Beta Ic

[Lichtenhart]

Dunkel, go scout ahead. But be careful! and howled to his wolf: If they've brought us here, we should have left some tracks. Can you smell our trail, Huine?. You can see the raven fly down the passage and the wolf start sniffing around.

Dunkel (the raven) comes back. He wasn't able to see anything in the darkness, so he just rests upon Glooms's shoulder.

OOC: I'd like an answer about our trails, and if he can actually tell which smell comes from the dragon's lair

"You fools. Dragons always see, even when sleep. Gloom say we just go there and kill silently ogres. Gloom hate ogres."

 

[Krizzel]

Solveig stared after the would-be dragon hunters in absolute disbelief. "Come back!" she hissed after them when her voice returned to her, hoping at least some of them might come to their senses.

Torchlight glinted off the tall war maid's beautifully worked armor as she turned to face Elentari and Gloom. "They're afraid of ogres? Ogres?!"

 

[Corlon]

"and how do you know the ogres aren't powerful worshippers of grumsh, or dragons in disguise" says Garret "and how would you like it if someone bursted in on you and started a fight?"

"Plus not all dragons are evil, and even if this one is, we may be able to cut a deal to find a way out"

 

[KitanaVorr]

Elentari smirked slightly, tossing a length of hair behind her shoulder as she spoke to Corlon through Garrett. "Little one, I'm sure you haven't much experience in the...ah...more pleasurably acrobatic of arts, but I don't think interrupting a bunch of ogres at play is that horrendous an action."

Her violet eyes twinkled with a golden gleam. "I'm sure they think that a battle would fit in perfectly with some foreplay...they might welcome us as a wonderful addition to their...entertainment."

"Oh and cutting a deal with a dragon while we're that close to the precious treasure? Probably not a good idea...the dragon might get ideas that we're out to trick the darling lizard to get at the treasure...and treasure is the last thing on my mind."

 

[Corlon]

"well, I guess you might have had some experience being interupted and having a battle, but still, aside from the sight of two ogres going at it constantly repeating in my mind, they might get pissed off, have you ever had to fight a really pissed off ogre?"

ooc: frenzied beserkers can be pretty scary, and seing as how we're level 15 I'd say that these ogres will have some character levels.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Amy decides not to wait anymore and flys the rest of the way down the cooridor.

 

[KitanaVorr]

"Oh Corlon, you silly halfling!" Elentari laughed softly with a wink at Solveig. "I have experience in many things! And I, for one, have seen many things much worse than ogres pleasuring themselves. I might even welcome the novelty of such a sight. But I, personally, would prefer to fight a foe that I already know is dastardly than to hurt something that perhaps might be good...or would kill us while we're busy trying to ascertain its true nature. Dragons are infinitely more wise and wily than ogres...even beserker ogres."

 

[Corlon]

Corlon peaks his head around the corner, and sees if he can stand the sight of the huge dragon

ooc: I'm assuming that this dragon has fearful presence, and this
is testing it.

Garret (talking for Corlon) says "then you go ahead and kill the ogres, I'd rather take a look at this giant lizard, whether we can provide a deal, learn something, or kill it and take it's treasure, I'm fine, and it can't fit through the passage so we can run away through the passage."

 

[Jemal]

Corlon and Amy peek around the corner. Sulli moves close enough that they can see the dragon in the low light.

As you look upon the great horned beast, you feel a slight breeze, coming every few seconds. Soon you realize it's the force of the breathing... from 60' away. In the dull light, reflecting off of numerous coins and gems, you can see that the creature is a dark purple color, unlike any of you have seen before. Corlon is able to stand his second sighting of the ferocious creatures, though his knees shake a bit just from seeing it again. Amy on the other hand, doesn't seem to be phased.
Nobody else has turned the corner to look.

Assuming Garret is informing the rest of the group of what Corlon sees, Elentari remembers hearing a tale of Purple dragons. They are a cross between blues and reds, having no known weaknesses and being stronger than any other chromatic, they have been known to eat younger gold dragons when food is scarce. They get along with Reds but pretty much nothing else. The tale also told that their breath weapon, as well as some of their spells, employs an element unknown to most mages.

OOC: Damn bards... nat 20 on bardic knowledge check.

 

[Sulli]

ok now that we know what we dealing with and how powerful it could be, do you want to tri to minipulate it of just kill the orges and continue that way???. im ready for either way but if we face that dragon and he breaths the tunle will proble act as a condences and send the breath all the way down the 200' tunnle. so it's the partys choics on what to do.