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Trail Towards The Water
Noonish, Cloudy, Cool

Drest thanks the men sarcastically, not sure if he should do any talking at all. He and Akhilleus study the pair of robed men carefully, seeing no signs of weapons or armor. The other three members let Valkrina take care of the informal introductions, hoping she knows what she is doing.

They calmly listen in confusion to the bards words, apparently not understanding everything she mentions. "The well? Ah yes. The water of life. Did you drink and pray to Lord Onja for his gracious blessing?"

"What you say is so, and Onja will help you see the light too. Onja is what brought us here. All of us. We came in ships and boats of many sizes, but they were sunk once we arrived, since we have no reason to leave this place now, nor any desire. The harbor is in that direction, but if you want to see Onja, we will lead you to him. This way please." The men attempt to usher you back in the direction you just came from, their emotionless words and faces somewhat disturbing to behold.

Actions?

positions:
Drest AC:7 5/7
Akhilleus AC:4 11/11
Valkrina AC:6 8/8 1/1
Apollonius AC:8 3/5 2/2
Euripides AC:5 7/7 2/2
Xenos AC:5 7/9 0/2

Drest's map:
viewtopic.php?p=549275#p549275

Akhilleus

The warrior goes back a few steps and talks to his companions in a low voice so that he can't be overheard by the weird men the just met.

"The men who took me prisoner also wouldn't stop talking about that Onja... I bet they've been drinking from that poison have made them forget everything and turn into the castrati they're now."

Xenos

"Sounds like there might not be ship in the harbour. Maybe it's time we meet this Onja, and show them the strength of our steel."

Euripides Nereos

Yes, brothers, please lead us to Onja. I did drink from the well and would like you to take us to finally meet Onja! Thank you.

If the robed men both turn their backs on the party, Euripides will attempt to skewer one from behind with his sword.

Valkrina

Must be something salvageable in the harbour. A jolly boat, skiff? Leaving that till later she goes to walk alongside the pair, gesturing them to lead the way and for the others to follow.

When Euripides strikes she attacks also.

Valkrina, spiked staff melee attack [1d20]=13 damage [1d10+1]=1+1=2

Apollonius Triton

Apollonius walks along placidly, the words to a sleep spell on the tip of his tongue if these men prove too formidable to defeat with steel.

Drest

Once he sees Euripides attack he will follow suit.

Short Sword [1d20]=11 to hit [1d6+1]=2+1=3 damage

If possible he will try for a backstab, if it is allowed he is +4 to hit and double damage.

Xenos

Seeing the others attack, the Ixian joins in, going for the closest man to him:

Long Sword: to-hit [1d20+3]=8+3=11, damage [1d8+3]=4+3=7

Akhilleus

Akhilleus has already taken an action, so maybe it's too late to react. Just in case, I'll add this here.

Broad sword (one-handed) - To hit: [1d20+2]=11+2=13; Dmg: [1d8+3]=6+3=9

Trail Towards The Water
Noonish, Cloudy, Cool

After a little information is gleaned from the robed men, Euripides asks them to lead his group to Onja, right before plunging his sword into the unarmed mans back. As that man falls to the trail quite dead, the rest of the group leaps into action against the other man. With no armor to protect them, and no weapons to defend themselves with, both men are quickly cut down. They now lay dead in their bloodied white robes in the middle of the trail leading to the water, neither having had a chance to cry out in their final moments.

A quick search of the bodies finds that their only possession in life was their now ruined white robes.

Actions?

positions:
Drest AC:7 5/7
Akhilleus AC:4 11/11
Valkrina AC:6 8/8 1/1
Apollonius AC:8 3/5 2/2
Euripides AC:5 7/7 2/2
Xenos AC:5 7/9 0/2

Drest's map:
viewtopic.php?p=549275#p549275

Xenos wipes his blade on the robe of one of the corpses.

"Let's drag the bodies into cover and keep moving. There's not much we can do about the blood"

Drest

Drest helps covering things up then leads the way towards the beach.

Akhilleus

Akhilleus also helps hiding the corpses after cleaning his sword on their robes. He'll try to put some sand/earth on the blood so it can conceal it somehow, although he knows the effort will be fruitless.

"Not my style killing people like this, but you never know where these madcaps would gonna lead us." He chuckles. "I was kind of curious."

Apollonius Triton

"I admit that I don't like how things are going," he muses aloud, brow furrowed. "But everything and everyone on this island seems eager to enlist, capture, or kill us." He shrugs and aids in moving the bodies.

Xenos nods

"I don't go seeking death either, but I have learned the hard way that sometimes you have no other option to protect yourself and what you deem important. In such cases hesitation can risk everything."

Valkrina

"So, do we investigate Onja or the harbour?"

She follows wherever.

Euripides Nereos

The Atlantean looks at the rapidly spreading blood staining the robes. Well, I was hoping we could have used those robes as disguises. Looks like that's not going to work now. He looks around, realizing the rest of the group was still debating where to go. Oh, uh, beach?

Trail Towards The Water
Early Afternoon, Cloudy, Cool

After murdering the two men in the coldest of blood, the group hides their bodies in the forest and cleans up the mess as best they can before deciding to continue on towards the water.

Once the brutal, violent, and bloody slayings of the unarmed men are over, Euripides suggests that they might have been able to use the robes as a disguise, if not for all the sword tears and blood streaks. (Scott, can I get you to remove the *Good* from your alignment please? )

Pressing on down the trail, the group creeps forward for a good long while, eventually hearing and smelling signs of the sea again. At a point where Drest thinks they are very close to the shore, he hears a few voices on the breeze, coming from the direction they are currently headed.

Actions?

positions:
Drest AC:7 5/7
Akhilleus AC:4 11/11
Valkrina AC:6 8/8 1/1
Apollonius AC:8 3/5 2/2
Euripides AC:5 7/7 2/2
Xenos AC:5 7/9 0/2

Drest's map:
viewtopic.php?p=549275#p549275

Drest

Drest will signal everyone to hide off the side of the trail, and he will do the same. He tries to pick a spot he can watch and see anyone who comes along.

Xenos slips into cover and waits.