The Wilderness

The smug look on Jarem's face was all Sheemish needed to know this guy was a pile of dragon dung. His guantlets are ready when the battle initiates. Leaping forward he spreads his arms wide and then slams them together in a thunderous clap gestured at the three enemies in front. The air ripples blue as an enhanced piercing metalic clang sends shock waves at the bandits. The three thugs stagger back clutching at their ears as their eardrums threaten to burst.

AC 17
HP 27

Frontline Bandits must pass a constitution save of 14 or Thunderwave deals 11 damage and pushes them backwards 10 ft. Half damage and no push on a passed save.

Round 1 Summary

Weapons and battle cries ring from both sides as heroes and bandits clash!

A volley of bolts comes whistling in from the bandit archers, and both Aiwe and Imoen find themselves taking stinging hits (Aiwe takes 6 piercing damage, and Imoen takes 7).

Dieter immediately leaps upon Jeram, raining heavy blows down on the bandit leader, even as Runeson comes barreling in from the side. To Jeram's credit, even as confused as he is he manages to whip out his swords and block Dieter's first swing, then retaliate with a nasty cut on the side of Dieter's face (Dieter takes 8 slashing damage). He might have been able to press the attack further, but two brilliant arrows from Stella find their mark, and Dieter presses in to score a hit of his own. Even still, Jeram might have lived to fight another day, but Runeson's smite-fueled warhammer takes him in the shoulder, crunching through armor and bone in a blast of searing light!

Jeram limps backward, one arm hanging uselessly at his side and screaming for help from the two burly men, when Calliope's fiery spell ignites the air, severely burning all three. A moment later, Sheemish's own thunderous magic slams home, staggering the two thugs and flinging Jeram's slashed, smashed, pierced, and charred corpse through the air to land before the archers.

The two thugs find themselves severely wounded and facing down a nearly uninjured party, and the archers all seem to have gone pale at the sight of their leader's body. All of the bandits throw down their weapons, and the four archers take off running in separate directions.

The bandit ahead of Stella cries out in pain when her radiant arrow strikes true. He glances back to see her fast approaching in her starry wolf form, and collapses to cower in the grass, arms protectively surrounding his head.

"P-please don't eat me!"

With her wolf's senses, Stella has an easy time following a second bandit's trail, and within a minute has him caught.

"Please, let me go!" the man pleas. "If you just let me go I'll tell you where some valuables are. Gems, jewelry! I h-hid them from the others, to get more than my share. Please!"

Aiwe's second mallet takes one of the fleeing bandits in the back of the knee, and he topples into the dirt, groaning.

"The cowards always run" Sheemish mutters as he extends a hand again. A metallic barbed cord shoots out from Sheemish's wrist and wraps itself around a fleeing archers leg. With an extra yank, the whip begins to retract, tugging its captive back to the group.

In short order the party has six captive bandits tied up back in the copse of trees. Some of the prisoners seem grateful to be alive. Others seem afraid that they might not be alive much longer. Marl glowers darkly at everyone, but especially at Dieter and Runeson.

The party also finds the covered wagon full of iron - some weapons, some tools, a few other trinkets, scattered bits of armor, a field plow, and a few barrels of iron ore. No doubt it's all from travelers on the nearby road.