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<blockquote data-quote="Spider_Jerusalem" data-source="post: 2277702" data-attributes="member: 5507"><p><strong><span style="color: RoyalBlue">"I, and my new found companions challenge you..."</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Thalin guided his hand through the air, forcing his will into the minds of as many of the Aarakocras as he could, soothing them into unconsciousness. With a series of subdued screeches, half a dozen birdmen plummeted from the air and landed with heavy splashes into the water. The remainder of the goblins on the far shore eagerly dove in and cut swift lines towards the sleeping bodies.</p><p></p><p>With a cacophony of squeals and squawks, the remainder of the birdmen circled away angrily and fluttered back to a grassy ledge on the cliff face. Milo shook his fist at the fleeing birdmen as he removed a javelin that dangled from his backpack, shouting his revenge for hurting his mother’s travel bag.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, the water goblins on both the near shore and the ones dragging the birdmen bodies down, turned and clicking hurriedly to each other, all dove downwards and disappeared into the depths of the lake. Watching this with a smile, Milo nodded at the effect that his warnings of halfling-wrath had on the goblins, as well as the birdmen.</p><p></p><p>Torious had already stepped up to the tower door and was motioning for the mage and halfling to join him. Holding his hand for silence, Torious listened intently for a moment then held a single finger in the air and pointed inside.</p><p>“One?” said Milo quickly, hoping he could beat the mage to this puzzles answer.</p><p>Torious looked astonished at the halfling’s lack of tact then quickly barged the door down, not wanting to give whatever was inside more time to prepare than it already had.</p><p></p><p>A middle-aged man in polished scale male stood up in a rush, surprised by his visitor’s entrance etiquette. Torious skidded to a stop as he saw the man.</p><p></p><p>The man cleared his throat and introduced himself as if he were a host of a dinner party, “Hello friends. Greetings! I am Zalaznir, I do hope you come in peace.” </p><p>His wavy brown hair swayed as he spoke. Placing his longsword against the wall, he deftly removed his sword-glove and offered his hand to Torious.</p><p></p><p>Torious looked warily at Zalaznir before accepting and shaking the extended hand. Thalin and Milo watched the man carefully as they stepped slowly into the tower. Its walls were dirty and slick with lichen, and a rotten stairway led upwards to the broken tower above.</p><p></p><p>“So you have travelled through the mines, yes?” asked Zalaznir, now directing his questions at Thalin with a disarming smile, “strange that you have brought such a young child along. Well, I suppose it is quite a lovely place if you look in the right places.”</p><p></p><p>Milo went to correct the man, not wanting to be thought of as a child by anyone at all, least of all a strange old man sitting in a broken tower. </p><p>But Thalin cut in before Milo could reply, “so what are you doing… you don’t live here, do you?” asked Thalin, motioning to surrounding lichen.</p><p>“Oh certainly not. I am a questing paladin of the holy order of Lathander, and have tracked the greatest of evils to this very lake!”</p><p>“What, the goblins?” replied Thalin, throwing a sideways glance at Milo, who began laughing into the hem of his shirt.</p><p>“No, not the goblins. I am here to challenge the mightiest of dragons to single combat, so as to prove myself to the Morning Lord,” announced Zalaznir proudly, and in complete seriousness.</p><p></p><p>Thalin and Milo suddenly realised the reason for the imprisoned lake and the unusual craters. Spinning in horror, they saw Torious outside of the tower, staring into the sky.</p><p></p><p>Torious stood, his mouth lolling open in awe as a <strong>huge</strong> red-skinned wyrm, easily more than three hundred feet in length, circled once with a single beat of its huge wings, then landed on the shoreline with an earth shuddering thud. As it landed, a wounded birdman was pressed deep into a fresh crater with a stab of a huge talon. </p><p></p><p>The immense size of the dragon almost filled the entire beach; the creature was adorned from snout to tail tip with hundreds of brutal battle scars. The grand wyrm snaked its head around with a wicked snarl of amusement, seeing that the tower had drawn another visitor.</p><p></p><p>Thalin and Milo scrambled backwards in an overwhelming panic, a fear gripping them so pure and white that it numbed everything else to shadow. Dariel and Isplit both dropped to the floor, unconscious. Pressing themselves deep into the far corner of the tower, the two companions could only watch, soundlessly spasming, as Zalaznir lifted his sword up onto his shoulder with a cheeky sigh of exertion. Testing that his shield was strapped on securely, the paladin strode confidently out towards the colossal dragon. </p><p></p><p>The dragon’s mouth pulled back in a ripple of muscles, revealing a deadly fanged smirk as Zalaznir stepped out of the tower. Titling his head back to look the dragon eye to eye, Zalaznir shouted out with not a sliver of fear,</p><p>“<u>Klauth</u>. I come here to destroy you. I, and my new found companions challenge you.” </p><p>Zalaznir stuck his thumb over his shoulder, pointing to where Torious stood with his mouth hanging open…</p><p></p><p></p><p>To be continued in...