24th Day of Snowmoot: Continued
'The Gate is Ours'
Fargrim pushed on as stealthily as he could soon joined by Bron, who noticed just how dark it was outside. Fargrim and Bron switched to hand weapons and shields. Downstairs Garet secured the downstairs door the guard had fled through as Aerie did the same upstairs. Soon the group were spread across the battlement leading to the large building on the north wall.
A door opened below and 2 Bandits rushed out firing crossbows as they did, they hit nothing but were soon lying in the snow, dead. The group crept on. Fargrim had reached a door, Bron supported with Hagnulf and Zindra covering the stairs and lower courtyard. Garet covered the door the 2 bandits had come from as Grog dropped down off the wall onto the lower level. Bandur moved along the walkway and Aerie covered from the Gatehouse doorway.
Fargrim shoulder charged the door and it creaked and groaned but didn't budge. Suddenly the door was pulled open and before he could react a 3 pronged spear hit him twice, the door was slammed shut again.
The door opened and Fargrim and Bron charged into the room, 4 guards waited for them. These guards were armed with saw toothed swords, a trident, battle axe and one blew a horn loud and long. The fight was on.
With a yell guards poured out of 2 doors from the building the previous 2 crossbow men had come from. One group threw javelins up at the Walkway, whilst the 2nd charged the stairs. At the same time Aerie heard the upper walkway door, she had barred earlier, booming as something crashed into it.
Aerie went down, struck by 3 javelins. Hagnulf and Zindra defended the stairs killing 2, as Garet dropped a figure in the courtyard. Grog hemmed into the corner of stairs and wall fought off 2 attackers and killed 1 with the help of his spiritual weapon. Aerie healed and regained her feet to be pummeled down again as a bugbear slammed his morning star into her body, Bandur rushed forward and killed the bugbear, now in a berserker rage he defended the doorway.
Aerie cast another healing spell and slowly regained her feet. More javelins had narrowly missed Garet. Hagnulf, Zindra and Grog prepared for the next onslaught.
Bron and Fargrim had taken some hits but had killed the 4 guards. Fargrim opened a door and stepped into a corridor.
Photos from the session tonight:
Orange circles Bugbears
Yellow squares Bandits
Black squares Other humans
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