Axe simply grunts as he swings his blade wildly, trying to hit the now sparkly bogeyman.
Axe swings and hits the bogeyman. The man looks down in terror at a huge gash across his stomach.
Combat round 3:
- Bogeyman 5/6 rounds glittery [-38hp]
- Almalik [51/44hp & PfE]
- Nagbur [37/38hp]
- Axe (DR) [+15THP]
- Idris [60/68hp]
- Fish [+15THP]
- Ama [+15THP]
In bold may act!
Fish steps back into a flank and attacks with both his claws.
He exhales a frosty breath from his nostrils that chills the air enough to look like he is exhaling smoke.
Fish his first hit connects but leaves no mark on the man.
The bogeyman makes a bowing motion and walks away from you.
"I have seen enough for today! I will see you, later."
With a laugh he quickly moves through the forest away from you.
Ama's usually not in favor of letting those who attacked her walk off, but her shaken state keeps her from chasing.
"He's a meanie and a creep, I'm not following him into the bushes or his van..."
The vitalist harrumphs and folds his arms, but remains planted where he is. "Nagbur do whatever everybodys want. Where went stupid coward leprechaun anyways!"
Almalik doubles over, clutching his stomach and groaning as Nagbur sends healing magic to him.
"That... bastard. We'll be ready for him another time. I have no intention of continuing that combat."
Fish looks at this claws and then his magical tattoo. 'Fish think tatto broken. Or not work on boogey man."
From among the trees green appears again.
"Hij is weg?"
Once he sees that it is safe he joins the group.
"Dat ding is door en door slecht! Zoals ik al eerder zei, we worden aangevallen. Niet de bogeyman, iets veel groters van een andere vlakte. De Fey wereld ligt onder vuur en jullie moeten ons helpen!"
The little leprechaun looks really sad and tired.
"Er is een dorp een stuk verder door het bos. Jullie kunnen daar uitrusten voor de nacht, als jullie dat willen. Daarna zal ik jullie naar onze koning brengen."
He waits to see how you respond before heading off again.
"He is gone?"
"That thing is pure evil! As I said before, we are under attack. Not only by the bogeyman but by something much bigger from another plane. The Fey world is under siege and you must help us!"
"There is a village a through the forest a little way off. You can rest for the night in the village, if you wish. After that I will bring you to our king."
"Look, shorty. I only speak two languages: common, and bad common. How about you try that again so we can understand you?"
Axe tries to look sad when the bad guy is gone, but secretly, he is relieved as his fear slowly fades. "Axe.", he pouts.
"I didn't get to finish."
Ama ignores the fact the others don't understand Sylvan and replies, "Wat mij betreft gaan we gelijk. Weet je koning dat ik koningin ben van m'n eigen bos?"
Almalik sighs, translating the disgusting language for more civilized ears.
"Ama is pretending she's a Queen. There is some evil being which is attacking the Fey World. We're being asked to kill it- after that point, we will be brought to their King. I believe we are up to the task - if properly armed, and with some decent weapons of cold iron. The latter may be hard to secure in the fey world. Of course, I will let their representative know we do not work for free."
Almalik turns to the others, speaking in his halting Sylvan.
"Hoeveel gaat u ons betalen?"
"How much will you pay us?"
The leprechaun's eyes widen, seeing not everyone speaks Sylvan he switches back to Common again.
"You want to take it on? You just barely managed a bogeyman!"
He responds to Almalik.
"The king needs the evil minions to be taken care off. He will fight the great evil, but cannot stand against it if he is distracted."
Green looks horrified at Almalik as he asks for payment.
"You ask us for payment? I helped you before! I gave you the coin to summon me in time of need. Innocent fey are being slaughtered!"
He looks at Ama, sure she would understand.
Ama slaps the back of Almalik's head. "Bad Alma! Bad!"
She nods at the leprechaun. "As the goddess queen of my own realm I fully understand the weight that rests on your king's shoulder, sir leprechaun. I will assist this kingdom with the help of these proud men."
Ama draws her nodachi and, holding it with one hand, points the tip at the sky. She gives the others an expectant look, obviously wanting them to join in. "One for all..."
Even if no one joins her, Ama finishes by loudly declaring, "...AND ALL FOR ONE!"
The leprechaun visibly sighs, a weight lifting from his shoulders. He nods and continues on the path you were following earlier.
"They be advancing fast. The king must be worried, we must move with haste!"
As he keeps a half running half walking pace through the forest he keeps talking.
"Them evil things come from a portal. Till now only the weakest attack. The bogeyman... He be a formidable foe, nothing like weaklings. The master of death be coming soon..."
