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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4542044" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 1 - Into the Mountain (Part 3)</strong></p><p></p><p>Lavren turned to see if Telkya had been hurt by the shaman’s spell but she was nowhere to be seen. He looked towards the barrels and saw a faint, fading cloud of light motes there, the telltale sign of an eladrin’s teleport. He drew his sword and rushed towards the barrels and as he neared them, he concentrated on a spot beyond them, behind the hobgoblins. He felt the dizzying sensation of rushing forward and then appeared where he had willed himself, just behind the shaman. He glanced to his right and saw that Telkya had appeared just beyond the barrels. She turned to him and winked and Lavren smiled back. He turned then and with a curse, he loosed black, crackling energy into the back of the nearest hobgoblin. The creature cried out and turned with a hiss towards this new enemy. It nudged its neighbour and together, the two hobgoblins started towards the elf.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna shook the confusion from her head and pushed herself to her feet. She raised her blade unsteadily and concentrated on getting her breath back. As she did so, Erlmoor slashed his blade left and right while praying loudly to Lathander. His sword glowed with divine light but each time it struck at the shaman, the hobgoblin met the blade with his gnarled staff. The warrior woman looked around for Lavren and Telkya and wondered where they had got to but then she saw a commotion behind the first rank of hobgoblins and knew the answer. Cursing the reckless elf, she started back to join Erlmoor in battle once more. From the right, Litiraan loosed a silver bolt that struck the shaman in the shoulder while Enlishia, similarly dazed, reentered the room. She leveled her bow and loosed an arrow at the shaman but the hobgoblin docked to its right and the arrow clattered harmlessly against the far wall of the chamber. The shaman roared and struck out with its staff, uttering another incantation as he did so. Lightning crackled along the stave and as it struck Erlmoor’s shoulder, it sent the dragonborn reeling.</p><p>“Arte you learning yet?” sneered the shaman. “The Bloodreavers punish any who interfere in their plans.”</p><p></p><p>Lavren ducked one flail and then parried the second with Lifestealer low and to his left. He lashed the sword back around and slashed it across the left shoulder of the hobgoblin above his shield. The hobgoblin raised his flail above his head and brought it down but Lavren raised his blade crossways over his head and met the descending flail. The ball flew on downwards and whistled past the elf’s nose as he moved his head backwards out of its way. He twisted his blade to the right, throwing the hobgoblin’s flail down and to the right while moving his blade up again to meet the other hobgoblin’s weapon. He twisted his arm back in a desperate parry, keeping the other flail at bay. Telkya rushed in then on Lavren’s left and the hobgoblin leapt back a step to meet this new threat. The elf maid turned and flashed a beautiful smile and a wink at Lavren. His heart soaring, he turned back to his own foe and pushed forward.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna and Erlmoor had each flurry of attacks parried as they tried to push the shaman and the other hobgoblin warrior back into the chamber. Silver bolts from Litiraan’s wand and arrows from Enlishia’s bow flew past the hobgoblins but none struck home and the shaman sneered broadly at the enemies before him. The shaman lashed out with its stave and Erlmoor ducked low under the blow but at the same time, the hobgoblin facing Dulvarna surged forward. The warrior shoved its shield into Dulvarna’s sword and twisted it down and to her right while bringing its flail down in a high overhand blow. Dulvarna ducked back but she was not quick enough and the spiked ball cracked painfully into her shoulder. Beside her, Erlmoor stabbed out low with his blade but the shaman leapt the blow and danced backwards.</p><p>“If you yield now, you’ll be worth more when we sell you on,” sneered the shaman. Erlmoor responded with a growl and rushed at the hobgoblin again.</p><p></p><p>Telkya looked over at Lavren and then retreated from the hobgoblin she faced, confident he could keep both from her. Raising her silver star amulet of Corellon, she uttered a prayer and called down a column of searing light on the hobgoblin she had just been battling. She grasped her sword firmly in her right hand and her amulet in the other and prayed fervently. The light came down and the hobgoblin cried out as it seared his flesh. The creature staggered and fell back towards the front of the room.