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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 503926" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>teaser....</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>22 Ches, Year of Rogue Dragons <em>The Rescue of Dorthan Lhal, part I</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>It's for the good of the Family,</em> thought Manta as he climbed the ramp to meet his doom, the Scourge. </p><p></p><p>He didn't forsee victory or even survival, but They had told him that he needed to keep up appearences. He was a bit sad about the whole affair, but Family came first....</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>The crowd roared as Manta del Ray exited the trapdoor onto the freshly turned sand of the Colisseum. There were at least 20,000 fans screaming for his blood, or the Scourge's. It was hard to tell. He scanned the mob and found Valeria dressed in a high-necked gown. Metal peaked from underneath. Behind her stood Kith disguised as Jenner Stormwolf. Zert filled out the visible Stormwolf entourage, but he knew that Jhovan was nearby. Somewhere in the stands, Varen and Seance were ready to do their part. </p><p></p><p>Manta saluted the fans and the shouts of <strong>MANTA! MANTA!</strong> soared through the air. Then a hush fell upon the throngs of spectators as an armored and masked figure, held by chains to the elevator, but wielding a nasty-serrated, bastard sword, was lifted from below. The rising platform stopped and the chains popped loose. The Scourge, adamantine breastplate gleaming in the sun, belowed to the crowd...</p><p></p><p>...And the crowd roared back. No introductions and pre-amble were needed and the new Master of Cermonies would not have been heard over the din of the mob as they chanted <strong>SCOURGE! SCOURGE! SCOURGE!</strong> drowning out the Manta-fans. </p><p></p><p>Manta tightend his grip on his mithral greatsword and charged.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>The umber hulk tore through the ceiling and into the bowels of Colisseum of the Quivering Thumb. Aris and Kyros followed right behind. The underhalls of the arena were empty and they could hear the roar of the crowd above. </p><p></p><p>They had begun early that morning in a grove several hundred feet from the arena. Nosr had summoned fireworms to initially break ground and then had polymorphed into an umber hulk digging the rest of the way towards the Quivering Thumb compound. The thoqqua's incinerated most of the dirt and rock while Aris and Kyros shored up the tunnel as best they could with lumber. It did not have to last long, for their goal was to come up underneath the arena, grab Dorthan, and run out the tunnel. Aris had not wanted to take on the magical might of the Quivering Thumb and had come up with a plan to circumvent the wards. He would infiltrate the 'castle' the dirty, old-fashion way, by sapping. </p><p></p><p>Already flying from a spell cast before the change, Nosr, the umber hulk, hovered to the ceiling to begin digging through. Kyros looked around. Feathers, a by-product of his <em>amimal affinity</em>, stood on the back of his neck. He had an uneasy feeling about the emptiness and the ease of the entry. </p><p></p><p>A monotone voice sounded in their heads.</p><p></p><p><em>Surrrender now, and things will go better for you</em></p><p></p><p>"It's a trap!" yelled Aris. </p><p></p><p>The air shimmered around them as several human guards with crossbows and two armored athachs appeared ready for battle. </p><p></p><p>But there was something else...Kyros saw it first and recognized the tentacle-headed humanoid that stood behind the guards from Milo the Elder's war and horror stories of expeditions far below the surface. </p><p></p><p>"Illithid!" he cried as a cone of protoplasmic energy issued from the aberration and assaulted their minds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 503926, member: 105"] [b]teaser....[/b] [b]22 Ches, Year of Rogue Dragons [i]The Rescue of Dorthan Lhal, part I[/i][/b] [i]It's for the good of the Family,[/i] thought Manta as he climbed the ramp to meet his doom, the Scourge. He didn't forsee victory or even survival, but They had told him that he needed to keep up appearences. He was a bit sad about the whole affair, but Family came first.... ** The crowd roared as Manta del Ray exited the trapdoor onto the freshly turned sand of the Colisseum. There were at least 20,000 fans screaming for his blood, or the Scourge's. It was hard to tell. He scanned the mob and found Valeria dressed in a high-necked gown. Metal peaked from underneath. Behind her stood Kith disguised as Jenner Stormwolf. Zert filled out the visible Stormwolf entourage, but he knew that Jhovan was nearby. Somewhere in the stands, Varen and Seance were ready to do their part. Manta saluted the fans and the shouts of [b]MANTA! MANTA![/b] soared through the air. Then a hush fell upon the throngs of spectators as an armored and masked figure, held by chains to the elevator, but wielding a nasty-serrated, bastard sword, was lifted from below. The rising platform stopped and the chains popped loose. The Scourge, adamantine breastplate gleaming in the sun, belowed to the crowd... ...And the crowd roared back. No introductions and pre-amble were needed and the new Master of Cermonies would not have been heard over the din of the mob as they chanted [b]SCOURGE! SCOURGE! SCOURGE![/b] drowning out the Manta-fans. Manta tightend his grip on his mithral greatsword and charged. ** The umber hulk tore through the ceiling and into the bowels of Colisseum of the Quivering Thumb. Aris and Kyros followed right behind. The underhalls of the arena were empty and they could hear the roar of the crowd above. They had begun early that morning in a grove several hundred feet from the arena. Nosr had summoned fireworms to initially break ground and then had polymorphed into an umber hulk digging the rest of the way towards the Quivering Thumb compound. The thoqqua's incinerated most of the dirt and rock while Aris and Kyros shored up the tunnel as best they could with lumber. It did not have to last long, for their goal was to come up underneath the arena, grab Dorthan, and run out the tunnel. Aris had not wanted to take on the magical might of the Quivering Thumb and had come up with a plan to circumvent the wards. He would infiltrate the 'castle' the dirty, old-fashion way, by sapping. Already flying from a spell cast before the change, Nosr, the umber hulk, hovered to the ceiling to begin digging through. Kyros looked around. Feathers, a by-product of his [i]amimal affinity[/i], stood on the back of his neck. He had an uneasy feeling about the emptiness and the ease of the entry. A monotone voice sounded in their heads. [i]Surrrender now, and things will go better for you[/i] "It's a trap!" yelled Aris. The air shimmered around them as several human guards with crossbows and two armored athachs appeared ready for battle. But there was something else...Kyros saw it first and recognized the tentacle-headed humanoid that stood behind the guards from Milo the Elder's war and horror stories of expeditions far below the surface. "Illithid!" he cried as a cone of protoplasmic energy issued from the aberration and assaulted their minds. [/QUOTE]
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