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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 2119401" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>EBERRON</p><p>03/12/05</p><p>SEGMENT 056</p><p>“RAIL WRECK” PT VII</p><p></p><p>“Who is that?!?!?” Screams Beth d’Cannith as Cedious opens the door for Sara. “She can’t be here! She doesn’t belong! Out! Out! Out!”</p><p></p><p>“uhhh- I can explain… really I uhhh.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>The door opens and Captain Sirbarne walks with confidence. </p><p></p><p>“What- you got yourself a set of balls now?” humors the ½ Giant whom finishes his only drink. He watches as the room fills with soldiers armed with shields and flails. “I guess you do.”</p><p></p><p>Balkroth coughs and motions to the front of the car. “Trouble. Emerald Claw force.”</p><p></p><p>The druid looks. “How did they locate us this quickly? How did they know Black Sand was part of our group?” He sighs and Gnarl stands up. He knows it is time for combat, not sleep.</p><p></p><p>“Still feel so high and mighty Droaam ½ breed?” Snarls Captain Sirbarne. He twirls his blade to bolster his confidence and the men to his side.</p><p></p><p>“Ahhh… look what I have here- “ and Black Sand slowly and purposely withdraws a Greatsword. Once more, he smiles then winks as he attacks the Captain. The Captain goes down with one strike. The rest of the men rally and attack the ½ Giant. They waver as a second ½ Giant steps out from the background waving his own oversized weapon. The halfling on the wolf goes unnoticed until it attacks with its bite.</p><p></p><p>The wait staff takes cover in the bar and the back of the car. Passengers leave in a hurry. The two Thrane soldiers look on. </p><p></p><p>“Hummmm… Scion Bridge.” </p><p></p><p>“Places this out of Thrane.”</p><p></p><p>“And we are off duty.”</p><p></p><p>And they raise and tink their drinks together before beginning their wagers on the outcome. </p><p></p><p>“Emerald Claw scum- they deserve to die.”</p><p></p><p>“Droaam refugees- there is no place for them but at the wrong end of a sword.”</p><p></p><p>If the Cannith employees have heard them, it goes unanswered.</p><p></p><p>However, The soldiers do look to the ceiling. “Squirrels?”</p><p></p><p>“Damn big ones then.”</p><p></p><p>Balkroth hears it also along with Black Sand. Something heavy has leapt onto the roof and now runs the length of the car. Then another, and another and another…..</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“So- what does House Cannith have to do with the Mourning Lands and Talenta Plains?” asks Sara hoping for an answer but not truly expecting one from Beth.</p><p></p><p>“This is not a flop house- GET OUT!” Commands Beth whom motions to the fighter. He tries to grab her but the gnome is incredibly quick on her feet. She weaves and ducks under his arms and body. “Oh look- a painting of Merrix. Is that whom you work for?” she says as she hopes onto a padded seat and looks at his painting.</p><p></p><p>“No. And I am tired of …” thump goes his head against the wall as he leaps at her.</p><p></p><p>“Jorlanna then? That would explain Fairhaven.” She says as she rolls under his backhand.</p><p></p><p>“oh.” She stops dead in her tracks suddenly. Looking out the window of the door to a balcony, she sees a warforged leaning over the roof’s edge and peering in. In the new silence, they all hear it- warforged leaping onto the car!</p><p></p><p>“We are under attack!” yells Beth and she runs to her bag.</p><p></p><p>The trap door over Cedious rips open. A large warforged warrior peers in. It makes a clicking sound and suddenly the sounds of war forged climbing over the roof to the balcony landing is heard from both sides.</p><p></p><p>“By the forges of Onatar- how many are there!?!” screams Beth. Cedious spots one miss the landing and fall off the rail into the Scion Sound several hundred feet below. The doors leading to the balcony are forced open and the warforged armed with long swords rush in. The one at the overhead trapdoor fires in with a bow. A lucky shot nicks the fighter while he battles the first warforged to enter.</p><p></p><p>“You know how to throw a party at least Boddynoc!” says Sara as she pulls a wand from her jacket. Cedious drops her bag and shrugs his shoulders before pulling out his weapons of choice. “Melee happens.