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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 2346346" data-attributes="member: 99">With the brave band of Paladins all dead, Bale howled in victory and charged forward.  Before him scattered the Dragonkin who soared off chasing the Dire Owls and Hawks.  The only minion to keep pace with Bale was the Lizard-Thing who vanished and reappeared at the left hand of his evil master.It was time to act.  Bale was pulling away from his minions and the companions wanted to keep it that way.  Speaks stepped forward and from the marsh and thicket he conjured a cloud of Insects to Plague the Orcs, Giants and Blood Ferals who struggled forward after their master.  Just behind him his friends prepared for their roles in the coming confrontation with Bale.Marcus, having healed himself somewhat in the moments since the battle first started, landed next to Cathal and performed an minor ritual that would allow him to Shield the wounds of anOther.  So warded, Cathal lowered the necklace over his head and his Body became as Iron.  The belongings he still wore seemed to merge with his newly metal body and he knelt to retrieve the things he had need of in the coming fight, most importantly the Bloodstone Blade.Marius puzzled his way through a scroll that Lazarius had prepared and wings sprouted from his back as he plied the magic to Alter himSelf.  The others held their ground, awaiting their moment to strike.The Shining Lady swooped in to confront those who continued to follow Bale on the near side of the thicket wall.  Here flaming sword slashed at one of the Giants leaving a terrible wound.  Beneath her the Blood Ferals ceased attempting to fend off the plague of insects that they were beset with and dove into the River of Blood to escape.Bale glanced back to see that his troops were coming under attack by this lone Celestial.  With a snarl of contempt he gestured with his left hand and unleashed his foul power upon her.  It was as though her body was turned inside out.  She died a merciful instant later, her form dissolving in a cloud filled with motes of light.  Marcus cried out at the loss of an avatar of his lord as the others came to understand and fear how mighty was the destructive power that Bale wielded.Bale and his army continued to push toward the island unabated.</blockquote>

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