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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3794028" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Azlin's tale, pt. 6</strong></p><p></p><p>[sblock]</p><p>Jubilee: "I can't help it - I see written things, I read them."</p><p>DH: "Cursed scrolls, here we come!"</p><p></p><p>Jubilee: "I am not getting naked to get into a pool!"</p><p>Zora: "Yes, but what about your character?"</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Graywall's pretty scummy. Doesn't hold up to the stone carving of the Six Kings we saw before we got there. Town stinks like a cesspit and the buildings are all… <em>wrong</em>.</p><p></p><p>Ran into some folks from House Orien. They tell us we'd be safer in the human quarter. We find a decent inn and stabling for our horses.</p><p>[sblock]</p><p>Zora: "Don't they have a non-human quarter, where we can stable our human?"</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p>Have to ask around a lot to find our contact. Kain only told us his name. Too bad none of us are good at that sort of thing. We're better at starting fights.</p><p></p><p>Conshru's got a new pet. Some kind of cat-like critter tried to crawl up my leg. Apparently considered good eating. He and Gwaenna save it from someone's dinner plate.</p><p>[sblock]</p><p>DH: "You see a cat-size animal with gliding membranes between its limbs."</p><p>Zora: "What is it?"</p><p>DH: "You don't know."</p><p>Zora: "I roll Knowledge (nature). Ooh, not on that roll. By the texture of the claws, I think it's some kind of grizzly bear!"</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p>Turns out our contact is an orc tending bar at a pit-fighting dive. Place is packed with vermin, gnolls, bugbears and the like.</p><p></p><p>The orc gives Artemis something and we leave pretty quick. Conshru says trouble is brewing. We hustle down a winding alley and set ourselves up to make an ambush. Conshru hangs back so he can warn us. </p><p></p><p>They catch up with us quick: an ogre, some kind of wolf-like creature, and a strange black-skinned woman wizard. She's trouble. Actually, they all are. </p><p></p><p>I call up the hammer from the sphere to wallop the ogre. Too bad the magic doesn't make it more accurate. Then I pray for Boldrei to give us her divine protection. Gwaenna's too far away to benefit, which is a very bad thing for her. </p><p></p><p>The wolf-thing is sort of hard to see -and to hit. The ogre has heavy armor and a huge mace. They're doing a lot of hurt to Gwaenna and Conshru. Some black energy hits the Halfling and he sags on Grix's back. But he still points a wand at the wizard woman.</p><p></p><p>A burst of lightning crackles around Gwaenna and Conshru. Both of them look a little scorched. The flickering wolf-thing claws and bites at Gwaenna. Behind her the ogre hefts his massive mace. He swings at Conshru but Grix dodges out of the way.</p><p></p><p>Conshru wreathes the ogre and wolf-thing with flames that bind them like rope. He and Gwaenna exchange terse shouts with Artemis about the magic that's flying around the filthy alley. Artemis points his wand down the alley at the wizard, who I can't see from where I'm standing.</p><p></p><p>Gwaenna swings her sword at the ogre and lightning plays along the blade. He stumbles back a half-step. From behind me Sten's purple energy shoots past but misses the ogre.A bugbear rushes out of a side alley and hits the ogre with a staff- it's really Xil. The ogre staggers but doesn't fall.</p><p></p><p>The wolf-creature lunges at Gwaenna, drawing a sword. I can see it better now - it's got armor on! It moves really fast, but Conshru's fire keeps it from striking. </p><p></p><p>A blast of fire fills the alley around me. I nearly pass out. Coins and bottles scatter on the ground as Artemis's homunculus turns to ash. Grix flings himself and Conshru out of range and the flames just wash over Sten.</p><p></p><p>The ogre swings at Conshru, and that's too much for him. He misses his aim and falls over. My hammer keeps on thwacking him as he lies on the ground.</p><p></p><p>I use my belt to heal myself, but I'm still in bad shape. Artemis looks pretty weak, too. Gwaenna's collapsed and it looks serious. Conshru grabs Gwaenna and disappears. At least the fire didn't take her.</p><p></p><p>Artemis blows a horn, and a whole swarm of constructs appear, running off toward the wizard. I can't see them after that. I ask for Dol Arrah's aid to heal myself some more.</p><p></p><p>Sten points up to a rooftop - the wizard's up there now. I send my hammer at her but it has no effect. I shoot a moon bolt at her too, but it does nothing. Artemis's constructs are climbing up the building after her. I think she looks worried.</p><p>[sblock]</p><p>DH: "She's worried about the guys climbing the building."</p><p>Patv: "So she casts <em>grease</em>. Because grease is the word."</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p>Conshru's flying - he's turned Grix into a glidewing! He wraps some green stuff around the wizard so she can't move, and then has Grix spit fire at her!</p><p></p><p>Artemis stamps his feet and starts to lift off the ground. Gwaenna grabs hold of him and they both go flying up to the rooftop. Gwaenna shoots a crossbow bolt at the wizard - funny, she doesn't carry a crossbow.</p><p></p><p>Xil maneuvers around behind the wolf-thing while Sten stabs it with his strange energy blade. Their blows are deflected by the wolf's armor.</p><p></p><p>The wizard disappears, still wrapped in Conshru's green ribbons. The ogre's near dead, but the wolf-thing's still fighting Sten and Xil. His swipe misses Xil. I can't see Conshru and Grix anymore. They've flown off toward the tavern.