As the mourning gullet of torn sky frost,and dancing wisps running from the
eventual daytime heat,implemented the resolvent sombre and revealing airs
of the beginning of a quest,Thea and Kreth stood in waiting next to the
magic poolet at the center grounds.Soon an approach was directed by a
group,one of which was Eweiyes,and the others were 2 new cohorts and the
amazing beasts that were to be used for the journey.The creatures were
Delvins,with scaley hides,and clawed arms,standing some 4 ½ tall and 7 ft
in length.They looked fearsome and were easily the type of beast that
wartime parties may have used,a suitable accusition for this endevour.
"dear friends,let me introduce-Zea and Kelidor,mages of some worth,and fighters as well,they will surely be a great benefit to any encounter with the enemy,and these Delvins will take you through many a field and mountain range with no concern for rest,and may even fight from time to time as well."Eweiyes,responded to their rejuvinated stares,and motioned for the two new adventurers to greet them.
"greetings,I will serve to the greatest of my ability-and as to the wicked ones whom have used these rifts,I can say that I have encountered them in the past,and am not without foresight into this"Zea spoke first,with black swooping hair,and leathur attire,and a sword about her waist.
"and I am greatly advised that the strengths of you two are far beyond most,and look foreward to this task,as well"Kelidor next spoke.He was some alternate reptilian like human,with tan skin,and a meanly looking mask of foundation.
"very good,the truth for better resolve,and greater strength is secured,I thank thee governess,we go to the East now,beyond the mountains,I am Kreth and this is Thea"Kreth answered as they were set to their rides.
"oh and take these,they are fluid from the magityne pool,a spell of invisibilty,will hold thee into the nether planes,and untouchable by fools for ½ a day with each use...good luck"Eweiyes presented the vials,which Thea took,and thanked her for,and soon they were taken beyond the keep,and upon a path that made to a tunnel that went through nearly 3 miles of the mountain.
The sky remained in a darker composure with grey clouds,and an undone sun,while the wild life made occasional calls,but seemed to stay away from the common path.The beasts were fine and fast,not lacking any defiance for speedy travel,and using the cut path like a swooping channel for racing war urgency.
"so tell me,what focus are the skills of sorcery you claim"Kreth motioned for a more insider resolved response from the new mages.
"I am skilled with several attacking spells,and have the ability to harness energies that defy a foe's ability to respond,much like lethargy poisens,or waves of shielding energy"Zea stated first,not finding the question untimely,and seeming to enjoy making answer as to her abilities. "I too as well,have spells of fire,and ethereal waves,and elemental faceting,which each are attacking magic that can do a great deal of harm,if we need such,as I understand it you and Thea are quite adept knaves."
"you are undoubting of our skills,that is good,perhaps when you see then the truth about what you've presumed will be all too clear"Thea stated,as they slowed at the tunnel beginning and lit torches,hoping there weren't any unknown dangers other than the dark awaiting.
The scuttled breathes of the Delvins,and the flicker of the torches were the only supplanting sounds that skirted the darkened way,as making beyond the light of the path,to the daytime world,they made alive their senses,and may have even found a derrivant of identity in the unknown,that was waiting to reach through and attack them.
"we are not alone,I fear,take you're weapons"Zea pronounced the answer of suspicion that was on each's mind.
The tunnel was an easy place to take a foe,a place that the Bathu could attack and win,with no recourse.The enemies were there,and each side was set for the battle that was about to begin.With skeletal bodies,and one spikey arm,and one which carried a sword,the 6 monsters lashed forth,and sent the Delvins rearing,with each of the group jumping into the fray immediately.
Zea commited a spell attack that swathed a fire across all of them,as Kreth had dueled two in quick step making them suseseptable to an area attack.They didn't flinch,but a charcoled blemish on each assured Zea that there had been some damage done.Next Thea reached forward and grasped the spiked arm of her foe,and knocking a sword attack by this ignorant wretch,was able to sunder a spine shattering wisp of swordwork,killing the Bathu easily.Kelidor,waved his hands,stepping back having put away the sword,and a light appeared shimmering in volatile energies that then created an ice elemental.The furry was some 5 ft tall,and whipped about savagely smaking the foes,either tripping each,or sending scarring fusions of cold across them.This allowed the adventurers a quick divy of attacks on the fallen,and soon only 1 was left,it growled in anger,and turn and ran away,just beyond their field of vision they could see it climbing the wall,into a side passage some 10 ft high.
