Defenders of the Riverboat

Miklos folded his arms and smiled. Somewhat nonchalantly he turned to his clerical comrade and his jaw dropped. An arrow had sprouted from his shoulder. “Err Maruc, you’ve been shot.” he said helpfully.
The cleric was ignoring him. Miklos looked beyond him at the melee on the boat. “Oh.” He considered the last of his arsenal [...]

Ruckus on the River

Feldard worked away at reloading his heavy crossbow. He could hear the repeated twang of a bow nearby and noted a fellow passenger picking off bowmen on shore with the ease of an wood elf. The dwarf grumbled to himself ‘.. be just as fast if I had bloody short bow’. Finally, the cord was [...]

Take Cover!

“Blessed Halav….”, Stephan muttered as he readied his bow. He took the best cover he could find, and quickly nocked an arrow while keeping his head down. Gauging the position of the trees to be sure the boat has not rotated, he raises just enough to spy one of the bowmen on shore and let [...]

Ambush!

As the boat lurched to a sudden stop, the dwarf who had been sullenly quiet the entire boat trip thus far, finally found his voice as he pitched forward into some stranger. “Of all the addle-brained, lack-witted ways to travels.. ooph! Maruc this is your fault! You suggested by river.”
Maruc tried to regain his balance. [...]

A New Journey

The priest had his long traveler’s cloak covering his reburnished Halavist armour. He stalked through the streets stopping only briefly to drop a few coins into a beggar’s bowl. He smiled from beneath his cowl as the beggar blessed him. “Blessed Halav is closer than you think my son.” he replied. He quickly moved on.
The [...]

Feldard’s Missing Bride

Maruc nursed his glass of spring water. He closed his eyes and listened to the Elvin minstrels play, a rare treat for him. This sort of thing was usually reserved for the high ecclesiastics. It was haunting, ancient yet paradoxically timeless. And totally alien.
He had almost forgotten how uncomfortable his armour was. To be free [...]