PC | Message |
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The Watcher |
He watched unseen from the treeline. Watched the little one, and the Knight. |
Nkosi |
Nkosi nods as his companions describe themselves, then asks Slim, "What else can you tell us about this ... Gondegal? He sounds like an interesting man, to say the least. Where is he now?" |
Slim |
Slim narrows his eyes a bit, "I can't say." |
DM |
After that the woods grow still and silent, there is a chill in the air, faint at first, but growing more bitter with each step. Soon you see it. Out of the parting trees, skirted in a low fog, is the Monastery. |
Nkosi |
Nkosi, apparently not troubled by the unnatural chill, looks around carefully, searching for any signs of movement. He whispers to his companions, "I can call upon a spell that will allow me to hear noises within the monastery, but I prefer to wait until we're a little closer. Are we ready to move forward?" |
Syn |
Syn pulls her cloak around her, as both a protection against the chill and
to help hide her from prying eyes. She scans the monastary for any signs of
the occupants that are inside.
|
DM |
The monastary is as still and as quiet as a desert tomb. The sounds of
chanting, so often associated with such places, no longer exists, if ever it
did. Lightless windows let you peer into the hidden depths of the place. But
no movement stirs.
|
Stephan |
Stephan stops in his tracks as he sees the monastary.
His eyes are wide as he stares.
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Nkosi is caught slightly off-guard by Stephan's intense reaction, but he doesn't question it.
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Slim |
He shakes his head, "Never been here before." |
Nkosi |
Nkosi nods his head. "Very well. Let us proceed -- and may the gods protect us." |
Syn |
Syn looked up at the Monastary. She shook her head a little. "It is a shame
that some place that is seen as such a 'holy' place and inspiration, could
spill forth the evil that we fought."
|
DM |
From the bushes comes a rustle and a groan. There is a subtle scent of decay... |
Syn |
The groan from the bushes is answered with a faint groan from Syn. She
wrinkles her nose and adjusts her hankerchief with her off hand while she
draws her sword.
|
Slim |
Both Slim and Thurgood slip blades free from scabards. Slim silently slips into the shadows of a tree and seems to merge with the murk... |
Syn |
Syn searched the forest around them for signs of the creature she could smell. Her sword was at the ready and she was trying to stay close to the others. |
DM |
A pair of the things step from the bushes, dragging behind them a groaning
woman. Ovbiously unconscious, her head and shoulders scrape the ground with
everystep the creatures take.
|
Syn |
Syn rushes forward and attacks the creatures. |
DM |
She cuts a deep gouge into the nearest creatures arm. They have dropped the woman and are turning their attention towards the group. |
Nkosi |
Nkosi rushes forward with his dagger, attacking the same target as Syn. |
Syn |
Not wanting to get hit again by these creatures, Syn takes another swing at the creature that her and Nkosi are fighting. |
DM |
The creature that she attacked snarls at her and swings its clawed hand toward her face, and drags a dirty claw under her chin. |
Thurgood |
Thurgood spins his blade in palm and rushes forward relishing the luck that mighty kelemvor has shown him this day. He raises the blade to the first creature and flashes down a powerful thrust coinciding with a yell of satisfaction. |
Syn |
Hearing the battle cry, Syn takes another swing at the creature that just attacked her. |
Nkosi |
Nkosi stabs again with his dagger, plunging it into the creature's side. |
Stephan |
Stephan's reverie about the monastery is broken with
Thurgood's battle cry. He turns, and realizes just
how far ahead he's gotten, but seeing that the group
has things well under control he is faced with a
dilemma: go on, or turn back?
|
DM |
The atacks of the Party have decimated the Creature. The other however has turned toward the Monastary and is s-l-o-w-l-y dragging the woman towards it. |
Nkosi |
Nkosi lunges at the creature with his dagger, but he stumbles over the arm of its dead companion and misses the target. |
Syn |
Syn moves to hit the other creature as it drags the woman off. |
Thurgood |
The paladin chuckles at the hopeless creature dragging the woman and strolls up to catch it. He throws back his right arm and the blade flashes across again seeking to slaughter the creature. |
DM |
He catches it in the shoulder, severing the arm. On the bright side it is no longer dragging the woman. |
Thurgood |
The paladin smiles again and looks to the fallen woman for a brief
moment before bringing his blade back in a wide arc that nearly costs him
his blade. He grimaces as he reaffirms his grip and gets ready to strike
the creature again. |
DM |
It bows before you, its neck extended. "puhhhhhleeeshe." |
Syn |
Syn quickly glances at the creature when it speaks. Making sure the woman is
safe, Syn gets up and stands next to Thurgood.
