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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 1880805" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>Chapter 273</p><p></p><p>Faced with a hulking iron golem guardian, the companions gamely surged forward to meet it. </p><p></p><p>Dannel’s arrows were first to strike; the missiles shattered harmlessly against its body, but with each impact a pulse of electrical energy sizzled through its metal body. The golem reacted noticeably to the assault, its movements becoming jerkier and slower. </p><p></p><p>“Keep shooting it!” Zenna encouraged. “The electricity is <em>slowing</em> it!” She could offer little more than verbal support, however, as she knew that her remaining spells, mostly enchantments, would have no effect upon it. Instead she cast her second <em>haste</em> spell, bolstering her companions. </p><p></p><p>Arun and Hodge rushed forward to meet it, but their weapons clanged harmless off of its iron hide. Beorna paused a moment, drawing out her adamantine sword and calling again upon Helm’s intervention to enhance her battle prowess. Shensen, likewise, cast a spell, moving forward to do battle with the massive construct. Though taller than the dwarves, she looked far more fragile, without even the benefit of armor to protect her. She moved with a smooth, willowy grace, however, a stark contrast to the awkward but powerful movements of the golem. </p><p></p><p>The golem delivered a crushing blow that slammed mightily into Hodge’s chest. Even <em>slowed</em>, the punch drove the unfortunate dwarf backwards several paces, and his face turned red as his lungs fought to recover the air that had been blasted out of him. Arun tried to distract the golem back toward him, but again his attack was completely ineffectual. Dannel continued to impact it with arrows, but most of his shots bounced cleanly off of it, not even sticking long enough to impart their electrical shocks. </p><p></p><p>Beorna rushed forward with a loud cry of battle, her sword raised high. The golem stepped forward to follow its initial attack on Hodge, but she intercepted it, bringing her blade down solidly upon its leg. The enchanted iron of its construction gave way before the awesome durability of adamantine, one of the strongest metals known on Faerûn. The blow opened a crack in the limb, and hot steam issued from the wound. </p><p></p><p>Clearly injured, the golem turned its attention to the templar. She tried to dodge back from its attack, but the edge of the bludgeon still caught her painfully on the edge of arm, spinning her around with the force of the blow. </p><p></p><p>Shensen, moving around the fringe of the battle, took advantage of its distraction to lunge in, her hand surrounded by a pale green glow. But whatever rudimentary intelligence drove the golem detected her coming, and it turned, bringing its other arm around in a broad sweep. Shensen leapt over it, but the edge of the hammer that replaced its hand impacted heavily on her ankle. The druid managed to recover, rolling with the impact and catching her weight on her hands, somersaulting forward to land painfully on her feet. Favoring her injured ankle, she darted into a crouch and reached out to touch the golem’s leg. </p><p></p><p>At her touch, a patch of brown began to spread outward across the golem’s thick leg. Her <em>rusting grasp</em> crept slowly out across the limb, bringing corrosion, undermining the integrity of the construct. </p><p></p><p>But the golem was a tough foe. Ignoring the still futile assaults from the other warriors, it turned to focus its efforts upon the injured druid. Shensen did not retreat, though she faded into a defensive crouch, still favoring her ankle. </p><p></p><p>Beorna continued to hack at it, but after the effectiveness of her initial attack fortune seemed to have deserted her. Though her attacks were powerful, she seemed unable to land a solid blow, her sword striking at an angle and bouncing off of the golem’s thick hide. </p><p></p><p>Mole, coming up behind the golem, tried to distract it, but the golem had no critical points that she could sneak attack, and her tiny weapons had no chance of harming it. Hodge, recovering from his initial injury, launched an all-out attack upon it with his axe, but he over-compensated, and he managed only a glancing hit that failed to distract it from the embattled druid. </p><p></p><p>Shensen tensed as the golem twisted, its massive arm coming down to pulverize her. She bent to leap aside, but at that moment her ankle buckled, and the quick jump she’d intended became a half-fall, half-stagger. The golem’s fist