"ha....fools,what little bravery you once had is surely crushed forever...what say you"Thea asked,as she dashed her sword in celebration.
"indeed,they were unsettling to behold,but three times that in infeariority- and so as it was done,the skills I spoken of were proved"Kelidor stated,as they took the torches from the ground,and made to the Delvins,and were off again,little to do about nothing other than the expected prowess of great fighters made in the first of their combats.
"the tunnel was built by humans,elves,and giants,when Gethree was first contained,and turned into a place for un-evil sorts,it took a great many powerfull sorcerers to be sure,but it was at times overun by wild beasts,such as these fought,however it has remained an important icon to mutual trust between kingdoms,and an invaluable shortcut for traders"Zea soon offered the history of the tunnel as several minutes had past with no incedent.
"I have heard that the elven wizard that was there when Gethree keep was established,if this is the same one you speak of,had rescinded the religion of most the army of followers at the time,and cast a spell of elf aging on them in return...is this true"Kreth asked.
"indeed,though I fear the effects were still a life left to some 200 years at most,Eweiyes,had kept one as her gaurdian,a giant,who had elf aged as it were some 400 years,but had died some years back none the less"Kelidor stated.
"elfs,hmph....what trust one such as myself has in them is minimal,though we may be crossing elven land within a few days"Thea responded,with her sentiment on the elf issue.
"perhaps,if we don't like their representatives,who are sure to approach us,Kelidor shall do the talking,my take is similar to yours cuthian thief Thea"Zea stated finally,as they decided to move to a quicker pace,and make through the questionable dark of the under-mountain.
As they reached the daylight hewn exit,a strange sight was layed across the opening.Tendrils of a living nature reaching some 3 ft,from the roof,with a shallow light about them were moving about,like arms trying to grasp through the air,or at someone.
"magic wards...not good,I fear we shant pass these,without some plan"Kelidor stated firstly as they hopped off the Delvins,and approached with weapons taken.
"the magic of the rift beasts,or their masters,I have seen these before,I fear counter spells may be the only way"Kreth claimed.
"we shall do what we can,Kelidor,perhaps if you summon a fire entity,as I strike them with searing flames,it will be enough"Zea made a plan voiced,and soon they did just that.
The fire caught onto a few of them,making them burn and die,as they flailed desperatly,but 6 remained,and as they thought another attack should be a simple answer,5 new tendrils sprouted from the places the others were,dropping the un living ones to the ground.
By the time the sun began setting,they were set,they had back stepped,quite a distance,and now emmersed in invisibility,them,and the Delvins as well,were completely unseen in the living world.Galloping in a furry they made their prayers,and ducked next to the speeding invisible hides of their beasts,and luckily passed through and beyond the wards with no attack or sufference.As they settled for the night,the effects faded away,and a fire and meal was happily a triumphant conclusion to the quest's first day of challenges.
"tell me Kelidor what brings you to the services of Eiweyes,she is a sorceress herself,though I don't doubt the reasons for the choice of thee and Zea were a greatly entrusted account of thyne's own talents"Kreth asked as they sat at the campfire,each rather dissillusioned by the first encounters as to what the rifts and their creations may hold.
"there is little reason,Zea was accompanied by myself from the South,durring our stay at an Inn she had met with me of charms grace,and we discovered that Gethree was our destination,....the governess was aloting a pay to those who'd serve as a spellcasting guard for her,though we didn't have much ineterest,there were no other plans"
"The story of the rifts and that we were to meet with the Fraith and thief that had arrived was a great answer for us to complete our vow,and find again the virtues for adventure that I know I live upon finer than the wholly waters of a fresh april river"Zea then answered the bantar,with her impressions,and Thea made her words voiced..
"little worth for the living if they can't make away with the living who step in their way....a fight to the death you've joined you realize,the rifts have a dark source of power,and nought and dire eyes will hail those who find victory...that we may"Thea set the mug whence they each responded and gathered their first toast and sentiment that this was a fine way to take the faith of their fighting souls to adventure's fate.
The path was no more....the Delvins didn't respond to the natural ground in any chagrin but,they had to be much more carefull,about finding their way,and as they did so what was to be when they approached Elven lands.The simplicity of this was not an unkempt switch for any who passed however,for they realized that with the ways for travel not there for most,the problems escue within the area must be great,perhaps even the result of the weaves they were looking for,or the beings affected reaction,and fear for their safely kept villages to be found by the commonor-who may bring with them the unwanten-this twist unconforming to help as the group offered,non the less did not take away from what they were there to do,and when they met the first intimidated elf to find them,they knew there were words of charismatic gith to be made,if they were to be fie and hey to the mission they intended.
