New Frontiers #77
Auril’s forces continue their siege on Fort Fletcher.
Eastern Battlements:
Up on the eastern side of the fortress, Yusef, Chareos, and a pair of Heironeous Priests stand guard. Elfin archers fire their weapons through the slots in room #510.
A cry diverts the guards’ attention to the watchtower access area. There, enemy forces have overrun the watchman on duty. Yusef enters the room just the elf hits the floor hard. Looking up he spies a pair of ice warriors beginning to climb down the ladder. A pair of throwing stars is tossed and both embed themselves in the first invader. The ice warrior looses his grip and falls to the floor below, shattering upon impact.
Back out in the hallway, Chareos is alerted by one of the priests that the door leading into #511 has almost been breached. The door between #508 & #509 is not far behind it. Chareos casts Mirror Image and now there is four of him.
While the ice warrior climbs down the ladder, Yusef casts Flame Blade. The Flame Blade easily slices through the ice warrior once its in range. The ice hits the floor and shatters into smaller pieces. Looking up, Yusef can see that the access hatch is still open and that more ice warriors are starting to climb down.
The door into #511 breaks and ice warriors begin to flood in. The Glyph does its job and there is a flash of fire in the #511 hallway. All the ice warriors are gone once the flames die down. For a moment you can see out onto outer walkway of the fortress. Dozens of ice warriors are there and more of them begin to flood into #511.
Archers:
The archers continue to fire upon the flying ice gargoyles and many more come down. There numbers are beginning to thin somewhat, but there are still plenty of targets to choose from.
Sherra is momentarily startled when a gargoyle suddenly appears right outside the arrow slots! It shoves an icy spear into the slot and it impales the elf beside Sherra in the face! The elf screams in pain and blood flows freely from the wound.
The ice gargoyle brandishes his spear around looking for another target to strike.
New Frontiers #77
New Frontiers #77
Try it and find out!
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Ballista Hallway:
A few invaders have managed to reach the ballista hallway on the forth level of the fortress. The first invader was dispatched with a ballista bolt, but the next incursion was more successful. One of the ballista operators was wounded and the platform pushed back. Sir Corley followed by Lyonessa goes to greet the invaders.
Corley’s massive two-handed sword lashes out and blasts the two ice warriors apart. Lyonessa, assisted by one of the other operators, helps get the wounded man to safety. His wound is great and Lyonessa casts Cure Light Wounds on him. The wounded man begins to come around, while Olivia comes over to help guide him to the infirmary.
At Sergeant Irwin’s direction, another man is dispatched to take the wounded man’s place. He calls for more bolts to be brought forth as they are being used quickly during this assault.
Lieutenant Wyndham directs his troops to help turn away in the invaders. Men are armed with spears and are directed to use them to force the ice warriors back out onto the platforms and to push them over the edge.
More invaders land on the ballista platforms. Platforms C & D are hit next, but the with the ballista’s drawn further back, the enemy lands before the ballista cart. The men at Platform C are quick enough to use the ballista to blast one of the invaders away, while a pair of regular soldiers pushes the other over the edge with their spears.
The men at platform D are not as fortunate. One man is downed by an ice axe and a second wounded. The third man helps the second withdraw while Sir Corley and Lyonessa step up to greet the invaders. Once more Corley’s greatsword makes quick work of the ice warriors. Lyonessa smashes the other with her mace. Hairline fractures appear in the ice warrior’s body from the impact. They slowly spread until the invader simply falls to pieces.
The scene in the ballista hallway is chaotic as more and more invaders try to get past the ballista platforms and the defenders rush to push them back.
A few invaders have managed to reach the ballista hallway on the forth level of the fortress. The first invader was dispatched with a ballista bolt, but the next incursion was more successful. One of the ballista operators was wounded and the platform pushed back. Sir Corley followed by Lyonessa goes to greet the invaders.
Corley’s massive two-handed sword lashes out and blasts the two ice warriors apart. Lyonessa, assisted by one of the other operators, helps get the wounded man to safety. His wound is great and Lyonessa casts Cure Light Wounds on him. The wounded man begins to come around, while Olivia comes over to help guide him to the infirmary.
At Sergeant Irwin’s direction, another man is dispatched to take the wounded man’s place. He calls for more bolts to be brought forth as they are being used quickly during this assault.
Lieutenant Wyndham directs his troops to help turn away in the invaders. Men are armed with spears and are directed to use them to force the ice warriors back out onto the platforms and to push them over the edge.
More invaders land on the ballista platforms. Platforms C & D are hit next, but the with the ballista’s drawn further back, the enemy lands before the ballista cart. The men at Platform C are quick enough to use the ballista to blast one of the invaders away, while a pair of regular soldiers pushes the other over the edge with their spears.
The men at platform D are not as fortunate. One man is downed by an ice axe and a second wounded. The third man helps the second withdraw while Sir Corley and Lyonessa step up to greet the invaders. Once more Corley’s greatsword makes quick work of the ice warriors. Lyonessa smashes the other with her mace. Hairline fractures appear in the ice warrior’s body from the impact. They slowly spread until the invader simply falls to pieces.
The scene in the ballista hallway is chaotic as more and more invaders try to get past the ballista platforms and the defenders rush to push them back.
Try it and find out!
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Western Battlements:
The elfin watchman on this level managed to elude the invaders and safely climb back down into the fortress, sealing the hatch behind him. One of the Priests of Helm moves to keep an eye on that entrance to the fortress.
Grondar begins to fire his crossbow through the holes forming in the door between areas #506 & 507. His aim is mostly true and those invaders behind the door are repeatedly struck.
Ivy uses her ability Detect Undead and determines that none are present.
Thanks to Grondar’s efforts, the enemy’s progress at the one door has greatly decreased. However, the other door is beginning to show signs of being breached. The enemy breaks through both doors at nearly the same time.
Once more the enemy advances forward right into a Glyph. Fire erupts in the chambers behind the doors and all the ice warriors there are consumed. Melting hunks of ice is all that remains of them.
But more ice warriors take their place from outside. There are six ice warriors advancing through 506, and eight through 502.
Argent:
While all this is going on, Argent is being dispatched to deal with the woman spotted outside on the assumption that she is the one directing Auril’s forces. First the Invoker casts Fly and then Invisibility.
Argent rises up over the commotion in the Ballista Hallway and shoots out one of the platforms. The sky outside the fortress is filled with activity. There are arrows flying everywhere and ice gargoyles bringing troops to the fortress and retreating after dropping them off.
Argent flies down the face of the fortress, avoiding missiles and falling bodies as she goes. Reach the ground; she flies some fifteen feet overhead and heads down the valley, sticking to one side.
Up ahead the Invoker spots the woman in question. It’s a human female bearing a whitish staff that gives the observer the impression of being a large icicle. The woman’s long hair is dark black in color and her robes are ice white with blue piping. The robes are cinched at the waist with a very wide silver belt. Tucked into the belt is an ice axe and carved into the side of the blade is a drawing of a snowflake. A silver circlet stands out amongst the woman’s dark tresses.
Flying past the woman, Argent gains altitude and prepares to cast her first spell at the target…
The elfin watchman on this level managed to elude the invaders and safely climb back down into the fortress, sealing the hatch behind him. One of the Priests of Helm moves to keep an eye on that entrance to the fortress.
Grondar begins to fire his crossbow through the holes forming in the door between areas #506 & 507. His aim is mostly true and those invaders behind the door are repeatedly struck.
Ivy uses her ability Detect Undead and determines that none are present.
Thanks to Grondar’s efforts, the enemy’s progress at the one door has greatly decreased. However, the other door is beginning to show signs of being breached. The enemy breaks through both doors at nearly the same time.
Once more the enemy advances forward right into a Glyph. Fire erupts in the chambers behind the doors and all the ice warriors there are consumed. Melting hunks of ice is all that remains of them.
But more ice warriors take their place from outside. There are six ice warriors advancing through 506, and eight through 502.
Argent:
While all this is going on, Argent is being dispatched to deal with the woman spotted outside on the assumption that she is the one directing Auril’s forces. First the Invoker casts Fly and then Invisibility.
Argent rises up over the commotion in the Ballista Hallway and shoots out one of the platforms. The sky outside the fortress is filled with activity. There are arrows flying everywhere and ice gargoyles bringing troops to the fortress and retreating after dropping them off.
Argent flies down the face of the fortress, avoiding missiles and falling bodies as she goes. Reach the ground; she flies some fifteen feet overhead and heads down the valley, sticking to one side.
Up ahead the Invoker spots the woman in question. It’s a human female bearing a whitish staff that gives the observer the impression of being a large icicle. The woman’s long hair is dark black in color and her robes are ice white with blue piping. The robes are cinched at the waist with a very wide silver belt. Tucked into the belt is an ice axe and carved into the side of the blade is a drawing of a snowflake. A silver circlet stands out amongst the woman’s dark tresses.
Flying past the woman, Argent gains altitude and prepares to cast her first spell at the target…
Try it and find out!
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Dwarf Mines:
Down in the mine, the dwarves have come across spiders on two separate fronts. Aria and Dougan were climbing down an old, rusty ladder when web crawling spiders begin to advance on them. Aria attempts to move faster down the ladder, but the spiders are too fast.
One attempts to bite Aria, but its fangs fail to penetrate her armor. Aria drops her torch, letting it fall to the ground below. Any webbing touched by the torch burns with its passage.
Hanging on with one hand, Aria grabs her battle-axe with the other. The weapon lashes out and strikes the attacking spider square in the head, slicing it nearly in half. The spider shudders for a moment and then collapses. The webbing supporting it gives way and the dead spider plunges downward.
Dougan isn’t in any better shape. He avoids the spiders’ fangs and strikes back with his warhammer, wounding his attacker.
The third spider attacks Aria, but again her armor saves her from the venom.
