Turn 35 - The Cavalry Has ArrivedDeciding to lead the not-so-brave prisoners by example,
Gronok looks for something to help him with inflicting divinely-mandated punishment upon the enemies of the faith, which the guards just so happen to be.
[Search roll: 2]
But alas, all spoons, forks, knives, chairs and other things that you could usually count on finding in a brawl have been seized by the prisoners. An unfortunate thing, truly.
[Crowd vs. Guards: 6 vs. 5-1]
The crowd, meanwhile, finds much more success in its endeavours, with the strongman managing to beat down one of the guards and seize his sword!
"Ī now have a sword, my fellows! Watch the guards tremble before our might!"[Guard morale roll: 5]
The two remaining guards, hearing these impudent remarks thrust against them like blunt and insulting daggers, choose to stand tall! If they are going down, they shall do so with fire in their hearts and their knees as solid as the mountains themselves!
[Reinforcements roll: 5]
Luckily for them, the ruckus truly has been sufficient to attract more combatants - the escaping guard and two more, just as well-armed as the ones already here, join the fray!
"Glory to Kezilam, my brothers! Let us show these fools what it means to fight the chosen of the Goddess!"They look pretty pumped now, what with the extra reinforcements and their previous burst of self-confidence.
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Phiali looks for any unattended people in the woods he could find and utilize for some purpose. After all, the place can't be entirely empty of reasonable life, can it?
[Search roll: 4]
He finds a young woman not too far from the temple, picking berries and singing joyfully. He recalls seeing her in the cultist village, though he wouldn't say that they've
met before, exactly. At least not one-on-one.
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Elizas, seeing the merchant and his party, goes about informing them of his adventures in a quick and effective fashion.
"I have saved Patalim, my friends. But where has Gezerim gone?"The merchant looks pretty happy at the news.
"Marvelous! We were afraid we would have to spend the rest of our stay right here among all these... beautiful women and... delicious wine."He scratches his chin.
"Why did we want to save Patalim again? Never mind, I am only fooling. Of course I am glad at these news! But you were looking for Gezerim, right? Well, he was around here someplace. Spoke to him not half an hour ago. Should be around. Yes."He starts to giggle.
"Or not, I suppose. It could have been somebody else I spoke to! Hah!"Well, he has certainly availed himself of Gezerim's hospitality.
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Shashari, figuring something will turn up to help in her quest, decides to just give the Siren the reins on this particular expedition and head out.
"Hm... oh well, I'm sure we'll figure it out. Now then, onwards!
...I'm really hoping you know the way this time."[Siren knowledge roll: ?]
"Oh, there's nowhere to get lost, I assure you. Just one road, after all. We just have to head down the road and we'll reach a town soon enough. Well, unless there's something unexpected."Something unexpected. Right.
Well, no time to consider that statement and all of its potential implications. They're wasting daylight, and that just will not do! Shashari, the Siren and the ram all head out on their merry way, going for the nearest town.
[Travel roll: 1-->5]
Heading in the same direction Shashari was going when she arrived in the area, they continue for several miles until they reach a bridge hanging over a somewhat rapid and deep-looking river. It looks to have been washed away by a great stream of water. The Siren scratches his head and chuckles.
"Oh, right. Flooding. Happens sometimes. Wonder why they haven't fixed it yet?"* * * * *
Sejena, not quite as dead as one would expect, gets up.
[Endurance roll: 2]
She gets midway through the motion, then lies back down after a great surge of pain warns her that this is an incredibly terrible idea. Guess she'll have to practice medicine from this position, then.
[Medicine roll: 5]
She rips out some of the more superfluous bits of her inconspicuous garb, figuring that not being dead is a little bit more important than remaining unseen. Her outfit is now quite a bit more ragged than before, but at least she now has a stomach wound that is a bit less likely to kill her in the next half hour or so. It's pretty safe to say she's in no danger of bleeding to death, though moving around without traumatizing herself will probably take a bit of skill. And rest is probably something she'll need a bit of in the near future.
Gronok: 0 MP
Phiali: 0 MP
Elizas: 3 MP
Sejena: 0 MP
Shashari: 5 MP
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