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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 2253027" data-attributes="member: 3192"><p>Staring at the lead archer Kayla murmured some recited words from up in her tree and motioned with her arms. The beastman stopped shooting. Kayla barked at it in a strange tongue. It barked at the other two behind it and they ran away in the other direction. Brother Ben was thoroughly confused by the turn of events. Dram grabbed the other side of Rogg’s body and he and Ben started down the hill with it. Ormand and Darius grabbed Dalin too and the party started following after. Kayla quickly climbed down from her tree and backed away in retreat. The archer she had charmed began following her absurdly with its guard down. Igor ran from the tunnel entrance and into a flanking the creature. Kayla barked out once more and it fled back to its brethren. Igor looked crossly at her and sheathed his sword. </p><p> </p><p>On the run back down to the river Dram could hear the faintest tunes of the dryad singing again. He yelled out an order for ears to be plugged. The rag-tag crew quickly moved to the riverside and stuffed Rogg and Dalin in Igor’s bag. Ben backed away again in fear of it. He eyed Kayla when she arrived with Mirel trailing behind. The team kept up the quick pace and headed back up to the top of the hill leading to Quesquaton. Igor brushed away their tracks as they climbed. Once within the cave the group caught their breaths while Ormand the Redd kept lookout for anyone chasing behind. The long walk back through Quesquaton was uneventful. Brother Ben cleared what few more of the dead bats he could with the Gods’ power. A rope was lowered for ascending the well and suddenly they were all back in the pouring rain of Outpost Xavier. It was like two different worlds. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>[DAY 28 – Feastday, Juna 17th, CY 81] </strong></p><p><strong>- [DAY 31 – Fastday, Juna 20th, CY 81]</strong> </p><p> </p><p>Three days passed with Dalin and Rogg both in the infirmary. They were the only two with real injuries, so the militiamen were booted out of their beds to make room. Brother Ben had decided to clear the infirmary of all false patients. Word began to spread around the camp about the new healing power Ben now possessed just as Darius the paladin. Morale still wavered though. Many of the men and women were depressed Pendra and Certa had still not returned. Rumors spread about the Giant having killed the two heroes. For their part, Darius and Kayla spent most of the time talking with Elion in his tent. The dwarven paladin seemed anxious about something. He kept asking about any messengers having come from the Keep. By the morning of Fastday when Rogg and Dalin were both back in good health, Darius already had the horses packed and ordered ten men of the militia to march with the group back to Keep Margrave. If a message had been sent without arriving, they would soon find out. </p><p> </p><p>Early morning sunrays began to peek out of the sky after a half day’s march. There were hours to travel still when Igor heard a strange noise. A deep guttural hoot came from the left of the large nineteen-person cavalcade. Running full bore straight into the middle section was a strange looking creature. To Brother Ben it looked like a massive owl with the speed and size of a bear. Its beak was easily large enough to bite a man’s head off. Three of the soldiers were hit by the creature and crushed under its sharp claws and bulk. The rest started to run off the road in panic while they shook in fear of the animal. But Brother Ben and his companions did not run. Dram, Dalin and Rogg charged at the creature with their weapons drawn. Its heavy hide turned their blades, but Darius’s hammer hurt it. Igor pulled out a glistening purple substance and began applying it to the tip of his sword. “A bastard sword for a bastard, heeheehee. I will kill the vile beast!” he said to himself. Darius and Mirel both noticed Igor’s actions and began to berserk at the sight of the poisoned blade. Mirel began slinging stones at him, but missed wildly. </p><p> </p><p>Kayla ran around behind a few of the soldiers and stepped up close to the owl-beast while waving her hands. It fell snorting to the ground. Brother Ben ran forward too and checked the three mauled solders. Two were torn apart, but Ben was able to heal the third. Igor ran from Darius into the surrounding thickets and the paladin struggled to calm himself once Igor was out of sight. Mirel ran over to Brother Ben and pulled both he and the healed soldier away from the sleeping monster. Dram moved closer and thrust his sword into the sleeping creature’s eye killing it. Blood poured out of the immense body and covered the dirt path. It took several minutes to regroup the hiding soldiers and then to find the horses that had run in fear. As a trophy Dram cut and peeled off the bear-owl’s hide. While no one was watching, Igor followed the creature’s tracks a few hundred feet into the grassland and spotted a large nest like structure in the far distance. A similar beast