Mcgarnagle: Last we left off, the group just slid down a long sewer pipe and found themselves inside a room that appeared to be an old bakery.
Taurus sways his sword about aloft in the air, shedding non-flamable light on the room. Coughing a few times he checks to see if the others are alright.
Vexin pokes Taurus
Taurus blinks, looks down at the Kender.
Vexin: Don't worry, I'm still here
Hawkeye sputtering as he spits out pieces of stale flur, he stands, trying in vain to brush the dust off himself
Taurus: That is fortunate, my friend.
Hawkeye: That was.. unexpected..
Taurus: I'd hate to have lost you down one of those tunnels.
Taurus pats the Kender's shoulder and continues his headcount.
Vexin: You all should really be more careful sliding down pipes. I was climbing down fine and you almost made me fall too!
Vexin: Tsk Tsk
Hawkeye: I couldn't let you have all the fun from the first tunnel, now could I?
Taurus: My apologies.
Vexin: well, true, it WAs fun
ZtB: Well.. that was fun...
Hawkeye (looking around): Did everyone make it?
Taurus: How are your charges, Vexin?
Vexin pulls the gully dwarves out of the flour, making them spit out the mouthfus of flour
Vexin: ew
Vexin: They eat raw flour like it's good
Taurus: Hawkeye, check the exit for sentries whilst we regroup.
Vexin: Of course they eat rats like delicacies...
gully dwarf Doesn't even attempts to brush off the white powder and points to the opening across the room.
Hawkeye nods and moves towards what appears to be the only door out
Vexin: That's it then!
Vexin skips out the door, looking around
Taurus looks at the dwarves with some measure of pity.
Taurus: Clear?
Vexin: Hallway
Taurus nods and trudges over.
Hawkeye goes out to what seems to be a street. Water trickles down the cobblestones to the West (really south) and a loud roar of falling water can be heard from a cavern to the east (really North)
ZtB follows Taurus while attempting to dust himself off.
Hawkeye: Which way to the dragon?
gully dwarf shivers when the word 'dragon' is spoken and then points to the west (south).
Vexin: Well, that's it then!
Vexin bouds forward to the West
Vexin: Come, Skitters!
Taurus follows behind the Kender.
Hawkeye exits the room, sticking close to Taurus and his light eminating sword, strning his bow up as they walk
The buildings that once lined this street have toppled against one another, forming a rough arch of marble over the cobblestone street. The place is still but tense, like the nave of a haunted cathedral. Doors and shutters of the shops yawn into the street, as though the buildings had exploded from inside.
Hawkeye (siliently): The destruction the Gods once wraught...
Vexin: Not a pretty place
Taurus peers around feeling somewhat uncomfortable in these ruined streets. Peering into the occasional empty shop window he trudges along trying not to let his full plate clank too loudly on the cobblestone.
Taurus: Its hard to believe people once lived here..
Hawkeye: It seems strangely... empty...
ZtB: Interestingly quiet...
Vexin: Here black dragon... come on boy
Vexin: I've got a surpriiiise for you!
Riverwind: You jest of the dragon, kender, but it is no joke. it will kill us the second we don't respect it.
Vexin: Death is the next great adventure!
Goldmoon places her hand on the rangers arm
Hawkeye: An adventure we can save for another time my friend
Taurus: Indeed. One adventure at a time.
ZtB (quietly): It's an adventure that I don't want to take again..
Vexin (unaffected) bounds forth to scout for dragons.
Hawkeye looks at Zhage, a strange look on his face
Mcgarnagle: are you following the street?
ZtB catching Hawkeye's glance, Zhage just shurggs
Taurus: Don't charge off too far Vexin, remember your charges.
Taurus gestures to the dwarves.
Vexin: Come, dwarves
The street emerges from arched buildings into a plaza. Massive pillars, now cracked and crumbling, strain beneath the weight of the rock ceiling. Water from the street rushes into a river flowing west from the east wall toward a steady roar of water. Across the plaza river, blackened steel doors stand in the face of a solid, square structure.
Vexin: Ooh.... big place
Hawkeye: I hope your god is with you, Taurus...
Vexin: How do we cross the river, Dwarves
Taurus: Always.
Hawkeye (whispering to Taurus): I'm glad there are no dwarves in our party...
Taurus nods absently in aggreeance.
Hawkeye: The deeper we go, and the closer we get, the less sure I am this plan is going to work...
Taurus: I've been concidering how to best this dragon, when it has the obvious advantage.
Hawkeye: And what have you come up with?
Taurus shifts his weight from one foot the other.
Vexin: Wonder if dragon can fly with a Dire Weasel attached to it's wing...
Taurus: So far?
Taurus: To ask my companions if they have any ideas.
Hawkeye: I wodner how many bites it takes for a dragon to eat a dire weasel..
ZtB waits, listening for Taurus plan.
Hawkeye groans
Hawkeye: Okay. What did we learn from the last time?
Hawkeye: Fear. Darkness. and something that.. erm.. melted... someone..
ZtB (quietly): Run faster and avoid acid..
Taurus: We will need to bolster our mental resolve.
Hawkeye: Aye. We may be more prepared for that aspect this time. But the unnatural darkness is even more dangerous down here than up there
Vexin: Dire weasel weighs up to 700 pounds... Dragon with Dire Weasel on wing = lopsided...
ZtB: There will probably be less cover down here as well..
Taurus: We will need to lure it into a bottleneck.
ZtB: A bottleneck?
Vexin: Cut it's wings up when it get's close
Taurus: A cramped space for the creature, but not for us.
Taurus: Such as this corridor, or one smaller.
Hawkeye: Like one of these hallways..
Taurus: Yes.
Hawkeye: that still doesn't solve the darkness or acid..
Taurus: Also... we need a fallback plan. And to set up a trap fo the creature, should it follow.
Vexin: You guys had no problem falling back last time...
Taurus nods slowly.
Vexin: It ran away from me
ZtB (muttered): I tried..
Taurus: Zhage. Do you know of any protection magicks?
Hawkeye: What kind of spells do you have prepared, Zhage?
Hawkeye looks at Taurus, smiling, almost like old times
ZtB: Like minds...
Taurus: Indeed.
Hawkeye: We've been on a few too many journeys together perhaps
Taurus: Not enough fighting dragons, however.
Hawkeye: Considering this is the first time..
ZtB: Well... I have a spell that can help against the fear of the dragon, but I don't know if it is powerful enough..
Taurus: What about the acid?
Vexin: Trapfinding [1d20+2 = 17]
ZtB: I have a spell that Taurus has already felt..
ZtB: I don't know anything that may help against acid..
Hawkeye: I guess we just try and get out of it's way...
Taurus: Then perhaps we might search the ruins more closely before engaging this creature.
Vexin: I have a wonderful poultice for acid burns...
Taurus: They might bare some useful item.
ZtB: Although, I did find that powerful scroll of lightening..
Taurus: Dwarves, how far is the dragon?
Vexin: Ooh! ZAP him Zhage!
Hawkeye: I think we should refer to them as Aghar...
gully dwarf: down!
gully dwarf points in the direction the river flows
Hawkeye: And not to a disservice to all the dwraves in Ansalon..
