Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

[Rhialto]

Pan Chou will charge forward. (OOC--Initiative 10 +2 = 12)

 

[Nephtys]

If the man doesn't surrender Jian Guo will direct Shadow to charge him and hurl another tiny spirit of fire into his back.

Shadow: Bite +6 melee (1d6+3) and 2 claws +1 melee (1d3+1), Rake +6 1d3+1, Rake +6 1d3+1

Bite 7+6=13 (5damage) claw 2+1=3 (2damage), claw 12+1=13 (3d), rake 9+6=15 (3d), rake 15+6 (2d)

JG: Ranged touch 9+4=11, Damage 1d6+4=8

 

[Ariakor]

[ooc: so Lin Xu will ready an action, i presume?] On his init count the man performs a withdrawing action, moving deeper into the bamboo away from the temple. No AoO, because he withdraws form combat, making a double move through the dense foliage. The others outside the bamboo loose sight of him, but Lin Xu can still see him.

 

[Gez]

So, he doesn't surrender. New attack!

 

[Rhialto]

Pan Chou will follow Lin Xu.

 

[Ariakor]

The man tries to block Lin Xu's strike as he moves back but is not fast enough. The force of the blow brushes his scimitar aside and Lin Xu's blade leaves a deep wound upon the man's neck. With a lot of blood flowing freely from the wound, the man drops to the ground amid the bushes. The horses nearby are getting more anxious, now that they are aware of the panther and the blood in their surroundings.

 

[Gez]

Xu quickly tries to stop the blood flow, tearing apart the young man's shirt to make bandages. [Heal check: 13+4=17]

« Watch the surroundings. He shouted in alarm, and we've made noise. More people may come. In the meantime, I'll try to make this one interrogable. »

 

[Ariakor]

You manage to stopp the bleeding, but so far the man remains unconcious. At least he won't be dead soon anymore.
Two more men, dressed like the one you brought down just now, appear within the doorway of the temple, scimitars drawn. Two others stand behind them, partially concealed by the shadows within. One of them, who is standing next to one dressed in a dark cloak, obscuring most of his visible features, speaks up in a powerfull sounding voice: "Now what do we have here? YOu are meddling in things you do not understand. Better leave now, before someone gets hurt."
The speaker, you can see, is a middle-aged man with dark long, braided hair, a scar from a sword-wound crossing his face right where his left eye had been and he is dressed in the same armor as the others, but does not seem to hold a weapon.

 

[Nephtys]

Jian Guo sneers at the man, "The spirits of the world cry out in rage and torment against your actions. We understand enough."

She begins to cast Entangle centered on the group of defilers.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Guchiko centers her spell of water upon the leader of the group, hoping to catch him and a few others. "The power of the earth itself rebels against your presence!" she cries.

OOC - elemental burst (water), on the apparent leader.