Realms of Dread Chapter Two

Archedius · Post by **Archedius** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:53 pm

Archedius shifts his focus from the minions to looking at the cage for a means to open it.

It is plain to anyone looking at his face that his eyes have become noticably cloudy and unfocused. His flesh has also taken on a pallid and darkly marbled complexion.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:11 pm

The dwarf turns to face the minions, conscious of the fact that Delthrin is there. Gripping her holy symbol with confidence, she faces the things. Eyes blazing with confidence, she speaks in a clear and commanding voice.

Holding her symbol forward she yells at them "Go back to where ye was spawned, ye nasties! In the name of the Morninglord, Lathander I command you, back, back to whence ye came!"

18 on a turn attempt plus any bonuses Rardi has. I've never turned before, heh!
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ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:57 pm

The gaunt humanoids turn and flee, gibbering and shrieking as they run from the room in terror!

Inovidil, still in trollish shape, has grabbed Deltherin and subdued him. The man is in a daze, drooling and twitching.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:06 pm

Moving towards the fleeing beastsies, Rardi keeps her symbol branded. Then she turns to Delthrin and casts Hold Person on him. "Ino, can you message one of the others, tell im we got Delthrin? Arch, are ye feelin ok? Ye don look good at all."

If she has time, she will also tie up Delthrin and gag him.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:38 pm

Archedius shifts his focus from the minions to looking at the cage for a means to open it.

Archedius has seldom, if ever, seen a lock of the quality and complexity of the one on this cage. He cannot see any traps, at least. Picking this one may be difficult. It is built of steel, but a powerful spell might blast it loose. If he tugs on the bars, he finds that his own strength isn't suffiicient to bend them or force the hinges.

VAN · Post by **VAN** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:58 pm

"I cannot contact them Rardi. I'll hold Delthrin till we tie him."

Turning to the warrior she asks:

"Are you ok Archedius? If you are help Rardi tie Delthrin, then we will what we can do with the one in the cage."

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:40 pm

The rescue party- outside Blackpillars, near the verandah

There's a very faint scuffling noise coming from someplace under the porch...the creak of old boards... and then a swarm of gaunt humanoids, naked and slavering, burst forth from a hidden crawlspace and attack!

The air is immediately filled with a terrible stench of decay, so powerful that it might raise the gorge of a dung collector.

A trio of horrific monsters tackle Blaise, their black nailed hands ripping into his flesh. His instinctive cry of alarm is cut off when he suddenly freezes up, stiff as a board. The creatures then begin to eat him.

Three more rush Shana and bring her down. Two of the hideous things bite her while the third squats astride her supine body, clawing at her in a frenzy. Unlike Blaise, she is not paralyzed and can fight and scream. She does scream, too, when the first bloody morsels are torn loose from her body by the hungry mouths of her assailants.

Two more of the ugly things crawl out from under the porch. These two lope across the lawn on all fours and then leap high, clear over their fellows that are dining on Blaise, to land on Ironheart. They clutch and scratch at him with flithy talons, shredding his clothing and skin.

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:00 pm

ewancummins wrote: These two lope across the lawn on all fours and then leap high, clear over their fellows that are dining on Blaise, to land on Ironheart. They clutch and scratch at him with flithy talons, shredding his clothing and skin.

Ironheart, hopefully aware enough to see the creatures coming, swings his giant rowing pole like a baseball bat, hoping to break the creatures even before they jump on him...

Should that not work, to wrestle with the zombies, and to... Literally try to rip their heads of by breaking their jaw... From their heads.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:20 pm

Should that not work, to wrestle with the zombies, and to... Literally try to rip their heads of by breaking their jaw... From their heads.

Ironheart is too surprised to make good use of his oar before the things are on him, but he is able to wrestle. He shrugs one of the two undead monsters off his back while putting the other in a headlock. Grabbing the monster's lower jaw with his free hand, he twists as hard as can. The misshapen head comes free with a crunch and pop of tearing gristle and shattering bone and the creature instantly goes limp.

Threan darts past Ironheart, sprinting towards Blaise. The ghouls eating the warlock try to grab the gnome, but he's too nimble for them. The little gnome's shape becomes blurry and hard to pick out in the poor light. His bright, crooked knife is easier to see- as it chops to pieces two of the three ghouls eating Blaise. The third monster drops Blaises right arm, on which it had been chewing, and squares off against Threan...

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:53 am

Once Rardi ties up Delthrin and gags, him she spits in his face and then her fist flies true, punching the Necromancer in the face, breaking his nose. "Ye stinkin bastard, that'll teach ye ta play with things left well alone."

VAN · Post by **VAN** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:23 am

When Rardi ties Delthrin Ino says:

"Rardi, put a piece of cloth in his mouth, so he cannot cast any still spells or those that have only vocals!"

Then she looks suttisfied at the tied necromancer, she has some questions for him when he can speak. But for now the first things she does is to get his wand, spell paunch, rings, spell book. To make things easier for her she waves her hands and concentrates on him.

OOC> Detect magic. If he has anything else magic on him Ino will take it.

Archedius · Post by **Archedius** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:17 pm

"This lock is far beyond my ability to open. As for me, I'm alright. Inovidil, can you do anything about this lock?"

VAN · Post by **VAN** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:37 pm

Inovidil always concentrated on Delthrin replies:

"Give me few seconds Archedius, first we need to take all magical items from Delthrin so if he manages to escape at least he will not have them! As soon as I finish here I'll help you."

kintire · Post by **kintire** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:34 pm

Shana screams in panic as she squirms to and fro, desperatly trying to avoid the bites, hoping the Mage Armour will hold them at bay as she tries to hurl a spell

[Magic Missile, If I can. I have Eschew Materials, so its just a matter of the gestures!]

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:30 pm

Rardi helps Ino remove Delthrin's items, stripping him of his items and such.

Then she concentrates and gripping her holy symbol, offers a prayer up to her deity. She casts Helping Hand and targets Alain.

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Realms of Dread Chapter Two