.

 

[unleashed]

Tying up and gagging the orc, Aekalos gets Maris to help him move it away from where the battle took place. Glad he has the chance to get a closer look at an orc, so he can better approximate their features with his disguise self spell, he studies the orc closely while he waits.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Maris helps Aekalos move the body so that it can be done as quietly as possible. Aeaklos is uninterrupted once he begins to study the orc before casting the spell.