Harold Blackhoof
Brace it! Use your weight, Yuz. They have breached the outer curtain.
Yuz
My back is to it, Captain. By the ancestors, that pounding will splinter the oak soon.
The iron bolt groans under the rhythmic impact of heavy frog spears. Harold shifts his weight, his ribs screaming in protest.
Harold Blackhoof
I should have never left the hold unprotected. If these eggs shatter, the Wildthorn will strip me of my command before the moon sets.
The Intruding Marauder
You hide behind wood like a cornered calf, Blackhoof. Come out and face the tide of the swamp!
The Intruding Marauder
The reeve is wounded. This hold will fall before the tide turns, and the bounty on his head will be mine.
+ Scene Quest Added
Survive the marauder's assault
“Using my spear i fight the intruders”
SUCCESS (Superb Melee Combat, rolled +1)
Harold Blackhoof
Move aside, Yuz. My turn to teach them the cost of entry.
Harold Blackhoof kicks the door wide, the force of his hoof sending a splintered plank flying into the chest of the lead marauder.
Harold Blackhoof
The adrenaline burns hotter than my wounds. They did not expect me to charge into the teeth of the storm.
The Intruding Marauder
Kill the beast! He is only one!
With a sweep of his spear, Harold fells two attackers, his movements precise and lethal. The remaining frog-folk recoil in sudden, frantic terror.
Yuz
Captain, behind you! The second wave is climbing through the arrow slits.
Quest Complete
Survive the marauder's assault