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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7583242" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 219, Part Three - Lost Outriders</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJS8U30Yxk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJS8U30Yxk</a></p><p></p><p> The Coaltongue was on its way. There had been some delays in its refit, but it would be in the air above Mirsk in about half a day. The doomsday army had camped for the last time before its final day of travel down the Volgir. King Baldrey placed his clairvoyant eye high in the air, far in the distance, to see how close they were. He could see the army in the very far distance, but could make out no detail. Out of the corner of his ‘eye’ he saw movement on the right bank, and turned to see a lone figure, moving on impossibly fast skis between the trees. Just a brief glimpse and this figure was lost among the pines. Korrigan could not catch sight of the figure again and eventually gave up trying.</p><p></p><p>A short while later, he used his sensor again, and this time he saw a band of frost giants on the ice between them and the army proper (which was still several miles away). They were clustered around the wreck of a large, dwarven sled-ship, ripping it apart and plundering its cargo. Bloodstains told of the fate of the crew. Three dire white bears fought over more bloody remains. There were six frost giants in all, two mounted on woolly mammoths.</p><p></p><p>Deciding to forego subtlety, Uru aimed their sled-ship at one of the mammoths. The giants saw them coming. One blew a horn, and the others hurled huge missiles at them – harpoons and glowing blue chunks of rock. Both Korrigan and Rumdoom were hit and Rumdoom was yanked off the ship. Hildegaard and Thurgid jumped off after him.</p><p></p><p>Quratulain, Gupta and Uru all returned fire, as the ship slammed into the closest mammoth and its rider, and then careened away, to come to a slow standstill. The rider was killed and the mammoth lumbered off, out of control. Korrigan ignored the pain of the harpoon and directed the battle. Quratulain leapt off the ship to stay close to her targets. All of the remaining giants attacked her, but they could not land a blow. She responded with her armblade and killed another.</p><p></p><p>The dire bears charged at Rumdoom and his retinue. With a cry of pain he yanked out the harpoon and brace himself for impact, with Hildegaard standing beside him (and Thurgid just behind).</p><p></p><p>From hiding, Uru shot and killed another frost giant rider, and the second mammoth blundered away. Gupta fired also finished off an ice giant with Reason.</p><p></p><p>A subsonic thump, as a huge volume of air was displaced, presaged the arrival of a gigantic figure: a thick-set stone skeleton, fifty feet tall, yellow vapours curling around its chin like a beard. It bore a huge axe, the haft of which formed a primitive three-valve horn. This was Betel, the Vain Axe-man and he blew his horn at once. The enormous blare was an almost physical assault, although everyone but Uru was able to resist it. Uru began to shake uncontrollably.</p><p></p><p>The last two giants retreated behind legs of the Vsadni, but that could not save them. Quratulain shot and injured one, and despite the shakes, Uru finished it off. Gupta picked off the last of them.</p><p></p><p>Further up-river, the bears mauled Rumdoom. He fought back, knocking one to the ice.</p><p></p><p>Betel fired beams of cold and lightning from his eyes, aimed at Quratulain. Resistant to both energy forms, she struck back, but her blade was equally ineffective against this gargantuan being – it was like attacking a marble statue with a butter knife. Betel laughed and said something in old dwarven, before swinging his axe and knocking Korrigan and Gupta off the deck of the ship and onto the ice. Quratulain was hit too, after she leapt in a comically exaggerated way and mistimed her jump. Once again her emotions were clouding her mind!</p><p></p><p>Another subsonic thump: Yarost the Naïve Axe-man had arrived. He blew his trumpet and Betel did too. Uru jumped onto Little Jack and fled!</p><p></p><p>Quratulain slid into a kneeling position and shot at one of the Vsadni with her lantern blaster. A solid hit, but still no damage! These things seemed impervious to harm!</p><p></p><p>Korrigan commanded Uru not to flee, using his crown to free the deep faen from fear. Then he ordered everyone back to the sled-ship. Uru got the ship moving even as the Vsadni slowly advanced. As it picked up its pace, they summoned colossal, icy steeds to bear them pursuit. Quratulain took careful aim and blew their steeds out from under them.</p><p></p><p>Now that they had two Vsadni behind them, and the doomsday army ahead of them, they needed to think fast. Hastily, they came up with a plan. They brought the ship up to full speed, tied off enough ropes to keep it running straight, then used Fourmyle Jaunting to teleport to a bald, rocky bluff, high on the right bank. The empty vessel careened down the river and the Vsadni could be seen giving chase on foot.