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Hrothgar darted down a darkened alley, his latest prize clutched tightly in his hand, a grin plastered on his face. Those silly fat merchants wouldn't miss just one sack of gold. They had so many after all. Of course, they'd no doubt have noticed by now and raised the alarm.

He ran a hand through his shoulder length dark brown hair and chuckled. He could hear shouts off in the distance already, and they were getting closer. His trail led plainly to this alley, and Hrothgar moved to the other end. A sealed dead end. Taking his grapling hook out of his pack, he prepared an escape

Sure enough, the guards made their way into the alley. "Halt theif! You are under arrest!"

Hrothgar laughed. "Why sir! I am no common theif! You're accusation wounds me worse than a barbed arrow!"

The guards advanced on Hrothgar, blades drawn. Hrothgar laughed again and, rather athletically, lept at one wall, planting his foot against it and springboarding off to grab his prepared rope escape. Scaling with ease, he flipped up onto the top of the wall and squatted down, smiling at the guards below. "You see good sirs, you have just matched wits with the greath Hrothgar! Matched wits and lost. Ta-ta for now!"

Laughing, he grabbed his grapling hook and lept onto a nearby roof, sprinting away.

Alarms went off elsewhere in the small city of Bloodpool, causing the guards to run off towards them. Hrothgard had escaped from them once more, but something had happened now that had not happened cince the city's founding - it was under attack!
 
Slsun

IC:dream... I sat on my fathers lap holding a large pointed tooth in my small hands. My father held my shoulders just to be sure I wouldn't fall. 'Just think Slsun that tooth is older then you or me or...' "Or grandpa!" I eagerly stated. 'Or grandpa dumpling.' I stared up to him and he smiled down at me. 'It's older then this town and probably older then grandpa's grandpa's grandpa.' I looked back at the tooth and started to imagine what it'd be like in my mouth.

'Regdar, can I talk to you outside?' my mother's voice came in threw the door. 'Sure dear. Slsun I need to get up.' I lowered my hands and scooted off my fathers lap. My father left to meet my mother outside. I could hear the whispering of my parents, and the whispering of some one else. Who was it? I slowly moved toward the door. I dropped the tooth.

There was a crack, I looked at the tooth, the tip had broken off. I picked up the pieces and stuck them back together as if they would magically stick in place. The tooth had been whole since grandpa was born, it had been fine since his grandpa was born, but I dropped and it broke. I began to cry.

....end dream....

I rolled on the straw mattress of my bed. My father's snoring woke me. I opened my eyes and sat up. My parents in their own bed where sound asleep. I walked over to the chest my father kept his collection relics in. I opened it and softly sifted threw it looking for the tooth in my memories. It was a full moon tonight and I could see well enough with out a lamp. I pulled it out and held it in one hand and with my other reached down and searched threw my small sack of gear. I pulled another tooth, I held them together they were similar but ultimately different. I set them both into the chest and closed it.

Jozan had said it was time for me to visit my parents, but I wasn't all that interested in the visit. It was nice but if I had stayed with him we could of finished and moved onto the next place.

I sat back on the bed. I could hear something, what I wasn't sure. I slowly walked out to the window and looked outside. The streets were empty, but the noise was persistent in it's subtle way. I grabbed my shoes and set out to investigate.
 
Seelky had been flying when she heard the guards yelling Halt theif! You are under arrest!"
Knowing they werent speaking to her she decieded to investegate and see whom they were chacing, and watched as the theif escaped and the alarm sounded for an attack on the city. Normaly she would leave humans battles to themselves but if these invadors mannaged to get past the city then they would be entering her peoples terratory..

Flying twards the docs with her wepons in hand she decided to join in the battle.. the theif she would learn more of at a later date.
 
Everyone leaving the Green Gryphon....

Not even bothering to finish thier drinks....All this good ale untouched...I'll just sample this one over here....


The city, under attack they say. Perhaps if I assist in its defense...they will write off my bar tab.

"Country boy, ain't got no ills
Country boy, don't owe no bills
You get a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm
While you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook
If everything's gonna turn out right, you're gonna fry fish tonight"

.....there I hope thats got my fireball loaded...or is it lightning bolt...the fry is such an unspecific phrase.

