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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 4736811" data-attributes="member: 143">Chapter 18“He’s in trouble!” Jaron cried, as the first shouts filtered through the heavy doors that warded the entrance to the Bloodreaver hideout.&nbsp; “We have to hack through it!” Carzen said.&nbsp; He started forward, although his sword was ill-suited to the task of destroying a door.&nbsp; But Vhael stopped him with a raised arm.&nbsp; “Hold your blade,” he said.&nbsp;&nbsp; “You’re not going to do anything?” the fighter hissed.&nbsp; But Gral was already moving forward, lifting his staff.&nbsp; Wisps of icy fog stirred in the air along its length, and as he pressed its tip to the center of the doors, frost spread from the point of contact, forming intricate patterns across the metal and wood as it thickened.&nbsp; A slight cracking noise accompanied the spread of power, which seemed longer than the seconds that Gral held his staff in place. “Ware your ears,” Vhael warned, as the dwarf wizard drew back the staff.&nbsp; Then, muttering a word of power under his breath, Gral thrust his focus forward again, unleashing a potent surge of magical energy as the staff struck the frozen surface of the door.&nbsp; The thunderwave shattered the new coating of ice, and the substance of the door itself was damaged as the potency of the spell weakened it.&nbsp; The doors held, but all of them could see the new cracks in its surface as Gral stepped aside.&nbsp; Vhael took his place, surging forward, delivering a massive blow as his armored shoulder crashed into the door.&nbsp; Wood cracked, metal groaned but held.&nbsp; Vhael didn’t wait, and spun into another immediate attack, driving his other shoulder into the portals.&nbsp; This time they gave way, and the doors sprang open.&nbsp; The others rushed to follow him as he staggered forward into the hallway beyond the doors. Right into the largest wolf any of them had ever seen, which seized the dragonborn in its jaws, yanked him off his feet, shook him hard, and dashed him to the ground.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 4736811, member: 143"] Chapter 18 “He’s in trouble!” Jaron cried, as the first shouts filtered through the heavy doors that warded the entrance to the Bloodreaver hideout. “We have to hack through it!” Carzen said. He started forward, although his sword was ill-suited to the task of destroying a door. But Vhael stopped him with a raised arm. “Hold your blade,” he said. “You’re not going to do anything?” the fighter hissed. But Gral was already moving forward, lifting his staff. Wisps of icy fog stirred in the air along its length, and as he pressed its tip to the center of the doors, frost spread from the point of contact, forming intricate patterns across the metal and wood as it thickened. A slight cracking noise accompanied the spread of power, which seemed longer than the seconds that Gral held his staff in place. “Ware your ears,” Vhael warned, as the dwarf wizard drew back the staff. Then, muttering a word of power under his breath, Gral thrust his focus forward again, unleashing a potent surge of magical energy as the staff struck the frozen surface of the door. The [i]thunderwave[/i] shattered the new coating of ice, and the substance of the door itself was damaged as the potency of the spell weakened it. The doors held, but all of them could see the new cracks in its surface as Gral stepped aside. Vhael took his place, surging forward, delivering a massive blow as his armored shoulder crashed into the door. Wood cracked, metal groaned but held. Vhael didn’t wait, and spun into another immediate attack, driving his other shoulder into the portals. This time they gave way, and the doors sprang open. The others rushed to follow him as he staggered forward into the hallway beyond the doors. Right into the largest wolf any of them had ever seen, which seized the dragonborn in its jaws, yanked him off his feet, shook him hard, and dashed him to the ground. [/QUOTE]

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