24th Day of Snowmoot
The next day was spent securing the camp as Garet caste his hide tracks on the area they were in. Unless anyone stumbled across them they were all but invisible. A guard was seen patrolling the south wall at odd times, no pattern could be discerned.
Plans were made and discarded. Then the plan was set. Under cover of darkness they would approach the walls, scale the walls and gain entry into the Keep, dealing with whatever they found along the way.
The group approach Riverguard Keep
(H=Hagnulf, J=Jax, B=Bron, Z=Zindra, F=Fargrim, B=Bandur, G=Grog, A=Aerie)
Having moved stealthily within 60ft or so of the lower wall Hagnulf successfully scaled the scree slope to his left. He lowered a rope, which enabled the others to scale the slope quickly, quietly and safely. They quickly moved to the south east corner of the gate tower where it joined the south wall. Again Hagnulf showed his versatility and quickly scaled the wall and dropped a rope over securely tied to the parapet. He could see no movement on the wall not anywhere within the inner compound of the keep. Garet & Zindra quickly followed. Zindra moving right and covering the lower wall and inner harbour. Garet cast silence. He then checked the door to his left, locked!
Bron came up next, then Fargrim, Bandur, Grog and lastly Aerie, who had to take position wedged between the parapet as the walkway was full of bodies. Fargrim moved to support Zindra. Grog moved to support Bron, all but Grog had bow or crossbows at the ready.
Garet moved aside as Hagnulf tried to unlock the door with his thieves tools. The slippery walkway proved to be his undoing and he slipped off the walkway but fell lightly on his feet bow at the ready.
Rope lowered he was soon hauled up and opened the door. On their stealthy entry, luckily still on the edge of silence, Hagnulf, Garet and Bandur could see 3 guards.
Hagnulf dropped one straight way, Garet caught sight of a guard in cover to their left and struck him down with multiple blows from his staff, Bandur hurled himself forward and dropped the 3rd.
Shouting from below put them on their guard. Bron entered, Zindra and Grog entered. Fargrim not far behind. Aerie moved to the walkway from her perilous perch and covered the courtyard.
Hagnulf crept down the stairs an dropped a guard below with a well aimed shot.
Garet decided to jump below, tripped and fell in front of a mean looking guard who swung and hit him. Bandur charged down the stairs straight into a 3rd guard not spotting a 4th who attacked from Bandurs left.
Unknown to Garet, Bandur or Hagnulf a 5th guard had already left the room and was running along the courtyard towards the largest building, Aerie already on watch let fly and arrow, the guard kept running. Loading a fire arrow she let another fly and struck him a deadly blow just before he could make it into cover.
Garet picked himself up and struck the guard with a flurry of blows from his staff. The guard reeled back critically injured, near deaths door. Bandur ill timed a sweep hit the open door and knocked his battle axe out of his hand. Grog made it downstairs and firebolted a guard and cast spiritual weapon to attack another.
Garet moved in for the kill, the guard he had struck was near death, he galnced over his shoulder thinking 1 strike to finish this one off and move in to hit another with another 2 blows should finish that one. It was not to be. He turned to see the guards sword pommel smash into his face, not only that but Garet, stunned, miss timed his swing and hit himself. Stunned, prone and critically injured, Garet could only look on as the guard moved in for the kill, the guard plunged his sword down into Garet who let out a groan of death.
Bandur picked his battle axe up, swung and dispatched a gaurd, Grogs spiritual weapon made short work of the 2nd as Bandur rushed over and stood over his friend. Grog moved in and healed as Hagnulf let fly an arrow and finished the guard off. Garet sat up, lucky to be alive, one more hit and he was dead for sure.
Meanwhile as Hagnulf, Garet, Bandur & Grog moved downstairs, Aerie on watch outside; Bron, Zindra and Fargrim opened the double doors and rushed into the next room.
They each took on a guard but they all missed a 4th guard who was able to shoot Zindra in the back. All 4 guards were dispatched.
Bron pointed out the wheel mechanisms (there were 2) must be for some kind of portcullis arrangement below, although a slot for it to raise up cold not be seen, worse still he uncovered a hole (covered over with a wood cover, 3 murder holes and pointed to 3 barrels standing against the wall. Full of oil he surmised. Fargrim moved through another doorway and stood on the walkway of the west wall.
'The Gate is Ours'
TALLY SO FAR:
12 GUARDS KILLED
40 GOLD PIECES
150 SILVER PIECES
POTION OF HEALING 2D4+2 (GARET USED)
POTION OF DIMINUTION (GAIN THE REDUCE EFFECT FOR 1D4 HOURS)
BANDURS 2 UNKNOWN POTIONS ARE:
POTION OF CLIMBING
POTION OF GREATER HEALING 4D4+4
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