Chalintra
Really Experienced
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- May 5, 2004
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The day had been an exhausting one. The day had been disappointing. It´s all been someones fault and this someone will have to pay for it. And the Gods had been kind enoug that the girls know who´s fault it´s all been and that they have been able to corner him.
Since weeks they have searched for hints and traces of the whereabouts of a wizards ruined stronghold. Finally they had been sucessful, old books of the Mages Academy had betrayed their secrets to the eyes of the half elven sorceress who did the magic thinking for the `Catpack´.
Raising some funds from her family the lead kitten had gathered equipment and mules to carry it, one had led their way through the Deep Woods and – there it had been.
The crumbled remains of a former glorious tower were theirs to search for lost treasures. Dangerous critters had to be slain, walls to be climbed and old iron doors to be broken asunder. This all had been achieved up to the moment the Catpack wanted to gather their price.
But the wizards secret vault had been plundered before. Orcs had lain their dirty claws upon treasures that should be the Catpacks. But they have made a mistake. They had underestimated the girls furios anger and they payed no heed to their crys for revenge. Most of all, they hadn´t been quick enough.
By the time the heroines had opened the last door the hurrying steps of the last fleeing Orcs still could be heared, leading their pursuit along a low and narrow tunnel, digged by the Orcs claws through dirt and stone.
They got them, one by one, cornered them, the small ones as well as the dangerous big ones, slain them by steel and magic, but none of them could pay the orcish debt to them by more then blood. No treasure. Now, as the day ended, the last rays of the setting sun came glistening through the canopy of the trees branches and leaves they finally caught up with the leader of those Orcs, the one who´s fault it all was, the one who had to pay!
There he stands, his back against the rough stones of a hills cliffside, facing the wrath of the Catpack.
Easy he stands, as all he can see is a handfull of girls trying to threaten him with various punny weapons and spells. One of them is wearing bits of armour, chainmail and plate, but sparing out a lot of vital spots to look pretty to those human male weaklings. She´s wielding a sword, small and lightweight to him, but heavy enough to her to make her use both hands to wield it. Another one looking nice and shy, armed with a mace and protected by a shield she uses to hide her face behind for she can´t stand to behold his impressive presence. Then there´s a halfbreed, pretty and clothed in something that shows more than it hides. All she´s armed with is a toothpick she might call a dagger. What a pitty!
Finally there is the one daring to confront him, as she´s been the nimblest on her feet and reached his position first. The so called sword she wields is even lighter than the armoured girls one and she´s clothed in a tight and shimmering black leather skin that won´t protect her from anything he could do to her. Easy prey and a satisfying little bloodspilling before he gets to rest from the long days work.
`This hulking brute stands awsomly impressive. For sure he weights as much as all of my girlfriends bound together and a few of the steelplates he wears as armour will be enough material to smite a dozen cuirasses from. This weapon he wields can cleave a bull in two with one sweep, so what the hell I´m doing right in front of him? Shouldn´t have been running that fast as I could need the girls help right now! No time to think, just act.´
The Orc was the first to make a move, lashing out with his mighty blade, only to find that the nimble little kitten has dodged out of harms way. She mumbles a few phrases, may be prayers to her weak gods – and she´s doing damned well this way, as his next attack won´t miss.
`I can see the next blow coming, fast and powerful. Too fast to dodge again, but this time I´ve got a little surprise!´
With a loud bang, the Orcs weapon struck against something that shouldn´t be there. The air itself was hard and firm enough to block off this mighty blow like a giants iron shield. Nimble like a panther the girl stepped forward, close to the mighty big one, her blade flashed and stung upwards. The fight was over, won by a magic trick, quick wits and, most of all, sheer luck.
So the Catpack finally got it´s revenge and found the treasure they had been seeking for, carried by the huge monster that´s been by far the biggest Orc this area had ever seen.
But on the other hand they are totally lost in the midst of the Dark Woods, their chase had led them crisscrossing the landscape untill they have lost all of their orientation. Well, the large road should be somewhere to the east, but none of the girls had any idea how far away they are from the next Coaching Inn. At least one had been bright enough to insist on taking their horses and mules with them while chasing the Orcs, so there should be no problem to make up a camp and stay out here in the wilderness for the night. Sure, this is a dangerous idea, as there are lot´s of dangerous creatures around in the Woods, but the most annoying fact to the girls is the fact that camping is much less comfortable than staying at an Inn!
But wait – all the action of the fight and the mind-dumbing knowledge to be lost had made something important stay unnoticed so far.
A large doorway, adorned with elaborate stone carvings!
There it was, a few steps further along the cliffs face it opened in to the depth of the rocky hill, down in to the darkness. Darkness?? No, there are a few glints of light and the sweet smell of roasted meat, mingled with exotic fragrances.
