Gameplay Date 10-21-07
Players present: Mordek, Taneus, Brynn
Even more hell breaks loose
As I was making my way toward the Scarlet Jester, I munched on a couple of Draugh leaves to heal up a bit from my injuries. Glad I did, as along the way, I spotted Luvana in trouble by the main reflecting pool. She's standing over a prone form... I'm guessing it's Teresela... desperately swinging her quarterstaff around to ward off a couple of acolytes of Erythnul. I quickly made my way over to help her, coming up behind one of them and taking him out with my spear, distracting the other one just long enough for Luvana to knock him cold. Reaching into my pouch again, I pulled out a couple more Draugh leaves to try and force feed to Teresela. As we're rousing her, a group of Greyfingers and orcs pass close by. One of the Greyfingers points at us and two of the orcs break rank and start heading for us. I tell Luvana to get Teresela out of here any way she can, then I turned back to face the orcs. The were smirking as they slowly advanced... well, I'll give you bastards something to smirk at... gripping my spear tightly, I trotted forward a few steps and let it fly... right through the chest of one of the orcs. As he fell over dead, I could see the spear sticking in the ground some 60' away... right at the feet of the Greyfinger who had pointed at us. The other orc was now being a lot more cautious as he approached us. Luvana had managed to get Teresela on her feet and they were slowly retreating, with Luvana half dragging & half carrying Teresela.
The Greyfinger that had pointed, now decided that he was going to join in and started coming our way too. Now I got my first good look at him... he's got a knife sash strewn over his chest chock full of daggers... aww crap! Gotta deal with the orc first as it finally closed the distance to take a swing at me. It missed, but I didn't, driving my hammer into his chest. As it fell to the ground, a dagger went whizzing by, just barely missing Luvana. She & Teresela were not getting away fast enough, so I interposed myself between them and the Greyfinger, using my shield to help deflect any more knives thrown their way. Pacing them as they retreated, it was all I could do to stop the knives from getting by, but if I really intended to stop this guy, I was going to have to change tactics. As he wound up for another throw, I charged at him and knocked him off his feet, then attacked him as he tried to get back up. He might have stood a better chance had he kept his distance, but up close like this, I wasn't about to let up. Gotta give him credit though, he didn't go easily, having managed to stick me with his blades before dying. I reached into my pouch and scarfed the last couple of Draugh leaves I had as I knelt down next to the Greyfinger. His sash, nearly full of daggers, could come in very handy, so I started pulling it off of him, and throwing it over my own chest. Then the sound of running feet caught my attention, and I spun to face whoever was coming at me now... so imagine my surprise when I see Cornelius skidding to a halt next to me.
He's breathing hard and asking where Luvana is. I had no more than pointed in the direction they had been going when he took off again. I tried to catch up, but damn, the kid's quick. He had caught up with Luvana and was assisting with carrying Teresela, and they were nearly back to the Temple of Obad-Hai when I finally managed to catch up with them. Once inside, Luvana led us into the teleportation area, saying we can get some healing from the clerics at the other destination. I'm all for that, especially if there's more carnage to be wrought. Corny says he'll go and help Taneus and I take Teresela off of his hands. I gave him quick directions to the Scarlet Jester based on where he had first seen me, then the kid took off again. One of the acolytes then casts the spell to take us to the real temple. Once there, we ease Teresela down where she can be treated. As the clerics come over to see to her wounds, another one comes over and offers Obad-Hai's healing touch to me & Luvana as well. The head cleric and several others are planning to teleport back to the Nerom temple and motion for us to join them. As we arrived back in Nerom, the clerics told us to spread the word that healing could be found here at the Grove.
Luvana stayed behind to help treat any wounded that came there. I meanwhile set out to inform the townspeople to make their way to the Grove if they could. I picked up another abandoned spear along the way as I headed for the backside of the High Temple... I knew there were still people back there, probably several injured thanks to the orcs. I was just about to tell everyone to make for the Grove, when the sky suddenly became VERY dark & cloudy. Then the sky cut loose and we were bombarded with thunder, lightning, hail, rain, fireballs and meteors... something tells me the Gods are really pissed. What the hell did Taneus do now?!? I yelled over the din, telling everyone to make for the Grove. Most began heading that way, several others merely sought the nearest shelter they could find. I followed a group of townspeople as they headed around to the front of the High Temple and went inside seeking shelter just inside the main doors. As we're watching the forces of nature wreak havoc outside, I realize that with Aglim dead, and most of the orcs running away from the Temple, anything Aglim may have been working on in here is know most likely unguarded... and another slow smile spread across my face.
I slipped away as the townspeople continued to watch the storms raging outside, and made my way upstairs. There are 4 doors up here on this level, the first led to a raised platform and the next two led to balcony seating. The last door opened to reveal private quarters... probably Aglim's room... so I went inside and started searching. Not much of interest beyond clothing and everyday items, but there was a locked chest, and it didn't take me long to pick it's lock. When I opened the lid, my eyes got wide at the sight of lots of gold coins. The first thing I did was get back the gold that I had given Aglim as a downpayment, then pulling out a sack from my pack, I transfered the rest of the gold from the chest to the sack and then put them all in my pack. Nothing else caught my eye, so I headed back downstairs. Sounded like things were quieting down outside. The people who had taken shelter inside the High Temple were now just outside surveying the damage. As I made my way to the front doors, I could see that Vidgath had his cart with him and he was searching around, scavenging the area for discarded weapons and armor. There was a big crowd gathered at the Grove, so I wandered over there. I found Luvana tending to the injured townspeople, with Corny close by. I reached into my pack and pulled out the bag of gold. Figuring that Aglim had pilfered it from the townspeople, I gave the bag to Luvana and told her to redistribute it to the people... hell they probably earned it through all the blood & sweat they put into Aglim's project. Plus maybe it would give Luvana a kindly light in the eyes of the people if she was going to be sticking around for a while. While I asked Luvana if there was anyone that could see to my own wounds, and she pointed me toward a man she identified as Bucor, Corny had grabbed ahold of the bag and was taking a peek inside. He had a look of utter astonishment and disappointment on his face as he said " ...but... but... there's gotta be... almost a thousand pieces of gold in here!!"
As I left Corny behind, almost looking like he was gonna cry, and made my way over to Bucor, waiting patiently for him to finish tending to others, I spotted Taneus, Brynn and that wolf entering into the Grove with some priestly looking fellows. They're looking a little ragged as well. Bucor looked me over, cast a minor healing spell to deal with the worst of my injuries, then treated the rest so they'd heal more quickly with a decent night's rest. Well that sounded good, as I was beat... been a long, damn day! I went over and checked in with Taneus... sounds like everything's settling down... the orcs & Greyfingers are either dead or fled the town... the Gods can see Nerom again... wait... what?!? No, don't tell me... save it for tomorrow. I tell Taneus that right now I need a stiff drink and lots of sleep, and if he needs me, I'll be at the Inn. Leaving Taneus to deal with the priests, I left the Grove and went back to The Stone's Throw Inn. Kaela was still there, having stayed inside and out of the conflicts raging all over town. I came right up to the bar and asked her for 2 tankards of ale. When she placed them before me, I grabbed one in each hand, offered up a toast for Moradin and those that had fallen today, and started drinking heartily from one as I poured the other out onto the floor... which got a stern "HEY" from Kaela. I dropped a gold piece onto the counter, which she scowlingly took as she began mopping up the mess I'd made. Draining the last of my ale, I put the tankards down and headed up to my room. Wasn't long before I wazzZZzzzzz... ZZzzzzz... ZZzzzzz...
To be continued...
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