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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 492353" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>Masked Ball part II....</strong></p><p></p><p>The serving boy tossed another sonic energy ball sending one of Lord Bordulin's wizardlings to oblivion. Bordulin, his priest of Kossuth, both Thayan knights, and another wizard remained but, before more magic sprung from the lad, he was brutally cut down by a knight of Thay. </p><p></p><p>After initial shock, the banquet hall erupted as the Red Wizards, instantly suspecting treachery, retaliated against Lord Cormaeril and his staff that were seated at the high table. The ruler of the castle soon found himself alone and evading magical balls of fire under the table, while his advisors' charred bodies lay around him. Archers from behind the cover of arrow slits soon began firing upon the Thayans. </p><p></p><p>Opportunistically, the Night Masks joined the fray, murdering servants and other members of the Fire Knife household. Draegan Guldar hissed at his companions and leaving the table where the Stormwolves sat, charged the prone head of the Cormaeril family. </p><p></p><p>The Elven ambassador was also hard-pressed as two of her three guards had succumbed to the charms of the elf who had entered with Guldar. The Stormwolves heard her yelling curses at her attacker while fighting off and attempting so subdue her own guards. Collateral damage from the Thayans also spilled over from the middle of the table injuring the visiting elves. With a feral war-cry, Ambassador Elidia's consort and second-in-command kicked out at their elven attacker sending him sprawling to the foot of the dais, and twirling his double-bladed sword,called <em>Fire and Ice</em> in elven, lept down to attempt a finishing strike.</p><p></p><p>Hearing the accusations of <em>vampire</em> and <em>abomination</em> from Elidia, Sandrine rushed to the top of the dais to assist her ladyship. Aris directed Nosr to <em>dispel</em> the charms. The young sorcerer also fired a barrage of <em>magic missles</em> at the prone elven vampire. Cat-like the vampire elf lept to his feet and made the motions to cast a spell avoiding the frenzied double-sword of Lord Enderand. In retaliation towards the meddling heroes, the Night Mask made made a spell-casting motion, avoiding Enderands blades, and a wave of <em>confusion</em> swept over several of the Stormwolves. </p><p></p><p>Jenner and Valeria shook off the magical attack and lept suprisingly, to the aid of Lord Cormaeril, seeing him at the moment, the lesser of the two evils. Jenner called for <em>Blue Destiny</em> and it appeared in his hand as he reached the beseiged Cormaeril. Valeria pulled a magical dagger from her belt and attacked Guldar missing on her initial strike. </p><p></p><p>Nosr saw Manta turn into a vampire and shot him with <em>spellfire</em>, slagging his heavy greatsword and severely frying, but not killing Manta. Then Nosr ran from the room knocking over screaming noblemen and -women before Manta, equally confused, could pummell him with his fists. </p><p></p><p>Kyros contented himself by hurling a couple of Night Masks into the opposite wall of the banquet hall with the power of his mind. Vaulting over the table, he <em>manifested</em> a greatsword and struck down another assassin. </p><p></p><p>Lady Elidia shot a gray-green beam of light at one of Guldar's vampire companions turning her into dust without even a chance to scream. Enderand had pushed the vampire elf back into the cluster of Jenner, Valeria, Guldar, the other female vampire, and Lord Cormaeril.The wily old leader of the Fire Knives rolled under the legs of the combatants, uncannily nimble for his age, and darted through the wall behind the high table. </p><p></p><p>Guldar surveyed the rest of his competition. </p><p></p><p>"Who wants to die first?" he asked smugly showing his slavering fangs.</p><p></p><p>Aris responded, "Come let us dance, you and I."</p><p></p><p>And the battle was rejoined. </p><p></p><p>The Thayan ambassador meanwhile had quit the field, <em>teleporting</em> himself and the closest Thayan Knight out from the castle with an audible <em>pop</em>. The other knight lay sprawled next to the boy he had nearly cut in half, pincushioned. The other wizard sat stapled to his chair, a bolt through the throat. The priest of Kossuth fought on, trying to make his way to the exit. </p><p></p><p>Guldar looked deeply into Valeria's eyes....