Staunton Bluffs Episode I: To the Borderstone

[BigBadQDaddy]

Alain picks the girl up as she begs for help.

"Look out!"

He hears Tavien Shout. and from off in the distance he can hear stocker yell

"Holy...!"

He hold the girl close to him and looks to where the horrified eyes peer. He see's the monstrous form of the creature behind him.

"Here is one, almost dead. And there are two, yet living. Very well."

He hears Nicolas yell

"You others continue on! Take Lodissio - we are not strong enough to fend them off with force. I will distract them if I am able..."

Shana screams at the top of her voice and fires at the thing, reloading with shaking hands as fast as she can, then firing again.

"Run! run for it! Alain! Run!"

Alain takes the cue from the party members and makes to get up, while holding the wounded girl, and attempts to run for there lives in the direction of the party.

[Mad Skipper]

Having backtracked the bridge, Stocker dashes forward to receive and double cover Alain as he races towards the bridge with the little girl in his arms.

((Total Defence.))

That's two...

He peers through the heavy sleet, from the hideous creature's blurred form to that of Avra's.

This guy is completely mad!

"Avra!", he shouts above the howling wind. "Avra!! The bridge...head towards the bridge...!!"

He trudges closer, one arm held level to keep the storm from attacking his eyes, the other clutching his spatha in a white knuckled grip. Clearly he plans on staying until Avra is able to retreat with him back to the bridge, and more importantly, back to the strength of numbers.

Suddenly, he frowns.

If that thing hits the bridge with us on it...

He curses, as he realises that a distraction of that monstrous abomination is needed if the group is to survive the crossing of the bridge. A distraction, or its total destruction.

[Le Noir Faineant]

Maddened by the continous flow of bolts and arrows against his face and torso, the creature roars and steps forward, making the ground tremble of its rage.

Seeing Alain flee the field of battle, the monstrosity raises his club, aiming it at Avra, who stands in the way...


Baleful Utterance targetted on the club.


A second before the weapon hits Avra's risen shield, the wooden club begons to decompose...

But the force of the blow is enough to blast Avra away like a leaf in the wind...

The brave warrior is thrown through the air and falls over the cliff, grabbing a huge stone with his last strength, and thus saving him from falling down in the last second...

His sword, however, falls into the foaming flood.

In the meantime, the giant crouches to meet Stocker's desperate attack...

[kintire]

"AVRAA!"

Shana fires, then dashes forward to where Avra hangs over the cliff edge, flinging herself on her stomach and trying to haul him up... or at least provide something he can haul himself up with...

[Mad Skipper]

Despite the grimness of the situation, considering that Avra was blasted over the edge of the clift, Stocker smiles to the beast. It isn't a humourous smile, but one of sheer defiance.

"It's you and I!!", he shouts to the creature, but instead of confronting it he vanishes forward and left, into the raging storm...away from the bridge and the others.

((Total Defence, and Hide.))

[Tavian]

A satisfied grin grows across Tavian's face as the club is destroyed, but is quickly wiped away at the sight of Avra being knocked off of the cliff. Seeing Shana go to his rescue and knowing that with his size he would not be able to help, Tavian refocuses on the strange beast.

Tavian moves further off of the bridge, forward and to the right (opposite of Stocker). Again Tavian raises his hand towards the beast, but this time a ball of blue fire flies out towards his enemy.



Eldritch Blast on the monster.

[Le Noir Faineant]

The angry giant is apparently confused over Stocker's change of tactics. The mouth open, the beast grasp into the rain, trying to catch that nasty intruder.

Suddenly, the beast's attention is taken away by the blue, hot balls that chokes with its head. Your hear the giant howl in pain and smell the scent of burned flesh...

Shana jumps and catches Avra with one arm, but with the wet and slippery grass, she slithers down through the dirt and will fall over the cliff as well if noone helps her.

(Sorry for my bad English: Avra hangs on Shana. Shana hangs on the cliff... Shana should hang on someone as well, or end of story...)

If not distracted somehow, the giant will unlesh all its fury on Tavian... and show no mercy with that little man who caused it so much pain.



[Announcement: I'll be away for the weekend. My parents are moving, and I got to help. So, expect my next post Sunday evening or Sunday night... Sorry to leave you with that cliffhanger , but maybe that gives the others time to catch up...]