slammed into her with a solid thump, and she went flying backward six paces to land unmoving on the hard floor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 1880805, member: 143"] Chapter 273 Faced with a hulking iron golem guardian, the companions gamely surged forward to meet it. Dannel’s arrows were first to strike; the missiles shattered harmlessly against its body, but with each impact a pulse of electrical energy sizzled through its metal body. The golem reacted noticeably to the assault, its movements becoming jerkier and slower. “Keep shooting it!” Zenna encouraged. “The electricity is [I]slowing[/I] it!” She could offer little more than verbal support, however, as she knew that her remaining spells, mostly enchantments, would have no effect upon it. Instead she cast her second [I]haste[/I] spell, bolstering her companions. Arun and Hodge rushed forward to meet it, but their weapons clanged harmless off of its iron hide. Beorna paused a moment, drawing out her adamantine sword and calling again upon Helm’s intervention to enhance her battle prowess. Shensen, likewise, cast a spell, moving forward to do battle with the massive construct. Though taller than the dwarves, she looked far more fragile, without even the benefit of armor to protect her. She moved with a smooth, willowy grace, however, a stark contrast to the awkward but powerful movements of the golem. The golem delivered a crushing blow that slammed mightily into Hodge’s chest. Even [I]slowed[/I], the punch drove the unfortunate dwarf backwards several paces, and his face turned red as his lungs fought to recover the air that had been blasted out of him. Arun tried to distract the golem back toward him, but again his attack was completely ineffectual. Dannel continued to impact it with arrows, but most of his shots bounced cleanly off of it, not even sticking long enough to impart their electrical shocks. Beorna rushed forward with a loud cry of battle, her sword raised high. The golem stepped forward to follow its initial attack on Hodge, but she intercepted it, bringing her blade down solidly upon its leg. The enchanted iron of its construction gave way before the awesome durability of adamantine, one of the strongest metals known on Faerûn. The blow opened a crack in the limb, and hot steam issued from the wound. Clearly injured, the golem turned its attention to the templar. She tried to dodge back from its attack, but the edge of the bludgeon still caught her painfully on the edge of arm, spinning her around with the force of the blow. Shensen, moving around the fringe of the battle, took advantage of its distraction to lunge in, her hand surrounded by a pale green glow. But whatever rudimentary intelligence drove the golem detected her coming, and it turned, bringing its other arm around in a broad sweep. Shensen leapt over it, but the edge of the hammer that replaced its hand impacted heavily on her ankle. The druid managed to recover, rolling with the impact and catching her weight on her hands, somersaulting forward to land painfully on her feet. Favoring her injured ankle, she darted into a crouch and reached out to touch the golem’s leg. At her touch, a patch of brown began to spread outward across the golem’s thick leg. Her [I]rusting grasp[/I] crept slowly out across the limb, bringing corrosion, undermining the integrity of the construct. But the golem was a tough foe. Ignoring the still futile assaults from the other warriors, it turned to focus its efforts upon the injured druid. Shensen did not retreat, though she faded into a defensive crouch, still favoring her ankle. Beorna continued to hack at it, but after the effectiveness of her initial attack fortune seemed to have deserted her. Though her attacks were powerful, she seemed unable to land a solid blow, her sword striking at an angle and bouncing off of the golem’s thick hide. Mole, coming up behind the golem, tried to distract it, but the golem had no critical points that she could sneak attack, and her tiny weapons had no chance of harming it. Hodge, recovering from his initial injury, launched an all-out attack upon it with his axe, but he over-compensated, and he managed only a glancing hit that failed to distract it from the embattled druid. Shensen tensed as the golem twisted, its massive arm coming down to pulverize her. She bent to leap aside, but at that moment her ankle buckled, and the quick jump she’d intended became a half-fall, half-stagger. The golem’s fist slammed into her with a solid thump, and she went flying backward six paces to land unmoving on the hard floor. [/QUOTE]
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