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<blockquote data-quote="Ziona" data-source="post: 105729" data-attributes="member: 484"><p><strong>Seventh-day of Kythorn</strong></p><p></p><p>My companions and I are now in the Underdark. Right now they slumber while it is my turn to take a watch. It has been rather quiet the last hour or more, (with the exception of the snoring coming from Varr.) Rossal is on watch with me, and he is quite a help, considering his psudodragon eyes can see any invisible foe that may sneak upon us.</p><p></p><p>At the other side of the cavern is Aarack. I am surprised he didn’t object to sharing a watch with me. Perhaps he believes he can keep an eye on me this way. I can understand that he may have anger towards the drow, but I am among his allies in this traveling group, and I pray that he will come to trust me before long. He takes extra watches, and seems to require less sleep and food than the rest of us. I suspect that the ring he wears, like the one Drexel had, enables him to function this way. It has been helpful to us, but I wonder if he uses it as a tool to watch over those of us he doesn’t trust. </p><p>He showed great distrust of our new traveling companion, Cleo. </p><p></p><p>I must admit that I don’t trust her much, myself. Doc seems rather taken by her. I am not upset by his interest in Cleo, but I find it unsettling that he should change his interest from one woman to another so quickly. I also think there is something more to Cleo than she is revealing to us. I fear that if I mention this to Doc he may think me jealous. I do not feel jealousy, however. I suppose I am just surprised by his hasty change of heart.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, my thoughts always take me back to my father. What have the drow done to him? Why have they taken him after all this time? I feel responsible for the horror that has been unleashed upon my parents. My travels with the group surely raised the suspicion of the drow. I know that Mother is being taken care of with Drexel and Spiderfang, but what of my father? Cleo said a “lame drow” was prisoner with her, but I don’t know if I should believe her story. Something about her seems odd, and I know that Aarack and Solstar felt the same when we found her. I know I will not be the only one keeping an eye on her during the upcoming day.</p><p></p><p>My watch has come to an end, and I must awaken Doc for his turn. Aarack still stands motionless and silent at the opposite side of the hall. I see that Rossal has gone back to sleep with the rest of the group, which is where I plan on going. My Blessed Dark Maiden, please keep my father safe…</p><p></p><p>-Ziona</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>********************************************</p><p></p><p></p><p>As the party continued walking up to the dark cavern opening before them, Aarack paused. </p><p></p><p>“Halt…my sword is vibrating…there are drow nearby!”</p><p></p><p>Ziona, eager to find her father, sprang forward and screamed, </p><p>“Down with your evil ways followers of Lloth!”</p><p>Calling upon her divine gifts, she cast <em>Flame Strike</em> at her enemies. Three drow fell, but after the remaining drow recovered from their initial shock, they began their attack. </p><p></p><p>Varr began cleaving into the gnolls and drow that stood before him, killing three before he was finished. </p><p></p><p>Rossal telepathically related to each of his companions that a Priestess of Lloth was among their foes. He cast <em>Magic Missile</em> at her, but it seemed to have no effect. She grimaced at him, and everyone was suddenly engulfed in <em>Darkness.</em></p><p></p><p>Doc, feeling along the wall, found a side passage and walked into it and out of the magical darkness. He realized that this passage must lead to other side of the cavern, which would place him behind the Priestess and the Magic-User. He ran down the passage, only to be welcomed by a slew of crossbow bolts. He was hit, and feeling sick and woozy, fell unconscious almost instantly. The pack of drow that was taking refuge in the side passage surrounded him.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, in the main cavern, Cleo fearfully called out for Doc. Ziona cast <em>Daylight</em> and her party members, who were waiting for her to do so, sprang into action.</p><p></p><p>Solstar recited words in the spidery language of magic and a <em>Fireball</em> burst into the room. The drow were stunned momentarily, but otherwise unaffected by the fiery effects. The trolls and gnomes were not so lucky, however. </p><p></p><p>Aarack ran up to the drow in his way and began cutting them down with great precision. Next to him stood Varr, who cleaved through a mass of evil-doers in the blink of an eye.</p><p>Cleo, finally able to see, continued calling out for Doc, and ran down the side passage where Doc had disappeared. She had not seen him go, but he was nowhere else to be seen, and she did not like all the spells and melee going on around her.</p><p></p><p>Rossal flew up and stung a gnoll that was preparing to attack Aarack from behind. The gnoll growled loudly, then fell to his knees and hit the floor of the cavern face first as sleep took him over.</p><p></p><p>The drow continued their attacks, and crossbow bolts flew through the air like raindrops. The trolls, who were beginning to regenerate, tried to attack Varr, without even coming close to hitting the heavily armored dwarf.