OOC: If Lirian is aware, she waits for Quentin to turn a corner to wait for the tráiler, if posible where there are no more people (or the mínimum of them) to withness it. The intent would be to know him out to lose him.
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As you fall back waiting for the man he slowly comes around the corner keeping his eyes focused on Quentin. The man passes by not even noticed by the tail.

OOC: Make an attack roll against 4. Roll damage against Toughness 5. One wound knocks out the mook.

Seeing there are no people near, Lirian waits for the tráiler on a corner and, when he turns it, attacks him with the staff

16:10, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 4,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,3.  attack aginst the trailer. hit
16:12, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 3 using d6+d4, rerolling max with rolls of 2,1.  damage.
16:12, Today: Secret Roll: Lirian rolled 10 using d6+d4, rerolling max with rolls of (6+1)7,3.  using a bennie for damage. I guess the tráiler is KO

Seeing him out of combat, Lirian searches him for any paper, key or weapon he might have before leaving to join Quentin
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Lirian finds a single note with the following information:

"Find the ones that are marked. You will find a vial of liquid. Take the liquid when close and it will give you the vision you need to see the mark. It will only last a set amount of time. Do not take it all. Just a sip."

Also you notice in the note there is a seal of some sorts most likely an arcane seal.

You dig in his pockets and find the vial of liquid.

Lirian took the vial, the note and any weapon the trailer had (OOC: had he any?) and speeded to reach Quentin.

“We better go to the secret entrance as quick as we can without calling the attention on us” she said him. “Going for the horses would risk having the tavern monitored, and the horses will be safer there. We will also be more stealthy without them”

She then passed the vial to him. “That’s your specialty. Mine is music” she said him with a wink

OOC: BTW; does Quentin carry any weapon? I always assumed yes, but not sure…

"A nice job of this one. Yeah' let's route well around the tavern, should be safe now with no one in tow." Quentin does not waste any time to try to analyze the liquid while on the street and just pockets it until sometime later.

Then we supposedly proceed to meeting point.

“You know?” Lirian said Quentin as they were on their way to the meeting point. “I was thinking that if we had substituted the vial of this thug with your flamebreathing potion I could have had an interesting result if he tried to take a sip while with his cimpanions…” she told him with a naughty face.

“Just trying to make you laugh a little in this tense situation” she added with a wink, seeing his incredulous face. “I’m sure you’ll find better controlled uses for your potions”

Lirian also pockets a dagger before moving forward. When she catches up with Quentin they manage to make it to where they need to go dodging anyone following them and finally make it to the edge of the outskirts of town. You hide slightly off the main road but enough where you can watch for the coming and goings of the road which has a slow trickle of traffic that comes into the city.

A few minutes go by before a fox comes strolling through the bushes to right in front of you. The animal transforms in and instant to Daremo.

"I trust all went well? I was being trailed by at least three of these villains before losing them completely on the outskirts of the city."

Lirian handed the dagger to Quentin, as he carried no ready weapon. Then they reach their destination and found Daremo.

“We were followed by one of them, but he had an accident and we lost him” she said. “Now let’s go to this secret entrance, wherever it is, trying not to be seen as we approach it”.

As they moved on, Lirian began, once more, to unconsciously hum some song…

You start the trek to reach the entrance to the area marked on the map. As you find a way through most of the dense forest you finally come to an area with a clearing. There is small hill around the area you are at and you notice a pretty huge old oak tree that has begun falling down and merged with the earth itself.

In front of the door is a single robed person sitting next to the tree pretending to sleep. You realize this is likely a scout or guard that might send signal to anyone within the area.

What do you do?

Quentin, now fully changed into his usual outfit, names a few possible ways to proceed: "Shall we send someone to sneak on the guy given that the oak is likely blocking the full field of view, or maybe send two dogs to "chase a fox" "past" his position? Or maybe we just look around for more observers, in case there are any?"

"Anything to draw his attention might work but we need to take care. If he summons more people we are in for a fight. My guess is the door is only guarded because once inside they shouldn't have anyone standing watch behind the door if someone is on the outside in front. Either way I can follow your lead", says Daremo while he readies his spiked mace and equipment.

“Dogs attacking don’t use to be silent…” Lirian said. “And if they are too noisy they could alert anyone. A shame I left my bow in the Tavern, but I was just going to the Temple, and maybe the Promenade, not to a rescue mission…”

She looked at the situation.

