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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Donuts" data-source="post: 7787746" data-attributes="member: 6999815"><p><strong>Session 4 Part 1:</strong></p><p></p><p>That night Vanal dreamed. He was exhausted, and knew he had been defending this corridor alone for hours. He couldn’t see his opponents, but knew they would eventually overwhelm him, even though he had killed several already. He continued to fight, giving ground when he had to. He eventually backed up into the light of a doorway and realized his opponents were his own people, who looked at him with hate in their eyes.</p><p></p><p>That night Ryll dreamed. She was creeping through a huge forest by herself. Something was chasing her and she was determined it would not find her. She looked up at the gray featureless ceiling far above her head and wondered how this forest grew without sunlight. </p><p></p><p>That night Figorna dreamed. She was paralyzed with fear but had no idea what she was frightened of. She sensed an enormous shape approaching and her fear suddenly left her as the Mithril Dragon swooped down and lifted her up with its claws. </p><p></p><p>That night Mel dreamed. He was not on this earth. The gravity was wrong, the air smelled differently and when he looked out the window the trees all looked strange. He knew he had been there a very long time. He looked around he saw he was in a large library with thousands of books. He had read almost all of them, and if he didn't escape soon he knew he would go insane. </p><p></p><p>That night Marq dreamed. He watched his reflection in the mirror, and saw tears streaming down his face. He was shaving his beard off, trying to cut it off but keep it in once piece. His beard seemed to be fighting him, trying to prevent his hands from reaching his face, but in the end he was clean shaven. To his horror, he did not recognize the face underneath. </p><p></p><p>They all woke up the next morning shaken. It was a quiet trip that first day on the way back to Longmont, with very little discussion, and no mention of any dreams. Even Marq was silent. By the second day they had recovered, and were in much better moods, and were discussing their next steps. Fortunately they were experienced adventurers who payed attention to their surroundings, so the ambush did not take them all completely by surprise.</p><p></p><p>One minute they were hiking, the next they were under attack. One minute Figorna was laughing at something Ryll said, the next she had a large Earth Elemental rise up in front of her out of the ground. At the same time three other elementals appeared out of the ground, one in front of each of the party except Vanal, although Ryll’s was still 20’ away. </p><p></p><p>Only Mel reacted quickly enough to do something before they attacked, and cast a spell hasting all of them, including himself. He leapt backwards and ate the retaliatory attack from the elemental. He didn’t have time to see where he was leaping to though, and tripped over a rock and fell to the ground hard. </p><p></p><p>Ryll stepped backwards and brought her new crossbow up as the elemental approached. She managed to back away from it while hitting it once with an arrow, which unfortunately seemed to do very little damage. </p><p></p><p>The rest of the party had their own problems. Figorna, Vanal and Marq all got battered by elementals. Marq tried to cast a spell but could not concentrate well enough. Vanal and Figorna managed to counterattack but it looked like they took more damage than they dished out.</p><p></p><p>Mel levitated up in the air, determined not to get grappled like he did by the water elemental. His opponent looked up but could not reach him. Unfortunately Mel didn’t see the air elemental above the trees until it dropped down and enveloped him, buffeting him with high winds. </p><p></p><p>Ryll fired four times, each one carving off little bits of dirt. She is wearing it down, but it looks like it could take a good bit more damage.</p><p></p><p>Vanal and Figorna continue to exchange blows with their attackers. Figorna’s hawk flies in to try to distract her attacker without success, and barely avoids the air elemental engaging Mel. </p><p></p><p>Marq takes his beating well, and tries to cast again, this time succeeding, but is disappointed that the elemental shrugs it off.</p><p></p><p>Mel has better luck. He doesn’t even try to escape the elemental directly, but successfully casts a spell that causes the air elemental to leave him alone. It hovers there giggling as Mel flies higher. His earth elemental opponent is still looking up at him in frustration.</p><p></p><p>Ryll has to back up again. As she does she sees another figure watching from about 20 yards away. She turns and fires once at it, hitting the young human woman in the chest, disrupting whatever spell she was casting at the time. The woman is well camouflaged in clothing that blends in with the brush around her, but Ryll got lucky and found her.</p><p></p><p>Vanal and Figorna both continue to fight, and it looks like they will outlast the elementals attacking them, but it will likely be close. </p><p></p><p>Marq is not so lucky. He glares at the elemental facing him, it falters, but still pounds on him and he falls. </p><p></p><p>Mel tries to make Marq’s elemental laugh, but apparently it doesn’t find him funny, but it is distracted enough to notice Vanal nearby and moves to attack him instead of finishing off the unconscious Marq.</p><p></p><p>In the end though, it gets wrapped up quickly. The woman facing Ryll flees as Vanal and Figorna finish off their elementals. While Ryll has been hasted, the woman flees faster, carried off by yet another air elemental, and Ryll can’t keep up.