Hairy Minotaur
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Jon Potter said:
Yeah it's a great bunch of guys. The last time we played, I think we laughed for an hour before we got anything done
Coming later there's a hilarious interaction between Paquito and a succubus.
Don't laugh..... it's here.
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Yeah it's a great bunch of guys. The last time we played, I think we laughed for an hour before we got anything done
Coming later there's a hilarious interaction between Paquito and a succubus.
Jon Potter
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Hairy Minotaur said:Coming later there's a hilarious interaction between Paquito and a succubus.
I can only imagine!
Hairy Minotaur
Explorer
Calculated risks
Gronar unsheathes his greatsword, and swinging it in a wide arc, slices one orc in half and slams against the breastplate of the one standing next to him. The force of the hill giant's blow catapults the orc over the roof's edge, where he plummets a hundred feet to his death.
Cramped by the canvas-like covering over the actual roof (akin to a tent on the roof), Gronar struggles to face the last two orcs which move to flank the giant. One orc manages to slip a shortspear under Gronar's defenses and draw blood on the giant's right calf.
Korg tries his best to peer up through the trap door to get a look at the battle overhead, but only manages to see that Gronar likes to go commando. Unable to make out any details, Korg shoves Finrod back up through the hole.
Goosed from below, Gronar stumbles in fear of an attack below him. His awkward flailing arms become entangled in the canvas covering, and the spinning Gronar rips the material from it's placeholders. Finally able to stand up, Gronar beholds the large form of a floating worm hovering directly in front of him.
"Korg! Pokey!" Gronar shouts "Elfy do lousy job of killing worm, Gronar told him to kill"
Korg quickly pulls Finrod back down. "What Elfy see?"
"You're joking right?" Finrod's reply comes
"Korg not know any jokes." Korg answers, tossing Finrod to Paquito and floating up through the trap door to get a look for himself.
The worm opens it's tri-shaped maw and lets out a low droning noise. It's effect is not noticed by Gronar, Korg however sees the orc to the left of his head begin beating his hands and grabbing his throat. The orc then begins to stomp erratically and make reckless motions with it's arms.
Paquito holds Finrod out at arms length, and deposits him on the stairs in front of him. Paquito then turns and descends the stairs as fast as his hooves will allow. Finrod sits bewildered on the stairs and ponders his next action.
Korg watches the odd acting orc and begins laughing. Gronar, startled once again by sounds beneath him, kicks the head protruding from the floor below him. Stunned, Korg staggers backwards and loses his concentration. He drops a mere three feet before landing on the stone steps, the sudden gain in weight though causes the shoddy steps to give way. Korg drops as the steps give way beneath him, he reaches out and with his left hand, snags a jutting piece of newly exposed stone stair and catches himself.
Paquito, who had already passed the spot that Korg clung to, pulled up and began retracing his steps back up the stairs to help the flailing giant. Finrod, feebly made his way down the steps, and reached Korg before Paquito could.
"Elfy! Help Korg!" Korg shouted at the elf
"What do you expect me to do? There's no way Belasarda's forest I'm going to be able to lift you." Finrod quizzed the hill giant
"Korg not want Elfy to lift, Korg want Elfy to go get better help." Korg responded
Insulted, Finrod paused before answering, however Paquito's arrival interrupted his thought process.
"Yay, Elfy bring Pokey to help Korg." The hill giant exclaims
Paquito eyes Finrod quizzically, to which Finrod replies with a shrug of his shoulders. Paquito hefts the heavy body back up onto what he hoped were ore stable steps.
Gronar's brief moment of mirth watching the goofy acting orc, was cut short when the orc proved to still be a very capable enemy by jabbing his spearhead into the thigh of Gronar. Enraged, Gronar slices the orc in half, and exaggerating his follow through, cleaves the orc behind him as well. Faced with only the floating worm thing, Gronar switches weapons and produces his giant-sized longspear.
The creature dances around the giant, trying to get a good grip with it's teeth, but every time it gets close, Gronar pierces it's thick hide with his spear. Annoyed after several attempts to close on Gronar, the worm suddenly disappears.
"Ayeee, Gronar is king of tower!............ now how Gronar get back down?" Gronar exclaims
Paquito and Finrod lead Korg down from the tower's interior, after getting outside they look back up towards the top of the tower.
