Melangwi Outpost's front gate was around the corner of the palisade, so Rayne had to round the corner before she could see what was going on...<br/><br/>The gates were shut tight, and the bodies of guardsmen and green-skinned, naked hairless primates strewn in front of the gates told of the successful defense, the NPCs having valiantly sacrificed themselves to buy time and hold back the enemy while the gates were being shut. Or at least, that was probably what happened, as Rayne wasn't there to witness it with her own eyes. What she could see right now were the archers on the watchtowers trading arrows with a score or so of the green primates below, who were hanging back from the gate near the treeline now that it was shut and shooting back with bows and flaming arrows of their own.<br/><br/>Directly in front of the gate were three people remaining. Moonshadow, on all fours, her hit points depleted, exposed and vulnerable to anybody or anything who wanted to take advantage of her. Ledude, who as Rayne watched, took an axe swing straight in the chest and dropped to his knees, all his points now gone, too. The third person, who Rayne had not seen before, a half-orc of amazonian stature in a classical chain bikini that covered next to nothing of her ample assets, wielding a black greataxe and with an unmistakeable collar on her neck. Her PvP status was active, meaning that all Rayne could get was the name of this player. "Grogza Axe-Swinger".<br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Rolled 14 (success) for Rayne's Knowledge (Nature) check to identify these primates. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59083)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Kech</div><div class="spoiler_body">Not quite man nor ape, the kech is a hairless primate that dwells in the deepest jungles. There they live in sizable tribes, relying upon their uncanny coloration and skill with bows to hunt prey. The green-and-brown camouflage coloration of a kech's flesh shifts and adapts to all surroundings to aid in stealth, but works particularly well in forests or jungles. This, combined with its uncanny ability to move through any terrain and leave no trace of its passage, makes the kech a masterful ambush hunter. A kech is 6 feet tall and weighs 240 pounds.<br/><br/>These creatures prefer to dwell in ruined jungle buildings, and when presented with an opportunity to seize a remote town, slaughter the citizens, and move in, the typical kech tribe does not hesitate. A kech tribe is typically led by a chieftain with 2-4 levels of ranger or fighter.<br/></div></div><br/>Make a DC 15 Stealth check.<br/>Success means Rayne can duck behind the palisade corner and stay out of sight, or alternately, get a surprise round and roll initiative.<br/>Failure means roll initiative.