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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 1344373" data-attributes="member: 2012">The Alliance (cont.)Battle in the dark:Again the gnolls’ cries come, their high-pitched laugh rolling out of the darkness. The magical noise pushes against Dabuk’s will but he resists. His arrow flies true into the first gnoll. The creature flinches but continues to advance.Bactra gestures, the arcane energy flowing out of his body. A magic missile streaks into the night impacting the advancing gnoll. The creature cries out again, but this time in pain.“More of them,” Dabuk sees four more appear out of the darkness on his flank. He fires again killing the gnoll he damaged before. “At least four and, damn, what is that?”Garth covers his son’s flank meeting one of the creatures with his blade. Its magical edge makes short work of the gnoll. Garth cannot see what his son does but the piercing howl tells him all he needs to know. He shivers as the fear tries to take him.“By Larea, they have a flind with them. Watch yourselves, its howl can break your will.”“N-no kidding,” Mesik’s hands shake as he tries to steady Sheao. “T-that’s n-not fair!”“No one said life was fair.” Garth calmly kills another gnoll as the flind comes into view at the edge of the firelight. “This is not good.”The creature stands 14 feet tall carrying a large club in its hand. It looks similar to the gnolls with a dog-like head but more twisted. The creature roars again and Mesik drops to one knee. The gnolls laugh their cry again.“Damn it,” Dabuk’s arrows sink into one gnoll after anther but he isn’t doing enough damage. “Mesik, get up! We need you!”“I-I can’t m-move.” The little halfling watches helplessly as the flind rushes toward Garth. The creature looms in front of Mesik’s eyes. He doesn’t see the gnoll about to decapitate him with its battleaxe.“No you don’t you filthy beast,” Thessa steps in front of the gnoll slamming her walking staff into the creature’s nose, breaking it. Blood gushes from the wound onto Thessa’s staff. “Ew, how disgusting!”The gnoll backs up with a snarl, holding its nose. “You will pay for that, little meat.” “What did it say?” Thessa cannot understand the gnoll’s barks and growls.“It’s a compliment.” Dabuk drops his bow, unsheathes his sword and kills another gnoll. “Just kill it and move on to the next one. There are more coming!”The flind brings its club down to crush Garth, but the veteran ranger dodges to the left slicing up with he sword. The magical blade sinks into the creature’s ribs and it snarls at the puny human who hurt it.“I will eat your bones!” The beast swings his club back catching Garth in the ribs. Garth takes the full force of the swing and flies back 10 feet over the fire.“Father!” Surrounded by gnolls, Dabuk watches helplessly as the flind stalks towards Garth. “Mesik! Mesik! Do something!”The halfling rogue shakes on the ground clutching Sheao.“He can’t, the fear has him.” Bactra stands back to back with his cousin fighting with his staff. “I might be able to dispel it but not from here.”The flind roars out as it steps over the fire pit. Garth grasps for his sword, laying a foot beyond his reach, his hands shaking. This would be a bad time to die, he thinks.“Father!” Dabuk watches helplessly as the flind brings down his powerful club, a beastly roar ringing through the night.*                                        *                                        *</blockquote>

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