The Low Lantern

[Computer +1]

Initiative roll


Yarl doesn't waste time to speak, he goes at Dredge with everything he has. Close quarter fighting on the streets taught Yarl early on the importance of finishing things quickly before anyone else gets involved.
He flicks out the point of his off hand dagger towards Dredge's face


before following up with a thrust of his short sword



Yarls heart is racing as he presses the action and uses his Action Surge to attack again without giving Dredge a chance to get his bearings
He thrusts forward again with the short sword


Before stabbing forward with his dagger

[hedgeknight]

Lantern Battle 7
Initiative Order: Tommy (23), Faithless (13), Yarl (9), Diamond & everyone else (7)

"Ha! You always were the weak one! Even weaker than Thurstwell!" Amrik mocks, moving in for the kill.
This riles Tommy up and he responds with another eldritch blast, causing Amrik to seethe in pain and anger. You little bitch, big man when you're winning, you'll show your true self soon enough.

Amrik grits his teeth and hisses, "When I'm through with my dolt of a brother, I'm gonna skin you, pussy cat, and make a nice pair of gloves."
With a battle yell of frustration and years of pent up anger, Mortlock lunges at his brother and smashes the handsome patron in the chest with a mighty blow! Tommy can hear Amrik's ribs pop from across the room and the big man swings at his brother again, but his weakness causes him to miss.
Amrik rights himself, swipes at his brother, and then plunges a dagger deep into Mortlock's upper chest! This blow drives the big man to his knees, his bloodied club slipping from his fingers. Amrik chuckles and then drives another dagger through his brother's left eye, killing him instantly!


At the bottom of the stairs leading into the hold, Dredge meets Yarl with steel! Yarl leaps at the man and barely deflects a shortsword to his gut! The punching dagger, however, rakes across Yarl's chest, cutting through leather and flesh, right to the bone!
Yarl flicks his own dagger at Dredge's face, missing his eye by about two inches.
But he follows it up with a thrust of his short sword to the man's gut, causing Dredge to gasp and jerk back! Before the man can get this bearings, Yarl attacks again with a surge of his sword, driving the blade into Dredge's ribcage!
The big Faithless member staggers back, holding his arm over his stomach. There is fear in his eyes.
And then Yarl feels something like a 2x4 hit the back of his skull/neck! He feels his knees buckle as spots flash before his eyes, blood running down the back of his neck.
(Roll a CON save at DC12 to avoid being stunned!)


Stats:

Tommy - down 13
Yarl -down 17
Diamond - down 15 (or more)
Mortlock - DEAD!
Amrik - down 39
Dredge - down 15

Rolls:

Faithless initiative: [1d20+1]=12+1=13
Mortlock: [1d20+6]=20+6=26 [2d4+4]=5+4=9 [2d4]=6
Critical: [2d4]=6
Mortlock: [1d20+6]=1+6=7 [2d4+4]=8+4=12 [2d4]=4
Amrik: [1d20+6]=2+6=8 [1d20+6]=15+6=21 [1d20+6]=10+6=16
Dagger: [1d4+4]=4+4=8 [1d4+4]=4+4=8
Dredge: [1d20+5]=5+5=10 [1d20+6]=17+6=23
Katar: [1d6+4]=4+4=8
Straightstick: [1d20+3]=19+3=22 [1d6+2]=4+2=6

[Belkregos]

seeing Morlock fall Tommy gathers himself for the last push, his life is also on the line and he'll make it count
he moves away towards the further mast, trying to lure Amirk to cross path with the Diamond Urchin ( guessing she is moving towards the stairwell where we are) and moves enough so he'll have to work to catch him (moves the full 30' movement with the head start he already has) and fires another blast while trying to keep a distance




OOC:

OOC: Tommy's tricks left
1-still has 1 spell slot to cast shield if attacked
2-also has a tabaxi ability to double his speed for a turn (see feline agility below) and will use it when needed to stay away from melee engagement with Amirk, in short he is trying to keep distance and blast Amirk as long as he can
3-has 2 spell points from Sorcerer that can convert to 1 spell slot and cast another 1st lvl spell

Feline AgilityVGtM
When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Feline Agility: (No Action)

[Computer +1]

Saving throw to avoid being stunned
+2 fighter, +3 con bonus = 24!!

Yarl feels the hit on the head and sees momentarily sees stars. Knowing he is prone to getting hit from behind again, he charges at Dredge.
Diiiiiieeeeee!!!
He uses his momentum to stab forward with his short sword in one hand:


And while up close he brings around his dagger to try to pierce the big man.

