Ettins On The Bridge

June 2nd 2007

Players: Tikk, Rannar, Tanikas, Heather, Nikarn, Lachesis, Eochaid

As all arrive at the Stonebridge everyone notices these two giant creatures and they seem to each have two heads. They seem to be talking to each other in a language you don't seem to understand. They seem to be just walking down the pathway towards the bridge.

Since arriving at Vintermor Lachesis hasn't really spoken to anyone, she's tried to get herself familiar with her surroundings and this new place she's calling home for now. She's wandered out of the city limits it seems and is heading toward the wilds area of Vintermor when she comes upon the unusual sight.

Bouncy bouncy bouncy fun!!! The wonderful thing about Tikk is ...she is the only one! At least that is until she notices the giants and looks around moving to come up to the middle of the far side of teh bridge. The side they are walking to, Tikk Stands up ball and waves out, "HIIIIIIII."

Eochaid is strolling along with his cloak held tight against the cold wind, he seems to be wandering without purpose, he may just be exploring this city that has become his new home away from home. Seeing the two creatures talking he decides to take a closer look and finds himself some shadows to hide in as he quietly moves closer to them. As he moves his left hand remains tightly clenched on his cloak and his right disappears inside the cloak, possibly for warmth possibly to get a hold of a weapon.

Heather comes walking down the way, as she planed on going to the stone song "Excuse me my Ettin friends do you speak Common?" she asks aloud hoping they will hear her.

What better than a stroll on an evening such as this? Nikarn walks quietly, adorned as usual in his armour and gear. He is quiet as he strolls, his destination the woods. Beside him walks Tanikas, seeming quite the pair, the two tall humans.

The two Ettins stop and look to the crowd that has seemed to form in front of them suddenly, all four heads peering about them, noticing the human that went sneaking in and among the shadows.

"What do you want?" two of the heads say at the same time from the one Ettin.

Heather smiles softly "I am not going to stop you from going to the city but may I ask why you are going there. And if its nothing big I will get it for you. I don't want to hear about scared people."

Lachesis looks at the toymaker with a raised eyebrow, that makes her look like she so wants to ask who the elf thinks she is. "I was just out on a walk myself my big friends" she says casually to the big pair.

Eochaid finds a wall to lean against close enough to hear the conversation but far enough away to not be thought of as a threat. He has never seen an Ettin before and does not want to miss out on the carnage if a battle is brewing. Knowing he would not be the best to hold a conversation with these creatures he waits to allow the Lady Heather and the Human woman do the talking.

Rannar is... Coming to the stone bridge just now, having missed everything that might have happened.

Tikk looks at Heather, "Why wouldn't you let them in the city, What would they have done. I mean they are just Rary..." She moves to stop on the bridge, "But then again there is someone in town that eats gnomes..and they are let in.

Tanikas looks over at Nikarn, furrowing her brow a bit. Pointing toward the Ettins and Lachesis, "Ettins, Nik." She says quietly, and peers harder. "I think... Heather is talking to them..." She chuckles a little. "We should hold here, in case they need help, I think."

It isn't until Tanikas mentions something that the large man notices the Ettins. Nikarn stops and studies the scene, and then nods, loosing the cinches on his axe, but not drawing it. "They would not do the city well, I think."

The Ettins frown down at Heather and then look at the small gnome who starts talking to the half elven woman.

"Why should we stay out of the city?" the second Ettin asks irritated at the half elven woman.

Rannar looks around, standing near the others as he watches the potential argument happen.

Lachesis folds her arms over her chest "Yeah why can't they go where they please?" she asks the group mainly.

Heather looks to Tikk "there is no law against Giants in the city though its not a good idea." she looks up to the Ettins "think about it most people are afraid of things double there size, and even you know your presence will make people panic. So I ask that you don't go there, if you need something from there I will get it for you."

Eochaid stays leaning against his wall with a bit of a smirk at the diplomacy being used here and the lack of success in the attempt. Still he remains quite since there is really nothing he has to offer the conversation. He does consider the two giants and the women talking to them with a critical eye.

