Re: Chapter 1
In reply to Enrei Omal'i (msg # 739):
Campfire
Enrei thunders across the small hills and explodes into the firelight, startling the three men almost as much as Beardaf did.
The archer, in particular, does not take kindly to the appearance of the giant shadow-colored man. He quickly pivots and looses an arrow at him. The shaft sails wide and vanishes into the night.
A few seconds later, it strikes a nocturnal hare and severs its spine neatly. Soon thereafter, a fox finds the kill and steals it, returning to its burrow with food for the whole family.
The first axeman swings at beardaf and misses completely. His injured friend has more luck, sinking his axehead into Beardaf's other arm (4 Killing L. Arm).
For his troubles, Beardaf smacks him solidly across the head with one claw, nearly taking it off (5 Killing, head). The man staggers back, his face a mess of blood.
Circle
Brennan leaps up the crest of the hill and finds himself looking down at a glowing circle of runes, smouldering salt and bubbling tar. The smell of brimstone is thick in the air and the runes pulse with dull red light.
The glowing man is crouched not far away beside a thick bush, only poking his head out. Brennan recognizes his ugly countenance and missing tooth immediately, it's the brigand you spoke to days earlier in the valley.
The other man is still on his knees, gripping the shaft of Brennan's arrow with one bloody hand. He looks at Brennan, then down at the circle.
"Hal-guhn!" he croaks.
Combat Round
Beardaf engages two axemen. The archer is unengaged, but looking at Enrei.
Axeman 1: no damage
Bowman: no damage
Axeman 2: 4 killing R. Arm. 5 Killing Head.
Brennan faces down a glowing circle, an unarmed man and a glowing man who is hiding behind a bush (unless you hit location 10, he will get armor from the bush).
Glowing dude: no damage
Other dude: arrow in arm
Titus is now 2 rounds of running or 4 rounds of sneaking away (and sneaky)