The sheer silence and lack of any<span style="font-style: italic">obvious</span>threat was a major red flag for Dagnyr. He knew the alley cats weren't stupid, or at least, not that sort of stupid, and wouldn't have such lax security on something so<span style="font-style: italic">huge.</span>They had to be being watched, though how many were lurking in the shadows, scrutinizing the pair, was unclear. For his part, Dagnyr felt he fit in reasonably well - his disguise making him appear as a massive, scarred feline that wouldn't look out of place as a member of the Alley Cats, the hat's glamour hiding his gleaming armor and huge blade in the guise of a ragged leather-and-cloth getup that could only charitably be described as any sort of armor.<br/><br/>He has only scant moments to so much as register the shift in the shadows before firey pain burns across his throat, just narrowly missing striking him with a fatal wound. He roars in pain, clutching his throat with one hand while the other reaches up to free his greatsword.<br/><br/>He casts his eyes about, trying to spot their assailant, mind reeling - wondering at how many attackers there might be, to whom they owed affliation, if they'd seen through the disguise or just were taking a target of opportunity...<br/><br/>Too many questions, and it was far from a good time for them.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Intiative (1d20 + 1): 16 + 1 = 17<br/>Perception (1d20 + 5): 18 + 5 = 23<br/><br/>Edit: Aaand success!</div></div></div><br/><br/>"There! On the window ledge!" Dagnyr says to Larynn, pointing out the spot, though not really sure if she can make out the small, shrouded figure he sees there - he only spotted him by the attacker's yellow eyes. He drops his hand from his blade under the rags of his disguise, readying the longbow hidden beneath. He'd not been the most receptive the notion of lugging around a bow when he likely wouldn't use it, but the gnoll was now rather grateful for the recommendation. Even if he only had twenty arrows.<br/><br/>He knocks the first arrow, taking aim. He'd never been as good with a bow as he was with a sword, but he hoped the time on the archery range was enough to make the shot count..<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Attack Roll (1d20 + 11): 1 + 11 = 12, miss</div></div></div><br/><br/>..and watches the shot go wide, vanishing into the shadows with a<span style="font-style: italic">thunk</span>as it embeds itself in something wooden. Dagnyr curses, quickly knocking the second arrow and tries to calm himself, focusing in. He had to hit this time. A miss was bad enough. A slow miss was fatal.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Attack Roll (1d20 + 6): 17 + 6 = 23<br/>Damage Roll (1d8 + 4): 6 + 4 = 10</div></div></div><br/><br/>This time, however, the arrow strikes it's target, and Dagnyr gives a broad, predatory grin. They were even now.