Start of #KHS buffer: Sun Aug 03 21:23:05 2008 [18:33:56] [Today is approximately one hundred years after the fall of the human empire known as Nerath. Since then, the world has grown darker, with the civilized races huddling together in small and distant points of sanctuary.] [18:33:56] [In the Nentir Vale, formerly a bustling nexus of trade, lies a city called Fallcrest. Today our heroes gather in front of an armorer's shop, owned by a dwarf named Teldorthan Goldcap, and wait for it to open.] [18:33:56] [They each, whether as a group or by themselves, found that he was looking for help of the adventurely sort.] [18:33:56] [Session Start] [18:36:17] * Steddha seemed to have come into knowledge of the need for assistance on her own, and is standing there impatiently. She's scowling beneath a sea of flame-red braids, and occasionally grinds her jaw in mild impatience. [18:39:29] * Fillis was scratching the back of his neck, where his blue hair trailed down in an elvish fashion (statement that he remembered seeing somewhere). His wondering eyes glanced around the shop's exterior, wondering if the others were here for the same reason as him. [18:41:28] * Dresdin (rtchen2001@c-67-188-134-2.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) has joined #KHS [18:43:05] * Ahzgrit grumbles to himself, scratching at his beard. Even by dwarven standards, he's an ugly one. His beard and hair are matted and tangled, and he looks like he's been sleeping in the same clothes for a month. He looks around furtively, as if even an armorer's shop is a possible ambush. [18:44:19] So how much longer till it opens? [18:44:33] * Danith leans against the outer wall of the shop. He looks peaceful as he silently observes the others, although if one watches him carefully enough, they can see that he is rather impatient. The miniscule movement of his index finger tapping the hilt of his longsword gives it away. [18:46:15] * Steddha grunts, moving some braids out of her face. She could have potentially been an appealing one (for a dwarf, anyway), were she not the fighting sort -- she bears a fair number of nicks and scars on her face. Otherwise, she's a squat-solid woman in armor... a mildly irritated one. "Mn." [18:47:42] * Amroth stands quietly, shifting weight from side to side infrequently. He makes no eye contact with anyone else, apparently lost in thought. [18:49:02] * THere's a click at the door, and a sturdy red-haired dwarf pulls it open and kicks a doorstopper into place. He looks up at you. "Don't see too much business this early in the morning. You all together for that job?" [18:49:55] * Fillis glances at the others before shrugging, seeing no harm at hearing the job before deciding anything like that. [18:50:21] * Ahzgrit grunts. "I have no idea who these people are." [18:51:20] What type of job is this? [18:51:24] "What exactly do you need to be done anyways?" He asks, his rather soft voice giving a rather vague description of his gender, especially with looks and half-elven blood. [18:51:41] * Danith shrugs. "I see no issues with working together with others or working alone. Depends on the job, another hand or five could be useful." [18:52:52] * Steddha nods, and... well, waits. She'll let the others talk for her. [18:53:04] * He smiles. "Well, I'm glad you asked. Please, come in." He flips a sign on his shop to "Open", then starts making his way towards the back. You see several pieces of armor in varying states of completion along the walls and on simple mannequins. He opens up a door in the back, and steps in. "Right this way." [18:54:40] * Amroth walks inside the shop. [18:54:41] * Dresdin says sure fine with me. As he he follows him in. He's glad to be out of the sun. [18:54:44] * Danith stands to his full height. With his slendar build, he isn't exactly an imposing figure. He dusts his blue cloak as he pushes himself off the wall and follows the dwarf inside. [18:55:12] * Fillis follows behind, watching the dwarf head to the back and wondering if it was really required for them to go all the way into the backroom. [18:55:31] * He pulls out a good number of chairs at a table. "Please, have a seat." [18:55:53] * Steddha shuffles on inside, looking around quietly. She's also taking in the others, trying to remember faces even as she plops into a chair. [18:55:54] * Dresdin takes a seat across from the shopkeeper [18:56:35] * Fillis takes a seat at random. [18:56:40] * Ahzgrit plops himself down unceremoniously in a corner. [18:56:48] * He sits down at one of them. "Now, let's get to business. Kobold bandits. You know them. Been making trouble all over the Nentir Vale lately, way more than they usually do, as if that wasn't