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The new threat appears before Saul, the bartender, and Arcaena. Saul realizes if Arcaena is going to save those trapped within the tavern, him and the bartender have to hold off the magic user. Immediately, Saul rushes in an attack with his rapier. But, the magic user is allot different from the grunts. He dodged the attack with ease. The bartender realized Saul cannot handle him alone so he moves in to assist.
Using a spell, the bartender summons an eagle into combat. The eagle flies into battle and attacks the magic user. The eagle gets an attack out on him using it's talons but it doesn't seem to faze the magic user much. Meanwhile, Arcaena jumps through the window of the blazing tavern. The building is extremely hot and several drunks are already dead within. Some are too weak to move and there isn't a way to get allot of them out through the window. She is either gonna have to make an easy escape route, take one or two with her, or abandon them altogether.
Outside, the magic using elf begins his attack. He uses a fireball towards the bartender and it nearly misses. Part of his clothing catches on fire and the elves cheer at the fact the Medusa took damage. Due to this, the men begin to move and Saul realizes he isn't going to be able to help with the fight due to the grunts. He attacks one of the grunts and knocks him unconscious, now bleeding. With a death glare, Saul tells the grunts to back off and this intimidates the group.
As this happens, the bartender throws his clothing on the ground not caring about being nude. It's not like he has anything to hide after all. At this point, he waits for the eagle to attack and yet again, the eagle hits the magic user for a little damage. The bartender then throws one of his Molotov's but the magic user isn't dumb enough to stand and wait for it. He dodges out of the way and looks quite pissed off over this fight.
Inside the tavern, Arcaena attempts to kick open the door. Using as much force as she can, she kicks the door and the wood covering the doorway flies to the other side of the street. One of the elves is hit by the rubble and is immediately knocked unconscious. Arcaena begins to save as many drunkards as she can and grabs some bottles of alcohol.
Outside, the magic user at this point decides to use a new spell. He uses a lightning bolt and this time, the bartender takes some damage. Saul realizes the bartender is now bloodied and moves to attack the magic user. Saul uses his Reaping Strike on the magic user and barely manages to hit him. But, fortunately, he finally hurts him to the point blood is visible.
Immediately after being bloodied, the magic user pulls out an odd charm. Before anyone can get a good look at it, a drop of blood falls upon the charm and shadows cover the elf. Under the darkness, you can hear the elf screaming and before we know it, we have a different enemy. Saul feels a bit of fear from seeing this enemy but what worries him more is the fact an elf did this. Could it be a new weapon or is it something... more?
The bartender understand that the enemy in front of him isn't going to be easily defeated. Instead of taking the hard route, he throws a Molotov and runs. The Molotov hits the shadow and seriously damages the creature. The bartender is now out of Molotov but is greeted with an Arcaena now carrying several more bottles of booze. He takes some booze and begins to make some more Molotov's.
Saul tells Arcaena she needs to help the bartender before holding back the shadow. He uses an intimidate check which only makes it angrier. Meanwhile, Arcaena uses a spell to heal the bartender and this closes the wounds. The elves begin to run away noticing what the bartender is doing and he now has an evil grin on his face.
The shade attacks Saul and he is hit with a weakening ability. He feels much weaker and falls onto the ground smiling. Saul just backs away and lets the bartender have his fun. Now with a great opportunity, the bartender throws the Molotov and it hits the shadow. The shadows fades into nothing and all that remains is the corpse of the elf which falls on the ground.
After all this, the building finally falls from the fire and the Elven threat is over. After a bit of looting from the three of them, Arcaena kills the remaining unconscious Elf and the bartender scars a bill into his flesh for the elves. The elf is impaled on a stake and the entire town is now empty other then the three who fought the elven assault.
The fire of the tavern finally fades and the bartender grabs what he finds remaining in his tavern. Saul walks up to the bartender and asks his name after all of this. The bartender says his name is Argent and Saul is glad to finally know his name.
After a bit of talking, Saul explains the best action to take would be to head to the human capital and report what they saw. Argent accepts to accompany him and Arcaena is very skeptical about entering the capital. Saul explains he can vouch for you but don't leave his side. She grabs his arm and says, "If that is what you want." Saul blushes and Argent says he will vouch for her as well.
