Animal Handling

Animal Handling is the second episode of The Broadswords.

Summary

Synopsis
Yllairies jolts awake at a shout from Gris. Ahead of them is a group of squat creatures made from magma who are running towards the caravan.

The guards begin to prepare for a fight. Toward the back of the caravan Keilah hears the commotion, pulls out her crossbow and heads to the front of the group. Yllairies casts Chromatic orb and throws a snowball at their attackers. She misses.

One of the magma creatures rushes the caravan and sets one of the wagons on fire. Two other creatures attack guards but miss, while another two magma fiends clamber onto one of the pilgrim caravans.

The guards manage to attack the magma creatures however it doesnt seem very effective. Mépris, concerned for the safety of the caravan, manages to kill one of the Magmin. Just to be sure, she uses the butt of her glaive to crush the remains.

Gradually they reduce the Magmens numbers. Yllairies heaves a spiky ball of ice at the one Magmin who takes 18 damage and is completely destroyed. Gris looks over at her appreciatively.

A guard takes a heavy hit. and Yllairies takes the reigns of a horse, trying to startle them into trampling the Magmin. It goes awry and her horse races into the mist.

Keilah takes careful aim at the last Magmin and with an expert shot through his throat she takes him out. He falls gurgling to the ground.

Yllairies struggles to get the horses under control, and Gris beside her yanks the reigns away. He is quickly able to sooth them and starts to return them to camp.

Back at the site of battle, Mépris checks in on the people of the caravan if anyone needs aid. One of the guards whose armor is searingly hot from a Magmin attack is struggling to remove it with the help of a fellow guard.

Mépris jumps in and tries to pull of the armor with her hands and gets burned. Keilah casts cure wounds on him after to provide relief and receives a respectful nod from his friends. Mepris feels a little jealous.

As Gris returns with the horses and Yllairies, he looks furious.

Main

 * Yllairies
 * Mépris
 * Keilah

Returning

 * Gris