In a different tunnel, Farian and Salem have come across a swarm of smaller spiders. These ones are only about six inches in size, compared to the 2-3’ version Aria is facing. Farian readies his shield and warhammer, while Salem has daggers in both hands.
Farian smashes the first two spiders easily enough. Salem stabs a pair on his own, but the spiders keep coming and begin to crawl up their legs! Three to four spiders are on each dwarf and they attempt to bite with their fangs!
Farian is bitten once and Salem twice but for only minor damage.
“They’re poisonous!” Salem calls out after being bitten.
Down in the mine, the dwarves have come across spiders on two separate fronts. Aria and Dougan were climbing down an old, rusty ladder when web crawling spiders begin to advance on them. Aria attempts to move faster down the ladder, but the spiders are too fast.
One attempts to bite Aria, but its fangs fail to penetrate her armor. Aria drops her torch, letting it fall to the ground below. Any webbing touched by the torch burns with its passage.
Hanging on with one hand, Aria grabs her battle-axe with the other. The weapon lashes out and strikes the attacking spider square in the head, slicing it nearly in half. The spider shudders for a moment and then collapses. The webbing supporting it gives way and the dead spider plunges downward.
Dougan isn’t in any better shape. He avoids the spiders’ fangs and strikes back with his warhammer, wounding his attacker.
The third spider attacks Aria, but again her armor saves her from the venom.
In a different tunnel, Farian and Salem have come across a swarm of smaller spiders. These ones are only about six inches in size, compared to the 2-3’ version Aria is facing. Farian readies his shield and warhammer, while Salem has daggers in both hands.
Farian smashes the first two spiders easily enough. Salem stabs a pair on his own, but the spiders keep coming and begin to crawl up their legs! Three to four spiders are on each dwarf and they attempt to bite with their fangs!
Farian is bitten once and Salem twice but for only minor damage.
“They’re poisonous!” Salem calls out after being bitten.
Try it and find out!
GM Notes
GM Notes:
That should keep everyone busy. I’m trying to keep everyone at the Fortress in roughly the same time frame, that’s why I didn’t take everyone’s actions as far as they were posted.
Progress with the online character sheets continues. Everyone in this game, and in Elfquest at least has their Personal Data and Stats sections posted. This is all database driven.
All spell casters have the number of spells they can memorize/pray for listed. These numbers are accurate and reflect the House Rules for this game. They are also automatically generated and will correctly change as levels are gained.
Most spell casters have their spell lists on their sheets too. I have most spells up to 5th level in the database thus far. Priests might find a few new spells on their sheets. I’ve been adding them as I come across them from other sources beyond the PHB, Tome of Magic, and PO: Spells and Magic.
You can save an offline version of your sheet by using the SAVE AS function of your browser. This will give you a normal HTM version of the file and included in a separate folder will be your avatar pic. The coding for the SAVE AS versions is nothing like what the online file actually contains, but the information is the same.
Hit Points:
Farian – 53 of 54
Now what?
That should keep everyone busy. I’m trying to keep everyone at the Fortress in roughly the same time frame, that’s why I didn’t take everyone’s actions as far as they were posted.
Progress with the online character sheets continues. Everyone in this game, and in Elfquest at least has their Personal Data and Stats sections posted. This is all database driven.
All spell casters have the number of spells they can memorize/pray for listed. These numbers are accurate and reflect the House Rules for this game. They are also automatically generated and will correctly change as levels are gained.
Most spell casters have their spell lists on their sheets too. I have most spells up to 5th level in the database thus far. Priests might find a few new spells on their sheets. I’ve been adding them as I come across them from other sources beyond the PHB, Tome of Magic, and PO: Spells and Magic.
You can save an offline version of your sheet by using the SAVE AS function of your browser. This will give you a normal HTM version of the file and included in a separate folder will be your avatar pic. The coding for the SAVE AS versions is nothing like what the online file actually contains, but the information is the same.
Hit Points:
Farian – 53 of 54
Now what?
Try it and find out!
Lyonessa:
Corley’s massive two-handed sword lashes out and blasts the two ice warriors apart. Lyonessa, assisted by one of the other operators, helps get the wounded man to safety. His wound is great and Lyonessa casts Cure Light Wounds on him. The wounded man begins to come around, while Olivia comes over to help guide him to the infirmary.
Lyonessa smiles, quickly re-assuring the man will be alright as Olivia approaches. Her smile quickly fades though as things begin to get worse. She realises that she won't have enough spells to help all of these brave warriors if this battle goes on for long.
The men at platform D are not as fortunate. One man is downed by an ice axe and a second wounded. The third man helps the second withdraw while Sir Corley and Lyonessa step up to greet the invaders. Once more Corley’s greatsword makes quick work of the ice warriors. Lyonessa smashes the other with her mace. Hairline fractures appear in the ice warrior’s body from the impact. They slowly spread until the invader simply falls to pieces.
Hope gleams in her eye, quickly renewed upon seeing how her mace fared against the warrior. The enemy is very fragile and she knows she can make a real difference here.
Lyonessa will continue to swing her mace unless there is a lull. If one does exist, she will see about helping the wounded get back to where Olivia can help them. She will only convert a spell into another Cure Light Wounds if it appears someone might not make it to the infirmary without the magical assistance.
Corley’s massive two-handed sword lashes out and blasts the two ice warriors apart. Lyonessa, assisted by one of the other operators, helps get the wounded man to safety. His wound is great and Lyonessa casts Cure Light Wounds on him. The wounded man begins to come around, while Olivia comes over to help guide him to the infirmary.
Lyonessa smiles, quickly re-assuring the man will be alright as Olivia approaches. Her smile quickly fades though as things begin to get worse. She realises that she won't have enough spells to help all of these brave warriors if this battle goes on for long.
The men at platform D are not as fortunate. One man is downed by an ice axe and a second wounded. The third man helps the second withdraw while Sir Corley and Lyonessa step up to greet the invaders. Once more Corley’s greatsword makes quick work of the ice warriors. Lyonessa smashes the other with her mace. Hairline fractures appear in the ice warrior’s body from the impact. They slowly spread until the invader simply falls to pieces.
Hope gleams in her eye, quickly renewed upon seeing how her mace fared against the warrior. The enemy is very fragile and she knows she can make a real difference here.
Lyonessa will continue to swing her mace unless there is a lull. If one does exist, she will see about helping the wounded get back to where Olivia can help them. She will only convert a spell into another Cure Light Wounds if it appears someone might not make it to the infirmary without the magical assistance.
My voice, my will, my magic - three blessings bestowed by Mystra that spell your doom
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Grondar
- Berronar's Humble Servant
- Posts: 406
- Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:55 pm
- Location: Aboveground, unfortunately
On the Borderlands
Grondar:
Grondar fires repeatedly through the holes in the door before him, many of the shots striking warriors of ice beyond. Still, it is not enough and eventually the door gives way. From the sound of it, the door Ivy guards breaks open at very nearly the same time!
As Grondar switches from his crossbow to TruthGiver and shield, a number of the icy creatures rush into the hall. Fortunately, the Glyph placed there does its job, destroying a number of the constructs. This gives Grondar time to ready himself and dash forward into the hallway. As some half-dozen of the Cold One's servants approach, Grondar crashes into them halfway down the hall, swinging TruthGiver with a vengeance. "You will go no further, creatures, not while Grondar Foehammer lives!"
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Grondar intends to fully block the hall with his body and swinging mace, destroying any ice warriors that approach. As long as he holds this narrow space, only a few should be able to come at him at a time. He'll also use his enchanted strength to resist being pushed back.
Grondar fires repeatedly through the holes in the door before him, many of the shots striking warriors of ice beyond. Still, it is not enough and eventually the door gives way. From the sound of it, the door Ivy guards breaks open at very nearly the same time!
As Grondar switches from his crossbow to TruthGiver and shield, a number of the icy creatures rush into the hall. Fortunately, the Glyph placed there does its job, destroying a number of the constructs. This gives Grondar time to ready himself and dash forward into the hallway. As some half-dozen of the Cold One's servants approach, Grondar crashes into them halfway down the hall, swinging TruthGiver with a vengeance. "You will go no further, creatures, not while Grondar Foehammer lives!"
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Grondar intends to fully block the hall with his body and swinging mace, destroying any ice warriors that approach. As long as he holds this narrow space, only a few should be able to come at him at a time. He'll also use his enchanted strength to resist being pushed back.
Gordon (fanchergw AKA Kylie, Grondar, Yusef, Lily Pak / Menagerie)
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Yusef
- Celestian's Errant Star
- Posts: 281
- Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 11:56 am
- Location: Wherever my path leads
A New Path
Yusef:
Moving into the room at the bottom of the ladder, Yusef hurls a pair of throwing spikes at the first invader, which is destroyed. Casting Flame Blade, he meets the second as it descends the ladder. The sword of fire carves through the icy warrior, which shatters just like the first. Clearly these creatures cannot take a lot of damage individually. Still, he must stem the tide or they may be swept under.
Seeing more of the icy invaders at the top of the ladder, Yusef climbs to meet them. Climbing with one hand and wielding the flaming sword in the other, Yusef seeks to reach and seal the access hatch. He is determined to succeed here, as he can hear the doors back in the hallway giving way.
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Yusef's throwing spikes are shaped like large nails without the head, rather than like the traditional ninja stars.
Moving into the room at the bottom of the ladder, Yusef hurls a pair of throwing spikes at the first invader, which is destroyed. Casting Flame Blade, he meets the second as it descends the ladder. The sword of fire carves through the icy warrior, which shatters just like the first. Clearly these creatures cannot take a lot of damage individually. Still, he must stem the tide or they may be swept under.
Seeing more of the icy invaders at the top of the ladder, Yusef climbs to meet them. Climbing with one hand and wielding the flaming sword in the other, Yusef seeks to reach and seal the access hatch. He is determined to succeed here, as he can hear the doors back in the hallway giving way.
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Yusef's throwing spikes are shaped like large nails without the head, rather than like the traditional ninja stars.
