Ambush!
Session 7
During the fight with what appeared to be a failed ambush, the party discovered that they had actually been neatly funnelled into somewhat of a deathbox, and the true ambush was sprung. As multiple archers spring up from all around, the party reacted and dealt with the new threat well. Soundly defeating all but one who escaped, the group began to piece together who these ambushers were from their personal effects.
Just as they were about to pick through their ambusher’s remains, the party heard the footsteps of approaching guards. One was a mountain of a man who nearly rivaled Atticus in size and the other was an older gentleman with a blond comb over who had clearly struggled to keep up with his large partner. Taking a moment to regain himself, the gentleman looked to the party to attempt to explain what was going on.
The party themselves had adopted defensive postures to ensure that they were safe. Smitty had a spell ready, which when he was threatened by the large guard he nearly let the spell go anyway. Paul, seeing the large guard approaching the party unleashed a bolt across the nose of the man-mountain. Snapping his attention round to the hidden rogue, the guard seemed to know exactly where he was hiding. As the smaller guard (who was officially in charge of the two) called for calm, the larger guard returned to his position by the sergeant’s side.
When the “rounder” of the two guards bent down to inspect the slain foes, the party explained that they were working for the Town Guard, which didn’t seem to do a great deal to convince the Order troops (as they explained themselves to be). On inspecting the body, the guard did a quick check through the pockets and seemed to discover something which he pocketed in the least subtle way imaginable.
After trying (and utterly failing) to convince and trick the party into not handing over what he had lifted from the body, Rasiu and Aldrich began searching through the bodies and discovered small squares of flesh with the tattoo of a Black Moon on them. As the Order guard rounded on them, demanding they stop, Paul stepped out from his hiding place and proceeded to pat down the human and removed almost everything on his person in mere moments.
Sending the man back on his way with words of platitude and thanks for his assistance with the ambush, the rogue managed to diffuse the scenario, while pocketing some items for himself at the same time.