"Korg! Gronar stuck up here, come get Gronar!" The hill giant shouts
"No! Gronar kick Korg in face! Gronar jump and Pokey catch you!" Korg shouts
"W-w-what!?! No?!?" Pokey stammers
Korg looks over at Paquito, who is slowly backing away from the tower. "Pokey say 'NO' Gronar just going to have to jump and Elfy catch."
"Heh, not going to happen." Finrod replies
"Korg get Gronar!" Gronar shouts again
"Jump!" Comes Korg's reply
Irritated now, Gronar peers down below and lines himself up with Finrod, who's watching the whole proceedings with a giggle and smile. Gronar takes a step back and leaps over the side of the tower.
Finrod watches in horror as the sun gets blotted out by the falling giant. His elven mind races for an escape route, his brain quickly calculates an answer. Finrod takes two steps forward, and holds his arms out as if to attempt to catch Gronar.
"Hah! Good Elfy. Korg knew Elfy good for something." Korg tells the elf
Finrod looks up and gleefully watches as Gronar slams face first into the ground about eight feet behind him. The force of the drop bounces Finrod's feet off of the ground a bit.
"Gronar, how you miss Elfy? Elfy stand there ready to catch you." Korg says tending to his broken but not dead friend.
Gronar unsheathes his greatsword, and swinging it in a wide arc, slices one orc in half and slams against the breastplate of the one standing next to him. The force of the hill giant's blow catapults the orc over the roof's edge, where he plummets a hundred feet to his death.
Cramped by the canvas-like covering over the actual roof (akin to a tent on the roof), Gronar struggles to face the last two orcs which move to flank the giant. One orc manages to slip a shortspear under Gronar's defenses and draw blood on the giant's right calf.
Korg tries his best to peer up through the trap door to get a look at the battle overhead, but only manages to see that Gronar likes to go commando. Unable to make out any details, Korg shoves Finrod back up through the hole.
Goosed from below, Gronar stumbles in fear of an attack below him. His awkward flailing arms become entangled in the canvas covering, and the spinning Gronar rips the material from it's placeholders. Finally able to stand up, Gronar beholds the large form of a floating worm hovering directly in front of him.
"Korg! Pokey!" Gronar shouts "Elfy do lousy job of killing worm, Gronar told him to kill"
Korg quickly pulls Finrod back down. "What Elfy see?"
"You're joking right?" Finrod's reply comes
"Korg not know any jokes." Korg answers, tossing Finrod to Paquito and floating up through the trap door to get a look for himself.
The worm opens it's tri-shaped maw and lets out a low droning noise. It's effect is not noticed by Gronar, Korg however sees the orc to the left of his head begin beating his hands and grabbing his throat. The orc then begins to stomp erratically and make reckless motions with it's arms.
Paquito holds Finrod out at arms length, and deposits him on the stairs in front of him. Paquito then turns and descends the stairs as fast as his hooves will allow. Finrod sits bewildered on the stairs and ponders his next action.
Korg watches the odd acting orc and begins laughing. Gronar, startled once again by sounds beneath him, kicks the head protruding from the floor below him. Stunned, Korg staggers backwards and loses his concentration. He drops a mere three feet before landing on the stone steps, the sudden gain in weight though causes the shoddy steps to give way. Korg drops as the steps give way beneath him, he reaches out and with his left hand, snags a jutting piece of newly exposed stone stair and catches himself.
Paquito, who had already passed the spot that Korg clung to, pulled up and began retracing his steps back up the stairs to help the flailing giant. Finrod, feebly made his way down the steps, and reached Korg before Paquito could.
"Elfy! Help Korg!" Korg shouted at the elf
"What do you expect me to do? There's no way Belasarda's forest I'm going to be able to lift you." Finrod quizzed the hill giant
"Korg not want Elfy to lift, Korg want Elfy to go get better help." Korg responded
Insulted, Finrod paused before answering, however Paquito's arrival interrupted his thought process.
"Yay, Elfy bring Pokey to help Korg." The hill giant exclaims
Paquito eyes Finrod quizzically, to which Finrod replies with a shrug of his shoulders. Paquito hefts the heavy body back up onto what he hoped were ore stable steps.
Gronar's brief moment of mirth watching the goofy acting orc, was cut short when the orc proved to still be a very capable enemy by jabbing his spearhead into the thigh of Gronar. Enraged, Gronar slices the orc in half, and exaggerating his follow through, cleaves the orc behind him as well. Faced with only the floating worm thing, Gronar switches weapons and produces his giant-sized longspear.
