Hazardous Times Part IX (fresh blood - not literally, please! - welcome)

[mistral4543]

OOC>>> Must be exciting to have a new member in the family; have fun!! [img]smile.gif[/img]

IC>>>
Isaura

At the jostle, she stirs awake, her eyes reluctantly opening to see the piping hot soup. Taking a sniff, she nods her approval and reaches out to hold the bowl gingerly ~ "Thank you." ~ Blowing the concoction to cool it down, she then lifts the rim to her lips and slowly sips the broth.

Moments pass in silence. Out of a sense of obligation, she speaks up again ~ "How far away are your friends, my lady? And what awaits you... us?"

[Galadria]

ooc> Larry, Attalus isn't here. He said to tell you that the army is marshaling and Blandamour is there, in the area in front of the gate. He also says that Sir Regnan is standing in front of the army holding a scroll. Obviously, Eliza is right beside Blandamour. IC>
GALADRIA(Smiles to see her patient taking some nourishment)"Ah, I do not even know where we are, now. But, they are just outside the cursed town of Erebos. Do you know what way that lies?"

[Larry_OHF]

OOC>>>Hmmm...let me think...Blandamour(or whatever) is gathering troops outside, Addison and others are stalking me through the tunnels. Maybe I should wait until tonight, so I can concentrate on getting a good post created.

[ 05-23-2002, 12:32 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]

[Attalus]

BLANDAMOUR (he stands next to Sir Bors as the troops assemble. He wonders what the elderly inquisitor has in the scroll that he is reading so intently. The old man is only wearing a robe, and carries no weapon.)

[Larry_OHF]

OOC>>>I hope this next post is beleivable and acceptable to all. Let me know, either way.

Bazguul'tek

With the power of the amulet he wore, Bazguul and his dozen elite guards had opened a gate that allowed them to enter, do a short interplanear walk, and reappear in another location of the city. They were not seen leaving the area when they did so, because the amulet Bazguul wore created a group of holograms of the demon's bunch, and animated them into retreating back into the tunnels. bazguul's hope was that some of the more heroic-type adventurers would run down the hole to chase them when they saw that.

With some of the attacking force out of the way in the tunnels, Bazguul now concentrated on finding more people to eliminate from his city. A small troop of exploring soldiers had separaed themselves from the main mass, and had nearly bumped into Bazguul's men when they stepped out of the interplanear warp. Too frightened to move, they soon were shot full of arrows and then Bazguul disposed of their bodies by burning them to ash.

[Larry_OHF]

OOC>>>I hear that TAO will be around sometime next week, more solidly. I am going to try to bring her and Raymond back where they belong.

Raymond and TAO

The pair of shape-changers had been working hard. TAO had been teaching Raymond about his abilities, their strengths and their weaknesses. Raymond was an eager pupil, listening to every word and doing exactly as was bid. Realizing the urgency of their task, TAO finally made a decision for the two of them. It was time to enter the war. There was no more training that she had time for now. Important matters were beconing, and she needed to be in the war against Bazguul. It was like family heritage. She knew as well that Raymond was eager to be of help in this life, but she hoped that she had prepared him well enough to not get killed. He was young...maybe too young, and very animated. But his aggression had not been totally subsided. That was her main worry. In the event that he lost his temper,,,he could very well lose his life. That day, she announced to Raymond her desire to join the army. Raymond's eyes lit up and was anxious to go. So, they made their way toward the city.
When they arrived, they saw that the battle had already begun, and that the city had been breached. Sir Blandamour and his army were at the front, with a mage of some-sort, in the process of reading a scroll. They started toward the paladins to announce their arrival and loyalties in the battle to follow.

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[Legolas]

Ni Deng

The old gardener stood outside in his simple tan clothes, sweating as he watched his flowers open and close in the twilight. They had been acting this way for the past few days, but each time it happened earlier, and the petals folded and unfolded ever quicker. It was almost enough to make an old man lose his sleep...

Ni Deng was the only one outside to see it, and the only one in the city who'd understand. The flowers screamed without sound, telling all of the impending apocalypse which threatened to come. Of course, it was only a small apocalypse which would come over them. The country as it was now would be almost entirely destroyed, but other nations, and indeed some of the life present here, would remain mostly unaffected. But it was an apocalypse nonetheless.

Today, the plants were moving about so frantically the bald monk knew it would not be long before there would be no more time to act. The future of the land would be decided soon. And he believed he had a duty.

Ni Deng gathered his scarce belongings and quickly set off towards a beleaguered town some distance away. Or rather, he would have set off quickly if he was younger. As night shrouded the roads of wyvern city in a cloak of darkness, the only source of light being the stars above, and of course the lamps burning in several outhouses, a hunched figure could be seen walking the streets, taking one slow, purposeful step after the other. Then the clouds set in, blocking out the starlight, and the old man dissapeared from sight.

[Elif Godson]

ooc> cool beaner's Cerek. Dont you just love those first cry's of life you hear the baby.

ic> "Your invisibility will serve us against the mortal's in his army, but somehow I think not agaist the demon", Let me see if I can sense him within these wall's" You all get a sense of force touching you, not so much a physical touch, but more like you feel when in deep thought.. "What er ye doin to me"spoke Madman "You barbarian's
have keen mind's" Madman heard in his head "although little wit"
"They have gone, Addison. The one that we are seeking is not here in these tunnel's, that or he has a very strong mind shielding ability, and I do mean strong for there are few that I cannot probe be they of flesh or another realm. There is only a small group of men down here
and a...... a child, barely alive but still living"

ooc> Hope you didnt kill all of them anyway, if you did, well ya missed one

[Legolas]

Legolas

With his mind focesed completely on catching Sorsha and thrwing her into the lake, the otherwise surefooted elf, weighed down by his drenched clothes, stumbles through the mud, slipping on more than one occasion. He doesn't care though. He hasn't felt so untroubled since before he had cause to seek out his friend Durlan.
Momentarily distracted by the rain and water from the lake dripping down his back, he looses his footing and falls face-first into another murky puddle. He quickly gets up into a half-croutch, and peers at Sorsha as he wipes his hair from his eyes with a muddy hand. It's no longer bound back, but rather plastered to his face with mud and water.
He suddenly realises there are two babbling voices, where at first he thought there was only Sorsha's. As soon as the thought surfaces, he lets it sink downward once more. It didn't matter. She couldn't evade him forever, and then he'd have the satisfaction of seeing justice done, of throwing her into the water.

Grinning, he dashes towards her again, nearly tripping over some low brush as he once more tries to close the distance.

[Larry_OHF]

OOC>>>That's great Elif! You reminded me of something.

Okay, let it suffice to say that their are a few slaves left in the slavery quarters and only a few drunken guards down their with them. Not hard to take out. That will at least give you guys reason to go exploring. You may find some nice new toys to play with, like swords and armor that I stole from the raids. You are welcome to invent what you like.