Start of #Sharn buffer: Wed Mar 12 21:08:29 2008 [19:22:49] [Mauz and Phanos were sitting at a walkway bench, enjoying the view and conversing when Phanos noticed a particularly large man and a few hooded individuals walk up the steps leading out over thin-air to the Sky's Edge Bar and Grill.] [19:23:28] [Inside, the large, ogre-blooded human scanned the area after bursting inside. The room grew quiete and the Phiarlann bard even stopped playing. He locked eyes with Loharath.] [19:23:47] "I am Gortoog, out of Siera by Gragnar. You killed my father. Prepare to die." [19:24:00] [Session Start - Roll Initiative] [19:27:45] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init Order: Mari, Sev, Loharath, Aurora, Mauz, Phanos' [19:28:31] * Marianysa glances at Loharath. "What'd his father do?" [19:30:45] Well, I guess we killed him. [19:30:54] Was he the... Oh! That daask thug! [19:31:15] ...oh wait, that guy? [19:32:23] [Sev has been trailing these guys, the only other people that looked as out of place in Skyway as he did, and his hunch was confirmed when he saw them going into the Sky's Edge Bar and Grill.] [19:32:26] [Sev's Turn] [19:32:53] * Sev runs down the walk. [19:37:16] [Gortoog, son of Gragnar, pulls out a huge, notched battleaxe and holds his shielded left arm around, a large spike protuding from the shield strapped to his forearm.] [19:38:16] "You judged my father worthy of death for protecting his territory. If you take the law into your own hands, then so do I!" [19:38:29] "Now we gotta sell us a huge axe. Deys gonna tink we done killed us a denna giants." [19:38:46] [Phanos is outside and unable to see Gortoog] [19:39:18] ((but it was a clever one liner!)) [19:39:21] If by protecting you mean attacking us, then sure. [19:39:23] [Gortoog takes a step forward, covering as much ground as a smaller man would hop, and strikes at Mari with his axe.] [19:41:27] [Two of the hooded figures outside on the landing just in front of the stairs see Sev running full-speed for them. They pull out bows and fire.] "Boss, incoming!" [19:41:59] [Throwing their hoods off to properly aim their bows, Sev can clearly see he's running toward a pair of gnoll archers.] [19:42:29] * Marianysa staggers. "You sure you wanna do this?" [19:45:18] [The gnoll's arrows thunk solidly against Sev, but bounce off his ceremonial and magically fortified breastplate.] [19:46:49] * Yon (a@wnpgmb0808w-ad04-91-201.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #sharn [19:47:06] [Inside the bar, one of Gortoog's lackeys throws off his hood, revealing a fleshy mess of tangled, thick green hair and an ugly, warty face with a long drooping nose. The relatively small troll runs toward the pillar just inside the room and scrambles up it before chucking a javelin at Loharath.] [19:47:57] (Nix that) [19:48:03] [Loharath's Turn] [19:48:22] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init Order: Mari, Sev, Gortoog, Loharath, Aurora, Mauz, Phanos' [19:48:56] * Marianysa (a@wnpgmb0810w-ad08-122-209.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [19:49:06] * Yon is now known as Marianysa [19:49:46] * Loharath holds his hand on the hilt of his sword, but doesn't draw it yet. He's concentrated, his brow furrowed [19:49:57] [Inside the bar, one of Gortoog's lackeys throws off his hood, revealing a fleshy mess of tangled, thick green hair and an ugly, warty face with a long drooping nose. The relatively small troll runs toward the pillar just inside the room and scrambles up it before chucking a javelin at Loharath.] [19:52:11] * NovaSeaker changes topic to 'Init Order: Mari, Sev, Gortoog, Gnolls, Loharath, Troll, Aurora, Mauz, Phanos' [19:55:18] [The javelin thunks into Loharath's thigh, falling out as he reflexively recoils. He notes a purplish sheen on the metal.] [19:56:46] [Another troll bursts into the resturant, standing next to Gortoog and appraising the situation.] [19:57:35] [Aurora's Turn] [19:59:30] * Aurora rushes up near the bar and points at the troll climbing the pillar. She channels a surge of divine power, and speaks clearly. "Fall." [20:00:36] [The Troll blinks and struggles but then simply lets go of the pillar, crashing to the ground.] [20:01:18] [Mauz blinks and looks at Phanos, then at the archers on top of the staircase.] [20:02:24] "Eh, can't make out who they're attackin, but that can't be a good sign for the blokes inside. Guess we gotta go save the day, huh?" [20:02:59] [Mauz calmly walks toward the staircase and points at one of the gnolls, shooting off a sickening blot of warped reality.] [20:03:02] "ya mon." [20:05:33] [The bolt of antisanity touches the gnoll, who wasn't looking in that direction, and it shrikes a horrifying shrike as *something* erases it's spark of life. It falls to the floor, smoke rising from every orifice.] [20:06:01] "Damn.. was hoping for a challenge." [20:06:06] [Phanos's Turn] [20:07:56] * Phanos rises. "I dont know who dat is but me dogs didnt getta eat no food, mon. Betcha you caint do DIS! he says as he weaves a spell, a glyph appearing on the ground