Post by David on Jan 27, 2023 11:24:51 GMT -5
The heroes (Ichi, Wynd and Thundr, Kyron Drake, Conan, Flint, and Dajamira) follow the trail of slaves to a hill giant steading. This is a large pseudo-longhouse with a series of connected buildings. Wolves guard an inner courtyard. And thanks to Kyron's fly-overs on his hippogriff as well as Dart and Wynd's scouting, the heroes have a general idea of the layout of the structure where there is much feasting going on inside. But the guards are very much alert. What is strange is why hill giants would BUY slaves, even elven ones.
Flint casts Invisibility 10'r so the party gets right up to the building. Daj casts Passwall off a scroll and the heroes slip into the kitchen. But it's a silent pandamonium as Wynd sinks two silence arrows into hill giantess chefs, killing them but keeping the alarm from being raised.
Ichi goes on a slaughtering spree while Wynd launches lethal arrows. Conan hacks down a few more and Daj catches the stragglers. A handful of orcs flee the scene, but Wynd frees an elven cleric, Baelaman. Meanwhile, Daj uses a Hide to slaughter two hill giants that came to investigate.
Using his cloud giant and her hill giant strength (nice potions), Conan and Daj take the time to pull all the massive giant bodies back into the kitchen and dump them in a LARGE heap. Wynd then uses his Decanter of Endless Water to "hose" most of the blood up quickly (still silently), so a careful eye will note something amiss, but otherwise the kitchen seems strangly empty. With 17 Flan safely on the other side of the Passwall, Baelamon leads the heroes after more elven prisoners in the dungeons below...
Flint casts Invisibility 10'r so the party gets right up to the building. Daj casts Passwall off a scroll and the heroes slip into the kitchen. But it's a silent pandamonium as Wynd sinks two silence arrows into hill giantess chefs, killing them but keeping the alarm from being raised.
Ichi goes on a slaughtering spree while Wynd launches lethal arrows. Conan hacks down a few more and Daj catches the stragglers. A handful of orcs flee the scene, but Wynd frees an elven cleric, Baelaman. Meanwhile, Daj uses a Hide to slaughter two hill giants that came to investigate.
Using his cloud giant and her hill giant strength (nice potions), Conan and Daj take the time to pull all the massive giant bodies back into the kitchen and dump them in a LARGE heap. Wynd then uses his Decanter of Endless Water to "hose" most of the blood up quickly (still silently), so a careful eye will note something amiss, but otherwise the kitchen seems strangly empty. With 17 Flan safely on the other side of the Passwall, Baelamon leads the heroes after more elven prisoners in the dungeons below...