The creature dances around the giant, trying to get a good grip with it's teeth, but every time it gets close, Gronar pierces it's thick hide with his spear. Annoyed after several attempts to close on Gronar, the worm suddenly disappears.
"Ayeee, Gronar is king of tower!............ now how Gronar get back down?" Gronar exclaims
Paquito and Finrod lead Korg down from the tower's interior, after getting outside they look back up towards the top of the tower.
"Korg! Gronar stuck up here, come get Gronar!" The hill giant shouts
"No! Gronar kick Korg in face! Gronar jump and Pokey catch you!" Korg shouts
"W-w-what!?! No?!?" Pokey stammers
Korg looks over at Paquito, who is slowly backing away from the tower. "Pokey say 'NO' Gronar just going to have to jump and Elfy catch."
"Heh, not going to happen." Finrod replies
"Korg get Gronar!" Gronar shouts again
"Jump!" Comes Korg's reply
Irritated now, Gronar peers down below and lines himself up with Finrod, who's watching the whole proceedings with a giggle and smile. Gronar takes a step back and leaps over the side of the tower.
Finrod watches in horror as the sun gets blotted out by the falling giant. His elven mind races for an escape route, his brain quickly calculates an answer. Finrod takes two steps forward, and holds his arms out as if to attempt to catch Gronar.
"Hah! Good Elfy. Korg knew Elfy good for something." Korg tells the elf
Finrod looks up and gleefully watches as Gronar slams face first into the ground about eight feet behind him. The force of the drop bounces Finrod's feet off of the ground a bit.
"Gronar, how you miss Elfy? Elfy stand there ready to catch you." Korg says tending to his broken but not dead friend.
Hairy Minotaur
Explorer
We're not caught up yet, although all of the pregnancy and looking for a new house issues have stretched out the time between posts, I think a benefit from it will be that the lull in posting will be short once the game starts up agian.
Hairy Minotaur
Explorer
Blissful silence through deafness
Nameroc heard the loud crash, and then silence. Curiosity getting the better of him, he climbed the top of the bluff with his bear in tow. Peering out over the earth, he spies the rest of the party surrounded by a couple of dead orcs and a large tarp.
Skidding down the side of the bluff, Nameroc hails his companions.
"Gronar not like Elfy right now, Elfy not kill big flying worm like Gronar say." The hill giant explains disappointingly
"it was either going to be me or the worm." Nameroc explains while weighing those options with his hands
"Maybe if Elfy think like that more often, Elfy kill things more often." Gronar retorts
A quiet silence is broken by a humming Korg who sits singing to himself.
"So........ check out the dome. No?" Paquito interjects
"Ok, but Gronar going to teach Elfy to catch better once Elfy stop yaking on his clothes, Elfy smell bad." Gronar states
"Me? Do even know what hygiene is? You know if there's a spot you can't reach, get a stick and save a friend's nose." Finrod answers
The party departs the tower, and heads off to the large dome shaped structure further into the gorge. The structure appears to have been constructed, on the south side the party discovers a large crack in the outer "shell" just wide enough that the giant's could squeeze through.
"Elfy, you go first." Gronar commands
"Why me? You're the biggest, badest, warrior we've got. You should go first." Finrod replies
"Yes, Gronar is best at killing little people like elfys." Gronar agrees with Finrod while also giving him an eyeful of honesty with that statement.
"Looks like the writing is on the wall doesn't" Finrod whispers out loud, Korg hears him and confusedly stare at the wall near the crack looking for the writing Finrod was talking about.
Finrod enters the dome, followed by Nameroc and his bear. Korg is next, but he stops just short of the entrance and cranes his head back to Paquito.
"Hey Pokey, what writing on wall say?" Korg asks
Pokey gives the outside of the dome a quick glance but can find nothing that would look like writing anywhere.
"There's nothing there." Paquito replies
"Well, that good. Korg could use some quiet rest." Korg replies to Paquito, thinking that Paquito's response is the words he was looking for.
Finrod's elven eyes adjust quickly to the diminished light within the dome. Looking up Finrod sees small points of light, not unlike a moonless starry night. His attention is brought low by the flickering of a small campfire roughly a hundred feet in front of him.
Korg and Paquito quickly enter the dome, followed by Gronar. Nameroc stops just inside the dome's opening.
Paquito's sight makes out a solitary figure seated just beyond the fire. The figure appears to be unconcerned with the entrance of two giants, and a minotaur.
