The Mud Men Cometh

May 3rd 2007

Players: Demetria, Rannar, Eochaid, Heather, Arvilli

Half sized screams are heard emanating halfway out of the half pint court yard in the halfling quarter!

Demetria bursts out the door of the Erikit home and looks around quickly for where this sound might be coming from.

Rannar hears a noise from afar, quickly shifting his gaze and beginning to dash towards the area of the scene.

Eochaid wanders in with a semi amused look on his face looking around for the source of the screams that led him here.

Heather comes running in with her weapon and shield ready "the city should pay us for all the monster killing here."

Arvilli comes out but a few seconds behind her with his equipment in his hands. "The children are fine. They are a bit shaken, but they won't move."

What looks like a man standing approximately 8 feet tall seems to have one of the local halflings in it's hand and seems to be trying to shake it. It's flinging mud everywhere as it does so. It's speaking in a totally foreign language as it shakes the poor halfling woman, her screams are what drew everyone's attention from what they were doing. Of course seeing such a large being in the halfling courtyard makes it look just that much bigger.

Demetria pulls her daggers from her person and frowns deeply. "Crap..." Demetria says. "This...is going to end with people being squished."

Eochaid quietly moves in to the shadows and walks on through the courtyard seemingly blending into the shadows as he walks.

Heather looks to the giant says a quick prayer and then says "hey giant put the little one down."

Arvilli snorts and then wields his new staff. "Tell ya what, love. Let's show this son of a bitch he picked the wrong part of town to wander into and start messing with the people. Go for the legs?"

Rannar runs out ahead to yell towards the unnaturally tall figure shaking the halfling around, "I don't know what you're trying to accomplish, but I'm not going to let you throw around people the size of your fist!" He calls out, unsheathing both of his swords.

Upon hearing Heather speak to it in Teran, it seems angry to be disturbed by others and throws the halfling in it's hand at Heather, missing her but injuring the small woman.

Rannar watches the small woman fly through the air, filling Rannar with rage. Trying to control it Rannar moves forward to strike at the man, but the man easily moves out of the way of his slashes, only making a 'whoosh' sound.

Heather comes in "you stupid idiot you had a chance to talk but you descided to fight." she stabs at it 3 times but her short spear only hurts it twice most likely making it madder. "come on you prick attack me."

After walking past the creature that is enjoying the sport of Halfling throwing Eochaid turns on his heal and strikes at the creature from behind missing with his first swing but solidly connects with the mace in his off hand. The creature absorbs the mace into itself and Eochaid rips it back out mud flying everywhere splattering on everything around him but miraculously all of the mud missed him.

Two daggers are flicked out of Demetria's fingers "I need to get into Flanking with someone..." she shouts to the group. "Who else is a melee attacker?" She shouts out.

Seeing young Rannar come running at it swinging after throwing the halfling woman the Mudman decides to slam into Rannar's chest knocking him down to the ground.

Arvilli frowns and then looks at the thing for a moment. "Well, what a time to not have dimensional anchor." He then reaches into a pouch and sighs, looking at the contents for a moment. He then takes and crushes a diamond. He then sprinkles the diamond while inciting the incantations. His skin becomes rock hard, and he grips his staff.

Rannar, after getting struck in the chest staggers back. The monster takes another shot at him, missing but knowing away one of his weapons from his hand.

Heather noticed Rannar getting hit pretty good but she keeps stabbing with her flaming short spear "come on I said attack me you big joke." said as her hits do good damage, as she hopes to make her self the target.

Eochaid steps to the side again to stay in a flanking position he stabs up into the creatures chest then slipping on some of the mud on the ground swings wildly with his mace missing the creature.

Arvilli frowns and reaches into his pouch once more. He then pulls out a licorice root shaving, and rubs it on his fingers, then gestures and makes some incantations, and then points at Demetria, who suddenly seems to be moving a lot faster now.

Demetria runs quickly and I do mean quickly. Her daggers are out as she moves into flanking with Rannar and stabs at the beast. Three of her attacks hit at the beast and she growls when it still doesn't fall.

Feeling the stabbings in its back the mudman swings around mud dripping arm slamming right into Eochaid and sending him flying onto his butt just beside Demetria.

Rannar balances himself onto one foot, leaping forward synchronous with Demetria's attack, "I'm not going to let you throw around anymore little people! Take me on instead!" Rannar slices his sword steadily down the monster's chest, now crouched down after the end of his attack.

Mudman hears Heather start to cast a spell and tries to take a swing at her and misses her completely.

Heather sides step the mud mans arm and sends a light like ray making the mud splatter around at her feet as its dead "what the hell my new dress your kind always destroys my clothing."

Arvilli is just about to step in...when its simply defeated. "Well, that was a good waste of a jewel." He then tries to brush his clothing off, just to see himself covered in stone. "Great...just great." He then looks over to the rest of them.