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>A Claw member takes a cheap shot at a goblin traveler and kills him. Blu whom was going to help anymore declares that a mistake. The two ½ Giants step into the mass of green, gray and black and add red to the color scheme. They cleave into the small division with impunity. Unlike them, the two half-giants don’t have to worry about whom to hit. The wolf bites and attacks even as the druid empowers it. He bites and trips up soldiers stopping them from flanking and thus surrounding the bigger warriors. The goblins do what they can.</p><p></p><p>Blu tries to locate the leaders and charm them into stopping but the ½ giants hit and kill them before Blu can finish the mental contact. The battle goes back and forth as several solid hits are made on Black Sand. Balkroth is attacked but the soldiers truly want Black Sand- not him. The druid is struck solidly by a flail and forced into the contained area of the bar. Trapped, he fears the worse as three soldiers advance looking at the “easier” targets.</p><p></p><p>A few shingles rip free and a warforged slides off the roof and makes a solid and loud bang as he strikes the bridge’s edge before plummeting to the waters below. Scimitar is not impressed. She [it] motions for the three remaining warforged on the roof to cut the fabric that covers the area that connects the two cars. This done, one warforged drops in. Another moves forward but slips and is run down by the following engine car. The magical energies fry it and it shakes erratically as it lies over the contact stones on the bridge.</p><p></p><p>“Boss on board!” yells the human fighter as Scimitar waves her wicked blade at the entrance. Sara fries a warforged with twin pellets of energy from her wand then moves away. Cedious ducks and weaves stabbing anywhere and everywhere. “Damned constructs!”</p><p></p><p>“We think even less of you flesh things.” Declares a war forged as it tries to slice the retreating rogue. Beth unties her bag and tosses the tie string to the side. It slowly stops in mid air and floats as she wrenches the bag down exposing a massive warforged charger. Bludgeon!</p><p></p><p>“I am in need Lady Beth?” It steps between her and the attacking warforged. “NONE SHALL PASS” it states with authority then slams it’s massive hands together. The effect catches everyone’s attention. The warforged continue after the flesh creatures. Beth, with the protection of Bludgeon, watches to further evaluate the two members of her team.</p><p></p><p>Another goblin is struck down. One Thrane soldier declares his winnings from the loser whom states it’s not over yet.</p><p></p><p>Gnarl tries to leap out of the entrapping bar but is struck down by the soldiers. The druid’s spell is broken even as he tried to caste it. Blu aids his new friend by messing with one soldier’s mind. The half giants continue to wade through. The bodies are piling up as the last of the soldiers enter the car. They see the carnage and stop just out of the range of the 1/2 giant with darkened skin.</p><p></p><p>“We didn’t start this. We were only told to help the Captain. We …” Slice. Obviously Black Sand doesn’t care whom started it, only that he finishes it. They then aid the druid and his wolf by removing another soldier. The battle ends.</p><p></p><p>“How are we going to explain this to Beth?” asks Balkroth to the druid.</p><p></p><p>“Heal me.” Is all Black Sand has to state.</p><p></p><p>Soon there is breathing space as the fighter confronts Scimitar. She [it] is still constrained to the hallway as he attacks. He scores several hits until she [it] can attack back. Sara blasts and destroys a warforged as Cedious removes the last one standing besides Scimitar. </p><p></p><p>“You can not stop us! We are legions!” and strikes the fighter solidly. “But you are not.” Declares the fighter whom then swings under her attack and stabs her into the torso. She falls down and rolls next to the open doorway.</p><p></p><p>Unseen by any, a small piece of component separates from her chest and flies out the open door. Cedious is bumming, there is no money on the warforged. The fighter finds her scimitar to be magical (it glows lightly) and keeps it. She also has a whole 6 gold pieces on her.</p><p></p><p>“She is right, they will return but with a larger and better skilled force.”