To Hold A Fort, Part 1

Plot Summary

The group are in the barren north travelling towards the castle of Foilae, a friend of Faelnon, who will aid in the deciphering of the runes that the group collected a few days prior. Soon into there journey they are assaulted by snow, which quickly turns into a blizzard.

Soon, the group are near collapse with the cold. They cannot see far ahead, and for all they know a 100ft dragon could sweep them from the ground before they would see it. Within a few more hours journey the group come across a seemingly abandoned castle. They enter its courtyard and leap from their horses. They enter the castle's main building. Darkness. Something emerges from the darkness bearing a torch, it is an elderly elf with grey hair, emerald green eyes and a kind face. He is Foilae. He leads them up into a much brighter room with two roaring fires and tables of food. Faelnon and Foilae launch into a discussion as the rest settle near the fire or at the dining table. Foilae reveals that he is being dogged by forces that are unknown; for weeks he had managed to hold them off through sheer will-power and magic. Now they assemble in greater numbers to destroy the castle.

The group commence a rapid repair-schedule for the castle. It is barely repaired before 1000's of attackers rear they ugly, though heavily armoured, heads to the group. They charge. Battles ensue in the courtyard and along the walls. The group are surrounded save for the exit into the castle. Faelnon chooses to lead the group into the castle. The moment they enter havoc ensues. People scatter in all directions as they desperately try to escape this fortress-soon-to-be-turned-prison. Faelnon ends up on a high floor before crashing to the basement as Mihwen and Jenn have a stray encounter and pair up.

Faelnon and Kalypse meet outside the library. They break into it and stare in amazement as the bookcases go up hundreds of metres into the air. They begin climbing as attackers approach. They reach the top of one and stare in fear at the attackers beneath who start tearing books from their shelves and discarding them soon after. Faelnon spots something: a book, a glowing book, that could be what they are looking for. Dramatically (and stupidly in Kalypse's not-so-unspoken opinion) Faelnon leaps across and grabs the book before frantically looking for a hiding spot. Kalypse is ordered into the attic to avoid the attackers and Faelnon unceremoniously tumbles over several bookcases and ends up getting stabbed.

Meanwhile, in the realm of the sane elves, Isondil is doing battle with a few attackers. Mihwen and Jenn are hiding in a basement. Dytalorien has snuck out of the castle as per Faelnon's secret order to find Shandor. Vaedron disappears into a basement section of the castle. Foilae is struck down and captured.

The group are left. Alone. Stranded in the barren north. Trapped in a castle. No-one is there to help them.

Full Log

[Narrator] Previously on the 'Quest'

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Faelnon replies in Elven ~Shandor was bound by an ancient spell, during our past adventures, when he passed away his mortal remains would disappear.~

[Narrator] The shape lets out a cry as all the magic comes hurtling back to its origin. The tower rocks as clumps of marble crash to the ground. A portal forms in the centre of the room and swallows up the base of the tower, the portal glows an oddly familiar shout surprises the group and the portal disappears.

[Narrator]

Faelnon states, 'We only have the Orc Gifts to get now… and then we can finish Shandor's work.'

[Narrator] A being jumps through the portal. His eyes glow red, his face is contorted in pain and anger. His face is bruised, his lip cut and his fair-hair has been knocked about. Magic seems to channel though him, although it seeps away from him. He looks at the group strangely, but his appearance is instantly recognisable. He is Shandor. One thing beyond the portal catches the group's attention, it was the base of the tower that they had encountered a few days prior.

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Faelnon had turned to a wall that was glowing a dull blue from the moonlight. Arathus asks Faelnon "Are they Runes of some sort?" Faelnon says, 'Yes, this is excellent. It tells of a Gift... but I just can't make sense of it.' Kalypse is puzzled 'why not?'

[Narrator] Faelnon says, 'It looks to be Ancient Elven Runes, but if you translate it as such, it is utter non-sense

[Narrator] And now, on the 'Quest'

[Narrator] The group have headed north from the ruins, half in pursuit of Shandor, and half trying to decipher the runes Faelnon discovered prior.

Faelnon rubs a thumb along the parchment and 'hmm's, 'I'm afraid I will require some expert help with these runes.

Faelnon pats his horse gently and looks up at the over-cast sky.

Vaedron sighs and says to Faelnon, "Where can we find a expert?"

Mihwen *I have no idea'

Kalypse says slowly 'I can´ help much with that'

Faelnon thinks for a moment, 'There is a friend of mine, he lives several miles north, on the bottom of a chain of mountains… I think he would be of some value.'

Isondil sighs and looks around

Faelnon looks away to the distance, 'But I do worry about Shandor…I'm sure he can look after himself, he has done before.'

Varadrion looks at the parchment, but seeing nothing of interest walks away

Vaedron nods and Faelnon and look out into the sky.

[Narrator] Far in the distance, miles away from the group, Shandor is caught in a brief snow-storm. He shivers and his teeth chatter as he tries to find shelter. Eventually he finds a large boulder to hide behind. He begins coughing wildly and groans from several scorch marks along his arm and cuts to his face.

Faelnon turns back to his parchment.

Vaedron rubs his hands together, "It sure is cold."

Dramicus says, "I think we should worry about Shandor at the moment more than some scrambled runes"

Faelnon nods, 'The further north we go, the colder we'll get.'

Jenn nods

Dytalorien yawns, and sneezes, pulling his cloak tighter about himself.

Varadrion nods in agreement

Isondil takes out a small phial and drinks it before pulling his cloak around himself

Kalypse says 'someone has to go find your friend... I found him a strange person, but he may be lost after what he has been through'

Vaedron pulls his cloak over his head.

Faelnon turns to Dramicus, 'Shandor has endured this before... last time, we did not handle it well.'

Faelnon indicates a scar along his arm.

Vaedron drinks from his flask and mumbles, "This should warm me up."

Varadrion watches his breath puff out from under his cloak "I've never seen weather this cold"

Faelnon states, 'He needs his time to settle into the world again.'

