Whirtlestaff's Wizards' Academy Revisited, IC01

[KerlanRayne]

OOC: Oooops, yeah, sorry, missed that one. Ok, so we're just waiting for Xavier (renau1g).

OOC: Well, it's been 4 days now. Could you NPC Xavier for a bit so we can move on?

 

[Leif]

Xavier as NPC

Xavier tries to fire his crossbow. Then he remembers that he has to put a bolt in it first. So then he tries to draw a bolt, but his coordination is discombobulated because he was already taking aim, so he does a little "Keystone Kops" dance with his crossbw as his partner.

 

[Leif]

Kobold "Battle" if you can call it that

Tylara steps just into the room, L10, and shoots an arrow toward the kobold in I9. The arrow disappears into his left eyeball, and the poor kobold is propelled backward into the wall with considerable force. Then his lifeless body slumps against the wall.

Kerlan fires his crossbow at the kobold in M6, hits it, and does considerable damage, but does not kill it. Manny shoots the same kobold with his tiny crossbow, and finishes it off.

Xavier is having lots more technical difficulties with getting a crossbow bolt withdrawn from his case and loaded.

The two remaining kobolds, N5 and P6 exchange a look of utter horror and begin to cry. "Waaaaahh! Waaahhh! We're sorry! We're trying to peel these potatoes as fast as we can! Waaaaahh! Please don't kill us, too? Waaaahhhh! You said you'd let us live if we cooked your meals for you! Wahhh!!! Wahhh!!"

[sblock=kerlan]there ya go[/sblock]

 

[KerlanRayne]

The two remaining kobolds, N5 and P6 exchange a look of utter horror and begin to cry. "Waaaaahh! Waaahhh! We're sorry! We're trying to peel these potatoes as fast as we can! Waaaaahh! Please don't kill us, too? Waaaahhhh! You said you'd let us live if we cooked your meals for you! Wahhh!!! Wahhh!!"[sblock=kerlan]there ya go[/sblock]

Kerlan steps into the room with his crossbow still at hand and thinking quickly, he whispers to them harshly in Draconic. "Silence!" He waits for them to stop wailing and then continues on. "We are clearing out the Hobgoblins in this keep. If you help us and stay out of our way, we will let you live. Understand?"

 

[Leif]

Kobold Surrender

The two pitiful kobold scullery slaves exchange wide-eyed looks of doubting hope, nod to each other, and then one of them says very quietly, also in Draconic, "Ok, we can work it that way, too. Want us to draw you a picture of the keep, Kragzigkimbakof?" OOC: That last word is Draconic for Granddaddy Enormous Ancient Red Dragon, it does not translate well into common, but it has something to do with 'Burner of Cities and Devourer of Maidens.'

 

[Scotley]

Tylara

Doing her best to look like a Kobold's worst nightmare come to life, Tylara says, "We have a map. Just tell us where the biggest baddest Hobgoblins can be found!"

 

[KerlanRayne]

"Tylara, could you take care of the guard in the tower through that door?" Kerlan points to the door in the back of the room. "Be careful not to be seen by the remaining guard." He then takes out the map they made and shows it to the kobolds. "Show us where the people in charge are. Also, what's in the next room here, the dining hall? Is anyone in there?"

 

[Leif]

Kobold Servants

Doing her best to look like a Kobold's worst nightmare come to life, Tylara says, "We have a map. Just tell us where the biggest baddest Hobgoblins can be found!"

[Kerlan] then takes out the map they made and shows it to the kobolds. "Show us where the people in charge are. Also, what's in the next room here, the dining hall? Is anyone in there?"

Ty- Remember? When your familiars brought you the information form which you drew a map, I told you that I was going to show you the full map, but that it contained stuff that you couldn't know from the report by the familiars. These guys may be able to fill in the blanks. Hence:
"Oh, this map is not even complete! Here, let us fix it for you!"

OOC: I can't answer all of Kerlan's questions from memory right now, but, yes, I think it's the dining hall. When I get home this evening, I'll put that info up, either in this post or my next one.

 

[Scotley]

Tylara

With a shrug, Tylara goes to see if the guard is still sleeping and if so, she dispatches him with a quick sword cut to the throat. She takes some pains to move quietly and avoid any windows or openings, so as not to reveal her presence.

 

[Leif]

OOC: Ooops, sorry guys, got busy and forgot!

IC: Stone steps wind around the outer wall of the tower from floor level up past the level of the parapet and there is a trapdoor where they meet the ceiling. Tylara is pleased to note that there are no windows, so she does not have to be as stealthy as she feared. The tower is 14 feet tall. The trap door is open, and when Tylara steps through it and out onto the top of the tower, she sees that it is ringed with crenellations. Even before she goes through the trap door, Tylara hears the snores of the hobgoblin. Reaching the top, she sees the hobgoblin curled up in a fetal position, snoring happily. There are eight javelins leaning against the parapet. She slips up to the sleeping hobgoblin and makes short work of slitting its throat. (OOC: Just trying to move this along, Scotty, if you want to interrogate him or something, I'll edit this post later.)