Gordon (fanchergw AKA Kylie, Grondar, Yusef, Lily Pak / Menagerie)
Ivy
Ivy:
Grondar does wonderful work and many of the enemy at the one door are struck. However, the other door begins to show signs of breaking and both doors crumble at nearly the same time.
Brandishing her mace, Ivy waits as the Glyphs we placed do their job and the fire consumes the cold invaders. Once the fires are out, Ivy rushes forward to engage the enemy.
“You are not welcomed here, followers of cold!”
After a moment’s concentration, Ivy answers, “No, they are not. Unfortunately.”Later, Grondar waits as the ice soldiers attempt to force their way through the doors. "Ivy! Can you tell if these creatures are undead?" he calls out.
Grondar does wonderful work and many of the enemy at the one door are struck. However, the other door begins to show signs of breaking and both doors crumble at nearly the same time.
Brandishing her mace, Ivy waits as the Glyphs we placed do their job and the fire consumes the cold invaders. Once the fires are out, Ivy rushes forward to engage the enemy.
“You are not welcomed here, followers of cold!”
For the glory of the Blue Lady!
Sir Corley
Sir Corley:
Reaching the breached position, Corley’s two-handed sword makes short work of the invaders. Looking around, the knight can see Lady Lyonessa assisting the wounded man. It is good that the man’s wounds were not fatal.
Stepping back again, the unit commanders take charge of their units. Sergeant Irwin has another man brought in to replace the wounded one and the ballistas are to be re-supplied. Lieutenant Wyndham has the regular soldiers use spears to help push back the invaders.
“Have lit torches at the ready too!” Sir Corley calls out. “These invaders are vulnerable to fire!”
Other platforms are breached and the one in the middle of the hallway is cleared thanks to the regular soldiers. However, the platform next to it isn’t as fortunate. Once more ice warriors force their way into the hall!
But once more the force is destroyed with Lady Lyonessa’s help.
“They are not all that powerful a foe,” Sir Corley notes. “It’s their great numbers that concern me. Hopefully the woman spotted outside the fortress is the one controling them. If Lady Argent can defeat her or force her to withdraw, then this siege might be at an end. But for now we must remain vigilant.”
Stepping back, Sir Corley lets the new ballista crew man their weapon. He keeps his eyes open for the next incursion.
Reaching the breached position, Corley’s two-handed sword makes short work of the invaders. Looking around, the knight can see Lady Lyonessa assisting the wounded man. It is good that the man’s wounds were not fatal.
Stepping back again, the unit commanders take charge of their units. Sergeant Irwin has another man brought in to replace the wounded one and the ballistas are to be re-supplied. Lieutenant Wyndham has the regular soldiers use spears to help push back the invaders.
“Have lit torches at the ready too!” Sir Corley calls out. “These invaders are vulnerable to fire!”
Other platforms are breached and the one in the middle of the hallway is cleared thanks to the regular soldiers. However, the platform next to it isn’t as fortunate. Once more ice warriors force their way into the hall!
But once more the force is destroyed with Lady Lyonessa’s help.
“They are not all that powerful a foe,” Sir Corley notes. “It’s their great numbers that concern me. Hopefully the woman spotted outside the fortress is the one controling them. If Lady Argent can defeat her or force her to withdraw, then this siege might be at an end. But for now we must remain vigilant.”
Stepping back, Sir Corley lets the new ballista crew man their weapon. He keeps his eyes open for the next incursion.
We fight for King and Country!
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Aria Stonehand
- Adventuress
- Posts: 93
- Joined: Sun May 15, 2005 11:30 am
Aria
Aria:
The spiders are too fast and they are upon us before we can reach the cavern floor. One of the critters tries to bite but only gets a mouthful of armor instead. The torch is dropped and a battle-axe comes to Aria’s hand.
“Blasted bug!” Aria curses. “You’ll not be likin’ the taste of this dwarf!”
With a powerful one-handed swing, Aria slices the bug's head open and it falls.
“I warned you, bug!”
Another spider tries to bite Aria, but it too doesn’t find flesh.
“You’ll get yours in a second, ya blasted bug!”
Swing at the spider when I’m able.
The spiders are too fast and they are upon us before we can reach the cavern floor. One of the critters tries to bite but only gets a mouthful of armor instead. The torch is dropped and a battle-axe comes to Aria’s hand.
“Blasted bug!” Aria curses. “You’ll not be likin’ the taste of this dwarf!”
With a powerful one-handed swing, Aria slices the bug's head open and it falls.
“I warned you, bug!”
Another spider tries to bite Aria, but it too doesn’t find flesh.
“You’ll get yours in a second, ya blasted bug!”
Swing at the spider when I’m able.
By Clageddin's Twin Axes!
a little too close..
Sherra:
Sherra takes a couple quick steps away while loading another arrow. She will fire two arrows into what is hopefully a can't miss situation. She doesn't think the gargoyle will try to throw the spear but she isn't interested in waiting to see.Sherra is momentarily startled when a gargoyle suddenly appears right outside the arrow slots! It shoves an icy spear into the slot and it impales the elf beside Sherra in the face! The elf screams in pain and blood flows freely from the wound.
The ice gargoyle brandishes his spear around looking for another target to strike.
Farian
Farian will do his best to remove the spiders from him, (Use war hammer if he can without damaging himself or if the need is there roll on the ground) If the spiders jump off him when he rolls he will go invisible so he can regain his footing.
Feeling the little spiders climb up his body Farian looks to Salem as he is having similar trouble. “We’re moving back to the rope now!!! Get your tail and gear and move!!!” Knowing full well that poison will weaken them soon, this dwarf will not become lunch!! Muttering under his breath, he adds, “Where are the bloody clerics when ya be needing them.”Farian smashes the first two spiders easily enough. Salem stabs a pair on his own, but the spiders keep coming and begin to crawl up their legs! Three to four spiders are on each dwarf and they attempt to bite with their fangs!
Farian is bitten once and Salem twice but for only minor damage.
“They’re poisonous!” Salem calls out after being bitten.
Farian will do his best to remove the spiders from him, (Use war hammer if he can without damaging himself or if the need is there roll on the ground) If the spiders jump off him when he rolls he will go invisible so he can regain his footing.
Chareos
The four Chareos step up to the corridor to (511). He will wade into the Ice warriors with his quarterstaff smashing away with abandon.
Chareos Watches as the Glyphs do their job as the invading ice warriors are engulfed in fire. For a few moments he wonders if there are more and his answer is swift. Dozens of Ice warriors come ambling into the corridor. Yelling back to the stairwell, “Tell Sir Corley, we are breached and will hold as long as we can! We will need reinforcements!The door into #511 breaks and ice warriors begin to flood in. The Glyph does its job and there is a flash of fire in the #511 hallway. All the ice warriors are gone once the flames die down. For a moment you can see out onto outer walkway of the fortress. Dozens of ice warriors are there and more of them begin to flood into #511.
The four Chareos step up to the corridor to (511). He will wade into the Ice warriors with his quarterstaff smashing away with abandon.
To serve and protect those who cannot.
Post Continued
Post Continued:
The siege continues...
Outside the fortress, Argent begins to cast Fireball at the dark-haired woman who seems to be directing this attack. The magic is invoked and the Fireball streaks towards the unsuspecting target. It explodes upon contact with devastating results. The woman is sent hurtling forward to the ground while fire erupts all around her. Upon impact with the ground, the icy staff drops from her grasp and the silver circlet in her hair falls out and rolls off. The fire immediately evaporates the snow in the area and mist gathers quickly.
In the Eastern Battlements, the ice warriors have cleared the defenses. Yusef has dispatched two of them thus far, but more are climbing down from the watchtower. Yusef begins to climb to meet them. Once close enough he drives the Flame Blade into the first of the descending ice warrior. The magical blade easily moves through its target and the ice warrior falls to the floor and shatters.
Chareos and the Priests of Heironeous stand firm as one of the outer doors falls to the invaders. Ice warriors begin to pour in and are rudely greeted. Chareos smashes them to pieces with his quarterstaff and the priests embed their axes. The ice warriors shatter and drop to the floor as undamaged cold soldiers move over them.
In one of the archery stations, Sherra backs away from the arrow slits. An ice gargoyle has appeared outside armed with a spear. Using the spear, he has stabbed one of the elves in the face. The wounded elf falls to the floor crying out in pain, while his comrades seek to move him to safety.
Drawing another shaft from her quiver, Sherra fires upon the hovering gargoyle at point blank range. The first arrow embeds deep in the flying ice construct while the second shatters it. The threat ends as the remains of the gargoyle plummet out of sight.
The situation in the Western Battlements is just as dire. Both doors have given way and the first wave of invaders was incinerated by the protective Glyphs. Grondar rushes to impeded one group just inside the door. Truth Giver lashes out twice, smashing the invaders into shards with each hit. One of the Priests of Helm moves to back the dwarf up. He uses his mace to strike one of the invaders.
Ivy rushes to defend the other hallway. Each hit from the Kiss of Azrella blasts the ice soldiers apart and they fall harmlessly to the floor. The other Priest of Helm aids Ivy with his mace.
Down in the Ballista Hallway there is a momentary lull in the action. Lyonessa assists Olivia in healing one of the wounded men. Chareos' message arrives from the Eastern Battlements that they have been breached and assistance is needed. Sir Corley dispatches Po and three soldiers to aid them. Word reaches the hallway that one of the elves has been badly wounded. Olivia rushes off to tend to him.
The siege continues...
Outside the fortress, Argent begins to cast Fireball at the dark-haired woman who seems to be directing this attack. The magic is invoked and the Fireball streaks towards the unsuspecting target. It explodes upon contact with devastating results. The woman is sent hurtling forward to the ground while fire erupts all around her. Upon impact with the ground, the icy staff drops from her grasp and the silver circlet in her hair falls out and rolls off. The fire immediately evaporates the snow in the area and mist gathers quickly.
