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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5134441" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>ELDEEN REACHES</p><p>SEGMENT 036</p><p>02/27/10</p><p>“Ever Changing Conditions” </p><p> </p><p> Nymm 26, 997 (Late Summer)</p><p></p><p>The three Heroes head out immediately once Sir John gives them a map to the Lady of the Forest. It begins with walking to a stream that originates deep in the forest. They follow this until late in the day before they take their first break.</p><p></p><p>Piik and Leaffa are still uncomfortable around Gilfer the human.</p><p> </p><p>Gilfer spots hundreds of small brightly colored birds in the bushes and trees across the fast moving stream. They tweet and chirp away as he watches. Piik and Leaffa sit down and look at what food Sir John found for them. Cheese, bread, a chunk of ham. It’s not much but it will do. Nite looks into digging up some roots and grub.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly all of the blue, green and gold colored thumb sized birds take to the air. Everyone immediately grabs weapons figuring something has startled them. They regroup in the air then in mass, turn and sweep into Gilfer whom is still standing next to the stream. The small birds begin to peak and jab at him. Each shot taking a very small bit of flesh with it. The human screams from within the swarm.</p><p></p><p>Piik rushes over with his axe drawn but uncertain what to do with such small tweety-birds. Leaffa has heard of legends of these creatures. She never thought she would ever see them in person. Perahnikyits!</p><p></p><p>As Gilfer tries to move away from the swarm they move with him. His entire world is a swirl of blue, green, gold and dots of red…. HIS red. Piik, using the flat of his axe tries to swat the birds but all it does is the swarm begins to move to him. He turns and runs for the stream. He dives in and the birds remain in the air swarming with hunger. They turn back to the human whom was just inspecting his hundreds of tiny wounds that he is bleeding from now. With a yelp of fear, he too dives into the water.</p><p></p><p>Seeing what will happen next, Leaffa and Nite rush for the water. Nite stops and seriously wonders if it is worth it. Leaffa pushes the badger into the water then hauls his thrashing body further in. The swarm of Perahnikyits flies over them and circles before flying away further up stream.</p><p></p><p>Much of Leaffa’s healing skills, magic and bandages are used to patch up Gilfer and Piik. They return to following the stream but go wide for the first mile so as not to possibly attract the attention of the carnivorous birds again.</p><p></p><p>Eventually it becomes dark and they settle down for camp. Leaffa takes first watch as she begins to meditate so as to regain her spells in the morning. Gilfer grunts and groans, as he can not become comfortable as he has injuries everywhere on his body. Piik sleeps soundly with his axe and hammer at either side of him.</p><p></p><p>Near the end of her watch she hears something in the woods. She is fearful since they are near the Gloaming. This area of the forest is near the manifest zone of Mabar- the Plane of Darkness. Things evil live around this zone. Many suspect the Barghest they fought originated from here. With the second sound of something breaking in the woods Leaffa begins to awaken everyone.</p><p></p><p>“Piik! Get up!” “Gilfer!”</p><p></p><p>Piik sits upright then kicks away from the camp quickly. Gilfer rises to his hands and knees and his body begins to glow softly. His eyes become white like a Changeling but the glow increases. “Oh comon! Not what!?!” He exclaims as he looks at his hands.</p><p></p><p>The hill giant zombie that was attracted by the campfire zeroes in on the glowing Gilfer. Piik reaches out of habit for his axe then grabs his hammer instead. With a new surge of confidence he charges at the undead and with one blow kills it! It falls down and Piik continues to bash it over and over. He finally stops and looks at everyone again.</p><p></p><p>“You are not acting yourself” says Gilfer</p><p></p><p>“You don’t look like yourself.” Snarls Piik.</p><p></p><p>“What kind of curse is this?!?” asks Leaffa as she is completely baffled by the new form Gilfer is in.</p><p></p><p>Soon they return to sleep but only for a short time. Once more they stalked by nighttime predators. Several large monstrous hunting spiders. They last but a few mere moments as the heroes of Eldeen are already warmed up and ready to go. Nothing else bothers them this night.