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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spyscribe" data-source="post: 1906803" data-attributes="member: 5808">Part the Eighty-ThirdIn which: the best laid plans…The first group heads up to the top of the cliff an hour before dawn.  They move with all possible stealth, but do run into one goblin sentry.  Anvil quickly casts silence before the goblin can sound the alarm, and Benedic takes him out.  Boss!  I smell another one.“Benedic—”“I’ve got ‘im.”An arrow through the throat takes out the second goblin sentry.  The group drags the bodies back into the high grasses and waits.###It was dark when Reyu began her prayers, but when she opens her eyes, the first rays of dawn are just filtering down through the trees.  Glistening on the dew.  That hangs on the threads of the ettercap web six-inches in front of her face.Reyu waves for Lord Agasha’s attention.  She points out the web, and their group repositions themselves on the other side of it.  There are no signs of ettercaps or giant spiders in evidence.When everyone is ready, Reyu gives the signal.  The clerics positioned with each party cast bless on their allies and bane on the area surrounding Sheesak’s encampment.  And then, the attack is on.The diversionary group runs forward first, hampered by two of the men getting stuck in ettercap webs strung between the trees.  The others however, make it to the first hedge and put their torches to it.The hedge refuses to catch, even when the torches are thrust directly into them; although, the one man armed with a flask of alchemist’s fire is successful in lighting a small section.They are quickly distracted from their unsuccessful diversion however by an inhuman cry of “Flesh!” from the woods behind them.  One fighter reflexively turns, and is greeted by an ettercap web in the face. Meanwhile…##Reyu casts entangle on the hedges first thing, centering the effect where she hopes it will give the goblin defenders the most difficulty.  The thick hedges are soon twisting against each other, and Reyu is pretty sure she sees a few goblin limbs flailing wildly amidst the surging vegetation.  Kiara shoots and wounds one of the goblins who managed to avoid being caught in the effect of Reyu’s spell, and Annika readies web to cast as soon as Sheesak emerges.Right on schedule, the group at the top of the cliff runs forward and drops their ropes down the cliff face for the ground team to begin their assault.  Lord Agasha goes first, grabbing the rope and quickly climbing over the first hedge.  The bear does not concern itself with such niceties and plunges directly into the hedge, ripping it, and the goblin behind it, to shreds as it goes.Lira runs right up the edge of the cliff and drops to prone.  She’s ready to hit Sheesak with a magic missile as soon as she can see her, but she wants to present as small a target as possible to anyone below who might have a missile weapon.  She’s just gotten herself into perfect sniper position when a growling noise off to her right makes her blood run cold.Lira turns to look.There, running straight for the cliff-top group, are two ogres and five goblins.  Neither one of the ogres is Sheesak.Oh crap.</blockquote>

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