Against the Cult: The Next Day (1.2)

In the farmhouse

Aanbo goes to the window and opens the shutters. That was definitely a dragon!
Elista looks gratefully at Quest with shining eyes.
Morgran belches.

On the Road

Thacogygax leaps down, ready for battle.
Xana hops down and begins to hustle the minstrel.

Then a shrieking roar resounds from the forest in challenge to the dragon (everyone can hear this, and the people in the house can tell it's coming from the south), and the crashing of trees being smashed and shoved aside rises in volume as a huge body heads straight toward the two wagons. All the characters on the road can now see the tree foliage falling and shaking, approaching faster than a galloping horse.

Durren says "Ah. Methinks...methinks it may be time to take the man to safety..." Jonbon hops to the ground next to Xana...

Klak moves around the wagon, axe and shield at the ready.

At the Jarl Farm

Aanbo can't see anything from the windows beyond the fields cleared around the farmhouse, with Quest standing vigil at the fence.

Morgran has been inspecting Devek with the others, and to the question from Aanbo he replies: "No, the only insight I get from Kord is that this is unnatural - some sort of magical sleep. It does not appear to be a curse, but as the Litany says 'Magic is the curse that curseth not when wielded by the blest...' Wait, no, it's 'Magic is the blessing that curseth when wielded by the cursed...' Yes, that's it. One of those is definitely right out of the Litany of Kord."

On the road

Seconds have passed since the last screeching roar from the Dim, and the sounds of motion have ceased in the trees. Everyone is straining their eyes and ears to detect where the beast is.

Durren grabs Jonbon, drawing his sword with his other hand, and begins to lead the minstrel toward the path north into the woods on the other side of the road - where Aanbo, Morgran, and Quest went some time ago.

Barely have they taken a few steps when the massive shaggy ursine form leaps out of the trees and smashes onto the front of Jonbon's wagon, splintering it. The front axle snaps from the weight and Jonbon's mules bray in terror as the owlbear's beak and claws slash out...well, one of the mules brays in terror, the one whose back is broken by the claws. The other mule's head is severed by the beak and the PCs at the front of the wagon are sprayed with blood as the mule collapses. Sara makes her abuscade attack.

Round one

Sara will perform her ambuscade attack first, then we will begin rounds in initiative order, thus:

* Sara (17)
* Owlbear (16)
* Thacogygax (14)
* Klak (8)
* Ogbar & Xana (simultaneous on 4)
* Durren (3)

As always, feel free to post your actions/rolls when you can; you don't have to wait to post in order, though they will be resolved in initiative order.