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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5005465" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>ELDEEN REACHES</p><p>SEGMENT 005</p><p>11/07/09</p><p>“To Hunt The Hunter”</p><p></p><p>They walk back to the ranch to pick up the rest of their gear. Gilfer feels better but is still tired. The others are in deep thought as they think about the dangerous creature they may be facing. Vadalis watches them from the window of his cabin. He has not told them about his actions. He doesn’t believe the adventurers and is convinced they are facing a werewolf. He has sent out a messenger bird to get help from nearby Vadalis ranches and also for any Silver Flame paladins or Clerics to come.</p><p></p><p>They reach Joe’s cabin again within a few hours and looked around again. They decide to get sleep here if they can. Gilfer finishes his drink and is noticeable drunken. Ash is uncomfortable as she has been brought into the small cabin in case the wolves attack. Piik tries to rest.</p><p></p><p>About three in the morning, during Leaffa’s shift she hears a noise nearby. Something outside. With no fire in the fireplace or lanterns lit she tries to look out into the brush and trees that surround the cabin. She sees nothing. Then there is a sharp “crack” at the window. She swirls about ready to defend herself. She calls for everyone to get up. Piik is up quickly but Gilfer is not so quick. The room is spinning as if caught within a tornado.</p><p></p><p>“what is it?” whispers Piik with sharp eyes looking about.</p><p></p><p>“I heard something outside and something struck the window.” She says while pointing at it.</p><p></p><p>Then Ash startles.</p><p></p><p>Something is under the cabin!</p><p></p><p>Piik readies himself to strike at whatever is foolhardy enough to climb in from under the cabin. Then there is another loud thud but at the door now. Piik whirls about and goes into a three-point stance ready to charge at the new intruder. Then something scratches at the floor boards once more. At this point Gilfer is awake and while a bit green in color is looking about. “They’re everywhere!” he shouts.</p><p></p><p>Piik can’t take it anymore. He charges the door and smashes it out and he stumbles to a stop on the porch. His dark vision spots several surprises goblins with pebbles in their hands. They throw the pebbles at him and run for the brush. The bugbear charges the brush and hacks it to pieces with his battleaxe. No goblins.</p><p></p><p>Quiet.</p><p></p><p>However… none of them can sleep now. Not even Gilfer. When the morning sun rises there is dark circles under their eyes and each is yawning from the lack of sleep.</p><p></p><p>It is not hard to find the goblin trail. Piik, in a foul mood from lack of sleep takes the lead. For his efforts he trips a trap built by the goblins. It causes little damage but it angers him still. It was a mere branch bent back and trapped with a cord hidden in the leaves.</p><p></p><p>By the afternoon the three adventurers and the horse begin to leave the forest as the enter the foot hills. While stopping for water the group is confronted by a large Stag Beetle. The creature seems unusually aggressive to the party (charmed by the Barghest) and attacks them. They make short work of it.</p><p></p><p>They continue to follow the tracks of the wolves as they walk along the road leading the mountains. They stop to rest and eat. Gilfer stops what he was doing, as he believes he can hear something. The flapping of large birds? He turns and sees five large misquotes like red creatures flying directly at them. “Stringe!” he yells in near panic ( DM NOTE: Tim happened to know what these critters are and what they do from reading the monster manual. Remind him of player knowledge vs. character knowledge). Leaffa is quick to summon a bear to help them while having Ash move behind the party. The horse was nursing an injury from the Beetle attack earlier in the day. </p><p></p><p>Two of the creatures pierce Gilfer’s armor and another two attach themselves to the summoned bear. Piik is attacked and once stabbed he is quick to hack at it while awkwardly holding his axe. Gilfer struggles with removing the blood-sucking creatures. The bear is not doing well either. The druid calls up a dire rat to help. After feeding completely the two Stringe on Gilfer detaches themselves and slowly and clumsily flutters away now bloated with his blood. Gilfer is very pale and doesn’t feel well at all. The bear growls loudly as Piik kills one and the other begins to leave being full of bear blood now. The Dire Rat chases down one low flying creature and leaps onto it. The blood bursts like a popped water balloon. Covered in blood, the Dire Rat begins to chase after the next magical misqueto. Leaffa, with her bow, shoots down one and Gilfer, throwing his Mindblade kills the other. They are a bloody mess.</p><p></p><p>They spot a grouping of trees near the road that could provide shelter for them. Ash walks over to a mound to eat some green grass. Just as everyone begins to settle down the horse screams out. Attached to its front leg is a large nasty looking mammal.</p><p></p><p>“Dire Weasel!” calls out Gilfer.</p><p></p><p>“Squish!” calls out Piik as he grabs his battleaxe.</p><p></p><p>“Ash!” screams out Leaffa.</p><p></p><p>The chitin plated large weasel chews the horse badly and will not leg go even as the horse rears up on its hind legs. Piik pulls it free and the others kill it.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa uses her one Restoration spell to help Gilfer but saves her healing spells for the horse. Both Piik and Gilfer consume healing potions to ease their aches and pains.