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Post by nodaisho on Apr 24, 2008 7:43:41 GMT 1
Augustine follows the rest into Bronk's room, if they go, still moving gingerly. Turning to Brettnor, he asks "Could you heal me again, please?"
Achinca has been rolling high on damage, I just want to make sure that if I get hit, I won't get knocked to 0 or less HP.
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Post by puffthemagicdragon on Apr 24, 2008 14:24:06 GMT 1
After withdrawing his bloody blade from the dead body of the hobgoblin, the hallway goes quiet except for the heavy breathing of Ryxikor and his friends. The elf squats down and cleans the blade of his masterwork rapier off, wiping it on some scrap clothing on the dead. After tieing up the prisoner, Ryx searches the goblin and two hobgoblins for anything of use, before following the others to the room.
search:
G1: 1d20(12)+8=20
G1: 1d20(9)+8=17
H1: 1d20(19)+8=27
H1: 1d20(11)+8=19
H2: 1d20(19)+8=27
H2: 1d20(14)+8=22
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Post by Ilya on Apr 24, 2008 16:05:50 GMT 1
Stadvas hauls the goblin into Bronk's room with him, half pulling it over the ground by the ropes. The fact that he has to do this, while he has taken the most damage so far, clearly upsets the warrior, and he asks the group with a held back irritation in his voice, "Will someone who knows goblin ask him who Norak and Darax are?"
He turns around, and sees Ryxikor cleaning his sword. "Oh, and could someone take those corpses as well? I don't want anyone running into them at the wrong moment."
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Post by achinca on Apr 24, 2008 17:42:02 GMT 1
Under the initiative of Odlin and Stadvas, the group moves the bodies and the goblin prisoner in Bronk’s room. The stench in the room is quite awful and the previous heroes are expecting it but it is a big surprise for Ryxikor and Brettnor. The elf handles it well but the cleric pukes his lunch breakfast and dinner. He feels real sickened.
Ryxikor goes over the 3 bodies and finds that the goblin was wearing a small leather armor, a small wooden shield and a small Morningstar. The hobgoblins carried a small studded leather armor, a light wooden shield and a longsword that appears of masterwork quality.
Brettnor uses the magic wand one more time and Brettnor wounds heal completely (full health). The cleric looks at the group and says "there are12 charges left in that wand".
The goblin prisoner has soiled his pants in his fear, believing he will die and horrible death. He keeps repeating “you no kill me. You no kill me.” Finally when Ryxikor asks what Darax and Noak, his eyes fill with more fear than before. ”Darax is tribe leader until Noak big black dragon is new leader.” He shakes as he says that.
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Post by puffthemagicdragon on Apr 24, 2008 17:42:18 GMT 1
After trying to thoroughly search the dead goblinkin, Ryx rushes over to the prisoner, and after giving him a rough kick in the leg, to get his attention of course, the elf is ready to translate. He looks to the gruff warrior, Stadvas, after asking the stinking goblin who Norak and Darax are.
The elf's eyes go wide, as he hears of a black dragon in the caverns. He looks to Stadvas, "d**n, he said Noak is a black dragon, who is the new leader here."
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Post by Ilya on Apr 24, 2008 19:14:34 GMT 1
Stadvas turns pats Brettnor on the back. "Happened to me too." he chuckles. Then, he turns to the rogue and listens. "One black dragon. Right." Then, he turns to the others, Odlin and Augustine, who, just like he, already expected a dragon.
"We've got something to trade now." Stadvas intentionally refers to the goblin as 'something'. "Are we going to trade it, continue questioning, or just get rid of it?"
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Post by puffthemagicdragon on Apr 25, 2008 14:31:24 GMT 1
Shock, obvious on his face, from hearing there is a black dragon around. Trying not to stammer, Ryxikor starts speaking in a broken goblinoid tongue again, asking things like, 'Where is this Noak? How old and big is he? Who and where is Darax?' The rogue kicks the goblin in the leg again, making sure he has his attention, again in broken goblinoid, 'Who else is down here and where are they?' He then tells the goblin to sketch a map in the dirt on the ground and show us where Darax, Noak and others are.