Kalypse asks 'what do you mean?'

Mihwen looks in her bags

Dytalorien replies to Kalypse, "He means he tried to kill him."

Jenn walks closer to Faelnon and Kalypse, listening in

Kalypse asks again 'where do you think he might be?'

Faelnon nods slowly, clearly the matter is painful for him.

Isondil absentmindedly pat's his horse and whispers to it in elven

Kalypse looks absent for a moment

Dramicus says, "I think he would try to get to a place that he knows, and has no one around"

Vaedron rubs his chest still checking his wound.

Varadrion stands silently, watching the conversation

Faelnon says, 'He could be anywhere... if anything he will head back to A'lure.'

Kalypse says 'I don’t know him, maybe someone who does can help me find him'

Dytalorien furrows his brows, "In his state, I do doubt it."

Faelnon says, 'That was the last place his saw Ariea...'

Vaedron says, "Then why don't we head back there?"

Vaedron says, "The Orc Gifts can wait if we have a chance to find Shandor."

Isondil looks up hopefully at the prospect of heading south

Faelnon turns to Vaedron, 'Because the people at A'lure can care for him, as can Ariea, we have our own task set, and we must complete it.'

Jenn says nervously, "Well, then don't you have any clue as to where he'd be?"

Dytalorien grins to Vaedron, "Saving the world and the such, we are, just so busy."

Isondil grins

Faelnon says, 'Clearly you missed the vital part, the Gifts cannot wait. Whatever lies beneath Tildruin is trying to brake out, when it succeeds it will kill us all, whether or not we have Shandor with us.'

Vaedron smirks and nods at Dytalorien.

Kalypse raises a brow

Mihwen nods

Vaedron sighs and goes back to trying to warm his hands.

Faelnon leads his horse further north.

Kalypse asks nervously 'If both things are important, why are we standing here doing nothing?'

Varadrion says "indeed"

Isondil nods to Vaedron before sneezing

Vaedron pulls out his flask and offers it to Varadrion.

Varadrion holds up his hand "no thank you"

Vaedron turns to Isondil and asks, "Have a cold?"

Jenn shivers, "It is so cold! Could it get any colder?"

Dytalorien nods to Jenn and grins, "We could dump you in a river of ice."

Kalypse says low 'I don’t think so'

Isondil turns to Vaedron and mutters thickly 'I don't get sick'

Faelnon grins.

Jenn looks sick at the thought

Mihwen looks at Jenn 'got an extra shirt if you want it'

[Narrator] The group ride for hours north, the wilderness becoming barren and the temperature plummets. It is still day-light, but there is heavy cloud-cover, almost giving the impression of night.

Faelnon looks up at the sigh and shakes his head, 'I doubt that cloud will hold much longer, a powerful snow-storm seems set our way, we must ride fast to the home of Foilae!'

[Narrator] Faelnon was right, a few more minutes into their journey and a few stray flakes of snow hit the group. Within minutes the few snowflakes have turned into a storm, whipping at the group's faces, and its cold seeping in no matter how many layers of clothing they are wearing.

Faelnon shivers as his horse complains from the cold.

Vaedron tries to tighten his cloak.

Dytalorien mumbles and wishes his cloak had a hood.

Varadrion tears a strip off of his cloak and puts it over his mouth

Faelnon regrets wearing a thin teal-tunic.

Kalypse shivers but says nothing

Vaedron yells, "We must find a place to stop!"

Faelnon grabs the Elven-Gift, the Robe of Gold.

Isondil looks around and says 'what's this strange stuff?, it must be a tool of evil'

Faelnon slips it on and immediately feels warmer.

Dytalorien shouts, "Do you see any such place!?"

Varadrion looks at Faelnon hogging the gifts, but says nothing

Jenn pulls her wool cloak closer, "How much further do we have to go?"

Faelnon shouts, 'We travel to the house of Foilae, we do not stop before then, stopping in the snow in the middle of nowhere is sure death.

Kalypse mutters 'I don’t think I ever saw a weather like this'

Kalypse nods

Mihwen doesn’t seem affected by the weather

Faelnon states, 'I will try and whip up a potion to keep our horses warm while they transport us.'

Faelnon begins mixing potions.

Varadrion pulls a large stick from under his cloak and also draws a black vial, he covers the top with the black liquid and looks to Vaedron "If you would please"

Vaedron struggles to see through the falling snow.

Faelnon finishes the potions in a few minutes and distributes them among the group, he gives his to his horse, who immediately perks up.

Vaedron shakes his head at Varadrion and says, "Its to dangerous, no here!"

Mihwen looks around 'extra shirt someone?'

Isondil mutter's that he never gets weather like this in the violet fields

Faelnon turns to Mihwen, who can barely be seen through the storm, 'I am fine.'

Isondil tries to keep his hands moving but is feeling drowsy

Faelnon tries to peer forward through the storm, but is struggling to see anything.

Vaedron yells, "I can't even see where I am going!"

Faelnon smirks, 'And you only realise this now?'

Kalypse shivers even more

Mihwen 'guess no one wants the shirt... guess I’ll throw it...'

Isondil opens his mouth to shout to the group but is choked when snow flies into his mouth

Vaedron shouts, "How do we know we are going the right way!"

Dramicus slips on an icy patch of snow

Faelnon smiles, 'We don't.'!

Jenn yells, "I want it now!"

Dytalorien looks at Mihwen, "You've extra garments?"

Vaedron rolls his eyes.

Mihwen tries to ride up to Jenn but cant seem to find her

Kalypse starts coughing and loses her balance... she falls from the horse on the snow

Faelnon stops his horse and jumps off.

Jenn shouts, "Mihwen! I can't see you."

Vaedron says, "Kalypse are you alright?"

Isondil rides forward trying to see the group in the snow

Dytalorien looks back and shouts, "I think we'd better get some shelter soon."

Faelnon lands in the snow with a *crunch* and moves to Kalypse.

