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<blockquote data-quote="Forged Fury" data-source="post: 6816537" data-attributes="member: 95059"><p><strong>Avenging Boddynock & Unraveling the Mystery</strong></p><p></p><p>Recovering from the shock of Boddynock's sudden demise, the party leaped into action. <strong>Corillo</strong> cursed the creature under his breath as he pierced its oddly malleable flesh with two bolts from his hand crossbow. Considering the fate of the gnome, he retreated back to the northern corner of the room to avoid the same fate. </p><p></p><p><strong>Lorenzo</strong> called out, "The creature is a mimic. Once it has lost of the element of surprise, it is not so difficult to take down." The cleric had an interesting history with the creatures. Mimics, for some unknowable reason, had an instinctive need to spread their species across as great an area as possible. Their unparalleled ability to take on any shape made this immigration relatively simple. Once the Maztican sub-continent was discovered by the people of Faerun, the regularly trips across the ocean were too attractive for mimics to ignore. As such, <strong>Lorenzo</strong> was relatively familiar with the threat the creatures posed. Drawing <em>Bloodthirst[/b], the cleric stabbed the creature deeply. Intriguingly, the blade took on a slightly pink hue as he drew it back from the creature's body.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Still in the northern end of the room, <strong>Gnorth</strong> stood in near shock over the gruesome death of the gnome. He had probably been closest to the diminutive little man and felt his loss keenly. With a frown and slit eyes, the half-orc drew his hammer and smashed into the thing, knocking it sideways. <span style="color: #0000FF">"For Boddynock! He will be revenged!"</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The genasi leaped into action, swinging her already drawn maul at the creature's slavering fangs. Although she didn't like gnomes, especially those named <strong>Boddynock</strong>, she couldn't help but feel bad about the man's death, especially with gobbets of his flesh still hanging from the creature's teeth. With a desperate swing, she struck the mimic, but the creature's thick skin caused the attack to bounce off harmlessly.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The mimic extended a pseudopod from its side and smashed <strong>Lorenzo</strong> in the head. It's many eyes darted back and forth, apparently realizing that it may have bit off more than it could chew. Figuratively at least, the half-gnome meal it had just enjoyed rested comfortably inside its gullet.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The crossbowman took careful aim and shot out two of the mimic's eyes, forcing a keening cry from it. <strong>Corilo</strong> hastily reloaded his weapon. Both <strong>Lorenzo</strong> and <strong>Gnorth</strong> combined their attacks, one going high and the other low. The combined strikes were too much for the creature. The cleric's magical rapier apparently struck something vital deep inside the creature as it sagged against the blade, breathing out a death rattle. The creature's form became even more amorphous, flowing off the blade and puddling on the floor.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>With the creature dead, the half-orc bard walked over to the gnome's legs, pushed them together, and covered them with the torn bottom half of <strong>Boddynock's</strong> robe. <span style="color: #0000FF">"Rest, my friend, everyone will hear of your tale."</span> Turning to the group, a visible shaken <strong>Lorenzo</strong> said, <span style="color: #0000FF">"Let's finish this, <strong>Boddynock</strong> would have wanted it. We'll need to report back and let the Queen know she'll need to add another star to the wall."</span> The rest of the group nodded, understanding the cleric was talking about the Queen's Wall of Honor, upon which were placed onyx stars for each Shadow Star lost while on a mission.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000FF">"Yes,"</span> <strong>Brue</strong> replied, <span style="color: #0000FF">"let's finish this. With the three mage-pets slain, that should correspond with the three glyphs that were on the door below."</span> With a last look at the gnome's covered remains, the party exited the library and headed back to the stairwell.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>[HR][/HR]</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The abjuration that was upon the door previously had vanished. The images of the glyphs were scarred into the wood of the door and three distinct piles of ash rested at the foot of it. The door hung open slightly, allowing light to pour forth from the gap it left within its frame. Approaching cautiously, <strong>Brue</strong> pushed the circular wooden door open.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The area was well lit by a glowing sphere hanging in mid air in the center of the room. For once, it was a time where you wished the lighting was a bit dimmer, given the gruesome sight. Nausea gripped the party as they took in the sights of this large sanctum. Scattered everywhere were humanoid body parts - arms, legs, fingers,</em></p><p><em>hands, torsos, heads even, laying about the floor, unfortunately reminding you of <strong>Boddynock's</strong> recent demise. Many were missing strips of flesh, or showed needlework stitching upon them. The room had an eldritch ritual circle emblazoned upon the floor and a large swath of blood stained across its center.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Standing at the far side of the room was an elf, dressed in a robe, laughing and staring up at something terrible beside him. A hulking monstrosity of stitched flesh, some six feet tall, stood rigidly there. Its face was vaguely elven, and female.