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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4678160" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 16 - Baphomet's Shrine (Part 2)</strong></p><p></p><p>Dulvarna raised her blade and leaned it against her left shoulder when she reached the northern door. She paused for a moment and then glanced at each of her companions in turn. When she decided all were ready, she reached out with her right hand and turned to iron handle to open the door. The handle creaked faintly and then Dulvarna had pulled the door open to reveal the chamber within. It was sparsely furnished with a bed and table with a wash basin and the remains of some food upon it. In the far corner was a chest while beside the bed, a black-furred gnoll was kneeling as though deep in prayer. Dulvarna raised her sword and started forward but as she did so, the gnoll turned and snarled, revealing an ornate bone headdress that covered her head and intertwined with the fur of her ebony mane. </p><p>Dulvarna charged and lashed out with her blade, striking the kneeling gnoll in the right shoulder and pitching her over to her left. Enlishia followed, nocking an arrow to her bow as she came. She crossed the room behind Dulvarna and turned as she reached the far wall to loose her arrow. The first shaft drove into the straw mattress of the bed but the second pierced the gnoll’s arm and drew forth a screech of pain from the creature. Litiraan was next into the chamber, lashing out with his left hand as he came and loosing a silver bolt from his wand into the gnoll. Telkya came behind her brother and circled around the gnoll before darting forward with her blade before her. The elf-crafted blade drove into the gnoll’s shoulder but still, the terrible creature pushed herself to her feet. With both hands raised above her, the gnoll screeched out what could only be an entreaty to the dark power she served while Dulvarna and Telkya stabbed at her anew.</p><p></p><p>Lavren rushed into the chamber and uttered a curse as he came, loosing a bolt of black energy at the gnoll as she twisted around, still screeching her prayer. The bolt flew wide and struck the wall behind the gnoll but Erlmoor followed the elf into the chamber with his blade held high. He roared and showered acid onto the gnoll before lashing out with his sword. The blade glowed brightly as it slashed into the gnoll’s belly and the priestess, if that was what she was, fell back towards the wall between her bed and the table. The gnoll looked down at her wounded belly but seemed unworried. While still screeching her terrible entreaty, she reached over her shoulders with both hands and drew forth a large, two-handed flail. Then, as her prayer reached its conclusion, the gnoll began to howl.</p><p></p><p>Dulvarna watched the flail as the gnoll began to twist it before her and weaved her blade back and forth between her and the gnoll. When she saw the smallest of chances, she darted forward and plunged Aecris into her enemy’s side. The gnoll lurched to her left and almost fell over onto her bed. On the other side of the cot, Enlishia appeared with her bow leveled. The gnoll half-turned towards the ranger and as Enlishia let fly an arrow, she ducked to her right. The shaft flew past the gnoll and clattered into the west wall of the chamber. The gnoll snarled and looked up to face the next arrow but she was too slow. Enlishia had already loosed the shaft and as the gnoll looked up, the arrow drove through her eye into her brain. With a gasp, the gnoll slumped over sideways onto the bed and lay still in a growing pool of her own blood.</p><p>“That was too easy,” said Litiraan as he started warily back towards the doorway. “Didn’t the tieflings say this gnoll could conjured demons from the shrine.”</p><p></p><p>The elf made his way out into the corridor and turned left towards the double doors that the tieflings had said led to the gnoll’s shrine. Telkya watched her brother leave the room, looked around at the others and then started nervously after him. As she reached Litiraan’s side in the corridor there was a loud noise from beyond the doors to the shrine that sounded almost like a whip cracking and the smell of brimstone wafted out from beneath the doors.</p><p>“I have a bad feeling about this,” said Telkya as a puff of smoke emerged from under the black wooden doors to the shrine.</p><p></p><p>Lavren rushed from the northern chamber and rushed toward the shrine doors. He reached out with both hands, seized the iron handles and pulled open the doors. Within was a creature from nightmare. The creature seemed at first to be a lumbering ape with mangy russet fur but as its oversized arms rippled with fiendish muscle, Lavren, Litiraan and Telkya knew that they faced something truly demonic. Its tusked visage was filled with the hate and fury of the Abyss and as it roared it flexed deadly claws and showed terrible fangs. It fixed its blood red eyes upon the three elves and began to lumber forward.</p><p></p><p>Lavren cursed desperately in elven but his hands shook as he raised his hand and the black blast of energy flew past the hulking demon to strike the far wall of the shrine. Erlmoor roared his own answer to the terrible creature and charged past Lavren to meet the demon inside the shrine but the beast was ready for him. It lashed out backhand with a huge clawed fist but Erlmoor ducked under the blow. The other claw swung in from the right forehand and the dragonborn leapt back beyond the reach of the swing. Dulvarna reached the entry to the chamber behind Lavren and looked around the corner. Before she started forward, she paused.