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<blockquote data-quote="LordVyreth" data-source="post: 2738143" data-attributes="member: 9626"><p><strong>Tying Up Loose Ends: Flight to New Horizons</strong></p><p></p><p>“Rudyard? But you were killed! And by the Lady of Blood!” Tal exclaimed with shock.</p><p></p><p>“So what? They were also the ones who brought me back, and stronger than ever! They went to the very depths of the abyss for my soul!”</p><p></p><p>“The depths of the abyss? Why would you go there? We thought you were with your goddess!”</p><p></p><p>“No, our so-called saviors rejected me! My hatred of orcs was apparently too much for their tolerance. They were supposed to be our protectors, our guardians in the war against the orc empire, yet they would turn away me for hating our enemy! Such gods deserve no worship, not from me nor from you! But look at all the good that Bas has done! The moons are destroyed, the undead legions have scattered, and now the orc empire is in ruins! This is a wondrous day for this world and its new ruler! If you join me, we can rule under a new, more worthy guardian!”</p><p></p><p>“Your worthy guardian is about to destroy our homes.” Robin snarled.</p><p></p><p>Rudyard shrugged. “A necessary loss. The destruction today of Methosilang will be horrifying, but the losses will still be minor compared to the total war you’re planning. With your defenses shattered, Bas can achieve her rightful dominance with little difficulty.”</p><p></p><p>The conversation was brought to an abrupt end, however, by the belated arrival of a furious Head That Rules the Claw. The orc/golem emperor was beside himself with fury. “What have you done? You ruined thousands of years of work in a matter of hours! I’ll feast on your blood for this!”</p><p></p><p>Grockith was the first to respond to this threat and charged the enraged emperor. As they fought, the party quickly turned on Rudyard. “I will never join you or your evil goddess.” Tal said. “Methosilang is my home.”</p><p></p><p>But Rudyard only laughed at this. “Please. My goddess has told me all about you and your kind. You have no homes! You trespass on this world at the behalf of Lady Memory, for reasons you don’t even comprehend! You have no value here, nor any reason to defend any place. Why do you waste your time?”</p><p></p><p>Tal shook his head. “Maybe I wasn’t meant for this world. I don’t think any of us know. But my reasons to defend this place are my own. I care about my friends and family back at home, no matter how I obtained them. And I won’t let them be destroyed or oppressed by anyone!</p><p></p><p>Robin joined his friend. “I have as much reason to hate orcs as you do. They were the ones who killed my family and left me alone until Shedell saved me. But I won’t let hatred dominate my life!”</p><p></p><p>As the rest of the heroes converged on Rudyard, the fiend-tainted ranger shrugged. “Suit yourself,” he said. “I’ll see you all burn!” He briefly concentrated on the Slave Circlet, and the cowed red dragon in the center of the room suddenly looked up with murder in its eyes!</p><p></p><p>“I’ll keep it busy!” Bath shouted. “You destroy the circlet!” She quickly charged the dragon to attract its attention. Almost immediately, the dragon and angel were a storm of teeth, claws, and blades. Tiana and Tonaca carefully approached Rudyard from each side while Tal, Danae, and Robin took to the corners of the room and fired at him from a distance.</p><p></p><p>As soon as the party converged on him, however, Rudyard quickly grabbed the Circlet, stored it on his dragon mount, and took to the air. While laughing cruelly, he charged straight into Tonaca, and both he and his mount began to rip into the unfortunate cleric. As he attacked, however, he was ambushed from behind by Tiana. </p><p></p><p>“Um, maybe I could use a little help…” Bath started, and as the party turned, they saw she had been grappled in the dragon’s claws. To their horror, they saw that the dragon was trying to escape with their friend! Robin quickly activated his wings of flight and took off after the flying dragon, while Tal and Danae provided cover fire from a distance.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, the fight between Grockith and Ka’Dry’Log continued, but it appeared to be a stalemate. Ka’Dry’Log was powerful enough to resist most of the damage from Grockith’s surreal energy attacks, but absolutely nothing that the orc emperor did to Grockith had any real effect. Even the mightiest strikes from his battle axe barely gave Grockith a cut. Finally, Ka’Dry’Log snarled and began a tactical retreat, with the Rage-possessed half-dragon chasing after him.