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Dimitri will find a place to hide with Kheesa, slowing his breath, readying for another fight. His finger taps on the handle of his cane as he looks for the final enemy to show. Could it be this easy? Will they take the bait? He just hopes he can get out of this cleanly.
(OOC: So my understanding is Hadi and Tristan are holding T'bitha in false bindings, partially disguised as shadowhunters, while Khessa and Dimitri are hiding nearby (within the tavern walls?))
Hadi and Tristan stand on either side of you, T'bitha, each holding onto your arm in a way that portrays them keeping you in place, with your arms bound together behind your back. Khessa and Dimitri you two stay hidden the best you can.
Khessa give me a stealth check. Dimitri has already given me one.
Hadi, Tristan, and T'bitha give me a deception check please. With the darkness of the night and the slight disguises, you can make them with advantage.
(OOC: Combat will likely ensue shortly so, I'm going to give everyone the opportunity to roll their own initiative for when it does! Go ahead and give me initiative with your next post, please!)
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I did not roll because, if possible, Khessa would remain completely out of sight (for example completely behind a building), without even peeking, so to avoid stealth checks (she would have to roll at disvantage, due to the heavy armor!), relying on combat noises or Dimitri's suggestions to understand when it's time to act.
If STILL stealth check is needed from her, this would be: 9
Dimitri and Khessa should perferably NOT be within the den, but maybe behind some nearby building outside. Difference should be he peeks, since he is more stealthy, while Khessa should simply stay out of sight, ready to act when either he says so or combat noises start echoing.
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T’bitha wrinkles her nose and moves her wrists in the loose bindings. Though the ropes are loose enough, the thought alone stirs up uneasy feelings deep inside her.
Tristan steels himself, his right hand crossed over his body gripping the blade at his left hip. His eyes dart back and forth, staying alert for any movement.
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“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
The three of you, Hadi, Tristan, and T'bitha continue to stand out in the open in the darkness of the street while Dimitri and Khessa stay just out of sight. You're unsure how long you've been standing out here in the open, but eventually all of you hear a faint whistle. The three of you, Hadi, Tristan, and T'bitha, look around in the direction of the whistle. After a moment you three notice a soft purple light appear on the roof of the building across the street from you. As the light appears, you notice three drow suddenly appear in the area illuminated by the light. You hear faintly in drow elvish "bring her and let's get on with it already, time for the betrayer to die." The three drow you see, T'bitha, don't appear to be anything but your standard shadowhunters. None of them appear to be him.
Meanwhile, Khessa and Dimitri, the two of you hear footsteps passing by you while hiding nearby, but visually see nothing move past you in the darkness.
Khessa keeps perfectly still, unwilling to give away her position in any way. She hopes that whoever is passing does not spot her and Dimitri or, at least, does not take interest in them. She stays ready to act as soon as she either hears sounds of battle, or gets hints by Dimitri.
Tristan stands deathly still, trying not to give away the ploy. As the drow speaks in the unfamiliar language, Tristan nudges T'bitha, prompting her to take the lead.
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“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
When hearing footsteps passing by, Dimitri gives Khessa a gesture indicating he’ll follow them. He pulls his hood up, hiding his face in shadows, and walks silently, staying by the side of the buildings, and he’ll move to a place where he could see the drows.
((I assume he could hear them talking and know where they are.))
T’bitha takes a step forward and speaks in her native tongue, “Usstan’d y’sik el taga alu rath xuil dos.”
(ooc- From eilistraee.com drow translator) “I’d rather die than go back with you.”
T’bitha “struggles” between Hadi and Tristan as she whispers, “They want you to bring me to them to be judged as a traitor. I presume they’re taking me back to the underdark.”
When hearing footsteps passing by, Dimitri gives Khessa a gesture indicating he’ll follow them. He pulls his hood up, hiding his face in shadows, and walks silently, staying by the side of the buildings, and he’ll move to a place where he could see the drows.
((I assume he could hear them talking and know where they are.))
Khessa does not move, but pays attention to what Dimitri does (while she can see him), ready to spring into action if needed.
