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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6211649" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>THE HIDDEN</p><p>02 THE BODY </p><p>SEGMENT 021</p><p>“THE RETURN OF BORIS GRUDGEMAKER”</p><p>11/02/13</p><p></p><p>EYRE 17, 999 </p><p>The group crosses the docks through an area known for its flowers. It is commonly known as the garden. It is a series of 30ft squares connected by short bridges, it resembles a chain. As the group near the end of the Garden, they spot several Emerald Claw warriors at a ladder leading to a short dock. RAF wants to “talk” to them immediately. The three men lean over the dock’s edge and call to someone below. This leads to the group picking up their pace to confront them.</p><p></p><p>Another man reaches the top then…. A large black man wearing half-plate armor. He is nearly as wide as he is tall…. But all muscle. The group is stunned. They fought and killed this “man” a week ago. They weighed his body down with stones and sank him in the swamp’s edge. But he is here; A twin perhaps?</p><p></p><p>At about thirty feet, the group stops. It is him… different equipment but it is him. “I have been looking for you. We have unsettled business.”</p><p></p><p>RAF steps up ahead of the others. “You’re dead”</p><p></p><p>The large man laughs and waves for the others to attack. RAF, Rose and Cy stop their charge and the battle begins. Cy, working on his magic use releases a blast at the man they understand is named Boris Grudgemaker. The fire washes over him and does nothing. He laughs again. Truth suspects he is either immune to fire or worse- has resistance to magical effects.</p><p></p><p>Truth hears the large leader call out to him. Truth had done most of the damage to him last time they fought. As such, he is to be destroyed by Boris only. Truth decides to take a drastic measure. He circles around the combat. The battle holds Boris back whom tries to watch what the warforged artificer is doing. All of the attacks are largely aimed at RAF. The flails bounce off of RAF’s armored body for the most part. Minor scratches and dents are made. Rose, Maul and Cy begin to reduce the numbers as RAF is trying to reach the big man.</p><p></p><p>Truth pulls out a rod and begins to empower it with an arcane spell he has learned of just for this kind of encounter. Boris waves and points his weapon at Truth and braces himself to charge when Truth releases the power built up within the rod. The power strikes the Emerald Claw agent and rocks him. Skin darkens and blackens before peeling back and the armor misshapes from the Blast Rod’s power. Snarling and still smoking, the big man charges Truth but misses his attempt to knock him into the water.</p><p></p><p>Having killed the other claw members, the rest of the party surrounds the smoking man. Truth notes his red blood soaked eye seems…. Healed. RAF and the others begin to beat him down and finally he goes down.</p><p></p><p>RAF has an idea. “Being of the Emerald Claw, this thing is undead. That’s why it came back. Let’s do this right. We cut him up, place the parts far away.</p><p></p><p>Truth, curious about what he thought he saw, claims the blistered head. The others take pieces wrapped in the capes from Boris and his henchmen. Tom is curious where Tuskin is. He would have arrived by now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6211649, member: 9255"] THE HIDDEN 02 THE BODY SEGMENT 021 “THE RETURN OF BORIS GRUDGEMAKER” 11/02/13 EYRE 17, 999 The group crosses the docks through an area known for its flowers. It is commonly known as the garden. It is a series of 30ft squares connected by short bridges, it resembles a chain. As the group near the end of the Garden, they spot several Emerald Claw warriors at a ladder leading to a short dock. RAF wants to “talk” to them immediately. The three men lean over the dock’s edge and call to someone below. This leads to the group picking up their pace to confront them. Another man reaches the top then…. A large black man wearing half-plate armor. He is nearly as wide as he is tall…. But all muscle. The group is stunned. They fought and killed this “man” a week ago. They weighed his body down with stones and sank him in the swamp’s edge. But he is here; A twin perhaps? At about thirty feet, the group stops. It is him… different equipment but it is him. “I have been looking for you. We have unsettled business.” RAF steps up ahead of the others. “You’re dead” The large man laughs and waves for the others to attack. RAF, Rose and Cy stop their charge and the battle begins. Cy, working on his magic use releases a blast at the man they understand is named Boris Grudgemaker. The fire washes over him and does nothing. He laughs again. Truth suspects he is either immune to fire or worse- has resistance to magical effects. Truth hears the large leader call out to him. Truth had done most of the damage to him last time they fought. As such, he is to be destroyed by Boris only. Truth decides to take a drastic measure. He circles around the combat. The battle holds Boris back whom tries to watch what the warforged artificer is doing. All of the attacks are largely aimed at RAF. The flails bounce off of RAF’s armored body for the most part. Minor scratches and dents are made. Rose, Maul and Cy begin to reduce the numbers as RAF is trying to reach the big man. Truth pulls out a rod and begins to empower it with an arcane spell he has learned of just for this kind of encounter. Boris waves and points his weapon at Truth and braces himself to charge when Truth releases the power built up within the rod. The power strikes the Emerald Claw agent and rocks him. Skin darkens and blackens before peeling back and the armor misshapes from the Blast Rod’s power. Snarling and still smoking, the big man charges Truth but misses his attempt to knock him into the water. Having killed the other claw members, the rest of the party surrounds the smoking man. Truth notes his red blood soaked eye seems…. Healed. RAF and the others begin to beat him down and finally he goes down. RAF has an idea. “Being of the Emerald Claw, this thing is undead. That’s why it came back. Let’s do this right. We cut him up, place the parts far away. Truth, curious about what he thought he saw, claims the blistered head. The others take pieces wrapped in the capes from Boris and his henchmen. Tom is curious where Tuskin is. He would have arrived by now. [/QUOTE]
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