Galen walks out of the Tavern ready to burn any adversary (or perhaps just create a pile of sheep dung in the air)
 
Hrothgar bounded across the rooftops. If indeed there was a battle to be had, then by Tempus he would have a good go! Afterall, no-one destroys his favourite town while there is still wealth in it that could be his!

It did not take him long to reach the small docks that opened up onto the redwater lake which gave the town it's name. There were several ships anchored in the harbour, each one bearing their own pirate crest, and also each had a red lightning bolt on a green background painted onto the hull. It wasn't a symbol Hrothgar was immediatly familiar with.

Pirates had poured out of the ships and onto land, attacking to local guards who, although doing their best to defend, were getting cut down and forced back. Hrothgar sighed. "I'll regret doing this, I know it". Waiting until a group of pirates ran past the building he was on, Hrothgar dropped down behind them. "Ho fellows! Turn back now and spare this town the flame, for you face Hrothgar the Quick, defender of Bloodpool!"

The pirates turned. "I'm gonna leave you in a blood pool matey!" They charged at Hrothgar who, with impressive speed, slashed one pirate's leg causing him to drop, before spinning and skewering another through the head. "Have at you all!"
 
Upon seeing the ships in the harbor and the pirets attacking the guards she begain raining arrows down from above making sure to hit only the targets she chose.
 
Gesturing at the pirates produces an impressive gout of flame...engulfing a half dozen or so.

"Hey cool! It was the fireball after all"

"And then I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Do you know how much I love you
Cause I'm hoping some day soon
You'll save me from this darkness"

I croon away, and the pirates that are gaining ground...are temporarily struck blind, now to reward myself with just a wee drop from my wineskin.
 
Slsun

IC: ...early siege...

I reached the door and began to undo the latch. "It's late, it's night, what am I thinking?" I turned back and grabbed my bag pulled out a dagger and hid it at my side. "Hopefully I won't need this but just in case." I pull the latch open and step out.

...now...

Fallowing the noise led me to the harbor. From my distant vantage I could see in great detail the fiery combat between the guards and invaders. While the guards where more then capable for thieves and raiding nomads, they weren't facing a small raid, they were facing an invasion or worse a termination. The ships didn't just stop at the docks; they continued up and down the shore lines.

Off on the lake I could make out shadowy figures. "What is that?" With much squinting I concluded they must be ships. "Oh god please be help."

'You'll need help girl.' I turned around taking a few steps back at the stark voice. A man, clearly a pirate eyed me up and down cutlass in hand. "Crap" I turned and ran as fast as I could toward the docks, hoping not to be caught. "They've penetrated this far into the town already."
 
Seelky Flew up and back as Fire shot towards some of the pirates circling back around she decided to use some of the fire to her advantage.. Landing she picked up some burning wood from a barral that had been near by and catuiously moved close to one of the bodys that was aflame...

Seelky shiverd two things she feard most fire and enclosed spaces.... caching the board on fire she flew with it twards the ships that were out to sea and begain ligthing the masts and salis on fire... Doing her best to dodge what ever they threw in her direction to try and knock her down.
 
Its been the better part of a year since I have known any real combat. And the lack of recent experience hurts me, I am much closer to the fray than is comfortable for a spellcaster. One of the pirates gets me in the side with his cutlass as I stagger away. As I try to flee to a more advantageous position..I bump into a pirate chasing some slight but tall pony tailed woman.

"She was low down and trifling
And she was cold and mean
Kind of evil make me want to Grab my sub machine
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone"

Suddenly my hands are filled with a sort of metal even more effective than a sword at this range.

The U-Z-I....quite a mightly little magical weapon...shame I can't ever conjure it for more than a half minute at a time.

I put down the pursuing pirate with a short burst....but my own wound bleeds freely. Could be a closely fought battle.
 
Slsun

IC: I sprinted down the street peruser close behind. The dock fires were spreading further inland, much of the fire brigade lay dead. Fortunately few people remained on the streets, most having fled. I dashed down open streets escape plans running threw my mind none quite feasible.