</p><p>“Strike at it with arrow and spell while you have a chance,” she urged her companions. And they did as she bade them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4678160, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 16 - Baphomet's Shrine (Part 2)[/b] Dulvarna raised her blade and leaned it against her left shoulder when she reached the northern door. She paused for a moment and then glanced at each of her companions in turn. When she decided all were ready, she reached out with her right hand and turned to iron handle to open the door. The handle creaked faintly and then Dulvarna had pulled the door open to reveal the chamber within. It was sparsely furnished with a bed and table with a wash basin and the remains of some food upon it. In the far corner was a chest while beside the bed, a black-furred gnoll was kneeling as though deep in prayer. Dulvarna raised her sword and started forward but as she did so, the gnoll turned and snarled, revealing an ornate bone headdress that covered her head and intertwined with the fur of her ebony mane. Dulvarna charged and lashed out with her blade, striking the kneeling gnoll in the right shoulder and pitching her over to her left. Enlishia followed, nocking an arrow to her bow as she came. She crossed the room behind Dulvarna and turned as she reached the far wall to loose her arrow. The first shaft drove into the straw mattress of the bed but the second pierced the gnoll’s arm and drew forth a screech of pain from the creature. Litiraan was next into the chamber, lashing out with his left hand as he came and loosing a silver bolt from his wand into the gnoll. Telkya came behind her brother and circled around the gnoll before darting forward with her blade before her. The elf-crafted blade drove into the gnoll’s shoulder but still, the terrible creature pushed herself to her feet. With both hands raised above her, the gnoll screeched out what could only be an entreaty to the dark power she served while Dulvarna and Telkya stabbed at her anew. Lavren rushed into the chamber and uttered a curse as he came, loosing a bolt of black energy at the gnoll as she twisted around, still screeching her prayer. The bolt flew wide and struck the wall behind the gnoll but Erlmoor followed the elf into the chamber with his blade held high. He roared and showered acid onto the gnoll before lashing out with his sword. The blade glowed brightly as it slashed into the gnoll’s belly and the priestess, if that was what she was, fell back towards the wall between her bed and the table. The gnoll looked down at her wounded belly but seemed unworried. While still screeching her terrible entreaty, she reached over her shoulders with both hands and drew forth a large, two-handed flail. Then, as her prayer reached its conclusion, the gnoll began to howl. Dulvarna watched the flail as the gnoll began to twist it before her and weaved her blade back and forth between her and the gnoll. When she saw the smallest of chances, she darted forward and plunged Aecris into her enemy’s side. The gnoll lurched to her left and almost fell over onto her bed. On the other side of the cot, Enlishia appeared with her bow leveled. The gnoll half-turned towards the ranger and as Enlishia let fly an arrow, she ducked to her right. The shaft flew past the gnoll and clattered into the west wall of the chamber. The gnoll snarled and looked up to face the next arrow but she was too slow. Enlishia had already loosed the shaft and as the gnoll looked up, the arrow drove through her eye into her brain. With a gasp, the gnoll slumped over sideways onto the bed and lay still in a growing pool of her own blood. “That was too easy,” said Litiraan as he started warily back towards the doorway. “Didn’t the tieflings say this gnoll could conjured demons from the shrine.” The elf made his way out into the corridor and turned left towards the double doors that the tieflings had said led to the gnoll’s shrine. Telkya watched her brother leave the room, looked around at the others and then started nervously after him. As she reached Litiraan’s side in the corridor there was a loud noise from beyond the doors to the shrine that sounded almost like a whip cracking and the smell of brimstone wafted out from beneath the doors. “I have a bad feeling about this,” said Telkya as a puff of smoke emerged from under the black wooden doors to the shrine. Lavren rushed from the northern chamber and rushed toward the shrine doors. He reached out with both hands, seized the iron handles and pulled open the doors. Within was a creature from nightmare. The creature seemed at first to be a lumbering ape with mangy russet fur but as its oversized arms rippled with fiendish muscle, Lavren, Litiraan and Telkya knew that they faced something truly demonic. Its tusked visage was filled with the hate and fury of the Abyss and as it roared it flexed deadly claws and showed terrible fangs. It fixed its blood red eyes upon the three elves and began to lumber forward. Lavren cursed desperately in elven but his hands shook as he raised his hand and the black blast of energy flew past the hulking demon to strike the far wall of the shrine. Erlmoor roared his own answer to the terrible creature and charged past Lavren to meet the demon inside the shrine but the beast was ready for him. It lashed out backhand with a huge clawed fist but Erlmoor ducked under the blow. The other claw swung in from the right forehand and the dragonborn leapt back beyond the reach of the swing. Dulvarna reached the entry to the chamber behind Lavren and looked around the corner. Before she started forward, she paused. “Strike at it with arrow and spell while you have a chance,” she urged her companions. And they did as she bade them. [/QUOTE]
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