With new plans; Saul, Arcaena, and Argent head out and towards the capital. Saul wishes he had his trusty stead at this time and looks back at the village before heading off. Some time passes and the world just slowly passes by. As it becomes dark, they make a camp and each person watches for any animals. Luckily, nothing bothers them and they continue on their journey. Finally, they reach a nice stop somewhere between the capital and Argent's bar, a town.
This town seems peaceful other then a glare a local farmer gives Saul and his odd companions. Argent sticks his tongue at him and Arcaena just ignores the glares like normal. Saul says everybody can go where they want but they should meet up around noon at the local inn.
Argent leave the group and heads to the local market. He finds himself some hide armor to replace what he lost, a quarterstaff, and a backpack to hold his stuff. As he is shopping, a man tells Argent to walk up to his stall and look at some interesting items he has for sale.
Argent slithers up to the man and he shows him a unique Dwarven Booze. He says he got it directly from the Dwarven continent and getting ahold of something like this is very difficult due to the war. Argent says he isn't going to buy it due to the fact he doesn't have a bar anymore and denies the offer. The man tries to stop him and shows him a necklace. He says this is something else he got on his travels and it's said to be a magical item.
Argent asks what is supposedly does and the man says it allows a man to turn water into any alcohol they have tasted. It can only be done to a bottles worth of water and you can only do it once per day. Argent asks for the price and he says he can sell it for a mere 500 gold. But, if he buys the booze with it, he will cut down the price to 300 gold.
Argent looks through his pockets and buys both the booze and the necklace and the man with a smiles, thanks him for the service. Argent samples the dwarven ale and heads back to the group, now nearly broke.
During all of this Saul and Arcaena buy some necessities like bandages, water, and food. They meet up with Argent at the Inn and they are greeted with the farmer that gave the group an odd look. He tells the group they should get out of the town while they can.
Argent asks why they should get out of the town and he says the town is cursed. The group doesn't care about what the man has to say and Saul rents them two rooms for the night. As they go upstairs, the man yells at them that he warned them.
Argent says, "Just be happy you're bar is in tact, mine was burned by elves." He heads upstairs and the old man just sighs.
The sun sets and the group falls asleep in their rooms. But, as they all fall into a deep sleep, a man creeps his way into Argent's room with a knife in hand. Argent cannot fit on a human bed like normal and moved his tail around the door. The man doesn't notice and ends up stepping on Argent's tail.
Argent wakes up to find the man sneaking into his room and Argent pulls his tail to try and trip him with his club in hand. The man keeps his balance but stumbles a little backwards. He rushes towards Argent with the knife and misses him. Argent attacks with his club as an overhead swing and hits the man over the head. The club doesn't kill him but it knocks him out, now bleeding.
Argent coils his tail around the enemies body and calls for some assistance. Arcaena enter the room with the innkeeper and the mask falls off the mans face as they enter. Argent finds the man who sold him the booze and necklace.
Argent questions why he is being attacked and the innkeeper guesses the man is a mugger and doesn't know how he got inside. Argent asks if there is any law about killing muggers and he says not to do such a thing. He will take him to the proper authorities. Argent squeezes his tail a little bit tighter before letting him go and the town guard takes the man away.
The innkeeper gives Argent half the money back for his room and apologizes for what happened. Argent holds onto the money to give Saul later and goes back to sleep. Now he is blocking the door properly with his tail in case of any attacks. Arcaena goes back into her room and lays down next to Saul before falling asleep again.
The bartender understand that the enemy in front of him isn't going to be easily defeated. Instead of taking the hard route, he throws a Molotov and runs. The Molotov hits the shadow and seriously damages the creature. The bartender is now out of Molotov but is greeted with an Arcaena now carrying several more bottles of booze. He takes some booze and begins to make some more Molotov's.
Saul tells Arcaena she needs to help the bartender before holding back the shadow. He uses an intimidate check which only makes it angrier. Meanwhile, Arcaena uses a spell to heal the bartender and this closes the wounds. The elves begin to run away noticing what the bartender is doing and he now has an evil grin on his face.
The shade attacks Saul and he is hit with a weakening ability. He feels much weaker and falls onto the ground smiling. Saul just backs away and lets the bartender have his fun. Now with a great opportunity, the bartender throws the Molotov and it hits the shadow. The shadows fades into nothing and all that remains is the corpse of the elf which falls on the ground.
