Revisiting The Caves: Pt.2

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-Dwarf fighter

Loyn seizes the opportunity to run back, with no adequate missile weapon, choosing the quickest route to scramble up the cliff side, trying to get in between the bandits and the mouth of the cave.

Dex (15) [1d20]=2

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

He winces at the sounds of the falling bodies then squints a bit. "Hey. Isn't that the Knight man? We found the other group!"

Bugs rushes forward to check on the four fallen bodies, hoping to lend aid to any who are in danger of bleeding out.

[OGRE MAGE]

Back To The Caves
Look Out Above
Early Afternoon, Sprinkling

Gyb, Loyn, and Cobb rush back towards the rock wall while Keya and Rida open fire on the closest bandit who appears to be headed back towards the cave entrance they came from. It takes all three wounds to bring the man down, be he eventually falls to the ground of the second tier of rock ledges. Loyn and Cobb immediately begin climbing.

Glad for the cover fire, Bugs and Haldric rush to see the gruesome results of the 4 people who just slid down the angled rock wall. Once there, they find an unconscious and bound Crobeus alongside one of the bandits, who is also no longer moving. They also see Stobart, the devout cleric of Fharlanghn, kneeling at the side of another unmoving bandit. The clearly wounded but still resourceful traveler has already started cutting his bonds on the dagger that is strapped to the belt of the unconscious man who he fell on when they hit the rocky ground.

Everyone hears an audible shout of anger from the lead bandit, still pulling on the ties around the hands of Magda. He and another bandit decide to grab her and duck into the second cave along the upper tier (C), right after he sends the third surviving bandit along the footsteps of the one who was just shot down. This one stays low and moves along the inner wall of the ledge, trying to make a smaller target for those shooting. It looks like he and Loyn will be arriving at the same place on the ledge at the exact same time.

Actions?

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Bugs Donato G (T2) AC:3 16/16
Haldric Hammerheart D (C1) AC:3 12/12
Stobart (C1) AC:5 5/10 CLW/CLW/Sanct
Crobeus (P1) AC:3 -4/10 Unconscious

Rida (F1) AC:2 10/10
Gyb the Meager Human (M1) AC:10 8/8
Keya Redd H-E (C1/R1) AC:5 12/12

Loyn Shortbeard D (F1) AC:5 12/12
Cobb (F1) AC:6 14/14

[shaidar]

Stobart

Stobart glances around while cutting his bonds, and looks relieved to see Bugs and Haldric arriving "Am I glad to see you! Is there anything you can do for Crobeus?" he gestures with his head towards the paladin's body "They have Magdal on the ledge and the rest are inside. They captured us, there were too many. It's bigger organisation than we realised. Some agreed to join the bandits and the others, like me, well I think we were going to end up as their undead servants."

[ateno]

Keya fires at the only target.

Bow 1 [1d20]=10 dmg [1d6]=2 2 [1d20]=17 [1d6]=1

Harump

Keya Redd

[Jernau35]

Gyb

Gyb climbs the slope toward the first cave entrance (B).

[Rex]

Rida

Rida slings his crossbow, readies his halbred and starts up the slope at a fast trot. Heading towards the downed paladin.

[Hotgoblin]

Loyn-dwarf fighter

Loyn gets to the top and scrambles over the ledge and draws his trusted weapon. If possible, he greets the oncoming bandit with the swing of his battle axe, if not he’ll try tackling him to the ground.

Attack w/Battle axe [1d20+1]=15+1=16 Damage [1d8+1]=2+1=3

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

Bugs smiles at the wounded priest. "Healing isn't my area. I can put a hole in someone if you want, though."

"The Paladin is stable, for now. Let's cut him free anyway. Oh. How many is too many? Some of the others are racing forward."

Bugs cuts the bonds of Crobeus and starts disarming/frisking the fallen bandits, checking to see if they draw breath.

[shaidar]

Stobart

"Maybe a dozen or so in the cave that I saw, although the leader inferred there were others elsewhere, we were being taken to their clerics."

