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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 4557903" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Incredible energies are hurled back and forth. Powerful transmutation take place and are broken in an instant. Wankerman petrifies; a <em>break enchantment</em> later, he is back in the fight while Blaze holds the line with a series of <em>polar rays</em> and <em>fireballs</em> while Lillamere erects another <em>wall of force</em> to help control the battlefield. Gerontius grits his teeth and flings himself into a deadly duel with one of the doomsday medusae. His ability to trick it concerning where his attack is coming from is amazing; he throws everything into it, slipping another stab past its guard, cutting under its reaction and then hooking a blade it didn’t even see into its side. It hisses, and its eyes make pain shoot through him; so he leaps in, stabbing at its eyes, and finally fells one of them!</p><p></p><p>A group of headless tumbles in, Amnor the Bile Lord not far behind him, his wounds already mostly healed. The headless explode into action, attacking the party with incredible speed and ferocity. Amnor, on the other hand, <em>disintegrates</em> Lillamere’s wall and then unleashes a powerful necromantic spell at Chakar and Lillamere, but fails to penetrate either of their defenses. The Bile Lord gnashes his teeth and grimaces.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, the alpha vomit hound tenses and leaps towards Baron Lillamere, acidic venom drooling from its sharp-fanged maw. But the sorcerer-king waves his hand and evokes a <em>wall of force</em> before it reaches him, and it gives a tiger scream of frustration as it slams into the invisible barrier. </p><p></p><p>Zurtneg the Bile Lord appears from one of the shafts that the beholders <em>disintegrated</em> through the ceiling. With a <em>wish</em>, he collapses the <em>wall of force,</em> and the vomit hound alpha gives a triumphant howl. Baron Lillamere raises a hand to erect a new one, but a headless tumbles in and, with a swift chop to the neck, smashes his vocal cords! Lillamere gives out a choked groan as he stumbles back. Amnor, meanwhile, fires a <em>disintegration</em> ray at Wankerman’s spear, but narrowly misses.</p><p></p><p>Chakar pounces on Amnor. Despite the foul miasma surrounding the Bile Lord, the monk wrestles him to the ground, wraps his legs around the foul enemy’s neck, and pins him! Amnor cries out in frustration as his <em>ego whip</em> slides harmlessly off of Chakar’s <em>mind blank.</em></p><p></p><p>As the vomit hound alpha gathers its legs to spring at Lillamere again, Sybele blasts the surrounding area to dust with another <em>dangerous disintegrate,</em> and the alpha drops into the bile pool below with a wail. Several headless drop, too, but those close enough to the walls have no trouble slowing their fall. A <em>wall of force</em> from Zurtneg flashes into existence, momentarily separating Alcar from the others, and a rush of headless pour at him, dragging him from his feet. </p><p></p><p>Inoke charges, bellowing, to his rescue, laying a sweeping strike across his foes that scatters headless everywhere. The alpha hound spews more vomit at Sybele and JJ; They respond with a pair of massive, psionic <em>crystal shards</em> that push it back and deal telling wounds to it. Alcar and Inoke push the remaining headless away with great blows of their maces, and then Alcar rises to his feet and rushes the nearest door, kicking it in. </p><p></p><p>“Brother, help me!” screams Amnor, who is still pinned down by Chakar. Zurtneg wheels and sneers at the sight. </p><p></p><p>“Fool,” he hisses, and casts a terrible spell at Chakar. The monk screams as his flesh begins to flow and melt like wax. He can’t maintain his hold on Amnor; the other Bile Lord squirms free and the two Bile Lords beat a momentary retreat up the shafts.</p><p></p><p>“They’re getting away!” shouts JJ.</p><p></p><p>“They’re probably getting more reinforcements,” replies Blaze.</p><p></p><p>Gerontius springs towards the struggling Chakar, whipping out a <em>wand of restoration</em>. Simultaneously, Inoke and Alcar spring at the vomit hound alpha. Inoke brushes aside the last standing headless as he barrels forward, and they tear into the alpha with great force! More <em>crystal shards</em> from JJ and Sybele smash into the beast; finally, Inoke’s last blow crushes its head and it falls. </p><p></p><p>Chakar struggles to his feet. “My gods,” he gasps, “what <em>was</em> that?”</p><p></p><p>“A spell called <em>fleshflow</em>,” replies Blaze grimly.</p><p></p><p>“I hope that never happens again!”</p><p></p><p>Blaze just nods. </p><p></p><p>“Keep sharp! Here comes the next wave!” cries JJ, as more headless and a formidable-looking nimblewright begin pouring in.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Back up. Back up, just a few short moments. Back up, and climb up. Up, far above the fight that has already begin, far above our heroes, high in Bile Mountain’s warren of tunnels, Tamult the Bile Lord sits silently in the Scarlet Cage within the Chamber of Penance. He is here to contemplate the folly of his ambition to replace the King of Bile. He will remain here until the King of Bile feels that he has learned a sufficient lesson.