</p><p></p><p>Another day passes as they walk further NW towards the heart of the Eldeen Reaches Forest. There are no encounters today. It is actually very peaceful walk today. Gilfer is fearful of the curse at this point. </p><p></p><p>Once more they set up camp. They are down to some bread and berries that Leaffa has found. It’s not much.</p><p></p><p>Once more during Leaffa’s watch, something happens. Several large hunting spiders are attracted to Gilfer’s glowing form (they didn’t bother with a campfire). They are easily defeated/</p><p></p><p>In the morning Piik awakens to a loud snoring sound. He rolls over to look at the source expecting it to be Nite and discovers a sleeping ORC! Growling as he scrambles to his feet he picks up his axe but Leaffa yells for him to stop. The Orc suddenly opens his eyes and rolls away with a loud yelp. “What is WRONG with you Piik!?!” Piik hesitates as it begins to sink in.</p><p></p><p>“gilfer….?” Piik mumbles in confusion.</p><p></p><p>“The curse strikes again,” Says Leaffa, “When will it ever end?”</p><p></p><p> The leery four continues up the river then go right at the point where the waterfall comes off the cliffs of Red Moss. They walk onto an open field that leads to a valley that they are trying to reach.</p><p></p><p>The grassy field has several holes within it. Small trees are over turned by some of these holes. Looking at them Piik and Gilfer wonder if they are holes made by Ankhegs which they have seen before. Leaffa doubts it based on the sheer size of the holes. Looking around several of the holes they locate large claw like footprints. Clearly, these do not belong to the insect-like Ankhegs. These belong to something much bigger and possibly more dangerous.</p><p></p><p>They continue on seeing more holes. Gilfer, the Orc, walks up to a hole that very fresh. “Looks new. Anyone in there?” he shouts into the hole. He looks back at them then turns and his eyes go wide. A large dull gray rounded mass rises quickly from the dark. As it reaches him the dome opens and rows of sharp teeth appear. Then comes the pain.</p><p></p><p>The huge heavily armored creature claws at the earth and shakes the bleeding body of the orc. Blood splashes onto the ground as the others attack. The thick armored hide absorbs most of the blows. Nite moves under the creature unseen. It locates an opening in the softer armor of the neck. As Piik pounds at it, Leaffa and a summoned Dire Wolf attack it, Nite goes on a rampage and tears into its neck. Gilfer is released and thrown aside as the creature tries to free itself of the badger. Due to Gilfer’s serious injuries, they camp outside of the valley. Leaffa uses all of her healing on him. There are no attacks that night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 5134441, member: 9255"] ELDEEN REACHES SEGMENT 036 02/27/10 “Ever Changing Conditions” Nymm 26, 997 (Late Summer) The three Heroes head out immediately once Sir John gives them a map to the Lady of the Forest. It begins with walking to a stream that originates deep in the forest. They follow this until late in the day before they take their first break. Piik and Leaffa are still uncomfortable around Gilfer the human. Gilfer spots hundreds of small brightly colored birds in the bushes and trees across the fast moving stream. They tweet and chirp away as he watches. Piik and Leaffa sit down and look at what food Sir John found for them. Cheese, bread, a chunk of ham. It’s not much but it will do. Nite looks into digging up some roots and grub. Suddenly all of the blue, green and gold colored thumb sized birds take to the air. Everyone immediately grabs weapons figuring something has startled them. They regroup in the air then in mass, turn and sweep into Gilfer whom is still standing next to the stream. The small birds begin to peak and jab at him. Each shot taking a very small bit of flesh with it. The human screams from within the swarm. Piik rushes over with his axe drawn but uncertain what to do with such small tweety-birds. Leaffa has heard of legends of these creatures. She never thought she would ever see them in person. Perahnikyits! As Gilfer tries to move away from the swarm they move with him. His entire world is a swirl of blue, green, gold and dots of red…. HIS red. Piik, using the flat of his axe tries to swat the birds but all it does is the swarm begins to move to him. He turns and runs for the stream. He dives in and the birds remain in the air swarming with hunger. They turn back to the human whom was just inspecting his hundreds of tiny wounds that he is bleeding from now. With a yelp of fear, he too dives into the water. Seeing what will happen next, Leaffa and Nite rush for the water. Nite stops and seriously wonders if it is worth it. Leaffa pushes the badger into the water then hauls his thrashing body further in. The swarm of Perahnikyits flies