Sea Lion On The Dock

The screams of man and the roars of some sort of beast ring through the silence of the night, it seems like the commotion is coming from the docks.

Running toward the docks from the front gate, a primal elf wielding a composite longbow enters the area. Greymalkin surveys the scene quickly as he comes to the docks, an arrow already to string.

Rannar comes down port road the opposite direction in which people are running, running into a man who warns him not to get any closer. Seeing that others are rushing down to help, Rannar just ignores the advice and tries to join the others.

She was settled in with a cup of tea at the Hart. Vash bav the rose, as she has taken to calling herself was resting after the birth of her daughter....and then the screams came. The young half orc made her way to the docks as quickly as she could. Sword in hand she pauses at the out stretches of it and waits for the current moment, Mainly to see what is going on before rushing into battle.

Dweegon trots down the Port Road on a large albino horse. He's dressed in chain mail and carries a falchion at his side. Looking around at the scene he attempts to ascertain the meaning of the hubub and, of course, the source of the roaring sound.

ShadowHawk comes running down to the docks with his crossbow readied after hearing the noise of the events down here. Not wanting to miss out on any fun he ran as fast as his little feet would take him only to slip on some fish guts and come sliding to a stop at the feet of the half orc woman "Oh, Hi sorry, umm whats going one here?" he says as he climbs back up to his feet.

As you all get down to the docks you see what all the commotion is about at the end of the docks closest to the water is a group of extremely terrified group of fishermen, because between them and the adventurers is a rather large upset looking aquatic animal, a mane of tussled wet hair around it's head and partway down it's back. Littered around the creature is a few bodies of what looks like other fishermen and dock hands.

Vashbav sighs and closes her eyes before raising her voice to Mod. A courage spreads through her song, as the bard lends her talents to the group. It swells with in the air and flutters through the group.

Dweegon notices a number of other people with weapons and armor showing up to the scene, and begins riding over toward them. Noticing the growling animal with a sizeable body count at its fins, he also draws his falchion, calling in the direction of the she orc, "do you know anything about what's happening here?"

Rannar shakes his head as he approaches, "I just heard screams, and all I know is that thing looks nasty." He draws both of his swords, holding each one skillfully, I'm here to help out!"

ShadowHawk looks at the big creature on the dock and starts to mumble before being covered in a shimmering glow that seemed to pour out of his hands and eyes. "That looks like it will be fun to play with!" he says

Glancing around at the others, the primal elf slowly approaches the animal, studying it for a moment before starting to utter soothing nonsense words, trying to soothe the beast and placate it before it kills any more people.

The creature looks around and sees more people around, it lets out a hissing type noise as it sees the approaching elf and swipes at the air with it's large paw as a warning to elf.

ShadowHawk sees the roaring sea beast and takes a shot at it with his eyes closed hoping that Blu is not around the bolt flies true and strikes into the side of the giant sea beast and sticks there quivering. He looks down at the crossbow and says "there might be some hope for you yet."

Vashbav steps forward slowly, Her song crescendo's as she continues to sing. its not to sooth any monster, Oh she is not that skilled yet, Oh no its to inspire the others so that when they do attack they are effective.

Rannar rushes forward after the monster, taking a fierce swipe at the Sealion, but it steps back just outside of his sword's range, but Ranner quickly jumps forward after the monster to get close enough to strike it with his other sword, before back stepping to get out of the way of a responding growl.

Apparently being swiped at is enough of an indication of the creature's intent for Greymalkin. Glancing at the others in consternation as they just wade into battle without trying to deal with the creature any other way, he raises his bow with a growl and flights an arrow at the beast, high and wide, perhaps trying to scare the beast off into the water before it's hurt badly.

Dweegon sees that there are too many people who've decided to just crowd around the monster, so he can't charge at the animal. So he hops off his mount and begins to make his way to the other side of the beast, attempting to trap it, flank it. If he can't attack it this time around, he can at least box it in for the others.

The Sea Lion is startled by the attack from Rannar and swings at Rannar with it's large sharp claws, missing on the first one he connects and swipes the fighter with the second.

Rannar clenches his teeth, using one of his arms to push away one of the claws, but is quickly slashed with the other one almost in the same fashion Rannar attacked the Sea Lion.