I looked ahead and spotted one the town's drunks, holding the side of his chest as if about to vomit. "Damn it all!" I darted to one side narrowly avoiding the man. I could hear the less graceful pirate slam into him. I look back to see the man still standing and the pirate springing back to his feet. "Perhaps I'm not more graceful." Turning forward again I can feel my leading foot slam in to something. My momentum carried my body forward as my feet stayed behind, I barley had time to place my hands forward as I slammed into and slid down the stone street.

I rolled onto my back preparing to get up and run once more. Then I heard it, the rattling and popping of metal. I looked back to see the drunk holding an object belching sound and sparks as my peruser body erupted in small explosions. He then turned the item down the street where the tiny explosions infected two more pirates.

I lay on the ground in shock of the towns assailants contorting on the ground as their last bits of life oozed out of them. How was I still alive and what had saved me?
 
OOC: Mind if I jump in?


IC:

Tal was weak. As he had been, now for countless days. It was no spell that had taken him. No, it was sheer luck. Luck on the behalf of the pirates. And bad luck on his behalf that he had chosed to travel to Bloodpool by ship. Nameless, faceless, he had blended in with the ship's crew, and that meant he had hidden his weapons away. And had hidden his magic within himself.

But now, as he wearily struggled with the chains that bound him, his magic came forth. Slowly, ebbing its way past hunger and thirst and the pain of wounds, it came. He concentrated. He gritted his teeth against parched lips. And the chains of steel around his arms and legs began to creak as he set his will upon them.

And they broke. Tal Varsus was free. Had he the strength to escape the hold of the pirate ship? He knew it to be deserted now, mostly, for the unsavory band had attacked the town.

He climbed up a ladder and onto the foredeck. Weakness struck him again, and he had to crawl out of the hold. And so, much like a serpent, he slithered across the wooden deck and peered over the side. On the docks he saw flames and death. A winged Elf rained down arrows. Others fought with magic. He looked to the gangplank and knew he would never make it there.

With a great effort, Tal heaved himself over the side of the ship. Into the water he fell. It's coolness enveloped him. He reached a hand upwards, towards the sky, towards the city, towards good souls that would be his only saviors.
 
Hrothgar had skilfully faught his way to the edge of the docks, every time his rapier lashed out it tasted pirate blood. Unfortunatly, pirate blood was not all that was flowing today. The very tip of a crossbow bolt had imbedded itsself into his left arm, only his leathers and stashed gold preventing the bolt from going right through and out the other side. Didn't stop it hurting though!

After skilfully, or should that be luckilly?, dispaching another pirate, Hrothgar spun round to see a man who appeared to be a regular sailor on board one of the ships. He didn't look too well, and as soon as he tumbled into the wather, Hrothgar knew that the man was indeed not on top of the 'alive and well' list.

Cursing himself, he looked around. No more pirates nearby. Must have all moved into the town propper as the shounds of combat were still going strong. Dumping his backpack, and taking a deep breath, Hrothgar sheathed his rapier and dived into the water after the fallen man. Perhaps when the raid was over, this man might have some insight into who these pirates were.

Swimming closer to the sinking man, Hrothgar could see him weakly flailing about in the water. Time to be a hero! Not that the idea sat too well with the rogue, but Tyr be damned if he was just going to let a man drown for no good reason! Grasping his hand, Hrothgar swam with all his remaining strength, surfacing a scant few seconds after he had grabbed hold of the man. Luck was with him this day, as there were some stone steps not too far away from where the pair bobbed in the water!

Swimming over, the weak man in tow, Hrothgar climbed up the steps, supporting the man all the way, until they were back on the fairly solid dockside. Leaning the man up against a wall, Hrothgar flopped backward and breathed heavilly. "Hey... pal. You...gonna be alright?"
 
I was able to finish off my attacker and spread the wealth to two others...as I wheeled around looking for more targets, I saw the pony tailed woman lying prone, eyes full of fear and wonder.

"It's just a magic spell, unfortunately the weapon is gonna wink out of existance...and we don't want to be in the big middle of a bunch of pirates when it does...you should get up now."

I fire another burst bringing down a couple of the braver pirates who dared to try to charge me. It looks like I have most of them cowed for the time being...but that won't last once the weapon disappears. Side really hurting
now, with the chatter of the weapon not making it any better. Tempting to take a drink for the pain....but can't risk shooting friends as well as foes.

