Armexis Journal: A fortunate encounter

[marsden_online]

<< Prev || Next >>

After a brief discussion it was agreed that the giantesses could be spared. This was greatly aided when they offered treasure and information in exchange for their lives.

We learnt a little about the other inhabitants of the steading. There are orc slaves and ogre servants in addition to some undefined number of giants. The leader is a cunning giant with a pet bear, and his wife is a pwerful warrior in her own right.

There are guests in the steading - hence the party - a different type of giant. From the description my more knowledgeable conpanions guess the to be stone or storm giants.

Wengus suggested taking the giantesses with us to the chieftains quarters and there setting an ambush. This seemed a good idea until we got there, when I realised that as the party was likely to continue for many hours yet if we waited it was almoost certain that someone would discover the bodies we have left behind us.

Abandoning that plan we decided to investigate the other side of the steading where we are told are the kitchens and 'servants' quarters, still not wishing to charge into a main hall filled with giants. Well, most of us, Wengus is perfectly happy to launch a frontal attack, possibly by himself. So is Gimble, although his plan seems to involve an awful lot of running away on his part.

On the way back to the entrance hall however we encountered what could only have been the giant chieftain coming the other way, heavily intoxicated. He charged us, perhaps encouraged by my comparing his heritage to that of a pixie, and quickly fell to our combined attacks. Tactically we were helped by the fact that the chieftains's great bulk prevented his bear from getting to us until he was slain, after which the bear was quickly disposed of. However the ogres fled and are no doubt alerting the rest of the giants.

Not wishing to be pinned from two sides in a corridor or caught in the open we have returned to the guard tower, where they can only come at us from one direction and there is a possible escape route across the roof of the steading.