An Unexpected Encounter

The Minion Reports to the Wizard

Prelude:

The minion landed silently on the roof of the great hall. He fluttered his way toward the throne and bowed to his master. The Mage looked up at him with interest. “Yes, what word have you brought me of the man who blows fire?” The minion answered “I know not more of the man than you already know master, but I did see the small blue creature when it attacked me at the pirate tavern. It was a blue dragon Master.” The mage smiled, a sight most people would find terrifying. “So, are they still at the tavern?” The minion nodded. “Get my warriors there, I want that small Dragon alive.” The small minion did as instructed.

The Mage then turned to Snack, his slave. (All of the Mages many slaves had been called “Snack” since he started to take them.) Mage said “Prepare a feast for me, for I shall dine in celebration when I get that last ingredient for the immortality spell, a Dragon heart. I have searched so long for it and it is finally nearly in my grasp! I shall be invincible.”

Saphira Finds the Refugees

Saphira Mistwalker swoops in over a harbor, following the feelings of a distressed baby dragon she sensed. As she nears the tavern on the wharf, she feels her other friends present, and drops toward the back door.

Talia Sunsong pets and soothes the agitated baby dragon Rorn "What's a matter, Rorn?"

Fitheach Eun rolls up the map from the mage and sticks it in her pouch

The little minion sits outside and grins at his fellows

Saphira Mistwalker:  “Goodness, you people are hard to find. What is Rorn so upset about?”

Talia Sunsong: “Saphira!”

Fitheach Eun:  “Lady Saphira, how wonderful to see you again.”

Saphira Mistwalker: "Hello everyone, I'm glad I found you again."

Reunion At the Tavern

Talia Sunsong: “I'm not sure what happened. Rorn suddenly flew outside and on the roof”.

Fiesty Lotus: “Lady Saphira! So good to see you.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “It's good to see all of you.”

 Saphira Mistwalker looks at Rorn, "What has you so upset little one?"

Fitheach Eun: “We were just about to head back to the ship.”

Rorn squirms and looks towards the door.

Fitheach Eun: “Let's go see what is bothering him?”

Talia Sunsong whispers: "Maybe food will soothe Rorn. It soothes me.”

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "Me too.”

Savage Taurus: ‘ Drem yol, Saphira.”

Talia Sunsong ambles out the door in hopes of eating soon.

The Minion and Cohorts

Saphira Mistwalker: “Oh my, who are these not-so-lovely people?

Fiesty Lotus stops short.

The refugees find themselves facing a group of nasty characters.

Talia Sunsong stops on the steps as she sees a group of strange men outside.

Saphira Mistwalker: “Um, not friends of ours, I take it?”

The creatures have come out of the surroundings.

The hovering winged one suddenly snarls “Give us that baby dragon.”

Give Us That Baby Dragon

Saphira Mistwalker hisses back, and draws her daggers, "I don't think so!"

Talia Sunsong: “Never!" Talia hides the dragon under her cloak as Rorn growls.

 Fitheach Eun reflexively steps closer to Talia and readies some ball lightning.

Savage Taurus growls menacingly at the creature demanding his son.

The dark figure to Saphira's right hisses a challenge.

Talia Sunsong looks left and right for an escape but the figures close in.

Fitheach Eun advances slightly and another dark one closes in.

Savage Taurus notices the large green thing in the middle, "An orc. I hate orcs. They always tried to ride me. So annoying."

Fitheach Eun smiles grimly.

Talia Sunsong tilts her head back to look at the fierce face of the tall orc.

Saphira Mistwalker drops slightly into a fighting stance and hisses back at the masked figure.

Ready to Attack

Fitheach Eun: “Get ready to run, Talia.”

Talia Sunsong: “You don't hurt pretty Fae or cute baby dragons, do you Mr. Orc?"

Fiesty Lotus extricates her staff from its sheath.

Savage Taurus lunges forward, wanting to tear out its throat, but then realizes he has no claws in his current form.

Fitheach Eun drops her cloak for more freedom of movement.

Fitheach Eun calls to the air spirits to send more lightning and feels the power surging into her hands.

Fitheach Calls Lightning

Savage Taurus backs up a step, puts his spectacles and pipe away, and pulls out the sticks he uses during his performances, only now realizing that he could use them as weapons

Fiesty Lotus calls to the earth spirit to give her power over the rocks in the street.

Saphira Mistwalker moves forward suddenly, her daggers a blur as she slices at the masked one, forcing him to back up.

Fiesty Lotus mumbles a low chant.

The orc takes a look at the man confronting him, and roars "Lok'tar! Me squish tiny human!"

Saphira Mistwalker backs up again, warily watching the dark figure.

The Black vampire moves toward Druid Fitheach.

The Black Vampire

Fitheach Eun hurls a lightning ball as the dark figure lunges forward.

The winged creature darts down towards Talia.

The bolt hits the vampire square in the chest and he is thrown backwards.

Talia Sunsong cheers "You meanies didn't know what you were in for!"

Saphira Mistwalker growls warningly, and slices again at the masked one.

Talia Sunsong cheer suddenly turns into a scream as a gargoyle dives at her and Rorn.

Savage Taurus:  grins, "Oh is that what you think?" then then blows a flame onto the end of each stick and growls, "Come get some, you ugly son-of-a-goblin"

Saphira Mistwalker hears the scream and turns.

Fiesty Lotus: brings her staff up and calls to the rocks to leap forward at the creatures.

Fitheach Eun hears the solid thunk as the dark one's head hits the pavement; he moans and lays still.

