T25.20 The Sellsword, Part 5.5

-

 And so only one path seemed to have the greatest chance of success.

Yet he did not think his plans would have been interrupted by the sudden ambush of this rage-filled youth who glared and him with wrathful eyes as he struggled yet again against his bonds to no avail.

Hajer only raised an eyebrow in response to the boy.

Are you trying to kill yourself? 

That was what he conveyed with his expression as the boy winced as his bonds grew tighter in tandem with his struggle.

Then suddenly -

A rustle followed by the sound of clashing metal.

Hajer's expression turned to fury as he just barely blocked with his axe a sudden cut of the sickle from another boy who suddenly appeared from his right.

At the same moment, immense bloodlust filled his mind as he drew his second axe from his girdle.

But that bloodlust would soon be forcely quelled by himself as he kicked the other boy's belly with his foot - causing him to crumble a few feet away - winded.

Hajer's eyes narrowed as he saw the boy he kicked had only one arm - with the other bound in a blood soaked checked rag.

Without another word, Hajer turned about and marched towards the Twin Sprigs.

This was going to be a long night.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A25.193,463 Crowdragon Range

-
An extremely windy mountain range. Small creatures with inadequate footing may be blown off balance. Occasionally one hears the croaking chorus of distant herds of wooly toads and the cawing of crafty Crowdragons who roost and nest in the shadow of the dark blue peaks the cut the welkin like a jagged wound. The terrain is extremely steep and precarious. It takes 3 days to cross the mountain range on foot with adequate mountain gear. Experienced riders of mountain goats may take 2 days. Encounters Roll 1d6 Encounter 1 Flock of 2d6+2 Young Crowdragons 2 Stampede of Giant Wooly Toads. Receive 3d6+42 bludgeoning damage on failure to evade the stampede. 3 Crowdragon nest with 1d6 Crowdragon eggs and 1d6 Crowdragon hatchlings. Roll 1d6 again - if roll is <3, 1 Adult Crowdragon returns to the nest. Nest also has a hoard of gems worth 2d6 * 1000 gp , a random set of +2 armor worn by a skeleton of a fallen veteran adventurer. 4 Toad Herd-wizard - Wizard HD8 ri...
Read more

#Lore24 Reflections

-
Image
#Lore24 Complete! Congratulations to all who made it through! It was an extremely productive challenge which I think I will continue for many years to come! Let's go #Lore25 !!  Here are the top 10 starred lore fragments. I plan to draw some art of them tomorrow. Interestingly, most of them were at the start, where many were very motivated. But alas, things died down past the 1st quarter but I'm glad for my Crimson Nest and Mistberry which made it in to top 10 (albeit many others had at least 2 stars). A total of 125 stars were lit in the world of #Calamupa . Top 10 starred lore fragments: 5: Saltbreather Chameel 15: League of Cranes 3: Sanlef Stoma 23: Xhumect of Twenty Twigs 14: Bushelbeast 10: Krurumes, City of Violet 7: Scintrose The Jadestar Cult 347: The Crimson Nest 345: Mistberry Out of all the lore items, these are my personal top 10: 88: Kernelthief 23: Xhumect of Twenty Twigs 117: Seedshard Weldgrund 20: Slugrarion, Arm of Five Eyes 17: Grand Pollen Dryrmand 31: U...
Read more

L24.1 Chameleon Riders of Yrhenu

-
Image
Skilled riders of nimble Chameleons capable of adhereing the the stalks and leaves of Qelerian plants.  They wield large halberds forged from Bramber, sheperd and reap the herds of Frogstock that make the same plants their pasture. While some prefer a bucolic life of herding Frogstock in groups of three to five, there are a few in who build a much greater kinship with their Chamelons, and are capable of blending into the environment. These master riders seek larger prey from hunting Mudtoads at the lower strata of the Stalks.
Read more