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<blockquote data-quote="Forged Fury" data-source="post: 6819020" data-attributes="member: 95059"><p><strong>Three Onyx Stars Set In Stone</strong></p><p></p><p>As the monstrosity lurched forward, <strong>Haedirn</strong> darted to the edge of the chamber, cackling madly. <span style="color: #0000FF">"Yes, my precious! Destroy these insolent worms!"</span> Leaping into action, <strong>Corilo</strong> swiftly calculated the greatest threat and fired two shots at the monstrosity. He cursed as the bolts struck, but appeared to do no damage. Glancing down at his quiver filled with special bolts, he reached down to reload the oil-coated ammunition. His preparation was interrupted by a scream from the elf wizard. <span style="color: #0000FF">"You will NOT touch her!"</span> The crossbowman looked up just in time to see several magical bolts slam into his chest, blasting him back against the wall of the chamber.</p><p></p><p>Armed with his new weapon, <strong>Lorenzo</strong> interposed himself between the monstrosity and the rest of the party. Saluting the behemoth, the cleric stabbed the creature and struck a vicious wound. A guttural, but distinctly feminine voice, wailed in anguish. <strong>Gnorth</strong> waded into combat alongside <strong>Lorenzo</strong>, smashing at the creature. Unfortunately, his hammer simply rebounded from the creature's animated flesh. <span style="color: #0000FF">"That's not good..."</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Brue</strong> joined the rest of her companions in engaging what was once <strong>Lyonthel</strong>, as well as several other women. Swiping with her hammer, she bashed in part of the creature's chest, the stitching ripping apart at the impact of the blow. In response, the creature smashed at the genasi with its arms. Deceptively lithe, <strong>Lyonthel's</strong> arms possessed inhuman strength and tore through the genasi's defenses, breaking several ribs. <strong>Brue</strong> gritted her teeth, but called on Ilmater to help her channel the pain.</p><p></p><p>Using his legs and the wall to push himself up to a standing position, <strong>Corilo</strong> fired two enchanted bolts at the creature. Flying true, the bolts pierced <strong>Lyonthel's</strong> hide. The monster swiped at the air, as if being swarmed by bees. Witnessing the damage <strong>Brue</strong> had just taken, <strong>Lorenzo</strong> channeled <strong>Tymora's</strong> grace and created an illusory duplicate of himself. Muttering under his breath, he channeled healing magic into the crossbowman.</p><p></p><p>Seeing his weapon had no effect, <strong>Gnorth</strong> withdrew, dodging a swipe from the monster, and charged the wizard, bashing him with his hammer. <strong>Haedirn</strong> cried in pain. <span style="color: #0000FF">"My <strong>Lyonthel</strong>, I'll protect you!"</span> With hatred in his eyes, he pointed a finger at <strong>Lorenzo</strong>, spitting arcane words and conjuring a cloud of foul blackness. The blackness unerringly engulfed the real <strong>Lorenzo</strong> and, from within, the rest of the party heard a bloodcurdling shriek. The cleric's illusory double faded from view. The cloud quickly dissipated and all that was left was a desiccated corpse. <strong>Lorenzo's</strong> body fell to the ground, a cloud of dust puffing out from the dry husk.</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>Donkey Joté looked up from eating a tuft of grass along the coast. Something very wrong had happened and he knew his Master would not be coming back. Whining pitifully, he brayed at the moon and then returned to his meal.</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">"Fiend!"</span> <strong>Brue</strong> cried, unable to disengage from <strong>Lyonthel</strong>. Swinging her hammer again with all her might, the genasi bashed the creature solidly. But still, the creature did not go down.</p><p></p><p>Realizing the true threat in the room, <strong>Corilo</strong> changed him aim to <strong>Haedirn</strong>. With precision, he fired two bolts, one hitting the wizard in the shoulder and the other grazing his knee, dropping him to the ground. Taking advantage of the wizard's inferior position, <strong>Gnorth</strong> gripped his hammer in both hands and with an orcish war cry, smashed the hammer down and crushed the wizard's skull. The monstrosity that was once <strong>Lyonthel</strong> made no indication that it even registered the death of her former mate.