As you exit the mausoleum in the cemetary you can tell that it's well after dark and you and your friends are extremely tired, hungry and in need of rest, strangely the ground is cover with snow & it is snowing steadily - the temperature is below freezing which raises serious concerns since this is supposed to be the beginning of summer. You hear many loud noises coming from Gateway. As you look towards the settlement you see many buildings on fire, hundreds if not thousands of soldiers are striking people down in the streets dressed in mostly black armor with white trim and many with white cloaks, people are screaming and yelling for help. From where you stand, you can see many bodies laying on the ground scattered around the settlement.
You hear a loud wooshing sound and realize it's the flapping of giant wings from a massive sized White Dragon that you see drop down and land on one of the larger structures. On the dragons back, you see a rider, dressed in fancy plate mail armor of black/white trim and wearing a flowing white cloak. Seeing this thing you feel a sense of awe and fear build up within you but you are far enough away from it, you are not affected as much.
What grabs your attention most is a huddled group of civilians with a group of soldiers wielding bows with arrows nocked appearing to be ready to kill the civilians they have lined up together in front of them not 25 feet away from where you stand. 2 Soldiers standing watching the group with bows while 2 more soldiers are lining up civilians 2 at a time to kill. To the side you also see a man who appears to be in charge, an officer of some sort giving the orders.
Soldier (4):
ARMOR CLASS: 14
HIT DICE: 1
HP 8
NO. OF ATTACKS: (1) 1d6 with Sword
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: N/A
Size M
XP VALUE: 20 (each)
▶ Treasure: N/A
Officer:
ARMOR CLASS: 16
HIT DICE: 3
HP 24
NO. OF ATTACKS: (2) 1d6/1d8 with Sword
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: N/A
Size M
XP VALUE: 200xp
▶ Treasure: N/A
[When the fight is over, let things play out but the civilians will run off into the nearby forest to escape - one of the civilians is Stan Whiteguard, the owner of the Steel Piece Inn].
Stan appears shaken but is focused. He looks up at you all and breathes a sigh of relief. I'm glad your all ok, he looks back at the settlement with a look of sorrow. Nothing you can do here my friends, Gateway is lost. They came all of a sudden, without warning. Before anyone knew what had happened the soldiers were already securing Gateway. You've got to get the hell out of here, it's not safe. This army is moving north, so you can't go that way, the safest way out of here is south, stick to the trees and stay off the roads, try to move into the mountains - that's your only option. I've got to stay here and try to help as many as I can escape.
[Stan needs to run off to allow a transition from the current scene to the two soldiers spotting the PC's and sounding the alarm]
Allow For Roleplay . . .
Right after Stan rushes off, you see two men dressed in the black/white armor of the soldiers spot you, one of them yells out the name DERRICK!!! as he stares at the downed officer.The second soldier then begins blowing a whistle as they both begin to back up away from you. They are roughly 50 feet away.
[Common sense would say it's time to leave. Make sure I hammer home that the PC's have been identified as killing 4 guards and an officer]
*sandbox time*
1) Massive white Dragon flies overhead towards Gateway. Use Dragon Fear Rules.
2) Encounter a group of 10 Goblins.
Goblin:
AC 6 [13], HD 1–1 (4hp), Att 1 × weapon
(1d6 or by weapon), THAC0 19 [0],
MV 60’ (20’), SV D14 W15 P16 B17 S18
(NH), ML 7 (9 with king), AL Chaotic,
XP 5 (bodyguard: 20, king: 35), NA 2d4
(6d10), TT R (C)
▶ Infravision: 90’.
▶ Hate the sun: –1 to hit in full daylight.
3) Brigade of marching soldiers (the PC's best hide)
4) Bandits:
Bandit:
AC 6 [13], HD 1 (6hp), Att 1 × weapon
(1d8 or by weapon), THAC0 19 [0],
MV 60’ (20’), SV D14 W15 P16 B17 S18
(NH), ML 7 (9 with king), AL Chaotic,
XP 20,
5) N/A
6) Many soldiers on Horseback riding north.
You're able to escape Gateway to the south without being seen, looking back though you do see a number of soldiers converging on the location where you killed those soldiers. You hear even more whistles sounding off from behind you.
(Whoever is in the rear guard, they see a party of soldiers forming)
You see a mid sized group of maybe 10 soldiers along with maybe 20 goblins forming up - it's easy to guess they are forming for a man hunt (you). The skies are dark from the smoke coming from Gateway which in a sense is a good thing, it makes it darker which will in a sense give you more cover.
Send Joe Rice: Arion knows of a cave up ahead alongside the mountains that you might be able to reach to hide for a time and let things settle down and you guys are well past the point where you need to rest/sleep for a while.
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