over them and circles before flying away further up stream. Much of Leaffa’s healing skills, magic and bandages are used to patch up Gilfer and Piik. They return to following the stream but go wide for the first mile so as not to possibly attract the attention of the carnivorous birds again. Eventually it becomes dark and they settle down for camp. Leaffa takes first watch as she begins to meditate so as to regain her spells in the morning. Gilfer grunts and groans, as he can not become comfortable as he has injuries everywhere on his body. Piik sleeps soundly with his axe and hammer at either side of him. Near the end of her watch she hears something in the woods. She is fearful since they are near the Gloaming. This area of the forest is near the manifest zone of Mabar- the Plane of Darkness. Things evil live around this zone. Many suspect the Barghest they fought originated from here. With the second sound of something breaking in the woods Leaffa begins to awaken everyone. “Piik! Get up!” “Gilfer!” Piik sits upright then kicks away from the camp quickly. Gilfer rises to his hands and knees and his body begins to glow softly. His eyes become white like a Changeling but the glow increases. “Oh comon! Not what!?!” He exclaims as he looks at his hands. The hill giant zombie that was attracted by the campfire zeroes in on the glowing Gilfer. Piik reaches out of habit for his axe then grabs his hammer instead. With a new surge of confidence he charges at the undead and with one blow kills it! It falls down and Piik continues to bash it over and over. He finally stops and looks at everyone again. “You are not acting yourself” says Gilfer “You don’t look like yourself.” Snarls Piik. “What kind of curse is this?!?” asks Leaffa as she is completely baffled by the new form Gilfer is in. Soon they return to sleep but only for a short time. Once more they stalked by nighttime predators. Several large monstrous hunting spiders. They last but a few mere moments as the heroes of Eldeen are already warmed up and ready to go. Nothing else bothers them this night. Another day passes as they walk further NW towards the heart of the Eldeen Reaches Forest. There are no encounters today. It is actually very peaceful walk today. Gilfer is fearful of the curse at this point. Once more they set up camp. They are down to some bread and berries that Leaffa has found. It’s not much. Once more during Leaffa’s watch, something happens. Several large hunting spiders are attracted to Gilfer’s glowing form (they didn’t bother with a campfire). They are easily defeated/ In the morning Piik awakens to a loud snoring sound. He rolls over to look at the source expecting it to be Nite and discovers a sleeping ORC! Growling as he scrambles to his feet he picks up his axe but Leaffa yells for him to stop. The Orc suddenly opens his eyes and rolls away with a loud yelp. “What is WRONG with you Piik!?!” Piik hesitates as it begins to sink in. “gilfer….?” Piik mumbles in confusion. “The curse strikes again,” Says Leaffa, “When will it ever end?” The leery four continues up the river then go right at the point where the waterfall comes off the cliffs of Red Moss. They walk onto an open field that leads to a valley that they are trying to reach. The grassy field has several holes within it. Small trees are over turned by some of these holes. Looking at them Piik and Gilfer wonder if they are holes made by Ankhegs which they have seen before. Leaffa doubts it based on the sheer size of the holes. Looking around several of the holes they locate large claw like footprints. Clearly, these do not belong to the insect-like Ankhegs. These belong to something much bigger and possibly more dangerous. They continue on seeing more holes. Gilfer, the Orc, walks up to a hole that very fresh. “Looks new. Anyone in there?” he shouts into the hole. He looks back at them then turns and his eyes go wide. A large dull gray rounded mass rises quickly from the dark. As it reaches him the dome opens and rows of sharp teeth appear. Then comes the pain. The huge heavily armored creature claws at the earth and shakes the bleeding body of the orc. Blood splashes onto the ground as the others attack. The thick armored hide absorbs most of the blows. Nite moves under the creature unseen. It locates an opening in the softer armor of the neck. As Piik pounds at it, Leaffa and a summoned Dire Wolf attack it, Nite goes on a rampage and tears into its neck. Gilfer is released and thrown aside as the creature tries to free itself of the badger. Due to Gilfer’s serious injuries, they camp outside of the valley. Leaffa uses all of her healing on him. There are no attacks that night. [/QUOTE]
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