Bordell's Tales, Chapter 1 : Two faces.

[Jdvn1]

ooc: Yikes, okay. I forgot that the effect wasn't still going. I'm going to light the lantern, leaving it on the ground. Hopefully I'd have to stand up the lantern to do it, though. I'm hoping the dirt won't have anything on it that can catch fire.

 

[Velmont]

You kneels down and grabs the lantern who have fallen and teh flint and steel. You quickly remove the protecting glass and light the lantern. You put the glass back, you take the lantern in one hand, your sowrd in the other..

It is at that time you see your opponent. As the light of the lantern blind you for a moment, you only see a human profile, but somehow gruesome. As you eyes adapt, it become obvious it is not a human, or rather is not anymore. He looks like a living human skin, but the eyes and mouth and some old wounds have been sew to close all holes. The creature doesn't seems to take care of you, he is just moving foward, slashing the haystack.

Yyou see the you stable boy you've talked to, somehow paralyzed by the fear staring at the monster like it was his death coming. But you are just too late to prevent the creature to touch the boy and the creature slash the young boy, who roll on the ground, wounded and unconcious.

 

[Jdvn1]

Xavier raises his sword above his head with both hands and brings it down upon the deformed human. "Crian's judgement be upon you."

[sblock=OOC]If I can get a charge in, adjust the following numbers. I'm going to assume I can't, though. I'm using my Smite Evil here, so...
+10 attack, 1d8+8 damage (two-handed gives me an extra 1 damage here, power attack for 1 for another 2 points of damage)[/sblock]

 

[Velmont]

[SBLOCK]OOC: You are next to him, so charging is not option, BUT if you intend to charge him, you might have not moved from your spot, which mean you could have spend a full round action and take the lantern in your hand... that's the fun of turn base action. So, for you best pleasure, I will allow you to charge AND to have the lantern in your hand... I've edited my previous post to reflect that...

By the way, I suppose you've slept with your leather armor, as your group wanted to leave early. It was one less thing to do...[/SBLOCK]

Xavier raises his sword above his head with both hands and brings it down upon the deformed human. "Crian's judgement be upon you." You charge the monster and your sword cut half the neck of the creature. As you suspect, the creature doesn't drop, but to your surprise, a spray of sand is ejected from the wound. You quickly turn your head and close you eyes and feel the spray that quickly stop. The wound of the creature have been closed by an aggregate of sand.

The creature seems attracted to you by your attack. He slam you but seems a bit clumsy in his attack, only doing you a small wound (4 dmg) and then punch you twice while you taking back your balance, clumsily missing one and almost doing the same on the other, limiting the damage (2 dmg)

[SBLOCK]OOC:
Attack against the creature: Natural 20 (you've guess right, critical mean nothing against that creature)
Damage: 7 + 6 = 13 (With the lantern, you lose the 2-handed bonus. If you decide to leave the lantern on the ground, it will make 15...)
Reflex save against spray: 16 + 6 = 22
Attacks from the creature: 15 , Natural 1, 16
Damage: 4, 2
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Velmont]

After running away from his mysterious assailant, Brodell have find his path up to the nearest village. There he could warn the villager. The mayor, reluctant to listen to the story of a man that travel in the middle of night, threat the young squire with his crossbow but her wife, Prescilla, a woman that was raised in Gaile, help to convince her husband that the village was in danger.

Bordell continued his way on the road to the capital. When Firenze, Stone's horse, and himself were starting to get tired, Xavier stop at an Inn where he took some rest and also warned the Innkeeper. The Innkeeper, a veteran, decide to ignore the warning, telling that even if the danger was coming this way, they wouldn't arrive before a few days and would have enough time to change his mind. But among the innocupant of the Inn was Sergeant Pioris, a soldier in mission to investigate the attack of two other villages. When he overheard Bordell, he decide to escort him to Captain Irom, responsible of the defence of the lands of King Theodor.

On his way, the squire learned that some politic's intrigue was going between Captain Irom and the wizard's court Varence. It also seems that Captain Irom had lost the last battle and was not in a godo mood. But teh captain recieved the squire and listen to his story. Believing the the squire's word, he prepare some troops to be sent in the borders and also gives the squire a letter that would allow him to see the king himself. Sregeant Pioris escort the squire to the king, going through the servant quater. Presented by the butler and supported by Pioris, Xavier was able to gives the news to the King, who had been offenced at first to see Stone missing.

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In the doorway of the room stands the bultler and Sergeant Pioris. They both stay far from the discussion and wait. You are standing in front of the King, and two guards are standing behind the liege.

The king have listen to your explanation, and his reaction, who has been one of an offended man seem to have let place with concerns. "You'll have to retell all the details to me and my court wizard later. I hope to see Stones soon. Now, have you brought an answer to my question from your order?" aks King Theodor.

 

[Jdvn1]

[sblock=ooc]out of character, I think the answer is "yes" but that's an assumption. I don't remember being told of a question. Am I forgetting something? If the question was, "Will you help us?" Then the answer is "Yes" but that would be obvious because I arrived.[/sblock]

 

[Velmont]

[SBLOCK=OOC]The keyword in the king's question is 'from your order'. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Jdvn1]

[sblock=OOC] Okay, well if I assumed wrong, then the king can correct me. [/sblock]
Xavier thinks to himself and then looks back at Pioris, indicating the gift, hoping it'll be presented now. Turning back to the king, "I have brought a gift from the order, made by our finest smith."

 

[Velmont]

"A gift." repeat the king, just as it was natural. Pioris advanace again, his head down and kneels in front of the king, raising the sword and presenting him the hilt. The king draw the sword and take a close look at the blade near the hilt. As he turn it, you have the time to spot a small rune inscribed on it that look familiar. You can't see it precisely, but you think it is the symbol of Crian and the symbol of Theor side by side. On the other side is another rune, which you think might be Greffit mark. But one thing is sure in your mind, the sword please the king. He sheet it and take the sword with the scabbard. Pioris walk back to his place, still head down before returning in his military stand.

"I could not hope for better answer. Now that have been settle and you have done the mission your knight have given you, I suppose you'll great some well earned rest." The king make a sign to his Butler and to Sergeant Pioris. Both approoach the king. The soldier kneel again but the bultler stay standing and look the king in his face, with the same look a grand-father would look to one of his children.

"Arthur. You'll prepare a place for him and his companion to rest. Sergeant, you'll be at the service of the knights. If they have any question questions, answer as best as you can. In doubt of confidential information, refer to Captain Irom, he knows precisely what I expect of teh coming cooperation with the order of Crian."

The butler leaves the room adn Sregant return to the doroway. The king return his attention to you. "Now take some rest." he node at you, which you understand that your interview with the king is finish and it's time to leave.

 

[Jdvn1]

"Thank you, His Majesty." Xavier bows and gives the king the proper respects, and then goes to Pioris. "I can talk briefly with the butler later. For now, I think I need to have a good meal. I am hungry and weary from the travel. I should also start my work here as soon as possible."