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<blockquote data-quote="Elemental" data-source="post: 849091" data-attributes="member: 7931"><p><strong>Part 3:</strong></p><p></p><p>Session 2:</p><p></p><p>The air was cold enough to make Usha wish she had her chainmail, instead of just a nightdress. But she didn’t have the time to go back and don armor. From the woods, the chattering died away, leaving quietness.</p><p></p><p>"So, we going in?" she asked when nobody said anything.</p><p></p><p>“Wait, do any of you know what’s making that noise?” asked Carudan nervously.</p><p></p><p>“Whatever it is, it’s being very rude. Come out, come out, wherever you are.”</p><p></p><p>"I can sneak in and back out to see. That way we don't walk into something we cant handle." said Blue. "When it comes to staying out of sight I am a master" draws short sword "Give me a minute and I will be back."</p><p></p><p>"Leave something for me, at any rate. I tell you, I'll be charging him extra for making me wait out here in the cold."</p><p></p><p>He vanished into the wood. Usha sat down on a stone and waited impatiently. Several minutes later, he reemerged. “A scaled tail, and the signs of a trail.”</p><p></p><p>“Well, let’s follow that trail!” snapped Estivan.</p><p></p><p>“At least we know what we’re following now.” said Carudan.</p><p></p><p>"Lizardfolk? Or kobolds? Let it be kobolds...." said Usha.</p><p></p><p>"I heard of a guy that bit the head of a kobold once." put in Silver with a grin.</p><p></p><p>"No idea. All I saw was a small tail darting between bushes and trees."</p><p></p><p>"Probably that Pseudodragon. And to think I was nice to it." muttered the elf.</p><p></p><p>“This way. And try to be quiet.”</p><p></p><p>Not much success there. Even given that she could see in the dark, the forests were not a friendly place. Trees, slippery moss and easily startled small animals ensured that anything out there would have had to be deaf to miss her.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, Blue stopped, and muttered “Oh crap.” Usha followed his gaze up to the trees, but didn’t have time to glimpse what he was talking about before a more immediate problem presented itself—a small sphere flew down from the branches, trailing smoke, and landed among them, exploding into a cloud of foul-smelling smoke. Usha covered her mouth, but to judge from the gurgling and coughing, Carduan hadn’t been so lucky.</p><p></p><p>"Beshaba's bosom!" shouted Estivan. (That’s right, make yourself a target.) Silver shot into the air, a sling bullet bouncing off of his magical armor as he did so. Usha drew her bow, and looked round for targets, moving out of the gas cloud. She saw what she was looking for. A pair of kobolds carrying sacks, running through the treetops as fast as they could.</p><p></p><p>"Come on, little guys.” she shouted. “Is this worth dying for? You'll just go to your god exhausted if you run. Just leave the stuff you stole, and this can all end peacefully."</p><p></p><p>Silver promptly disproved that by firing a bolt of force at one of them. There was a yelp, and a voice came back down. "Not fool us, as soon as we come down, you eat us!"</p><p></p><p>"Drop the bags and we'll go right back the way we came. It's either that or annoy me."</p><p></p><p>"I got more magic to fry the lot of you.” added Silver. “Besides, you’re too greasy to eat."</p><p></p><p>"We drop you bags, you leave us alone?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, we will. I’ll see to it if necessary.”</p><p></p><p>"Okay, we give you bags." The kobold ran out onto a branch, and dropped the heavy bag right over her head. She ducked back, and it thudded into the earth.</p><p></p><p>"Don't say I didn't warn you...." she snarled, aiming an arrow, as Silver sent another missile after them. </p><p></p><p>"See! You lie! We give bag, but you hurt us!"</p><p></p><p>"The stuff you stole, I meant. My patience is wearing thin here. Trees burn."</p><p></p><p>"Don't torch the forest." snapped Silver. Usha rolled her eyes. "Bluff? Why no, we can't have our allies doing that. Even if my companion feels the need to point out when I'm bluffing, I have many other weapons here."</p><p></p><p>Blue sent a dart towards the kobolds, and there was a yelp of pain. Usha readied an arrow. "Just give us what you stole already! You can't win here."</p><p></p><p>"Can't have it!"</p><p></p><p>"Give us the book unless you want another dart." said Blue.</p><p></p><p>"My poor weasel kicking foot!"