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<blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar" data-source="post: 3726351" data-attributes="member: 22226"><p><span style="color: Green">Lodric, Valurel, Mardo, and the Wolf.</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock] Quite surprised at the orc's behavior, the Heroes quickly mobilize to follow the tall Widowmaker. Trailing the orc becomes difficult. Despite his size, the orc is moves through the forest with great speed leaving little signs of his passing. However, Valurel's tracking ability picks up the faint signs of the orc's trail. The orc's pace is faster than Ladriel's, pushing the limits of Valurel's and Lodric's endurance. Mardo is quickly left behind in the forest, even losing the sound of his companions moving ahead of him. Dismayed, the gnome is heartened by the sight of the Wolf looking over his shoulder at Mardo, waiting for him on the path ahead. As Mardo nears the Wolf, the lupine slinks ahead into the deep green. Mardo follows, only to see him ahead, waiting once again. Despite Mardo's short legs, the Wolf sees to it that Mardo does not lose the trail.</p><p></p><p>The pace is brutal and long. Darkness settles on the land, leaving the Heroes searching in the dark. As Lodric and Valurel begin to despair they have lost Thune, Valurel sees the tall orc crouching at the edge of a ravine, looking down into the darkness.</p><p></p><p>The orc turns to look at the two in the darkness, the Widowmaker nothing more than a black spot against the night in the gloomy forest. The sight of the two elicits a grunt from the orc, possibly a sign of surprise. The orc turns back to look down the ravine. His low voice rumbles threateningly in the dark. <span style="color: DarkOrange">Your girl is my prey. We should gut each other here and now. But, the deeps of the Darkening Wood lies below us. I do not know what is down there.</span> His bulk shifts slightly in the dark. <span style="color: DarkOrange">Strength in numbers is good. Down there, few return who enter. If we find the girl, then we spill each others blood.</span></p><p></p><p>Slinking down the ravine, the orc begins to disappear into the darkness. Mardo just arrives to see the orc disappear...[/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Ladriel, and Cyz.</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock] As the Heroes begin their climb up the mud covered ravine wall, they pause looking back at Herger. The Giant, the second mighty Dorn warrior in their fractured band, stands unwilling to venture into the webs clinging to the escarpment above.</p><p></p><p>While they wait, shadows flit at the edges of the green luminescence from Kaela's stone. Small furtive figures, lost in webbing skulk at the edge of the light, but are unwilling to meet the Giant on his own terms. The Heroes stand alone in the cold water and mud, despite the tittering in above.</p><p></p><p>Ladriel still says little, her face pale, her mind reeling in shock at her disconnect from the whisper. Cyz, however, displays her Sarcosan hot-bloodedness. <span style="color: DarkOrange">Giant! The only way out of this mud-hole is that path! Unless you have a better suggestion, we will rot down in this muck. Unless of course we weaken and those creatures then descend on us! Which would your prefer?</span></p><p></p><p>As Herger's own anger starts to rise, a hoarse feeble voice drifts down from the darkness above, lost somewhere in the webs above. <span style="color: DarkOrange">Who is down there? Someone? Help me! Aryth help me!</span>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hrothgar, post: 3726351, member: 22226"] [COLOR=Green]Lodric, Valurel, Mardo, and the Wolf.[/COLOR] [sblock] Quite surprised at the orc's behavior, the Heroes quickly mobilize to follow the tall Widowmaker. Trailing the orc becomes difficult. Despite his size, the orc is moves through the forest with great speed leaving little signs of his passing. However, Valurel's tracking ability picks up the faint signs of the orc's trail. The orc's pace is faster than Ladriel's, pushing the limits of Valurel's and Lodric's endurance. Mardo is quickly left behind in the forest, even losing the sound of his companions moving ahead of him. Dismayed, the gnome is heartened by the sight of the Wolf looking over his shoulder at Mardo, waiting for him on the path ahead. As Mardo nears the Wolf, the lupine slinks ahead into the deep green. Mardo follows, only to see him ahead, waiting once again. Despite Mardo's short legs, the Wolf sees to it that Mardo does not lose the trail. The pace is brutal and long. Darkness settles on the land, leaving the Heroes searching in the dark. As Lodric and Valurel begin to despair they have lost Thune, Valurel sees the tall orc crouching at the edge of a ravine, looking down into the darkness. The orc turns to look at the two in the darkness, the Widowmaker nothing more than a black spot against the night in the gloomy forest. The sight of the two elicits a grunt from the orc, possibly a sign of surprise. The orc turns back to look down the ravine. His low voice rumbles threateningly in the dark. [COLOR=DarkOrange]Your girl is my prey. We should gut each other here and now. But, the deeps of the Darkening Wood lies below us. I do not know what is down there.[/COLOR] His bulk shifts slightly in the dark. [COLOR=DarkOrange]Strength in numbers is good. Down there, few return who enter. If we find the girl, then we spill each others blood.[/COLOR] Slinking down the ravine, the orc begins to disappear into the darkness. Mardo just arrives to see the orc disappear...[/sblock] [COLOR=Red]Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Ladriel, and Cyz.[/COLOR] [sblock] As the Heroes begin their climb up the mud covered ravine wall, they pause looking back at Herger. The Giant, the second mighty Dorn warrior in their fractured band, stands unwilling to venture into the webs clinging to the escarpment above. While they wait, shadows flit at the edges of the green luminescence from Kaela's stone. Small furtive figures, lost in webbing skulk at the edge of the light, but are unwilling to meet the Giant on his own terms. The Heroes stand alone in the cold water and mud, despite the tittering in above. Ladriel still says little, her face pale, her mind reeling in shock at her disconnect from the whisper. Cyz, however, displays her Sarcosan hot-bloodedness. [COLOR=DarkOrange]Giant! The only way out of this mud-hole is that path! Unless you have a better suggestion, we will rot down in this muck. Unless of course we weaken and those creatures then descend on us! Which would your prefer?[/COLOR] As Herger's own anger starts to rise, a hoarse feeble voice drifts down from the darkness above, lost somewhere in the webs above. [COLOR=DarkOrange]Who is down there? Someone? Help me! Aryth help me![/COLOR][/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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