After a quick squeeze to Tabitha's shoulder to let her know she's in good hands, Hadi gives her a bit of a shove towards the drow walking slowly in that direction. As he does he says, trying to sound gruff, "Is it just the three of you? We expect some guards may come back any time."((performance 13))
Dimitri you can hear the drow shouting from the roof top, and crossing the street would give you a decent view of them if you'd like. The nearest light source to you at the moment is about 40' away, so you feel confident about being well hidden. You also can't see anyone in the street in front of you, even though you heard the footsteps pass you by.
Khessa you continue to stay hidden nearby waiting for a sign. The drow that's been speaking speaks again "Oh there's no issue. We caught the messenger fleeing. Now get up here and let's go."
'Sarah allowed herself to get caught?' thinks an exasperated Khessa 'These guards are almost as useless as nipples on an armor! Plus, the drows that just came are 'up', whatever this means. Where did they appear, on a balcony? And why not in the street? Anyway, well, if Tristan, T'bitha and Hadi can just get about 30' near them, they should still be able to surprise attack them. And then Dimitri can shot from range... and I try to run and join the fray. Then, we will only have the invisible ones that just passed by to take care of. We still can do it'.
T’bitha’s heart begins to race as she learns that Sarah may have just been captured and preventing the alert to the city’s guards. She stumbles forward as Hadi and Tristan forcibly walk her towards the drow. She wriggles her hands to make sure the bindings are still loose.
T’bitha looks at the drow who is speaking the most as he appears to be the leader of this group, ”Vel’bol zhah dosst kaas?”
“What is your name?”
She looks to Tristan and Hadi and mutters under her breath. “Cut me with a dagger.”
Not quite sure what actually cutting her would do, Hadi instead shoves his 'prisoner', causing her to fall, before roughly pulling her up again as they slowly walk, whispering under his hood, "Do we attack when we get to them?"
T’bitha falls and stretches her hands out towards the street to catch herself and purposely scrapes the heel of her hands enough to draw blood. As Hadi pulls her up she nods subtly. She murmurs, as she keeps her eyes on the three drow and points, three times, at each drow while quietly saying, “May Eilistraee curse your weapons.”
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Dimitri will find a place to hide with Kheesa, slowing his breath, readying for another fight. His finger taps on the handle of his cane as he looks for the final enemy to show. Could it be this easy? Will they take the bait? He just hopes he can get out of this cleanly.
Stealth: 10
(OOC: So my understanding is Hadi and Tristan are holding T'bitha in false bindings, partially disguised as shadowhunters, while Khessa and Dimitri are hiding nearby (within the tavern walls?))
Hadi and Tristan stand on either side of you, T'bitha, each holding onto your arm in a way that portrays them keeping you in place, with your arms bound together behind your back. Khessa and Dimitri you two stay hidden the best you can.
Khessa give me a stealth check. Dimitri has already given me one.
Hadi, Tristan, and T'bitha give me a deception check please. With the darkness of the night and the slight disguises, you can make them with advantage.
(OOC: Combat will likely ensue shortly so, I'm going to give everyone the opportunity to roll their own initiative for when it does! Go ahead and give me initiative with your next post, please!)
I did not roll because, if possible, Khessa would remain completely out of sight (for example completely behind a building), without even peeking, so to avoid stealth checks (she would have to roll at disvantage, due to the heavy armor!), relying on combat noises or Dimitri's suggestions to understand when it's time to act.
If STILL stealth check is needed from her, this would be: 9
Initiative: 9
Dimitri and Khessa should perferably NOT be within the den, but maybe behind some nearby building outside. Difference should be he peeks, since he is more stealthy, while Khessa should simply stay out of sight, ready to act when either he says so or combat noises start echoing.
T’bitha wrinkles her nose and moves her wrists in the loose bindings. Though the ropes are loose enough, the thought alone stirs up uneasy feelings deep inside her.
Deception: 7 Advantage: 13
Initiative: 19
((Dimitri wouldn't want to be too far away. How far is the closest hiding place to where T'bitha is?))
Initiative: 8
Initiative 8
Tristan steels himself, his right hand crossed over his body gripping the blade at his left hip. His eyes dart back and forth, staying alert for any movement.
“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
Hadi pulls the cloak up around him, again thankful that was able to at least clean it before putting something so unfashionable on.