Vexin: How do you cross the river, Aghar?
ZtB: I'll try.. I'll use the spell you saw yesterday Vexin to hopefully give me some cover..
Taurus smiles and nods.
gully dwarf Shruggs.
Vexin: What spell?
Hawkeye starts to head off along the river's edge
gully dwarf: Swim... current strong. we loose many kin.
ZtB: Remember my split personalitys?
gully dwarf looks down with a sad expression
Vexin: Those gave me a headache
ZtB: I know..
Taurus pats the Aghar's shoulder and gives him a comforting smile.
Taurus: It is ok little friend.
Hawkeye looks back at the aghar, a slightly sad expression comign over him
ZtB: What's beyond those doors?
Taurus: Perhaps we could push a large piece of rubble into the river to help us cross it.
Taurus looks about the open space for something large and heavy they might be able to push into the river to form some stepping stones for the door.
gully dwarf looks up at the knight as he comforts him
You see massive pillars that could be broken, but the roof may collapes... otherwise, there is some smaller boulders that might work, provided the current doesn't sweep them off.
Taurus: Comrades, help me shift these boulders into the water.
Vexin: Come Skitters, let's push boulders in the water
Taurus moves over to one of the larger ones and puts his sword in his belt so it still sheds light, bracing himself he heaves.
Hawkeye nods, walking over to assist Taurus in his endevours.
ZtB: I'll let you guys do that... I'll supervise..
Vexin: Pfft!
Kraven hearing the constant chatter of a group that's entered the same area as myself I work my way towards them to investigate further
The group begins to move the boulders into place. they plunge them into the river, and it seems that the river doesn't sweep them away.
ZtB (nodding): Good work..
Mcgarnagle: everyone roll listen
Taurus: 1..2.. Heeeeaaavveeeee (for the Aghar's sake)
Mcgarnagle: have a -5 due to water rushing by
Vexin, with his keen hearing, hears footsteps from the shadows across the river.
Vexin: Someone's coming! We should go say hi! it could be the dragon!
Hawkeye: Vexin wait!
ZtB: What?
Taurus looks up to Vexin, panting. He draws the longsword from the sheath.
Taurus: Which way Vexin?
Hawkeye nocks an arrow, peering into the darkness
ZtB pulls out his crossbow and loads it...
Vexin: that way
Vexin: Hullo dragon!
Vexin: We've come to slay you!
Mcgarnagle: The rocks are emerged in the river, but still makes it easier to cross. If you cross the river, roll Str. You gain a +4 due to the stepping stones.
Taurus braces himself for a Dragon, cautiously waving the sword in the direction Vexin points.
Kraven: lol
Mcgarnagle: Kraven, make a hide check
Mcgarnagle: spots for the rest.
The light of the knight's sword drapes the other side of the river in light. Hugging the side of the building, you all see a man who looks to be exahusted as well as a bit surprised at your precence.
Vexin: Hullo!
ZtB aims his crossbow, getting ready to fire..
Hawkeye follows Zhage's example
Vexin: I'm Vexin Sixtoes, soon-to-be Dragonslayer!
gully dwarf run off and hide.
Vexin: Who are you?
Taurus lowers the tip of the sword so as not to be overly hostile, lips parting to speak but silenced as Vexin jumps right in. Smiling some, the young Kender the parties official spokesman.
ZtB while keeping an eye on the man,"Taurus, this is your domain.."
Kraven glances around looking each one of you over, half glareing
Taurus (whispers): Steady your aim Zhage.
Kraven: Are you with them?
Vexin: They are with me, yes
Taurus: Do you mean the Draks? Stranger?
Vexin: Not with the dragon...
Kraven: Yes, the dragon men, are you with them?
Vexin: Ew
Taurus: I'm afraid not.
Hawkeye: are you?
Vexin: How rude!
Kraven: I was earlier, but not by choice
Taurus: Toss him an end of rope, if you will Hawkeye.
Hawkeye looks at Taurus somehwta surprised by his friend's overtly trusting action
ZtB lowers his xbow a little..
Vexin: We kill Dragonmen
Taurus: Stranger, we have food and water we might share if you will but share your name.
Kraven: They had captured me and brought me here, I only escaped them recently
Hawkeye: Are you sure about that, Taurus?
Taurus nods slightly to Hawkeye.
Taurus (whispered): He's outnumbered 7 to 1.
Hawkeye (sighing and lowering his bow): Very well.
Hawkeye pulls a cord of rope out of his backpack, twirling it a few times to tyr and launch the end of it over the river
Taurus (whispered): And I don't imagine our scaly foes to work peacefully with 'pink skins'.
the rope sails across the river and lands at the stranger's feet.
Taurus helps Hawkeye brace the rope.
ZtB: Nice throw...
Hawkeye: Thanks
Kraven: My name...my name is Kraven. I'm far to exhausted to fight. So if you be friend, I'll accept your offer of food and water, but be you foe, than please don't toy with me and make my death quick
Vexin: Pfft, we kill dragonmen, not half-elves
Vexin: Well, unless they work for dragonmen
ZtB with these words drops his aim on Kraven.
Vexin: or dragons
Vexin: or...
Kraven grabs the robe and ties it around his waist
Taurus: We are here to best the Dragon who dwells in the depths of the city, we have no quarrel with you friend.
Brigg covers the kenders mouth with his hand
Hawkeye: I think he undrstands, Vexin
Vexin: Oh
ZtB: But good clearification though..
Vexin a slight muffled "albino trolls..." escaped the muffled lips
Taurus: Aye, very accurate as always Vexin.
Vexin beams a smile
Kraven raises and eyebrow looking over at Vexin
Taurus: Vexin would you calm your charges, assure them there is no danger.
Vexin: AGHAR!
Vexin: Come here, stop cowering it's only a half-elf
Vexin: see?
The shrill voice of the kender's shouts echo about the chamber, drowning out the sound of the river even.
Vexin: Oops...
Taurus cringes some.
Hawkeye groans once more
ZtB shakes his head..
There is no sight of the gully dwarves...
Hawkeye: He said oops...
Vexin: pfft! Cowards ran off
Taurus: Try to be a little more... gentle voiced, Vexin.
Kraven crosses the swift flowing river easily, stepping lightly across the stones that have been set into place.
Vexin: Ok, now we all cross to the doors and down?
Taurus offers his arm to Krave for the last step, more an offer of friendship than help.
Hawkeye winds his rope back up, putting it away for future use
Taurus: Lets see what lies behind those doors.
Hawkeye: You say the Draconians held you captive?
Kraven accepts Taurus's offer of his arm and stands to his feet
Vexin: We should really go slay the dragon before he finds out I'm here and runs away again
Kraven: Thank you
Taurus nods giving the half-elf a glance over now that he is closer before offering him his waterskin and a few rations.
Vexin: Let me see that rope
Hawkeye: Why, Vexin?
Vexin: Tot tie it to me while i cross to the doors
Hawkeye pulls the rope back out of his bag, hesitantly handing it to the Kender
Taurus takes one end of the rope, wraps it around his arm and braces incase he has to drag the Kender out of the water.