</p><p></p><p>Varr, swinging his axe, Frostbite, over his head shouted “It’s time I put you on ice!” Then suddenly, as if frozen himself, Varr was <em>Held</em> mid-strike.</p><p>Solstar cast another <em>Fireball</em> which destroyed the drow mage, a troll and two gnolls. Ziona was stood beside him casting, and <em>Flame Strike</em> tore through the air, killing the remaining drow, and the Priestess of Lloth.</p><p></p><p>In the adjacent side passageway, Doc was rising from the ground. A wicked smile appeared on Cleo’s face as she shouted, “Kill them Doc Midnight! Kill them all!”</p><p></p><p>“Of course, Milady!”</p><p></p><p>Doc ran into the fray of crossbow bolts with increased vigor. He attacked and killed two of the drow that were surrounding him without hesitation.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, in the cavern, Ziona cast <em>Moonblade</em> and struck the motionless Varr with it. The magical blade scrambled the magic that held Varr, and he finished the swing with his axe, which took a chunk out of the ground below. </p><p></p><p>“Varr! Find Doc and Cleo. They have not been seen since the <em>Darkness</em> spell was cast,” Ziona instructed him.</p><p></p><p>Varr, seeing only one other passage Doc and Cleo could have taken, ran down the side passageway.</p><p></p><p>“Varr! Fabulous to see you! Help me defeat these foul villains,” called Doc upon seeing Varr enter. Varr, seeing no more drow to ‘defeat’ was confused, until Doc plunged his sword into Cleo’s midsection.</p><p></p><p>Cleo spat blood from her mouth in Doc’s direction and hissed “You’ll pay Doctor Midnight!!” and disappeared before their eyes.</p><p></p><p>Doc, looking hurt and shocked, turned to Varr.</p><p>“Women,” Varr mumbled, and began walking back to the cavern to regroup with the others. </p><p></p><p>Back in the cavern, Solstar polymorphed one troll into a turtle and Aarack was burning the body of the other. Ziona began making her way towards the sidepassage when Doc and Varr appeared.</p><p></p><p>“What happened?” asked Ziona upon seeing Doc’s pasty complexion.</p><p>“There were drow in the side passage waiting for us.”</p><p></p><p>“Where is Cleo?” asked Solstar.</p><p>“The wench was evil!” snorted Varr. “Told you, it’s bearded women or nuthin’!”</p><p></p><p>“I knew there was something odd about her,” said Aarack. “Where is she now? Did she get away?”</p><p></p><p>“She disappeared! Just poof! And she was gone,” said Varr.</p><p>“Did she say anything or attack you?” asked Solstar.</p><p>Doc just sighed. </p><p>“She said that I’d pay. It’s too bad, you know. I thought she really liked me,” he said, putting his arm around Ziona.</p><p>Ziona, shrugging of his arm smugly remarked, “You think that about many women, don’t you Doctor Midnight…”</p><p>She wiped the blood from her bastard sword and hurried them on. </p><p>There was no time to waste. Her father must be found.</p><p></p><p><em>MORE TO COME…</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ziona, post: 105729, member: 484"] [b]Seventh-day of Kythorn[/b] My companions and I are now in the Underdark. Right now they slumber while it is my turn to take a watch. It has been rather quiet the last hour or more, (with the exception of the snoring coming from Varr.) Rossal is on watch with me, and he is quite a help, considering his psudodragon eyes can see any invisible foe that may sneak upon us. At the other side of the cavern is Aarack. I am surprised he didn’t object to sharing a watch with me. Perhaps he believes he can keep an eye on me this way. I can understand that he may have anger towards the drow, but I am among his allies in this traveling group, and I pray that he will come to trust me before long. He takes extra watches, and seems to require less sleep and food than the rest of us. I suspect that the ring he wears, like the one Drexel had, enables him to function this way. It has been helpful to us, but I wonder if he uses it as a tool to watch over those of us he doesn’t trust. He showed great distrust of our new traveling companion, Cleo. I must admit that I don’t trust her much, myself. Doc seems rather taken by her. I am not upset by his interest in Cleo, but I find it unsettling that he should change his interest from one woman to another so quickly. I also think there is something more to Cleo than she is revealing to us. I fear that if I mention this to Doc he may think me jealous. I do not feel jealousy, however. I suppose I am just surprised by his hasty change of heart. At any rate, my thoughts always take me back to my father. What have the drow done to him? Why have they taken him after all this time? I feel responsible for the horror that has been unleashed upon my parents. My travels with the group surely raised the suspicion of the drow. I know that Mother is being taken care of with Drexel and Spiderfang, but what of my father? Cleo said a “lame drow” was prisoner with her, but I don’t know if I should believe her story. Something about her seems odd, and I know that Aarack and Solstar felt the same when we found her. I know I will not be the only one keeping an eye on her during the upcoming day. My watch has come to an end, and I must awaken Doc for his turn. Aarack still stands motionless and silent at the opposite side