Knight Otu
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Sel'Tarien quietly continues his lunge at Belhander, determined to end the fight.
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(RP) Dangerous Legacy
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hafrogman
Adventurer
Crackling energy wreathes Liam's hand once more as he moves to end this conflict.
"This ends now."
[sblock=ooc]If Belhander still stands, he gets the blast.
+6 touch attack; 2d6+1 damage
Otherwise, he'll move to try and get behind the second murder hole to see if the burned crossbow men have any fight left in them.[/sblock]
"This ends now."
[sblock=ooc]If Belhander still stands, he gets the blast.
+6 touch attack; 2d6+1 damage
Otherwise, he'll move to try and get behind the second murder hole to see if the burned crossbow men have any fight left in them.[/sblock]
Vendetta
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Sel'Tarien and Belhander both lunge at each other, rapier and dagger biting deep into the other as both, man and elf, connect with their respective blades. Sel's rapier drives through the midsection of Belhander, but the wound partially heals as the two daggers of the Vizier bite into Sel's shoulder and side. ((Sel takes 6 and 4 damage, for a total of 10 points)) Suddenly, Sel'Tarien screams out as the violent images and horrific visions that Liam suffered only minutes before and finally overcome ((I forgot to do that roll, so you get it automatically now)) Liam knows well that scream and fights back the memory of those horrible things he was forced to witness and wishing his friend did not have to witness them now.
The Vizier watches, though staggeringly so, as the elf falls to the ground, quaking uncontrollably as the vile madness takes over. "All shall fall to the power of Lord Movak." Belhander exclaims as he reaches down and takes Sel by the hair... the elf doesn't even notice. Putting one of the ebony blades to Sel's throat, the man chuckles.
"This ends now." Comes the voice of Liam, catching the shaky legged Vizier off guard. In his weakened state, he'd become tunnelvisioned and forgot about Liam for one fatal moment as the cackling eldritch energy explodes from the Warloch's hand and finds it's mark in Belhander's face, knocking the man over, never to rise again.
From around the corner come the two guards, clothes burning, as they try to escape the alchemical fire raging on the floor and walls where Jaeden threw it.
Jaeden and Thomas approach the two guards as they put themselves out, their weapons trained on the traitors who have long since discarded and forgotten their own. "Surrender now, men." Thomas commands, "Or we shall only add to your sorrows."
The two guards looks up, almost in surprise. They see the body of Dean Belhander, the rapier and heavy crossbow pointed at them and the King, looking every bit the stately man that he is, standing only a few feet behind them. Both guards drop to their knees, placing their hands behind their heads.
Sel's attack knocked Belhander down to 2 HPs (Belhander had initiative and healed 5 back before Sel got to attack, though I wrote it up as at the same time). Sel would have dropped Belhander if he'd have gotten to go first.
The Vizier watches, though staggeringly so, as the elf falls to the ground, quaking uncontrollably as the vile madness takes over. "All shall fall to the power of Lord Movak." Belhander exclaims as he reaches down and takes Sel by the hair... the elf doesn't even notice. Putting one of the ebony blades to Sel's throat, the man chuckles.
"This ends now." Comes the voice of Liam, catching the shaky legged Vizier off guard. In his weakened state, he'd become tunnelvisioned and forgot about Liam for one fatal moment as the cackling eldritch energy explodes from the Warloch's hand and finds it's mark in Belhander's face, knocking the man over, never to rise again.
From around the corner come the two guards, clothes burning, as they try to escape the alchemical fire raging on the floor and walls where Jaeden threw it.
Jaeden and Thomas approach the two guards as they put themselves out, their weapons trained on the traitors who have long since discarded and forgotten their own. "Surrender now, men." Thomas commands, "Or we shall only add to your sorrows."
The two guards looks up, almost in surprise. They see the body of Dean Belhander, the rapier and heavy crossbow pointed at them and the King, looking every bit the stately man that he is, standing only a few feet behind them. Both guards drop to their knees, placing their hands behind their heads.
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I took a few dramatic liberties there. Liam did max damage, Sel missed the save by 1
Sel's attack knocked Belhander down to 2 HPs (Belhander had initiative and healed 5 back before Sel got to attack, though I wrote it up as at the same time). Sel would have dropped Belhander if he'd have gotten to go first.Knight Otu
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Sel grasps his head, reeling from the horrifying visions, unaware of his surroudings.
hafrogman
Adventurer
Liam walks unsteadily over to Belhander, kicking the man's dagger away from the reach of anyone who might be of a mind to use it. He checks on Krueger and Sel, doing his best to soothe the troubled visions that he only too recently experienced. After a moment, he turns to face the king, and offers a bow.
"Sire. . . I would like to report. As you requested, we moved to aprehend Ex-Vizier Belhander. We located him, but he resisted arrest and we were required to use deadly force in the execution of our duties. I also have reason to suspect a threat to Lady Asta and possibly your other daughters, they may have been abducted as part of this plot. Krueger and I attempted to locate them, but were unsuccesful."
