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"Alright, dude," Silenus says, happily, once the portcullis is up and secured. 

He looks at the others, bobbing his head a little, and then continues through the now open gateway.

Robwin jogs a little to catch up with Silenus feeling the need to protect everyone. He considers overtaking slightly so it’s him that’s in the line of fire, but seeing the display of strength from this man he’s happy to walk alongside, feeling like he needs less protection than most perhaps. “So!… down to the lower levels… Yes… here!…”. Robwin guides the party towards the unexplored sections of the keep, shoulder to shoulder with Silenus.

Robwin turns back to TT and asks, “Did you see what happened to Wolfsong and the manticore?…. I know they had business together… some history?… Did he say anything before leaving?…”.

”… I think they had plans to convince the town to let the manticore protect the town… for some, price!?… Maybe they went to set that in motion….”.

He mumbles to himself, “Too big for these narrow halls perhaps anyway…”. It’s unclear if he means the man or the beast.

Yian crouches down bringing her ears lower to hear the sound in more detail.

"I hear something downwards friends"

The Axeholm encampment, the people, made sure the sections of the mezzanine and main entry floor the were now in were well guarded. They shored up the barricade and added more brazier around the parameter.

When Robwin spoke with TT before leaving the protected area she said, "I didn't see him go. We spoke of the hunt and of the Townmaster. He and Cleaver were back at the arachnid corral when we continued upward. When we came back, guard from the camp where on the corral. Maybe they started hunting the ghouls without us?"

She shakes herself. 

In the present moment, at the southern end of the main entry floor, while Silenus and Robwin hurry down the stairs, they hear Yian's warning. 

"Well, we are hunting ghouls, right amigos?" Silenus says. "Must be on the totally right path then."

Silenus looks forward and keeps moving, but Yian's warning does make him scan the way ahead more closely.

Perception: 18  

Robwin’s elven instincts kick in and he walks a little lighter and quieter besides this big fellow…

Stealth: 12 

With you caution, Silenus, or at least your presence of mind, you notice figures shuffling along the roof at the very outskirts of your vision. 

The floor to ceiling outside the staircase is twenty feet. Forty feet to the east and west are walls with one visible set of doors in each. The expanse to the north from the base of the stairs continues north,  ahead of you, beyond your field of vision. 

Silenus points upwards at the ceiling and the figures shuffling there.

"Come on ghoulies," Silenus says. "Time to play."

Rinn quietly nocks an arrow, "I doubt that's ghouls," he whispers. He fires his arrow at the creatures creeping along the roof from his hidden position.

Stealth: 17

Longbow Attack: 20 Damage: 12
In case of advantage: 25

Sneak Attack if applicable: 11

(( OOC: Sorry for the lag. ))

(( Rinn's arrow strikes true. There is a quick, short, high pitched squeak and the thig drops from the ceiling. Midway down, it is swarmed by tiny winged bat looking creatures (stirge).

Rinn and Robwin - You have seen these nasties before. In the grey scale of your dark vision, you don't know what the creature that fell from the roof is.

(( For Yian and Silenus a DC 12 check on nature (INT), survival (WIS) or history (INT) to identify the Stirge. The former two, you encountered them before. The later, you read about or were told about them. ))

(( Let’s get some ini rolls. ))

Robwin’s initiative: 7 

((Roughly how far away from the one that Rinn hit and the stirges are we? And is all that the closest threat we can see for now? Thanks))

Silenus Survival: 10  

Initiative: 7  

“Whoa, bird bats.” Silenus exclaims. “Something new every day in here.”

Yian Survival: 18

Yian Ini: 7

(( Rinn's near you all. The dropped thing and stirges are at the edge of your dark vision (60 feet) currently because there is no light in this subfloor currently. )) 

The party - Robwin, Rinn, Yian, Silenus and (Electice or Shanyria or both) - have traveled through the entry-level floor of Axeholm to the gated south staircase. Down the staircase, now facing north, Yian noted shuffling alerting the party. When finding ceiling crawling entities just at the edge of his dark vision, Rinn expertly brought one down. The sudden death revealed a dozen large bat like mosquitoes swarm the body. 

The area is dark, no current light. The creatures, you expected to be ghouls, ghasts, and some gravid variant now also include stirge and whatever Rinn killed. Rinn seemed confident it wasn't anything you faced the evening prior. 

What are you doing?

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Your pets/familiars act directly before or after you. 

Call on the NPC(s) you want assisting, in narrative and they will act after the adversary.

Electice, Hill-Dwarf/Wood-Elf, Archery and Animals, Rinn's spoke w/ her. Yian & Silenus briefly interacted. Speaks dwarven and elvan  

Shanyria, Moon Elf, Alchemy, Healing. Twin Moon Elf w/ the encampment. 

(( My feed looks like everyone rolled the same initiative, all seven. 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Lets run this as Rinn, Yian, Robwin, Silenus.)) 

Toss in your turns and we will weave them together, right?

Rinn quickly nocks another arrow and shoots one of the flying creatures.

Longbow Attack: 23 Damage: 5
If advantage: 11

Sneak attack: 8

He then repositions himself to better cover the others if they move in closer to the creatures.