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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 4389834" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>Posts may be unreliable for the rest of the summer-- my family is in the process of preparing for a big move to California. I'll try to post on the usual schedule, but the problems may continue.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Sergeantanis bellowed in Shadowspeech, beat his breast, and stalked around the Tower. Eventually, a figure emerged from the Tower mounted on horseback. It looked to be a human, but seemed drawn and weak, no doubt from the ghost’s powerful attack. Based on the description, we had little doubt that this was the remnant of the cambion. I doubt it would have met Sergeantanis at all, except that it functionally had no choice. Failure to meet him in battle would invite a revolt of its troops, and Sergeantanis would simply force his way into the Tower eventually regardless. </p><p></p><p>The two embodiments of chaos battled fiercely. The cambion cast occasional spells, which Sergeantanis mostly brushed off. Sergeantanis gave no indications of the ability to wield magic, although his wounds closed unnaturally fast—if he does not have a magic item that confers regeneration, he must have that power inherently. With the cambion weakened, Sergeantanis inevitably cut it down, seeming surprised at the ease with which he triumphed, although the battle lasted a meaningful amount of time. Our assessment was that, given our current power, we could not possibly have vanquished either Sergeantanis or his cambion foe. Clearly, Sergeantanis’s demonic rank is not merely a courtesy to his father. With the battle won, Sergeantanis roughly chopped the cambion’s corpse into pieces and fed the pieces to his favored followers. His forces immediately began striking camp and departed shortly thereafter, heading directly towards Dragonhold Greatclaw. </p><p></p><p>We discussed whether to double-cross Sergeantanis by sending Alveera to warn Dragonhold Greatclaw. We wished to see Greatclaw destroyed, but we needed to hedge against the possibility that Sergeantanis would be a more dangerous foe in possession of the Dragonhold than Greatclaw had been. We ultimately decided to warn the Dragonhold—a pitched battle between two factions of Shadow would be more likely to leave them weakened than a surprise ambush. I ordered Alveera to disguise herself as a succubus, ostensibly sent on behalf of Urkobach the Tyrant to warn Dragonhold Greatclaw. As always, her disguise was impeccable. [An easy task because of her true nature as a succubus.] I instructed her to blame Sergeantanis for the fall of Dragonhold Ripgut in an effort to cause him the political trouble he had mentioned fearing. I also ordered her to flee as soon as she delivered the message.</p><p></p><p>We advanced to the gate to the Tower. Sergeantanis’s troops had left behind a large bloody patch around the weapons of the cambion. Sideh detected evil on the items, a great sword and a spiked shield. Both detected as evil, the shield more strongly than the sword, although he did not perform the more important check of whether they were infused with chaos. The shield radiated clear magic, but the great sword did not appear enchanted. I believe that the sword was forged of Abyssium, the metal found only in the Abyss. We knew very little about Abyssium—we knew that it was not well suited to holding enchantments but could be particularly effective for certain types of magic, such as anti-divine enchantments and control of the dead. Supposedly, it sometimes contains tortured souls. Fortunately, it is if anything easier to break than steel. Buzz picked up the sword, using oiled cloths as grips and taking care to not touch the metal directly, and put it in the cart.</p><p></p><p>Twang picked up the shield.</p><p></p><p>[Konrad did not hear what happened next. Twang immediately heard a voice in his mind. <<Master, whom shall we devour?>></p><p></p><p><<No one right now.>></p><p></p><p>The voice reluctantly responded, <<I was made to serve you.>></p><p></p><p><<How can you serve me?>></p><p></p><p><<We can chew upon our enemies together. I can devour flesh and blood and bone.>></p><p></p><p><<That is good, but you must wait. What is your name, child?>></p><p></p><p><<I am Chewer, the render of flesh.>></p><p></p><p><<Good name.>></p><p></p><p><<We shields are not very creative, but we are consistent.>> In addition to its other powers, the shield had a +4 total bonus with no arcane spell failure chance.]</p><p></p><p>Twang slung the shield. “It might be useful.”</p><p></p><p>Sideh responded. “It might, but be careful. I would not use it myself.”</p><p></p><p>“That might be wise. But I am sometimes in need of protection.”