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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4852628" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 1)</strong></p><p></p><p>At the top of the stairs a wide corridor stretched away in front of the companions to the south and another branch led to the east, ending in double doors. The southern corridor also ended in a set of double doors but just north of the corridor’s end, another set of double doors led to the east. Seven leering, demonic faces hung on the walls, two flanking each door and another three evenly spaced along the western wall across from the door to the east. The idols were vaguely humanoid, with long horns and mouths that were agape, revealing darkness beyond. Each face was perhaps the height of a man’s breastbone with the mouth making up most of its height.</p><p>“I don’t like the look of those faces,” said Dulvarna. “We go east.”</p><p></p><p>She turned away from the demonic faces of the southern hall and made her way eastward. Thorn hurried after her, reaching the double doors ahead of the warrior woman as she made her way warily down the corridor with her blade held before her. The druid held his scythe up in one hand and, putting down the torch he held, he opened one of the doors with his left hand revealing a narrower north-south hallway beyond. Suddenly, the remaining companions saw a humanoid creature leap from the nearest demon face on the western wall. It had grey skin with purple blotches and wore a jerking of scaly hide as armour. Its left shoulder was protected by the top jaw of a toothed beast while its head was bald with sharp ears and jagged teeth. In its hands, it held a huge sword and as the companions watched, it turned toward them and snarled.</p><p></p><p>Behind the creature, the demonic face became animate suddenly and with a hiss and a snarl, it bit at the hindquarters of the monster, forcing it to leap away from the wall. From a face on the opposite wall emerged another creature, similar in appearance but smaller and with bluish skin. This newcomer had four arms and in each hand it held a dagger of sharpened bone. The face behind it growled and snapped at it, forcing it into the middle of the corridor. From the same face another creature emerged, appearing just behind the first and this thing was smaller still. It had bluish skin as its companion had but it had only two long, spindly arms and carried no weapons. Its hands bore sharp claws though and as it looked toward the companions it seemed to be muttering to itself as though touched by madness.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor roared to alert Dulvarna and Thorn and then charged the creatures, loosing acid from his mouth as he reached them and then lashing out with his sword. The creatures shrank back from the spray of acid and shielded themselves with their arms but as the paladin’s blade sang out there was no defence and the nearest creature, a sword-wielder, reeled away as the sword bit into its right shoulder.</p><p>“Foulspawn!” Enlishia called out as she recognised the creatures. “They are said to be clannish creatures corrupted by contact with the Far Realm.”</p><p></p><p>She loosed an arrow and then a second but both flew past the creature that Erlmoor had wounded as it recovered its balance. Telkya came forward to stand beside the ranger and threw down the torch she carried before loosing a bolt of light from her amulet into the chest of the wounded creature, throwing it back. Another of the four-armed foulspawn appeared next to the first as Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy from his wand that flashed past all of the monsters. A third of the four-armed creatures appeared behind the others and then together, the foulspawn hissed angrily at their enemies.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna turned away from the doors as soon as she heard the shouts of her companions and rushed to aid Erlmoor. Thorn followed a moment later, shifting into his wolf form as he ran to join the battle. Dulvarna clashed blades with the wounded foulspawn sword-wielder while one of the dagger-wielders danced forward, slashing at Erlmoor and Thorn with each of their weapons. Wounds were slashed across Erlmoor’s arms while Thorn the wolf leapt back as his snout was torn by the vicious blades. Beyond the dagger-wielders, the unarmed foulspawn pointed at Erlmoor and raised its voice in an unintelligible babble. The paladin reeled back for a moment as the voice seemed to reach into his mind but then he forced discipline upon his thoughts and drove the babble back. With a roar, he lashed out with his blade at the dagger wielder and struck it in the side, sending it staggering away into the corridor wall in front of Thorn.</p><p></p><p>Enlishia came forward behind the others and loosed an arrow into the shoulder of the sword-wielder. It staggered back a step and she fired again but this time, the arrow bounced off its scaly armour and clattered into the floor. Telkya rushed into battle beside Dulvarna, clashing blades with the sword-wielding foulspawn but as she did, another of the creatures emerged from the demon face before her and lashed out with its blade. Telkya raised her blade to parry but she was too slow and the creature’s sword lashed into the top of her right arm, spinning her away. The demonic faced snarled and tore at her wrist before snapping at Dulvarna and the foulspawn that surrounded it, wounding each in turn and forcing them away from it.