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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 1134577" data-attributes="member: 11574">Tharhack doesn't see the mass of bodies rushing him, he feels dozens of little clawed hands scratching his face and shoulders, and even a couple of toothy mouths trying to take pieces of his flesh with them as they pour over him like a running river. Luckily their underdeveloped claws and teeth don't do any real damage to Tharhack. Just a couple of scratches, however the dozens of kobold toddlers crawling over him push him to the floor, pinning him in place. Tharhack finds it impossible to even say a prayer to Kord for strength, so he says a silent prayer that someone else will be able to staunch the flow of kobolds. Rebrey stood ready for the oncoming horde, the first little kobold appeared and Rebrey's heavy flail shatters the kobold's reality, along with it's life. The death of the kobold only served to enable more kobolds to fill the space. The first one latched on to Rebrey's right leg, the next his left leg. Then two more on his right leg, the next couple of kobolds run past Rebrey and towards the door. A few more kobolds wrap their bodies around Rebrey, coupled with the passing kobolds running through and around his legs, Rebrey loses his balance and falls into the onrushing kobolds landing face first into an egg. Feeling the scampering of little feet along his back, Rebrey spits out pieces of egg and juices, and thinks this is a very indignant way to die, smothered to death by kobold toddlers. Alriand watches in horror as both Tharhack and Rebrey disappear into the rushing mass of kobolds. Alriand backs up to the exit of the room and grabs hold of the door and begins to shut it, hoping there's a lock on the door somewhere. She gets the door half way shut, when she feels a hand on her shoulder and forearm forcing the door back open. Bimbar tells her to open the door back up and hold this torch. He forces a torch into her left hand, and begins pouring a liquid onto the dirt floor in front of Alriand. The torch illuminates the eyes of dozens of kobolds all heading straight for Alriand, feeling Bimbar behind her to the right, Alriand drops the torch and pivots to the left and starts to run. Bimbar shouts "NOT YET!" and drops the glass bottle in his hand. He has just enough time to cover his eyes before the area immediately ahead of him erupts in a blaze of light and heat. The front row of kobolds come to a halt, as the next row bowls them over. Two more rows end up on the floor before the horde stops, and begins to reverse their direction. Hissing and screeching at the bright light that just blinded them, they retreat to the middle of the room. Tharhack and Rebrey don't wait for the last of the kobolds to retreat before lifting themselves off the ground and shaking off any remaining kobolds. Their faces bleeding from many small cuts and bites they crawl over to the flames. Bimbar rips off the cloak from Alriand's back and lays it down across the flames, creating a thin space where Tharhack and Rebrey can cross into the corridor beyond the room. Tharhack quickly escapes on all fours through the wall of fire. Rebrey however hesitates, he reaches back and feels for an unbroken egg. Finding one he then gets up to a hunched position before escaping the room. After Rebrey runs over the cloak, it catches fire and the wall is again unbroken. Rebrey and Tharhack only have a second to rest as the oil doesn't burn clean, and the corridor quickly fills with a choking fog of smoke. The party retreats back to the smelly room save Bimbar, who pours another bottle out halfway down the corridor, and takes out his flint and starts another fire. He catches up with the party and herds them into the South exit to the room. Grabbing Alriand's arm as she passes him, Bimbar tells her. "pull another stunt like that, and I'll throw you to the little dogs myself""I have no idea what you mean, I was trying to locate you" Alriand replies."The next time you place your personal safety over that of your comrades," Bimbar continues as he points to the body against the North wall of the room. "You'll join him"Understanding his meaning Alriand acquiesces, and joins the rest of the party.</blockquote>

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