of the hall. I see that Rossal has gone back to sleep with the rest of the group, which is where I plan on going. My Blessed Dark Maiden, please keep my father safe… -Ziona ******************************************** As the party continued walking up to the dark cavern opening before them, Aarack paused. “Halt…my sword is vibrating…there are drow nearby!” Ziona, eager to find her father, sprang forward and screamed, “Down with your evil ways followers of Lloth!” Calling upon her divine gifts, she cast [I]Flame Strike[/I] at her enemies. Three drow fell, but after the remaining drow recovered from their initial shock, they began their attack. Varr began cleaving into the gnolls and drow that stood before him, killing three before he was finished. Rossal telepathically related to each of his companions that a Priestess of Lloth was among their foes. He cast [I]Magic Missile[/I] at her, but it seemed to have no effect. She grimaced at him, and everyone was suddenly engulfed in [I]Darkness.[/I] Doc, feeling along the wall, found a side passage and walked into it and out of the magical darkness. He realized that this passage must lead to other side of the cavern, which would place him behind the Priestess and the Magic-User. He ran down the passage, only to be welcomed by a slew of crossbow bolts. He was hit, and feeling sick and woozy, fell unconscious almost instantly. The pack of drow that was taking refuge in the side passage surrounded him. Meanwhile, in the main cavern, Cleo fearfully called out for Doc. Ziona cast [I]Daylight[/I] and her party members, who were waiting for her to do so, sprang into action. Solstar recited words in the spidery language of magic and a [I]Fireball[/I] burst into the room. The drow were stunned momentarily, but otherwise unaffected by the fiery effects. The trolls and gnomes were not so lucky, however. Aarack ran up to the drow in his way and began cutting them down with great precision. Next to him stood Varr, who cleaved through a mass of evil-doers in the blink of an eye. Cleo, finally able to see, continued calling out for Doc, and ran down the side passage where Doc had disappeared. She had not seen him go, but he was nowhere else to be seen, and she did not like all the spells and melee going on around her. Rossal flew up and stung a gnoll that was preparing to attack Aarack from behind. The gnoll growled loudly, then fell to his knees and hit the floor of the cavern face first as sleep took him over. The drow continued their attacks, and crossbow bolts flew through the air like raindrops. The trolls, who were beginning to regenerate, tried to attack Varr, without even coming close to hitting the heavily armored dwarf. Varr, swinging his axe, Frostbite, over his head shouted “It’s time I put you on ice!” Then suddenly, as if frozen himself, Varr was [I]Held[/I] mid-strike. Solstar cast another [I]Fireball[/I] which destroyed the drow mage, a troll and two gnolls. Ziona was stood beside him casting, and [I]Flame Strike[/I] tore through the air, killing the remaining drow, and the Priestess of Lloth. In the adjacent side passageway, Doc was rising from the ground. A wicked smile appeared on Cleo’s face as she shouted, “Kill them Doc Midnight! Kill them all!” “Of course, Milady!” Doc ran into the fray of crossbow bolts with increased vigor. He attacked and killed two of the drow that were surrounding him without hesitation. Meanwhile, in the cavern, Ziona cast [I]Moonblade[/I] and struck the motionless Varr with it. The magical blade scrambled the magic that held Varr, and he finished the swing with his axe, which took a chunk out of the ground below. “Varr! Find Doc and Cleo. They have not been seen since the [I]Darkness[/I] spell was cast,” Ziona instructed him. Varr, seeing only one other passage Doc and Cleo could have taken, ran down the side passageway. “Varr! Fabulous to see you! Help me defeat these foul villains,” called Doc upon seeing Varr enter. Varr, seeing no more drow to ‘defeat’ was confused, until Doc plunged his sword into Cleo’s midsection. Cleo spat blood from her mouth in Doc’s direction and hissed “You’ll pay Doctor Midnight!!” and disappeared before their eyes. Doc, looking hurt and shocked, turned to Varr. “Women,” Varr mumbled, and began walking back to the cavern to regroup with the others. Back in the cavern, Solstar polymorphed one troll into a turtle and Aarack was burning the body of the other. Ziona began making her way towards the sidepassage when Doc and Varr appeared. “What happened?” asked Ziona upon seeing Doc’s pasty complexion. “There were drow in the side passage waiting for us.” “Where is Cleo?” asked Solstar. “The wench was evil!” snorted Varr. “Told you, it’s bearded women or nuthin’!” “I knew there was something odd about her,” said Aarack. “Where is she now? Did she get away?” “She disappeared! Just poof! And she was gone,” said Varr. “Did she say anything or attack you?” asked Solstar. Doc just sighed. “She said that I’d pay. It’s too bad, you know. I thought she really liked me,” he said, putting his arm around Ziona. Ziona, shrugging of his arm smugly remarked, “You think that about many women, don’t you Doctor Midnight…” She wiped the blood from her bastard sword and hurried them on. There was no time to waste. Her father must be found. [I]MORE TO COME…[/I] [/QUOTE]
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