The shrubs were misconcieving at a spot reached at mid-day,the air calm,no breeze,and the dirt almost too natural looking;so they stopped to have a closer look.
"we're perhaps standing within the makes of the original path,finaly,to be certain on our way with no err,....hmmm I shall dispell this with air elements,take the Delvin beyond the area"Kelidor stated the purpose and force of arcana to be used,and the others moved to beyond the clearing.Concentrating with intention that nary stiffled the image of a chastizing battle,the air fell into etheral trinklets that floated earthward,then another casting swarn into effect with words and hand waving surged an imploding crash before the ethers touched the ground,and vortex's of wind dancing with arcana ripped about for a awhile then vanished.The air settled it's discomfort of dust and fleckery finally revealing as all looked upon it the lay way bricks of a path settled at each side of the plain dirt,10 ft –and upon a few the remains of a blood-magityne deposit,that sat in grimly rasputine to the avail just made upon the discovery.
"though we go now with direction,we know not to what,the Elves beist as they may,have little interest in leaving scars of the slain on the trade routes,another day and we'll be met by scouters if they still live"Zea stated,as Kelidor spoke not looking at the glops upon the path perimeter,and they made off at a quickened canter,speeding the mighty Delvin beasts at sure enpowered interest to travel miles that day.
As they suddenly slowed with Thea leading the group,a worn bit of ruffened ground forming a path of sorts had been the making for aways,-they knew there was a reason for this,as each felt the intention to travel this new route to great means before the sun was spent.
"there are Teacateyles,harrowing might forms,I'm not certain"Thea stated as they realized the strange scream of a frightened birds,and a low barely heard growl,for this to be of the wyrms they were not sure.
"eiey....the shadow dances...there....we are in danger the unseen enemy is near"Kelidor made the motion,and there they viewed a shadow,unaturely scratching it's huant across the ground,-a tree,the branches,beyond the path,darting images that beckoned danger.
Zea dismounted first and cast a spell that sent a wasp of cloud like material forward towards the last place the shadow was seen,as it made to 60 ft,it fell upon the creator of the shadow it's invisibility being uncalibrated by the mists forming,which then finally broke the sorcery.A black scaled 10 ft troll,with horns and glowing purple eyes,and a silver wand in one hand and a black dagger at waist,with an evil stare looked upon the party and this time growled with damnation,taking them aback,and foretelling of the battle.
"demon....what be your intentions"Zea asked,as they each took to fighting proclivity.
"Speak not.....fools I am not alone,there are demons who follow me they will kill thee with great calor,if not you fall upon my dagger first"it took the dagger,and waved the wand,this sent a wave that threw them back 15 ft,but they didn't fall,and weren't very certain however about their next trick against this troll foe.
"what demons....you speak in fear for you're life,but we have no such fear,the first strike landed upon thee for preaching of attack,will be far worse than you're meager trickery"Kreth spoke as approaching,with copper sword forward and shallow carefull steps.
"we will fight,they will fight each of us,there is no attack that will wait....see it approaches"the troll motioned and the sound of gurggling anger was nearing,then the shouts of elves,and an arrow flew past them and dug into a tree.
Within a moment the 4 beasts were there,engulfed in an undead type field,but they were fully alive,a refuse from the rifts,it looked as though- 3 elves were chasing them,each with an arrow set for attack,and two met the Chenexfer's but fell away from the power shielding that was still there.
The Troll jumped upon one,and dashed the dagger about wildly as the Chenexfer scuttled in no way hampered,leering at the enemy to gash a poisenous wound.Spells were cast by Kelidor and Zea,the elements did no use for the group as they knew the weapons could not injur the creatures when their fields were still alive,however Zea's spell did affect this very needed counter,causing the flickers to die away,as the creature leaped forth and slashed at her,Thea cut at it blocking the attack,and the two girls stepped away as Kreth took to battle with it and soon the foes were able to be attacked,dispondent from the lacked defense at first,but wildly angry,and moving about making attacks reliant on weakening the adventurers with a poisen imbued gash.As Kreth finally sent a sword bransting into the chest,he backed away and made the ethereal familiar dash into the flurry and attack with ferver.
