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<blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids" data-source="post: 7950975" data-attributes="member: 6776411"><p><strong><u>Chapter Twenty Three: Fields of Battle - Part One</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The heroes head next to the island of Okeno. The second of three women from Zain's village was bought by a pesh farmer on the island and there is a 50/50 chance that this time will be Zain's mother. The party hitch a ride with the Okeno Raptors, returning home as champions after their victory in the coliseum.</p><p></p><p><strong>"No hard feelings."</strong> Pogba the Cave Troll grunts, while helping the party stow their luggage below deck, <strong>"It's just a game, after all."</strong></p><p></p><p>With the wind in their sails, the voyage to Okeno lasts two days. The party disembark and bid farewell to the Raptors. After finding somewhere to stay, they ask for directions to the nearest pesh fields. They are told that a large farm is situated north of the harbour, in the foothills of Mount Stonespine. The farm is well defended, but this far from Katapesh, at least the heroes don't have to worry about the Zephyr Guard. Mounted mercenaries patrol the fields, a deterrent to the gnoll raiders skulking in the rocky highlands.</p><p></p><p><strong>"There must be hundreds of slaves working those fields,"</strong> Misfar mutters, as the party surveil the farm from afar, <strong>"How are we going to establish if your mother is amongst them?"</strong></p><p></p><p>The party opt to sneak in after dark. There are twelve stone dormitories, each housing fifty or so exhausted and malnourished slaves. The dorms are locked and guarded overnight. Unfortunately, Zain is just too darn big to go unnoticed for long and a sharp eared sentry hears him blundering through the pesh fields.</p><p></p><p>Again, the human heroes forgot they can't see in the dark.</p><p></p><p>The slavers can though, as it would be too dangerous to carry torches into the fields and risk the merchandise catching fire. A posse of mounted guards descend upon the party, a-whooping and a-hollering as they close in on what they believe to be a group of escaped slaves.</p><p></p><p>Nadiyya can hear the riders crashing through the fields, she calls on the fire in her blood and projects a cone of flame in their direction. One rider is caught in the burst and the fire quickly spreads into the pesh as the burning horse rears in terror. Fearing that the fire will endanger their own lives, Misfar dispels the flames before they get out of control.</p><p></p><p><strong>"No more fire!"</strong> the wizard screams at Nadiyya, <strong>"You'll kill us all!"</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Fire is kinda' my whole deal!"</strong> she snaps back angrily, <strong>"What if told you <em>'no more magic'</em>?!"</strong> Nevertheless, she switches to her shortsword.</p><p></p><p><em>This kinda' sucked as I had planned for the smoke from the burning pesh to cause the combatants on both sides to experience weird hallucinations.</em></p><p></p><p>Fuk can see in the dark just fine, but he's too short to find targets amidst the towering cacti. A rider approaches and Fuk tries to scale the horse, giving him a better view of the battlefield. He slips and narrowly avoids being trampled beneath the beast's thundering hooves. The beast rears, but the rider manages to stay in the saddle.</p><p></p><p>Zain swings <em>Tempest</em> at a passing rider and chops him in half at the waist. The top bit falls to the ground, leaving the bloody legs dangling from the stirrups.</p><p></p><p><strong>"These ain't no 'scaped slaves!"</strong> one of the other eleven riders yells, <strong>"We's being raided, boys! Yee-haw!!"</strong></p><p></p><p>One rider wheels his horse around and gallops back toward the farm to raise the alarm. The other ten attack from horseback. They are accustomed to mounted combat and aren't hindered by the Unstable Platform penalty.</p><p></p><p>Zain is surrounded by a trio of armed horsemen. He sweeps Tempest around, but misses all three targets. For five Power Points, Misfar can cast Slumber over a small burst template and not effect his friend. Two of the riders surrounding Zain suddenly fall asleep in the saddle.</p><p></p><p>The rider of the shaken horse hops down and stabs toward the prone goblin beneath his horse. Fuk bites his hand and the shaken guard drops his sword.</p><p></p><p><strong>"You done bit me, boy!"</strong> the rider shrieks, holding up his bloodied fingers.</p><p></p><p>Fuk scrambles out from underneath the man's horse and lops off the entire arm. He scrambles up onto the horse's back, finally Fuk can see what's going on! He opens fire on the mounted archers; killing one and leaving a second Shaken.</p><p></p><p>More arrows whistle through the dark and Nadiyya is struck in the shoulder. She suffers two wounds and is Shaken.</p><p></p><p><strong>"I got you, girlie!"</strong> the archer heckles, <strong>"I got you good!"</strong></p><p></p><p>Misfar places his hand against the flank of the horse adjacent to him. It disappears!! The rider falls prone, staring up at the wizard, all bug-eyed and befuddled.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Whut you done with my horse, boy?!"</strong></p><p></p><p>There is a meaty splat as the aforementioned mount falls 12" and lands atop its helpless rider.</p><p></p><p><strong>"So OP."</strong> the wizard chuckles.</p><p></p><p>An arrow whips passed Misfar's head as he turns away from the mess he has just made. He is Shaken. Another arrow hits Nadiyya and she suffers a third wound. Seeing that his friend is grievously injured, Zain calls upon his goddess to heal Nadiyya. With dawn still hours away, the power of Sarenrae wanes and only one wound is healed. An instant later Misfar is hit again, now he is wounded also!</p><p></p><p><strong>"By the Starstone, find cover!"</strong> Zain yells, <strong>"I only have one pair of hands!"</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Perhaps we should consider a tactical withdrawal?"</strong> Misfar suggests.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Piss on this!"