Saskan says, "Am I right in assuming you follow the Verdant Lord? As my friends said, we are here to clear the area of the unnatural and foul creatures that have destroyed it of late."

As the word Verdant lord escapes his mouth, the room silences itself and the roots stagnate.
"We are his - the great tree. HE who walks on the soil of the land and rebirths it. We are the followers of the Verdant Lord. Once the vassal of the Verdant lord lay here, in his tomb, to rest for his duty - now, desecrated by the kobolds in mention.
They speak of he, Karalel - whose evil magic, has caused a caping wound on the lands. What do you seek? To remove the taint? Go from here. South, by the roads, seek the burial grounds of the forsaken bones of the dragon. Find the relic he needs to complete the ritual, and keep it from him. Regrow the lands!"
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Ignatz blinks, slowly processing everything he's being told. "Uh... hokay, ve'll do dot! Hyu don't have anyting good down here ve can use to kill dis bad man Karl, do hyu?"

Kbenjar scratches his head at the tree's revelation. "At least if we be lookin' fer a dragon cemetery, we won't be findin' a live one," he says with some relief.

With the information in hand, you can draw a simple map in your mind, keying in locations found so far.

The spirits remain calm for now, certain your aid will provide them with the rest they need.

Malphurious could tell the spirits were not hostile.  As it become obvious they shared the same common enemy, he was happy they provided some assistance and direction to aid them in their quest to disrupt whatever evil was brewing in this land.

"Who is this Karalel?  What does he seek to unleash?" he asked, hoping to get more information about the man behind the kobold raids and seemly behind more nefarious things.

Kbenjar leans in closer towards the floating apparition, eager to hear its answer about the motives of this Karalel.

The spirits howl in anger at the mention of Karelel.
"His ritual harms the lands...wounding it as he walks. Enslaves lifes...and spreads darkness from his foul base. The taint is strong....hailing form the north....must..stop..him...his foul rituals damaging the lands.."

Garion bows his head in thanks to the spirits.  "We thank you for imparting what knowledge you have of this fiend.  I swear, by Bahamut's breath, we will cleanse the land of this Karalel and his taint!"

And with that, and not wishing to potentially enrage the spirits, he said, "Let us depart.  It seems we have work to do."

Ignatz slaps Malph on the back and says, "Hyup! Ve gots to fuck up Karl!" He jogs back up to the cave entrance, eager and ready.

"Aye.  Now let's head towards this dragon site and see what we can do to waylay these fiends."

He trudged up the stairs and out, making sure to collect the sachel of kobold hands for the Lord as proof of services rendered.

"Yeugh!"

Warfryn was not normally squeamish - he was a warlock after all - but the idea of carrying around a bag of kobold hands, possibly for several days, was a little too much for his stomach.

"Come on then" he said, looking askance at Malphurious.  "The soomer we get going, the sooner we'll get back to town."

Saskan followed behind the others. He wanted to be ready to bark out any orders as needed as they made their way back to town.

The trek is not long, as the direction given leads you well on your way.
You are waylaid by a random group of kobolds, strayed from the larger group along the way, but manage them with ease.
Subtract 1 surge unless you make a save - 10 or above equals a success.
One of them carries a note:"Irontooth needs aid - head to the caverns and enforce the guards, our spy warns us of approaching enemies!"

You make haste from here, noticing a correlation between Karelel again and the increasing forces of kobolds roaming.

You notice a steep-sided crater punctures the wilderness.
Near the center of the depression, several humanoid figures cluster around a collection
of bones. Two small, dragonlike creatures near the crater rim stand alert and stare at your approach. On the far side of the crater, a sinister apparition presides over the gathering.
You will not be able to surprise them, but perhaps talking to them is an option?

MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

Malphurious took the brunt of the encounter with the kobolds on their way to the dig site.  As they came upon the site, he brandished his weapon and shield, ready to smite their foes.

OOC: Lose on surge.
21:17, Today: Malphurious rolled 2 using 1d20.  saving throw 10+.

HP: 29/29 | AP: 0/1 | Surges: 7/11
Combat Challenge: Shifts or makes an attack that does not include you, you can make a melee basic attack against that enemy as an immediate interrupt.

Ignatz wades into the kobold reinforcements alongside Malph with his usual reckless abandon. He puzzles over the note they find, and says, "So... de caverns? Dis is old, dis spy gots to be back in town, yeah?"

OOC:
09:38, Today: Ignatz rolled 5 using 1d20.  Saving Throw.

Resources: HP 29/29, HS 3/10, (1? That should definitely be a milestone right?)/1 AP
Expended Powers: Thunderhoof Rage

Warfryn ghosted up near the rim of the crater.  He was hoping that his natural stealth would keep him out of the eyes of the enemy until he could open fire.

