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D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Oh boy, a fight! I don't know about the rest of you but Kyra wants to spill some cultist blood. Her initiative is 17 and would have been hiding when the alert went out. Should I roll a stealth to see if anyone has spotted her?

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After the group separated Kyra did as told and maintained watch over the groups. She could hide easily even with nothing but shadows masking her body. She made sure to patrol between the group rescuing and Brannor, feeling that he in particular may need assistance since he is alone. Kyra watched the slave tent from a distance and spotted the two sentries guarding it. Before she would act she thought about how she could possibly deal with the guards in such a way that won't cause an uproar. She had a fresh assortment of spells, one which was Command. With nothing but a simple verbal component she could order a guard to leave, leaving only one to deal with. But if the guard was canny, he may suspect something. Alternatively, she could try to simple shoot them down with a Guiding Bolt, and have Brannor eliminate another guard just as swiftly. If their attacks struck true they would die before they could make a noise. But the act of assassinating the two guards would be noisy itself, and no doubt the camp was on edge for the newcomers.

Kyra remained hidden, her bow in hand and an arrow ready to be launched. She was so desperately to kill someone. She would be a bit disappointed if she couldn't spill blood in this place so full of heretics. "Calm down Kyra... That's not what you're here for." Another idea she had was to send a flaming arrow into a tent or some supplies, cause a disturbance that way. She had her tinderbox and could easily wrap her arrow in some foliage to create a weak flaming arrow to light something on fire. Indeed Kyra went ahead and prep such an arrow but didn't light it immediately. She remained hidden for now and watched what the others did until she needed to intervene. "A hunter needs to be patient. And strike when it's most certain."

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Sorry for no reply so far, been busy with summer work. I’ll have a post up later today, though it’ll mostly be about Kyra on standby in case something happens.

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Dulga Tarata

Dulga listened quietly, not even showing an inch of emotion when Donny mentioned him. "Kensai is here. I knew it. I fucking knew it." This was worse than she thought. There wasn't just people after them; it was like the ghosts of their past was coming back to haunt them. This nightmare wasn't going to end until they were all dead or worse. But this wasn't a dream and they weren't that powerless. They might not be strong now, but next time this happens they will be. Dulga will make sure of that. First she looked down to Donny and thought about Yukari. Dulga had fought alongside Yukari in the previous hero class battle. She seemed weak to her, but she had a lot of guts to go up against Kensai. Dulga would make it a point to see her soon and pay her respects. Then Dulga looked to Ken. His story gave Dulga a lot of questions to ask, but also answered a few. In fact just about everything she had suspected was more or less correct. Takeshi and his sister was from the Shadow Clan, if his quirk and the quirk of those who attacked them were any indication. All shadow based. Roy's father also had some hand in his survival, and while it might be too soon to make this assumption, she assumed that Roy's father may be in league with the Shadow Clan. She's never heard of a villain who legitimately respects a hero after all. At least not one who's alive. And of course Kaida; they were after her too. Why, Dulga didn't know. She could guess. But she knows that Kaida is a target for capture.

Finally Roy warned that these villains were leagues above them. Dulga shook her head and stood up. "You're right. But not for reasons you think. This Shadow Clan, Kensai, and any other villain who might be involved, they're exactly what we're suppose to be facing as villains. So yeah they're much stronger than us. Because we're weaker than your average hero." Walking over to Kaida's side, Dulga unclasped her cloak and draped it over Kaida. It would warm her better than the thin hospital blankets given to her. Dulga moved some hair out of Kaida's face and caressed her cheek. She felt sorry that Kaida had to go through all of this, and Dulga wasn't going to stand idly by and let it happen again. None of this was going to happen again if Dulga has any say in it. "Run or hide they will find us. So heal up and get stronger. And I don't just mean working on your body and quirk." Dulga tapped the side of her head. "This isn't a friendly spar. There won't be any training. If you can't match convictions with a villain you will die. Plus... There's more than just your life on the line now. They're after Takeshi's life, his sister too. Someone intends to take Kaida away from us. Fight like everyone's life depends on it."

