As Mikara leaps through the portal she feels her constituant parts dissasembling themselves. Though this doesn't hurt as she might have expected, instead her consciousness seems strangely removed from her body, though still aware of it. This strange, disconcerting feeling continues for what seems like quite a while, she feels as though her being is floating through a tunnel that bores the space between existence, and she is sure that beyond the tunnel there are many 'somethings' eyeing her hungrily. Dispite all her assassin's training and willfullness, the fear instilled in her by these otherworldly presences sinks deep into her soul, and she all of a sudden knows that this fear will stay with her for the rest of her life. Just as she is starting to think that maybe she would float like this forever, she begins to feel her body reassembling itself, sensations take on a more physical form and then she bursts forth from nothingness into a large cavern.
With weapon drawn, the drow girl lands firmly on her feet in a circle of purple glowing runes that have been etched into the stone floor, she is a few paces behind the back of the tall man she had followed through the portal. The cavern she stands in is well lit by a number of torches that have been hastily pittoned to the walls and a number of stalagmites. The air is damp and heavy and carries the unpleasant stench of sewage, yet the puddles and rivulets that run here and there about the chamber seem clean and fresh. In the distance excavation is clearly ongoing, a large group of men are picking away at one particular section of the cave wall and a large pile of rubble to one side of where they toil indicates that they have been at it for a while now.
The man Mikara followed barks at his companions with the stretcher, "
Take my brother to the Runelord, quickly!"
Grief is heavy in the mans voice and as the wouldbe pall bearers hurry off down a tunnel his shoulder hunch and he passes his hand over his face. Mikara, having taken in her surroundings moves as quickly and quietly as possible behind a large stalagmite, but unfortunately she isn't quick enough. The most beautiful human woman Mikara has ever seen walks into view surrounded by an assortment of men, some of whom wear the uniform of the city guard. Her image is so heavenly that Mikara can't help but stand and stare at her as she speaks, "
I see you have found your brother Kyvan, it is a pi... Behind you, you have been followed you dunce!"
The woman's voice sounds like birdsong to Mikara, like silk and honey. She stands dumbfounded for a second, but comes back to her sences when the woman clicks her fingers and all the men who surround her draw their weapons, she calls over to the men digging at the end of the cavern and they turn to face Mikara hefting their pick-axes. Kyvan whips round and growls at Mikara, "
I want her alive, I've questions to ask." He commands.
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Hmmm... And she is quite a beauty too, yes keep her alive, for me." The woman adds.
Her entourage of men fawn over her with assurances, "
Anything for you mistress."
"Compared to you she's as ugly as an old boot mistress."
[sblock=Kalidrev]Ok, so this was a totally unexpected course of action, you've managed to end up in the bad guys lair one or two levels early, and on your own! But, it's cinematic so I'm going with it
It will take ages and just be a bit of a grindfest to go through a combat encounter that mikara cannot feasibly win, so if you would like to make 10 attack rolls all at once, and then use those results to give you and idea of how well mikara fights against these unsurmountable oddsdescribe the combat cinematically. Kyvan and the woman will stand back and let their grunts do the work (we're talking about 20 men, half of which will have had combat training of some sort), eventually Mikara will be knocked out, if you end your description there, I will take over for the next scene.[/sblock]
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