was within it. Strangely, he noticed several hoofprints along the trail too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 2253027, member: 3192"] Staring at the lead archer Kayla murmured some recited words from up in her tree and motioned with her arms. The beastman stopped shooting. Kayla barked at it in a strange tongue. It barked at the other two behind it and they ran away in the other direction. Brother Ben was thoroughly confused by the turn of events. Dram grabbed the other side of Rogg’s body and he and Ben started down the hill with it. Ormand and Darius grabbed Dalin too and the party started following after. Kayla quickly climbed down from her tree and backed away in retreat. The archer she had charmed began following her absurdly with its guard down. Igor ran from the tunnel entrance and into a flanking the creature. Kayla barked out once more and it fled back to its brethren. Igor looked crossly at her and sheathed his sword. On the run back down to the river Dram could hear the faintest tunes of the dryad singing again. He yelled out an order for ears to be plugged. The rag-tag crew quickly moved to the riverside and stuffed Rogg and Dalin in Igor’s bag. Ben backed away again in fear of it. He eyed Kayla when she arrived with Mirel trailing behind. The team kept up the quick pace and headed back up to the top of the hill leading to Quesquaton. Igor brushed away their tracks as they climbed. Once within the cave the group caught their breaths while Ormand the Redd kept lookout for anyone chasing behind. The long walk back through Quesquaton was uneventful. Brother Ben cleared what few more of the dead bats he could with the Gods’ power. A rope was lowered for ascending the well and suddenly they were all back in the pouring rain of Outpost Xavier. It was like two different worlds. [b][DAY 28 – Feastday, Juna 17th, CY 81] - [DAY 31 – Fastday, Juna 20th, CY 81][/b] Three days passed with Dalin and Rogg both in the infirmary. They were the only two with real injuries, so the militiamen were booted out of their beds to make room. Brother Ben had decided to clear the infirmary of all false patients. Word began to spread around the camp about the new healing power Ben now possessed just as Darius the paladin. Morale still wavered though. Many of the men and women were depressed Pendra and Certa had still not returned. Rumors spread about the Giant having killed the two heroes. For their part, Darius and Kayla spent most of the time talking with Elion in his tent. The dwarven paladin seemed anxious about something. He kept asking about any messengers having come from the Keep. By the morning of Fastday when Rogg and Dalin were both back in good health, Darius already had the horses packed and ordered ten men of the militia to march with the group back to Keep Margrave. If a message had been sent without arriving, they would soon find out. Early morning sunrays began to peek out of the sky after a half day’s march. There were hours to travel still when Igor heard a strange noise. A deep guttural hoot came from the left of the large nineteen-person cavalcade. Running full bore straight into the middle section was a strange looking creature. To Brother Ben it looked like a massive owl with the speed and size of a bear. Its beak was easily large enough to bite a man’s head off. Three of the soldiers were hit by the creature and crushed under its sharp claws and bulk. The rest started to run off the road in panic while they shook in fear of the animal. But Brother Ben and his companions did not run. Dram, Dalin and Rogg charged at the creature with their weapons drawn. Its heavy hide turned their blades, but Darius’s hammer hurt it. Igor pulled out a glistening purple substance and began applying it to the tip of his sword. “A bastard sword for a bastard, heeheehee. I will kill the vile beast!” he said to himself. Darius and Mirel both noticed Igor’s actions and began to berserk at the sight of the poisoned blade. Mirel began slinging stones at him, but missed wildly. Kayla ran around behind a few of the soldiers and stepped up close to the owl-beast while waving her hands. It fell snorting to the ground. Brother Ben ran forward too and checked the three mauled solders. Two were torn apart, but Ben was able to heal the third. Igor ran from Darius into the surrounding thickets and the paladin struggled to calm himself once Igor was out of sight. Mirel ran over to Brother Ben and pulled both he and the healed soldier away from the sleeping monster. Dram moved closer and thrust his sword into the sleeping creature’s eye killing it. Blood poured out of the immense body and covered the dirt path. It took several minutes to regroup the hiding soldiers and then to find the horses that had run in fear. As a trophy Dram cut and peeled off the bear-owl’s hide. While no one was watching, Igor followed the creature’s tracks a few hundred feet into the grassland and spotted a large nest like structure in the far distance. A similar beast was within it. Strangely, he noticed several hoofprints along the trail too. [/QUOTE]
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