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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 429813" data-attributes="member: 2323"><p><strong>[PLAIN][Realms #193] Aphyx & Arrows[/PLAIN]</strong></p><p></p><p>"Behold, the power of Shaharizod," the Battleguard bellowed as he raised the scimitar in his right hand and leveled it at the half-orc. "Behold, as I smite thee."</p><p></p><p>A blackish-green smile split the Plaguebringer's face as Ruze approached. And it was only then that Ruze heard the half-orc muttering a prayer under his breath. Enraged, Ruze lashed out using one of the forms he'd been taught in the temple: Wind Over Mountain. His scimitars flickered in the moonlight opening bloody gashes in the half-orc's pox-marked flesh. The Plaguebringer cried out in pain and with a gasp his prayer went unfinished and unanswered. "As my heart is pure with her love so is my aim!" Ruze grinned as the cleric took a retaliatory swing at him. It missed by a wide margin.</p><p></p><p>Ledare reached the melee a few paces ahead of Draelond and stabbed her sword at Ursh, aiming for the hideous symbol of the goddess of pestilence that hung loosely about his neck. She was taken momentarily aback by the superior martial display that Ruze was exhibiting with his twin crescents. She missed completely.</p><p></p><p>"Kitten, assure you stand outside the range of the twin moon blades lest I cut your silky skin," Ruze quipped jauntily. "Draelond, I suggest you do the same although your appearance alas would be improved with a few more scars. Ha!"</p><p></p><p>Draelond grinned at the cleric's comment as he stepped up to the half-orc's flank and raised Ravager. "I'll follow you to battle anywhere, Ruze," Draelond yelled, preparing to chop handily through the malformed Plaguebringer. He found himself unable to swing the blade as much as he wished it. The bastard sword trembled above his head and he grew red-faced with effort, but he was forced, at last, to stagger away from the melee.</p><p></p><p>Kirnoth approached and called out, "I can't attack him either."</p><p></p><p>As Draelond turned to address the elf, another crossbow bolt was deflected by the big man's chainmail. "There are other foes!" Draelond observed. "We'd all be served to keep half-an-eye on that shooter in the crow's nest up above!!"</p><p></p><p>"I've been trying," Kirnoth admitted, "It's coming from the ruins of the upper floor, but I can't see exactly where."</p><p></p><p>Draelond angled his head toward the base of the keep and started in that direction. "We'll have some cover if we're closer to the wall," he told Kirnoth. "Keep your eyes open for any sign of the shooter."</p><p></p><p>The elf hesitated. "What about Ruze and Ledare?" he asked, reluctant to leave them on their own.</p><p></p><p>"We're no good to them in battle with a foe we can't attack," the warrior asserted and Kirnoth had no choice but to agree.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As it turned out, Kirnoth's fears about leaving Ledare and Ruze alone with the half-orc were unfounded. Ursh did his best to concentrate on the miracle he was attempting at the same time as he avoided the harrying blades of his two adversaries. His best fell far short of what was necessary... on both accounts. His spell fizzled with a pop and a momentary whiff of brimstone and Ruze's twin scimitars cut him to ribbons in the very next instant.</p><p></p><p>The Battleguard paused long enough to spit on the stinking corpse before he and Ledare went to follow on Draelond and Kirnoth's heels.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The stairs leading up to the nearly non-existent second floor were strewn with debris. Fallen timbers and crumbling blocks of stone competed with drifts of powdered mortar and piles of broken shingles. Draelond nearly fell as he tried to step over a precariously balanced beam. It was a little cluttered to swing a sword as big as Ravager and certainly no place for Kirnoth to use his long bow.</p><p></p><p>The elf propped his bow against the wall and switched to his longsword as he and Draelond moved out amidst the debris from the fallen roof. They moved side-by-side, each looking and listening for some sign of the shooter, but the clattering of Ruze's scale and Ledare's plate armor climbing ungainly up the steps made hearing anything almost impossible.</p><p></p><p>Kirnoth turned to hush his two companions when the hidden figure struck, leaping from behind a partially-collapsed wall and stabbing at Kirnoth with a shortsword. Miraculously, the elf's leather armor managed to turn away the point of the blade, sparing Kirnoth a pierced kidney.</p><p></p><p>The elf whirled and thrust outward with his longsword and felt the blade strike true. Staggered, the shadowy assailant was in a poor position to avoid Draelond's attack. The bastard sword, too found its target, but Draelond could see little in the darkness and the blow was only a slight one.</p><p></p><p>The figure darted back behind the cover provided by the outcropping of wall and vanished again from sight.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In the courtyard below, only Finian saw the shadowy figure creeping along the outer wall of the keep's second story, silently maneuvering into a position behind Draelond and Kirnoth. He trotted into point blank range, drew back an arrow and fired. He became visible an instant before his missile struck the shadowy figure in the center of the back.</p><p></p><p>For a moment, the man clawed and clutched at the wall, trying to maintain his grip, but in the end, he fell the 15 feet to the courtyard, landing with a bone-crunching thud.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All their foes vanquished, the group gathered in the shadow of the keep. They'd battled through two lines of defense and so far, only Ledare had been injured.</p><p></p><p>"This seems too easy," Finian muttered.</p><p></p><p>"The gods smile on our actions," Ruze offered and the Archer shrugged.</p><p></p><p>"So what do we do now?" Draelond asked.</p><p></p><p>"Well, there's that hidden doorway over there," Kirnoth suggested, pointing to a disguised door with some easily-moved bits of rubble blocking it.