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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruined" data-source="post: 827718" data-attributes="member: 113">4th of Chardot, yr. 150 A.V., continued A crocodile lashed out at Gerad with powerful jaws, but missed as he took a step backwards. Snowmelt was not so lucky as one of the beasts ripped into her flank. Surielle saw this and slid down the embankment without concern for her safety. Tréan was quick to follow.Gerad stabbed at the crocodile before him, but felt its scaly hide protect it from the spear point. The beast regarded him with its malevolent red gaze before lashing at him again.Once Surielle gained her footing, she called upon her connection to Denev and invoked animal defiance to frighten the unnatural crocodiles. Her supernaturally enhanced countenance worked, and two of the creatures turned to slither back into the river.The remaining crocodile desired a meal before it retreated. It leapt forward with frightening speed, turning its head sideways. The jaws clamped down on Gerad’s legs, and before he could resist, the crocodile was dragging him back into the water.Tréan was quick to move up, stabbing at the beast with her spear in an attempt to free Gerad. Even though her strike was true, the crocodile would not let go. Blood stained the waters as it thrashed with Gerad locked in its jaws.Contented that Snowmelt would survive the wounds, Surielle chanted a prayer to Denev and cast hold animal on the remaining crocodile. Tréan and Gerad both realized the dangerous change as the tainted crocodile stopped thrashing and began to sink below the surface of the water. Tréan tried to help Gerad free himself, but her strength was nowhere near what he needed. Taking a different tactic, she laid her hand on his shoulder and imbued him with bull’s strength. Newfound strength flowed into Gerad’s arms, and he easily wrenched the crocodile’s jaws loose from his bloody legs.Tréan helped Gerad limp to the shore and began to examine his wounds. Surielle interrupted with a quick piece of wisdom.“We should move from here. Those that I scared away may return at any time.”  They agreed upon this and moved north upstream from the site of the battle. Tréan used magic and her skills as a healer to alleviate Gerad’s wounds. Surielle worked on her wolf companion, using spells to knit together the tears on her haunch. Before they continued north, Gerad mentioned out the fang carved into the rock. It was unfamiliar to Tréan, but Surielle recognized it with chilling certainty.“It’s the symbol of Gaurak the Glutton. His worshippers were the ones who nearly destroyed the grove we left a few days behind.”“Was this before or after they damaged your grove?” Tréan asked.“I believe we destroyed them all at the grove, so I would guess this was before. But there’s no way to be truly certain. The symbol could be what caused the crocodiles to attack.”“And to have those red eyes. We should destroy the symbol.”The work was done swiftly. Gerad and Surielle moved back downstream to the rock face. Gerad hacked away with his short sword until the symbol was unrecognizable. The crocodiles started to skulk back, but Surielle was quick to send them back into the sea as she had before. Once the carving was dealt with, they regrouped and continued north to Zamon.</blockquote>

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