Devin stood up tall in the room and called upon the power of wind and sky, divine breathe was cast into Eglantine from near death she coughed and spluttered into life. Her wounds were still ragged but enough life was in her limbs now to walk herself out of the room.

Derry lowered himself with the help of Gael into the pit. Eadwynn and Preston worked together to follow the pair into the pit.

Wyndham and Aylmer remained watching the sated and rather sedate white ape.

Garrick and Bosley loaded their slings and shot at the rats but both missed their targets.

Once Devin had finished his prayer the rats came forward and bit at Eglantine and Devin. The rats were unable to get passed Eglantine armour but one of the rats successfully bite Devin drawing blood.

OOC Party won Initiative. Devin cast his spell then was attacked and bitten for 2 damage.

I didn’t say the rope and hook couldn’t be used, I just asked what you were attaching it to?

Declarations for next round…

Now in the pit, Derry calls out to Devin to help him get up and out of it, so he could deal with the rats.

Wyndham continues his barrage of missiles at the rats, starting with the bitey one.
18:24, Today: Wyndham rolled 20,3 using d20+2,d6.  rat attack with bow. 

Gael will look at the wall. Does the surface appear rough so that it could be climbed? If any rats approach the pit Gael will swing his torch.

Now that the armswoman had been revived, Devin was eager to climb back down into the pit.

"Quickly," he said to her, "climb back down into the pit and away from these rats!"

He did likewise and hung over the edge to drop into the pit.

Gael is standing by ready to assist those climbing back down. He held his torch high so that others could see.

The rats were quick to bite at Devin and Eglantine as the pair began their escape. Eglantine was bitten again and stumbled toward the pit as she lost her strength. She remained conscious but unable to move any further. The waiting hands of Gael, Eadwynn and Preston lowered Devin and Eglantine to the bottom of the pit.

The arrows and slingshots from Wyndham, Garrick and Bosley, wounded and killed another rat so that three rats remained in the room.

OOC Declarations.

Seeing the arrows and stones flying above him, Derry hunkers down for the time being. Maybe Wyndham and the others could kill or drive off the last of the rats.

In an ongoing attempt at providing cover for his friends, Wyndham continues his missile-ing, but to no avail.
18:59, Today: Wyndham rolled 4,2 using d20+2,d6.  rats, rats, lay down flat.

"We'll need to get her back to town," Devin said as he examined the armswoman's condition.  He was more than happy to let the stones and arrows take care of the rats.

Gael will attempt to climb up the pit and return to the side he came from.

"Let me give you a hand and then I can hand her up to you," Devin said to Gael as he gave him a leg up.

The rats remained in the room and did not follow the injured Eglantine into the pit.

Gael was helped out of the pit to join the defenders Wyndham, Bosley and Garrick on the other side. The arrows and slingshots killed another rat, reducing their numbers to three.

Declarations.

Wyndham joins with the hirelings to extract everyone from the pit via the ropes.
Once everyone's up, Wyndham's going to lob 3 oil flasks over at the rats. Then he's going to light a second torch and throw the old one at the oil to start up a blaze.
Does the bandit mind if the rat tails are a little crispy?"

"Alright, hand her up. Nice and easy" Gael reaches into the pit to pull Eglantine up. "Hang in there Eglantine we're going to get you healed" Gael was concerned but collected and focused on filling his duty.
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--No action.


"I've got 11 in my bag that say he doesn't," calls back Derry.
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Devin lifts the armswoman as high as he can for the others to pull up.  The rescue mission looked to be a success, thank Auril.

Bosley and Garrick continued to provide covering fire with their slings as everyone began to climb out of the pit trap. One more of the giant rats was killed and Eglantine was lifted out of the pit.

OOC Happy to speed things up a bit now. Actions?

oov - Please see msg 194

Derry will join the others on the ape-side of the pit, should he receive a helping hand, and wait for the rats to be exterminated or flee.

Devin helps boost the dwarf out of the pit before reaching up to be pulled out himself.

Gael carries Eglantine down the hall and away from the fighting. He gently lays her down. He stands guard and watches for anything that may approach from behind.

Combined efforts of everyone and using ropes everyone was hauled up and out of the pit. Oil and fire is thrown at the surviving rats as the party retreated into the corridor. Eglantine was conscious but unable to walk, supported by Gael the woman-at-arms was taken away from danger.

In the corridor Gael spotted nothing else approaching.

OOC

Day 26. Time: 11:00am. Weather: Sunny and wet. Vision: Daylight. Movement 20’

Light
Wyndham: Torch 2 turns
Gael: Torch 2 turns

With the help of Bosley, Derry will once again lower himself into the pit followed by that same man. Then, he'll climb up to the rat side and harvest their crisped tails and anything else valuable that he spots. Should that be accomplished, he will return the same way he arrived.

OOC Then back to Four Tower, taking the hallway that eventually links up to the entry chamber with the stairs.

"Mind if I take a dip in the sauna pool? Kara seemed to benefit. An' I don't expect we're coming back here."