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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1875367" data-attributes="member: 9255">EBERRON10/09/04SEGMENT 011SHADOWS OF THE LAST WARSix skeletons claw and climb onto the ship from the water.  Temper drives on back into the water easily with a powerful backhand and pulls out his Greatsword.  Bonds snaps off the head of one before him but it advances still.“%$#*!  Everyone up!”  He yells just in case.The House Lyrandar ½ elves are the first to the deck.  It would appear that traveling through these waters before has made them light sleepers.Khora awakes and climbs the ladder minus his armor.  Cedious also.  Boddynoc dreams of the gnomes he saw in Korranberg.The skeletons prove to be no challenge to the warforged.  The ½ elves merely watch for more as the skeletons are broken up and thrown overboard.Looking out, Bonds can see a figure on the shore but it is at the limit of his sight.  He is uncertain if the figure was involved or merely watching the show.In gratitude, the captain-  Captain Ryag Meth, offers the best of food and service (not money as per the adventure suggested-  PCs are loaded already sheesh!).The ship continues inland from the bay and onto the river.  Within the day, it arrives in Rhukaan Draal.  Rhukaan Draal is the capital of the goblinoid nation of Darguun.  It was once a great city.  Once. “It is mid-morning when you finally arrive in Rhukaan Draal.  The goblinoid city was built around what was once a Cyran frontier town, and today it has grown into a sprawling goblinoid metropolis.  The city appears as a crazy architectural tapestry; mud and timber huts surround ancient structures of stone and brick, interspersed with canvas tents and pavilions.  Most of the roads are bare earth, and few of the wonders or conveniences of Sharn are evident here.  Within this ramshackle city, a single building dominates the skyline- an enormous tower of red stone that rises up from the very center of the city.  This is Khaar Mbar’ost, the court of the Lhesh Haruuc, the hobgoblin king.”“Fixer upper?” smirks Cedious.“Lets not provoke them” says Boddynoc to the two warforged while eyeing three goblins that are obviously casing out the five outsiders.  There are goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears and a few orcs working the docks.  Khora spots an Ogre carrying crates on another ship.  The ship, The Emerald Spirit, seems deserted and the dockworkers look nervous around it.  The group otherwise ignores it as they walk down the gang blank and onto the docks.  The docks creak under the great weight of the fighter and the barbarian.  More than one goblin stare then snarl at Bonds and his shoulder pad, which he refuses to remove.Boddynoc is not expecting a good reception.“Bloody Market?” asks Cedious to a goblin with a limp.“Bloody Market?” he repeats but in goblin.  The goblin ignores him.  “%$#* you” he says in goblin.  The goblin freezes and turns with venom on his face.  The halfling rogue has already taken off and “blended” into the crowd.“Lets be serious guys.  This can be very dangerous here.” Says Boddynoc looking at the large Bugbear before him that is publicly scratching his genitals.  Disgusted they push forward.Eventually the find the market area on their own and with no blood shed on the way.The market is busy and smelly.  The materials being sold here vary greatly in quality and substance.  The finer goods are undoubtedly goods found in the Mourningland region.  In goblin, Cedious and Boddynoc ask around for Failin.  The reception is poor.  The market guards, a Bugbear and two hobgoblins watch the group with feigned disinterest. They try to ask the sellers now.  They offer a copper for information.  This gets no answer.  Then two coppers.  The Bugbear walks over to them.“Man- this place stinks” says Cedious in common.  He nearly jumps out of his boots as he hears a deep snarling voice answer in common.  “Must be the humanz child.”He turns to see the Bugbear guard leaning over him.  Cedious looks back and sees the other four have already moved onto the next table down.  They are unaware of Cedious’ predicament.“What do here? Start troubles?”  He snarls more than asks.  “I takes care of troublez.” He follows it up with hoisting up his morning star.  Dried blood and tuffs of hair are still visible on it.Cedious can not help himself.  “Ugh!   Say-  as a servant to the market-  can you tell me where Failin is?” The Bugbear stiffens up in anger and surprise at how daring the halfling is.  “Servant?!?”  The bugbear snorts and spits at the halfling narrowly missing the agile halfling.  By time the others see what is happening, Cedious has the bugbear enraged with a murderous look in his eyes.  Bonds steps in with a happy glean in his glass eyes.A stare-off begins that erupts as the Bugbear and hobgoblins attack.  The warforged return blows slaying them.  The entire market is screaming for the stranger’s blood.  More bugbears come from out of the crowd.  Soon a large-scale fight is beginning.  Even as he pulls out his crossbow, Boddynoc seriously wonders if they will survive this adventure.Blood, body parts and insults are soon flying.  A few opportunistic goblins fire cross bows hoping to hit anything; strangers for show or Bugbears for revenge.  The battle goes for several minutes.  Boddynoc does everything he can to keep the group alive including Enlarging Khora.  The group decides to escape into the alleys of the city thinking they may find a safe place to hide.  Goblins run as spies and scouts letting the mob know where the strangers are at all times.Angry by it all, Bonds enrages and can’t help himself.  He chases down the goblins leading the group deeper into the city and into more danger.  Word is out-  there are strangers here killing everyone.  Survivors later wonder how this will affect Failin.“Stay together!” yells Boddynoc but his small feet won’t allow him to keep up with the large barbarian.  Khora chases after Bonds.  They thought to talk him down but he begins to strike down orcs that get in the way.“What?” comments the halfling, as everyone looks him.  “What else did you expect from me?”The warforged barbarian tears apart everything in his path.  Khora is holding his own.  The others are trying to catch up but find goblins and orcs are coming out of the alleys to attack them.  A new crowd of bugbears enters the town park where Bonds and the human cleric are.  Khora battles these but finds they are not attacking him.  They taught him all the same.  He doesn’t realize why until it is too late.  A large Ogre walks up to him.  He is dressed in fine clothes with a large but perfectly made great club.As I said- word is out.“Oh #$%*!” yells out Khora as he and this new foe are encircled by fans of the Ogre.  Gork Broadshoulders, the youngest of the clan has arrived to attain justice.The barbarian grows tired but tries to keep after the quick goblins.  The others arrive just in time to hear it.  The crunch of metal… the popping and shattering of bone….the death of Khora.  The Ogre strikes him but once (crit with near max damage… OUCH!) then using his club, he hoists the offensive thing into the air for all to see.“If he is trying to intimidate us …its working!” squeaks the halfling whom is now tugging on the gnome and the leg of Temper.  “I think it’s been fun but its time to go now.”They leave in a hurry to catch up with the Barbarian.Khora is dead.</blockquote>

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