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<blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 3131849" data-attributes="member: 11574"><p><strong>Despot Ruins</strong></p><p></p><p>Kessen clearly heard three distinct voices, two seemed to be arguing with the third voice egging the other two on. Kessen held up three fingers and pointed below. Doopa waved him off and pointed at himself then below. Confused Kessen pointed to his ears, then held up three fingers and then pointed below. Doopa pointed to his massive tree trunk of a club and them to himself and then below. Annoyed, Menthos waved off both of them and held his finger up to his mouth and blew "shhhhh"</p><p></p><p>"I think we can take them through stealth and then a severe beating at the hands of the ogres. You and I (Menthos pointed at Kessen) will sneak in and surprise them, when they realize they're under attack the two ogres will rush in and will run them over." Menthos offers</p><p></p><p>"Do you mean to kill them? I was under the impression we should get them to leave." Xanthos asked</p><p></p><p>"Do you speak goblin?" Menthos asked</p><p></p><p>"No, but that's hardly ...." Xanthos tries to reply</p><p></p><p>"Then we'll force them out, end of planning stage." Menthos interrupts</p><p></p><p>"Doopa smash green shorties into paste!" Doopa yelled </p><p></p><p>The party got quiet as they thought for certain that Doopa's declaration would bring an alarm from the goblins. Fortunately they were too busy arguing to pay attention.</p><p></p><p>"What do you want us to do?" Xanthos asked regarding himself and Haimish</p><p></p><p>Looking down at Xanthos' hooves and then back up at his face, Menthos replied "Stay quiet."</p><p></p><p>"I could sing a song? I know many, many wonderful songs. I bought the entire liner note collection to the They Are Giants greatest hits. Their exploration of guttural whistling is brilliant!" Haimish eagerly offers</p><p></p><p>Stunned confusion washes over the rest of the group. Menthos grabs Kessen by the shoulder and leads him down the steps. </p><p></p><p>Sticking to the shadows created by the flickering cooking fire the goblins have erected in the center of the room. Two rabbits currently burn on spits set up over the fire. Kessen notes that the spits are constructed in a manner that would make them immovable so likely the rabbit was charred on one side and raw on the other. </p><p></p><p>Three goblins stand on the far side of the fire, two of them are in each other's face, engaged in a heated argument, while a third goblin watches from about ten feet away, interjecting his own comments whenever the other two seem to calm down their emotions, which quickly gets them to escalate the disagreement again. The two men also note a door on the far southern corner which is currently closed.</p><p></p><p>Kessen crouches low and takes aim at the far goblin, shaking with excitement of the pre-battle, Kessen lets loose of the bowstring and his arrow flies into the ceiling a full fifteen feet above the goblin.</p><p></p><p>"@#%&!" Kessen utters as the surprise Menthos hoped for is shattered as he creeps along the wall to south and into that corner.</p><p></p><p>The goblins quickly end their discussion and shout out at the two intruders, just as Doopa and Turgar come barreling down the stairs and into the room. Teeth bare and weapons raised. Just as battle is about to ensue, a human's voice carries into the room from the stairwell.</p><p></p><p><em>Oh, for sure</em> </p><p><em>I just got a manicure</em></p><p><em>The sun I swear</em></p><p><em>Is bleaching out my gorgeous hair</em></p><p><em>2, 4, 6, more</em></p><p><em>There's twenty arrows in a score</em></p><p><em>Go, go. Fight, fight</em></p><p><em>Gee I hope I look alright</em></p><p></p><p><em>and repeats...</em></p><p></p><p>Xanthos taps along to the catchy tune, providing a drumming beat for Haimish to sing along with. Meanwhile, below the song has incited a riot as the goblins charge into the offensive and cut deep wounds into Doopa and Turgar, while Haimish's song disrupts Kessen's ranged attacks and he sends two more arrows into he ceiling above the far goblin's head.</p><p></p><p>"Hey, they're only two feet tall, what are you aiming for up there?!" Menthos shouts out as he rushes past Kessen to flank one of the goblins.</p><p></p><p>The far goblin bolts and heads for the door, Kessen stands up from his shadowed position and races for the goblin. Too slow though as the goblin flings the door open and races down the hallway beyond. Kessen reaches the door and throws it open, but his human eyes perceive only blackness beyond, and the din of battle behind him prevents him from hearing the goblin's retreat as well.</p><p></p><p>Xanthos enters the fray, skipping along to Haimish's words of encouragement, and together with the two ogres and Menthos, manage to kill the remaining goblins.</p><p></p><p>"Whoo! We rock!" Haimish shouts</p><p></p><p>"What was that awful noise coming from your mouth?" Menthos demands</p><p></p><p>"What? Weren't you inspired?" Haimish asks</p><p></p><p>"No, I was nauseated." Menthos counters</p><p></p><p>"I felt a little more sure of myself. I feel as though your words helped." Turgar states</p><p></p><p>"Don't do it again." Menthos chastises</p><p></p><p>"What? That song fit better than a cat in a whorehouse. I didn't see nothing out of you that would lead to me to believe you could plan a two-day siege of my mother's linen drawer." Haimish argues</p><p></p><p>"Hey guys!" Kessen whistles "The third one got away, we should go chase it down before it alerts any more of them to our presence." </p><p></p><p>"A wise and tactical man. Do you believe more exist beyond that door?" Xanthos inquires</p><p></p><p>"Goblins are like rats, there ain't never just one or three. There's bound to be hundreds down there, all of them breeding and performing ritualistic sacrifices of horses and gregarious woodland creatures." Kessen explains to Xanthos</p><p></p><p>"What? I had no idea these debased creatures were capable of such debauchery. Lead the way man, we must end this tonight!" Xanthos speaks</p><p></p><p>The party lines up at the door, the two ogres peering out into the darkness. Menthos taps Kessen on the shoulder.