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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wraithdrit" data-source="post: 872305" data-attributes="member: 10820">Session 6 - Log 3 of 3The companions moved forward quickly. Prior to the first fight, Will had scouted the area through the use of form of scrying spell, and they knew that before they got through the doors, at least one Zhentarim warrior had gotten away. That combined with dissappearance of the Skymage Xandos guaranteed the rest of the Zhentarim were waiting for them somewhere, aware of thier presence.That or Durgaden's bellows and the explosions of magic would have warned them. The group moved forward quickly, their beneficial spells still holding. The passed barracks on either side of the large natural center carvern only to eventually reach a point where the cavern split in each direction. A wide swath of stairs led up to the left, a small set led down to the right. The cavern continued in front of them, and they could see a pair of doors ahead, so the companions decided to move on, clearing out the main floor first. Tanerus listened at the door and shook his head. He slipped a little further down the corridor, checking to see if anything indicated a trap.Durgaden sighed, "Oh, by Klangadin's beard..." He stomped up and kicked in the door on the right. Behind it was a corridor, several Zhentarim defending a bend in the corridor. They quickly brought their bows to bear and fired at the surprised dwarf. The arrows bounced off his shield as Durgaden strode toward them. Behind the first two was the woodsman with the scourge that had disarmed Durgaden the last time they had met.Tanerus moved to the other door, about to check it when the door burst open from inside, a massive demon blooded ogre standing on the otherside. Behind him were several more Zhentarim.Amador and Will were back in the main cavern, watching the fight break out ahead. They were startled first to see a pair of figures with backwards bending knees and small horns appear in the corridor at Tanerus' and Durgaden's backs. They were about to shout a warning, when cries where from up the large staircase. Into the light came charging a pair of skeletons, a pair of commanding Zhentarim, a priest of Bane, an acolyte of Bane, and Xandos the Skymage.The trap had been sprung, and the fight was on. Will quickly called up a wall of fire, blocking off the force coming from down the steps. He was too late to catch the female commander of the Zhentarim, she was almost already on top of him. Tanerus fired off his hand crossbow, cursing as the ogre ignored the poisoned dart. He only had one more poisoned dart left. Scrambling as the demonkin rogue appeared behind him, he tumbled off to the side, escaping the reach of the large part-demon ogre. The ogre and his companions kept after him, closing all of the companions but Durgaden into a tighter and tighter knot. Amador called upon Corellion to aid all of his companions and aflict their enemies. Swirls of divine energy arched from the priest into each of the sides warriors, emboldening his friends and cursing his enemies.The wall of flame died quickly under the dispelling magic of one of the Banites. The other attempted to freeze Amador's muscles, but he managed to shake the effect off.Small globes of energy appeared near Xandos and arched toward Amador, threatening to slam into. At the last second they swirled toward a brooch he had picked up off Xandos' dead apprentice after the last fight. The hit the brooch and with a soft pop, dissappeared harmlessly.Will backed up under the assault of the mine's commander. She screamed and slammed her sword into his magical shielding over and over. Most of the blows were not even able to connect, and the one that did barely cut throne his stone like skin.Durgaden spun on the rogue behind him and cut him down in two quick easy cuts. He spun back in time to parry and block the blows at his back and kept fighting to secure at least this one corridor. He can rescue the others later, the dwarf thought to himself.Tanerus ended a roll right behind the Zhentarim commander and lashed out with his blade, digging it deep in her back. She screamed, weakened severely by the blow.The skeletons lept forward now that the wall of fire had dissappear, and attempt to latch onto Will and Amador. Will finally managed to cast off one of his empowered bolts of lightning. It cut a deep swath through their foes, blasting one skeleton into nothing, ripping through both the commanding Zhentarim and finally slamming into the two priests and Xandos. Xandos screamed as the bolt surged through him, then fell forward dead. He was joined by both the commanders.Will was going to pay for his attack though, several of the ogre's comapanions rushed him. While they had been chasing Tanerus down, Will had proven what kind of threat he could be. Durgaden dropped another Zhentarim in the corridor he was fighting in, but he could not get a clean shot on the woodsman. Amador had pulled out his sword and was fighting against the remaining skeleton when the demonic ogre charged at this side. The elf retreated a step or too. There were just too many of them. The odds needed to be evened. He looked at the body of Xandos. The mage was dead, the demonkin should be freed from bondage. Had he given their true names to someone else? Was Tursa willing to sacrifice them to make her getaway swift?A cry from down the corridor revealed the answer. Tursa flowed forward turning to lob a ball of fire into the corridor Durgaden fought in. Tumbling past her was another tiefling, this one in red robes. She had said her brother would be very recognizable. What was unfamiliar about him was his fighting technique. He seemed unarmed, till he left the ground behind the three zhentarim on Will and kicked each in the head indiviadualy before lightly returning to the ground. All three fell forward, dead or unconscious. The tiefling monk spun on the ogre who recognized his kin and backed up a few steps. Amador slashed again at the skeleton, this time knocking its skull from its shoulders. Durgaden was a bit worse for wear afted Tursa' fireball, but she had managed to take out all but him and the woodsman in the corridor, so he did not mind the scorch marks on his armor. The only threat left standing was the woodsman and the priest of Bane. The priest began to cast, but was cut short by the small hand crossbow bolt that thudded into his chest. Tanerus grinned, perfect shot. He watched in amusement as the drow sleep poison worked its magic, dropping the priest to the ground and then into a deep sleep.Durgaden stalked the woodsman, but a soft hand on his shoulder stayed his arm. Tursa looked at the woodsman and said, "Why don't you put your weapon away." Durgaden almost put his away too. It sounded like a good idea at the time, but he managed to shake off the effects of the charm that Tursa was using on the woodsman. The effect was so strong it had almost caught him as well. The woodsman was like putty in her hands. She commanded him to lower his weapon and he did. Quickly the two groups gathered. On one side was the four companions, on the other side was Tursa, her brother the tiefling monk, the woodsman, and the demonic ogre. She spoke quickly, "My kin and I are leaving, and we are taking this one with us." She pointed to the woodsman.Looking down at the sleeping priest of Bane Will nodded. "We can get our information we need from this one." Durgaden held a hand out to Tursa, "Thanks for holding up your end of the bargain. When this is all done and the mines are moving ore again, perhaps you will return to visit your old home one day. But only under a bit more... peaceful circumstances."Tursa nodded, "We will see." She turned towards the woodsman and narrowed her eyes at him. "Did you have something you wanted to say?"He shook his head and bit his lower lip. As the strange crew of four walked out of the mines, Durgaden lowered the portcullis behind them. The woodsman stopped and turned whispered softly before departing, "I will give Master Clariburnus your regards." With that he turned and caught up with Tursa and her kin.Amador smirked, "Clariburnus?"Tanerus nodded, "He said he had someone on the inside..."Durgaden chuckled and lifted a mug of ale, "Well friends, we finally got back me mines!" He tossed back the ale and drank a large gulp or ten.Will looked a bit pensive, "Aye, but we only have even more questions now than before. I have a feeling we have a long journey still ahead of us before we reach the bottom of all of this..."</blockquote>

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