Taurus: Ready?
ZtB (whispered): I don't think it is shiney enough..
Vexin bounces across the stones
Taurus: Are they locked?
The kender bounds across the stones reaching the other side. Just as he does the rope comes undone and falls into the water.
Vexin: Oops...
Taurus looks down at the trailing rope, frowns.
Hawkeye: That's twice...
Vexin yanks on the doorhandle
Kraven snickers a bit
The door swings open
Vexin: Door works!
Taurus reels the rope in.
Taurus: What can you see?
Hawkeye (whispering): hopefully not a dragon
A long counter of chipped, dusty marble bisects the room from east to west. Against the south wall, four ghostly forms stand at attention, their halberds ready. Just behind the counter stands another long-faced ghostly form.
Spectral clerk: Kathal! Its about time. Everyone else paid their taxes on time; youre the last one to settle up accounts. Youre now well over three centuries past due. Are you familiar with the term compound interest? Well, you will be before you leave here. Including interest and penalties, you owe, by my calculations (The clerk checks a ledger book on the counter) One million, three hundred twenty thousand, four hundred seventy culli. Thats Tsarothian culli, dont try to pass off any of that Istaran gold on us again. Theres no future for gold! May I remind you that youre late enough that I have the legal authority to compel payment.
Vexin: Ooh! GHOSTS!
Taurus: ...Ghosts? Real Ghosts?
Vexin: Come see
Hawkeye: Not again...
Vexin: They're REAL! Would I lie?
Taurus: Come back over, Vexin.
spectral clerk: Kathal! What are you babbling about Ghosts! Pay now!
Vexin: Hullo, I'm not Kathal, ghost
Vexin offers his hand for a shake
spectral clerk: Your not Kathal, eh? Then why did you come here?!?
Vexin: To kill a dragon
Vexin: Why did YOU come here?
spectral clerk he wags his head in a shame-on-you sort of way.
spectral clerk: guards, do your duty!
Vexin: Oops...
spectral clerk points at the kender
Taurus: Vexin. Now! Come.
Hawkeye: What's going on Vexin?
Vexin
Vexin: Now, that's not very nice, sending Guards on an innocent customer!
Vexin: Skitters! come! Defend!
Vexin assumes a full defensive position, but keeps his smile towards the shopkeeper
The weasel plunges through the water, ignoring the current and reaching the other side.

Taurus (Concerned): Kender and their curiousity...
The two spectral guards pass right through the counter and bring their halberd toward the kender and weasel
Skitter dodges out of the way as the ghostly weapon slashes down towards him.
The halberd swings straight into the kender, a burning cold pierces his muscles.
Vexin
Vexin: 'scuse me Skitters!
Vexin: to northern guard
Vexin: [1d6+1 = 4]
Vexin: to northern Guard [1d20+8 = 23]
Vexin: [1d6+3 = 4]
The spear of the hoopak pierces into the guard. The images flickers as the guard grimices
Skitter jumps at the guard but seems to go right through the ghostly figure

Vexin: Skitters, stop playing around!
The guards attack once more.
The attacks appear to be identical to the last ones. Skitter dodges as the other guard thrusts the polearm into the kender again
Vexin: Ow! stop that!
Hawkeye
Hawkeye draws his scimitar and hand-axe, flipping their normal roles as he places the axe in his main hand this time, as he attempts to cross the river to the kender's aid.
Hawkeye: I'm coming Vexin!
Hawkeye plunges through the river. He certainly feels the current but manages to keep his balance and footing.
Hawkeye swings his axe towards the spectral guard to the south of him
The ghostly figure flickers as the axe passes through
ZtB
Vexin: If you get a chunk of ghost, let me have it!
ZtB not wanting to cross the river, falls back and takes aim at the southern ghost.
The bolt whistles past, thuding into the counter
Taurus
ZtB curses and reloads.
Taurus grits hsi teeth and trudges into the water.
The heavily armored knight heads into the river and as he crosses, the current sweeps him off his feet. He thuds into boulders and stones as he goes.
Taurus focus' too much on the ensuing combat that he misplaces his footing; crying out as he crashes his shoulder into the boulders.
The knight gets sweept 10 feet down the river
Kraven
Kraven seeing Taurus plunge into the water rushs to his aide to pull him from the water
Kraven: Grapple [1d20+5 = 6]
The knight's slippery armor slides through the half-elfs arms and continues to flow down the river

Riverwind attempts to cross the river as does Brigg
Taurus coughs and splutters, flailing about in an attempt to get his footing.
Brigg crosses without difficulty
The 6'7" plainsmen crosses with ease.
Vexin
Vexin: Stop hurting me!
spectral clerk: pay your taxes then, cheat!
The hoopak misses and thuds into the floor

Vexin: I owe nothing! I bet you don't even know what year it is!
The spectral guards attack the kender and Hawkeye
The halberd slashes high over the kenders head
Vexin: Ha! you MISSED!
Hawkeye is not so lucky, as the ghostly weapon "cuts" into his leg
Hawkeye
Hawkeye (crying out slightly): Vexin what did you get us into!
Vexin: They attacked me!
Vexin: I'm innocent!
Hawkeye angrily swings both his axe and scimitar at the southern spectre's ghostly form
The spectre flickers out and back in as the axe passes through where he had been. The ghost reappears to be struck with the sword, only to be unaffected by it.
ZtB
ZtB starts chanting and with his free hand, points at the northern specture.
The acid arrow splashes across the apprarition. It sizzles on the ghost as it shouts in pain.
Taurus
Taurus coughs up some water as he pulls himself, or attempts to, out of the water.
The knight uses all his strength to plant his feet back onto the ground.
Taurus tries to trudge upstream to the doors.
The knight fights against the current and makes headway, reaching the doors
Kraven
Taurus mumbles something about fullplate and water.
Kraven shakes his head in shame at his missed chance to help Taurus but grabs his rapier and short sword and attempts to cross to the doors
Kraven moves upstream towards the doors, and is within reach of the otherside.
Taurus glances to Kraven and nods to the man.
The half-elf reaches out for the handle and just moments before grabbing it, he slips and falls fac first into the water, and begins to be swept down stream

Riverwind swings his longsword at the spectre
just as Kraven begins to float away, the knight grabs his shoulder and hauls him into the doorway.
Kraven: Thanks
Taurus grits his teeth keeping his footing as he drags Kraven up to his feet, nodding to him.
Taurus: Returning the gesture, friend.
Riverwind's sword slashes through the ghost, but doesn't bare any effects
Brigg swings his scythe towards the spectre as well
The ghost dodges the attack in it's "disappearing act'.
Vexin
Vexin hops up onto the bar and slings a stone at the ghost
Vexin: [1d4+2 = 3]
The stone soars through the ghost and the spectre appears to be injured from the strike

Vexin: HA! Take that rude ghost!
The spectral guards attack again, one against the kender and the other against Hawkeye
The halberd slashes through the rangers chest. Thankfully it was not a real halberd as it woud have cleaved the ranger in two
The other spectre swings his weapon through the kenders knees. A seering cold shoots through Vexin.
