Naktis

I am sorry for not posting anything. :facepalm: Got a bit stuck. Just wanted to say that if I'll ever disappear for a while or get stuck again, carry on without me. Good thing my characters aren't that important anyway. :laugh:

Nawen returned to the stables after finally finding the merchant with enough supplies for their horses. She noticed that some of them were already here. "I brought food and water for our..." She trailed off as the drow noticed a very strange looking person. Someone she had never seen or heard before. "What in the Hells is that?" She thought as she watched the githyanki.

Welcome back, Macman! :thumbsup:

Nawen nodded and arose from her seat. She watched as others left the tavern to get the supplies or prepare for the journey in other ways while she paid for her dinner and bought some apples for the horses, seeing how she'll be heading to the stables later the ranger thought it would be a good idea to bring some snacks to their horses. As she made her way outside she overheard Tannin saying that he was a half-drow. He didn't really look like one but somehow it made her feel a little bit better knowing that she wasn't the only drow in the party.

Well, here's my character sheet. :teehee: Character Name: Leilah Character Race: Human Character Class: Infiltrator Gender: Female Age: 26 Height: 1m 66cm Weight: Eyes: Blue. After losing her right eye it was replaced with cybernetic glowing red eye. Hair(if aplicable): Shoulder length black hair. Weapons: Two M-6 Carnifex heavy pistols and a M-15 Vindicator assault rifle, which she rarely uses. Armour/Clothing: (Her armor looks exactly like default Liara's outfit in ME3 only all black. Link.) Powers / abilities: Tactical Cloak and Sabotage. Weapon mods: Magazine Upgrade and Piercing Mod for the assault rifle, Melee Stunner and Pistol Scope for heavy pistols. Skills: Hacking, gathering information, remaining unnoticed if she wishes. History/Background: Not much is known about her history because Leilah prefers to keep it that way. It is only known that she was born and grew up on Earth and was a member of one many gangs but rather than indulging in usual activities she spied on people and blackmailed them. At the age of twenty she left the gang and worked alone. Three years later she became an information broker, dealing mainly with shady people. During one job she double crossed a client who later hired Blue Suns to deal with her. Leilah eventually dealt with the number of mercs sent after her but in the process she lost her right arm and an eye, both were later replaced by cybernetic ones. After the unfortunate event Leilah became more careful and discrete.

Please ignore Tysonclyde's random dragon attack. I left a comment in his profile about it.

Nawen peeked at the map Rhaine was studying. She knew very little about this part of Faerun and this always unnerved her. She knew only that Anauroch is a desert. A magical desert. The drow preferred forests, even mountains over deserts. "We'll be taking the black road, right?" She asked the Doomguide hoping that now that Ravenna's gone they'll be safe enough to take that path instead of stomping through the desert. Just like her companions she had also heard the loud thud sound and her slid towards her weapon. "Are we under attack?" She thought but then Rhaine said something about planar portals. Illius told her quite a few things about these portals but luckily she never had to use one before.

"A pleasure to meet you." Nawen greeted both Weyland Grey and Amendale as she shook Weyland's hand and gestured them to join at their table. She wasn't sure how long it will take for Rhaine to change into her armor and the rest of their friends to come to the common room and leaving the two men standing there just seemed rude. ------------------------------------------------------ After wandering for what seemed like days Aedan found himself in a small and secluded village. "This will be a perfect place to stay for a while." He thought to himself as he entered the village. A middle aged woman with a young girl ran up to him. He must have looked terrible because both women started dragging him towards what looked like a small temple. All this time they were telling him something but he could not understand the language they spoke in. "Where in the Hells am i?"

Nawen smiled and greeted Echo and Tak'we. It was good to see that the thri'kreen found them though she was curious and quite impressed how he had managed to get inside without causing panic. From experience she knew how bad can it get sometimes. "May I suggest steak? It's delicious!" She said.

Nawen entered the Dreaming Dragon. The first thing she did was to look around for her friends, she couldn't see any in the common room but was too hungry to search for them. She ordered some food, a large steak with potatoes and some vegetables. She then settled at one of the empty tables and started to eat.