"Wait, you brought us here to help defend a portal from attackers, while your king handles the main enemy? I'm pretty sure that by any definition that makes us mercenaries. And mercenaries get paid! And why is this "great evil" attacking, and who is it? "
Fish leans over to whisper to Nagbur, "Look like we get volunteer again." He perks up when the Leprechaun says something abou the master of death. "Uhhhh what you mean by master of death?"
Green's eyes fill with fear as Idris talks about pay again.
"We have nothing to offer you! Our world lies in ruin!"
He says with a half shriek.
"The name itself says enough, why would the master of death not attack?"
Fish suddenly cuts off Idris.
"The master of death is... he is terrifying."
Green stammers.
"A creature, a spellcaster. It is said that the master of death slings a spell with each stride he takes, devastating everything and everyone around him."
The little man falls silent for a moment.
"Me think our king and the master of death are about equal power. If the king is distracted he might get killed and our world will fall in the death master's hands. I think the king knows more about it than I do."
Ama looks disappointed no one joined her when she raised her weapon. She sheaths it and quickly follows Green.
"Maybe your king could let Nagbur make a temporary link with him, so Nagbur can provide healing from a distance? It could give him an edge in the fight with the master of death, especially if the healing is channeled through me first."
Nagbur shrugs back at Fish. "If Fish say. This no make sense same like last time stupid leper Khan mess with us."
He blinks up at Ama when she makes her suggestion, "Who you be and what you did with Ama?" Then he shrugs again. "Nagbur been practicing, brain bigger now. Me gots room for all us and more. But is bad enough for to keep us going, how you think Nagbur keep even more healthy?"
Green shrugs as he doesn't understand what Ama and Nagbur are talking about.
"More questions, or you want to continue?"
"So you want us fight others while King fight Master of death?" Fish asks to recap what was told to him. "What kind others you want Fish fight?"
"They be terrifying creatures..."
Green says in a solemn voice.
"Bogeyman is one of em, same as Skin stealers, Spring heeled jacks and spriggans. Oh and Baobhan Sith's, them also. Bad folk them. But I dunno what will come through to you. Never sure."
Almalik frowns as he listens to the problems with the fey and the evil creatures that plague them.
"Fine, I agree. And although it is an anathema to your kind, we should very seriously consider weapons of cold iron if we are to do battle with such evil fey."
"There no way to close way in for badies?" Fish asks the little man. "If door closed no need fight death master."
"Fine, I agree. And although it is an anathema to your kind, we should very seriously consider weapons of cold iron if we are to do battle with such evil fey."
Nagbur looks up at his spear point, then clears his throat. "Me got this," he says, waggling the spear side to side.
"Villagers been working en weapons. King say no way to close gate once open. Bad part be it already be open..."
Green answers.
"Let us go to the village, you got your answers?"
Nagbur tilts his head at Green. "Why for gate no can be closed?"
To Almalik he says, "Maybe better answer than fight is block gate?"
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"Gate be large archway with portal in it, same as you came through. How you close portal that be over 100 feet high?"
Green says to answer Nagbur's question.
"Yeah, yeah," Ama says a bit impatiently, eager to get on with it.
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Green turns around and turns the group around a corner, back on the path to the village. After a good 15 minute walk Green cries out.
”No! Nonono!”
The leprechaun runs forward towards some trees. Looking closer at what he looked at you see several wooden huts built into the trees. Several small critters and leprechauns lay in pools of blood littered across the ground.
”Noooooo! What happened?!”
The leprechauns face contorts in rage and pain.
”He will pay! You!”
With the last words he glares at you angrily.
”Follow me!”
As you cross the last distance to the village you now not only notice the pools of blood but also that the bodies have been stripped from their skin.
"Yeah! He will pay!" Ama yells.
"Who though?! Who are we going to beat up?! He has to pay!"
"Who he? Will he pay us?
Green answers angrily.
"The master of death of course!"
He keeps moving in the general direction of the two buildings, muttering curses and the like.
Almalik looks at the grisly scene with a certain amount of fascination.
"The strange dark rituals of these people..." He blinks, glancing up.
"Right, so I suppose we simply choose one building or another. A moment."
Almalik flicks a hand, a wand appearing out of his quiver, he enchants himself.
"Would one of you large, muscled types like to try door number one?"
"Axe?"
Let's see if we can hear something.
You make your way to the first tree and start climbing the rope ladder hanging down from the lower platform. You find yourself in a type of hallway. As you are climbing the sound of someone screaming becomes louder and louder.
The room looks simple and there is no furniture inside it except for a few simple pegs for coats and the like. Several pairs of small leather boots lay beneath the pegs.
Almalik wipe some sweat from his brow, and quickly casts a detect magic spell. He allows the frontliners to go ahead of them, quickly tapping them in turn with protection from evil spells as they reach the top floor.