</p><p></p><p>Litiraan found his aim at last as he loosed another silver bolt from his wand and watched it sear into the hip of the shaman. The bold hobgoblin staggered and lurched to the left just as Enlishia loosed an arrow from her bow. The shaft pierced his right arm and threw him backwards. The shaman lashed out wildly and Erlmoor simply leaned back to evade the swing. He lunged forward then while the shaman was still off balance and plunged his blade into the hobgoblin’s chest.</p><p>“You’ll be selling no one here,” snarled Erlmoor into the hobgoblin’s face as the last light faded from its eyes. </p><p></p><p>Lavren ducked left as one flail descended towards him and then raised his sword to parry the second only for the ball to loop over his raised blade and strike him painfully on the shoulder. He twisted his arm free and looked over his shoulder for aid from Telkya. She loosed a beam of light from her star amulet but the hobgoblin it was intended for ducked to one side and the divine fire blasted a hole in the wall next to it. Telkya uttered a decidedly unladylike curse in elven and drew a shocked look from Lavren before she began to utter another prayer. Lavren hoped it was a good one. They needed all the help they could get, divine or otherwise. Even as the thought passed through his mind, Lavren saw a flash of silver light behind his enemies and another hobgoblin fell beside the shaman. Suddenly, the way was clear for Dulvarna and Erlmoor to come to his aid. Who needed Corellon, Lavren thought to himself. Steel and muscle would serve him greater here. An arrow drove into the back of the hobgoblin before him, pitching the warrior forward a step. Lavren lashed out at the hobgoblin and then darted back as it lashed out angrily with its flail, roaring as it did so. The spiked ball smashed into his side, piercing his leather armour and cracking at least one of his ribs. The other hobgoblin swung his flail high at the elf’s head and Lavren ducked beneath chain and ball easily. Then, Erlmoor and Dulvarna came upon the hobgoblins from behind and Litiraan appeared beside Telkya in a shower of white light motes. The hobgoblins died quickly then in a hail of silver and white light and a terrible onslaught of bloodstained blades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4542044, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 1 - Into the Mountain (Part 3)[/b] Lavren turned to see if Telkya had been hurt by the shaman’s spell but she was nowhere to be seen. He looked towards the barrels and saw a faint, fading cloud of light motes there, the telltale sign of an eladrin’s teleport. He drew his sword and rushed towards the barrels and as he neared them, he concentrated on a spot beyond them, behind the hobgoblins. He felt the dizzying sensation of rushing forward and then appeared where he had willed himself, just behind the shaman. He glanced to his right and saw that Telkya had appeared just beyond the barrels. She turned to him and winked and Lavren smiled back. He turned then and with a curse, he loosed black, crackling energy into the back of the nearest hobgoblin. The creature cried out and turned with a hiss towards this new enemy. It nudged its neighbour and together, the two hobgoblins started towards the elf. Dulvarna shook the confusion from her head and pushed herself to her feet. She raised her blade unsteadily and concentrated on getting her breath back. As she did so, Erlmoor slashed his blade left and right while praying loudly to Lathander. His sword glowed with divine light but each time it struck at the shaman, the hobgoblin met the blade with his gnarled staff. The warrior woman looked around for Lavren and Telkya and wondered where they had got to but then she saw a commotion behind the first rank of hobgoblins and knew the answer. Cursing the reckless elf, she started back to join Erlmoor in battle once more. From the right, Litiraan loosed a silver bolt that struck the shaman in the shoulder while Enlishia, similarly dazed, reentered the room. She leveled her bow and loosed an arrow at the shaman but the hobgoblin docked to its right and the arrow clattered harmlessly against the far wall of the chamber. The shaman roared and struck out with its staff, uttering another incantation as he did so. Lightning crackled along the stave and as it struck Erlmoor’s shoulder, it sent the dragonborn reeling. “Arte you learning yet?” sneered the shaman. “The Bloodreavers punish any who interfere in their plans.” Lavren