Eochaid stands up and tries to clean himself off stopping after a moment of rubbing mud around one his clothing. He looks over to Heather "Lady, are you still willing to heal those that have been hurt, if so this One would be grateful"

Rannar stays where he is, slowly sliding his sword into his sheath before standing up straight and looking behind him toward where his other one fell.

Heather nods as she calls over the three hurt people "healing from me is always free." said as her spear and shield magically disappear.

There's a small groan from the halfling woman who was flung, as it seems she was wounded enough that she can't even get up.

Heather heals the one halfling woman first.

Eochaid slowly moves over to Heather's side to wait his turn at being healed.

Arvilli nods softly in his stoneskin. "Oh, quite peachy." He then casts a minor cantrip. "Hrm, lets see where you came from." Anyone with spellcraft would knows its a simple detect magic.

Rannar takes his sword and sheathes it as well, saying to Demetria, "I'm fine, but I don't know about her..." He says, talking about the halfling that was just used as a football.

Demetria sighs and shakes her head slowly. "Thank you." she states to Arvilli in regards to the speed and makes it beside her husband quickly. "might have to use this... a bit more." she winks.

Heather smiles greatly as she is fully healed and turns to eochaid to heal him as he needs it bad.

Arvilli then blinks a little at the direction. "Come, love. WE need to go investigate something." He then starts walking northward, the stone skin grinding a little as he moves.

Heather and lastly she heals Rannar but looks to the lady "I am short in time but I would like to talk to you torromow."

Eochaid bows to Heather " Thank you Lady, this One will be here to help you if it is the power of this One to do so, just send the request to the silvertine." he then carefully cleans his mace and rapier before putting them away.

Rannar says to Heather, "thanks."

Demetria looks at Arvilli and nods. "excuse us.." she offers and moves to follow after Arvilli quickly.

--Arvilli and Demetria head into the Vinter Park, Eochaid following not far behind--

Arvilli continues to follow along the magical trail he has been following, his detect magic acting like a nose for a bloodhound.

There is a loud cracking noise as Eochaid steps on a twig while following the halfling duo into the park.

Arvilli only flicks his gaze backwards and keeps it focused more on his senses of the magic he is detecting than the urge to look behind him. "Love, what was that?" He then keeps walking, following the trail.

Demetria turns to look at the cracking sound and raises her daggers up as she quickly moves onto guard. Taking a fighting stance she levels her gaze where the sound came from and frowns. "The one that helped us fight the Mud man."

Eochaid grins at the halfling womans words "This One was just wondering what could be found, and since the two of you seemed to be searching for something This One decided to follow to offer what help may be needed".

Arvilli doesn't turn around, and keeps walking. "I cannot sustain this forever, love. I need to find the place quickly." He then looks to hre. "Have him stay behind us, so that he doesn't disrupt anything."

Demetria blinks slowly and pauses. "Arvilli..." She calls out. "We have more problems than someone following us." And once again, she is to arms looking around and bracing herself with her legs a bit more. "Stay back. If worst comes to call...move into flanking with me."

Eochaid looks to the ground and then starts to watch the area around him. hearing the Halfling ladies words he steps back into the shadows to wait and see what happens.

The ground really starts to shake and move as suddenly a mound of dirty snow seems to stand up 15 feet in front of the two halflings. This one isn't as big as the one that was just killed in the courtyard.

Demetria frowns at this. "Damn it." Demetria states and looks at Arvilli, "Ah is it a friendly...or.." Demetria wonders. Arvilli winces at the bright light of the spell going off. "Seems to be another conjuration or summoning, though there is someone summoning these mud creatures."

Eochaid quietly moves closer to the halfings staying off to the right so he will be bale to come around behind the new creature that has arrived.

The creature that just came up out of the ground almost seems to be confused, well looks as confused as a pile of mud can.

Demetria quickly flicks two daggers out at the creature. Slamming them into it. she moves to grab two more daggers quickly and looks around. "Crap...Arvilli...." she calls out.

Arvilli then nods softly. "This should work..." He then starts to cast something, and a thin little white bead shoots from his extended finger, guided by magic, to strike the creature. It fluzes, shimmers a little. but then, the creature resolidifies, and stays that way. "Well, that's not good."

Not liking being hit with the small womans little pointy daggers the lilmudman steps forward to swing at the little woman that threw them but misses the woman instead.

Eochaid steps out of the darkness after circling the creature. His Rapier strikes forward impaling the creature in the upper back and the point pushes out through its mouth. he follows the stab up with a swing of his mace but misses. the mud creature slowly dissolves back to the earth it was made of to move no more.

Doesn't move rather points to a tree as she flicks her daggers out at it. "Arvilli Detect Magic...There. Please." she offers and her daggers fall a few feet short of the tree.

