Everything seems to move alarmingly quickly...
Ozzy reacts fast though, scrambling up onto the cart, where he retrieves his lute, before clearing his throat, assaying a few notes, and launching into a song...
"The Queen of Light took her bow,
And then she turned to go,
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom,
And walked the night alone."
Near the cart, Eilieen taunts her foes, and threatens them with the retribution of Heaven before beginning to pray to Zadastha. Somewhere, not too far away, a dog barks...
Reluctantly readying his small crossbow, Bilfro prepares to sell his life dearly, and with no plan for a clearance sale. He does, however, note that there do seem to be an awful lot of enemies looking his way. He may be forced to use
Valkyria to teach them a lesson if they get too close. In all honesty though, they would need to demonstrate an astounding turn of speed to get
that close to him...
Arkan draws his heavy sword, muttering under his breath, but his words are drowned out as a noise, something between a roar, a scream, and a howl, suddenly erupts from the forest behind the party and to the left of the road. Sounds like something very large just woke up on the wrong side of the lair...
His own bellow only a little quieter than the monstrous beast which seems to be lurking among the trees somewhere behind him, Aarnr advances rapidly on the enemy. Whatever is behind him is ignored, in favour of the foes that he can see.
A number of whom are backing away, as if considering flight as a viable battle plan.
Visibly shaken the woman still manages to draw her sword, and yells at the men,
"Stand your ground, you dogs! He's only one man!" A handful of them rally, and prepare to fight for the party's wealth. Or, rather, they prepare to fight for a transfer of the party's wealth...
Colwyn lets his breath out in a long, smooth exhalation, and his arrow flies towards its mark. The enemy leader also lets out her breath, though hers is in a ragged scream, as the rogue's arrow embeds itself in her shoulder.
"Got yer!" Colwyn yells triumphantly. But his triumph is short lived, as a dozen or so more men emerge from the forest behind his target. And these are armed with bows...
OOC: Oh, dear. That can't be good. Can it? On the plus side, Ozzy's singing gives everybody a +1 bonus for attacks and damage.
Combatant Init
Oswald Osbourne 23
Eilieen 16
Erista 13
Bilfro Gabbins 12
Arkan 10
Leader 7 (AC=16)
Toll collectors 7 (AC=15)
Aarnr Foultongue 6
Colwyn Akbar 5
Archers 5 (AC=14)
Characters' Apparent Health
Aarnr Foultongue: Good
Arkan : Good
Bilfro Gabbins: Good
Colwyn Akbar: Good
Eilieen: Good
Erista: Good
Oswald Osbourne: Good