Portals

The Mage's Map

Fitheach Eun clutched the grimoire and pointed to the map from the mage at the tavern

Fiesty Lotus pays strict attention

Fitheach Eun: "it appears the portal lies in that hilly area"

Talia.Sunsong: Pets a dazed Rorn. "It's okay, Rorn. You got rid of that scary spider by blowing it to bits!"

Fiesty Lotus gazes at the map and begins to get excited

Fitheach Eun smiles at the small dragon; " He was very brave."

Talia.Sunsong: Luckily, Rorn can't read the word "gunpower"

Fiesty Lotus: "Finally!"

Savage.Taurus: That was quite a little squabble. If I had my normal body, I would have squashed that bug easily.

Fiesty Lotus nods

Talia.Sunsong: "Those nasty minions had it coming."

Fitheach Eun: So now that we have had some time to recover, shall we seek this portal?

Fiesty Lotus: "Yes indeed."

Savage.Taurus: scans the hilly area of the map through his fancy spectacles

Talia.Sunsong: "Yes! I want to leave giant spiders and orcs and thugs wayyy behind."

Fitheach Eun: Fiesty, Can and I are anxious to rescue our friends

Ready to go Find a Portal

Savage.Taurus: I do see some markings on the map there, but I have no clue what they mean. You magically inclined peoples will need to translate.

Savage.Taurus: scribbles down the markings as best he can and hands it to Fit

Fitheach Eun: "Let's head that way then."

Fitheach Eun stuffs the markings into her belt pouch and grabs the crude map

Savage.Taurus: hops into the pilot's seat and shifts the lever into full ahead, making the ship lurch forward

Fiesty Lotus stares at the countryside until she sees the area

Fitheach Eun: "I think this may be it."

Talia.Sunsong: "Where ever that portal goes, I hope they have lots of cream."

Savage.Taurus: nods and brings the ship lower to the ground where they pointed

Fiesty Lotus: Fiesty  climbs down the rope ladder

Talia.Sunsong: jumps over the side of the airship and flaps her wings

Fitheach Eun slides down the ropes and scrambles up the hillside towards the cave

The Cave

Talia.Sunsong: "Maybe the portal will lead to a place where Fae are worshiped as gods."

Fitheach Eun raises both eyebrows: " I think that unlikely, Talia."

Talia.Sunsong: "Why? Cats were worshiped as gods in ancient Egypt. I'm as good as a cat."

Fiesty Lotus: "Stranger things on heaven and earth..."

Fiesty Lotus: "Yer never know."

Fitheach Eun gazes at the murky barrier in the small cave

Talia.Sunsong: practices her goddess poses

Fitheach Eun: "I do think this is it"

Talia.Sunsong: "Oooo we found it!"

Savage.Taurus: "If anyone is gonna get worshipped, it’s gonna be a dragon, of course," scoffs

Fitheach Eun: Yes, but what now?

Talia.Sunsong: knocks on the wall next to the portal like it is a door

Fitheach Eun stuffs the burned map back into her pouch and pulls out Savages scribbles.

Talia.Sunsong: "Maybe it needs a secret word. Open sesame!"

Savage.Taurus: looks around, adjusting the levers and gears and gizmos on his spectacles, "Hold on....."

Fitheach Eun looks sternly at the portal and says "Mellon"

Savage.Taurus: "Interesting...veeeery interesting," he says cryptically

Fitheach Eun sighs: "Well it worked once."

Fiesty Lotus raises her staff but is confused

Fiesty Lotus: What does the book say Druid Fit?"

Savage.Taurus: There seem to be some magical runes floating around the entrance to the cave

What Savage Sees

Fiesty Lotus: "Runes? Where?"

Talia.Sunsong: looks around and swipes her hands through the air. "There are runes?"

Fiesty Lotus: "You see Runes Savage?"

Savage.Taurus: adjusts his specs a bit more, making whirling and clicking sounds

Fitheach Eun looks at Savage with interest: " What do you see?"

Savage.Taurus: "Yes, all around here," he says as he points to empty air

Savage.Taurus: They are slowly revolving around the entrance

Fiesty Lotus: "I don't see no Runes."

Fitheach Eun: " Me either"

Savage.Taurus: "You don't believe me? Ok, here. You take and look," he says, handling the spectacles to the hobbit

Fitheach Eun flips through the grimoire: "There are pages of runes in here; do these look like they match anything?

Fiesty Lotus takes the spectacles and holds them to her eyes (as they are too big for her)

Fiesty Lotus: "No, I still don't see no Runes."

Fiesty Lotus gives them to Druid Fit."

Savage.Taurus: crosses his arms defiantly

Fitheach Eun holds them up to her eyes and sees nothing

Talia.Sunsong: "I could use my bent magic wand on the portal."

