June 21, 2007
From Enlil
Game date: 25 May, 312
| The following information comes from Aaron Monsanto. |
| Aaron has a way of seeing things that others look past, and his insights should not be disregarded lightly. |
My what an exciting battle! Battle is always a rather frightening and dangerous thing, but it can also be quite exhilarating! Where to start recounting what happened?! Solomon has already given a very good account of the first part of the battle, so I will only attempt to sum up my perspective and perhaps add some color to his account before moving on to the most unexpected part of the battle. We began by almost flawlessly executing our plan to deal with the Ogre. I felt quite good about the shot I fired with my crossbow, I really think I hit a pretty vulnerable place on that Ogre. Liesl of course delivered the most damage to the creature but we all managed to do some damage to the beast, and avoided a prolonged battle with the creature. We then proceeded to attack the Orcs and make our way to the tower we needed to take care of. In the process we saw a few members of the other team making their assault on the other tower. It seems they were quite successful and impressive as well. But anyway! after fighting and dodging arrows we were able to make it over to the door of the tower, where I easily picked the lock, and gained us entry. I soon ran up the stairs, only to have an arrow shot at me, and to come face to face with some sort of Shaman or something with a skull necklace. I did not remain there long. Luckily once the whole group was together we were able to make a very effective assault on the the denizens of the tower. Laucian had already very effectively silenced the area, and Solomon seemed to have little trouble re-shaping the base support of the tower into what I can only assume was some sort of sea-creature.
Upon leaving the tower though, we were quickly to come face to face with some sort of beast with several of the characteristics, not only of a bird but also of what I believe is called a lion. Solomon said it was called a Griffon. Whatever it was, it was very large and very aggressive. Upon sighting it, it was clear this creature was going to be trouble for us. Where did such a creature come from? Where did the enemy keep it? Why hadn't we seen or heard about it before? These are all questions I intend to find the answers to. But first an account of the battle, and how it was defeated. I hope that such information can be helpful to some future reader should they ever encounter such a ghastly creature. In the chaos of the battle I may have lost some details, but I still think that my account may be of help to any future adventurers who happen to read this.
Upon the start of the battle one of my magic using colleagues summoned an eagle to help us in our battle, and the brave creature did what it could against a MUCH larger foe, though sadly it could serve as little more than a distraction to the beast. As I recall the creatures first target was our stalwart Mage Solomon, who managed to survive (though just barely it appeared) one of the most devastating and aggressive attacks I have ever witnessed. The flying creature dove as fast as it could toward our Dwarven ally and ripped into him with is claws. Seeing my friend in such distress, I dropped my crossbow and dove toward him, healing potion in hand. He drank the potion and I do believe it may have saved his life.
Meanwhile Laucian began to fire arrows at the creature, and Leisl bravely ran up next to it and began to attack with her sword.
Upon finding Solomon in better shape, I determined that if Leisl and I could flank the creature we both might be able to attack more effectively while it had to attempt to deal with both of us. I did what was possibly one of the stupidest things I've ever tried (but also one of the most thrilling!) and tumbled underneath the creature to get to the other side. Several times while tumbling I nearly lost control, but I managed to pull it together and got to the other side intact and in a position to deliver a serious blow with my trusty rapier. Looking back on things I think I've figured out a few ways to make my attacks even more devastating when I find an enemy unable to defend properly against them. One of our allies from the other tower (at least I presume that's who) seems to have fire off some sort of magical attack, and I believe that our old friend Yarin was able to deliver a surprise attack on the creature with one of his many crossbows, though I wasn't at an angle to see this particular attack. Once the creature was dead, the other strike team began to leave their tower, and we all made our hasty escape, stopping just long enough to appreciate the ploom of dust that went up once the siege equipment did it's job on the gate. If this turns out to be as inspiring an example to the people as I hope it will, this town might just have a future!
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