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<blockquote data-quote="Sic_Pixie" data-source="post: 5864711" data-attributes="member: 52403"><p><strong>Party gets a smack down ...</strong></p><p></p><p>Sayuri helps Kat back to her feet and they make sure the troll is dead as Kat drives her flame blade through the trolls neck; scanning around they search the gatehouse finding an amulet of the whispering way; an old staff being used as a spit and a torn tunic which is mixed in with the barricade against the far door. They toss the tunic into a corner and tear down the barricade; opening the door they find a narrow arched bridge leading to the fortified manor; however sitting on the apex of this bridge is a creature they have met previously. A flesh Golem hound; the last one they unceremoniously killed from a ledge while it could not get out; it was like shooting fish in a barrel; this one may be a little more interesting.</p><p></p><p>Kat steps onto the bridge; to the left, two hundred feet below, a huge waterfall plummets into the depths. The hound couches down and starts growling; Kat steps back and the hound returns to its previous attentive posture. Again Kat steps forward hands raised in a submissive way and the hound crouches down growling; again Kat steps back. Considering their options they decide the only way to get past the creature is to deliver it a smack down; Kat takes out her sword and coats it in the adamantine blanch they found in Vorstag and Grine’s; this dulls the shine making her sword appear darker and strangely sharper. </p><p></p><p>Stepping forward she awaits the response from the flesh golem and predictably it leaps forward its jaws snapping at Kats chest and face; Kat swings her sword meeting the hound in mid air and opens a long gash in it’s side and shoulder causing the hound to yelp in pain as the adamantine blade severs muscles, tendons and bone. The hound lands; it’s muzzle bloody from ripping a chunk of flesh from Kat’s shoulder; blood dripping from wound and muzzle to the stone bridge in small rivulets; dropping from the bridge into the fast flowing water; mixing with the water and following it’s suicidal leap from the waterfall to the river below. Kat staggers back gripping her shoulder as the blood drips down her arm and joining with its droplet friends on the floor. Sayuri runs past the hound leaping high in an effort to avoid it’s large vice like jaws; however it snaps at Sayuri in passing tearing a few holes in her leg and making her stumble. Sayuri makes it to the far doors; the arched bridge ends at a small cobbled terrace with a curious looking iron door depicting a scowling sun being devoured by ravenous clouds. The hound looks at Kat before it and then round at Sayuri behind it; turning it bounds after Sayuri allowing Kat a free hit as its directive of preventing access to the doors overrides the threat from Kat and makes Sayuri a more important target. Kat’s sword strikes true tearing a long gash in it’s flank but it is not enough to discourage the beast as it barrels into Sayuri nearly knocking her from her feet as it’s jaws close on the meaty part of her thigh. Its mouth closes with a shrill scream from Sayuri as her leg suddenly turns read from the large gaping wound in her thigh as the hound rips a mouthful of flesh from it. </p><p></p><p>Kat runs in swinging her swords and connects causing minor damage; Sayuri retreats away from the doors along the rocky outcrop which the manor stands upon hoping the hound will not follow. Thankfully it does not but instead turns it’s attentions on Kat; it’s mouth already dripping red from both Sayuri’s and Kat’s blood it lunges in and it’s teeth snap together taking a chunk of flesh from Kat’s side and almost knocking her off the bridge. Kat staggering back twirls her swords and makes a weak attempt to skewer the offending hound but it twists out of the way and only takes some minor damage on its leg; Sayuri standing off to one side casts her most powerful spell; a crackling intense charge of electricity forms in her hands and she directs it towards the hound. The blinding blast hammers into the hound and to their shock they see the wounds they have caused the hound quickly mend themselves. The hound shakes itself off and you can almost imagine it’s grinning in amusement as it looks towards Sayuri with a knowing look at the amazement on her face. (Who would have thought lightning would harm a flesh golem ... Ever seen Frankenstein?) </p><p></p><p>Turning back towards Kat the hound lunges forward gracefully snapping its jaws on Kats forearm; Kat in a moment of panic manages to twist her arm free before the teeth close fully. She keeps her arm intact but looses a large amount of skin to its razor sharp teeth; the