enough." [18:56:51] * Amroth remains standing, leaning against the wall. [18:57:35] * Fillis shrugs. "Sure, but why does that affect YOU?" [18:57:45] * Goldcap scowls. "They've taken something that was due to be delivered to me." [18:57:57] Taken what? [18:58:01] Want it back, I assume. [18:58:38] Yes, what did they take? [18:58:50] * "A green dragon hide. And at no small expense, either. I want it back. If you havne't heard yet, the Lord Warden has a bounty on them too." [18:59:32] * Ahzgrit snorts. "Little runts." [18:59:41] So what's the estimated size of the raiding party and are there more of them? [19:00:19] Is it the work of a single band or a raiding party that's part of a much larger group? [19:00:50] * Steddha rubs at her nose, sniffling a little. [19:01:12] * "I don't know how many are in that tribe,, but I have a good idea of where they make their hideout. Over at the King's Road, near the Cloak Wood, off to the west. Big old manor from the old days, nobody knows who used to own it, but the kobolds hang out there now." [19:04:19] So what are you willing to pay for this service? [19:04:23] Right. So go in, kill the kobolds, get your hide. Easy enough. What's in it for me? [19:04:36] * "Money." [19:05:30] How much money, exactly? [19:05:31] Speakin' my language now. How much we talkin? [19:06:49] * Steddha purses her lips, arms folding. Looks like she's paying attention to the offered amount as well. [19:07:00] * He sizes you up. "I'd say two hundred forty gold pieces for the lot of you. The Lord Warden's bounty isn't shabby either, especially if you can prove you took out their leader." [19:07:47] "So you don't mind if we collected the bounty for him either, correct?" [19:09:06] * "I"m not the one putting them in their place. All I want is that hide." [19:09:46] * Danith taps his chin thoughtfully. "Any information you can give us about their leader?" [19:11:25] * Steddha finally seems to nod. "Anything would be useful." [19:12:31] * "Their leader's small, covered with scales, and probably smells." [19:12:39] * "Sorry, no idea." [19:12:51] * "But they do tend to wear weird bone masks." [19:13:37] * Fillis giggles... which should should sound weird coming from a guy, but sounds rather natural. "Well, seems rather fair, as long as we can do as we like with anything we find." [19:13:42] * Ahzgrit stands up. "Don't really give a damn what they're wearing, they die all the same." [19:14:11] * Amroth finally speaks up. "Why do you want this hide back?" [19:14:12] * "Of course. Nobody can really figure out who the original owners of the bandit loot is, and I'm sure they'd gladly let you have it if you take out those damned bandits." [19:14:59] * Dresdin sly says "I understand you want your hide back and probably as soon as possible since you want to keep your customers waiting for the hide. I assure you we can get the hide you faster than anyone else out their and because of that we deserve a bit more. [19:15:06] * He looks to Amroth. "It's hard to get a dragon hide. They're rare, it's a challenge to work with, and you can do all sorts of things with them. It's more than business. It's something to savor." [19:15:11] I'm all for making kobolds dead. Just point me in the right direction. [19:16:48] * Danith shrugs. "The pay is good. It would be a good idea to remove them before they become a larger threat. Although I do wonder why they wear bone masks, some sort of cult, perhaps." [19:17:40] Hah! A cult. You'd think you thought they were people or something. [19:18:55] * He glances at Dresdin. "I'm afraid it's a bit out of my price range at the moment, thanks to banditry making life unprofitable around here in general, but if you can deliver speed, so can I. A hundred and twenty up front." [19:19:40] * "By the way, I never did catch your names..." [19:20:29] The name's Ahzrgit Huntsworn. And you got yerself a deal. [19:20:44] I'm Dresdin, and I don't feel the need to be paid up front. Perhaps after we bring it back you may reconsider. [19:20:58] * Ahzgrit spits in his hand and extends it to the merchant. [19:21:08] "Fillis. Just Fillis. I have sworn not to use a family name until I'm rich and famous." [19:21:32] Steddha. Flammekreig. [19:21:34] I am Danitharas d'Jennot. Please call me Danith, everyone does. [19:21:41] Amroth Lorwyn [19:22:54] * He reaches and shakes. Dwarves are weird. [19:23:18] * Ahzgrit grins nastily. "I'm lookin' forward to this." [19:24:19] * Amroth turns to leave. [19:24:30] Sounds good, lets go! [19:25:05] * Goldcap nods. "Alright, I think we've settled our terms nice and smooth. King's Road, to the west, on the edges of the Cloak Wood. Moradin and Erathis look over you." [19:25:42] * Steddha nods at the offered