The next day, Arek awoke and looked around the camp site. The fire had gone
out and everyone was sleeping. He went to put away his sleeping pallet when
he straightened up and looked to where Valerine should have been. She
wasn't in her pallet and there was no sign of where she had gone. Arek took
off into the woods, shouting her name. He came to a clearing and saw signs
of a struggle. There in the clearing was Valerine's familiar, Frostbite,
lying still on the ground. Arek ran over to the fallen familiar. The dragon
was still breathing, but its breath's became short and raspy. "Frostbite,
what happened here? Where is Valerine?"
"They.came.during the night...and took her.dressed in black.I tried to fight them off.but they shot.poisoned darts.I am going to die." the familiar told Arek. Arek cast the spell of Slow Poison in an attempt to cure the familiar, but it was too late, for the poison had already claimed Frostbite's life. Arek shouted a curse in the air as Tavion and Minsc entered the clearing.
"What happened here Arek?" Tavion asked as he inspected the clearing. He looked around and saw Frostbite's body, and let out a curse of his own. "Where is Valerine?"
"She was taken in the night. Frostbite tried to stop the kidnappers, but they shot him with poisoned darts. He said that they were cloaked in black."
"Minsc and Boo think that it was the Shadow Thieves. Those cowardly pig dogs. They will feel the wrath of Minsc and Boo when we find them. They will wish that they had never laid a hand on the witch of Minsc and Boo." He too let out a curse and then followed it by a few more curses before heading back to the camp site. Tavion and Arek followed.
Arek approached Victoria and said to her, "Valerine was taken in the night. We think it was by the Shadow Thieves. I found Frostbite dead in a clearing this morning. He said she was taken by people dressed in black. They killed Frostbite trying to get Valerine away."
"They killed Frostbite? Valerine must be greatly pained by this. Mages with familiars suffer a great amount of pain if their familiar. And she is the only one who can bring him back to life. We should get the body and take it somewhere for safe keeping until we can find Valerine, if she is still alive. Lets get to Beregost, there is a Paladin from the Order there, perhaps he can give us some advice, or help." The party cleared the camp site and headed north. A few hours later they were in Beregost. Arek, Tavion, Minsc, Victoria and Keara headed towards the Jovial Juggler. They went in and rented three rooms for the next three nights. Arek paid the innkeeper and told Tavion and the others to go to the rooms and unpack, then start asking questions of the people in the town. Arek went outside and walked alone for a while throughout the town. He fondly remembered his first time in Beregost. He walked by the Red Roof Inn and remembered fighting and killing Silke. He walked by the blacksmith, remembering the times when he'd killed an Ankheg and brought its skeleton to the smith to make into armor. By the time he started heading back to the Jovial Juggler, it had grown very dark. As he walked by the house where he had slain half a dozen spiders for a patron at the Friendly Arm Inn he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. Before he could prepare himself, he was leapt on by a creature of fangs and claws; a vampire. He wrestled with the vampire, whom he identified as a woman, and was able to push the vampire off of him and leapt back away from her.
"Ahh, it has been a long time since our first encounter, mercenary," the vampire said after taking a long look at Arek. "You have become so much more powerful since then. Why I even detect the sign of immortality upon you. Ahh, yes, that's right, you are the son of a god, last I heard."
"Silke?!?! Didn't I kill you the last time I was here? How did you become a vampire?"
"I received the bite the night before I met you. I may have appeared to die, but in reality, the vampire bite saved my life, the life you would have taken from me. Now, it is your turn to die! Prepare yourself, Bhaalspawn!" She extended her claws and motioned for him to come at her. He unsheathed Daystar and Azuredge and held them in front of him.
"You know these weapons? They were designed to kill people like you without the use of a stake. If you have no fears then come fight me!" He roared his challenge, causing windows to open and candles to be lit in rooms above the street. Silke closed on Arek, swiping her claws as she came closer. Arek swiped at one of her outstretched fingers and severed it with his axe, Azuredge. Silke let out a horrifying scream and grasped her hand in agony. She swiped with her other hand and Arek flicked his wrist, sending Daystar towards Silke's wrist. The vampire withdrew her hand but the sword caught another of her fingers, this time severing the finger, and after a bright flash of light, left many sores on Silke's skin.
The vampire bounced back yet again, cursing and screaming in pain. She glared at Arek, saying to him "This isn't over yet, mercenary. We'll meet again, and you'll find that I have many powerful allies to fight with me. You will not be victorious again." She transformed into a bat and flew off into the night, heading south. Arek dreaded what he had heard in Athkatla, which vampires had returned to the graveyard district. When he was certain that Silke had left, he returned to the Inn and went to the room he was sharing with Victoria. He opened the door to find Victoria waiting there for him, with barely enough clothes on to be considered decent.
