None the heroes knew what lied in wait for them nor saw it coming until it was far too late to take such preventive measures. The low visibility coupled with the bitter sting of the snow kept them distracted. Jalna was the one to feel the very ground give under her weight and she fell straight down. the snow caving in above her to try and seal her in from above. The hole she was going into was deep and seemingly had no true end in sight. Fortunately her reflexes were sharp and her training in the guild halls beneath her orphanage paid off. She turned in mid and and then finds purchase in the cold frozen ground. Her hands had a death grip upon the side of the pit and though she was covered in dirt, she managed to pull herself up but also thankfully spare anyone else from the trap by being the scout or them using the rope chain to keep themselves.<br/><br/>The others behind her, namely Sumara had the rope clutched in her shield hand and she felt it go lax suddenly. Since she was looking over the shield she managed to see just what had happened. The others couldn't see too well because of the low visibility caused by the snowstorm. However the sound of a cave in up ahead of them was more than enough to alert them as to what was going on up ahead. What no one actually saw however was the yellowish eyes peering out from underneath the snow banks near the trees. With the pit in front of them and the crackling noise up ahead, it was the perfect place for an ambush.<br/><br/>Quick as lightning the trap had been sprung and now from the sides and from the front, erupted from the snow several humanoid figures covered in spotted fur and metal armor. They looked to be part man but with a canine like head filled with sharp teeth. Definitive muscles swelled underneath the spotted fur and the weapons they wielded looked sharp. The barked something towards each other and gave a braying war cry. The rogue managed to pul herself up to her feet but felt moist warm breath against her skin and she turned about. Above Jalna loomed a rather big looking one, peering down at her with a rather unfriendly looking smile, and just as uncomfortable as her overseer's look. Only she might have more to worry about than just being lewdly ogled.  The others were surrounded, two on each side and unfortunately the attack came so swiftly they didn't have time to react appropriately.<br/><br/>-Surprise Round!-<br/><br/>Two of the beastmen to the left of the party immediately went after Sumara and Remi distinguishing them as two of the more troublesome targets and thrust forward with their spears in an attempt to bite into their attire. Their armor doing the job of deflecting the worst of the blows. Remi felt the sting of the spears tip as it slipped through some of scales and against her body. However Wren was also the subject of an attack from her right and it found purchase against the chainmail, drawing a very small amount of blood but fortunately she was very well armored and it only just managed to make it. The final eastman looked very excited and pursued possibly the easiest target to potentially hit in the from of Waywocket and tapped her just underneath her breasts making her gorgeous tits bounce under her sheer dress.<br/><br/>The big one that was looming over Jalna took hold of a particularly nasty looking glaive and swings twice downward at her trying to force her down into the pit with the butt of the weapon. With a bellowing bark the butt of his weapon managed to strike her on her back side making her yelp and cling to the pit before missing with the second attempt as a result. The bellowing bark incited the one on Sumara to try and take a snap at her and seized her by her weapon arm. With her so armored she could feel the bruising underneath but not the sting of teeth. She shunted him off her with the shield and he made the most lewd lick of his muzzle as if he enjoyed the taste of dark elf. Implying horrible things should they fall to this ambush. The ambushers were not pulling any punches on our heroes and therefore they should respond in kind.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Gnoll 1 vs Sumara ; At 2017-12-31 06:17:05, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a4 Result: 18 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112091)<br/>Damage: Missed<br/><br/>Gnoll 1 vs Sumara (Ram) At 2017-12-31 06:36:47, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a4 Result: 22 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112102)<br/>Damage: 4 At 2017-12-31 06:37:48, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d4a2 Result: 4 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112103)<br/><br/>Gnoll 2 vs Remi ; At 2017-12-31 06:17:17, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a4 Result: 21 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112092)<br/>Damage: 5 At 2017-12-31 06:28:51, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d6a2 Result: 5 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112096)<br/><br/>Gnoll 3 vs Wren ; At 2017-12-31 06:20:57, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a4 Result: 18 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112093)<br/>Damage: 7 At 2017-12-31 06:28:57, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d6a2 Result: 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112097)<br/><br/>Gnoll 4 vs Waywocket ; At 2017-12-31 06:21:02, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a4 Result: 13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112094)<br/>Damage: 3 At 2017-12-31 06:29:03, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d6a2 Result: 3 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112098)<br/><br/>Gnoll Pack Lord vs Jalna a1 ; At 2017-12-31 06:32:47, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a5 Result: 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112099)<br/>Damage: At 2017-12-31 06:34:16, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d10a3 Result: 5 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112101)<br/><br/>Gnoll Pack Lord vs Jalna a2 ; At 2017-12-31 06:32:52, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a5 Result: 8 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=112100)<br/>Damage: Missed<br/><br/><hr/><br/>(Everyone Please Roll for initiative and then make an action. You do not need to go in order. I shall put together the turn order after the fact. However if you want to see what other people do first you can. I suggest using the OOC to plan out your attacks so as not to slow down the IC.)<br/><br/>-Initiative Order-<br/><br/>Sumara: 20<br/>Wren: 18<br/>Gnoll Pack Leader: 16<br/>Jalna: 13<br/>Waywocket: 12<br/>Valthos: 9<br/>Gnolls: 5