blood wreathing her arm from her shoulder wound most likely assisting in her retrieval and retention of her arm. Sayuri starts summoning some assistance; Grembor and Pringle arrive on the scene not summoned by Sayuri. The hound eyes the new arrivals with caution but is not distracted from Kat as it teeth find flesh and rips her stomach open; Kat staggers back trailing entrails and slumps to the floor unconscious and a rapidly spreading pool of blood starts dripping off the bridge to the waters below making the already slick bridge more then treacherous. </p><p></p><p>Pringle looks on in shock as he see’s Kat brought down; Grembor runs in and scoops up Kats sword and narrowly avoiding slipping on the blood and plummeting to his death over the waterfall; he scores a shallow hit on the hound; the hound strikes out at Grembor scoring a nasty hit on his leg which again almost sends him falling to a watery death. Sayuri finishes her summoning and a fire elemental appears next to the hound; attacking with its fiery fists it misses but provides some distraction; Pringle steps forward recovering from his shock and drawing out a wand fires a ball of force at the creature. The spell to Pringles surprise seems to bounce off the golem; Pringle learns something about golems and their very annoying magical resistances. Grembor tries striking the golem but fails to significantly harm the creature as his sword bounces off its tough hide. The hound frustrated by the randomly appearing flaming things snaps out at Grembor and catches him with a nasty bite to his chest; with a fountain of blood he falls to the floor beside Kat. Sayuri finishes summoning another fire elemental which appears next to the hound; both fire elementals try striking it but both miss. The hound strikes out at the elemental and as soon as it appears its light is extinguished by the snapping jaws of the flesh golem. However the fire seems to have a detrimental effect on the hound as it seems to slow down and become more lethargic; Sayuri runs in succeeding in an amazing leaping dance which avoids the teeth of the hound and manages to pass right by the creature while scooping up Kat making it to the safe side of the bridge. Pringle drags Grembor from the fray also and they stand at the safe side while the hound finishes off the other fire elemental and then lopes to the centre of the span and sits down watching them intently; its job done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sic_Pixie, post: 5864711, member: 52403"] [b]Party gets a smack down ...[/b] Sayuri helps Kat back to her feet and they make sure the troll is dead as Kat drives her flame blade through the trolls neck; scanning around they search the gatehouse finding an amulet of the whispering way; an old staff being used as a spit and a torn tunic which is mixed in with the barricade against the far door. They toss the tunic into a corner and tear down the barricade; opening the door they find a narrow arched bridge leading to the fortified manor; however sitting on the apex of this bridge is a creature they have met previously. A flesh Golem hound; the last one they unceremoniously killed from a ledge while it could not get out; it was like shooting fish in a barrel; this one may be a little more interesting. Kat steps onto the bridge; to the left, two hundred feet below, a huge waterfall plummets into the depths. The hound couches down and starts growling; Kat steps back and the hound returns to its previous attentive posture. Again Kat steps forward hands raised in a submissive way and the hound crouches down growling; again Kat steps back. Considering their options they decide the only way to get past the creature is to deliver it a smack down; Kat takes out her sword and coats it in the adamantine blanch they found in Vorstag and Grine’s; this dulls the shine making her sword appear darker and strangely sharper. Stepping forward she awaits the response from the flesh golem and predictably it leaps forward its jaws snapping at Kats chest and face; Kat swings her sword meeting the hound in mid air and opens a long gash in it’s side and shoulder causing the hound to yelp in pain as the adamantine blade severs muscles, tendons and bone. The hound lands; it’s muzzle bloody from ripping a chunk of flesh from Kat’s shoulder; blood dripping from wound and muzzle to the stone bridge in small rivulets; dropping from the bridge into the fast flowing water; mixing with the water and following it’s suicidal leap from the waterfall to the river below. Kat staggers back gripping her shoulder as the blood drips down her arm and joining with its droplet friends on the floor. Sayuri runs past the hound leaping high in an effort to avoid it’s large vice like jaws; however it snaps at