</p><p></p><p>Carudan had apparently overcome his bout of nausea enough to try and climb the tree, but settled for merely dangling. Another bomb came their way, but detonated downwind. Another bullet shot towards Silver, but bounced off his magical protections. "Did you think missiles were my only trick?" he asked, grinning.</p><p></p><p>Estivan attempted to throw the bag back to the kobolds, but didn’t do anything except break some branches. "First you want bag, now you don't. Make up mind!" they retorted.</p><p></p><p>“You were warned!” said Usha, sending an arrow flying into the tree. There was a squeal, and both kobolds fell from the tree, one knocked out from having the bag of ammunition land on top of it.</p><p></p><p>"Where's the book!?” demanded Estivan, pointing his sword at them.</p><p></p><p>"Don't know about any book!"</p><p></p><p>"Carudan, could you revive the other one, see if he knows anything?" asked Usha. Something was wrong here….</p><p></p><p>“You had better not be lying to me.” said Estivan. </p><p></p><p>"No lie! Don't know about any book! Just told to throw bombs and keep you occupied for while.”</p><p></p><p>"By who?"</p><p></p><p>"Boss..."</p><p></p><p>"Who are you more scared of right now? Your boss or him? He doesn't need to know you told us, does he?"</p><p></p><p>"Nermize the Mighty, said once finished, he'd give us a whole pig. EACH!!!!!"</p><p></p><p>Eventually, the following information was gleaned. It was somewhat hesitant because the rather overbearing tone of the questioning caused one kobold to soil himself, and the other one, once revived, to attach itself to Estivan’s leg. But it was revealed that Nermize was actually a powerful sorcerer who had come to their village, and become leader. Nermize was mighty. Nermize had defeated crocodiles and orcs. Nermize had chosen the best of the best for this mission. The village was that way. No, they really didn’t know what he wanted the book. No, they wouldn’t bother the group again. They ran as fast as they could out of there, Silver’s owl following in case they went to Nermize.</p><p></p><p>So, apparently, the pseudodragon had been the brains behind this operation.</p><p></p><p>Usha looked up. "Let's go back, and ask the gnome just what was in that book that made it such hot property."</p><p></p><p>There was some debate on this. Carudan wanted to go to the village immediately, but was overruled. Usha and Estivan lacked armor and Silver said he was out of his more powerful spells.</p><p></p><p>Usha summed it up. “Buggered if I’m laying siege to anything in a nightgown.”</p><p></p><p>"I could think of a few things to lay siege to in a nightgown. A warm bed for one." replied Silver.</p><p></p><p>“You said you were tapped out, and that took about thirty seconds. No thanks.”</p><p></p><p>They’d decided to go back to the academy when "I don't think you're going anywhere..." said a disembodied voice.</p><p></p><p>The voice quickly acquired a body, Nermize the dragon fluttered down from a tree, transformed into a kobold, and looked at them, rather cockily for someone outnumbered five to one.</p><p></p><p>"If it isn't the little bundle of surprises himself" said Carudan.</p><p></p><p>Usha sighed. "Why is this book so important to you? Hell, if you're that interested in dragon sex, I could give you a tub of oil and some time alone with Estivan here, for a practical demonstration."</p><p></p><p>(Three, two one….and there he goes!)</p><p></p><p>“Filthy wench, never have I been so insulted!”</p><p></p><p>“I find that hard to believe.”</p><p></p><p>"Do you two mind? This isn't the time!" snapped Carduan. He seemed really pissed at this. Blue started trying to become part of the background.</p><p></p><p>"I care not for such crass carnal pleasures, for the moment at least," Nermize said. For a couple of second, he had a faraway look in his eyes. Usha fervently hoped he was talking about sex in general rather than her suggestion in particular, because the latter led into a mental place that sane minds didn’t have any business in. "I am taking this book for my people. A gnome is undeserving of such knowledge of our ancestors, and would do much better in our hands. With this books information, and my magic, I'll be able to bring me and my followers up to their rightful place with you cumbersome larger races!"</p><p></p><p>Immediately, those followers revealed themselves. Four other kobolds joined him.</p><p></p><p>Usha sighed. "Do you suppose we'd get extra for this? Otherwise, I don't see any real reason not to let him have the damn book."