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<blockquote data-quote="Uriel" data-source="post: 1370659" data-attributes="member: 8222"><p><em>The Ash Vents</em></p><p></p><p>Durgo clambored wearily up the mountainside, his arms aching something fierce.</p><p>Behind, Bargo climbed steadily up the cliff fcae, followed by a half dozen Muragar. Kurg and Forlash following close behind.</p><p></p><p>Salamanders snake up the mountainside like serpents among rocks, while mephits fly overhead, looking for trouble. Aftr nearly an hour of climbing, one of the mephit's zips down and points eagerly to Durgo, indicating a massive steel disk, some 20 foot in diameter. As the group comes within fifty feet, the disk shudders and suddenly moves,bisecting with a thunderous sound and a grinding of gears. Opening nto two pieces, ther air is quickly filled with hot ash, as it billows outwards from the mountainside,covering the nearby sky in a dark blanket of soot.</p><p></p><p>Hunkered down, the group waits out the scorching ash, and,after 10 minutes of this, the air clears for the most part, revealing that the Vents are open and relatively free of debris.</p><p></p><p>The Mephit excitedly screams <span style="color: orange">'Now,Captain, few minutes left,go now!'</span>, flying upwards to indicate the way. The other Mephits swarm about, hovering about the entrance as the group makes i's way upwards.</p><p></p><p>Finally, the Vent is reached and, with a moment to catch your breath, you plunge within.</p><p></p><p>The only one that has problem getting inside is Bargo, who becomes stuck briefly. Several of the Muragar behind push and kick at him, finally dispodging Bargo who, with a gutteral laugh, falls inside into the Hallway that is your entrance to Castle Zuregath...</p><p></p><p>The long passage stretches on and down,leading, presumably, to some mechanism for controlling the heat and ash of the Volcano, though the Lords of Hell only know how that is accomplished. The mephits strek off, exploring ahead, returning after about five minutes, just as the Vent closes again, sealing you all inside. There are two access tunnels further on, for the Engineers who work on the Vent-Valves. Hopefully, these lead somewhere that will allow access to the Castle proper before too long...</p><p></p><p></p><p>***********************************************************</p><p></p><p><em>Gate Crew</em></p><p></p><p>Vespazian waited...and waited...and waited.</p><p>The Ogre had been gone for an hour, and still no sigh\n of any breakthrough. Nilgo was staring at the Walls, a lower section perhaps 200 yards up. There were no troops there, and the Bugbear was looking about, doing calculations and glancing at the Gargoyles and the Manticore. Finally, he moves to vespazian and addresses him,<span style="color: red"> 'Captain, if I may. I don not pretend to know the full layout of the Castle, as none but Zuregath himself does, if even his August Self knows it all. What I do know is the Walls, and the Fortifications.Durgo may be halfway to Hell now, dead or lost in the Labyrinth of tunnels somewhere in the Mountain.</span></p><p><span style="color: red">However, I think that we can make an entance there...'</span></p><p>Nilgo points to the parapet where no guards seem to be, a clear section of Wall. Sroka comes over, listening intently. Nilgo continues <span style="color: red">'With the gargoyles and the manticore, we can ferry the troops up onto the wall in say, 20 minutes. We have almost 20 Gargoyles, and the Manticore looks strong and big enough to get the Giants up.It is a massive specimen and can carry creatures it's own size with little problem. I propose that we assault the Gate House from within. Land upon the Wall, it is only three levels down to the Gate.That's three levels that I know well, as do many of the Hobs here, those from the Wall. I think that perhaps this is our best shot. besides, Zuregath would be very pleased to hear that <em>you</em> took the Gate, I think. What say you, <em>Captain</em>?'</span></p><p></p><p>Nilgo,Sroka and many of the troops are looking at Vespazian, waiting to see what he will decide, what sort of leadership move he will make in this precarious position...</p><p></p><p></p><p>OoC:See you all after the weekend</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uriel, post: 1370659, member: 8222"] [I]The Ash Vents[/I] Durgo clambored wearily up the mountainside, his arms aching something fierce. Behind, Bargo climbed steadily up the cliff fcae, followed by a half dozen Muragar. Kurg and Forlash following close behind. Salamanders snake up the mountainside like serpents among rocks, while mephits fly overhead, looking for trouble. Aftr nearly an hour of climbing, one of the mephit's zips down and points eagerly to Durgo, indicating a massive steel disk, some 20 foot in diameter. As the group comes within fifty feet, the disk shudders and suddenly moves,bisecting with a thunderous sound and a grinding of gears. Opening nto two pieces, ther air is quickly filled with hot ash, as it billows outwards from the mountainside,covering the nearby sky in a dark blanket of soot. Hunkered down, the group waits out the scorching ash, and,after 10 minutes of this, the air clears for the most part, revealing that the Vents are open and relatively free of debris. The Mephit excitedly screams [COLOR=orange]'Now,Captain, few minutes left,go now!'[/COLOR], flying upwards to indicate the way. The other Mephits swarm about, hovering about the entrance as the group makes i's way upwards. Finally, the Vent is reached and, with a moment to catch your breath, you plunge within. The only one that has problem getting inside is Bargo, who becomes stuck briefly. Several of the Muragar behind push and kick at him, finally dispodging Bargo who, with a gutteral laugh, falls inside into the Hallway that is your entrance to Castle Zuregath... The long passage stretches on and down,leading, presumably, to some mechanism for controlling the heat and ash of the Volcano, though the Lords of Hell only know how that is accomplished. The mephits strek off, exploring ahead, returning after about five minutes, just as the Vent closes again, sealing you all inside. There are two access tunnels further on, for the Engineers who work on the Vent-Valves. Hopefully, these lead somewhere that will allow access to the Castle proper before too long... *********************************************************** [I]Gate Crew[/I] Vespazian waited...and waited...and waited. The Ogre had been gone for an hour, and still no sigh\n of any breakthrough. Nilgo was staring at the Walls, a lower section perhaps 200 yards up. There were no troops there, and the Bugbear was looking about, doing calculations and glancing at the Gargoyles and the Manticore. Finally, he moves to vespazian and addresses him,[COLOR=red] 'Captain, if I may. I don not pretend to know the full layout of the Castle, as none but Zuregath himself does, if even his August Self knows it all. What I do know is the Walls, and the Fortifications.Durgo may be halfway to Hell now, dead or lost in the Labyrinth of tunnels somewhere in the Mountain. However, I think that we can make an entance there...'[/COLOR] Nilgo points to the parapet where no guards seem to be, a clear section of Wall. Sroka comes over, listening intently. Nilgo continues [COLOR=red]'With the gargoyles and the manticore, we can ferry the troops up onto the wall in say, 20 minutes. We have almost 20 Gargoyles, and the Manticore looks strong and big enough to get the Giants up.It is a massive specimen and can carry creatures it's own size with little problem. I propose that we assault the Gate House from within. Land upon the Wall, it is only three levels down to the Gate.That's three levels that I know well, as do many of the Hobs here, those from the Wall. I think that perhaps this is our best shot. besides, Zuregath would be very pleased to hear that [I]you[/I] took the Gate, I think. What say you, [I]Captain[/I]?'[/COLOR] Nilgo,Sroka and many of the troops are looking at Vespazian, waiting to see what he will decide, what sort of leadership move he will make in this precarious position... OoC:See you all after the weekend [/QUOTE]
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