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<blockquote data-quote="Spatterlight" data-source="post: 3231360" data-attributes="member: 42734"><p><strong>Session 14</strong></p><p><em>December 1, 2006</em></p><p></p><p>Natasha was the first to hear it, but soon it was evident to all: the rhythmic beating of a war drum. </p><p></p><p>The group exchanged nervous glances as they looted the corpses of the fallen grimlock snipers. Conferring quickly, they decided to explore a lower cavern before venturing to a higher one. Picking their way down the cavern, they soon came upon a vast chamber, the edges of which were strewn with moldering bones. The war drum boomed here, echoing weirdly through the caves. Glancing upwards, the cavern vaulted into shadows, although a rope bridge could be seen. </p><p></p><p>From these shadows, a great beast suddenly sprang forth, landing on the cavern floor with a grace unusual for something its size. The creature was clearly a dragon, its crimson scales glittering and its strange eyes surveying the group. Rising to its full height, which was as tall as an ogre, the dragon spoke in a deep rasping voice, "Agree to serve me and you can keep your worthless lives. Defy me and I will slaughter you here." The dragon spread its wings and waited for an answer.</p><p></p><p>Several of the group pulled back, unsure of what to do, as the dragon was clearly a powerful foe. Scorch, however, felt no need to hesitate as he remembered a passage from the works of Enesto Voritad, a great dragon slayer: If the color of the dragon is in the rainbow, kill it. If it is your coin pouch, befriend it. With a mighty shout, the gladiator charged in, the dragon biting at him as he closed. Its eyes narrowing in anger, the dragon vented its fury on him. In a whirl of claw, fang, wing, and tail, the creature beat the gladiator to an inch of his life. Bloodied, but still standing, Scorch firmly held his ground to allow the others to get into place.</p><p></p><p>Following Scorch's lead, Melinde charged the dragon as well. Aiyda cast a spell, linking the minds of several of the group on a subconscious level, allowing them to coordinate their attacks with uncanny precision. Natasha sprung around the great creature, hoping to gain some advantage by flanking the dragon. Doctor Voo moved forward to bring the blessing of the Witch Goddess to the failing gladiator. Sergi cast multiple spells, blasting it with magic and also draining it of its strength with an ebon beam. Max flung a bag of tanglefoot at the dragon, which caught it squarely, binding it with a rapidly hardening alchemical substance.</p><p></p><p>The dragon, furious at the assault, breathed a tremendous gout of fire at the group, catching most of them. The group survived this fiery assault and attacked, but one by one the members of the group fell before the might of the dragon. Soon only Natasha and Max still stood and the dragon raged against the halfling. </p><p></p><p>Using every halfling trick he knew, Max managed to duck, jump, and roll with almost all of the great dragon's attacks. After leaping out of the way of the creature's mighty tail swipe, the intrepid halfling pressed his attack, striking at the dragon's knee. The dragon roared in pain, faltering to one side, and gave Natasha the opening she desperately needed. With sword and hammer, the ranger brought the dragon down.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere, the war drum went silent.</p><p></p><p>When no more attacks came, the group healed themselves and decided to continue exploring the caves. Climbing back to the upper cavern, they soon crossed the rope bridge they had spied from below. Once across the bridge, they soon found themselves in another set of caves. Dimly, to one side, they could make out the glitter of coins and several humanoid shuffling about in them.</p><p></p><p>It all came together for Scorch at that moment. Muttering under his breath, "Those bastards are stealing my dragon horde!", he starting walking toward them. Raising his sword, he shouted, "Hey. Hey! Yeah you! Get the hell away from there!" As the gladiator approached, the creatures swung around and he could see they were more grimlocks. The blind humanoids swarmed toward the group, while one in the back pulled two daggers from his belt. Scorch recognized this one, as he had been stabbed multiple times previously by the grimlock, and called out to him. Recognizing the voice of the gladiator, the grimlock smiled and charged Scorch.