</p><p></p><p>"You can't be serious.” spluttered Estivan.</p><p></p><p>Usha sighed again as the argument rolled on. She didn’t really give a stuff about who had this book. But it seemed that everyone else had their heart set on a fight, and were doing the posturing part. Silver demanded to know Nermize’s style, seeming happy to fight a fellow sorcerer. Estivan kept on spluttering about pay.</p><p></p><p>I will expect extra for this, that's all I'm saying. Anyway, if you're sure I can't dissuade you about this fight being rather futile?"</p><p>"Look, you help us here and I'LL pay you extra.” snapped Estivan.</p><p></p><p>"I'd accept, but I don't want to get too much slime over the inside of my purse. Anyway, can we do something soon?"</p><p></p><p>Nermize addressed Silver. "While we might have the same views on some things, you are in my way. Although those two are fine warriors, they can be a bit... chatty." Shrugging to himself, Nermize addressed everyone, "No matter, I've always wanted a dragon skin cape." He began chanting a spell extending a claw, with flame coming out of it.</p><p></p><p>The others hurled themselves out of the way, with varying degrees of success. Usha’s only action was to raise her shield—not to protect herself but her clothes. When the flames died down, the smoking remains of the sleeve adorned her arm, which was itself untouched.</p><p></p><p>And then the fight was on. Blue tried to grab the book (apparently, he hadn’t been fleeing…good for him), but failed to get a grip. Carudan charged, but the swipe went over the sorcerer’s head. The kobold drew a wand, and fired a bolt of acid at the would-be thief, producing a painful hissing sound. Estivan charged, finally landing a blow on the mage.</p><p></p><p>While four of the heroes heroically ganged up on the sorcerer, and Silver flew overhead, Usha was left to deal with the other four. She sidestepped one sword blow, and another caught her on the weapon arm only to glance off an area of thickened scales. Not expecting that, the kobold lead managed to get his spear stuck in a tree trunk. However, the other two decided that they had a hatred of Blue, and one of them left a nasty-looking slash in his thigh. Not his day, for sure. She drew her axe, and with a twirl, delivered a blow down on one of her attackers, but couldn’t pin the little bugger down until….there. Blood splattered, but the kobold didn’t drop. Tougher than he looked, apparently. Well, it was only delaying the inevitable.</p><p></p><p>Blue decided he didn’t like the job of target, and retreated, slinging a dart as he did so, which missed narrowly. Carduan extruded claws from his knuckles, and slashed at the sorcerer, but again swiped at thin air. Possibly realizing he was in a bad tactical position, Nermize fired the wand again, but missed, burning some bark off the tree. Estivan brought his scimitar round, cutting the sorcerer in half in a superb display of martial prowess that would have looked very heroic if his opponent was his size and not outnumbered three to one.</p><p></p><p>Usha caught another sword blow on her shield, and struck another kobold a glancing blow with her axe. Another yell of pain from the side told her Carudan had been wounded. She glanced round, and saw Blue retreating. From kobolds? Good grief.</p><p></p><p>Carduan and Estivan double-teamed another kobold, and it fell in short order. More swings from the sword-wielder were blocked easily, and she took his head off with a quick slash. The cleric finally got his act together, impaling another on his talons. The third fled, but got too close to Silver, who felled it with a quick slash.</p><p></p><p>Almost before the body had hit the floor, Silver grabbed the wand from Nermize. Usha gave the elf a distasteful look. "Was that necessary? He was running away."</p><p></p><p>“And risk a small horde of them?” said Silver.</p><p></p><p>"He was following orders. Just hope that if you ever have to flee a fight, the commander is a bit more merciful than you, eh?"</p><p></p><p>"In a fight, the only enemy you let escape are the ones that flee before you're finished, or are left alive to deliver a message. Mercy is a luxury, and we couldn't afford it" said Carudan confidently.</p><p></p><p>"This book has become more trouble then its worth." said Blue.</p><p></p><p>Silver grabbed a pendant from the corpse. "I would not object to some healing if you can spare it and I find that trouble abounds enough. Letting enemies live only invites more."