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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5005813" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>ELDEEN REACHES</p><p>SEGMENT 007</p><p>11/08/09</p><p>“Carnage at the Vadalis Ranch”</p><p></p><p>They hurry back as best as they can. Piik and Gilfer are still very sore from their various injuries. Leaffa is becoming concerned about her horse. Maybe a horse is not the best animal companion to chose when adventuring.</p><p></p><p>Their trek back is uneventful. No goblins. No Barghest. No animals. No monsters. It’s almost peaceful. They killed the extra-planar outsider fiend. The bad goblins that befriended it seem to be all dead or have fled. They feel like heroes. Gilfer is looking forward to presenting the head of the Barghest to the Rancher. He said it wasn’t a werewolf and now he had the proof. A simple sorry was not going to be enough.</p><p></p><p>They decided to march straight to the ranch rather than rest. It means they will reach the ranch at night but with no barghests to worry about this was acceptable. Piik was looking forward to being paid and going to Kato’s for more potions. Leaffa had bandaged his worst wounds he received fighting the Barghest but it just didn’t replace a good healing potion.</p><p></p><p>As they came they spotted a large fire. There was a lot of activity. They had a distinctive feeling of being watched as they left the forest and walked quickly to the ranch. Bonfires were set in several strategic places within the grouping of building. There were archers at each fire. They watched with suspicion the group as they entered the main yard.</p><p></p><p>Saudo d’Valalis could be seen directing people. It appeared something was happening or at least expected to happen. That is when Leaffa realized he was not aware of their killing of the Barghest. “Let’s go.” She said as she directed the group to the house leader.</p><p></p><p>“Saudo d’Valalis.” She piped up to draw his attention.</p><p></p><p>“Who? You!” He seems agitated that they have returned. “What do you want?”</p><p></p><p>Gilfer goes to the bag slung on Ash’s back and produces the head of the slain Barghest. “We have killed your monster. The killer of your people. The killer of your livestock. And we suspect the killer of Joe.”</p><p></p><p>He stares at the creature’s head. A mixture of horror and fascination on his face. “When did you kill it?”</p><p></p><p>“Piik kill it!” Piik bursts in.</p><p></p><p>“Not who you idiot- when! The creature was spotted in the woods nearby this evening.”</p><p></p><p>All three stop and look at each other. “Oh no,” says Leaffa. “There’s more than one!?!”</p><p></p><p>“Piik kill more.” He says hefting his battleaxe.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer shudders thinking about those red eyes and the profound fear he felt about the creature. “Then we must help you kill more then.”</p><p></p><p>Saudo d’Valalis shakes his head in anger. “Do as you will. Kill them and you will be rewarded.” He turns his back and walks towards his office.</p><p></p><p>Piik positions himself in the center of the yard near the biggest fire. From here he has easy running space to any direction the creature comes from. It never occurs to him that the first creature was killed since it became bottlenecked in the ruins. Here it has plenty of space to sneak, run and attack.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa climbs onto the roof of the main stable where Ash is now staying. She draws her bow and thinks about what animals she can summon to best defend the ranch. Gilfer uses his ability to sprint short distances against gravity and goes onto the same roof Leaffa has taken position on. From here he hopes to use his psionic weapons as throwing daggers. The less direct contact he has with the monster the better. Piik can have his glory. There is no glory if one is killed.</p><p></p><p>An hour goes by then two.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer begins to think nothing will happen when he hears a distant howl of a wolf. The clouds part and a moon shines down. Another wolf calls out. Then another. Each time the call is closer. It seems to come from everywhere.</p><p></p><p>Piik is becoming nervous though he would never admit it. A dire wolf was seen leading the wolves. These wolfs are as big as a horse and have chitin plating on their back and snout. Hard to kill and very dangerous. Maybe being so open is not such a good idea. Maybe he should be up on the roof with the others…. Except he has no ranged weapons.</p><p></p><p>Then a guard yells out. An elf has seen movement on the edge of the forest. Another sentry calls out a warning. There is movement there also. Before anyone can call for Saudo d’Valalis it happens. One elf is struck down with several small bolts from a crossbow. Goblins!</p><p></p><p>From the west howls can be heard. The ground almost trembles as the wolves charge. Wolves the size of horses! “uuuuuuuh…..” stammers the bugbear suddenly very uncertain about his wish for melee. Piik witnesses a sentry go down as an armored dire wolf suddenly bursts out of a door of blue energy. Even as he fellow guard swings his bow to the creature wolves burst out of the woods there also. To the East sentries begin to scream out in fear and alarm. One begins to turn to run when a blue magical doorway opens above him and a barghest leaps out of it and pounces onto the fleeing man.</p><p></p><p>Chaos and Carnage.</p><p></p><p>Piik forgets all of his fears and doubts instantly. His lone tooth protruding from his smiling mouth.