"thank you....the beasts are weakened –we lead this to an end now"one elf called,and fired an arrow into the one Kreth had gotten,finally killing it.
The troll finally stood,limping with a wound,obviously poisened,but the Chenexfer was worse,it was not alive.An elf soon fell to a poisen attack that left it convulsing on the ground,and Thea swishing in great arcs,bade an opening on that same beast,and chopped a wound spilling it's blood and poisen slop from the pealed flesh.
'no....the poisen will kill our friend....please do you have a flask of curing or spells that can help"one elf stopped from taking arrow shots,and called to them,as tugging the now motionless elf to the side.
Zea approached,as the troll,Kreth and Thea bared down on one,untill it was pinned against a tree,and with a same swooning mighty swipe the Fraith and the theifess severed the Chenexfers nap,sending the morbid visoning from it's finall sights scurdling across the ground.
The final creature knew there was a problem,and made away,no followers,alive for now,but vengence may be what they were considering,for now as they gathered at the Elf,it looked as though it was not a poisen surge that it could survive.
The group rode into the village area,nestled against a 400 ft hill,with many trees not but a few feet beyond the perimeter gate.The troll,who was still a devious lot,was allowed to attand as well,but they kept a watchfull eye,more than likely it was not of any truelly good intentions.The three scouts had been looking to do just as that which they encountered them as –tracking and defending the village from the new terrible monsters that arrived in greater numbers now than in the seasons past.The path it was explained was deemed too easy for the enemy to make damning passage about the lands,and so a great invocation was cast that made dirt cover it entirely,and some trees were teleported to offset any clue of it's being there.The nightime was worse,so they had chased,and then nearly been chased by these Chenexfers way beyond the normal task,but the field which denied any weaponed attack was making them in fear for the battle,untill Zea had found the way of undoing it,they had won,however one elf had not made it,and that night,the ways of the cultutre and their acceptance as an ally was borne of the funeral,and dancing and drinking,that trumpeted the scour of luck and the court of victory in means for celebration within the scars frought.Beheld of images of the elves,they drank through the night,the air still and dark,as the fear for the lands that fell under the patterns of death the rifts created was taken to the grave for mortem extritiux,better now than they had first imagined the immersion of their worth to lend a strength for any of the lands was met with approval,the troll lost the vile sneer,and danced with a playfull femme d'elf and their mission for understanding was made,as they spoke of their quest,and the elve's told of the nature of the wrath that had been fallen upon their land.
"dear friends,let me introduce-Zea and Kelidor,mages of some worth,and fighters as well,they will surely be a great benefit to any encounter with the enemy,and these Delvins will take you through many a field and mountain range with no concern for rest,and may even fight from time to time as well."Eweiyes,responded to their rejuvinated stares,and motioned for the two new adventurers to greet them.
"greetings,I will serve to the greatest of my ability-and as to the wicked ones whom have used these rifts,I can say that I have encountered them in the past,and am not without foresight into this"Zea spoke first,with black swooping hair,and leathur attire,and a sword about her waist.
"and I am greatly advised that the strengths of you two are far beyond most,and look foreward to this task,as well"Kelidor next spoke.He was some alternate reptilian like human,with tan skin,and a meanly looking mask of foundation.
"very good,the truth for better resolve,and greater strength is secured,I thank thee governess,we go to the East now,beyond the mountains,I am Kreth and this is Thea"Kreth answered as they were set to their rides.
"oh and take these,they are fluid from the magityne pool,a spell of invisibilty,will hold thee into the nether planes,and untouchable by fools for ½ a day with each use...good luck"Eweiyes presented the vials,which Thea took,and thanked her for,and soon they were taken beyond the keep,and upon a path that made to a tunnel that went through nearly 3 miles of the mountain.
The sky remained in a darker composure with grey clouds,and an undone sun,while the wild life made occasional calls,but seemed to stay away from the common path.The beasts were fine and fast,not lacking any defiance for speedy travel,and using the cut path like a swooping channel for racing war urgency.
"so tell me,what focus are the skills of sorcery you claim"Kreth motioned for a more insider resolved response from the new mages.
"I am skilled with several attacking spells,and have the ability to harness energies that defy a foe's ability to respond,much like lethargy poisens,or waves of shielding energy"Zea stated first,not finding the question untimely,and seeming to enjoy making answer as to her abilities. "I too as well,have spells of fire,and ethereal waves,and elemental faceting,which each are attacking magic that can do a great deal of harm,if we need such,as I understand it you and Thea are quite adept knaves."