Sayuri in passing tearing a few holes in her leg and making her stumble. Sayuri makes it to the far doors; the arched bridge ends at a small cobbled terrace with a curious looking iron door depicting a scowling sun being devoured by ravenous clouds. The hound looks at Kat before it and then round at Sayuri behind it; turning it bounds after Sayuri allowing Kat a free hit as its directive of preventing access to the doors overrides the threat from Kat and makes Sayuri a more important target. Kat’s sword strikes true tearing a long gash in it’s flank but it is not enough to discourage the beast as it barrels into Sayuri nearly knocking her from her feet as it’s jaws close on the meaty part of her thigh. Its mouth closes with a shrill scream from Sayuri as her leg suddenly turns read from the large gaping wound in her thigh as the hound rips a mouthful of flesh from it. Kat runs in swinging her swords and connects causing minor damage; Sayuri retreats away from the doors along the rocky outcrop which the manor stands upon hoping the hound will not follow. Thankfully it does not but instead turns it’s attentions on Kat; it’s mouth already dripping red from both Sayuri’s and Kat’s blood it lunges in and it’s teeth snap together taking a chunk of flesh from Kat’s side and almost knocking her off the bridge. Kat staggering back twirls her swords and makes a weak attempt to skewer the offending hound but it twists out of the way and only takes some minor damage on its leg; Sayuri standing off to one side casts her most powerful spell; a crackling intense charge of electricity forms in her hands and she directs it towards the hound. The blinding blast hammers into the hound and to their shock they see the wounds they have caused the hound quickly mend themselves. The hound shakes itself off and you can almost imagine it’s grinning in amusement as it looks towards Sayuri with a knowing look at the amazement on her face. (Who would have thought lightning would harm a flesh golem ... Ever seen Frankenstein?) Turning back towards Kat the hound lunges forward gracefully snapping its jaws on Kats forearm; Kat in a moment of panic manages to twist her arm free before the teeth close fully. She keeps her arm intact but looses a large amount of skin to its razor sharp teeth; the blood wreathing her arm from her shoulder wound most likely assisting in her retrieval and retention of her arm. Sayuri starts summoning some assistance; Grembor and Pringle arrive on the scene not summoned by Sayuri. The hound eyes the new arrivals with caution but is not distracted from Kat as it teeth find flesh and rips her stomach open; Kat staggers back trailing entrails and slumps to the floor unconscious and a rapidly spreading pool of blood starts dripping off the bridge to the waters below making the already slick bridge more then treacherous. Pringle looks on in shock as he see’s Kat brought down; Grembor runs in and scoops up Kats sword and narrowly avoiding slipping on the blood and plummeting to his death over the waterfall; he scores a shallow hit on the hound; the hound strikes out at Grembor scoring a nasty hit on his leg which again almost sends him falling to a watery death. Sayuri finishes her summoning and a fire elemental appears next to the hound; attacking with its fiery fists it misses but provides some distraction; Pringle steps forward recovering from his shock and drawing out a wand fires a ball of force at the creature. The spell to Pringles surprise seems to bounce off the golem; Pringle learns something about golems and their very annoying magical resistances. Grembor tries striking the golem but fails to significantly harm the creature as his sword bounces off its tough hide. The hound frustrated by the randomly appearing flaming things snaps out at Grembor and catches him with a nasty bite to his chest; with a fountain of blood he falls to the floor beside Kat. Sayuri finishes summoning another fire elemental which appears next to the hound; both fire elementals try striking it but both miss. The hound strikes out at the elemental and as soon as it appears its light is extinguished by the snapping jaws of the flesh golem. However the fire seems to have a detrimental effect on the hound as it seems to slow down and become more lethargic; Sayuri runs in succeeding in an amazing leaping dance which avoids the teeth of the hound and manages to pass right by the creature while scooping up Kat making it to the safe side of the bridge. Pringle drags Grembor from the fray also and they stand at the safe side while the hound finishes off the other fire elemental and then lopes to the centre of the span and sits down watching them intently; its job done. [/QUOTE]
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