ShadowHawk quickly reloads his crossbow and aims again at the sea-thingy taking a deep breath he pulls the trigger and lets fly the bolt of doom. It flies true and strikes the sealion in the Eye splashing those near by with eye jelly, blood and other matter that one would not wish to dwell on.

Vashbav doesn't give up her song yet, Instead she brings the song to a loud note as she walks forward. Her sword comes down firmly against the creature cutting along the creature's flesh cutting into it.

Rannar is not in a position to attack, unable to accurately slash back as the creature continues to strike at him and attempt to bite him from up close, enforcing him to jump back after missing two times.

Greymalkin aims another arrow over the creature, coming closer to it this time, still in vain hopes of trying to drive it off from the docks. He begins shouting at the creature in his basso, graveled voice to leave before it's hurt too badly to heal.

Dweegon strikes the hell out of the animal with his falchion, carving a good cut into it's hide and calling to the gathered crowd, "get back, The creature furiously swings blindly as it is actually blinded in one eye, it's roars are deafening as it screams out it's pain from the attacks it has taken. As it swings it's claws around he again hits the one that's standing closest to it's claw, causing more pain to the already wounded fighter.

ShadowHawk reloads again then takes aim at the sea beast letting out a deep breath he fires and watches as the bolt flies true towards the sealion almost as if in slow motion. the sealion looks up just as the bolt embeds itself into the other eye with such force that the point comes out the other end literally covering Dweegon with brains and bits of bone before the beast falls to move no more.

Vashbav stops her song and allows the notes to linger in the air before her sword is slide back into its sheath. She moves over to Rannar and with out asking, she offers a quiet hum at the man's wounds.

ShadowHawk runs down the dock and climbs up on the dead beast claiming honor for the little people of the world!

Greymalkin lowers his bow with a sigh, eyeing the dead beast sorrowfully as he moves closer to the carcass. Hunkering next to the beast he closes his eyes and begins murmuring a small prayer for the creature's spirit.

Dweegon wipes the gunk from his face with the back of his arm and whistles for his horse. He kneels and uses a handful of snow to rinse off his blade, dries it against the horse's blanket, and slips it back into his scabbard. Then he grabs the reigns and pulls himself up. Looking down at Rannar is knelt down down, using one of his swords as a crutch as she begins to heal him, saying to her, "You're right..." Before she can ask what she's right about, Rannar says, "Bards can do a lot of things."

Greymalkin glancing up impassively at ShadowHawk as he dances around gleefully, he stands, shouldering his bow once more and placing fisted hands on hips studies the ground quietly.

ShadowHawk looks up at Dweegon, "I did some work on it, hasn't been shooting straight. A week or so I shot my sister in the butt with it while aiming at a bad guy next to her!"

Vashbav looks at Rannar and chuckles quietly, "I am well trained." she points out and looks at the creature. "You alright Grey.." The bard asks the man.

"Shot your sister?" Dweegon asks, though with more comprehension than incredulity. "Hunting down rats, right?"

Rannar pushes himself up using his sword, feeling at his healing would on his shoulder, "I wonder if this is going to scar..." He doesn't say this as a bad thing, however.

ShadowHawk blinks at Dweegon "Yes hunting rats... I shot my sister... how do you know about that?" he raises his crossbow "have you been following me?"

Greymalkin glances at Vashbav and then back to the ground once more with a somber nod, "Aye," his voice is husked out with emotion, the basso grate of it a mere whisper. "This creature didn't need to die...it should've left the area when it saw it was threatened. It must've been trying to claim this place for its territory..." he trails off with a shrug of his shoulder and a slight shake of his head.

Dweegon smirks and waves away the crossbow. "I was inquiring about work in the White Hart Inn last night. A halfling named Demetria and an elf named Siriel mentioned your latest adventure and the crossbow mishap."

Rannar lets out his two cents as he hears Greymalkin's words, "I know it didn't mean to do what it did, but I feel more sorry for the people it may have killed than the creature itself, to be honest..."

ShadowHawk grins "oh ok, thats fine!" he looks down at the crossbow, "It's not loaded yet anyway" he says with a grin before clipping the bow onto his belt. he then sticks out his hand to Dweegon "My name is Shea Hamilton Alleyne Dunham Oberon Wendel Harken Aerynn Weylin Keegan of the Skyye clan in Meloria, nice to meet you"

Now that the creature has fallen you look around the dock and realize that the scared fishermen are still at the other end, terrified, too terrified to move. And around the corpse of the sea lion is around 10 mangled bodies of fishermen who tried to get past it.