((deception 21; initiative 17; forgot deception adv: 19))
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The three of you, Hadi, Tristan, and T'bitha continue to stand out in the open in the darkness of the street while Dimitri and Khessa stay just out of sight. You're unsure how long you've been standing out here in the open, but eventually all of you hear a faint whistle. The three of you, Hadi, Tristan, and T'bitha, look around in the direction of the whistle. After a moment you three notice a soft purple light appear on the roof of the building across the street from you. As the light appears, you notice three drow suddenly appear in the area illuminated by the light. You hear faintly in drow elvish "bring her and let's get on with it already, time for the betrayer to die." The three drow you see, T'bitha, don't appear to be anything but your standard shadowhunters. None of them appear to be him.
Meanwhile, Khessa and Dimitri, the two of you hear footsteps passing by you while hiding nearby, but visually see nothing move past you in the darkness.
Khessa keeps perfectly still, unwilling to give away her position in any way. She hopes that whoever is passing does not spot her and Dimitri or, at least, does not take interest in them. She stays ready to act as soon as she either hears sounds of battle, or gets hints by Dimitri.
Tristan stands deathly still, trying not to give away the ploy. As the drow speaks in the unfamiliar language, Tristan nudges T'bitha, prompting her to take the lead.
“I will take responsibility for what I have done. [...] If must fall, I will rise each time a better man.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer.
When hearing footsteps passing by, Dimitri gives Khessa a gesture indicating he’ll follow them. He pulls his hood up, hiding his face in shadows, and walks silently, staying by the side of the buildings, and he’ll move to a place where he could see the drows.
((I assume he could hear them talking and know where they are.))
T’bitha takes a step forward and speaks in her native tongue, “Usstan’d y’sik el taga alu rath xuil dos.”
(ooc- From eilistraee.com drow translator) “I’d rather die than go back with you.”
T’bitha “struggles” between Hadi and Tristan as she whispers, “They want you to bring me to them to be judged as a traitor. I presume they’re taking me back to the underdark.”
Khessa does not move, but pays attention to what Dimitri does (while she can see him), ready to spring into action if needed.
After a quick squeeze to Tabitha's shoulder to let her know she's in good hands, Hadi gives her a bit of a shove towards the drow walking slowly in that direction. As he does he says, trying to sound gruff, "Is it just the three of you? We expect some guards may come back any time." ((performance 13))
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Dimitri you can hear the drow shouting from the roof top, and crossing the street would give you a decent view of them if you'd like. The nearest light source to you at the moment is about 40' away, so you feel confident about being well hidden. You also can't see anyone in the street in front of you, even though you heard the footsteps pass you by.
Khessa you continue to stay hidden nearby waiting for a sign. The drow that's been speaking speaks again "Oh there's no issue. We caught the messenger fleeing. Now get up here and let's go."
'Sarah allowed herself to get caught?' thinks an exasperated Khessa 'These guards are almost as useless as nipples on an armor! Plus, the drows that just came are 'up', whatever this means. Where did they appear, on a balcony? And why not in the street? Anyway, well, if Tristan, T'bitha and Hadi can just get about 30' near them, they should still be able to surprise attack them. And then Dimitri can shot from range... and I try to run and join the fray. Then, we will only have the invisible ones that just passed by to take care of. We still can do it'.
T’bitha’s heart begins to race as she learns that Sarah may have just been captured and preventing the alert to the city’s guards. She stumbles forward as Hadi and Tristan forcibly walk her towards the drow. She wriggles her hands to make sure the bindings are still loose.
T’bitha looks at the drow who is speaking the most as he appears to be the leader of this group, ”Vel’bol zhah dosst kaas?”
“What is your name?”
She looks to Tristan and Hadi and mutters under her breath. “Cut me with a dagger.”
Not quite sure what actually cutting her would do, Hadi instead shoves his 'prisoner', causing her to fall, before roughly pulling her up again as they slowly walk, whispering under his hood, "Do we attack when we get to them?"
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T’bitha falls and stretches her hands out towards the street to catch herself and purposely scrapes the heel of her hands enough to draw blood. As Hadi pulls her up she nods subtly. She murmurs, as she keeps her eyes on the three drow and points, three times, at each drow while quietly saying, “May Eilistraee curse your weapons.”