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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 4460398" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>Thanks for the posts!</p><p></p><p>* * * * * </p><p></p><p>Chapter 29</p><p></p><p></p><p>Droplets of acid splashed around Elevaren as another <em>energy orb</em> struck the branches around him. His pale skin already showed ugly red marks where an earlier blast had connected, but his perch high up in the tree’s branches offered considerable cover, and none of the acid from this attack struck him. </p><p></p><p>For now, he ignored the threat posed by the wyrmpriest, and focused his attention on Irontooth. </p><p></p><p>Jaron had kept a low profile thus far, safely out of reach of the melee combatants. He’d shot the kobold dragonshield that had treed Elevaren, firing an arrow into its back before it could recover from the warlock’s <em>eldritch blast</em>. He had lost sight of the wyrmpriest for a moment, then saw him in the trees on the far side of the stream. The kobold was throwing globes of acid at Elevaren, trying to knock him from his perch. Jaron fired an arrow at the kobold, but the shot went wildly high. Only a few arrows remained to rattle inside of his quiver, and as he reached for another, his attention was drawn to the furious drama playing out around Irontooth. </p><p></p><p>Mara was in serious shape, blood oozing out from under the drape of her armor. Devrem spoke another <em>healing word</em>, restoring some of her vitality, but the goblin undid his work a moment later, striking her again in the hip as she lunged forward to press the attack. Again the goblin struck at Beetle with his backswing, narrowly missing the fast-darting halfling. But Beetle’s own attack was spoiled, his dagger coming nowhere near the goblin’s vulnerable legs. </p><p></p><p>This time, however, Mara did not fall back or give ground. She pressed the goblin, stabbing him again as he cut at Beetle. This time her sword bit through his armor, and the goblin turned to finish her off for good. Steel rang on steel, and for a moment the axe was kept at bay. But as Mara shifted to attack again, Irontooth brought the haft of his weapon up in a blur, thrusting it into the fighter’s face. The blow smashed into the front of her helmet, crushing the noseguard, and Mara crumpled, unconscious.</p><p></p><p>Irontooth turned into another blast of radiant energy that sprayed from the tip of Devrem’s staff. The goblin, now bloodied, stepped forward in a rage. He yelled as Beetle stuck his dagger into the meat of his thigh, but even that painful wound seemed to barely faze him as he focused on the cleric. The deadly axe swept forward, and Devrem was struck hard, staggering as his ribs cracked under the force of the blow. He fell back, only his staff keeping him from joining Mara on the ground. </p><p></p><p>“Now you die!” Irontooth raged, lifting the axe to finish it. </p><p></p><p>“It is not <em>my</em> time,” Devrem said, clutching his side, and thrusting his staff into the goblin’s face. The <em>sacred flame</em> of the Raven Queen distracted him, but only for a moment. </p><p></p><p>A moment was all that the cleric’s companions needed. </p><p></p><p>Elevaren’s <em>eldritch blast</em> caught the goblin on the side of his head. Fey magic flashed in multicolored sparks, a bright counter to the primal silver energies that Devrem had hit him with a moment past. As he turned reflexively toward the threat, Jaron’s arrow caught him just under the rim of his helmet, slicing through the rest of his already-mangled ear. Blood spurted from the nasty wound, but still the goblin raised his axe, his rage going beyond any mere mortal pain. </p><p></p><p>But he wasn’t quite ready for Beetle stepping in low between his legs and thrusting his dagger straight... <em>up</em> under the drape of his hauberk. </p><p></p><p>A sick, strangled sound came from the goblin. The deadly axe, streaked with the blood of the adventurers, fell onto the rotting leaves that covered the ground. Irontooth thrust Beetle away with one hand, and grabbed Devrem’s staff with the other. Droplets of blood sprayed from his lips as he spoke. “Kalarel and Lord Orcus, prepare... my...”</p><p></p><p>He did not get a chance to finish as Jaron’s last arrow buried itself to the feathers in his left eye.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 4460398, member: 143"] Thanks for the posts! * * * * * Chapter 29 Droplets of acid splashed around Elevaren as another [i]energy orb[/i] struck the branches around him. His pale skin already showed ugly red marks where an earlier blast had connected, but his perch high up in the tree’s branches offered considerable cover, and none of the acid from this attack struck him. For now, he ignored the threat posed by the wyrmpriest, and focused his attention on Irontooth. Jaron had kept a low profile thus far, safely out of reach of the melee combatants. He’d shot the kobold dragonshield that had treed Elevaren, firing an arrow into its back before it could recover from the warlock’s [i]eldritch blast[/i]. He had lost sight of the wyrmpriest for a moment, then saw him in the trees on the far side of the stream. The kobold was throwing globes of acid at Elevaren, trying to knock him from his perch. Jaron fired an arrow at the kobold, but the shot went wildly high. Only a few arrows remained to rattle inside of his quiver, and as he reached for another, his attention was drawn to the furious drama playing out around Irontooth. Mara was in serious shape, blood oozing out from under the drape of her armor. Devrem spoke another [i]healing word[/i], restoring some of her vitality, but the goblin undid his work a moment later, striking her again in the hip as she lunged forward to press the attack. Again the goblin struck at Beetle with his backswing, narrowly missing the fast-darting halfling. But Beetle’s own attack was spoiled, his dagger coming nowhere near the goblin’s vulnerable legs. This time, however, Mara did not fall back or give ground. She pressed the goblin, stabbing him again as he cut at Beetle. This time her sword bit through his armor, and the goblin turned to finish her off for good. Steel rang on steel, and for a moment the axe was kept at bay. But as Mara shifted to attack again, Irontooth brought the haft of his weapon up in a blur, thrusting it into the fighter’s face. The blow smashed into the front of her helmet, crushing the noseguard, and Mara crumpled, unconscious. Irontooth turned into another blast of radiant energy that sprayed from the tip of Devrem’s staff. The goblin, now bloodied, stepped forward in a rage. He yelled as Beetle stuck his dagger into the meat of his thigh, but even that painful wound seemed to barely faze him as he focused on the cleric. The deadly axe swept forward, and Devrem was struck hard, staggering as his ribs cracked under the force of the blow. He fell back, only his staff keeping him from joining Mara on the ground. “Now you die!” Irontooth raged, lifting the axe to finish it. “It is not [i]my[/i] time,” Devrem said, clutching his side, and thrusting his staff into the goblin’s face. The [i]sacred flame[/i] of the Raven Queen distracted him, but only for a moment. A moment was all that the cleric’s companions needed. Elevaren’s [i]eldritch blast[/i] caught the goblin on the side of his head. Fey magic flashed in multicolored sparks, a bright counter to the primal silver energies that Devrem had hit him with a moment past. As he turned reflexively toward the threat, Jaron’s arrow caught him just under the rim of his helmet, slicing through the rest of his already-mangled ear. Blood spurted from the nasty wound, but still the goblin raised his axe, his rage going beyond any mere mortal pain. But he wasn’t quite ready for Beetle stepping in low between his legs and thrusting his dagger straight... [i]up[/i] under the drape of his hauberk. A sick, strangled sound came from the goblin. The deadly axe, streaked with the blood of the adventurers, fell onto the rotting leaves that covered the ground. Irontooth thrust Beetle away with one hand, and grabbed Devrem’s staff with the other. Droplets of blood sprayed from his lips as he spoke. “Kalarel and Lord Orcus, prepare... my...” He did not get a chance to finish as Jaron’s last arrow buried itself to the feathers in his left eye. [/QUOTE]
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