</p><p></p><p>While Carudan was healing the wounded, and Silver was robbing the dead, Estivan approached Usha. "By the by woman, here's your extra."</p><p></p><p>"Not the first time you've said that to a woman, I bet. Keep it, I'd rather get some sleep before dealing with crass financial matters."</p><p></p><p>"Very well then, you’re lucky I don't deduce any for people being mouthy.”</p><p></p><p>She sighed. She seemed to be doing that a lot around this man. "If I wanted it, I'd just take it anyway. Arden, I'm sure you can get fixed up when we get back to the castle. But for now, it's not that safe out here, and we need to get moving."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elemental, post: 849091, member: 7931"] [b]Part 3:[/b] Session 2: The air was cold enough to make Usha wish she had her chainmail, instead of just a nightdress. But she didn’t have the time to go back and don armor. From the woods, the chattering died away, leaving quietness. "So, we going in?" she asked when nobody said anything. “Wait, do any of you know what’s making that noise?” asked Carudan nervously. “Whatever it is, it’s being very rude. Come out, come out, wherever you are.” "I can sneak in and back out to see. That way we don't walk into something we cant handle." said Blue. "When it comes to staying out of sight I am a master" draws short sword "Give me a minute and I will be back." "Leave something for me, at any rate. I tell you, I'll be charging him extra for making me wait out here in the cold." He vanished into the wood. Usha sat down on a stone and waited impatiently. Several minutes later, he reemerged. “A scaled tail, and the signs of a trail.” “Well, let’s follow that trail!” snapped Estivan. “At least we know what we’re following now.” said Carudan. "Lizardfolk? Or kobolds? Let it be kobolds...." said Usha. "I heard of a guy that bit the head of a kobold once." put in Silver with a grin. "No idea. All I saw was a small tail darting between bushes and trees." "Probably that Pseudodragon. And to think I was nice to it." muttered the elf. “This way. And try to be quiet.” Not much success there. Even given that she could see in the dark, the forests were not a friendly place. Trees, slippery moss and easily startled small animals ensured that anything out there would have had to be deaf to miss her. Suddenly, Blue stopped, and muttered “Oh crap.” Usha followed his gaze up to the trees, but didn’t have time to glimpse what he was talking about before a more immediate problem presented itself—a small sphere flew down from the branches, trailing smoke, and landed among them, exploding into a cloud of foul-smelling smoke. Usha covered her mouth, but to judge from the gurgling and coughing, Carduan hadn’t been so lucky. "Beshaba's bosom!" shouted Estivan. (That’s right, make yourself a target.) Silver shot into the air, a sling bullet bouncing off of his magical armor as he did so. Usha drew her bow, and looked round for targets, moving out of the gas cloud. She saw what she was looking for. A pair of kobolds carrying sacks, running through the treetops as fast as they could. "Come on, little guys.” she shouted. “Is this worth dying for? You'll just go to your god exhausted if you run. Just leave the stuff you stole, and this can all end peacefully." Silver promptly disproved that by firing a bolt of force at one of them. There was a yelp, and a voice came back down. "Not fool us, as soon as we come down, you eat us!" "Drop the bags and we'll go right back the way we came. It's either that or annoy me." "I got more magic to fry the lot of you.” added Silver. “Besides, you’re too greasy to eat." "We drop you bags, you leave us alone?" "Yes, we will. I’ll see to it if necessary.” "Okay, we give you bags." The kobold ran out onto a branch, and dropped the heavy bag right over her head. She ducked back, and it thudded into the earth. "Don't say I didn't warn you...." she snarled, aiming an arrow, as Silver sent another missile after them. "See! You lie! We give bag, but you hurt us!" "The stuff you stole, I meant. My patience is wearing thin here. Trees burn." "Don't torch the forest." snapped Silver. Usha rolled her eyes. "Bluff? Why no, we can't have our allies doing that. Even if my companion feels the need to point out when I'm bluffing, I have many other weapons here." Blue sent a dart towards the kobolds, and there was a yelp of pain. Usha readied an arrow. "Just give us what you stole already! You can't win here." "Can't have it!" "Give us the book unless you want another dart." said Blue. "My poor weasel kicking foot!" Carudan had