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<blockquote data-quote="Sic_Pixie" data-source="post: 6001097" data-attributes="member: 52403"><p><strong>Pringle, upon the summoning of Demons.</strong></p><p></p><p>The Feindish Chull however has no such thoughts; its divine mandate is to remove interlopers from the temple and protect it from the curios. This it attempts to do by grasping Grembor in both of its claws which rip holes in his skin and armor. Zordlan takes out some holy water and pours it down his blade hoping it will help fight off this monstrous creature as Sayuri and Nashkar both argue about its origins and weaknesses. Sayuri predictably fires off some force missiles which impact upon its shell each with a sharp retort while Nashkar attempts to send it back to where it came from with a powerful spell but strangely it does not work. Grembor is squeezed by the claws as they twist his poor body relentlessly; he screams in pain as he feels ribs cracking and joints popping. Zordlan runs in with his holy watered sword and hits the creature which annoys it and cracks some of its carapace. Sayuri takes out some holy water and pours it over her hands intending to beat the overgrown lobster into the pot with her bare fists while Nashkar channels positive energy hoping to damage the creature as it is a denizen of Hell. The positive energy washing over it makes it giggle in an odd jiggly fashion as the runes carved into the shell glow brightly in response. </p><p></p><p>Grembor is passed to its writhing tentacles surrounding its mouth and he goes limp as the Chull chews down upon him blood pouring from his paralyzed body as his mind looks on in horror. The Chull if it had them would be smacking his lips in appreciation of the aberrant tainted elf that is Grembor. Zordlan continues to hammer upon its shell with his sword causing it some annoyance while Sayrui circles around the creature to find a suitable place to attack the creature; she advances and unleashes a fist of fury which misses. There is a torrent of unladylike mutterings from Sayuri’s mouth which causes Zordlan to look at her sharply. Pringle still hears the whisperings in his mind and considers briefly bashing in his head with a rock to stop it but the logical part of his mind overrides that thought quickly before it takes hold. He is standing outside of the Temple and the locals who can see him look very scared as he talks to himself. With a mental shake he turns and re-enters the Temple as he can hear the faint sounds of battle within. Nashkar Channels again healing up Grembor as his tortured body had taken a substantial beating from the creature’s claws.</p><p></p><p>The Chull lashes out at Zordlan lifting him into the air in its claw; his armor squeals in protect as does Zordlan as the claw squeezes him tightly; there are popping sounds as the buckles fastening his steel breastplate pop. The Chull does not have anywhere else to put him but holding him tightly hopefully prevents the annoying little thing from hitting it. Zordlan struggles to break free of the creature’s hold but fails while Sayuri stepping back fires off some more force missiles which again strike upon the Chull’s shell causing minute cracks to spread from the area’s of impact. Pringle can see the combat and rushes to help; seeing the situation of the party with the two main combat figures helpless he starts summoning some help in the form of another Demon. Disturbing sounding vocals and the aroma of death and decay arise from the area surrounding Pringle but he does not seem to notice; around his feet a shadowy forest of clutching hands and tentacles spring into being vainly trying to grasp hold of Pringle’s robes and drag him down to Hell to be with them but they are unable to hold anything in their insubstantial fingers. Nashkar seeing the problems the party faces mutters a powerful transmutation and grows to the size of a giant; with this added power he advances upon the creature and attempts to pull Zordlan from its grasp.</p><p></p><p>Fiendish lobster grabs for Zordlan attempting to tear him apart to consume in gobbets of still warm flesh; Zordlan is pulled and torn but thankfully remains whole. Grembor finds he has life returning to him limbs and manages to slither from the tentacles grasp sliding to the floor beside the beast; Zordlan tries to extract himself but is held fast but is assisted by Sayuri who casts a quick spell covering him in grease which makes it much easier for Nashkar to pull him from the Chull’s claws. Pringle finishes his summons and a portal opens behind the Chull; the portal dips blood onto the floor and as it opens in an eye wrenching twist of reality; out steps a blood dripping Babu Demon. The Demon looks towards its supposed master Pringle, cocking his head as to receive his orders. Then he seems to commune with a higher power before nodding to Pringle and attacking the Chull from the rear ripping into shell and delving into the soft flesh beneath with it’s wicked bloody claws.</p><p></p><p>The Chull stands no chance now and soon expires in a fountain of gore from the animalistic Babu Demon ripping it to shreds, Grembor sinking his sword and dagger into whichever vulnerable spot he can find; Zordlan’s sword and Nashkar’s now large sparking axe. It is a very messy evening in the temple to Dagon the Demon Prince and who is to say the Demon didn’t enjoy his evening’s entertainment. </p><p></p><p>Pringle dismisses the Babu Demon with a flick of his hand; the Demon looks at him with a knowing grin and a friendly nod before stepping back into the re-appeared portal and slinking away. Pringle hears muttering and the occasional whisper resounding inside of his skull and clutching his head in his hands starts making his way towards the door. The rest of the party with concerned looks his way investigate the one remain door. Inside they discover some headless bodies; closer inspection reveals that the heads were not severed but the best idea they could come up with is that the heads were torn off by some powerful force; possibly the Chull had something to do with it. Grembor notices that one of the bodies looks like it is not local and does a quick search finding a scrap of paper that he is sure matches the ledger in the stable they were assaulted in Thrushmoor. The note reads “Rider on the way with effigy. Meet at Old House outside town for exchange.” While the content of the note means little to them they are sure it is important and the effigy could mean the Seasage Effigy they are tracking. They pocket it for now and continue searching; Sayuri heads to the two locals killed by a paranoid Pringle and a quick search reveals the couples possession’s included several items used in nurse a young baby including bottle and changes of diapers and such. Sayuri does a quick scan to make sure they have not missed the baby but can find nothing else to indicate where this is.