Boona is confused by the different orders and why Ratsy isn't being his usual overly talkative self.....but she knows these are the bad people Ratsy told her about who stole all the peoples money and kicked that poor puppy....and they killed Shrik!

Boona liked Shrik....sort of....Shrik nickname for Boona was Winter Rations and she kept stroking Boonas limbs and licking her....which Boona didn't really understand but it seemed friendly...

Her head really hurts and she wasn't really sure why....but the bald man had tried to scare her she was pretty sure......she didn't like being scared.....

Ignoring Glerk, he wasn't the boss she ran up to the bald man, " Hey, no run away!".    She thought about swinging her maul again but her head hurt too much....

The massive humanoid lumbers across the street to admonish Syzygy.

Jurgen (& Draco) and Syzygy may act next!

Jurgen and Draco move to attack the boss. While moving over there he sees that Boona is having a change of heart so he says “He boss guy, don’t talk to a pretty lady Boona like that.” “Boona, come join us. We are good team that respects everyone, even a kobold like me. What do ya say?” Jurgen fires his crossbow while Draco is fast enough to reach him to attack.

jurgen 21 to hit with 7 damage. Draco follows suite 15 to hit for 5 damage. 

Jurgen sinks a bolt deep into the gasping, paralyzed bandit before Draco manages to tear him apart.

Of the ambushers, only Boona and the badly wounded orc archer remain standing.

Syzygy, standing on the far side of the road with Boona looming over him, is up next!

Syzygy looks up into the eyes of the so-called Boona. Syzygy felt as though the road into Boona’s thoughts was simple, smooth enough to try …. ‘Boona’ a low whisper enters her mind ‘this is your higher self. Ratsy is not worthy of your company and skill. The Kobold is right, gaze upon these mighty warriors. Join them.’ Syzygy does not blink or break gaze. 

17 deception - to mask mental voice 

(Boona: Make a DC17 INT check to see if you recognize the voice as Syzygy's trickery!)

Boona Int Check-  2

(Boona has no idea where the strange telepathic voice is coming from.)

The badly wounded archer runs for it, dashing through the scrabble and brush, not bothering to disengage. (Bryony may have an opportunity attack as he does.)

"Boooonnnaaaaaahh," he cries as he retreats. "Boona, you moron, get the halfling! I'm really hurt! Forget about the bald one! Save me!"

Gundren charges Boona, making another feint. (The next attack against Boona has advantage.)

Bryony and Quinn may act (Bryony should first decide to take that opportunity attack.)

(If the wounded orc archer survives any opportunity attack, he will be 60 feet from Bryony, and about 75 feet from Quinn.)

The orc tries to make a break for it, but Bryony lashes out with her sword as he runs.

Opportunity Attack w/ Shortsword - Attack: 11 Damage: 5

Bryony wasn't quite quick enough to get the orc as he fled. He kept yelling something about a Boona, whatever that was. The halfling felt a little bad for him. Switching to her shortbow, she tries to get him with a non-lethal shot, enough to pin him down.

Shortbow - Attack: 7 Damage: 7

Bryony takes down the archer in the distant shrubbery with an arrow to his calf. He is down, badly wounded, bleeding heavily, barely conscious.

Only Boona remains standing of the ambushing gang.

Quinn may act, followed by Boona.

Boona is standing still in the road with voices in her head and looking very confused, she sees Ratsy fall and notes that she doesn't feel overly bad about that.....when Tugg and Glerk also fall she frowns.

Its up to her....but she is very confused.....

She looks across at Jurgen, " Tiny Dragon!!  Why you say Boona Pretty? Nobody say that that to Boona......Shrik say Tasty....but I think different meaning."

She looks down at Syzygy,  there is a slight hint of suspicion there that he's somehow linked to her headache but its not a link that will ever be confirmed,  " I......my head talking but not me.....don't like it..."

It is Bryony that she focuses on as she catches out the corner of her eye the tiny woman, aiming her bow to bring Glerk down instead of ending him.