"Do you know this town girl, I need to find a higher position...preferably one without my back exposed."

Only two spells left...gotta make em count
 
Seelky finnished lighting the sails of the ships ablaze and begain flying back twards shore. She took in everything below her, the theif she had seen before was pulling a man from the water and leaning him against the wall... Was he aiding the enamy??? or a friend??

In the middle of the pirates seemd to be a girl and a drunken mage.. She wanted to question the theif while he was wounded but the others needed aid and the pirates needed to be delt with first.. damn...

Swooping down she fired more arrows at the pirates around the girl and mage..Hurry I'll clear a path for you.... she yelled to the mage.

Out of arrows she drew her sword and folding her wings went into a spinning dive in the direction she wanted to go holding her blade just right so as not to harm herself, and begain clearing a path killing any pirates who happened to be in her way...

Opening her wings and flapping them she came out of the spin in time to keep from hitting one of the buildings, using the force of her momentum she kicked out flipping off the wall, and flew back up so she could come at them again and keep them off of the others giving them a chance to escape or move to higher ground.
 
Coughing weakly, Tal Varsus looked to the man that had just literally saved his life. Tal managed a weak smile and said, "Yes. I will be fine, now. Thank you."

Tal wiped water from his eyes. "I am Tal Varsus," he introduced himself, "and I will see to it that you are well-rewarded for getting me out of my wet predicament."

Tal pressed his hands together, concentrating, and setting his will upon the air around him, breathed in a breath of life energy from the salt air to the very stones upon which he stood. Yes, he thought, smiling finally for real, that felt much better!

"Am I to understand that we are in Bloodpool? I was traveling here to purchase an old inn....before they captured me.....it seems now, though, I find myself in the midst of battle once again."

Tal ducked as few headless bodies flew in his direction. He turned to see the winged elf slicing her way through a mob of pirates, with a mage and a girl in her wake. Ah yes, he thought, my kind of battle indeed! Then the thought struck him that his weapons were probably stowed away aboard the pirate vessel. And he was still too weak to cast any serious conjuration or destruction spells. He would wait with his rescuer, he decided, as with this man he felt safe, and he would watch how the townspeople fared against these scum that had tried to enslave him.
 
Slsun

'It's just a magic spell, unfortunately the weapon is gonna wink out of existance...and we don't want to be in the big middle of a bunch of pirates when it does...you should get up now' He was right; youth and terror quickly sprang me to my feet.

I stared down at the blood soaked body of the dieing pirate. I felt nauseous partly because the sight of his broken body and partly because I knew what I planed to do. I reached down and picked up his scimitar. Holding it in my hands I could see blood drip down the edge, weather it was from his last victim or his own, it made sick.

I looked at my rescuer and took a few steps in his direction. The iron weapon he held in his hand seemed familiar as if I had seen it before, but where I do not know. 'Do you know this town girl, I need to find a higher position...preferably one without my back exposed,' his words snapped me back to the moment.

"Only the rooftops, but they aren't to easy to get to. Wait there's a bell tower at the town hall. It's down that way." I pointed the blade down to the street. "But I think that is where the pirates are coming from."

I turned and looked down the road and to my dismay I was right. Before there was only a few pirates that had advanced to fast, now there was the main force advancing up the road as there comrades burned behind them. "This isn't good."

I held the sword above my head planing to bring it's full force down on any one that would come close. Two pirates advanced ahead of the crowd swords drawn. 'Move girl.' The man moved ahead of me and pointed the metal box their way. Then one screamed in pain as an arrow split open his shoulder. The other turned to see what was happening only to have an arrow pierce his skull.

'Hurry I'll clear a path for you!' I looked up to see our winged savior store her bow. She drew her sword and descended in a dive clearing the street in a crimson wave. The mage swallowed more of his bottle and then ran down the street. I threw the sword to the ground and did the same.
 
Running, Feh. The master used to make me run 2 miles daily, some claptrap about a sound body being needed to invoke the amount of will needed to work mighty magics. Having been on my own for two years, naturally I rebelled against his teaching, and am paying for it now. Lumbering instead of running, hard enough to keep up with people without wings.