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa begins to fire her arrows into the oncoming rush of large wolves. Once in range of Gilfer’s blades he also begins to attack at range.</p><p></p><p>Piik slows his charge briefly as the Dire wolf distorts its shape. It becomes a larger barghest. Its red eyes visible even from the distance. The man convulses one…twice as his soul is sucked out of the dying body. Then the body shrivels and compacts. It too, is sucked in. The creature looks to the last sentry there whom is facing three wolves by himself. Suddenly he looks up and two large monstrous spiders leap from Saudo’s office building and attack the Greater Barghest. A hippogriff appears next to it thanks to Leaffa and her advantageous location. She can see nearly the whole yard and all the buildings from her vantagepoint.</p><p></p><p>To the north, the goblins overrun and shot down the sentries and rush into the camp. Some breaking into the barracks and begin to trash the mess hall on the first floor.</p><p></p><p>The large wolves begin to turn and head towards Piik and the Greater Barghest. Saudo d’Valalis steps out of his office with his sword in hand. He says something hidden with the chaos and his sword begins to glow. A Dire Rat appears from the darkness between him and the oncoming goblins and large wolves.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer takes down another large wolf then concentrates on some normal looking wolves. Everywhere he turns there is carnage and chaos. The entire range is under siege from goblins and wolves! Then he sees the larger barghest as Piik tries to get to it. “They get bigger…?” he says in disbelief.</p><p></p><p>A second hippogriff appears next to the Greater Barghest. Then a cloud forms over it and lightning streaks out and a loud crackling boom is heard as it strikes the large Fiend. Piik decides to beat on some wolves first.</p><p></p><p>This is when he spots a lone figure that was hiding behind the office building. Another druid! One with more power and experience than Leaffa. He suddenly turns to face something that Piik can not see. More threats. Still he looks at the large barghest. Wounds and a large smoking burn mark are clearly visible. It looks hurt but not defeated. He hefts up his battleaxe and begins to work his way to it.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa shots arrows at any goblin that attempts to enter the stable where Ash is. She then stops and summons more creatures to aid her. Another Dire Rat and a Dire Badger appear. The large wolves are not ready for it and the goblins decide to go straight instead of after the human with the glowing sword. Saudo d’Valalis sees the summoned creatures but has not the time for it to register that Leaffa is doing it. </p><p></p><p>Piik begins to slug it out with the large monster. A summoned bear and the two hippogriffs finish off the wolves and flank the barghest. Only one spider remains and it stumbles as it has lost two legs from its right side from a vicious swipe of the monster’s claw.</p><p></p><p>Unseen from the others, the druid that answered Saudo d’Valalis’ call defends himself from the barghest. He calls on the roots and vines of the forest to entangle the creature. A second burst of lightning is then released at the larger barghest. It is the last mistake the druid makes. The smaller barghest had ripped its way free from the entanglement and now rushes him. The druid has not even the time to scream when his throat is torn out by the teeth of the evil monster. His spirit becomes mist and drifts out of the body and into the inhaling creature.</p><p></p><p>The greater barghest finds defending itself from the hippogriffs, bear and now dying spider to be too difficult while dealing with this savage bugbear. It tries to get away but can not. It is flanked and held in its small space of battle. It stares into the eyes of Piik and tries to use magic on him. Piik strikes him in the head for the attempt. “Piik …. Hate…. Barghest….magic….using…..monsters…. THAT GO SQUISH!” and he puts everything he has into his next swing…. And misses. Now Piik is PO’d.</p><p></p><p>The goblins see what is happening and attempt to flee. Leaffa, Gilfer and one remaining archer rain arrows and energy daggers at them. They flee squealing. Dire rats chasing after them</p><p></p><p>Saudo d’Valalis kills off his second enlarged wolf but has a serious injury on his leg. He can barely hold his weight… much less move as another large wolf advances onto him. It bares its teeth and drool escapes unhindered.</p><p></p><p>The Greater barghest rises up onto its hind legs and raises its hands to the sky. Its bloody claws reflect the moon’s light. It says something in its fiendish tongue that Piik is certain is not surrender. He closes his eyes and swings wildly. He feels a sharp vibration in his arms. He hopes he didn’t just the bear to his right. He opens one eye and sees the eye eyes of the creature lean in closer to him. It then falls to the ground. Piik doesn’t wait a moment. He yells in glee as he begins to chop at its body.</p><p></p><p>The large wolves suddenly stop and begin to shrink before Saudo’s eyes. The barghest magic is gone and they become their normal size once more. They turn to flee.</p><p></p><p>The one remaining Barghest considers fleeing but has no dimensional door spells remaining. Piik sees it and charges. It unwisely makes a stand against the angered bugbear. It is the mistake it will ever make.