Post by David on Jul 26, 2012 20:08:43 GMT -5
The heroes (Shyana, her lion, Zylvanar, his lioness, Baghsheer, Wynd and Thunder, Arod, and Demetrius) tended their wounds and examined the Borg they defeated on the beach. Then a ray of moonlight slowly started circling the druid in a clockwise fashion. The drow stood up and started gesturing to the sky. After a while the moonlight again circled the druid in a clockwise fashion until he finally reporting, "my master is looking for me and will be coming. I told him of our quest and I think he will either aid us or let me remain."
The group then continued down the beach to the Borg lair. Arod flew ahead and spotted a couple of Borg guardians outside a partially submerged sea-cave. Arod shot an arrow and shouted a warning, but when he realized how many (six) Borg were on the ledge alone, he followed it up with a fireball. Only Wynd, Thunder, Zyl, and his lioness realized the situation and managed to charge into the cave to intercept the eight, then 13 then almost 20 Borg inside!
Shyana used sun dazzle to dizzying effects, even causing one creature's eye-mountings to explode. Zyl used faerie fire to aid the animals and even tried a heat metal, though it seemed to have no effect. Wynd's sword ended multiple machine-men while Baghsheer lept 10' straight up to finish Arod's foes, leaving Demetrius alone.
The heroes held their own, although the lions took a beating. Thunder, in contrast, was largely ignored. Despite a high body count, Baghsheer again was overwhelmed by two Borg at the same time, getting a double-dose of injections in his neck. Only quick action on Wynd's part saved the mystic. Unfortunately, Shyana too was infected and no one had any cure disease spells left as Zyl had used his on himself earlier. Worse, these Borg didn't drop as easily and seemed more prone to regenerating...
The heroes won the day, but were forced to retreat. Wynd grabbed Baghsheer and Demetrius while Zyl and Arod grabbed Shyana, now non-responsive as metal began erupting from her body. The party beat a hasty retreat up the beach and Arod itemized the elven priestess to halt the transformation process.
The group headed back to the town and just before they arrived about a half hour later, a huge bank of fog rushed at them. Wynd drew his weapon as the fog transformed into an auburn-haired man in an earthen-colored kilt standing next to a huge female gorilla (Leia) and an elven hero with a bow (Doby). Zylvanar greeted Gamoth and the Archdruid passed out healing as the party explained the situation. He cured Shyana of her disease and then used his scimitar to hack out the metal parts within her. Oddly, she did not die but was in extreme pain and the gorilla had to hold her down. The blade of the weapon, Gamoth explained, could not hurt a woman...
The Archdruid agreed to get help from the Eastern Circle as the threat of the Borg seemed quite pointed. He used a few more spells to commune with nature, summon a storm, and call lightning, blasting away a few groups of Borg in the town. Finally, the Archdruid transformed into a passenger pigeon and flew off.
The party hunkered down in a small inn and got many hours sleep before a powerful, booming, mechanical voice announced, "We are the Borg. We will add your technological and biological uniqueness to our own. Resistance is futile." The heroes leapt to their defenses and prepared for a siege. Arod and Doby fired an arrow each but the Borg responded by with an odd magic missile that evaded defenses, made turns, and exploded like a fireball near Doby. Three of the four upstairs walls of the inn were blown clean off! Arod returned a fireball of his own, destroying the Borg responsible, who exploded spectacularly himself!
Meanwhile, Borg were trying to pound through the downstairs doors. Wynd and Thunder held one door and had a quite time, but Zyl along with his lioness and the gorilla, Leia, found themselves battling to hold another door. Baghsheer, meanwhile, made quick work of a couple of Borg using his fist of stone. That's anbout when Arod flew out to get a better shot and found all the cells in his body deforming...stunned from the protein disruptor, the elf fell from the roof to the ground and the Borg below. Shyana, and her lion joined Demetrius in rushing to his rescue. Backed up by the mystic, they saved Arod, Doby firing lethal arrows into the Borg foes.
