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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4522339" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 15 - The True Threat (Part 3)</strong></p><p></p><p>A sling stone struck Thira’s shoulder blade from behind and she twisted on the spot to seek out this new foe. The other slinger now stood on the corner of the central structure and was facing Thira and Lavren. From the far ledge, the robed kobold was chanting and the rest of the kobolds were now whooping with glee. Thira paid them no mind as she leveled her staff while beside her, Lavren cursed the robed kobold in elven. His black energy was loosed first and it struck the kobold full in the chest, sending him backwards into the alcove behind the ledge once more. Thira loosed her silver bolt at kobold who had just struck her with a stone but the creature ducked and the bolt blasted into the darkness at the far side of the room. The boulder rumbled around the central structure and cleared the view of the first kobold slinger then. His stone was ready but so was Thira. She ducked and the stone whirred over her head to strike the base of the ledge on which the boulder had sat.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna lashed out with her sword but struck only the dragonscale shield of one of the kobolds before her. The creature feinted left and then stabbed its blade right, scoring a painful hit on the side of Dulvarna’s thigh. The other saw its chance and stabbed its blade in from the left, driving it into Dulvarna’s shoulder. She staggered and stepped back down one step of the stairway. She would need aid here as she had first guessed, though the stairs were too narrow. Her only option, she decided, was to lure the kobolds out.</p><p></p><p>Kel turned as the drake landed beside her and then leapt back as it tried to bite her. She drew her morning star and swung at the creature, striking its birdlike snout and causing it to recoil with a screech. Erlmoor burst into the room behind the creature and pulled up short as he saw the drow battling the drake. His hesitation was only momentary and in a heartbeat he was charging at the drake’s slashing tail to aid the drow he did not trust. The drake darted forward then and Kel reacted too slowly. It seized her leg at the thigh and tore at it, spinning her around to her left and almost dragging her from her feet. She hoped that Erlmoor had no second thoughts for the drake would surely finish her without him.</p><p></p><p>Another sling stone struck the floor near Thira emphasizing her exposed position. As if to add to the message, the robed kobold called forth a glowing blue orb that appeared in his hand. He threw it at Thira and it struck her upraised arm as she raised her stave to try to fend it off. A chilling cold settled over the limb and she cried out. Lavren roared his anger in response and loosed more black energy toward the ledge. It struck only stone this time and the robed kobold seemed to grin in response. Thira lowered her staff towards the kobold and loosed another silver bolt with unerring accuracy. The bolt struck the kobold in the chest, seared through his breastbone and pierced his heart. With a gasp, the kobold pitched from the ledge to the chamber floor below. Another sling stone struck the floor close to Thira but she could only smile as she watched the demise of her enemy.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna slashed wildly at the kobolds and then danced backward down the steps towards the bottom. Sure enough, both followed her but they could no longer fight side by side. One led and the other followed and she parried the lead kobold’s attacks with ease. She looked across to see if anyone could aid her but Erlmoor and Kel had both disappeared into the central structure and Lavren and Thira seemed preoccupied with the sling wielding kobolds atop the walls. Dulvarna turned her attention back to her enemies and resigned herself to defeating them alone.</p><p></p><p>Kel prayed to Lolth and swung her morningstar again, striking the drake on the side of the head this time. She marked the beast with a glowing spider as her prayer ended and Erlmoor, despite his lip curling in distaste, rushed at the creature again. He prayed as he came at the creature, too and as the creature tried to turn, he plunged his blade, glowing now with radiant fire, into the drake’s back. The steel, now blessed by Lathander, drove through the creature’s spine and into its lungs. With a strangled screech, the drake collapsed on the stone floor and breathed its last.</p><p></p><p>A sling stone struck the side of Thira’s head hard and skittered off her curled horns to crack into the stone floor. She saw lights and felt the room spin around her but then she righted herself and picked out the enemy who had so wounded her. Lavren had picked him out too and the elf leveled his wand while uttering elven phrases. He tried to call fire from within the kobold but failed and so Thira leveled her stave. The tiefling loosed a silver bolt at the kobold but the missile flew wide of the target and vanished into the darkness at the far end of the room once more. The boulder rumbled round and ground to a stop, half blocking the broken doors to the central structure and from the right, another sling stone whirred past.</p><p>“We have to move from her!” Thira called to Lavren.</p><p>“Agreed,” he answered and they both started towards the central chamber.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna weaved her blade in a graceful figure of eight and then darted forward, driving her blade into the kobold’s hip. The creature cried out and staggered and again the warrior woman darted back from her foe. The kobold tried to follow but staggered and nearly fell. Instead, its companion pushed past it and dived at Dulvarna, it’s blade piercing her shoulder and driving the scales of her armour into her flesh. She staggered and cursed but then raised her blade to defend herself again. The battle would be close, she decided, but perhaps she could defeat both foes after all.