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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Telsar" data-source="post: 1745256" data-attributes="member: 18837">[B}Flashback, Elixanders’ Elixirs[/B]The elven proprietor arrogantly answers T’aria’s question as he writes in his book “I supply the finest potions anywhere in the area.  Guaranteed to work as well or better than anyone else’s.  If I wish to know how my hard work will be put to use, I’m afraid that’s just something people have to live with.  And, there are forces, forces of chaos and destruction, that I simply would not sell to.”  He eyes T’aria carefully. “You are not such a force, are you, Teren?”  T’aria senses this elf is less nosey than he is concerned, perhaps even paranoid, about the potions he makes being used for things beyond his control.  He definitely has a psychological need to control things.  He adds “And I at least would like to put down, are these curatives for existing wounds, or are you planning to provoke someone?”[T’aria rolled Sense Motive 16-1=15]After the exchange of money for potions, the fake smile returns to Elixander’s lips and he says “I hope you will return soon.”[What did T’aria want to do next?  Go to the Inn Shadow directed you to, or something else?]Current, Outside Boone’s AntiquesAccalon, T’aria and Lydia, all thoroughly evil and not particularly moved by an ally’s plight, begin to casually move towards Boone’s Antiques where they heard the dwarf yelling, while Sunedilar, following a warriors code of at least some semblance of loyalty rushes to the place.  Sunedilar makes it to just outside the door and hears Aligor’s challenge of “Come’n git it!”.  But off to his left, some 70’ down the street, he sees a man, probably a spectator to this battle, quietly jumping up and down and waving his arms, and far beyond him, he sees who he’s waving to… two city guards on horseback, crossing a side street, traveling somewhat quickly and so far failing to notice the man.  Accalon notices the man as well, although Lydia fails to, and T’aria is trailing behind a bit, needing time to get her horse, so she doesn’t see the man either.[Sunedilar and Accalon made spot checks]Inside Boone’s, Hex says of Aligor “Damn it, he’s entering a blood rage, something these uncivilized types do when they get scared.  Leeza, we’ll have to drop him quickly, and we’re not likely to hear any begging.  ‘Tis a pity.”  Both rogues move up to the dwarf as he downs his potion, both unable to flank him with his position in the corner of the room, and both stabbing with their short swords, their steel sinking deep into the dwarf.[Aligor’s potion restores 7 HPs.  Leeza hit, did 4 points of damage, Hex hit and did 7][Characters by initiative, damage:Accalon, HPs:22/32T’aria, unhurt (probably; she’s at HPs: 5/13 with no healing)Aligor, HPs:7(13)/37(43) (extra with rage)Chivalrous man with short sword, deadLeeza, unhurtSunedilar, HPs: 26/29Hectaras, unhurtLydia, HPs:10/20]Current (later than the Boone fight), near Max’s Martial Training SchoolAlicia leaps from the moving cart, swings her sword at a rear rider, and in so doing, cuts her sword deep into the whore Miri, who cries out “Alicia!  Why…?”.  Large amounts of the girl’s blood spill out onto the ground and she looks like she’s barely managing to stay on the horse.[Alicia’s attack rolled 6+8+2=AC 16, hit, did 5+13=18 points of damage to Miri, who makes a fortitude check and is disabled, but still “up”, so no cleave].The man with the longsword jumps off his horse, slapping it to send it running with Missandra still on it.  He yells “Girls!  You have to get to safety!  Forget Max’s, just get out of here!”  He advances towards Alicia, staying between her and the departing horse.  The man with Jelenneth follows his lead, jumping of his horse, sending it on, and knocking another bolt in his crossbow.  The man Alicia almost cleaved, with Miri, sees how hurt the whore is and spurs his horse forward, withdrawing from the fight, presumably trying to get Miri to safety.The man with the longsword, a rather burly, hairy looking man, says to the half-ogre “You’re one of the ones who killed our leader.  More than that, our spiritual guide.  Sent down from heaven to show us the true way.  You may slay us all today, but there are no limits to the troops of heaven or to their capacity for retribution.  Ezuvial will be avenged!”[Characters by initiative, damage:Alicia, HPs: 21/26Three men on horseback, unhurtMiri, unhurtMissandara, unhurt,Jelenneth, unhurtBoth robed men, deadMan with gleaming longsword, disabledGirdra, unhurtArmed man, disabled][Including two maps, for the two combats]</blockquote>

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