In the Eastern Battlements, the ice warriors have cleared the defenses. Yusef has dispatched two of them thus far, but more are climbing down from the watchtower. Yusef begins to climb to meet them. Once close enough he drives the Flame Blade into the first of the descending ice warrior. The magical blade easily moves through its target and the ice warrior falls to the floor and shatters.
Chareos and the Priests of Heironeous stand firm as one of the outer doors falls to the invaders. Ice warriors begin to pour in and are rudely greeted. Chareos smashes them to pieces with his quarterstaff and the priests embed their axes. The ice warriors shatter and drop to the floor as undamaged cold soldiers move over them.
In one of the archery stations, Sherra backs away from the arrow slits. An ice gargoyle has appeared outside armed with a spear. Using the spear, he has stabbed one of the elves in the face. The wounded elf falls to the floor crying out in pain, while his comrades seek to move him to safety.
Drawing another shaft from her quiver, Sherra fires upon the hovering gargoyle at point blank range. The first arrow embeds deep in the flying ice construct while the second shatters it. The threat ends as the remains of the gargoyle plummet out of sight.
The situation in the Western Battlements is just as dire. Both doors have given way and the first wave of invaders was incinerated by the protective Glyphs. Grondar rushes to impeded one group just inside the door. Truth Giver lashes out twice, smashing the invaders into shards with each hit. One of the Priests of Helm moves to back the dwarf up. He uses his mace to strike one of the invaders.
Ivy rushes to defend the other hallway. Each hit from the Kiss of Azrella blasts the ice soldiers apart and they fall harmlessly to the floor. The other Priest of Helm aids Ivy with his mace.
Down in the Ballista Hallway there is a momentary lull in the action. Lyonessa assists Olivia in healing one of the wounded men. Chareos' message arrives from the Eastern Battlements that they have been breached and assistance is needed. Sir Corley dispatches Po and three soldiers to aid them. Word reaches the hallway that one of the elves has been badly wounded. Olivia rushes off to tend to him.
Try it and find out!
Page Two
Back outside the fortress, Argent doesn't let up. She follows up with her Fireball with a Lightning Bolt. Targeting is difficult due to the steam, but fortunately one is not required with the bolt. The magic is unleashed and the bolt streaks into the misty cloud. A scream of pain follows shortly thereafter.
The mist begins to part somewhat and the Priestess of Auril can be seen again. She is disheveled, but on her feet. The icy staff is back in her hands again and she points it in Argent's direction. A swarm of icy missiles is launched from the Staff of Winter. They number five and all impact into Argent, who shrugs them off thanks to her Stoneskin.
The ice warrior climbing down to meet Yusef clumsily tries to kick the Priest of Celestian in the face. The attack is easily avoided and the Flame Blade claims another ice warrior.
Down in the hallway, the second door bursts and more ice warriors come forth. Their march suddenly ends as the Glyph in that hallway activates and floods the corridor with fire.
The ice warriors advance on Chareos and the priests. Their ice axes tried to find a target, but none strike flesh. The quarterstaff smashes another and the priests remove more of the enemy from the battlefield.
In the archery station, Sherra and the elves begin to move back to their posts. Alarmingly more spear wielding gargoyles are advancing on the ballista platforms! These gargoyles become the major target and dozens of arrows are fired. Some of the gargoyles are felled, but many more reach the ballista platforms. In the background, Olivia of Azrella arrives to tend to the fallen elf.
The combat continues on the Western Battlements. The ice warriors strike with their equally icy axes. Grondar is nicked once, but destroys his attacker with Truth Giver. Ivy is also struck once, but her Stoneskin blunts the attack. More invaders fall underneath the priests' onslaught but their numbers continue to grow.
Cries of alarm fill the ballista hallway as the wave of spear carrying gargoyles arrives! Some move to engage the ballista operators while others fly over them to engage the soldiers inside! Spears and torches are used to drive back the invaders. Sir Corley brings his great sword into place once more and Lyonessa uses her mace to defend herself. The invaders are wounding soldiers at an alarming rate.
The mist begins to part somewhat and the Priestess of Auril can be seen again. She is disheveled, but on her feet. The icy staff is back in her hands again and she points it in Argent's direction. A swarm of icy missiles is launched from the Staff of Winter. They number five and all impact into Argent, who shrugs them off thanks to her Stoneskin.
The ice warrior climbing down to meet Yusef clumsily tries to kick the Priest of Celestian in the face. The attack is easily avoided and the Flame Blade claims another ice warrior.
Down in the hallway, the second door bursts and more ice warriors come forth. Their march suddenly ends as the Glyph in that hallway activates and floods the corridor with fire.
The ice warriors advance on Chareos and the priests. Their ice axes tried to find a target, but none strike flesh. The quarterstaff smashes another and the priests remove more of the enemy from the battlefield.
In the archery station, Sherra and the elves begin to move back to their posts. Alarmingly more spear wielding gargoyles are advancing on the ballista platforms! These gargoyles become the major target and dozens of arrows are fired. Some of the gargoyles are felled, but many more reach the ballista platforms. In the background, Olivia of Azrella arrives to tend to the fallen elf.
The combat continues on the Western Battlements. The ice warriors strike with their equally icy axes. Grondar is nicked once, but destroys his attacker with Truth Giver. Ivy is also struck once, but her Stoneskin blunts the attack. More invaders fall underneath the priests' onslaught but their numbers continue to grow.
Cries of alarm fill the ballista hallway as the wave of spear carrying gargoyles arrives! Some move to engage the ballista operators while others fly over them to engage the soldiers inside! Spears and torches are used to drive back the invaders. Sir Corley brings his great sword into place once more and Lyonessa uses her mace to defend herself. The invaders are wounding soldiers at an alarming rate.
Try it and find out!
Page Three
Back out in the snow, Argent fires her next spell at the Priest of Auril. It's the Magic Missile spells she bundled together using Minor Sequencer. Upon completion of the combined magic, a flurry of ten gleaming Magic Missiles streaks towards the evil priests. The Priestess seems concerned at first, but then confident upon seeing the spell.
The ten Magic Missiles slam into the Priestess and she doubles over in pain! A look of confusion comes over her as if unable to comprehend what just happened. Her hand moves upwards towards the top of her head as if searching for something. Unexpectedly, the Priestess of Auril vanishes from sight.
The ice warrior above Yusef suddenly lets go off the ladder and falls! Acting more on instinct, Yusef raises his Flame Blade and the fiery construct neatly slices the ice into manageable chunks. With no more invaders in sight, Yusef reaches the watchtower hatch and closes it.
Ice warriors advance on Chareos and the priests from two positions. Po and several soldiers arrive to assist. Chareos is unscathed and takes out two more invaders with his quarterstaff. One of the soldiers goes down under the invaders assault, while Po smashes an ice warrior.
Unexpectedly, the ice warriors just fall apart on their own! Numerous hunks of ice hit the floor and most shatter under their weapon. All of the sudden, the invaders are no more!
The story is the same in the archery area. Sherra lines up another shot and all of the sudden her target plummets from the sky. All the gargoyles in sight somehow seem to have lost their ability to fly and they begin to fall.
In the Western Battlements the priest continue to hold. Truth Giver and the Kiss of Azrella blast the enemy into pieces upon contact. Then, all of a sudden, the invaders fall apart and shatter upon hitting the floor. The priests look around in confusion, but there are no more enemies to fight.
The icy gargoyles flood into the ballista hall and the defenders are ready for them. Spears and flaming torches are used to drive them back. Sir Corley stabs another one with his two-handed sword and Lyonessa breaks one up with her mace. And then, as if by magic, the invaders fall from the sky and shatter on the stony floor. The battle is suddenly over. The siege seems to be at an end.
The ten Magic Missiles slam into the Priestess and she doubles over in pain! A look of confusion comes over her as if unable to comprehend what just happened. Her hand moves upwards towards the top of her head as if searching for something. Unexpectedly, the Priestess of Auril vanishes from sight.
The ice warrior above Yusef suddenly lets go off the ladder and falls! Acting more on instinct, Yusef raises his Flame Blade and the fiery construct neatly slices the ice into manageable chunks. With no more invaders in sight, Yusef reaches the watchtower hatch and closes it.
Ice warriors advance on Chareos and the priests from two positions. Po and several soldiers arrive to assist. Chareos is unscathed and takes out two more invaders with his quarterstaff. One of the soldiers goes down under the invaders assault, while Po smashes an ice warrior.
Unexpectedly, the ice warriors just fall apart on their own! Numerous hunks of ice hit the floor and most shatter under their weapon. All of the sudden, the invaders are no more!
The story is the same in the archery area. Sherra lines up another shot and all of the sudden her target plummets from the sky. All the gargoyles in sight somehow seem to have lost their ability to fly and they begin to fall.
In the Western Battlements the priest continue to hold. Truth Giver and the Kiss of Azrella blast the enemy into pieces upon contact. Then, all of a sudden, the invaders fall apart and shatter upon hitting the floor. The priests look around in confusion, but there are no more enemies to fight.
The icy gargoyles flood into the ballista hall and the defenders are ready for them. Spears and flaming torches are used to drive them back. Sir Corley stabs another one with his two-handed sword and Lyonessa breaks one up with her mace. And then, as if by magic, the invaders fall from the sky and shatter on the stony floor. The battle is suddenly over. The siege seems to be at an end.
Try it and find out!
Page Four
Dwarven Mines:
Down in the dwarven mines, the explorers have found spiders in varying sizes. Huge spiders have attacked Aria and Dougan. Aria's axe lashes out once more and the spider attacking her is slain. Above Aria, Dougan struggles with the last spider. The spider's fangs sink deep into Dougan's flesh. The dwarven priest lashes back with his warhammer and the spider is dropped.
"I've been poisoned!", Dougan tells Aria between pants. "I don't believe it will be fatal, but we should withdraw before the venom begins to affect me. Just in case there are more of these things here."