Kalypse coughs a bit more

Mihwen rides up to Jenn guided by her voice

Faelnon helps her to her feet and tries to lead her to her horse.

Kalypse says 'where is my horse?'

Vaedron rubs away some snow that has built up around his face.

Faelnon shouts something in elven and an empty horse comes charging to him, 'There, climb on Kalypse.'

Jenn slips the shirt on over, "Thank you."

Kalypse smiles 'thank you Faelnon'

Mihwen says 'maybe we should stop and camp here till the storm is over'

Kalypse climbs on the horse

Isondil mutter's to himself and smiles and begins to sway form side to side on his horse

Faelnon smiles and nods, 'You are welcome.' He runs back to his horse and resumes moving north.

Kalypse follows

Vaedron yells, "There has to be some sort of cave we can find some shelter in!"

Faelnon hollers over the sound of the storm, 'Vaedron, how is your wound?'

Vaedron shouts, "I will be fine, I don't know about the rest of group though."

Kalypse turns to Vaedron 'we cant even see a mountain, how do you expect us to find a cave?'

Dytalorien shakes his head and pushes his horse doggedly forward.

Vaedron looks at Isondil

Faelnon nods, doubting that anyone would see it as he could barely make out the horses behind him.

Jenn shouts back, "I would be fine if I could SEE half of you!"

Isondil tries to move his right hand and find's that he can't move

Vaedron shouts to Jenn, "Just follow our voice!"

[Narrator] In another hour's journey the group have begun to travel up a shallow slope up the side of a small mountain.

Faelnon is constantly rubbing his hands together, or is trying to at least.

Mihwen says 'keep talking, so we know you all are alright'

Faelnon tries to speak, but his words are deafened by his chattering teeth.

Vaedron grumbles to himself, "This is insane........"

Kalypse coughs

Dytalorien mumbles, "Let's hope this slope doesn't get any steeper or will be walking."

Kalypse says ' I cant even breath correctly'

Dramicus attempts to control his chattering teeth

Mihwen still seems untouched by the cold

Vaedron looks at his horse and wonders how it is still travelling on.

Isondil coughs and fights to keep his eyes open but thinks that it would be better to lie on the snow

Faelnon turns to Mihwen, 'What's your,' he is interrupted by his chattering teeth, 'Secret for keeping warm?'

Dytalorien looks at Mihwen in black surprise, "Mihwen how is it that you seem unaffected?"

Dramicus shouts, "Isondil, don'

Jenn nods shivering, "Mihwen.... tell us."

Kalypse looks at Mihwen waiting for an answer

Mihwen looks at Faelnon 'you need total control of your body and mind'

Faelnon flicks his Gift-robe, 'Even this does not keep me warm now...'

Vaedron tries to drink from his flask but his arms are shaking so bad he misses his mouth.

Faelnon grins, 'I've tried that before... never worked.'

Dytalorien rolls his eyes, "That helps the rest of us."

Isondil closes his eyes and with a grin on his face imaging his homeland slips of his horse

Mihwen says 'well it is a little magic involved'

Faelnon shakes his head and gets off his horse.

Dytalorien sighs and pushes forward.

Faelnon mutters, 'You would think that you could stay on your horses!'

Kalypse looks sad at Faelnon’s comment

Mihwen jumps down to help

Dramicus shouts, "Isondil, don't fall asleep on us!"

Jenn closes her eyes momentarily to try and summon up a spell but fails, shivering

Faelnon helps Isondil to his feet and leads him to his horse.

Vaedron yells, "Isondil wake up!"

Faelnon mutters something in elven that shouldn't be repeated in polite groups.

Kalypse hears Faelnon and rushes forward a bit

Faelnon slaps Isondil around the face and smirks, 'As a side note, that warmed my hand a little.'

Faelnon helps Isondil back on his horse.

Vaedron shakes his head trying to get rid of the snow piled up on his cloak.

Kalypse looks ahead blankly

Faelnon returns to his horse and leaps onto it.

Isondil mutters thanks to Faelnon

[Narrator] Over one of the ridges is a large construct, almost a castle, but slightly smaller.

Faelnon coughs and points to it, 'The house of Foilae.'

Mihwen gets up on her horse

Jenn yells, "I think I see it."

Faelnon rides to the entry way of the pseudo-castle, thinking of the warmth it must bring.

Dytalorien squints his eyes in an attempt to make out the building.

Kalypse sees the house but says nothing

Isondil looks up but can't even see the people riding around him

Vaedron tries to squint his eyes to see the house but cannot see anything.

Faelnon hops off and pushes one of the large doors open wide enough for the horses.

Faelnon climbs onto his horse and leads it into the castle-grounds.

Jenn mutters, "I can't feel my face."

Faelnon clambers off his horse once more and looks about. He spots a door and runs to it, bones aching from having to move again.

Vaedron slowly climbs down off his horse trying not to re-injure his wound.

Faelnon grins, 'All our troubles are over.'

Vaedron follows after Faelnon.

Faelnon pounds on the door before shunting it open.

Dytalorien dismounts and nods, "I do doubt it."

Faelnon enters the quite dark room.

Mihwen looks in

Isondil half climbs and half falls from his horse and stumbles on the snow

Jenn slides off her horse and follows

[Narrator] The room is nearly pitch-black, save what little light came from the doorway. A small light appears at the other side. It rushes over revealing an elderly elf of about three-hundred. He has a kind face, with emerald-green eyes and grey-ish hair. He smiles at Faelnon, 'Ah, Faelnon, I was wondering would you stop in again.'

Kalypse dismounts quietly

Faelnon nods, 'And I bring wonderful news Shandor is alive.'

Dramicus mutters, "They should be over, but we always seem to have the worst luck"

[Narrator] Foilae looks at Faelnon and smiles, 'I know that.'

Faelnon asks, 'How?'

Mihwen looks at Faelnon 'who’s this?'

Vaedron nods to Foilae.