</p><p></p><p>Pringle decides to head back in and passes close to the weird statue of Dagon; the voices in his mind continue to whisper and taunt him; promising secrets and powers beyond imagination. Pringle tries to ignore them but fails to see the danger as a sluglike being launches itself at him and impacts upon his leg. He screams and drops to the floor clutching at his leg in agony as the slippery slug burrows into his flesh and disappears into his leg with a final taunting wave of its tail. Pringle screams for help shouting ‘It is in my leg, the slug is in my leg” and the party come running. An examination by Nashkar and Sayuri shows no evidence at all that anything attacked Pringle however; there is no broken skin and the only slight suggestion anything is out of the ordinary is a small red mark left by the slug’s apparent passage. Pringle can’t believe it and feels a twinge in his hip and hysterically tells them that the slug is inside him and trying to reach his heart. Another hurried search finds nothing out of the ordinary and Nashkar’s professional opinion is that Pringle has lost his somewhat tenuous grasp on reality and he is seeing things. They are all still shocked over his apparent cold blooded murder of two innocent locals and can only assume he has lost him marbles.</p><p></p><p>They pick up Pringle who shakily gets to his feet and staggers over to sit down on an available seat while the rest of the party clean up the Temple checking for clues and loot when there is another scream from Pringle as he feels something pinch at the base of his skull and he is certain that whatever killed all those headless people was going to kill him too. It take much longer to calm him down this time and many in the party are considering powerful sedatives as a crazy delusional mass murderer who can teleport and throw balls of fire from his hands is a serious liability. </p><p></p><p><em>DM Note: Yes in a temple dedicated to the Demon Lord Dagon Pringle thinks it is a great idea to summon another Demon … This is after killing (sacrificing) a pair of innocent locals close enough to the Demon Lords Altar to draw his attention and the attention of the temples fiendishly divine protector.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sic_Pixie, post: 6001097, member: 52403"] [b]Pringle, upon the summoning of Demons.[/b] The Feindish Chull however has no such thoughts; its divine mandate is to remove interlopers from the temple and protect it from the curios. This it attempts to do by grasping Grembor in both of its claws which rip holes in his skin and armor. Zordlan takes out some holy water and pours it down his blade hoping it will help fight off this monstrous creature as Sayuri and Nashkar both argue about its origins and weaknesses. Sayuri predictably fires off some force missiles which impact upon its shell each with a sharp retort while Nashkar attempts to send it back to where it came from with a powerful spell but strangely it does not work. Grembor is squeezed by the claws as they twist his poor body relentlessly; he screams in pain as he feels ribs cracking and joints popping. Zordlan runs in with his holy watered sword and hits the creature which annoys it and cracks some of its carapace. Sayuri takes out some holy water and pours it over her hands intending to beat the overgrown lobster into the pot with her bare fists while Nashkar channels positive energy hoping to damage the creature as it is a denizen of Hell. The positive energy washing over it makes it giggle in an odd jiggly fashion as the runes carved into the shell glow brightly in response. Grembor is passed to its writhing tentacles surrounding its mouth and he goes limp as the Chull chews down upon him blood pouring from his paralyzed body as his mind looks on in horror. The Chull if it had them would be smacking his lips in appreciation of the aberrant tainted elf that is Grembor. Zordlan continues to hammer upon its shell with his sword causing it some annoyance while Sayrui circles around the creature to find a suitable place to attack the creature; she advances and unleashes a fist of fury which misses. There is a torrent of unladylike mutterings from Sayuri’s mouth which causes Zordlan to look at her sharply. Pringle still hears the whisperings in his mind and considers briefly bashing in his head with a rock to stop it but the logical part of his mind overrides that thought quickly before it takes hold. He is standing outside of the Temple and the locals who can see him look very scared as he talks to himself. With a mental shake he turns and re-enters the Temple as he can hear the faint sounds of battle within. Nashkar Channels again healing up Grembor as his tortured body had taken a substantial beating from the creature’s claws. The Chull lashes out at Zordlan lifting him into the air in its claw; his armor squeals in protect as does Zordlan as the claw squeezes him tightly; there are popping sounds as the buckles fastening his steel breastplate pop. The Chull does not have anywhere else to put him but holding him tightly hopefully prevents the annoying little thing from hitting it. Zordlan struggles to break free of the