In a deeper mine, Farian and Salem have come across a swarm of smaller spiders. The first few spiders are killed, but they just keep coming and begin to crawl up the dwarves legs. Farian lashes out with his warhammer and knocks the spiders away from him. Salem does the same with his daggers, but is not yet clean.
The pair turns and begins to run back to the rope, the swarming spiders chasing after them. Farian reaches the rope first and leaps out to grab it. Salem follows suit and brushes the last spider off of himself. Salem seems to be moving slower then Farian right now.
The dwarves begin to climb up the rope. Looking back you can see the spiders climbing up the side of the chasm! They are following! There are at least a dozen of the creatures.
Down in the dwarven mines, the explorers have found spiders in varying sizes. Huge spiders have attacked Aria and Dougan. Aria's axe lashes out once more and the spider attacking her is slain. Above Aria, Dougan struggles with the last spider. The spider's fangs sink deep into Dougan's flesh. The dwarven priest lashes back with his warhammer and the spider is dropped.
"I've been poisoned!", Dougan tells Aria between pants. "I don't believe it will be fatal, but we should withdraw before the venom begins to affect me. Just in case there are more of these things here."
In a deeper mine, Farian and Salem have come across a swarm of smaller spiders. The first few spiders are killed, but they just keep coming and begin to crawl up the dwarves legs. Farian lashes out with his warhammer and knocks the spiders away from him. Salem does the same with his daggers, but is not yet clean.
The pair turns and begins to run back to the rope, the swarming spiders chasing after them. Farian reaches the rope first and leaps out to grab it. Salem follows suit and brushes the last spider off of himself. Salem seems to be moving slower then Farian right now.
The dwarves begin to climb up the rope. Looking back you can see the spiders climbing up the side of the chasm! They are following! There are at least a dozen of the creatures.
Try it and find out!
Farian
Farian begins running full steam as he does he stows his shield behind him freeing up his hand. Seeing the rope before him he leaps out with his legs and takes hold the rope and begins to climb, Salem follows suit and does the same. Thankfully none of the spiders are upon them. Casting a glance below him he cant help noticing Salem moving a tad bit slower and then the cave wall begins to move with activity….
“Persistent little buggers! Get a move on Salem!” as he begins to pull himself up. “Once we get to the ledge, We be Calling for the others..” If we found these hairy critters I’m wagering Aria did to…. “He begins to trail off. When he gets to the ledge he will pull himself up and be ready to hold his ground with Warhammer in hand.
He will begin yelling back to the secured cavern, “We be having company!“
“Wish We had some oil and torches…. We’d be having a roast by now.”
The pair turns and begins to run back to the rope, the swarming spiders chasing after them. Farian reaches the rope first and leaps out to grab it. Salem follows suit and brushes the last spider off of himself. Salem seems to be moving slower then Farian right now.
Farian begins running full steam as he does he stows his shield behind him freeing up his hand. Seeing the rope before him he leaps out with his legs and takes hold the rope and begins to climb, Salem follows suit and does the same. Thankfully none of the spiders are upon them. Casting a glance below him he cant help noticing Salem moving a tad bit slower and then the cave wall begins to move with activity….
“Persistent little buggers! Get a move on Salem!” as he begins to pull himself up. “Once we get to the ledge, We be Calling for the others..” If we found these hairy critters I’m wagering Aria did to…. “He begins to trail off. When he gets to the ledge he will pull himself up and be ready to hold his ground with Warhammer in hand.
He will begin yelling back to the secured cavern, “We be having company!“
“Wish We had some oil and torches…. We’d be having a roast by now.”
Chareos
Chareos makes his way to the waning door. It soon falls and several Ice warriors come forth. Chareos takes a tighter grip on his quarterstaff and advances on them lashing out with his staff. Icy forms crack and shatter to the floor but they still keep coming like a wave over their fallen.
The door behind begins to crack and give way as many more Ice Warriors swarm over them just as Po and a few soldiers arrive. One going down in a heap, Just as he swings his quarterstaff into another Ice creature its simply falls apart. Checking his swing he looks around in disbelief , his gaze looks to the priests then to the icy mounds on the ground.
“Seems the battle is over, But how?” he asks no one in particular.
Seeing the one soldier down he will check and see if he still lives. If he does he will call for one of the priests. Afterward he will look to the others and say. “Secure the doorways the best you can. It may not be over, Turning to Po, “Send word to Sir Corley of what has happened and ask him of his orders. Perhaps something has happened below as well.”
Chareos and the Priests of Heironeous stand firm as one of the outer doors falls to the invaders. Ice warriors begin to pour in and are rudely greeted. Chareos smashes them to pieces with his quarterstaff and the priests embed their axes. The ice warriors shatter and drop to the floor as undamaged cold soldiers move over them.
Chareos makes his way to the waning door. It soon falls and several Ice warriors come forth. Chareos takes a tighter grip on his quarterstaff and advances on them lashing out with his staff. Icy forms crack and shatter to the floor but they still keep coming like a wave over their fallen.
His quarterstaff weaves in and out from his body deflecting axes as they bare in on his form. A resounding crack can be heard as his weapon makes contact as it shatters the Ice warriors into ice cubes.The ice warriors advance on Chareos and the priests. Their ice axes tried to find a target, but none strike flesh. The quarterstaff smashes another and the priests remove more of the enemy from the battlefield.
The door behind begins to crack and give way as many more Ice Warriors swarm over them just as Po and a few soldiers arrive. One going down in a heap, Just as he swings his quarterstaff into another Ice creature its simply falls apart. Checking his swing he looks around in disbelief , his gaze looks to the priests then to the icy mounds on the ground.
“Seems the battle is over, But how?” he asks no one in particular.
Seeing the one soldier down he will check and see if he still lives. If he does he will call for one of the priests. Afterward he will look to the others and say. “Secure the doorways the best you can. It may not be over, Turning to Po, “Send word to Sir Corley of what has happened and ask him of his orders. Perhaps something has happened below as well.”
To serve and protect those who cannot.
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Grondar
- Berronar's Humble Servant
- Posts: 406
- Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:55 pm
- Location: Aboveground, unfortunately
On the Borderlands
Grondar:
In the western hallway, Grondar uses the doorway as a natural bottleneck, meeting the frozen invaders with something that looks very akin to dwarven battlefury. Almost immediately, two of the creature receive the Gift of Truth, reducing them to mere shards in a matter of seconds. In his near-frenzy state, Grondar is only vaguely aware of the human priest backing him up.
More ice men press forward, swinging with their axes. One of the manages a shallow cut on Grondar's arm, though nowhere near sufficient to slow the dwarf. Instead, he shatters the creature with his holy mace. He can see that the numbers of enemy before him seem to be increasing rather than decreasing, but this merely fuels his dwarven inclinations.
Grondar continues methodically crushing the frigid soldiers as they approach. Soon, the crushed ice piled on the floor is nearly ankle deep.
And then it all stops. One second, they are fighting grimly to hold back the icy tide of death, and in the next second the creatures all tear themselves to pieces. Grondar nearly falls forward at the sudden change.
Looking at the priest of Helm standing at his shoulder, Grondar says, "I think we've done it! Let's see how the others have fared."
Grondar goes to check on Ivy. "How fare thee, lady Ivy?" Once he determines that Ivy has survived unscathed, he streaks across the open expanse to check on their counterparts on the eastern side.
"Chareos? Yusef? Everyone okay?" He will also check in on the rooms with the archers.
In the western hallway, Grondar uses the doorway as a natural bottleneck, meeting the frozen invaders with something that looks very akin to dwarven battlefury. Almost immediately, two of the creature receive the Gift of Truth, reducing them to mere shards in a matter of seconds. In his near-frenzy state, Grondar is only vaguely aware of the human priest backing him up.
More ice men press forward, swinging with their axes. One of the manages a shallow cut on Grondar's arm, though nowhere near sufficient to slow the dwarf. Instead, he shatters the creature with his holy mace. He can see that the numbers of enemy before him seem to be increasing rather than decreasing, but this merely fuels his dwarven inclinations.
Grondar continues methodically crushing the frigid soldiers as they approach. Soon, the crushed ice piled on the floor is nearly ankle deep.
And then it all stops. One second, they are fighting grimly to hold back the icy tide of death, and in the next second the creatures all tear themselves to pieces. Grondar nearly falls forward at the sudden change.
Looking at the priest of Helm standing at his shoulder, Grondar says, "I think we've done it! Let's see how the others have fared."
Grondar goes to check on Ivy. "How fare thee, lady Ivy?" Once he determines that Ivy has survived unscathed, he streaks across the open expanse to check on their counterparts on the eastern side.
"Chareos? Yusef? Everyone okay?" He will also check in on the rooms with the archers.
Gordon (fanchergw AKA Kylie, Grondar, Yusef, Lily Pak / Menagerie)
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Yusef
- Celestian's Errant Star
- Posts: 281
- Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 11:56 am
- Location: Wherever my path leads
A New Path
Yusef:
Starting his climb toward the access hatch, Yusef carves into the nearest warrior of ice and flings it from the ladder to shatter on the floor. Not pausing to rest, he continues upward.
Another of the false men attempts to kick him, something almost guaranteed to fail against Yusef's training. He moves just enough to avoid the crude attempt, then cuts the creature's legs from its body with his burning blade.
The frozen creature cannot hang on, and falls to join its icy comrades. Yusef scrambles up the last few rungs and slams the hatch shut before more of the invaders can enter. That done, he drops to the floor, somersaulting to help absorb the impact.
Yusef emerges into the hall just in time to see the rest of the ice warriors collapse. "Well, that is fortunate."
Starting his climb toward the access hatch, Yusef carves into the nearest warrior of ice and flings it from the ladder to shatter on the floor. Not pausing to rest, he continues upward.
Another of the false men attempts to kick him, something almost guaranteed to fail against Yusef's training. He moves just enough to avoid the crude attempt, then cuts the creature's legs from its body with his burning blade.
