Taking the Western Tower

Ascending the chute, the party found themselves in the bottom room of the other tower. It was unoccupied. Peaking up the stairs, Rudy found the second floor was also empty. This meant the guards were on the roof, at the catapult, or both.

Sneaking across the second floor room, Rudy peaked up to the top floor and noticed several guards. An elaborate plan was developed where Kuppies would phase step up the stairs and arrive by the small fire. That would allow him to defend it while the rest of the party joined him.

This worked well and the party was soon engaged with all the guards. However, the bugbear strangler went undetected and pounced on Rudy from behind and began choking him. Meanwhile, Mara performed a feat of archery unseen to date. Four guards had been located by the catapult. Using her ability to have multiple targets on one turn, and burning through an action point, all 4 lay dead with arrows protruding from their chests before she was done.

Rudy escaped the Strangler and after a group shift by the monsters, the party reacted well and before long, all lay dead.