"Hello?! What is this place?" Finrod calls out, but no reply is forthcoming.
"Maybe man is deaf?" Gronar asks, but before waiting for a response shouts "Hey! You got food?!!!"
Gronar's question reverberates off unseen walls, increasing in pitch with every ricochet. The words soon drown out normal speech, and the party's ears begin to ache. The sound aborts suddenly, the groups ears ring as they try to recuperate, making the hearing of closing footsteps impossible.
Finrod spots the movement of bodies just beyond the reach of the fire's illumination. He quickly points out the bodies to the rest of the party. Gronar believes the sitting man is responsible for the sound effects and charges at him.
He makes it halfway there before a shrieking shrill envelopes his body, and he pulls up in pain, unable to move any farther. Paquito's eyes tell him that there are six upright beings forming a half circle with the fire in the middle of the circle's edge. The beings appear to have no eyes, nor ears. Upon closer examination, it becomes apparent that their lower jaw has been removed, and they have been flayed open from their mouth down to their naval. Their innards glisten with moisture, as they advance upon the paralyzed Gronar.
Korg runs to his friend, as Paquito burns off some magic missiles into the creature closest to himself. The minotaur then watches as the internal organs of the creature scintillate in the campfire light and then the painful shrill overwhelms the minotaur as well.
Finrod charges the one nearest him, he fails to notice a small step just before he reaches the creature. Losing his footing, Finrod swings wildly but effectively as his sword severs the thing's spine, and it crumples to the floor with Finrod stumbling and landing on top of it.
The two remaining creatures on Finrod's side of the fire turn their attentions to him, this causes the pain Gronar feels to subside. Korg then slaps an enlarge on Gronar turning him into a walking hill.
Gronar lashes out and slices the two to his right into quarters, ending their threat. He then moves to his right attempting to get behind the sitting man and the fire.
Nameroc moves up and tries to entangle the three remaining creatures, but the spell fails as there is no vegetation within the targeted area.
Silently watching behind his veil of flame, the sitting individual begins to laugh.
Nameroc heard the loud crash, and then silence. Curiosity getting the better of him, he climbed the top of the bluff with his bear in tow. Peering out over the earth, he spies the rest of the party surrounded by a couple of dead orcs and a large tarp.
Skidding down the side of the bluff, Nameroc hails his companions.
"Gronar not like Elfy right now, Elfy not kill big flying worm like Gronar say." The hill giant explains disappointingly
"it was either going to be me or the worm." Nameroc explains while weighing those options with his hands
"Maybe if Elfy think like that more often, Elfy kill things more often." Gronar retorts
A quiet silence is broken by a humming Korg who sits singing to himself.
"So........ check out the dome. No?" Paquito interjects
"Ok, but Gronar going to teach Elfy to catch better once Elfy stop yaking on his clothes, Elfy smell bad." Gronar states
"Me? Do even know what hygiene is? You know if there's a spot you can't reach, get a stick and save a friend's nose." Finrod answers
The party departs the tower, and heads off to the large dome shaped structure further into the gorge. The structure appears to have been constructed, on the south side the party discovers a large crack in the outer "shell" just wide enough that the giant's could squeeze through.
"Elfy, you go first." Gronar commands
"Why me? You're the biggest, badest, warrior we've got. You should go first." Finrod replies
"Yes, Gronar is best at killing little people like elfys." Gronar agrees with Finrod while also giving him an eyeful of honesty with that statement.
"Looks like the writing is on the wall doesn't" Finrod whispers out loud, Korg hears him and confusedly stare at the wall near the crack looking for the writing Finrod was talking about.
Finrod enters the dome, followed by Nameroc and his bear. Korg is next, but he stops just short of the entrance and cranes his head back to Paquito.
"Hey Pokey, what writing on wall say?" Korg asks
Pokey gives the outside of the dome a quick glance but can find nothing that would look like writing anywhere.
"There's nothing there." Paquito replies
"Well, that good. Korg could use some quiet rest." Korg replies to Paquito, thinking that Paquito's response is the words he was looking for.
Finrod's elven eyes adjust quickly to the diminished light within the dome. Looking up Finrod sees small points of light, not unlike a moonless starry night. His attention is brought low by the flickering of a small campfire roughly a hundred feet in front of him.
Korg and Paquito quickly enter the dome, followed by Gronar. Nameroc stops just inside the dome's opening.
