Act 1, Scene 2: Scouting out the Unknown!

[Baldrick]

Grumm nods silently and crawls over to Hororin to give him a quick shake. As Hororin comes to, Grumm squints his eyes to make out the shadowy forms...

[JesseOcasio]

Horrorin awakes and sits up from his spot. He then turns his attention towards his companions and whispers." What is it?"

[Ironwolf]

Quietly, Ewart says "I cannot tell. Figures. More than one. Draw your steel, my friend."

Ewart squints in the light provided by the stars above and the dying embers of their fire. He tries to determine how many are approaching, and from what directions.

[JesseOcasio]

Horrorin draws his dagger."Shall I conceal us in a cloud of darkness?" The wizard whispers as he glares at the approaching shadows.

[Ironwolf]

"And blind us all?" said Ewart. "Best think again, Dragonsbane. A hidden dagger is what we need. Best you conceal yourself from sight, and strike from behind when the time is right."

[Yaztromo]

The slim, dark figures creep forward from all directions around you, now seeking cover in the vegetation: probably they realized that you are getting ready to meet them.
Difficult to say how many they are: 5, 6... 10? They are very silent and stealthy.

[JesseOcasio]

"Take guard as I prepare the concealment spell." Horrorin whispers to his companions. He then closes his eyes as he channels the demonic energies that flows within his blood.

[Ironwolf]

Ewart nodded to the wizard and rose to his feet, taking cover behind a nearby tree, in case the interlopers were armed with missile weapons. He unsheathed his longsword, and let the scabbard drop to the ground.

"Grumm, are you ready for battle?" he said to his Dwarvish companion.

[Baldrick]

"Yes, if it comes to that," Grumm replied, tightening his grip on his axe.

[Yaztromo]

Hororin waves his hands dramatically and mumbles an obscure litany. A black cloud swirls out of his nostrils and circles around him, swelling in size at every revolution.
In a blink, all the area around the campfire gets darker than the darkest nights.
Ewan and Grumm are at the fringes of the dark area and, while most of their bodies are concealed, the can peer out of the darkness: They can't see the dark shapes at the moment, as probably they ducked when the spell was cast and are now on the ground or behind good cover, but you can hear some very faint whispering.
Hororin is still at the centre of the dark area, a step away from the campfire, that is now invisible from outside, breathing deeply.


[spellcasting check
target: 5 (basic MAGIC) + 1 (Magic: Wizardry Special Skill) + 3 (Silent Area) = 9
roll: 2+6=8
Success! (by a whisker...)
MAGIC POINTS cost: 1 (level 1 magic) + 1 (for wearing the leather jerkin)]