Nawen walked around the town leading Kismet by his reins. She thought what to do with the horse. The drow could sense his sorrow and she knew that it would take a while until he got used to her. She didn't want to make him think that she is trying to replace his former master Mahira. Also there was Echo... she feared that this horse will be a reminder of her friend and that she is gone. Nawen liked Echo and she hated to see her sad. She had to sell the horse but only to the good people who won't abuse him. She stopped as they approached the Evergreen Hall. One of the priestesses was walking in the small garden in the temple's grounds. "Excuse me." Nawen said as she passed through the gates. The priestess looked at the ranger and greeted her with a warm smile. "Is there anything I can do for you?" The priestess asked politely. The drow nodded and handed her Kismet's reins. "I'd like to gift this horse, Kismet to the temple of Mielikki." The priestess smiled. "This is a very generous gift but I'm afraid we cannot except it." Nawen sighed. "Those priests and their modesty." She thought.. "This horse belonged to a woman, Mahira. Take him as a thank you for laying our friend to rest." The priestess nodded. She knew that the hooded woman wanted to say more and she knew exactly what it was. "Very well. Thank you for your generous gift. May The Forest Queen guide your path." After leaving the temple Nawen spent some time in the market. Selling the valuables from the banshee's caves, buying more bandages and healing salves as well as more arrows. She also brought her leather armor for repairs. The rest of the gold she decided to spend only when they'll need rooms and food. She was about to head back to the Dreaming Dragon when suddenly she heard someone shouting at the city gates. Curious to see what's happening she made her way there. In front of the gates a middle aged man yelled at the two guards and tried to calm down a beautiful dapple grey horse. "By the Nine Hells!" One of the guards exclaimed. "Get that crazy horse out of here!" The middle aged man frowned. "She is fine. She just doesn't like people." The second guard with the biggest mustache Nawen had ever seen, laughed. "If she's afraid of anything it's you, Ikel." Nawen ignored all three men and went directly towards the mare. "There there. Calm down. Everything is fine." She spoke gently as she stroked the mare's mane. Much to their surprise the mare calmed herself a bit but it was enough for the drow to find out why she was scared. "No wonder she is scared." Nawen said after a moment of silence. "You've beaten her!" Ikel pretended to look shocked but unfortunately for him, he wasn't a good actor. "How can you tell?" One of the guards asked. "She must be one of them nature loving freaks." The other guard mumbled. "I am. What of it?" The drow asked. Her voice had a hint of irritation. "Nothing." He said and looked away. The other one snickered. "This is a lie! I would never..." Ikel tried to defend himself but it was clear that no one believed him. "Get out of here, you worthless drunk!" The smarter guard of the two chased Ikel away from the gates. He then looked at the hooded stranger and the mare. "What are we going to do with that horse?" He asked. Nawen quickly responded. "I'm in a need of a horse. I would gladly take her." The smart guard thought for a moment. "300 gold and the mare is yours." "But of course. Help them out and they'll still charge you." She thought but handed them the gold and left for the stables. "What is your name?" Nawen asked as she led the mare to the stables. "The bald human called me a horse." The mare replied and for a moment none of them tried to talk with each other. "My previous master's son named me Kiira." The ranger thought for a moment. She heard that name somewhere. "He named you gems?" She asked once she remembered what 'Kiira' means. "He was a child." Nawen left the stables and went back to the tavern only after she made sure that Kiira was comfortable and had enough to eat and drink.

Nope. There wasn't one, just horses. :biggrin:

*joins the loling* :biggrin: Sounds great to me. :thumbsup: I like fast-forward. :biggrin:

Luckily for Aedan the paralyzing poison had finally worn off and the rest of the group that survived were too busy with their wounds and a fallen friend. Quickly, he picked up his sword and as quietly as he could left, through one of the broken windows and disappeared into the woods. It seemed better to lay low for a while, at least until the people will somewhat forget about the massacre in Sune's temple. Nawen hastily patched up her most severe wounds and was ready to leave the temple. "I have some bandages as well." She said and looked around. That's when she noticed Arva and his legs, she approached the sun elf and offered him some bandages. "I'm afraid this is the only way I can help at the moment." She said sadly.

Ooh, yes. This is amazing. Everyone did such an amazing job, truly a grand finale for such an adventure. :dance:

Nawen sat where Tak'we left her and watched how Ravenna fell to the hells. She could not believe that they had actually won. All this time of chasing and the witch being ahead of them and they won. Slowly, she stood up and approached the others. It still hurt and her wound was still bleeding but she had to make sure that others are alright. Losing Mahira was devastating and she hoped that they haven't lost anyone else. With the darkness Aedan could finally see what's happening in the temple. He saw how Ravenna fell to hells. "Great. We lost." He thought angry at the witch for her insane quest as well as himself for following her. He should have stayed in Thesk. Now, he was still paralyzed and left at the mercy of those good doers which meant that he will most likely die by their hands.

Aedan was about to strike a killing blow when suddenly a huge insect like being pulled him away from the drow, screamed in his face and bit him on the same shoulder he was stabbed in earlier. He watched as the huge bug creature cradled the drow. "I will kill you..." he trailed off as he suddenly started to feel dizzy. The Fallen dropped his sword, Chaos on the ground. What happened to him? What in the hells that giant insect did? And then it hit him. Poison. Even if he was powerful and had many useful abilities, immunity to poison wasn't one of them. He found himself unable to move, the only thing he could do was to glare at the two. Surprisingly enough, Nawen felt no fear. She was only worried for her friends. Aedan was a formidable foe and he proved too powerful for her to handle, at least for now. She tried to get back up but he pushed her down again and as he was about to strike Tak'we attacked the Fallen and stopped him quite easily. "Thank you, Tak'we." She thanked the thri'kreen as she felt him kneeling beside her. "The darkness will soon fade." She added and for a moment remained silent. "We should get back to others. They need help."