</p><p></p><p>Back at the main battle, things were improving for our heroes. A lucky spell by Danae caused Rudyard’s mount to drop dead, and the rest of the party quickly surrounded Rudyard. But Rudyard would not accept a death at the hands of his enemies. “Grockith, return!” he shouted down the hallway to his partner. “Bas will have further need of you.” Rudyard then smiled at his former friends, smiled, and happily plunged his own sword into his chest. “At least I died as I wanted this time,” he croaked out with his last breath. “Causing the deaths of my true enemies…”</p><p></p><p>The party wasted no time in destroying the Circlet, and the instant they did so, the room began to rumble and break apart. Quickly they retreated down the hallway in search of their missing friends, only to be shocked at what was waiting for them. Robin and Bath stood over the slain red dragon, but surrounding them were dozens, if not hundreds, of other dragons. The party froze, anticipating a death so quick that they wouldn’t even have time to teleport to safety! Instead, the largest of the dragons, a blue almost as large as the slain red, simply said, “Thank you.” It looked around the dragon/city of Fierypyre, and then added, “Our master thinks the same. It was finally time he rested.” With that, it and the entire flight flew out of the crumbling dragon/city.</p><p></p><p>The party wasted no time in getting back home. Once again, there were the usual feasts, but Tal in particular had far bigger things on their mind. They didn’t know what happened to the Head That Rules the Claw, or more accurately Ruled the Claw, but it no longer really mattered. His empire was gone, and his dragon servants had scattered to parts unknown. With them gone, Dragovigis will finally be able to enter the war! </p><p></p><p>OOC Notes: This adventure was actually probably going to be skipped, had the campaign continued. We were pretty ready to reach a definitive conclusion, as the campaign’s actual end suggested. Nonetheless, I felt that this part of the story had to be told. The next adventure is the final war, the first part of the true end of the campaign.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordVyreth, post: 2738143, member: 9626"] [b]Tying Up Loose Ends: Flight to New Horizons[/b] “Rudyard? But you were killed! And by the Lady of Blood!” Tal exclaimed with shock. “So what? They were also the ones who brought me back, and stronger than ever! They went to the very depths of the abyss for my soul!” “The depths of the abyss? Why would you go there? We thought you were with your goddess!” “No, our so-called saviors rejected me! My hatred of orcs was apparently too much for their tolerance. They were supposed to be our protectors, our guardians in the war against the orc empire, yet they would turn away me for hating our enemy! Such gods deserve no worship, not from me nor from you! But look at all the good that Bas has done! The moons are destroyed, the undead legions have scattered, and now the orc empire is in ruins! This is a wondrous day for this world and its new ruler! If you join me, we can rule under a new, more worthy guardian!” “Your worthy guardian is about to destroy our homes.” Robin snarled. Rudyard shrugged. “A necessary loss. The destruction today of Methosilang will be horrifying, but the losses will still be minor compared to the total war you’re planning. With your defenses shattered, Bas can achieve her rightful dominance with little difficulty.” The conversation was brought to an abrupt end, however, by the belated arrival of a furious Head That Rules the Claw. The orc/golem emperor was beside himself with fury. “What have you done? You ruined thousands of years of work in a matter of hours! I’ll feast on your blood for this!” Grockith was the first to respond to this threat and charged the enraged emperor. As they fought, the party quickly turned on Rudyard. “I will never join you or your evil goddess.” Tal said. “Methosilang is my home.” But Rudyard only laughed at this. “Please. My goddess has told me all about you and your kind. You have no homes! You trespass on this world at the behalf of Lady Memory, for reasons you don’t even comprehend! You have no value here, nor