blessing, and hops off of her chair. She takes a moment to roll a shoulder, then clomps on ahead. [19:27:04] * Danith lets a smile cross his face. "I believe we have heard everything we need to hear. My spells and sword are dedicated to this cause. May Ioun smile upon us." [19:27:34] [And so the group set off on their journey.] [19:28:18] [Two days pass without incident, before you come across the edges of the Cloak Wood. You find a large manor, which at first glance appeared abandoned, but in one of the old guard towers, you find a trap door set into the ground." [19:31:10] * Dresdin searches the manor [19:31:27] * Amroth looks around, suspiciously. [19:31:43] * Steddha makes a face upon seeing the place, glancing towards the trapdoor. "Hm." [19:31:45] * The manor is largely stripped bare. Anything of value has been scavenged. [19:32:12] * Dresdin searches for a secret compartment or trapdoor in the manor [19:32:52] * Danith keeps a hand on his sword, but does not draw it yet. He examines the trapdoor in the guard tower. [19:33:16] * Ahzgrit draws his bow, scowling. "Someone's expectin' trouble." [19:33:43] * The closest thing he finds is a wine cellar, which has not only been stripped of wine, but all fixtures. If the kobolds have indeed set up shop here, it's hard to tell at a glance. [19:34:12] * Steddha is sticking around, mostly keeping an eye on the others. [19:34:39] Looks like the manor is clear no secret routes or tunnels that I could find [19:34:46] "Well... this place LOOKS deserted... but the dwarf seems like he really wants his stuff back, so I'd have to assume he has some idea of what he's talking about." [19:35:05] Alright so shall we proceed? [19:35:21] I suppose so. No use standing around here. [19:35:31] * The trapdoor at the base of the guard tower is really more of a secret door concealed in the ground than the "fall in" variety" [19:35:51] Alright I'll attempt to open it quietly. [19:35:51] * It was hidden under the grass and gravel, and there's a handle. [19:36:15] * Dresdin proceeds to carefully open the trapdoor. [19:37:11] * Dresdin looks inside. [19:37:25] * The door slowly creaks open quietly, and a musty smell comes rushing out. He sees some stairs leading down. [19:37:37] Let me lead. [19:37:56] Go for it. I got yer back. [19:38:02] * Some flicker of torchlight can be seen down there. [19:38:11] * Steddha calmly pulls her well-used hammer from her shoulders and moves to take point. [19:38:29] * Amroth follows. [19:38:36] Go for it. I'll try to stay in the shadows. The places that are most dark. [19:38:41] * Fillis doesn't have a fancy weapon, and only pulls out a dagger. [19:38:59] * Amroth readies his mace. [19:39:03] * Danith draws his longsword and wand in preparations for any kobolds below. [19:39:18] * Dresdin draws his dual katars. [19:39:22] * Ahzgrit readies his bow, nocking an arrow. [19:42:18] * As you stpe in, you spot a kobold. It hisses and starts shouting in Draconic. * Before him, you see a trench filled with a glowing green substance. [19:42:53] * Amroth sighs. "Great, company." [19:44:02] But of course, if it was too easy it wouldn't be any fun. [19:44:10] Hn. * Retrieving #KHS modes... [19:47:49] * Demota changes topic to '[22] Dresdin, [16] Danith, [15] Amroth, [13] Steddha, [11] Ahzgrit, ' [19:48:07] * Demota changes topic to '[22] Dresdin, [17] Fillis, [16] Danith, [15] Amroth, [13] Steddha, [11] Ahzgrit, ' [19:48:37] Hah! Bring it on, rats! [19:51:41] [Dresdin's turn] [19:51:57] * Demota changes topic to '[22] Dresdin, [17] Fillis, [16] Danith, [15] Amroth, [13] Steddha, [11] Ahzgrit, [7] Kobold Slinger 1' [19:58:33] * Demota changes topic to '[22] Dresdin, [19] Kobold Skirmisher 3, [17] Kobold Skirmisher 4, Fillis, [16] Danith, [15] Amroth, [13] Steddha, [11] Ahzgrit, [7] Kobold Slinger 1' [19:59:28] * Dresdin throws his shrukens with his left hand and misses. "Dang I overthrew, got a little too excited." [20:00:12] * A kobold weilding a spear scurries past the kobold Dresdin spotted, and hides somewhere outside of sight. [20:01:12] * Another kobold scurries out, towards the left. [20:01:29] [Fillis is up] [20:09:57] * Fillis scurries around the others to get a better look at the situation. As his eyes adjusts to the underground, his eagerness to do something causes him to miss his eldrich blast. "Drat. I should make sure I have them in sight before doing that..." [20:11:55] * Danith rushes forward and fires off two bolts of magical energy at the kobold in the corner of the room, they streak off wildly and miss. "Damn, should have tried to aim lower." [20:12:19] [Amroth's turn] [20:14:01] * Amroth boldly jumps in front of Danith ... and spectacularly misses his shot. Not a good