Hard Landing

Gareth Ravenmantle · Post by **Gareth Ravenmantle** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:15 pm

Ughh, Regardless, I don't know how safe it is sleeping in a tunnel like this but we do need the sleep. Good night.l

Aylstra Illianniis · Post by **Aylstra Illianniis** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:24 am

The bard shrugs, his eyes twinkling mischievously. "Pleasant dreams, Gareth!" He says, then flops himself down on the floor, leaning against the tunnel wall. He pulls his cloak around himself, and is soon asleep, though he sleeps lightly from habit.

Xaraphim · Post by **Xaraphim** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:34 am

Seeing that Elwyn is taken care of, he quietly pockets his first aid kit.

"I don't like the prospect of camping so near this portal, but I'd rather not risk moving Elwyn until he gains consciousness. I'll take first watch, then Dorl, then Lothir and finally Gareth. I'll put up some motion detectors down the hall a little. If you see or hear anything, odds are that it already knows we're here. Hail it and ask it to identify itself; the last thing we need right now is to mow down noncombatants. If it's hostile, well, just make sure that when you call out to it you do so loud enough to rouse the rest of us, if able."

With that, Ven moves down the hall a dozen paces or so. He kneels, places a small pyramid shaped object on the ground and then returns to find Lothir and Gareth already asleep.

[i:33b0bc92]Hopefully they heard me,"[/i:33b0bc92] he muses to himself. [i:33b0bc92]"Ah well. I'll be sure that Dorl briefs the others when he relieves them."[/i:33b0bc92]

He sits on the floor, his back to the wall and his rifle unslung. He gives his weapon a once-over and, satisfied that it is in pristine condition, he begins the tedious task of waiting while remaining alert.

Bergeth'fryn · Post by **Bergeth'fryn** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:51 pm

Dorl'veszaun looked around then whistled and his mount, a celestial riding lizard all covered in spiked plate barding came from a side passage. He nodded to the drow with the strange gear and began his ritual of cleaning and caring for his equipment.

Gareth Ravenmantle · Post by **Gareth Ravenmantle** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:22 pm

The lizard rushing down the passage way sets off the alarms, Causing Gareth to rise quickly in a panic, He un-sheaths his blade and gets into a fighting stance.

"Wake up everyone! There is a beast ahead!"

Gareth started to shout, Only seeing the shadow rushing towards him.

Bergeth'fryn · Post by **Bergeth'fryn** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:32 pm

"Whoa up there feller. t'ain't no beast a'commin' this a'way. It's Swift Justice, my ridin' lizard." Dorl'veszaun said.

Xaraphim · Post by **Xaraphim** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:08 am

Ven simply arches a brow at Gareth's reaction, then smiles.

"Good reaction time, Gareth," he says with a nod.

With a touch of his holographic control pad he resets his alarms, then enters once more into the half-trance that he uses to keep alert.

Gareth Ravenmantle · Post by **Gareth Ravenmantle** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:19 pm

Gareth slumps back down to the wall.

"Wake me up when its my shift..."

Aylstra Illianniis · Post by **Aylstra Illianniis** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:24 am

Lothir hears the commotion, and cracks one eye open. He pauses to listen, trying hard to hide his smile at Gareth's reaction to the lizard's arrival, before he dozes off again. His only thought is to wonder where the heck the lizard came from, since it didn't seem to be here before....

Xaraphim · Post by **Xaraphim** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:28 pm

Roughly a half hour of silence passes. Finally, Ven speaks up.

"So, Dorl, you said you're a paladin? We have paladins back home, too. Who was it that you said you worshiped?"

Aylstra Illianniis · Post by **Aylstra Illianniis** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:09 am

Lothir pulls his cloak up around him, and curls up trying to sleep, but it's no use. He's tired, but for some reason sleep just won't come. He lies there listening to the others talking softly, and finally sighs, sitting up again.

"I was wondering about that myself, Dorl. Just how does a drow become a paladin to the god of Death, of all things? A rather odd choice, isn't it? I could understand Helm, or Tyr, or Torm, maybe even Tempus, but Kelemvor? He was human once, wasn't he? What made you decide to follow him?"

Bergeth'fryn · Post by **Bergeth'fryn** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:27 pm

"Well, i was a'raised by some o' them farmin' folk up on the surface and they done got kilt by one o' them undead things an' Kelemvor's one who ain't for standin' by them damned monsters!"

Aylstra Illianniis · Post by **Aylstra Illianniis** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:54 pm

"So what happened to your parents? Did you ever find out?" he asks. It seems stange that humans would raise a drow, but then again, he supposes stranger things have happened.

Bergeth'fryn · Post by **Bergeth'fryn** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:06 pm

"I done told ya! They were kilt by one o' them undead thingers." Dorl'veszaun paused ,"You mean my dark elf folks dontchya? Well, closest anyun could figure out was that i was a'born on some surface raid or 'nother and that they done went and 'bandoned me!"

Aylstra Illianniis · Post by **Aylstra Illianniis** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:42 pm

"I'm sorry," he answers, not knowing what else to say. He starts to think about his own home-life, and how bad things were, but at least he was never abandoned by his own family. Then again, he was the one doing the abandoning...