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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4699146" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 18 - The Face of Baphomet (Part 4)</strong></p><p></p><p>Lavren leapt to his feet and looked left and right. The chamber with the mirrored columns was spread out to his right but all the mirrors had been smashed. Two gnolls stood a short bow-shot away and immediately turned towards the new arrivals. One had viciously sharp claws much as the one that Erlmoor faught did, while the other wore a headdress of bone. The elf knew that he had seen such before and that the headdress denoted a priest of Yeenoghu, the foul gnoll god. Looking to his right, Lavren saw that he was behind the gnoll that Erlmoor faught and so he drew his sword and move to stab at the creature.</p><p></p><p>The others leapt to their feet with similar surprise, amazed that they had escaped their terrible prison but conscious too that they faced enemies who could just as easily condemn them to death or captivity. On the other side of the gnoll from Lavren, Enlishia unshouldered her bow, nocked an arrow and retreated back through the open double doors to the chamber. Dulvarna leapt up beside Erlmoor, drew her sword and lashed it into the gnoll’s shoulder. Yelps and whoops filled the chamber to the north and around the corner from the western wing of the hall ran a hyena the like of which none of the companions had ever seen before. This beast stood almost as tall as a man at the shoulder and its mouth was so large that it seemed exaggerated. Its teeth were like thick daggers, its eyes blazed with green fire and spittle that smoked as though it were acid dripped from its jaws. The beast’s black hide was striped with dark green, and a ridge of curving spikes jutted from its backbone. With yelps that sounded like canine laughter, the terrible creature rushed at Litiraan as he leapt to his feet.</p><p></p><p>Litiraan drew his sword as he got to is feet and stabbed out at the hyena, keeping it at bay for a moment. Beside him, Telkya leapt up and drew her own blade, stabbing it into the beast’s shoulder and forcing it away from her and her brother for a little longer. Behind her, the gnoll facing Erlmoor recovered from its confusion and leapt at the dragonborn, slashing a claw into his shoulder. Beyond the hyena, the other unarmed gnoll growled and rushed at Telkya with ferocious speed. As it reached her, Telkya ducked the first claw attack but the creature lashed at her with its left claw and struck her across the face, spinning her away to her right towards Lavren.</p><p></p><p>Another gnoll rounded the corner from the western part of the room and this one held a long, black bow with an arrow nocked to its string. The gnoll raised the bow and fired, loosing the arrow towards Lavren who saw it too late. The black shaft drove painfully into his shoulder and twisted him away from the gnoll that he had been trying to attack with his sword. Erlmoor roared and slashed his blade across the chest of the gnoll and drove him back towards Lavren but the elf had decided upon a new enemy now. Turning towards the gnoll archer, he prepared a curse but before he could unleash it, the gnoll priest advanced towards him, raising a huge flail in its right hand. The creature blocked his view of the archer and he stepped back, deciding to use his curses upon this new foe. Behind the priest, he saw another archer emerge from the western part of the chamber but he paid the creature no mind. Retreating until his back was against the south wall of the chamber, Lavren unleashed his curse upon the priest and loosed back, crackling energy from his left hand. The gnoll ducked to the right and the eldritch blast struck one of the ruined mirrors on a stone pillar behind the gnoll.</p><p></p><p>Enlishia loosed her arrow towards the gnoll that Erlmoor faught but it drove into the leather shoulder armour that the gnoll wore without piercing its flesh. She loosed another shaft quickly but this flew past the gnoll and Telkya before clattering into one of the pillars of the chamber beyond. The ranger cursed and reached for another arrow from her quiver. The gnoll glanced towards Enlishia then and Dulvarna took her chance, driving her blade into the creature’s arm and forcing it back a step. The gnoll snarled its defiance despite the fact that it was surrounded as it knew that its companions had come to aid it. Then it leapt at Dulvarna with its claws slashing out before it and the warrior woman was forced back in turn as she evaded the furious attack.</p><p></p><p>The hyena leapt at Litiraan while the elf desperately raised his sword to fend the beast off. The hyena paid it no mind and seized the elf’s sword arm, dragging it down and tearing open the flesh between hand and elbow. Litiraan cried out as he felt searing acid enter the wound and burn his raw, bleeding flesh. With his sword arm hanging down to one side he retreated from the gnoll until he stood against the south wall as Lavren did on the other side of the chamber entrance. Uttering one of his most powerful spells, Litiraan called forth a globe of orange flame that coalesced in his hand. He hurled it beyond the hyena and watched as it exploded, showering flame over his enemies. The hyena yelped and leapt clear of the burst but one of the archers and both the gnolls beside the hyena were burned by the flames. Telkya looked over at her brother and winked before retreating to stand beside Lavren. As she did so, she stabbed out to her left with her blade and drove it into the back of the leg of the gnoll that Erlmoor faught. The creature snarled and looked back over its shoulder at her but it knew it could not turn away from the dragonborn