The frozen creature cannot hang on, and falls to join its icy comrades. Yusef scrambles up the last few rungs and slams the hatch shut before more of the invaders can enter. That done, he drops to the floor, somersaulting to help absorb the impact.
Yusef emerges into the hall just in time to see the rest of the ice warriors collapse. "Well, that is fortunate."
"It does appear that we have won - at least for now. Perhaps the gods have smiled on us, or perhaps Argent's mission met with success."Chareos wrote:“Seems the battle is over, But how?” he asks no one in particular.
"I'll see to his injuries, my friend," Yusef says. Crouching down, he casts a minor spell of healing on the wounded soldier.Chareos wrote:Seeing the one soldier down he will check and see if he still lives. If he does he will call for one of the priests. Afterward he will look to the others and say. “Secure the doorways the best you can. It may not be over, Turning to Po, “Send word to Sir Corley of what has happened and ask him of his orders. Perhaps something has happened below as well.”
Yusef looks up from the man he's treating. "We are well, good dwarf. I trust lady Ivy is also hale and hearty? You appear to have picked up a bit of a scratch there."Grondar wrote:"Chareos? Yusef? Everyone okay?" He will also check in on the rooms with the archers.
Gordon (fanchergw AKA Kylie, Grondar, Yusef, Lily Pak / Menagerie)
over with?
Sherra:
Smiling grimly, Sherra doesn't take the time to pat herself on the back. The shots had to be made, and she did. Hopefully the elven archer will be okay, but there is still a battle raging.In one of the archery stations, Sherra backs away from the arrow slits. An ice gargoyle has appeared outside armed with a spear. Using the spear, he has stabbed one of the elves in the face. The wounded elf falls to the floor crying out in pain, while his comrades seek to move him to safety.
Drawing another shaft from her quiver, Sherra fires upon the hovering gargoyle at point blank range. The first arrow embeds deep in the flying ice construct while the second shatters it. The threat ends as the remains of the gargoyle plummet out of sight.
"Hurry!" Sherra cries out if any of the elves are reluctant or slow to return to their posts, pointing to the gargoyles approaching the ballista platforms. She begins firing as fast as she can while still making every shot count. She sees a good portion of hers, and the elves', arrows hit their mark, but they can't seem to destroy them fast enough. Sherra bites her lip as she realizes she getting low on arrows too, and the precious moments it will take to get more.In the archery station, Sherra and the elves begin to move back to their posts. Alarmingly more spear wielding gargoyles are advancing on the ballista platforms! These gargoyles become the major target and dozens of arrows are fired. Some of the gargoyles are felled, but many more reach the ballista platforms. In the background, Olivia of Azrella arrives to tend to the fallen elf.
"What?" Sherra says as she switches targets, but then sees the other gargoyles fall as well. "Blessed Tymora," she whispers as she lowers her bow and watches them plummet.The story is the same in the archery area. Sherra lines up another shot and all of the sudden her target plummets from the sky. All the gargoyles in sight somehow seem to have lost their ability to fly and they begin to fall.
"We are fine Grondar," Sherra replies with one of her smiles. "We had only one injury I believe, but someone was here to tend to him already." Spotting the nick on Grondar, she can't help but put her hands on her hips and joke to him in dwarven, <"Another scar to impress the women-folk?">"Chareos? Yusef? Everyone okay?" He will also check in on the rooms with the archers.
Validar's Henchmen
Arocken -
Arocken join the elven archers at the othe side of the fortress from Sherra. Arocken continues firing his bow at the ice gargoyles buzzing around the fortress. Arrows continue to fill the sky and many of the gargoyles are brought down, but they seem to keep coming.
In a brief lull, Arocken sees a flash of flame from a fireball. trying his best to see what is going on, he continues to fire at the gargoyles. A few moments later, a lightning bolt erupts into the same area. Arocken lets out an elven warcry and hits another gargoyle with two shafts, shattering it in the process.
Moments pass and the warhawk elf continues to relish in the combat. Then suddenly, all the targets fall from the sky.
Arocken congratulates his fellow archers on their prowess and then heads back towards the ballista area and Sir Corley.
"We seem to have won. But it looks like it was Argent who managed to cut all the ice puppets strings," he will say, as he runs up skidding to a stop. "He will point out into the valley approach where the steam and mist from Argent's earlier Fireball still linger.
Po -
Po is ordered by Sir Corley to assist on the Eastern Battlements and three soldiers go with him. He leads the way to the area and finds Chareos and some priests holding against the ice men, closing in on them from two directions.
Po charges into an opening and smashes one of the ice warriors, who falls to pieces. Around him the battle rages. A man next to Po goes down and as Po moves to attack the invader, it suddenly falls to the ground in pieces. Surprised, he looks for another target, but they all have crumbled to ice chunks.
“Seems the battle is over, But how?” he asks no one in particular.
Seeing the one soldier down he will check and see if he still lives. If he does he will call for one of the priests. Afterward he will look to the others and say. “Secure the doorways the best you can. It may not be over, Turning to Po, “Send word to Sir Corley of what has happened and ask him of his orders. Perhaps something has happened below as well.”
Po is not sure what is happening, so he keeps quiet. Then when Chareos asks him to contact Sir Corley, he heads out quickly. Arriving at the ballista area, he steps up and waits to be acknowledged. "The ice warriors are all destroyed, Sir Corley. Chareos wants to know what are your orders."
Arocken join the elven archers at the othe side of the fortress from Sherra. Arocken continues firing his bow at the ice gargoyles buzzing around the fortress. Arrows continue to fill the sky and many of the gargoyles are brought down, but they seem to keep coming.
In a brief lull, Arocken sees a flash of flame from a fireball. trying his best to see what is going on, he continues to fire at the gargoyles. A few moments later, a lightning bolt erupts into the same area. Arocken lets out an elven warcry and hits another gargoyle with two shafts, shattering it in the process.
Moments pass and the warhawk elf continues to relish in the combat. Then suddenly, all the targets fall from the sky.
Arocken congratulates his fellow archers on their prowess and then heads back towards the ballista area and Sir Corley.
"We seem to have won. But it looks like it was Argent who managed to cut all the ice puppets strings," he will say, as he runs up skidding to a stop. "He will point out into the valley approach where the steam and mist from Argent's earlier Fireball still linger.
Po -
Po is ordered by Sir Corley to assist on the Eastern Battlements and three soldiers go with him. He leads the way to the area and finds Chareos and some priests holding against the ice men, closing in on them from two directions.
Po charges into an opening and smashes one of the ice warriors, who falls to pieces. Around him the battle rages. A man next to Po goes down and as Po moves to attack the invader, it suddenly falls to the ground in pieces. Surprised, he looks for another target, but they all have crumbled to ice chunks.
“Seems the battle is over, But how?” he asks no one in particular.
Seeing the one soldier down he will check and see if he still lives. If he does he will call for one of the priests. Afterward he will look to the others and say. “Secure the doorways the best you can. It may not be over, Turning to Po, “Send word to Sir Corley of what has happened and ask him of his orders. Perhaps something has happened below as well.”
Po is not sure what is happening, so he keeps quiet. Then when Chareos asks him to contact Sir Corley, he heads out quickly. Arriving at the ballista area, he steps up and waits to be acknowledged. "The ice warriors are all destroyed, Sir Corley. Chareos wants to know what are your orders."
Conquer or Die!
Chareos
(Chareos was on the next floor getting ready as ordered from Corley, when Argent was instructed to go after the Priestess.)
“Aye, I am no worse for wear,” he says still looking at the icy remnants of their foes."Chareos? Yusef? Everyone okay?" He will also check in on the rooms with the archers.
“Mission? What mission?” He asks with concern and confusion etched into his every word."It does appear that we have won - at least for now. Perhaps the gods have smiled on us, or perhaps Argent's mission met with success."
(Chareos was on the next floor getting ready as ordered from Corley, when Argent was instructed to go after the Priestess.)
To serve and protect those who cannot.
Sir Corley
Sir Corley:
Sir Corley moves about the Ballista Hall, going to wherever he is needed. Then the enemy begins a new tactic! The gargoyles that had been carrying soldiers onto the battlements are attacking! This is good news to Sir Corley, as since they are no longer transporting troops, then the number of the enemy is finite! It's now just a matter of outlasting them.
The ice gargoyles fly about the Ballista Hall. Corley stabs those that he can with his great sword. Suddenly they simply fall to the ground, like puppets whose strings have been cut. Like everyone else here, Sir Corley looks about in confusion. Then the realization hits him.
“The Lady Argent must have succeeded!”
This is confirmed quickly enough by Arocken.
“Commanders, we’ll stay at alert for another fifteen minutes. If all remains quiet then we’ll dismiss the extra men. You have all done well this day. Ballista Men, pull your platforms back and seal them off once more.”
“I suspect that the driving force behind these attacks had either been destroyed or driven off. While I do not expect another attack this night, we must be vigilant in case there is. Everyone should be proud of the job they have done this day.”
Sir Corley will personally examine the damage done to the fortress and monitor the progress of the repairs. He’ll expect damage reports from each of the commanders and the condition of their forces. Corley will stop in the infirmary to check up on those injured in the battle.
For now its back to waiting for the enemy to make the next move and for Sir Validar and Sir Acerion to return from their meeting.
Sir Corley moves about the Ballista Hall, going to wherever he is needed. Then the enemy begins a new tactic! The gargoyles that had been carrying soldiers onto the battlements are attacking! This is good news to Sir Corley, as since they are no longer transporting troops, then the number of the enemy is finite! It's now just a matter of outlasting them.
The ice gargoyles fly about the Ballista Hall. Corley stabs those that he can with his great sword. Suddenly they simply fall to the ground, like puppets whose strings have been cut. Like everyone else here, Sir Corley looks about in confusion. Then the realization hits him.
“The Lady Argent must have succeeded!”
