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| A dark cloud of something wicked is converging upon your position quickly. |
Atop the small bronze tower, the ogres-turned-werebeasts tear each other to shreds, unable to stop the beast's call within them. Sornë is indeed victorious. The ogres of the final iron tower, seeing their demise written in the stars, begin to attempt escape just as a lightning bolt strikes it. The siege weaponry and the ogres themselves are charred beyond recognition.
Meanwhile, Vulture's clever poisoning tactic pays off, as both Haargarth and himself fight ever on, blades and war cries savaging the beast...
... just as Haargarth then grabs the Oak Wand of Illusion and climbs the statue of the Marilith! The treasure placed in one of the statue's six hands...
And you are correct. The final two statues state this, then proceed to grab the Iron-Chi-Medusa in their stony deathgrip hands, letting the Oak Wand of Illusion fall to the swamp below. Vulture frees himself before the statues' indiscriminate hands can rip him apart as well!
The statues begin to sink into the swamp, but before their mouths vanish beneath the muck, they cry out, "LET NOT YOUR GREED BE YOUR DOWNFALL! BOW TO THE POWER OF THE ONE!"
Then a quiet silence... followed by a distant chorus of shrieks for off in the distance. The instant this power scream hits your ears, the tentacled horror expediently retreats into the muck!
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| "Heresy, or Loyalty?" |
A dark cloud of something wicked is converging upon your position quickly. You hear the beating of wings and the clicking of claws, the gnashing of teeth. Just then, the spectral bridge between you and the true tower solidifies to black crystal... the open portcullis entryway awaits...
What are you doing heroes? Grabbing any more magic items? Proceeding back to the strange chamber Haargarth found? Proceeding into the tower. Standing to fight whatever is coming? CHOOSE!
Note: I did rolls, but in light of lack of time, I'm forsaking posting the tech stuff in lieu of keeping this going!
MAEDROS
ReplyDeleteI boldly step forward, leading the charge with shimmering shield held high and ready to protect the weak-willed from the Race of Men behind me.
Head on through the open portcullis.
[Vulture]
ReplyDeleteWith his body aching, clutching at his side, Vulture hears the shrill shriek of the shadowy figure of the distance. He murmurs under his breath, "Have we not proven ourselves? What more must we endure?" Vulture, then, darts toward the crystalline archway, but as he does so, he notices the diamond ring sticking out of muck. Using the tip of his sludge covered rapier, he scoops the ring up without losing momentum.
[Tech]
I'll use Hack and Slash to scoop up the Diamond Ring of Invisibility (Roll+DEX). The plan was not to slow down to get the ring, but if he gets it first try, that's just a bonus :D
[OOC]
Nice job with the puzzle gents
You grab the diamond ring with no difficulty!
Delete[Haargaarth]
ReplyDeleteHeartbeat still racing, Haargarth whips his flail above his head in victory, then upon the destructors final warning, drops the items he had scooped up. Something pulls inside of him though, and he literally has to tug the last wand from his belt and hurl it down into the swamp. He calls out to Maedros, "I found angels suffering below, friend, perhaps we should help them and gain their assistance before rushing headlong into yet another battle.
[OOC]
Yeah....don't be greedy, means I wouldn't be taking that diamond ring, Vulture!
I see two options before us, and perhaps heading into the altar chamber will lead to a portal (or the like). Either way, we can't stay here and fight. That's a hard move headed our way, and fast!
You guys never let me have anything nice lol. And who knows, maybe I won't even succeed at scooping up the ring :P
DeleteVulture, I replied to your post above. Just pointing it out because I realize it could get missed.
ReplyDeleteI'll give you until Sunday night to decide what you want to do, and if there's no obvious choice presented, I'll proceed you through the portcullis and into the TOWER on Monday.
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend!
I already decided, back on Wednesday, Comment #1. I'm going to the portcullis.
Delete[Azul Khadon]
ReplyDelete'Aye, brother' Azul calls to Haargaarth. 'A brief reprieve may be necessary in light of the Punishment these guardians have dealt some of us. We may not, however, get another chance at breaching the fortress.'
'Maedros! Should we proceed, let us secure the area immediately! It would appear our Raptor and our Murderer are indeed the worse for wear, and I am not eager to lose any in our pack just yet!'
[Ooc]
Tough choices! I'm all for pushing forward, but we do need to find some way to get our allies some rest or healing.
[Sornë]
ReplyDeleteStumbling out of the tower, Sornë wipes some of the foul ogre blood from his face. He proceeds through the portcullis. Something about his sunken eyes, pale complexion, and unsteady gait suggests that he is into the same druid that he was a day ago.
[OOC]
Sornë has only 1 HP, so I very heartily agree to take on any opportunity to heal.