and warrior woman that it faced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4699146, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 18 - The Face of Baphomet (Part 4)[/b] Lavren leapt to his feet and looked left and right. The chamber with the mirrored columns was spread out to his right but all the mirrors had been smashed. Two gnolls stood a short bow-shot away and immediately turned towards the new arrivals. One had viciously sharp claws much as the one that Erlmoor faught did, while the other wore a headdress of bone. The elf knew that he had seen such before and that the headdress denoted a priest of Yeenoghu, the foul gnoll god. Looking to his right, Lavren saw that he was behind the gnoll that Erlmoor faught and so he drew his sword and move to stab at the creature. The others leapt to their feet with similar surprise, amazed that they had escaped their terrible prison but conscious too that they faced enemies who could just as easily condemn them to death or captivity. On the other side of the gnoll from Lavren, Enlishia unshouldered her bow, nocked an arrow and retreated back through the open double doors to the chamber. Dulvarna leapt up beside Erlmoor, drew her sword and lashed it into the gnoll’s shoulder. Yelps and whoops filled the chamber to the north and around the corner from the western wing of the hall ran a hyena the like of which none of the companions had ever seen before. This beast stood almost as tall as a man at the shoulder and its mouth was so large that it seemed exaggerated. Its teeth were like thick daggers, its eyes blazed with green fire and spittle that smoked as though it were acid dripped from its jaws. The beast’s black hide was striped with dark green, and a ridge of curving spikes jutted from its backbone. With yelps that sounded like canine laughter, the terrible creature rushed at Litiraan as he leapt to his feet. Litiraan drew his sword as he got to is feet and stabbed out at the hyena, keeping it at bay for a moment. Beside him, Telkya leapt up and drew her own blade, stabbing it into the beast’s shoulder and forcing it away from her and her brother for a little longer. Behind her, the gnoll facing Erlmoor recovered from its confusion and leapt at the dragonborn, slashing a claw into his shoulder. Beyond the hyena, the other unarmed gnoll growled and rushed at Telkya with ferocious speed. As it reached her, Telkya ducked the first claw attack but the creature lashed at her with its left claw and struck her across the face, spinning her away to her right towards Lavren. Another gnoll rounded the corner from the western part of the room and this one held a long, black bow with an arrow nocked to its string. The gnoll raised the bow and fired, loosing the arrow towards Lavren who saw it too late. The black shaft drove painfully into his shoulder and twisted him away from the gnoll that he had been trying to attack with his sword. Erlmoor roared and slashed his blade across the chest of the gnoll and drove him back towards Lavren but the elf had decided upon a new enemy now. Turning towards the gnoll archer, he prepared a curse but before he could unleash it, the gnoll priest advanced towards him, raising a huge flail in its right hand. The creature blocked his view of the archer and he stepped back, deciding to use his curses upon this new foe. Behind the priest, he saw another archer emerge from the western part of the chamber but he paid the creature no mind. Retreating until his back was against the south wall of the chamber, Lavren unleashed his curse upon the priest and loosed back, crackling energy from his left hand. The gnoll ducked to the right and the eldritch blast struck one of the ruined mirrors on a stone pillar behind the gnoll. Enlishia loosed her arrow towards the gnoll that Erlmoor faught but it drove into the leather shoulder armour that the gnoll wore without piercing its flesh. She loosed another shaft quickly but this flew past the gnoll and Telkya before clattering into one of the pillars of the chamber beyond. The ranger cursed and reached for another arrow from her quiver. The gnoll glanced towards Enlishia then and Dulvarna took her chance, driving her blade into the creature’s arm and forcing it back a step. The gnoll snarled its defiance despite the fact that it was surrounded as it knew that its companions had come to aid it. Then it leapt at Dulvarna with its claws slashing out before it and the warrior woman was forced back in turn as she evaded the furious attack. The hyena leapt at Litiraan while the elf desperately raised his sword to fend the beast off. The hyena paid it no mind and seized the elf’s sword arm, dragging it down and tearing open the flesh between hand and elbow. Litiraan cried out as he felt searing acid enter the wound and burn his raw, bleeding flesh. With his sword arm hanging down to one side he retreated from the gnoll until he stood against the south wall as Lavren did on the other side of the chamber entrance. Uttering one of his most powerful spells, Litiraan called forth a globe of orange flame that coalesced in his hand. He hurled it beyond the hyena and watched as it exploded, showering flame over his enemies. The hyena yelped and leapt clear of the burst but one of the archers and both the gnolls beside the hyena were burned by the flames. Telkya looked over at her brother and winked before retreating to stand beside Lavren. As she did so, she stabbed out to her left with her blade and drove it into the back of the leg of the gnoll that Erlmoor faught. The creature snarled and looked back over its shoulder at her but it knew it could not turn away from the dragonborn and warrior woman that it faced. [/QUOTE]
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