Hawkeye
Hawkeye cries out in pain as he swings his axe at the southern spectre, wondering at the futility of fighting ghosts.
The ghost again, fades out just in time with the swing of the axe
Vexin begins shivering and appears to be turning blue
ZtB
The ghost smokes from the acid arrow.
ZtB not wanting to hurt his allies, Zhage just waits for a clear shot.
Taurus
Taurus sidesteps, bringing his sword back as he takes a swing at the southernmost specter; sidestepping to get closer to Vexin.
The sword slashes into the spectre, who appears surprised by the attack
Taurus: Torment us no more Spectre!
The spectre turns to a blue smokey mist and drifts away in all directions as the final hollow howls can be heard from the spirit
Kraven
Taurus blinks in surprise, he didn't actually mean for the creature to actually listen to him.
Kraven dripping wet from his short plunge into the river glares at the guard to the north and attacks
Kraven: ok
Kraven: Masterwork Rapier [1d20+6 = 16]
The raipier pierces into the ghost and it flickers a bit, indicating it was hurt by the attack
Brigg runs over to the other ghost and attacks
The scythe cuts into the ghost.
Vexin
Vexin: DIE MEANIE!
The rock crashes into the cornor of the room
The last guard attacks Hawkeye once more.
The halberd slashes through the rangers face. The bitting cold bursts across Hawkeye's head, causing a huge headache
Hawkeye
Hawkeye cries out in pain, dropping his scimitar onto the ground as the cold agony hits him.
Hawkeye reeling slightly from his headache, he focues long enough to swing at the spectre that has caused him this pain
The axe just misses, as the ghost flickers out of sight at the last second, only to reappear.
ZtB
ZtB hearing the scream, he takes aim and fires.
Hawkeye: Fighting ghosts...
The bolt misses, as the mage takes percautions not to hit his allies
Taurus
Taurus sheaths his longsword and unslings the staff from his back. Gripping it tightly he places a hand on Vexins back, focusing on healing his wounds.
ZtB reloads.
The plain brown staff bursts away it's disguise and shines a brilliant blue crystal. The kender's color returns to his face.
Taurus (Whispered): Be blessed comrade.
Vexin: Ooh! That tickles! Thanks Taurus!
Kraven
Kraven drops his short sword on the ground focusing his skills on that of his rapier and strikes at the northern guard
Kraven: Masterwork Rapier [1d20+7 = 12]
The ghostly figure flickers out of sight just before the rapier strikes

Brigg swings his scythe, trying to end the battle
The scythe swings through the ghost, as it screams. it turns to smoke and drifts off into all directions.
The clerk grabs the ledger from the counter and quickly disappears
Taurus turns his attention now on the clerk, leveling his gaze before he dissapears.
Vexin: Ha!
Vexin: Stupid ghosts
Taurus: Is everyone alright?
Vexin inspects the next door and listens for more ghosts
Riverwind nods as he sheaths his sword
Hawkeye (bending down to pick up his balde): I'll live
Taurus: Aye, aye you will.
Kraven picks up the shortsword he dropped then sheathes his weapons
Vexin presses his ear to the door. Nothing but scilence...
Taurus pats Hawkeyes back as he bends down, eyes closing shut to heal him also.
Vexin: No more Ghosts!
ZtB: You all ok over there?
Vexin flings the door open
Brigg: yeah!
Hawkeye: If you're going to do it anyways, I'll let you.. no need to sneak around anymore Taurus
Taurus chuckles.
Brigg: Maybe wait there, incase we don't need to be here. No sense trying to cross the river if you'll just need to cross back again.
Hawkeye: Isn't that against your code or such?
Taurus: I never thought you'd use the word 'sneak' when refering to my actions.
Taurus taps his metal chestplate.
Hawkeye (laughingBeen): hanging out with kender too much I guess
Hundreds of rotting sacks lie within the room. Clay tokens spill from their split sides. Three skeletons, two holding shovels, sprawl half-buried in the clay tokens. Their faces grin hideously. Two alcoves sit in the east wall; the mosscovered inscriptions above them are difficult to make out.
Taurus approaches the entrance and steps past Vexin into the room.
ZtB: I'll wait over here unless you need me.
Hawkeye enters the room, picking up some of the clay tokens on the ground
Taurus: I think we're going to need Zhage to decipher this.
Vexin: Hey! I wanna see too!
Taurus gestures to the inscriptions.
Vexin bounces into the room
Taurus: Hawkeye.. will you help Zhage across to take a look at this place?
Taurus: I don't dare go near the water if I don't need to.
Vexin: Hmm, Aghar said dragon is "down"... I see no "down"...
Hawkeye: Vexin, they said follow the river down...
Vexin: Oh
Vexin: Well who listens to Aghar anyways?
Hawkeye walks out of the room to the edge of the river. Taking his rope off, he swings the end to the other side for Zhage
Hawkeye: We may need your help over here,, friend
ZtB: Ok.. will I need my pack?
Taurus begins to search through the room.
Goldmoon: Allow me to assist with the rope, Zhage...
Goldmoon ties the rope for the mage.
Hawkeye: Do you need your pack to read inscriptions in an ancient language?
ZtB: I don't think so..
ZtB removes his backpack and attempts to cross..
Hawkeye (smiling): Then I guess you can leave it with Goldmoon.
ZtB: Thank you my lady,
Taurus finds nothing but thousands of thes clay coins, three shovels and numerous sacks and chests, also filled with the coins. The two alcoves are empty.
Zhage crosses with some difficulty, but the rope steadies his balance
Taurus rolls some of the coins around his fingers before dropping them back into the chest.
ZtB: So where are these inscriptions?
Vexin: Clay? how boring...
Taurus: Some kind of old treasury.
Hawkeye: Follow me
ZtB: Ok
Hawkeye walks to the backroom where the others are
Vexin skips back through the next room and waves to Goldmoon
Mcgarnagle: roll decipher script, please
Vexin: Hullo, Kraven! Look at this nice bag of theives tools I found!
Kraven: Hey! That was mine! when...how..
Hawkeye (to Taurus): At least Vexin's depression seems to have passed some
Taurus nods slightly.
Vexin: Oh really? Hmm... it must have fell into my pouch! Here you go!
Taurus (to Hawkeye): We'll need the high spirits when we face the dragon.
Hawkeye: Aye.. it doesn't bode well if this is how we're faring
Hawkeye grimaces slightly as he shifts around
Vexin checks his pouches, which are obviously too small to hold a theives kit
ZtB: Looks like this was just a treasury..
Taurus laughs, pats his back.
Taurus: Have faith, we'll come out on top.
Hawkeye nods
ZtB: Nothing else seems to be here..
Vexin ties the rope to his waist, beckons to SKitters, and leaps across the river
Hawkeye: Thanks Zhage. I say we get going then
ZtB: Ok
Taurus: Agreed. We've a Dragon to despatch of.
Vexin: Skitters [1d20+6 = 13]
Brigg and Riverwind cross the river
Vexin (sings) "Off to see the dragon! The wonderful dragon of..."
Taurus trudges back out, looks down at the water with dread; beginning to develope a phobia.
Both cross without a problem
ZtB walks back towards the river..
