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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4593363" data-attributes="member: 21864">Chapter 7 - Beyond the Gate (Part 2)The companions took the southeastern double doors out of the forge when they woke the next morning, leaving the other door, the one that faced the chasm, barred against anyone who may cross on the bridge that presumably lay beyond it. The southwestern doors opened onto a wide passage that bent right a little way along and then proceeded straight on before ending at another set of double doors. All drew swords, and readied spells and prayers as Dulvarna reached out for the double doors and pushed them open but beyond them was another hallway that forked, a left passage leading south and a right hand way leading south west. Dulvarna took the left hand passage after only a moment’s hesitation, pausing to throw open a door to the left. Within lay a barracks with five beds and a fire blazing in a fireplace in the far corner but it was otherwise empty and without a second glance, Dulvarna turned to the double doors that marked the end of the left hand passage. She sheathed her sword and strode forward unarmed and grasped the iron ring handles of both doors. Turning them, she threw them open and revealed an expansive chamber that appeared to be a dining hall. Three large tables were arranged on the floor, and against the far wall a fire crackled in a large fireplace. Two grey-skinned dwarves sat at separate tables, finishing their meals while near a small door to the east stood a man wearing tattered clothes and carrying a tray of dirty dishes.Dulvarna rushed right towards one of the duergar, drawing her sword as she ran. She lashed out with her blade and sent the duergar spinning from his seat at the table and tumbling to the floor. Telkya followed Dulvarna into the chamber, drawing her sword and uttering a prayer as she came, she extended a hand and loosed a bolt of light at the other duergar, toppling him from his seat at the far table before the fire. He roared as he rose to his feet.“Who dares disturb Rundarr, son of Roleth,” he bellowed and draw a warhammer from his back. The dwarf charged around the table, toppling a chair as he came and rushed at Telkya. She raised her sword but the dwarf smashed his hammer down on the arm that held the blade and then swept the weapon in from the side, smashing it into Telkya’s ribs. With a gasp, she staggered and reeled away from the duergar.Enlishia came into the room behind Telkya and immediately darted right, loosing an arrow into the shoulder of the burly gray dwarf. Rundarr paid the hit now mind and simply continued to batter at Telkya’s defenses as the priestess desperately defended herself.“Another enemy lurks behind the door,” called Telkya then, looking towards the door in the southwestern corner of the room. As the others looked, it slammed shut and they knew at once that more enemies were coming to join the battle.Litiraan came into the room next, loosing a silver bolt from his wand that struck the duergar called Rundarr in the hip but again he paid the wound no mind. Lavren darted left as he entered and hurled a bolt of black, crackling energy towards the duergar only for the missile to strike the table next to the dwarf. The elf cursed him in his own tongue but then Erlmoor charged into the room with a roar and Telkya was no longer alone.Dulvarna thrust her blade into the shoulder of the duergar before her and forced the dwarf back but Telkya retreated from the other dwarf. She prayed as she drew back and loosed a bolt of light that struck the wooden table next to the dwarf and then cursed her inaccuracy as Lavren had. Rundarr came forward, his warhammer raining blows on Erlmoor now but the dragonborn was ready and parried each one. Enlishia loosed an arrow that flew past the dwarf and clattered against the far wall and at that, the duergar that Dulvarna faced roared its anger and surged forward. Its hammer struck the warrior woman’s arm painfully and she retreated a step but as she did so, Lavren and Litiraan both uttered their own spells. A silver bolt struck Rundarr from one side and a black bolt of crackling energy struck him from the other. For the first time, the duergar reeled and staggered back a step. Erlmoor roared, spraying the duergar in acid and then thrust his blade into the dwarf’s shoulder, forcing him further back. The duergar snarled his anger and the dragonborn answered but both knew that the other would not break. Only hammer and blade would settle the battle.Telkya called down a column of light to sear the gray dwarf but at the last the duergar moved aside and the light descended beside him. Rundarr roared his defiance and lashed out at Erlmoor but the dragonborn stepped back and the dwarf’s hammer struck his thigh as he did so instead of shattering skull or collarbone as the duergar had intended. Enlishia loosed an arrow at the dwarf and the duergar ducked, evading the missile but also retreating from Erlmoor for a moment. The dragonborn surged forward but as he did so, more roars came from the double doors. More duergar were coming.</blockquote>

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