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

Evade

Fourier wrote: »

"What?" he says seeming annoyed "Yes, indeed, look lots of treasure to loot about the place, no need to bother me"

"Unfortunately for you I am here to deliver upon you the divine justice of Mesharum, the Final Arbiter."

Fourier

Vrakrash tumbles through the waters, fragments of possibly futures assemble themselves in front of him:

1. Dhurn Dharal in ruins
   
2. Vrakrash impaled by Sarric by a tyrannosaur tooth
   
3. The surface world overrun by dwarves
   
4. Iuric and Karinth hanging over a lava bridge as Retula readies a eldritch blast
   
5. Redzer carrying Mags atop a lunar vessel that is crashing into a city, a dying
7. The fire moon collapsing into the Earth as Redzer weeps
   
8. Karinth tossing the head of Mags at Iuric's feet
   
9. Retula, Vrakrash and Iuric on trial at the gallows in a strange land with dark overhanging castles
   
10. Sarric made a king of elves, Iuric stands guard transformed into some kind of living wheel. A statue sits in a garden in Retula's honour.

The mirror speaks.

"Not all of these things will come to pass, perhaps none will and the images are symbolic, I can only nudge the world so that some are more likely, altering the outcomes of two crucial events so that history is directed toward them

Choose Vrakrash, for you have always chosen.

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"Unfortunately for you I am here to deliver upon you the divine justice of Mesharum, the Final Arbiter."

"Oh for the love of all that's sacred..." He begins to power up his gauntlets.

OOC: Init

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

Vrakrash tumbles through the waters, fragments of possibly futures assemble themselves in front of him:

1. Dhurn Dharal in ruins
2. Vrakrash impaled by Sarric by a tyrannosaur tooth
3. The surface world overrun by dwarves
4. Iuric and Karinth hanging over a lava bridge as Retula readies a eldritch blast
5. Redzer carrying Mags atop a lunar vessel that is crashing into a city, a dying
6. The fire moon collapsing into the Earth as Redzer weeps
7. Karinth tossing the head of Mags at Iuric's feet
8. Retula, Vrakrash and Iuric on trial at the gallows in a strange land with dark overhanging castles
9. Sarric made a king of elves, Iuric stands guard transformed into some kind of living wheel. A statue sits in a garden in Retula's honour.

The mirror speaks.

"Not all of these things will come to pass, perhaps none will and the images are symbolic, I can only nudge the world so that some are more likely, altering the outcomes of two crucial events so that history is directed toward them

Choose Vrakrash, for you have always chosen.

Vrakrash ponders for only a few moments before making his mind up rather quickly. He is, after all an incredibly rash being.

'I have chosen. Some will not be happy with my choices, but that is not for me to worry about right now. Sorry Sarric... but I do not see you caring too much about being a king.. especially at that cost. Also... note to self... stay away from dinosaurs in Sarric's presence.'

OOC: Boldened in the quote are his choices.

Fourier

Fourier wrote: »

"Oh for the love of all that's sacred..." He begins to power up his gauntlets.

OOC: Init

The Master swings at Iuric, but the latter dodges every blow, letting Hurguil get in a good swing of his axe, as Iuric charges energy into his sword and wallops the helm of the Master hard enough for the ring to be heard throughout the room.

"ENOUGH!!!" the Master shouts and opens a gate to what looks like bed chambers, falling into it as it closes behind him.

Fourier

Vrakrash is spat out of the pool and rolls onto the ground next to Iruic. The pool then dries up and the stone basin containing it crumbles and collapses, the entire room shaking and collapsing.

OOC: Dex checks all

Evade

"Coward" Iuric shouts in the direction of the closed portal and then turns to Vrakrash "Vrakrash?"


OOC :Dex Check = 4

Fourier

Hurguil and Vrakrash dive from the room as the floor collapses beneath Iuric.

Iuric lands in front of four of the golden armoured dwarves, who stare at him, but all of them stare in fear behind him.

Necro

Vrarkash climbs to his feet and dusts himself down.

'Hey Iuric! Where'd the master go? Don't think he was happy with me falling into the pool, but I felt like a swim. So what's up? Hey! Horguil - you're ok! So the elf who fixed me found you too?'

OOC: Dex check 20

Evade

Iuric turns to see what the Dwarves are staring at.

Necro

OOC: Dammit!

Vrakrash peers into the room below.

'Hurguil, I think we can get to Iuric - follow me!'

Vrakrash runs back down the steps from the passage in the wall and heads for the sound of bagpipes... if they are still playing.

Fourier

Vrakrash and Hurguil run into Iuric and the Dwarves, who don't even look in their direction.

A much larger version of the beast Iuric found in the lava chambers is pushing its way through the halls, barely large enough to fit its head, collapsing some of the upper rooms as it does.

It roars in Dwarvish.

Hurguil falls to his knees and prays, as do the other dwarves.

Necro

Vrakrash draws his weapons and looks at Iuric.

'Any idea what this critter is saying? Hurguil wanna help us out rather than praying?'

Evade

"I am Iuric Mercutius, Mesharum, the Final Arbiter's, most loyal adherent. Take flight if you fear my blade. If you stay you shall be reduced to mere dust and lament your impotence everlasting in the hereafter." Iuric shouts at the creature.


OOC: Did Iuric drop his sword when he fell?

Fourier

OOC: One last

Hurguil cries while looking up at Vrakrash.

"It's beautiful..."

The beast turns and stares at Vrakrash and Iuric, suddenly he roars in Celestial.

"YOU DARE!!!"