</p><p></p><p>The next thing Jenner saw was his favorite sparring partner standing behind the vampire Night Mask with a glazed look in her eyes. Sparks arched across Jenner's armor as Guldar's iron, undead nails streaked across his chest. Already he and Lord Enderand had taken some hits from the vampires and their life energy waned. <em>Blue Destiny</em> and the elven warrior's flaming, icy double-sword had also scored their share of hits, but Jenner knew that he would loose the battle of attrition. </p><p></p><p>Then Tymora smiled.</p><p></p><p>Enderand cut down the female vampire, turning her into mist. Jenner saw Valeria wink and then draw her dagger back. Guldar screamed as the paladin of Tyr plunged her dagger into the back of his neck sending holy, divine, smiting, power and might into the vampire. Had Draegen Guldar been a living being, he would have died. Instead he turned to vapor. On cue, Jenner began twirling his <em>sun blade </em> above his head. The power of the sun destroyed Guldar's female vampire companion scattering her mist into nothingness. Starting to smoke, the elven vampire turned into a bat and flew away from the sunlight and the castle. Guldar's vapor for some reason did not seem affected and began to float out of the castle. Jenner and Valeria felt the promise of revenge issue from the foul mist. </p><p></p><p>The godess of Luck blessed the other heroes, Stormwolves AND Fire Knives, who fought against the Night Mask assassins that had carried the battle to the other end of the hall. Missles continued to fly from above, and house guard spilled into the hall eventually subduing the Thayan priest. </p><p></p><p>Manta, still confused, picked up the nearest weapon, a heavy banquet chair, and brained a Night Mask who had tried to flank Kyros. Then he just stood there double-blinking, staring at the pieces of the broken chair, laughing dumbly. Kyros <em>konked</em> him on the head just in case he became Manta's next target. </p><p></p><p>Silence descended on the banquet hall and Lord Cormaeril surrounded by his house guard returned to the room from another secret door. </p><p></p><p>Wisely, the Stormwolves stood down. Even so, Cormaeril's men put them in custody and led them to the Tower. </p><p></p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>What I envisoned Valeria/Alberia looking like with a mask & <em>magic</em> dagger in hand:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 492353, member: 105"] [b]Masked Ball part II....[/b] The serving boy tossed another sonic energy ball sending one of Lord Bordulin's wizardlings to oblivion. Bordulin, his priest of Kossuth, both Thayan knights, and another wizard remained but, before more magic sprung from the lad, he was brutally cut down by a knight of Thay. After initial shock, the banquet hall erupted as the Red Wizards, instantly suspecting treachery, retaliated against Lord Cormaeril and his staff that were seated at the high table. The ruler of the castle soon found himself alone and evading magical balls of fire under the table, while his advisors' charred bodies lay around him. Archers from behind the cover of arrow slits soon began firing upon the Thayans. Opportunistically, the Night Masks joined the fray, murdering servants and other members of the Fire Knife household. Draegan Guldar hissed at his companions and leaving the table where the Stormwolves sat, charged the prone head of the Cormaeril family. The Elven ambassador was also hard-pressed as two of her three guards had succumbed to the charms of the elf who had entered with Guldar. The Stormwolves heard her yelling curses at her attacker while fighting off and attempting so subdue her own guards. Collateral damage from the Thayans also spilled over from the middle of the table injuring the visiting elves. With a feral war-cry, Ambassador Elidia's consort and second-in-command kicked out at their elven attacker sending him sprawling to the foot of the dais, and twirling his double-bladed sword,called [i]Fire and Ice[/i] in elven, lept down to attempt a finishing strike. Hearing the accusations of [i]vampire[/i] and [i]abomination[/i] from Elidia, Sandrine rushed to the top of the dais to assist her ladyship. Aris directed Nosr to [i]dispel[/i] the charms. The young sorcerer also fired a barrage of [i]magic missles[/i] at the prone elven vampire. Cat-like the vampire elf lept to his feet and made the