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Post by TheZebraShakes™ on Dec 7, 2007 13:24:57 GMT -5
(Wicksy may be joining us, if not, then Rojito. For now, Lin, TTC, Deekin, and Anoba are the official players.) --------------- --------------- ---------------
Five intrepid adventurers travel a road alongside a steep drop into a wide gorge. Their path winds, and after what looks like miles of precarious stepping, doubles back. The ravine is windy, with high updrafts that threaten to blow hats from heads and gnomes from solid ground. The path is narrow and all know that the slightest transgression from the path could spell one's doom.
Slow and steady they walk onward, though where they head is not important.
As the five make their way down the path, they are halted momentarily, as the hoarse cries of what sounds to be an elderly male call out in the common tongue.
"IS SOMEONE THERE? SOMEONE. . . Please, HELP!"
The voice is close by. Somewhere just up around the next bend in the road.
As their is nowhere to go but foward, the adventurers press on, likely taking precautions where necessary.
Whomever should round the bend will not take long to find the source of the voice.
An older man hangs from a large tree on the ravine side of the road. He dangles from a rope tied around his ankle and attatched to a stout tree limb. He is stripped of a shirt and bruises are noteably visible as he twists in pain and discomfort while the cold wind blows him about.
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Post by Lin on Dec 7, 2007 14:11:57 GMT -5
Strom, seeing the plight of the old man, attempts to get the group into action.
"Pandoro, catch him while I cut 'im down," Strom says. "We gots a man-foot in a hare-catcher half step off of hog-tied."
Once Pandoro, or anyone else, gets in position, Strom will use his glaive to cut the rope.
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anoba
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Post by anoba on Dec 7, 2007 16:31:56 GMT -5
If he can reach, Pandoro grabs onto the hanging man, otherwise he positions himself to catch the old guy.
"Ok, Strom, cut him down. Hmm... maybe I can just yank him down. No, no, no, he might snap in two. Cut him down."
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Post by TheZebraShakes™ on Dec 7, 2007 16:46:01 GMT -5
(Not necessary to wait, and a chance for others to post)
Strom sizes up the rope while Pandoro attempts to get as good a grip on the old man as possible, positioning himself underneath so that the poor guy won't go tumbling down the ravine.
When all is ready, Strom takes a swing. The rope splits in two and the man falls to the ground, Pandoro aiding to soften the fall as much as possible.
The man groans. His throat is sore as he expreses his gratitude.
He asks for water and some bandages for his wounds, some of which are still bleeding slightly.
It is evident that he has been beaten pretty badly.
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Post by anoba on Dec 7, 2007 17:09:25 GMT -5
Pandoro kneels next to the guy and prays, "O, Kord, please cure this man of his wounds. Not everyone can be big and buff and defend themselves from beatings. Though to be honest it looks like this fellow has neglected to do any pushups for a very long time, but please don't hold that against him. Also, I'm assuming he's an ok fellow, and that he wasn't hanging up there as some kind of punishment befitting a similar crime though, at the moment I can't think of any transgression which deserves a beating and then hanging until you die of exposure although I'm not too smart to begin with, so if some servants of St. Cuthbert put him up there cause of their whole justice thing then I don't want to cross them because St. Cuthbert might be related to you, though I don't remember for sure but aren't all you gods related one way or the other, I mean incest is rather rampant among you... no offense... O please forgive me if I caused offense, I didn't mean to. I got carried away while praying over this old man in need of your care...."
--- ooc -- CLW on the old man.
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Post by Toptomcat on Dec 7, 2007 21:47:32 GMT -5
Sar watches Pandoro's prayer with amusement, grinning at his usual heartfelt stream of malapropisms, missteps and apologies. The fellow just never changes- but he wouldn't have him any other way.
"Are you all right now, sir? What happened? Who did this to you?"
His manner is relaxed, but his crossbow is now out and loaded. Whoever, or whatever, did this to the old man could be lurking nearby, and he casually scans his surroundings to see if there's any danger. Spot: [dice=20]+6 Listen: [dice=20]+6[rand=11609779012249521349555469669151128515140785269865610782918670063]
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Post by Wicksy on Dec 9, 2007 17:49:49 GMT -5
Scanning about, Corvus tries to spot this mans attackers. This had all the hall marks of a trap and he wasnt going to fall for it.
[dice=20] +4 (spot)
[dice=20] +5 (listen) [rand=86553986557935925383370142174296978006918053354948839900949710435]
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Post by Wicksy on Dec 9, 2007 17:50:32 GMT -5
(sorry for the lateness, i was out saturday night at our works crimbo do. I mixed pretty much everything that shouldnt be mixed and have a legendary hangover )
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