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[AU] Siege on Ebonring Keep - Part 2
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rangerjohn
Explorer
Danwyn abandons stealth and moves as quickly as possible through the cavern, attacking any that come near with his sword.
Rybaer
First Post
At Ys-Baddaden's urging, everyone hurries forward toward the exit. The cloud of bats is so thick that it is difficult to see more than a few feet.
One of the sawtooth bats lands a small bite on Danwyn (1pt dmg). Danwyn returns the favor and slices it in half. Ys-Korros also bats one of the sawtooth bats aside.
Ys-Baddeden gets off his Ghost Sound spell. Everyone hears a loud pop which causes even more chaotic activity among the bats. It's difficult to tell in the disorienting swarm whether it helps or hurts.
Aurial leads the way through the far passage and after a couple hundred feet of narrow cave the last of the bats are safely left behind. Pyior comments that bat bites or notorious for carrying disease. Ys-Baddaden looks at the wound and makes a good effort at cleaning it out. He crushes a few dried herbs that he's been carrying around and tells Danwyn that he'll have to keep a close eye on it.
The passage meanders for another couple hundred yards. Finally, daylight can be seen up ahead, along with a slight breeze and the smell of woodlands. The cave empties out in the side of a hill under a canopy of the enormous islands of the gassar trees. The "floating islands" of the Floating Forest obscuring the sun almost completely. The cave entrance itself is obscured by bushes and vines, making it almost invisible from more than a couple dozen yards.
Depending on how straight your path through the cave was (and this is very difficult to discern), you could be as much as two miles away from the Keep.
The rhodin looks around nervously, as if he expected to be attacked upon leaving the cave. When he sees nothing, he turns back to Pyior.
"You set me free now, right? You promised."
One of the sawtooth bats lands a small bite on Danwyn (1pt dmg). Danwyn returns the favor and slices it in half. Ys-Korros also bats one of the sawtooth bats aside.
Ys-Baddeden gets off his Ghost Sound spell. Everyone hears a loud pop which causes even more chaotic activity among the bats. It's difficult to tell in the disorienting swarm whether it helps or hurts.
Aurial leads the way through the far passage and after a couple hundred feet of narrow cave the last of the bats are safely left behind. Pyior comments that bat bites or notorious for carrying disease. Ys-Baddaden looks at the wound and makes a good effort at cleaning it out. He crushes a few dried herbs that he's been carrying around and tells Danwyn that he'll have to keep a close eye on it.
The passage meanders for another couple hundred yards. Finally, daylight can be seen up ahead, along with a slight breeze and the smell of woodlands. The cave empties out in the side of a hill under a canopy of the enormous islands of the gassar trees. The "floating islands" of the Floating Forest obscuring the sun almost completely. The cave entrance itself is obscured by bushes and vines, making it almost invisible from more than a couple dozen yards.
Depending on how straight your path through the cave was (and this is very difficult to discern), you could be as much as two miles away from the Keep.
The rhodin looks around nervously, as if he expected to be attacked upon leaving the cave. When he sees nothing, he turns back to Pyior.
"You set me free now, right? You promised."
Liminal Syzygy
Community Supporter
Pyior turns to his companions, "He's asking to be set free now. I for one think we should."
rangerjohn
Explorer
"Actually, he said only the scouts, knew where the cave was located. But we knew that when we made the deal. Free him, tell him I bear him no ill will, but if I see him in battle again, he's dead."
Liminal Syzygy
Community Supporter
Pyior helps Ys-Korros unbind Keetor's hands and tells the rhodin, "No fight us again, ok? We friends, Keetor, ok?"
(Pointing at Danwyn) "He say again he must kill you if you fight us again. No fight! Me name is Pyior. Pyior and Keetor friends, ok?"
Before he leaves, Pyior will give the rhodin all of his remaining rations.
(Pointing at Danwyn) "He say again he must kill you if you fight us again. No fight! Me name is Pyior. Pyior and Keetor friends, ok?"
Before he leaves, Pyior will give the rhodin all of his remaining rations.
Rybaer
First Post
The rhodin flexes his wrists to get some circulation back. He takes the food Pyior offers with a nod of his head.
"You are good little man," he says. "Thank you for not killing me. I am Kamkit. I will not fight any of you again."
He hurries off into the forest, not daring to look back.
The immediate area offers up some clues as to the direction the rhodin may have traveled. While the Floating Forest has considerable vegitation, much of it grows on the "floating" islands. At ground level, the cover is more sparse. There are faint remnants of footprints following a game trail...suggesting that the ground was quite soft when the rhodin made their escape.
A cool breeze is picking up and through the small gaps in the canopy it looks as though rain clouds are moving in to the area.
"You are good little man," he says. "Thank you for not killing me. I am Kamkit. I will not fight any of you again."
He hurries off into the forest, not daring to look back.
The immediate area offers up some clues as to the direction the rhodin may have traveled. While the Floating Forest has considerable vegitation, much of it grows on the "floating" islands. At ground level, the cover is more sparse. There are faint remnants of footprints following a game trail...suggesting that the ground was quite soft when the rhodin made their escape.
A cool breeze is picking up and through the small gaps in the canopy it looks as though rain clouds are moving in to the area.
Erekose13
Explorer
"If that rain starts to fall we may loose this trail. Let us move hastily along their trail." Ys-Korros says, trying to take in the wonders of the floating forest while keeping his mind on the task at hand. It was truely a wonderous sight to see small islands with trees and even lakes floating up there high above the ground.