</p><p></p><p>Any element of surprise lost, the group met the grimlocks head-on. Scorch hacked at the dagger-wielding grimlock, hoping to make short work of him. But as before, he proved far tougher than his appearance dictated. Scorch cursed as the flashing blades of the grimlock easily cut through his defenses again and again. </p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, the others in the group fought the swarming grimlock warriors. Natasha darted forward, spotting a grimlock wielding a greataxe, and met him with sword and hammer. Aiyda sang a song of hope and Doctor Voo crushed the grimlocks with his flail. Sergi blasted the creatures with fans of flame and bolts of magic, as Melinde hacked her way into the line of blind humanoids. Max, moving with difficulty over the rough stone floor, made his was to assist Natasha, stabbing grimlocks as he went.</p><p></p><p>Faced with the full fury of the group, the grimlocks began to fall. The dagger wielding grimlock was slain by the combined force of Scorch and Melinde, with arcane assistance from Sergi. The others in the group made short work of the grimlocks, but not before Natasha was dropped by the greataxe-wielding grimlock. </p><p></p><p>Scorch was about to turn his fury on this grimlock, when another of the humanoids materialized. Unlike his unseeing brethren, this strange grimlock had almost comically large eyes. He immediately began to strike out at the group, cutting a bloody swath through them.</p><p></p><p>The others in the group desperately fought the grimlock with strange eyes while Scorch turned to fight the greataxe-wielding grimlock, which was now menacing Max. The gladiator surged forward, slicing with his broadsword, and scoring a hit on the humanoid. The grimlock, foaming at the mouth and screaming in its guttural tongue, brought down his greataxe in a vicious arc. </p><p></p><p>The mighty blow split bone and steel with equal ease and Scorch fell, dead before he hit the ground.</p><p></p><p>The others in the group rallied against the remaining grimlocks, with the one that killed Scorch the first to fall. The eyed grimlock, however, proved far more difficult to slay. Calling out to his bloody god, the grimlock brought down the fury of Erythnul on the group and mended his own wounds. Max was eventually able to use a tanglefoot bag to glue the creature to the floor, where the remainder of the group managed to fell the powerful grimlock priest after a prolonged battle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spatterlight, post: 3231360, member: 42734"] [b]Session 14[/b] [i]December 1, 2006[/i] Natasha was the first to hear it, but soon it was evident to all: the rhythmic beating of a war drum. The group exchanged nervous glances as they looted the corpses of the fallen grimlock snipers. Conferring quickly, they decided to explore a lower cavern before venturing to a higher one. Picking their way down the cavern, they soon came upon a vast chamber, the edges of which were strewn with moldering bones. The war drum boomed here, echoing weirdly through the caves. Glancing upwards, the cavern vaulted into shadows, although a rope bridge could be seen. From these shadows, a great beast suddenly sprang forth, landing on the cavern floor with a grace unusual for something its size. The creature was clearly a dragon, its crimson scales glittering and its strange eyes surveying the group. Rising to its full height, which was as tall as an ogre, the dragon spoke in a deep rasping voice, "Agree to serve me and you can keep your worthless lives. Defy me and I will slaughter you here." The dragon spread its wings and waited for an answer. Several of the group pulled back, unsure of what to do, as the dragon was clearly a powerful foe. Scorch, however, felt no need to hesitate as he remembered a passage from the works of Enesto Voritad, a great dragon slayer: If the color of the dragon is in the rainbow, kill it. If it is your coin pouch, befriend it. With a mighty shout, the gladiator charged in, the dragon biting at him as he closed. Its eyes narrowing in anger, the dragon vented its fury on him. In a whirl of claw, fang, wing, and tail, the creature beat the gladiator to an inch of his life. Bloodied, but still standing, Scorch firmly held his ground to allow the others to get into place. Following Scorch's lead, Melinde charged the dragon as well. Aiyda cast a spell, linking the minds of several of the group on a subconscious level, allowing them to coordinate their attacks with uncanny precision. Natasha sprung around the great creature, hoping to gain some