Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Final Chapter)

[Fenris]

"Tell me friends, are these visions I see real? Are the people I meet themselves? For I met a man I knew, he called to me by name, would he have truly seen me or is this some play of the board?" asks Dartis.

Looking at the board, and how close he is to the edge, Dartis picks up his token, "The Rider favors the brave and the bold. May he favor me now." intones Dartis as he moves his token ahead to the 8.

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Caramip gives Dartis a reasuring nod as he moves his piece. Just before they are wisked away, Caramip makes sure to cast Blur on her compainon.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Dartis and Caramip find themselves overlooking a town of foreign buildings while standing on a large rock outcropping. Near them stands a hobgoblin wearing a well-maintained chainmail suit and breastplate, a necklace that has a face showing an orange skull. He turns slowly and looks towards the two of you. "Assassins? When I'm so close?!" Before Dartis can talk the creature snarls and draws a scimitar.

Dartis fires two shots as the man charges, and peppers him with two good shots. Caramip does the same, but just misses injuring the hobgoblin herself. The hobgoblin strikes at Dartis, but only catches the blurring image thanks to Caramip's spell. Dartis drops his bow and pulls out his sword to cut at the hobgoblin, but misses his own counterattack as the hobgoblin parries the blow. The gnome also misses.

In the next round the hobgoblin attacks twice, but Dartis evades each blow and strikes back with one solid hit to the shoulder. As the hobgoblin grunts and falls to his knee, Caramip attacks next and slays the humnaoid with a shot to the soulder.

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"Well done!" The barbarian grunts with appreciation.

"Well, you've at least brought the people of Zal Tsivila some time to build up their defenses while their enemies send another scout. Of course, that's not someplace myself and my companion usually concern ourselves with, but a victory anywhere is still a victory. And yes, these events are happening either in the present or within the next few hours." The merchant flips the next three tokens to reveal a '9', '3', and '4'.

Hmmm... "A tough choice. Should you go for the direct approach or attack the flanks."

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[Bloodweaver1]

Caramip Ashhearth

“Often one has to takes steps sideways in order to progress forward.” Says Caramip to Dartis.

 

[Fenris]

“Often one has to takes steps sideways in order to progress forward.” Says Caramip to Dartis.

"Yes, though it is then an extra battle, still it seems that these "visions" are real and help others so though it is another it helps others fend off danger a little longer." agrees Dartis as he moves his token to the 3.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Dartis moves his piece to the left.

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And he and Caramip find themselves in the city of Tarin once more, but this time in front of another Festios undead. Dartis and Caramip fire a couple of rounds each, and bring down their foe with four well-placed shots...

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The next two more tokens are revealed... two '3's.

Dartis moves his piece up.

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Two goblins poke at a diseased, dying Tallione man lying close to a swamp. Four more arrows and bolts... two more opponents destroyed...

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A '9' and '8' are revealed. Dartis moves his piece onto the '8'...

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Two hungry dire wolves lie outside the Tallione town chewing on large bones whose origins you'd rather not dwell long on. They look at you standing 20 feet away, growl and stand up.

The first leaps at Dartis, its teeth missing widely. Dartis moves slightly to the right and fires two arrows point blank, but also misses. Caramip tries to help her friend and slightly wounds the wolf along the side with a bolt. The second wolf rips at Caramip's calf, leaving a red trail of blood along the ground (-6 hps to Caramip).

The wolf attacking Dartis misses once more, but the nobleman is able to fire two arrows into its side. The wolf stumbles and almost falls, but it takes Caramip's next bolt before it falls. The second wolf switches from Caramip to Dartis, injuring the nobleman as it buries its teeth into his thigh (-5 hps to Dartis). Dartis leaves his bow to take out his blade, while Caramip continues to shoot from a few feet away. Eventually the duo takes out the wolf, but not before it switches targets once more and leaves the noble with a nasty gash along the forearm (-6 hps to Dartis).

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Three tokens are flipped again, a '7' and a 'A' designating an 11. "You did well. There is no shame if you decide not to continue, although the game will be lost."

"No, he must go forward."

"Nonsense. The game is lost. That's the end of it."

"No. We are not beaten yet, and I do not like to lose."

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[Fenris]

"I do not like to lose either, but I like dying less. Still if as you say this buys time for others, if my actions here do some good, then I will continue."

Dartis takes one of his potions given to him by the Tallione and drinks it, before moving his piece to the 7.

OOC: Dartis really should have been a Paladin. Imagine the fights he and Rix would have gotten into had he been .

 

[Bloodweaver1]

OOC: The token to the right is a three (3) correct? If so can we take that spot instead of the seven (7) or A?

She nods her in agreement as she too drinks a potion and then casts another Blur spell on Dartis if they face another token of 6 or higher.

 

[Fenris]

OOC: The token to the right is a three (3) correct? If so can we take that spot instead of the seven (7) or A?

She nods her in agreement as she too drinks a potion and then casts another Blur spell on Dartis if they face another token of 6 or higher.

OOC: We did the 3, that was the two goblins, we then moved to the 8 to fight the dire wolves. That is where we currently stand, is on the 8, so we can't move back to the 3 since we fought it already. At least I assume we can't go back to a token we already fought, can we DT?

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: Sorry, the numbers were slightly skewed, but Fenris is right about the '3'.

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Dartis drinks the potion (+9 hps to Dartis), then moves his piece to the '7'...

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Dartis and Caramip find themselves on an elven trader ship, the crew having a haggard look in their eyes as they attempt to navigate days of choppy waters and half-silhoutted reefs. They look around wildly as a small cutter full of goblins come alongside and throw grapples to attach themselves to the elven craft. Boards are laid down, and the brigands swarm across the deck to be engaged by the worn elves.

You join the battle, slaying two of the creatures before a new threat appears and kills the elven captain near you. An axe-wielding minotaur approaches, his fur soiled with his own blood as he ignores fresh wounds dealt to him.

Dartis slashes at the minotaur's calf and Caramip sticks a bolt into the monster's rib, but the heroes fail to stop the raging beast as it swings a massive axe, barely misses Dartis' head and has his weapon splinter part of the main mast. Dartis counters with a cut to the neck, while Caramip plants another bolt into the monster, this time near the heart. The minotaur catches Dartis with a slash that leaves a deep gash across his chest (-21 hps).

Dartis clutches his chest and falls to his knee, but as his foe comes forward, he dodges to the left and plants his blade deep into the large creature's neck. Blood gushes out from the wound as the minotaur stumbles forth and falls to the ground dead.

The elves rush forward to help Dartis up, thanking him as their companions slay the remaining goblin raiders...

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Dartis quickly tries to bandage up his wounds as the next two tokens are flipped... two '0's showing designating '10's.

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