</p><p></p><p>"Nice BS job, I hope you're able to find the underground diabolical goblin lust cult that you convinced the centaur must be down here." Menthos comments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hairy Minotaur, post: 3131849, member: 11574"] [b]Despot Ruins[/b] Kessen clearly heard three distinct voices, two seemed to be arguing with the third voice egging the other two on. Kessen held up three fingers and pointed below. Doopa waved him off and pointed at himself then below. Confused Kessen pointed to his ears, then held up three fingers and then pointed below. Doopa pointed to his massive tree trunk of a club and them to himself and then below. Annoyed, Menthos waved off both of them and held his finger up to his mouth and blew "shhhhh" "I think we can take them through stealth and then a severe beating at the hands of the ogres. You and I (Menthos pointed at Kessen) will sneak in and surprise them, when they realize they're under attack the two ogres will rush in and will run them over." Menthos offers "Do you mean to kill them? I was under the impression we should get them to leave." Xanthos asked "Do you speak goblin?" Menthos asked "No, but that's hardly ...." Xanthos tries to reply "Then we'll force them out, end of planning stage." Menthos interrupts "Doopa smash green shorties into paste!" Doopa yelled The party got quiet as they thought for certain that Doopa's declaration would bring an alarm from the goblins. Fortunately they were too busy arguing to pay attention. "What do you want us to do?" Xanthos asked regarding himself and Haimish Looking down at Xanthos' hooves and then back up at his face, Menthos replied "Stay quiet." "I could sing a song? I know many, many wonderful songs. I bought the entire liner note collection to the They Are Giants greatest hits. Their exploration of guttural whistling is brilliant!" Haimish eagerly offers Stunned confusion washes over the rest of the group. Menthos grabs Kessen by the shoulder and leads him down the steps. Sticking to the shadows created by the flickering cooking fire the goblins have erected in the center of the room. Two rabbits currently burn on spits set up over the fire. Kessen notes that the spits are constructed in a manner that would make them immovable so likely the rabbit was charred on one side and raw on the other. Three goblins stand on the far side of the fire, two of them are in each other's face, engaged in a heated argument, while a third goblin watches from about ten feet away, interjecting his own comments whenever the other two seem to calm down their emotions, which quickly gets them to escalate the disagreement again. The two men also note a door on the far southern corner which is currently closed. Kessen crouches low and takes aim at the far goblin, shaking with excitement of the pre-battle, Kessen lets loose of the bowstring and his arrow flies into the ceiling a full fifteen feet above the goblin. "@#%&!" Kessen utters as the surprise Menthos hoped for is shattered as he creeps along the wall to south and into that corner. The goblins quickly end their discussion and shout out at the two intruders, just as Doopa and Turgar come barreling down the stairs and into the room. Teeth bare and weapons raised. Just as battle is about to ensue, a human's voice carries into the room from the stairwell. [I]Oh, for sure[/I] [I]I just got a manicure[/I] [I]The sun I swear[/I] [I]Is bleaching out my gorgeous hair[/I] [I]2, 4, 6, more[/I] [I]There's twenty arrows in a score[/I] [I]Go, go. Fight, fight[/I] [I]Gee I hope I look alright[/I] [I]and repeats...[/I] Xanthos taps along to the catchy tune, providing a drumming beat for Haimish to sing along with. Meanwhile, below the song has incited a riot as the goblins charge into the offensive and cut deep wounds into Doopa and Turgar, while Haimish's song disrupts Kessen's ranged attacks and he sends two more arrows into he ceiling above the far goblin's head. "Hey, they're only two feet tall, what are you aiming for up there?!" Menthos shouts out as he rushes past Kessen to flank one of the goblins. The far goblin bolts and heads for the door, Kessen stands up from his shadowed position and races for the goblin. Too slow though as the goblin flings the door open and races down the hallway beyond. Kessen reaches the door and throws it open, but his human eyes perceive only blackness beyond, and the din of battle behind him prevents him from hearing the goblin's retreat as well. Xanthos enters the fray, skipping along to Haimish's words of encouragement, and together with the two ogres and Menthos, manage to kill the remaining goblins. "Whoo! We rock!" Haimish shouts "What was that awful noise coming from your mouth?" Menthos demands "What? Weren't you inspired?" Haimish asks "No, I was nauseated." Menthos counters "I felt a little more sure of myself. I feel as though your words helped." Turgar states "Don't do it again." Menthos chastises "What? That song fit better than a cat in a whorehouse. I didn't see nothing out of you that would lead to me to believe you could plan a two-day siege of my mother's linen drawer." Haimish argues "Hey guys!" Kessen whistles "The third one got away, we should go chase it down before it alerts any more of them to our presence." "A wise and tactical man. Do you believe more exist beyond that door?" Xanthos inquires "Goblins are like rats, there ain't never just one or three. There's bound to be hundreds down there, all of them breeding and performing ritualistic sacrifices of horses and gregarious woodland creatures." Kessen explains to Xanthos "What? I had no idea these debased creatures were capable of such debauchery. Lead the way man, we must end this tonight!" Xanthos speaks The party lines up at the door, the two ogres peering out into the darkness. Menthos taps Kessen on the shoulder. "Nice BS job, I hope you're able to find the underground diabolical goblin lust cult that you convinced the centaur must be down here." 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