Re: A boring story to begin with

[Lefty]

You, however, get the jump and meet the creature with the first attack!

[Unkykong]

As the creature closes I attempt to intimidate the creature to give myself a moment longer to cast my spells (32)

[Lefty]

The reptilian advancing on you misses a step, but comes on nonetheless. it swings its club and follows with a clawed hand. Both glance off your sturdy shield with a clang and a snarl.

[Unkykong]

I retaliate with my Starknife (12 to attack 2 dmg if I'm lucky)

[Lefty]

Your starknife slices through the folds of the creatures cloak but hit nothing. It responds by trying to bite your arm and dragging its claws across your face. Neither of which attack is successful.

[Unkykong]

I bring my starknife around for another attack (6) like a doofus

[Lefty]

The creature counters you easily, but as he brings his arm back across for another swipe, he gets over excited and bites his own arm! (crit miss...)

[Unkykong]

I slash at the creature with my weapon of choice (21 atk 4 dmg)

[Lefty]

A spout of blood erupts from the creature, but blinded by rage it presses on! two more swipes of club and claw are again blocked by armor and shield and it falls back into a ready crouch.

[Unkykong]

Gaining the advantage I press the atack (16/3)

[Lefty]

The hooded creature falls back, now bleeding profusely. It mutters a prayer in a profane language and abandons the club as it leaps on you in renewed vigor. It's wounds, however, are too much to bear and it falls in a heap at your feet with one clawed hand clutching your boot.

[Unkykong]

I kick the thing one last time for good measure. Reaching into my backpack, I pull out my sack , then proceed to behead the thing at my feet and bag it's head for proof of my exploits.

[Lefty]

as you debate where to hang the now dripping sack about your person, you begin to take in the surroundings of the area. more than bones and gore litter the area.

Behind the alter lies a dead hyena with a seemingly well crafted starknife sticking out of its now still ribcage. To the sides of the alter are lots of of gore from recent victims.

Most startling, though, is the now silent mound on top of the alter. Wrapped in cloth, you can still faintly tell the form of a body lying there.

[Unkykong]

Eyeing the Starknife I check the body on the alter for signs of life after tying the sack off to my belt.

[Lefty]

your first touch of the body on the alter sends the figure into violent spasms. The body falls off and crawls away from you with an arm outstretched. As it crawls away the fabric falls away and you see a human female shielding herself and her pregnant stomach.

[Unkykong]

I try to assure the woman that she is now safe, that the bad monster has been killed

[Lefty]

She looks at you but says nothing. She looks familiar for some reason. but whatever you say to her she will not respond verbally. She does however, after a few minutes, stand and follow you when u promise to take her out. She is bleeding from her head and stomach.

[Unkykong]

I tell the woman to sit in the corner for a moment while I try to dress her wounds (8 heal), and give her one of my travel rations, then grab the locket out of my pocket hoping to verify the source of recognition.

[Lefty]

the locket seems to look like the woman before you. Her wounds seem to stop bleeding for now, but they will start again before too much movement.

[Unkykong]

I give the locket to the woman and offer my condolences concerning her husbands death. I then scour the room using detect magic and my keen perceptive (14) powers to clear the room off all valuables.

[Lefty]

The fallen creature whom you killed held a bag of 200 gold, but besides that you see nothing other than the starknife, which does not seem to be magical, but seems to be of higher quality than your currently equipped weapon.

[Unkykong]

I pocket the gold and pick up the Starknife. Then I lead the woman to where I left my rope hanging and ask her if she thinks she can make it up the ladder.

[Lefty]

After a long trial, you both make it to the top of the pit. The woman turns, spits a curse into the depths, then makes her way towards the light.

After an hour or two helping her down the trail you come to the village. the mayor runs out to meet you, but you cannot understand him for his crying.

[Unkykong]

After releasing the woman to the mayors care and showing home the head of his tormentor I return to the mine to finish scouring the mine for lesser threats and treasures.

[Lefty]

And where do you go?

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