"I thought you might stay out all night, I wasn't sure when you would be back." Victoria said to him as he took off his armor and most of his clothes.
"I wanted to walk around the places I've been before."
"Did you see anything that brought back fond memories?"
"Well, I wouldn't call them fond. I ran into a person I had killed last time I was here. Apparently she was a vampire. We fought and after I had used Azuredge and Daystar, she ran away before I could kill her. She was headed towards Athkatla."
"What? We should let the order know."
"It's too far away, and there isn't anything they could do. I think Silke was flying to Athkatla, but I don't know for sure. It would cause too much mayhem if we were to tell them now. Besides, we need to get to Baldur's Gate and get Valerine from the Shadow Thieves. Tomorrow I am going to meet with Anomen and see if he will travel with us until we reach the Friendly Arm Inn where we can meet up with my sister, Imoen. She can travel with us until we reach Baldur's Gate and find Valerine, if she is still alive."
"Ok then, you seem to have things worked out. Tell me, why are we going to be here for three days?"
"Tomorrow, I am going to recruit Anomen, and then we are going to the blacksmith to upgrade and buy weapons and armor. The day after, we will take Anomen around the out lying forest and make sure he is still good to fight. On the fourth day is when we will go to Friendly Arm Inn. Now, enough talking about the future let us talk about now. I find it very hard to concentrate when you are wearing what you have one. You going to tell me your motive, or do I just have to make my own interpretations?" Victoria fixes Arek with a sweet, innocent smile the quickly turns seductive. She nods an answer to his second question and gestures for Arek to come to her. Arek walks up to her, pulls he towards his body in a big embrace and lifts her up off of the ground while they kiss. When he sets her down, she quickly works to take off his remaining clothes and Arek takes off Victoria's only garment. Arek then lays her on the bed and they make love there, finishing as the embers from that nights fire die down, blanketing the room in darkness.
The next morning, Tavion woke up to find himself alone. Fearing the worst, he grabbed his sword Dragonsbane and left the room. He looked all over the Inn for Keara. Luckily she found him in the tavern, drinking a glass of buttermilk. He sits down with her and fixes her with a stare. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming down here this morning?" he asks.
"I didn't want to wake you up. After last night, I thought you could use some sleep," she gives him a sweet little wink.
"I would have felt better if you had woken me up. With what happened with Valerine, we can't be to cautious." He was about to continue when Arek, Victoria and Minsc all came downstairs. Arek was dressed in his recently polished armor and the Avenger was sheathed behind his back. He was going to be meeting with Anomen that morning and apparently wanted to show off for his former companion.
"Look, I was thinking, I'll give Anomen a combat test while you guys go and buy and upgrade our weapons and armor. That way tomorrow we can get on the road, if not later tonight. This way we can kill two imps with one arrow. So I'll go and meet up with Anomen while you four go to the smithy and get what we need." The party left the inn and headed in different directions on the streets of Beregost. Arek headed to the middle of town. There he found the Temple of Helm. He entered through to heavy oak doors and made his way to the person standing in the middle of the entryway. "Hello, I am Sir Arek of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart. I have come to meet with Sir Anomen Delryn."
"Ahh yes," the attendant said, "Sir Anomen has been expecting you, and I must say, with some rare enthusiasm. Please, follow me." The attendant led Arek into the temple back to a grand office. He opened the door and Arek walked into the office. A man was standing there, wearing a green coat of armor, The Gorgon's Plate. He had his war hammer, Crom Faeyr, at his hip and his shield was leaning against the wall.
"By the gods, look at you, Sir High-and-mighty. The last time I saw you, you were covered in demon blood and you were cursing the gods for putting you in that fight. It is good to see you again Anomen." Arek walked over to his friend and embraced him. He let go and sat down as Anomen began to speak.
"It is good to see you too, Arek. It has been far too long. I heard from Athkatla that you were on a mission to stop the Shadow Thieves. What brings you to Beregost? Surely it wasn't just to see me.
"Well, we have taken up a mission from the Order. We stopped in Beregost to stock up on weapons as well as trying to see if there was any Shadow Thief activity in the area. One the mages was captured two nights ago. I stopped by to ask if you would accompany us to at least the Friendly Arm Inn where we can get Imoen. I have seen strange things on the road and the more people we have the better."
