Episode 2

The strange creature brings a flash of memory from the Borgh Riac to Kray's mind as he draws Serpent's Judgement, shield low in his left hand at the ready.

SERPENT'S JUDGEMENT


Striding toward the alien looking spawn of Koral, he unleashes an assault of bladework, seeking quick resolution to its very existence.

Action surge. Precision strike on first two attacks.

At the Track...

Sizhen takes note of the tracks of the mark. He is stepping heavy, walking in a direct line. Before he had been meandering around, but now perhaps he has identified a target, seen a signal. Sizhen suspects that the man is marching towards a direct action right now.

He sees the robed man marching up the grassy hill now. In an effort to keep pace and distance, Sizhen shifts and weaves through the last small grouping of people there at the base of the hill.

Still, the stalker is a fair stretch away. Sizhen sees that the distance is troubling if the man is indeed walking up to strike.

Sizhen must decide what to do. Break into a full run? Call out a warning? Watch and observe, in order to expose if the man is indeed an assassin?


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With little difficulty Yashub trails Dug-Nuna. The cutthroat has not made any indication that he has seen him. Now the Hechesi thug digs his sandals into the grass and picks up pace to make the steep climb.

Looking upward at the crest of the hill, Yashub recognizes the insignia sign out front of the luxury tent that seems to be the present destination. Now he sees Magistrate Eannatum, a director of freight and transport who manages in the Sar's name at Maritime Plaza. The Magistrate stands talking with a small crowd of robed men and their women just outside of the tent.

Yashub begins to realize that if The Stabber is about to strike, he cannot cover the distance to intercept him in time unless he breaks into a run.

At the Hechesi house...

Just as Gibon tumbles over backwards, the robed Seetan at the back door assaults the head horror with a series of lighting fast strikes.

Attack 1: Miss
All other Attacks: Hit
CON Save v. Stun Strike: Save successful

The assault is brutal and the monstrosity staggers, its tentacles swirling uncontrollably now.

Leaping to his translator and servant's aid, Thorn shoves at the injured and off-balance tower of wretched flesh.

Shove Comparison: DM ruling that comparison made at Disadvantage due to status after previous damage taken in initial round of getting physical bearings after sudden emergence.
Shove Attempt Successful

The head horror sails out the back door as Thorn heaves his full weight against it. Gibon scrambles and screams out in terror as Thorn pulls him clear of danger.

Rolling and flopping end over end, the gory mess of flesh, tentacles, and spiny fins crashes down on the back deck with a sound of both wet splatter and the knock of bone on the wood floor. It wrangles and lurches feebly to right itself, but with little strength.

Whether it could get up or not is soon irrelevant because Kray steps out the door without delay, bringing furious slashes and chops from the Serpent Judgment down into the writing mass. In seconds, the grotesque creature is reduced to a pile of hideous gore minced and splattered out on the deck.

All Attacks: Hit

Slowly, in silence, everyone moves outside. Drawn to look down in shock at the atrocity.

At the track...

Breaking out from the crowd at the hill base, still watching The Stabber, Sizhen notices another man stepping out in the open at the base of the grass hill.

Sizhen recognizes the movement of the second man in a fraction of a second. It is the man whom he has seen lurking near the Red Bastion of Midrad, the elusive observer whom Sizhen could never quite catch.


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Yashub steps away from the last point of concealment and crosses the dirt track, stepping onto the base of the grassy hill. Over to his left there is a crowd of show attendees enjoying a wine and cheese station next to a harpist. From the crowd emerges a man that seems to be about to climb the hill as well, right in the direction of Dug-Nuna.

This second man is a foreigner, perhaps an Alijanian or a Kapek. Yashub recognizes him immediately, not from his exact features, but by his movement and familiar stance. It is the man whom he has seen lurking near the Red Bastion of Midrad, the elusive observer whom Yashub could never quite catch.

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The Stabber crests the top of the hill.

Only a few long strides away now from the small group of wealthy revelers standing outside of the luxury tent.

At the track...

Ivor and Cedrio have been enjoying the morning and midday, drinking and eating the party provisions of Honorable Eannatum. Now they are standing at the front edge of the luxury tent at the top of the grass hill.

Over the last half hour or so, a throng of robed party women have gathered in the area. They have been quite enamored by Cedrio and his stories of the perils at the Circle of the Valiants. The Kortellan is quite the promoter it turns out. A couple of the women speak Yuoric and have been talking to Ivor. Clearly these posh women are impressed and excited by meeting an exotic Dannein, an experienced warrior of the north, and a true hulk of a man.

The Korvaran security guard Sergius has been cutting eyes in Ivor and Cedrio's direction all the while. Ivor sees him striding up out of the corner of his eye and turns to face him.

"Listen, mate!," the big legionnaire says strongly to Ivor in Yuoric, "You two prize ponies need to move your fucking display show down the hill with rest of the entertainers. You're creating a security risk here. Fucking move out and take these chirping hussies with you!"

Thorn checks Gibon for wounds and marks but finds none. It seems that the skinny servant is unscathed, but he is still struck dumb with terror. So far Gibon cannot talk, his eyes are darting around, his whole body quaking - like a wild animal overtaken by complete primal fear.

At the track...

Dug-Nuna tries to time it perfectly. He sees the small crowd moving towards the hill and another passing by along the hill crest walkway path.

Stealth Roll for blending in and weaving through crowd on the last stretch of approach.

The Magistrate is a few steps away. The Stabber Dug-Nuna moves in for the strike.

Mechanics Translation: If you have Perception higher than Stealth result above (20), you can choose to take Action. If so, announce Action and Roll Initiative.
For Ivor, it has to be Passive Perception.
Yashub and Sizhen can take their Passive Perception or elect to take an Active Perception check.

Distance Points:
Sizhen burst into a full sprint moment ago. Currently he is at the front edge of the crowd that is moving downhill, the crowd through which Dug-Nuna the Stabber sought to move through as cover.
Sizhen distance to Dug-Nuna: 25' Difficult Terrain (hill plus crowd)

Ivor is actually in the small crowd that passes by the other and starts moving down hill. Ivor passes Dug-Nuna somewhere in the crowd. Distance: 15' Difficult Terrain

Yashub. OOC: did not see any shift from stealth based Movement in last post, but will assume that Stealth was dropped and normal movement was used.
Distance: 20' Normal Terrain followed by 25' Difficult Terrain

For the purpose of Ranged Attacks, Dug-Nuna is taking Advantage of the crowd enough to enjoy effects of Half Cover (+2 AC/DEX Saves)