</p><p></p><p>That could be a very long time. </p><p></p><p>The last time a Bile Lord was consigned to the Scarlet Cage, he rested there for millennia. </p><p></p><p>Tamult broods. A few thousand years will certainly teach him a lesson, but a lesson in hate. And in caution. <em>Show no ambition until you are ready to move. Walk alone. Once you start, you are committed to the death.</em></p><p></p><p>The last time a Bile Lord was consigned to the Scarlet Cage was before the Queen of Guts came to Bile Mountain. Now, he will not be surprised if the King gives him to the Queen to be made into a gutling as punishment. Even he shudders at that thought. </p><p></p><p><em>She has changed everything. Everything is different. She has brought a strange, ill dynamism to our King. He has become erratic. That is why he must be replaced.</em></p><p></p><p>Tamult silences his inner voice as the door to his chamber slides open. Chemnu stands before him.</p><p></p><p>“The adventurers are coming,” Chemnu hisses. There is no need to specify which adventurers they are. Tamult knows all too well. “The King offers to commute your sentence, if you will fight them.”</p><p></p><p>Surprised, Tamult replies, “Of course.” And he exults: <em>My moment may yet come.</em></p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>The Axenscion Prototype- the most powerful, fastest, deadliest nimblewright ever designed- dances its way through the group and deals an unbelievable amount of damage to them in only a single second. Then it whirls and prepares to do it again. Inoke is wounded badly enough that he is forced to withdraw for the moment; he is far from the only one. The party falls back away from the massive, open spaces created by the mix of <em>dangerous disintegrate</em> blasts and the great bile ooze cavern, returning to more cramped quarters.</p><p></p><p>A flight of aags rushes in from above, striking suddenly. </p><p></p><p><em>!</em> thinks Inoke. <em>That nimblewright is powerful!</em></p><p></p><p><em>I think it might be more powerful than the Bile Lords,</em> agrees Alcar.</p><p></p><p>The prototype nimblewright fires a pair of <em>rays of unmaking</em> at Inoke. He screams, but survives.*</p><p></p><p>Then there is a terrible, loud bellowing sound from beyond one of the walls. Sounds of combat- loud, dramatic combat- boom from behind a door.</p><p></p><p><em>Now what?</em> wonders Blaze.</p><p></p><p>Gerontius erects a <em>prismatic wall</em> to block off the Axenscion Prototype. And then the sounds of fighting get much more dramatic, as the wall and door from behind which the racket is coming suddenly explode inward as something very large, loud and, most of all, <em>cold</em>, comes through.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> A nice surprise for our heroes! </p><p></p><p></p><p>*He made both saves and therefore took only 124 points of damage. Had he failed both saves, he would have taken 964 points of damage instead!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 4557903, member: 1210"] Incredible energies are hurled back and forth. Powerful transmutation take place and are broken in an instant. Wankerman petrifies; a [i]break enchantment[/i] later, he is back in the fight while Blaze holds the line with a series of [i]polar rays[/i] and [i]fireballs[/i] while Lillamere erects another [i]wall of force[/i] to help control the battlefield. Gerontius grits his teeth and flings himself into a deadly duel with one of the doomsday medusae. His ability to trick it concerning where his attack is coming from is amazing; he throws everything into it, slipping another stab past its guard, cutting under its reaction and then hooking a blade it didn’t even see into its side. It hisses, and its eyes make pain shoot through him; so he leaps in, stabbing at its eyes, and finally fells one of them! A group of headless tumbles in, Amnor the Bile Lord not far behind him, his wounds already mostly healed. The headless explode into action, attacking the party with incredible speed and ferocity. Amnor, on the other hand, [i]disintegrates[/i] Lillamere’s wall and then unleashes a powerful necromantic spell at Chakar and Lillamere, but fails to penetrate either of their defenses. The Bile Lord gnashes his teeth and grimaces. Meanwhile, the alpha vomit hound tenses and leaps towards Baron Lillamere, acidic venom drooling from its sharp-fanged maw. But the sorcerer-king waves his hand and evokes a [i]wall of force[/i] before it reaches him, and it gives a tiger scream of frustration as it slams into the invisible barrier. Zurtneg the Bile Lord appears from one of the shafts that the beholders [i]disintegrated[/i] through the ceiling. With a [i]wish[/i], he collapses the [i]wall of force,[/i] and the vomit hound alpha gives a triumphant howl. Baron Lillamere raises a hand to erect a new one, but a headless tumbles in and, with a swift chop to the neck, smashes his vocal cords! Lillamere gives out a choked groan as he stumbles back. Amnor, meanwhile, fires a [i]disintegration[/i] ray at Wankerman’s spear, but narrowly misses. Chakar pounces on Amnor. Despite the foul miasma surrounding the Bile Lord, the monk wrestles him to the ground, wraps his legs around the foul enemy’s neck, and pins him! Amnor cries out in frustration as his [i]ego whip[/i] slides harmlessly off of Chakar’s [i]mind blank.