"Of course, my old friend, it would be an honor to travel with you again. If you would give me a moment to collect my things, we can be off."
"Hang on a minute there Anomen. I want to make sure that you haven't gotten lazy in the past few years. Draw Crom Faeyr and ready yourself." Arek drew the Avenger and waited for Anomen to get ready. He gave the cleric a few moments before he struck. Anomen blocked the swing with his sword and swung his hammer. Arek caught the hammer head on his sword and twisted and the head dropped to the floor. Arek swung upwards but Anomen backed away and swung again. Arek ducked under the blow, spun around and put the tip of his sword to Anomen's throat. "Not bad, not bad at all. Gather your things and meet me outside the smithy when you are ready." Arek turned and left the temple. He reached the smithy to find an annoyed Tavion. "What's wrong brother?"
"The smithy can't change anything. We got some better arrows and bullets, but that's about it. Unless we can find someone who can make some upgrades, we have a lot of useless stuff."
"Ha-ha. I know just the person, or thing, for the job. Arek pulled a stone out of his pocket and ran his hand over it. Instantly the group, Anomen included, was transported to a different dimension. They were in the Plane of Murder; Arek's kingdom as the Lord of Murder. Arek looked around and saw his butler, Caspenar, an imp who had 'made the shiny ones' for his father, Bhaal.
"Oooh, the master has returned. Hello master, how are you'se? It has been a long time since you visited me. Do you have any shiny ones for me to clean?" the little imp looked hopeful.
"Yes I do, as a matter of fact. What can you do for me?" Arek asked his 'butler'.
"Oooh, shiny ones, hmm, let me see.oh you has three dragon plates. Oh and they are red, blue, and silver. I knows a recipe for this one. If you want, I could make these three equal with the same protections and strength. Would you like me to do that's. It'll cost you 7,500 gold?"
"Please do, make the armor. Here is your gold."
"Ok, stand back then, never used this recipe before, could be messy." With a bright flash of light the three armors combined then split, leaving three new plates of armor. They were patterned with red, blue and silver scales. "All done. Now Caspenar goes back to his duties, lots of goodies to find, lots to collect."
"Wait a minute if you would, I have some more I'd like you to look at."
"Oooh goody, more shiny ones for me to look at. What is this? A bastard sword, no parents' maybe? Oh, and what is this, a long sword with the same purpose as the bastard? Oh, I knows just the recipe. Makes the two swords into one BIG sword. You'll have no trouble over compensating with it. Kill dragons dead. Want me to make recipe? Only 15,000 gold."
"Go ahead, Caspenar, it would be a big help.'
"Ok, stand back then, never used this recipe before, could be messy." With a bright flash of light the swords joined and elongated. When Caspenar was finished, a sword with a gold hilt and iridescent blade were left. "All done. Now Caspenar goes back to his duties, lots of goodies to find, lots to collect, unless there is something more the master needs?"
"No Caspenar, that will be all for now, that's for all the help." Arek then headed to the portal that would take him back to Faerun. He adorned his new armor and gave Tavion the new sword, calling it Dragonsruin. Arek stepped into the portal, followed by everyone else. They left the town heading north. They hadn't traveled an hour when they came across the dragon, Bahivion. The dragon seemed to be waiting for them. He roared as the party approached. Arek turned to the group, "Ok, same plan as last time, though Anomen is going to be up fighting. Minsc, you are to fire your arrows at the dragons head. Mages, you guys cast you spells there to. It's less of a challenge to fight something blind. With that Arek, Anomen, and Tavion charged at the dragon. Tavion's new sword blazed with a fiery hue as he prepared to attack the dragon. Arek drew the Avenger and Anomen held Crom Faeyr in front of him. Behind them, Minsc bellowed a war cry and let loose a rain of arrows. The storm of arrows impaled the dragons flesh around his head and neck. Arek, Tavion and Anomen took advantage of the distraction to lay attack after attack into the dragon. Tavion's sword blazed brighter and brighter as more dragon blood was spilled. Arek and Anomen were pounding and slashing at the dragon, though neither doing as much damage as Tavion. Phoenix and Cloudwing spat fire ball after fire ball at the dragon. Minsc kept firing more and more arrows, leaving the dragons face looking like a pincushion. When his arrows were depleted, Minsc drew Lilracor and rushed the dragon. He slashed faster and faster, doing more and more damage to the dragon. Tavion stepped back and charged, jumping into the air and doing a Whirlwind attack in mid jump. When he hit the ground, the dragon's neck fell to the ground, followed by the separated body. Tavion looked at his sword and smiled a hungry smile.