Isondil moves over to the door and steps inside

Foilae says, 'I just…. Knew it, I can't really explain it. Anyway, lets get you out of the cold and to the fire.'

Dytalorien absently removes snow from his cloak.

Kalypse looks at Foilae and warms her hands

Faelnon says, ''This' is an old friend.'

Faelnon smiles, 'Yes, that would be welcome.'

Dytalorien waves casually to Foilae.

Foilae smiles and leads the group up a set of steps to a much brighter room.

[Narrator] The room is bright from several candles and fires. Two grand tables are in the centre of the room, lined with elegant chairs either side. There is a roaring fire either side of the tables.

Mihwen bows for Foilae 'thank you for letting them get some warmth here'

[Narrator] The walls have several fine paintings and antiques on them.

Isondil tries to wipe away some snow from his face but can't move his hands

Vaedron asks Foilae, "Would you happen to have a warm meal ready?"

Faelnon comments on the paintings, 'I see you have broadened your collection.'

Dytalorien runs to the fire and immediately tries to warm himself.

Kalypse looks amazed at the antiques

[Narrator] Foilae leads the group to the tables and turns to a middle-aged elf, who looked quite contented as a maid, 'Please arrange a meal for these guests.' 'There's an awful lot of them Mr. Foilae, but I'll see what I can do.'

Foilae turns to Vaedron , 'I hope that will suit you, mr.....?'

Vaedron 's eyes widen at the thought of a warm meal.

Faelnon smiles, 'Ah yes, a meal would be most welcome.' He turns to the group, 'Sit down on the chairs or by the fire and be merry

Vaedron says, "Vaedron, just call me Vaedron."

Foilae nods, 'Very well, Vaedron.'

Isondil moves over towards the fire and takes a seat

Faelnon turns to Foilae, still shivering from the cold, 'Why on Tarkna did you build here?'

Vaedron goes over to a chair and sits down.

Kalypse doesn’t feel hungry and sits by the fire staring at it

Foilae smiles, 'Can't you tell? I like the weather.'

Vaedron tries to dust off the snow from his cloths.

Dramicus sits on the floor in front of the fire

Jenn sinks down on the floor in front of the fire

Dytalorien stands by the fire, warming himself.

Isondil shivers and moves his hands towards the fire

Faelnon rolls his eyes and smiles.

Vaedron asks Faelnon, "So would this be your expert?"

Faelnon turns to Foilae as they sit down on two, very comfortable, chairs, 'I have brought a parchment with some particular runes. Truth be told, they have me quite stumped, you see, they look like Anicent Elven, but…' Faelnon launches into an explanation of the runes he found.

Foilae listens to Faelnon and nods, 'I will try and help you, friend, but I do have some… unfortunate news of my own.'

Faelnon stops what he was saying, 'Yes, Vaedron, this is the expert.'

Faelnon raises an eyebrow, 'Oh?'

Vaedron listens carefully to the twos conversation.

Foilae nods and goes into a hushed whisper, 'There is a group that has been attacking my castle for several months, I have managed to hold them off with magic, but each message I try and send to you is destroyed.'

Faelnon is out-raged he stands up fiercely, 'Who did this?!'

Foilae urges Faelnon to sit down again, 'Please, remain calm, my maid's two sisters were slain by the attackers a few weeks ago. If you really want to help, please, help repair my castle and prepare it for another attack.'

Kalypse looks surprised at those two

Vaedron sips from his flask.

Faelnon nods, 'Of course we will help, and the next time they attack they will flee from us!'

Dytalorien blinks and shakes his head.

Foilae thanks Faelnon just as the food arrives, plates of cheeses, cold meats, cooked chicken and turkey and breads of all types are placed on the table.

Isondil looks around at the prospect of war and it seems to warm him more than the fire

Faelnon takes a baguette and slices it in half, putting butter, some cheeses, ham, and a slice of cooked chicken and turkey on it. He smiles and takes a bite. He didn't think it had been that long since he had tasted wonderful food.

Faelnon grins, 'It's no dragon-stew… it's much better.'

Dytalorien seats himself at the table and solemnly, he begins to eat, too tired to make any conversation.

Vaedron 's eyes brighten at the site of the food and begins to take huge portions of food.

Kalypse looks away from Faelnon

Isondil grins at Faelnon and say's 'how would you know most of yours hit the ground'

Foilae raises an eyebrow and smiles, 'Dragon-stew? What have you been getting up to?'

Vaedron begins eating like his normal, never really stopping to chew.

Jenn stands up wearily and sits down at the table

Faelnon grins at Isondil.

Kalypse stands up and says 'excuse me' and walks far away looking outside at the window

[Narrator] Caught in the blizzard, Shandor spots a group trudging through the snow. He shuffles away from them. The group are clad in black armour and carry pikes and poleaxes. Unbeknownst to Shandor, that group heads towards Foilae's castle and Shandor's group.

Mihwen looks and sees if she can find any apples

Faelnon continues dining merrily.

Isondil moves over and takes some chicken

Vaedron mumbles something not able to be heard due to the food stuffed into his mouth.

Faelnon takes a piece of chicken and eats it elegantly.

Jenn stops chewing on her bread to stare at Vaedron, who seems to be swallowing than rather actually eating

Isondil looks around and takes out another phial from his cloak and empties it

Dytalorien leans back on his chair and stares about at the chamber.

Isondil stands up and moves back over to the fire the flames sparkling in his eyes

Vaedron begins to finish his meal and sits back in his chair sipping ale.

Faelnon takes another baguette and begins forming another sandwich.

Kalypse stares amazed at the falling snow

Faelnon quickly eats it.

Faelnon takes a glass of what appears to be wine and takes a sip.

Vaedron says, "I must say this was a good meal."

Faelnon nods in agreement.

Isondil looks over at Kalypse and say's 'Strange stuff isn't it'

Kalypse turns to Isondil slowly 'hmm, what do you call strange?'