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000ff">“My beautiful <strong>Lyonthel</strong>,”</span> the elf said aloud, as he turned towards the party with madness evident in his eyes, <span style="color: #0000ff">“I thought I lost you. And just when I bring you back, these wretches come to take you away from me again. Show them! Show them, <strong>Lyonthel</strong>, the strength of our love. Show them the lengths I have gone through. Show them for me, my sweet.”</span></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>At <strong>Haedirn's</strong> urging, the monstrosity lurched forward.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Forged Fury, post: 6816537, member: 95059"] [b]Avenging Boddynock & Unraveling the Mystery[/b] Recovering from the shock of Boddynock's sudden demise, the party leaped into action. [B]Corillo[/B] cursed the creature under his breath as he pierced its oddly malleable flesh with two bolts from his hand crossbow. Considering the fate of the gnome, he retreated back to the northern corner of the room to avoid the same fate. [B]Lorenzo[/B] called out, "The creature is a mimic. Once it has lost of the element of surprise, it is not so difficult to take down." The cleric had an interesting history with the creatures. Mimics, for some unknowable reason, had an instinctive need to spread their species across as great an area as possible. Their unparalleled ability to take on any shape made this immigration relatively simple. Once the Maztican sub-continent was discovered by the people of Faerun, the regularly trips across the ocean were too attractive for mimics to ignore. As such, [B]Lorenzo[/B] was relatively familiar with the threat the creatures posed. Drawing [i]Bloodthirst[/b], the cleric stabbed the creature deeply. Intriguingly, the blade took on a slightly pink hue as he drew it back from the creature's body. Still in the northern end of the room, [B]Gnorth[/B] stood in near shock over the gruesome death of the gnome. He had probably been closest to the diminutive little man and felt his loss keenly. With a frown and slit eyes, the half-orc drew his hammer and smashed into the thing, knocking it sideways. [COLOR=#0000FF]"For Boddynock! He will be revenged!"[/COLOR] The genasi leaped into action, swinging her already drawn maul at the creature's slavering fangs. Although she didn't like gnomes, especially those named [B]Boddynock[/B], she couldn't help but feel bad about the man's death, especially with gobbets of his flesh still hanging from the creature's teeth. With a desperate swing, she struck the mimic, but the creature's thick skin caused the attack to bounce off harmlessly. The mimic extended a pseudopod from its side and smashed [B]Lorenzo[/B] in the head. It's many eyes darted back and forth, apparently realizing that it may have bit off more than it could chew. Figuratively at least, the half-gnome meal it had just enjoyed rested comfortably inside its gullet. The crossbowman took careful aim and shot out two of the mimic's eyes, forcing a keening cry from it. [B]Corilo[/B] hastily reloaded his weapon. Both [B]Lorenzo[/B] and [B]Gnorth[/B] combined their attacks, one going high and the other low. The combined strikes were too much for the creature. The cleric's magical rapier apparently struck something vital deep inside the creature as it sagged against the blade, breathing out a death rattle. The creature's form became even more amorphous, flowing off the blade and puddling on the floor. With the creature dead, the half-orc bard walked over to the gnome's legs, pushed them together, and covered them with the torn bottom half of [B]Boddynock's[/B] robe. [COLOR=#0000FF]"Rest, my friend, everyone will hear of your tale."[/COLOR] Turning to the group, a visible shaken [B]Lorenzo[/B] said, [COLOR=#0000FF]"Let's finish this, [B]Boddynock[/B] would have wanted it. We'll need to report back and let the Queen know she'll need to add another star to the wall."[/COLOR] The rest of the group nodded, understanding the cleric was talking about the Queen's Wall of Honor, upon which were placed onyx stars for each Shadow Star lost while on a mission. [COLOR=#0000FF]"Yes,"[/COLOR] [B]Brue[/B] replied, [COLOR=#0000FF]"let's finish this. With the three mage-pets slain, that should correspond with the three glyphs that were on the door below."[/COLOR] With a last look at the gnome's covered remains, the party exited the library and headed back to the stairwell. [HR][/HR] The abjuration that was upon the door previously had vanished. The images of the glyphs were scarred into the wood of the door and three distinct piles of ash rested at the foot of it. The door hung open slightly, allowing light to pour forth from the gap it left within its frame. Approaching cautiously, [b]Brue[/b] pushed the circular wooden door open. The area was well lit by a glowing sphere hanging in mid air in the center of the room. For once, it was a time where you wished the lighting was a bit dimmer, given the gruesome sight. Nausea gripped the party as they took in the sights of this large sanctum. Scattered everywhere were humanoid body parts - arms, legs, fingers, hands, torsos, heads even, laying about the floor, unfortunately reminding you of [b]Boddynock's[/b] recent demise. Many were missing strips of flesh, or showed needlework stitching upon them. The room had an eldritch ritual circle emblazoned upon the floor and a large swath of blood stained across its center. Standing at the far side of the room was an elf, dressed in a robe, laughing and staring up at something terrible beside him. A hulking monstrosity of stitched flesh, some six feet tall, stood rigidly there. Its face was vaguely elven, and female. [COLOR=#0000ff]“My beautiful [B]Lyonthel[/B],”[/COLOR] the elf said aloud, as he turned towards the party with madness evident in his eyes, [COLOR=#0000ff]“I thought I lost you. And just when I bring you back, these wretches come to take you away from me again. Show them! Show them, [B]Lyonthel[/B], the strength of our love. Show them the lengths I have gone through. Show them for me, my sweet.”[/COLOR] At [b]Haedirn's[/b] urging, the monstrosity lurched forward.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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