"Caspenar sure gave us a good price on this sword." He wiped it off and replaced it in the sheath. The company continued on till they were halfway to the Friendly Arm Inn. They set up camp for the night and slept.
"They.came.during the night...and took her.dressed in black.I tried to fight them off.but they shot.poisoned darts.I am going to die." the familiar told Arek. Arek cast the spell of Slow Poison in an attempt to cure the familiar, but it was too late, for the poison had already claimed Frostbite's life. Arek shouted a curse in the air as Tavion and Minsc entered the clearing.
"What happened here Arek?" Tavion asked as he inspected the clearing. He looked around and saw Frostbite's body, and let out a curse of his own. "Where is Valerine?"
"She was taken in the night. Frostbite tried to stop the kidnappers, but they shot him with poisoned darts. He said that they were cloaked in black."
"Minsc and Boo think that it was the Shadow Thieves. Those cowardly pig dogs. They will feel the wrath of Minsc and Boo when we find them. They will wish that they had never laid a hand on the witch of Minsc and Boo." He too let out a curse and then followed it by a few more curses before heading back to the camp site. Tavion and Arek followed.
Arek approached Victoria and said to her, "Valerine was taken in the night. We think it was by the Shadow Thieves. I found Frostbite dead in a clearing this morning. He said she was taken by people dressed in black. They killed Frostbite trying to get Valerine away."
"They killed Frostbite? Valerine must be greatly pained by this. Mages with familiars suffer a great amount of pain if their familiar. And she is the only one who can bring him back to life. We should get the body and take it somewhere for safe keeping until we can find Valerine, if she is still alive. Lets get to Beregost, there is a Paladin from the Order there, perhaps he can give us some advice, or help." The party cleared the camp site and headed north. A few hours later they were in Beregost. Arek, Tavion, Minsc, Victoria and Keara headed towards the Jovial Juggler. They went in and rented three rooms for the next three nights. Arek paid the innkeeper and told Tavion and the others to go to the rooms and unpack, then start asking questions of the people in the town. Arek went outside and walked alone for a while throughout the town. He fondly remembered his first time in Beregost. He walked by the Red Roof Inn and remembered fighting and killing Silke. He walked by the blacksmith, remembering the times when he'd killed an Ankheg and brought its skeleton to the smith to make into armor. By the time he started heading back to the Jovial Juggler, it had grown very dark. As he walked by the house where he had slain half a dozen spiders for a patron at the Friendly Arm Inn he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. Before he could prepare himself, he was leapt on by a creature of fangs and claws; a vampire. He wrestled with the vampire, whom he identified as a woman, and was able to push the vampire off of him and leapt back away from her.
"Ahh, it has been a long time since our first encounter, mercenary," the vampire said after taking a long look at Arek. "You have become so much more powerful since then. Why I even detect the sign of immortality upon you. Ahh, yes, that's right, you are the son of a god, last I heard."
"Silke?!?! Didn't I kill you the last time I was here? How did you become a vampire?"
"I received the bite the night before I met you. I may have appeared to die, but in reality, the vampire bite saved my life, the life you would have taken from me. Now, it is your turn to die! Prepare yourself, Bhaalspawn!" She extended her claws and motioned for him to come at her. He unsheathed Daystar and Azuredge and held them in front of him.
"You know these weapons? They were designed to kill people like you without the use of a stake. If you have no fears then come fight me!" He roared his challenge, causing windows to open and candles to be lit in rooms above the street. Silke closed on Arek, swiping her claws as she came closer. Arek swiped at one of her outstretched fingers and severed it with his axe, Azuredge. Silke let out a horrifying scream and grasped her hand in agony. She swiped with her other hand and Arek flicked his wrist, sending Daystar towards Silke's wrist. The vampire withdrew her hand but the sword caught another of her fingers, this time severing the finger, and after a bright flash of light, left many sores on Silke's skin.
The vampire bounced back yet again, cursing and screaming in pain. She glared at Arek, saying to him "This isn't over yet, mercenary. We'll meet again, and you'll find that I have many powerful allies to fight with me. You will not be victorious again." She transformed into a bat and flew off into the night, heading south. Arek dreaded what he had heard in Athkatla, which vampires had returned to the graveyard district. When he was certain that Silke had left, he returned to the Inn and went to the room he was sharing with Victoria. He opened the door to find Victoria waiting there for him, with barely enough clothes on to be considered decent.
