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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gfunk" data-source="post: 2457177" data-attributes="member: 1813">Sorry that this update wasn't longer guys. I'll do my best to continue before next weekend. In the meantime, enjoy!! Embril's Last Stand It was a effectively a death sentence. The Goliath had been a magnificent prize, to be sure, and Velsharoon had enjoyed his treasure. However, an unexpected true resurrection from the Bright Axes robbed the god of the eternal torment he had been so eager to inflict. An Inevitable had been her only hope and it too had failed. The price of freeing Adimarchus was growing ever higher. Velsharoon demanded the soul of the bearer of the Eversmoking Eye – Grimm Grakka. When Embril Aloustinai heard that decree from her deity, the high priestess knew that all hope was lost. Even with total surprise, the help of a mighty spell-weaver sorcerer and a handful of demodands – she could not destroy the Bright Axes. Now, she was being asked to take perhaps their most powerful warrior down single-handedly. With all the other Cagewrights dead, only she remained to carry out their mad plot. In the end, it could not be helped – she would do Lord Velsharoon’s bidding.  As she stepped through the gate into the Prime, she hoped against hope that her return trip to Carceri would not be as a petitioner. -------------------------------------- “ . . . and the Planetar descended from the heavens, and amid the roar of celestial trumpets he smote Vhalantru! It was a glorious battle with forces of Good arrayed against the forces of Evil – a conflict as old as time itself and . . .” “Enough! By Mystra laddie, we get the freakin’ idea!! You’ve been runnin’ yer mouth for the last four hours, lemme concentrate and git back me spells!” Indeed, Gunther had described the encounter many times and in excruciating detail. After Dalthon had teleported away from the battle, Nidrama had summoned a powerful Angel from Celestia who then did battle with the Beholder. The battle, the dwarf told, was of epic proportions and caused mass destruction just as the Deva had predicted. After the struggle, Gunther woke Grimm who then carried the bodies of his companions back to Jenya. The High Priestess true resurrected Rusty who then followed suite with Kiko and Ike.  Though the battle had taken them by surprise, the Bright Axes were convinced that stopping Adimarchus in Carceri as soon as possible was their best option for survival. To that end, Dalthon had conjured up a rope trick to allow them to rest and prepare accordingly.  However, learning the harsh lesson taught to them by Embril Aloustinai and her Spellweaver companion, they took watch shifts outside the extra-dimensional pocket – just in case.  -------------------------------------- She watched the hulking brute from the shadows. Really, this was the best she could possibly hope for. He was alone and, if she was quick enough she could take him back to Carceri before the rest of them knew what was happening. However, it was possible that he could be corrupted by power. Holding her breath, she teleported next to him. Reacting immediately, Grimm began to whirl his spiked chain, but Embril’s words gave him pause, “Hold Grimm Grakka, I come with an offer for you.” Smoke escaping one of his eye sockets, the half-ogre looked at Embril skeptically, “You are the final Cagewright, Aloustinai, I doubt you have anything of value to offer me.” The high priestess exhaled, perhaps he could be reasoned with after all, “You have been marked warrior. You alone among your companions have the power to reshape Occipitus in your image. Return with me to Carceri and help me free Adimarchus. As his greatest champion, the planes will tremble at the mere mention of your name!” “You stink of desperation. Prepare to join the rest of your vile organization in death!” Prepared for this contingency, Embril revealed a hand from her robe that was crackling with negative energy. She boldly strode forward and touched her foe, discharging the harm. Grimm just felt as if he had been pummeled by a Titan. Recoiling in pain, he nevertheless had the wherewithal to scream for his companions. In the meantime, his first blow knocked Embril off her feet, the second tore through her armor, the third resulted in evisceration, and the fourth cut her body in half. When Rusty emerged from the rope trick mere seconds later, the fight was already over.</blockquote>

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