</p><p></p><p>Sten and Xil position themselves on opposite sides of the wolf-creature and attack together. Xil slams it with his staff and the creature goes limp. The changeling makes sure it's dead. </p><p></p><p>I turn around to see some locals eyeing Artemis's stuff, so I glare at them and heft my axe while Sten picks up the artificer's gear. Artemis, Conshru and Gwaenna return, complaining that the dark wizard got away somehow. All we've got to show for nearly dying is the loot we can take from her two companions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3794028, member: 30035"] [b]Azlin's tale, pt. 6[/b] [sblock] Jubilee: "I can't help it - I see written things, I read them." DH: "Cursed scrolls, here we come!" Jubilee: "I am not getting naked to get into a pool!" Zora: "Yes, but what about your character?" [/sblock] Graywall's pretty scummy. Doesn't hold up to the stone carving of the Six Kings we saw before we got there. Town stinks like a cesspit and the buildings are all… [I]wrong[/I]. Ran into some folks from House Orien. They tell us we'd be safer in the human quarter. We find a decent inn and stabling for our horses. [sblock] Zora: "Don't they have a non-human quarter, where we can stable our human?" [/sblock] Have to ask around a lot to find our contact. Kain only told us his name. Too bad none of us are good at that sort of thing. We're better at starting fights. Conshru's got a new pet. Some kind of cat-like critter tried to crawl up my leg. Apparently considered good eating. He and Gwaenna save it from someone's dinner plate. [sblock] DH: "You see a cat-size animal with gliding membranes between its limbs." Zora: "What is it?" DH: "You don't know." Zora: "I roll Knowledge (nature). Ooh, not on that roll. By the texture of the claws, I think it's some kind of grizzly bear!" [/sblock] Turns out our contact is an orc tending bar at a pit-fighting dive. Place is packed with vermin, gnolls, bugbears and the like. The orc gives Artemis something and we leave pretty quick. Conshru says trouble is brewing. We hustle down a winding alley and set ourselves up to make an ambush. Conshru hangs back so he can warn us. They catch up with us quick: an ogre, some kind of wolf-like creature, and a strange black-skinned woman wizard. She's trouble. Actually, they all are. I call up the hammer from the sphere to wallop the ogre. Too bad the magic doesn't make it more accurate. Then I pray for Boldrei to give us her divine protection. Gwaenna's too far away to benefit, which is a very bad thing for her. The wolf-thing is sort of hard to see -and to hit. The ogre has heavy armor and a huge mace. They're doing a lot of hurt to Gwaenna and Conshru. Some black energy hits the Halfling and he sags on Grix's back. But he still points a wand at the wizard woman. A burst of lightning crackles around Gwaenna and Conshru. Both of them look a little scorched. The flickering wolf-thing claws and bites at Gwaenna. Behind her the ogre hefts his massive mace. He swings at Conshru but Grix dodges out of the way. Conshru wreathes the ogre and wolf-thing with flames that bind them like rope. He and Gwaenna exchange terse shouts with Artemis about the magic that's flying around the filthy alley. Artemis points his wand down the alley at the wizard, who I can't see from where I'm standing. Gwaenna swings her sword at the ogre and lightning plays along the blade. He stumbles back a half-step. From behind me Sten's purple energy shoots past but misses the ogre.A bugbear rushes out of a side alley and hits the ogre with a staff- it's really Xil. The ogre staggers but doesn't fall. The wolf-creature lunges at Gwaenna, drawing a sword. I can see it better now - it's got armor on! It moves really fast, but Conshru's fire keeps it from striking. A blast of fire fills the alley around me. I nearly pass out. Coins and bottles scatter on the ground as Artemis's homunculus turns to ash. Grix flings himself and Conshru out of range and the flames just wash over Sten. The ogre swings at Conshru, and that's too much for him. He misses his aim and falls over. My hammer keeps on thwacking him as he lies on the ground. I use my belt to heal myself, but I'm still in bad shape. Artemis looks pretty weak, too. Gwaenna's collapsed and it looks serious. Conshru grabs Gwaenna and disappears. At least the fire didn't take her. Artemis blows a horn, and a whole swarm of constructs appear, running off toward the wizard. I can't see them after that. I ask for Dol Arrah's aid to heal myself some more. Sten points up to a rooftop - the wizard's up there now. I send my hammer at her but it has no effect. I shoot a moon bolt at her too, but it does nothing. Artemis's constructs are climbing up the building after her. I think she looks worried. [sblock] DH: "She's worried about the guys climbing the building." Patv: "So she casts [I]grease[/I]. Because grease is the word." [/sblock] Conshru's flying - he's turned Grix into a glidewing! He wraps some green stuff around the wizard so she can't move, and then has Grix spit fire at her! Artemis stamps his feet and starts to lift off the ground. Gwaenna grabs hold of him and they both go flying up to the rooftop. Gwaenna shoots a crossbow bolt at the wizard - funny, she doesn't carry a crossbow. Xil maneuvers around behind the wolf-thing while Sten stabs it with his strange energy blade. Their blows are deflected by the wolf's armor. The wizard disappears, still wrapped in Conshru's green ribbons. The ogre's near dead, but the wolf-thing's still fighting Sten and Xil. His swipe misses Xil. I can't see Conshru and Grix anymore. They've flown off toward the tavern. Sten and Xil position themselves on opposite sides of the wolf-creature and attack together. Xil slams it with his staff and the creature goes limp. The changeling makes sure it's dead. I turn around to see some locals eyeing Artemis's stuff, so I glare at them and heft my axe while Sten picks up the artificer's gear. Artemis, Conshru and Gwaenna return, complaining that the dark wizard got away somehow. All we've got to show for nearly dying is the loot we can take from her two companions. [/QUOTE]
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