apparently overcome his bout of nausea enough to try and climb the tree, but settled for merely dangling. Another bomb came their way, but detonated downwind. Another bullet shot towards Silver, but bounced off his magical protections. "Did you think missiles were my only trick?" he asked, grinning. Estivan attempted to throw the bag back to the kobolds, but didn’t do anything except break some branches. "First you want bag, now you don't. Make up mind!" they retorted. “You were warned!” said Usha, sending an arrow flying into the tree. There was a squeal, and both kobolds fell from the tree, one knocked out from having the bag of ammunition land on top of it. "Where's the book!?” demanded Estivan, pointing his sword at them. "Don't know about any book!" "Carudan, could you revive the other one, see if he knows anything?" asked Usha. Something was wrong here…. “You had better not be lying to me.” said Estivan. "No lie! Don't know about any book! Just told to throw bombs and keep you occupied for while.” "By who?" "Boss..." "Who are you more scared of right now? Your boss or him? He doesn't need to know you told us, does he?" "Nermize the Mighty, said once finished, he'd give us a whole pig. EACH!!!!!" Eventually, the following information was gleaned. It was somewhat hesitant because the rather overbearing tone of the questioning caused one kobold to soil himself, and the other one, once revived, to attach itself to Estivan’s leg. But it was revealed that Nermize was actually a powerful sorcerer who had come to their village, and become leader. Nermize was mighty. Nermize had defeated crocodiles and orcs. Nermize had chosen the best of the best for this mission. The village was that way. No, they really didn’t know what he wanted the book. No, they wouldn’t bother the group again. They ran as fast as they could out of there, Silver’s owl following in case they went to Nermize. So, apparently, the pseudodragon had been the brains behind this operation. Usha looked up. "Let's go back, and ask the gnome just what was in that book that made it such hot property." There was some debate on this. Carudan wanted to go to the village immediately, but was overruled. Usha and Estivan lacked armor and Silver said he was out of his more powerful spells. Usha summed it up. “Buggered if I’m laying siege to anything in a nightgown.” "I could think of a few things to lay siege to in a nightgown. A warm bed for one." replied Silver. “You said you were tapped out, and that took about thirty seconds. No thanks.” They’d decided to go back to the academy when "I don't think you're going anywhere..." said a disembodied voice. The voice quickly acquired a body, Nermize the dragon fluttered down from a tree, transformed into a kobold, and looked at them, rather cockily for someone outnumbered five to one. "If it isn't the little bundle of surprises himself" said Carudan. Usha sighed. "Why is this book so important to you? Hell, if you're that interested in dragon sex, I could give you a tub of oil and some time alone with Estivan here, for a practical demonstration." (Three, two one….and there he goes!) “Filthy wench, never have I been so insulted!” “I find that hard to believe.” "Do you two mind? This isn't the time!" snapped Carduan. He seemed really pissed at this. Blue started trying to become part of the background. "I care not for such crass carnal pleasures, for the moment at least," Nermize said. For a couple of second, he had a faraway look in his eyes. Usha fervently hoped he was talking about sex in general rather than her suggestion in particular, because the latter led into a mental place that sane minds didn’t have any business in. "I am taking this book for my people. A gnome is undeserving of such knowledge of our ancestors, and would do much better in our hands. With this books information, and my magic, I'll be able to bring me and my followers up to their rightful place with you cumbersome larger races!" Immediately, those followers revealed themselves. Four other kobolds joined him. Usha sighed. "Do you suppose we'd get extra for this? Otherwise, I don't see any real reason not to let him have the damn book." "You can't be serious.” spluttered Estivan. Usha sighed again as the argument rolled on. She didn’t really give a stuff about who had this book. But it seemed that everyone else had their heart set on a fight, and were doing the posturing part. Silver demanded to know Nermize’s style, seeming happy to fight a fellow sorcerer. Estivan kept on spluttering about pay. I will expect