Darkwood--Deepening Dusk

Post by **Seven Words** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:19 pm

Beauregard hurls another dart at the worg and kills it.! (8 points)

The orc manages to not fall down, jumping clear of the corpse and sending another arrow at the rogue! (4 points) The halfling slumps down onto the rooftop.

Marrik steps to the southeast, pinning the bladesman between himself and Led's charge. He lays hands upon himself to stem the grievous wounds he has suffered ( heal 9 points)

Led's charge is facing the vulnerable back of the elf, as he deemed the axe a more dire threat. The steel tempest wards off one claw, leaving a faint chill in its wake, but the other slips through scoring a deep gouge on his target's arm, from wrist to shoulder (16 points)

With a cry of dismay as Beauregard falls, Skyseeker casts her last javelin at her evil kinsman, but misses

The shaman is waiting for a clear shot to unleash a spell....

Gagror climbs back to his feet, and incants a spell with murder in his eyes, reaching for the orc...."Feel the icy chill of Kergans deeps!" as his Cause Moderate Wounds spell kills the last orc, despite the creatures desperate effort to fight through the divine magic. (7 points)

Laurel casts Armor Lock upon the Lost Kin! He is able to fight off the spell.

The Lost Kin steps 5', now to Led's north, and his blades whirl now at the shifter! The first pass misses, but the other end swings around unexpectedly, catching Led totally off-guard and vulnerable! (CRITICAL HIT!) As the cold blade bites deep it visibly flashes, sending a marrow-freezing wave through his body! (31 points)

The shaman now scurries forward to ten feet north of Marrik, and casts Burning Hands southward, catching both Marrik and Led within the flames! The bracers are not sufficient ward this time, but Led manages to avoid the worst of the flames! (3 points) MArrik is caught utterly unexpecting, and takes the full fury of the inferno! (8 points)

Midnight sends two arrows arcing towards the Shaman, both of them striking squarely (6 points and 6 points)

Post by **Led Pighp** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:18 pm

[ooc]
Fourth round shifted.
5' step southwest
Drink potion CLW
Fight Defensively
[/ooc]

Post by **Laurel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:37 pm

The bard's breath catches in her throat, as her friends take on wound after wound. This Lost Kin must be hindered somehow! Still leaving her song to linger, she moves closer towards the pale elf and once again focuses her small power upon him.

[ooc]
(following Led's example)
Third round of lingering Inspire Confidence
move 6 squares due east, so I am just south off Marrik
cast Armor Lock upon the Lost Kin again
[/ooc]

Post by **Seven Words** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:03 pm

Led steps away carefully, and drinks his potion. (heal 7 points)

Marrik presses the offensive on the shadowed elf, axe-blade biting deep, and mystic surge searing deeper! (16 points)

Skyseeker moves 15' east, then hurls an axe at the shaman who is starting to cast a spell. Hi spell shall go forever unfinished, as her throw shatters his skull. (7 points)

Gagror goes south 5', then southeast 15', to stand beside Led and cast Cure Moderate Wounds upon him! ( heal 14 points)

Laurel's spell seizes hold of the fallen elf, impeding his movement!

Angrily, he sweeps his twin blades around, seeking to flense Marrik's flesh from his bones! One misses, the other slams home, but his adamantine armor holds the blow just shy of mortal! (7 points)

Midnight looses two shafts at the now easier target of his evil relation, both flying true! (6 points and 8 points) A curse upon his lips, he falls rigidly to the street.

A few moments alter, the sound of orc war-horns now sounding retreat can be heard....the town has repulsed the raiders.

Post by **Laurel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:51 pm

The bard's head jerks up at the sound of the horns, and she smiles in relief. "Gagror, if you have any Healing left within you, do what you can for Marrik. Perhaps he can then assist you heal others with his gentle touch," she says as she casts a quick smile at the Paladin. "I will do what I can to aid us all," as she bursts into song yet again while running over to Vynarkus.

Shooting arrows in the darkness.
Holding fire in your hands.
Oh and yesterday's forsaken
Cause the innocence was taken away.

And so the ashes blow around me.
My fears rise up to fan the flame.
But in the midst of all my sorrow,
I hear a distant sweet tomorrow
Call my name.

