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Scarlet Heroes: The Saga of Riko Akane

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Akane would notice a large sea chest, but it was not the time for her to look into opening it just yet. There was a kitchen area where she could smell something but Akane would take interest into the bunks she could see to the west. Maybe she could sneak around into the bunks and stealth kill anything that was sleeping there presently.

If there was truly nothing there where the bunks are, then Akane would head off to the kitchen to investigate the interesting smell that was coming from that particular area.
 
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Okay, dexterity check against an 11 to Enter the bunks quietly. The place is littered with crap that makes noisy steps otherwise.
 
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Check = 9 Fail

Akane would try to make a stealthy entrance into the bunks but the sheer amount of crap laying about would cause her to trip over something that was laying on the ground. If there was anything here, the noise she made would certainly alert whatever was here that she was here.
 
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Akane enters the bunks to find....nothing. Good thing to. She was loud enough to wake anyone here. Everything is a mess. The beds look slept in and there is a mixture of goblin effects mixed with the keeps prior owners effects. On the wall is a portrait by a dead master painter worth 2,000 gold pieces. Being Savages, the goblins wouldn't know or care about this. But Akane instantly recognizes it's value being a Noble's daughter. There is nothing else here besides the painting.
 
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Akane would stumble about and would instantly panic that she would need to raise her shield to defend against an incoming attack. Once the panic would subside and Akane realizes that there is no one there, she would calm down and start to search the room. Most of the beds looked like they were slept in, but she knew that at least 5 if not six were going to never be slept in again as she likely had killed their tenants.

There was one thing that Akane would see that was of value, and it was a painting of a long dead artisan. That would have some value to it and Akane would do what she could to try to preserve an artistic masterpiece. Taking possession of the portrait, Akane would then look to see what was in the kitchen. There was a smell of something that likely resembled food. Akane would seek to exterminate all of the Shou in the area and where there was food, someone had to be either making it or eating it.

(Securing the portrait, Akane would then move into the kitchen area.)
 
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A pair of humans were in the kitchens making dinner. The Shou were known to take slaves and force them to do work 'beneath' them. These guys looked like a pair of merchants press ganged into such slavery. Upon seeing Akane the two men just stop. "Who are you? Are you here to rescue us?" one of them asks quietly.
 
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Akane would admit to being surprised to see two other humans in the kitchen.

"Well, you can scratch the dinner plans of 6 of them." Akane would reply in jest. "Then again if you want to simply get out of here, I think I have cleared a path for the both of you." Detailing where she had come from, Akane would try to get some information about who or what else was in the keep since the kitchen people might know how many they were supposed to be cooking for. Freeing these people was a bonus for certain, but Akane was more concerned about her primary objective of eradicating the Shou.

Then she got something of an idea. Maybe the cooks could do something with the food to taint it?
 
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"6 are dead? Stars and stones child, there are only 10 total. Every batch of goblins has 1 Hobgoblin, that is smarty and stronger then the others. This lot is lead by a hobgoblin that fights with a two handed sword. Other then that there is a witch and the rest just regular goblins. The hobgoblin and his top 3 flunkies are in the main hall north of the entrance hall. I'm supposed to serve them stew. Unless you brought something with you, I can't slip anything into there food. I tried slipping things in their food, but it seems they are just immune to it. They eat rats so it isn't surprising," explained Hou the older main. Shen, the younger man adds," There is a sea chest in the barracks. It has a dagger trap on it. But if you get inside there is an iron hide potion that will help you in a fight. I heard the goblins brag about putting it in there." Unless you want anything else these two plan leaving as you suggested.
 
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Akane would listen intently to what the cooks had to say. She had no real reason to distrust them and was thankful that she did not open the chest as she learned it was trapped just now. "Looks like I should lead you out of here into the main area where I know I had laid waste to them all, you can then leave while I go to deal with the rest of the Shou. Let's get you out of here then shall we?" Akane would declare as she motioned toward the pair to come with her.

Akane would escort them back as far as they needed. Once they were successfully extracted, Akane would look to deal with the trapped chest. A Iron skin potion could only help her afterall.

(Extract the chefs and then attempt to deal with the trapped chest in the barracks)
 
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"Thank you. We will tell the crimson caravan you rescued us. You will be rewarded," said Hou. The offer about the crimson caravan is indeed real. If Akane survives, they will pay her a reward.

Since Akane knows of the chest she must beat a 9. She Can use her limber trait as a bonus for this.
 
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Check 14(15) - Pass

Akane knowing that the chest was trapped would be extra careful. It would take her some time, but eventually she would trigger the trap and watch as the dagger flew harmlessly into the wall along the other side of the room. With the chest now able to be forced open, Akane would look to see if anything else was inside the chest along with the ironskin potion. Once she had taken what was in the chest, Akane would then move toward where she believed the remaining Shou were to prepare to eliminate them as well.
 
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The chest had the iron hide potion. It also had assorted mundane weapons and armor. Nothing as good as Akane's current equipment. She also finds a silver necklace worth 10 gp.

Well the rooms are empty until she walks into the main hall. There was a goblin sitting at the head of a large table wearing chain mail. Three flunkies were around him. The all look at Akane and the leader smiles. "It seems we will have some exercise before the meal. Get her lads!" They all draw weapons and try to advance.