Arvilli blinks and then looks at Demetria for a moment. "Sorry love, I have used the one I fixed into my memory. However, I do have something that might help." He then casts it, hoping its going to work.

Eochaid sees nothing in the direction the Halfling woman pointed, he sees nothing he keeps his weapons out and ready then steps into the darkness so as to be ready it attack if necessary.

Arvilli casts the spell and then waits, moving in a semi-circle around the area, but he just shakes his head. "Sorry love, the see invisibility spell I just cast didn't reveal anything. Which means its not invisible, ethereal, or astral. Whatever it is, its a camoflauge ability or hiding or something."

Demetria slides into the shadows before making her way closer to the tree.

Arvilli then walks up to the tree, frowning, and rubbing his hands over the tree. "Damn, he or she is gone." He the n sighs softly. "Tree stride."

Demetria slides out and picks up her daggers. "Tree Stride.." she looks around slowly. "how does that work ...exactly."

Eochaid leans up against another tree and listens to what is being said with some interest.

Arvilli sighs softly at that. "Well, Dem you should be familiar with it. Is a teleportation variant. Its used by those that follow nature." He then frowns. "It means, that either a druid, a ranger, or someone who follows nature sent those mudmen on us..." He then frowns a little.

Demetria looks at Arvilli, "how skilled would you need to be in order to summon something like that." she asks. Running her hand over the tree for a moment she hmms.

Eochaid nods as if he has stored some information away to look into later then steps out towards the halflings "Well my friends it is late and since it seems that our foe is no longer here this One will be heading off to find a place to sleep. If you have need of One or wish to get in contact please send a message to the Silvertine inn for Eochaid." with that he bows and turns to walk away.

Arvilli hrms and then leans against the tree, looking up at the sky. "Oh, around my level of understanding or a bit higher. I can do something similar to it called Dimension Door now. Its just that...I have to wonder why someone sent mudmen into the Halfing Quarter. Something I haven't told you is that earlier, I scryed for the location of the King." He then lets that bit of information sink in. "I found him in some woods outside the city, somewhere. However, since only a druid can summon those things AND tree stride... And they came into the halfing quarter and they came looking for a halfing..." He then looks to Dem.

Demetria blinks slowly. "I know where they are..."

Eochaid pauses mid step to hear the answer where the king is. knowing this he may be able to do something about the mess the city is in.

Arvilli nods softly at that. "Yes, and we now know who took him more than likely. However, is, why. doesn't make much sense, does it?" He then frowns and taps his chin. "Never did understand religion much. I mean, sure, priests are useful, but its so much easier to just learn the rules of the universe and use that."

Demetria sighs. "At least I think I do...And as for who..HE IS THE KING..kill him...this country goes to pot." she states and sighs. "Alright...We gotta get the guards together..inform Taladan."

Eochaid ponders the Halfling mans words for a moment "for matters of religion would it not be a good Idea to talk to the Lady who heals for free? she seems to know a lot about it?"

Arvilli smiles and then takes her hand. "But love, they are more than likely druids. What would they care if a king dies? Their province is nature, not the city. And so? I want to kill the king. Doesn't mean I am going to do it. I am not that stupid."

Demetria sighs and looks at Arvilli, "Please don't say that to loud..." Demetria sighs. "Someone might kill you."

Eochaid smirks at the comments made about killing the King, then the Halfling womans previous statement finally kicks in, he turns and steps back over towards her. "One is sorry to interrupt, but did you just mention Taladan? this One was told to talk to him once I arrived here."

Demetria looks at Eochaid and knots her brow, "talk to him about what?" she asks.

Arvilli smirks back to Demetria. "Oh please, after getting us all killed with that stupid quest he forced you on? He asking to get it once and then revived. Just to show him how it feels." He then grows quiet at the mention of Taladan. Only the under-the-breath muttered 'slavedriver' makes it out.

Eochaid looks down towards the small woman "Lady, this one was involved with some dealings in Ones hometown those with which this One was working with mentioned a Taladan as the person to talk to in order to be able to continue my workings here once One was able to find him." he looks from her to the small man beside her "the dealing are unfortunately something One cannot discuss with someone that this One does not know well or has not been recommended to this One by someone else in the business."

Demetria eyes Eochaid for a moment. "IF I see him...I will Mention that your looking for him." Raine looks over at Arvilli and smiles softly. "Come on...Lets go turn in. WE can spread the alarm tomorrow."

Eochaid bows to the little woman "Many thanks Lady, this One can be reached at the Silvertine." then with a slight bow to the little man "Good night to you Sir and you Lady, it is late and this One would not want to keep you from your children" he then turns to walk out of the park again.

Arvilli smiles and then nods his head a little. "Nice to meet you, um, sir. Whoever you are!" HE nearly has to yell it. He then looks back to Dem and puts his arm around her waist. "Let's go home love."

Demetria nods and moves to slowly head south wards. "Alright." she offers. "Alright."