Faelnon sighs loudly and closes his eyes.

Vaedron stares off into the fire and thinks about what Foilae said about attackers.

Isondil 'that stuff you call snow this would be the first time I've seen it'

Faelnon sighs again and opens his eyes, staring at a fire.'

Mihwen truns to Foilae 'what about these attacks?'

Kalypse moves slowly in the tables direction, takes a grape and answers 'I understand.... nature can be cruel sometimes..'

Dytalorien pushes back his chair and standing up, he approaches the fire.

Foilae says, 'They attack me... I don't know why...'

Isondil nods

Vaedron sighs.

Foilae looks out the window at the snow, 'It's lovely..'

Vaedron says, "There must be some reason...."

Jenn nods at Vaedron's comment

Mihwen says 'and who are they'

Dramicus asks, "What do they look like?"

Dytalorien stares contentedly at the crackling fire, whilst listening to the ongoing conversation.

Isondil sighs at the thought of battle in weather like this

Foilae feels bombarded by questions, 'They merely want my castle, I guess. I do not know who they are. And they appear to be all races and sizes.'

Vaedron hums an old melody as he look at the fire.

Dramicus is surprised at the answer

Kalypse looks at Foilae 'Do you have anything valuable here others might want?'

Vaedron mumbles, "Strange..."

Isondil thinks to himself

Foilae shrugs, 'Depends, I consider all my processions valuable... but for thieves or the like... there is nothing.'

Dramicus wonders what would cause races to band together

Faelnon , trying to give Foilae a moments rest, says, 'We should begin repairs to the castle.'

Isondil nods

Vaedron nods to Faelnon.

Faelnon turns to Foilae, 'Would you have a plan of the castle I could borrow?'

Kalypse looks away from Faelnon and says 'I will help the maid clean this up'

Dytalorien sighs and approaches the table once again.

Foilae nods, 'I used to make some plans of this place, mapping out the corridors and that, I'm sure there are copies for you and all your friends.'

Faelnon smiles, 'Excellent.'

Dytalorien grins, "How convenient."

Jenn looks out the window to the snow, "Yes... excellent.."

Vaedron slowly stands up and walks closer to the fire.

Isondil say's 'I'll help as long as if we break into groups Dytalorien isn't in mine'

Faelnon is tempted to slap Dytalorien, 'To you everything is convenient.'

Faelnon chuckles.

Dytalorien chuckles and grins, "Perhaps."

Jenn grins

Vaedron smirks

Faelnon looks at a castle floor-plan he was provided, 'I will take the north tower and repair the magic that would fire energy at enemies.'

Mihwen turns to Foilae is the castle damaged anywhere?

Foilae smiles, 'Ah yes, I see you know my markings, that does indeed defend me from enemies.'

Foilae says, 'Yes, I am afraid so, young one.'

Foilae explains all the damages to the group.

Jenn says suddenly, "I'll go with Mihwen."

Vaedron rubs his chest and states, "I doubt I can do any heavy lifting right now."

Faelnon nods and says, 'Okay, I'll give out the groups again...'

Dytalorien grins, "I'll stand here and take care of the fire. Can't have it burn out, now can we?"

Kalypse helps the maid finish cleaning things up and goes with her to the kitchen to make some tea to the group for after work

Faelnon says, 'Jenn, you and Mihwen go to the east wall where there has been damage, enough to let enemies enter.'

Mihwen says 'and which of those has highest priority?'

Mihwen says 'but I know nothing about building'

Faelnon turns to Dytalorien, 'You will go to the south-east corner and do your best to fix the damaged wall there.'

Jenn says, "I know a bit.."

Faelnon says, 'Nor do I, but we must try our best, at worst use magic to help.'

Dytalorien sighs and snaps his fingers, "But the fire..."

Mihwen says 'good then you'll teach me'

Faelnon says, 'It appears most of the damage is to the walls.'

Jenn nods

Vaedron nods to Faelnon.

Dytalorien exits the chamber, chuckling to himself.

Faelnon says, 'Dramicus, there are crossbows lining the walls, please fill them with bolts.'

Mihwen says 'I’m afraid my magic wont be able to help with anything'

Faelnon says, 'Vaedron, try to set up barricades in the courtyard for us to hide behind should the enemy get that far.'

Jenn murmurs to Mihwen, "I think we can find some use..." and frowns while looking at the plans.

Faelnon says, 'And Isondil, go with Vaedron.'

Mihwen says let's go

Vaedron nods once again to Faelnon and then at Isondil.

Dytalorien wanders about the castle paths until he finds the southeast corner.

Faelnon turns to Foilae, 'You rest, old friend, for this place will be fine in no time.'

Dramicus walks towards the armoury

Isondil sighs and mutters 'I thought I got off'

Jenn walks after Mihwen

Vaedron grabs his staff and walks off towards the courtyard.

Faelnon leaves through another door and heads towards the tower.

Faelnon leaves the warm castle confines and goes into the cold blizzard. He heads to another building and enters it.

Isondil nods to Vaedron and follows

Jenn and Mihwen head toward the east wall

Dytalorien rubs his chin, inspecting the damaged wall.

Dytalorien mentally makes a to-do list and goes off to gather the necessary supplies.

Vaedron looks at Isondil and states, "I....I am still not at my best right now, you will have to help me."

Mihwen looks at the wall 'doesn’t look to bad'

Faelnon climbs a long set of wooden steps. He reaches the top to find a small, sheltered platform.

Faelnon examines a small rod attached to a pedestal. He puts a hand on it and chants something.

Faelnon smiles as the rod glows green and begins to emit a low whining.

Isondil looks around and sees some barrels and walks over to them

Jenn shrugs, "See that right there? it's about to fall apart..."

Faelnon resumes chanting.

Dramicus gets to the armoury and gets crossbow bolts and starts to return

Dytalorien returns to the wall, with the gathered supplies and busies himself pounding this and that.

Jenn says, "We need some lumber... a few good stones to start with...