</p><p>“We have to pull back,” Lavren called from behind the others. “Fall back so that Enlishia and I can aid you.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4852628, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 1)[/b] At the top of the stairs a wide corridor stretched away in front of the companions to the south and another branch led to the east, ending in double doors. The southern corridor also ended in a set of double doors but just north of the corridor’s end, another set of double doors led to the east. Seven leering, demonic faces hung on the walls, two flanking each door and another three evenly spaced along the western wall across from the door to the east. The idols were vaguely humanoid, with long horns and mouths that were agape, revealing darkness beyond. Each face was perhaps the height of a man’s breastbone with the mouth making up most of its height. “I don’t like the look of those faces,” said Dulvarna. “We go east.” She turned away from the demonic faces of the southern hall and made her way eastward. Thorn hurried after her, reaching the double doors ahead of the warrior woman as she made her way warily down the corridor with her blade held before her. The druid held his scythe up in one hand and, putting down the torch he held, he opened one of the doors with his left hand revealing a narrower north-south hallway beyond. Suddenly, the remaining companions saw a humanoid creature leap from the nearest demon face on the western wall. It had grey skin with purple blotches and wore a jerking of scaly hide as armour. Its left shoulder was protected by the top jaw of a toothed beast while its head was bald with sharp ears and jagged teeth. In its hands, it held a huge sword and as the companions watched, it turned toward them and snarled. Behind the creature, the demonic face became animate suddenly and with a hiss and a snarl, it bit at the hindquarters of the monster, forcing it to leap away from the wall. From a face on the opposite wall emerged another creature, similar in appearance but smaller and with bluish skin. This newcomer had four arms and in each hand it held a dagger of sharpened bone. The face behind it growled and snapped at it, forcing it into the middle of the corridor. From the same face another creature emerged, appearing just behind the first and this thing was smaller still. It had bluish skin as its companion had but it had only two long, spindly arms and carried no weapons. Its hands bore sharp claws though and as it looked toward the companions it seemed to be muttering to itself as though touched by madness. Erlmoor roared to alert Dulvarna and Thorn and then charged the creatures, loosing acid from his mouth as he reached them and then lashing out with his sword. The creatures shrank back from the spray of acid and shielded themselves with their arms but as the paladin’s blade sang out there was no defence and the nearest creature, a sword-wielder, reeled away as the sword bit into its right shoulder. “Foulspawn!” Enlishia called out as she recognised the creatures. “They are said to be clannish creatures corrupted by contact with the Far Realm.” She loosed an arrow and then a second but both flew past the creature that Erlmoor had wounded as it recovered its balance. Telkya came forward to stand beside the ranger and threw down the torch she carried before loosing a bolt of light from her amulet into the chest of the wounded creature, throwing it back. Another of the four-armed foulspawn appeared next to the first as Lavren loosed a bolt of black energy from his wand that flashed past all of the monsters. A third of the four-armed creatures appeared behind the others and then together, the foulspawn hissed angrily at their enemies. Dulvarna turned away from the doors as soon as she heard the shouts of her companions and rushed to aid Erlmoor. Thorn followed a moment later, shifting into his wolf form as he ran to join the battle. Dulvarna clashed blades with the wounded foulspawn sword-wielder while one of the dagger-wielders danced forward, slashing at Erlmoor and Thorn with each of their weapons. Wounds were slashed across Erlmoor’s arms while Thorn the wolf leapt back as his snout was torn by the vicious blades. Beyond the dagger-wielders, the unarmed foulspawn pointed at Erlmoor and raised its voice in an unintelligible babble. The paladin reeled back for a moment as the voice seemed to reach into his mind but then he forced discipline upon his thoughts and drove the babble back. With a roar, he lashed out with his blade at the dagger wielder and struck it in the side, sending it staggering away into the corridor wall in front of Thorn. Enlishia came forward behind the others and loosed an arrow into the shoulder of the sword-wielder. It staggered back a step and she fired again but this time, the arrow bounced off its scaly armour and clattered into the floor. Telkya rushed into battle beside Dulvarna, clashing blades with the sword-wielding foulspawn but as she did, another of the creatures emerged from the demon face before her and lashed out with its blade. Telkya raised her blade to parry but she was too slow and the creature’s sword lashed into the top of her right arm, spinning her away. The demonic faced snarled and tore at her wrist before snapping at Dulvarna and the foulspawn that surrounded it, wounding each in turn and forcing them away from it. “We have to pull back,” Lavren called from behind the others. “Fall back so that Enlishia and I can aid you.” [/QUOTE]
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