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Ancient Awakenings - A pogre Story hour with lots of pics (episode eight 1/10/13)
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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 6050843" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p><strong>Episode Three</strong></p><p></p><p>Ancient Awakenings</p><p></p><p>Episode Three</p><p></p><p>The adventurers returned to the Rusty Dragon with the rescued Ameiko Kajitsu. There they met with the Ratfolk sorcerer, Fentra, and the Catfolk rogue, Yara. The group decided to rest and recuperate and then return to the tunnel below the glassworks to discover where and what it led to. The next morning they followed the tunnel and it emerged in a cave with a small beach. In the cave, the adventurers found numerous signs of goblin infestation and another tunnel leading away from the cave into the bedrock.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>As the group went down the tunnel they came to an intersection and ducked into a small side cavern. They were immediately attacked by a horrible, bipedal beast. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_01_sinspawn_guard.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The Half-Elf ranger Fireheart was injured in the melee, but the combat was over rather quickly. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_02_sinspawn_combat.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The adventurers realized they just had overcome a sinspawn, an aberration born of raw negative emotion.</p><p></p><p>****</p><p></p><p>“Maybe one should reconnoiter ahead without visible illumination,” Shagrax the Ratfolk priest suggested.</p><p></p><p>“I shall travel with great stealth ahead of thee to view potential hazards lie ahead,” Bug the Ratfolk rogue said.</p><p></p><p>“You do that din-din,” Yara said.</p><p></p><p>“Mayhaps my name escapeth thy cat mind. I am Bug,” Bug said tartly.</p><p></p><p>“I have decided you need a new nickname. He (pointing at Fentra) is Breakfast, he (pointing at Shagrax, the Ratfolk priest) is Lunch, and you are Dinner,” Yara said with a feline smile.</p><p></p><p>A low chuckle came from Skulleater, the barbarian.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>The adventurers stumbled into a shrine.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_03_exploring_shrine.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p> Beyond the shrine they found a cathedral-like room. An impish creature appeared before the group and screamed, “How dare you invade the sanctum!” </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_04_imp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The wee creature flew over to a large pool and cut her arm to allow blood to drop into the sinister liquid. A sinspawn quickly emerged from the pool.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_05_sinspawn_summoned.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Skulleater charges!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_06_skulleater_charges.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The combat was a frustrating trial for the adventurers. The female impish creature continually disappeared and reappeared flying around the huge vaulted hall. Skulleater was poisoned by a large spider the imp had summoned, following a pummeling from the sinspawn. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_07_skulleater_trouble.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Yara held her shot with her bow until the little, winged demon appeared and then shot her. The creature would disappear for a bit and then reappear.</p><p></p><p>Finally, as Skulleater was fending off a summoned creature, the creature appeared behind him and stuck him with a dagger. Skulleater roared in pain and spun around with his great axe. Skulleater's ponderous weapon cut deeply into the winged creature. The creature screamed and paled as blood left her fragile frame. Struggling to remain aloft, the small creature disappeared again. The adventurers cleared the chamber of the summoned creatures and left the area unharassed by the winged imp.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>The door opened and revealed a circular room dominated by yet another well in the center. As the adventurers came into the chamber a piercing scream echoed through the area. Half the group was paralyzed. A flying skull came floating down from the darkness and attempted to kiss the frozen Fireheart. The remaining unaffected adventurers proceeded to beat the vargouille to a pulp.</p><p></p><p>*</p><p></p><p>The adventurers found two spiral staircases in the complex, one leading up and the other leading down. Both stairways were clogged by rubble and impassable. The group moved on to an interesting room that had a door that opened to a rickety looking wooden platform overlooking a number of prison cells. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_08_prison.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The adventurers descended some wooden stairs to inspect the cells. When they reached the floor level of the chamber they were ambushed by a pair of sinspawns.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_09_prison_battle.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The melee was a desperate affair requiring numerous healing prayers from Shagrax and teamwork from the group. Fentra, who had exhausted most of his magical reserve, drew his sword and stumbled forward and stabbed the remaining sinspawn. The creature teetered and then fell to the floor dead. An exhausted cheer rose from the group.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>The chamber was an unusual shaped room dominated by almost a dozen oubliettes covered by wooden planks. The adventurers quickly discovered each oubliette held a zombie pacing hungrily at the bottom of these small pits. Suddenly, a crazed mutant goblin rushed into the chamber and attacked the adventurers. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/ep03_10_mutant_gobbo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The group quickly killed the gobbo and Shagrax destroyed the zombies with positive energy prayers. Fireheart was delighted to find the strange goblin wielded a magical longsword.