[hedgeknight]

Lantern Battle 7
Initiative Order: Tommy (23), Faithless (13), Yarl (9), Diamond & everyone else (7)

Seeing Mortlock fall, Tommy increases the distance between he and Amrik, hoping Diamond Urchin will join in if the patriar attacks. As he retreats, Tommy blasts Amrik again with a bolt of eldritch energy!
"You fucking cunt!" Amrik seethes, hurling daggers at Tommy with a grunt, hoping to pin the Tabaxi to the far wall...and the patriar's aim is deadly slicing and driving deep into Tommy's chest and back!
(Shield spell > my fucking nemesis > does it have to be cast before the attack to take affect? If not, Tommy is hit with the second dagger; if so, Tommy is hit with two daggers. See damage rolls below.)

Down in the hold, things are getting bloodier by the second!
Reeling from Straightstick's surprise smack to the back of his head, Yarl shakes away the stars that are spotting his vision and charges Dredge! "DIEEEE!!" he screams slicing off the big man's left ear and lodging his short sword in Dredge's shoulder! Dredge howls in agony...which is cut off abruptly as Yarl buries his dagger to the hilt under the man's chin!
Sensing an attack from behind, Yarl ducks and rolls as the broken oak Straightstick uses as a cane comes whirling past! "Fucking hell!" curses the kingpin of Twin Songs as he staggers back from Yarl. And as Yarl prepares to fight again, a whirling blur passes him with a scream of vengeance!
Diamond Urchin crushes her ex-husband in the stomach with a heavy blow from her axe, splitting flesh and entrails on the wooden floor of the hold. "How'd that feel ya piece o' shite?!?" she spits as Straightstick falls to his knees, both hands trying to hold his guts in.
"D-iamond...don't do this," Straightstick pleads. "I-I'm s-sorry for..."
THOOM
The sound of a something large hitting the bottom of the old ship, stops all conversation.
THOOM
Diamond chuckles and takes a step back. "Ya hear that? Ol' Cholms has come ta collect, husband!"

ACTIONS!!

Stats:
Tommy - down 27 or down 21
Yarl -down 17
Diamond - down 15 (or more)
Mortlock - DEAD!
Amrik - down 47
Dredge - DEAD!

Rolls:
Amrik: [1d20+6]=16+6=22 [1d20+6]=20+6=26 [1d20+6]=5+6=11
Daggers: [1d4+4]=2+4=6 [1d4+4]=1+4=5 [1d4]=3
Straightstick: [1d20+3]=7+3=10 [1d6+2]=1+2=3
Diamond: [1d20+5]=9+5=14 [1d8+3]=4+3=7

[Belkregos]

(Shield spell > my fucking nemesis > does it have to be cast before the attack to take affect? If not, Tommy is hit with the second dagger; if so, Tommy is hit with two daggers. See damage rolls below.)

Bruh, shield   still im at a few HP from dropping , one more hit, yeah, shield comes in before damage is dealt , you might just think of it as Tommy having 20 AC unless he doesn't have any 1st level slots and burning a slot every time it saves him, his regular AC is 15; shield gives a +5 at the cost of a spell slot

i have just enough spell points to cast 1 last shield spell

Tommy does not like the odds on a toe to toe against Amirk and is looking for any trick to gain advantage, he knows he cant take another dagger like that

for once in your life, you're gonna have to work for something, come and get your mittens, little bitch
fires a blast before jolting to the stairs towards the upper deck (uses feline agility to try to run before another dagger hits his hide) once on the stairwell he will create an illusion (minor illusion cantrip) of a closed door to set a trap for Amirk



next actions- hoping to get advantage, Tommy will wait behind the illusion of the door and fire at another blast at Amirk as he comes in to view 

[Computer +1]

The first giant thumping on the lower deck snaps Yarl out of his rage. The second causes him some unease. Everyone has heard of Ol' Cholms the giant sea monster but that doesn't mean its real, right? Sticks' oar and backstory was just built up urban legend to get in people's heads.....or is it? All things considered Yarl wants this over with and to get upstairs and away from whatever is hitting the bottom of the ship.

Finish it Diamond he says and waits for her to end Sticks'.

He takes this moment to catch his Second Wind
hp recovery.