When I heal,
When I learn,
When I face all that I've been running from.
When I see,
When I know that my time has come.
When I can feel the sun again,
Now the morning light's my friend.
When the ash is a flame.
When I heal.

Secrets locked away deep inside.
Shadows are never far behind.
But what rattles in the closet
Can be driven from the darkness today.

When I heal,
When I learn,
When I face all that I've been running from.
When I see,
When I know that my time has come.
When I can feel the sun again,
Now the morning light's my friend.
When the ash is a flame.
When I heal.

Climbing the stairway of regrets,
It's hard to fathom what he forgives, he forgets.

When I heal,
When I learn,
When I face all that I've been running from.
When I see,
When I know that my time has come.
When I can feel the sun again,
Now the morning light's my friend.
When the ash is a flame.
When I heal.

I can feel the sun again,
Now the morning light's my friend.
When the ash is a flame.
When I heal.

I can feel the sun again,
Now the morning light's my friend.
When the ash is a flame.
When I heal.

When she reaches the warlock's fallen body, she once again pushes her luck with The Wild Bitch, reaching inside herself and manipulating two of her weaker powers into one bigger one, calling beyond her previous abilities to try and help her friend as she is able.

[ooc]
Launch into Healing Hymn
Run over to Vynarkus
Heal check to attempt to stabilize him
Call upon Versatile Spellcaster to cast CLW
[/ooc]

Post by **Led Pighp** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:03 pm

Led sprints up to the roof of the building, to check on Beau. If he's injured, take 10 on a heal check to stabilize him.

Beyond that, hoping that Laurel continues singing, we'll need to head around the town and collect up the rest of the injured and try to heal them.

After that, consider checking for any dying enemies who haven't yet died, and try to stabilize them for later questioning. Pay special attention to the fungal elves.

We'll yet still also want to loot the enemy corpses, of course.

Post by **Laurel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:27 pm

Continuing to sing the Hymn, Laurel smiles at Led's concern for the rogue, and once the spell on Vynarkus is cast walks over to the fallen Lost Kin to confiscate his double bladed weapon, as well as retrieving the masterwork arrow which had missed her target earlier and all other magic items she perceives. She has no ability left in her to reach deep into the Lost Kin's weapon to learn of it, other than the most basic information, but on the morrow she planned to learn what she can.

Once all of the items are in her grasp, she turns towards Led and signals her willingness to follow his lead.

[ooc]
spell craft and knowledge: arcana checks on any and all magic items lying around please, but especially on the double blade sword
[/ooc]

Post by **Seven Words** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:46 pm

/ooc--unless anyone wants to talk to any NPCs, we'll presume everyone is back at the Winding Way....

Post by **Vynarkus** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:48 pm

Vynarkus uses Detect Magic to make sure that no magic items are missed.

Post by **Laurel** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:50 pm

Back at The Winding Way, Laurel orders a hearty meal and some elven wine, then turns to the others of the party who may be joining her at table.

"I collected what magic items I could before we left the site of the former bakery and the tunnel," she says as she starts placing items one by one on the middle of the table in front of everyone. "Here they are and what I know of them.

"This double-blade sword and this mithril chain shirt from the first Lost Kin are both magical in some way, but what specifically their magic is, I do not know. Vynarkus, if you should have learned anything of any of this items, I would be happy to hear what you have determined about them as well.

"The second Lost Kin which had struck Vynarkus wore this ring. I was unable to determine what properties it may have, but I do know it is magical. If no one has learned anything further of these items, I will hold on to them and sing a Song of Knowledge [ooc: Identify] over each of them in the coming days.

"In any case, if no one else objects, I would like to lay claim to the mithril shirt, as this chain shirt I appropriated at the ruins causes me to be at the limit of my fastest movement. Switching to this mithril shirt would ease the weight I carry a little.

"The mounted archer which Gagror took out," said with a nod of her head in acknowledgment to the Dwarven cleric, "wore this ring. I have determined it is a mildly powerful Ring of Protection [ooc: protection +1].

"And finally, the shaman wore this amulet. I suspect he was a druid of some sort, as the amulet gave him an armor of mild natural protection. [ooc: natural armor +1]

"These are all of the items I came across, and what I was so far able to determine about them. Any further information is welcome," she finished as she took a sip of her wine, glancing at the others.

