Hairy Minotaur
Explorer
Most of the Halflings have fled for their lives once shouts of ghosts and demons began to erupt through the Hamlet. Unable to harm the ghosts in any way, Rebrey tries to lure them away from any halflings as they try to escape. The ghosts while terrifying and apparently invulnerable, move extremely slow, almost as if it is taking an immense amount of effort just to be here. Rebrey's efforts are aided by two halflings with shortswords who are also trying to draw the ghosts away from the women and children.
Okag challenges Balrin to make the first move. Okag walks towards Balrin with his arms outstretched.
"Please don't hurt me I beg you." Mylner throws his hands up to his face. This time it's Culley's turn to lose control of his bladder.
Okag laughs and waves his hands in front of his own eyes, and a globe of inky blackness rises up over Balrin, who begins to scream hysterically. The few remaining halflings had their hopes go from Balrin the great savior to Balrin the scared giant. Opee stands in tears as the Ghosts weave in and out through buildings, and the defeat on the eyes of his people. First kobolds and now ghosts and demons.
"Pathetic human trickster, you have no idea of what real magic is. Feel this!" Okag raises his right hand over his head. A green glow begins to shine through his fist, at first a dull green, but it soon reaches a brilliant emerald in color.
An ogre ghost breaks off from chasing a halfling and begins to drift into the darkness surrounding Balrin. Tharhack arrives and lifts his hands to the sky. "Foul spirits of the underworld return from whence you came." Tharhack's fists glow with a soft blue light, that seems to illuminate Tharhack's face but not anything around him.
The scream from Balrin started out very high pitched but quickly degraded to nothingness. Then a second scream pierced the night followed by a thump as a body hit the ground. Then there was nothing but silence.
"Stupid half-breed, you shall be the next feast on the menu." Okag raises his fist again, and again the gem glows an emerald green. Out from the globe of darkness emerges a twisted shape so battered that it would be unable to walk if it hadn't been a ghost. Tharhack spies Rillkep and Wilby helping to shuttle halflings out of their homes ahead of the advancing undead.
Nature conspires with the undead, and freezing rain descends from the sky, Tharhack retreats until he's across the street from Rillkep, "We have to get that gem in his hand, it controls the ghosts." Tharhack yells to Rillkep.
Rillkep was about to ask how Tharhack escaped but realized if they didn't find some way to defeat the ghosts it wouldn't matter. Rillkep motions for Wilby to circle around the demon, they're going to try Tharhack's plan, nothing else seemed to be working. Wilby looked up but was unable to locate the blue giant.
"Where'd he go?" Wilby has to almost shout over the howling winds that are driving the rain into little sling bullets.
Tharhack seems to be yelling something back but the two halflings are unable to hear it.
"Maybe he's hiding on the other side of the darkness?" Rillkep offers. Wilby shrugs his shoulders and nods that he'll check there. Rillkep moves north along the main road sticking to the west side of the street, Wilby waits for the ogre ghost to move a little closer to Tharhack before heading for the opposite side of the street.
Wilby makes it about halfway when a cone of white light envelopes him. Luckily he only feels the initial bite of the cold before he freezes solid from the cone of cold. The cone is emanating from the front of the dark globe, as Okag seems to appear out of thin air. Behind him an ogre ghost floats to the Wilbysicle, and appears to embrace Wilby's statue, his icy tomb shatters and Wilby turns to face Rillkep with eyes that burn a bright bluish-white.
Tharhack realizes he has to get to the demon's gem or all is lost, he turns and heads between the two houses behind him, hoping to get an angle on the approaching ghost.
Okag howls in delight as Wilby stares into Rillkep's eyes. Rillkep feels the icy grip around his heart but manages to fight it off. Wilby lets out a tormented moan that brings a tear to Rillkep, who wonders what torture Wilby must be going through. Okag raises his fist again and the gem begins it's emerald glow, which gives off enough light for Okag to see the huge black paw tear a chunk of flesh out of his left shoulder, which is soon followed by another paw hitting his ribs. Then the bite came, locking onto his left forearm. Xanoniel had summoned a black bear, which did it's job perfectly. The ghosts including Wilby stop moving and just sort of hover in place.
Rebrey not caring why they've stopped, uses this opportunity to head south down the main road, stopping next to Xanoniel and Opee. Acting as a cheerleader now, Opee yells for the bear to kill the infernal beast, or at least maim him so someone else can finish the job. Xanoniel then summons an eagle, telling the eagle to attack the green gem held in Okag's right fist. The bird flies out from the freezing rain and lands on Okag's fist, and begins to pick at his fingers, trying to get at the gem.
