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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 1348391" data-attributes="member: 16069">The Wednesday KnightsSESSION X.Sunday 6th Fibber 2000Year of the DarkThe Orc Raiders, the Terrible Twins- part 2.Dramatis PersonaeLiandri Elven Rogue 1/Wizard 1Felix Dwarven Deep Druid 1 (ko’d) with Arse the WolfEndrin Human Bard 2Bob Human Ranger 1Mallaria Half-Elven Barbarian 1Xeolus Human Monk 1Whirlwind Human Fighter 1 (guarding Felix)One drunken evening.Apologies to begin with this evening was not as successful as it could have been- this due to the fact that everyone was late, there was European Cup football on the TV and we were drinking random shots- Smirnoff Blue & Red, Lemon Absolut & Apple Schnapps interspersed with more Schnapps Sidekicks.And so to the action…The Ghoul lashes out at Liandri who is hit, he shrieks like a girl (sorry about the sexism), Endrin steps in and delivers the killing blow. The Ghoul falls to the floor wriggling and moaning, a madly energetic death dance… and with a final sigh expires.The door is flung open and the other Knights leap in, they were outside waiting for the noises of battle to die down. There are two ancient looking sarcophagi in the room, one of them is already opened, and empty, the other still sealed. A debate ensues as to whether it should be opened- theories are mooted, postulated and considered, meanwhile Mallaria yanks the lid off. Inside are the remains of a Dwarf- skeletal, it does not rise up (DM- an opportunity wasted if you ask me) no matter how hard Mallaria pokes it. Also in the sarcophagi are two Battleaxes, the hafts are rotten but the blades are good (masterwork)- Mallaria takes them while Whirlwind looks on longingly. Mallaria looks at Whirlwind while attaching the Battleaxes to her backpack and smiles, “feck off, they’re mine- I’ll sell the one I don’t use.”Xeolus, super fly guy.Meanwhile back at the main entrance Xeolus has made the journey through the woods and to the cavern having been directed to the lair by the old man who lingers at the ambush site. At the cavern entrance he moves past Arse the Wolf, who is still mourning Felix’s (near) passing, and on into the cavern. He stops at the point at which the passage splits left and right, and hears a noise, approaching footsteps, from the right hand passage. Xeolus crouches down low and tucks himself into the cavern wall, thirty seconds later an Orc appears from the right hand passage and spots the two dead Orc guards, he turns and barks something then moves towards the exit of the cave. Two more Orcs appear from around the corner and follow- Xeolus takes five seconds to decide, “hey you there, look out he’s behind you” he shouts.The Orc half turns as Xeolus leaps up and kicks the creature in the face, the Orc crashes into the cavern wall and slumps to the ground, neck broken. At the same time the first Orc steps into the dusk, beyond the entrance to the cave, Arse leaps at him, there follows a lot of screaming and a horrendous amount of blood- the Orc is killed. The one Orc left turns to see Xeolus and then back to the Wolf, Arse- stuck in the middle.“Put your weapons down and surrender immediately, you will be treated fairly- I mean you no harm.” Xeolus states in perfect Common, and then under his breath, “may Hieroneous guide my hands- death to the heretic.” The Orc obviously does not understand a word of it, he looks from Xeolus to Arse again, then draws his longsword, screams and rushes toward Xeolus who neatly steps aside and completes a roundhouse kick to the side of the head. The last Orc bites the dust- Xeolus drags the bodies into the cave, “there that’s much neater.” The monk looks down at a bemused and bloody Arse and pats the Wolf on the snout, “nice doggy- stay.” Xeolus stalks off into the cavern following the left hand passage, whistling a happy tune.Back with the main group, after exiting the Ghoul chamber the Knights head for the lift room, which as they approach they overhear the noise of machinery- four Orcs are stepping from the lift armed, and armoured- once again spontaneous pushing and shoving with swords erupts.“Once more into the breach.”“AaaaRRRgggHHHhuh.”“Lunchtime.”“Have at ye varmint.”“What beach?”“I haven’t been to the beach in years.”“Breach, breach, BREACH.”“I’m trying.”The battle is short and to the point the Orcs are easily defeated and the Knights emerge unscathed. As the dust settles- Xeolus steps around the corner to admire the dead-“Hey, nice corpse.”The Knights stare for a while- Bob nods. Xeolus quickly explains what kicked off at the front entrance to the cave- they retreat to the Ogre cavern, where the body of Felix lies. Plans are made-“We can’t leave the fat twat alone.”“Why not he’s usually alone- it’s not like he’s got any friends.”“We are his friends.” Xeolus states.Endrin and Liandri look at each other and smile.