[HQ Ignorance] Scene Four: The Battle with the Vroluti

[Nic Hughes]

OOC: Lev did Aalmon actually have to fight there, it seems not. If not 
Aalmon will probably credit the dwarf's magic for his good fortune.

Aalmon watched in amazement as the strange dwarven magic shredded the 
horrors that had been coming towards him, he called out to the dwarf 
"Strong magic there, and a good throw. I am most impressed."

Finally confident that the slimy beasts were retreating for the time 
being Aalmon turned towards the sounds of companions gasping in pain and 
horses screaming. He tried to cry out over the din "Jareena, I can help 
with lesser wounds" then realised that it was probably better to just 
help those nearest to him.

Stepping past a still twitching thing, possibly a tentacle, he reached 
Kraken "Judge, if you can be still I will clean the wounds as best I 
can."  Taking a scrap of cloth and some water from his canteen Aalmon 
poured the water over an amulet before starting to clean the damaged 
flesh underneath. All the while he quietly chanted away under his breath 
a little prayer to help the big man take the pain without twitching.

Baros, following him began to speak into the ear of the Judge's horse to 
calm it, knowing that Aalmon would see to the horse second.

OOC:  Soren, are you OK with that? If you would want your character 
racing around and ignoring the wounds just role-play the brush-off.

If there is time Aalmon is probably better at healing horses than people 
but only if time allows and that depends on how quickly events unfold.

Nic


Lev Lafayette wrote:
> OOC: I did roll for all this!
>
> A strangely coloured Vroluti leaped towards Donalari,
> and Ureban swung wild in his attempt to protect
> Donalari. The fell beast fell upon her, but it was
> stuck deep in the back by Vicetor, his page who
> screamed in pain as the poison and blood covered his
> hand and arm.
>
> Kalen Ironhand reached into his pack with grim
> clarity. He held aloft a dull iron ball. "A Holy Hand
> Grenade of Nidan!", he exclaimed, throwing the object
> in the midst of the Vroluti. Upon contact with water
> the object exploded mightily, sending shards of metal
> into many of the fell beasts. Such was the force of
> the explosion and the sharpness of the metal that
> three were utterly shredded, another two were killed,
> and two escaped with bloody wounds from which oozed
> their fell blood.
>
> Dorassa, guard of Jareena, through he javelin into one
> of the remaining beasts, and Da followed with his axe,
> downing another. Still more came; and Jareena speared
> one mightily, and Da brought down his sword on
> another. Nearby, the still mounted Azhur was covered
> by his squire Othor, and his spike which skewered one
> of vroluti, but another made it past his guard,
> wounding Azhur's steed from underneath with spear and
> horn. Azhur desperately tried to strike the creature
> but to no avail, until the third blow when he caught
> it on the back of its neck.
>
> Judge Kraken fired his lawgiver crossbow, but the shot
> was askew. A vroluti was upon him, and it's twisted
> teeth bit deeply into his visage. Stumbling in pain,
> he drew his mace as El Grim swung at the beast with
> his ancestral sword Tizona, the strike was true, but
> not before two of the beasts had leapt upon his great
> horse. He turned and dispatched of one, but not before
> its spear stabbed him in the small of the back just
> penetrating his armour.
>
> The other leaped away from the shining blade and,
> along with the rest of the vroluti, fled back into the
> swamp. They had lost almost half their number in the
> initial exchange and no doubt were now thoroughly
> aware of the strength of the fellowship. There was
> little doubt in the minds of those present that the
> fell beasts would return.
>
> Even in the midst of this carnage, Aalmon The Bastard
> spied Ithyca the Aldyrami talking to her strange
> shape-shifting racoon dog, and a wave of empathy swept
> over him. Whilst all around him was the evidence of
> corrupt, the elf was life and the bounty of nature. So
> it was that Ithyca's Tanuki had indeed ventured to a
> part of the swamp which seemed relatively free of
> chaotic taint, and on a small hummock she espied a
> frolicking mudskipper, apparently oblivious to the
> chaos and carnage that surrounded it.
>
> Karala continud her spiritual lookout, and detected
> two great sources of great Power, one directly below
> where Ithyca and one, so much greater, some two to
> three leagues north, deeper into the Swamp. In but a
> moment she realised what it was; the Nameless Man and
> he was heading towards Ithyca very quickly indeed.
>
>
>
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