Fulcra stands on the edge, straining to hear, and ready to leap in at a moments notice.  "If I leap, please, someone use the rope to control my fall....."  He smiles at everyone brightly.

[You tie a 50 ft rope to your waist?  You now have 45 feet of slack rope attached to you]

Cimeri finally emerged with some troubling news: "There are dozen of them there, or close to that. Some active, some sleeping. The cave is big - 60ft by 30fh but not even. Still, a lot of space for them to attack. There is an opening on the other side - they can simply fly out and attack those standing here. If we fix the rope here (she pointed at the bolder) - everyone can get down safely, but the landing spot is on the open." "How do we do it?"

"The problem is we all can't fit down that hole." Taman points out.  "I for one won't be able to get down there that way."  He glances to the ledge a bit further away.  "Do we send a few down the hole, then the rest of us hit from the other exit to their lair?  Maybe swing down there on ropes as well?"

"Can we flood cave with water? Or use this as choke point? Pick them off? Oh! and I have net. Catch one?"

"What is the light situation like down there?  I cant see in the dark.  If there is more light at the mouth of the cave I'd like to do that and possibly be the distraction while others get the surprise and take a few down," Celtra responds.

Fulcra, “how big is the cave entrance. If we can block it we can just toss wood and oil down there and suffocate them all with some fire.”

Cave entrance is 30 ft wide. Bird man and Azaka there as well

Fulcra's eyes sparkle with imagination, "Alright, what I'm thinking is a three pronged attack. Celtra and Byrn swing in from ropes from above, while Cimeri and I drop into the cave from the Chimney.  Bird sir covers the air outside to pick off any that get past Celtra and Bryn, while Taman watches the top of the cliff, flinging spells in support."   He pauses, to consider..."Though Cimeri and I could easily get trapped down there, Bryn and Celtra could get flung from the cliff, and Taman and bird sir would get hunted down and killed by the rest."   He seems to think, "It's in cases like this, that I feel the old kiss rule takes precedent. The kiss rule means that, before planning, you make sure the head of planning gets a kiss from someone.  Celtra, you owe me. I'm not sure how, but...bring it in for a wet one baby....WAIT!  No, that's not the kiss rule, I got confused.  No, it stands for keep it simple stupid.  Ug, I always get that mixed up.  Lets pour oil and chunks of wood into the chimney, light it all on fire, smoke them out, and when they flap out of their cave, we're all standing above and throw things at them like fire, and spells, and rocks, and sticks, and names.  We all tie ourselves off at the top to trees so they can't grab us and toss us so easily.   Bird man. You fly below, as our ultimate safety net.  That's my plan.  Genius?  You don't need to answer right away, but if you want to agree, you should say so right now."  He smiles proudly at his accomplishment and waits for praise. 

 Cimeri would not be herself is she would not ruin that perfectly elaborated plan by taking it seriously. After learning a few new detail about Fulcra's way of thinking, she sadly commented, that there are too many of them to take fast. However... She looked down the cliff.  "When we fought goblins last time, you and Taman put those goblins to sleep. Can you do it here? It would be better to cover the exit with the net but I do not see how - would not even know how to approach that exit from outside, and the one who would will be spotted. But we can carefully slide down - first me, then you both (without armor it is possible!). And Bryn as a panther can too, I am sure. I will be protecting you while you will make them all fall asleep. Would it work? Or we can spook them with fire and make fall asleep in the air. But they will all fall then."

"Sleep only really works on small, or already hurt, creatures."  Taman says with a shake of his head.  "If these are as big as you are suggesting, then I fear sleep will not be useful unless we injure them a lot first."  He glances around.  "Probably smoking them out is our best option."  He says finally.  "Tying ourselves to trees is a good thought, but are there any around, or anything else to tie to?" He looks around the area.

Looking around you see that the various boulders and odd Bush stem should be enough to secure plenty of rope. 

"If they all come out at once - all 12 of them! - and attack, do we really have a chance? Is there truly no way to block that exit so they would come up one by one from the chimney? With some wall of fire may be? Even illusional?" Cimeri did not really know what she was hoping for, she was just impressed with previous displays of magic. "Azaka, how do you hunt pterafolk? If you have to?"

"If they are as big as you say, can they even fit up the chimney?" Taman asks.  "Maybe we can send some off after a decoy..."  he glances to the bird-man.  "Can you keep ahead of those things in the air, and lead some away from here?"  he asks.

Cimeri, the chimney would be too small for Pterafolk to come out through. Tasmagarra thinks he could lead a couple away, though when they realized their home was under attacks they’d return to it

(Hoped the fire can force them to try and squeeze in) Cimeri was defeated and admitted it: "Guess we are throwing rocks and names then."

Fulcra shrugs, "I could distract them from within if you like, using illusions and such.  If I hide up the chimney, there's not a lot they could do.  That could slow the groups exit from the cave and let you guys take out a smaller number.  I don't like the idea of a beak up the butt, but...I think I can do enough distracting that way.  Deal?  It means I won't be up here to help take out fliers, but, if I can distract 3 or 4 even inside, then that seems like a good deal."  

The plan agreed, at least, in his mind, Fulcra ties himself off.  "Ok, just keep a hold of the rope until I stop, then tug it three times, then tie it off at that length for me, ok?"  

Fulcra gets ready to clamber down the pipe as the group holds the rope.  "Praise the almighty one, am I right Taman?"  He waits for Taman to give him a prayer and climbs down. Athletics : 19 + 2    Stealth : 5

"Oh, when you're ready to fight, give my rope a tug and I'll start my distraction..."

Taman keeps tention on the rope as his companion climbs down into the chimney.

Celtra looks at each of her new friends in turn before saying.  "Its been an honor traveling with you all these past days.  An exciting time with giant lizards, temple traps, goblins and a mutiny.  May today we wet our blades and tonight drink to victory."  She bows slightly and says, "I'll see you on the other side," and then makes her way with rope to the opening of the cave.

Bryn would nod in agreement before bowing back in respect to Celtra and tying a rope around herself. "Panther Bryn time." And she'd snap her fingers, shifting into a panther.

The black panther would trot to catch up to the warrior, brushing up against her legs as they make their way to the cave entrance. She'd lick her chops at the first sight of a bird person.