He was ready to Curse the nearest enemy - probably one of the dragonlike creatures - and then blast them with Eldritch fire but he first waited to see what the others would do.


21:56, Today: Warfryn rolled 11 using 1d20.  saving throw.  No surge needed.

HP 26;  Surges used 0/8

OOC:
So like... are they basically ceding initiative? Like can I just post a combat turn?

Edit: posted this in the wrong thread lmao
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Saskan had stayed out of the fray, using his new spear to direct his uncle and Ignatz the Barbarian in their battles.

Seeing the new batch of enemies, Saskan was wary and ready for a conflict should it come to that.

OOC:
12:45, Today: Saskan rolled 20 using 1d20+2.  Initiative (with bonus).
07:32, Fri 12 May: Saskan rolled 13 using 1d20.  Save.

Kbenjar takes his time getting over the skirmish with the kobolds but arrives in one piece. He stays close to Warfryn as the group looks over the scene before them.

No luck on the save roll :(

10:47, Today: Kbenjar rolled 5 using 1d20.  save roll.
 

OOC:

13:36, Today: Ignatz rolled 13 using 1d20+3.  Initiative.

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NEW ROUND!

Go ahead. You are being watched, but no actions taken yet!

Enemy	HP	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Guard Drakes	48/48,48/48	15	15	13	12	-
Rabble	1/1(4 total)	13	12	14	12	Minion - mobrule +2 def(5 squares of rabble)
Agrid	34/34	16	14	14	12	Reactive stealth - vanish, fade away.
Halfling slinger	22/22	15	12	15	13	Stone rain, second chance.
Specter	40/40	18	14	15	17	Shadow claws, animate - immunity/resists

Initiative 14 for them. As always - players post and initiative is used to determine order of actions in summary post!


MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit
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Ignatz hesitates for a few seconds, waiting to see if someone will suggest a plan other than attacking. Those few seconds of holding himself back cost him a tremendous amount of effort, and when he finally unleashes his pent up energy he does so like a cork from a bottle of champagne.

As is usual for Ignatz, he has his eye on whichever target looks most dangerous. He pounces on one of the nobodies, and launches toward the edge of the pit leaving a the poor mook broken in his wake. He flies up the slope on all fours and hits the specter like a hurricane- but none of his blows find purchase, and he strains his shoulder as his frustration feeds his frenzy.

OOC:
Move    : ->N14
Standard: Charge->L8 Howling Strike HIT AC 22, Ignatz gains 2 temp hp
Free    : Swift Charge->G6 (Athletics 20), Howling Strike MISS AC 13
Spend AP: Desperate Fury MISS Specter AC 11, reroll MISS Specter AC 17, Ignatz takes 10 damage

10:02, Today: Ignatz rolled 17 using 1d20+8.  Desperate Fury reroll.
10:02, Today: Ignatz rolled 11 using 1d20+8.  AP Desperate Fury w/Tactical Presence.
10:00, Today: Ignatz rolled 13 using 1d20+8.  Howling Strike vs Specter AC 18.
09:59, Today: Ignatz rolled 20 using 1d20+8.  Athletics DC 15 - Climb Steep Slope.
09:59, Today: Ignatz rolled 22 using 1d20+8.  Howling Strike vs Rabble M7 AC 13(15).

Resources: HP 22/29, HS 3/10, 0/1 AP
Expended Powers: Swift Charge, Desperate Fury, Thunder Hooves Rage
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Warfryn took a deep breath.  He had not realised how much danger he was going to get into by following his patron.  The kobolds and Irontooth were bad enough but this lot...

His nerves led him slightly astray and he was very slow in responding to the sudden onset of violence.  He skittered to one side and tried to get cover behind a large rock before starting his attack.

Once set behind his sheltering rock he cast his Warlock's Curse onto the nearest little dragon thing, following that up with a blast of powerful eldritch energy.

"Let's hope that does the trick" he whispered to himself.


Move:  As per map;  Gain Concealment
Minor: Warlock's Curse on nearest Drake
Standard: Eldritch Blast on Drake.

Initiative = 11
22:03, Today: Warfryn rolled 18 using 1d20+5.  Eldritch Blast on nearest drake.
22:05, Today: Warfryn rolled 3 using 1d6.  Curse damage on Drake

Their foe looked like a tough lot.  He wasn't keen to charge in with that many of them still up.  "Form up behind me," he said to everyone not named Ignatz, as he knew the berseker would charge in regardless.

OOC: Started a little to far to move + charge this turn.  At least our ranged guys can start softening them up.

Move: up 5 as per map.
Standard: Total Defense = +2 to all defense until start of next turn.
Minor: N/A