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>The final chamber the group explored was a strange spherical levitation chamber. The barbarian Half-Orc Skulleater bumbled into the room and quickly found himself floating easily above the floor. With a smile, the greenish adventurers gathered up the items floating around and stepped back into the hall. The treasure haul included a strange tome written in Abyssal, a wand of shocking grasp, and a bottle of wine. </p><p></p><p>Without much debate the group decided to leave the complex. The little witch of an imp would just have to wait for another day. Instead, the group decided they needed to make haste to Thistletop to confront whatever lay there including this person named Nualia mentioned in Tsuto's journal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 6050843, member: 6588"] [b]Episode Three[/b] Ancient Awakenings Episode Three The adventurers returned to the Rusty Dragon with the rescued Ameiko Kajitsu. There they met with the Ratfolk sorcerer, Fentra, and the Catfolk rogue, Yara. The group decided to rest and recuperate and then return to the tunnel below the glassworks to discover where and what it led to. The next morning they followed the tunnel and it emerged in a cave with a small beach. In the cave, the adventurers found numerous signs of goblin infestation and another tunnel leading away from the cave into the bedrock. ***** As the group went down the tunnel they came to an intersection and ducked into a small side cavern. They were immediately attacked by a horrible, bipedal beast. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_01_sinspawn_guard.jpg[/IMG] The Half-Elf ranger Fireheart was injured in the melee, but the combat was over rather quickly. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_02_sinspawn_combat.jpg[/IMG] The adventurers realized they just had overcome a sinspawn, an aberration born of raw negative emotion. **** “Maybe one should reconnoiter ahead without visible illumination,” Shagrax the Ratfolk priest suggested. “I shall travel with great stealth ahead of thee to view potential hazards lie ahead,” Bug the Ratfolk rogue said. “You do that din-din,” Yara said. “Mayhaps my name escapeth thy cat mind. I am Bug,” Bug said tartly. “I have decided you need a new nickname. He (pointing at Fentra) is Breakfast, he (pointing at Shagrax, the Ratfolk priest) is Lunch, and you are Dinner,” Yara said with a feline smile. A low chuckle came from Skulleater, the barbarian. *** The adventurers stumbled into a shrine. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_03_exploring_shrine.jpg[/IMG] Beyond the shrine they found a cathedral-like room. An impish creature appeared before the group and screamed, “How dare you invade the sanctum!” [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_04_imp.jpg[/IMG] The wee creature flew over to a large pool and cut her arm to allow blood to drop into the sinister liquid. A sinspawn quickly emerged from the pool. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_05_sinspawn_summoned.jpg[/IMG] Skulleater charges! [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_06_skulleater_charges.jpg[/IMG] The combat was a frustrating trial for the adventurers. The female impish creature continually disappeared and reappeared flying around the huge vaulted hall. Skulleater was poisoned by a large spider the imp had summoned, following a pummeling from the sinspawn. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_07_skulleater_trouble.jpg[/IMG] Yara held her shot with her bow until the little, winged demon appeared and then shot her. The creature would disappear for a bit and then reappear. Finally, as Skulleater was fending off a summoned creature, the creature appeared behind him and stuck him with a dagger. Skulleater roared in pain and spun around with his great axe. Skulleater's ponderous weapon cut deeply into the winged creature. The creature screamed and paled as blood left her fragile frame. Struggling to remain aloft, the small creature disappeared again. The adventurers cleared the chamber of the summoned creatures and left the area unharassed by the winged imp. ** The door opened and revealed a circular room dominated by yet another well in the center. As the adventurers came into the chamber a piercing scream echoed through the area. Half the group was paralyzed. A flying skull came floating down from the darkness and attempted to kiss the frozen Fireheart. The remaining unaffected adventurers proceeded to beat the vargouille to a pulp. * The adventurers found two spiral staircases in the complex, one leading up and the other leading down. Both stairways were clogged by rubble and impassable. The group moved on to an interesting room that had a door that opened to a rickety looking wooden platform overlooking a number of prison cells. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_08_prison.jpg[/IMG] The adventurers descended some wooden stairs to inspect the cells. When they reached the floor level of the chamber they were ambushed by a pair of sinspawns. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_09_prison_battle.jpg[/IMG] The melee was a desperate affair requiring numerous healing prayers from Shagrax and teamwork from the group. Fentra, who had exhausted most of his magical reserve, drew his sword and stumbled forward and stabbed the remaining sinspawn. The creature teetered and then fell to the floor dead. An exhausted cheer rose from the group. ** The chamber was an unusual shaped room dominated by almost a dozen oubliettes covered by wooden planks. The adventurers quickly discovered each oubliette held a zombie pacing hungrily at the bottom of these small pits. Suddenly, a crazed mutant goblin rushed into the chamber and attacked the adventurers. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/ep03_10_mutant_gobbo.jpg[/IMG] The group quickly killed the gobbo and Shagrax destroyed the zombies with positive energy prayers. Fireheart was delighted to find the strange goblin wielded a magical longsword. *** The final chamber the group explored was a strange spherical levitation chamber. The barbarian Half-Orc Skulleater bumbled into the room and quickly found himself floating easily above the floor. With a smile, the greenish adventurers gathered up the items floating around and stepped back into the hall. The treasure haul included a strange tome written in Abyssal, a wand of shocking grasp, and a bottle of wine. Without much debate the group decided to leave the complex. The little witch of an imp would just have to wait for another day. Instead, the group decided they needed to make haste to Thistletop to confront whatever lay there including this person named Nualia mentioned in Tsuto's journal. [/QUOTE]
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