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<blockquote data-quote="RatPunk" data-source="post: 523081" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong>Chapter 5 - The Farmhouse of Death, part 1</strong></p><p></p><p>--- From the Journal of Knuptar---</p><p></p><p>So there we were, messing around in this recently de-occupied farmhouse. Pyro and I were frying up some grub in the kitchen as Corian the Useless watched. Jeb, Ostler and Shuglin were digging graves in the front yard for the farmer and his family. Rumblethorn was in the barn trying to bond with the draft horse and Jackie was in the hayloft checking things out.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, there was a yell from the front yard. Pyro and I glanced out the window. Jeb and the dwarves were surrounded by four skeletons, which had apparently just sprung from the ground. Jeb had nothing but his crossbow ready, but Ostler had already drawn his axe. Shuglin had his axe out as well, but he was still weak from the stirge attack earlier in the day. </p><p></p><p>Pyro and I sprang into action. We pushed Corian out of the way and grabbed our weapons. Pyro raced for the door. I took up a firing position at the window. Unfortunately, the only targets I had were the skeletons, and a bow isn’t too terribly effective against them. </p><p></p><p>Then Jackie yelled from the barn. Standing at the edge of the woods across the yard was Vortigern and two half-orcs. They had pretty good cover behind the bushes, but Jackie and I opened up on them anyway. Jackie’s higher vantage point in the hayloft gave him a more effective firing position and he started filling the half-orcs with crossbow bolts.</p><p></p><p>At the gravesite, Jeb and the dwarves were holding there own. Even in his weakened condition, Shuglin was dancing around like a teenage girl at a barn dance. So far, the skeletons hadn’t laid a finger bone on him. Unfortunately, the three of them hadn’t touched the skeletons, either.</p><p></p><p>As Pyro joined them, Ostler drew out his holy symbol and began praying to Kord. I could only assume he was trying to turn the skeletons. He raised his hand toward them and concentrated really hard. Nothing happened. The skeletons continued to flail away at them.</p><p></p><p>Jackie and I continued to pepper Vort and his half-orc buddies with arrows and bolts. Their cover rendered my shots ineffective and I didn’t hit a damn thing. Jackie, however, was lighting the half-orcs up pretty good. When one of them eventually dropped, the other one decided he’d had enough and bolted into the woods. Vortigern was alone, except for his big-ass raven familiar.</p><p></p><p>Ostler tried again to turn the skeletons. Again he failed. Pyro, Jeb and Shuglin continued to swing away, but the skeletons were difficult to hit. Then I caught a glimpse of sunlight shining off of something in Jeb’s pack, which was lying on the ground near his feet. It was the Amulet that we had relieved Corian of earlier. Vort noticed it, too. He pointed at it and his raven took off.</p><p></p><p>Jeb saw the raven coming and grabbed the amulet just as the bird reached it. The bird, which was much larger than a normal raven, latched onto the amulet and the two of them began struggling over it. The bird must have been incredibly strong, because Jeb was obviously having trouble holding on. Suddenly, the raven changed. It was no longer a bird, but a bat winged creature. It was an imp. That wasn’t a good sign.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RatPunk, post: 523081, member: 1246"] [b]Chapter 5 - The Farmhouse of Death, part 1[/b] --- From the Journal of Knuptar--- So there we were, messing around in this recently de-occupied farmhouse. Pyro and I were frying up some grub in the kitchen as Corian the Useless watched. Jeb, Ostler and Shuglin were digging graves in the front yard for the farmer and his family. Rumblethorn was in the barn trying to bond with the draft horse and Jackie was in the hayloft checking things out. Suddenly, there was a yell from the front yard. Pyro and I glanced out the window. Jeb and the dwarves were surrounded by four skeletons, which had apparently just sprung from the ground. Jeb had nothing but his crossbow ready, but Ostler had already drawn his axe. Shuglin had his axe out as well, but he was still weak from the stirge attack earlier in the day. Pyro and I sprang into action. We pushed Corian out of the way and grabbed our weapons. Pyro raced for the door. I took up a firing position at the window. Unfortunately, the only targets I had were the skeletons, and a bow isn’t too terribly effective against them. Then Jackie yelled from the barn. Standing at the edge of the woods across the yard was Vortigern and two half-orcs. They had pretty good cover behind the bushes, but Jackie and I opened up on them anyway. Jackie’s higher vantage point in the hayloft gave him a more effective firing position and he started filling the half-orcs with crossbow bolts. At the gravesite, Jeb and the dwarves were holding there own. Even in his weakened condition, Shuglin was dancing around like a teenage girl at a barn dance. So far, the skeletons hadn’t laid a finger bone on him. Unfortunately, the three of them hadn’t touched the skeletons, either. As Pyro joined them, Ostler drew out his holy symbol and began praying to Kord. I could only assume he was trying to turn the skeletons. He raised his hand toward them and concentrated really hard. Nothing happened. The skeletons continued to flail away at them. Jackie and I continued to pepper Vort and his half-orc buddies with arrows and bolts. Their cover rendered my shots ineffective and I didn’t hit a damn thing. Jackie, however, was lighting the half-orcs up pretty good. When one of them eventually dropped, the other one decided he’d had enough and bolted into the woods. Vortigern was alone, except for his big-ass raven familiar. Ostler tried again to turn the skeletons. Again he failed. Pyro, Jeb and Shuglin continued to swing away, but the skeletons were difficult to hit. Then I caught a glimpse of sunlight shining off of something in Jeb’s pack, which was lying on the ground near his feet. It was the Amulet that we had relieved Corian of earlier. Vort noticed it, too. He pointed at it and his raven took off. Jeb saw the raven coming and grabbed the amulet just as the bird reached it. The bird, which was much larger than a normal raven, latched onto the amulet and the two of them began struggling over it. The bird must have been incredibly strong, because Jeb was obviously having trouble holding on. Suddenly, the raven changed. It was no longer a bird, but a bat winged creature. It was an imp. That wasn’t a good sign. [/QUOTE]
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