Josem arrived on the scene following the sound of the conflict back, but it was as he ran up he saw a stake laying on the ground and glancing to the action again, Marilee charged in howling. Robert intensely focused stared at the fight suddenly as if he was decided on some course of action but waiting to act. All the while Thomas methodically, though shaking with emotion walked to a closer distance and appeared to be drawing forth a pistol.
Josem looked down at the stake and felt his shaking hands grasping at his spell book. The monstrous undead and the hairy beast were ravening about and he was trying to steel himself to continue forward. He bent slightly picking up the stake and yet he did not move forward with the others just yet. He opened it to the page he barely thought of, and began to cast the simple protective spell he had available for the day.
No planning could be made for this but his fear though sickening him still gave him caution to his actions. He would soon be in with the others battling these horrors. He was not ready for it, but he would still act this time.
An Unexpected Return: Chapter One
Round 1
Thomas hands out stakes to everyone. Marilee throws caution to the wind and rushes madly at the Lycanthrope, yelling at the top of her lungs! The beast turns from its combat with the massive warrior, distracted. The warrior takes advantage of the situation and renews attacks with his weapon. It slices once, chopping a good piece of the beasts arm off, making it howl in rage and surprise. The meaty part of its arm hits Marilee square in the chest!
The massive warrior's second attack is even more gory. The descending weapon rises and cuts deeply into the wolfthing's chest, nearly cutting it in half! Blood spews forth from its mouth even as it falls right at Marilee's feet. Blood spurts everywhere as the creature tries to get up but in vain. Its red eyes dim to nothing even as its split body convulses and soon it is but a man!
Meanwhile, the Vampire acknowledges Marilee's craze with a grin as her mind reaches out and soon, five separate graves begin moving! Earth parts and clawed hands emerge, then arms and bodies! All this is happening even as Jebediah seems to strike a hearty blow on the Vampire, making her stagger back. Her back it to Thomas, Robert and
Josem.
The crazed looking warrior now turns his attention to the Vampire.
Thomas hands out stakes to everyone. Marilee throws caution to the wind and rushes madly at the Lycanthrope, yelling at the top of her lungs! The beast turns from its combat with the massive warrior, distracted. The warrior takes advantage of the situation and renews attacks with his weapon. It slices once, chopping a good piece of the beasts arm off, making it howl in rage and surprise. The meaty part of its arm hits Marilee square in the chest!
The massive warrior's second attack is even more gory. The descending weapon rises and cuts deeply into the wolfthing's chest, nearly cutting it in half! Blood spews forth from its mouth even as it falls right at Marilee's feet. Blood spurts everywhere as the creature tries to get up but in vain. Its red eyes dim to nothing even as its split body convulses and soon it is but a man!
Meanwhile, the Vampire acknowledges Marilee's craze with a grin as her mind reaches out and soon, five separate graves begin moving! Earth parts and clawed hands emerge, then arms and bodies! All this is happening even as Jebediah seems to strike a hearty blow on the Vampire, making her stagger back. Her back it to Thomas, Robert and
Josem.
The crazed looking warrior now turns his attention to the Vampire.
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OOC: Horror Save - 17
Assuming Robert keeps some control of his actions, he sees the opening provided by Jebediah and this once trusts his luck and lunges forward with the stake pointed at the vampire's back, more or less where the heart is.
OOC: just for this action/round, fighting defensively is suspended. Tell me if an attack roll is needed.
Assuming Robert keeps some control of his actions, he sees the opening provided by Jebediah and this once trusts his luck and lunges forward with the stake pointed at the vampire's back, more or less where the heart is.
OOC: just for this action/round, fighting defensively is suspended. Tell me if an attack roll is needed.
Zumba d'Oxossi (A Stitch in Souragne)
Brother Eustace (The Devil's Dreams)
Robert de Moureaux (A New Barovia)
Brother Eustace (The Devil's Dreams)
Robert de Moureaux (A New Barovia)
Round 2
The Vampire is first to act. Cackling she rushes Jebediah, taloned hands moving swiftly through the air towards the Morninglord man. His staff flashes and blocks both the Vampire's strikes. His foot sneaks out and with a loud yell it strikes the undead monster's knee and a sickening crunch is heard as cartiledge and bone shatter from the blow.
Meanwhile, Robert is next! He moves to stake the Vampire but his blow misses the heart by a longshot. The stake does hit however, but for a moment. It pierces the lower back of the Vampire, who barely register the hit as but a nuisance. Her knee is more of a concern, yet she remains standing.