Savage attacks the Orc with Fire

Saphira Mistwalker: hisses angrily and spits a fireball at the winged creature.

Fiesty Lotus throws a large rock at the orc, it barely fazes him.

The masked figure grins to himself, and attacks the foolish dragon who had turned her back on him.

Fitheach Eun turns to see if she can help the others.

Fiesty Lotus throws more and more rocks at the creatures.

Talia Sunsong digs desperately in her purse for her magic wand.

Saphira Mistwalker senses a looming shape behind her, and with no time to turn drops into shadow, vanishing from view.

The towering orc sniffs condescendingly at the man waving around the flaming torches, and says, "Zug zug."

Fiesty Lotus spies the little minion on the roof.

Fitheach Eun sees Talia draw her wand and winces...

The little minion rushes after Rorn.

The masked assassin, startled, looks to where the dragon had been standing and slashes the air.

Fiesty Hurls Rocks at the Red Giant

Talia Sunsong: pulls out her bent magic wand.

Talia Sunsong: “You stay back you deformed bird of prey gargoyle thing!"

Fiesty Lotus: sends a rock at the little minion- narrowly missing Talia.

Talia Sunsong: “Hey!"

Talia Sunsong: leans back as a rock barely misses her nose.

Saphira Mistwalker grins ferociously and moves behind the masked man, dropping her shadows and slicing at him from behind with both daggers, "Take that evil one."

Savage Taurus spins the torches around and advances on the green monster, which takes a step back and lifts a crossbow aiming it squarely at Savage.

Saphira Mistwalker feels both daggers strike home on the figure in front of her.

Saphira Mistwalker: hisses, "Yes!"

Saphira Takes Down the Attacker

Fitheach Eun hurls lightning at the winged creature nearly singing Talia's hair

Talia Sunsong: “Ouch! You druids are almost as dangerous as these creatures!"

Savage Taurus looks down the barrel of a crossbow, inhales deeply and then sends a flame shooting out at the orc, engulfing the crossbow, setting it on fire, causing the orc to drop it, and scream, "Dabu!"

Fitheach Eun sends another lightning bolt at the creature causing it to jump away from Talia for a minute.

The gargoyle dodges away as druids hurl rocks and lightning. It lands on the roof, showing its fangs.

Saphira Mistwalker looks with disgust at the brown-robed figure on the ground, and quickly breathes a pair of fireballs, setting his robes afire.

Fiesty Lotus notices that the Red Shirt guy is advancing and causes vines to grow up and stop him.

Fiesty Binds the Attacker with Vines

Savage Taurus:  The orc rushes at Savage, grunting "Taz'Dingo," but Savage deftly spins and parries the charge, and hits the orc in the back, and says, "I'll Taz your Dingo"

Talia Sunsong points her wand at the orc and yells "Eat dust". A gust of wind tosses dust in Talia's face as she coughs.

Talia Sunsong:  Damn bent wand!"

Savage Taurus shoves his torch between the orc's legs and set his loincloth on fire, making him scream and run around, flapping his arms trying to put the fire out, until he jumps off the dock into the salty waves.

Saphira Mistwalker moves toward her friends.

Fiesty Lotus sends a giant rock at the red shirt and it smashes him in the head.

Rorn launches himself off of Talia's arm and towards the bear like red shirted man.

Saphira Mistwalker looks around, making sure no other minions are approaching, her eyes alight with menace.

The Fight is Almost Over

Fitheach Eun watches the winged one on the roof.

Talia Sunsong: “Rorn come back!"

Rorn snaps and growls at the giant who tries to swat him.

Fiesty Lotus wheels around in fear for the baby dragon.

Rorn puts out baby dragon puffs of flame towards the evil man.

Saphira Mistwalker smiles fiercely. "Get him little one."

The little minion goes after Rorn.

The giant man yells and tries to put out fires in his hair.

Saphira Mistwalker hisses as the winged creature drops towards Rorn. "I don't think so."

Fitheach Eun turns towards the minion threateningly.

Saphira Mistwalker puffs another fireball, catching only the edge of one of the wings as she tries to avoid hitting Rorn.

Savage Taurus watches as his son goes after the gargoyle, feeling pride in his progeny

Talia Sunsong: Rorn snarls and snaps, taking on the bigger gargoyle

Savage Taurus: “Go get 'em, boy!”

Rorn Attacks the Gargoyle

Rorn bites at the gargoyle's wings and the creature cries out in pain, it turns and flees, with the little dragon chasing.

Savage Taurus laughs and cheers on his son as he gets the best of the winged beastie.

Saphira Mistwalker smiles and nods at the little dragon.

Talia Sunsong: “Take that you creeps! Thought you could bully us, eh? Well you got what you had coming!"

Fiesty Lotus: smiles wanly- her spirit efforts catching up with her.

Out of sight of the heroes, the gargoyle reports to its master

Fitheach Eun looks around at the mess and the man peeking out of the tavern

Fitheach Eun:  "I hope you have someone to clean this up?"

The Mess Needs Cleaning Up

Talia Sunsong giggles and dances around the fallen villains. "Nyah, nyah."

Fitheach Eun staggers slightly but still looks determined.

The man goes to tell the tavern owner of the devastation

After hearing the report, the evil mage sends a new minion.

Talia Sunsong: Rorn lands back on Talia's arm "Good Rorn!"

Savage Taurus looks around at the carnage, thinking the ordeal is over, and takes his pipe out and puffs away.