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<blockquote data-quote="Emperor Valerian" data-source="post: 1401394" data-attributes="member: 15043"><p>Part 4 of the 2-20 adventure...</p><p></p><p><strong>An Unexpected Brawl</strong></p><p></p><p>Siabrey nodded, as Tess walked over towards the entrance to the kitchen the party was clearly in. AS she approached, the doors crackled with electricity, and a blast of lightning barely missed her.</p><p></p><p>“What?!” she jumped out of the way. Her eyes then spotted the six small dark holes that ran lengthwise down the sides of hte doorway. Small, thin whisps of smoke rose from them.</p><p></p><p>“Tess, you alright?” Siabrey hissed quietly, and Tess nodded, her heart in her throat. <em>That was a close one, Tesseron... you must be careful...</em></p><p></p><p>“If that thing is there,” Shaun thought aloud, “how the hell did the cooks get in here with nary a scratch on their bodies?”</p><p></p><p>“Magic?” Lucius volunteered, his eyes still glowing bright. Siabrey shivered at seeing his eyes again.</p><p></p><p>“Thank you, Captain Obvious,” Tess said in an annoyed tone, “I think we should check the remains of the cooks... maybe they’ll hold the answer as to why they were able to get through... though why would someone set a lightning trap...”</p><p></p><p>“Keep greedy folks away from the food stores,” Shaun answered Tess’ question handily. “When I used to rob bakeries for food when I was younger, I had to watch out for these... of course those were far weaker...” Shaun continued on as Tess and Siabrey began the grisly task of searching the remains.</p><p></p><p>“Why... oh why did you have to cut this one apart?” Tess grumbled at Siabrey’s victim, trying to rifle the bloodied remains of a pocket. “Normally I can avoid nasties like this when neccessary... my hands feel abused,” she moaned as she pulled out a piece of metal, her hands and the object covered in still wet blood and bits of bone.</p><p></p><p>“Um, that’s magical,” Siabrey’s siabrie eyes saw quickly. She left the orc that Lucius had struck down and walked over. Taking a piece of cloth, she rubbed around the object, and discovered it had several small, strange runes, along with what appeared to be lightning shapes.</p><p></p><p>“Hmmm,” she thought as Tess, Shaun, and Luke crowded around to get a better look. She then looked at the doorway, and before anyone could stop her, darted through.</p><p></p><p>No lightning arced.</p><p></p><p>“Its a magical key!” she said, laughing before Lucius could grab her shoulders and give her a shake.</p><p></p><p>“<em>What</em> were you thinking?!” he said, pulling her close. “That could’ve hurt you....”</p><p></p><p>“Nah...” Siabrey said, hoping her bravado might spread some confidence in Luke, and cover up her own growing fears. “I’m fast, I could’ve dodged...”</p><p></p><p>Her bravado was cut short by noises coming from up the hallway to the party’s right... the noises of many many men running and shouting. To their left, they also caught faint sounds through the air, those these were different. Instead of the shouts and thundering of boots, tehy heard cries, and the distant song of steel hitting steel and hide.</p><p></p><p>“Back to the kitchen!” Tess called, and the party darted through the now deactivated trap, before Siabrey at last brought the metal strip back across it, reactivating it. The party clung close to the walls alongside the door, weapons drawn, planning for a surprise assault upon the massive warband they presumed was headed in their direction.</p><p></p><p>To their amazement, no one burst through the kitchen door or lobbed a fireball inside. Instead, a group fo at least 50 warriors came running past, weapon’s drawn, their leader screaming at them to hurry to “protect the altar!”</p><p></p><p>“What are they talking about?” Tess asked Grumki. <em>He is a cleric, which qualifies him as a religious expert in my eyes.</em></p><p></p><p>“Who would be attacking their altar?” Pellaron said aloud as the last of the group dashed by. “The only other group attacking is...”</p><p></p><p>“Kelir?” Siabrey said fearfully. <em>Why is father in the altar hall? They might do something horrid to him! He’s not in contact with the desert if he is inside the temple!</em></p><p>She turned forcefully towards Tess and the rest of the party. “We should go, now,” she said quietly.</p><p></p><p>“Elenya might be there!” Shaun whispered as well. <em>I don’t know much about evil cults, but in most songs there is a virgin sacrifice on an altar required. Elenya’s no virgin, but in a pinch...</em> He winced at where his mind went, and grabbing the metal key, he was leading the party up the hall, far enough behind the large warrior group as to remain unnoticed in their massive hurried dash.</p><p></p><p>As the party dashed ahead, they only had time to glance to the left and right, and saw that the rooms they passed appeared to be dormitories... they were simply made, plain, and Siabrey’s warrior eye caught holders for swords and flails along the walls that were curiously empty. As they passed on particular room, Siabrey and Tess caught in the corner of their eye the image of three warriors hurriedly putting on boots. Four quick arrows made sure they never got a chance to tie them.</p><p></p><p>As the party rounded the turns ahead, the noise from in front grew louder, eventually the noise of the warriors started to be drowned out by another, more bone-chilling noise. Human screams mingled with dreadful roars, loud snaps, clangs of weapons, and chants of magical power. </p><p></p><p><em>There’s a battle ahead, that’s for sure,</em> Tess thought, readying her harpbow. <em>Perhaps Kelir found Elenya and is trying to get her out...</em> Tension hung in the air as the party came around another corner, and the noise grew deafening.</p><p></p><p>Up ahead, the last of the warband the party had seen was turning hard right into a room of some kind. Flashes eerily illuminated the faces of the last warriors as they ran in, their shadows colored in red, blue and green hues from unknown magic lights that blasted inside the room. A priest stood outside the doorway, chanting in an unknown tongue until the last warrior had entered.</p><p></p><p>Before the priest could move... nay, before he even saw the party, Siabrey had placed an arrow between his eyes, and Tess another arrow in his neck. As he fell gurgling to the ground, Tess, Luke and Shaun raced up to the entrance where the men had entered, and where the sounds of a massive battle were coming from.