This is confirmed quickly enough by Arocken.
“Excellent news, Arocken. Keep an eye on the Lady Argent and make sure she returns safely.”Arocken wrote:"We seem to have won. But it looks like it was Argent who managed to cut all the ice puppets strings," he will say, as he runs up skidding to a stop. "He will point out into the valley approach where the steam and mist from Argent's earlier Fireball still linger.
“Commanders, we’ll stay at alert for another fifteen minutes. If all remains quiet then we’ll dismiss the extra men. You have all done well this day. Ballista Men, pull your platforms back and seal them off once more.”
“Yes, they appear to have been destroyed everywhere. Our immediate tasks are to repair or restore our breached defensives. Doors will need to be replaced or at the very least those openings barricaded shut. If any priests have defensive spells available, they’ll need to cast them once more. Ammunition will need to be restocked.”Po wrote:Po is not sure what is happening, so he keeps quiet. Then when Chareos asks him to contact Sir Corley, he heads out quickly. Arriving at the ballista area, he steps up and waits to be acknowledged. "The ice warriors are all destroyed, Sir Corley. Chareos wants to know what are your orders."
“I suspect that the driving force behind these attacks had either been destroyed or driven off. While I do not expect another attack this night, we must be vigilant in case there is. Everyone should be proud of the job they have done this day.”
Sir Corley will personally examine the damage done to the fortress and monitor the progress of the repairs. He’ll expect damage reports from each of the commanders and the condition of their forces. Corley will stop in the infirmary to check up on those injured in the battle.
For now its back to waiting for the enemy to make the next move and for Sir Validar and Sir Acerion to return from their meeting.
We fight for King and Country!
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Argent
- Sorceress
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Argent
Argent:
Argent mouths the word of power to her Fireball as quietly as she can. A satisfied grin comes to her flawless features as the attack is unleashed and catches the enemy priestess off guard.
The Invoker hadn’t considered the Fireball zone becoming filled with mist, but ignores it. Thankfully Lightning Bolt’s do not require a specific target. Instead the magic is invoked a certain distance away and rushes away in a predetermined path.
The Lightning Bolt appears to have struck the enemy and the mist parts. The Priestess is still alive and clutching her icy staff once more. A barrage of icy missiles is launched from her staff. They move through the air like Magic Missiles and strike just as accurately! Fortunately, Stoneskin protects Argent from harm.
Argent continues the attack. With her target visible once more, her own special version of Magic Missile is unleashed. A pair of the spells is bundled into one causing an attack of ten missiles!
The priestess seems concerned at first, and well she should! But then a strange confidence comes over her. The missile impact and the villaness doubles over in pain. Strangely enough, her hand goes towards her head, but she vanishes before reaching it.
Puzzled Argent just hangs in the air for a few moments. It is possible that some sort of Contingency magic has just been activated and the Priestess is truly gone. Or she could just be invisible.
Moving closer, Argent casts Wall of Fire around the area where the Priestess was last seen with the damaging effects on the inside. If she still is there, then the spell should reveal her.
Argent will move off to her left, so as not to be an obvious target just in case this spell battle is not over with.
If nothing happens after a few minutes, Argent will relinquish control of the Wall of Fire and let it expire naturally. Once it's down, she’ll land in that area. The priestess had a tiara when she was first spotted, but it was gone right before the Magic Missiles struck her. Argent suspects the headpiece to be an enchanted item. Perhaps the priestess thought it would protect her from the attack.
Once that is accomplished, Argent will rise up into the air and slowly fly back to the Fortress to see how her companions are faring.
Argent mouths the word of power to her Fireball as quietly as she can. A satisfied grin comes to her flawless features as the attack is unleashed and catches the enemy priestess off guard.
The Invoker hadn’t considered the Fireball zone becoming filled with mist, but ignores it. Thankfully Lightning Bolt’s do not require a specific target. Instead the magic is invoked a certain distance away and rushes away in a predetermined path.
The Lightning Bolt appears to have struck the enemy and the mist parts. The Priestess is still alive and clutching her icy staff once more. A barrage of icy missiles is launched from her staff. They move through the air like Magic Missiles and strike just as accurately! Fortunately, Stoneskin protects Argent from harm.
Argent continues the attack. With her target visible once more, her own special version of Magic Missile is unleashed. A pair of the spells is bundled into one causing an attack of ten missiles!
The priestess seems concerned at first, and well she should! But then a strange confidence comes over her. The missile impact and the villaness doubles over in pain. Strangely enough, her hand goes towards her head, but she vanishes before reaching it.
Puzzled Argent just hangs in the air for a few moments. It is possible that some sort of Contingency magic has just been activated and the Priestess is truly gone. Or she could just be invisible.
Moving closer, Argent casts Wall of Fire around the area where the Priestess was last seen with the damaging effects on the inside. If she still is there, then the spell should reveal her.
Argent will move off to her left, so as not to be an obvious target just in case this spell battle is not over with.
If nothing happens after a few minutes, Argent will relinquish control of the Wall of Fire and let it expire naturally. Once it's down, she’ll land in that area. The priestess had a tiara when she was first spotted, but it was gone right before the Magic Missiles struck her. Argent suspects the headpiece to be an enchanted item. Perhaps the priestess thought it would protect her from the attack.
Once that is accomplished, Argent will rise up into the air and slowly fly back to the Fortress to see how her companions are faring.
I am an Invoker of no small power.
Ivy
Ivy:
The touch of the Kiss of Azrella seems to be fatal to these imitation men. They shatter upon impact. They go down quickly, but their numbers continue to swell too.
All of the sudden the ice warriors just drop untouched and it is over! Ivy looks about the hallway, stunned from this development.
Ivy makes her way down to the ballista hall, following Arocken. It seems that Argent had gone out to confront a woman outside the fortress. Arocken saw magical spells be exchanged and then shortly after that the invaders just fell apart.
“It is clear that whatever force was directing these imitation men is no longer here. They are nothing without guidance and a will to direct them. Still, I would recommend that we remove their icy shards from the fortress just in case they become animated again.”
Ivy will then make her way down to the infirmary, but will stop to help those in need along the way.
The touch of the Kiss of Azrella seems to be fatal to these imitation men. They shatter upon impact. They go down quickly, but their numbers continue to swell too.
All of the sudden the ice warriors just drop untouched and it is over! Ivy looks about the hallway, stunned from this development.
“I am well, my friend. If the battle has been won, then I best go help Olivia tend to those wounded.”Grondar goes to check on Ivy. "How fare thee, lady Ivy?" Once he determines that Ivy has survived unscathed, he streaks across the open expanse to check on their counterparts on the eastern side.
Ivy makes her way down to the ballista hall, following Arocken. It seems that Argent had gone out to confront a woman outside the fortress. Arocken saw magical spells be exchanged and then shortly after that the invaders just fell apart.
“It is clear that whatever force was directing these imitation men is no longer here. They are nothing without guidance and a will to direct them. Still, I would recommend that we remove their icy shards from the fortress just in case they become animated again.”
Ivy will then make her way down to the infirmary, but will stop to help those in need along the way.
For the glory of the Blue Lady!
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Aria Stonehand
- Adventuress
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- Joined: Sun May 15, 2005 11:30 am
Aria
Aria:
The remaining spider is slain easily enough, but Dougan has been bitten.
Aria will casually sling Dougan over her shoulder and carefully make her way back up the ladder and then will continue on back to the rest of the dwarven forces.
The remaining spider is slain easily enough, but Dougan has been bitten.
“Aye, let me get you out of here before more of these accursed creatures arrive!”"I've been poisoned!", Dougan tells Aria between pants. "I don't believe it will be fatal, but we should withdraw before the venom begins to affect me. Just in case there are more of these things here."
Aria will casually sling Dougan over her shoulder and carefully make her way back up the ladder and then will continue on back to the rest of the dwarven forces.
By Clageddin's Twin Axes!
Lyonessa:
The icy gargoyles flood into the ballista hall and the defenders are ready for them. Spears and flaming torches are used to drive them back. Sir Corley stabs another one with his two-handed sword and Lyonessa breaks one up with her mace. And then, as if by magic, the invaders fall from the sky and shatter on the stony floor. The battle is suddenly over. The siege seems to be at an end.
"Can it be?" Lyonessa asks, "Can it really be over?"
Like everyone else here, Sir Corley looks about in confusion. Then the realization hits him.
“The Lady Argent must have succeeded!”
"Praise Mystra then that be true!" Lyonessa replies. As others arrive to confirm the fighting has stopped and their enemies fallen to pieces, Lyonessa moves to tend to the wounded.
Together with Olivia and Ivy, Lyonessa will make sure everyone is as comfortable as possible in the infirmary and will help lead those that still need to arrive. She will convert spells as needed to help the worst off first, then tend to any others with minor wounds. Lyonessa will sing a peaceful lullaby as she works, hoping to calm or soothe those who have risked their lives this day.
The icy gargoyles flood into the ballista hall and the defenders are ready for them. Spears and flaming torches are used to drive them back. Sir Corley stabs another one with his two-handed sword and Lyonessa breaks one up with her mace. And then, as if by magic, the invaders fall from the sky and shatter on the stony floor. The battle is suddenly over. The siege seems to be at an end.
"Can it be?" Lyonessa asks, "Can it really be over?"
Like everyone else here, Sir Corley looks about in confusion. Then the realization hits him.
“The Lady Argent must have succeeded!”
"Praise Mystra then that be true!" Lyonessa replies. As others arrive to confirm the fighting has stopped and their enemies fallen to pieces, Lyonessa moves to tend to the wounded.
Together with Olivia and Ivy, Lyonessa will make sure everyone is as comfortable as possible in the infirmary and will help lead those that still need to arrive. She will convert spells as needed to help the worst off first, then tend to any others with minor wounds. Lyonessa will sing a peaceful lullaby as she works, hoping to calm or soothe those who have risked their lives this day.
