Enter the Hero (IC)

[OverWilliam]

Reym

Predicting a fierce and near immediate retaliation, Reym was semi-prepared for the guard's vengeful responce. Catching the blade on one of his daggers, he was barely able to redirect the explosive force to one side. Only the sheer weight of the attack kept him from deflecting it entirely; as it stood, the longsword still caught him in the shoulder on its way down. Wincing as the blade seared down the side of his arm, he still thanked his lucky stars that it had not landed a more substantial blow. Then, noticing that the guard was painfully vulnerable as a result of overextending his attack, he struck out with full force against his exposed forearm in hopes of making him drop his weapon...

To Hit:(1d20+3)[10]+2 (1d20+3)[19]+2 <forgot flank bonus... Dmg: (1d4-2)[1] (1d4-2)[1]

[Seribro]

As the guard reacts on Reyms stab from behind, Seribro makes use of the opening and tries another strike at the mans side.
attack(1d20+9)[21], damage (1d10+4)[5]
The blade makes a clean connection, but misses the force to deal true damage, which isn't really a big deal since they do need the guard alive.
"Why do you continue to resist? All we want is that you tell us what we need to know!"

[Skjaldbakka]

"Why do you care! She'd just a damned heretic feykin! You'll face the gallows or worse for helping her!"

He lashes out at Reym with his longsword.

(1d20+4)[14]
(1d8+1)[8]

His seems weak and bloodied, and you doubt he can last much longer fighting the two of you.

[OverWilliam]

Reym~

Even in the midst of battle, Reym still caught the guard's remark. 'Heretic feykin?' Just how much had the Church found out about Renkinna? And on top of that, how much had they simply made up? The guard wheezed for breath, and Reym threw a concerned glance over his shoulder at Seribro. We need to take this man alive.

No longer attacking with his blades, Reym tightened his fists a round the handles of his daggers and punched the soldier in the face.

To Hit: (1d20+3)[8] Dmg: (1d3)[2]

[Seribro]

"Don't worry, I'm not planning on killing him."
Seribro replies as his face turns grim. He parries another slash of the opponent and then swiftly steps in to deliver a final crushing blow against his helmet

attack(1d20+7)[27] damage(1d10+4)[12]
confirmation: 8; secondary damage: none due to miss
The blade connects perfectly but Seribro manages to hold back just enough not to split skull in half. Never the less, some blood is most most certainly seen and a light concussion is not exactly unthinkable.

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Armors lend damage conversion, remember? Since he is wearing a chain shirt, 4 points of every strike are converted to non-lethal damage. But it also allows him to ignore 4 points of non-lethal damage. This said, hacking at him with the sharp of our blades will not kill him but merely render him unconscious while battering him with pommels and/or the flats of our swords won't bother him at all.

[OverWilliam]

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First off, so effectively, except for my sneak attack, I've been doing non-lethal damage the whole time? Interesting. Of course my character wouldn't know that or act on it, but until I level up and get a strength modifier on my daggers I can do almost as much damage unarmed as I can otherwise.

Second, according to Skjaldbakka's post in the other thread, italics are supposed to show internal thoughts, so your character wasn't meant to hear that.

[Skjaldbakka]

OOC thread

The guard reels from the force of your blow, and tries to force his way past Seribro to the door.

Seribro's AoO: (1d20+7)[24] Dmg: (1d10+4)[6]
Reym's AoO: (1d20-1)[19] Dmg: (1d6)[3]+(1d4)[1]

Overrun Attempt:
guard: (1d20+1)[7]
Seribro: (1d20+3)[23]

I'm assuming that Seribro doesn't get out of the way.

Seribro throws the guard to the ground, and kicks away his sword.

[Seribro]

Seribro puts the tip of his blade to rest on the floor and stares down at the soldier in front of him.
"Now that the formalities are over, perhaps we could move on to the matter at hand. If memory serves me, you were just about to tell us what you know about the hafling. You had her hairpin, what has happened to her?"

[Skjaldbakka]

"Alright, I'll talk. I had orders to capture the halfling woman you're looking for. So we came into town looking for her. We found her, knocked her out, and handed her over to the Inquisitor. He's probably left town already."

