Events+of+Alturiak+25+1374+DR

The party continued to battle the drow in their fortress. Endless upon endless amounts of warriors seemed to flow like waves from what could only have been the barracks. A top each tower stood two drow intent on piercing the hearts of these upworlders, who had penetrated their defenses. The party wished they had Variska's violent magics as her ability to wreak havoc with sound and electricty would've certianly been of use against the Drow.

The combat lulled for a moment. Without Warning, Aledon was tackled from above by a huge demonic drow-like creature. It was clear to him that his new opponent was a Draegeloth, but no knowledge of the creature mattered at this point, it was on top of him and was fully intent on removing Aledon's head from his shoulders. The party, now spreadout each fighting their own portion of the encampment immediately sprung into action. As Aledon made his skin hard like the very earth and took his chance to escape the creatures clutches, Simba and Altroma leaped into attack, hitting the Draegeloth at it's flanks. A straight solid slice (S-S-S Sweetness!) to the creatures jaw left it sputtering blood and in a zombie-like stupor.

//I made an attempt at blinding the creature as I made my escape, moving steadily towards the far side of the cavern. Sparks of my spell flew off the creature, and it was still quite sighted. I saw Simba and Altroma work a miracle with their blades against the Draegoloth.

I hunkered down in a group of shacks and illuminated their path as they battled onward. No sign of Jesús...I was concerned for his safety as drow warriors continued to work in earnest at ending my life. One of them gained purchase with his sword, and I sat and watched as the rest hacked away at my form. Two users of arcane magicks flew forth from the temple, like warrior bees. I could only watch in horror. After their miracle with the Draegoloth, Simba and Altroma separated; my sight couldn't tell me where'd they'd gone, until Simba landed with a blade through the flesh of one of the warriors toe-to-toe with me.

Deprived of our allies, Simba and I stood shoulder to shoulder as the arcanists flew our way. I burned the magicks of one, bringing him to ground where simba could make quick work of him. The other dispelled my wards, which fell like dominoes, until i was visible, blind in the dark, and quite helpless. They capitalized on the occasion with great speed. I could feel my health eroding until a simple magic missile brought me down. Embarassing.

I awoke and could still hear a bit of shouting, though nothing like the din of before. The taste of a healing potion in my mouth told me that my life had some value to the drow as a captive...which I took as somehting of a compliment. My hands were tied behind my back, and I thanked Mystra that I'd loaded up on teleportaion magicks today...now...just to work through these bonds...

It took awhile, but once my hands were free, I girded myself with the last of my magicks and slipped out of the building. I arrived between the outer wall and the cavern's edge, in a lucky pocket. I used the acid slime to burn into the wall of the tower, looking for an exit...there was none here. I heard the great racket of what could only be a tremendous earth elemental, wrecking the entirety of the village. Apparently, I reasoned, Jesús was alright. The tremendous noise of structures being destroyed was very, very encouraging.

Eventually, as the din of battle died down, my acidic covering burned through the wall of the tower, and I peered out on the cavern. I heard Jesús and Altroma conversing without any great celerity and concluded they'd won the day. I walked into the cavern, followed by lights, and announced myself. We gathered the bodies, and decided to take the corpse of the priestess and one of the arcanists for questioning. Jesús obliged us and shaped his form into a dire ape, which was quite able to carry out the entirety of the drow equipment.

We went to derlusk vía our waiting coach, to settle accounts and speak with the corpses. I'll admit I needed a rest.//