Post by **Vynarkus** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:35 pm

Laurel wrote:"This double-blade sword and this mithril chain shirt from the first Lost Kin are both magical in some way, but what specifically their magic is, I do not know. Vynarkus, if you should have learned anything of any of this items, I would be happy to hear what you have determined about them as well.

Vynarkus looks over at her, then says, "from what I can tell, the sword is a magically cold weapon, a property known as icy burst. It also has a magical enhancement to it's attack effectiveness. The armor is made of mithril and has a +2 magical enhancement. I would very much like that." [ooc]He is slightly rude and interrupts her every time he has information to add, instead of waiting for her to finish speaking.[/ooc]

"The second Lost Kin which had struck Vynarkus wore this ring. I was unable to determine what properties it may have, but I do know it is magical. If no one has learned anything further of these items, I will hold on to them and sing a Song of Knowledge [ooc: Identify] over each of them in the coming days.

"This is a Ring of Featherfall."

"In any case, if no one else objects, I would like to lay claim to the mithril shirt, as this chain shirt I appropriated at the ruins causes me to be at the limit of my fastest movement. Switching to this mithril shirt would ease the weight I carry a little.

Vynarkus frowns slightly. "I'm not sure who it would be better for, but if no-one else wants it, I would like to work that out privately."

"The mounted archer which Gagror took out," said with a nod of her head in acknowledgment to the Dwarven cleric, "wore this ring. I have determined it is a mildly powerful Ring of Protection [ooc: protection +1].

"And finally, the shaman wore this amulet. I suspect he was a druid of some sort, as the amulet gave him an armor of mild natural protection. [ooc: natural armor +1]

Vynarkus nods after each of these descriptions. After she has completely finished talking, he says, "Forgive me if I am mistaken, but were there some potions or scrolls? I thought I saw more magic scattered around that that."

Post by **Laurel** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:35 pm

The bard nods. "Oh yes, thank you!" as she removes a couple of bottles.

"This first potion increases the bonus on natural armor. The second heals more severe wounds than I am capable of doing myself at this time without the help of a scroll."

Post by **Vynarkus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:05 am

Vynarkus smiles at Laurel's forgetfulness, then he glances at Led, and says, "I'm sorry about this, because I know you already said you want the sword, Led, but...

"May I see it for a moment? I want to try something that may or may not succeed."

Post by **Led Pighp** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:36 am

"Sure thing. I only want to keep it as a souvenir. Things that touched the inside of me are special. When we get a chance, I'd like to head back to the ruins and get my halberd, as well."

"But, that won't stop me from putting it in the hands of someone who can do the world a good turn with it."

Post by **Vynarkus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:51 pm

Vynarkus nods, and says, "I have no idea if what I am about to try is going to work, so I won't say what it is. However, I will say that I would like a clear path between me and the wall."

He leans forward and picks up the sword. Once there is a clear line between him and the wall, he raises it so that one blade is pointing straight up, then swings it down so that the point of the same blade is pointing straight at the wall.

Post by **Vynarkus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:34 pm

Vynarkus grimaces as his blast goes down the blade and then hits wall, but nothing comes from the sword's magic. "Here, Led," he says, putting the sword back on the table, "I was the only one here who might have been able to use this, but I failed, so I think you can keep it."

Post by **Laurel** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:57 pm

Having discussed things quietly with Led and Vynarkus, the bard reaches out to claim the mithril chain shirt, glancing at Beauregard, Gagror, Midnight and Skyseeker as she does so, as well as any other members of the party at table with them. "Has anyone else an argument to put forth before I switch out my chain shirt for this?"

Post by **Led Pighp** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:32 pm

After discussion with Vynarkus (via PM), Led hands his bracers over, and takes the ring of protection and amulet of natural armor.

[ooc] - Losing spell resistance, gaining +2AC.

Post by **Vynarkus** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:26 pm

Having finished talking with Led, Vynarkus heads over to Skyseeker.

"I know what I tried to do with the sword failed, but I was wondering if it might not be easier with one of your javelins. May I borrow one and try?"

Post by **Seven Words** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:51 pm

Skyseeker considers for a moment, then hands one to Vynarkus.

Ellys comes dashing around to speak to Laurel. "Lady, lady, did you hear? They're back! In the very capital! Near a score of years gone, but they've been found again!"

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Darkwood--Deepening Dusk