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<blockquote data-quote="Ralts Bloodthorne" data-source="post: 3386682" data-attributes="member: 6390"><p>We drug the cleric to shore, and Saduul examined the runic scars twisting over her body. Prayers to Vecna, hymns to his glory, and dark runes that muttered with profane whispers. Her eyes are open, revealing dead white eyes with a green and black symbol of Vecna within them.</p><p></p><p>Saduul set the colonist kids out with slings to kill as many parrots and other birds as they could and bring them back, promising a chunk of rock candy for each bird. The kids ran off with their slings and their stones. The druid sent monkeys to follow them, to make sure that the kids were safe. The monkey's didn't know it, but they would soon be following the will of Vecna. Their sacrifice would be appreciated.</p><p></p><p>The Cleric awoke, and began checking to see what kind of spells she had access to. As the last worshipper of her god, she dreamed she had slain him with a spear, and cast his body into a vast cloudy canyon, and burned the heart of the God on a vast altar made of living dead dedicated to Vecna on a vast plain filled with nothing but the dead.</p><p></p><p>Her palms had weeping wounds in the shape of Vecna's symbol on them.</p><p></p><p>She could heal, she could create undead (as we had seen) with far more power than she should have, but could eat nothing but rotting flesh. She had been warped by the very touch of Vecna himself. Saduul was jealous, but figured that Vecna may need a martyr on this continent sooner or later.</p><p></p><p>She was notably flammable. This gave Saduul hope that he was still Vecna's favored arcane fist on the continent.</p><p></p><p>The children began bringing back parrots, and the Ranger had gutted dozens of fish. Scribing glass power circles in the sand, Saduul had the rogue and the ranger slit the throats of the monkeys and spray the blood on the circles. Once the dead parrots were placed inside, more monkeys had their throats cut, and the blood sprayed upon the circle.</p><p></p><p>Saduul sliced open his biceps, behind the muscle, and ran a rope made of a thorn-vine through the wound, and hung skulls of defeated cowmen from them. He began dancing around the circle, calling out for Vecna's blessing, and summoning up great power. The blood of the shaman of the evil cow-men ahd been gathered, and it was poured over Saduul as he danced.</p><p></p><p>The parrots began to stir, and burst into flame, scorching them to blackened, twisted skeletons. The cleric finished carving a rune dedicated Vecna in the foreheads of the monkeys, and stuffed the dead monkey's into the fish. They too were thrown into the circles, and a captured evil human was slaughtered to provide blood and power. Unholy purple lightning cascaded around the monkey-stuffed fish, burning both to blackened bones with leathery blackened flesh on them.</p><p></p><p>The power exhausted, Saduul collapsed on the ground. The party debated on killing on, but the Paladin skeleton, Spring Heeled Jack, and Big Red drug him away to his hut and prowled around the outside, hissing and menacing anyone who drew close.</p><p></p><p>"Is it just me, or is Saduul taking to this land to well for my liking?" The fighter asked.</p><p></p><p>"What do you expect, he's a damned lunatic." the Ranger said, then excused herself, telling the party that her husband was calling her. She promised over her shoulder that her husband and her would take midnight watch.</p><p></p><p>The party spent the rest of the day getting albatross reports on where the ships were, shoring up the defenses, and warning everyone not to journey beyond the Red Rock stream. The jungle had a darkness gathering in it, but first thing was first.</p><p></p><p>The Empire had sent legions to defeat us, aboard twenty ships, including a century of the Emperor's Own. The same arrogant scum who looked down on real troops, who crucified commanders who lost a battle, even if the battle they had been ordered into was unwinnable.</p><p></p><p>Toward nightfall, one of the albatrosses returned with a rat. The rat quickly bargained for its life. It bore bad news, but was allowed to live anyway.</p><p></p><p>The Emperor had sent the Holy Order of the Guardians with the ships. These were men and women who killed those who did not display enough faith, who got too popular with the masses, who had the unfortunate luck to be related to an officer who failed in his military duties, who dug out those who were politically unreliable, or executed any military soldier who gained too much fame and/or power.</p><p></p><p>The Black Hand of the Emperor was aboard the huge vessel.</p><p></p><p>At dusk, Saduul came out, looking pale and sickly.</p><p></p><p>"Some of my life force, my vitality itself, was consumed in the ritual. It will be many moons before I am whole once more." Saduul answered the questions.</p><p></p><p>Still, the plan went forward. The blackened monkey-fish were tossed into the water, and the blackened parrots took flight , the lurid purple light in their eyes guiding them.</p><p></p><p>The parrots approached the ships, invisible in the night sky. Each of the twenty ships had twenty parrots fly upwards, then suddenly power dive at the decks, punching through rigging and sails...</p><p></p><p>And igniting into flame a mere 5' above the decks.</p><p></p><p>The hailing rain of undead firey missiles crashed into the deck, and the monkey's climbed out of the bellies of the fish, and began climbing up the decks. Once on the deck, with horrific, deafening screeches, they burst into flame and began jupming around on the rails and rigging.</p><p></p><p>Those sailors who jumped overboard were attacked by infernal energy infused fish.