</p><p></p><p>Redoubling her efforts, <strong>Brue</strong> put all her energy into an overhand blow directed at the creature's head. Her aim off, she only struck a glancing blow to the creature's shoulder. More thread tore and the arm hung somewhat loosely, but was still in working order. A fact the creature proved when it leved a brutal backhand at the genasi. <strong>Corilo</strong> and <strong>Gnorth</strong> registered a very audible crack as the creature's palm connected with <strong>Brue's</strong> head. With her head twisted around backwards on her neck, the genasi's dead eyes stared blindly at <strong>Corilo</strong> as her body fell like a sack of bricks.</p><p></p><p>Their ranks decimated, the human and half-orc shared grim looks. They knew they couldn't retreat and let the thing loose on the world. <strong>Gnorth</strong> dropped his hammer and dashed toward the creature, sliding within its reach as he picked up <strong>Brue's</strong> maul from the ground. With a mighty swing, the half-orc smashed the weapon into the creature's knee, dropping it partly to the floor. Feeling a surge of power, his jaw dropped as he saw pillars of earth rise up and wrap around the creature, holding it in place.</p><p></p><p>With a determined look, <strong>Corilo</strong> calmly walked up to the once beautiful elf and fired two bolts into its eyes at point blank range, ending its threat forever. As the battle concluded, the chamber fell quiet, <strong>Gnorth's</strong> panting the only sound. The two remaining Shadow Stars approached the corpses of their former companions. <strong>Corilo</strong> gently twisted the genasi's head back around in the correct direction. Remembering their shared past, he whispered, <span style="color: #0000FF">"Thank you. I don't think I ever told you that..."</span> <strong>Gnorth</strong> walked over to the husk that had been <strong>Lorenzo</strong>. He could think of nothing better to do than simply cover the remains, <span style="color: #0000FF">"Luck be with you in death."</span></p><p></p><p>Catching their breath, the two men inspected the room but did not find the staff. A door in the eastern wall, however, revealed a small bedchamber with a lit fireplace. Leaning against the wall stood a thin, tall staff. It appeared carved at first, but a close inspection revealed the wood had somehow been coaxed to grow into a variety of images along its length. <span style="color: #0000FF">"This must be the Heartwood of the Wealdath..."</span> <strong>Corilo</strong> asserted. Nodding, <strong>Gnorth</strong> grabbed the staff, noticing a note tied to the length of wood. Pulling it off, he examined it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Crumpling up the note, <strong>Gnorth</strong> tossed it into the fire and watched it burn to cinders. <span style="color: #0000FF">"Can't read Elvish,"</span> he shrugged.</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 26px">FIN</span></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Forged Fury, post: 6819020, member: 95059"] [b]Three Onyx Stars Set In Stone[/b] As the monstrosity lurched forward, [b]Haedirn[/b] darted to the edge of the chamber, cackling madly. [COLOR="#0000FF"]"Yes, my precious! Destroy these insolent worms!"[/COLOR] Leaping into action, [b]Corilo[/b] swiftly calculated the greatest threat and fired two shots at the monstrosity. He cursed as the bolts struck, but appeared to do no damage. Glancing down at his quiver filled with special bolts, he reached down to reload the oil-coated ammunition. His preparation was interrupted by a scream from the elf wizard. [COLOR="#0000FF"]"You will NOT touch her!"[/COLOR] The crossbowman looked up just in time to see several magical bolts slam into his chest, blasting him back against the wall of the chamber. Armed with his new weapon, [b]Lorenzo[/b] interposed himself between the monstrosity and the rest of the party. Saluting the behemoth, the cleric stabbed the creature and struck a vicious wound. A guttural, but distinctly feminine voice, wailed in anguish. [b]Gnorth[/b] waded into combat alongside [b]Lorenzo[/b], smashing at the creature. Unfortunately, his hammer simply rebounded from the creature's animated flesh. [COLOR="#0000FF"]"That's not good..."[/COLOR] [b]Brue[/b] joined the rest of her companions in engaging what was once [b]Lyonthel[/b], as well as several other women. Swiping with her hammer, she bashed in part of the creature's chest, the stitching ripping apart at the impact of the blow. In response, the creature smashed at the genasi with its arms. Deceptively lithe, [b]Lyonthel's[/b] arms possessed inhuman strength and tore through the genasi's defenses, breaking several ribs. [b]Brue[/b] gritted her teeth, but called on Ilmater to help her channel the pain. Using his legs and the wall to push himself up to a standing position, [b]Corilo[/b] fired two enchanted bolts at the creature. Flying true, the bolts pierced [b]Lyonthel's[/b] hide. The monster swiped at the air, as if being swarmed by bees. Witnessing the damage [b]Brue[/b] had just taken, [b]Lorenzo[/b] channeled [b]Tymora's[/b] grace and created an illusory duplicate of himself. Muttering under his breath, he channeled healing magic into the crossbowman. Seeing his weapon had no effect, [b]Gnorth[/b] withdrew, dodging a swipe from the monster, and charged the wizard, bashing him with his hammer. [b]Haedirn[/b] cried in pain. [COLOR="#0000FF"]"My [b]Lyonthel[/b], I'll protect you!"