</p><p></p><p>Surveying the scene and trying to figure out how she will explain this (she isn’t even aware of the dining car incident -yet) to the Karrnath authorities and House Orien she sends the fighter to collect the others.</p><p></p><p>“Now, Cedious- who is this…?” she says staring at Sara whom is trying to place a sincere and charming smile on her face even with Bludgeon looking over Beth’s shoulder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 2119401, member: 9255"] EBERRON 03/12/05 SEGMENT 056 “RAIL WRECK” PT VII “Who is that?!?!?” Screams Beth d’Cannith as Cedious opens the door for Sara. “She can’t be here! She doesn’t belong! Out! Out! Out!” “uhhh- I can explain… really I uhhh.” The door opens and Captain Sirbarne walks with confidence. “What- you got yourself a set of balls now?” humors the ½ Giant whom finishes his only drink. He watches as the room fills with soldiers armed with shields and flails. “I guess you do.” Balkroth coughs and motions to the front of the car. “Trouble. Emerald Claw force.” The druid looks. “How did they locate us this quickly? How did they know Black Sand was part of our group?” He sighs and Gnarl stands up. He knows it is time for combat, not sleep. “Still feel so high and mighty Droaam ½ breed?” Snarls Captain Sirbarne. He twirls his blade to bolster his confidence and the men to his side. “Ahhh… look what I have here- “ and Black Sand slowly and purposely withdraws a Greatsword. Once more, he smiles then winks as he attacks the Captain. The Captain goes down with one strike. The rest of the men rally and attack the ½ Giant. They waver as a second ½ Giant steps out from the background waving his own oversized weapon. The halfling on the wolf goes unnoticed until it attacks with its bite. The wait staff takes cover in the bar and the back of the car. Passengers leave in a hurry. The two Thrane soldiers look on. “Hummmm… Scion Bridge.” “Places this out of Thrane.” “And we are off duty.” And they raise and tink their drinks together before beginning their wagers on the outcome. “Emerald Claw scum- they deserve to die.” “Droaam refugees- there is no place for them but at the wrong end of a sword.” If the Cannith employees have heard them, it goes unanswered. However, The soldiers do look to the ceiling. “Squirrels?” “Damn big ones then.” Balkroth hears it also along with Black Sand. Something heavy has leapt onto the roof and now runs the length of the car. Then another, and another and another….. “So- what does House Cannith have to do with the Mourning Lands and Talenta Plains?” asks Sara hoping for an answer but not truly expecting one from Beth. “This is not a flop house- GET OUT!” Commands Beth whom motions to the fighter. He tries to grab her but the gnome is incredibly quick on her feet. She weaves and ducks under his arms and body. “Oh look- a painting of Merrix. Is that whom you work for?” she says as she hopes onto a padded seat and looks at his painting. “No. And I am tired of …” thump goes his head against the wall as he leaps at her. “Jorlanna then? That would explain Fairhaven.” She says as she rolls under his backhand. “oh.” She stops dead in her tracks suddenly. Looking out the window of the door to a balcony, she sees a warforged leaning over the roof’s edge and peering in. In the new silence, they all hear it- warforged leaping onto the car! “We are under attack!” yells Beth and she runs to her bag. The trap door over Cedious rips open. A large warforged warrior peers in. It makes a clicking sound and suddenly the sounds of war forged climbing over the roof to the balcony landing is heard from both sides. “By the forges of Onatar- how many are there!?!” screams Beth. Cedious spots one miss the landing and fall off the rail into the Scion Sound several hundred feet below. The doors leading to the balcony are forced open and the warforged armed with long swords rush in. The one at the overhead trapdoor fires in with a bow. A lucky shot nicks the fighter while he battles the first warforged to enter. “You know how to throw a party at least Boddynoc!” says Sara as she pulls a wand from her jacket. Cedious drops her bag and shrugs his shoulders before pulling out his weapons of choice. “Melee happens.” A Claw member takes a cheap shot at a goblin traveler and kills him. Blu whom was going to help anymore declares that a mistake. The two ½ Giants step into the mass of green, gray and