Paquito's sight makes out a solitary figure seated just beyond the fire. The figure appears to be unconcerned with the entrance of two giants, and a minotaur.
"Hello?! What is this place?" Finrod calls out, but no reply is forthcoming.
"Maybe man is deaf?" Gronar asks, but before waiting for a response shouts "Hey! You got food?!!!"
Gronar's question reverberates off unseen walls, increasing in pitch with every ricochet. The words soon drown out normal speech, and the party's ears begin to ache. The sound aborts suddenly, the groups ears ring as they try to recuperate, making the hearing of closing footsteps impossible.
Finrod spots the movement of bodies just beyond the reach of the fire's illumination. He quickly points out the bodies to the rest of the party. Gronar believes the sitting man is responsible for the sound effects and charges at him.
He makes it halfway there before a shrieking shrill envelopes his body, and he pulls up in pain, unable to move any farther. Paquito's eyes tell him that there are six upright beings forming a half circle with the fire in the middle of the circle's edge. The beings appear to have no eyes, nor ears. Upon closer examination, it becomes apparent that their lower jaw has been removed, and they have been flayed open from their mouth down to their naval. Their innards glisten with moisture, as they advance upon the paralyzed Gronar.
Korg runs to his friend, as Paquito burns off some magic missiles into the creature closest to himself. The minotaur then watches as the internal organs of the creature scintillate in the campfire light and then the painful shrill overwhelms the minotaur as well.
Finrod charges the one nearest him, he fails to notice a small step just before he reaches the creature. Losing his footing, Finrod swings wildly but effectively as his sword severs the thing's spine, and it crumples to the floor with Finrod stumbling and landing on top of it.
The two remaining creatures on Finrod's side of the fire turn their attentions to him, this causes the pain Gronar feels to subside. Korg then slaps an enlarge on Gronar turning him into a walking hill.
Gronar lashes out and slices the two to his right into quarters, ending their threat. He then moves to his right attempting to get behind the sitting man and the fire.
Nameroc moves up and tries to entangle the three remaining creatures, but the spell fails as there is no vegetation within the targeted area.
Silently watching behind his veil of flame, the sitting individual begins to laugh.
Hairy Minotaur
Explorer
Just wanted to share that my daughter was born this morning 3:43am CST and everyone's healthy and doing great!
Jon Potter
First Post
Yeah, HM, congratulations!
I'm happy that everything... uh... came out okay.
I'm happy that everything... uh... came out okay.
Hairy Minotaur
Explorer
Paranoia begins
"Little man not laugh so much after this!" Gronar shouts at the sitting individual.
The hill giant raises his blade and feels searing pain shoot through his ribs, looking down he spots large black claws pincering his midsection. Another set of claws squeeze into Gronar's neck, cutting off his shout of protest.
Paquito moves over and helps Finrod to his feet, as Nameroc flips his bear into offensive mode and sics it on the laughing man. Korg crosses in from of the fire and eyes the laughing man before skewering the remaining jawless creatures.
The bear slams it's paws into the back of the man, and takes great chunks of flesh off his back with it's formidable bite. The man continues to sit and laugh however, staring intently into the flames. The party's attention is drawn to the gurgling noises coming from Gronar behind the fire though.
Standing a full foot taller than Gronar is the form of a female clad in taunt leather held together with wicked looking metal clasps. The leather mask on her face contorts her head in a mockery of itself. Each of her hands end a large claw like that of a lobster's.
Korg leaps off the small dais towards his friend, the fiend twists Gronar's body horizontally, using the giant's bulk to block Korg's spear attack as she continues to squeeze the life out of Gronar.
Finrod moves to flank the female, but the fiend releases her grasp on Gronar's chest, and swings the giant from the neck like a sack, the hill giant's body slams into the elf knocking him sideways and onto his back. An audile popping sound from Gronar's neck is heard as the fiend swings Gronar back towards her again and reasserts her hold on his chest. The party's fears of a broken neck quickly pass as Gronar continues to kick and attempts to pry his neck free.
Paquito quickly assess his options, and heroically moves up to the inoffensive (thus far) laughing man and jabs at him with his shortspear. Nameroc calls forth a rain of lightening onto the female and the sitting man.
The shock jots the female enough that she weakens her grip on Gronar, this allows the giant to pry off the claw around his neck. With her attentions focused on the escaping Gronar, the fiend can not block the thrust from Korg's spear. The spear tears into the leather surrounding the female which causes the clasps near the wound to break. This causes the remaining clasps to grip tighter, causing the wound to be far worse than it would have been as the fiend's flesh is pulled tighter against the leather.