extra for this, that's all I'm saying. Anyway, if you're sure I can't dissuade you about this fight being rather futile?" "Look, you help us here and I'LL pay you extra.” snapped Estivan. "I'd accept, but I don't want to get too much slime over the inside of my purse. Anyway, can we do something soon?" Nermize addressed Silver. "While we might have the same views on some things, you are in my way. Although those two are fine warriors, they can be a bit... chatty." Shrugging to himself, Nermize addressed everyone, "No matter, I've always wanted a dragon skin cape." He began chanting a spell extending a claw, with flame coming out of it. The others hurled themselves out of the way, with varying degrees of success. Usha’s only action was to raise her shield—not to protect herself but her clothes. When the flames died down, the smoking remains of the sleeve adorned her arm, which was itself untouched. And then the fight was on. Blue tried to grab the book (apparently, he hadn’t been fleeing…good for him), but failed to get a grip. Carudan charged, but the swipe went over the sorcerer’s head. The kobold drew a wand, and fired a bolt of acid at the would-be thief, producing a painful hissing sound. Estivan charged, finally landing a blow on the mage. While four of the heroes heroically ganged up on the sorcerer, and Silver flew overhead, Usha was left to deal with the other four. She sidestepped one sword blow, and another caught her on the weapon arm only to glance off an area of thickened scales. Not expecting that, the kobold lead managed to get his spear stuck in a tree trunk. However, the other two decided that they had a hatred of Blue, and one of them left a nasty-looking slash in his thigh. Not his day, for sure. She drew her axe, and with a twirl, delivered a blow down on one of her attackers, but couldn’t pin the little bugger down until….there. Blood splattered, but the kobold didn’t drop. Tougher than he looked, apparently. Well, it was only delaying the inevitable. Blue decided he didn’t like the job of target, and retreated, slinging a dart as he did so, which missed narrowly. Carduan extruded claws from his knuckles, and slashed at the sorcerer, but again swiped at thin air. Possibly realizing he was in a bad tactical position, Nermize fired the wand again, but missed, burning some bark off the tree. Estivan brought his scimitar round, cutting the sorcerer in half in a superb display of martial prowess that would have looked very heroic if his opponent was his size and not outnumbered three to one. Usha caught another sword blow on her shield, and struck another kobold a glancing blow with her axe. Another yell of pain from the side told her Carudan had been wounded. She glanced round, and saw Blue retreating. From kobolds? Good grief. Carduan and Estivan double-teamed another kobold, and it fell in short order. More swings from the sword-wielder were blocked easily, and she took his head off with a quick slash. The cleric finally got his act together, impaling another on his talons. The third fled, but got too close to Silver, who felled it with a quick slash. Almost before the body had hit the floor, Silver grabbed the wand from Nermize. Usha gave the elf a distasteful look. "Was that necessary? He was running away." “And risk a small horde of them?” said Silver. "He was following orders. Just hope that if you ever have to flee a fight, the commander is a bit more merciful than you, eh?" "In a fight, the only enemy you let escape are the ones that flee before you're finished, or are left alive to deliver a message. Mercy is a luxury, and we couldn't afford it" said Carudan confidently. "This book has become more trouble then its worth." said Blue. Silver grabbed a pendant from the corpse. "I would not object to some healing if you can spare it and I find that trouble abounds enough. Letting enemies live only invites more." While Carudan was healing the wounded, and Silver was robbing the dead, Estivan approached Usha. "By the by woman, here's your extra." "Not the first time you've said that to a woman, I bet. Keep it, I'd rather get some sleep before dealing with crass financial matters." "Very well then, you’re lucky I don't deduce any for people being mouthy.” She sighed. She seemed to be doing that a lot around this man. "If I wanted it, I'd just take it anyway. Arden, I'm sure you can get fixed up when we get back to the castle. But for now, it's not that safe out here, and we need to get moving." [/QUOTE]
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