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Justicar's Bastion - Eagle Elf [Updated 5th Dec 06]
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<blockquote data-quote="PieAndDragon" data-source="post: 3121908" data-attributes="member: 18108"><p><strong>The Strong Fall</strong></p><p></p><p>Sam was still uncomfortable in cities, not yet used to so many gathered in such a small area. Used the endless sands of his homeland, even the greenness of the trees and vast stretches of water were strange to him. Yet the Tisiphone had often worked as mercenaries, so now he plied his trade, hunting for a key in the run-down parts of Junnis. </p><p></p><p>The two-storey house before him had seen better days. Knocking on the front door had proved fruitless, and a side door had also been locked. Cade had taken moments to unlock the door and they had piled on in, setting off an alarm bell as they did so. Now they were in a large hall with no signs of resistance in sight. </p><p></p><p>Bjorn crashed through a door on the right, and then another one beyond that. A loud thunk had stopped his charge and Ra followed in to aid the fallen warrior. When Layla followed in, she gave a cry as a human thug leapt from the shadows to attack her. Sam charged down his foe, a sickly man, and felled him with a single sword blow. </p><p></p><p>The rest of them found the a more dangerous foe. Krunk and Derris fled the beast, as Cade held his ground. When Sam caught sight of the beast, he saw some sort of feline-wolf cross with a spotted coat and a bristling mane. Then the flesh peeled back from its head, revealing white bone as it screeched in defiance. Sam's legs took control and he too tried to flee. Luckily Layla dazzled his senses and he barely made it to the door before overcoming his fear. With Krunk and Derris aiding him, he returned to help Cade finish off the beast. </p><p></p><p>As they began to search the bottom of the house they found one of their number missing. When they got to Bjorn, he was where Ra had left him, only someone had now slit his throat, leaving a large pool of blood on the floor. The Olman had found an armoury full of well-kept weapons and rushed to take some, only to be knocked out by a spiked ball of metal from above. Ra had left him stable but someone else was around. Someone who had caused the first death for their party. Sam hoped he wouldn't be the next one.</p><p></p><p>There would be time to mourn their companion later. A sweep of the ground floor turned up a corpse with its eyes swollen shut, a valuable painting frame, a kitchen, dining room and rooms of junk. Sam had picked up a well-made sword in the armoury, using it for the time being. That left them a large staircase, which split to lead two ways to the second floor It was through a room with a large chandelier, which Derris had been eyeing up in a peculiar fashion. </p><p></p><p>The chandelier came crashing down as they entered, injuring Krunk, and Sam spotted a figure hunched where the stairs divided left and right. The next minute was a blur as their foe retreated up to the next level, collapsing one side of the stairs to slow them and shooting at them with a crossbow. For a moment they had corned her on the landing, only for her to escape, injured back down into the bottom storey. As Sam ran back down the stairs, he saw a slim figure, dressed in studded armour, carrying rapier and shield. </p><p></p><p>Her cry for aid was answered by a group of thugs from a hidden room. Fortunately all were pale and weak, with swollen eyes, barely able to fight well. It took little time for Sam, Derris, Cade and Krunk to bring them down and the fight to end. Ra managed to staunch the wounds of all but one as Sam and his companions searched the secret room and stripped the fallen of their possessions. They were tired and wounded now, unsure whether to continue their assault on the Green Dagger Gang.</p><p></p><p><strong>End of Session One</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PieAndDragon, post: 3121908, member: 18108"] [B]The Strong Fall[/B] Sam was still uncomfortable in cities, not yet used to so many gathered in such a small area. Used the endless sands of his homeland, even the greenness of the trees and vast stretches of water were strange to him. Yet the Tisiphone had often worked as mercenaries, so now he plied his trade, hunting for a key in the run-down parts of Junnis. The two-storey house before him had seen better days. Knocking on the front door had proved fruitless, and a side door had also been locked. Cade had taken moments to unlock the door and they had piled on in, setting off an alarm bell as they did so. Now they were in a large hall with no signs of resistance in sight. Bjorn crashed through a door on the right, and then another one beyond that. A loud thunk had stopped his charge and Ra followed in to aid the fallen warrior. When Layla followed in, she gave a cry as a human thug leapt from the shadows to attack her. Sam charged down his foe, a sickly man, and felled him with a single sword blow. The rest of them found the a more dangerous foe. Krunk and Derris fled the beast, as Cade held his ground. When Sam caught sight of the beast, he saw some sort of feline-wolf cross with a spotted coat and a bristling mane. Then the flesh peeled back from its head, revealing white bone as it screeched in defiance. Sam's legs took control and he too tried to flee. Luckily Layla dazzled his senses and he barely made it to the door before overcoming his fear. With Krunk and Derris aiding him, he returned to help Cade finish off the beast. As they began to search the bottom of the house they found one of their number missing. When they got to Bjorn, he was where Ra had left him, only someone had now slit his throat, leaving a large pool of blood on the floor. The Olman had found an armoury full of well-kept weapons and rushed to take some, only to be knocked out by a spiked ball of metal from above. Ra had left him stable but someone else was around. Someone who had caused the first death for their party. Sam hoped he wouldn't be the next one. There would be time to mourn their companion later. A sweep of the ground floor turned up a corpse with its eyes swollen shut, a valuable painting frame, a kitchen, dining room and rooms of junk. Sam had picked up a well-made sword in the armoury, using it for the time being. That left them a large staircase, which split to lead two ways to the second floor It was through a room with a large chandelier, which Derris had been eyeing up in a peculiar fashion. The chandelier came crashing down as they entered, injuring Krunk, and Sam spotted a figure hunched where the stairs divided left and right. The next minute was a blur as their foe retreated up to the next level, collapsing one side of the stairs to slow them and shooting at them with a crossbow. For a moment they had corned her on the landing, only for her to escape, injured back down into the bottom storey. As Sam ran back down the stairs, he saw a slim figure, dressed in studded armour, carrying rapier and shield. Her cry for aid was answered by a group of thugs from a hidden room. Fortunately all were pale and weak, with swollen eyes, barely able to fight well. It took little time for Sam, Derris, Cade and Krunk to bring them down and the fight to end. Ra managed to staunch the wounds of all but one as Sam and his companions searched the secret room and stripped the fallen of their possessions. They were tired and wounded now, unsure whether to continue their assault on the Green Dagger Gang. [B]End of Session One[/B] [/QUOTE]
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