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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 2016760" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>Deaths</strong></p><p></p><p>The door bursts open as Inoke puts his shoulder into it. He draws up short, appalled by what he sees. </p><p></p><p>First is the pair of disgustingly fat monstrosities. Though Inoke doesn’t recognize them, Horbin does; they are shator demodands, powerful evil outsiders from the plane of Carceri. It was a demodand that held Till prisoner, and that Horbin slew with a single <em>destruction</em> spell. Behind the demodands, though, is something else- a ghostly shade of some sort, the spirit of the long-dead master of the tower. </p><p></p><p>And suddenly there’s pandemonium.</p><p></p><p>A cloud of greenish vapor issue from one of the shators, filling the chamber with a <em>cloudkill.</em> Our heroes move fearlessly through it, trying their best to join battle. Then a terrible, blood-curdling shrieking starts coming from the unseen shade in the midst of the vapors, and it tears at the sanity of our heroes. Some sort of stunning boom blares out, stunning Jezebel, Lillamere, Sybele and Inoke. </p><p></p><p>Rex gives a mighty roar and leaps on one of the shators. It struggles mightily, but he tears it apart in seconds, then roars in triumph. Drelvin, meanwhile, squints and grimaces, his eyes tearing from the deadly gas, but he launches a flurry of arrows at the sound of the shade. His head throbs; he can barely think. It’s driving him mad! He has to stop it, before it’s...</p><p></p><p><em>Too late.</em> </p><p></p><p>Inoke, meanwhile, has already lost his mind completely. He stands, befuddled, for a few moments, trying to talk to his club, Deadly Avalanche, before quizzically looking over at Drelvin. He’s very confused. Veil glances at him in concern. <em>He’s about to attack,</em> the mindspy thinks unhappily. <em>Oh crap.</em></p><p></p><p>The stunned people are still reeling, unable to act; and if it weren’t for Rex they would all be meat for the demodand. With a gesture it charms almost all of them, but the half-dragon resists, roars, and leaps upon the fat creature! Again the dragon disciple wrestles with his opponent, tearing and choking, until he breaks its neck!</p><p></p><p>Then things get ugly. The mind-shattering shrieking of the tower wizard’s shade continues to throb through our heroes’ minds; and Drelvin’s mind snaps. He whirls and fires at Lillamere, sinking arrow after arrow into his handsome nephew. To add insult to injury, the last one obliterates the sorcerer’s crotch. Lillamere stumbles back nearly 15’ before falling dead to the floor.</p><p></p><p>“Drelvin’s blue came to happy,” Inoke grunts, and smashes his great club at the archer. It strikes him square in the back, separating ribs and shattering spine; then crashes into his thigh, wrenching his leg from its socket; and finally, an overhand blow directly onto the elf’s head finishes him off, pounding him into the ground like a tomato.</p><p></p><p>“Nooo!” cries Sybele, and fires an arrow at Inoke’s boot, stapling him to the ground. The big burly warrior wheels to face her, but finds himself stuck to the ground.</p><p></p><p>“Enough!” cries Horbin the MFKG Holy, invoking the Light of Dexter. A <em>mass heal</em> washes over the party and the shade; the monster screeches one last time and vanishes like the morning mist. The others feel their heads clear and their wounds close. </p><p></p><p>But it is too late for Lillamere and Drelvin.</p><p></p><p>“What have I done?” cries Inoke. His face is etched in sorrow.</p><p></p><p>“It wasn’t your fault,” Horbin says compassionately. “You were out of your mind. And I’ll bring them back.”</p><p></p><p>But he won’t, at least not both of them- for one of them has had enough of the trials of life. Hardships have dogged him for centuries; he is done. </p><p></p><p>Drelvin the Archer is no more.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> Drelvin’s Funeral! Appearances by many old pcs, including Malford, the tabaxi champion Hobbes, Stone, Belmondo the Enhanced and more!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 2016760, member: 1210"] [b]Deaths[/b] The door bursts open as Inoke puts his shoulder into it. He draws up short, appalled by what he sees. First is the pair of disgustingly fat monstrosities. Though Inoke doesn’t recognize them, Horbin does; they are shator demodands, powerful evil outsiders from the plane of Carceri. It was a demodand that held Till prisoner, and that Horbin slew with a single [i]destruction[/i] spell. Behind the demodands, though, is something else- a ghostly shade of some sort, the spirit of the long-dead master of the tower. And suddenly there’s pandemonium. A cloud of greenish vapor issue from one of the shators, filling the chamber with a [i]cloudkill.[/i] Our heroes move fearlessly through it, trying their best to join battle. Then a terrible, blood-curdling shrieking starts coming from the unseen shade in the midst of the vapors, and it tears at the sanity of our heroes. Some sort of stunning boom blares out, stunning Jezebel, Lillamere, Sybele and Inoke. Rex gives a mighty roar and leaps on one of the shators. It struggles mightily, but he tears it apart in seconds, then roars in triumph. Drelvin, meanwhile, squints and grimaces, his eyes tearing from the deadly gas, but he launches a flurry of arrows at the sound of the shade. His head throbs; he can barely think. It’s driving him mad! He has to stop it, before it’s... [i]Too late.[/i] Inoke, meanwhile, has already lost his mind completely. He stands, befuddled, for a few moments, trying to talk to his club, Deadly Avalanche, before quizzically looking over at Drelvin. He’s very confused. Veil glances at him in concern. [i]He’s about to attack,[/i] the mindspy thinks unhappily. [i]Oh crap.[/i] The stunned people are still reeling, unable to act; and if it weren’t for Rex they would all be meat for the demodand. With a gesture it charms almost all of them, but the half-dragon resists, roars, and leaps upon the fat creature! Again the dragon disciple wrestles with his opponent, tearing and choking, until he breaks its neck! Then things get ugly. The mind-shattering shrieking of the tower wizard’s shade continues to throb through our heroes’ minds; and Drelvin’s mind snaps. He whirls and fires at Lillamere, sinking arrow after arrow into his handsome nephew. To add insult to injury, the last one obliterates the sorcerer’s crotch. Lillamere stumbles back nearly 15’ before falling dead to the floor. “Drelvin’s blue came to happy,” Inoke grunts, and smashes his great club at the archer. It strikes him square in the back, separating ribs and shattering spine; then crashes into his thigh, wrenching his leg from its socket; and finally, an overhand blow directly onto the elf’s head finishes him off, pounding him into the ground like a tomato. “Nooo!” cries Sybele, and fires an arrow at Inoke’s boot, stapling him to the ground. The big burly warrior wheels to face her, but finds himself stuck to the ground. “Enough!” cries Horbin the MFKG Holy, invoking the Light of Dexter. A [i]mass heal[/i] washes over the party and the shade; the monster screeches one last time and vanishes like the morning mist. The others feel their heads clear and their wounds close. But it is too late for Lillamere and Drelvin. “What have I done?” cries Inoke. His face is etched in sorrow. “It wasn’t your fault,” Horbin says compassionately. “You were out of your mind. And I’ll bring them back.” But he won’t, at least not both of them- for one of them has had enough of the trials of life. Hardships have dogged him for centuries; he is done. Drelvin the Archer is no more. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Drelvin’s Funeral! Appearances by many old pcs, including Malford, the tabaxi champion Hobbes, Stone, Belmondo the Enhanced and more! [/QUOTE]
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