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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Chef BBQ" data-source="post: 437769" data-attributes="member: 1844"><p><strong>A Comrade Falls</strong></p><p></p><p>They come upon a field scattered with large boulders 10 to 20 feet high. Deke and Morgaine hear a slow grinding noise. Deke climbs to the top of a boulder and scans the area looking for movement, but doesn’t see anything. Kelly detects magic, but senses no illusion. They begin to weave between the rocks. Suddenly Morgaine identifies the source of the sound. “Stop! The rocks are rumbling!” They all jump away as every boulder and stone rolls and scrapes around landing in a new position creating a new configuration. The party ups the pace to get through the last of Ankili’s jokes.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, a bolt of lightening hits the party, and the air fills with mist. They hear a voice, “You’ll never make it out of the canyon alive.” Gemma fires a gust of wind arrow at the ground in front of her, and the mist begins to boil away. Morgaine hears a woman’s voice taunting, “Here dwarfy, dwarfy.” She tells Lucre who yells, “We pulled your son’s wishbone to see who got a wish!”</p><p></p><p>Marja begins casting haste on herself and Borin. Kel casts protection from evil. Borin feels his muscles begin to freeze solid, but with sheer strength, he shakes it off. Marja hastes Lucre and makes him invisible. Kalina gets ready to cast fairy fire as soon as she has a direction on Ma when Morgaine yells, “Look out, the rocks!” Once again the party braces and tumbles as the boulders rearrange themselves.</p><p></p><p>Thomas is caught under a rock with two broken legs. Mirabelle is crushed between a boulder and the canyon wall. She is barely breathing. Lucre rushes in and heals Thomas and gives him a potion for Mirabelle.</p><p></p><p>All heads turn as there is a scream of fury and the sound of an invisible battle axe swinging though the air and making contact. Morgaine gasps as she sees a huge wound appear in Borin’s chest. Deke feels a dampness as he is spattered with Borin’s blood, but he also sees the spatters fall on an invisible form. He moves in to flank, but misses. Borin calls to Marja for invisibility. She pulls out a scroll as she runs to him and casts dispell magic in his direction. Borin loses his haste, but Ma appears. Borin rages at the sight of her and swings his battle axe and hits. </p><p></p><p>Kalina spots Pa and casts Salamar’s quiet contemplation. He makes a comment to his wife on the uselessness of violence and wanders away muttering to himself.</p><p></p><p>Morgaine casts Melf’s acid arrow at Ma, but misses and hits Borin instead. Lucre jumps between Borin and Ma in an attempt to draw her attack. “He kinda made a squeaking noise as he died,” he taunts her as he attacks. She pushes him aside to get at Borin, and Lucre hits her again. Ma raises her battle axe, and with a wild scream brings it down hard across Borin’s chest slicing through his neck. The dwarf falls forward, dead. For a moment no one moves. They seem frozen in time until they are suddenly roused by Marja’s scream. Two ice knives fly from her hands, and one sinks solidly into Ma’s chest before melting into the air. Deke pounces for a sneak attack and delivers the final blow. Ma falls to the ground dead beside the body of Borin. </p><p></p><p>Marja and Lucre rush in and pull the two bodies apart. Both are crying, Lucre quietly and Marja in huge sobs. Morgaine, filled with guilt that her acid arrow contributed to Borin’s fall, wonders if he might not be dead. Of course, the older and wiser of the party know there is no doubt. Gemma takes pity on the poor young mage and lays a gentle hand on her arm. She silently nods no.</p><p></p><p>Mirabelle and Thomas, fully healed, but badly shaken, come forward. “Oh Ma, why, why?” Mirabelle cries. </p><p></p><p>Marja is resolute. She is taking Borin’s body to the nearest temple of Ankili she can find. She has some choice words for the god of “practical jokes.” The party silently heads out of the field of boulders toward the nearest town.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iron Chef BBQ, post: 437769, member: 1844"] [b]A Comrade Falls[/b] They come upon a field scattered with large boulders 10 to 20 feet high. Deke and Morgaine hear a slow grinding noise. Deke climbs to the top of a boulder and scans the area looking for movement, but doesn’t see anything. Kelly detects magic, but senses no illusion. They begin to weave between the rocks. Suddenly Morgaine identifies the source of the sound. “Stop! The rocks are rumbling!” They all jump away as every boulder and stone rolls and scrapes around landing in a new position creating a new configuration. The party ups the pace to get through the last of Ankili’s jokes. Suddenly, a bolt of lightening hits the party, and the air fills with mist. They hear a voice, “You’ll never make it out of the canyon alive.” Gemma fires a gust of wind arrow at the ground in front of her, and the mist begins to boil away. Morgaine hears a woman’s voice taunting, “Here dwarfy, dwarfy.” She tells Lucre who yells, “We pulled your son’s wishbone to see who got a wish!” Marja begins casting haste on herself and Borin. Kel casts protection from evil. Borin feels his muscles begin to freeze solid, but with sheer strength, he shakes it off. Marja hastes Lucre and makes him invisible. Kalina gets ready to cast fairy fire as soon as she has a direction on Ma when Morgaine yells, “Look out, the rocks!” Once again the party braces and tumbles as the boulders rearrange themselves. Thomas is caught under a rock with two broken legs. Mirabelle is crushed between a boulder and the canyon wall. She is barely breathing. Lucre rushes in and heals Thomas and gives him a potion for Mirabelle. All heads turn as there is a scream of fury and the sound of an invisible battle axe swinging though the air and making contact. Morgaine gasps as she sees a huge wound appear in Borin’s chest. Deke feels a dampness as he is spattered with Borin’s blood, but he also sees the spatters fall on an invisible form. He moves in to flank, but misses. Borin calls to Marja for invisibility. She pulls out a scroll as she runs to him and casts dispell magic in his direction. Borin loses his haste, but Ma appears. Borin rages at the sight of her and swings his battle axe and hits. Kalina spots Pa and casts Salamar’s quiet contemplation. He makes a comment to his wife on the uselessness of violence and wanders away muttering to himself. Morgaine casts Melf’s acid arrow at Ma, but misses and hits Borin instead. Lucre jumps between Borin and Ma in an attempt to draw her attack. “He kinda made a squeaking noise as he died,” he taunts her as he attacks. She pushes him aside to get at Borin, and Lucre hits her again. Ma raises her battle axe, and with a wild scream brings it down hard across Borin’s chest slicing through his neck. The dwarf falls forward, dead. For a moment no one moves. They seem frozen in time until they are suddenly roused by Marja’s scream. Two ice knives fly from her hands, and one sinks solidly into Ma’s chest before melting into the air. Deke pounces for a sneak attack and delivers the final blow. Ma falls to the ground dead beside the body of Borin. Marja and Lucre rush in and pull the two bodies apart. Both are crying, Lucre quietly and Marja in huge sobs. Morgaine, filled with guilt that her acid arrow contributed to Borin’s fall, wonders if he might not be dead. Of course, the older and wiser of the party know there is no doubt. Gemma takes pity on the poor young mage and lays a gentle hand on her arm. She silently nods no. Mirabelle and Thomas, fully healed, but badly shaken, come forward. “Oh Ma, why, why?” Mirabelle cries. Marja is resolute. She is taking Borin’s body to the nearest temple of Ankili she can find. She has some choice words for the god of “practical jokes.” The party silently heads out of the field of boulders toward the nearest town. [/QUOTE]
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