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Message: <blockquote data-quote="savaget" data-source="post: 631799" data-attributes="member: 9967">Kriggle's DayKriggle rode nobley home on his Mighty Steed, only to find his entire village wiped out.  Ripped to shreds, torn to bits, stabbed, maimed, and other words Kriggle didn't know.  Kriggle really didn't know what to think.  He'd seen his fair share of dead bodies, (on the end of his lance thank Kurtulmak) so it was not the carnage that bothered him.  These were chosen he knew and was supposed to protect.  And now they were dead.  He didn't really have a huge affection for these people, they didn't have one for him (the dumb kobold in plate mail was a necessary spectacle) but he was there to protect them.  His claw tightened on his lance, biting back the anger and outrage.Kriggle....He stopped, rapt in attention to the voice that spoke to him.Kriggle....  Now is not the time for tears.  You must ride to find the ones who did this.  Go forth my champion, and make them regret this death of my subjects.  "Yes Kurtulmak, my lord."  He intoned softly.  He looked around, not so eager to leave before burying the dead and properly mourning, as was custom.  'Who thinks they can kill chosen like this!!!?  Who!?!?'Kriggle....  There is no time for that.  You must ride, to avenge them.  These chosen are with me now.  You must go now.Kriggle bowed his head, and pronounced benediction over the dead.  "Go to Kurtulmak, where the rabbits are plentiful, and know that you are giants in his eyes."  He sniffled, just a bit.Calling to Plit and Krup, he conveyed the necessaries of Kurtulmak's message, and left, questing for vengeance.*Kriggle traveled for a while, all the while stewing in his failure to protect the village, and at the same time bolstered by the confidence Kurtulmak had once again shown him.  It was then that he came across a roving band of three vagabonds*Kriggle signaled for his two chosen to draw bows, and prepare for combat.  'These uglies might have killed the village!  Too few, but maybe more behind!'  "Halt!  Identify yourself in the name of Kurtulmak!"  His proud voice echoed in sqeaky assertion throughout his helmet and the cavern.  Destroying the perfect nobility of the moment, one of the uglies (in a silly hat) threw something at him, smashing his armor and filling his vision with light.  But Kriggle was not done so easily.  If they thought they could defeat the Divine Champion of Kurtulmak, Kriggle the Great so easily, they were mistaken!  Kneeing his Mighty Steed, he charged up the cavern wall at the ugly.  His faithful cohorts fired aroows up at the Wizard, injuring him.  The evil ugly chanted again, and suddenly Kriggle felt the hellish fires of some creature behind him.  Ignoring the demon (the Wizard was right before him!) he charged ahead, ignoring the blows from behind that glanced off of his armor.   He struck the nasty wizard a harsh blow of justice, sending him reeling.  In the force of the blow, Kriggle noticed something horrible.  The ugly was blue!!!  Anyone worth their horns is red after all, or at least pink out of jealousy, but to be attacked by a blue Wizard was too much.The other ugly, a goblin, was waving his hands shouting "Let's stop this!  No fighting!  Stop now!  I want peace!"  (It was a lot more eloquent than that Ryan, sorry I'm not doing atarax justice)  Kriggle noted the Goblin's wish not to die at Kriggle's hands.  Clearly a wise Goblin, or at least an honorable one, wanting to apologize for his blue Wizard.  He paused, with his lance pointed threateningly at the Wizard.  "Do anything and I'll finish you off!"He did something.Moving away, the blue ugly provoked Kriggle, who smote him a blow of retribution that wounded him deeply.  Just as the Wizard was to fall to Kriggle's divine might, the goblin chanted and threw something.  Kriggle was blind.  So was Mighty Steed!  The two bucked and turned, but could not see.  After the Goblin apologized for the Wizard, Kriggle decided not to fight.Kriggle...  Go with these uglies.  They may take you to the killers.So Kriggle decided to go with them.  After blessing the dead body of Krup (torn to death by the infernal creature!!) and helping up Plit (who had suffered from a mysterious arrow wound - but nobody knows who shot that, right Emily?) he set off with the uglies.***********************There was more to the last session, but I was just filling in the days events from Kriggle's point of view.  The ones that I think were misunderstood.   Oh yes.  Kurtulmak's vocie is an audio illusion.  It's not really there.  He's a wubbit crazy, but don't tell the party that.</blockquote>

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