[hedgeknight]

Lantern Battle 8
Initiative Order: Tommy (23), Faithless (13), Yarl (9), Diamond & everyone else (7)

In the lounge, the seemingly endless battle with the patriar of House Vanthampur continues to rage.
Bleeding profusely, Tommy comes up with a plan. "For once in your life, you're gonna have to work for something, come and get your mittens, little bitch!"
To punctuate his words, Tommy sends yet another blast of eldritch energy into the chest of Amrik Vanthampur! The patriar screams in rage, reaching for more daggers...as Tommy leaps for the stairs leading to the upper level.
But instead of daggers seeking his flesh, there is a loud BANG and the upper end of the room is suddenly filled with thick smoke! The smoke obscures Tommy's view of the back end of the room even as he works on an illusion to trick Amrik.
For a few seconds he hears something through the thumping of his heart and his own heavy breathing, a scraping sound maybe followed by "Get the fuck out of my way!" this from Amrik. Then, nothing.

Below in the hold, Yarl is exhausted and the thumping on the floor of the old boat is disconcerting enough that all he wants to do is get the hell back upstairs. "Finish it Diamond," he says...as he catches his second wind (hp updated).
"Diamond. Baby...please," Straightstick begs as the floor thumps again.
Diamond Urchin sighs and steps to the right. "I ain't gonna kill ya, husband. Me vengeance has been served."
She grabs a lever and an entire section of the floor, which just happens to be under Straightstick, gives way, opening directly into the water of the bay. Straightstick's eyes go wide and he flails with is arms and broken oar as the water swallows him. He mouths something as he sinks and to Yarl's horror, a huge shape appears from beneath the doomed kingpin. Yarl sees a wide maw open and close around Straightstick's legs, and bubbles of a scream erupt from the kingpin as he is dragged away into the gloomy darkness.

Diamond watches the hole in the floor for several seconds, her breathing slowing down until she closes the hatch with another pull on the lever. With her back to Yarl, he sees her wipe her face, sniff loudly, spit, and then turn around. Her eyes are reddened but strong. "Well now, looks like Twins Songs has a vacancy fer kingpin."


Stats:
Tommy - down 27 or down 21
Yarl -down 3
Diamond - down 15 (or more)
Mortlock - DEAD!
Amrik - down 47
Dredge - DEAD!


Rolls:

[Belkregos]

Lantern Battle 8
Initiative Order: Tommy (23), Faithless (13), Yarl (9), Diamond & everyone else (7)

In the lounge, the seemingly endless battle with the patriar of House Vanthampur continues to rage.
there is a loud BANG and the upper end of the room is suddenly filled with thick smoke! The smoke obscures Tommy's view of the back end of the room even as he works on an illusion to trick Amrik.
For a few seconds he hears something through the thumping of his heart and his own heavy breathing, a scraping sound maybe followed by "Get the fuck out of my way!" this from Amrik. Then, nothing.

although pleasantly surprised that no daggers followed tommy is a bit fazed by the bang and smoke, he steels himself and readies another blast peeking around to try and target Amirk yet again, with a mental comand he instructs the unseen servant to wade through the smoke trying to fish out any occupants and shoot at the first figure he can make out 

---OOC: 2 possible actions-
1- if he can make out Amirk's figure he'll shoot at him again


2-if he doesn't see him he thinks he may have escaped somehow and pauses for a moment, he wanted to kill Amirk but humiliating him could be a better outcome for now; if he doesn't see Amirk and seems he would have escaped, Tommy will use a minor illusion cantrip to recreate Amirks voice groveling to Tommy "Please Tommy let me live, you can take whatever you want, let me live please, allow this wretched his life i beg you" loud enough for everyone on the other decks to hear   

Minor Illusion

Source:PHB, pg. 260
You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the duration. The illusion also ends if you dismiss it as an action or cast this spell again.
If you create a sound, its volume can range from a whisper to a scream. It can be your voice, someone else's voice, a lion's roar, a beating of drums, or any other sound you choose. The sound continues unabated throughout the duration, or you can make discrete sounds at different times before the spell ends.If you create an image of an object--such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest--it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can't create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it.If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to the creature.

[Computer +1]

Inwardly, Yarl is both horrified and pleased with Straightstick's end. One thing is certain, only a fool would cross Diamond Urchin.