Vaedron looks at the barrels and asks Isondil, "Thinking of using them?"

Mihwen smiles 'as i said i know nothing'

Mihwen says 'let's find it'

Jenn nods,

Isondil nods to Vaedron and say's ' Yes how about we pile them up at diagonal's towards the door and I take one side and you the other?'

Jenn talks to Mihwen explaining what to do

Foilae sighs and puts another log on the fire.

Vaedron says to Isondil, "Sounds good to me."

Isondil nods and begins moving the barrels

Faelnon finishes chanting.

Jenn returns to the wall with the lumber and starts clearing the lumber

Vaedron points his staff at a pile of the barrels and mutters something in elven. The barrels lift into the air and are moved into place.

Faelnon , satisfied, leaves the tower and returns to the mostly-empty dining room.

Mihwen tries her best to help Jenn

Faelnon returns to Foilae to work with him on the runes.

Vaedron says to Isondil, "Well I am done, you should hurry."

Vaedron smirks

Jenn asks Mihwen, "Can't you use magic and clean this mess up?

[Narrator] The group Shandor spotted is heading swiftly towards Foilae's castle. There are hundreds of them approaching the clueless group.

Isondil carries the barrel over and sees it slip from his hands and bust

Dramicus gets to the top of a wall and starts to load the crossbows

Isondil beer spills out and he looks at it

Mihwen shakes her head 'sorry, my magic deals with people mind and thoughts'

Vaedron looks at Isondil and shakes his head.

Dytalorien dusts his hands and looks at his improvised repairs, "Yes, that'll do."

Jenn sets the stones in place, slamming her body to get it stable, "Oh well...this'll have to do then."

Isondil smiles and say's to Vaedron 'I need three barrels and extra pile them up towards the gate

Jenn brushes dirt from her face and grins, "My father used to be a mason."

Kalypse walks to where Mihwen is 'I am done, do you need any help?'

Dytalorien gathers up the miscellaneous junk he's created and wanders about, trying to find an appropriate place to store them.

Vaedron motions with his staff at some more barrels and moves them on top of the others.

Mihwen looks at Kalypse 'you could help me keep Jenn company since there isn’t much I can do'

Isondil moves a barrel over and set's it down carefully

Mihwen says 'do you know anything about construction?'

Faelnon is deep in conversation about the runes.

Vaedron sits down on a barrel that is on its side and sips from his flask.

Kalypse smiles 'just simple knowledge, what do we have here?'

Isondil gets another barrel and moves it over and places beside the other

Isondil groans as he picks up the last barrel and sets it down

Mihwen looks at Jenn 'could you explain for Kalypse'

Jenn mutters to them straining with a piece of wood, "Actually.. you could.... help me... by carrying this.."

Faelnon nods and mutters, 'Ahh,' as Foilae points something out.

Vaedron looks at Isondil, "Finished?"

Isondil looks over at Vaedron and say's 'we need a fire as well'

Dytalorien stashes away the supplies and continues to wander about the castle.

Mihwen helps Jenn to carry

Vaedron smirks and says to Isondil, "Find some wood, I shall take care of the fire."

Kalypse says surprised 'stop! you are going to hurt yourself!! we need some wood... to help us move those rocks'

[Narrator] Foilae's maid bursts into the dining room, an arrow piercing her shoulder, 'We are under… attack.'

Faelnon dashes over to the maid as Foilae, who waves him off saying, 'Go, Faelnon, I will take care of her.'

Faelnon nods and rushes out into the snow where several arrows litter the ground. One whizzes over his head.

Jenn sighs and says, "The inside part of the walls are supported by wood, which means, we have to replace the ones that are broken, first we stay it with stones, then I'll explain after."

Isondil looks at Vaedron do you understand why though?

Faelnon hollers, 'Attackers! Attackers!'

Vaedron looks around shocked.

Vaedron curses in elven.

Jenn jumps, "Attackers? Now?!"

Faelnon looks towards the main gate, it was still intact, he calls the group to reinforce it. 'All magic users, to the towers and aid the rods, all those who can use a bow or crossbow or sling, to the north wall!'

Isondil looks around and fit's an arrow in his bow and roars 'I need a fire!'

Faelnon slams a poorly-constructed ladder against the wall and climbs it. At the top he leaps of it and runs to where the North Tower connects to the wall. He whips out his crossbow and takes aim at the hundreds of attackers.

Kalypse screams as an arrow goes through her shoulder

Faelnon sighs, 'How did Foilae take all of these by himself?'

Vaedron nods to Faelnon and runs to a tower.

[Narrator] A beam of energy shoots from the North Tower and strikes into roughly five of the attackers, they disappear into dust with a sickening scream.

[Narrator] The tower begins firing randomly at the attackers with some success, but not enough to deter the attackers.

Faelnon shouts, 'Mihwen! Help Kalypse!'

Kalypse shouts in pain

Faelnon mutters as another bolt of his hits its target, 'We will never manage to kill them all!'

Isondil run's towards a ladder and climbs up it and scrambles onto the parapet

Vaedron runs up stairs as fast as he can with his wound.

Dramicus shouts, "Great, now i have to figure out how to work these crossbows!"

Mihwen runs up to Kalypse

Faelnon swings round and releases another bolt, which whizzes to the ground harmlessly.

Isondil looks around and sees dark figures and takes aim and lets an arrow fly

Vaedron finally struggles to the top of the tower and looks down at the attackers.

Dramicus attempts to shoot some of the approaching army

Faelnon fires another bolt, striking a tall attacker in the face.

Mihwen looks at Kalypse 'this will hurt, I’ll count to five..'

Kalypse breaks the arrow and takes it off of herself angrily

Isondil yell's to Vaedron 'I need a fire!'

Vaedron begins chanting in elven. Balls of fire rain down on a few of the attackers.

Faelnon tries to dual-wield a crossbow and manages to luckily strike two attackers at once.