Unfortunately, Zyl and the other animals were not as lucky, especially when Wynd's prayer ended. The lioness was slaughtered and Leia infected. As the carnivorous ape fell, the rest of the party arrived and finished off the last of the Borg, including those regenerating on the ground. It doesn't bode well for the heroes that before sunrise, many are wounded and low on spells...
The group then continued down the beach to the Borg lair. Arod flew ahead and spotted a couple of Borg guardians outside a partially submerged sea-cave. Arod shot an arrow and shouted a warning, but when he realized how many (six) Borg were on the ledge alone, he followed it up with a fireball. Only Wynd, Thunder, Zyl, and his lioness realized the situation and managed to charge into the cave to intercept the eight, then 13 then almost 20 Borg inside!
Shyana used sun dazzle to dizzying effects, even causing one creature's eye-mountings to explode. Zyl used faerie fire to aid the animals and even tried a heat metal, though it seemed to have no effect. Wynd's sword ended multiple machine-men while Baghsheer lept 10' straight up to finish Arod's foes, leaving Demetrius alone.
The heroes held their own, although the lions took a beating. Thunder, in contrast, was largely ignored. Despite a high body count, Baghsheer again was overwhelmed by two Borg at the same time, getting a double-dose of injections in his neck. Only quick action on Wynd's part saved the mystic. Unfortunately, Shyana too was infected and no one had any cure disease spells left as Zyl had used his on himself earlier. Worse, these Borg didn't drop as easily and seemed more prone to regenerating...
The heroes won the day, but were forced to retreat. Wynd grabbed Baghsheer and Demetrius while Zyl and Arod grabbed Shyana, now non-responsive as metal began erupting from her body. The party beat a hasty retreat up the beach and Arod itemized the elven priestess to halt the transformation process.
The group headed back to the town and just before they arrived about a half hour later, a huge bank of fog rushed at them. Wynd drew his weapon as the fog transformed into an auburn-haired man in an earthen-colored kilt standing next to a huge female gorilla (Leia) and an elven hero with a bow (Doby). Zylvanar greeted Gamoth and the Archdruid passed out healing as the party explained the situation. He cured Shyana of her disease and then used his scimitar to hack out the metal parts within her. Oddly, she did not die but was in extreme pain and the gorilla had to hold her down. The blade of the weapon, Gamoth explained, could not hurt a woman...
The Archdruid agreed to get help from the Eastern Circle as the threat of the Borg seemed quite pointed. He used a few more spells to commune with nature, summon a storm, and call lightning, blasting away a few groups of Borg in the town. Finally, the Archdruid transformed into a passenger pigeon and flew off.
The party hunkered down in a small inn and got many hours sleep before a powerful, booming, mechanical voice announced, "We are the Borg. We will add your technological and biological uniqueness to our own. Resistance is futile." The heroes leapt to their defenses and prepared for a siege. Arod and Doby fired an arrow each but the Borg responded by with an odd magic missile that evaded defenses, made turns, and exploded like a fireball near Doby. Three of the four upstairs walls of the inn were blown clean off! Arod returned a fireball of his own, destroying the Borg responsible, who exploded spectacularly himself!
Meanwhile, Borg were trying to pound through the downstairs doors. Wynd and Thunder held one door and had a quite time, but Zyl along with his lioness and the gorilla, Leia, found themselves battling to hold another door. Baghsheer, meanwhile, made quick work of a couple of Borg using his fist of stone. That's anbout when Arod flew out to get a better shot and found all the cells in his body deforming...stunned from the protein disruptor, the elf fell from the roof to the ground and the Borg below. Shyana, and her lion joined Demetrius in rushing to his rescue. Backed up by the mystic, they saved Arod, Doby firing lethal arrows into the Borg foes.
Unfortunately, Zyl and the other animals were not as lucky, especially when Wynd's prayer ended. The lioness was slaughtered and Leia infected. As the carnivorous ape fell, the rest of the party arrived and finished off the last of the Borg, including those regenerating on the ground. It doesn't bode well for the heroes that before sunrise, many are wounded and low on spells...