"I thought you might stay out all night, I wasn't sure when you would be back." Victoria said to him as he took off his armor and most of his clothes.
"I wanted to walk around the places I've been before."
"Did you see anything that brought back fond memories?"
"Well, I wouldn't call them fond. I ran into a person I had killed last time I was here. Apparently she was a vampire. We fought and after I had used Azuredge and Daystar, she ran away before I could kill her. She was headed towards Athkatla."
"What? We should let the order know."
"It's too far away, and there isn't anything they could do. I think Silke was flying to Athkatla, but I don't know for sure. It would cause too much mayhem if we were to tell them now. Besides, we need to get to Baldur's Gate and get Valerine from the Shadow Thieves. Tomorrow I am going to meet with Anomen and see if he will travel with us until we reach the Friendly Arm Inn where we can meet up with my sister, Imoen. She can travel with us until we reach Baldur's Gate and find Valerine, if she is still alive."
"Ok then, you seem to have things worked out. Tell me, why are we going to be here for three days?"
"Tomorrow, I am going to recruit Anomen, and then we are going to the blacksmith to upgrade and buy weapons and armor. The day after, we will take Anomen around the out lying forest and make sure he is still good to fight. On the fourth day is when we will go to Friendly Arm Inn. Now, enough talking about the future let us talk about now. I find it very hard to concentrate when you are wearing what you have one. You going to tell me your motive, or do I just have to make my own interpretations?" Victoria fixes Arek with a sweet, innocent smile the quickly turns seductive. She nods an answer to his second question and gestures for Arek to come to her. Arek walks up to her, pulls he towards his body in a big embrace and lifts her up off of the ground while they kiss. When he sets her down, she quickly works to take off his remaining clothes and Arek takes off Victoria's only garment. Arek then lays her on the bed and they make love there, finishing as the embers from that nights fire die down, blanketing the room in darkness.
The next morning, Tavion woke up to find himself alone. Fearing the worst, he grabbed his sword Dragonsbane and left the room. He looked all over the Inn for Keara. Luckily she found him in the tavern, drinking a glass of buttermilk. He sits down with her and fixes her with a stare. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming down here this morning?" he asks.
"I didn't want to wake you up. After last night, I thought you could use some sleep," she gives him a sweet little wink.
"I would have felt better if you had woken me up. With what happened with Valerine, we can't be to cautious." He was about to continue when Arek, Victoria and Minsc all came downstairs. Arek was dressed in his recently polished armor and the Avenger was sheathed behind his back. He was going to be meeting with Anomen that morning and apparently wanted to show off for his former companion.
"Look, I was thinking, I'll give Anomen a combat test while you guys go and buy and upgrade our weapons and armor. That way tomorrow we can get on the road, if not later tonight. This way we can kill two imps with one arrow. So I'll go and meet up with Anomen while you four go to the smithy and get what we need." The party left the inn and headed in different directions on the streets of Beregost. Arek headed to the middle of town. There he found the Temple of Helm. He entered through to heavy oak doors and made his way to the person standing in the middle of the entryway. "Hello, I am Sir Arek of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart. I have come to meet with Sir Anomen Delryn."
"Ahh yes," the attendant said, "Sir Anomen has been expecting you, and I must say, with some rare enthusiasm. Please, follow me." The attendant led Arek into the temple back to a grand office. He opened the door and Arek walked into the office. A man was standing there, wearing a green coat of armor, The Gorgon's Plate. He had his war hammer, Crom Faeyr, at his hip and his shield was leaning against the wall.
"By the gods, look at you, Sir High-and-mighty. The last time I saw you, you were covered in demon blood and you were cursing the gods for putting you in that fight. It is good to see you again Anomen." Arek walked over to his friend and embraced him. He let go and sat down as Anomen began to speak.
"It is good to see you too, Arek. It has been far too long. I heard from Athkatla that you were on a mission to stop the Shadow Thieves. What brings you to Beregost? Surely it wasn't just to see me.
"Well, we have taken up a mission from the Order. We stopped in Beregost to stock up on weapons as well as trying to see if there was any Shadow Thief activity in the area. One the mages was captured two nights ago. I stopped by to ask if you would accompany us to at least the Friendly Arm Inn where we can get Imoen. I have seen strange things on the road and the more people we have the better."
"Of course, my old friend, it would be an honor to travel with you again. If you would give me a moment to collect my things, we can be off."