</p><p></p><p>Kel climbed the ladder and rushed along the wall towards the nearest kobold. She swung out with her morningstar but at the last the creature ducked and the dark elf nearly toppled off the wall. The kobold turned and threw down its sling while reaching for the dagger at its belt. Kel glanced behind her and saw Erlmoor climb up the ladder behind her and then circle around the wall the other way to attack the kobold opposite. Silently, she wished him well as she turned back to her own foe. The kobold had drawn his dagger now and darted forward, stabbing with the weapon. Kel swatted the thrust aside with her morningstar but stepped back to be sure of her footing. The kobold came on after her but then was struck from behind by black, crackling energy. A silver bolt struck the kobold a moment later and all but pitched it from the wall. Staggering and dazed, the creature raised its dagger again, seemingly determined, as all the others in the hall had been, to go down fighting.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna twisted on the spot and slashed at the kobold’s hamstring but the sly creature jumped forward and dodged the blow while slamming its shield into Dulvarna’s chest to force her back. The kobold with the wounded hip leapt down from the steps, undoubtedly landing painfully but without a cry of pain, before Dulvarna. Its blade darted out and she parried the thrust and this time did not retreat. She could see her companions up on the wall, engaged in their own battles. No aid was coming for Dulvarna. It was up to her to defeat these two.</p><p></p><p>Kel slammed her morningstar into the chest of the dazed kobold before her and sent him tumbling from the wall into the outer chamber. She turned around and started back toward the ladder as Erlmoor slashed his blade across the chest of his own foe. Lavren cursed the creature from the main chamber floor and loosed his own crackling, black energy and then Thira sent a silver bolt towards the creature. The magic missile seared through the creature’s skull, bursting forth from the other side and narrowly missing Erlmoor as it did so. The kobold pitched from the wall into the inner chamber to lie beside the drake and Erlmoor made his own way down from the wall.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna feinted to the right and then reversed her blade, sweeping it across towards the wounded kobold. With its hip crippled, the creature reacted too slowly to the changer of direction and the blade slashed in under its shield and into its belly. With a gasp, the creature staggered and collapsed at Dulvarna’s feet. Kel charged from the central chamber and rushed across the room, her morningstar swinging out to strike the remaining kobold in the small of the back. It staggered but turned to meet this new foe, only to see Erlmoor rushing to join the drow and roaring as he came. Acid spewed from the dragonborn’s mouth and his blade sang out as he raised his voice in prayer. The kobold shrank back against the side of the stairs and threw down its blade.</p><p>“Sssurrender,” it said in poor common.</p><p>Dulvarna nodded and the kobold became a prisoner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4522339, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 15 - The True Threat (Part 3)[/b] A sling stone struck Thira’s shoulder blade from behind and she twisted on the spot to seek out this new foe. The other slinger now stood on the corner of the central structure and was facing Thira and Lavren. From the far ledge, the robed kobold was chanting and the rest of the kobolds were now whooping with glee. Thira paid them no mind as she leveled her staff while beside her, Lavren cursed the robed kobold in elven. His black energy was loosed first and it struck the kobold full in the chest, sending him backwards into the alcove behind the ledge once more. Thira loosed her silver bolt at kobold who had just struck her with a stone but the creature ducked and the bolt blasted into the darkness at the far side of the room. The boulder rumbled around the central structure and cleared the view of the first kobold slinger then. His stone was ready but so was Thira. She ducked and the stone whirred over her head to strike the base of the ledge on which the boulder had sat. Dulvarna lashed out with her sword but struck only the dragonscale shield of one of the kobolds before her. The creature feinted left and then stabbed its blade right, scoring a painful hit on the side of Dulvarna’s thigh. The other saw its chance and stabbed its blade in from the left, driving it into Dulvarna’s shoulder. She staggered and stepped back down one step of the stairway. She would need aid here as she had first guessed, though the stairs were too narrow. Her only option, she decided, was to lure the kobolds out. Kel turned as the drake landed beside her and then leapt back as it tried to bite her. She drew her morning star and swung at the creature, striking its birdlike snout and causing it to recoil with a screech. Erlmoor burst into the room behind the creature and pulled up short as he saw the drow battling the drake. His hesitation was only momentary and in a heartbeat he was charging at the drake’s slashing tail to aid the drow he did not trust. The drake darted forward then and Kel reacted too slowly. It seized her leg at the thigh and tore at it, spinning her around to her left and almost dragging her from her feet. She hoped that Erlmoor had no second thoughts for the drake would surely finish her without him. Another sling stone struck the floor near Thira emphasizing her exposed position. As if to add to the message, the robed kobold called forth a glowing blue orb that appeared in his hand. He threw it at Thira and it struck her upraised arm as she raised her stave to try to fend it off. A chilling cold settled over the limb and she cried out. Lavren roared his anger in response and loosed more black energy toward the ledge. It struck only stone this time and the robed kobold seemed to grin