black and add red to the color scheme. They cleave into the small division with impunity. Unlike them, the two half-giants don’t have to worry about whom to hit. The wolf bites and attacks even as the druid empowers it. He bites and trips up soldiers stopping them from flanking and thus surrounding the bigger warriors. The goblins do what they can. Blu tries to locate the leaders and charm them into stopping but the ½ giants hit and kill them before Blu can finish the mental contact. The battle goes back and forth as several solid hits are made on Black Sand. Balkroth is attacked but the soldiers truly want Black Sand- not him. The druid is struck solidly by a flail and forced into the contained area of the bar. Trapped, he fears the worse as three soldiers advance looking at the “easier” targets. A few shingles rip free and a warforged slides off the roof and makes a solid and loud bang as he strikes the bridge’s edge before plummeting to the waters below. Scimitar is not impressed. She [it] motions for the three remaining warforged on the roof to cut the fabric that covers the area that connects the two cars. This done, one warforged drops in. Another moves forward but slips and is run down by the following engine car. The magical energies fry it and it shakes erratically as it lies over the contact stones on the bridge. “Boss on board!” yells the human fighter as Scimitar waves her wicked blade at the entrance. Sara fries a warforged with twin pellets of energy from her wand then moves away. Cedious ducks and weaves stabbing anywhere and everywhere. “Damned constructs!” “We think even less of you flesh things.” Declares a war forged as it tries to slice the retreating rogue. Beth unties her bag and tosses the tie string to the side. It slowly stops in mid air and floats as she wrenches the bag down exposing a massive warforged charger. Bludgeon! “I am in need Lady Beth?” It steps between her and the attacking warforged. “NONE SHALL PASS” it states with authority then slams it’s massive hands together. The effect catches everyone’s attention. The warforged continue after the flesh creatures. Beth, with the protection of Bludgeon, watches to further evaluate the two members of her team. Another goblin is struck down. One Thrane soldier declares his winnings from the loser whom states it’s not over yet. Gnarl tries to leap out of the entrapping bar but is struck down by the soldiers. The druid’s spell is broken even as he tried to caste it. Blu aids his new friend by messing with one soldier’s mind. The half giants continue to wade through. The bodies are piling up as the last of the soldiers enter the car. They see the carnage and stop just out of the range of the 1/2 giant with darkened skin. “We didn’t start this. We were only told to help the Captain. We …” Slice. Obviously Black Sand doesn’t care whom started it, only that he finishes it. They then aid the druid and his wolf by removing another soldier. The battle ends. “How are we going to explain this to Beth?” asks Balkroth to the druid. “Heal me.” Is all Black Sand has to state. Soon there is breathing space as the fighter confronts Scimitar. She [it] is still constrained to the hallway as he attacks. He scores several hits until she [it] can attack back. Sara blasts and destroys a warforged as Cedious removes the last one standing besides Scimitar. “You can not stop us! We are legions!” and strikes the fighter solidly. “But you are not.” Declares the fighter whom then swings under her attack and stabs her into the torso. She falls down and rolls next to the open doorway. Unseen by any, a small piece of component separates from her chest and flies out the open door. Cedious is bumming, there is no money on the warforged. The fighter finds her scimitar to be magical (it glows lightly) and keeps it. She also has a whole 6 gold pieces on her. “She is right, they will return but with a larger and better skilled force.” Surveying the scene and trying to figure out how she will explain this (she isn’t even aware of the dining car incident -yet) to the Karrnath authorities and House Orien she sends the fighter to collect the others. “Now, Cedious- who is this…?” she says staring at Sara whom is trying to place a sincere and charming smile on her face even with Bludgeon looking over Beth’s shoulder. [/QUOTE]
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