Hobgoblin HD 2 AC 5 To hit +3

Goblin x 3 HD 1 AC 6 To hit +2
 
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Akane did not feel that she needed the iron skin potion. She would simply exterminate the rest of this vermin so that the Shou would be eradicated from these lands. Now she was up against a Hobgoblin and the remaining 3 goblins just like the cooks had said. Raising her shield, Akane knew that she needed to take the initiative and get in good to hopefully thin out the goblins before she concentrated on the Hobgoblin. That way she could not be so easily flanked.

Fray 6, Attack 14(22) Damage 3 (1 die)

Akane would look to see how the goblins were charging in at her. It was like they simply wanted to line themselves up perfectly to be cut down one by one as she decided to seize the opportunity and charge forward. As she did so, all the goblins would be cut down. This would leave Akane and the Hobgoblin leader alone to duel for supremacy of the Keep.
 
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The hobgoblin watched as his 'men' were cut down. "You did it now! Gary, Barry, and Larry were my favorite flunkies!" he roared. The hobgoblin brought down his great sword hitting Akane in the left shoulder.


1D20+7 => 24

1D10 => 5 Akane loses 1 hp.
 
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Akane 8/9 HP

Akane could feel her armor start to crack as she was unable to raise her shield in time to deflect such a massive blow. A few small pieces of chain links would give and go flying off of her armor from the blow. The Hobgoblin was far stronger than anything she had encountered yet and she would need to adjust if she wanted to take the Hobgoblin down. There were two issues in play here. Akane was certainly the faster of the two, but the Hobgoblin was easily more powerful so she would not be able to rely on using her shield to block any incoming attacks.

Attack 8(15) Missed

Akane was unable to see an opening that she could exploit as the Hobgoblin would not afford her an opening. Now she needed to hope that she could evade his attacks and work an opening in his defenses.
 
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The Hobgoblin swung again this time a horizontal slash trying to take Akane's head. Our heroine managed to duck the blow in time and hears a loud woosh as the sword cuts air.

rolling 1d20+7 (4)+7 = 11
 
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With Akane ducking, she saw the opportunity to exploit an opening as the Hobgoblin swung through and left himself open.

Attack 1(8)

Akane would not even get her attack off as she could not keep her balance enough to swing her blade. Stumbling backward a bit, Akane would need to go back onto the defensive yet again as she blew what was probably a prime opening in the hobgoblin's defenses.
 
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"It is hard to believe a klutz like you fought your way in here. Seriously," the hobgoblin said. He want for a slash to the wast. But do to her awkward stumble, the flat part of his sword just spanked Akane's armored butt. It left no physical damage. Pride was another story.


: rolling 1d20+7
(16)+7= 23
rolling 1d10 (1)=1 Akane looses 0 hit points. Lucky!
 
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Akane would feel her ass getting paddled by the flat end of the Hobgoblin's sword. It seemed to ignite something inside of her as she seemed to be perfectly focused. Lunging forward, Akane would certainly hit the hobgoblin but how effective her strike was..

Attack 20(27) - Damage 1(2) - (1 HP damage)

She simply did not know. Having her butt spanked seemed to ignite her and had her hone in on one very specific region of the hobgoblin. Thrusting right toward his genitals, Akane would attempt to castrate the bastard.
 
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Akane manages to skewer the hobgloblin's left testicle! He lets out a howl of pain and cuts deep into the woman's right thigh. All hint of playfulness and sarcasm evaporated.

rolling 1d20+7
(16)+7= 23
rolling 1d10
(5)= 5 Akane loses 1 hp!
 
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Akane 7/9 HP

Akane would nail the hobgoblin right in the testicles. If she were to have slashed she would have probably had castrated him entirely, but it was an improvement none the less. However it lit a fire under the hobgoblin now as he slashed Akane's right leg. Her shield is almost totally ineffective against this sword as it blows right through it. The hobgoblin had equaled Akane's attack and now she looked to finish him off.

Attack 12(19)

Everything lined up perfectly for Akane to finish off the hobgoblin, but as she moved forward she would stagger just ever so slightly from the damage her thrusting leg had sustained and she missed the hobgoblin's body by what was a matter of inches at the most.
 
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When Akane staggered, the hobgoblin belted her across the face with the flat part of his sword. It was an attempt to daze her really.

rolling 1d20+7
(13)+7=20
rolling 1d10
(5)=5 Akane loses 1 more hit point!
 
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Akane 6/9 HP

Akane would get her head almost caved in as the hobgoblin would again hit her. Now this fight was getting serious and she started to get desperate.

Attack 17(24) Damage 1(2) 1 HP

Using the blow to change her angle, Akane would flow with it and slash forward using the extra momentum that the blow to her head had given her. She would land a wound to the side of the hobgoblin which would see him almost instantly collapse. Akane figured she found a vital organ of some kind with the attack as the hobgoblin started to bleed out.

It looked like she had won, but she was going to have a pretty nasty headache from that blow she had took to her head. Her right leg was not doing very well either as it was bleeding. Akane needed to patch herself up before doing anything else.
 
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Akane was now there and victorious. Does she search the main hall for treasure? She is now level 2 and completed her quest!
 
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Now that Akane would take the time to dress up her leg, she would start the search for any manner of treasure within the main hall that the hobgoblin was destroyed in. So long as there was still time and the ability to do so, Akane would also try to see what was in the remaining path that she did not take as well before leaving the keep.
 
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