Diamond Yarl says with pure respect you are one badass woman.. He looks at the trapdoor and at the blood on his own hands before continuing. He musta been fucked in tha' head to ever think of crossing ya. Lets go check on our boys upstairs and then we can talk about what you wanna do about Twin Songs. Gods know I ain't gonna step outta line with ya.. Yarl waits to see Diamond's reaction. His blood has cooled off, caution is needed now.

[hedgeknight]

Tommy sends his unseen servant into the smoke-filled room and when there is no response, he creates his own illusion of Amrik's voice begging for the Tabaxi to spare his life. When this effect goes off, he hears a chuckle from somewhere around the bar area, but does not see anyone through all the smoke.
While he is waiting on the stairs, several members of Diamond Urchin's crew - bloodied and battered - approach him. "Where is our kingpin? Is she alive?" they ask.

In the hold below...
Yarl speaks his mind as he and Diamond Urchin look down into the watery grave of Straightstick. Diamond sniffs loudly and looks up at the young Half-Orc. "Ya know, yer...kind and mine...well, we don't normally get along too well. But, ya kept yer word, and I damn sure am known ta keep me own. Twin Songs and Rivington be yours if ya like. Or...I gots another idee. How's about we appoint us a new puppet kingpin fer Twin Songs? Controlled by me and thee. Some of me men and some of yer Rats could help re-establish the order o' things there. Don't need an answer from ye right now. Let's go upstairs and see if that bitch will serve us a drink, eh?"

Diamond leads the way and Yarl follows up the stairs to the lounge area which is thick with smoke. They thought they heard Amrik's voice, but couldn't be sure. They pass the bar where the lone bartender ducks when he sees them...afore Diamond's men come down the stairs and rush her, shouting and talking all at once. They are very happy to see her alive. So are some of the Rats who are with them.

[Belkregos]

Tommy walks around the crowd gathered at the bar and continues to the lounge area where Amirk held court to see if he can figure out how Amirk escaped, still concerned Amirk might be invisible or have some other trick, after all his devils were around him all the time

slippery mother fucker, i'll still gut you like the flop you are.... he musses as he looks for any clues, remembers Amirk had a nervous look while glancing at the bookshelf and inspects it as well



​tries to do his work without attracting attention of the kingpins​ and plans to join them after his investigations

[Computer +1]

Hearing Diamond's words takes the tension out of Yarl. The idea of setting up someone in Twin Songs who answers to them both is a good one which Yarl mull over until they make it upstairs. Seeing his Rats puts any thoughts of planning aside. Yarl immediately starts making a head count of who is there and asks after any face he doesn't see.

We all need drinks and a fuckin' toast! Yarl proclaims.

[hedgeknight]

Upstairs, Laraelra, the owner of the Low Lantern indeed serves drinks, albeit somewhat nervously, especially when she hears about Mortlock's death and Amrik missing.
The celebrations are short-lived however, because many of the Rats and Urchin's men are severely wounded; some are dead.
"Tha closest place fer healing is Harborside Hospital," Diamond says. "Suck down yer beer and let's haul who we can over, so tha clerics can get 'em patched up!"

Trueshot approaches Yarl, bleeding from a deep gash in his ribs. "Some of the Rats..." he stops, turns away, clears his throat, then turns back to his kingpin. "We all didn't make it, Boss."
Fingers limps up, carrying Dancer who is obviously not breathing. "We gots ta hurry!" he says, grunting as he heads up the stairs to the upper deck.
Diamond is helping her men do likewise. She turns to Yarl. "Ya coming, Blacktongue?"

[Computer +1]

Harborside? Yark asks as the blood drains from his face. We can't go to Harborside, its overrun with the dead... he says with obvious pain in his voice.

He takes gently takes Dancer in his arms from Fingers. We gotta get someplace else fast.. He looks at Trueshot, Judas? he asks, the question hanging in the air.

[Belkregos]

after Tommy investigates the lounge area (OOC:please let me know if i find anything), he joins the group at the bar and walks up to where Diamond and Yarl are organizing
a word if you will mam, Yarl (nods to yarl as he recognizes him from the encounter a few days before)i understand the urgency here but if i'm honest, there's a loose end that will definitely come back and bite 
I made the decision to go after Amirk and missed my shot, my first shot, i dont think he'll lay low on this and i dont think he'll only come afer me, i can hold my own but he doesn't play like that,(he looks around the room at the wounded) this is not over
i can help but i have interests here, maybe we can come to an arrangement (he looks around the room again) i'm not a doctor but it looks like some of the wounded wont do so well if moved, i have a friend who's a healer, just saw him a few hours ago,

Harborside? Yark asks as the blood drains from his face.  We can't go to Harborside, its overrun with the dead... he says with obvious pain in his voice.