Dulga turns away from Kaida and Roy, walking past Mako, Reina, and Donny. "In case I haven't made it obvious enough... It's kill or be killed. Your choice." Dulga knew those words were going to shock some of them. They're going to question her. Very likely they'll try and stop her. But she wasn't going to let them. Time was running out much faster than Dulga had anticipated and now was not the time for fun and games. There was no way Dulga knows if or when these people will strike again, and they certainly weren't going to do it when they're all ready. So Dulga had to go. She needed to get ready for when the villains after Kaida, after Takeshi, and possibly after everyone else, comes baring down onto all of them. It was stressful but Dulga had been preparing for this moment ever since her mother died. It was time to put it all into action.

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@Hekazu

I thought there was just one guard right now? Or is it just one guard we can see?

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I have an idea. If I use the spell Command on the guard from 60 feet away, hidden, does it work even if he might not hear me? Kyra will still be using common so I assume he'll understand that. If that doesn't work, could Kyra sneak up on him close enough that he can hear Kyra without her shouting, but without him seeing her as long as Kyra has eyes on the guard?

@Hekazu

The Raiders of Norn

"Tch!" Yomiko had hoped this thing would die quietly, but of course it had one more thing to do before it fell. Yomiko had a hard time pulling her katana out of the heartwood and dodging at the same time, so she just had to let go and do some evasive maneuvers. She ran up the treant's body towards the flames just above his hands, and before she'd let herself get hit by the oil fire, she launched her body down to yank her katana out, hit the ground, and roll out of the way before the treant landed on her. She put as much distance between herself and the treant as she could before she watched it fall. Once everything seemed calm she took a deep breath and picked up the satchel. She'll want to investigate it further once she was somewhere safer, perhaps when she makes camp for the night or something. Cleaning the blade with a sheet of paper Yomiko sheathed her katana and kept moving.

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Dulga Tarata

Dulga was shocked and listened quietly. Her mind was just a mess of emotions once again. Even as she was calming down, this still didn't make sense. Why did this "Shadow Clan" attack them? Surely this wasn't just a robbery gone bad. Roy said they were specifically attacked, so this must have been an assassination of some sort. But who were the Shadow Clan, and who where they attacking? That's when Dulga looked around the room and slowly, now that her mind wasn't frantic about Kaida, she could piece together a theory. The other people in this room included Reina Mori, a girl with gravity powers. She may be related to the principle considering their similar powers, so perhaps they were after her. Then there was Takeshi and Michiko Yashiro. Ever since Dulga first saw Takeshi she pegged him as a child soldier. She wouldn't be surprised if this Shadow Clan was an enemy of Takeshi's clan. Or he might possibly be from the clan as well, since his quirk does relate to shadows. That too would explain why they would go after him. Then there was Roy. Dulga didn't know much about him however, but that itself could mean there's more to him than meets the eye. Perhaps he comes from a powerful family and doesn't even realize it. And of course there was Kaida. Her powers, her father, that made her all too tempting a target for anyone criminal. Either someone who wants to use Kaida as a bargaining chip, or brainwash her into becoming an enemy as powerful as her father.

For a long while Dulga just stood there looking down at Kaida, her thoughts wondering to all these potential heroes and the enemies they might not even be aware of. Dulga already had her own nemesis she needed to fight. Today's incident reminded her that there are battles being fought everywhere though, and no one was completely safe. "Tch..." It frustrated Dulga even more. She wanted to desperately to eliminate Kensai, not just for her own vengeance, but to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone else. But now Dulga could see there were many more enemies she needed to defeat too, if she wanted to protect the people she cared for. And it just kept reminding her that right now, she was weak. Suitable only to hunt animals and not a real villain. "This will not stand."

Dulga had calmed down considerably and pulled up a chair near Kaida's bed. She sat down and tried to think more about what had happened and how to prevent this. She turned to both Roy and Donny. "I want both of you to tell me what exactly happened and who you were facing. This was no accident. There are people after us. And all of us, even the ones who weren't attacked, need to be prepared." She looked to Kaida, tempted to reach out and touch her hand. She wanted to protect her, protect everyone. She knew she couldn't do it alone though. Not yet. She needed to train, to gather intel, do whatever it took to make sure this tragedy doesn't repeat itself. Quietly Dulga whispered to herself as she rubbed her face and looked serious. "I will save you."

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The Raiders of Norn

In many stories it's told
Things that bump in the night
Things that will make you fright
With big teeth, sharp claws, and glowing eyes
Anyone who tries to face it dies
Monster on the road

The Raiders of Norn

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