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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Chef BBQ" data-source="post: 2710670" data-attributes="member: 1844"><p><strong>From the Lion's Mouth (run of 03-09-04 pt 2)</strong></p><p></p><p>So our band of hearty adventurers swanker into the Rusty Nail later that evening. Everyone manages to look like they belong there except Kel, who clearly looks like he’s slumming. </p><p></p><p>The Rusty Nail is a seedy neighborhood bar with great cheese fries. Kira is immediately surrounded by men, and Marja is put out. Terri wanders in and sits at a quiet table. Marja would have missed her except that Garnet spotted Kalina in snake form wrapped around her pocket. Everyone keeps his eyes open, watching and waiting, but no one notices a slender male figure approach and sit down next to Terri, not even Terri who jumps when she notices him. Kalina detects magic and senses his ring, bracers and something in his pocket.</p><p></p><p>“You’ve supplied this town with some interesting creatures,” Terri decides not to beat around the bush. “I’d never worked with that lot before, but it worked out pretty well, all the same,” he shrugged. “Mostly I’m in for exotic foods, but I knows lots of people. What’s it that you’re lookin’ for, Miss.”</p><p></p><p>“Not what,” Terri confides, “but who. I want to meet the people who supplied you with the creatures at Varnet’s.” He looks startled, “Why? Was somethin’ wrong with ‘em? What were they?”</p><p></p><p>“Well, one was an abomination.”</p><p></p><p>“With a capital A?” Terri nods. Triscalon starts to sweat.</p><p></p><p>Caerwyn walks up to the bar where Marja is standing and grabs her bum as he whispers, “He’s got shielding magic up.” Marja slaps him across the face. Caerwyn turns, rubbing his cheek, and heads back to Kel who is doubled over in laughter. “You said that move always works,” he called to Kel loudly.</p><p></p><p>Marja moves closer to the table watching closely, but all their precautions are unnecessary. Terri and Triscalon continue to talk.</p><p></p><p>“I got the stuff from Rover of Rover’s Traveling Circus,” Triscalon admits, “But he’s clean. I’m sure he didn’t know what he was dealing in.”</p><p></p><p>“We need to move up the chain as far as we can go,” Terri explains. Triscalon looks nervous. “Is there trouble coming down?” he asks. “Not this far,” Terri assures him. “Well, I’m pretty sure Rover is clean, but I’ll see what else I can find out.” Terri tells him to leave word for her at the inn.</p><p></p><p>One by one and two by two the band heads back to the inn for the night. Kira lingers the longest, but to Kalina’s relief, she decides on her own bed and quiet sleep.</p><p></p><p>In the middle of the night Lucre wakes up to a rattling in his head like a creature trapped in a cage. He pulls out his sword. “What’s in my brain?” he asks. An elderly voice responds, “Your mind is, as always, a vast wasteland. You must turn on the light, meditate and seek within yourself.” Well, two out of three aren’t bad he thinks. He lights a candle, crosses his legs and quiets himself into his mind. “My mind is like Burok Torn,” he muses. “I must meditate more often to clean pathways here.” He walks in meditation to the temple of Goran and finds the little cleric who cast the spell and sent him to his cousin. “I’m the message in your brain,” the little cleric pipes. “I’m not ready to be delivered, but my target is in danger. A large creature with spikes will reach him in three hours.”</p><p></p><p>Lucre springs to his feet and yells waking half the inn. The clerics and druid meditate for an hour while Marja helps Lucre and Kel prepare for the trip, and Kira wakes the kitchen and rustles up some food.</p><p></p><p>They all gather in the courtyard in a tight circle, and “poof” seven birds take to the air. The feathers feel funky, but soaring is a great feeling even on top of they worry. Lucre leads the way. Everyone is fascinated by flight except Marja and Lucre who stay focused on the horizon. In two hours they reach the Keldar Mountains. About one quarter of the way up the side, Lucre spots a small ridge with a cave and a small climbing shelf below. At the base is a tall lion-like creature with wings and a long tail with spikes. Kel spots Borin in the mouth of the cave.</p><p></p><p>Borin is just waking up; his/her elf hair is all tussled. It doesn’t look like it’s been brushed or braided since Marja last took care of it. He spots the lion tail twitching. He steps out of the cave and rages, attacking with the force of a fully rested dwarf/elf. He brings his great axe down on the creature’s skull and blood flows as howls rise into the morning air.