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<blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 920557" data-attributes="member: 2885"><p><strong>8 heads are better than 1</strong></p><p></p><p>Before the orcs regrouped and attacked again, the chime sounded and the portal closed.</p><p> </p><p>"Are we still up for this?" Erin asked. "Fiddle perhaps you better take the rest of these scrolls. These two contain a lightning spell and this one another fireball."</p><p> </p><p>Portals 1 thru 4 were on one wall. The party turned to the next wall. Vlad repeated the phrase. Portal 5 had a view of the coastline. The smell of saltwater was in the air. Again no one left the room.</p><p> </p><p>Portal 6 showed a black hole. Even with Erin's ioun stone the light couldn't penetrate very far into the darkness. The party guessed it was somewhere underground.</p><p> </p><p>Portal 7 was inside the Ruins of a stone building. Perhaps this was an old temple or fortress or keep. Some humanoid tracks ran from and to the portal.</p><p> </p><p>Portal 8 was another dark chamber. This one had a polished stone floor. The smell of mildew hung in the air.</p><p> </p><p>The party turned to the next wall. By now everyone could say the phrase, even though it was in orc. Portal 9 overlooked another body of water. Darian grew tired of guessing. He stuck his head thru the portal for a better look. The portal opened onto a flagstone ramp. It was, however, many feet above the town below. A very large creature saw the Lathanderite. It had 8 heads and serpentine body. A heavy iron chain was wrapped around its ankle. It was coming out of a side chamber on the cliff face. Darian stepped back inside and ducked to one side. </p><p> </p><p>"A hydra on a chain," Darian murmured.</p><p> </p><p>Fiddle, Alya, and Erin moved away from the portal. Vlad moved to the opposite side of the portal from Darian. A few brief seconds passed. The creature soon blocked the outside view. Several of its heads looked around and inside the room. Fiddle popped up from behind the orc meat shield. He fired an arrow into one of the hydra's necks. Erin charged forward to block the portal. The heads reacted. Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp. One of them bit into the fast moving heavily protected monk. Alya began to sing. She closed to Fiddle's side and fired her bow at the magical beast. Darian tried to attack. He moved backwards to escape. Chomp, Chomp, Chomp, etc....The priest went down. Vlad stabbed the beast and then hustled away from the portal. He used the wall as cover. The hydra crawled inside.</p><p> </p><p>Fiddle pulled out a scroll. Again he had to use all his willpower to get it to work. A 5ft wide bolt of lightning streaked from his hands. The hydra avoided most of it. Erin moved about in a defensive ring in front of the hydra. He tried to attract all of its attention. The hydra couldn't land a solid bite. Alya stopped singing. She moved closer to heal Erin. Darian's wounds healed, but he did not regain consciousness. Vlad pulled his bow. He fired away.</p><p> </p><p>Fiddle fired another arrow. Followed by Erin's little defensive dance. Alya backed away and joined the archers. She landed a shot. One of the heads died. The hydra attacked Erin again. This time the monk could do little to avoid the bites. He joined Darian on the ground. The hydra advanced further into the room. Vlad added another solid shot with his bow. Another head died.</p><p> </p><p>Fiddle pulled another scroll. Whether Alya’s singing or the need inspired him, Fiddle read every word absolutely correct. Many an Arch mage would've been impressed. The bolt of lightning struck the hydra full in the chest. Five more heads died. The beast swayed. Its last head wasn't holding on very well either. It took a bite out of Alya. Erin stopped bleeding. Alya landed the fatal blow.</p><p> </p><p>Alya ran around with the wand of healing. She restored Erin and Darian to almost perfect health. And Darian healed her. With healing the horses and the party the wand was seeing a lot of use.</p><p> </p><p>"Let's leave the rest for tomorrow," Darian said. "I'll pray for a way to understand our phrase and to read some of the glyphs around the portals. Besides I don't have much left in me today."</p><p> </p><p>"Nor I," Erin said. Alya also shook her head in agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Vlad and Fiddle just shrugged.</p><p> </p><p>"Why didn't someone close the portal with the hydra still in it?" Alya asked.