Dramicus finds out he has no skill with crossbows and takes his spear instead

Kalypse shouts 'I hate fights!!'

Mihwen moves up towards the tower

Faelnon shouts to Kalypse pessimistically, 'Then you are going to hate the short amount of your life left!'

Isondil fires the last of his arrows and begins searching the floor for enemy arrows

Jenn runs next to Vaedron and starts emitting bars of light towards the attackers, which erupt into clouds of ash and fire

Kalypse frowns at Faelnon

[Narrator] The Attackers are nearing the main gate.

Faelnon calls down to the group, 'Get ready for melees down there!'

Faelnon takes out a few more of them before running out of bolts. He jumps from the wall and takes out his sword in mid-air.

Faelnon mumbles, 'I wish I knew why they are attacking us.'

Dramicus hurries toward the main gate

[Narrator] The Main Gate shakes and groans as it is hit.

Faelnon sighs and puts his sword away. He begins casting a spell.

Vaedron screams in elven causing lightning bolts to strike the ground nearly missing some of the attackers.

Faelnon finishes the spell and a beam of light hits the gate and forms a shield around it.

Kalypse runs inside the castle

Isondil finds an enemy arrow and seeing the attack on the gate yells 'When they break through someone hit the barrels at the gate with fire!'

[Narrator] The sky growls as the blizzard picks up.

Faelnon shouts, 'Should this court fall, flee into the castle, we will fight them corridor to corridor if we must!'

[Narrator] The gate looks near to collapse.

Faelnon hollers, 'Get ready!'

Vaedron realizes that he can do no more in the tower and rushes down to the corridor.

Dramicus stands out side of the gate

[Narrator] The Gate explodes inward as the shield collapses.

Isondil climbs down the ladder and stands behind his barrels and takes out his other quiver of arrows

Faelnon growls and charges into the attackers

[Narrator] The attackers have scaled the East and West Walls and are trying to surround the group.

Vaedron pulls out a dagger from his boot and hold it in his left hand.

Isondil fit's an arrow into his bow and let's it fly hitting a tall figure in the head felling it

[Narrator] The Attackers suddenly pull back as they see something, but soon they are back at the main gate.

Kalypse runs into the kitchen and mixes a couple of ingredients into a number of pots

Isondil retreats into the door and returns with a flaming arrow

Faelnon is locked in combat with several attackers.

Vaedron casts a spell letting a glowing ball of energy fly at the attackers.

Dramicus stands at the gate wondering why the attackers have run out of the castle

Isondil yells 'step away from the gate!'

Faelnon dives out of the way of a magic ball of energy which singed his hair.

Dramicus runs back from the gate

Faelnon emerges from a skirmish with five attackers cut and bloodied, he notices the attackers surrounding the group, 'Quickly! Flee into the castle! Spread out!'

Isondil fits the arrow into his bow and takes aim at the barrels

Kalypse runs to a window she can see the main gate and shouts 'your archers hurt me!!" and throws the pots on them. They blow as they fall to the ground.

Faelnon runs to the doorway to the castle.

Isondil let's the arrow fly hitting the barrel

Faelnon shouts, 'Come on! Go!'

Kalypse shouts 'Run people!'

[Narrator] The barrels hit by Isondil's arrow explode, knocking several attackers to the ground.

Dramicus runs into a doorway

Vaedron dives out of the way as one of the attackers swings at him.

Isondil dives into the doorway

Dramicus shoves his spear threw two attackers

Faelnon calls, trying to see if all have entered the castle.

Vaedron stammers to his feet and runs to the doorway.

Isondil looks around and runs upstairs

[Narrator] As an attacker nears Faelnon, ready to run him through, he falls to the ground unconscious.

Faelnon ducks into the castle

Faelnon waits until all of the group have entered the castle before charging inside and bolting the door as best he can.

Faelnon looks at the group before shouting, 'Go!'

Faelnon sprints up to the dining room where the maid and Foilae have already fled. He nods to no-one and dashes out another corridor.

Faelnon sprints through corridor after corridor. He seems to be heading higher and higher into the castle.

Kalypse shouts back 'where?'

Faelnon shouts, 'Anywhere! Spread out, split up!'

Isondil comes out onto the flat roof and begins raining arrows down on the attackers by the door

Dramicus starts to walk backwards fending off blows from the attackers

[Narrator] Foilae and the maid have opted from the opposite route Faelnon took and are heading deeper into the labyrinth or narrow, dark corridors beneath the castle.

[Narrator] of narrow rather...

Mihwen runs down the stairs to meet the group

Vaedron yells, "We have no place to go!"

Isondil fires the last of his arrows before being hit an arrow himself

Vaedron frantically runs trying to find a place to escape.

Dramicus falls to his knees as a sword goes into him from behind

[Narrator] The attackers have broken into the castle from many doors and windows and are spreading out, searching for the group, fortunately, only two of them can stand abreast in a corridor, so they can be taken out easily, two by two. At least Faelnon hopes so.

Isondil stands up and moves downstairs and stops leaning up against the wall and pulls the arrow from his arm

Faelnon bursts into what is obviously a bedroom. As he nears the only other door he hears a chuckle coming from beyond it, the chuckle clearly didn't belong to any of the group.

Faelnon gulps and charges to the other side of the bedroom where he kicks through a window.

Faelnon climbs through the window onto the windowsill as the door handle to the chuckling-attacker begins to twist.

Faelnon looks up and leaps for the above windowsill. He misses and plummets back down, hitting the first windowsill and tumbling to the ground, luckily he landed on something soft.

Faelnon jumps off whatever he landed on and flees to the main-castle wall. He trips over a small door in the ground. He yanks it open and dives inside, slamming it shut and locking it after him.

Dramicus unsheathes a hidden dagger and slashes at the attacker behind him

Isondil dives into a room slamming the door as attackers rush up the stairs

Faelnon is somewhere in the dark labyrinth beneath the castle.

Faelnon is charging through the corridors at an unbelievable pace.