ZtB: You'll do fine..
ZtB: Just think, if you fall in again, you won't stink as much..
Taurus THUNK
Hawkeye attempts to grab Taurus as he falls in
Kraven attempts to cross the river again as well
ZtB Zhage also attemps to catch the knight..
THe knight is swept just out of reach of the lunging ranger and mage
Kraven crosses with no problems
ZtB same..
Taurus coughs and splutters, trying to regain his footing.
Hawkeye: Someone grab Taurus!
Taurus gains his footing before being swept off too far
A few more scrapes and bruises mark his lack of success in crossing the river
Taurus: I... don't... like... water..
Taurus tries to trudge through the remaining distance, several cuts on his cheeks and brow.
Vexin: No Taurus, water doesn't like YOU
ZtB seeing Taurus regain his footing, attemps to cross.
Zhage just barely crosses, loosing his footing for a few moments
Hawkeye walks across behind the mage
Taurus: If only we could harness the destructive power of water against the dragon.
Hawkeye crosses just fine.
Taurus comments idly.
Hawkeye: Destructive power of water?
Brigg: okay, should we just follow the river?
Taurus: If we can, without crossing it.
Hawkeye reaches down, cupping his hands in the river, to throw a handful of water at Taurus jokingly
Taurus blinks and just eyes Hawkeye with a half smile.
ZtB grabs his pack dons it once again.
Vexin: Take the river down to the DRAGON's death!
Hawkeye: Lead on, brave Knight
Brigg heads off down the way the river flows
Vexin bounds forward
Taurus sets in behind the group, wringing out some water from his hair before tying it off behind him.
Brigg: we can skirt around this corner one at a time and we won't have to cross the river...
Taurus: Excellant!
Kraven follows close behind
ZtB: Sounds good.. but is that too close to the water?
Taurus glances over his shoulder to Kraven.
ZtB follows the group.
Taurus: My apologies stranger, I failed to introduce myself. I am Taurus.
Brigg: I think we can make it, Zhage... just enough room.
Kraven nods to Taurus
Vexin swings around the wall, Skitters snaking his way behind
Vexin: Wee!
Hawkeye: Water has some sort of magical hold over Taurus
Taurus presses his back to the wall as he skirts around the water.
The part makes there way around the corner by the river.
Water rushes around columns and plunges from hanging steps into a vast cavern. Overhead, mist thickens beneath the fading ceiling. A single, dim shaft of light spreads into the vast underground area. Over 500 ft. below, ruins litter the dim floor of the cavern. The ancient city of Xak Tsaroth is in many states of decay: some buildings are almost intact; many are nothing but rubble. Several waterfalls pour into the cavern, and many of the streets are rivers, all of which flow into a single abyss to the north. A huge chain extends from the mists overhead down into a small courtyard below.
Hawkeye: Where to now? we lost our guides..
ZtB: Well, they did say down..
Kraven sighs
Kraven: Down there is were I was being held captive
Brigg (groans): More vines. This time we fall down... 500 plus feet.
Vexin: Ew
Hawkeye looks at Kraven
Brigg looks at Kraven
Taurus: ...
Hawkeye: Is the dragon down there?
Taurus swallows.
Brigg: you climbed... This!?
Kraven: I saw no dragon, but that's where the dragon men took me
Taurus: Is there another way down?
Kraven: Yes, I climbed it, which is why I was so exhausted
Vexin: You must have wings, Kraven, that looks impossible!
Hawkeye: Taurus...
Taurus: ... I know.
Taurus begins removing his armor.
Hawkeye: How will Skitters get down?
Kraven: The vines were stong enough to hold my weight, they are probably the best way down
Vexin: I tell him calm. He can climb better than I can
Brigg looks to the weasel with a frown
Hawkeye: Well, I guess there's no time like the present to get started..
Taurus: I'll go first.
Vexin: He's not like a horse or anything... flexible
Hawkeye gulpping, he peers over to look down below
Taurus secures his armor in his pack, sets it on the edge.
Taurus: Wish my luck.
ZtB: Good luck..
Hawkeye: I'll lower your gear to you when you get down safely Taurus
Taurus says a quiet prayer, grips the vines and begins to decend.
Taurus: Thank you.
The knight climbes down the vines. It is lengthy and exhausting, not to mention wet, as spray from the waterfall washes over you. You take the final step onto a cobblestone street strewen with rubble and wait for the others.
Hawkeye looks around for a way to lower the knight's gear to him
Taurus feels his feet on solid ground and lets out a sigh of relief, letting out a whistle up at his companions that he arrived safe.
ZtB: I guess I'll try next...
ZtB moves over to the edge, grabs the vines and begins to decend..
Hawkeye: Anyone see a way to send his armor down to him?
Vexin: Tie it to the vine with a loop and slide it down
Hawkeye: yeah.. but it'll gain momentum and crash...
Vexin: Better then falling straight down
Vexin: He can catch it!
Riverwind: I'll climb down 40 feet or so, you lower it to me. I'll secure it and then repeat until we get to the bottom.
Zhage climbs the massive wall of vines. He reaches the bottom exhausted and sore, but alive.
Vexin ties skitter with a loop around the vine to at least keep him ON the vine if he slips... says "CALM", and points down the vine.
ZtB (panting): I think, I'm adding vines to my list of hated items..
Vexin ties himself on the vine the same way, and slides down
Skitters refuses to go over the edge of the 500 foot cliff
ZtB: Wonder what's going on up there..
With some extra encouragment, the weasel climbs over the vines and to the bottom.
Taurus: No screams... its a good sign...
ZtB: Yes...
Vexin ties himself onto the vine the same way and slides down
ZtB: No random splats either..
Taurus smiles seeing Skitters, ruffles the Weasel's fur.
The kender makes his way down the vines. The ussually nimble kender slips and falls about halfway down. He plummets towards the ground. The vine he tied to himself does not seem to help a whole lot.
The kender splats into the ground without so much as a scream. Taurus and Zhage look on in horror as the kender is a bloody mess.
Taurus hears the kender cry and makes a split second decision, stepping back some, foward some, then to the side; arms out. Trying to soften his blow :(
Hawkeye peering over the edge
Hawkeye: VEXIN!
ZtB vomits
The knight positions himself under the falling kender. The kender crashes into the knight with a thud.
Vexin , barely able to lift his head, looks up at the knight and says "my hero"...
The kender and the knight lie on the cobblestone, both bloody and bruised, but alive, although unconsious.
Taurus lays beneath the kender, his leg at a odd angle; bone sticking out of the flesh. He grunts some, whispering to Zhage.
Taurus (whisper): Get them to stop...
ZtB (Shouting): Goldmoon! Get down here quick! Taurus and Vexin are seriously hurt! Bring the staff!
Brigg climbs down swiftly, concern for the two below plastered on his face.
Goldmoon and riverwind do likewise.
Vexin twitches as Skitters licks his wounds
Taurus (Whispered): Vexin... you alright?
Vexin groans, unable to speak more
Kraven Kraven looks over the cliff, trying to remember the path and vines he used to safely climb up
Goldmoon reaches the bottom. Although exhausted from the climb, she grabs the staff and touches it to the two bloody and twisted bodies lying on the ground.
