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Evening, Partly Cloudy, Warm

Shozbot continues to stare manically at the gift given to him by the orc leader, not adding anything else to the plan of attack. Horny Carl stays quiet as well, though that isn't unusual for the loner minotaur. Othrod points to the map where he will use the orc's ring to collapse what he thinks is the main guard tower where he and Carl can then enter. Ondrake agrees to accompany them, where he could then run around to the front for a little gate crashing, hill giant style.

Horsefly thinks it might be best if he enters the keep through the secret door in the stables. Shozbot nods, willing to accompany the old goblin. Thamansa warns them all that she will be raining fire down from the sky, so nobody should make their moves too soon.

Nardgrog agrees to the plans presented, staring down his bearlike nose at the orcs, who he still obviously doesn't trust. "It is decided then! Make your preparations and say your good-bye's! Once darkness comes, so does the end of the nasty humans. FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!" He shouts to a chorus of cheers from everyone assembled.

After nightfall, the group, minus the winged kobold this time, gathers for their final transportation to the walls of the Keep. The transportation isn't quite as bad as it was the last time, or maybe you are getting used to the nauseating feeling? The group arrives unscathed to the same spot they visited the night before. The guards are all positioned in the same areas, so it doesn't appear that you were detected last time you were here. Once everyone is ready to move out, the timing and final orders are given before the attack is initiated.

Actions?

Battle Map: Horsefly (goblin) 8/8 [3/3/1]
Shozbot (orc) 14/18
Kermut (gnoll) 16/16
Thamansa (bugbear) 20/20 [3/3/1]
Othrod (bugbear) 30/30
Horny Carl (minotaur) 40/40
Ondrake (hill giant) 50/50

Kermut

The gnoll will head to the tunnel, prepared to enter the stable. He will not enter the cave until the attack begins, and even then, he will search for the dead lady before going anywhere.

Othrod

Othrod taps Horny Carl and signal for him to follow along. Then he sneaks around so they are well hidden but close to the weak spot with all the cracks.

Whispering to Carl, "We wait here for a bit." He then waits and watches for the first fire bomb to fall.

Thamansa has had a lot of oil-filled gourds prepared—more than she can carry. She loads up anyone willing to carry them, so that she can make multiple sorties.

Once at the site, she summons the winds to carry her aloft, and begins dropping her bombs on anything that looks like wood. She also peppers the rooves of the towers, hoping the oil will seep down to their wooden rafters. She is hoping to do so in a way that does not attract anyone's attention. The best possible outcome for her would be for the humans to think this was an accidental fire.

She chooses to forget Nardgrog's admonition:

Nardgrog wrote:"If fire is your only option to cause confusion, then I say do it. But try not to hit any taverns or wherehouses that might store large quantities of goods, supplies, and provisions."

After all, the main purpose of this mission is to collect souls and keep the demon off our backs. But she does try to avoid the stables.

Given themany open flames that would be burningafter dark in a structure like the Keep, Thamansa isn't worried about actually igniting the oil. However, if by some miracle the oil doesn't combust, she is prepared to fly down and use Burning Hands.

New Battle thread is up here.

viewtopic.php?f=694&t=8518

Lets see how well this goes.