"Hang on a minute there Anomen. I want to make sure that you haven't gotten lazy in the past few years. Draw Crom Faeyr and ready yourself." Arek drew the Avenger and waited for Anomen to get ready. He gave the cleric a few moments before he struck. Anomen blocked the swing with his sword and swung his hammer. Arek caught the hammer head on his sword and twisted and the head dropped to the floor. Arek swung upwards but Anomen backed away and swung again. Arek ducked under the blow, spun around and put the tip of his sword to Anomen's throat. "Not bad, not bad at all. Gather your things and meet me outside the smithy when you are ready." Arek turned and left the temple. He reached the smithy to find an annoyed Tavion. "What's wrong brother?"
"The smithy can't change anything. We got some better arrows and bullets, but that's about it. Unless we can find someone who can make some upgrades, we have a lot of useless stuff."
"Ha-ha. I know just the person, or thing, for the job. Arek pulled a stone out of his pocket and ran his hand over it. Instantly the group, Anomen included, was transported to a different dimension. They were in the Plane of Murder; Arek's kingdom as the Lord of Murder. Arek looked around and saw his butler, Caspenar, an imp who had 'made the shiny ones' for his father, Bhaal.
"Oooh, the master has returned. Hello master, how are you'se? It has been a long time since you visited me. Do you have any shiny ones for me to clean?" the little imp looked hopeful.
"Yes I do, as a matter of fact. What can you do for me?" Arek asked his 'butler'.
"Oooh, shiny ones, hmm, let me see.oh you has three dragon plates. Oh and they are red, blue, and silver. I knows a recipe for this one. If you want, I could make these three equal with the same protections and strength. Would you like me to do that's. It'll cost you 7,500 gold?"
"Please do, make the armor. Here is your gold."
"Ok, stand back then, never used this recipe before, could be messy." With a bright flash of light the three armors combined then split, leaving three new plates of armor. They were patterned with red, blue and silver scales. "All done. Now Caspenar goes back to his duties, lots of goodies to find, lots to collect."
"Wait a minute if you would, I have some more I'd like you to look at."
"Oooh goody, more shiny ones for me to look at. What is this? A bastard sword, no parents' maybe? Oh, and what is this, a long sword with the same purpose as the bastard? Oh, I knows just the recipe. Makes the two swords into one BIG sword. You'll have no trouble over compensating with it. Kill dragons dead. Want me to make recipe? Only 15,000 gold."
"Go ahead, Caspenar, it would be a big help.'
"Ok, stand back then, never used this recipe before, could be messy." With a bright flash of light the swords joined and elongated. When Caspenar was finished, a sword with a gold hilt and iridescent blade were left. "All done. Now Caspenar goes back to his duties, lots of goodies to find, lots to collect, unless there is something more the master needs?"
"No Caspenar, that will be all for now, that's for all the help." Arek then headed to the portal that would take him back to Faerun. He adorned his new armor and gave Tavion the new sword, calling it Dragonsruin. Arek stepped into the portal, followed by everyone else. They left the town heading north. They hadn't traveled an hour when they came across the dragon, Bahivion. The dragon seemed to be waiting for them. He roared as the party approached. Arek turned to the group, "Ok, same plan as last time, though Anomen is going to be up fighting. Minsc, you are to fire your arrows at the dragons head. Mages, you guys cast you spells there to. It's less of a challenge to fight something blind. With that Arek, Anomen, and Tavion charged at the dragon. Tavion's new sword blazed with a fiery hue as he prepared to attack the dragon. Arek drew the Avenger and Anomen held Crom Faeyr in front of him. Behind them, Minsc bellowed a war cry and let loose a rain of arrows. The storm of arrows impaled the dragons flesh around his head and neck. Arek, Tavion and Anomen took advantage of the distraction to lay attack after attack into the dragon. Tavion's sword blazed brighter and brighter as more dragon blood was spilled. Arek and Anomen were pounding and slashing at the dragon, though neither doing as much damage as Tavion. Phoenix and Cloudwing spat fire ball after fire ball at the dragon. Minsc kept firing more and more arrows, leaving the dragons face looking like a pincushion. When his arrows were depleted, Minsc drew Lilracor and rushed the dragon. He slashed faster and faster, doing more and more damage to the dragon. Tavion stepped back and charged, jumping into the air and doing a Whirlwind attack in mid jump. When he hit the ground, the dragon's neck fell to the ground, followed by the separated body. Tavion looked at his sword and smiled a hungry smile.
"Caspenar sure gave us a good price on this sword." He wiped it off and replaced it in the sheath. The company continued on till they were halfway to the Friendly Arm Inn. They set up camp for the night and slept.