Pushing itself from the ground it rises, ripping the roof open, where upon they can see the house is within a massive cavern lined with gems, magical energy looping between them.

It stands before them, arms grow from its side, fingers sprouting from the bulbous ends of the arms.

It roars one final time before diving at the group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uBVSYpIBQ0

Necro

Vrakrash smiles.

'Yeah - and I'm Vrakrash... er... Vrakrash - Dragonborn. You probably know my mother, rumours are abound she's been around the block a few times... although they don't say that to my face!

Time to send you back to whatever portal of hell you crawled out of, vile beast!'

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

OOC: Did Iuric drop his sword when he fell?

OOC: Sorry, no he has it, only took 3HP fall damage

Evade

OOC: I saw that thumbnail, clicked play, and was expecting "Having the sex with the bees and the eagles"

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Vrakrash smiles.

'Yeah - and I'm Vrakrash... er... Vrakrash - Dragonborn. You probably know my mother, rumours are abound she's been around the block a few times... although they don't say that to my face!

Time to send you back to whatever portal of hell you crawled out of, vile beast!'

OOC: Init for both of you

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

"There is breastplate that contains the spell locking me here, you need to find it. When their master wears it, he can siphon my power.

Thank you for even thinking of this, whoever you are."

"You're welcome, now i'll be back once i find this breastplate"
Nobby exits the room again, but this time enters the North door.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

"You're welcome, now i'll be back once i find this breastplate"
Nobby exits the room again, but this time enters the North door.

As he reaches for the door he feels the entire upper floor shake, and hears the wing on the West side collapse.

sKeith

I wonder whats going on up there...maybe i should investigate,
He changes directions and goes back up the stairs instead, the one that go back to the guest room.

ooc: or downstairs, i never did find out if i went up or down.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

I wonder whats going on up there...maybe i should investigate,
He changes directions and goes back up the stairs instead, the one that go back to the guest room.

ooc: or downstairs, i never did find out if i went up or down.

OOC: Ha!, sorry, you went up, so now you're going down.

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Ha!, sorry, you went up, so now you're going down.

oh dear, thats not right,

I'm supposed to be investigating the noise upstairs, not running away from it.... he does a u-turn and goes back up the stairs, mentions he a bit lost to the magic woman and excuses himself again, then enters the hex room and heads south.

Fourier

Vrakrash leaps onto the beast's back and drives his axe and scimitar into the nape of its neck, disgusting white goo coming free. It immediately reaches one of its elastic like hands around its neck and tosses Vrakrash into the ground, breaking the floor.

Iuric jumps over Vrakrash's body and delivers a blow that cracks the monsters nose, loud enough to make the dwarves wince.

Iuric's near saintly composure and powerful appearance, snap Hurguil and one of the dwarves out of their stupor. They make a go at the beast themselves. Mostly missing.

Iuric, timing his next strike, manages to drive his sword up through the beasts lower jaw and pulls his sword through the fleshy mass that is its tongue, severing it and splitting the jaw before jumping clear. The beast, enraged, curls its body and fires itself like a spring into Hurguil. The poor dwarf is crushed into the wall, when the creature pulls back, there is naught but a smear of blood and organs, with bone embedded in the beast's gelatinous forehead.

At this, the other dwarves flee.

Vrakrash seethes with rage, grabbing his sword and letting out a mighty draconic roar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56c4pBua628

His scales turn a golden-red as he leaps at the beasts, jams his scimitar into its back, which he uses to swing over its head and brings his axe down with tremendous force, caving in the beasts skull and driving Hurguil's spine into the brain like a spear.

The beast begins to flail wildly, tossing Vrakrash off, it screams and cries more than roars.

At that point the Master leaps from a gateway that appears in front of Iuric.

"NO!!! LEAVE IT!!!"

Nobby rounds the hall onto the armoury balcony, seeing the carnage below. Then, he is suddenly tackled from behind and thrown onto the floor below.

Sarric slowly descends and lands next to him, both hands light up with balls of Ki.

"Now Sarric, kill him and the rest" the Master roars, as the monster behind him goes into a seizure.

Sarric looks at Vrakrash, conflicted.

Deep in the smelting pits of Dhurn Dharal, Karinth lifts his head and thanks the rune master.

"The sword is wonderful, I would continue this conversation, but I sense a friend of mine is in danger....from himself"

He quickly throws on his armour and runs.

Necro

Fourier wrote:

Sarric looks at Vrakrash, conflicted.

Vrakrash looks at Nobby, then at Sarric in wild eyed confusion.

'Sarric, why are you fighting yourself? And why are you listening to a dwarf who would have you kill your comrades? I told you already what these vile excuses for humanity have done to elves in the past

I urge you, turn your impulse rage on him (gestures to the Master), the one who has brought about all of this carnage!'

Evade

"No more running. No more games. By Mesharum's gavel, your life ends now." Iuric says to the Master in an eerily calm manner.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Vrakrash looks at Nobby, then at Sarric in wild eyed confusion.

'Sarric, why are you fighting yourself? And why are you listening to a dwarf who would have you kill your comrades? I told you already what these vile excuses for humanity have done to elves in the past

I urge you, turn your impulse rage on him (gestures to the Master), the one who has brought about all of this carnage!'

OOC: Roll Charisma

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"No more running. No more games. By Mesharum's gavel, your life ends now." Iuric says to the Master in an eerily calm manner.

The Master, not sure what might yet happen, locks eyes with Iuric, lightening gauntlets crackling with power.

sKeith

ooc: i have slow fall, is that factored into the fall already? so it would have been 23hp damage from the fall origionally?