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<blockquote data-quote="Sic_Pixie" data-source="post: 5933442" data-attributes="member: 52403"><p><strong>Never trust the trees</strong></p><p></p><p>Walking back to the camp with horse meat thrown over one shoulder the rest of the party share looks before getting the frying pans out to cook the meat.</p><p></p><p>Sitting eating hot horse mixed with the usual fruit and oats of breakfast they can see a smudge on the horizon. Grembor fishing out his looking glass gazes at it intently for a while before concluding that this may indeed be their destination. The ground from this distance looks to be a brown dusty colour and the buildings of the town look mostly in serious disrepair. There is the smudge of smoke rising from the ruins which were supposed to have been abandoned … that is till recently when the whispering way closely followed by the werewolves of the Shudderwood descended upon the slowly disintegrating ruins.</p><p></p><p>They sneak to the borders of the desecrated area and find a dilapidated building with a poor innocent tree; hanging from said tree are four dead werewolves still clad in their fine furry hides. Now one would assume that this is fishy as werewolves revert to human form on their death and this did indeed go through Sayuri’s mind. However some powerful enchantment enthralled the others of the party into thinking it was just an innocent tree and nothing was out of the ordinary.</p><p></p><p>That is until a vine drops from the tree and wraps around Pringle. Pringle then see’s the tree for what it is while the rest of the party (Sayuri excluded) start wondering why Pringle is suddenly wrestling with a vine. This is not the usual playful mannerisms of the serious wizard; and quite out of character. Pringle is obviously in some distress though and requires some assistance so Zordlan wanders to Pringle and assists him by severing the vine with his sword shaking his head at the idiosyncrasies of those of a wizardly pursuit. Grembor gets the inkling that something is going on but just can’t put his finger on it; while Pringle backs up out of the reach of the carnivorous plant and screams at the rest of the group to get back.</p><p></p><p>The Tree shoots a vine at Grembor wrapping him up in its coils knocking him over onto his back; tightening the vine around his chest as he struggles feebly to release himself. Sayuri starts casting a spell and another vine leaps in her direction disrupting the spell and wrapping strong foliage round her arms and mouth. Sayuri tries struggling free but is unable to extract herself while Zordlan somewhat bemused by the strange turn of events and how did she manage to get herself so entirely stuck in an inanimate object like this. With Zordlan’s assistance Sayuri is freed. Grembor manages to throw off the restricting vines and finally manages to see the tree for what it is while Zordlan is still blissfully unaware due to the Tree’s insidious illusions.</p><p></p><p>Grembor scoots back several steps and activates his magical quiver making the arrows within it flaming. Pulling one out he fires it at the tree where it impacts with a burst of flame. Pringle follows suit with a spell but he fails to overcome the tree’s magical resistance and the spell splatters harmlessly upon the bark. Sayuri not to be outdone shoots off a lightning bolt at the tree which evades it’s resistance to magic and thunders into the trunk causing it to quiver and scream showing for the first time a toothed maw in the trunk.</p><p></p><p>The tree attacks the only one left within its reach and wraps vines around Zordlan who laughs as he trips over a branch and ends up laying on his back somehow tangled in some loose vines which seem to tighten as he struggles. It’s amusing how these little accidents happen. Sayuri fires off some force missiles at the tree while Grembor unloads 3 arrows at it’s trunk with a couple of them impacting and one missing completely and hitting Zorldan in the rump with several angry words muttered. Pringle tries a scorching ray of fire which also chars the bark of the creature. </p><p></p><p>After struggling with the vine for a while Zordlan finally see’s what everyone else does and screams like a little girl as the maw opens wide and he is pulled a little closer. With a shout of anger he throws off the vines holding him and pulls himself to his feet. The Tree lurches forward sending vines shooting out to all in range but the combined efforts and blows from the party soon reduce it to firewood.