My voice, my will, my magic - three blessings bestowed by Mystra that spell your doom
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Grondar
- Berronar's Humble Servant
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- Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:55 pm
- Location: Aboveground, unfortunately
On the Borderlands
Grondar:
Upon reaching the archery station where Arocken was posted, Grondar finds Validar's friend already departed to report in to Lord Corley. The dwarf pauses to check whether any of the elves are wounded and in need of healing.
When that is done, Grondar hears word of Corley's orders. Any remaining defensive spells that weren't used earlier in the day he will use to replace those already expended.
"An excellent idea, Ivy. I will check on the rest of our companions on this level."Ivy wrote:“I am well, my friend. If the battle has been won, then I best go help Olivia tend to those wounded.”
Chareos wrote:“Aye, I am no worse for wear,” he says still looking at the icy remnants of their foes.
"Good to hear, lads. Indeed, our priestess friend is uninjured from the battle. I'll check on the archers."Yusef wrote:Yusef looks up from the man he's treating. "We are well, good dwarf. I trust lady Ivy is also hale and hearty? You appear to have picked up a bit of a scratch there."
"The guard in the watchtower on our side reported sighting a woman who might be controlling these ice creatures. I heard word that Lord Corley sent Argent out after the woman." He then dashes off to check each of the rooms where the elven archers were stationed.Chareos wrote:“Mission? What mission?” He asks with concern and confusion etched into his every word.
"Excellent! It seems the gods were smiling on you this day." Sherra's comment draws a chuckle from the dwarven priest. <"Ha! This scratch? Dwarven women are not so easily impressed. They sneer at you for anything less than a life-threatening wound...">Sherra wrote:"We are fine Grondar," Sherra replies with one of her smiles. "We had only one injury I believe, but someone was here to tend to him already." Spotting the nick on Grondar, she can't help but put her hands on her hips and joke to him in dwarven, <"Another scar to impress the women-folk?">
Upon reaching the archery station where Arocken was posted, Grondar finds Validar's friend already departed to report in to Lord Corley. The dwarf pauses to check whether any of the elves are wounded and in need of healing.
When that is done, Grondar hears word of Corley's orders. Any remaining defensive spells that weren't used earlier in the day he will use to replace those already expended.
Gordon (fanchergw AKA Kylie, Grondar, Yusef, Lily Pak / Menagerie)
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Yusef
- Celestian's Errant Star
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A New Path
Yusef:
Since Charoes has sent Po for orders from Lord Corley, Yusef remains here to see to his patient and any others that might have been wounded. He also stops in to see how Sherra fared. "Sherra! You look well. I'm glad you were not injured in the attack."
When Po returns, Yusef will pitch in repairing the defenses and replacing defensive spells insofar as he can. He's not quite certain if anyone was assigned as commander of the forces on the upper level, but he suspects it would have been one of the more experienced members of the Guardians if there was.
"I know not, Po," Yusef replies. "But whatever was animating these constructs appears to have had its strings cut."Po wrote:“Seems the battle is over, But how?” he asks no one in particular.
"That is good news. Thank you."Grondar wrote:"Good to hear, lads. Indeed, our priestess friend is uninjured from the battle. I'll check on the archers."
Chareos wrote:“Mission? What mission?” He asks with concern and confusion etched into his every word.
Yusef nods. "That seems a likely explanation for what we have seen. Argent seems to have done her job quite effectively."Grondar wrote:"The guard in the watchtower on our side reported sighting a woman who might be controlling these ice creatures. I heard word that Lord Corley sent Argent out after the woman." He then dashes off to check each of the rooms where the elven archers were stationed.
Since Charoes has sent Po for orders from Lord Corley, Yusef remains here to see to his patient and any others that might have been wounded. He also stops in to see how Sherra fared. "Sherra! You look well. I'm glad you were not injured in the attack."
When Po returns, Yusef will pitch in repairing the defenses and replacing defensive spells insofar as he can. He's not quite certain if anyone was assigned as commander of the forces on the upper level, but he suspects it would have been one of the more experienced members of the Guardians if there was.
Gordon (fanchergw AKA Kylie, Grondar, Yusef, Lily Pak / Menagerie)
winding down...
Sherra:
Sherra will restock her arrows in case another attack wave is spotted. So far, it seems to be over, but Sherra remains alert. If it remains peaceful, she will seek out Corley to see if he would like her to scout around any.
Sherra enjoys the moment of laughter with her friend, but knows his talents may be needed elsewhere so she refrains from engaging him in any more conversation at this point."Excellent! It seems the gods were smiling on you this day." Sherra's comment draws a chuckle from the dwarven priest. <"Ha! This scratch? Dwarven women are not so easily impressed. They sneer at you for anything less than a life-threatening wound...">
Sherra's smile dominates her features when Yusef approaches. "Yes, I am fine," she replies. "It is good to see you are not harmed either." Then she adds, "From what I am hearing, the magic defenses worked well."Since Charoes has sent Po for orders from Lord Corley, Yusef remains here to see to his patient and any others that might have been wounded. He also stops in to see how Sherra fared. "Sherra! You look well. I'm glad you were not injured in the attack."
Sherra will restock her arrows in case another attack wave is spotted. So far, it seems to be over, but Sherra remains alert. If it remains peaceful, she will seek out Corley to see if he would like her to scout around any.
Chareos
Upon Po’s return, Chareos sets to work with several of the soldiers in tow. If the doors are repairable (Highly doubting this considering two doors broke….) he will ask someone to send for a dwarf with carpentry to see if they can be salvaged. If they are beyond repair he will go about looking for any empty crates and begin wedging them in the doorways that were blocked and warded until a more permanent solution can be found.
“I see, Tymora was with her, and us, this day!” he says with a smile and a slight sigh of relief."The guard in the watchtower on our side reported sighting a woman who might be controlling these ice creatures. I heard word that Lord Corley sent Argent out after the woman." He then dashes off to check each of the rooms where the elven archers were stationed.
Yusef nods. "That seems a likely explanation for what we have seen. Argent seems to have done her job quite effectively."
Upon Po’s return, Chareos sets to work with several of the soldiers in tow. If the doors are repairable (Highly doubting this considering two doors broke….) he will ask someone to send for a dwarf with carpentry to see if they can be salvaged. If they are beyond repair he will go about looking for any empty crates and begin wedging them in the doorways that were blocked and warded until a more permanent solution can be found.
To serve and protect those who cannot.
Validar's Henchmen
Po -
"I know not, Po," Yusef replies. "But whatever was animating these constructs appears to have had its strings cut."
Po just smiles grimly. As long as it's over, he doesn't need to understand it.
Po is not sure what is happening, so he keeps quiet. Then when Chareos asks him to contact Sir Corley, he heads out quickly. Arriving at the ballista area, he steps up and waits to be acknowledged. "The ice warriors are all destroyed, Sir Corley. Chareos wants to know what are your orders."
“Yes, they appear to have been destroyed everywhere. Our immediate tasks are to repair or restore our breached defensives. Doors will need to be replaced or at the very least those openings barricaded shut. If any priests have defensive spells available, they’ll need to cast them once more. Ammunition will need to be restocked.”
“I suspect that the driving force behind these attacks had either been destroyed or driven off. While I do not expect another attack this night, we must be vigilant in case there is. Everyone should be proud of the job they have done this day.”
Po will return to Chareos and inform him of Sir Corley's orders to repair the doors and replace spells. He will then move to the other area to relay these orders as well, before returning.
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Arocken -
"We seem to have won. But it looks like it was Argent who managed to cut all the ice puppets strings," he will say, as he runs up skidding to a stop. "He will point out into the valley approach where the steam and mist from Argent's earlier Fireball still linger.
“Excellent news, Arocken. Keep an eye on the Lady Argent and make sure she returns safely.”
“Commanders, we’ll stay at alert for another fifteen minutes. If all remains quiet then we’ll dismiss the extra men. You have all done well this day. Ballista Men, pull your platforms back and seal them off once more.”
"Indeed I shall," Arocken replies to Corley's order. Arocken moves to a vantage point where he can keep her in view and readies his bow once more. He keeps the arrow knocked as he watches her examine the ground around where their magickal battle took place.
"I know not, Po," Yusef replies. "But whatever was animating these constructs appears to have had its strings cut."
Po just smiles grimly. As long as it's over, he doesn't need to understand it.
Po is not sure what is happening, so he keeps quiet. Then when Chareos asks him to contact Sir Corley, he heads out quickly. Arriving at the ballista area, he steps up and waits to be acknowledged. "The ice warriors are all destroyed, Sir Corley. Chareos wants to know what are your orders."
“Yes, they appear to have been destroyed everywhere. Our immediate tasks are to repair or restore our breached defensives. Doors will need to be replaced or at the very least those openings barricaded shut. If any priests have defensive spells available, they’ll need to cast them once more. Ammunition will need to be restocked.”
“I suspect that the driving force behind these attacks had either been destroyed or driven off. While I do not expect another attack this night, we must be vigilant in case there is. Everyone should be proud of the job they have done this day.”
Po will return to Chareos and inform him of Sir Corley's orders to repair the doors and replace spells. He will then move to the other area to relay these orders as well, before returning.
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Arocken -
"We seem to have won. But it looks like it was Argent who managed to cut all the ice puppets strings," he will say, as he runs up skidding to a stop. "He will point out into the valley approach where the steam and mist from Argent's earlier Fireball still linger.
“Excellent news, Arocken. Keep an eye on the Lady Argent and make sure she returns safely.”
“Commanders, we’ll stay at alert for another fifteen minutes. If all remains quiet then we’ll dismiss the extra men. You have all done well this day. Ballista Men, pull your platforms back and seal them off once more.”
"Indeed I shall," Arocken replies to Corley's order. Arocken moves to a vantage point where he can keep her in view and readies his bow once more. He keeps the arrow knocked as he watches her examine the ground around where their magickal battle took place.
Conquer or Die!