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Re: Souls of Arhosa
« Reply #140 on: January 31, 2020, 10:59:51 AM »
There was a great sigh as Red stepped forwards, considerably... unimpressed by the Kier's hunting instincts. Yes, go for the weak ones, that was going to prolong your own life. Another swing of the poleaxe might correct that misunderstanding.

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« Reply #141 on: January 31, 2020, 05:23:57 PM »
Taking the lead from their greater kindred, the lesser Kier pierced Madoc's hide with javelins.


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« Reply #142 on: February 01, 2020, 01:54:52 PM »
Gwaedwen takes a swift glance over her shoulder at Madoc as he goes down. She briefly considers to step over and use her healing touch, but it would do no good, not with that many attackers and not with so many focussing their fire on him. First, the horde would need to be thinned.

Gwaedwen steps into the creek and runs up to closest strangler, pressing her charged killing hand into his face.

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« Reply #143 on: February 01, 2020, 02:27:08 PM »
Madoc hits the ground with a thud as the javelins take him down. His eyes flicker as blood pools beside his body, the ache of his muscles dulling as consciousness eludes the warrior.

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« Reply #144 on: February 01, 2020, 03:41:14 PM »
Insulted at being ignored by her foes and jealous of Madoc who is about to visit her Lord, Ebony takes a step back and unleashes dark energy from her fingertips  in a rage of frustration at the fools who have entered her range.

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Hmm.

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« Reply #145 on: February 01, 2020, 08:34:07 PM »
Seeing the decimation of their ranks by the magic user, the faster Kier use their speed to bolt, withdrawing swiftly into the surrounding brush.


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« Reply #146 on: February 01, 2020, 09:18:05 PM »
"Cowards... it won't save you. It's all going to end soon." Red states, spinning in place and deftly smacking down another of the Kier. This one even got to lie in agony bleeding out.

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« Reply #147 on: February 01, 2020, 09:24:29 PM »
The last of the Kier to remain standing bolt, their swift speed carrying them into the woods at a rapid pace.

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« Reply #148 on: February 02, 2020, 03:28:41 PM »
Ebony walks up to the fallen Yn Gyntaf, refusing to let him die before her. She places her hands on him and channels positive energy into him, keeping his nearly-escaping soul from leaving his body.

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« Reply #149 on: February 02, 2020, 05:00:58 PM »
Red begins to pile up the Kier bodies in case they want to carry them back. And to count them.

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« Reply #150 on: February 03, 2020, 06:42:42 AM »
"Just the ears are fine, I'd think." Ebony says. "What we need to really take with us are the weapons. It will make things harder if we simply let the Kier reclaim them."

She puts a piece of rope on the ground and gathers the axes and javelins from the ground and from the Kier bodies, laying them orderly onto the rope before tying them tightly making a nice bundle that Red can carry.
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« Reply #151 on: March 16, 2020, 10:12:04 AM »
Coughing up blood, Madoc rolls over and grips his head in a weary hand. He takes a long moment coming to grips with his persistent tether to the world of the living, then pushes himself to his feet.

He grunts out, "Thank you."

The Yn Gyntaf helps Ebony gather the weapons, but is otherwise quiet. Once the labor is done, he stands over one of the Kier bodies, silently considering it. He gives it a sudden, sharp kick with the heel of his foot, then lets out a slow breath.

"Alright. I am fairly weary from that battle, but I cannot imagine that is the last we have seen of the local Kier."

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« Reply #152 on: March 16, 2020, 10:59:36 AM »
Gwaedwen looks over Madoc, and feels the mental sting of a wounded creature in need.

"Hold still. I'll take care of it."

She gives the Gyntaf a hug touching as many areas hurt by the javelin barrage as possible, and lets the positive energy flow.. A warm sensation washes over the ache and closes the wounds, making the hunter feel better. She quickly let's go, not liking to use an ability to altruistic, but if that is how she can best serve Drancedigaeth at the moment...

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« Reply #153 on: March 16, 2020, 12:07:13 PM »
As the last of the bodies were cleared away and the their contents looted, it was clear between the flight of the last remaining Kier and the sudden absence of any movement around the worshippers of Drancedigaeth that the duty they had come here to perform was completed, at least to the extent that was possible at this time. Perhaps the Kier would return. If they did, blades and axes would be at the ready to meet them.

For now, it meant that successful word of their actions should be delivered first unto the villagers, who would praise them, and thence to their superiors at the temple, who would send them on to greater tasks.

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It was with the faint echoes of the roaring praise of the villagers in their ears that Red, Madoc, and the others were given new instructions – a cabal of the hated arcanists had taken root in the nearby town of Llosgi, an otherwise unremarkable place that had only recently truly recovered from the war that shattered Arhosa. While wholly unimportant in the grand scheme of things, it had had the misfortune to be proximate to the meeting of two groups of rival magicians during the uprising, and the aftershock of their conflict had burnt houses, torn down structures, and rendered swathes of farmland little more than foetid mire.

Having at last rebuilt the town and regained some of the quiet dignity that accrued to the common folk, word had reached the temple that hidden amongst the residents were the
descendants of one of the two cabals whose earlier conflict had ensured the destruction of the much of the area. Now, it was said, they practiced their talents in secret, being well aware of the attitude that the local area possessed to people of their talents.

It had been considered unnecessary to say what was to happen to the arcanists.

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« Reply #154 on: March 19, 2020, 12:26:12 PM »
With some regret, Gwaedwen lets go of the rituals working on her and returns to her regular weak and adorable appearance. Still, it will be necessary to get the townfolk to speak with her, rather than to be frightened.

It seems to be for naught, as her inquiries are not very fruitful. While she is at it, she looks if she can sweet-talk her way into a cow or some other livestock as a parting gift.
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« Reply #155 on: March 22, 2020, 02:30:23 PM »
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« Reply #156 on: March 28, 2020, 02:03:30 PM »
Llosgi was precisely as the description and initial information had had it – that is to say, it was unremarkable in almost all ways. There was a town hall, and several temples and churches of minimal stature, each dedicated to a different god, and there were the usual inns and public houses designed to support a working populace. Otherwise, the outskirts were ringed by concentric rings of farms, the interior had the sort of craftspeople who supported town life but lacked the skill to succeed in a city, and in between were some cheap and barely functional buildings that housed Llosgi’s poor.

It was, in all ways, the definition of a sleepy town.

The only part of it that wasn’t sleepy was the town guard, who had shot bolt upright at seeing Red walking in front of her companions, and was rather nervously looking up at the looming giant. Given that the guard was lacking in anything other than a small hut beside the side of the road, there being no walls to shelter behind, his nervousness was perhaps understandable.

At the last, he found his nerve and stepped into the road, holding his halberd crossways with two hands. His voice was querulous, but it did manage its duty. “Halt and state your purpose in coming to Llosgi.”

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Re: Souls of Arhosa
« Reply #157 on: March 28, 2020, 03:23:50 PM »
Ebony waits for someone else to speak, remembering that 'We're here to kill people' is not as acceptable outside the religious community.
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« Reply #158 on: March 28, 2020, 03:56:06 PM »
Red looks down at the guard, tilting her head at the halberd as if to say "really, you call that a polearm?" Next to her plethora of weapons, it really didn't have much to offer.

"We're here to get rid of a vermin infestation you might not be aware of."

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« Reply #159 on: March 28, 2020, 04:20:53 PM »
The guard looked from Red to her ornate armour and back to her face. "You kill vermin dressed like that?" He was obviously befuddled.