(YBA) Kalath in Wicht's Lair III.

[Wicht]

The corridor comes to an end about twenty feet further on at a large door. Rettburg opens it and motions Kalath through.

On the other side of the door is a lavishly and somewhat garishly decorated room. There are three ogres in the room, each one bigger than the last. The biggest one carries a nasty looking club slung on his belt and stands about ten feet tall. The other two ogres stand at attention glaring menacingly at the unnanounced intrusion but the big one just chuckles.

"Well, well, someone let my good friend Retty out."

"Hello Ooga," says Rettburg with easy familiarity.

"And what makes you think the boss'll let you stay out this time Retty? He was pretty upset at you I recall. I ain't sticking my neck out for you again!"

"Hey Ooga, you can help me, I know you can, and I brought a something along to make it easier. Give the boss half the junk this guy is carrying and we split the other half and I am home free."

About now is when Kalath starts to smell a rat.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath chuckles. "Heh heh heh... I rather thought this would happen. Never trust anyone in this place...."

Kalath then turns to speak to Ooga. "Ooga, how about this: You let me deal with Rettburg... or him deal with me. If I kill him, you get his body to present to the boss as something you accomplished, and maybe a bit more. No need to mention me. If he kills me... well then, you get everything you can get off my body. And at no risk to you. No matter what happens, you win, and all you have to is stay out of this... I want to deal with a rat."

Kalath grins fiercely and turns back to Rettburg.

 

[Wicht]

Ooga laughs out loud and slaps his leg.

"Ooo. Me like the way you think! Double-icity. Trust no one and carry a big wooden thing to beat people on the head with! That is good idea!"

Rettburg nervously slides a bit away from Kalath.

"Except for one thing and then another thing," and now Ooga stops laughing, "The boss don't want Retty dead. And I kinda like the rat myself. And I seem to have heard that someone who looks like you went knocking into the boss's back door without asking."

This is my last post for tonight.

 

[graydoom]

Turning to Ooga once more, Kalath continues to talk, always keeping a hand on his weapons and an eye on Rettburg.

"Maybe the boss will rethink that when the boss hears about the trouble dear Rettburg has been stirring up... just think of all the recent disturbances, happening so close to Rettburg's escape. Just think... Ooga, hero for eliminating a major annoyance and potential traitor to the boss... and having made a profit doing it, too! No need for you to do anything but watch."

"And Ooga... Rettburg is looking to betray me, even after how I helped him. What is to say that he could not do that to you? Better to have this resolved and for us to go our seperate ways. Look out for yourself, Ooga. And be careful, things can get dangerous around here."

 

[Wicht]

"Of course Retty would betray me if he could make a little at it!" smiles Ooga, "But I guess you ain't no one I could trust either. So you is saying i should lets you beat up Retty, go on your way and then look good to the boss."

The huge ogre smiles at Kalath and Kalath glimpses an unfortunately intelligent gleam in the ogres eye. "And then I supposes I tells the boss I gots Retty and I lets you go and he will be oh so nice to me and give me a bigger stick...

"OR he might just decide to give me a few years in one of the crypts because I was fool enough to let you go make trouble elsewhere."

The ogre laughs, "I am afraid my momma did not drop me from the kumquat cart the day before today! Some of the boys don't have the brains that the boss keeps in his dog but I ain't as thick as I might be if I were one of them!"

 

[graydoom]

"So, you are smarter than the average ogre. Small surprise that you lead them. Perhaps you are smart enough to realize that you are now between a rock and a hard place... the boss may be mad at you for letting me go, but I am here and not letting me go could have unfortunate consequences, in the end, at least. I doubt you would truly serve the boss just as well as a zombie...."

"Perhaps a bargain could be made? Bargains require no trust, just strength and watchful caution. All I ask for is unhindered combat with the rat."

Doubtful about the chances of the ogre accepting, Kalath moves slightly towards the door, keeping his hand on a weapon and trying to keep Rettburg in sight.

 

[Wicht]

"Hehe, you thinks to take us on bit by bit. It might be fun actually to let you go a bit with Retty, because I gots men all over the place. But just one thing...

"Retty is a low down rat and we likes that in him and maybe you are low down rat too and we likes that perhaps in you too, hehe.

"But your brother does not take care of all the trash in the cave. And when the rats don't work whole place smell like momma's cooking and reminds us of when we were sick. No thank you please!

"If you get outta this alive let me give you free piece of advice without charging you... If you want to see the place talks to the snooty ghost at the bosses back door. He sign you on... give you work and you not only do you get to help the boss but you get snazzy dental plan too!

"And well nothing personal but we gets free rent for dealing with intruders...

"Ok boys, break him into smaller pieces..."

Ooga
CR: 10
Hits: 12
Yen Factor: 3
Possessions: Club (+2 to Tree moves)
Powers
Master of the Sly Claw
Master of the Ruins
Master of the Tree
Toughness (x2)
Fated

Ogre Guards
CR: 5
Hits: 6
Yen Factor: 2
Powers
Master of the Sly Claw
Master of the Staid Ruins
Toughness

Rettburg
CR: 8
yen factor: 2
Hits: 9
Possessions: dagger, Leather Armor
Powers:
Master of the hidden rat,
Master of the secret fang,
expert of the dagger,
Fated,
dirty trick, shove, chair shot

 

[Wicht]

Round: 1
Hits Remaining: 12 / 6 / 6 / 9

The ogres rush at Kalath. Ooga tries to hold Kalath down to stomp on hime while one guard hops around wanting to help. The other guard is trying to crush Kalath under his weight and Rettburg shows his true colors by changing shape into that of a rat-man and aiming a fierce blow at his once companion. "Nothing personal," says Rettburg, "just trying to make a profit here."

Ooga at Kalath: The rabbit dances on top of the ruins; grasps the speed of the lily!

Ogre Guard 1 at Kalath: The wolf crushes the glade; wards off the chi of the wyrm!

Ogre Guard 2 at Kalath: The rose petal dances by the city; leaps over the drive of the shadow!

Rettburg at Kalath: The rose petal demolishes the savanna; redirects the tempest of the four winds!

 

[graydoom]

Current Hits: 17
Current Ki: 12

"Talk to the ghost at the boss's back door, eh.... Would his name be Willford?"

With that asked, Kalath attacks! Angry, Kalath transfers his anger to his strikes, attacking Rettburg with burning fury while still keeping a cool enough head to evade attacks and body slams directed at him!

Attack at Rettburg: The evasive rabbit burns the volcano and ravages the palace; parries the descent of the body!

 

[Wicht]

"Yeah thats the guy!" says Ooga cheerfully as Kalath evades his foot.

Moving quickly between the big ogres, Kalath miraculously remains unscathed, but just as he lashes out at Rettburg, the small rat-man trips and Kalath's attack fails to even connect.

ooc - Fated in case you wondered.