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<blockquote data-quote="datacorrupt" data-source="post: 550950" data-attributes="member: 8167">&quot;An hour is up, where is Elec.&quot; Magnus grumbled.&quot;He passed us, maybe 20 minutes ago.&quot;&nbsp; Llewellyn spoke up, gestureing to Fly.&quot;He passed you?&quot; Magnus turned and looked out the Northgate.&nbsp; Maybe half a mile away upon a low rise, sat a rider.&nbsp; The beast that he sat upon stood on two legs.&nbsp; The strange thing swished it's bulky tail too and fro and the rider just sat watching the wall of the city.&nbsp; &quot;That's probably him, I don't think that he'd be able to keep up his disguise with a thing like that with him.&quot;&quot;&quot;Disguise?&quot;&nbsp; the others thought but Magnus had already began walking out into the Northern plains and was unable to answer.Magnus walked directly towards the hooded rider.&nbsp; &quot;Strange beast for a strange man.&quot;&quot;Aye, a momento of where I come from.&quot;&nbsp; said Elec hopping down from the back of his riding Lizard.&nbsp; &quot;Well then, I wish I would have known about your 'riding' beast, this trip would be much faster with horses.&quot;&quot;Not a problem I'll walk.&nbsp; My companion here will not be any trouble.&quot;&nbsp; The five set out on thier three day trek.&nbsp; The time went by slowly for the party was still unfamiliar with each other.&nbsp; Two days in to the journey, Elec stopped the group.&nbsp; &quot;These tracks are rather fresh.&nbsp; They look human to me, and they seem to follow this trail to and from.&quot;&quot;Could be just a merchant caravan or something&quot; said Bard.&nbsp; &quot;No, I don't think so, these humans were all on foot.&quot;&quot;We can not concern ourselves with such things.&nbsp; Our mission is to get that damn book, not to play with a bunch of people.&quot;&nbsp; Magnus grunted walking on past Elec when he stopped, the group weren't paying much attention to him and nearly walked into him.&nbsp; About 50 feet ahead along the trail sat five figures wearing hooded cloaks, four of them rise to a crouching position and ready shortbows, while the fifth begins chanting.&quot;Glitterdust!&quot; exclaims Llewellyn, &quot;Cover your eyes.&quot;&nbsp; but it was too late.&nbsp; The glittering dust exploded around them.&nbsp; Magnus clenched his eyes shut tightly and shook his head.&nbsp; The blinding flash receded from his eyes and he was once again able to see.&nbsp;&nbsp; Reaching behind him he grasped the pommel of his greatsword and released it from the scabbard there.&nbsp; Letting out a loud cry he charged forward.&nbsp; The rest of the group was also unaffected by the glitterdust spell, and were able to make a retaliation.&nbsp; As they recovered 4 arrows flew through.&nbsp; One striking home in Bard's left arm.&nbsp; He let out a shallow cry and collapsed to the ground.&nbsp; Fly dove into the wooded side of the path and made his way around the attacking party.&nbsp; Llewellyn quickly cast a spell, and a ball of fire bounced through the attacking men killing two archers and burning the wizard who threw his arms into the air from the pain allowing everyone to see the claw-like bracer he wore on one arm.&nbsp; The pain didn't last long before Magnus cut him down useing the magcal properties of the hide armor he wore,&nbsp; and then dove into the last 2 men, slicing them down.&nbsp; &quot;Far too easy.&quot;&nbsp; Magnus yelled back to his companions.&quot;Just a scouting party I'd suspect,&quot; said Elec whose hood had now fallen back from his head revealing his stark white hair, and coal black skin.&nbsp; &quot;Drow!&quot;&nbsp; said Llewellyn and Bard in unison.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, but not of the variety that you are used to.&quot;&nbsp; Elec said as Fly snuck his way out onto the path behind the 5 dead men.&nbsp; &quot;Damn you.&nbsp; If we are going to be working together, you guys need to learn to let me get my attacks in before you take everyone..&quot;&nbsp; He stopped noticeing the expression on his friends face.&nbsp; &quot;Llew?&quot;&nbsp; he asked following his gaze to the drow.&nbsp; &quot;The Drizzt?&quot; asked Fly allowed.&nbsp; And the party fell into laughter, except Fly who hadn't caught his own joke. The party then rummaged through the belongings of the men that lay in pools of blood and ash.&nbsp;&nbsp; They placed everything on a pile and Llewellyn began an incantation that allowed him to see magical auras, he then set himself on seperating the magical from the mundane.&nbsp; &quot;Two purple potions, two pink, two green, a set of leather armor, and this wand, which I'm keeping for myself.&quot;&nbsp; Llewellyn said after looking over what he had seperated.&quot;How long would it take you to identify the stuff?&quot;&nbsp; asked Bard.&quot;A really long time, since I don't have the ability.&nbsp; Do you?&quot;&quot;No, I guess we are stuck with guessing.&nbsp; Which isn't good, since this wound is killing me.&quot;&nbsp; he whined.&quot;You'll be fine,&quot; said Magnus hitting him hard ont he arm. &quot;Be a man.&nbsp; It's time we were on our way.&nbsp; Does anyone want any of this crap?&quot; he gestured to the pile of gear.They all, but Magnus, jumped into the pile pulling out ropes and arrows and bows.&nbsp; Llewellyn took the claw-like Bracer, and Fly made off with a few pouches that they didn't notice before.&nbsp; Then they were on thier way again.&nbsp; &nbsp; The drow tracking the scouting group, which seemed to come from the direction they were going. As they passed through a group of trees and into a clearing the ruin became visibal too them.&nbsp; Rubble covered the clearing and a few short walls were all that was left of the previous tower.&nbsp; &quot;I suppose this is the place.&quot;&nbsp; said Magnus, &quot;And since there isn't anything left of the tower itself, I suspect we need to go down.&nbsp; Go find a way down, drow, we'll look about here.&quot;&nbsp; Magnus lied pushing the responsability off on to Elec.Elec only nodded and began following the trampled plants.&nbsp; The rest of the party sat down on the remaining walls and waited.