any reason to defend any place. Why do you waste your time?” Tal shook his head. “Maybe I wasn’t meant for this world. I don’t think any of us know. But my reasons to defend this place are my own. I care about my friends and family back at home, no matter how I obtained them. And I won’t let them be destroyed or oppressed by anyone! Robin joined his friend. “I have as much reason to hate orcs as you do. They were the ones who killed my family and left me alone until Shedell saved me. But I won’t let hatred dominate my life!” As the rest of the heroes converged on Rudyard, the fiend-tainted ranger shrugged. “Suit yourself,” he said. “I’ll see you all burn!” He briefly concentrated on the Slave Circlet, and the cowed red dragon in the center of the room suddenly looked up with murder in its eyes! “I’ll keep it busy!” Bath shouted. “You destroy the circlet!” She quickly charged the dragon to attract its attention. Almost immediately, the dragon and angel were a storm of teeth, claws, and blades. Tiana and Tonaca carefully approached Rudyard from each side while Tal, Danae, and Robin took to the corners of the room and fired at him from a distance. As soon as the party converged on him, however, Rudyard quickly grabbed the Circlet, stored it on his dragon mount, and took to the air. While laughing cruelly, he charged straight into Tonaca, and both he and his mount began to rip into the unfortunate cleric. As he attacked, however, he was ambushed from behind by Tiana. “Um, maybe I could use a little help…” Bath started, and as the party turned, they saw she had been grappled in the dragon’s claws. To their horror, they saw that the dragon was trying to escape with their friend! Robin quickly activated his wings of flight and took off after the flying dragon, while Tal and Danae provided cover fire from a distance. Meanwhile, the fight between Grockith and Ka’Dry’Log continued, but it appeared to be a stalemate. Ka’Dry’Log was powerful enough to resist most of the damage from Grockith’s surreal energy attacks, but absolutely nothing that the orc emperor did to Grockith had any real effect. Even the mightiest strikes from his battle axe barely gave Grockith a cut. Finally, Ka’Dry’Log snarled and began a tactical retreat, with the Rage-possessed half-dragon chasing after him. Back at the main battle, things were improving for our heroes. A lucky spell by Danae caused Rudyard’s mount to drop dead, and the rest of the party quickly surrounded Rudyard. But Rudyard would not accept a death at the hands of his enemies. “Grockith, return!” he shouted down the hallway to his partner. “Bas will have further need of you.” Rudyard then smiled at his former friends, smiled, and happily plunged his own sword into his chest. “At least I died as I wanted this time,” he croaked out with his last breath. “Causing the deaths of my true enemies…” The party wasted no time in destroying the Circlet, and the instant they did so, the room began to rumble and break apart. Quickly they retreated down the hallway in search of their missing friends, only to be shocked at what was waiting for them. Robin and Bath stood over the slain red dragon, but surrounding them were dozens, if not hundreds, of other dragons. The party froze, anticipating a death so quick that they wouldn’t even have time to teleport to safety! Instead, the largest of the dragons, a blue almost as large as the slain red, simply said, “Thank you.” It looked around the dragon/city of Fierypyre, and then added, “Our master thinks the same. It was finally time he rested.” With that, it and the entire flight flew out of the crumbling dragon/city. The party wasted no time in getting back home. Once again, there were the usual feasts, but Tal in particular had far bigger things on their mind. They didn’t know what happened to the Head That Rules the Claw, or more accurately Ruled the Claw, but it no longer really mattered. His empire was gone, and his dragon servants had scattered to parts unknown. With them gone, Dragovigis will finally be able to enter the war! OOC Notes: This adventure was actually probably going to be skipped, had the campaign continued. We were pretty ready to reach a definitive conclusion, as the campaign’s actual end suggested. Nonetheless, I felt that this part of the story had to be told. The next adventure is the final war, the first part of the true end of the campaign. [/QUOTE]
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