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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 2955633" data-attributes="member: 2323">[PLAIN][Realms #348] From Bad to Worse[/PLAIN]"Oi, me frost blade has taken damage. I did nae know that could even happen," Karak muttered rubbing at the spot of corrosion with his thumb. "Shamalin, can ye heal me blade like you did Aryemac's?" He held it out to her and the cleric gave his weapon a quick glance before throwing him an exasperated look."It seems just fine to me," she said with a sigh.Karak sputtered and grumbled,"Wha-? A-a-a-a mere smudge, ye say?" he was incredulous and he waggled the blade at her again. "Why this 'ere axe is the most beautiful item ever created by man or dwarf. I can nae allow some foul demon beastie to mar its surface, especially now that I know you have the power to heal me blade, lass.""We need to get into that room," Lela said, pointing to the closed door. "That's where the thing went, right?" Before anyone had time to answer, Huzair shrieked in pain and two misshapen creatures materialized in the hall.They shared very little in common. Both had curving tusks rather like a boar's, long muscular legs rather like a frog's, and two pairs of arms - but beyond that they were utterly dissimilar. One was bristling with spines and the other was covered with matted fur. One had pointed ears rather like an elf's and the other's drooped like those of certain dog breeds - and it had four of them on its wedge-shaped head! Each shared a malicious intent that was plainly obvious as they stepped out of the ethereal and onto the Prime.Morier took one look at the things and swung Ravager in a fierce two-handed swing that split the air beside the nearer of the gibbering fiends. Shamalin had time to call on her goddess before the creature had closed with them. It was much faster than its fellow, propelled equally by its legs, wings, and its extraordinarily long arms. It lashed out, goring into the albino's abdomen, but his magical leathers turned the attack aside."Umba, please give me your devine guidance and protection!" Ayremac implored coming swiftly to Morier's assistance. He thumped his morningstar against the monster's shoulder, drawing its attention and wounding it slightly.The second creature saw him as well and as it had done with Huzair, it vomited a bolt of acid from its gullet. The poisonous green missile splattered obscenely across Ayremac's face, earning a grunt of disgust from the holy warrior. The Officer of Umba was more than he appeared, however, and the vitriol had absolutely no effect on him other than to irritate his sensibilities.Huzair had no such defenses against acid and he screamed again as it continued to eat into his flesh. Acrid smoke rose from his chest filling his nostrils with the stench of his own deliquescing flesh. He staggered to the side, clutching weakly at the injury as he maneuvered to make use of his wand. The gout of flame washed over the back of the slower creature, but the flames seemed to sputter out before contacting the thing's flesh."I be gettin' the feelin' that we nae be hurtin' these monsters," Karak grumbled as he watched his allies' attacks slide off their adversaries with little apparent effect. "Maybe we can try this on for size. Shaharizod, grant me the protection for me blade." The weapon flared momentarily with light, but the Karak grunted in discomfort as the Align Weapon spell ripped wildly through his body instead of actually going off as intended."Are you all right?" Lela asked as she darted in and tossed a pinch of Confusion dust at the creature locked in battle with Ayremac and Morier."Me chalak always made this spell castin' look so easy," the dwarf muttered. The sprite's glittering powder missed the creature and she cursed.Morier tried in vain to open the little monster with his bastard sword, but the thing's leathery hide was much tougher than it looked and again it turned the blade aside.Shamalin finished her spellcasting and reality warped between the two little fiends as she Summoned a bear from the Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia. The golden animal roared a challenge and swiped ineffectually at the monster harassing Ayremac.The complicated summoning taken care of, the cleric paused long enough to take a breath before launching into another spell. Taking her cue from Karak, she reached out, Aligning Ayremac's Weapon to Good.Perhaps sensing what was about to happen, the creature fighting with the Holy Warrior whirled into a flailing blur of claws and teeth and spines. A nail opened a wound on Ayremac's neck while a spine found a gap in the armor protecting his weapon arm and its club-like tail slammed painfully into his right knee. The ferocity took him by surprise and his planned counter attack went awry.The second turned toward Huzair and spat a blob of acid at the mage. It was deadly accurate with the attack form, but Huzair fortunately went ethereal just before the missile was about to impact against his abdomen and instead the vitriol splattered hissingly against the wall behind him.Which was good since the acid that still burned on the mage's chest finally reduced him to unconsciousness. The vial of Cure Light Wounds he'd been fumbling with fell from his nerveless fingers as oblivion came eagerly to take him. He collapsed to the ground and stopped Blinking.Karak stepped up beside Morier, but his axe (which was beginning to feel rather heavy in his hands) couldn't penetrate the thing's hide any easier than could the albino's sword.Lela managed to cast her pixie dust into the creature's eyes, but it seemed to have absolutely no effect on it.It was at that point that the slimy creature they had first been fighting teleported into their midst again, appearing just behind Ayremac to set up a flanking situation with the little fiend. It tried to bury its claws into the Officer's back, using the warrior's divided attention to target his vital organs. His plate mail foiled the attack however, and it cursed venomously in a dark tongue that seemed to claw at painfully the ears.</blockquote>

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