[OGRE MAGE]

Back To The Caves
Chaos Abound
Early Afternoon, Sprinkling

Bugs and Rida check on Stobart and Crobeus respectively, the Paladin still breathing, though no longer conscious. His bonds are cut all the same. The bandit near him appears to be quite dead, yet the one at the feet of Stobart still seems to draw labored breaths in his unconscious state. Little of value besides weapons and armor is found on these men.

As Stobart tells Bugs about how many more bandits they found in the cave above, Loyn, Cobb, and Gyb climb over the rocky second ledge to where the final fleeing highwayman attempts to get back to their home base. There is a quick scuffle on the ledge, as Loyn tries to take the head off this young man with his ax. Cobb also stabs at the passing bandit, who doesn't even stop to return their attacks, determined to reach the next cave to warn the others. As he limps past them very wounded, he appears about to succeed, when Keya plucks an arrow into the man from below, mercifully dropping him to the rock ledge next, preventing him from warning his crew.

Looking back to the area where Magdal was last seen, there is no sign of her or the 2 bandits holding her on the ledge. These three are either suddenly very good at hiding, or they must have slipped into the next cave mouth where that horrible stench is emanating from. (C)

Actions?

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Bugs Donato G (T2) AC:3 16/16
Haldric Hammerheart D (C1) AC:3 12/12
Stobart (C1) AC:5 5/10 CLW/CLW/Sanct
Crobeus (P1) AC:3 -4/10 Unconscious

Rida (F1) AC:2 10/10
Keya Redd H-E (C1/R1) AC:5 12/12

Gyb the Meager Human (M1) AC:10 8/8
Loyn Shortbeard D (F1) AC:5 12/12
Cobb (F1) AC:6 14/14

[ateno]

Keya keeps his bow in his hand and runs towards his fellows.

"Can someone heal Crobeus? He looks in bad shape."

If Keya hears that he will head directly that way, ready to CLW.

Woot, we stopped him!

Keya

[Rex]

Rida

Rida tries to stabilize Crobeus. "Can someone heal Crobeus? He looks in bad shape."

He then finishes the wounded bandit and reloads his crossbow.

[shaidar]

Stobart

"I have no spells left, perhaps Haldric can help?"

[ravenn4544]

Haldric looks up to make sure there are no more humans about to rain down upon him. If all looks quiet he concentrates on a healing word for crobeus


Cure Light Wounds [1d8]=8

[Jernau35]

Gyb

Gyb climbs the slope above cave (b) , intent on staying out of sight of any further bandits.

Climb Walls (85%) [1d100]=11

[shaidar]

Stobart will help Croebus to his feet and look to see if the way out is clear.

[Monsieur Rose]

Bugs

Bugs decides to tie up the still-living bandit with the remains of the bonds from Crobeus and Stobart.

"I guess we go up and help?" Bugs offers and starts to help anyone who wants to climb up.

[OGRE MAGE]

Back To The Caves
Chaos Abound
Early Afternoon, Sprinkling

Keya joins Stobart, Rida, and Haldric as they tend to the badly injured Paladin, the dwarf using his healing prayers to bring Crobeus back to the world of the functioning.

Bugs starts to tie the hands of the unconscious bandit when Rida walks over to kill the young man in cold blood. Some of that blood even sprays onto the gnome.

With the coast clear above, Bugs suggests they climb.

Gyb is way ahead of them, already half way up to the next tier of rock ledges above Loyn and Cobb, who seem unsure on what they should do next. The meager Monk gets a splendid birds-eye view of the ravine below, able to see all of the 11 cave mouths at once from up above the lower caves. He can even see the former Gnoll cave across the way where they are supposed to investigate in a couple more days.

Actions?

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Bugs Donato G (T2) AC:3 16/16
Haldric Hammerheart D (C1) AC:3 12/12 CLW
Stobart (C1) AC:5 5/10 CLW/CLW/Sanct
Crobeus (P1) AC:3 4/10
Rida (F1) AC:2 10/10
Keya Redd H-E (C1/R1) AC:5 12/12

Loyn Shortbeard D (F1) AC:5 12/12
Cobb (F1) AC:6 14/14

Gyb the Meager Human (M1) AC:10 8/8

[ateno]

Keya does not stop, he looks to make sure there are no one else in his party that are badly injured and turns to follow Gyb.

Keya Redd