Session 5: Kullen’s play

Session 5:
Bornir, Lath and Mouse buried Arga outside the abandoned Mine headquarters. They needed as much help as possible to avenge Arga and take the dual sword wielding wind warriors.
Luckily Vance returned from his meeting with the members of the Twilight Monastery. The group also contacted Feldnar at Allustan’s tower.
Mouse went into town in search of other would be adventurers. He found a musician named Mendax playing at the Emporium. The group also contacted Feldnar at Allustan’s tower.
Mendax spun a tale of a missing damsel in need of rescuing. Mouse agreed that the group would help the woman and in return Mendax would join them. They agreed to meet in a day, but when Mouse failed to show up Mendax started looking around for other allies.
Mendax came across a curious Halfling named ‘Im’ dressed in a suit of scale mail and wielding a sword, shield and the symbol of Heironeous god of chivalry and honor on his breast. Im was all for rescuing the lady. As the pair went to the Midnight salute to ask around Mouse, Vance and Lath arrived at the Emporium to meet Mendax. They heard he had left to go to the cheaper brothel across town. They followed.
Meanwhile Bornir was at the general store buying a suit of half plate. He left the general store and outside the Emporium was accosted by the albino half orc, Kullen, and his gang. Kullen got into Bornir’s face and intimidated him while the other three moved to ring him in. Bornir knew he couldn’t run from them, and he didn’t know where the rest of his allies were. He drew his axe and swung at the half orc’s face.
Kullen stepped back, he had rattled the dwarf and the blow was a few inches off. Todrik took a swing with his guisarme to knock the dwarf out, but missed. Despite being outnumbered the dwarf was strong and no casual foe. Things got deadly quickly. Within 10-15 seconds the fight was over and Bornir unconscious.
They dragged him off but not before patrons from the Emporium got a good ook at the fight.
Back at the Midnight salute Mendax had tried to perform for the ladies, but was off. He did find out from the madam Purple Prose about the missing girl: A prostitute named Constance Grace, she is one of the best of the girls at the Midnight Salute. She is a favorite of many of the mine owners and even the Mayor. She had a ‘date’ with a gang leader named Thurbiss the night before her disappearance. Thurbiss is known to frequent the Spinning Giant tavern.
Mendax, Im, Lath, Vance and Mouse went to the spinning giant. Primmith the serving wench recalled serving Thurbiss and his tattooed thug Gulgh that night. Thurbiss got drunk and the two picked a fight with some garrison soldiers. They aren’t welcome at the Giant anymore. She also mentioned they and the rest of the gang sometimes hang out at a shack owned by one of the gang. A guy named Gerek, who she describes as being nicer than the rest of Thurbiss’ gang.
After Mendax tipped generously, Primmith even remembered the location of Gerek’s shack. The group went to round up Bornir and Feldnar. They found Feldnar but heard from the folk at the Emporium that Bornir had been attacked, knocked out, and dragged away by a white half orc and some other guys. The 6 went to the Feral Dog to rescue Bornir.
Mendax and Feldnar went into the grisly tavern first, since neither had met Kullen before. He was no where in sight. They did see an off duty deputy constable and the Elf Lirra from the Greyhawk trio. Both were near the bar.
Mendax cajoled the bar maid. After a generous tip and a baudy joke later she told him Kullen was in a room off the main room with his gang. The rest of the group arrived and Mendax motioned towards an inner door. Vance in the lead he flung open the door and saw two men down the hallway, one with a guisarme protecting another with a bow. Vance came down the hall and the man with the guisarme advanced and blows were exchanged. Mouse snapped a shot from his crossbow at the archer and scored a hit, as did Lath with his long bow.
The bar patrons recoiled, the deputy watched impassively, and Lirra advanced, bored with the nights dog fight she wished to see a real fight.
Vance hit the archer and downed him with his glaive, while the other man with the guisarme missed striking a telling blow on Vance. Then Kullen rounded the corner of the hallway. With a mighty bellow he swung his mighty great axe two handed with all of his rage bourn might. It clove deeply into Vance’s chest and arm. Vance collapsed, dead before he hit the ground. The balding mage followed Kullen and tried a sleep spell which affected no one. Then Im advanced on Kullen and smote him with his diminutive long sword. Kullen wrenched the axe from Vance’s torso and clapped Im across the head, poleaxed the little Halfling warrior fell unconscious.
Felnar loosed a color spray which knocked out the man wielding the guisarme, then a sleep spell which knocked out the opposing wizard. Kullen was attacked by Mouse on one side and Lath on the other. Kullen stepped past them and attacked Feldnar, nearly ending his life. Due to the luck, or providence Feldnar survived the same axe that had already killed Vance and dripping with gore slashed his robe, but no harm was done to the scrawny wizard. He fled.
Mendax played his flute to inspire confidence in his allies, then tried to daze the rampaging albino half orc but to no avail.
With the fate of the combat still in doubt, two of Kullens allies stricken by spells and sure to awake any moment, Lath scored a telling blow and the half orc fell unconscious and bleeding.
Mendax closed the door to the bar and the group surveyed the carnage. Bornir was found unconscious but alive in a nearby room. Lath healed his wounds and the two clerics revived Im. The wizard and polearm wielding warrior were trussed up. The group quickly dragged or carried everyone out the side door of the feral dog. Before they left Mendax entered the tap room and paid the bar man 2 gps for his troubles. The bar man yelled into the back room “We got some blood to clean up, get some buckets and water!”
Bornir took his Dwarven axe and cut off Kullen’s head, left in the hall, lest anyone wonder who won.