</p><p></p><p>They poke around the tree and the cottage but find nothing of interest while Sayuri pulls Grembor’s arrow from Zordlan and returns it to him; Grembor takes the arrow with a nod of thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sic_Pixie, post: 5933442, member: 52403"] [b]Never trust the trees[/b] Walking back to the camp with horse meat thrown over one shoulder the rest of the party share looks before getting the frying pans out to cook the meat. Sitting eating hot horse mixed with the usual fruit and oats of breakfast they can see a smudge on the horizon. Grembor fishing out his looking glass gazes at it intently for a while before concluding that this may indeed be their destination. The ground from this distance looks to be a brown dusty colour and the buildings of the town look mostly in serious disrepair. There is the smudge of smoke rising from the ruins which were supposed to have been abandoned … that is till recently when the whispering way closely followed by the werewolves of the Shudderwood descended upon the slowly disintegrating ruins. They sneak to the borders of the desecrated area and find a dilapidated building with a poor innocent tree; hanging from said tree are four dead werewolves still clad in their fine furry hides. Now one would assume that this is fishy as werewolves revert to human form on their death and this did indeed go through Sayuri’s mind. However some powerful enchantment enthralled the others of the party into thinking it was just an innocent tree and nothing was out of the ordinary. That is until a vine drops from the tree and wraps around Pringle. Pringle then see’s the tree for what it is while the rest of the party (Sayuri excluded) start wondering why Pringle is suddenly wrestling with a vine. This is not the usual playful mannerisms of the serious wizard; and quite out of character. Pringle is obviously in some distress though and requires some assistance so Zordlan wanders to Pringle and assists him by severing the vine with his sword shaking his head at the idiosyncrasies of those of a wizardly pursuit. Grembor gets the inkling that something is going on but just can’t put his finger on it; while Pringle backs up out of the reach of the carnivorous plant and screams at the rest of the group to get back. The Tree shoots a vine at Grembor wrapping him up in its coils knocking him over onto his back; tightening the vine around his chest as he struggles feebly to release himself. Sayuri starts casting a spell and another vine leaps in her direction disrupting the spell and wrapping strong foliage round her arms and mouth. Sayuri tries struggling free but is unable to extract herself while Zordlan somewhat bemused by the strange turn of events and how did she manage to get herself so entirely stuck in an inanimate object like this. With Zordlan’s assistance Sayuri is freed. Grembor manages to throw off the restricting vines and finally manages to see the tree for what it is while Zordlan is still blissfully unaware due to the Tree’s insidious illusions. Grembor scoots back several steps and activates his magical quiver making the arrows within it flaming. Pulling one out he fires it at the tree where it impacts with a burst of flame. Pringle follows suit with a spell but he fails to overcome the tree’s magical resistance and the spell splatters harmlessly upon the bark. Sayuri not to be outdone shoots off a lightning bolt at the tree which evades it’s resistance to magic and thunders into the trunk causing it to quiver and scream showing for the first time a toothed maw in the trunk. The tree attacks the only one left within its reach and wraps vines around Zordlan who laughs as he trips over a branch and ends up laying on his back somehow tangled in some loose vines which seem to tighten as he struggles. It’s amusing how these little accidents happen. Sayuri fires off some force missiles at the tree while Grembor unloads 3 arrows at it’s trunk with a couple of them impacting and one missing completely and hitting Zorldan in the rump with several angry words muttered. Pringle tries a scorching ray of fire which also chars the bark of the creature. After struggling with the vine for a while Zordlan finally see’s what everyone else does and screams like a little girl as the maw opens wide and he is pulled a little closer. With a shout of anger he throws off the vines holding him and pulls himself to his feet. The Tree lurches forward sending vines shooting out to all in range but the combined efforts and blows from the party soon reduce it to firewood. They poke around the tree and the cottage but find nothing of interest while Sayuri pulls Grembor’s arrow from Zordlan and returns it to him; Grembor takes the arrow with a nod of thanks. [/QUOTE]
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