at the base of the steps before the figure. [20:13:27] [Mari's turn] [20:14:58] * Phanos points outwards towards the figures as well, sending off his dogs and walking closer himself. [20:15:56] [The entire resturant errupts into a frenzy as the clientell and staff rush to the sides of the dining room, trying to get away from the fighting lunatics.] [20:17:16] [Mari's Turn] [20:23:34] * Marianysa backs away from the ogre, turning on the fallen troll with three quick swipes of her swords. [20:24:16] [The Troll throws up his arms and takes Mari's assault on them, opening up deep bleeding wounds.] [20:24:20] [Sev's Turn] [20:24:58] * Sev continues up the walk, drawing his maul. He stops short at the bottom of the stares and looks up at the two gnolls and robed figure. [20:25:02] "I just came here to meet some friends, not get shot at by gnolls! Whoever your boss is, I hope he knows I have to kill him because his dumbass mongrels put a fucking nick in the Kincade family armor!" [20:29:01] [Gortoog decides that Mari is sufficiently distracted and makes a play to get to Loharath.] [20:33:33] [Catching Mari's sword on his shield, Gortoog spins with a low axe strike to Loharath.] [20:34:35] [His axe collides with an invisible barrier an inch above Loharath's chest.] [20:35:26] [The remaining Gnoll sees Sev coming toward him and says something in another language, probably a curse, and fires another shot at him on the staircase.] [20:35:56] [The shot goes wide, way over Sev's head.] [20:36:05] [Loharath's Turn] [20:36:31] * Loharath stays in position, still staring intently, ready to burst into a flurry of action at any moment [20:40:15] [The troll besides Mari crawls to his feet and lays into her, using her brief focus on Gortoog as the distraction it needs.] [20:41:30] [Fortunately for Mari, she needs to be distracted much more than that to be caught off-guard.] [20:42:02] [The second roll comes around from behind the pillar into Mari's view and chucks a javelin at her.] [20:43:13] [Disconcertingly, Mari notices that the gouges she put in the prone troll's forearms are starting to heal already.] [20:46:12] [The javeling sinks into Mari's shoulder and she grunts as it falls out. However a sudden wave of weakness spreads over her as her blood burns.] [20:46:22] * Marianysa stumbles. "What the hell..." she trails off, her grip on her weapons loosening. [20:46:46] [Aurora's Turn] [20:49:49] * Aurora steps around the bar and hurries up to Mari. She channels the Silver Flame's healing power and touches Mari, instantly healing all of her wounds. [20:51:13] * Marianysa perks up. "That's the stuff! Thanks Aura!" [20:52:39] [Aurora blinks as a particularly wide axe-swipe sails over her head by a foot or two.] [20:54:04] [Mauz moves forward and blinks.] "Hey, Sev. Joining the party eh?" [20:55:07] [He fires off another blot of green, inky doom at the still-robed figure, who has until now been watching the drama inside.] [20:56:17] [The eldritch blast splashes harmlessly on the wall to the side of the robed figure, who turns around to regard the trio approaching him and the gnoll outside.] [20:56:32] [It's figures are obscured behind it's mask.] [20:56:44] [hood] [20:56:49] [It's figures are obscured behind it's hood.] [20:57:13] [Phanos's Turn] [20:59:29] * Phanos begins to raise his hands and twirl them around in the air, the clouds far above gathering and moving over him as he does so. He points to the hooded figure just as an ancient-looking, well equipped undying elf phases in from a green haze that swirld around the rune. His dogs continue to lope towards the aggressors, the elf doing the same after phanos barks something in elvish, then the lightning comes. [20:59:53] * Phanos , streaking up from the feet of the hooded figure and flashing through his body. [21:01:10] [nix the last] [21:02:07] [The figure looks at those assembled before him then lifts an arm, a crystal ball in his hand with roiling purple and red mist inside.] "That which has been released must be provoked. That which will be provoked will be harnessed." [21:02:57] "Your lives are tools which will bring about the end the darkness desires." [21:03:53] [He raises his hand high and throws down the globe onto the staircase. It shatters and the red mist coils down the staircase.] [21:04:38] [The undying warrior elf Phanos summons blinks out of existance.] [21:05:12] [The everbright lanterns that light the room suddenly flicker and go out, and the various spells that keep the tower a comfortable atmosphere appear to fail. The room grows immediately cold and drafty as it goes dark.] [21:05:24] [There is a momentfs silence, broken suddenly by the great rumble of crumbling masonry and scream of flexing iron. There is a sudden feeling of disorientation as the room pitches over, plummeting from its place at the edge of Skyway and out into the open air.] [21:06:15] [The undying warrior blinks back into existance after the magic holding the resturant up returns, too late.] [21:06:20] [Session End.] End of #Sharn buffer Wed Mar 12 21:08:29 2008