“Well, I have a dagger, and you too” she said, looking at Quentin. “I’m not an expert on dagger throwing, but I guess if both of us, we have a fair chance to hit him and, at least, giving time for Daremo to reach him with his mace…

Your dogs may explore the surrunding territory to see if there's anyone else in the meanwhile...”

which distance is the man from the group?
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OOC: At a full speed run, you can get the drop on the man who is prone as of right now. Making him a little easier to attack.

What do you do?

“Or better yet, I guess we can reach him before he even is aware, if we run for him… We must try to be silent, though.” Lirian said, after better evaluating the situation.

“I guess this is our best option, while your hunds look around if there are more whatchers…”
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Daremo silently sneaks over to the man waiting for Lirian get into position and strikes. His mace lands on the target but to his surprise hits armor which rattles him but you can tell he is aware.

OOC: 12:02, Today: Daremo rolled 7,2 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 7,2.  Damage mace.
12:01, Today: Daremo rolled 4,2 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2.  Attack.
11:59, Today: Daremo rolled 10,2 using d4,d6, rerolling max with rolls of (4+4+2)10,2.  Stealth Check.

To hit 4. Damage = armor+toughness.

Seeing Daremo advancing, Lirian follows him, trying to be stealthy:

19:35, Today: Lirian rolled 3,5 using d4,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,5.  Stealth roll.

Reaching the guard, she attacks him with her staff:

19:36, Today: Lirian rolled 2,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,3.  Attack roll- +4 if the drop applies, +1 if ganging up. Hit with raise if both DMs apply (otherwise she will use a bennie)
19:39, Today: Lirian rolled 6 using d6+d4, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1. Damage roll. If the drop applies. +4 (so 10). If ganging up applied (and so there’s a raise) +5 (see roll below), so 15
20:31, Today: Lirian rolled 5 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5.  Damage DM if a raise.

(See that you didn't apply the drop to Daremo attack)

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"Nah, never learned to throw the thing. Mine is with a large handguard, so not made for throwing. But it seems there is not too much of a charge required from the last cover on the way, so just follow him, shall we..."

Then Quentin follows the team to make a killing strike through the guard's heart.

OOC: Exclude whatever does not apply.
23:13, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 17 using 1d4+1d4+10+1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,1,5.  Damage for the Wild Attack (+2) to Vitals (+4) with The Drop (+4) and a Raise (+1d6).
23:10, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 5,9 using 1d6+4,1d6+4, rerolling max with rolls of 1,5.  A Wild Attack (+2) to Vitals (-4) with The Drop (+4) and +2 Gang Up (+2).
22:39, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 2,5 using 1d4,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,5.  Stealth.
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You are able to take out the guard making little to no noise. Upon checking the man's body you find that he holds a ring of keys but once stands out as the biggest. It allows you to unlock the door which leads you to stairs that apparently go down inside of the ground and tree itself. You hear faint echoes of people talking but nothing that you can make out standing in front of the door.

The hallway itself is about the width of two people and there is barely any lights underneath from what you can tell. Daylight lights a bare minimum enough for you to see down the stairs and into the hall but nothing else.

Once the guard was dispatched, aside from taking the keys, Lirian took also any weapon he might be carrying. Then they began to go down the steps to the entrance.

“I guess I see better than you in dim light” she told the others. “So, if you agree, I’ll go first. Follow me about 1-2 meters behind.”

(Assuming they agree) Then she began to advance along the tunnel, trying to be silent and probing the ground with the staff every few meters, just in case

Quentin follows, leaving the dogs to guard the entrance, but essentially on call.

As you travel down the hallway Lirian can see fine looking down the hall. She sees no people but as you focus your vision from the outside daylight. You can still hear people talking but you only see two doors down this long hallway. One directly in front of you and one off to the side. The one with the voices is the one right in front of you.

When you reach the end of the hall you notice that both doors seem to be unlocked. Daremo readies his mace.

What are you going to do?

Hearing the voices, Lirian tried to identify the language they spoke.

“If you have more fire-breathing or like potions, time to ready it” she told to Quentin. She herself readied the scroll and, once her comrades were ready, opened the door, trying to take whoever was inside by surprise.

OOC: Assuming no allied people inside, Quentin opens up with his best (that is, biggest) fire breath potion.

Quentin nods, and as soon as the door's opened breathes a cone of fire inside, trying to cover as many and much as he can.

OOC: A full 6-point version, hoping they will not get to evade if we have the drop.
22:28, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 2,10 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,(6+4)10.  Althemy to breathe fire (extra damage, lingering).
2:29, Today: Secret Roll: Quentin Fox rolled 26 using 4d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8,5,5,(6+2)8.  Fire damage.

Continue in Chapter 1: Scene 3: The Rescue?