Greymalkin looks up at Rannar and then says, "Sorry? The beast felt threatened no doubt, and simply fought to protect himself as you would...as you /did/ when you felt threatened. This could have been avoided." he heaves a sigh and turns his back on the carcass.

Dweegon raises his brows a considerable distance. "Assuming I only plan to live another fifty years or so, and haven't the time for all of those names, what should I call you?" His eyes take in the crowd that failed to heed his warning and flee the area, and he gives a little sigh. "Someone should get those people out of here..."

Rannar doesn't take the time to try and debate, "I just tried to do my best to help out those in danger... That's all." Before turning away with a frown.

Vashbav frowns at the lot of this and shakes her head. She moves to the body to search through it carefully. To see if there is any signs that there are any more going to come here.

ShadowHawk looks from Rannar to Greymalkin "Umm it attacked, we killed it just like a dog that goes bad and must be killed so much any of nature that become a danger to those around them. that is the nature of survival of the fittest. Besides if it was meant to live we would be dead now not it." he then turns to Dweegon "you can call me ShadowHawk" he says with a grin. He then slides down off of the sealion and starts walking to the start of the pier.

Vashbav stands up slowly and moves to the bodies slowly before offering out about 500 gold.

ShadowHawk readies his crossbow as he walks muttering "Nature boys they would rather be killed then put down a mad beast" He appears to be speaking in Auran

Greymalkin looks at ShadowHawk and says, "This was a juvenile...inexperienced and trying to stake a claim to its own territory. It 'attacked' because people of the city do not know how to deal with creatures from nature other than to slaughter and kill what they do not understand," his voice rings out as a bass growl, "This situation should have been avoided...could have, if the denizens of this city gave a damn about nature."

Dweegon assesses the scene once more, then nods. "Greetings then, Shadowhawk. I'm Dweegon Equinforge. Pleasure to meet you. Should you or any you know find yourself in need of a strong sword for any adventure you may go on, don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be staying at the White Hart in for a while."

Rannar looks at the terrified people watch from afar as the mess is being cleaned up, "What could we have done? We didn't get here until we heard screams, right?"

ShadowHawk looks back at Greymalkin "I have seen much of nature, and I understand much, that is why I dislike coming into the city. I also know that some times things happen and one can decide to kill that which is causing death or walk away, I chose to help those that were being killed for no other reason then they were here when it decided to make this dock its home. You must feel the same way or you would not have attacked it, or are you saying that the life of the dead dock hands there are worth less than the life of that sealion. if so then why don't you go talk to the families of the dead and tell them that." ShadowHawk looks at Dweegon "nice meeting you too" he says with a grin

Dweegon nods then, and taps the reigns against his horse's back to command it to move back toward the Port Road.

Greymalkin shakes his head to Rannar, "The creature could have been communicated with. Until someone with the ability and the wherewithal to do that could've been brought in to help deal with it." he looks at Shadowhawk and says, "I was simply trying to scare the creature away, out of harm's view before it could get killed. All life is precious and should be regarded so. I sorrow for the dock workers, but I believe the creature was acting to defend itself." he hunkers down and says, "The beast could've been dealt with in a manner that kept it from hurting more folk, and kept it from being killed."

Dweegon leaves towards the west.

ShadowHawk nods at Greymalkin "Yes now that I think about it you were swinging at it, not to hit but to try to drive it away. I however shot to kill because to me to take the life of one in order to save the life of many is a worthy goal."

Greymalkin nods from his hunker, "Aye, I understand your point of view...but the situation should have been avoided in the first place. Perhaps one day the people of the city, or the king himself, will come up with a way to keep creatures like this from harm by working with those of us who revere nature to intercept and communicate with these creatures before they can come to odds with the folken of this place." his voice is quiet now and thoughtful.

ShadowHawk grins at Greymalkin "one can only hope, there is too much death in the world as it is. but the city is too noisy and therefore I must be going, I only stay here for short periods." he then turns again and starts walking towards the road out of town.

Greymalkin nods to Shadowhawk as he departs and finally stands, wiping his hands on his pants as he does so. Heaving a sigh he glances once more at the carcass and then heads out of the area.