"Sire. . . I would like to report. As you requested, we moved to aprehend Ex-Vizier Belhander. We located him, but he resisted arrest and we were required to use deadly force in the execution of our duties. I also have reason to suspect a threat to Lady Asta and possibly your other daughters, they may have been abducted as part of this plot. Krueger and I attempted to locate them, but were unsuccesful."
Vendetta
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"Our daughters? Our Niece? Tell Us what you know?" The King asks impatiently and forcefully, as a man whose heart seems ready to blow out of his chest.
Krueger finally sits up, looking very weak. Gemble grins happily to himself and teases the dwarf about saving his life. "Cripes, me'd rather be dead." Krueger groans.
Krueger finally sits up, looking very weak. Gemble grins happily to himself and teases the dwarf about saving his life. "Cripes, me'd rather be dead." Krueger groans.
hafrogman
Adventurer
[sblock=ooc]Neice? Whoops. I have to remember that one. Hmmm, need to go edit the OOC post about seducing a princess too. . .[/sblock]
Liam shrugs and does his best to fill in as much as he knows about the events. He conceals his own suspicions regarding the princesses' motives and merely poses the events as a possible risk to all.
"When searching for Dean Belhander, we came upon a pair of your gate guards remarking on Lady Asta and Princess Kerrol having left the castle together. They were accompanied by the princess's guards. . . but as we have seen here, Belhander's treachery seems to have spread and infiltrated your closest guards. Still, it might have been nothing, except that the guards, unaware of Belhander's betrayel, reported the ladies journey to him. Thus, before appearing here, he was aware of their exiting the castle grounds, and he could have left orders against them. I do not know how far his poison has spread, and it may be nothing more than an innocent shopping trip, but I have my fears and felt it best to voice them."
Liam shrugs and does his best to fill in as much as he knows about the events. He conceals his own suspicions regarding the princesses' motives and merely poses the events as a possible risk to all.
"When searching for Dean Belhander, we came upon a pair of your gate guards remarking on Lady Asta and Princess Kerrol having left the castle together. They were accompanied by the princess's guards. . . but as we have seen here, Belhander's treachery seems to have spread and infiltrated your closest guards. Still, it might have been nothing, except that the guards, unaware of Belhander's betrayel, reported the ladies journey to him. Thus, before appearing here, he was aware of their exiting the castle grounds, and he could have left orders against them. I do not know how far his poison has spread, and it may be nothing more than an innocent shopping trip, but I have my fears and felt it best to voice them."
Vendetta
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"Oh dear..." The king mutters. "This does not bode well at all. Our Daughter, Princess Kerrol, has never liked Our Niece, Asta. But Our brother, Movak disowned her years back. Our own daughters were fully grown and We have grown old these past few years, and We did dote on Asta as Our own, raising her Ourself, as Our own. We had raised Our daughters with the strictest of discipline, for one day the thrown would be one of theirs. But Our dear Asta, turned out by her own father, mother disappearing under most unusual circumstances never to be seen again... the girl had many a pains to wet her eyes.
"Sadly, Our daughters think, to this day still, that We love Asta more than ever them." The King looks as if he might cry for a moment. With a deep sigh, he continues. "Only recently, when the Lady Asta had seemed to exhibit some talent in the mystical arts, quite accidentally, mind you, did Our brother become interested in his offspring. Movak did demand of Us to return Asta to him. But We will do no such thing. We fear Kerrol may have served this end to Our Brother, and tricked Our dearest Asta into returning to her astranged father."
"Sadly, Our daughters think, to this day still, that We love Asta more than ever them." The King looks as if he might cry for a moment. With a deep sigh, he continues. "Only recently, when the Lady Asta had seemed to exhibit some talent in the mystical arts, quite accidentally, mind you, did Our brother become interested in his offspring. Movak did demand of Us to return Asta to him. But We will do no such thing. We fear Kerrol may have served this end to Our Brother, and tricked Our dearest Asta into returning to her astranged father."
hafrogman
Adventurer
Liam expression grows increasingly dire as the King explains the situation. The king's willingness to admit the possibility of his own daughter's treachery did not bode well for Lady Asta. He looks over the decimation of the room. The near murder of the king, the near death of Krueger; it was important that they were all here to deal with Belhander, but he couldn't help but feel guilt over having not found Lady Asta.
"So the Lady may even now be in the hands of the man who orchestrated this day's bloodshed."
"So the Lady may even now be in the hands of the man who orchestrated this day's bloodshed."
Vendetta
First Post
After the King's long speech, Sel soon regains himself and a minute later, he is able to push aside the horrific visions altogether.
"Sire," Thomas says, "I know not what is going on with the Lady Asta. But I'll wager her disappearance has something to do with some ceremony Movak is planning for this night." The guard who returned to the will of the King says.
"Sire," Thomas says, "I know not what is going on with the Lady Asta. But I'll wager her disappearance has something to do with some ceremony Movak is planning for this night." The guard who returned to the will of the King says.
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