Fitheach Eun proffers the book to Savage along with his spectacles

Fiesty Lotus: Noo, Wait a bit Fae Talia."

Fitheach Eun: "No wands Talia"

Fitheach Eun: "Does what you see match anything on this page?"

Fiesty Lotus: "We need to see how ter do this without wild magic."

Talia.Sunsong: holds Rorn near the portal. "Do you see runes, Rorn?" The baby dragon sniffs the air and darts after a dragonfly.

Savage Looks at the Runes in the Book

Savage.Taurus: takes the spectacles back along with the book, "Something wrong with y'all's eyes. That's all I got to say. Maybe they only work with my dragon sight. We have better vision that you lesser..err..other ...creatures"

Savage.Taurus: puts the glasses back on and scans the book..."Hmm...yea a lot of these runes are similar..."

Fitheach Eun look narrowly at Savage: " Elves have very good eyesight."

Savage.Taurus: "Well, apparently not good enough, little missy," he says with a smirk

Fitheach Eun sighs and shakes her head in exasperation

Savage.Taurus: "Shall I mark in the book, which runes I see?"

Fitheach Eun: "Please, Savage, maybe we can use them"

 Talia.Sunsong: "Maybe I can just walk through the portal." She strides forward and bumps her head on the wall.

Talia.Sunsong: "Ouch!"

Savage.Taurus: starts writing down which runes he can make out swirling around the portal, drawing diagrams and illustrations with footnotes

Fitheach Eun stifles a giggle at the silly fae

Fiesty Lotus watches Savage with the book.

Savage.Taurus: I hope you all can make something out of all this mumbo jumbo

Talia.Sunsong: Looks over his shoulder. "Memorizing all these runes looks like so much work. I'll never be a druid."

Fitheach Eun takes the book back from Savage and looks at his notes carefully

Fitheach Eun: Taking her staff she traces the shape of one of them on the ground...

Fitheach Eun: Nothing happens

Fiesty Lotus: Hmm, mebby in the air?

Fitheach Eun compares the rune in the grimoire to Savages drawing again...

Fiesty Lotus: Or on the portal?

Fitheach Eun: try one that way, my sister

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn lands on top of the cave, and looks upside down at the portal and the Druids

Fiesty Lotus traces one of Savages Runes in the air

Fiesty Draws the First Rune

Fiesty Lotus: "Oh my, look at that!"

Fitheach Eun gasps as a faint blue glowing rune appears in front of the portal

Fiesty Lotus: So, do yer have any clue how they go?

Talia.Sunsong: "Oh I can see Runes now! See Fae eyes are just as good as dragon eyes."

Fiesty Lotus: Yer try one now Druid Fit

Fitheach Eun draws another of the runes and see it form slowly hanging in the air

Fiesty Lotus: Alright, mebby another?

Talia.Sunsong: "Can you write my name in runes?"

Fitheach Eun looks at the notes again...

Fitheach Eun: "Maybe this one?"

Fiesty Lotus nods

Two Runes Appear

Talia.Sunsong: "I bet my name in runes does some powerful spell."

Fitheach Eun looks at the runes and the notes and points out another one to Fiesty

Fiesty Lotus: Alright.

Fiesty Lotus screws up her eyes and takes a stab at another Rune

Fitheach Eun: as soon as the fourth runes forms all of them start to glow brighter

Fiesty Lotus: Oh Lookit."

Talia.Sunsong: backs up "Something is happening!"

Four Runes Glow Brightly

Fitheach Eun: The runes pulse and glow and suddenly the portal opening glows as well

Fiesty Lotus: Yer think it's activated?

Fitheach Eun: The portal bursts out with dazzling lights

Fitheach Eun exclaims: "Fiesty do you remember that what the portal we came through did that?”

Fiesty Lotus: “It were black.”

Fitheach Eun: that was afterwards

Fiesty Lotus: “This is lively like.”

Fitheach Eun: “When we went into it, it glowed like this

Fiesty Lotus: “Yes- That's true.”

The Portal Bursts with Dazzling LIghts

Fiesty Lotus: “Well- there be only one way ter find out ter me thinkin.”

Fitheach Eun: “Yes but we need some supplies to take with us.”

Talia.Sunsong: "We need to prepare? But I want to just walk through."

Fiesty Lotus: “Yes, and we gotta tell Can.”

Fitheach Eun: “No Talia, suppose we can't get back?”

Fitheach Eun: “All of us need to go together.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Wellll, but it might be more fun there."

Fitheach Eun: “Let's go back to the ship and get ready?”

Fiesty Lotus: “Yup, that be  good thinkin.”

Talia.Sunsong: "Pack lots of food."

Fiesty Lotus nods

Fitheach Eun: "Of course, Talia; with you along we must."