</p><p></p><p>By the time they finish the remaining elementals off the woman is long gone. They heal Marq, and continue on, battered, sore, tired, and wondering who the heck that woman was, and why she keeps siccing elementals on them. </p><p></p><p>That night Ryll can’t sleep. She thinks long and hard about what she wants out of life, and how she can help her people. Its not easy being small and weak. If there is a deity out there that was for her people, maybe she should try to embrace her. Though Mel’s book said Liote was dead, <em>something</em> was in that temple, and something had empowered all of them. She looks at the holy symbol for a long time, and eventually put the chain over her neck and tucks the symbol down under her armor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Donuts, post: 7787746, member: 6999815"] [B]Session 4 Part 1:[/B] That night Vanal dreamed. He was exhausted, and knew he had been defending this corridor alone for hours. He couldn’t see his opponents, but knew they would eventually overwhelm him, even though he had killed several already. He continued to fight, giving ground when he had to. He eventually backed up into the light of a doorway and realized his opponents were his own people, who looked at him with hate in their eyes. That night Ryll dreamed. She was creeping through a huge forest by herself. Something was chasing her and she was determined it would not find her. She looked up at the gray featureless ceiling far above her head and wondered how this forest grew without sunlight. That night Figorna dreamed. She was paralyzed with fear but had no idea what she was frightened of. She sensed an enormous shape approaching and her fear suddenly left her as the Mithril Dragon swooped down and lifted her up with its claws. That night Mel dreamed. He was not on this earth. The gravity was wrong, the air smelled differently and when he looked out the window the trees all looked strange. He knew he had been there a very long time. He looked around he saw he was in a large library with thousands of books. He had read almost all of them, and if he didn't escape soon he knew he would go insane. That night Marq dreamed. He watched his reflection in the mirror, and saw tears streaming down his face. He was shaving his beard off, trying to cut it off but keep it in once piece. His beard seemed to be fighting him, trying to prevent his hands from reaching his face, but in the end he was clean shaven. To his horror, he did not recognize the face underneath. They all woke up the next morning shaken. It was a quiet trip that first day on the way back to Longmont, with very little discussion, and no mention of any dreams. Even Marq was silent. By the second day they had recovered, and were in much better moods, and were discussing their next steps. Fortunately they were experienced adventurers who payed attention to their surroundings, so the ambush did not take them all completely by surprise. One minute they were hiking, the next they were under attack. One minute Figorna was laughing at something Ryll said, the next she had a large Earth Elemental rise up in front of her out of the ground. At the same time three other elementals appeared out of the ground, one in front of each of the party except Vanal, although Ryll’s was still 20’ away. Only Mel reacted quickly enough to do something before they attacked, and cast a spell hasting all of them, including himself. He leapt backwards and ate the retaliatory attack from the elemental. He didn’t have time to see where he was leaping to though, and tripped over a rock and fell to the ground hard. Ryll stepped backwards and brought her new crossbow up as the elemental approached. She managed to back away from it while hitting it once with an arrow, which unfortunately seemed to do very little damage. The rest of the party had their own problems. Figorna, Vanal and Marq all got battered by elementals. Marq tried to cast a spell but could not concentrate well enough. Vanal and Figorna managed to counterattack but it looked like they took more damage than they dished out. Mel levitated up in the air, determined not to get grappled like he did by the water elemental. His opponent looked up but could not reach him. Unfortunately Mel didn’t see the air elemental above the trees until it dropped down and enveloped him, buffeting him with high winds. Ryll fired four times, each one carving off little bits of dirt. She is wearing it down, but it looks like it could take a good bit more damage. Vanal and Figorna continue to exchange blows with their attackers. Figorna’s hawk flies in to try to distract her attacker without success, and barely avoids the air elemental engaging Mel. Marq takes his beating well, and tries to cast again, this time succeeding, but is disappointed that the elemental shrugs it off. Mel has better luck. He doesn’t even try to escape the elemental directly, but successfully casts a spell that causes the air elemental to leave him alone. It hovers there giggling as Mel flies higher. His earth elemental opponent is still looking up at him in frustration. Ryll has to back up again. As she does she sees another figure watching from about 20 yards away. She turns and fires once at it, hitting the young human woman in the chest, disrupting whatever spell she was casting at the time. The woman is well camouflaged in clothing that blends in with the brush around her, but Ryll got lucky and found her. Vanal and Figorna both continue to fight, and it looks like they will outlast the elementals attacking them, but it will likely be close. Marq is not so lucky. He glares at the elemental facing him, it falters, but still pounds on him and he falls. Mel tries to make Marq’s elemental laugh, but apparently it doesn’t find him funny, but it is distracted enough to notice Vanal nearby and moves to attack him instead of finishing off the unconscious Marq. In the end though, it gets wrapped up quickly. The woman facing Ryll flees as Vanal and Figorna finish off their elementals. While Ryll has been hasted, the woman flees faster, carried off by yet another air elemental, and Ryll can’t keep up. By the time they finish the remaining elementals off the woman is long gone. They heal Marq, and continue on, battered, sore, tired, and wondering who the heck that woman was, and why she keeps siccing elementals on them. That night Ryll can’t sleep. She thinks long and hard about what she wants out of life, and how she can help her people. Its not easy being small and weak. If there is a deity out there that was for her people, maybe she should try to embrace her. Though Mel’s book said Liote was dead, [I]something[/I] was in that temple, and something had empowered all of them. She looks at the holy symbol for a long time, and eventually put the chain over her neck and tucks the symbol down under her armor. [/QUOTE]
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