</p><p></p><p>Nothing could prepare them for the sight they saw...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emperor Valerian, post: 1401394, member: 15043"] Part 4 of the 2-20 adventure... [b]An Unexpected Brawl[/b] Siabrey nodded, as Tess walked over towards the entrance to the kitchen the party was clearly in. AS she approached, the doors crackled with electricity, and a blast of lightning barely missed her. “What?!” she jumped out of the way. Her eyes then spotted the six small dark holes that ran lengthwise down the sides of hte doorway. Small, thin whisps of smoke rose from them. “Tess, you alright?” Siabrey hissed quietly, and Tess nodded, her heart in her throat. [i]That was a close one, Tesseron... you must be careful...[/i] “If that thing is there,” Shaun thought aloud, “how the hell did the cooks get in here with nary a scratch on their bodies?” “Magic?” Lucius volunteered, his eyes still glowing bright. Siabrey shivered at seeing his eyes again. “Thank you, Captain Obvious,” Tess said in an annoyed tone, “I think we should check the remains of the cooks... maybe they’ll hold the answer as to why they were able to get through... though why would someone set a lightning trap...” “Keep greedy folks away from the food stores,” Shaun answered Tess’ question handily. “When I used to rob bakeries for food when I was younger, I had to watch out for these... of course those were far weaker...” Shaun continued on as Tess and Siabrey began the grisly task of searching the remains. “Why... oh why did you have to cut this one apart?” Tess grumbled at Siabrey’s victim, trying to rifle the bloodied remains of a pocket. “Normally I can avoid nasties like this when neccessary... my hands feel abused,” she moaned as she pulled out a piece of metal, her hands and the object covered in still wet blood and bits of bone. “Um, that’s magical,” Siabrey’s siabrie eyes saw quickly. She left the orc that Lucius had struck down and walked over. Taking a piece of cloth, she rubbed around the object, and discovered it had several small, strange runes, along with what appeared to be lightning shapes. “Hmmm,” she thought as Tess, Shaun, and Luke crowded around to get a better look. She then looked at the doorway, and before anyone could stop her, darted through. No lightning arced. “Its a magical key!” she said, laughing before Lucius could grab her shoulders and give her a shake. “[i]What[/i] were you thinking?!” he said, pulling her close. “That could’ve hurt you....” “Nah...” Siabrey said, hoping her bravado might spread some confidence in Luke, and cover up her own growing fears. “I’m fast, I could’ve dodged...” Her bravado was cut short by noises coming from up the hallway to the party’s right... the noises of many many men running and shouting. To their left, they also caught faint sounds through the air, those these were different. Instead of the shouts and thundering of boots, tehy heard cries, and the distant song of steel hitting steel and hide. “Back to the kitchen!” Tess called, and the party darted through the now deactivated trap, before Siabrey at last brought the metal strip back across it, reactivating it. The party clung close to the walls alongside the door, weapons drawn, planning for a surprise assault upon the massive warband they presumed was headed in their direction. To their amazement, no one burst through the kitchen door or lobbed a fireball inside. Instead, a group fo at least 50 warriors came running past, weapon’s drawn, their leader screaming at them to hurry to “protect the altar!” “What are they talking about?” Tess asked Grumki. [i]He is a cleric, which qualifies him as a religious expert in my eyes.[/i] “Who would be attacking their altar?” Pellaron said aloud as the last of the group dashed by. “The only other group attacking is...” “Kelir?” Siabrey said fearfully. [i]Why is father in the altar hall? They might do something horrid to him! He’s not in contact with the desert if he is inside the temple![/i] She turned forcefully towards Tess and the rest of the party. “We should go, now,” she said quietly. “Elenya might be there!” Shaun whispered as well. [i]I don’t know much about evil cults, but in most songs there is a virgin sacrifice on an altar required. Elenya’s no virgin, but in a pinch...[/i] He winced at where his mind went, and grabbing the metal key, he was leading the party up the hall, far enough behind the large warrior group as to remain unnoticed in their massive hurried dash. As the party dashed ahead, they only had time to glance to the left and right, and saw that the rooms they passed appeared to be dormitories... they were simply made, plain, and Siabrey’s warrior eye caught holders for swords and flails along the walls that were curiously empty. As they passed on particular room, Siabrey and Tess caught in the corner of their eye the image of three warriors hurriedly putting on boots. Four quick arrows made sure they never got a chance to tie them. As the party rounded the turns ahead, the noise from in front grew louder, eventually the noise of the warriors started to be drowned out by another, more bone-chilling noise. Human screams mingled with dreadful roars, loud snaps, clangs of weapons, and chants of magical power. [i]There’s a battle ahead, that’s for sure,[/i] Tess thought, readying her harpbow. [i]Perhaps Kelir found Elenya and is trying to get her out...[/i] Tension hung in the air as the party came around another corner, and the noise grew deafening. Up ahead, the last of the warband the party had seen was turning hard right into a room of some kind. Flashes eerily illuminated the faces of the last warriors as they ran in, their shadows colored in red, blue and green hues from unknown magic lights that blasted inside the room. A priest stood outside the doorway, chanting in an unknown tongue until the last warrior had entered. Before the priest could move... nay, before he even saw the party, Siabrey had placed an arrow between his eyes, and Tess another arrow in his neck. As he fell gurgling to the ground, Tess, Luke and Shaun raced up to the entrance where the men had entered, and where the sounds of a massive battle were coming from. Nothing could prepare them for the sight they saw... [/QUOTE]
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