</p><p></p><p><strong>A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and Honour</strong></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong>Chapter 6: A Duel of Shadows</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Will Torious survive his encounter with Klauth??? Will Thalin and Milo escape??? Will Zalaznir land that all-important first round critical??? Find out next time... on <strong>A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and Honour</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spider_Jerusalem, post: 2277702, member: 5507"] [B][COLOR=RoyalBlue]"I, and my new found companions challenge you..."[/COLOR][/B] Thalin guided his hand through the air, forcing his will into the minds of as many of the Aarakocras as he could, soothing them into unconsciousness. With a series of subdued screeches, half a dozen birdmen plummeted from the air and landed with heavy splashes into the water. The remainder of the goblins on the far shore eagerly dove in and cut swift lines towards the sleeping bodies. With a cacophony of squeals and squawks, the remainder of the birdmen circled away angrily and fluttered back to a grassy ledge on the cliff face. Milo shook his fist at the fleeing birdmen as he removed a javelin that dangled from his backpack, shouting his revenge for hurting his mother’s travel bag. Suddenly, the water goblins on both the near shore and the ones dragging the birdmen bodies down, turned and clicking hurriedly to each other, all dove downwards and disappeared into the depths of the lake. Watching this with a smile, Milo nodded at the effect that his warnings of halfling-wrath had on the goblins, as well as the birdmen. Torious had already stepped up to the tower door and was motioning for the mage and halfling to join him. Holding his hand for silence, Torious listened intently for a moment then held a single finger in the air and pointed inside. “One?” said Milo quickly, hoping he could beat the mage to this puzzles answer. Torious looked astonished at the halfling’s lack of tact then quickly barged the door down, not wanting to give whatever was inside more time to prepare than it already had. A middle-aged man in polished scale male stood up in a rush, surprised by his visitor’s entrance etiquette. Torious skidded to a stop as he saw the man. The man cleared his throat and introduced himself as if he were a host of a dinner party, “Hello friends. Greetings! I am Zalaznir, I do hope you come in peace.” His wavy brown hair swayed as he spoke. Placing his longsword against the wall, he deftly removed his sword-glove and offered his hand to Torious. Torious looked warily at Zalaznir before accepting and shaking the extended hand. Thalin and Milo watched the man carefully as they stepped slowly into the tower. Its walls were dirty and slick with lichen, and a rotten stairway led upwards to the broken tower above. “So you have travelled through the mines, yes?” asked Zalaznir, now directing his questions at Thalin with a disarming smile, “strange that you have brought such a young child along. Well, I suppose it is quite a lovely place if you look in the right places.” Milo went to correct the man, not wanting to be thought of as a child by anyone at all, least of all a strange old man sitting in a broken tower. But Thalin cut in before Milo could reply, “so what are you doing… you don’t live here, do you?” asked Thalin, motioning to surrounding lichen. “Oh certainly not. I am a questing paladin of the holy order of Lathander, and have tracked the greatest of evils to this very lake!” “What, the goblins?” replied Thalin, throwing a sideways glance at Milo, who began laughing into the hem of his shirt. “No, not the goblins. I am here to challenge the mightiest of dragons to single combat, so as to prove myself to the Morning Lord,” announced Zalaznir proudly, and in complete seriousness. Thalin and Milo suddenly realised the reason for the imprisoned lake and the unusual craters. Spinning in horror, they saw Torious outside of the tower, staring into the sky. Torious stood, his mouth lolling open in awe as a [B]huge[/B] red-skinned wyrm, easily more than three hundred feet in length, circled once with a single beat of its huge wings, then landed on the shoreline with an earth shuddering thud. As it landed, a wounded birdman was pressed deep into a fresh crater with a stab of a huge talon. The immense size of the dragon almost filled the entire beach; the creature was adorned from snout to tail tip with hundreds of brutal battle scars. The grand wyrm snaked its head around with a wicked snarl of amusement, seeing that the tower had drawn another visitor. Thalin and Milo scrambled backwards in an overwhelming panic, a fear gripping them so pure and white that it numbed everything else to shadow. Dariel and Isplit both dropped to the floor, unconscious. Pressing themselves deep into the far corner of the tower, the two companions could only watch, soundlessly spasming, as Zalaznir lifted his sword up onto his shoulder with a cheeky sigh of exertion. Testing that his shield was strapped on securely, the paladin strode confidently out towards the colossal dragon. The dragon’s mouth pulled back in a ripple of muscles, revealing a deadly fanged smirk as Zalaznir stepped out of the tower. Titling his head back to look the dragon eye to eye, Zalaznir shouted out with not a sliver of fear, “[U]Klauth[/U]. I come here to destroy you. I, and my new found companions challenge you.” Zalaznir stuck his thumb over his shoulder, pointing to where Torious stood with his mouth hanging open… To be continued in... [B]A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and Honour[/B] [COLOR=RoyalBlue][B]Chapter 6: A Duel of Shadows[/B][/COLOR] Will Torious survive his encounter with Klauth??? Will Thalin and Milo escape??? Will Zalaznir land that all-important first round critical??? Find out next time... on [B]A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and Honour[/B] [/QUOTE]
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