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[FR] Heroes of the Vilhon Reach II (updated 3/6!)
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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 274745" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>short post</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: yellow">22 Ches (early morning), 1373 Year of Rogue Dragons: <em>A Spark of Light </em></span></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Benito wept and fought against the raging storms that built within himslef crying out for blood and vengeance. He reached for the bottle again but stopped as the Flaming Falchion of Ellysidell winked on and off...</em></p><p></p><p>Grim was tired of moping and looking at the dead bodies of Ellysidell and Souleis. He crept downstairs and decided to examine the remains of the human icicle that Meliane had created. As he examined the corpse, finding a few choice items and some coin, the hair stood on the back of his neck, and he flattened against the frosted sheets as a bolt whizzed past his head and clattered against the wall. The halfling heard a muttered curse and the sound of a dropped crossbow, followed by someone running. </p><p></p><p>"Assassin!" yelled Grim, hurting his vocal chords. </p><p></p><p>He sprung from the bed and gave chase around the corridor. His magically enhanced boots brought him alongside his foe and as she tried to run, he sliced into her leg. </p><p></p><p>Upstairs, Benito was shaken from his not-so-sober musings by the voice of his last friend. </p><p></p><p>"Over my dead body...., " he muttered as he activated his cape and flew down the stairs. </p><p></p><p>Meliane stood guard over the fallen heroes and their possessions. </p><p></p><p>===</p><p>Benito saw Grim in hot pursuit of another figure. They turned the corner and the priest of Tyr followed. They bounded up a set of stairs and into the chill of the early morning and out a cellar door. Benito flew past Grim who in the open was being outdistanced by the attacker. The cleric caught the assassin , and lifted her into the air. </p><p></p><p>About 80 feet above Twillight Hollow, Benito whispered into her ear, "Tell me why I shouldn't drop you!"</p><p></p><p>Sestra, tonight's assassin, happened to be afraid of heights. She squirmed but could not escape Benito's magically enchanced grip. </p><p></p><p>"I know how to find Harular!" </p><p></p><p>Thus did Benito, using the powers of truth granted a Holy Justice of Tyr, discover the wherabouts of an entrance to the catacombs beneath Twillight Hollow at a farmhouse not to far from the village. He thought about dropping her anyway, but refrained. </p><p></p><p>She was bound and gagged and marched with Grim behind and Benito leading to the Temple of Ilmater and turned over to guards to question further in the morning. Out of respect for the high priestess, Benito prevented the guards from waking her and marched without a word back to the inn. The common room had begun to smell of raw meat, but Benito continued unphased. In silence he and Grim gathered all the possessions that the party owned, including the bodies and holed themselves up in the warded room. Meliane changed back into a large cat and curled up under the bed...there was no room for propriety after the night's attack. </p><p></p><p>Benito sat cross-legged on his bead with <em>Mano de la Justicia</em> across his lap. He did not sleep and imagined visions of Twilight Hollow on fire. He wrestled with the potential of harming innocents. </p><p></p><p><em>But were they really innocent?</em> a voice inside him asked. </p><p></p><p>Benito was shocked that he contemplated killing villagers. </p><p></p><p><em>What is happening to me?! </em> He cried out in his head.</p><p></p><p>The sobbing began once again....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 274745, member: 105"] [b]short post[/b] [b][color=yellow]22 Ches (early morning), 1373 Year of Rogue Dragons: [i]A Spark of Light [/i][/color][/b][color=yellow][/color] [i]Benito wept and fought against the raging storms that built within himslef crying out for blood and vengeance. He reached for the bottle again but stopped as the Flaming Falchion of Ellysidell winked on and off...[/i] Grim was tired of moping and looking at the dead bodies of Ellysidell and Souleis. He crept downstairs and decided to examine the remains of the human icicle that Meliane had created. As he examined the corpse, finding a few choice items and some coin, the hair stood on the back of his neck, and he flattened against the frosted sheets as a bolt whizzed past his head and clattered against the wall. The halfling heard a muttered curse and the sound of a dropped crossbow, followed by someone running. "Assassin!" yelled Grim, hurting his vocal chords. He sprung from the bed and gave chase around the corridor. His magically enhanced boots brought him alongside his foe and as she tried to run, he sliced into her leg. Upstairs, Benito was shaken from his not-so-sober musings by the voice of his last friend. "Over my dead body...., " he muttered as he activated his cape and flew down the stairs. Meliane stood guard over the fallen heroes and their possessions. === Benito saw Grim in hot pursuit of another figure. They turned the corner and the priest of Tyr followed. They bounded up a set of stairs and into the chill of the early morning and out a cellar door. Benito flew past Grim who in the open was being outdistanced by the attacker. The cleric caught the assassin , and lifted her into the air. About 80 feet above Twillight Hollow, Benito whispered into her ear, "Tell me why I shouldn't drop you!" Sestra, tonight's assassin, happened to be afraid of heights. She squirmed but could not escape Benito's magically enchanced grip. "I know how to find Harular!" Thus did Benito, using the powers of truth granted a Holy Justice of Tyr, discover the wherabouts of an entrance to the catacombs beneath Twillight Hollow at a farmhouse not to far from the village. He thought about dropping her anyway, but refrained. She was bound and gagged and marched with Grim behind and Benito leading to the Temple of Ilmater and turned over to guards to question further in the morning. Out of respect for the high priestess, Benito prevented the guards from waking her and marched without a word back to the inn. The common room had begun to smell of raw meat, but Benito continued unphased. In silence he and Grim gathered all the possessions that the party owned, including the bodies and holed themselves up in the warded room. Meliane changed back into a large cat and curled up under the bed...there was no room for propriety after the night's attack. Benito sat cross-legged on his bead with [i]Mano de la Justicia[/i] across his lap. He did not sleep and imagined visions of Twilight Hollow on fire. He wrestled with the potential of harming innocents. [i]But were they really innocent?[/i] a voice inside him asked. Benito was shocked that he contemplated killing villagers. [i]What is happening to me?! [/i] He cried out in his head. The sobbing began once again.... [/QUOTE]
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