advantage by flanking the dragon. Doctor Voo moved forward to bring the blessing of the Witch Goddess to the failing gladiator. Sergi cast multiple spells, blasting it with magic and also draining it of its strength with an ebon beam. Max flung a bag of tanglefoot at the dragon, which caught it squarely, binding it with a rapidly hardening alchemical substance. The dragon, furious at the assault, breathed a tremendous gout of fire at the group, catching most of them. The group survived this fiery assault and attacked, but one by one the members of the group fell before the might of the dragon. Soon only Natasha and Max still stood and the dragon raged against the halfling. Using every halfling trick he knew, Max managed to duck, jump, and roll with almost all of the great dragon's attacks. After leaping out of the way of the creature's mighty tail swipe, the intrepid halfling pressed his attack, striking at the dragon's knee. The dragon roared in pain, faltering to one side, and gave Natasha the opening she desperately needed. With sword and hammer, the ranger brought the dragon down. Somewhere, the war drum went silent. When no more attacks came, the group healed themselves and decided to continue exploring the caves. Climbing back to the upper cavern, they soon crossed the rope bridge they had spied from below. Once across the bridge, they soon found themselves in another set of caves. Dimly, to one side, they could make out the glitter of coins and several humanoid shuffling about in them. It all came together for Scorch at that moment. Muttering under his breath, "Those bastards are stealing my dragon horde!", he starting walking toward them. Raising his sword, he shouted, "Hey. Hey! Yeah you! Get the hell away from there!" As the gladiator approached, the creatures swung around and he could see they were more grimlocks. The blind humanoids swarmed toward the group, while one in the back pulled two daggers from his belt. Scorch recognized this one, as he had been stabbed multiple times previously by the grimlock, and called out to him. Recognizing the voice of the gladiator, the grimlock smiled and charged Scorch. Any element of surprise lost, the group met the grimlocks head-on. Scorch hacked at the dagger-wielding grimlock, hoping to make short work of him. But as before, he proved far tougher than his appearance dictated. Scorch cursed as the flashing blades of the grimlock easily cut through his defenses again and again. Meanwhile, the others in the group fought the swarming grimlock warriors. Natasha darted forward, spotting a grimlock wielding a greataxe, and met him with sword and hammer. Aiyda sang a song of hope and Doctor Voo crushed the grimlocks with his flail. Sergi blasted the creatures with fans of flame and bolts of magic, as Melinde hacked her way into the line of blind humanoids. Max, moving with difficulty over the rough stone floor, made his was to assist Natasha, stabbing grimlocks as he went. Faced with the full fury of the group, the grimlocks began to fall. The dagger wielding grimlock was slain by the combined force of Scorch and Melinde, with arcane assistance from Sergi. The others in the group made short work of the grimlocks, but not before Natasha was dropped by the greataxe-wielding grimlock. Scorch was about to turn his fury on this grimlock, when another of the humanoids materialized. Unlike his unseeing brethren, this strange grimlock had almost comically large eyes. He immediately began to strike out at the group, cutting a bloody swath through them. The others in the group desperately fought the grimlock with strange eyes while Scorch turned to fight the greataxe-wielding grimlock, which was now menacing Max. The gladiator surged forward, slicing with his broadsword, and scoring a hit on the humanoid. The grimlock, foaming at the mouth and screaming in its guttural tongue, brought down his greataxe in a vicious arc. The mighty blow split bone and steel with equal ease and Scorch fell, dead before he hit the ground. The others in the group rallied against the remaining grimlocks, with the one that killed Scorch the first to fall. The eyed grimlock, however, proved far more difficult to slay. Calling out to his bloody god, the grimlock brought down the fury of Erythnul on the group and mended his own wounds. Max was eventually able to use a tanglefoot bag to glue the creature to the floor, where the remainder of the group managed to fell the powerful grimlock priest after a prolonged battle. [/QUOTE]
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