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<blockquote data-quote="The_Black_Cat" data-source="post: 5446210" data-attributes="member: 6668100"><p>Chapter Three - Seeing Double</p><p> </p><p>Ninaran, Deskarr and the elven guards searched the forest swiftly and efficiently, but their journey was long and they feared they would not find the prince in time to save him. Nevertheless, they marched silently, on the lookout for grimlocks, harpies, or worse. After an hour or so of walking, they heard a the clinking of chainmail and the thump of boots. “Orcs” sighed Deskarr as they prepared for fight or flight. Moments later, a veritable array of orcs, in all possible sizes and wielding all sorts of weapons emerged from the forest, too numerous to count, too numerous to fight. The search party, outmatched by the orcs, ran for their lives. All but one. A young member of the elven elite turned back and charged towards the orcs, giving his life for that of his allies. Laughing cruelly, one of the orcs stepped forth and struck the novice down. </p><p>The remainder of the rescue party ran towards the nearby swamps and were one by one struck down by spear-throwing, blade-swinging, elf-tackling orcs. By the time the swamps were in sight, all but four had been slaughtered. They bounded from the forest into the swamps of death, where even the fearless orcs dared not go…</p><p style="text-align: center">***</p><p></p><p>Just as Arathen’s pursuer reached her quarry, the dwarf heaved himself onto a tiny speck of dry land and grinned at his foe, who was not yet out of the water. Yet another bolt of electricity escaped from his hands, aimed not at the savage woman but rather at the water itself. The bolt coursed through the water as well as across the hag’s body, who broke into pained spasms and sunk into the murky bog. Arathen continued his march through the bog. When he turned back, the hag was nowhere to be seen. Whistling to himself as he walked, Arathen made his way to a mass of tiny huts made out of straw and wood and walked into the nearest one. As guttural, animalistic laughter sounded in the distance, Arathen set to work on barricading his hideaway, placing the desk in front of the unobstructed entry and the bed in front of the sole window before setting the prince down on the ground and patiently guarding the door, weapon raised. After a while - Arathen’s futile efforts to count off the seconds lead to little success - the desk was pushed over, and a furred creature leapt into the room!</p><p style="text-align: center">***</p><p></p><p>Ninaran, Deskarr and their elven companions waded into the treacherous swamp, followed by a hail of arrows, which struck an elf in the head, killing him instantly. Only the oldest of the guards, the veteran, remained. Swearing in elven, the guard began to speak when a small elven hand emerged from the water before disappearing into the blackness once more. The trio swam to where they had last seen the limb and began to search the water for their comrade. Ninaran’s hand clamped around something fleshy and soft. He quickly heaved it from the water, but it was nothing more than a rotting corpse that had lain beneath the sea for weeks and weeks. Dropping the body with little emotion he renewed his search. Deskarr and the veteran, both searching the same area, their arms blindly searching through the mass of muck and seaweed, came across the drowning prince at exactly the same time. Emerging from the depths, he immediately stopped flailing about and began to gasp for breath. “My Lord” intoned the veteran elf, saluting the prince, who promptly replied “Many thanks, faithful servant”. After a few moments of discussion, Ninaran and Deskarr continued to travel through the swamp in search of their missing partner and the elven guard escorted Cade back to the elven lands. Reaching the end of the swamp, the members of the Emerald Guard searched the huts for a few minutes, before noticing the one blocked off by a desk. Pushing it over, Deskarr leapt into the building… </p><p>… Arathen lunged at the intruder, barely missing his exposed neck before both noticed the near-fatal error they had made. They chuckled nervously for a few moments, until Ninaran poked his head in and noticed the elven prince lying in the corner of the room. </p><p>“ Did you and the prince lose contact at any moment whilst you made your way here?” he snapped at Arathen. “No. Why?” asked the bewildered dwarf. “Zargon’s Blood!” swore the elf, pushing the mattress off the bed, revealing the swamp-facing window. Peering into the black night, the trio could barely make out the deserted shore.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Chapter four is coming soon, which will be far longer than this one (or at least it should be). I haven't come up with a title for it so far. I might also post a Session Overview for the first session, which made up the first three chapters of the story hour. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The_Black_Cat, post: 5446210, member: 6668100"] Chapter Three - Seeing Double Ninaran, Deskarr and the elven guards searched the forest swiftly and efficiently, but their journey was long and they feared they would not find the prince in time to save him. Nevertheless, they marched silently, on the lookout for grimlocks, harpies, or worse. After an hour or so of walking, they heard a the clinking of chainmail and the thump of boots. “Orcs” sighed Deskarr as they prepared for fight or flight. Moments later, a veritable array of orcs, in all possible sizes and wielding all sorts of weapons emerged from the forest, too numerous to count, too numerous to fight. The search party, outmatched by the orcs, ran for their lives. All but one. A young member of the elven elite turned back and charged towards the orcs, giving his life for that of his allies. Laughing cruelly, one of the orcs stepped forth and struck the novice down. The remainder of the rescue party ran towards the nearby swamps and were one by one struck down by spear-throwing, blade-swinging, elf-tackling orcs. By the time the swamps were in sight, all but four had been slaughtered. They bounded from the forest into the swamps of death, where even the fearless orcs dared not go… [CENTER]***[/CENTER] Just as Arathen’s pursuer reached her quarry, the dwarf heaved himself onto a tiny speck of dry land and grinned at his foe, who was not yet out of the water. Yet another bolt of electricity escaped from his hands, aimed not at the savage woman but rather at the water itself. The bolt coursed through the water as well as across the hag’s body, who broke into pained spasms and sunk into the murky bog. Arathen continued his march through the bog. When he turned back, the hag was nowhere to be seen. Whistling to himself as he walked, Arathen made his way to a mass of tiny huts made out of straw and wood and walked into the nearest one. As guttural, animalistic laughter sounded in the distance, Arathen set to work on barricading his hideaway, placing the desk in front of the unobstructed entry and the bed in front of the sole window before setting the prince down on the ground and patiently guarding the door, weapon raised. After a while - Arathen’s futile efforts to count off the seconds lead to little success - the desk was pushed over, and a furred creature leapt into the room! [CENTER]***[/CENTER] Ninaran, Deskarr and their elven companions waded into the treacherous swamp, followed by a hail of arrows, which struck an elf in the head, killing him instantly. Only the oldest of the guards, the veteran, remained. Swearing in elven, the guard began to speak when a small elven hand emerged from the water before disappearing into the blackness once more. The trio swam to where they had last seen the limb and began to search the water for their comrade. Ninaran’s hand clamped around something fleshy and soft. He quickly heaved it from the water, but it was nothing more than a rotting corpse that had lain beneath the sea for weeks and weeks. Dropping the body with little emotion he renewed his search. Deskarr and the veteran, both searching the same area, their arms blindly searching through the mass of muck and seaweed, came across the drowning prince at exactly the same time. Emerging from the depths, he immediately stopped flailing about and began to gasp for breath. “My Lord” intoned the veteran elf, saluting the prince, who promptly replied “Many thanks, faithful servant”. After a few moments of discussion, Ninaran and Deskarr continued to travel through the swamp in search of their missing partner and the elven guard escorted Cade back to the elven lands. Reaching the end of the swamp, the members of the Emerald Guard searched the huts for a few minutes, before noticing the one blocked off by a desk. Pushing it over, Deskarr leapt into the building… … Arathen lunged at the intruder, barely missing his exposed neck before both noticed the near-fatal error they had made. They chuckled nervously for a few moments, until Ninaran poked his head in and noticed the elven prince lying in the corner of the room. “ Did you and the prince lose contact at any moment whilst you made your way here?” he snapped at Arathen. “No. Why?” asked the bewildered dwarf. “Zargon’s Blood!” swore the elf, pushing the mattress off the bed, revealing the swamp-facing window. Peering into the black night, the trio could barely make out the deserted shore. [B] [/B] Chapter four is coming soon, which will be far longer than this one (or at least it should be). I haven't come up with a title for it so far. I might also post a Session Overview for the first session, which made up the first three chapters of the story hour. [/QUOTE]
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