The black bear then slams Okag with another paw to the chest. Okag begins to panic and slams his fist into the head of the black bear breaking it's neck, and ending it's threat. Tharhack runs until he sees the darkness globe, turning to head straight into it. He then listens for Okag's voice to determine where he would be located. Tharhack hears the sound of scuffling and a bird's squawking. Turning to that direction, Tharhack sprints through the darkness.
Rillkep backs away from Wilby and trips over a basket filled with apples. The eagle actually manages to dislodge the gem from Okag's fist. The gem falls to the ground and it's light winks out. The ghosts let out a collective moan and seem to disappear. Wilby drops to his knees, and his eyes return to normal, he then falls face first into the muddy ground. Xanoniel and Rebrey close ground to Okag now about forty feet away. Tharhack emerges from the darkness and finds Okag right in front of him, unprepared for Okag to be that close, Tharhack tries to half his run. Tharhack slides on the muddy ground and trips over Okag who also gets knocked down on his hands.
The gem sits in the mud only five feet from Okag and ten feet from Tharhack. Okag dives for the gem followed by Tharhack diving for Okag. Rebrey and Xanoniel both of them unable to see where the gem is or who's got it from their angle, only move to within ten feet of Okag. Rillkep sees Okag stretching and clawing his way towards the gem with Tharhack riding his back trying to grab Okag's head or arms. Rillkep watches as Okag inches his way closer to the gem, Okag is then finally able to buck Tharhack off of his back. Okag pulls himself up on his knees, as Rebrey and Xanoniel both dive for Okag. Rillkep reaches down and grabs what's handy. Throwing a ripe apple at the gem in the mud, the apple hits next to the gem. The splatter of mud covers the gem and temporarily causes Okag to lose sight of the gem.
Rebrey manages to get an arm under Okag's chin, while Tharhack begins to pull on Okag's right leg, trying to drag him away from the gem. Rillkep fires another apple at the gem, this one hits it, and the gem goes skidding through the mud and into the front door of the house beyond the struggling combatants. Okag kicks off Tharhack, and powers Rebrey off of him, sending him through the rain and landing in the mud to Okag's left. Okag eyes the gem just long enough to see the eagle swoop in and pluck it from the mud.
Okag challenges Balrin to make the first move. Okag walks towards Balrin with his arms outstretched.
"Please don't hurt me I beg you." Mylner throws his hands up to his face. This time it's Culley's turn to lose control of his bladder.
Okag laughs and waves his hands in front of his own eyes, and a globe of inky blackness rises up over Balrin, who begins to scream hysterically. The few remaining halflings had their hopes go from Balrin the great savior to Balrin the scared giant. Opee stands in tears as the Ghosts weave in and out through buildings, and the defeat on the eyes of his people. First kobolds and now ghosts and demons.
"Pathetic human trickster, you have no idea of what real magic is. Feel this!" Okag raises his right hand over his head. A green glow begins to shine through his fist, at first a dull green, but it soon reaches a brilliant emerald in color.
An ogre ghost breaks off from chasing a halfling and begins to drift into the darkness surrounding Balrin. Tharhack arrives and lifts his hands to the sky. "Foul spirits of the underworld return from whence you came." Tharhack's fists glow with a soft blue light, that seems to illuminate Tharhack's face but not anything around him.
The scream from Balrin started out very high pitched but quickly degraded to nothingness. Then a second scream pierced the night followed by a thump as a body hit the ground. Then there was nothing but silence.
"Stupid half-breed, you shall be the next feast on the menu." Okag raises his fist again, and again the gem glows an emerald green. Out from the globe of darkness emerges a twisted shape so battered that it would be unable to walk if it hadn't been a ghost. Tharhack spies Rillkep and Wilby helping to shuttle halflings out of their homes ahead of the advancing undead.
Nature conspires with the undead, and freezing rain descends from the sky, Tharhack retreats until he's across the street from Rillkep, "We have to get that gem in his hand, it controls the ghosts." Tharhack yells to Rillkep.
Rillkep was about to ask how Tharhack escaped but realized if they didn't find some way to defeat the ghosts it wouldn't matter. Rillkep motions for Wilby to circle around the demon, they're going to try Tharhack's plan, nothing else seemed to be working. Wilby looked up but was unable to locate the blue giant.
