A Night of Unrest – Round One
Most of the party is completely caught off guard and desperately trying to gain their bearings as the bugbears and dogs proceed with their assault.
The two dogs continue to harass the horses, snarling and circling them with lowered heads. One of the frightened horses strikes out with a back leg, and its hoof connects with the dog's muzzle, sending the hound sprawling into the underbrush. The other dog turns its attention to what it deems to be easier prey. It lifts its head, smelling the air and picks up the scent of the treed hobbit,
Hexalon. It takes off running at full speed and lunges, narrowly missing the halfling's dangling leg with its snapping jaws.
The bugbear towering over the fallen
Luna, now focuses on
Yon as the cleric charges forth to protect his companion. The beast swings with tremendous power, and
Yon takes the full brunt of a spiked club to the ribs. The sound of bones breaking is quite audible as he falls unconsciously to the forest floor in a pool of his own blood
(8 HP critical damage; unconscious).
Upon seeing the hulking creatures emerge from the forest,
Kragg immediately attempts to blend in with his surroundings. He steps behind a tree, silently merging with the shadows and begins to skirt his way around the edge of camp to strike one of the bugbears from behind. Unfortunately, his efforts are foiled, for along the way he steps on a rotten tree branch and draws the attention of two of the dreaded creatures. They hone in on
Kragg as one hurls a crudely fashioned spear. It thuds loudly into a tree beside his head. The other creature engages the dwarf, delivering a crushing a blow to his shoulder
(3 HP damage).
Hexalon, thankful that his leg was not mangled by the rampaging dog, hurriedly unties himself and anxiously watches as it continues to lunge at him from the base of the tree.
Osprey takes action and leaps at the bugbear that attacked Luna; however, the elf’s swing is ineffective, as it is blocked by the bugbear’s club.
Luna, having fallen to the ground from the bugbear's attack, backs away from the towering beast and calls upon the healing aid of Luina. The wound to Luna’s forehead partially seals, granting him some relief from his pain
(2 HP healed).
Favin and
Duran, rush in to defend their fellow Brother,
Luna. Both acolytes succeed in their attacks.
Duran’s mace connects with the bugbear’s arm
(5 HP damage), and
Favin's strike smashes into the bugbear's head with a resounding blow
(8 HP critical damage).
Following
Favin’s strike,
Brother Wil leaps into the air and delivers a spectacularly precise spin kick to the vile creature’s face
(2 HP damage). The bugbear reels drunkenly before crashing to the ground.
Phineas takes aim with his bow at the two bugbears bearing down on
Kragg. One of the arrows sails wide of its mark, while the other strikes one of the bugbears in its back
(4 HP damage).
Aric bellows out the name of his barbaric god as he charges his enemy. It sounds more like a curse than a prayer, for Crom takes no part in the acts of men. He is the god of steel. What men do with his gift is of their own design.
Aric swings his bastard sword at one of the bugbears that are facing off with
Kragg; however, the creature proves more nimble that it appears, and Aric fails to connect.
Actions for Round Two!
