May 17
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- Gnoll ambush!
- Gnolls approaching from behind, in waves of 10 or so, total force of 100+
- Enemies approach from the sides, archers
- Tough enemies: a Flind, some Fangs, and a "dog with a scorpion tail"
- Mayb and Ophion get knocked down, pulled to safety and stabilised
- Once the Flind, the Fangs, and the dog are destroyed, an alp horn sounds, and the gnolls retreat, but only to the edge of the forest, lingering as if desperate to come back and finish us off
- With his hammer, Ephut Ki picks up the flail the Flind is no longer in need of, sensing the magic in it and knowing as a Cleric it would end badly for him if he were to touch it. Kunoh takes the flail. Ephut Ki and Kunoh exchange words about whether Kunoh is the best choice to wield the weapon. The discussion is unresolved for the moment, with
- We retreat to the other side of the bridge, put up a magic hut, and rest
- Heian senses where there are humanoids, recognising the clumps as settlements. We head for the largest.
- In the town, there's a market, with lots of lovely food on offer. We notice a man sitting at one of the tables, he beckons us over, only Ruben goes to chat.
- He starts talking to Ruben in Dwarven, all friendly initially, but then turning hard, demanding to know who we are, and why we are here. Then he switches languages - only Ophion recognises the language but he does not speak it.
- Ephut Ki realises something's not right, and goes over to give Ruben back up. They discover this man is Eekeb Vandorack (the very man they have been on the hunt for). He insists on taking all of us to meet his Captain. It is clear it is not a choice. He asks us our names - Ophion provides a false name clearly not trusting the man with who that knowledge. Eekeb is enamoured with Maybellina and Ophion both. He starts flirting with Maybellina, securing her position as next to him for the ride to the Captain, and then when meeting Ophion, proclaiming how he thinks teiflings should be worshiped and praised for they are the bridge between demons and humans.
- On horseback, we head of to meet the Captain.
