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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 2815198" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>The party appears off the road several miles ahead of the orcish force, along the western edge of Valonia. It is one thousand strong- a traveling small army. The party cannot see it due to the terrain, a jumbled mass of rocky ridges scattered with shaggy trees and bushy scrub. The coast is less than a mile to the west. </p><p></p><p>“Do we know the warlord’s name?” asks Inoke.</p><p></p><p>“Ragash Zelgar,” states Baron Lillamere.</p><p></p><p>Alcar spreads his wings. “I’ll take a look around from the air,” he declares, and then with a mighty flap he ascends. After gaining a few hundred feet, the Angel of Food peers around. <em>There is the army,</em> he notes, <em>probably a thousand of them, and only a few twists and turns along the road- but what is </em>that?</p><p></p><p>To the west, high clouds are scudding in. A great shadow flits behind them. Whatever it is, it must be huge for him to be able to notice it at this distance! The clouds are still a couple of miles away. Alcar watches the shadow for a moment more before descending, but he cannot ascertain any further details. He does note how swiftly the clouds are moving in, however. </p><p></p><p>When he rejoins his friends, he tells them, “I saw the army, but there is also something in the clouds- something big.”</p><p></p><p>“What kind of thing?” Baron Lillamere has already cast his <em>shape change,</em> but he keeps his form his own, at least for the moment. </p><p></p><p>“I couldn’t tell,” Alcar replies.</p><p></p><p>Quickly, our heroes enable what flying magic they have. Chakar remains landbound below for a few moments, until Lillamere casts <em>fly</em> on him. From the vantage point that Alcar had previously had, they can only see shadows; so Alcar flaps his way up above the cloud layer.</p><p></p><p>When he darts back down, he cries, “It’s a <em>chaos roc!</em>”</p><p></p><p>“What’s that?” demands Gerontius. </p><p></p><p>“It’s a <em>big bad bird,</em>” Alcar declares.</p><p></p><p>“Should we kill it?” wonders Chakar.</p><p></p><p>“Well, how likely is it that it is a coincidence that it is here?” asks Lillamere. “I mean, come on, the chaos roc, the army- what are the odds?”</p><p></p><p>The others ponder this for a moment. “You may have a point,” concedes Inoke. “If we slay it, it might help intimidate the orcs a little,” he adds after a moment.</p><p></p><p>“That’s a good point,” Lillamere responds. </p><p></p><p>“Let’s have a look,” suggests Hyliss, and the entire party flies up above the clouds. In the distance they can see the chaos roc, an immense bird shimmering with color. Its great wings beat the air with immense strength. </p><p></p><p>And it is coming right for them.</p><p></p><p>It is still perhaps a half mile from them, but it is closing very quickly. Our heroes prepare rapidly, but the bird closes the distance in a few short moments. When it approaches within 150’ or so, it veers off to the side. Its eyes blaze with color, and a blast of prismatic energy lashes out over the entire party! Most of them resist the effects of the rays that hit them. Inoke, though, takes a blast of acid that his <em>energy absorption</em> only partially prevents. Lillamere, <em>shape changed</em> into a red dragon, suffers from a direct blast of electricity, as does Hyliss. </p><p></p><p>Wankerman charges through the air, his spear reaching out, and he smashes into the side of the monster’s great beak, cracking open a hole in it! The monstrous bird gives a shrieking caw. Meanwhile, Chakar rushes in and attempts to grapple the bird, but it shakes him off. </p><p></p><p>Lillamere rakes the bird with a blast of fiery breath as he flies by it, roaring gloriously. Hyliss tries to <em>disintegrate</em> the monster, but it resists his spell. And then Inoke charges into it, giving it the old Inoke Special, and it’s done.* The giant corpse tumbles down, down, down to the ground below, landing in an explosion of feathers.</p><p></p><p>The party notes that the army seems to be heading in their direction on the ground, so our heroes descend. They land next to the chaos roc’s corpse. Lillamere sends out <em>prying eyes,</em> and soon he can see the image of the orcish scouts which are coming in their direction. They hail the scouts, who seem taken aback and aren’t quite sure what to make of the party.</p><p></p><p>“I am an angel of Galador. Bring the warlord before us,” commands Alcar. </p><p></p><p>“Uh, the Warlord doesn’t come at your beck and call,” one of the orcs says, “But we’ll tell him you wanna talk to him.”</p><p></p><p>The scouts fade back into the woods. Soon the oncoming army comes into view on the road. An honor guard surrounds a formidable-looking armored orc. Alcar’s eyebrow quirks after he examines the guards’ uniforms and insignia. <em>They are paladins!</em> he realizes. </p><p></p><p>Chakar starts. There are a pair of dwarves behind the Warlord.</p><p></p><p>“You wanted to see me?” rumbles the Warlord of Orokeuse.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> The negotiations begin!