start. [20:14:29] I swear we need to calm down. We never seem to do well in the beginning. [20:14:39] [Steddha's turn] [20:20:13] * Steddha storms ahead to set up a proper first line of defense, all while lobbing her tossin' hammer at the left-hand kobold. This she does while grinning savagely, daring him to ignore her at his peril. [20:20:32] * Demota changes topic to '[22] Dresdin, [19] Kobold Skirmisher 3, [17] Kobold Skirmisher 4, Fillis, [16] Danith, [15] Amroth, [13] Steddha, [12] Kobold Skirmisher 2, [11] Ahzgrit, [7] Kobold Slinger 1' [20:21:00] * THe hammer slams solidly into the kobold, catching him off guard. He hisses threateningly [20:22:29] * Another kobold weith a spear rushes up near Amroth and deftly slips to juts behind Steddha, thrusting her spear at her. THe jab goes wide and misses. [20:22:31] [Ahzgrit's turn] [20:23:18] * Ahzgrit shakes his head in disgust, muttering "Rookies." as he takes careful aim at the nearest kobold, and lets an arrow fly. [20:24:42] * The arrow flies past the kobold's head, inflicting a superficial scratch on her cheek. [20:28:00] * Steddha spots a kobold step up to a portcullis. The bars are too narrow for anyone to pass through unless they're as small as a kobold. He stands his ground. However, her distraction costs her, as the first kobold lifts a jar of glowing green fluid, loads it into his sling, and hurls it at her. It shatters against her and affixes her to the ground. [20:29:45] * Anothe rsteps out from that back room and hurls another sling bullet, striking her. [20:30:02] [Dresdin's turn] [20:30:41] * Demota changes topic to '[22] Dresdin, [19] Kobold Skirmisher 3, [17] Kobold Skirmisher 4, Fillis, [16] Danith, [15] Amroth, [14] Kobold Slinger 2 [13] Steddha, [12] Kobold Skirmisher 2, [11] Ahzgrit, [7] Kobold Slinger 1' [20:34:40] * Dresdin steps in and flanks the kobold. He feints and thrusts sharply into the kobolds kidneys. [20:35:50] * A kobold steps down and surrounds Steddha on both sides with the other kobold. He jabs his spear at her, but misses. Another steps up to her and lands a solid blow on her. [20:36:17] [Fillis's turn] [20:37:18] * Ahzgrit (a@wnpgmb014vw-ad05-55-29.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [20:43:54] * Fillis waves his arms in arcane actions and throws a bolt of energy at the Kolbold in front of Dresdin, shattering its chest, before staring at the Kobold in front of Steddha. "You're next." He said in a dark tone. [20:44:32] [DDanith's turn] [20:44:36] * Danith slaps his forehead as another two missiles streak past the kobold and miss. [20:44:37] * Yon (a@wnpgmb014vw-ad05-55-29.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #KHS [20:44:42] [Amroth's turn] [20:44:46] * Yon is now known as Ahzgrit [20:55:15] * Amroth lunges forward towards a skirmisher, at the same time saying a healing prayer for Steddha. He boldly runs towards his enemy, sees the whites of his eyes, then runs back and fires a ray of light. It hits a gorgeous display of radiance. [20:55:37] * A kobold behind the portcullis tries to get a good shot at Steddha and hurls a sling bullet at her, but it smashes into the corner before her. [20:55:57] [Steddha's turn] [20:56:13] And now, you bleed. [20:58:28] * Steddha brings her hammer down and around, clobbering the poor kobold. With a deft spin, her shield follows suit, adding injury to injury. [20:58:53] * THe kobold goes flying [20:59:01] [Ahzgrit's turn] [21:02:01] * Ahzgrit grumbles, nocking another arrow. He takes careful aim at the nearest kobold, and looses it. He laughs as the arrow sinks into it's shoulder. "That's how it's done!" [21:05:51] * Two of the kobolds with slings see Steddha break free of the glue, and hurl more green goop in jars at her. Both shots miss or break uselessly against her shield. [21:05:53] [Dresdin's turn] [21:06:04] Hmph. [21:11:50] * Dresdin slaps the backhand of his katars into the kobold pushing the kobold into and across 10 feet of the mysterious goo. [21:13:18] * The remaining kobold next to Dresdin and Steddha jabs his spear at Dresdin, scoring a nasty wound. Another steps up quickly behind Steddha and lands a glancing blow against her, which could have been worse. A lot worse. [21:14:58] * The kobold Dresdin shoved into the goo falls down, but the goo manages to cushion his fall. However, he's quickly having problems moving [21:16:22] [Fillis' turn] [21:20:17] * Fillis frowns at the Kobold that moves between him and his allies, and points a finger at it. "Well then, I guess I'll start with you." Another wave of his hand and a practical wave of light splashes out towards it, engulfing it and killing it instantly. [21:20:56] [Session Pause] End of #KHS buffer Sun Aug 03 21:23:05 2008