Aww... thank you very much, girls. :blush:

I see no problem with it either, that sounds great, Grue. :thumbsup: Great posts everyone. What an intense battle. :dance: Sorry for my long and stupid post. Went crazy with it. :blush:

Nawen had no time to check on her friends, all her attention was focused on the Fallen who kept attacking her no matter the acid rain or the hook that Tak'we threw at him and at that moment she caught a glimpse of thri'kreen who was battling the hook horrors. The hook left a nasty wound on his side, ripping even through his armor but he ignored the pain and blood, or at least tried to. The drow thought of herself as a decent fighter, she had always walked out alive from previous battles before but now... she wasn't so sure. None of her attacks, even the successful ones stopped the Fallen, they hadn't even slowed him down. It seemed that he knew what she was trying to do, just by her stance he could tell which fighting maneuver she's going to try next. Her own injured arm was mostly healed by Rhaine's spell but she had received more injuries. Aedan swung Chaos towards the drow but she ducked down and instead of hitting her the Fallen decapitated one hook horror who was looking for a prey. "Damn it!" He cursed and glared at Nawen. He was getting tired of her attempts to avoid his attacks, even know she was moving towards the broken window. "The coward's fleeing." He thought but then something that he wasn't expecting happened. As soon as he stepped closer to the drow she said something he could not understand and the shroud of darkness covered them both. "Darkness. Should have known." He thought as he stood still hoping to hear her movements but the only thing he could hear was the sounds of battle. He felt a stinging pain in his shoulder. The Fallen groaned and pulled what he thought was a knife. "You'll pay for this, drow." He threatened. Darkness was the only thing that could have given her a small chance. Nawen edged as further as possible from the battle so no one, most importantly her friends wouldn't be affected by it. Unfortunately not only she could not see in the darkness despite her inborn ability to see in the dark but she also had no idea where the others are. Aedan stood still in the same spot hoping to hear the drow but his hearing wasn't as sharp as hers. Suddenly he heard a gasp coming from in front of him. He reached out with his hand and grabbed onto her arm but then he suddenly tripped over a chunk of rock from the ceiling and fell out of the window pulling Nawen with him. The two fell to the ground with a loud 'thump'. The drow tried to jump back to her feet only to be pushed back again. She screamed in pain as the Fallen stabbed her to abdomen with her own hunting knife. It hurt a lot more than it should have. "Told you, you'll pay for that." He hissed. His eyes full of malice.

Nawen's eyes widened as she saw Mahira's lifeless body falling on the ground. The rush of sudden adrenaline that coursed through her body made her move faster. She ignored the collapsing ceiling avoiding the falling rubble. She ignored the acid rain which was falling hard upon them and made holes in her cloak. The only thing she cared about was to make the witch pain for what she had done to Mahira. The drow was close to Ravenna when suddenly she felt someone pulling her back. "You're not going anywhere, drow." She heard a familiar voice. Nawen spun around quickly hoping to surprise attack the Fallen but Aedan was quicker. He slashed her arm with his blade. Nawen jumped back tightening her grip on her own sword's hilt.

Oh noes. Poor Mahira. :sad:

Before Aedan could react, almost everyone in the group attacked Ravenna. He heard her calling his name and with the wicked smile he dashed towards the group. An arrow flew towards him but he parried it with almost no effort. Nawen notched an arrow at Ravenna as she grabbed Aricia. She released an arrow but missed. Her next arrow was meant for the Fallen but he avoided it. "Damn it." She cursed under her breath and unsheathed her blade instead.

Nawen followed the rest of her companions inside. She drew her bow and readied an arrow at the sight of dead priestesses of Sune. As they approached Ravenna, the drow noticed the avatar of Sune. She was slightly surprised to see how easy one can trap a goddess. She only hoped that to free her from her bonds won't prove too difficult. A glimmer of something in the darkest corner of the room caught her attention. No one else seemed to notice that and she couldn't blame them. Someone so dark, always dressed in black wasn't so easy to spot. Aedan moved to the darkest corner of the temple as soon as Rhaine and her companions barged inside. He wasn't the one for a fair fight, he hoped to attack them from the shadows but unfortunately he was spotted by the drow. He stepped out from the shadows, Chaos in his right hand. The Fallen could see new faces in the group. "Great. More to kill." He thought as he watched them all closely.

Nawen noticed that for a moment it looked like Rhaine was going to faint but instead she stood back up again and ran outside. For one last time she glanced at the room before following the others outside. River Rauvin was north of the ruins and just outside of the forest in since they're in a hurry there will be no time for rest. She was used to traveling, she did exactly that all of her life but she was worried about her friends. She wasn't sure if their wounds had fully healed after the battle with the banshee and Ravenna and their former companions were very powerful and very dangerous opponents... Aedan had to cover his eyes from the blinding light. Why do the deities always has to put some kind of show whenever they show themselves. He hoped that Ravenna will finish this quickly so they could leave this blasted temple. Aedan avoided the temples - who knows what would happen to him if by accident he went to the temple of the deity he served in his past life?