The Ruination Of A Quandary

[Watyll 1104]

 

 

Or will it...

 

Kknotos sat upon his chair within the ruined village, looking about him. He vaguely remembered waking up at the Cloud Temple. Kknotos had never understood why the monks healed beings both good and evil. It was a puzzlement to him. He could only attribute it to the foolishness of magic users of the light. While he sat upon his chair, he knew that his plans had not gone as he had anticipated. The Dread Lord had informed him of that. 

 

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It had all begun when Kknotos kidnapped three mages of great power. Ouity, Buubztik'Lur, and Hosper. Each from a different group. Druids, Shamans, and the Clerical Order. He had spirited them away to a dark tower, chaining them so that they could not escape. About the tower he had built a massive maze, and within the maze, arenas. Kknotos summoned his allies, and cordially sent out invitations to the groups to meet at the Cloud Temple, where they would be led to his quandary. Twas Sprat that met them there. 

 

 

Sprat guided the mages to the quandary, and at the entrance it was Kknotos that met them. He spoke to them and welcomed them to his abode. Then instructed them to send five of their best into their quandary. The druids had only sent two, which made Kknotos chuckle inwardly. He knew what waited for them within. Kknotos allowed them into their separate passageways. Instead of making it to the center of the tower, each mage found himself facing another mage across a clearing. Shamans faced Clerics, Clerics faced Druids, Druids faced Shamans. Kknotos stepped atop the tower and addressed them, as the doors to each arena slammed shut. 

"The man or woman in front of you is the man or woman you are to kill. The last man standing gets his leader back." Kknotos could barely contain his laughter. Each of these mages claimed to be pure of heart, truly good. That all crumpled before the animalistic urges to kill. This was truly what Ikuras was about! This was his masters work! The druids were killed quickly, by an orc and a cleric. Then it was brutal fighting in the pits as the clerics and orcs met in mortal combat. Match after match was fought. Meanwhile at the front gate, the stench of death rolled over the area. 

 

 

A gigantic ghoul lumbered up, smashing through the wall to get at those who were left outside the den of confusion. Following it were dark mages, necromancers, and Dread Knights. There was nothing the few left at the front could do, and they were slaughtered wholesale. After that, the Dread Knights were set to guard the prisoners within the tower, Ouity, Hosper, and Buubztik. Meanwhile, something had gone wrong in the pits. A horn sounded out from the arena containing the rex, Grogmar Gorkil. Shrieks and hissing sounded from the east, and Kknotos turned with a furrowed brow. On the horizon appeared a scaddernak, Lurgoi.

 

 

Lurgoi smashed into the quandary walls, scooping up Grogmar and his companion Strigz. They stormed through the maze. Kknotos summoned up a strike of lightning, shocking Grogmar into unconsciousness. The lightning spasmed through Lurgoi as well, weakening it. Unfortunately for Kknotos, Grogmar had got off a shot with his crossbow, which struck him right in the shoulder. Kknotos toppled off the wall, crawling away. Luckily enough, it seemed that the Dread Lord, Verin, had slain the dread Lurgoi. But the bad luck was not over for the tainted ones.

 

 

A boom of sound and a wash of golden light announced the arrival of Ivanus, the Itharel. Kknotos stumbled up to him, and looked at him suspiciously. The Itharel made a deal with him, agreeing to heal the wound in his shoulder if Kknotos would allow Hosper to go free. Kknotos agreed. The arrow was yanked out of his shoulder. The Itharel then promptly whacked Kknotos on the side of his head, knocking him unconscious. During this time, it seemed a fight had broken out in the tower and Buubztik, now insane, came up behind Kknotos and ripped his throat out. 

 

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After he had died, Kknotos had been informed that two Dread Knights escaped, along with the clerics and the orcs. Buubztik, still affected by insanity, rampaged about, killing his own kind. It seemed a sort of clerical sentinel had been busted free, and was keeping Hosper alive. You see, Kknotos had poisoned each of the mages. Ouity and Buubztik were now dead from it, and Hosper was now being only kept alive by the power of the Sentinel of Tahariae. He couldn't even use magic. Kknotos lets out a laugh as he shuffles in his hands the crystals filled with the arcane energy of the three mages. Did they honestly think he would invite them to his hideaway so that the three could be rescued? He had gotten what he wanted. Evil may not ever win, but nor does it ever completely lose.

 

 Well gents I hoped you all enjoyed the event. The site was built completely in survival mode and all ET members showed up on their own for various reasons. I hope you all enjoyed it and be sure to give me feedback, so I can take it into account for Ikuras events in the future.

[Eleatic 1033]

The Dread Lord, without a head, wandering about in a dark and silent wood, holds his helmet in his right hand. Crumpled, and near-destroyed, he lays down in underbrush, going silent and inactive for a time. Covered in Scaddernack blood, the oldest one of their kind now dead by his hand.  He cackled, before allowing himself some time to reccuperate from the days events.

[Dromui 755]

During the events of the battles within the Maze, Skale, a mage with no true alignment, worked against his masters wishes. As he came upon a pit, two Orcs and a young cleric by the name of Cheza, he was angered greatly. Those who look upon him would only see fury as fire balls and knives were launched down into the pit, slaughtering one of the Orcs and damaging the other before his body was slammed upon by another Orc, shattering bones. After the creatures brutal body slam, Skale laid upon the stone, bleeding out, bones jutting from his flesh. 

 

"I am a fool..." He muttered to himself. It was followed by a weak shake of his pale and bruised head before his eventual death.

 

(( Fun Event ))

[Tom_Whiteman 949]

     Kraal disappeared from the battlefield due to unknown reasons. His rage gazes upon Hosper. His remains of his soul wish to act on revenge, to claim Hosper Blackthorn's head for his own. 

 

((Laptop overheated, internet shut down lol. Sorry watyll :( ))

[Bawd 222]

Elbent hissed, rage filling its hollow form. "Traitorous . . . Treacherous . . . Treasonous . . ." It murmured to itself once alone. Kknotos sent my lord to die, the Dread Knight thought. It quieted itself. Now is not the time for vengeance.

[Destroyer_Bravo 1054]

Rap'Lur throws some large pies into Lurgoi's area to feed him

[Luchian 214]

Rap'Lur throws some large pies into Lurgoi's area to feed him

 

 

Hobb watches Rap'lur throw food into the now empy pen of the dead Lurgoi, a single tear rolling down his face as he obivously does not understand the concept of a pet dying. Hobb walks up to Rap'Lur and says "Nuw he iz in tee bub'hozh skabernack farm."

[hellfiazz 879]

The Orcish part of the rescue had been in vain, as Buubztik had ended up dying in spite of the victory of the rescuers. Regardless, there was great honour in fighting the agents of darkness, and each Orc present had taken something with them that day.

 

((Very good event Watyll, the best I've seen in a while. Watyll4ET))

[Glyc 234]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.