</p><p></p><p>Eight ships survived the attack.</p><p></p><p>They had just tasted our preperations.</p><p></p><p>Erythnull Count The Dead; Vecna Make Use of Them!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ralts Bloodthorne, post: 3386682, member: 6390"] We drug the cleric to shore, and Saduul examined the runic scars twisting over her body. Prayers to Vecna, hymns to his glory, and dark runes that muttered with profane whispers. Her eyes are open, revealing dead white eyes with a green and black symbol of Vecna within them. Saduul set the colonist kids out with slings to kill as many parrots and other birds as they could and bring them back, promising a chunk of rock candy for each bird. The kids ran off with their slings and their stones. The druid sent monkeys to follow them, to make sure that the kids were safe. The monkey's didn't know it, but they would soon be following the will of Vecna. Their sacrifice would be appreciated. The Cleric awoke, and began checking to see what kind of spells she had access to. As the last worshipper of her god, she dreamed she had slain him with a spear, and cast his body into a vast cloudy canyon, and burned the heart of the God on a vast altar made of living dead dedicated to Vecna on a vast plain filled with nothing but the dead. Her palms had weeping wounds in the shape of Vecna's symbol on them. She could heal, she could create undead (as we had seen) with far more power than she should have, but could eat nothing but rotting flesh. She had been warped by the very touch of Vecna himself. Saduul was jealous, but figured that Vecna may need a martyr on this continent sooner or later. She was notably flammable. This gave Saduul hope that he was still Vecna's favored arcane fist on the continent. The children began bringing back parrots, and the Ranger had gutted dozens of fish. Scribing glass power circles in the sand, Saduul had the rogue and the ranger slit the throats of the monkeys and spray the blood on the circles. Once the dead parrots were placed inside, more monkeys had their throats cut, and the blood sprayed upon the circle. Saduul sliced open his biceps, behind the muscle, and ran a rope made of a thorn-vine through the wound, and hung skulls of defeated cowmen from them. He began dancing around the circle, calling out for Vecna's blessing, and summoning up great power. The blood of the shaman of the evil cow-men ahd been gathered, and it was poured over Saduul as he danced. The parrots began to stir, and burst into flame, scorching them to blackened, twisted skeletons. The cleric finished carving a rune dedicated Vecna in the foreheads of the monkeys, and stuffed the dead monkey's into the fish. They too were thrown into the circles, and a captured evil human was slaughtered to provide blood and power. Unholy purple lightning cascaded around the monkey-stuffed fish, burning both to blackened bones with leathery blackened flesh on them. The power exhausted, Saduul collapsed on the ground. The party debated on killing on, but the Paladin skeleton, Spring Heeled Jack, and Big Red drug him away to his hut and prowled around the outside, hissing and menacing anyone who drew close. "Is it just me, or is Saduul taking to this land to well for my liking?" The fighter asked. "What do you expect, he's a damned lunatic." the Ranger said, then excused herself, telling the party that her husband was calling her. She promised over her shoulder that her husband and her would take midnight watch. The party spent the rest of the day getting albatross reports on where the ships were, shoring up the defenses, and warning everyone not to journey beyond the Red Rock stream. The jungle had a darkness gathering in it, but first thing was first. The Empire had sent legions to defeat us, aboard twenty ships, including a century of the Emperor's Own. The same arrogant scum who looked down on real troops, who crucified commanders who lost a battle, even if the battle they had been ordered into was unwinnable. Toward nightfall, one of the albatrosses returned with a rat. The rat quickly bargained for its life. It bore bad news, but was allowed to live anyway. The Emperor had sent the Holy Order of the Guardians with the ships. These were men and women who killed those who did not display enough faith, who got too popular with the masses, who had the unfortunate luck to be related to an officer who failed in his military duties, who dug out those who were politically unreliable, or executed any military soldier who gained too much fame and/or power. The Black Hand of the Emperor was aboard the huge vessel. At dusk, Saduul came out, looking pale and sickly. "Some of my life force, my vitality itself, was consumed in the ritual. It will be many moons before I am whole once more." Saduul answered the questions. Still, the plan went forward. The blackened monkey-fish were tossed into the water, and the blackened parrots took flight , the lurid purple light in their eyes guiding them. The parrots approached the ships, invisible in the night sky. Each of the twenty ships had twenty parrots fly upwards, then suddenly power dive at the decks, punching through rigging and sails... And igniting into flame a mere 5' above the decks. The hailing rain of undead firey missiles crashed into the deck, and the monkey's climbed out of the bellies of the fish, and began climbing up the decks. Once on the deck, with horrific, deafening screeches, they burst into flame and began jupming around on the rails and rigging. Those sailors who jumped overboard were attacked by infernal energy infused fish. Eight ships survived the attack. They had just tasted our preperations. Erythnull Count The Dead; Vecna Make Use of Them! [/QUOTE]
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