Gaven suggests the party rush to Ollie and Bill.
With daggers in hand, Oloc also urges the others to rush to the aid of Ollie and Bill. "This doesn't bode well," he adds, stating the obvious.
Duran readies his bow as he moves forward with the others trying to listen to what is up ahead.
Varros accompanies the others.
The Free Company runs back toward Ollie, Bill and the captive covering the already explored ground quite rapidly. As you enter the barracks room from the east, Bill and Ollie dash into the room from the west, running for their lives.
"Grey men!" they shout. "They killed the prisoner and tried to kill..."
Before the porters can finish, you see five men in grey, wearing long, dark cloaks. Three are carrying longbows, and two have drawn swords. They all wear leather armor, and you could swear that one of them you've seen before at the Northstar Inn. He looks like the man who declined your offer of company.*
Upon seeing you, the grey men stop in their tracks. Unconcerned, the one you seem to recognize steps forward from the pack, sword drawn. Another grey swordsman stands to his right and slightly behind, while the other three bow-armed men spread out just behind them and to the sides, in a sort of wedge formation.
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OOC: Actions?
*Just for reference, here are the posts from the Northstar. It's only been about 6 in-game days since your PCs saw the guy and spoke to him, so I assumed they'd recognize him fairly readily.
http://westkingdom.blogspot.com/2012/05/thursday-5-july-1280-mid-morning_09.html
http://westkingdom.blogspot.com/2012/05/speaking-discreetly-to-party-varros.html
http://westkingdom.blogspot.com/2012/05/thursday-5-july-1280-mid-morning_14.html
Also, I will work in Varros' comment about whether the party thinks they should try to hide/dispose of Mackey's corpse as soon as this encounter ends.
Oloc - Mage
ReplyDeleteQuickly assessing the situation, Oloc decides the best chance for survival is to bluff.
"Hold," the young Mage shouts, in his most commanding voice, still with his daggers in hand. "We are here at the orders of Lieutenant Alanna and Captain Belloc, himself! Who are you and what is your business here?"
Before giving the men a chance to respond, Oloc continues. "You just killed our only captive - the rest are dead, including Mackey! We were going to take this one back to Alanna for questioning. Now we'll never know who was working with Mackey!"
Duran - Fighter
ReplyDeleteDuran warily eyes the men, his bow still at the ready, as he waits for them to respond to Oloc's questions.
OOC: If the men take hostile action Duran will not hesitate to shoot them dead with his bow.
Gaven - cleric
ReplyDeleteGaven bristles at Oloc's bluff because he Oloc didn't use his idea. But he immediately readies his shield to receive any arrow fire.