Rannar scratches the side of his head, "Giants? Wouldn't they be able to help with these monsters" He wonders.

Tikk rolls her eyes at Heather. "Really seriously, You are being mean." she points out and looks at Lachesis before screaming really loudly.

Tanikas leans over and whispers to Nikarn a moment. She then looks to the Ettins and Heather, indicating Nik should follow her. She walks up nearby, "May I help, here?" She asks, looking around with a smile. She even gives the Ettins a big smile, "Good Evening, Gentlemen." She nods to each head in turn; four quick nods of the head. Nikarn nods, and walks along beside Tanikas. When she stops, he plants his feet and crosses his arms over his broad chest. His face is cold and hard as ever, though there is no malice for the Ettins in his eyes... maybe that glint which all follower's of Mod have in their eyes, but no malice..

Getting annoyed with the banter the Ettins start walking across the bridge again. Knowing how much patience an Ettin has this impressive already since they're not attacking anything yet.

Lachesis doesn't stand in the way of the big fellas as she decides to get off the bridge and watch them as they walk towards the group instead.

Rannar gets out of the way as well, not wanting to cause trouble and it being his fault.

Heather sighs and starts to follow them from a little of the distance to make sure they dont cause trouble. Nikarn takes a few steps and plants himself in front of the Ettins. "Stop. Theres nothing interesting here, anyway. Just humans, and human things." He points to the woods. "There are things to hunt and baubles to find in the woods, doesn't that seem more exciting?"

Tanikas nods in agreement with Nikarn, "We're lost all of our gold and trinkets, and it's so boring there now, we've decided to up and leave, right Nikarn?" She asks, smiling to everyone involved. "Let's all go back to the woods and eat some food!" She exclaims.

Eochaid flattens himself the the wall/side of road on the switchback so that he is not in the way of the giants that are walking past into the city. Once they are past and a good distance ahead he starts to follow wanting to see the panic in the city when giants appear among the flock of smaller beings.

Rannar nods, "That sounds good, I'm kind of hungry." Except that Rannar doesn't realize that Tanikas is trying something.

The two Ettins, look as if they're starting to get frustrated from the confusion. They look from the larger humans to the small half elf woman.

Tikk looks around and just shakes her head slowly, "Anyway, The town is this way." she states and motions them in wards.

Heather doesn't say anything as she relaxes against the side of the bridge.

Tanikas shrugs a little, "That's fine. I suppose if you like to be bored and hungry, you can go ahead and go on inside." She chuckles. "However, Nikarn and I are going to go hunt that giant pig made of gold, that tastes like honey." She touches Nikarn on the arm, "Have you got your giant gold pig hunting gear, Nik?" She asks, arching a brow.

Nikarn gives Tanikas a look that says he will not be part of her joke, and then looks back to the Ettins. "Go to the woods, or whence you came, but today you will not enter this city." He loosens the axe from his back, swinging it up onto his shoulder.

Eochaid stops moving and stands to watch the Big human male become a formless mass under the assult of the Ettins that he is provoking. Eo has a grin on his face as he considers the stupidity of the mans statement and knows that this is a sight he must stick around to witness.

Lachesis shakes her head at the idiotic statement of Nikarns, and stays where she is "this oughta be good" she sniffs.

Rannar stands back, not sure he wants to actually defend this man from harm.

Heather sighs "why does this have to come to combat." mostly said to her self.

One Ettin says something quietly to the other, and they both grab their greatclubs from their sides. Each hand holding a club, as they turn back around looking directly at the man who told them to turn around "Make us" sneers the one.

Heather says loudly "Cant we just talk this out."

Tikk frowns at this, "YOU IDIOTS." she shout to the group. "How dare you not let someone in, How dare you attack." she frowns deeply at this and sighs. "Mister Ettins..." she offers to them. "put the clubs down, Let us be peaceful."