&nbsp; A few minutes later Elec returned and &quot;I found a stair case leading down, I couldn't see that much down there, and I didn't want to go down alone since there are so many tracks around here.&nbsp; The stairs go down and the turn so I couldn't see very far.&quot;&quot;Let's go,&quot; said Magnus, and the party followed Elec to the stairwell.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="datacorrupt, post: 550950, member: 8167"] "An hour is up, where is Elec." Magnus grumbled. "He passed us, maybe 20 minutes ago." Llewellyn spoke up, gestureing to Fly. "He passed you?" Magnus turned and looked out the Northgate. Maybe half a mile away upon a low rise, sat a rider. The beast that he sat upon stood on two legs. The strange thing swished it's bulky tail too and fro and the rider just sat watching the wall of the city. "That's probably him, I don't think that he'd be able to keep up his disguise with a thing like that with him." ""Disguise?" the others thought but Magnus had already began walking out into the Northern plains and was unable to answer. Magnus walked directly towards the hooded rider. "Strange beast for a strange man." "Aye, a momento of where I come from." said Elec hopping down from the back of his riding Lizard. "Well then, I wish I would have known about your 'riding' beast, this trip would be much faster with horses." "Not a problem I'll walk. My companion here will not be any trouble." The five set out on thier three day trek. The time went by slowly for the party was still unfamiliar with each other. Two days in to the journey, Elec stopped the group. "These tracks are rather fresh. They look human to me, and they seem to follow this trail to and from." "Could be just a merchant caravan or something" said Bard. "No, I don't think so, these humans were all on foot." "We can not concern ourselves with such things. Our mission is to get that damn book, not to play with a bunch of people." Magnus grunted walking on past Elec when he stopped, the group weren't paying much attention to him and nearly walked into him. About 50 feet ahead along the trail sat five figures wearing hooded cloaks, four of them rise to a crouching position and ready shortbows, while the fifth begins chanting. "Glitterdust!" exclaims Llewellyn, "Cover your eyes." but it was too late. The glittering dust exploded around them. Magnus clenched his eyes shut tightly and shook his head. The blinding flash receded from his eyes and he was once again able to see. Reaching behind him he grasped the pommel of his greatsword and released it from the scabbard there. Letting out a loud cry he charged forward. The rest of the group was also unaffected by the glitterdust spell, and were able to make a retaliation. As they recovered 4 arrows flew through. One striking home in Bard's left arm. He let out a shallow cry and collapsed to the ground. Fly dove into the wooded side of the path and made his way around the attacking party. Llewellyn quickly cast a spell, and a ball of fire bounced through the attacking men killing two archers and burning the wizard who threw his arms into the air from the pain allowing everyone to see the claw-like bracer he wore on one arm. The pain didn't last long before Magnus cut him down useing the magcal properties of the hide armor he wore, and then dove into the last 2 men, slicing them down. "Far too easy." Magnus yelled back to his companions. "Just a scouting party I'd suspect," said Elec whose hood had now fallen back from his head revealing his stark white hair, and coal black skin. "Drow!" said Llewellyn and Bard in unison. "Yes, but not of the variety that you are used to." Elec said as Fly snuck his way out onto the path behind the 5 dead men. "Damn you. If we are going to be working together, you guys need to learn to let me get my attacks in before you take everyone.." He stopped noticeing the expression on his friends face. "Llew?" he asked following his gaze to the drow. "The Drizzt?" asked Fly allowed. And the party fell into laughter, except Fly who hadn't caught his own joke. The party then rummaged through the belongings of the men that lay in pools of blood and ash. They placed everything on a pile and Llewellyn began an incantation that allowed him to see magical auras, he then set himself on seperating the magical from the mundane. "Two purple potions, two pink, two green, a set of leather armor, and this wand, which I'm keeping for myself." Llewellyn said after looking over what he had seperated. "How long would it take you to identify the stuff?" asked Bard. "A really long time, since I don't have the ability. Do you?" "No, I guess we are stuck with guessing. Which isn't good, since this wound is killing me." he whined. "You'll be fine," said Magnus hitting him hard ont he arm. "Be a man. It's time we were on our way. Does anyone want any of this crap?" he gestured to the pile of gear. They all, but Magnus, jumped into the pile pulling out ropes and arrows and bows. Llewellyn took the claw-like Bracer, and Fly made off with a few pouches that they didn't notice before. Then they were on thier way again. The drow tracking the scouting group, which seemed to come from the direction they were going. As they passed through a group of trees and into a clearing the ruin became visibal too them. Rubble covered the clearing and a few short walls were all that was left of the previous tower. "I suppose this is the place." said Magnus, "And since there isn't anything left of the tower itself, I suspect we need to go down. Go find a way down, drow, we'll look about here." Magnus lied pushing the responsability off on to Elec. Elec only nodded and began following the trampled plants. The rest of the party sat down on the remaining walls and waited. A few minutes later Elec returned and "I found a stair case leading down, I couldn't see that much down there, and I didn't want to go down alone since there are so many tracks around here. The stairs go down and the turn so I couldn't see very far." "Let's go," said Magnus, and the party followed Elec to the stairwell. [/QUOTE]

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