</p><p></p><p><strong>End of Session</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7583242, member: 79141"] [b]Session 219, Part Three - Lost Outriders[/b] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJS8U30Yxk[/URL] The Coaltongue was on its way. There had been some delays in its refit, but it would be in the air above Mirsk in about half a day. The doomsday army had camped for the last time before its final day of travel down the Volgir. King Baldrey placed his clairvoyant eye high in the air, far in the distance, to see how close they were. He could see the army in the very far distance, but could make out no detail. Out of the corner of his ‘eye’ he saw movement on the right bank, and turned to see a lone figure, moving on impossibly fast skis between the trees. Just a brief glimpse and this figure was lost among the pines. Korrigan could not catch sight of the figure again and eventually gave up trying. A short while later, he used his sensor again, and this time he saw a band of frost giants on the ice between them and the army proper (which was still several miles away). They were clustered around the wreck of a large, dwarven sled-ship, ripping it apart and plundering its cargo. Bloodstains told of the fate of the crew. Three dire white bears fought over more bloody remains. There were six frost giants in all, two mounted on woolly mammoths. Deciding to forego subtlety, Uru aimed their sled-ship at one of the mammoths. The giants saw them coming. One blew a horn, and the others hurled huge missiles at them – harpoons and glowing blue chunks of rock. Both Korrigan and Rumdoom were hit and Rumdoom was yanked off the ship. Hildegaard and Thurgid jumped off after him. Quratulain, Gupta and Uru all returned fire, as the ship slammed into the closest mammoth and its rider, and then careened away, to come to a slow standstill. The rider was killed and the mammoth lumbered off, out of control. Korrigan ignored the pain of the harpoon and directed the battle. Quratulain leapt off the ship to stay close to her targets. All of the remaining giants attacked her, but they could not land a blow. She responded with her armblade and killed another. The dire bears charged at Rumdoom and his retinue. With a cry of pain he yanked out the harpoon and brace himself for impact, with Hildegaard standing beside him (and Thurgid just behind). From hiding, Uru shot and killed another frost giant rider, and the second mammoth blundered away. Gupta fired also finished off an ice giant with Reason. A subsonic thump, as a huge volume of air was displaced, presaged the arrival of a gigantic figure: a thick-set stone skeleton, fifty feet tall, yellow vapours curling around its chin like a beard. It bore a huge axe, the haft of which formed a primitive three-valve horn. This was Betel, the Vain Axe-man and he blew his horn at once. The enormous blare was an almost physical assault, although everyone but Uru was able to resist it. Uru began to shake uncontrollably. The last two giants retreated behind legs of the Vsadni, but that could not save them. Quratulain shot and injured one, and despite the shakes, Uru finished it off. Gupta picked off the last of them. Further up-river, the bears mauled Rumdoom. He fought back, knocking one to the ice. Betel fired beams of cold and lightning from his eyes, aimed at Quratulain. Resistant to both energy forms, she struck back, but her blade was equally ineffective against this gargantuan being – it was like attacking a marble statue with a butter knife. Betel laughed and said something in old dwarven, before swinging his axe and knocking Korrigan and Gupta off the deck of the ship and onto the ice. Quratulain was hit too, after she leapt in a comically exaggerated way and mistimed her jump. Once again her emotions were clouding her mind! Another subsonic thump: Yarost the Naïve Axe-man had arrived. He blew his trumpet and Betel did too. Uru jumped onto Little Jack and fled! Quratulain slid into a kneeling position and shot at one of the Vsadni with her lantern blaster. A solid hit, but still no damage! These things seemed impervious to harm! Korrigan commanded Uru not to flee, using his crown to free the deep faen from fear. Then he ordered everyone back to the sled-ship. Uru got the ship moving even as the Vsadni slowly advanced. As it picked up its pace, they summoned colossal, icy steeds to bear them pursuit. Quratulain took careful aim and blew their steeds out from under them. Now that they had two Vsadni behind them, and the doomsday army ahead of them, they needed to think fast. Hastily, they came up with a plan. They brought the ship up to full speed, tied off enough ropes to keep it running straight, then used Fourmyle Jaunting to teleport to a bald, rocky bluff, high on the right bank. The empty vessel careened down the river and the Vsadni could be seen giving chase on foot. [B]End of Session[/B] [/QUOTE]
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