</p><p></p><p>The next morning they awaken. More healing is done to the entire party including the horse before they leave. As they do so, Gilfer finds stacked rocks on the path that write “Miss Us” in goblin. “Crap!” he moans out loud. “It’s like a game…. A sick and twisted game to them.” Says Leaffa as she kicks at the stones. “Piik can play games also.” He snarls.</p><p></p><p>They follow the trail into the mountains. Deciding to use the various ruins found within the foothills and the mountains they look for a defendable spot. “We sleep here.” Announces Piik.</p><p></p><p>They walk into the cavern, which has carved out walls and pathways. The passage is large enough for Ash to follow within. Shortly ahead of them there is a branch to the left and right. Looking to the left they find a largely empty room. On the right is a room filled with guano. Gilfer can hear something. Something quiet and soft. Leaffa casts light onto Gilfer's shield. He slowly brings the shield about and sees the roof is swaying and moving. Bats. Hundreds… even thousands of bats. </p><p></p><p>“Don’t move… don’t make a sound. Back up slowly.” Whispers Leaffa. </p><p></p><p>“Don’t move or back up… which is it?” asks the bugbear.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer gives him a dirty look before turning the shield so as not to disturb the bats. Leaffa leads Ash further down the passage she freezes in mid stride. Ash whinnies in alarm. She whispers “Danger” but neither of her fellow adventurers hears her. Piik speaks up. “What did you say?!?”</p><p></p><p>Loud screeches come from the darkness before Leaffa. Suddenly the darkness rushes out and over the horse and Leaffa whom ducks in fear. Several very large chitin covered bats swoop out. The Dire bats pull up short as Gilfer’s light emitting shield is pointed directly at them so as to not disturb the other bats. Piik hurrumphs and charges forward to the first bat that lands. Gilfer closes his eyes and whispers to himself- “I hate that bugbear.”</p><p></p><p>The darkness within the side chamber spreads out and spills out into the main passage. Gilfer is forced to lower his shield and use it to protect himself. The bats pound at him and make him lean into the assault. One of the Dire Bats wobbles to him uncertain what he is. Piik attacks the second bat with a solid strike to its wing that cripples its ability to fly.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa begins to attack the bat that first landed between herself and Piik. Gilfer struggles with the clinging bats that are harmless but cause distraction and blind spots in his vision as the flap up between the Dire Bat and himself. Once the last of the smaller bats leaves he attacks the Dire creature. Leaffa and Piik have defeated their bat. Piik turns and attacks the last bat from behind. (crits!) His battleaxe cuts through both wings and gouges the back of the creature’s head. Gilfer easily finishes it off.</p><p></p><p>“What part of quiet do you not understand Piik?” Gilfer and Leaffa both snarl quietly (never know if there might be more Dire bats in the passage) Piik shrugs his large hairy shoulders and only quietly says “Squish.”</p><p></p><p>They walk to the last room and find a large room to rest in. “This is as good as it gets.” Says Gilfer with some measure of satisfaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 5005465, member: 9255"] ELDEEN REACHES SEGMENT 005 11/07/09 “To Hunt The Hunter” They walk back to the ranch to pick up the rest of their gear. Gilfer feels better but is still tired. The others are in deep thought as they think about the dangerous creature they may be facing. Vadalis watches them from the window of his cabin. He has not told them about his actions. He doesn’t believe the adventurers and is convinced they are facing a werewolf. He has sent out a messenger bird to get help from nearby Vadalis ranches and also for any Silver Flame paladins or Clerics to come. They reach Joe’s cabin again within a few hours and looked around again. They decide to get sleep here if they can. Gilfer finishes his drink and is noticeable drunken. Ash is uncomfortable as she has been brought into the small cabin in case the wolves attack. Piik tries to rest. About three in the morning, during Leaffa’s shift she hears a noise nearby. Something outside. With no fire in the fireplace or lanterns lit she tries to look out into the brush and trees that surround the cabin. She sees nothing. Then there is a sharp “crack” at the window. She swirls about ready to defend herself. She calls for everyone to get up. Piik is up quickly but Gilfer is not so quick. The room is spinning as if caught within a tornado. “what is it?” whispers Piik with sharp eyes looking about. “I heard something outside and something struck the window.” She says while pointing at it. Then Ash startles. Something is under the cabin! Piik readies himself to strike at whatever is foolhardy enough to climb in from under the cabin. Then there is another loud thud but at the door now. Piik whirls about and goes into a three-point stance ready to charge at the new intruder. Then something scratches at the floor boards once more. At this point Gilfer is awake and while a bit green in color is looking about. “They’re everywhere!” he shouts. Piik can’t take it anymore. He charges the door and smashes it out and he stumbles to a stop on the porch. His dark vision spots several surprises goblins with pebbles in their hands. They throw the pebbles at him and run for the brush. The bugbear charges the brush and hacks it to pieces with his battleaxe. No goblins. Quiet. However… none of them can sleep now. Not even Gilfer. When the morning sun rises there is dark circles under their eyes and each is yawning from the lack of sleep. It is not hard to find the goblin trail. Piik, in a foul mood from lack of sleep takes the lead. For his efforts he trips a trap built by the goblins. It causes little damage but it angers