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Post by achinca on Apr 25, 2008 17:47:54 GMT 1
Still shaking and really afraid to die, the goblin has trouble not crying. He keeps nodding at Ryxikor questions and wincing as Stadvas kicks him. Using a stick, he makes a real crude map indicating that the main hallway lands in a common room that opens to the guard room where the now defunct hobgoblins lives. He says that Urrtarr the wizard lives on the right while Darax lives on the left. He does not know where Noak lives. He says he is too afraid that Noak might eat him for him to get closer to the dragon.
Trying to save his life, he adds that “Urrtarr loves Darax but not the dragon but tolerates it because she loves him. She wishes to return to peaceful time because of all the goblin blood spilled.”
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Post by Caledonian Achilles on Apr 25, 2008 18:15:44 GMT 1
Odlin muses over the news. The wizard casually accepts the brutality meted out on the goblin prisoner.
"There was hope that there would be schisms among the tribe. We need to find more sympathisers willing to work against the dragon. Maybe if we promise to defeat this dragon, the goblins will stop attacking the villagers. Could mean not having to face a dragon after a wearing battle with goblins.
Shall we pay this wizard a polite visit? Or just send a note via our friend here?"
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Post by nodaisho on Apr 27, 2008 4:28:48 GMT 1
Augustine turns his head towards Odlin and asks "Can we trust him not to just warn everyone else in the caves? How do we know he won't bring the dragon down on our heads?"
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Post by puffthemagicdragon on Apr 28, 2008 16:24:35 GMT 1
"Well, lets have him lead us to Urrtarr and Darax." Ryx says to the others.
Turning to the goblin and speaking in a broken harsh goblinoid tongue, the rogue tells the prisoner to lead them to Urrtarr and Darax, and that it had better not be a trap.
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Post by Ilya on Apr 28, 2008 17:06:25 GMT 1
While they get up, Stadvas asks Ryx to find out what the opinions are about the dragon in the general population of the tribe. "If we enter as heroic liberators that sadly got in fights caused by the big bad dragon, but who spared a life when they could, we could get ourselves quite the advantage."
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Post by puffthemagicdragon on Apr 28, 2008 18:59:44 GMT 1
As the group leave's the room and follows their prisoner, Ryxikor starts asking about the loyalties of the other goblinoids to the dragon and the possibilities of them rising up against it.
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Post by Caledonian Achilles on Apr 28, 2008 19:44:55 GMT 1
"That's a very good point Stadvas" comments Odlin enthustically. The wizard finds solace in the strong human warrior's pragmatic approaches
"But I'm worried about being openly inciting revolt among the goblins. what if the dragon has spies or toadies? They may get word back to the wyrm. If i know dragonkind, i know they like to have minions doing their work. Shouldn't we find a clandestine way to approach possible allies, and give them a chance to rebel without being the main course on a dragon buffet?"
The dwarf tries to suggest a sneaky way to make contact
"Besides, they already know we are here." points out the dwarf with a shrug
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Post by achinca on Apr 28, 2008 20:19:34 GMT 1
As Ryxikor translates the group questions and demands, the goblin nods yes to everything. He is still scared beyond his wits. Finally when he realizes that he could be let go by the group, he says "Darax no like goblins. Think goblins are scums. Him like hobgoblins but cannot get Urrtarr to have ohbgblins babies."
A sick snickering follows. "darax may be too much in lofe with dragon or himself".
He takes a small pause and continues "Urrtarr good hobgoblin. Think that goblins and hobgoblins are both good. Her not liking Noak but madly in love with Darax. Wants to go back to old day of her and Darax trying to have hobgoblins babies."
Finally he adds in a scary voice "Urrtarr gets sad and mad when goblin blood is spilled. Cannot kill other goblin before. Now Noak and Hobgoblin can kill goblin."
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