" You!! Little You! Why you not kill Glerk if you are Bad Person?  A lot you people have shiny things, so why you steal from orphange? And why you kick the puppies?"

She still had her immense maul raised but her confusion and being the last left standing with no one to tell her what to do meant she was unlikely to take that swing unless forced.

Held Action-  Maul Attack on Syzygy if attacked.

Jurgen responds "No. We are the party that saves puppies. We just rescued this man (points are Gundren) from bad people that hurt him. We are taking him back to town to rest." 

Quinn stows his weapons and walks slowly towards Boona, Syzygy and Jurgen with his hands out to his side indicating that he’s not a threat. 

“Boona, don’t do it. listen to my friend. What he says is true. We saved this man. We’re just trying to get him back to town to mend his wounds and then move on to reunite him with his family. 

Those idiots you traveled with were lying to you and using you. There’s no orphanages around here to steal from. We don’t kick puppies. 

I see the hesitation in your eyes. You know it’s true. Put down your weapon, please.”

Combat is paused; anyone may act.

The orc archer, however, is whimpering in the grass. Prone, barely conscious, and bleeding heavily, he is unlikely to survive without medical attention. First death save: 20

Jurgen goes over to the fallen enemy and binds him. He then casts Spare the Dying. He goes through his items to remove any weapons and to gather any information he can. 

"We should check those other guys for any details."

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Jurgen responds "No. We are the party that saves puppies. We just rescued this man (points are Gundren) from bad people that hurt him. We are taking him back to town to rest." 

Boona cocks her head like said puppy and turns to Gundren who nods slightly in agreement.

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Quinn stows his weapons and walks slowly towards Boona, Syzygy and Jurgen with his hands out to his side indicating that he’s not a threat. 

“Boona, don’t do it. listen to my friend. What he says is true. We saved this man. We’re just trying to get him back to town to mend his wounds and then move on to reunite him with his family. 

Those idiots you traveled with were lying to you and using you. There’s no orphanages around here to steal from. We don’t kick puppies. 

I see the hesitation in your eyes. You know it’s true. Put down your weapon, please.”

 

Her maul dipped slightly in her hands and she hesitated further.....

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Combat is paused; anyone may act.

The orc archer, however, is whimpering in the grass. Prone, barely conscious, and bleeding heavily, he is unlikely to survive without medical attention. First death save: 7

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Jurgen goes over to the fallen enemy and binds him. He then casts Spare the Dying. He goes through his items to remove any weapons and to gather any information he can. 

"We should check those other guys for any details."

.....Boona dropped the maul to the ground with a tremendous thud when she saw Jurgen tend to Glerk.

She nodded to Jurgen, " Only Shrik have de tail....the others not."

" Tie up Boona too?"

Bryony approaches the fallen Glerk and watches Jurgen stabilize him with approval. Then the tiny halfling turns to the giant woman, Boona. After she dropped her massive maul to the ground, she wasn't as afraid anymore.

"No, we don't need to tie you up, Boona," Bryony says. "Can you help us? We want to get Gundren back to town safely."

Jurgen stabilizes and binds the fallen archer. He has 5 silver coins, a ratty bow, a rusty knife, and half of a small, greasy cooked fish in his possession. His wounds bound, he falls unconscious.

Combat is over. 

The sun is setting. They are less than a half-day's march from town.

Gundren looks pale and spent, although pleased with his own performance in the battle. ("Did you see my feint?") 

But they had spotted a decent campsite just before they were ambushed – a sheltered hollow not far from the road, but not visible without straying off the road.

Boona smiled broadly at Bryony, " I can. He is only small, easy to carry."

She stayed where she was for the moment still slightly uncertain as to what had happened over the last few minutes....but no one was yelling at her or calling her names for the first time in a long time so at least it was peaceful.

Looking at the massive woman it can be seen from her build and height that she has goliath ancestry, though her facial features blend that with an orcish or perhaps ogrillion cast and her skin tone definitely points that way......something about the slope of her shoulders and back suggests perhaps ogre....though that could be the ogrillion....she certainly has an interesting heritage.....