"you are undoubting of our skills,that is good,perhaps when you see then the truth about what you've presumed will be all too clear"Thea stated,as they slowed at the tunnel beginning and lit torches,hoping there weren't any unknown dangers other than the dark awaiting.
The scuttled breathes of the Delvins,and the flicker of the torches were the only supplanting sounds that skirted the darkened way,as making beyond the light of the path,to the daytime world,they made alive their senses,and may have even found a derrivant of identity in the unknown,that was waiting to reach through and attack them.
"we are not alone,I fear,take you're weapons"Zea pronounced the answer of suspicion that was on each's mind.
The tunnel was an easy place to take a foe,a place that the Bathu could attack and win,with no recourse.The enemies were there,and each side was set for the battle that was about to begin.With skeletal bodies,and one spikey arm,and one which carried a sword,the 6 monsters lashed forth,and sent the Delvins rearing,with each of the group jumping into the fray immediately.
Zea commited a spell attack that swathed a fire across all of them,as Kreth had dueled two in quick step making them suseseptable to an area attack.They didn't flinch,but a charcoled blemish on each assured Zea that there had been some damage done.Next Thea reached forward and grasped the spiked arm of her foe,and knocking a sword attack by this ignorant wretch,was able to sunder a spine shattering wisp of swordwork,killing the Bathu easily.Kelidor,waved his hands,stepping back having put away the sword,and a light appeared shimmering in volatile energies that then created an ice elemental.The furry was some 5 ft tall,and whipped about savagely smaking the foes,either tripping each,or sending scarring fusions of cold across them.This allowed the adventurers a quick divy of attacks on the fallen,and soon only 1 was left,it growled in anger,and turn and ran away,just beyond their field of vision they could see it climbing the wall,into a side passage some 10 ft high.
"ha....fools,what little bravery you once had is surely crushed forever...what say you"Thea asked,as she dashed her sword in celebration.
"indeed,they were unsettling to behold,but three times that in infeariority- and so as it was done,the skills I spoken of were proved"Kelidor stated,as they took the torches from the ground,and made to the Delvins,and were off again,little to do about nothing other than the expected prowess of great fighters made in the first of their combats.
"the tunnel was built by humans,elves,and giants,when Gethree was first contained,and turned into a place for un-evil sorts,it took a great many powerfull sorcerers to be sure,but it was at times overun by wild beasts,such as these fought,however it has remained an important icon to mutual trust between kingdoms,and an invaluable shortcut for traders"Zea soon offered the history of the tunnel as several minutes had past with no incedent.
"I have heard that the elven wizard that was there when Gethree keep was established,if this is the same one you speak of,had rescinded the religion of most the army of followers at the time,and cast a spell of elf aging on them in return...is this true"Kreth asked.
"indeed,though I fear the effects were still a life left to some 200 years at most,Eweiyes,had kept one as her gaurdian,a giant,who had elf aged as it were some 400 years,but had died some years back none the less"Kelidor stated.
"elfs,hmph....what trust one such as myself has in them is minimal,though we may be crossing elven land within a few days"Thea responded,with her sentiment on the elf issue.
"perhaps,if we don't like their representatives,who are sure to approach us,Kelidor shall do the talking,my take is similar to yours cuthian thief Thea"Zea stated finally,as they decided to move to a quicker pace,and make through the questionable dark of the under-mountain.
As they reached the daylight hewn exit,a strange sight was layed across the opening.Tendrils of a living nature reaching some 3 ft,from the roof,with a shallow light about them were moving about,like arms trying to grasp through the air,or at someone.
"magic wards...not good,I fear we shant pass these,without some plan"Kelidor stated firstly as they hopped off the Delvins,and approached with weapons taken.
"the magic of the rift beasts,or their masters,I have seen these before,I fear counter spells may be the only way"Kreth claimed.
"we shall do what we can,Kelidor,perhaps if you summon a fire entity,as I strike them with searing flames,it will be enough"Zea made a plan voiced,and soon they did just that.
The fire caught onto a few of them,making them burn and die,as they flailed desperatly,but 6 remained,and as they thought another attack should be a simple answer,5 new tendrils sprouted from the places the others were,dropping the un living ones to the ground.