"Come to me," she calls out. Both the warrior and Marilee arrive at the scene of the battle by the end of the turn. Unfortunately for you all, her knee heals itself once the round is over.
Thomas and Josem by standing back, notice five figures rising from different graves and approaching the scene of the battle. From behind these figures they recognize the flying form of Rizzen the Pseudodragon!
It opens it's maw and it appears it has cast a spell! A tiny ball of fire emerges from its mouth and heads directly into the middle of the five figures, exploding as a fireball in their midst. Only burning husks remain after the explosion.
End of Round 2
The Vampire is first to act. Cackling she rushes Jebediah, taloned hands moving swiftly through the air towards the Morninglord man. His staff flashes and blocks both the Vampire's strikes. His foot sneaks out and with a loud yell it strikes the undead monster's knee and a sickening crunch is heard as cartiledge and bone shatter from the blow.
Meanwhile, Robert is next! He moves to stake the Vampire but his blow misses the heart by a longshot. The stake does hit however, but for a moment. It pierces the lower back of the Vampire, who barely register the hit as but a nuisance. Her knee is more of a concern, yet she remains standing.
"Come to me," she calls out. Both the warrior and Marilee arrive at the scene of the battle by the end of the turn. Unfortunately for you all, her knee heals itself once the round is over.
Thomas and Josem by standing back, notice five figures rising from different graves and approaching the scene of the battle. From behind these figures they recognize the flying form of Rizzen the Pseudodragon!
It opens it's maw and it appears it has cast a spell! A tiny ball of fire emerges from its mouth and heads directly into the middle of the five figures, exploding as a fireball in their midst. Only burning husks remain after the explosion.
End of Round 2
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Josem having watched the events of the previous rounds is somewhat dazzled at how the combat is fairing. The others are fighting well, and the sudden appearance and aid of Rizzen is enough to get his small heart pumping faster from encouragement. He begins flips to a marked page in his spell book reading out the incantation and moving into range to target the vampire, even before he sets to drawing his hands into motion.
OOC: Burning Hands... Don't have the stats for the spell infront of me at the moment. Will have to send them later... Sorry!!!
OOC: Burning Hands... Don't have the stats for the spell infront of me at the moment. Will have to send them later... Sorry!!!
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Thomas watches the Lycanthrope go down with a sense of great relief. Deep down he was terrified of the creature, it was almost a disappointment to see the beast felled so easily by the large warrior, but then again, that was the confidence of youth thinking, and becoming quieter as Thomas' conscious thought prevailed with reason. Whoever the large warrior was, he was a blessing in a horrid disguise.
Thomas puts his pistol away and takes up a wooden stake.
Thomas puts his pistol away and takes up a wooden stake.
Round Three
Round 3
The Vampire growls and rushes Jebediah, faster than the man. Her claws snake out. In between his defending staff one reaches and scores a hit on his chest! The fingers dig deep and with a sickening crunch penetrate the ribs. In a flash Jebediah's heart is in the Vampire's hand. The man crumbles to the ground in dead heep.
Josem's spell flies from his fingers and hits the vampire as she holds the heart. It singes her and she howls in rage, burning slightly. The burns do not seem to affect her all that much. That is too bad, because the raging warrior then cuts into her with his massive blade. Two deep slashes hurt her yet she turns and faces the man, face a mask of rage.
Marilee's attempt to harm the vampire fail as the stake impales the Vampire in the side, but does nothing. Robert attempts to stake the Vampire again but misses.
Rizzen sends a message to all of you Flee now. This one is too powerful to handle by yourselves, younglings. Unless you wish to become as she is. Now hurry and leave!
The Vampire growls and rushes Jebediah, faster than the man. Her claws snake out. In between his defending staff one reaches and scores a hit on his chest! The fingers dig deep and with a sickening crunch penetrate the ribs. In a flash Jebediah's heart is in the Vampire's hand. The man crumbles to the ground in dead heep.
Josem's spell flies from his fingers and hits the vampire as she holds the heart. It singes her and she howls in rage, burning slightly. The burns do not seem to affect her all that much. That is too bad, because the raging warrior then cuts into her with his massive blade. Two deep slashes hurt her yet she turns and faces the man, face a mask of rage.
Marilee's attempt to harm the vampire fail as the stake impales the Vampire in the side, but does nothing. Robert attempts to stake the Vampire again but misses.