Finrod's blade cuts into the thigh of the large fiend, spraying blood upon the elf. The fiend snaps at Nameroc with a claw but misses her target, as Gronar shifts his weight to grant a better chance at breaking the hold around his ribs, this causes the fiend's attack to be off-balance.
Paquito and Nameroc's bear continue to harass the sitting man as another round of electricity pours through him. After the light show ends, there is no more laughing, all that remains is a pile of dirty clothes with no body.
The next round of lightening causes the female to relinquish her grip on Gronar. Irritated beyond belief, Gronar grabs the throat of the female and initiates his own chokehold. The female is an easy target for Korg and Finrod, and they soon make short work of her.
Winded, the party takes a break near the fire, Gronar dozes off to sleep and the elves and Paquito decide to have a look around the inside of the structure.
Opposite the entrance, they find a small basin with a hand pump next to it. Above the basin on the wall is the stone visage of a hideous demonic figure. Not wanting to mess with the pump, the party continues it's search, and Paquito locates a small lever in the wall near the entrance.
Calling the two elves over, the trio ponder what to do.
"I think we should backtrack and head back to Mirwood." Nameroc offered.
"I'm afraid I can't do that, something compels me to seek out this mountain in my visions." Nameroc replies
"We have things that can take care of that, you won't be troubled by them any longer." Nameroc answers
"But, that's not the point. I feel chosen, I feel geased actually." Finrod responds
"Exactly my point, lets go back to town, and fix your head right." Nameroc says, raising his voice.
"What do you think Paquito?" Nameroc asks
Paquito looks over the resting giants, then back at the two fey in front of him, then shoves the lever into the down position.
"Let's find out. No?" Paquito replies to the two stunned elves.
"What are you doing?! Have you gone mad?!" Nameroc shouts as he pushes past the large minotaur and attempts to force the lever back to it's original position.
Nameroc's actions prove futile as the lever doesn't budge. The sound of air being forced out quickly fills the room, as Korg shoves Gronar awake. The party watches as the entrance crack seals itself shut, and the fire blows out, cloaking the room in darkness.
"Great! You've sentenced all to your mad machinations!" Nameroc shouts to Paquito
"Why Gronar not see now?" The hill giant asks
"I don't know, I see just fine. No?" Paquito answers
"Wait.... Gronar, open eyes. Korg see ok also." Korg tells his friend
"Oh, that better." Gronar responds
"Great the idiots can see, but the elves are blind. Smart thinking Poe-kee-toe" Nameroc says
"Hey Pokey, you shut off elfy's mouth too?" Gronar asks, which shuts up Nameroc for the time being.
After a few tense moments, the elves eyes adjust to the near darkness, as thousands of pin lights shine overhead and even where the sides of the structure were supposed to be.
The light is akin to a moonless night, but the elves eyes were still able to pick out the hill giant's location at the center of the structure. Paquito joins the giants and opening his backpack, lays his sleeping bag across the stone floor.
"What are you doing now?" Nameroc inquires
"Getting some shut eye. No?" Paquito responds
"Don't think your overactive pituitary friends will save you from a midnight beating." Nameroc threatens
"I won't need their protection, as far as you know I'm the only one who can get us out of here. No?" Paquito lets his response sink in, before turning over and closing his eyes.
"Little man not laugh so much after this!" Gronar shouts at the sitting individual.
The hill giant raises his blade and feels searing pain shoot through his ribs, looking down he spots large black claws pincering his midsection. Another set of claws squeeze into Gronar's neck, cutting off his shout of protest.
Paquito moves over and helps Finrod to his feet, as Nameroc flips his bear into offensive mode and sics it on the laughing man. Korg crosses in from of the fire and eyes the laughing man before skewering the remaining jawless creatures.
The bear slams it's paws into the back of the man, and takes great chunks of flesh off his back with it's formidable bite. The man continues to sit and laugh however, staring intently into the flames. The party's attention is drawn to the gurgling noises coming from Gronar behind the fire though.
Standing a full foot taller than Gronar is the form of a female clad in taunt leather held together with wicked looking metal clasps. The leather mask on her face contorts her head in a mockery of itself. Each of her hands end a large claw like that of a lobster's.
