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<blockquote data-quote="Uriel" data-source="post: 1309449" data-attributes="member: 8222"><p><em>Wekerak</em></p><p>The Bugbear grunts at his troops and they gather their things. The Gnolls immediately move to the front, loping alongside you as the hobs fall-in in a sad immitation of Order (there are only five of them, after all).</p><p>Moving off back the way that you came (Blaught is still missing), you quickly reach the area that you left your Band, to find them hunkered down in various holes and behind volcanic slag heaps. The only sound is Bargo gibbering at his Sword, as ever.</p><p>At least the idiots have seemed to finally used their tiny brains and have stopped standing about in the open as before.</p><p></p><p>***********************************************************</p><p></p><p><em>Main Band</em></p><p></p><p>After a half an hour or so, Wekerak comes padding back upon Frostbite, the hobgoblins on dire wolves flanking him, although there is no sign of Blaught.</p><p>As well, a large Bugbear and a trio of Gnolls are with him, as well as five Hobgoblins. All have the look of Castle Troops (except for the Gnolls, who seem to be hunters of some sort).</p><p></p><p>The Bugbear stops before the group and addresses Vespazian (who clearly wears Captain's Bars).<span style="color: cyan">'You are Durgo, I take it? The Corporal mentioned that you had a plan to strike at Bevrokk's forces? Where is your army,Captain...?'</span></p><p>The Bugbear looked about displeased and let down, clearly having expected some large force to liberate the castle. He speaks in deferrential tones, as is proper, although his tone carries a hint of doubt as to what is going to transpire next. Of course, he had also addressed the wrong Captain as Durgo...</p><p></p><p>***********************************************************</p><p></p><p><em>Forlash</em></p><p></p><p>Winging your way across the landscape, you notice many stragglers upon the plains, most in the livery of Zuregath, though a few you are unsure of.</p><p>Closer to the castle, there are great piles of bodies and carnage of all sorts; blackened and charred spots blasted from the Earth, melted landscapes and piles of destroyed armor and bones,sure sings that powerful <em>Energies</em> were expended in the Siege. Upon the wall, pockets of warriors fight, and it seems that the castle is held by both sides, with different forces holding different parts.</p><p></p><p>Having never seen Castle Zuregath before,you are rather awed by the sheer magnitude of th structure, with soaring towers and walls a hundred feet high in some places. Perhaps an army of Giants built this place...</p><p>What you know of the Iron Kings is that Zuregath is (was) one of the strongest, with perhaps only Dessa Greentongue the Lich and Fyllgryr Hellspawn (rumoured to be an exiled Pit Fiend,if your Mother's stories be true...) as mighty as he.</p><p></p><p>Although much of the Castle seems damaged extensively, most of it remains intact.</p><p>Upon one of the lower walls, a number of Minotaurs and Trolls are fighting against an equal number of Ogres (Muragar), with one particularly huge Ogre in the forefront, a mace nearly the size of Durgo's Maul smashing to and fro, killing Minotaurs with every hit. Nearby, a flying gang of Fire and Steam Mephits jeer at the Trolls, spitting flame upon them as the Muragar dispatch them. The forces of Zuregath seem to be faring well in this battle until you notice a small door (that wasn't there a moment ago) open at their rear. A slight form slips out of the doorway and raises a crossbow,firing it at the back of the Muragar Captain.</p><p>The massive Ogre straightens and then stiffens, his Mace falling away and down the face of the Wall, his body trailing after, dead before he even left the Wall.</p><p>The assassin disappears again within the door even as the Minotaurs and Trolls renew their attack, as if they had been waiting for just this event...</p><p></p><p>The cloud spotted from the hillside appears to be a flock of Gargoyles and several Erinyes Devils, currently engaged in battle further up the Wall with a number of Drow mounted upon Dire Bats. </p><p>Which side each of these serves is a mystery at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uriel, post: 1309449, member: 8222"] [I]Wekerak[/I] The Bugbear grunts at his troops and they gather their things. The Gnolls immediately move to the front, loping alongside you as the hobs fall-in in a sad immitation of Order (there are only five of them, after all). Moving off back the way that you came (Blaught is still missing), you quickly reach the area that you left your Band, to find them hunkered down in various holes and behind volcanic slag heaps. The only sound is Bargo gibbering at his Sword, as ever. At least the idiots have seemed to finally used their tiny brains and have stopped standing about in the open as before. *********************************************************** [I]Main Band[/I] After a half an hour or so, Wekerak comes padding back upon Frostbite, the hobgoblins on dire wolves flanking him, although there is no sign of Blaught. As well, a large Bugbear and a trio of Gnolls are with him, as well as five Hobgoblins. All have the look of Castle Troops (except for the Gnolls, who seem to be hunters of some sort). The Bugbear stops before the group and addresses Vespazian (who clearly wears Captain's Bars).[COLOR=cyan]'You are Durgo, I take it? The Corporal mentioned that you had a plan to strike at Bevrokk's forces? Where is your army,Captain...?'[/COLOR] The Bugbear looked about displeased and let down, clearly having expected some large force to liberate the castle. He speaks in deferrential tones, as is proper, although his tone carries a hint of doubt as to what is going to transpire next. Of course, he had also addressed the wrong Captain as Durgo... *********************************************************** [I]Forlash[/I] Winging your way across the landscape, you notice many stragglers upon the plains, most in the livery of Zuregath, though a few you are unsure of. Closer to the castle, there are great piles of bodies and carnage of all sorts; blackened and charred spots blasted from the Earth, melted landscapes and piles of destroyed armor and bones,sure sings that powerful [I]Energies[/I] were expended in the Siege. Upon the wall, pockets of warriors fight, and it seems that the castle is held by both sides, with different forces holding different parts. Having never seen Castle Zuregath before,you are rather awed by the sheer magnitude of th structure, with soaring towers and walls a hundred feet high in some places. Perhaps an army of Giants built this place... What you know of the Iron Kings is that Zuregath is (was) one of the strongest, with perhaps only Dessa Greentongue the Lich and Fyllgryr Hellspawn (rumoured to be an exiled Pit Fiend,if your Mother's stories be true...) as mighty as he. Although much of the Castle seems damaged extensively, most of it remains intact. Upon one of the lower walls, a number of Minotaurs and Trolls are fighting against an equal number of Ogres (Muragar), with one particularly huge Ogre in the forefront, a mace nearly the size of Durgo's Maul smashing to and fro, killing Minotaurs with every hit. Nearby, a flying gang of Fire and Steam Mephits jeer at the Trolls, spitting flame upon them as the Muragar dispatch them. The forces of Zuregath seem to be faring well in this battle until you notice a small door (that wasn't there a moment ago) open at their rear. A slight form slips out of the doorway and raises a crossbow,firing it at the back of the Muragar Captain. The massive Ogre straightens and then stiffens, his Mace falling away and down the face of the Wall, his body trailing after, dead before he even left the Wall. The assassin disappears again within the door even as the Minotaurs and Trolls renew their attack, as if they had been waiting for just this event... The cloud spotted from the hillside appears to be a flock of Gargoyles and several Erinyes Devils, currently engaged in battle further up the Wall with a number of Drow mounted upon Dire Bats. Which side each of these serves is a mystery at this point. [/QUOTE]
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