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, a larger creature swoops angrily out of the sky. From their vantage point, the seven birds surmise that the wounded creature is a child, and this is an angry father. Borin hears the sound of wings and then feels himself pulled off of the ground. Lucre lands on the beast’s back sinking his talons into the lion’s shoulder. Caerwyn follows as does Terri. Kel dives for its eye. The baby takes to the air after its parent.</p><p></p><p>Borin breaks loose from the claws and makes a grab for the creature’s leg, but falls to the ground. The beast flicks its tail, and six spikes fly loose embedding themselves in Borin’s back. “After all this time of adventuring,” muses Kira as she lands and turns back into herself, “you’d think I’d learn that it always gets worse.” Caerwyn swoops down and lays on hands, er talons.</p><p></p><p>Terri lands and sees another, a female, just as Kalina casts a cold snap on the baby. The mother roars and takes to the sky shooting spikes at Kalina, hitting her with three.</p><p></p><p>Kel changes back into human form in mid air and plummets to the ground. The baby shoots spikes at Borin. Kira starts to dance and shoots her crossbow. A bolt embeds deep into the baby’s brain as the creature twitches and falls to the ground.</p><p></p><p>Lucre, a dwarf again, draws the Citadel as he clings to the father’s back. “Always thinking with your point,” growls the grandfather within the blade.</p><p></p><p>Kalina turns into a human, places her wand of cure serious on the ground and turns back into a falcon just as the female pounces, but her small bird form wriggles out of the way. Kel rises to his feet and runs to the mother, slicing a deep gouge in her wing.</p><p></p><p>Marja casts fly on Borin, and as he rises into the air she sprinkles dust of disappearance over him. He vanishes. He flies directly up under the male beast and flanks as Lucre takes another blow. The word, “Dooom!” echoes through the air. The mother beast takes to the sky as Kel and Caerwyn move in. Kel slices off her front leg as she rises. She knocks Kira as she falls dead to the ground, but does not throw off Kira’s next shot. The surviving creature turns on her, grabs her in his claws and soars.</p><p></p><p>Marja sends eight magic missiles from her fingertips straight into the creature’s chest. It spirals to the ground still clutching Kira. Lucre tumbles out of its way just in time, but Kira fares far worse. She holds onto consciousness by a thread as the beast falls on top of her. In an instant Kalina is nearby with her wand of salvation.</p><p></p><p>“Your arrival was well timed,” Boran remarks. “Hey, family knows when you need something,” Lucre shrugs. ‘Would it kill you to use a hairbrush?” Marja asks exasperated. “What?” Borin looks perplexed, “I did.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iron Chef BBQ, post: 2710670, member: 1844"] [b]From the Lion's Mouth (run of 03-09-04 pt 2)[/b] So our band of hearty adventurers swanker into the Rusty Nail later that evening. Everyone manages to look like they belong there except Kel, who clearly looks like he’s slumming. The Rusty Nail is a seedy neighborhood bar with great cheese fries. Kira is immediately surrounded by men, and Marja is put out. Terri wanders in and sits at a quiet table. Marja would have missed her except that Garnet spotted Kalina in snake form wrapped around her pocket. Everyone keeps his eyes open, watching and waiting, but no one notices a slender male figure approach and sit down next to Terri, not even Terri who jumps when she notices him. Kalina detects magic and senses his ring, bracers and something in his pocket. “You’ve supplied this town with some interesting creatures,” Terri decides not to beat around the bush. “I’d never worked with that lot before, but it worked out pretty well, all the same,” he shrugged. “Mostly I’m in for exotic foods, but I knows lots of people. What’s it that you’re lookin’ for, Miss.” “Not what,” Terri confides, “but who. I want to meet the people who supplied you with the creatures at Varnet’s.” He looks startled, “Why? Was somethin’ wrong with ‘em? What were they?” “Well, one was an abomination.” “With a capital A?” Terri nods. Triscalon starts to sweat. Caerwyn walks up to the bar where Marja is standing and grabs her bum as he whispers, “He’s got shielding magic up.” Marja slaps him across the face. Caerwyn turns, rubbing his cheek, and heads back to Kel who is doubled over in laughter. “You said that move always works,” he called to Kel loudly. Marja moves closer to the table watching closely, but all their precautions are unnecessary. Terri and Triscalon continue to talk. “I got the stuff from Rover of Rover’s Traveling Circus,” Triscalon admits, “But he’s clean. I’m sure he didn’t know what he was dealing in.” “We need to move up the chain as far as we can go,” Terri explains. Triscalon looks nervous. “Is there trouble coming down?” he asks. “Not this far,” Terri assures him. “Well, I’m pretty sure Rover is clean, but I’ll see what else I can find out.” Terri