[Tavian]

When the large beast turns on him, Tavian shudders visibly. However, he knows he must make a stand to give his companions on the ledge a chance. A second ball of blue fire zips through the air.

Fighting Defensively, he fires another Eldritch Blast at the beast.

[Mad Skipper]

Hearing the creature roar in pain, Stocker knows that at least one of the group has also engaged it in battle. He grins and begins to run, circling right and back towards the monstrosity...

((Essentially running a circle, Stocker is going to try and hamstring the thing, then continue his run and disappear/Hide back in the storm.))

[Boccaccio Barbarossa]

OOC: SOrry, busy with school... (Wow! I'm in big trouble!!!!! )
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Avra's fingers bite into the cold ground as he is ent realing and it is a miracle he was able to keep enough sheer survival instinct and presence of mind to hang on. He tries to swing his other hand over the edge to grab on with both hands, but seeing Shana's outstretched arm, grabs for it instead. His entire body aches from the blow and his shield arm is numb from the shock and the vibrations... And his fingers clutching at the cold ground seem numb as well.

He can hardly feel them and part of him wonders by what miracle he is still anchored to the cliff face. No time for thank yous he tries to kick his feet into the some crevase, something to help hold on and eventually pull himself back over the edge.

It is only after a few seconds have gone by that he realizes his sword is gone. I may as well have fallen with it, for what usefulness I will be if I do get out of this alive.

he forces a smile at Shana, which then becomes a grimace as he tries to climb over...

[CapN]

I cast 'cause fear', and if he saves, I enter melee.

[Don Fernando]

The rope! the rope around Tavian..."Tavian! use the rope to help the lady!!" Jarryd shouts to Tavian. Lodissio's body is heavy and no one seems to care about him anymore.

Jarryd checks Lodissio's body for pulse. Weak. We don't have too much time. "Hold on Lodissio, just a little longer" Jarryd cover Lodissio with his cape, so his wound doesn't remain expossed. With that he starts running towards the group. The two companions hanging from the cliff need help. Then again, the big beast will finish us before we make it...

[DamienJ]

"Damnation," Nicolas grunts between clenched teeth. "Someone needs to take control over this situation." He runs to Shana and Avra. Grasping Avra's slick arm with one hand, and trying to anchor himself with his other, he attempts to pull them up. Hopefully Jarryd is already here, so they can work together to ensure their two comrades make it to the top...

[Boccaccio Barbarossa]

With the added support of Nicholas and, with a bit of luck, the rope, Avra will hopefully stand a better chance at escape. Until he has regained his footing, all he can do is hold on!!!

[Le Noir Faineant]

From the titan steps of the giant, the bridge begins to tremble... Small pieces break from the stone and fall in the quiet sea...

((Essentially running a circle, Stocker is going to try and hamstring the thing, then continue his run and disappear/Hide back in the storm.))

Quicker than you would have expected, the giant intercepts Stocker's circle and catches him... The iron grip of his monstrously big hands around his shoulders forces all air out of the half-elf'slungs and he gasps...

Grinning like a devil, the dull monster beats the ranger's left arm and breaks it as if it was dry wood... [DAM 4]

Fighting Defensively, he fires another Eldritch Blast at the beast.

Stocker is saved by Tavian, who again hits the giant with a ray of energy, and this time, right on the head... The brows and the hair of the ogre are burned away, and the beast yells in agony, staggering aweay from the little man...

In it's rage, the monster thumbles Stocker against the ground like a club, then throws him away into the rain.

Stocker falls down a few meters behind the monster, gravely wounded. [DAM 2]

I cast 'cause fear', and if he saves, I enter melee.

Nathan can't tell if his spell has worked, but the monster seems to loose its equilibrium for a moment and falls on one knee, whimmering and barking from the pain Tavian's darts have caused it. [How do Eldritch Blasts actually look like?]

"Damnation," Nicolas grunts between clenched teeth. "Someone needs to take control over this situation." He runs to Shana and Avra. Grasping Avra's slick arm with one hand, and trying to anchor himself with his other, he attempts to pull them up. Hopefully Jarryd is already here, so they can work together to ensure their two comrades make it to the top...

While Nicholas isn't strong enough to pull his two comrades up immediately, his aid at least prevents them from falling down the cliff...

[Please note that Avra hasn't taken any damage from the fall, exceot maybe some minor scratches... But now, picture this: Shana and Avra, fear check!]