Kraven: Climb [1d20+4 = 8]
ZtB: Well.. who's going to soften his fall?
Hawkeye gulps, realizing the odds are not exactly with him
Taurus begins to slowly stand, perhaps not realising that Kraven is hurtling down towards him.
Taurus: Thank you.. Goldmoon...
Kraven attempts to dodge the ground
The staff bursts into blue crystal as it touches the two. Both are healed.
Vexin (groggily): I think I missed the Dragon's head...
ZtB: You came close though..
Vexin (dizzy): Oh, that's good...
The halfelf splats into the ground as well just as Taurus and Vexin rise from their wounds being healed
Vexin hugs Goldmoon's leg
Vexin: Thank you!
Vexin: Oops...
ZtB (Disgusted): I think I got half-elf on my robe..
Vexin: No, no Zhage, that's part of me
Vexin: That ear has a sharp point like mine
ZtB: No, this hairy ball of stuff is you..
Vexin checks himself
Goldmoon touches the staff to the Halfelf. it glows faintly, as only some of Kraven's wounds heal but not all. The staff must be running out of power again
ZtB: This splatter of stuff is the half-elf
Vexin: Whw
Vexin: Still there
Vexin gathers some vines to pile under the... vines
Goldmoon: Lets pray that Hawkeye doesn't fall...
Hawkeye reaches out and grabs ont the vines, sayign a silent prayer to any god that will listen as he attempts to climb down the vines.
ZtB: Yes..
Goldmoon looks at the staff
Taurus attempts to... catch... hawkeye.
Alright... The staff must have had a few extra charges left in it to squeeze out after the ranger hits
Taurus gasps as Hawkeye suddenly thuds down on the ground beside him, eyes widening as he sees the damage.
Hawkeye doesn't even have time to scream before he splats all over Zhage
Vexin points at Zhage's robe
Hawkeye struggles slowly to his feet, one arm still mostly limp at his side
Hawkeye: How are we going to get back up...?
ZtB (Disgusted): Now I have Hawkeye on my robe..
ZtB: You want this back Hawkeye?
Hawkeye: keep it.. I probably still have soem of you from before
Vexin: I am NOT going back up that way!
ZtB hands out an odd hunk of stuff..
Taurus: I just thought of a way to defeat the dragon, co-incidently.
Taurus: Lure it out here and drop chests on its head from above.
Vexin: make him climb vines?
Torrents of water batter the rubble, hurling mists into the air, then settle into a stream running west down the street. Vines twist and wind their way up the side of the cavern beside the waterfall.
Hawkeye: How do you plan on getting back up Taurus?
Taurus peers all the way up.
Taurus: I could do it.
Taurus looks back at them, maybe not as confident looking as he sounds.
Taurus: Goldmoon. It might be wise for you to carry the staff, for now.
Goldmoon nods, clearly shaken
Taurus comments as he dons his armor, takin several minutes to do it.
Taurus: I'll take point, if we run into any trouble.
Hawkeye nods, grimacing in pain
Taurus: The Gods will protect us.
Taurus nods resolutely and trudges forward, peering around the corner.
Hawkeye (muttering under his breath): That's almost as scary as Vexin saying Oops
Taurus steps around, drawing his sword as he waves it about slowly.
You see a wide cobblestone street streach off in the distance. May roads branch off to the south (really east)
This building has a collapsed roof. Nothing remains but rubble
Taurus sticks close to the wall, stepping carefully down the wide street peering in occasionally down the roads and into buildings.
Vexin: The gods won't protect us, they'll just heal us or ressurrect us when we splat!
Vexin grins
Hawkeye: I wodner how many times they'll continuen to do that...
Vexin: Til they get what they want?
This building is similar to the previous one. You reach another road heading south. off in the east, you see a giant pot with a chain that rises into the mists above. A large dragon statue stands behind the pot. You see some hooded creatures near hear, a large mallet in their hands. Set into the dragon statue is a large gong.
Hawkeye: Looks like that might be the place, Taurus..
Hawkeye: I don't know how we'll take a dragon in this condition
Hawkeye gestures to his injured arm
Taurus nods slowly.
Taurus (Whispered): Then lets not give them a chance to warn it...
Hawkeye: I think even a surprised dragon is more than a match for us...
Brigg: Remember what the gully dwarf said...
Taurus: We can rest, but if these things alert the Dragon; there'll be none to be had.
Brigg: that looks like it might be a lift...
Taurus nods to briggs.
Vexin: That's our way out then
ZtB: Now we find the lift..
Vexin: On to find the Dragon!
Hawkeye: Should've taken our chance with the Draconians..
Taurus nods in aggreeance.
Brigg: which way, then?
ZtB: Yes, we should have..
Taurus pulls a shortspear from the pack, gauging the distance between them and the hooded figures.
Vexin: not to the lit...
Vexin: lift
Taurus: To the lift, lets charge them and ascend out of here.
Vexin creeps down the south hall, pretending to be sneaky for fun
Vexin: Aren't we here to kill a dragon?
Hawkeye: Ascend out of the place we just descended to?
Taurus looks to the side at Vexin as he sneaks off.
Taurus: To rest, we can come back once we're in better shape.
Hawkeye: If we kill them, by the time we come back they'll be on better guard
Riverwind nods to Hawkeye.
Vexin: Yep, kill em now and they'll know we're here
Hawkeye: We need to find a place down here to restr, and keep out of sight
Riverwind: If we must rest, lets do it down here...
Vexin: We can surprise the dragon right now
Taurus: Alright. Then lets find somewhere to rest.
Taurus follows after Vexin.
Vexin resusmes sneaking down the hall
Vexin listens at the 1st door
You don't hear anything.
Vexin: Half-elf!
Vexin: your turn!
Vexin grins
Taurus keeps an eye on the hallway.
Hawkeye leans against the wall, still in obvious pain as they listen at the door
Kraven puts his ear to the door
Kraven: listen [1d20+8 = 17]
You also hear nothing
Taurus: Open the door, lets move in.
You open the door and find another ruined building...
Taurus enters, looking about to see if the place is suitable to set a camp.
ZtB: I really should invest in a home down here... the property values must be really low..
Taurus: Yeah, the front step takes care of tax collectors too?
ZtB: Yes it does..
Hawkeye laughes slightly at Zhage's joke, spitting a small amount of blood out
ZtB: Although this is a bit of a fixer upper..
Hawkeye: I don't think the spectre tax collector's would be stopped by that
Vexin: Just guard the north door, Skitters and I have the south door tonight
Taurus frowns some at Hawkeye clearing a space for the party as he sets his pack down and begins to pull out a smaller pack.
Vexin: Skitters, WARN! GUARD!
Hawkeye: I'll take first watch..
Taurus: I'll tend your wounds first.
Hawkeye walks over towards the door, sitting down to stare at it
Hawkeye nods to Taurus
ZtB: Let us know if that door moves..
Vexin sits Skitters down against the south door, and lays against the furry animal to sleep
Hawkeye: I will
Taurus spends some time to heal everyones wounds, focusing more on Hawkeye at first but getting to the others later with long term care.
