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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 2980437" data-attributes="member: 4441">The Fall of Arden Fell  The group of assembled nobles and philosophy students look utterly shocked and astounded when Bail stands up and denounces Arden.  Arden opens his mouth, his expression one of shock, when things get taken entirely out of his hands.  Mel stands up as the rest of the students try to gather their wits, and clouts Arden on the head with the butt of her dagger.  She gets a shot to the temple, and the man drops to the ground, a bruise already purpling on his skin.  Opal collapses in a faint, and the place erupts in an uproar.Two men and three women who were sitting next to Arden leap up with ugly expressions on their faces, and faint glowing lights around their hands.  Shenystari and Rayni don't hesitate, and one woman drops to her knees, clutching her head.  Another is the victim of a faint flash of light that leaves her breathless and stunned.  One man lunges for Mel and she swipes at him out of reflex.  He ducks and touches her almost gently on the arm, and it erupts in pain.  The second man and the last standing woman start pushing their way through the crowd to Rayni and Shenystari, even as Rayni starts to retreat.  The noblewoman that had been sitting next to Shenystari glares at them both, and both shake their heads slightly, as if something had distracted them.  "Run!" she hisses.OOC: Mel takes 4 points of damage.~~~Something Fishy in the Drunk Duck!The four intrepid heroes run downstairs to the galley, being tossed against walls, floors, and even ceilings as the violent rocking continues.  They skid to a halt at the wide door, finally seeing what they're up against.  A huge fish-like creature with a rocky, barnacle-encrusted shell is flopping on the large table in the center of the room.  The smell of ale, the wet walls, smashed vegetables, and the broken boards reveal that already several barrels and crates have fallen victim to its mighty tail.  The stove at the back is still going, and the feminine shrieks emerging from its vicinity reveal that the daughter is still alive.  A battered but valient man in an apron is weilding a butcher's knife with an expression of both fear and determination.  "Lie still you shrimp!  You're only making this harder on you!" he howls hysterically, his eyes very wide.  An errant blow from the rugelt bounces the man off the ceiling and into unconsciousness.The party hesitates not a second more, but goes straight into the fray.  Tondrek heaves a vial of something reddish-green over everyone's heads, and it smashes on the rugelt's shell.  It begins to eat a hole through it, and its thrashings redouble, if possible.  Balancing valiently, Querzana leaps to the left and slashes a slender slice from its belly with her rapier, while Harolk (less graceful, but keeping his feet nevertheless) slides to the center and delivers a massive two-handed chop with his orange sword.  A large slash lets out a veritable river of fishy blood, and the footing becomes even more treacherous.  Hxaptos nearly joins the chef in dreamland as he slips and slides, but manages to bring his mace down on the rugelt's stony head, though to only minor effect.  The rugelt clacks its beak together with thunderous force, and a shockwave of sound echoes throughout the galley.  Querzana and Tondrek are reeling from the noise, disoriented and stunned, even as the rugelt contiunes its violent thrashing.  Its tail sweeps the galley, smashing into the stunned Querzana, who gives a cry of pain as flesh bruises and bones snap from the force of the blow.OOC: Tondrek and Querzana are stunned for 1 round.</blockquote>

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