OOC: Inquisitors are bad news. They are sanctioned magic users that hunt down heretics and others the church wants to dispose of. If you have knowledge local, religion, nobility, or history, you can roll it to see if you know more.

[OverWilliam]

Reym

Reym tucked the account away for later scrutiny and turned to the questions he was mulling over.
"Who do the Inquisitors report to?"
"What were the specific charges that Ren-- the halfling was arrested for?"
"Exactly how long ago did all this happen?"
"Why did you end up with the hairpin?"

OOC: Each of these questions are to be asked in sequence after getting the answer to the previous, I figure it will be a lot faster than going through all the posts individually...

[Skjaldbakka]

"Who do the Inquisitors report to?"
"The Inquisitors report to leaders of the church"
"What were the specific charges that Ren-- the halfling was arrested for?"
"I don't know. The Inquisitor told us to capture the halfling, and so we did."
"Exactly how long ago did all this happen?"
"A couple of hours past noon. We captured her as she was leaving the village."
"Why did you end up with the hairpin?"
"I figured I could sell it. It wasn't going to do her any good once the Inquisitors were done with her."

[Seribro]

A frown appeared on Seribro's face. THis soldier may not have been that muh of a challenge, but an inquisitor... This could mean real trouble.
"Where is the inquisitor taking her?"

[Skjaldbakka]

"I don't know."

[Seribro]

Seribro's face turns grim and he stands up a bit higher, lifting his sword from the ground and pointing it towards the soldiers throat.
"Wrong answer, try again. And this time think a little harder or the cobbler will have a new pair of boots for sale."

[Skjaldbakka]

"Ok!, OK!- He's going south, to the church elders in Timberdale"

Seribro:

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You can tell he in fact has no idea, and is just making something up so you won't kill him. That is probably his best guess as to where the Inquisitor might be taking Renkinna.

[Seribro]

Seribro nods a bit. It was better then nothing. He places the sword back resting on its tip in front of his feet, relaxing a bit again.
"Alright, fair enough. One last question though and then we'll let you go. Where did you guys make the arrest?"

[Skjaldbakka]

"We found her on a trail into the forest. I can show you if you want."

It occurs to you that if you let this guy live, he can reveal your identity to the church, but if you kill him, there are two townsfolk that know you are last person to talk to him.

[Seribro]

Seribro looks aside to Reym as to ask what he thinks of it. Seribro himself gives a little shrug with his shoulders with a nonchalant expression telling Reym "I'll agree if you do too."

[OverWilliam]

Reym

Reym thought about it for a moment. I don't like this. This man certainly doesn't look like a tracker. Wherever he takes us, we won't know where we're going until after we get there-- for all we know, he could march us into an army outpost. Then again, if Renkinna was doing something in the forest, we need to know about it. Reym nodded reluctantly. "You're going to show us, but we do it our way." He said, an edge of steel to his voice. He nodded at the cobbler. "He's keeping your boots. If you'll recall your earlier comment, 'I'm not about to go traipsing about barefoot in the rain looking for some feykin'? Well that's exactly what you're going to do. If you are telling us the truth, then you will live to come back for them."

[Skjaldbakka]

"Fine. Its not like I have much choice in the matter"

He will then slowly stand up, and walk towards the door.

[Seribro]

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sense motive to see if he is planning on trying anything 'funny'(1d20+5)[14]

Seribro picks up the soldiers sword and follows him to the door. To the shoe-craftsman he says in a reassuring voice "Don't worry, as long as he doesn't try to pull our leg, he will come back in one piece to collect those boots."

[Skjaldbakka]

You don't pick up on anything. He leads you along a path that runs out of town into the forest. After a while he stops. "This is the place"

[OverWilliam]

Reym

Finally, they arrived. "Good. What was she doing?" Still trying to be wary of a betrayal, Reym still couldn't help his curiosity. This was still a pretty out-of-the-way place, and yet Renkinna had needed something here. Knowing full well the little halfling's plucky underground resistance against the church, the rogue held both personal and practical interest in what she might have been doing...

[Skjaldbakka]

OK. This game isn't working out for me. I just don't have the time. Sorry to disapoint.