|
Nkosi |
Nkosi adds solemnly, "I don't think it's pleading for help. It's asking for Thurgood to end its undead torment." |
Thurgood |
The knight grins slightly, "My pleasure." He has a lust for vengeance in his eyes that always seems to ride in tandem with the appearance of such creatures as he drives a powerful slice of his blade at the creatures exposed neck. |
DM |
The slash is clean and swift, but emotionaly unfulfilling. As the creature finally expires you are left hollow and empty... |
Syn |
Seeing Thurgood strike down the creature, Syn turns her attention to
her surroundings. She sees Stephen heading towards the Monastery.
Quietly calling to him,in a voice barely above a whisper,Syn
says "Stephen wait for us, we have a unconscious woman her and need
to see if she is alright before we go on."
|
Thurgood |
The paladin's eyes narrow and he looks at his blade. He shakes his head briefly and continues walking, "Come on then let's deal with this scourge." The paladin still looks deeply troubled about the recent events and he starts running to catch up with Stephen. |
Nkosi |
Nkosi looks unemotionally at the creature that Thurgood dispatched. He reflects on its pathetic plea, then he whispers, "Anubis, guide to the afterlife, I ask that you escort this doomed man's soul to eternal rest." He then runs off to accompany the others at the entrance. |
Syn |
Syn watched as Thurgood dispatched the creature and mumble a quick
prayer for it's soul to be able to find its eternal rest. Looking up,
she saw Nkosi moving to catch up with Thurgood and Stephen.
|
Nkosi |
Nkosi turns toward the woman and joins Syn in attending to the woman. |
DM |
The paralysis that bound her is beginning to disipate and she is starting to show signs of movement... |
Karyna |
Karyna slowly pushed herself up on her hands and knees with a groan.
'Idiot,' she thought, 'You just opened right up for that ghoul. Practically
invited him to scratch you.'
|
Slim |
A halfling with tousled brown hair walks up. "Well, you might start on how they happened to catch you. |
Karyna |
"I've been traveling for a while. I haven't seen a town in a while either.
I was hoping to find some shelter for myself and Softpaw. I saw the
monestary from below and headed for it. We had just climbed a small stone
wall," Karyna pointed into the bushes, "Just over there about 100 yards.
All of a sudden, Softpaw started growling and darted into the bushes. I was
about to go after him when something jumped on me and bit my shoulder."
|
NKosi |
Nkosi listens to the woman's tale, keeping a very wary eye on her wolf. |
Thurgood |
The paladin walks up to the doors and stephen and beams at the man gesturing as if confused, "What in the seven heavens are you doing man?" He looks for the handle to the door and grips it tightly. He starts to pull on it soundly to get the damnable door open. |
DM |
The door opens with a soft, inaudible grating of its hinges. |
Karyna |
Karyna's head turns in that direction as well. |
Slim |
Slim follows closely behind her, sword drawn and eyes looking for any sign of danger... |
Syn |
Syn watches the others start to head towards the doors. She looks at
the building. A slight sigh escapes her lips and a shutter crosses
her shoulders.
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Stephan looks at Thurgood,
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The paladin smiles and draws his blade. He sidesteps through the open doors and steps to the side of the open door to watch as others enter. | |
Syn |
Syn walks through the doors and smiles at the sight of Thurgood
keeping watch over them. For some unexplainable reason, the Paladin
made her feel safe.
|
DM |
The room is dark, and for a tense moment you wait for your eyes to adjust.
Only the light from outside Illuminates the room, and when you have adjusted
to the light you see that the room, perhaps a triple armspan wide, is a
simple foyer. Torches lie forgotten in sconces on the wall, a testament to
the unnatural nature of the creatures the dwell still in these wall.
|
Syn |
Syn carefully and quietly moves close enough to a scone to reach out
and take a torch. Stepping back to the group, she hands the torch to
Slim.
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Nkosi | Nkosi enters behind Slim and Syn, cautiously observing every detail. He silently says a prayer to Anubis and Osiris, asking for their protection against these creatures that would defy their sacred rule over the dead. |
DM | The Foyer has three doors, One ahead and one to each side. "Where to now?" Slim asks in a hushed tone. |