creature’s hold but fails while Sayuri stepping back fires off some more force missiles which again strike upon the Chull’s shell causing minute cracks to spread from the area’s of impact. Pringle can see the combat and rushes to help; seeing the situation of the party with the two main combat figures helpless he starts summoning some help in the form of another Demon. Disturbing sounding vocals and the aroma of death and decay arise from the area surrounding Pringle but he does not seem to notice; around his feet a shadowy forest of clutching hands and tentacles spring into being vainly trying to grasp hold of Pringle’s robes and drag him down to Hell to be with them but they are unable to hold anything in their insubstantial fingers. Nashkar seeing the problems the party faces mutters a powerful transmutation and grows to the size of a giant; with this added power he advances upon the creature and attempts to pull Zordlan from its grasp. Fiendish lobster grabs for Zordlan attempting to tear him apart to consume in gobbets of still warm flesh; Zordlan is pulled and torn but thankfully remains whole. Grembor finds he has life returning to him limbs and manages to slither from the tentacles grasp sliding to the floor beside the beast; Zordlan tries to extract himself but is held fast but is assisted by Sayuri who casts a quick spell covering him in grease which makes it much easier for Nashkar to pull him from the Chull’s claws. Pringle finishes his summons and a portal opens behind the Chull; the portal dips blood onto the floor and as it opens in an eye wrenching twist of reality; out steps a blood dripping Babu Demon. The Demon looks towards its supposed master Pringle, cocking his head as to receive his orders. Then he seems to commune with a higher power before nodding to Pringle and attacking the Chull from the rear ripping into shell and delving into the soft flesh beneath with it’s wicked bloody claws. The Chull stands no chance now and soon expires in a fountain of gore from the animalistic Babu Demon ripping it to shreds, Grembor sinking his sword and dagger into whichever vulnerable spot he can find; Zordlan’s sword and Nashkar’s now large sparking axe. It is a very messy evening in the temple to Dagon the Demon Prince and who is to say the Demon didn’t enjoy his evening’s entertainment. Pringle dismisses the Babu Demon with a flick of his hand; the Demon looks at him with a knowing grin and a friendly nod before stepping back into the re-appeared portal and slinking away. Pringle hears muttering and the occasional whisper resounding inside of his skull and clutching his head in his hands starts making his way towards the door. The rest of the party with concerned looks his way investigate the one remain door. Inside they discover some headless bodies; closer inspection reveals that the heads were not severed but the best idea they could come up with is that the heads were torn off by some powerful force; possibly the Chull had something to do with it. Grembor notices that one of the bodies looks like it is not local and does a quick search finding a scrap of paper that he is sure matches the ledger in the stable they were assaulted in Thrushmoor. The note reads “Rider on the way with effigy. Meet at Old House outside town for exchange.” While the content of the note means little to them they are sure it is important and the effigy could mean the Seasage Effigy they are tracking. They pocket it for now and continue searching; Sayuri heads to the two locals killed by a paranoid Pringle and a quick search reveals the couples possession’s included several items used in nurse a young baby including bottle and changes of diapers and such. Sayuri does a quick scan to make sure they have not missed the baby but can find nothing else to indicate where this is. Pringle decides to head back in and passes close to the weird statue of Dagon; the voices in his mind continue to whisper and taunt him; promising secrets and powers beyond imagination. Pringle tries to ignore them but fails to see the danger as a sluglike being launches itself at him and impacts upon his leg. He screams and drops to the floor clutching at his leg in agony as the slippery slug burrows into his flesh and disappears into his leg with a final taunting wave of its tail. Pringle screams for help shouting ‘It is in my leg, the slug is in my leg” and the party come running. An examination by Nashkar and Sayuri shows no evidence at all that anything attacked Pringle however; there is no broken skin and the only slight suggestion anything is out of the ordinary is a small red mark left by the slug’s apparent passage. Pringle can’t believe it and feels a twinge in his hip and hysterically tells them that the slug is inside him and trying to reach his heart. Another hurried search finds nothing out of the ordinary and Nashkar’s professional opinion is that Pringle has lost his somewhat tenuous grasp on reality and he is seeing things. They are all still shocked over his apparent cold blooded murder of two innocent locals and can only assume he has lost him marbles. They pick up Pringle who shakily gets to his feet and staggers over to sit down on an available seat while the rest of the party clean up the Temple checking for clues and loot when there is another scream from Pringle as he feels something pinch at the base of his skull and he is certain that whatever killed all those headless people was going to kill him too. It take much longer to calm him down this time and many in the party are considering powerful sedatives as a crazy delusional mass murderer who can teleport and throw balls of fire from his hands is a serious liability. [I]DM Note: Yes in a temple dedicated to the Demon Lord Dagon Pringle thinks it is a great idea to summon another Demon … This is after killing (sacrificing) a pair of innocent locals close enough to the Demon Lords Altar to draw his attention and the attention of the temples fiendishly divine protector. [/I] [/QUOTE]
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