</p><p></p><p>The door opened onto a wide set of uneven stairs that coiled away into icy darkness. The stairs themselves were made of black basalt worn smooth by the tread of untold feet. There seemed to be no light below although empty iron torch holders were set into the walls at regular intervals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Potter, post: 429813, member: 2323"] [b][PLAIN][Realms #193] Aphyx & Arrows[/PLAIN][/b] "Behold, the power of Shaharizod," the Battleguard bellowed as he raised the scimitar in his right hand and leveled it at the half-orc. "Behold, as I smite thee." A blackish-green smile split the Plaguebringer's face as Ruze approached. And it was only then that Ruze heard the half-orc muttering a prayer under his breath. Enraged, Ruze lashed out using one of the forms he'd been taught in the temple: Wind Over Mountain. His scimitars flickered in the moonlight opening bloody gashes in the half-orc's pox-marked flesh. The Plaguebringer cried out in pain and with a gasp his prayer went unfinished and unanswered. "As my heart is pure with her love so is my aim!" Ruze grinned as the cleric took a retaliatory swing at him. It missed by a wide margin. Ledare reached the melee a few paces ahead of Draelond and stabbed her sword at Ursh, aiming for the hideous symbol of the goddess of pestilence that hung loosely about his neck. She was taken momentarily aback by the superior martial display that Ruze was exhibiting with his twin crescents. She missed completely. "Kitten, assure you stand outside the range of the twin moon blades lest I cut your silky skin," Ruze quipped jauntily. "Draelond, I suggest you do the same although your appearance alas would be improved with a few more scars. Ha!" Draelond grinned at the cleric's comment as he stepped up to the half-orc's flank and raised Ravager. "I'll follow you to battle anywhere, Ruze," Draelond yelled, preparing to chop handily through the malformed Plaguebringer. He found himself unable to swing the blade as much as he wished it. The bastard sword trembled above his head and he grew red-faced with effort, but he was forced, at last, to stagger away from the melee. Kirnoth approached and called out, "I can't attack him either." As Draelond turned to address the elf, another crossbow bolt was deflected by the big man's chainmail. "There are other foes!" Draelond observed. "We'd all be served to keep half-an-eye on that shooter in the crow's nest up above!!" "I've been trying," Kirnoth admitted, "It's coming from the ruins of the upper floor, but I can't see exactly where." Draelond angled his head toward the base of the keep and started in that direction. "We'll have some cover if we're closer to the wall," he told Kirnoth. "Keep your eyes open for any sign of the shooter." The elf hesitated. "What about Ruze and Ledare?" he asked, reluctant to leave them on their own. "We're no good to them in battle with a foe we can't attack," the warrior asserted and Kirnoth had no choice but to agree. As it turned out, Kirnoth's fears about leaving Ledare and Ruze alone with the half-orc were unfounded. Ursh did his best to concentrate on the miracle he was attempting at the same time as he avoided the harrying blades of his two adversaries. His best fell far short of what was necessary... on both accounts. His spell fizzled with a pop and a momentary whiff of brimstone and Ruze's twin scimitars cut him to ribbons in the very next instant. The Battleguard paused long enough to spit on the stinking corpse before he and Ledare went to follow on Draelond and Kirnoth's heels. The stairs leading up to the nearly non-existent second floor were strewn with debris. Fallen timbers and crumbling blocks of stone competed with drifts of powdered mortar and piles of broken shingles. Draelond nearly fell as he tried to step over a precariously balanced beam. It was a little cluttered to swing a sword as big as Ravager and certainly no place for Kirnoth to use his long bow. The elf propped his bow against the wall and switched to his longsword as he and Draelond moved out amidst the debris from the fallen roof. They moved side-by-side, each looking and listening for some sign of the shooter, but the clattering of Ruze's scale and Ledare's plate armor climbing ungainly up the steps made hearing anything almost impossible. Kirnoth turned to hush his two companions when the hidden figure struck, leaping from behind a partially-collapsed wall and stabbing at Kirnoth with a shortsword. Miraculously, the elf's leather armor managed to turn away the point of the blade, sparing Kirnoth a pierced kidney. The elf whirled and thrust outward with his longsword and felt the blade strike true. Staggered, the shadowy assailant was in a poor position to avoid Draelond's attack. The bastard sword, too found its target, but Draelond could see little in the darkness and the blow was only a slight one. The figure darted back behind the cover provided by the outcropping of wall and vanished again from sight. In the courtyard below, only Finian saw the shadowy figure creeping along the outer wall of the keep's second story, silently maneuvering into a position behind Draelond and Kirnoth. He trotted into point blank range, drew back an arrow and fired. He became visible an instant before his missile struck the shadowy figure in the center of the back. For a moment, the man clawed and clutched at the wall, trying to maintain his grip, but in the end, he fell the 15 feet to the courtyard, landing with a bone-crunching thud. All their foes vanquished, the group gathered in the shadow of the keep. They'd battled through two lines of defense and so far, only Ledare had been injured. "This seems too easy," Finian muttered. "The gods smile on our actions," Ruze offered and the Archer shrugged. "So what do we do now?" Draelond asked. "Well, there's that hidden doorway over there," Kirnoth suggested, pointing to a disguised door with some easily-moved bits of rubble blocking it. The door opened onto a wide set of uneven stairs that coiled away into icy darkness. The stairs themselves were made of black basalt worn smooth by the tread of untold feet. There seemed to be no light below although empty iron torch holders were set into the walls at regular intervals. [/QUOTE]
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