Talia.Sunsong: "For Rorn, of course."

As they turn to go, the glow in the portal slowly dies.

It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over

Where Do They Get These Creatures?

Talia Sunsong feels a slight tremor in the ground.

Fiesty Lotus: goes up to her triumphant Druid sister "I think I would like to go back to the ship."

Fitheach Eun nods weakly, "So would I."

A putrid odor wafts down the street.

Saphira Mistwalker backs up and hisses.

Fiesty Lotus: looks around worriedly

Fitheach Eun:  turns to look and mutters: “Oh great, another one."

A long hairy leg steps out from behind a building. Then another leg and another followed by a hideous face with multiple eyes over mouth with fangs as big as an arm.

Fiesty Lotus backs up and wearily pulls out her staff again

Fitheach Eun raises an eyebrow: "Where do they get these creatures?"

Saphira Mistwalker hisses. "I detest spiders. They're not even that good to eat."

Fitheach Eun raises her hands wearily calling for more lightning, but the power flow is weaker.

Talia Stumbles Over a Fallen Creep

Talia Sunsong: opens her mouth to scream and no sound comes out. She backs away, stumbling over a fallen creep.

Savage Taurus catches a glimpse of an enormous arachnid skittering down the dock and exclaims, "Holy Begeezus!"

Fitheach Eun hurls the bolt but to little effect.

Saphira Mistwalker tries to spout more fire at the huge spider, but finds she has used up her reserves.

Fiesty Lotus: tries to make the earth give way beneath the giant spider. A pit forms but it is not enough to swallow it

The spider skitters out of the ground

Fitheach Eun calls to the wind and it picks up but cannot move the creature.

Saphira Mistwalker: hisses again, and rushes at the spider, swinging her daggers and cutting deeply into one of the legs.

Savage Taurus instinctively shoots a breath of fire at the monstrous spider.

Talia Screams and Rolls Away

Talia Sunsong: screams as she lays on the ground, and rolls away from the giant spider

Saphira Mistwalker: nods, "Thank you Lord Savage, for my fires are gone"

Talia Sunsong:  Let's run away Rorn!"

Talia Sunsong runs down the street, towards the nearest building not noticing what it is. The creature follows after Rorn.

Saphira Mistwalker slices at the spider as it passes, but her daggers slide along the hard legs doing little more damage.

Savage Taurus chases after the hideous creature, exasperated that his fire breath doesn't seem to be having much effect on it

Talia Sunsong: Talia, with Rorn on her arm, backs further and further away from the giant spider.

Talia Sunsong:  Get back you over grown bug!"

Talia Sunsong: Talia spreads her wings to fly, and find one wing is tangled in her cloak.

Talia Sunsong: ‘I can't fly!"

Saphira Mistwalker shouts: “Talia! Get away from there!”

The Spider Chases Talia and Rorn

Savage Taurus grapples with one of the spider's legs, but only manages to get himself flung backward.

Savage Taurus curses and grumbles that he wishes he could revert to his old form.

Talia Sunsong turns to run, trips and falls into the water. Before she hits the water, Rorn flies off her arm.

Brave little Rorn charges at the giant spider. He blows out dragon fire from his mouth.

Rorn flies towards the huge monster, not minding he is but a fraction of the size of the creature.

Rorn cannot read and does not see the writing on the barrels he flies over.

The barrels say "Gunpowder".

Savage Taurus:  starting to get worried for his progeny, he calls out, "Rorn, come back! Don’t attack that thing!"

Gunpowder!

The flames from Rorn's mouth hit the barrel of gunpowder, setting it on fire.

The little dragon keeps flying, as the barrel grows so hot, it explodes

Savage Taurus cries out in alarm, "Rorn!"

The explosion sends the hardy dragon, who is resistant to fire, tumbling through the air towards his father.

The spider, who is not resistant to fire, but is susceptible to it, screams as the explosion covers it in flames.

Not Resistant to Fire

Savage Taurus:  jumps up and catches his son as he tumbles through the air, and cradles him protectively.

The giant spider flips over, thrashing its legs in its death throes.

Savage Taurus follows the others as they run away

Fitheach Eun runs with the others.

Talia Sunsong crawls dripping wet out of the water, to see a giant flaming dead spider. "What did I miss?" She sees her friends and runs after them.

Savage Catches Rorn

Saphira Mistwalker shakes her head, "The usual, fire, death, destruction, loud booms."

Talia Sunsong: “A typical day for us.”

Saphira Mistwalker looks back over her shoulder at the carnage. "Somehow, I don't think we will be welcome back to that tavern."

Fiesty Lotus: looks back and sees that the giant spider is no more.

Savage Taurus chuckles.

Saphira Mistwalker: sighs. "And I didn't even get to sample their ale."

A Typical Day for Us

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.