Nikarn shakes his head. "I'm not going to make you, there wasn't anything of interest here for you anyway. I am merely stating a fact." He doesn't flinch at the sight of the clubs, he expected it, but these are his enemies, and while he may not want to fight them, he has no intention of allowing them where they may harm others.

Eochaid still looks on hoping that a nice gory scene will unfold before the Ettins walk into town.

Taking the group as a bunch of cowards who are all talk, All four of the faces smirk as the Ettins turn and start heading back into the city.

The Ettins are now off the bridge and has walked past the group of people who have gathered as they head toward the city.

Tikk slides into the shadows and the little Gnome makes her way to the Ettins only to be...caught with her hands in pockets.. Litterally. Smiling cutely up at them she looks around. "Ahh...hii.."

Nikarn watches as the Ettins step passed, and hefts his axe. Taking a mighty swing at one of their legs, the ettin moves just as his axe sails past. "Damn," he grunts, planting his feet again.

The Ettin sees Tikk and growls as he realizes what she was doing, grabbing her he tosses her about 30 feet away, she lands like a small ragdoll, and hurting.

Nikarn steps up behind the Ettins again, just after they toss the Gnome, and hefts his axe. Once again he takes aim at a heel, and... once again the Ettin steps away just as he swings his axe. "The Light of Mod!," he swears.

Heather holds her hand to her symbol and says a strong prayer in Celestial that sends a blue light over every one to guide there movements. While the Ettins seem to be a slight sluggish with the aura.

The Ettin that Nikarn was trying to hamstring with his axe finally gets pissed and turns around and takes his greatclubs and clubs Nikarn twice knocking the man down. When the Ettin sees the man fall he laughs loudly.

The second Ettin takes a step towards Heather and swings his clubs but apparently he was still just a bit further away.

Lachesis sneers at Nikarn and steps towards the Ettin that stepped back toward the group, she does almost a primal dance mixed with a whirling dervish action as she spins and bashes the Ettin in the knee first with her morningstar and then again with her light mace. She has a maniacal grn on her face as she makes contact "Fuck Mod!" she yells out.

Eochaid almost laughs when the big man is flattened but does not, instead is disappears into the shadows and moves past the ettins so that they are between him and the attacking group, drawing his mace and rapier as he moves.

Rannar still hasn't decided whether to fight or no, not sure what his stance on the situation is. Instead, while he decides he runs past the battle to rush towards Tikk to see if she is still alive after that toss.

Tikk clicks her boots and with two twangs of her bow, Tikk almost slaps one arrow into her forehead, and then fires off the next one she misses the Ettin.

"Darn it..." she states with a stop of her foot.

Nikarn, of course, is flat out. He just lays on the ground, and doesn't do a thing.

Heather seeing the paladin that she loves to tease drop she runs to him dodging the attacking club as she says in celestial prayer that heals Nik up fully. now her attention is turned to the Ettins "Come on you retards you can do better then that... wait you cant. I've seen Ogres do better then you, and besides looking better then you." why is the little half elf trying to get there attention is only known by her and the gods.

The Ettin that Lachesis just attacked didn't like having it's knee smashed in like that too much and starts swinging at her, missing with it's first club but catching her with the second.

The Ettin that knocked down Nik turns to see where those tiny pointy things came from and walks towards Tikk.

As the Ettin steps back from the smashes it took and she stumbles back from the hit she got, Lachesis misses the Ettin on her next try to hit the thing.

Eochaid steps out of the shadows behind the Ettin that Heather and Lachesis are fighting hoping to get a shot in before being noticed but both his rapier and mace somehow miss the giant.

Rannar looks to the giants, after seeing that Tikk is very much alive enough to retaliate, first calling towards them, "Alright! I'm only going to do this to keep ourselves from dying!" He moves forward for the attack with one of his weapons, aiming, and succeeding in stabbing the giant in his arm.

A holy glow surrounds Nikarn at Heather's prayer. His eyes flutter a moment, and as the mist clears, he sees the Ettins still standing over him, albeit not looking at him. With a snarl on his face, the man rises to his feet and slides the axe back into its harness. Almost with the same fluid motion, he brings his shield about, and draws his hammer from his belt. "Thank you again, Heather, it seems you will have me endentured yet." There is no amusement in his voice, only seething anger.