After all this, the building finally falls from the fire and the Elven threat is over. After a bit of looting from the three of them, Arcaena kills the remaining unconscious Elf and the bartender scars a bill into his flesh for the elves. The elf is impaled on a stake and the entire town is now empty other then the three who fought the elven assault.
The fire of the tavern finally fades and the bartender grabs what he finds remaining in his tavern. Saul walks up to the bartender and asks his name after all of this. The bartender says his name is Argent and Saul is glad to finally know his name.
After a bit of talking, Saul explains the best action to take would be to head to the human capital and report what they saw. Argent accepts to accompany him and Arcaena is very skeptical about entering the capital. Saul explains he can vouch for you but don't leave his side. She grabs his arm and says, "If that is what you want." Saul blushes and Argent says he will vouch for her as well.
With new plans; Saul, Arcaena, and Argent head out and towards the capital. Saul wishes he had his trusty stead at this time and looks back at the village before heading off. Some time passes and the world just slowly passes by. As it becomes dark, they make a camp and each person watches for any animals. Luckily, nothing bothers them and they continue on their journey. Finally, they reach a nice stop somewhere between the capital and Argent's bar, a town.
This town seems peaceful other then a glare a local farmer gives Saul and his odd companions. Argent sticks his tongue at him and Arcaena just ignores the glares like normal. Saul says everybody can go where they want but they should meet up around noon at the local inn.
Argent leave the group and heads to the local market. He finds himself some hide armor to replace what he lost, a quarterstaff, and a backpack to hold his stuff. As he is shopping, a man tells Argent to walk up to his stall and look at some interesting items he has for sale.
Argent slithers up to the man and he shows him a unique Dwarven Booze. He says he got it directly from the Dwarven continent and getting ahold of something like this is very difficult due to the war. Argent says he isn't going to buy it due to the fact he doesn't have a bar anymore and denies the offer. The man tries to stop him and shows him a necklace. He says this is something else he got on his travels and it's said to be a magical item.
Argent asks what is supposedly does and the man says it allows a man to turn water into any alcohol they have tasted. It can only be done to a bottles worth of water and you can only do it once per day. Argent asks for the price and he says he can sell it for a mere 500 gold. But, if he buys the booze with it, he will cut down the price to 300 gold.
Argent looks through his pockets and buys both the booze and the necklace and the man with a smiles, thanks him for the service. Argent samples the dwarven ale and heads back to the group, now nearly broke.
During all of this Saul and Arcaena buy some necessities like bandages, water, and food. They meet up with Argent at the Inn and they are greeted with the farmer that gave the group an odd look. He tells the group they should get out of the town while they can.
Argent asks why they should get out of the town and he says the town is cursed. The group doesn't care about what the man has to say and Saul rents them two rooms for the night. As they go upstairs, the man yells at them that he warned them.
Argent says, "Just be happy you're bar is in tact, mine was burned by elves." He heads upstairs and the old man just sighs.
The sun sets and the group falls asleep in their rooms. But, as they all fall into a deep sleep, a man creeps his way into Argent's room with a knife in hand. Argent cannot fit on a human bed like normal and moved his tail around the door. The man doesn't notice and ends up stepping on Argent's tail.
Argent wakes up to find the man sneaking into his room and Argent pulls his tail to try and trip him with his club in hand. The man keeps his balance but stumbles a little backwards. He rushes towards Argent with the knife and misses him. Argent attacks with his club as an overhead swing and hits the man over the head. The club doesn't kill him but it knocks him out, now bleeding.
Argent coils his tail around the enemies body and calls for some assistance. Arcaena enter the room with the innkeeper and the mask falls off the mans face as they enter. Argent finds the man who sold him the booze and necklace.
Argent questions why he is being attacked and the innkeeper guesses the man is a mugger and doesn't know how he got inside. Argent asks if there is any law about killing muggers and he says not to do such a thing. He will take him to the proper authorities. Argent squeezes his tail a little bit tighter before letting him go and the town guard takes the man away.
The innkeeper gives Argent half the money back for his room and apologizes for what happened. Argent holds onto the money to give Saul later and goes back to sleep. Now he is blocking the door properly with his tail in case of any attacks. Arcaena goes back into her room and lays down next to Saul before falling asleep again.