motions to cast a spell avoiding the frenzied double-sword of Lord Enderand. In retaliation towards the meddling heroes, the Night Mask made made a spell-casting motion, avoiding Enderands blades, and a wave of [i]confusion[/i] swept over several of the Stormwolves. Jenner and Valeria shook off the magical attack and lept suprisingly, to the aid of Lord Cormaeril, seeing him at the moment, the lesser of the two evils. Jenner called for [i]Blue Destiny[/i] and it appeared in his hand as he reached the beseiged Cormaeril. Valeria pulled a magical dagger from her belt and attacked Guldar missing on her initial strike. Nosr saw Manta turn into a vampire and shot him with [i]spellfire[/i], slagging his heavy greatsword and severely frying, but not killing Manta. Then Nosr ran from the room knocking over screaming noblemen and -women before Manta, equally confused, could pummell him with his fists. Kyros contented himself by hurling a couple of Night Masks into the opposite wall of the banquet hall with the power of his mind. Vaulting over the table, he [i]manifested[/i] a greatsword and struck down another assassin. Lady Elidia shot a gray-green beam of light at one of Guldar's vampire companions turning her into dust without even a chance to scream. Enderand had pushed the vampire elf back into the cluster of Jenner, Valeria, Guldar, the other female vampire, and Lord Cormaeril.The wily old leader of the Fire Knives rolled under the legs of the combatants, uncannily nimble for his age, and darted through the wall behind the high table. Guldar surveyed the rest of his competition. "Who wants to die first?" he asked smugly showing his slavering fangs. Aris responded, "Come let us dance, you and I." And the battle was rejoined. The Thayan ambassador meanwhile had quit the field, [i]teleporting[/i] himself and the closest Thayan Knight out from the castle with an audible [i]pop[/i]. The other knight lay sprawled next to the boy he had nearly cut in half, pincushioned. The other wizard sat stapled to his chair, a bolt through the throat. The priest of Kossuth fought on, trying to make his way to the exit. Guldar looked deeply into Valeria's eyes.... The next thing Jenner saw was his favorite sparring partner standing behind the vampire Night Mask with a glazed look in her eyes. Sparks arched across Jenner's armor as Guldar's iron, undead nails streaked across his chest. Already he and Lord Enderand had taken some hits from the vampires and their life energy waned. [i]Blue Destiny[/i] and the elven warrior's flaming, icy double-sword had also scored their share of hits, but Jenner knew that he would loose the battle of attrition. Then Tymora smiled. Enderand cut down the female vampire, turning her into mist. Jenner saw Valeria wink and then draw her dagger back. Guldar screamed as the paladin of Tyr plunged her dagger into the back of his neck sending holy, divine, smiting, power and might into the vampire. Had Draegen Guldar been a living being, he would have died. Instead he turned to vapor. On cue, Jenner began twirling his [i]sun blade [/i] above his head. The power of the sun destroyed Guldar's female vampire companion scattering her mist into nothingness. Starting to smoke, the elven vampire turned into a bat and flew away from the sunlight and the castle. Guldar's vapor for some reason did not seem affected and began to float out of the castle. Jenner and Valeria felt the promise of revenge issue from the foul mist. The godess of Luck blessed the other heroes, Stormwolves AND Fire Knives, who fought against the Night Mask assassins that had carried the battle to the other end of the hall. Missles continued to fly from above, and house guard spilled into the hall eventually subduing the Thayan priest. Manta, still confused, picked up the nearest weapon, a heavy banquet chair, and brained a Night Mask who had tried to flank Kyros. Then he just stood there double-blinking, staring at the pieces of the broken chair, laughing dumbly. Kyros [i]konked[/i] him on the head just in case he became Manta's next target. Silence descended on the banquet hall and Lord Cormaeril surrounded by his house guard returned to the room from another secret door. Wisely, the Stormwolves stood down. Even so, Cormaeril's men put them in custody and led them to the Tower. ** What I envisoned Valeria/Alberia looking like with a mask & [i]magic[/i] dagger in hand: [/QUOTE]
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