The Calm Before
the Storm
Five of Zarnian’s guards – Scott, Bobby, Hank, Warren and
Jean, pronounced Jon were all at in Tyr at the House of the Painted eye, on
high alert because Ohzon, Cael, Zarnian, Barok and Bay had taken off under
mysterious circumstances. They were standing guard, watching Voluna eat more
than all of them put together when they were told their market stall was being
demolished. While Hank was trying to get orders on whether or not to take care
of it, a battered and mostly nude female slave came running down the street,
saying she was from Maribel and her house was under attack. Though Aein warned
that they were most likely being lured away, Caro ordered the five to rescue
Maribel.
Hush
Getting to Maribel’s through back alleys, they came across
the back gate which was locked, but Warren’s air spirit lifted the bar. Inside
they found a small group of Tunnel Boys, which were quickly engaged. Inside the
main house, on the second floor were cries of pain and sounds of torture. Hank
and Scott cut into the tunnel boys, while Jean used his wilder ability to help
defend against the bowman that popped up and Warren attacked at first with
melee, then he and his air elemental partnered to harass the bowman and the
Dusted out Elf that appeared in the window, who his cronies called ‘Hush’. After
slaughtering many of the guards in the courtyard, everyone but Bobby fought
their way into the house, while Bobby laid down covering fire. After getting
heavily wounded, they made their way inside and slaughtered a few more Tunnel
Boys and Hush. Maribel was alive, but not in her right mind. Hank gathered her
and as they started to fall back to the house, they saw columns of flame erupting
where the house should have been.
“Heads Explode?”
Upon getting back, the house was in flames, as were the
apartments next door. Tunnel Boy snipers lined the streets behind the house and
in front of the house. To save Maribel, they stashed her in the shadows,
covered with debris while they tried to make their way to the back of the
warehouse. They noticed a group of Tunnel Boys trying to get in the back, then
they grasped their throats and fell while Voluna walked out like a pimp.
However, though Hank and Warren tried to protect her with their bodies, she was
shot by a few arrows. Then, a wild eyed figure in a tattered templar robe
appeared and Voluna’s head literally exploded, showering the guards with bits
of headmeat. The five guards managed to make it inside, and Warren even managed
to save two of Voluna’s guards, getting them inside as well. Inside was far
from safe. Fires were consuming the house. As Warren, Jean, and two of Voluna’s
guards tried to contain the fires, Scott, Bobby and Hank rushed into C’aro’s
office because they heard fighting coming from the tunnel. Aein sat on C’aro’s
desk, an arrow sticking out from his chest. He said the others were in the
tunnel. In the tunnel, they found Kirby, Claremont, C’aro and the psionicist fighting
off six Tunnel Boys and a wizard with
blue stained lips. Scott and Hank tagged out the psionicist and C’aro, starting
to slaughter Tunnel Boys. Bobby started shooting the wizard with arrows, and
after getting hit with the second one he the wizard turned tail like a bitch
and ran, saving C’aro. The Tunnel Boys retreated, the fires were put out, and
then the House could assess what had been lost.
“Oh, Sh!t!”
Voluna was the biggest (figuratively and actually) casualty
of the night. Some of the mercenaries were burned to a crisp by a fireball, and
some of Lycinia’s men were dead, as well as a few of Horchada’s men. Ennis was
dead, of a sword wound in his back, and Gatal, who had been on the roof with
him was nowhere to be found. Zarnian’s plants were defiled, and her nature
spirit went insane from the pain. Though Aristophanes was missing, Bay was able
to later locate his drunk ass getting drunk. Dahn Gen’s leg was mangled, and
though he will heal, he will have a permanent limp. The market stall is
permanently ruined, and both drivers died, along with our wagon. Untold amounts
of the warehouse and apartments were burned. Not the happiest ending to a
gaming session ever typed up.
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