</p><p></p><p></p><p>*As you know, we hadn’t played the epic game in months. I think it was at this point that I shook my head ruefully and said, “I forgot.” Forgot how incredibly powerful the pcs in this game are. Damn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 2815198, member: 1210"] The party appears off the road several miles ahead of the orcish force, along the western edge of Valonia. It is one thousand strong- a traveling small army. The party cannot see it due to the terrain, a jumbled mass of rocky ridges scattered with shaggy trees and bushy scrub. The coast is less than a mile to the west. “Do we know the warlord’s name?” asks Inoke. “Ragash Zelgar,” states Baron Lillamere. Alcar spreads his wings. “I’ll take a look around from the air,” he declares, and then with a mighty flap he ascends. After gaining a few hundred feet, the Angel of Food peers around. [i]There is the army,[/i] he notes, [i]probably a thousand of them, and only a few twists and turns along the road- but what is [/i]that? To the west, high clouds are scudding in. A great shadow flits behind them. Whatever it is, it must be huge for him to be able to notice it at this distance! The clouds are still a couple of miles away. Alcar watches the shadow for a moment more before descending, but he cannot ascertain any further details. He does note how swiftly the clouds are moving in, however. When he rejoins his friends, he tells them, “I saw the army, but there is also something in the clouds- something big.” “What kind of thing?” Baron Lillamere has already cast his [i]shape change,[/i] but he keeps his form his own, at least for the moment. “I couldn’t tell,” Alcar replies. Quickly, our heroes enable what flying magic they have. Chakar remains landbound below for a few moments, until Lillamere casts [i]fly[/i] on him. From the vantage point that Alcar had previously had, they can only see shadows; so Alcar flaps his way up above the cloud layer. When he darts back down, he cries, “It’s a [i]chaos roc![/i]” “What’s that?” demands Gerontius. “It’s a [i]big bad bird,[/i]” Alcar declares. “Should we kill it?” wonders Chakar. “Well, how likely is it that it is a coincidence that it is here?” asks Lillamere. “I mean, come on, the chaos roc, the army- what are the odds?” The others ponder this for a moment. “You may have a point,” concedes Inoke. “If we slay it, it might help intimidate the orcs a little,” he adds after a moment. “That’s a good point,” Lillamere responds. “Let’s have a look,” suggests Hyliss, and the entire party flies up above the clouds. In the distance they can see the chaos roc, an immense bird shimmering with color. Its great wings beat the air with immense strength. And it is coming right for them. It is still perhaps a half mile from them, but it is closing very quickly. Our heroes prepare rapidly, but the bird closes the distance in a few short moments. When it approaches within 150’ or so, it veers off to the side. Its eyes blaze with color, and a blast of prismatic energy lashes out over the entire party! Most of them resist the effects of the rays that hit them. Inoke, though, takes a blast of acid that his [i]energy absorption[/i] only partially prevents. Lillamere, [i]shape changed[/i] into a red dragon, suffers from a direct blast of electricity, as does Hyliss. Wankerman charges through the air, his spear reaching out, and he smashes into the side of the monster’s great beak, cracking open a hole in it! The monstrous bird gives a shrieking caw. Meanwhile, Chakar rushes in and attempts to grapple the bird, but it shakes him off. Lillamere rakes the bird with a blast of fiery breath as he flies by it, roaring gloriously. Hyliss tries to [i]disintegrate[/i] the monster, but it resists his spell. And then Inoke charges into it, giving it the old Inoke Special, and it’s done.* The giant corpse tumbles down, down, down to the ground below, landing in an explosion of feathers. The party notes that the army seems to be heading in their direction on the ground, so our heroes descend. They land next to the chaos roc’s corpse. Lillamere sends out [i]prying eyes,[/i] and soon he can see the image of the orcish scouts which are coming in their direction. They hail the scouts, who seem taken aback and aren’t quite sure what to make of the party. “I am an angel of Galador. Bring the warlord before us,” commands Alcar. “Uh, the Warlord doesn’t come at your beck and call,” one of the orcs says, “But we’ll tell him you wanna talk to him.” The scouts fade back into the woods. Soon the oncoming army comes into view on the road. An honor guard surrounds a formidable-looking armored orc. Alcar’s eyebrow quirks after he examines the guards’ uniforms and insignia. [i]They are paladins![/i] he realizes. Chakar starts. There are a pair of dwarves behind the Warlord. “You wanted to see me?” rumbles the Warlord of Orokeuse. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] The negotiations begin! *As you know, we hadn’t played the epic game in months. I think it was at this point that I shook my head ruefully and said, “I forgot.” Forgot how incredibly powerful the pcs in this game are. Damn. [/QUOTE]
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