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<blockquote data-quote="Spatterlight" data-source="post: 3211765" data-attributes="member: 42734"><p><strong>Session 13</strong></p><p><em>November 17, 2006</em></p><p></p><p><strong>BANG! BANG! BANG!</strong></p><p></p><p>Scorch's eyes fluttered open and his gaze slid down the hall to the entrance of the observatory. With a groan, he wobbled to his feet and shambled toward the source of his aggravation.</p><p></p><p><strong>BANG! BANG! BANG!</strong></p><p></p><p>"All right, all right!", The gladiator leaned near the door, each movement reopening wounds from the night's slaughter, "Who the hell is it?!" A cheerful female voice responded, "This is Melinde, Champion of Heironeous! I am here for my date with Sergi Smenk!" A moment passed, Scorch trying to comprehend what madness had landed on his doorstep. Sergi with a date? With a girl? This he had to see.</p><p></p><p>The gladiator kicked a heavy chair away from the door and flung it open. Standing outside was a pretty young woman dressed in full armor and prepared for battle. She gasped as she saw the shirtless Scorch, "What happened to you?!" Scotch ogled her for a moment, "What kind of date are you ..." He paused and looked down on his battered and filthy body, "Oh, this? Yeah, we got ambushed by a bunch of demon things last night. Well, you might as well come in."</p><p></p><p>Scorch closed the door and shouted down the hallway, "Hey Sergi! Your quote/unquote date is here!" Turning to the paladin, "Come on into the main room. Gotta warn you though, it is a slaughterhouse in there. And we have some brown-nosing zombies in there too. Ask Sergi about them, it's a great ice breaker." With Melinde nervously gripping the sword on her belt, the gladiator turned and lumbered back down the hall.</p><p></p><p>While Scorch was talking to the paladin, Sergi quickly making himself presentable. Using minor magics, the sorcerer quickly cleaned himself and mended several tears in his clothing. He had just finished as Scorch and Melinde entered the main room of the observatory. Sergi fluttered across the room, his hands gesturing wildly, "My dear, please excuse the deplorable conditions of my humble home. We should talk outside in the fresh air! ..."</p><p></p><p>Melinde smiled, "I have seen worse and I am just glad you all survived. Otherwise, your noble friends would not be able to accompany us on our date this afternoon. I thought we could go cleanse the evil cults you said infested the Dourstone Mines."</p><p></p><p>By now, the rest of the group had filtered into the main room and gave each other puzzled looks. Sergi gaped at the paladin for a moment, words failing him, and she continued.</p><p></p><p>"It is all set! My brothers and sisters have secured the mines and wait for us even now. But, we cannot have you walking around in such condition!" Reaching into her pack, she withdrew a wand, "Mr. Sheckles, the wand of healing that you ordered has arrived early. Shall we put it to good use and get everyone ready to fight evil?"</p><p></p><p>The group agreed and was healed quickly. Moving through town purposefully, they stopped only briefly to pick up some last minute supplies. The streets and taverns of Diamond Lake were much busier than normal this afternoon, idle miners from the closed Dourstone Mine taking advantage of their unexpected day off.</p><p></p><p>Arriving at the Dourstone Mines, they found it as Melinde said. She briefly met with several of her order and then the group descended into the mines. Soon they were lowering themselves into the area that held the temples of Erythnul, Hextor, and Vecna. Having only partially explored the caves devoted to Erythnul, the group chose to investigate these first.</p><p></p><p>The group retraced their steps and soon entered the first of the great caverns. On their original sortie into the caves, the group was ambushed here by several grimlocks here. Once again, several figures could be seen lurking. With a mighty cry, Scorch charged forward to attack, only to find that as he closed the distance to the enemy, the lights of group went dim and all was shadows. </p><p></p><p>In this eldritch darkness, the grimlocks swarmed out and this time their appeared to be a leader among them: a raging grimlock warrior with two daggers. Scorch met this one head-on and found that the creature was an expert with the blades, stabbing him repeatedly. Meanwhile, the others in the group made short work of the blind humanoids, easily cutting them down. The grimlock leader, sensing his warriors had fallen, fled the battle, the shadowy darkness going with him.</p><p></p><p>Unwilling to follow the retreating grimlock, the group mended their wounds and continued on. Moving carefully through the caves, they soon found themselves in the large cavern with a precipitous drop to more caves below. The cliff face here was covered in arcane shadows and it was difficult to see the far side of the cavern. Deciding to work their way to the cave floor sixty feet below, a hasty plan was devised. Natasha would clamber down the cliff face while Scorch and Melinde lowered Doctor Voo to the floor using rope. Then Melinde would be lowered by Scorch. The others in the group, Aiyda, Sergi, and Max, would do their best to climb down the rope or use the iron spikes that studded the cliff face.</p><p></p><p>As Natasha climbed down the rocky cliff, using only the iron spikes, she came under attack. Once more, arrows shot from the darkness, first striking the ranger then the dangling Doctor Voo. Sergi scrambled down, but about halfway lost his grip and tumbled to the hard floor below. Doctor Voo cut the rope when he was still approximately ten feet off the floor and was sent sprawling. The rope slackening, Melinde secured herself and with Scorch's help was lowered down the cliff, with Aiyda and Max following her. Eventually, Scorch climbed down as well.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, Natasha was climbing the far wall, eventually coming up to a stone outcropping below the ledge a trio of grimlock archers was using as a firing platform. One swooped down to meet the ranger in melee, but was quickly dispatched by her sword and hammer. The other two grimlocks were cut down with a barrage of arrows, bolts, and magic from the rest of the group. Max delivered the killing blow on the last of the blind humanoids, using a halfling trick shot to strike a grimlock that was cowering behind cover.