</strong> Nadiyya yells, toasting a pair of riders in a burst of fire, <strong>"They can't chase us and save their pesh! Time to go!!"</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Don't breathe the smoke!"</strong> Misfar warns, <strong>"It will dull your wits!"</strong></p><p></p><p>The party retreat through a haze of hallucinogenic smoke, leaving the surviving riders to fight the fire spreading across their fields.</p><p></p><p><em>TBC</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeawmids, post: 7950975, member: 6776411"] [B][U]Chapter Twenty Three: Fields of Battle - Part One[/U][/B] The heroes head next to the island of Okeno. The second of three women from Zain's village was bought by a pesh farmer on the island and there is a 50/50 chance that this time will be Zain's mother. The party hitch a ride with the Okeno Raptors, returning home as champions after their victory in the coliseum. [B]"No hard feelings."[/B] Pogba the Cave Troll grunts, while helping the party stow their luggage below deck, [B]"It's just a game, after all."[/B] With the wind in their sails, the voyage to Okeno lasts two days. The party disembark and bid farewell to the Raptors. After finding somewhere to stay, they ask for directions to the nearest pesh fields. They are told that a large farm is situated north of the harbour, in the foothills of Mount Stonespine. The farm is well defended, but this far from Katapesh, at least the heroes don't have to worry about the Zephyr Guard. Mounted mercenaries patrol the fields, a deterrent to the gnoll raiders skulking in the rocky highlands. [B]"There must be hundreds of slaves working those fields,"[/B] Misfar mutters, as the party surveil the farm from afar, [B]"How are we going to establish if your mother is amongst them?"[/B] The party opt to sneak in after dark. There are twelve stone dormitories, each housing fifty or so exhausted and malnourished slaves. The dorms are locked and guarded overnight. Unfortunately, Zain is just too darn big to go unnoticed for long and a sharp eared sentry hears him blundering through the pesh fields. Again, the human heroes forgot they can't see in the dark. The slavers can though, as it would be too dangerous to carry torches into the fields and risk the merchandise catching fire. A posse of mounted guards descend upon the party, a-whooping and a-hollering as they close in on what they believe to be a group of escaped slaves. Nadiyya can hear the riders crashing through the fields, she calls on the fire in her blood and projects a cone of flame in their direction. One rider is caught in the burst and the fire quickly spreads into the pesh as the burning horse rears in terror. Fearing that the fire will endanger their own lives, Misfar dispels the flames before they get out of control. [B]"No more fire!"[/B] the wizard screams at Nadiyya, [B]"You'll kill us all!" "Fire is kinda' my whole deal!"[/B] she snaps back angrily, [B]"What if told you [I]'no more magic'[/I]?!"[/B] Nevertheless, she switches to her shortsword. [I]This kinda' sucked as I had planned for the smoke from the burning pesh to cause the combatants on both sides to experience weird hallucinations.[/I] Fuk can see in the dark just fine, but he's too short to find targets amidst the towering cacti. A rider approaches and Fuk tries to scale the horse, giving him a better view of the battlefield. He slips and narrowly avoids being trampled beneath the beast's thundering hooves. The beast rears, but the rider manages to stay in the saddle. Zain swings [I]Tempest[/I] at a passing rider and chops him in half at the waist. The top bit falls to the ground, leaving the bloody legs dangling from the stirrups. [B]"These ain't no 'scaped slaves!"[/B] one of the other eleven riders yells, [B]"We's being raided, boys! Yee-haw!!"[/B] One rider wheels his horse around and gallops back toward the farm to raise the alarm. The other ten attack from horseback. They are accustomed to mounted combat and aren't hindered by the Unstable Platform penalty. Zain is surrounded by a trio of armed horsemen. He sweeps Tempest around, but misses all three targets. For five Power Points, Misfar can cast Slumber over a small burst template and not effect his friend. Two of the riders surrounding Zain suddenly fall asleep in the saddle. The rider of the shaken horse hops down and stabs toward the prone goblin beneath his horse. Fuk bites his hand and the shaken guard drops his sword. [B]"You done bit me, boy!"[/B] the rider shrieks, holding up his bloodied fingers. Fuk scrambles out from underneath the man's horse and lops off the entire arm. He scrambles up onto the horse's back, finally Fuk can see what's going on! He opens fire on the mounted archers; killing one and leaving a second Shaken. More arrows whistle through the dark and Nadiyya is struck in the shoulder. She suffers two wounds and is Shaken. [B]"I got you, girlie!"[/B] the archer heckles, [B]"I got you good!"[/B] Misfar places his hand against the flank of the horse adjacent to him. It disappears!! The rider falls prone, staring up at the wizard, all bug-eyed and befuddled. [B]"Whut you done with my horse, boy?!"[/B] There is a meaty splat as the aforementioned mount falls 12" and lands atop its helpless rider. [B]"So OP."[/B] the wizard chuckles. An arrow whips passed Misfar's head as he turns away from the mess he has just made. He is Shaken. Another arrow hits Nadiyya and she suffers a third wound. Seeing that his friend is grievously injured, Zain calls upon his goddess to heal Nadiyya. With dawn still hours away, the power of Sarenrae wanes and only one wound is healed. An instant later Misfar is hit again, now he is wounded also! [B]"By the Starstone, find cover!"[/B] Zain yells, [B]"I only have one pair of hands!" "Perhaps we should consider a tactical withdrawal?"[/B] Misfar suggests. [B]"Piss on this!"[/B] Nadiyya yells, toasting a pair of riders in a burst of fire, [B]"They can't chase us and save their pesh! Time to go!!" "Don't breathe the smoke!"[/B] Misfar warns, [B]"It will dull your wits!"[/B] The party retreat through a haze of hallucinogenic smoke, leaving the surviving riders to fight the fire spreading across their fields. [I]TBC[/I] [/QUOTE]
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