tells him to leave word for her at the inn. One by one and two by two the band heads back to the inn for the night. Kira lingers the longest, but to Kalina’s relief, she decides on her own bed and quiet sleep. In the middle of the night Lucre wakes up to a rattling in his head like a creature trapped in a cage. He pulls out his sword. “What’s in my brain?” he asks. An elderly voice responds, “Your mind is, as always, a vast wasteland. You must turn on the light, meditate and seek within yourself.” Well, two out of three aren’t bad he thinks. He lights a candle, crosses his legs and quiets himself into his mind. “My mind is like Burok Torn,” he muses. “I must meditate more often to clean pathways here.” He walks in meditation to the temple of Goran and finds the little cleric who cast the spell and sent him to his cousin. “I’m the message in your brain,” the little cleric pipes. “I’m not ready to be delivered, but my target is in danger. A large creature with spikes will reach him in three hours.” Lucre springs to his feet and yells waking half the inn. The clerics and druid meditate for an hour while Marja helps Lucre and Kel prepare for the trip, and Kira wakes the kitchen and rustles up some food. They all gather in the courtyard in a tight circle, and “poof” seven birds take to the air. The feathers feel funky, but soaring is a great feeling even on top of they worry. Lucre leads the way. Everyone is fascinated by flight except Marja and Lucre who stay focused on the horizon. In two hours they reach the Keldar Mountains. About one quarter of the way up the side, Lucre spots a small ridge with a cave and a small climbing shelf below. At the base is a tall lion-like creature with wings and a long tail with spikes. Kel spots Borin in the mouth of the cave. Borin is just waking up; his/her elf hair is all tussled. It doesn’t look like it’s been brushed or braided since Marja last took care of it. He spots the lion tail twitching. He steps out of the cave and rages, attacking with the force of a fully rested dwarf/elf. He brings his great axe down on the creature’s skull and blood flows as howls rise into the morning air. Suddenly, a larger creature swoops angrily out of the sky. From their vantage point, the seven birds surmise that the wounded creature is a child, and this is an angry father. Borin hears the sound of wings and then feels himself pulled off of the ground. Lucre lands on the beast’s back sinking his talons into the lion’s shoulder. Caerwyn follows as does Terri. Kel dives for its eye. The baby takes to the air after its parent. Borin breaks loose from the claws and makes a grab for the creature’s leg, but falls to the ground. The beast flicks its tail, and six spikes fly loose embedding themselves in Borin’s back. “After all this time of adventuring,” muses Kira as she lands and turns back into herself, “you’d think I’d learn that it always gets worse.” Caerwyn swoops down and lays on hands, er talons. Terri lands and sees another, a female, just as Kalina casts a cold snap on the baby. The mother roars and takes to the sky shooting spikes at Kalina, hitting her with three. Kel changes back into human form in mid air and plummets to the ground. The baby shoots spikes at Borin. Kira starts to dance and shoots her crossbow. A bolt embeds deep into the baby’s brain as the creature twitches and falls to the ground. Lucre, a dwarf again, draws the Citadel as he clings to the father’s back. “Always thinking with your point,” growls the grandfather within the blade. Kalina turns into a human, places her wand of cure serious on the ground and turns back into a falcon just as the female pounces, but her small bird form wriggles out of the way. Kel rises to his feet and runs to the mother, slicing a deep gouge in her wing. Marja casts fly on Borin, and as he rises into the air she sprinkles dust of disappearance over him. He vanishes. He flies directly up under the male beast and flanks as Lucre takes another blow. The word, “Dooom!” echoes through the air. The mother beast takes to the sky as Kel and Caerwyn move in. Kel slices off her front leg as she rises. She knocks Kira as she falls dead to the ground, but does not throw off Kira’s next shot. The surviving creature turns on her, grabs her in his claws and soars. Marja sends eight magic missiles from her fingertips straight into the creature’s chest. It spirals to the ground still clutching Kira. Lucre tumbles out of its way just in time, but Kira fares far worse. She holds onto consciousness by a thread as the beast falls on top of her. In an instant Kalina is nearby with her wand of salvation. “Your arrival was well timed,” Boran remarks. “Hey, family knows when you need something,” Lucre shrugs. ‘Would it kill you to use a hairbrush?” Marja asks exasperated. “What?” Borin looks perplexed, “I did.” [/QUOTE]
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