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spatterlight, post: 3211765, member: 42734"] [b]Session 13[/b] [i]November 17, 2006[/i] [b]BANG! BANG! BANG![/b] Scorch's eyes fluttered open and his gaze slid down the hall to the entrance of the observatory. With a groan, he wobbled to his feet and shambled toward the source of his aggravation. [b]BANG! BANG! BANG![/b] "All right, all right!", The gladiator leaned near the door, each movement reopening wounds from the night's slaughter, "Who the hell is it?!" A cheerful female voice responded, "This is Melinde, Champion of Heironeous! I am here for my date with Sergi Smenk!" A moment passed, Scorch trying to comprehend what madness had landed on his doorstep. Sergi with a date? With a girl? This he had to see. The gladiator kicked a heavy chair away from the door and flung it open. Standing outside was a pretty young woman dressed in full armor and prepared for battle. She gasped as she saw the shirtless Scorch, "What happened to you?!" Scotch ogled her for a moment, "What kind of date are you ..." He paused and looked down on his battered and filthy body, "Oh, this? Yeah, we got ambushed by a bunch of demon things last night. Well, you might as well come in." Scorch closed the door and shouted down the hallway, "Hey Sergi! Your quote/unquote date is here!" Turning to the paladin, "Come on into the main room. Gotta warn you though, it is a slaughterhouse in there. And we have some brown-nosing zombies in there too. Ask Sergi about them, it's a great ice breaker." With Melinde nervously gripping the sword on her belt, the gladiator turned and lumbered back down the hall. While Scorch was talking to the paladin, Sergi quickly making himself presentable. Using minor magics, the sorcerer quickly cleaned himself and mended several tears in his clothing. He had just finished as Scorch and Melinde entered the main room of the observatory. Sergi fluttered across the room, his hands gesturing wildly, "My dear, please excuse the deplorable conditions of my humble home. We should talk outside in the fresh air! ..." Melinde smiled, "I have seen worse and I am just glad you all survived. Otherwise, your noble friends would not be able to accompany us on our date this afternoon. I thought we could go cleanse the evil cults you said infested the Dourstone Mines." By now, the rest of the group had filtered into the main room and gave each other puzzled looks. Sergi gaped at the paladin for a moment, words failing him, and she continued. "It is all set! My brothers and sisters have secured the mines and wait for us even now. But, we cannot have you walking around in such condition!" Reaching into her pack, she withdrew a wand, "Mr. Sheckles, the wand of healing that you ordered has arrived early. Shall we put it to good use and get everyone ready to fight evil?" The group agreed and was healed quickly. Moving through town purposefully, they stopped only briefly to pick up some last minute supplies. The streets and taverns of Diamond Lake were much busier than normal this afternoon, idle miners from the closed Dourstone Mine taking advantage of their unexpected day off. Arriving at the Dourstone Mines, they found it as Melinde said. She briefly met with several of her order and then the group descended into the mines. Soon they were lowering themselves into the area that held the temples of Erythnul, Hextor, and Vecna. Having only partially explored the caves devoted to Erythnul, the group chose to investigate these first. The group retraced their steps and soon entered the first of the great caverns. On their original sortie into the caves, the group was ambushed here by several grimlocks here. Once again, several figures could be seen lurking. With a mighty cry, Scorch charged forward to attack, only to find that as he closed the distance to the enemy, the lights of group went dim and all was shadows. In this eldritch darkness, the grimlocks swarmed out and this time their appeared to be a leader among them: a raging grimlock warrior with two daggers. Scorch met this one head-on and found that the creature was an expert with the blades, stabbing him repeatedly. Meanwhile, the others in the group made short work of the blind humanoids, easily cutting them down. The grimlock leader, sensing his warriors had fallen, fled the battle, the shadowy darkness going with him. Unwilling to follow the retreating grimlock, the group mended their wounds and continued on. Moving carefully through the caves, they soon found themselves in the large cavern with a precipitous drop to more caves below. The cliff face here was covered in arcane shadows and it was difficult to see the far side of the cavern. Deciding to work their way to the cave floor sixty feet below, a hasty plan was devised. Natasha would clamber down the cliff face while Scorch and Melinde lowered Doctor Voo to the floor using rope. Then Melinde would be lowered by Scorch. The others in the group, Aiyda, Sergi, and Max, would do their best to climb down the rope or use the iron spikes that studded the cliff face. As Natasha climbed down the rocky cliff, using only the iron spikes, she came under attack. Once more, arrows shot from the darkness, first striking the ranger then the dangling Doctor Voo. Sergi scrambled down, but about halfway lost his grip and tumbled to the hard floor below. Doctor Voo cut the rope when he was still approximately ten feet off the floor and was sent sprawling. The rope slackening, Melinde secured herself and with Scorch's help was lowered down the cliff, with Aiyda and Max following her. Eventually, Scorch climbed down as well. In the meantime, Natasha was climbing the far wall, eventually coming up to a stone outcropping below the ledge a trio of grimlock archers was using as a firing platform. One swooped down to meet the ranger in melee, but was quickly dispatched by her sword and hammer. The other two grimlocks were cut down with a barrage of arrows, bolts, and magic from the rest of the group. Max delivered the killing blow on the last of the blind humanoids, using a halfling trick shot to strike a grimlock that was cowering behind cover. [/QUOTE]
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