</p><p></p><p>The battle is over. The ranch and its livestock are saved. The druid that came to the Dragonmarked house’s aid is gone. Some think he has left with his work done. Others fear he is gone. Forever. </p><p></p><p>Saudo d’Valalis apologizes to Gilfer and gives the group their reward and a little extra since the druid did not stick around. All is good within the Eldeen Reaches once more. But for how long?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 5005813, member: 9255"] ELDEEN REACHES SEGMENT 007 11/08/09 “Carnage at the Vadalis Ranch” They hurry back as best as they can. Piik and Gilfer are still very sore from their various injuries. Leaffa is becoming concerned about her horse. Maybe a horse is not the best animal companion to chose when adventuring. Their trek back is uneventful. No goblins. No Barghest. No animals. No monsters. It’s almost peaceful. They killed the extra-planar outsider fiend. The bad goblins that befriended it seem to be all dead or have fled. They feel like heroes. Gilfer is looking forward to presenting the head of the Barghest to the Rancher. He said it wasn’t a werewolf and now he had the proof. A simple sorry was not going to be enough. They decided to march straight to the ranch rather than rest. It means they will reach the ranch at night but with no barghests to worry about this was acceptable. Piik was looking forward to being paid and going to Kato’s for more potions. Leaffa had bandaged his worst wounds he received fighting the Barghest but it just didn’t replace a good healing potion. As they came they spotted a large fire. There was a lot of activity. They had a distinctive feeling of being watched as they left the forest and walked quickly to the ranch. Bonfires were set in several strategic places within the grouping of building. There were archers at each fire. They watched with suspicion the group as they entered the main yard. Saudo d’Valalis could be seen directing people. It appeared something was happening or at least expected to happen. That is when Leaffa realized he was not aware of their killing of the Barghest. “Let’s go.” She said as she directed the group to the house leader. “Saudo d’Valalis.” She piped up to draw his attention. “Who? You!” He seems agitated that they have returned. “What do you want?” Gilfer goes to the bag slung on Ash’s back and produces the head of the slain Barghest. “We have killed your monster. The killer of your people. The killer of your livestock. And we suspect the killer of Joe.” He stares at the creature’s head. A mixture of horror and fascination on his face. “When did you kill it?” “Piik kill it!” Piik bursts in. “Not who you idiot- when! The creature was spotted in the woods nearby this evening.” All three stop and look at each other. “Oh no,” says Leaffa. “There’s more than one!?!” “Piik kill more.” He says hefting his battleaxe. Gilfer shudders thinking about those red eyes and the profound fear he felt about the creature. “Then we must help you kill more then.” Saudo d’Valalis shakes his head in anger. “Do as you will. Kill them and you will be rewarded.” He turns his back and walks towards his office. Piik positions himself in the center of the yard near the biggest fire. From here he has easy running space to any direction the creature comes from. It never occurs to him that the first creature was killed since it became bottlenecked in the ruins. Here it has plenty of space to sneak, run and attack. Leaffa climbs onto the roof of the main stable where Ash is now staying. She draws her bow and thinks about what animals she can summon to best defend the ranch. Gilfer uses his ability to sprint short distances against gravity and goes onto the same roof Leaffa has taken position on. From here he hopes to use his psionic weapons as throwing daggers. The less direct contact he has with the monster the better. Piik can have his glory. There is no glory if one is killed. An hour goes by then two. Gilfer begins to think nothing will happen when he hears a distant howl of a wolf. The clouds part and a moon shines down. Another wolf calls out. Then another. Each time the call is closer. It seems to come from everywhere. Piik is becoming nervous though he would never admit it. A dire wolf was seen leading the wolves. These wolfs are as big as a horse and have chitin plating on their back and snout. Hard to kill and very dangerous. Maybe being so open is not such a good idea. Maybe he should be up on the roof with the others…. Except he has no ranged weapons. Then a guard yells out. An elf has seen movement on the edge of the forest. Another sentry calls out a warning. There is movement there also. Before anyone can call for Saudo d’Valalis it happens. One elf is struck down with several small bolts from a crossbow. Goblins! From the west howls can be heard. The ground almost trembles as the wolves charge. Wolves the size of horses! “uuuuuuuh…..” stammers the bugbear suddenly very uncertain about his wish for melee. Piik witnesses a sentry go down as an armored dire wolf suddenly bursts out of a door of blue energy. Even as he fellow guard swings his bow to the creature wolves burst out of the woods there also. To the East sentries begin to scream out in fear and alarm. One begins to turn to run when a blue magical doorway opens above him and a barghest leaps out of it and pounces onto the fleeing man. Chaos and Carnage. Piik forgets all of his fears and doubts instantly. His lone tooth protruding from his smiling mouth. Leaffa begins to fire her arrows into the oncoming rush of large wolves. Once