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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 1894144" data-attributes="member: 4441">"Bones of the earth?  Don't know what you're talking about," the woman says with a dismissive wave of her hand.  That wave also causes the men to hold their swords at a more threatening angle.  One of them points his sheild at the group, and with a disgusting burping sound, the shield disgorges some foul-smelling acid onto Atlas and Darthallys, searing their skin.*The Company of the Stones reacts swiftly, not taken off guard by the Betrayers' attack.  Atlas steps forward, and swings at the treacherous man who used his shield against them, dealing him a terrible blow across the chest, ripping through his strange armor.**Indacallis calls upon the power of the earth around them to rip apart one of the other men.  Must and dust boils out of his mouth and ears as the man makes a terrible cry, and wretches up a small mound of mud mixed with blood.  Leesea clutches her blue stone, and a chunk of rock rips itself up from the floor and hurls just past the speaker's head.  She ducks at looks at Leesea with new respect.**The Betrayers' hands drop to their belts and come out with long, thin daggers dripping a poisonous green.  They throw them into the Company of the Stones with cruel grins on their faces.  The daggers strike home in Kelthet and Leesea, while bouncing off of Altas' and Darthallys' armor, and completely missing Phaern.  The daggers themselves give only slight wounds, but both that were hit can feel their strength drain away from them.**Phaern takes advantage of their unwillingness to enter close combat, and the earth explodes in their midst, just missing Atlas' nose by a mere inch.  The speaker manages to throw herself back, partially out of the way, but the others take the full brunt of the blast.  The two that have already been hurt fall at this assault, and the two that weren't able to dodge look badly hurt.**Wil begins to inscribe a rune of calling, summoning forth an ally to do battle with his enemies.  Spellcasters done, Darthallys wades into the remaining three Betrayers with a will, the shaven-head female being his first victim.  She dodges desperately, as Dar's athame goes right next to her ear.* OOC - Initiative:Atlas - 19Indacallis - 16Leesea - 13Betrayers - 6Phaern - 5Kelthet - 4Wil - 2Darthallys - 15 (but delayed until after spellcasters)Atlas and Darthallys take 5 points of acid damage.  Atlas hits a 27 and deals 18 points of damage to male #1 (shield guy).  Indacalis does attack from within (earth) on male #2, he fails his Fort save miserably, and takes 19 points of damage.  Leesea misses with a 16.  Leesea is hit with a 23, takes two points of damage, and 3 points of Strength damage.  Kelthet takes 4 points of damage and 2 points of Strength damage.  Darthallys and Atlas are missed.  Phaern's earthy sorcerous blast goes off with extreme prejudice, with everyone failing their Ref saves except for one, and taking 27 points of damage.  Kelthet misses the speaker with an 8.  Wil activates a rune of conjuring, bringing forth... something.  I'll figure that out later.  Darthallys attacks, but misses with an 18.</blockquote>

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