`So here it is girls! One adventure finished, the next one invites us. I´m going to take a closer look, anyone to come with me??´
Since weeks they have searched for hints and traces of the whereabouts of a wizards ruined stronghold. Finally they had been sucessful, old books of the Mages Academy had betrayed their secrets to the eyes of the half elven sorceress who did the magic thinking for the `Catpack´.
Raising some funds from her family the lead kitten had gathered equipment and mules to carry it, one had led their way through the Deep Woods and – there it had been.
The crumbled remains of a former glorious tower were theirs to search for lost treasures. Dangerous critters had to be slain, walls to be climbed and old iron doors to be broken asunder. This all had been achieved up to the moment the Catpack wanted to gather their price.
But the wizards secret vault had been plundered before. Orcs had lain their dirty claws upon treasures that should be the Catpacks. But they have made a mistake. They had underestimated the girls furios anger and they payed no heed to their crys for revenge. Most of all, they hadn´t been quick enough.
By the time the heroines had opened the last door the hurrying steps of the last fleeing Orcs still could be heared, leading their pursuit along a low and narrow tunnel, digged by the Orcs claws through dirt and stone.
They got them, one by one, cornered them, the small ones as well as the dangerous big ones, slain them by steel and magic, but none of them could pay the orcish debt to them by more then blood. No treasure. Now, as the day ended, the last rays of the setting sun came glistening through the canopy of the trees branches and leaves they finally caught up with the leader of those Orcs, the one who´s fault it all was, the one who had to pay!
There he stands, his back against the rough stones of a hills cliffside, facing the wrath of the Catpack.
Easy he stands, as all he can see is a handfull of girls trying to threaten him with various punny weapons and spells. One of them is wearing bits of armour, chainmail and plate, but sparing out a lot of vital spots to look pretty to those human male weaklings. She´s wielding a sword, small and lightweight to him, but heavy enough to her to make her use both hands to wield it. Another one looking nice and shy, armed with a mace and protected by a shield she uses to hide her face behind for she can´t stand to behold his impressive presence. Then there´s a halfbreed, pretty and clothed in something that shows more than it hides. All she´s armed with is a toothpick she might call a dagger. What a pitty!
Finally there is the one daring to confront him, as she´s been the nimblest on her feet and reached his position first. The so called sword she wields is even lighter than the armoured girls one and she´s clothed in a tight and shimmering black leather skin that won´t protect her from anything he could do to her. Easy prey and a satisfying little bloodspilling before he gets to rest from the long days work.
`This hulking brute stands awsomly impressive. For sure he weights as much as all of my girlfriends bound together and a few of the steelplates he wears as armour will be enough material to smite a dozen cuirasses from. This weapon he wields can cleave a bull in two with one sweep, so what the hell I´m doing right in front of him? Shouldn´t have been running that fast as I could need the girls help right now! No time to think, just act.´
The Orc was the first to make a move, lashing out with his mighty blade, only to find that the nimble little kitten has dodged out of harms way. She mumbles a few phrases, may be prayers to her weak gods – and she´s doing damned well this way, as his next attack won´t miss.
`I can see the next blow coming, fast and powerful. Too fast to dodge again, but this time I´ve got a little surprise!´
With a loud bang, the Orcs weapon struck against something that shouldn´t be there. The air itself was hard and firm enough to block off this mighty blow like a giants iron shield. Nimble like a panther the girl stepped forward, close to the mighty big one, her blade flashed and stung upwards. The fight was over, won by a magic trick, quick wits and, most of all, sheer luck.
So the Catpack finally got it´s revenge and found the treasure they had been seeking for, carried by the huge monster that´s been by far the biggest Orc this area had ever seen.
But on the other hand they are totally lost in the midst of the Dark Woods, their chase had led them crisscrossing the landscape untill they have lost all of their orientation. Well, the large road should be somewhere to the east, but none of the girls had any idea how far away they are from the next Coaching Inn. At least one had been bright enough to insist on taking their horses and mules with them while chasing the Orcs, so there should be no problem to make up a camp and stay out here in the wilderness for the night. Sure, this is a dangerous idea, as there are lot´s of dangerous creatures around in the Woods, but the most annoying fact to the girls is the fact that camping is much less comfortable than staying at an Inn!
But wait – all the action of the fight and the mind-dumbing knowledge to be lost had made something important stay unnoticed so far.
A large doorway, adorned with elaborate stone carvings!
There it was, a few steps further along the cliffs face it opened in to the depth of the rocky hill, down in to the darkness. Darkness?? No, there are a few glints of light and the sweet smell of roasted meat, mingled with exotic fragrances.
`So here it is girls! One adventure finished, the next one invites us. I´m going to take a closer look, anyone to come with me??´