Heroes, Inc.: Kryptgarden

[frostrune]

"Timrin, we go in there, we're falling into a trap. With Perigeron's soul as bait. If we go charging in, we will acomplish Kurin's goals, not ours and not Waterdeep's. Regrouping is the better option and one Kurin will not expect. Retreat is not a sign of defeat. It is simply a sane way of managing your resources." Alethia said, after hearing all the arguments.

Timrin looks around the group trying to 'read' their expressions. Seemingly satisfied that the majority favors a strategic retreat, he turns back toward Alethia.

"Agreed. We will strike camp and forced march until need forces us to stop. If any of you have spells that can offset fatigue I suggest you ready them. "

His flat tone and rigid body language convey this is not a decision he embraces wholeheartedly.

The debate at an end, he then leaves and begins spreading the order to strike camp.

"BREAK CAMP AND READY THE HORSES. EVERY OTHER MAN IS TO CARRY A TORCH OR SUNROD WITH REPLACEMENTS AT THE READY. WE MARCH UNTIL THE FIRST MAN FALLS... BEST MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT THAT FIRST MAN!"


OOC: DM_Matt - head us back to Waterdeep.

 

[Hawkeye]

WE MARCH UNTIL THE FIRST MAN FALLS... BEST MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT THAT FIRST MAN!"[/COLOR]


OOC: DM_Matt - head us back to Waterdeep.

OOC: Oooh, can we let Shando set the pace? Can we have a breathe holding contest next?

"A most sensible solution."

Hawkeye

 

[kirinke]

Alethia sighs and casts Remove Fatigue on herself, sacrificing Stars of Selune in order to do so.

 

[Falkus]

"This is why I didn't join the army," muttered Dyria, as she went to gather her equipment to prepare for the forced march.

 

[kirinke]

Alethia gathers up her equipment as well.

Betcha are glad you don't have a body now... She teases Naveron.

 

[frostrune]

OOC: DM_Matt, my followers have been added to the rogues gallery entry. I haven't fleshed out a cohort as yet. I am open to suggestions here and would not be opposed to 'finding' one in-game. Would like to hear your thoughts on the topic, if interested. Let me know if there is anything you would like me to change.

Frostrune

 

[DM_Matt]

You gradually march back without incident. Maggie travels on one of her signature disks, poring over scraps of paper and odd devices found in the abandoned enemy base. Excitedly, she holds up a pair of crystal structures and a mitheril sphere about the size of a tennis ball. She says "Where did you guys find these! (Answer, behind a wrecked wall) They look like they have sometihng to do with the viewing device on Sarkon! This one (it looks just like the red half-sphere control crystals on the pedestals, except it has an empty slot in the middle) must somehow replace one of them there! ...And this crystal fits in there...I wonder what it does! Ooh, look, little numbers on it. Rows of them, all round...each row...four sets of five-digit numbers...a three digit number in the 000-three hundred sometihng range, some twopdigits, the highest i see is in the early 20s, then a couple more sets of twos topping out in the fifties...And this ball, it seems to contian a small portal...a powerful one, maybe even planar, and the shell is enchanted as a beacon for teleportation or scrying...very odd."

You reach the city, where the soldiers are returned to their garrisons and your employees are sent back to your base. You all meet Aleena in Castle Waterdeep.

 

[kirinke]

Time to face the music. Alethia told the demon silently, looking grim as she faced Aleena.

I hate show and tell. They give me headaches. the demon grumbled.

 

[frostrune]

During the trip back Timrin remains highly visable amongst the men. He tries to make a strong showing to keep the morale high; offering an encouraging word here or a pat on the back there. His threat of the 1st man to stumble only earned the poor chap a short ride on Heironimous before the second man collapsed and the company put up for a brief rest. You all know it was a show, as the paladin was far from upbeat once out of sight. He is taking this loss (if it could truly be called that) especially hard.

Thus when you are all called before Lady Aleena, it is with more than a little reluctance that Timrin steps forward to speak.

"My Lady, we have failed you", he says somberly.

"We return to these walls after being chased out of the Kryptgarden by a sizable force of demonic undead. Kurin, the vampire that tried to sacrifice you, is their leader and he still retains your father's soul."

"We have little to show for our efforts, I'm afraid."

"Milady, I am sorry."

He takes a knee, head bowed.

 

[DM_Matt]

Aleena seems surprised. "You wre far more successful than you seem to think. You located the enemy base, forced them to abandon it, destroyed their wra machines, killed a number of them, and at a minimum, halted their advance. My father's fate is important, but do not forget that you may have just saved the city. I must now contact our allies and gather forces against them. Meanwhile, this will give us an edge against Aiden. I think we can beat him with this. In fact, we should plan a banquet in honor of your victory. Thanks to us, their army has been discovered and their ability to grow neutralized."