Reginald of Neverwinter:

Reg suddenly moves forward with no notice, grabbing the man by the shirt and speaking quietly but intensely mere inches from his face.

”I know your type, Ned, if that is your real name.  Tell me what you are hiding or I may just leave you here for the rats to chew on.”

Intimidate:  *11, if advantage here is another:  *10

Throw another d4 on there for guidance from Keric.

Reginald of Neverwinter:

Guidence adder:  *3

 Elias looks at the party and says: "Perhaps we we need to take this 'Ned' back to town and let him report his capture to the authorities and we can also report our findings."

Ned says "Look guys, I am being honest. Look at this!" He turns to show you the lump on the back of his head. He says "Come on, just let me out of these ropes and I will go with you to town and talk to whoever you want. I just have to pee, I've been tied up all day in this room."

Reginald of Neverwinter:

”Sounds reasonable to me, Elias.  Perhaps Ned will be persuaded to be more forthcoming when questioned by the captain of the guard,” agrees Reg.  “Let’s make sure the rest of the house is clear and then head back to town with this guy as you suggest,” he adds.

”Unless, of course, you want to come clean right now Ned, and we can escort you to the latrine immediately,” Reg concludes.

"Come on guys, if I can please go before I ruin my clothes, I'll go wherever you want me to go. I'm not trying to be trouble, I am sincerly glad you rescued me and want to make this as easy as possible. Have you seen anyone else around here? The guys who brought me here were dressed like bandits or something like that."

Reginald of Neverwinter:

 Reg will relent and free/escort the captive if he thinks the man is being reasonably cooperative (unless someone else wants to step in).

Elias will back up Reg. Short swords drawn in case Ned tries something. He will not answer any questions Ned asks.

He is being totally cooperative and polite. He is thankful to be freed and able to relieve himself. While moving toward the first floor and entrance door, your nat 20 insight shows him looking intently at his surroundings. His body language shows to be relaxed, but his eyes seem to be looking for something specific. Once you reach the entry door, he uses his shoulder to slam Reginald into the wall and attempt to run. Reginald, make a dexterity saving throw.

Seeing Ned try to cheap shot Reg, Elias will spring forward to Ned and yell: "Big mistake."

short sword 1 attack: 24  damage: 6

short sword 2 attack: 12 damage: 1

Reginald of Neverwinter:

So Ned uses his shoulder to bash into Reginald. Reginald takes no damage, but is knocked off balance and falls against the wall, but quickly rights himself. Ned bolts toward the door, but Elias is able to use his already drawn shortswords to make to rapid stab attacks against Ned, who yelps in pain, but continues to run out the door. He dashes away from the house as quickly as possible.

We will roll initiative to determine if anyone wants to do anything.

Elias 8
Beric 4
Rellyn 17
Keric 6
Reginald 13
Ned 19

Before initiative, Ned was able to dash 60 feet from the house toward the gate you entered through.

Elias will drop his swords, draw his bow and shoot at the fleeing Ned

attack: 24  damage: 8

Reyllnn begins to jog after Ned, throwing a quick Fire Bolt in his direction, careful not to hit the man or any surrounding flammable objects. "This is your one warning! There's nowhere to run! Stop this now, and we can talk through this reasonably!"

Persuasion: 14

"We should to try to take this one alive, if possible." Keric shouts over the din of his eager friends.  He has no, non-lethal ranged attacks, so he'll move and dash to try to keep up with Ned.

Captain Blackhand: Drawing his bow as the man attempts to flee, Beric steadies his aim before loosing an arrow at his legs.

Attack: 18 Damage: 6 (Non-Lethal)

OOC: Any attack can be made Non-Lethal and can be declared even after an attack drops an enemy to 0.

Reginald of Neverwinter:

As soon as he recovers, Reg breaks into a sprint after the escaping prisoner.  “I knew I should have shackled his legs...” he thinks as he attempts to close the distance.

So per initiative order, Reyllnn lobs a fire bolt in Ned's direction to scare him into stopping, but he is already on the move and uses his action to dash another 60 feet away. He is currently 120 feet from the house. Beric shoots his bow and strikes Ned with an arching shot, but he stumbles and keeps moving. Reginald takes off and gets within 60 feet of Ned. Elias's shot will miss and Keric shouts orders to his companions.

We are back to the top of the next round. Ned is 120 feet out so most ranged attacks will be at disadvantage now.