Rizzen sends a message to all of you Flee now. This one is too powerful to handle by yourselves, younglings. Unless you wish to become as she is. Now hurry and leave!
Robert is shocked to see the man he had earlier dismissed as a spy be so cruelly be dismissed from life instead. Numb with shoch, he tries without enough conviction to stab the vampiress with the stake in his hand, but he does so only automatically.
Rizzen's message wakes him up and in a state of horror, at realizing what she just did, he drops the stake and flees from the graveyard.
As he recovers outside, barely holding his rapier, he represses a tear or two and mumbles to himself
I have failed, haven't I?
He looks over his shoulder, hopefully trying to perceive if the others come or not. A thought crosses his mind, unbidden:
was that his sister?
Rizzen's message wakes him up and in a state of horror, at realizing what she just did, he drops the stake and flees from the graveyard.
As he recovers outside, barely holding his rapier, he represses a tear or two and mumbles to himself
I have failed, haven't I?
He looks over his shoulder, hopefully trying to perceive if the others come or not. A thought crosses his mind, unbidden:
was that his sister?
Zumba d'Oxossi (A Stitch in Souragne)
Brother Eustace (The Devil's Dreams)
Robert de Moureaux (A New Barovia)
Brother Eustace (The Devil's Dreams)
Robert de Moureaux (A New Barovia)
Candle lit room........
The disheveled figure moved around from one leg to another, white moving in time with his head movements. "Oh I'll show them, HAHAHAH! How it was, how I was once... before, before he died, when I was younger. HAHAHA! Darkon....... Darkon..... take them all, all four of them. Oh yes....... the Monks .... this will be good, oh yes! Oh Yes!."[/i]
The figure stops hopping about and walks over to a table upon which lies a huge tome. He flips through it and stops near the end of the book and grins wildly. His hand reaches for a pouch at his belt, and slips inside. Gem upon gem is removed and placed next to the book until he is satisfied. Scanning the page, then another and another until he is satisfied, he turns back the page to the place he began with. " Seven..... Eight..... Nine... Yes, yes that is the first page...... And now it begins!
Now he begins chanting in an ancient tongue, the tongue of dragons. His voice reaches a crescendo and then nothing! Immediately tendrils of smoke appear, almost as if coming from his body. They move through the air and with not a thought, the tendrils seep through the walls and disappear from his view.
He giggles uncontrollably, clutching his belly, then begins rolling on the floor laughing.
Krezk, evening
Thomas finds his way to a safe place. Feeling somewhat safer, he takes a breath of relief. He soon realizes that tendrils of smoke are surrounding him. Try as he may, he cannot get rid of them, and soon he finds himself lost as if traveling hours upon hours.
Robert soon finds himself in the same predicament, as do Josem and Marilee!
For what seems like hours, the four of you walk until finally exhausted the mists part and you find yourselves in front of a decrepit old building!
END OF CHAPTER ONE!
The disheveled figure moved around from one leg to another, white moving in time with his head movements. "Oh I'll show them, HAHAHAH! How it was, how I was once... before, before he died, when I was younger. HAHAHA! Darkon....... Darkon..... take them all, all four of them. Oh yes....... the Monks .... this will be good, oh yes! Oh Yes!."[/i]
The figure stops hopping about and walks over to a table upon which lies a huge tome. He flips through it and stops near the end of the book and grins wildly. His hand reaches for a pouch at his belt, and slips inside. Gem upon gem is removed and placed next to the book until he is satisfied. Scanning the page, then another and another until he is satisfied, he turns back the page to the place he began with. " Seven..... Eight..... Nine... Yes, yes that is the first page...... And now it begins!
Now he begins chanting in an ancient tongue, the tongue of dragons. His voice reaches a crescendo and then nothing! Immediately tendrils of smoke appear, almost as if coming from his body. They move through the air and with not a thought, the tendrils seep through the walls and disappear from his view.
He giggles uncontrollably, clutching his belly, then begins rolling on the floor laughing.
Krezk, evening
Thomas finds his way to a safe place. Feeling somewhat safer, he takes a breath of relief. He soon realizes that tendrils of smoke are surrounding him. Try as he may, he cannot get rid of them, and soon he finds himself lost as if traveling hours upon hours.
Robert soon finds himself in the same predicament, as do Josem and Marilee!
For what seems like hours, the four of you walk until finally exhausted the mists part and you find yourselves in front of a decrepit old building!
END OF CHAPTER ONE!