“Leave Whirlwind here,” Mallaria states, “he’s not up to much anyway- it’s not like anyone will miss him.”Whirlwind sits on his own and says nothing, merely looking stoic, and eating his sandwiches- meat paste again.Eventually it is decided that Whirlwind will remain on guard over Felix (only one vote against) while the other members of the group will head back down the right hand passage- in the direction of the water they heard earlier.A little later, down the right hand passage, the group enter a much larger chamber with a chasm running through it, just as Mallaria said- it’s 20 or so feet deep and fast flowing water can be heard at the bottom of it. The remains of a wooden bridge can also be seen, Xeolus takes a good run up and leaps the ten-foot gap with ease, Liandri in the meantime has climbed around using the cavern walls. A rope is thrown over and the other members of the group jump, fall and are pulled across (Bob manages all three) to the other side. There they find a campfire still burning and a large sleeping/eating area that looks to have been the home to many Orcs, possibly those from the ambush. They also find a locked door that Liandri swiftly opens, within is a storage room- a thorough search reveals the box of Potions, described to them earlier by the Old Man, and on the underside of a small hand cart a mighty two-handed sword is concealed. Mallaria hefts it and finds it to be an exceptional weapon- “I’ll take this.”“Yes you might as well use it now before you give it back to the Old Man.”Mallaria looks at Xeolus, bemused. Down, down.The Knights heads back to the Ogre’s quarters, acknowledging Whirlwind on the way, who is picking his nose and sitting atop the dead Ogre. From there they head to the lift- after a few false starts Mallaria and Endrin make the thing go- they descend a level, they can see there is yet another area below.An intensely dark chamber is lit only by the Knights guttering torches, they soon discover a dead Orc body and a number of tracks/drag marks- the Knights move on silently and head off into the caverns. A little later, in a darkened room- Liandri spots movement on the ceiling and as the party make ready to flee the exit, their usual reaction to imminent danger, a pair of rubbery tentacles wrap around Endrin (again), he is lifted into the air. A brief tug-of –war results in Endrin being dragged back onto the ground with Xeolus, Endrin and Mallaria all hanging onto him. The Knights crowd around Endrin and using reverse psychology grab at the creatures tentacles and rip the thing from the ceiling- a strange Alien (looking) monkey creature with black rubbery skin is pulled to the floor. All of the Knights, except Xeolus, let go as Endrin is released by the creature- Xeolus has other ideas.He begins to spin round in a tight circle, still holding the creature in his hands.“Hieroneous, hear my prayer- bring death where there is life.”The centrifugal force of Xeolus’ spin causes the creature to flail wildly from Xeolus’ outstretched arms- like some mad hammer thrower turning circles… getting faster, spinning faster.“Bring darkness to the light. Unmake what has been made.”His intensity and speed increases, each circuit now accompanied by what starts as a small bump but soon turns into echoing hard thuds as the flailing creature is brought into contact with the rooms walls.“HIERONEOUS I CHARGE YOU DESTROY THIS EVIL… NOW.”With a final crack the alien monkey creature is flung away, it lands at the feet of the watching Knights, the creature’s head is almost missing, the vague shape of its skull- now a pulpy mass of bone and grey matter.“And thus to all unbelievers.” Xeolus whispers, now on his knees, he looks up to observe the other Knights- who for there part swiftly look away.“Is there anything you want to tell us Xeolus… this Hieroneous thing?” Endrin at last asks, but the Monk chooses not to hear- and life continues again. A little later, “what the heck was that anyway?”“That was one of the many spawn of the Devils and Demons that inhabit this world, that have found passage through the souls of men, evil men Endrin, to test our metal at the coming of the hour.”“Oh. Right.”“Evil men… and women.”Mallaria smiles.The Knights all look at Xeolus who goes down on one knee once more and takes a dark black, highly polished, Holy Symbol of Hieroneous out and begins to mutter a prayer of thanks.“Oh Hieroneous who art most bodacious,I thank you now for the might and power-For the valour and the courage…”“He’s fecking mental.” Mallaria stares at the strange Monk, the rest of the Knights merely nod.The rest of the level is safely explored with nothing else of note or interest found. The group head back to the lift and from there… Deeper and down.The lift descends to the third level; there is nowhere else to go. The area is in absolute darkness- the Knights’ torches illuminate small circles around them. There is no sound here, only their breathing, and the thump of their hearts.Endrin draws back the lift door and immediately the click-clack of bone on stone comes from directly in front of the lift. The circles of light are invaded, the grinning visages of skeletal warriors, crash into the lift attempting to surround the cage in which the Knights have descended, clawing through the bars. Panics ensues, the door is hurriedly slid shut again, Mallaria and Endrin grip the wheel and begin to haul the cage up to the first floor as fast as they can.“Get us out of here…”“C’mon move. MOVE.”The lift opens and the group spills out, still gibbering. They are in need of a cunning plan… All is lost.And so endeth the SESSION that is numbered 10.Next time- double trouble and beyond.</blockquote>

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