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2XtremeToTake
Promising
Supreme Hero
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posted July 20, 2005 07:38 AM |
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The quest to defeat Lord Valeriy
This is a game-turned-story, between a real game of HOMM3 between me and our admin, Valeriy...
Just recently, the swamp king was assassinated. The assassin is unknown, but the motive wasn’t, power. With the king gone, peacekeeping is vital. One of the kings oldest rival lords, Lord Valeriy has claimed control over the lands. However, my senses tell me something is not right. I have my own instincts. What I am about to do may be considered treason, but I do not care. I will avenge my king!
Day 1 – After openly declaring war on Lord Valeriy, I had to flee my old stronghold. Taking with me a few of my most loyal supporters, and a portion of my wealth, I founded a town. It would have to be built up of course, if I expected to defeat Lord Valeriy in war of course. My good and personal friend, Tazar, would command my troops to victory. Men and creatures alike felt safe around Tazar, for when you were under his command, you could seem almost invincible. But I couldn’t leave it up to Tazar to explore and conquer the lands by himself. I had to have scouts to explore the land and find precious metals and other resources. I went to the local pub, looking for able beings to explore.
When I walked in, I could tell that I had built my town in the right position, for it was right in the crossroads of some important trade routes, the Tavern was packed full of strange creatures. There was much commotion as I looked around. I saw a group of thuggish looking teenagers surrounding a table, laughing merrily. I thought it harmless fun, until one of them mysteriously turned into a Troglodyte. The other thugs ran away and out of the pub, revealing an old haggard woman, a witch. I walked over to her and introduced myself politely, but cautiously, for fear of being transformed into some sort of creature. She introduced herself as Mirlanda. I told her about my plight, and she seemed intently interested. After some more formal talks, I convinced her to join my quest. I ordered her to collect any stray resource she deemed useful, and if anyone questioned her, tell them it is in my name.
The lands were vast, and one scout would not be much, I needed another one, at least. As I was scouting, I heard a loud crash and some screams. Several demons were running amok around the tavern, chasing another group of thugs around. They seemed to be following the orders of a main demon, While he certainly had an evil aura about him, he did not seem as evil as most demoniacs I had met before. When he released the demons, I went up to him, and before I could introduce myself, he spoke, “I know who you are and what you want. I will not tell you anything other than my name, Rashka. Good to meet you, Lord” He speaks with a slight sneer as he walks out, presumably to do the same thing Mirlanda is doing.
Meanwhile, Tazar builds up his army. The castle was build over a small gnoll camp, so they were abundant. There was no time for proper training, so they were just given weapons and enlisted. But there was a slight problem, he couldn’t depend on weak gnolls, he had to find something else for support. He wandered the bogs, ignoring the nagging mosquitoes and itching feeling he had. That’s when an arrow flew past his head. He jumped down to the ground, when another arrow narrowly skinned his head. He heard a reptilian voice “WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN OUR SWAMP?”, Tazar stood up defiantly and yelled “I AM TAZAR, WORKING FOR LORD XTREME, ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU ARE ON HIS PROPERTY NOW? I DEMAND YOU COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES” The tactic seemed to have work, as several humanoid lizards walked out of the bushes, weapons down. Their commander walked up to Tazar and spoke “Lord Xtreme, you say? Why didn’t you say so earlier? We are lizardmen, we were told to wait for his commander, but we thought you were an intruder. Our families will be coming within the next few months, arriving in small groups. Would it be alright if we built dwellings here to reside in, before we are taken into your army?”
Tazar was just getting ready to go and explore the lands himself, when a straggler stumbled into the castle gates, screaming “UNDEAD! UNDEAD! THE DEAD HAVE RISEN, WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!” Tazar rushed up to the man and spoke “Have you gone mad? What undead? Where?” struggling to breath, the man replied “The crypt, directly south. If something isn’t done, you are all doomed!” And with that, he runs deeper into the town. Tazar turns back to his army, “Well, you heard the man, we have some stinkin undead to kill!” His army looks less than happy.
Wandering south, as he was told, he sniffs the air. The scent had changed, he smelled death. That’s when he realized he had walked into a trap. Vampires, Skeletons, Zombies, and Wraiths now surrounded his army. He realized he must fight, or join them. Because they were caught by surprise, the vampires lurched for their closest target, the gnolls. Several casualties were sustained, but the army outnumbered a few pathetic vampires. In several minutes, no vampires remained. The lizard men loaded up their bow’s, and took aim at the skeletons. With luck, they could hit the spinal cord through the ribcage, and sever it. Taking aim, they launched their bows, and a crumbled heap of bones then lay on the ground. This was easier than expected. His superior numbers were overcoming the strength of the undead. The lizardmen, ecstatic over their kills, decided to again try to kill more. The zombies were much further away, but were deemed a bigger threat than the wraiths. Once again loading their bows, the lizardmen decimated half of the zombies. Were the zombies intelligent, they could have used the fallen arrows against them. Suddenly, a shriek was heard on the other side, as the wraiths had snuck attacked the Gogs, lent to Tazar by Rashka. Using their fiery tails, the gogs slapped the wraiths. Their tattered clothing caught fire, sending them into a shrieking fiery blaze. The battle was about over, the gnolls did not move, attending to their dead. The lizardmen reloaded their arrows, and again took aim at the zombies. This time, they didn’t miss. The battle was over, with minimal losses. After burying the dead, the troops began to pillage the crypt, finding several precious metals.
So far, the quest to defeat Lord Valeriy was going good.
edit by angelito
+qp for fiction applied.
Waiting for the next days of the quest....
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I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.
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Valeriy
Mage of the Land
Naughty, Naughty Valeriy
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posted July 20, 2005 08:27 AM |
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Lord Xtreme is awoken the next morning by shouting and noises outside his camp. Quickly putting on his armour, Xtreme leaves his tent to investigate. The guards have seized a messenger! What a strange creature the likes of which he's never seen! Semi-transparent, round, making a crackling noise... "What is this?", he addresses the guards. Suddenly the semi-transparent cloud jumps on top of him and a strange vision takes over Lord Xtreme's mind.
He can see a face staring straight at him - a turban with a precious gem crowns this man's head. Socked, Xtreme stares into the man's eyes. The man is obviously studying him. For a moment Xtreme felt that the strange face is looking right into his mind, as if to find his plan, his secrets and his ability. A second later, smirk comes across the man's lips and the vision disappears. Lord Xtreme finds himself near his guards again, who stare at him with wide blinking eyes. The strange transparent creature is gone as if it was never there.
Xtreme tries to shake off the strange occurence, but the look in that man's eyes keeps troubling him. Who is this man and what does he want? Having no answer to his question, Lord Extreme decides to get on with his mission. The second day has began and certainly Lord Valeriy would not spend this day smelling flowers and thinking about strange visions, he'll be doing all it takes to stop every challenger.
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