in response. Thira lowered her staff towards the kobold and loosed another silver bolt with unerring accuracy. The bolt struck the kobold in the chest, seared through his breastbone and pierced his heart. With a gasp, the kobold pitched from the ledge to the chamber floor below. Another sling stone struck the floor close to Thira but she could only smile as she watched the demise of her enemy. Dulvarna slashed wildly at the kobolds and then danced backward down the steps towards the bottom. Sure enough, both followed her but they could no longer fight side by side. One led and the other followed and she parried the lead kobold’s attacks with ease. She looked across to see if anyone could aid her but Erlmoor and Kel had both disappeared into the central structure and Lavren and Thira seemed preoccupied with the sling wielding kobolds atop the walls. Dulvarna turned her attention back to her enemies and resigned herself to defeating them alone. Kel prayed to Lolth and swung her morningstar again, striking the drake on the side of the head this time. She marked the beast with a glowing spider as her prayer ended and Erlmoor, despite his lip curling in distaste, rushed at the creature again. He prayed as he came at the creature, too and as the creature tried to turn, he plunged his blade, glowing now with radiant fire, into the drake’s back. The steel, now blessed by Lathander, drove through the creature’s spine and into its lungs. With a strangled screech, the drake collapsed on the stone floor and breathed its last. A sling stone struck the side of Thira’s head hard and skittered off her curled horns to crack into the stone floor. She saw lights and felt the room spin around her but then she righted herself and picked out the enemy who had so wounded her. Lavren had picked him out too and the elf leveled his wand while uttering elven phrases. He tried to call fire from within the kobold but failed and so Thira leveled her stave. The tiefling loosed a silver bolt at the kobold but the missile flew wide of the target and vanished into the darkness at the far end of the room once more. The boulder rumbled round and ground to a stop, half blocking the broken doors to the central structure and from the right, another sling stone whirred past. “We have to move from her!” Thira called to Lavren. “Agreed,” he answered and they both started towards the central chamber. Dulvarna weaved her blade in a graceful figure of eight and then darted forward, driving her blade into the kobold’s hip. The creature cried out and staggered and again the warrior woman darted back from her foe. The kobold tried to follow but staggered and nearly fell. Instead, its companion pushed past it and dived at Dulvarna, it’s blade piercing her shoulder and driving the scales of her armour into her flesh. She staggered and cursed but then raised her blade to defend herself again. The battle would be close, she decided, but perhaps she could defeat both foes after all. Kel climbed the ladder and rushed along the wall towards the nearest kobold. She swung out with her morningstar but at the last the creature ducked and the dark elf nearly toppled off the wall. The kobold turned and threw down its sling while reaching for the dagger at its belt. Kel glanced behind her and saw Erlmoor climb up the ladder behind her and then circle around the wall the other way to attack the kobold opposite. Silently, she wished him well as she turned back to her own foe. The kobold had drawn his dagger now and darted forward, stabbing with the weapon. Kel swatted the thrust aside with her morningstar but stepped back to be sure of her footing. The kobold came on after her but then was struck from behind by black, crackling energy. A silver bolt struck the kobold a moment later and all but pitched it from the wall. Staggering and dazed, the creature raised its dagger again, seemingly determined, as all the others in the hall had been, to go down fighting. Dulvarna twisted on the spot and slashed at the kobold’s hamstring but the sly creature jumped forward and dodged the blow while slamming its shield into Dulvarna’s chest to force her back. The kobold with the wounded hip leapt down from the steps, undoubtedly landing painfully but without a cry of pain, before Dulvarna. Its blade darted out and she parried the thrust and this time did not retreat. She could see her companions up on the wall, engaged in their own battles. No aid was coming for Dulvarna. It was up to her to defeat these two. Kel slammed her morningstar into the chest of the dazed kobold before her and sent him tumbling from the wall into the outer chamber. She turned around and started back toward the ladder as Erlmoor slashed his blade across the chest of his own foe. Lavren cursed the creature from the main chamber floor and loosed his own crackling, black energy and then Thira sent a silver bolt towards the creature. The magic missile seared through the creature’s skull, bursting forth from the other side and narrowly missing Erlmoor as it did so. The kobold pitched from the wall into the inner chamber to lie beside the drake and Erlmoor made his own way down from the wall. Dulvarna feinted to the right and then reversed her blade, sweeping it across towards the wounded kobold. With its hip crippled, the creature reacted too slowly to the changer of direction and the blade slashed in under its shield and into its belly. With a gasp, the creature staggered and collapsed at Dulvarna’s feet. Kel charged from the central chamber and rushed across the room, her morningstar swinging out to strike the remaining kobold in the small of the back. It staggered but turned to meet this new foe, only to see Erlmoor rushing to join the drow and roaring as he came. Acid spewed from the dragonborn’s mouth and his blade sang out as he raised his voice in prayer. The kobold shrank back against the side of the stairs and threw down its blade. “Sssurrender,” it said in poor common. Dulvarna nodded and the kobold became a prisoner. [/QUOTE]
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