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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joachim" data-source="post: 1368881" data-attributes="member: 9531">Okay...I needed something to do while I was waiting for the Theraflu to kick in...New Beginnings, Part FourGrimm walked proudly amongst the group of adventurers that had luckily happened upon him.  While they were obviously seasoned and (in the case of Caine) well-educated, their disturbing lack of knowledge regarding the Flaeness had to be the result of a backwoods culture.  None of them even understood Common, and as a result all communications had to be funneled through Caine, due to the fact that he and Grimm both spoke Infernal and Abyssal.  Over the course of a few days, the group had managed to work out very simple communication, such as "help" or "attack" or "defend", but nothing more substantial.  Grimm decided that he was going have to learn to speak their language as soon as possible.The group was very unusual.  The halfling, Grimm surmised, was a rogue of sorts, making Tilly the least unorthodox of the group.  The dwarf, who always seemed to eye the half-ogre with some level of suspicion, worshipped a strange goddess of magic, an area that dwarves generally were very uncomfortable, if not strongly opposed to.  While elves were known to be unabashed tree-huggers, Wathros really seemed to take this ideal to the extreme.  And then there was Caine, the peace-nik human who never stopped pontificating about the value of each life and the pride of Celestials.  Still, Grimm took to each one of them and decided that if the Fates allowed it, he would stay with them as long as he could.Grimm's previous adventuring band, the Swords of Light, had a comradarie similar to this group.  However, the Swords of Light had been held together by the strong leadership of one Barrett Tremean, Paladin of Heironeous.  Barrett was the one who had recruited Grimm to join the Swords of Light, and as far as the party went, the paladin's word was final.  It was Barrett's decision to venture forth into the Abyss, and none questioned him.  Grimm suspected that many had their reservations, as did he, but none had the audacity to voice their concerns.The end result was short and bloody.  Powerful demons, upon learning of the location of the group, simultaneously teleported around them and proceeded to tear the Swords of Light apart.  Barrett was the first to fall, as the demons had surmised that he was the leader, and a demon always loves to tear a paladin limb from limb.  The other heroes fought hard, but in the end the only one left standing when the remaining demons fled was Grimm.  Without a way to leave, the half-ogre had been forced to spend the last few weeks becoming an Abyssal survivalist, sustaning himself on the meat of the fiendish animals that he came across.Grimm looked over the group that he traveled with now.  There was not a member of the group that had assumed a similar role of leadership.  Caine preferred to maintain a passive role as nothing more than a party advisor, but he did not impose his will on anyone.  Tilly, Wathros, and Rusty worked together with Caine and they made decisions as a group.  Grimm struggled with his opinions on this matter because while Barrett's leadership had contributed mightily to the great success of the Swords of Light, it had ultimately resulted in their destruction.Suddenly, without any warning, Grimm was wrenched from his thoughts by a familiar flash of light behind him.  Something big had just arrived...</blockquote>

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