Hawkeye sighs, feeling some measure of relief in his arm.
the party rest throughout the night. It is a cold and wet night, but none the less a well needed one.
Taurus rests somewhat fitfully, waking up several times from nightmares of falling into darkness.
Hawkeye rises, looking arund the camp as he grimaces slightly, rotating his arm a little.
Vexin: should hae by now
Vexin: Time to find the dragon!
Vexin heads out the south door
Taurus: We need to get past the guards at the lift.
Goldmoon: Is everyone feeling a bit better?
Hawkeye: I swear he has boundless energy
Taurus nods.
Hawkeye takes a few practice swings with his injured arm, nodding at Taurus
Hawkeye: I think I can handle anything you have in mind
The companions head back out to the street.
Taurus: Vexin. Want to play a game?
Vexin: Whassat?
Taurus: Lure the Draks into the corridor here so we can ambush them.
Taurus: They might not warn the others if its just you they see.
Vexin: ooh! ok
Taurus: ...pretend to be a gully dwarf?
Hawkeye snickers
Vexin: pfft! Kender are better than aghar!
Taurus: Exactly, they might be intimidated into calling for backup if they see a fearless kender staring them down.
Vexin peeks around the corner
ZtB stifles a laugh..
A thin shaft of light overhead dimly outlines a dismal courtyard forty feet in diameter. Broken cobblestone streets run east, west, and south from the courtyard; ruined walls sag threateningly toward the streets. Against the northern wall of the courtyard, a ten-foot-high wicker dragon stands, bearing a large round metal plate suspended in a hole in its chest. A robed figure stands next to the effigy. A huge black metal pot sits in the center of the courtyard, a chain rising from the pot into the mists above.
Hawkeye: I hope this works
Taurus begins to slowly approach, taking his time so as not to be too loud.
Vexin: HELLO UGLIES!!!!
Hawkeye draws both his blades, attempting to blend into the shadows
Vexin: YOUR MOTHERS ARE GULLY DWARVES!
Taurus (Whisper): Ready your actions to strike when he enters.
Vexin: YOUR FATHERS LOVE DWARF WOMEN!
The robed figure looks up at the kender surprised to see him down here.
Kraven Kraven steps to the side of the door and presses his body tight against the wall
Vexin waits until the figures are almost upon him, then scampers down the corridor
Kraven: Hide [1d20+9 = 23]
he points and heaves his mallet and swings it against the gong. A loud ring calls out. The figure repeats this many tiems over and over.
ZtB: That doesn't bode well..
Hawkeye prepares for the worst
Vexin: YOU RING THE GONG FOR A SINGLE KENDER?!?!?! HAHA!
Vexin: Inept guards!
Vexin moons the guards
Past the pot towards the north, you see many draconians come running out of various buildings. There are over 20
Vexin dashes down the middle hallway, away from the party
Hawkeye: What's taking the kender so long...
Taurus frowns
ZtB: I don't know.. perhaps someone should go look?
Vexin dashes into the south room, seeking a place to hide near another exit
Taurus (Whispered): Maybe he didn't understand the plan and rang the gong himself...
Hawkeye: This doesn't seem well..
Hawkeye groans
The kender hides behind some rubble. The draconians swarm into the area and immediately see the top-knot sticking out from over the rocks.
Vexin: Eep!
Taurus (Whispered): Half-elf.. see whats happening..
Taurus gestures to the door.
Vexin: YOU LOOK LIKE WEAK LIZARDS!
Kraven sneaks out into the cooridoor to see what's going on
Kraven: move silently [1d20+9 = 15]
Kraven peers down the street and sees a swarm of dragonmen heading into the ruins to the south
Kraven signals to Taurus through the door, pointing in the direction of the dragonmen
Vexin
Taurus frowns, looks at his comrades and begins to step forward.
Taurus (Whispered): Lets assist him.
Hawkeye follows Taurus out

Vexin: Oops...
ZtB: Let's go..
The draconians give chase.
Hawkeye
You see a small hole in the wall to the north that you might be able to squeeze through
Hawkeye tries to move towards the dracs as quickly as he can, hoping to reach Vexin in time
Vexin
Vexin: YOU'RE ALL DONKEY-LOVERS!
Vexin pops out and moons the dracs before diving into the hole in the wall
ZtB
ZtB follows Taurus out into the hall..
Taurus
Taurus huffs and puffs as he moves LOUDLY down the hall.
ZtB: Perhaps your sword arm needs a little help Taurus..
ZtB chants and touches Taurus' shoulder.
Taurus feels the strength surge through him and he grins at Zhage.
Taurus: Great thanks my friend!
Kraven
Kraven rushes forward to join Hawkeye, rapier and shortsword drawn and ready

Brigg and Riverwind join the rush
THe draconians begin looking through the rubble not sure where the kender went
draconian: come on out! We won't hurt you...
Hawkeye
Hawkeye sheathes both his weapons as he unslings his bow, taking aim at the draconian closest to him, he looses an arrow
The arrow whistles by and clanks into the stone wall
Vexin
Three figures squat in the center of the room, their wings folded flat against their backs. They seem to be tossing something on the floor. In the northwest corner, a single short figure lays bound head to toe. His eyes glitter with suppressed energy above the gag binding his mouth.
ZtB
ZtB attemps to catch up with Taurus..
Taurus
Taurus moves foward longsword at the ready! *clankclankclank*
Kraven
Kraven keeps rushing forward but moves to the south a bit to use the wall to the south for cover

Riverwind and Brigg continue to run towards the action. Riverwind stops near Hawkeye and shoots his own short bow at the draconians
THe arrow shoots into the draconian's stomache as it snarls at the charging warriors
Some of the draconians look for Vexin in the room while the other two prepare for battle
The three draconians in the room near Vexin...
Draconian (With a Laugh): All right boys, lets see who gets a change of diet tonight,
They crouch down and begin throwing dice against the wall.
Hawkeye
Hawkeye nocks another arrow, aiming for the one in front of Briggs as he fires
the arrow strikes the dragonman
the draconian growls in pain
Vexin

Hawkeye
Taurus grins, commenting to Briggs as they rush forward. "Focus on the wounded one."
Hawkeye moves back another fifteen feet, as he looks to see if more draconians are coming from the north
you don't see anymore draconians to the north, except for the robed figure
Vexin
The prisoner, to your surprise, looks like a kender
these draconians look like the bigger ones too... the ones that explode.
Vexin sneaks into the room. The other kender notices Vexin and you can tell from his face he would have shouted a warm greeting had it not been for the gag in his mouth. The draconians play with the dice and bicker over the rules as Vexin cuts the bonds. A draconian start to glance towards you but turns back as one of the others apparently cheats with the dice.
ZtB
ZtB pulls out his Crossbow and fires at the non-injured Drak
Taurus
Taurus lets out a cry of challenge as he charges in and takes a sharp swing at the already wounded Drak on his right.
the sword slashes into the draconian's arm. The creature then turns to stone.