in range of Gilfer’s blades he also begins to attack at range. Piik slows his charge briefly as the Dire wolf distorts its shape. It becomes a larger barghest. Its red eyes visible even from the distance. The man convulses one…twice as his soul is sucked out of the dying body. Then the body shrivels and compacts. It too, is sucked in. The creature looks to the last sentry there whom is facing three wolves by himself. Suddenly he looks up and two large monstrous spiders leap from Saudo’s office building and attack the Greater Barghest. A hippogriff appears next to it thanks to Leaffa and her advantageous location. She can see nearly the whole yard and all the buildings from her vantagepoint. To the north, the goblins overrun and shot down the sentries and rush into the camp. Some breaking into the barracks and begin to trash the mess hall on the first floor. The large wolves begin to turn and head towards Piik and the Greater Barghest. Saudo d’Valalis steps out of his office with his sword in hand. He says something hidden with the chaos and his sword begins to glow. A Dire Rat appears from the darkness between him and the oncoming goblins and large wolves. Gilfer takes down another large wolf then concentrates on some normal looking wolves. Everywhere he turns there is carnage and chaos. The entire range is under siege from goblins and wolves! Then he sees the larger barghest as Piik tries to get to it. “They get bigger…?” he says in disbelief. A second hippogriff appears next to the Greater Barghest. Then a cloud forms over it and lightning streaks out and a loud crackling boom is heard as it strikes the large Fiend. Piik decides to beat on some wolves first. This is when he spots a lone figure that was hiding behind the office building. Another druid! One with more power and experience than Leaffa. He suddenly turns to face something that Piik can not see. More threats. Still he looks at the large barghest. Wounds and a large smoking burn mark are clearly visible. It looks hurt but not defeated. He hefts up his battleaxe and begins to work his way to it. Leaffa shots arrows at any goblin that attempts to enter the stable where Ash is. She then stops and summons more creatures to aid her. Another Dire Rat and a Dire Badger appear. The large wolves are not ready for it and the goblins decide to go straight instead of after the human with the glowing sword. Saudo d’Valalis sees the summoned creatures but has not the time for it to register that Leaffa is doing it. Piik begins to slug it out with the large monster. A summoned bear and the two hippogriffs finish off the wolves and flank the barghest. Only one spider remains and it stumbles as it has lost two legs from its right side from a vicious swipe of the monster’s claw. Unseen from the others, the druid that answered Saudo d’Valalis’ call defends himself from the barghest. He calls on the roots and vines of the forest to entangle the creature. A second burst of lightning is then released at the larger barghest. It is the last mistake the druid makes. The smaller barghest had ripped its way free from the entanglement and now rushes him. The druid has not even the time to scream when his throat is torn out by the teeth of the evil monster. His spirit becomes mist and drifts out of the body and into the inhaling creature. The greater barghest finds defending itself from the hippogriffs, bear and now dying spider to be too difficult while dealing with this savage bugbear. It tries to get away but can not. It is flanked and held in its small space of battle. It stares into the eyes of Piik and tries to use magic on him. Piik strikes him in the head for the attempt. “Piik …. Hate…. Barghest….magic….using…..monsters…. THAT GO SQUISH!” and he puts everything he has into his next swing…. And misses. Now Piik is PO’d. The goblins see what is happening and attempt to flee. Leaffa, Gilfer and one remaining archer rain arrows and energy daggers at them. They flee squealing. Dire rats chasing after them Saudo d’Valalis kills off his second enlarged wolf but has a serious injury on his leg. He can barely hold his weight… much less move as another large wolf advances onto him. It bares its teeth and drool escapes unhindered. The Greater barghest rises up onto its hind legs and raises its hands to the sky. Its bloody claws reflect the moon’s light. It says something in its fiendish tongue that Piik is certain is not surrender. He closes his eyes and swings wildly. He feels a sharp vibration in his arms. He hopes he didn’t just the bear to his right. He opens one eye and sees the eye eyes of the creature lean in closer to him. It then falls to the ground. Piik doesn’t wait a moment. He yells in glee as he begins to chop at its body. The large wolves suddenly stop and begin to shrink before Saudo’s eyes. The barghest magic is gone and they become their normal size once more. They turn to flee. The one remaining Barghest considers fleeing but has no dimensional door spells remaining. Piik sees it and charges. It unwisely makes a stand against the angered bugbear. It is the mistake it will ever make. The battle is over. The ranch and its livestock are saved. The druid that came to the Dragonmarked house’s aid is gone. Some think he has left with his work done. Others fear he is gone. Forever. Saudo d’Valalis apologizes to Gilfer and gives the group their reward and a little extra since the druid did not stick around. All is good within the Eldeen Reaches once more. But for how long? [/QUOTE]
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