"Where'd he go?" Wilby has to almost shout over the howling winds that are driving the rain into little sling bullets.
Tharhack seems to be yelling something back but the two halflings are unable to hear it.
"Maybe he's hiding on the other side of the darkness?" Rillkep offers. Wilby shrugs his shoulders and nods that he'll check there. Rillkep moves north along the main road sticking to the west side of the street, Wilby waits for the ogre ghost to move a little closer to Tharhack before heading for the opposite side of the street.
Wilby makes it about halfway when a cone of white light envelopes him. Luckily he only feels the initial bite of the cold before he freezes solid from the cone of cold. The cone is emanating from the front of the dark globe, as Okag seems to appear out of thin air. Behind him an ogre ghost floats to the Wilbysicle, and appears to embrace Wilby's statue, his icy tomb shatters and Wilby turns to face Rillkep with eyes that burn a bright bluish-white.
Tharhack realizes he has to get to the demon's gem or all is lost, he turns and heads between the two houses behind him, hoping to get an angle on the approaching ghost.
Okag howls in delight as Wilby stares into Rillkep's eyes. Rillkep feels the icy grip around his heart but manages to fight it off. Wilby lets out a tormented moan that brings a tear to Rillkep, who wonders what torture Wilby must be going through. Okag raises his fist again and the gem begins it's emerald glow, which gives off enough light for Okag to see the huge black paw tear a chunk of flesh out of his left shoulder, which is soon followed by another paw hitting his ribs. Then the bite came, locking onto his left forearm. Xanoniel had summoned a black bear, which did it's job perfectly. The ghosts including Wilby stop moving and just sort of hover in place.
Rebrey not caring why they've stopped, uses this opportunity to head south down the main road, stopping next to Xanoniel and Opee. Acting as a cheerleader now, Opee yells for the bear to kill the infernal beast, or at least maim him so someone else can finish the job. Xanoniel then summons an eagle, telling the eagle to attack the green gem held in Okag's right fist. The bird flies out from the freezing rain and lands on Okag's fist, and begins to pick at his fingers, trying to get at the gem.
The black bear then slams Okag with another paw to the chest. Okag begins to panic and slams his fist into the head of the black bear breaking it's neck, and ending it's threat. Tharhack runs until he sees the darkness globe, turning to head straight into it. He then listens for Okag's voice to determine where he would be located. Tharhack hears the sound of scuffling and a bird's squawking. Turning to that direction, Tharhack sprints through the darkness.
Rillkep backs away from Wilby and trips over a basket filled with apples. The eagle actually manages to dislodge the gem from Okag's fist. The gem falls to the ground and it's light winks out. The ghosts let out a collective moan and seem to disappear. Wilby drops to his knees, and his eyes return to normal, he then falls face first into the muddy ground. Xanoniel and Rebrey close ground to Okag now about forty feet away. Tharhack emerges from the darkness and finds Okag right in front of him, unprepared for Okag to be that close, Tharhack tries to half his run. Tharhack slides on the muddy ground and trips over Okag who also gets knocked down on his hands.
The gem sits in the mud only five feet from Okag and ten feet from Tharhack. Okag dives for the gem followed by Tharhack diving for Okag. Rebrey and Xanoniel both of them unable to see where the gem is or who's got it from their angle, only move to within ten feet of Okag. Rillkep sees Okag stretching and clawing his way towards the gem with Tharhack riding his back trying to grab Okag's head or arms. Rillkep watches as Okag inches his way closer to the gem, Okag is then finally able to buck Tharhack off of his back. Okag pulls himself up on his knees, as Rebrey and Xanoniel both dive for Okag. Rillkep reaches down and grabs what's handy. Throwing a ripe apple at the gem in the mud, the apple hits next to the gem. The splatter of mud covers the gem and temporarily causes Okag to lose sight of the gem.
Rebrey manages to get an arm under Okag's chin, while Tharhack begins to pull on Okag's right leg, trying to drag him away from the gem. Rillkep fires another apple at the gem, this one hits it, and the gem goes skidding through the mud and into the front door of the house beyond the struggling combatants. Okag kicks off Tharhack, and powers Rebrey off of him, sending him through the rain and landing in the mud to Okag's left. Okag eyes the gem just long enough to see the eagle swoop in and pluck it from the mud.