Korg leaps off the small dais towards his friend, the fiend twists Gronar's body horizontally, using the giant's bulk to block Korg's spear attack as she continues to squeeze the life out of Gronar.
Finrod moves to flank the female, but the fiend releases her grasp on Gronar's chest, and swings the giant from the neck like a sack, the hill giant's body slams into the elf knocking him sideways and onto his back. An audile popping sound from Gronar's neck is heard as the fiend swings Gronar back towards her again and reasserts her hold on his chest. The party's fears of a broken neck quickly pass as Gronar continues to kick and attempts to pry his neck free.
Paquito quickly assess his options, and heroically moves up to the inoffensive (thus far) laughing man and jabs at him with his shortspear. Nameroc calls forth a rain of lightening onto the female and the sitting man.
The shock jots the female enough that she weakens her grip on Gronar, this allows the giant to pry off the claw around his neck. With her attentions focused on the escaping Gronar, the fiend can not block the thrust from Korg's spear. The spear tears into the leather surrounding the female which causes the clasps near the wound to break. This causes the remaining clasps to grip tighter, causing the wound to be far worse than it would have been as the fiend's flesh is pulled tighter against the leather.
Finrod's blade cuts into the thigh of the large fiend, spraying blood upon the elf. The fiend snaps at Nameroc with a claw but misses her target, as Gronar shifts his weight to grant a better chance at breaking the hold around his ribs, this causes the fiend's attack to be off-balance.
Paquito and Nameroc's bear continue to harass the sitting man as another round of electricity pours through him. After the light show ends, there is no more laughing, all that remains is a pile of dirty clothes with no body.
The next round of lightening causes the female to relinquish her grip on Gronar. Irritated beyond belief, Gronar grabs the throat of the female and initiates his own chokehold. The female is an easy target for Korg and Finrod, and they soon make short work of her.
Winded, the party takes a break near the fire, Gronar dozes off to sleep and the elves and Paquito decide to have a look around the inside of the structure.
Opposite the entrance, they find a small basin with a hand pump next to it. Above the basin on the wall is the stone visage of a hideous demonic figure. Not wanting to mess with the pump, the party continues it's search, and Paquito locates a small lever in the wall near the entrance.
Calling the two elves over, the trio ponder what to do.
"I think we should backtrack and head back to Mirwood." Nameroc offered.
"I'm afraid I can't do that, something compels me to seek out this mountain in my visions." Nameroc replies
"We have things that can take care of that, you won't be troubled by them any longer." Nameroc answers
"But, that's not the point. I feel chosen, I feel geased actually." Finrod responds
"Exactly my point, lets go back to town, and fix your head right." Nameroc says, raising his voice.
"What do you think Paquito?" Nameroc asks
Paquito looks over the resting giants, then back at the two fey in front of him, then shoves the lever into the down position.
"Let's find out. No?" Paquito replies to the two stunned elves.
"What are you doing?! Have you gone mad?!" Nameroc shouts as he pushes past the large minotaur and attempts to force the lever back to it's original position.
Nameroc's actions prove futile as the lever doesn't budge. The sound of air being forced out quickly fills the room, as Korg shoves Gronar awake. The party watches as the entrance crack seals itself shut, and the fire blows out, cloaking the room in darkness.
"Great! You've sentenced all to your mad machinations!" Nameroc shouts to Paquito
"Why Gronar not see now?" The hill giant asks
"I don't know, I see just fine. No?" Paquito answers
"Wait.... Gronar, open eyes. Korg see ok also." Korg tells his friend
"Oh, that better." Gronar responds
"Great the idiots can see, but the elves are blind. Smart thinking Poe-kee-toe" Nameroc says
"Hey Pokey, you shut off elfy's mouth too?" Gronar asks, which shuts up Nameroc for the time being.
After a few tense moments, the elves eyes adjust to the near darkness, as thousands of pin lights shine overhead and even where the sides of the structure were supposed to be.
The light is akin to a moonless night, but the elves eyes were still able to pick out the hill giant's location at the center of the structure. Paquito joins the giants and opening his backpack, lays his sleeping bag across the stone floor.
"What are you doing now?" Nameroc inquires
"Getting some shut eye. No?" Paquito responds
"Don't think your overactive pituitary friends will save you from a midnight beating." Nameroc threatens
"I won't need their protection, as far as you know I'm the only one who can get us out of here. No?" Paquito lets his response sink in, before turning over and closing his eyes.
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