By the time the sun began setting,they were set,they had back stepped,quite a distance,and now emmersed in invisibility,them,and the Delvins as well,were completely unseen in the living world.Galloping in a furry they made their prayers,and ducked next to the speeding invisible hides of their beasts,and luckily passed through and beyond the wards with no attack or sufference.As they settled for the night,the effects faded away,and a fire and meal was happily a triumphant conclusion to the quest's first day of challenges.
"tell me Kelidor what brings you to the services of Eiweyes,she is a sorceress herself,though I don't doubt the reasons for the choice of thee and Zea were a greatly entrusted account of thyne's own talents"Kreth asked as they sat at the campfire,each rather dissillusioned by the first encounters as to what the rifts and their creations may hold.
"there is little reason,Zea was accompanied by myself from the South,durring our stay at an Inn she had met with me of charms grace,and we discovered that Gethree was our destination,....the governess was aloting a pay to those who'd serve as a spellcasting guard for her,though we didn't have much ineterest,there were no other plans"
"The story of the rifts and that we were to meet with the Fraith and thief that had arrived was a great answer for us to complete our vow,and find again the virtues for adventure that I know I live upon finer than the wholly waters of a fresh april river"Zea then answered the bantar,with her impressions,and Thea made her words voiced..
"little worth for the living if they can't make away with the living who step in their way....a fight to the death you've joined you realize,the rifts have a dark source of power,and nought and dire eyes will hail those who find victory...that we may"Thea set the mug whence they each responded and gathered their first toast and sentiment that this was a fine way to take the faith of their fighting souls to adventure's fate.
The path was no more....the Delvins didn't respond to the natural ground in any chagrin but,they had to be much more carefull,about finding their way,and as they did so what was to be when they approached Elven lands.The simplicity of this was not an unkempt switch for any who passed however,for they realized that with the ways for travel not there for most,the problems escue within the area must be great,perhaps even the result of the weaves they were looking for,or the beings affected reaction,and fear for their safely kept villages to be found by the commonor-who may bring with them the unwanten-this twist unconforming to help as the group offered,non the less did not take away from what they were there to do,and when they met the first intimidated elf to find them,they knew there were words of charismatic gith to be made,if they were to be fie and hey to the mission they intended.
The shrubs were misconcieving at a spot reached at mid-day,the air calm,no breeze,and the dirt almost too natural looking;so they stopped to have a closer look.
"we're perhaps standing within the makes of the original path,finaly,to be certain on our way with no err,....hmmm I shall dispell this with air elements,take the Delvin beyond the area"Kelidor stated the purpose and force of arcana to be used,and the others moved to beyond the clearing.Concentrating with intention that nary stiffled the image of a chastizing battle,the air fell into etheral trinklets that floated earthward,then another casting swarn into effect with words and hand waving surged an imploding crash before the ethers touched the ground,and vortex's of wind dancing with arcana ripped about for a awhile then vanished.The air settled it's discomfort of dust and fleckery finally revealing as all looked upon it the lay way bricks of a path settled at each side of the plain dirt,10 ft –and upon a few the remains of a blood-magityne deposit,that sat in grimly rasputine to the avail just made upon the discovery.
"though we go now with direction,we know not to what,the Elves beist as they may,have little interest in leaving scars of the slain on the trade routes,another day and we'll be met by scouters if they still live"Zea stated,as Kelidor spoke not looking at the glops upon the path perimeter,and they made off at a quickened canter,speeding the mighty Delvin beasts at sure enpowered interest to travel miles that day.
As they suddenly slowed with Thea leading the group,a worn bit of ruffened ground forming a path of sorts had been the making for aways,-they knew there was a reason for this,as each felt the intention to travel this new route to great means before the sun was spent.
"there are Teacateyles,harrowing might forms,I'm not certain"Thea stated as they realized the strange scream of a frightened birds,and a low barely heard growl,for this to be of the wyrms they were not sure.
"eiey....the shadow dances...there....we are in danger the unseen enemy is near"Kelidor made the motion,and there they viewed a shadow,unaturely scratching it's huant across the ground,-a tree,the branches,beyond the path,darting images that beckoned danger.
Zea dismounted first and cast a spell that sent a wasp of cloud like material forward towards the last place the shadow was seen,as it made to 60 ft,it fell upon the creator of the shadow it's invisibility being uncalibrated by the mists forming,which then finally broke the sorcery.A black scaled 10 ft troll,with horns and glowing purple eyes,and a silver wand in one hand and a black dagger at waist,with an evil stare looked upon the party and this time growled with damnation,taking them aback,and foretelling of the battle.