</p><p></p><p>Under the circumstances, I did not feel that we could argue with Twang’s decision, but he bears watching. Between his self-aggrandizement and his willingness to seize possibly chaos-tainted weapons for his own use, he shows worrisome signs of sliding into the Shadow. And of course, he is a kobold, and not a servant of the Orderly Darkness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 4389834, member: 3448"] Posts may be unreliable for the rest of the summer-- my family is in the process of preparing for a big move to California. I'll try to post on the usual schedule, but the problems may continue. ----- Sergeantanis bellowed in Shadowspeech, beat his breast, and stalked around the Tower. Eventually, a figure emerged from the Tower mounted on horseback. It looked to be a human, but seemed drawn and weak, no doubt from the ghost’s powerful attack. Based on the description, we had little doubt that this was the remnant of the cambion. I doubt it would have met Sergeantanis at all, except that it functionally had no choice. Failure to meet him in battle would invite a revolt of its troops, and Sergeantanis would simply force his way into the Tower eventually regardless. The two embodiments of chaos battled fiercely. The cambion cast occasional spells, which Sergeantanis mostly brushed off. Sergeantanis gave no indications of the ability to wield magic, although his wounds closed unnaturally fast—if he does not have a magic item that confers regeneration, he must have that power inherently. With the cambion weakened, Sergeantanis inevitably cut it down, seeming surprised at the ease with which he triumphed, although the battle lasted a meaningful amount of time. Our assessment was that, given our current power, we could not possibly have vanquished either Sergeantanis or his cambion foe. Clearly, Sergeantanis’s demonic rank is not merely a courtesy to his father. With the battle won, Sergeantanis roughly chopped the cambion’s corpse into pieces and fed the pieces to his favored followers. His forces immediately began striking camp and departed shortly thereafter, heading directly towards Dragonhold Greatclaw. We discussed whether to double-cross Sergeantanis by sending Alveera to warn Dragonhold Greatclaw. We wished to see Greatclaw destroyed, but we needed to hedge against the possibility that Sergeantanis would be a more dangerous foe in possession of the Dragonhold than Greatclaw had been. We ultimately decided to warn the Dragonhold—a pitched battle between two factions of Shadow would be more likely to leave them weakened than a surprise ambush. I ordered Alveera to disguise herself as a succubus, ostensibly sent on behalf of Urkobach the Tyrant to warn Dragonhold Greatclaw. As always, her disguise was impeccable. [An easy task because of her true nature as a succubus.] I instructed her to blame Sergeantanis for the fall of Dragonhold Ripgut in an effort to cause him the political trouble he had mentioned fearing. I also ordered her to flee as soon as she delivered the message. We advanced to the gate to the Tower. Sergeantanis’s troops had left behind a large bloody patch around the weapons of the cambion. Sideh detected evil on the items, a great sword and a spiked shield. Both detected as evil, the shield more strongly than the sword, although he did not perform the more important check of whether they were infused with chaos. The shield radiated clear magic, but the great sword did not appear enchanted. I believe that the sword was forged of Abyssium, the metal found only in the Abyss. We knew very little about Abyssium—we knew that it was not well suited to holding enchantments but could be particularly effective for certain types of magic, such as anti-divine enchantments and control of the dead. Supposedly, it sometimes contains tortured souls. Fortunately, it is if anything easier to break than steel. Buzz picked up the sword, using oiled cloths as grips and taking care to not touch the metal directly, and put it in the cart. Twang picked up the shield. [Konrad did not hear what happened next. Twang immediately heard a voice in his mind. <<Master, whom shall we devour?>> <<No one right now.>> The voice reluctantly responded, <<I was made to serve you.>> <<How can you serve me?>> <<We can chew upon our enemies together. I can devour flesh and blood and bone.>> <<That is good, but you must wait. What is your name, child?>> <<I am Chewer, the render of flesh.>> <<Good name.>> <<We shields are not very creative, but we are consistent.>> In addition to its other powers, the shield had a +4 total bonus with no arcane spell failure chance.] Twang slung the shield. “It might be useful.” Sideh responded. “It might, but be careful. I would not use it myself.” “That might be wise. But I am sometimes in need of protection.” Under the circumstances, I did not feel that we could argue with Twang’s decision, but he bears watching. Between his self-aggrandizement and his willingness to seize possibly chaos-tainted weapons for his own use, he shows worrisome signs of sliding into the Shadow. And of course, he is a kobold, and not a servant of the Orderly Darkness. [/QUOTE]
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