The Uzi doing that tell tale shimmer....mere seconds before it goes away completely. I don't trust my aim enough to help the winged dervish with the blade. But at least I can thin the ranks of those a little further down the way.
 
Slsun

IC: The mages weapon sounded three more times and then disapeared. The winged fey how ever was more then capable of clearing the road. Our foes had trouble matching her speed it seemed.

"Wait a second, why are we running to the pirates, shouldn't we be running away?"
 
The man said his name was Tal Varsus. That was good. Didn't come out with some old cliche like 'you're death' or somesuch. "Call me Hrothgar. And believe me, any and all rewards are most welcome" He grinned and chuckled.

Tal asked again about the current location. "Yeah, got that right! Welcome to Bloodpool, second biggest city in the eastern lands. Only it looks like the pool is a bit more bloody than normal today" Hrothgar chuckled again as another piretical corpse drops nearby, followed by a still living pirate backing away from something up ahead. Sprining into action, Hrothgar stuch fast before the pirate could react, sliding his rapier neatly between two of the man's ribs from behind. He dropped dead.

"So. You normally travel with sea dogs like these, or this a special occasion Tally?"
 
Seelky flew up and looked down on the others from below flying down to help them when needed.. doing her best to help them.. when an arrow found her wing...

Seelky fell and landed on one of the roof tops near by. Getting slowly to her feet she knew her wing was not only injured from the arrow but broken from the way she had landed.

She landed over here............ Damn she thought picking up her sword from where she had dropped it before landing and prepared her self to meet the pirates who were serching for her.
 
Oh no....the winged one down...this will never do.....

do I even know a healing spell.....rummages through spellbook, past "Daddy Sang Bass" with DO NOT USE scrawled in red all around it...wish I could remember what that one did....

Maybe its this one

"Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
And don't forget to give my love to Rose"

The wing and glistens with the white magic...and heals maybe 90%, obviously my magic is starting to show signs of weakness. One more good sized spell and I am done til sunup.

"The pony tailed one hasch a valid point... Are we maybe running into schome more trouble than we bargained for."

I then stop for a second appearing to weigh my options, before heaving a small gout of vomit onto the concrete. Apparently all this running doesn't jibe well with my wound and usual beverage choice.
 
Slsun

IC: As we dashed dowqn the streets the pirates began to clear out of the road, leaveing me wondering why. I saw a group of men 300 feet or so out that gave me an idea of why the swordsmen weren't chargeing, they had archers to deal with us. The first volley of arrows were shot at our winged companion, one pierceing her wing, I wasn't sure if it was just the startingly pain or if it was damage that caused her to crash, but she hit the rooftop hard with sound of broken twigs. "That can't be good."

The drunk and I ran into an alley and climed on avilble rubbish to the rooftop. 'She landed over here....' The girl who I could now clearly identify as a elf of some sort lay there like a dieing bird, wing folded over itself in an unnatural fashion. She was reaching for her sword which lay on the ground near by. She had saved my companion and I so it was only natural to want to return the favor. Still a birds wings, or rather an elfs, are beyond my knowedge.

Aperently my companion was amused as he began to dance and sing songs from a book. A strange white glow came over him and then drifted to the girl. Her wing began to move in the same way as an inflated ballon, slowly moveing to the correct shape. "Well that was weird. Who are you again?" I asked the man.
 
ooc : Hi all sorry to do this to you but i am moving in three weeks and wont have access to a computer until i can buy one... so it may be awhile before i can reply to our threads.

Ic : Looking at the two infront of me i reolized they were the two i had been trying to help escape. Feeling my wing mend i looked at the man more than a little amazed, and then to the girl. Thank you both... i appreceate it i dont know what i would have done if the damage had been permenent. Hearing the pirates what few were left running for their lives she grinned and said Shall we get out of here??
 
Slsun

IC: The elfish girl smiled at here restored wing. 'Thank you both... i appreceate it i dont know what i would have done if the damage had been permenent.' I considered answering the question but really I didn't feel it was needed. Besides she made a good point by saying. 'Shall we get out of here?'

If there was ever a stupid question that maybe it. "I think so."
 
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