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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eccles" data-source="post: 1523883" data-attributes="member: 5675">After healing many of their wounds, the Clearwater Crusaders decided to carry on for a few miles more before finding somewhere to make camp. To pass the time, they mocked Stedd's suggestion that they camp in the centre of a large open area so that they could not be crept up on. Mocked him, that is, until the monk pointed out that many creatures could simply tunnel out of the cavern walls to attack them!After walking for a few minutes, the group rounded a corner, and saw that the cavern narrowed rapidly to a point. Four large giants stood at the narrowest point, already turning to look at the heroes rounding the corner. Backlit by a number of large fires, the giants stood beside the mangled ruins of a pair of enormous gates, which had been torn from their hinges and thrown to one side. Since that point, the gateway had been blocked up with a massive pile of boulders, carefully stacked to let the giants see through to the other side, and leaving big enough gaps for the enormous longspears which stood nearby to be poked through at something on the other side.Barely even pausing for breath, Stedd and Miles leapt forwards, Stedd immediately connecting with the closest giant in another signature Mantis Leap. The giant grunted, but largely ignored the blow. Yvgeny scrambled along the group's right flank, hoping to distract the giants. Rand and Halbrinn glared at the running backs of the rest of their group, muttering something about 'impetuous bloody psychopaths spoiling our aim', before moving into a better position for their spells. The giants began to counter-attack. Two flung huge boulders from the fires at Aeron, then grunted in amazement as the heavy rocks simply bounced off his lightly armoured form. The other two giants hefted massive iron greatswords, which they swung heavily at Stedd and Rand's cohort, who had also dashed up one flank, wounding each of them heavily. Halbrinn's illusory spell which usually caused the death of his opponents was fought off by one terrified giant, whilst Rand leapt to his right to fling lightning into the midst of his enemies, causing one of them intense pain.Yvgeny leapt in to deliver a terrific nerve punch to one foe, whose tremendous sword dropped from his stunned fingers. Miles dashed in to slash at the stunned giant, but was unable to bring him down. Moments later, the remaining giants slashed around them with their heavy swords, causing Stedd severe palpitations of the heart, but only actually striking him once.Rand's cohort, however, was smashed several times, and fell to the floor bleeding heavily from a number of terrible wounds.Aeron, the party's cleric (and wannabe Divine Oracle, although he certainly hadn't seen this one coming) caste Haste and then, to the others' disgust, moved 20 feet into the cavern despite their exhortations that he should ignore his usual panoply of spells and just "get stuck in". Rand moved forwards, again manoevering for a better place to cast his spells. Unfortunately, he got too close, and nearly lost his arm to a huge sword-swipe. Halbrinn's illusionary lightning bolts caused the giants considerable panic, as they could not distinguish between these and the real thing. Yvgeny's giant, however, recovered, and stepped back to fling a red-hot boulder scooped from one of the fire-pits at the hero, whilst a second giant flailed at him with an enormous sword. Before Yvgeny could attack his giant any further, Rand cast a tremendously empowered bolt of lightning at Yvgeny's foe, trusting in the monk's reflexes to dodge the blast. He didn't, and screamed as the electricity poured through his body. The giant fell dead, but it was no help to the unfortunate monk/cleric.Grievously wounded, Yvgeny staggered back and started using his wand of Searing Light instead.Miles and Stedd continued their battle against the giants, but not before their counter attacks slashed straight through Rand's already battered body, dropping him to the floor in two separate pieces. Aeron continued casting spells on himself, although by this time the surviving group members was screaming at him to step into the combat, or to heal the poor duellist, who was at that very moment spilling the last of his life's blood onto the cavern floor. He choked, coughed, and was still.Seven or eight seconds later, Aeron nimbly ran up to his side, and tried to pour healing energy into him, but he had no luck. Once again, the so-called "Oracle of Mystra" hadn't seen it coming.To be continued…</blockquote>

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