ducked one flail and then parried the second with Lifestealer low and to his left. He lashed the sword back around and slashed it across the left shoulder of the hobgoblin above his shield. The hobgoblin raised his flail above his head and brought it down but Lavren raised his blade crossways over his head and met the descending flail. The ball flew on downwards and whistled past the elf’s nose as he moved his head backwards out of its way. He twisted his blade to the right, throwing the hobgoblin’s flail down and to the right while moving his blade up again to meet the other hobgoblin’s weapon. He twisted his arm back in a desperate parry, keeping the other flail at bay. Telkya rushed in then on Lavren’s left and the hobgoblin leapt back a step to meet this new threat. The elf maid turned and flashed a beautiful smile and a wink at Lavren. His heart soaring, he turned back to his own foe and pushed forward. Dulvarna and Erlmoor had each flurry of attacks parried as they tried to push the shaman and the other hobgoblin warrior back into the chamber. Silver bolts from Litiraan’s wand and arrows from Enlishia’s bow flew past the hobgoblins but none struck home and the shaman sneered broadly at the enemies before him. The shaman lashed out with its stave and Erlmoor ducked low under the blow but at the same time, the hobgoblin facing Dulvarna surged forward. The warrior shoved its shield into Dulvarna’s sword and twisted it down and to her right while bringing its flail down in a high overhand blow. Dulvarna ducked back but she was not quick enough and the spiked ball cracked painfully into her shoulder. Beside her, Erlmoor stabbed out low with his blade but the shaman leapt the blow and danced backwards. “If you yield now, you’ll be worth more when we sell you on,” sneered the shaman. Erlmoor responded with a growl and rushed at the hobgoblin again. Telkya looked over at Lavren and then retreated from the hobgoblin she faced, confident he could keep both from her. Raising her silver star amulet of Corellon, she uttered a prayer and called down a column of searing light on the hobgoblin she had just been battling. She grasped her sword firmly in her right hand and her amulet in the other and prayed fervently. The light came down and the hobgoblin cried out as it seared his flesh. The creature staggered and fell back towards the front of the room. Litiraan found his aim at last as he loosed another silver bolt from his wand and watched it sear into the hip of the shaman. The bold hobgoblin staggered and lurched to the left just as Enlishia loosed an arrow from her bow. The shaft pierced his right arm and threw him backwards. The shaman lashed out wildly and Erlmoor simply leaned back to evade the swing. He lunged forward then while the shaman was still off balance and plunged his blade into the hobgoblin’s chest. “You’ll be selling no one here,” snarled Erlmoor into the hobgoblin’s face as the last light faded from its eyes. Lavren ducked left as one flail descended towards him and then raised his sword to parry the second only for the ball to loop over his raised blade and strike him painfully on the shoulder. He twisted his arm free and looked over his shoulder for aid from Telkya. She loosed a beam of light from her star amulet but the hobgoblin it was intended for ducked to one side and the divine fire blasted a hole in the wall next to it. Telkya uttered a decidedly unladylike curse in elven and drew a shocked look from Lavren before she began to utter another prayer. Lavren hoped it was a good one. They needed all the help they could get, divine or otherwise. Even as the thought passed through his mind, Lavren saw a flash of silver light behind his enemies and another hobgoblin fell beside the shaman. Suddenly, the way was clear for Dulvarna and Erlmoor to come to his aid. Who needed Corellon, Lavren thought to himself. Steel and muscle would serve him greater here. An arrow drove into the back of the hobgoblin before him, pitching the warrior forward a step. Lavren lashed out at the hobgoblin and then darted back as it lashed out angrily with its flail, roaring as it did so. The spiked ball smashed into his side, piercing his leather armour and cracking at least one of his ribs. The other hobgoblin swung his flail high at the elf’s head and Lavren ducked beneath chain and ball easily. Then, Erlmoor and Dulvarna came upon the hobgoblins from behind and Litiraan appeared beside Telkya in a shower of white light motes. The hobgoblins died quickly then in a hail of silver and white light and a terrible onslaught of bloodstained blades. [/QUOTE]
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