</p><p> </p><p>"I wasn't running up with the hydra there," Fiddle replied.</p><p> </p><p>Darian smacked his own forehead. "I wish I'd remembered that."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diaglo, post: 920557, member: 2885"] [b]8 heads are better than 1[/b] Before the orcs regrouped and attacked again, the chime sounded and the portal closed. "Are we still up for this?" Erin asked. "Fiddle perhaps you better take the rest of these scrolls. These two contain a lightning spell and this one another fireball." Portals 1 thru 4 were on one wall. The party turned to the next wall. Vlad repeated the phrase. Portal 5 had a view of the coastline. The smell of saltwater was in the air. Again no one left the room. Portal 6 showed a black hole. Even with Erin's ioun stone the light couldn't penetrate very far into the darkness. The party guessed it was somewhere underground. Portal 7 was inside the Ruins of a stone building. Perhaps this was an old temple or fortress or keep. Some humanoid tracks ran from and to the portal. Portal 8 was another dark chamber. This one had a polished stone floor. The smell of mildew hung in the air. The party turned to the next wall. By now everyone could say the phrase, even though it was in orc. Portal 9 overlooked another body of water. Darian grew tired of guessing. He stuck his head thru the portal for a better look. The portal opened onto a flagstone ramp. It was, however, many feet above the town below. A very large creature saw the Lathanderite. It had 8 heads and serpentine body. A heavy iron chain was wrapped around its ankle. It was coming out of a side chamber on the cliff face. Darian stepped back inside and ducked to one side. "A hydra on a chain," Darian murmured. Fiddle, Alya, and Erin moved away from the portal. Vlad moved to the opposite side of the portal from Darian. A few brief seconds passed. The creature soon blocked the outside view. Several of its heads looked around and inside the room. Fiddle popped up from behind the orc meat shield. He fired an arrow into one of the hydra's necks. Erin charged forward to block the portal. The heads reacted. Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp. One of them bit into the fast moving heavily protected monk. Alya began to sing. She closed to Fiddle's side and fired her bow at the magical beast. Darian tried to attack. He moved backwards to escape. Chomp, Chomp, Chomp, etc....The priest went down. Vlad stabbed the beast and then hustled away from the portal. He used the wall as cover. The hydra crawled inside. Fiddle pulled out a scroll. Again he had to use all his willpower to get it to work. A 5ft wide bolt of lightning streaked from his hands. The hydra avoided most of it. Erin moved about in a defensive ring in front of the hydra. He tried to attract all of its attention. The hydra couldn't land a solid bite. Alya stopped singing. She moved closer to heal Erin. Darian's wounds healed, but he did not regain consciousness. Vlad pulled his bow. He fired away. Fiddle fired another arrow. Followed by Erin's little defensive dance. Alya backed away and joined the archers. She landed a shot. One of the heads died. The hydra attacked Erin again. This time the monk could do little to avoid the bites. He joined Darian on the ground. The hydra advanced further into the room. Vlad added another solid shot with his bow. Another head died. Fiddle pulled another scroll. Whether Alya’s singing or the need inspired him, Fiddle read every word absolutely correct. Many an Arch mage would've been impressed. The bolt of lightning struck the hydra full in the chest. Five more heads died. The beast swayed. Its last head wasn't holding on very well either. It took a bite out of Alya. Erin stopped bleeding. Alya landed the fatal blow. Alya ran around with the wand of healing. She restored Erin and Darian to almost perfect health. And Darian healed her. With healing the horses and the party the wand was seeing a lot of use. "Let's leave the rest for tomorrow," Darian said. "I'll pray for a way to understand our phrase and to read some of the glyphs around the portals. Besides I don't have much left in me today." "Nor I," Erin said. Alya also shook her head in agreement. Vlad and Fiddle just shrugged. "Why didn't someone close the portal with the hydra still in it?" Alya asked. "I wasn't running up with the hydra there," Fiddle replied. Darian smacked his own forehead. "I wish I'd remembered that." [/QUOTE]
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