"demon....what be your intentions"Zea asked,as they each took to fighting proclivity.
"Speak not.....fools I am not alone,there are demons who follow me they will kill thee with great calor,if not you fall upon my dagger first"it took the dagger,and waved the wand,this sent a wave that threw them back 15 ft,but they didn't fall,and weren't very certain however about their next trick against this troll foe.
"what demons....you speak in fear for you're life,but we have no such fear,the first strike landed upon thee for preaching of attack,will be far worse than you're meager trickery"Kreth spoke as approaching,with copper sword forward and shallow carefull steps.
"we will fight,they will fight each of us,there is no attack that will wait....see it approaches"the troll motioned and the sound of gurggling anger was nearing,then the shouts of elves,and an arrow flew past them and dug into a tree.
Within a moment the 4 beasts were there,engulfed in an undead type field,but they were fully alive,a refuse from the rifts,it looked as though- 3 elves were chasing them,each with an arrow set for attack,and two met the Chenexfer's but fell away from the power shielding that was still there.
The Troll jumped upon one,and dashed the dagger about wildly as the Chenexfer scuttled in no way hampered,leering at the enemy to gash a poisenous wound.Spells were cast by Kelidor and Zea,the elements did no use for the group as they knew the weapons could not injur the creatures when their fields were still alive,however Zea's spell did affect this very needed counter,causing the flickers to die away,as the creature leaped forth and slashed at her,Thea cut at it blocking the attack,and the two girls stepped away as Kreth took to battle with it and soon the foes were able to be attacked,dispondent from the lacked defense at first,but wildly angry,and moving about making attacks reliant on weakening the adventurers with a poisen imbued gash.As Kreth finally sent a sword bransting into the chest,he backed away and made the ethereal familiar dash into the flurry and attack with ferver.
"thank you....the beasts are weakened –we lead this to an end now"one elf called,and fired an arrow into the one Kreth had gotten,finally killing it.
The troll finally stood,limping with a wound,obviously poisened,but the Chenexfer was worse,it was not alive.An elf soon fell to a poisen attack that left it convulsing on the ground,and Thea swishing in great arcs,bade an opening on that same beast,and chopped a wound spilling it's blood and poisen slop from the pealed flesh.
'no....the poisen will kill our friend....please do you have a flask of curing or spells that can help"one elf stopped from taking arrow shots,and called to them,as tugging the now motionless elf to the side.
Zea approached,as the troll,Kreth and Thea bared down on one,untill it was pinned against a tree,and with a same swooning mighty swipe the Fraith and the theifess severed the Chenexfers nap,sending the morbid visoning from it's finall sights scurdling across the ground.
The final creature knew there was a problem,and made away,no followers,alive for now,but vengence may be what they were considering,for now as they gathered at the Elf,it looked as though it was not a poisen surge that it could survive.
The group rode into the village area,nestled against a 400 ft hill,with many trees not but a few feet beyond the perimeter gate.The troll,who was still a devious lot,was allowed to attand as well,but they kept a watchfull eye,more than likely it was not of any truelly good intentions.The three scouts had been looking to do just as that which they encountered them as –tracking and defending the village from the new terrible monsters that arrived in greater numbers now than in the seasons past.The path it was explained was deemed too easy for the enemy to make damning passage about the lands,and so a great invocation was cast that made dirt cover it entirely,and some trees were teleported to offset any clue of it's being there.The nightime was worse,so they had chased,and then nearly been chased by these Chenexfers way beyond the normal task,but the field which denied any weaponed attack was making them in fear for the battle,untill Zea had found the way of undoing it,they had won,however one elf had not made it,and that night,the ways of the cultutre and their acceptance as an ally was borne of the funeral,and dancing and drinking,that trumpeted the scour of luck and the court of victory in means for celebration within the scars frought.Beheld of images of the elves,they drank through the night,the air still and dark,as the fear for the lands that fell under the patterns of death the rifts created was taken to the grave for mortem extritiux,better now than they had first imagined the immersion of their worth to lend a strength for any of the lands was met with approval,the troll lost the vile sneer,and danced with a playfull femme d'elf and their mission for understanding was made,as they spoke of their quest,and the elve's told of the nature of the wrath that had been fallen upon their land.
