D&D II Act One Scene IV(a) - The Mines of Dhurn Dharal

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

Redzer stares at Varkrash, then asks in a confused voice.

"What should I do, they seek only to defend their home and laid out clear terms. What is so bad about the snow?"

Columbo thinks.

"There is some stuff I could do, a walled tunnel in the snow"

Ser Boros pops his head out over the embankment they are in.

"So Varkrash and I race through this tunnel to the fortress, while Karinth serves as a distraction?"

"Yes" Karinth replies with a nod.

I decide to follow hoping my Jim will help out a bit

Fourier

Columbo springs from the embankment and shouts

"Chaaaattttttssssooooooo!!!!"

The ice parts, forming a massive tunnel through the snow up to the tower gate.

Karinth shouts as he leaps out.

"Give them hell!"

He screams at the dwarves.

"Stone dwellers, you have never faced my like, your mewling existence is at an end, for we will scale you tower and feast on dwarf. Fire your cannons upon my glorious person if you dare!!!"

The canons immediately bombard the area around Karinth as he runs through the snow.

Necro

Vrakrash looks around at Ser Boros, Rhiggy and Sarric and nods.

He turns to the ex-slavers -

'You wanted to join us for adventure - then come, let us adventure!'

He charges up the tunnel towards the tower gate.

Fourier

From the tower four dwarves in heavy armour leaps and activate jet packs to control their descent.

One unfurls a powerful arm canon, firing at Varkrash. Ser Boros, seeing the dwarf tackles Varkrash to the ground just in time.

"On my world, people only slay dragons, no I'm saving one. Up dragon, rise fast, before they reach us."

The dwarves land with a heavy thud, their massive double plated armour glistening in the fire moon's light.

"We are the embodiment of the harsh justice of Dhurn Dharal. Born in the ritual of Kazhal, sons of Dumathoin."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPv95QDIJqw

OOC: Init

Fourier

Ser Boros swings at the dwarves missing and rolling out of the way as Columbo swings his tail unleashing a stream of ice into the dwarves faces, cracking their armour at points from the sudden shift in temperature. Another swing in temperature follows as white hot flame erupts from Varkrash's mouth, causing the plate to buckle near the neck and joints.

The dwarves then swing at the group, but Varkrash and Ser Boros dodge out of the way, the dwarves tiring and shouting in pain as the suffer both frostbite and third degree burns with their armour.

Suddenly one collapses as an arrow from Rhiggy lands into his neck through the exposed joints. He dies in the snow asking his god if he did well.

Another belt of ice from Columbo causes two to flee in pain activating their jet packs and taking to the sky. The last fumbles at the trigger for the jet pack as Varkrash rushes him and takes off his head in one clean cut.

Necro

Vrakrash searches the dwarf he decapitated for any items. He looks at the jet pack in particular to see how it works.

Fourier

The jet packs mechanisms are beyond his understanding. The dwarf carries a large enough pistol in a compartment in his armour.

Fourier

Cannon balls begin to land in the tunnel.

Fourier

OOC: Holding thread there

sKeith

Sarric drags the package to the embankment. He digs through it and finds a hat, overcoat and gloves to wear. He unpacks a meal and begins heating it up with a magnesium packet. once heated he will sit back and enjoy his hot meal.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

The jet packs mechanisms are beyond his understanding. The dwarf carries a large enough pistol in a compartment in his armour.

Vrakrash scoops up the pistol and makes for the tower gate.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Sarric drags the package to the embankment. He digs through it and finds a hat, overcoat and gloves to wear. He unpacks a meal and begins heating it up with a magnesium packet. once heated he will sit back and enjoy his hot meal.

Luckily the forces are too concerned with the attackers. Sarric is able to eat his meal in reasonable comfort, or as close to comfort as one can get with Redzer watching you.

"Fascinating process, I have never seen it up close"

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Vrakrash scoops up the pistol and makes for the tower gate.

Ser Boros and Varkrash make it to the tower gate door. Ser Boros rams it with all his strength. It budges slightly, but not enough.

"They have the place fortified, perhaps together we might force it open, unless you have other ideas?"

Tigger

I follow to the gate

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

Ser Boros and Varkrash make it to the tower gate door. Ser Boros rams it with all his strength. It budges slightly, but not enough.

"They have the place fortified, perhaps together we might force it open, unless you have other ideas?"

Vrakrash nods.

'With you, Rhiggy and I, this gate will break at our strength!'

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

Luckily the forces are too concerned with the attackers. Sarric is able to eat his meal in reasonable comfort, or as close to comfort as one can get with Redzer watching you.

"Fascinating process, I have never seen it up close"

Sarric looks across at Redzer, "Whats that now?", "the heating or the shoveling?"

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Sarric looks across at Redzer, "Whats that now?", "the heating or the shoveling?"

"The eating, quite odd"

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Vrakrash nods.

'With you, Rhiggy and I, this gate will break at our strength!'

The gate begins to buckle with their combined strength. Eventually the holding bar snaps and they burst into the lower floor of the tower, a room filled with at least twenty dwarves.

There is a silence as the two groups look at each other.

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

"The eating, quite odd"

"By what means do you keep yourself charged up? Do you require no maintainence to keep existing?


If I was not to eat for many days or weeks, my life would expire."

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

The gate begins to buckle with their combined strength. Eventually the holding bar snaps and they burst into the lower floor of the tower, a room filled with at least twenty dwarves.

There is a silence as the two groups look at each other.

'So... are we going to talk now, or continue to try and find out who of us have the bigger... sword?'

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'So... are we going to talk now, or continue to try and find out who of us have the bigger... sword?'

The dwarves spit on the ground and charge Varkrash.

OOC: Init

Fourier

Ser Boros and Varkrash meet the charge head on. The dwarves are obviously but conscripts, no martial talent, Varkrash spins out of the way of their blows, ducks weaves, virtually no damage taken aside from a few scrapes and cuts. He and Ser Boros however hack and slash their way through the dwarves, cutting off arms, legs, heads. The body floor now a massacre, as wine red dwarrow blood spills out the door staining the outside snow.

When only six remain, they break, running, four dying from their wounds on the way. Only two make it upstairs, one pauses to see if Varkrash is following, surprised when he isn't and then heads up.

Necro

Vrakrash takes a look around the room now coloured in dwarrow blood.

Fourier

It is a simple weapons store room, with some food and clothes.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

"By what means do you keep yourself charged up? Do you require no maintainence to keep existing?


If I was not to eat for many days or weeks, my life would expire."

"I siphon life energy from the Earth and what little I can from the Sun and stars. The later is like a delicacy, it takes time to gather, but is of such high intensity."

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

"I siphon life energy from the Earth and what little I can from the Sun and stars. The later is like a delicacy, it takes time to gather, but is of such high intensity."

"Can you detect much enegry coming from that fire moon?"

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

It is a simple weapons store room, with some food and clothes.

Vrakrash looks to Ser Boros and Rhiggy.

'Push on up the stairs? Perhaps this slaughter will quell their bloodlust... or increase it.'

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

"Can you detect much enegry coming from that fire moon?"

"Do not tempt me, imagine if one was starving and then a feast is laid before you...I fear the energies would be addictive, but yes I detect a colossal amount"

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Vrakrash looks to Ser Boros and Rhiggy.

'Push on up the stairs? Perhaps this slaughter will quell their bloodlust... or increase it.'

Karinth runs in through the door.

"Good the boring ones have been dealt with, come Rhiggy lets see what upstairs has"

Karinth runs up the stairs.

Necro

Vrakrash smirks and follows Karinth.