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[Spanningtree]

Tavin - Monk

Sheathing his sword he will dispatch the sleeping creates. After that he will check the table for any hidden spaces, knowing these creatures are cunning.

[kwll]

"Why don't you ask your new friend what he and his mates were doing here in the first place?" proposes Calthas to Effric while recovering his arrows.

[merias]

"Ahem, yes well, it seems the creature doesn't understand me..." Effric says, a bit red-faced.

"If it were a woodland animal I could speak with it. Does anyone speak its tongue, or perhaps that of orc or goblin? It may speak any of those."

[badams30]

"Ahem, yes well, it seems the creature doesn't understand me..." Effric says, a bit red-faced.

"If it were a woodland animal I could speak with it. Does anyone speak its tongue, or perhaps that of orc or goblin? It may speak any of those."

Thurwin stops in his tracks. "Ah, I can speak orc and goblin tongue, let's see if that helps, eh?"

Thurwin will cancel his search of the area to try and converse with the gnoll, relaying any info that Effric tells him to speak/ask/whatever.

Thurwin says to Effric, "You may want to tell this fellow that he can trust me, and listen to my words, to avoid any confusion when we are in a pinch."

[merias]

Thurwin stops in his tracks. "Ah, I can speak orc and goblin tongue, let's see if that helps, eh?"

Thurwin will cancel his search of the area to try and converse with the gnoll, relaying any info that Effric tells him to speak/ask/whatever.

Thurwin says to Effric, "You may want to tell this fellow that he can trust me, and listen to my words, to avoid any confusion when we are in a pinch."

"Good idea, Thurwin." Effric puts his arm around Thurwin's shoulders, smiling at the gnoll and telling him we are all good buddies and that he can trust Thurwin, letting Thurwin translate as he does so.

[greyarea]

Thurwin finds nothing more of interest in the room. Tavin ends the lives of the dog-men slumbering. As he is near the far door (where the gnolls came from), he swears he can hear more of them further in the room beyond, perhaps from another room beyond.

It turns out the gnoll can speak a pidgin goblin-tongue. Me name Toto, he says in a kind of barking goblin. We all friends?

The men at arms seem uncomfortable with your new canine friend.

Encounter Complete

2XP each

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Effric 10/10 <4,2>
Morgan 18/18
M@A1 (Joe)
M@A2 (Darryl)
--Calthas 13/13
Tavin 9/9 <CLW>
Calmert
Caydon 11/11
--Thurwin 13/13 <Sleep x2, Stinking Cloud>
M@A3 (Jay)

[kwll]

Calthas takes a peek at the other room -- from which the second group of gnolls appeared -- while his friends try to communicate with the dog faced monster.

[badams30]

Thurwin - Wizard

Thurwin smiles reassuringly at the men at arms and says quietly "At ease, men. This creature has been magically befriended. He won't hurt us." Thurwin then turns to Toto and says "Hello, Toto. I am Thurwin. And yes, friends. All friends. Can you tell me how many more of your kind are around here? Where are they, and do they know of our presence? Thurwin gives his best stern expression and says "Your former companions were trying to hurt Effric. The others have been ordered to do the same. We can't let that happen now, can we?"

OOC: Thurwin will translate what the gnoll says to the party.

[tumblingdice]

Morgan smiles at his brother's antics, then joins Calthas as he looks into the next room.

[greyarea]

Toto nods excitedly when Thurwin mentions more gnolls. He seems a bit confused when asked more complex questions. The goblin pidgin seems to be breaking down. Yes, there are more gnolls, he responds. When asked how many he says, Yes, more. He gets a bit frustrated that you don't understand. Yes, more. When asked where the other gnolls are he answers, Here in this place. I show you where.

When you mention his old companions, he looks sadly at the dead gnolls on the floor. Then sadly at Effric. Why friends kill friends? he says.

Meanwhile...

Calthas and Morgan take in the next room. The walls of this place are of plain stone. Doors to the north and west are normal. Four heaps of bedding — rags, torn tap- estries, rugs, etc. — lie by the south wall. Two stools stand near the entrance to the southeast passage. Opposite this entrance, along the wall, is a crude shelf, supporting several samples of pottery — bottles and mugs. Under it, in the north- west corner, stand four spears.



The exit east seems to rejoin the passage you were exploring earlier.

There is noise of argument coming from the door to the north.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Effric 10/10 <4,2>
Morgan 18/18
M@A1 (Joe)
M@A2 (Darryl)
--Calthas 13/13
Tavin 9/9 <CLW>
Calmert
Caydon 11/11
--Thurwin 13/13 <Sleep x2, Stinking Cloud>
M@A3 (Jay)