Tikk mutters under her breathe and twangs out to more shots, one burries itself deeply into the beast and Tikk giggles. "I hit it!" she chants out.

Heather grins to Nik and says "Na I know a certain lady that will be heart broken if you died." said jokingly to some one she considers a friend. But with the joke aside she holds her symbol up high and says a another prayer in celestial that makes our attacks hit better.

Skirt flaring as she spins, morning star and mace over her head as she brings them down with a mighty swing as she makes contact with the other knee, she hears a sickening crunch of bone as she starts to laugh and gets a slight crazed look on her face.

The Ettin versus Lachesis wages on as it swings again at her, as she almost seems to dance in place and dodges the first blow again but catches the second again.

The second Ettin now in front of Rannar and Tikk swings at Rannar and knocks into him with his great club and wounds the young fighter and completely misses Tikk with the second swing.

Rannar manages to stop himself from flying by skidding his feet along the ground to cause friction, he stands straight, still able to fight after that hit it seems.

Eochaid spins around after missing the Ettin and with the grace of a cat stabs the rapier into it's waist up to the hilt while at the same time striking it in the side of the knee with his mace pulling out the rapier with a spray of blood he licks the blade and settles into a crouch waiting for his next opportunity.

Rannar dashes forward to get in close before the giant fully recovers from that miss it had trying to hit Tikk. He manages to get one slash to hit, but it manages to dodge in time.

Tikk moves to fire off two more arrows, "I am loving this bow!" she states and jumps up and down with a giggle as it hits twice.

Nikarn takes a few steps forward, and bellows, "Mod has decided my destiny, and it is your fate." With a leaping bound on his last step, he brings the hammer up... and down, smashing it into the Ettin.

Heather seeing Lachesis is bleeding she rushes to her side casting a spell healing her nicely but the Giant hits her in the back "ok you prick I gave you many chances to leave, but I will take you down, Drakla." the last word she says summons a short spear that is flaming.

The Ettins getting pissed go after everybody in arms reach, the first one after attacking Heather as she casts her spell moves onto Eochaid and knocks him in the chest with it's large club.

The second seeing Rannar and Tikk hits each with a club and banging them up a bit.

The female fighter with the crazed look and the maniacal laugh when she strikes, twirls again her skirt flaring like a whirling dervish once more as the Ettin stumbles to it's knees, she comes down simultaneously with both morningstar and mace right into the side of it's head with one fluid motion, the cracking of the bones in its neck and the head goes limp as the Ettin slumps over dead. Lachesis finishes her spin by coming down onto one knee and bowing her head to the dead creature, mace and morningstar out in front of her. "For you Bloodmoon" she says as if paying homage.

Eochaid drops back into the shadows and quietly moves towards the remaining giant, if he could be seen a deranged glint of blood lust would be seen in his eye.

Rannar is grounded, not wanting to look alive as he remains silent in hopes he will be ignored.

Tikk lets out two more twangs of her bow and lets out an eeep as it doesn't go down. She moves to look around and not liking the odds. "Sorry guys." she shouts and runs. "I will get the guard!!" she offers to them and bolts

With a growl, Nikarn plants his feet and raises his hammer. He swings it hard, bashing the Ettin in the knee, attempting to smash it out and end the Ettin's mobility... Well, it lands, and it lands hard, but not enough to cripple it.

Heather with help of her magic she thrusts her flaming spear in the monster giant 3 times sending it falling on its back with the help of Nikarn. "Damn it I never like fighting giants."

Heather not happy she couldn't find anything she says "every one please get near me that is hurt I am going to cure all of us." she waits until that is done and she casts her most powerful healing spell.

Eochaid moves over to Heather after finishing his search of the bodies.

Rannar moves close.

Lachesis decides that she wants nothing more to do with the group of people out here and moves on, taking her part of the split gladly.