Paridon: The Dark Metropolis (Ravenloft)

[InVinoVeritas]

(Theme: Ashes and Ghost, Silent Hill 2 Soundtrack)

Ru leaps, easily grabbing the edge of the balcony, swings up, and lands on his feet. He sticks his hand down, grasps Darian's outstretched arm, and pulls him up as well. The ashen remnants of the drapery fall away to reveal a door. A quick tug--it is locked. And beyond, a deep, guttural scream of rage can be heard.

Torhan clears the debris of the painting in a single bound, bellowing as he brings his sword crashing down upon the monster. It collides, a shower of coppery sparks flying. As usual, the sword does little more than skitter across the skin of the gnome.

"Torhan, no! We are not prepared for this. We need to go now!"

Calahan heeds the priest's word and stands back, receiving a healing touch in return (+4 hp, 20/23)

The gnome looks at Torhan, at the fire, at his heads, at the window, at Torhan again, back and forth, faster, faster...

"No, not that trick again..." Calahan calls out. He and Fr. Berman cower in the doorway to the bedchamber, humming to themselves and covering their ears.

Torhan, though, doubles over, screaming in rage and agony. The creature takes the moment to walk calmly over to the window.

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Why? Why did those blasted gnomes have to run around like the dishonest misshapen excuses for humanity that they are? Now everyone's dead!

Everyone... except Sasha. No, she's still around, under his control, yet out of control...

Torhan rushes back to the chapel. Infernal non-Ezraite chapel, worshipping the gods of other creatures. No, the chapel must be Ezraite. The statue of Our Lady stands there still, the sacred chants of the faithful wafting on the breeze through the carnage. The flames of purity have been sent, sent high...

A whimper, a muffled mewl is heard behind Torhan. Sasha lies on the chapel floor, stained, beaten, weak--and again masked. She looks at him, pleading.

"I love you."

The words are easy to say. He has said them to Ezra many a time, and it is easy now. A brass key slides off Torhan's tongue, and he unlocks Sasha's mask.

But no time! Her attackers approach. By the front doors, through the windows, even the door to the sacristy is barely holding back some kind of menace.

OOC: Torhan is confused. Next round, he will attack the nearest creature.
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[jkason]

Ru Brike, human monk

Ru leaps, easily grabbing the edge of the balcony, swings up, and lands on his feet. He sticks his hand down, grasps Darian's outstretched arm, and pulls him up as well. The ashen remnants of the drapery fall away to reveal a door. A quick tug--it is locked. And beyond, a deep, guttural scream of rage can be heard.

"Of course it's bloody locked," Ru growls. "Lend me a shoulder here, Darian, we've got to get to the other side."

With that, the monk does his level best to break the door open, hoping his companions aren't the subject of that rage he's hearing...

 

[InVinoVeritas]

OOC: Bump.

 

[Rhun]

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Do you want me to actually post seeing as how Torhan is confused? And who is the closest to him?
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[InVinoVeritas]

[sblock=For IVV]
Do you want me to actually post seeing as how Torhan is confused? And who is the closest to him?
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[sblock=Rhun]
Go ahead and post. You can compare your situation to how jkason posted for Ru when he was confused--sure, he took off running, babbled, and almost went postal on a bunch of innocent gnomes, but he still posted.

As for the nearest creature, they're kind of equidistant. Instead of rolling a die and sending you after them, I'll let you choose. I just won't tell you who's who.

If you prefer, go ahead and post in a spoiler block, and I'll weave it into the narrative as to what everyone else witnesses.
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[industrygothica]

Darian puts his weight into the door with Ru, hoping to break the thing open quickly.

 

[Rhun]

Torhan growls and clutches at his forehead with one gauntleted hand. He quickly drops the hand back to his sword and looks about, fury burning in his emerald eyes. "They come!" he says quietly, as if speaking to himself. He lets out another savage growl and raises his greatsword high. "Leave her alone!" he shouts, swinging his blade. "You shall feel my wrath!"



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I'll attack #3...whoever that happens to be.
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[Le Noir Faineant]

I am a bit confused. - So, are we standing on the balcony, in front of closed door, or is the DOOR on the BALCONY closed?

Calahan will prepare his melee weapons, and pervertedly lick the top of Kukri with his tongue.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

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Calahan and Fr. Berman are at the open door of a bedchamber on fire, trying to block out the gnome monster's ringing. Inside the bedchamber, the gnome monster is heading for a window, while Torhan, having rushed the monster, is going crazy. Ru and Darian are at the balcony, but that's a completely different part of the action.
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[Le Noir Faineant]

In this case, Calahan will trust in his good bow again, and try to shoot the gnome as soon as he feels he is in pointe blank range.

His goal is not necessarily to hurt the enemy, but to keep him from escaping.

If Calahan feels his explosives are a better choice, he'll use them, not really caring if he hurts Torhan or not...