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<blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids" data-source="post: 7370120" data-attributes="member: 6776411"><p><strong>“Rejoice puny humans! You are now thralls of the Ironfang Legion!”</strong> growled the lead hobgoblin, whilst his companion pointed a loaded crossbow into the crowd.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Bugger that for a bag of squirrels!”</strong> Aubrin the Green cried.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Sergeant, shoot that lippy cripple!”</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Twang</em> went the crossbow. Blood blossomed as the metal bolt punched a hole in the ranger’s torso and dislodged her from her perch atop the bar.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Right!”</strong> the hobgoblin ordered, <strong>“Everyone form an orderly queue and Sergeant Ripnugget here will assign your new slave names.”</strong></p><p></p><p>Grom lay on the floor of the taproom, listening to events unfold as spilled wine soaked into his britches. Reaching a decision, he leapt to his feet and faced down the hobgoblin with the crossbow.</p><p></p><p><strong>“You chose the wrong town, hobnobs!”</strong> Grom said heroically, <strong>“If you want to get to them, you have to go through me!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Sergeant, shoot that man!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Oh,”</strong> said Grom, <strong>“I didn’t realise you’d had a chance to reload.”</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Twang</em> went the crossbow. Grom raised his gauntleted fist and deflected the metal bolt! The he smacked the weapon out of the hobgoblin’s hands and head-butted him in the face! The other hobnob cursed in goblin and reached for his sword….</p><p></p><p>Aeric rose from his chair and swung his shield off his back. Fang leapt onto the table top and produced a strange device from one of her many pockets. It looked like someone had taken a blunderbuss, sawn off the barrel and filled the breach with shiny blue crystals! Aerich scrambled for cover as the goblin tinker discharged her weapon at the hobgoblin officer. Immediately, the temperature in the taproom plummeted several degrees, causing Aerich’s breath to mist before his eyes. With an ominous crackle <em>(like the surface of a frozen lake cracking underfoot)</em>, Fang’s gizmo transmuted the alchemical crystals into deadly icicles and fired them at the hobgoblin officer with deadly precision! The hobnob collapsed, his face a pincushion of glassy spikes. Meanwhile, Grom had grappled the hobgoblin sergeant, flipped him over his shoulder and smashed him down onto a small round table! He hobnob groaned feebly but did not rise.</p><p></p><p>Aerich rolled the grumbling hobnob off the table and moved it to barricade the front door. Almost immediately, someone <em>(or something?!)</em> started throwing themselves against the other side!</p><p></p><p><strong>“Open this door in the name of the Legion!”</strong> cried the hobgoblins trying to get in.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Quick!”</strong> Aerich said loudly, <strong>“Let’s lead the civilians out through the back door!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Did you hear that?”</strong> said the hobgoblins outside, <strong>“There’s a back door! Let’s go!”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Bugger!”</strong> Aerich cursed his own big mouth.</p><p></p><p>Fang ran to the back door and fired her ice gun at the hobnobs as they rounded the corner. They returned fire with their crossbows, but Fang was only grazed. Aerich barrelled out of the inn, lowered his shield and knocked both hobnobs onto their asses. Meanwhile, Grom crouched beside Aubin the Green and <em>(despite a complete lack of healing ability)</em> attempted to tend her wound. This involved tearing a strip of cloth from his cloak, dousing it in cheap alcohol and wrapping it around the ranger’s chest. Aubrin flickered in and out of consciousness during Grom’s ministrations and muttered something about seeking sanctuary in the Fangwood. Draping her over his shoulder, Grom half led / half carried Aubrin out into the smoke and chaos of the burning town.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeawmids, post: 7370120, member: 6776411"] [B]“Rejoice puny humans! You are now thralls of the Ironfang Legion!”[/B] growled the lead hobgoblin, whilst his companion pointed a loaded crossbow into the crowd. [B]“Bugger that for a bag of squirrels!”[/B] Aubrin the Green cried. [B]“Sergeant, shoot that lippy cripple!”[/B] [I]Twang[/I] went the crossbow. Blood blossomed as the metal bolt punched a hole in the ranger’s torso and dislodged her from her perch atop the bar. [B]“Right!”[/B] the hobgoblin ordered, [B]“Everyone form an orderly queue and Sergeant Ripnugget here will assign your new slave names.”[/B] Grom lay on the floor of the taproom, listening to events unfold as spilled wine soaked into his britches. Reaching a decision, he leapt to his feet and faced down the hobgoblin with the crossbow. [B]“You chose the wrong town, hobnobs!”[/B] Grom said heroically, [B]“If you want to get to them, you have to go through me!”[/B] [B]“Sergeant, shoot that man!”[/B] [B]“Oh,”[/B] said Grom, [B]“I didn’t realise you’d had a chance to reload.”[/B] [I]Twang[/I] went the crossbow. Grom raised his gauntleted fist and deflected the metal bolt! The he smacked the weapon out of the hobgoblin’s hands and head-butted him in the face! The other hobnob cursed in goblin and reached for his sword…. Aeric rose from his chair and swung his shield off his back. Fang leapt onto the table top and produced a strange device from one of her many pockets. It looked like someone had taken a blunderbuss, sawn off the barrel and filled the breach with shiny blue crystals! Aerich scrambled for cover as the goblin tinker discharged her weapon at the hobgoblin officer. Immediately, the temperature in the taproom plummeted several degrees, causing Aerich’s breath to mist before his eyes. With an ominous crackle [I](like the surface of a frozen lake cracking underfoot)[/I], Fang’s gizmo transmuted the alchemical crystals into deadly icicles and fired them at the hobgoblin officer with deadly precision! The hobnob collapsed, his face a pincushion of glassy spikes. Meanwhile, Grom had grappled the hobgoblin sergeant, flipped him over his shoulder and smashed him down onto a small round table! He hobnob groaned feebly but did not rise. Aerich rolled the grumbling hobnob off the table and moved it to barricade the front door. Almost immediately, someone [I](or something?!)[/I] started throwing themselves against the other side! [B]“Open this door in the name of the Legion!”[/B] cried the hobgoblins trying to get in. [B]“Quick!”[/B] Aerich said loudly, [B]“Let’s lead the civilians out through the back door!”[/B] [B]“Did you hear that?”[/B] said the hobgoblins outside, [B]“There’s a back door! Let’s go!”[/B] [B]“Bugger!”[/B] Aerich cursed his own big mouth. Fang ran to the back door and fired her ice gun at the hobnobs as they rounded the corner. They returned fire with their crossbows, but Fang was only grazed. Aerich barrelled out of the inn, lowered his shield and knocked both hobnobs onto their asses. Meanwhile, Grom crouched beside Aubin the Green and [I](despite a complete lack of healing ability)[/I] attempted to tend her wound. This involved tearing a strip of cloth from his cloak, dousing it in cheap alcohol and wrapping it around the ranger’s chest. Aubrin flickered in and out of consciousness during Grom’s ministrations and muttered something about seeking sanctuary in the Fangwood. Draping her over his shoulder, Grom half led / half carried Aubrin out into the smoke and chaos of the burning town. [/QUOTE]
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