him still. It was a mere branch bent back and trapped with a cord hidden in the leaves. By the afternoon the three adventurers and the horse begin to leave the forest as the enter the foot hills. While stopping for water the group is confronted by a large Stag Beetle. The creature seems unusually aggressive to the party (charmed by the Barghest) and attacks them. They make short work of it. They continue to follow the tracks of the wolves as they walk along the road leading the mountains. They stop to rest and eat. Gilfer stops what he was doing, as he believes he can hear something. The flapping of large birds? He turns and sees five large misquotes like red creatures flying directly at them. “Stringe!” he yells in near panic ( DM NOTE: Tim happened to know what these critters are and what they do from reading the monster manual. Remind him of player knowledge vs. character knowledge). Leaffa is quick to summon a bear to help them while having Ash move behind the party. The horse was nursing an injury from the Beetle attack earlier in the day. Two of the creatures pierce Gilfer’s armor and another two attach themselves to the summoned bear. Piik is attacked and once stabbed he is quick to hack at it while awkwardly holding his axe. Gilfer struggles with removing the blood-sucking creatures. The bear is not doing well either. The druid calls up a dire rat to help. After feeding completely the two Stringe on Gilfer detaches themselves and slowly and clumsily flutters away now bloated with his blood. Gilfer is very pale and doesn’t feel well at all. The bear growls loudly as Piik kills one and the other begins to leave being full of bear blood now. The Dire Rat chases down one low flying creature and leaps onto it. The blood bursts like a popped water balloon. Covered in blood, the Dire Rat begins to chase after the next magical misqueto. Leaffa, with her bow, shoots down one and Gilfer, throwing his Mindblade kills the other. They are a bloody mess. They spot a grouping of trees near the road that could provide shelter for them. Ash walks over to a mound to eat some green grass. Just as everyone begins to settle down the horse screams out. Attached to its front leg is a large nasty looking mammal. “Dire Weasel!” calls out Gilfer. “Squish!” calls out Piik as he grabs his battleaxe. “Ash!” screams out Leaffa. The chitin plated large weasel chews the horse badly and will not leg go even as the horse rears up on its hind legs. Piik pulls it free and the others kill it. Leaffa uses her one Restoration spell to help Gilfer but saves her healing spells for the horse. Both Piik and Gilfer consume healing potions to ease their aches and pains. The next morning they awaken. More healing is done to the entire party including the horse before they leave. As they do so, Gilfer finds stacked rocks on the path that write “Miss Us” in goblin. “Crap!” he moans out loud. “It’s like a game…. A sick and twisted game to them.” Says Leaffa as she kicks at the stones. “Piik can play games also.” He snarls. They follow the trail into the mountains. Deciding to use the various ruins found within the foothills and the mountains they look for a defendable spot. “We sleep here.” Announces Piik. They walk into the cavern, which has carved out walls and pathways. The passage is large enough for Ash to follow within. Shortly ahead of them there is a branch to the left and right. Looking to the left they find a largely empty room. On the right is a room filled with guano. Gilfer can hear something. Something quiet and soft. Leaffa casts light onto Gilfer's shield. He slowly brings the shield about and sees the roof is swaying and moving. Bats. Hundreds… even thousands of bats. “Don’t move… don’t make a sound. Back up slowly.” Whispers Leaffa. “Don’t move or back up… which is it?” asks the bugbear. Gilfer gives him a dirty look before turning the shield so as not to disturb the bats. Leaffa leads Ash further down the passage she freezes in mid stride. Ash whinnies in alarm. She whispers “Danger” but neither of her fellow adventurers hears her. Piik speaks up. “What did you say?!?” Loud screeches come from the darkness before Leaffa. Suddenly the darkness rushes out and over the horse and Leaffa whom ducks in fear. Several very large chitin covered bats swoop out. The Dire bats pull up short as Gilfer’s light emitting shield is pointed directly at them so as to not disturb the other bats. Piik hurrumphs and charges forward to the first bat that lands. Gilfer closes his eyes and whispers to himself- “I hate that bugbear.” The darkness within the side chamber spreads out and spills out into the main passage. Gilfer is forced to lower his shield and use it to protect himself. The bats pound at him and make him lean into the assault. One of the Dire Bats wobbles to him uncertain what he is. Piik attacks the second bat with a solid strike to its wing that cripples its ability to fly. Leaffa begins to attack the bat that first landed between herself and Piik. Gilfer struggles with the clinging bats that are harmless but cause distraction and blind spots in his vision as the flap up between the Dire Bat and himself. Once the last of the smaller bats leaves he attacks the Dire creature. Leaffa and Piik have defeated their bat. Piik turns and attacks the last bat from behind. (crits!) His battleaxe cuts through both wings and gouges the back of the creature’s head. Gilfer easily finishes it off. “What part of quiet do you not understand Piik?” Gilfer and Leaffa both snarl quietly (never know if there might be more Dire bats in the passage) Piik shrugs his large hairy shoulders and only quietly says “Squish.” They walk to the last room and find a large room to rest in. “This is as good as it gets.” Says Gilfer with some measure of satisfaction. [/QUOTE]
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