[/COLOR] With hatred in his eyes, he pointed a finger at [b]Lorenzo[/b], spitting arcane words and conjuring a cloud of foul blackness. The blackness unerringly engulfed the real [b]Lorenzo[/b] and, from within, the rest of the party heard a bloodcurdling shriek. The cleric's illusory double faded from view. The cloud quickly dissipated and all that was left was a desiccated corpse. [b]Lorenzo's[/b] body fell to the ground, a cloud of dust puffing out from the dry husk. [HR][/HR] Donkey Joté looked up from eating a tuft of grass along the coast. Something very wrong had happened and he knew his Master would not be coming back. Whining pitifully, he brayed at the moon and then returned to his meal. [HR][/HR] [COLOR="#0000FF"]"Fiend!"[/COLOR] [b]Brue[/b] cried, unable to disengage from [b]Lyonthel[/b]. Swinging her hammer again with all her might, the genasi bashed the creature solidly. But still, the creature did not go down. Realizing the true threat in the room, [b]Corilo[/b] changed him aim to [b]Haedirn[/b]. With precision, he fired two bolts, one hitting the wizard in the shoulder and the other grazing his knee, dropping him to the ground. Taking advantage of the wizard's inferior position, [b]Gnorth[/b] gripped his hammer in both hands and with an orcish war cry, smashed the hammer down and crushed the wizard's skull. The monstrosity that was once [b]Lyonthel[/b] made no indication that it even registered the death of her former mate. Redoubling her efforts, [b]Brue[/b] put all her energy into an overhand blow directed at the creature's head. Her aim off, she only struck a glancing blow to the creature's shoulder. More thread tore and the arm hung somewhat loosely, but was still in working order. A fact the creature proved when it leved a brutal backhand at the genasi. [b]Corilo[/b] and [b]Gnorth[/b] registered a very audible crack as the creature's palm connected with [b]Brue's[/b] head. With her head twisted around backwards on her neck, the genasi's dead eyes stared blindly at [b]Corilo[/b] as her body fell like a sack of bricks. Their ranks decimated, the human and half-orc shared grim looks. They knew they couldn't retreat and let the thing loose on the world. [b]Gnorth[/b] dropped his hammer and dashed toward the creature, sliding within its reach as he picked up [b]Brue's[/b] maul from the ground. With a mighty swing, the half-orc smashed the weapon into the creature's knee, dropping it partly to the floor. Feeling a surge of power, his jaw dropped as he saw pillars of earth rise up and wrap around the creature, holding it in place. With a determined look, [b]Corilo[/b] calmly walked up to the once beautiful elf and fired two bolts into its eyes at point blank range, ending its threat forever. As the battle concluded, the chamber fell quiet, [b]Gnorth's[/b] panting the only sound. The two remaining Shadow Stars approached the corpses of their former companions. [b]Corilo[/b] gently twisted the genasi's head back around in the correct direction. Remembering their shared past, he whispered, [COLOR="#0000FF"]"Thank you. I don't think I ever told you that..."[/COLOR] [b]Gnorth[/b] walked over to the husk that had been [b]Lorenzo[/b]. He could think of nothing better to do than simply cover the remains, [COLOR="#0000FF"]"Luck be with you in death."[/COLOR] Catching their breath, the two men inspected the room but did not find the staff. A door in the eastern wall, however, revealed a small bedchamber with a lit fireplace. Leaning against the wall stood a thin, tall staff. It appeared carved at first, but a close inspection revealed the wood had somehow been coaxed to grow into a variety of images along its length. [COLOR="#0000FF"]"This must be the Heartwood of the Wealdath..."[/COLOR] [b]Corilo[/b] asserted. Nodding, [b]Gnorth[/b] grabbed the staff, noticing a note tied to the length of wood. Pulling it off, he examined it. Crumpling up the note, [b]Gnorth[/b] tossed it into the fire and watched it burn to cinders. [COLOR="#0000FF"]"Can't read Elvish,"[/COLOR] he shrugged. [HR][/HR] [B][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=7]FIN[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [/QUOTE]
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