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<blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar" data-source="post: 3787722" data-attributes="member: 22226"><p><span style="color: Green">Lodric, Valurel, Mardo, and the Wolf.</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock] <span style="color: SlateGray">OOC: Only one Elf still has a bow. They are thirty feet away. </span></p><p></p><p>Ibor scoffs as Mardo dives behind a stone and disappears amongst the dark foliage. Fallax however, is not so confident as he scans the woods behind Lodric and Valurel. <span style="color: DarkOrange">Where is that lumbering oaf? The giant Northman? Looks like he didn't make it, eh?</span> His nervous laugh is muted in the howling wind.</p><p></p><p>The Elves, however, stand forward, weapons drawn, but not raised. A female Caransil carries a knocked bow, her eyes steady and unyielding. A female Erunsil has two drawn fighting knives, her unwavering eyes locked on Valurel. The third Caransil is male, and his eyes are warm and friendly. He smiles and steps forward, <span style="color: DarkOrange">My friends, I am Cerendil. There is no need for violence. We are all enemies of Shadow here. We are here at the behest of our Queen. Please, we are trying to save the girl, not harm her.</span> He smiles again. The Erunsil then speaks. <span style="color: Cyan">Go, Snow Brother. We should not draw blades against each other. If one of us falls here, our kind lose one more defender of Erethor. </span></p><p></p><p>The Wolf only growls. Lodric follows its gaze. There, in a nook near the top of the ruined stone column above the altar, almost twelve feet above the ground, sits a bundle of rags. Almost imperceptibly the rags move and a slim, bloodied arm and a shock of brown hair dangle from the ledge. Aislinn. [/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Ladriel, and Cyz.</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock] The excitement is palpable. At last free of the grasping swamp and horrors below, the ragged Heroes find hope surging in their breasts. Hustling through the ruins, the Heroes make for the source of the green light. Even Cyz smiles back at Kaela, any difference forgotten in this moment of hope. Starhl and Herger have their doubts, looking for spiders but finding none.</p><p></p><p>Rounding a pile of weathered rubble, the Heroes stop short in surprise. There, not more than thirty feet stand three Elves. And Ibor! And Fallax! Between them, an altar emanates a green luminescence. All have their backs turned to them as they face Lodric and Valurel further beyond. [/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Lodric and Valurel are struck with surprise as Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Cyz, and Ladriel stream through the ruins behind Ibor's group. Sensing the danger, the Erunsil female spits. <span style="color: Cyan">Ambush!</span> Cerendel's smile fades as he warns his companions, <span style="color: DarkOrange">Protect the girl! For the Queen!</span></p><p></p><p>Weapons raise as the Battle for Aislinn begins...</p><p></p><p><span style="color: SlateGray">OOC: I need actions posted. If your character is going to fight, I need attack bonuses, damage, feats, etc.</span></p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hrothgar, post: 3787722, member: 22226"] [COLOR=Green]Lodric, Valurel, Mardo, and the Wolf.[/COLOR] [sblock] [COLOR=SlateGray]OOC: Only one Elf still has a bow. They are thirty feet away. [/COLOR] Ibor scoffs as Mardo dives behind a stone and disappears amongst the dark foliage. Fallax however, is not so confident as he scans the woods behind Lodric and Valurel. [COLOR=DarkOrange]Where is that lumbering oaf? The giant Northman? Looks like he didn't make it, eh?[/COLOR] His nervous laugh is muted in the howling wind. The Elves, however, stand forward, weapons drawn, but not raised. A female Caransil carries a knocked bow, her eyes steady and unyielding. A female Erunsil has two drawn fighting knives, her unwavering eyes locked on Valurel. The third Caransil is male, and his eyes are warm and friendly. He smiles and steps forward, [COLOR=DarkOrange]My friends, I am Cerendil. There is no need for violence. We are all enemies of Shadow here. We are here at the behest of our Queen. Please, we are trying to save the girl, not harm her.[/COLOR] He smiles again. The Erunsil then speaks. [COLOR=Cyan]Go, Snow Brother. We should not draw blades against each other. If one of us falls here, our kind lose one more defender of Erethor. [/COLOR] The Wolf only growls. Lodric follows its gaze. There, in a nook near the top of the ruined stone column above the altar, almost twelve feet above the ground, sits a bundle of rags. Almost imperceptibly the rags move and a slim, bloodied arm and a shock of brown hair dangle from the ledge. Aislinn. [/sblock] [COLOR=Red]Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Ladriel, and Cyz.[/COLOR] [sblock] The excitement is palpable. At last free of the grasping swamp and horrors below, the ragged Heroes find hope surging in their breasts. Hustling through the ruins, the Heroes make for the source of the green light. Even Cyz smiles back at Kaela, any difference forgotten in this moment of hope. Starhl and Herger have their doubts, looking for spiders but finding none. Rounding a pile of weathered rubble, the Heroes stop short in surprise. There, not more than thirty feet stand three Elves. And Ibor! And Fallax! Between them, an altar emanates a green luminescence. All have their backs turned to them as they face Lodric and Valurel further beyond. [/sblock] Lodric and Valurel are struck with surprise as Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Cyz, and Ladriel stream through the ruins behind Ibor's group. Sensing the danger, the Erunsil female spits. [COLOR=Cyan]Ambush![/COLOR] Cerendel's smile fades as he warns his companions, [COLOR=DarkOrange]Protect the girl! For the Queen![/COLOR] Weapons raise as the Battle for Aislinn begins... [COLOR=SlateGray]OOC: I need actions posted. If your character is going to fight, I need attack bonuses, damage, feats, etc.[/COLOR] :] [/QUOTE]
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