[/i] As the vomit hound alpha gathers its legs to spring at Lillamere again, Sybele blasts the surrounding area to dust with another [i]dangerous disintegrate,[/i] and the alpha drops into the bile pool below with a wail. Several headless drop, too, but those close enough to the walls have no trouble slowing their fall. A [i]wall of force[/i] from Zurtneg flashes into existence, momentarily separating Alcar from the others, and a rush of headless pour at him, dragging him from his feet. Inoke charges, bellowing, to his rescue, laying a sweeping strike across his foes that scatters headless everywhere. The alpha hound spews more vomit at Sybele and JJ; They respond with a pair of massive, psionic [i]crystal shards[/i] that push it back and deal telling wounds to it. Alcar and Inoke push the remaining headless away with great blows of their maces, and then Alcar rises to his feet and rushes the nearest door, kicking it in. “Brother, help me!” screams Amnor, who is still pinned down by Chakar. Zurtneg wheels and sneers at the sight. “Fool,” he hisses, and casts a terrible spell at Chakar. The monk screams as his flesh begins to flow and melt like wax. He can’t maintain his hold on Amnor; the other Bile Lord squirms free and the two Bile Lords beat a momentary retreat up the shafts. “They’re getting away!” shouts JJ. “They’re probably getting more reinforcements,” replies Blaze. Gerontius springs towards the struggling Chakar, whipping out a [i]wand of restoration[/i]. Simultaneously, Inoke and Alcar spring at the vomit hound alpha. Inoke brushes aside the last standing headless as he barrels forward, and they tear into the alpha with great force! More [i]crystal shards[/i] from JJ and Sybele smash into the beast; finally, Inoke’s last blow crushes its head and it falls. Chakar struggles to his feet. “My gods,” he gasps, “what [i]was[/i] that?” “A spell called [i]fleshflow[/i],” replies Blaze grimly. “I hope that never happens again!” Blaze just nods. “Keep sharp! Here comes the next wave!” cries JJ, as more headless and a formidable-looking nimblewright begin pouring in. *** Back up. Back up, just a few short moments. Back up, and climb up. Up, far above the fight that has already begin, far above our heroes, high in Bile Mountain’s warren of tunnels, Tamult the Bile Lord sits silently in the Scarlet Cage within the Chamber of Penance. He is here to contemplate the folly of his ambition to replace the King of Bile. He will remain here until the King of Bile feels that he has learned a sufficient lesson. That could be a very long time. The last time a Bile Lord was consigned to the Scarlet Cage, he rested there for millennia. Tamult broods. A few thousand years will certainly teach him a lesson, but a lesson in hate. And in caution. [i]Show no ambition until you are ready to move. Walk alone. Once you start, you are committed to the death.[/i] The last time a Bile Lord was consigned to the Scarlet Cage was before the Queen of Guts came to Bile Mountain. Now, he will not be surprised if the King gives him to the Queen to be made into a gutling as punishment. Even he shudders at that thought. [i]She has changed everything. Everything is different. She has brought a strange, ill dynamism to our King. He has become erratic. That is why he must be replaced.[/i] Tamult silences his inner voice as the door to his chamber slides open. Chemnu stands before him. “The adventurers are coming,” Chemnu hisses. There is no need to specify which adventurers they are. Tamult knows all too well. “The King offers to commute your sentence, if you will fight them.” Surprised, Tamult replies, “Of course.” And he exults: [i]My moment may yet come.[/i] *** The Axenscion Prototype- the most powerful, fastest, deadliest nimblewright ever designed- dances its way through the group and deals an unbelievable amount of damage to them in only a single second. Then it whirls and prepares to do it again. Inoke is wounded badly enough that he is forced to withdraw for the moment; he is far from the only one. The party falls back away from the massive, open spaces created by the mix of [i]dangerous disintegrate[/i] blasts and the great bile ooze cavern, returning to more cramped quarters. A flight of aags rushes in from above, striking suddenly. [i]![/i] thinks Inoke. [i]That nimblewright is powerful![/i] [i]I think it might be more powerful than the Bile Lords,[/i] agrees Alcar. The prototype nimblewright fires a pair of [i]rays of unmaking[/i] at Inoke. He screams, but survives.* Then there is a terrible, loud bellowing sound from beyond one of the walls. Sounds of combat- loud, dramatic combat- boom from behind a door. [i]Now what?[/i] wonders Blaze. Gerontius erects a [i]prismatic wall[/i] to block off the Axenscion Prototype. And then the sounds of fighting get much more dramatic, as the wall and door from behind which the racket is coming suddenly explode inward as something very large, loud and, most of all, [i]cold[/i], comes through. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] A nice surprise for our heroes! *He made both saves and therefore took only 124 points of damage. Had he failed both saves, he would have taken 964 points of damage instead! [/QUOTE]
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