The drums of doom

[kabukiman]

You start running. After a while you see the first house of settlers. It seems the place has already been struck by the Pict raiders: the farmhouse door stands ajar, as does the barn. This is the house of Canaeus and his family. From a distance, you discern the corpse of a pig in front of the barn.

[aine]

“Too late!” Tuya cries, “Let’s see if there is anyone left alive.”

Observation,13 0

[Mr. Handy]

Servius helps with the search, though he is sure the Picts would not have spared any of the people - or missed any treasure. Still, maybe someone or something was too well hidden for them to find.

OOC,Observation test (10) searching the ruined farm: 0

[kabukiman]

The farmhouse is even worse: the hacked and mutilated bodies of a man, woman, and four children lie scattered throughout the little house’s four rooms. From the signs of it, Canaeus and his wife Iphisa fought valiantly, but were overcome. The children had apparently barricaded themselves into one small bedroom, but the door was hacked through and the children met grisly ends at the hands of the merciless Picts. Clothing, kitchenware, and other goods have been broken, torn, and strewn about the cabin’s ruined interior, all stained with spatters of blood and gore. Little is left of value here. A single shoe appears to be for a young girl that doesn’t jibe with the ages and sizes of any of the deceased children present. A captive, perhaps?
OOC: Make another discipline test; you need 2 sucesses to pass

[Mr. Handy]

Servius is more than a little disturbed. "We must get out of this area, before we're next!" he exclaims.

OOC,Discipline test (7) finding the bodies: 0

[aine]

“The Picts haven’t looted; they’ve just ransacked. It’s as if they’re being driven by a demonic force.”
Tuya is saddened and sickened.
“Do you think a little girl has been captured?”

Discipline,9 0 Ahh, what does that mean?

[Mr. Handy]

"It seems likely," says Servius, "unless she fled and escaped."

[kabukiman]

“The Picts haven’t looted; they’ve just ransacked. It’s as if they’re being driven by a demonic force.”
Tuya is saddened and sickened.
“Do you think a little girl has been captured?”

Discipline,9 248320:0 Ahh, what does that mean?

Tuya starts crying thinking about the terrible fate that will happem to the gir if she has been captured.

[aine]

Tuya fumbles her way back outside away from the carnage. She stands by the doorway gulping the fresh air and drying her eyes.

[Mr. Handy]

Servius follows her outside. "There's nothing we can do here," he says. "We must go."

[kabukiman]

You continue your journey. The next farmhouse is over a quarter-mile down the road, a family from the Bossonian Marches.It belongs to Ulgram, Eald’s Son; his wife Freide; and their children are Edel, Cenred, Cenric, Aldred, and Rimhilde.
Make obervation tests.

[aine]

“Oh dear, I’m not sure I can bear another massacred family. Tuya pulls up and scans the area, stroking her falcon for comfort.

Observation,13 0

[Mr. Handy]

Servius's keen vision reveals all.

OOC,Observation roll (10) near the farm: 0

[kabukiman]

You see a group of picts trying to enter the house and you hear screams inside.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,How many Picts do we see?

[kabukiman]

OOC: (5 picts).

[Mr. Handy]

Servius takes out his crossbow and takes aim at one of the Picts, certain that they can defeat them.

[aine]

“They’re endless!” Tuya exclaims and then she also notches an arrow and then lets fly.

Arrow,11 0 damage 1

[kabukiman]

OOC: Mr Handy, I need you to make yout roll.

[Mr. Handy]

Servius fires, striking a Pict. He is sure they can defeat five of them. He is even more certain that they can defeat four.

OOC,Ranged Weapons roll (12) shooting at a Pict: 0 Damage to Pict from crossbow bolt: 1