He takes gently takes Dancer in his arms from Fingers.  We gotta get someplace else fast.. He looks at Trueshot, Judas? he asks, the question hanging in the air.

Undead? shit... he hates the undead, if he got word of it, that's where he'll be.

[hedgeknight]

Harborside? Yark asks as the blood drains from his face. We can't go to Harborside, its overrun with the dead... he says with obvious pain in his voice.
He takes gently takes Dancer in his arms from Fingers. We gotta get someplace else fast.. He looks at Trueshot, Judas? he asks, the question hanging in the air.

Trueshot shrugs. "Haven't seen Judas in awhile. Saw him go down up top..."
The archer wipes sweat from his face and continues, "But Dancer ain't gonna make it if we just stand around here. Tumbledown might be an option; I know they have some militant clerics there, mostly undead hunters, but still."
"Harborside is our only choice, kingpin!" Fingers says, blood trickling down the side of his face and dripping off his chin for a deep cut just over his left ear.
Diamond and her crew are already up the stairs. The tabaxi is standing a few feet away talking to the pretty 1/2 Elven owner of the Lantern, and when he overhears their conversation, he says, i'm not a doctor but it looks like some of the wounded wont do so well if moved, i have a friend who's a healer, just saw him a few hours ago; he hates the undead, if he got word of it, that's where he'll be.

Yarl recalls the tabaxi, having met him a few days ago when he first arrived in Rivington with some friends.


Prior to that...Tommy searched behind the cabinet and found a secret passage leading down to a concealed room in the hold. There, he found several crates, a few barrels, and some miscellaneous clothing. There was also a room with access to the bay; an empty slot where a john boat would have been was in that room as well. Blood spots on the planks suggest Amrik came that way and is now gone.

Speaking to Laraelra about Amrik, Tommy can tell the news of his escape doesn't sit well with her. "Well, shit. We had an amicable relationship going...and now it's fucked. Knowing his vanity, Amrik will blame me. I'd bet all the gold in my safe he is seeking refuge at his family villa."

[Belkregos]

Prior to that...Tommy searched behind the cabinet and found a secret passage leading down to a concealed room in the hold. There, he found several crates, a few barrels, and some miscellaneous clothing. There was also a room with access to the bay; an empty slot where a john boat would have been was in that room as well. Blood spots on the planks suggest Amrik came that way and is now gone.

if there is time at the moment or before leaving the low lantern, Tommy would look for anything that can link Amirk and his family to the wrong doings around the city, specifically the cult of death and such

Speaking to Laraelra about Amrik, Tommy can tell the news of his escape doesn't sit well with her. "Well, shit. We had an amicable relationship going...and now it's fucked. Knowing his vanity, Amrik will blame me. I'd bet all the gold in my safe he is seeking refuge at his family villa."

we'll land on our feet, Laraelra, you'll see

he's wounded and will need some time to recover, fuck i should have killed him,... ah, fuck him, he's eve worst than i thought, i mean, killed his own brother, filth like that needs to be put down, where is this villa? he thinks he's safe with momma but i'll drag him out of his nest(he takes note of the location and any details to plan ahead)

he looks around at the wounded again
but now, these guys need some help 

Tommy moves to try and do what he can for anyone who looks like he can make it, he's no healer but he's been around violence enough to have seen how its done
as he works he addresses Yarl
  (at least i try )

What are your thoughts here Mr. Blacktongue? if you want the help i can carry some wounded or go out and try and send help from harbor side, either way i'll head out there to try and find my healer friend, i need some healing too before i go after that motherfucker that escaped  

[Computer +1]

Yarl is dead set against Harborside. He is about to order everyone to try for Tumbledown when he hears the tabaxi mention the healer friend.

You. Tabaxi. Yer' friend will be at Harborside you say?. He looks at his crew before deciding Alright Fingers, we make for Harborside. Don't leave no one who is breathing.

Yarl starts making his way while saying to the tabaxi over his shoulder. Yer friend better be there...

[Belkregos]

Yarl starts making his way while saying to the tabaxi over his shoulder. Yer friend better be there...

Tommy nods a goodbye to Laraelra and starts to help make their way off the low lantern and on to harborside
as their moving, he replies to Yarl
he'll be hard to miss i'll tell you that