Dragon of Icespire Peak ***CLOSED***

With his ritual now complete he stands up.  "I can speak boar now.  If willing to talk, I talk, if not, we have dinner," Minsys says.  He would then heft his maul onto his shoulder and walk out there when the others are ready.

The boar slain by Connak's arrow fell in place at the pumpkin patch at the northwest corner of the manse, closest to where the party is hiding at the edge of the woods. Minsys can see one other boar feeding on pumpkins on the north side of the house.

The pumpkin patches wrap all the way around the structure, nine in total, and Tabesha'l would have noticed there were boars feeding in each one just before her familiar went down the chimney.

From Arvi's location in the dining room, Tabesha'l can see an archway leading east through the house to an undecorated hall with a staircase on the northern wall. At the west end of the hall, she sees a set of double doors, presumeably the inside of the main entrance from the portico. A giant boar’s head has been crudely carved into the wooden doors. The ceilings in both rooms look to be approximately 8 feet high.

Vaxis follows close behind Minsys, motioning for Connak to watch his back. Frost curls from his nostrils, in anticipation of any sneak attack.

Connak has an arrow nocked and bow half drawn, staying alert for anything that may attempt to harm the two.

Minsys is going to walk up near the boar and say to it, "Hey boar, what's with the guy in the house?"  His his hand is on his maul, relaxed but ready to use.  

Tink, with Whisker by her side, continues to stay hidden by Connak, and watches cautiously for any signs of danger.

The boar looks up at Minsys from its rooting in the pumpkin patch. "Grows good pumpkins....but these are mine...find your own..." comes the boars response, which just sounds like angry grunts an shrill squeals to Vaxis. The boar slightly repositions using its bodt to partially "shield" its pumpkin claim from the half-orc.

Minsys is able to determine that he is indeed speaking to a real boar and not a shape-shifted half-orc and is also quickly reminded that animals such as these have relatively low intelligence, and typically have the conversational skills of a two-year old human child.

The pair of adventurers can hear the sounds of another boar rooting around on the other side of the pumkin patch they are facing, but they don't have a direct line of sight on the animal.

Tabesha'l meanwhile hasn't moved: her eyes are now roving to and fro underneath closed eyelids, as she telepathically directs her familiar to investigate the area up the stairway.

Vaxis taps Minsys shoulder and points in the other boar’s direction.

”Perhaps that one has...erm...more to say?”

"This boarbl is no help," he says with a grunt and turns towards Vaxis and sees where he is pointing.  He gives a nod and moves over there.  "Hey boar, know something about the owner?"

The boar is facing slightly away from Minsys as he approaches and speaks. Then, right before his eyes, a the face of a humanoid - a half-orc to be precise - materializes in the flesh of the boar's hindquarter and speaks back: "You don't look like an Anchorite...who are you half-orc?! Have you come to offer yourself as a sacrifice for Gorthok? Are you faithful to Talos?!"

UNDISCLOSED ROLL:

Vaxis snarls, frost pouring from his open mouth.

"Heathen! You will sacrifice no more to your false god. Lord of the North Wind, Angel of the Seven Heavens, may your fury destroy and mark this creature for the Nine Hells!" He says, as he points his outstretched hand towards him. A dragon head formed of pure radiance enevelopes his hand, and appears to spit out a bolt of light towards the boar-man!

(Casting 1st level Guiding Bolt , To hit: 18, Damage: 14 radiant damage)

(Don't want to edit the last post so it doesn't flag it, but Initiative: 17)

Minsys initiative 13

Tink Initiative 5

ROLLING INITIATIVE:
15 - CONNAK
5 - TINK
19 - TABESHA'L
12 - MINSYS
17 - VAXIS
3 - ANCHORITE
11 - BOAR 2
9 - BOAR 3
3 - BOAR 4
10 - BOAR 5
6 - BOAR 6
13 - BOAR 7
17 - BOAR 8

BOAR 4 & BOAR 6 take the dash action moving northward around the corner of the house and hedge attempting to come at Minsys from two opposing approaches.

Radiant energy from Vaxis' spell blasts the ugly face protuding from the boar's hindquarter. The creatures let's out a strange yelp - a combination of a boar's squeal and a humanoid cry of pain. The sounds splits the otherwise calm air in the lawn surrounding the manse and only seconds later, several more boars appear from around both sides of the house...and they look angry...

The elven magus snaps back to her senses as she hears the angry snorts coming from the beasts ahead. It doesn't take her very long to understand what happened, and this time her eyes rolling backwards into their sockets have a very different meaning, one of exasperation.

" Rhyel-nethar ! (*)" she curses softly in her native tongue, before launching a firebolt at the closest wereboar...

 (*) Rhyel-Nethar: (plur.) elven for 'those who acts witlessly' or a person or group of persons lacking in discernement. Usually applied to dwarves, especially after Tradesmeets.

Tabesha'l's mote of fire catches the boar right between the eyes. It lets out an angry squeal, but soon shakes off the attack and looks as though it is ready to make a meal of Vaxis....

"I guess we will have to sacrifice you to Grothok right where you stand!" shouts the angry face protruding from the side of the boar. The creature pivots in-place and then a massive lightning bolt shoots out of the boar's mouth at Minsys and Vaxis beyond. The visible plasma arcs all the way back to the edge of the woods, coming within only feet of Connak!

Cast (Lightning Bolt): Dexterity save (DC 12) dealing 25 lightning damage on a failed save or half damage (12) on a success.
15 - MINSYS
10 - VAXIS