Kraven
Kraven moves along the wall and around the corner trying to approach the injured draconian unnoticed and attack
The stealthy half-elf emerges from the shadows unnoticed by all and plunges the shortsword deep into the draconian's back. The draconian hisses as it arches it's back and turns to stone
Taurus turns his attention to the other Drak and blinks as he watches it turn to stone, seeing the stealthy half-elf arise from its back.
Kraven pulls the sword out of the stone corpse as fast as it went in.
Hawkeye
Hawkeye draws another arrow back, spinning towards the north as he sees the draconian fall before Kraven. He takes aim briefly as he let's fly at the gong Draconian.
The arrow hits it's target. The draconian throws back it's hood and glares at the ranger before running forward.
Vexin
Vexin blindly dashes through the room to the south, barely taking time to glance around, tanking the other Kender with him
the door swings open into the street as Vexin lunges out, along with another kender!
ZtB: What the? Is he multipling?
Vexin points towards the lift in urgency
Hawkeye hearing Zhage's comment, he glacnces briefly over towards where Vexin is
Taurus peers over his shoulder at the sound of the opening door, confusion wrought on his features.
Brigg: looks like he learnt that spell you cast before, Zhage!
Vexin: Find the Dragon!
Brigg: where are the rest of the draconians, Vex?
ZtB: I hope not.
Taurus: Ok. Lets regroup, fall back to the camp.
Hawkeye: That'd be great if a Draconian wasn't charging me right now
Vexin (very proudly): 3 looking for me, and 3 never saw me, in that room!
kender: DRAGON! I KNOW WHERE SHE IS!!! It is so great!
Taurus visably cringes.
ZtB
Vexin: Take us! swiftly and quickly.
Taurus: Regroup first! Vexin!
ZtB moves to the right of Hawkeye, reloads and fires
The bolt whistles past, embedding into the wicker dragon
Taurus
Taurus backs up towards the others.
ZtB reloads
Kraven
Kraven runs back behind Taurus
Riverwind shoots his bow and arrow at the draconion towards the lift
The arrow lands in the draconions thigh. He grabs it in pain but charges forward.
Brigg runs forward ans attacks the draconian with his scythe
The scythe slashes across the snout of the beast
Hawkeye
Hawkeye swiftly pulls another arrow out of his quiver, bring his bow to full draw as he shoots at the beast before him
The arrow misses and clanks against the wall
Vexin
Vexin: Which way to the dragon, brother?
Taurus: Vexin! Fall back NOW!
kender: To the west!
Taurus barks at Vexin.
Vexin sticks his tongue out and obeys
ZtB
ZtB begins to chant and then points at the drac.
THe glowing darts shoot off towards the draconian with remarkable accuracy. As the plow into the chest of the draconian, he turns to stone in mid swing of his weapon
Vexin: West!
Lets get back to the camp to regroup
Vexin: Before the others come!
Brigg: Lets get back to the camp to regroup
Taurus: No Vexin. We're not meeting the Dragon with Draks at our back.
ZtB: Let's get back..
Taurus: Briggs and I will hold front, the rest sit behind us and pepper the Draks as they close from a distance.
Brigg nods
Vexin: They're looking for me, they don't know where we are
Taurus: They'll come.
kender: and I don't have a weapon... I suppose I can throw rocks. this one looks sharp. I bet it could hurt a lot!
kender starts gathering rocks
Hawkeye: I agree with Taurus, Vexin. We've been through this before, Briggs, Taurus, and I.
Taurus: Pull back into the hallway.
Vexin: Ok, ok.
Vexin: But let's hurry
Vexin: I don't want to miss the dragon!
Taurus: Once we deal with the Draks we can meet the Dragon, properly.
Vexin: Like i missed the pink werebear...
Hawkeye: Don't yuou want to check on Skitters and Goldmoon, Vexin?
Taurus: I bet Goldmoon would love to meet your new friend.
kender: but what am I going to do with all these rocks!?
kender throws rocks up in the air and puts hands on hips
Vexin: Take them with us
kender: oh! okay!
Taurus stands out from the corridor just a bit so that those ranged can look down the west corridor as well.
kender starts to pick up the rocks again
Taurus: Half Elf.. Hide in the shadows, behind the wall. So if they get close you can have at their backs.
Kraven nods at Taurus
You see the three draconions walk out with much puzzelment on their faces.
Taurus points at the Draks as they appear, calling to his comrades.
Taurus: Fire!
Hawkeye
Vexin: I thought we were regrouping?
Vexin: Pfft!
Hawkeye Draws back his bow again, loosing a shaft at the one in front
Vexin
Vexin slings a stone at the lead draconian
Vexin: [1d4+2 = 3]
Taurus
Taurus lifts his shield defensively (full defence 26AC)
ZtB
ZtB takes aim with his cross bow at the lowest drac.
the bolt hits
Kraven
Kraven remains hidden behind the wall

Riverwind fires
The arrow hits
The draconians charge towards the group
Hawkeye
Hawkeye steps back a couple of feet to have a betetr view of the dracs as he shoots at his same mark again
this arrow fires past the charging beasts
Vexin
Vexin fires another stone
The stone clips the draconian in the wrist
ZtB
Vexin: That'll leave a mark
ZtB reloads and once again takes aim with his cross bow at the lowest drac.
Hawkeye laughs
Taurus: Nice shot!
ZtB while reloading, "Thanks."
The draconion falls to the ground, turning to stone. When he hits the cobblestone street, he crumbles to many pieces
Hawkeye: Way to take one out, Zhage!
Taurus
Taurus readies his longsword behind his shield so the instant a Drak moves into range he'll thrust it up into him.
Kraven
Kraven remains hidden

Riverwind lets an arrow loose
Riverwind's arrow pierces the throat of another. It turns to stone
Kraven rushes up behind the draconian and attacks
the elf rushes forward, plunging the sword deep between the shoulder blades. The draconian turns to stone
Taurus grins and nods to Kraven.
Taurus: Well done.
Taurus looks around.
Taurus: Everyone, well done.
Vexin: Dragon?
Taurus: Teamwork like that and we wont take even a scratch.
Hawkeye: Aye. Especially Zhage and our new friend here
Taurus: Almost Vexin... we've more Draks to deal with, Aye?
Vexin: Not that know where we are
Hawkeye: The gong only brought 5?
Vexin: And we're going the opposite way
Vexin: West!
Taurus: Alright. But we procede with caution, in this formation. Ok?
Kraven Nods to Taurus
Hawkeye: Let's get going then
Taurus nods.
ZtB: Lead on.
Taurus: Vexin, get Skitters and Goldmoon. We're moving out.
Vexin bounds off, calling Skitters, singing "time to slay the Dragon!"
Taurus begins to procede towards the gong, then turns left and stops at the door.
kender: I'm Hugon, by the way. Hugon Barker
Vexin: Hullo!
Hugon: Hi!
Vexin offers his hand as he's walking
Vexin: Come kill the dragon wit us!
Hugon: Thanks for saving me
Vexin: You'd do the same
Hugon: hmmm... I'll tell you where it is, but I find this place to be most unpleasent. I think I'll climb back up the chain and be on my way
Taurus: If you hang back little friend, we can escort you out once we're done. It will be safer.
Hugon: alright. That works for me!