Vaedron runs around not really knowing where he is going.

Isondil looks around the room and begins piling chairs up against the door

Faelnon hears some attackers. Desperate he clings the very dark wall as best he can.

Mihwen tried to hide in the cellar behind some barrels

Faelnon spots the attackers nearing, clearly he has better night-vision than them.

Dramicus limps away leaving a bloody train behind him

Faelnon stops breathing as two attackers brush past him.

Faelnon 's heart is pounding as the attackers continue on.

Faelnon sighs with relief.

Dramicus mutters, "I am as good as dead, they will be able to follow my trail"

Isondil looks around for anything to pile against the door and sees a life-size painting and tries to yank it of the wall but it slide’s left and reveals a large bronze door

Kalypse slams the doors at a few attackers as she runs from them

Vaedron continues to run until he is cornered by of the attackers.

Mihwen tried to hide as a few attackers is having fun with some wine

Isondil praying the door is open reaches out to the handle

Vaedron slowly back into a wall and tries to think of how to get away.

Kalypse is still in pain from the arrow

Faelnon runs through the corridors until he comes to a small set of steps.

Faelnon climbs them and enters a kitchen.

Vaedron thinks of just running for it but knows he would be quickly stabbed to death.

Faelnon hears attackers near-by.

Isondil let's out a sigh of relief and opens the door and dives in as the door he entered by is pounded by the attackers

Dramicus has gotten lost in the maze of passages, but can hear the attackers nearing him.

Faelnon ducks out into a corridor and thunders along it, realising the sound is probably attracting every attacker in the castle.

Vaedron swings his staff wildly trying to keep the attackers away.

Mihwen finds a piece of wood on the cellar floor and throws it in another direction trying to lure the attackers there

Kalypse doesn’t know where she is running to and as she looked back she bumped into Faelnon

Faelnon spots two attackers standing guard outside two wooden doors with several panes of glass.

Vaedron ducks as one of the attackers swings his sword at him.

Kalypse says 'sorry......'

Faelnon is surprised by Kalypse, 'Stay here for a moment, I'll protect you.'

Isondil dives through the door and locks it behind him and takes two strides before sliding down the passage as the floor ends

Dramicus turns to face three attackers who come charging at him

Faelnon charges forward and dives through the doors which shatter readily, he takes the two guards with him.

Vaedron pushes the attacker back into the other two and tries to run for his life.

Faelnon has killed the two before they can realise what has happened.

Faelnon turns back to Kalypse, 'Here, follow me.'

Vaedron yells for help.

Kalypse mutters something about Faelnon not being able to protect himself from her

Isondil continues sliding and gaining speed hoping a wall won't meet him at the end of this journey

Faelnon runs into the room which is a very grand library.

Vaedron shouts, "Where is everyone!"

Faelnon whistles as the bookcases seem to go up hundreds of metres.

Kalypse asks 'what are these books for?'

Faelnon shrugs, 'I don't know, but... this may sound crazy, how about we climb the cases, I doubt they'll look up there.'

Dramicus slashes downward with his spear slashing one attacker and blocking another but the third plunges his sword into Dramicus

Kalypse says 'climbing is what I have learned most..'

Faelnon smiles, 'Excellent.'

Isondil begins to slow and comes face to face with a door

Faelnon tries climbing the bookcase.

Vaedron runs randomly through doors.

Kalypse quickly climbs the bookcases

Kalypse looks down at Faelnon 'need any help there?'

Vaedron looks back as he runs to see the attackers still chasing him.

Isondil opens the door and stand's out into the passageway straining his ears for any sound

Faelnon smiles and pants, 'I am fine thank you.'

Dramicus impales one of the remaining guards and throws his dagger into the others throat

Kalypse smiles widely as Faelnon has a little trouble climbing

Dramicus slumps down next to a wall

Vaedron turns a corner and hides behind it hoping that attackers would just continue on.

Faelnon manages to make it to the top of the book case.

Isondil draws his axe and continues slowly along the passageway

Vaedron tries not to breath as the attackers run past him and into another room.

Faelnon clings to the top of it, fearing that he would fall.

Mihwen looks around before she sneaks out of the cellar

Vaedron sighs in relief and slides down against the wall.

[Narrator] Four Attackers corner Foilae and the maid. They chuckle and chain them up before moving them towards their commander.

[Narrator] Two attackers brake into the North Tower and destroy the rod defending the castle.

[Narrator] The sky seems to weep in sadness as the blizzard continues to blanket the castle in snow.

Faelnon looks down at the ground as two attackers enter.

Faelnon turns to Kalypse and urges her not to make a sound.

Isondil looks around the corner and sees attackers standing talking

Mihwen as Mihwen sneaks around in the castle she tries to stay in the rooms where the attackers have been

Vaedron walks around as quietly as he can not to draw attention to himself.

Kalypse looks at the attackers and they seems to be searching for something

[Narrator] One of the attackers in the library slams into the bookcase that Kalypse and Faelnon are on, they appear to be looking for something, but are completely drunk.

Isondil sneaks towards them in the shadows and dives out slicing two of their heads of and stabbing the other in the back as he flees in terror

Kalypse holds tight to the bookcase

Faelnon gulps as a book tumbles from the bookcase and smacks an attacker in the head. The attacker looks up and spots the two, 'Hey! Get them!'

Faelnon gulps and shouts to Kalypse, 'Get out of here!'

Kalypse throws a book at the attackers that try to get her

Faelnon begins kicking as many books as he can off the shelves.

Vaedron quietly walks around until he walks into the library and sees the attackers.

Kalypse throws one of the books right into one of the attacker’s forehead and he falls unconscious

Faelnon sees a book that appears to be glowing on an opposite bookcase. There is a gap of about twenty-feet between his 'case and that one, with the attackers beneath.

Vaedron sees that Faelnon and Kalypse are in trouble and throws his dagger into one of the attackers backs.

Faelnon sighs, 'Why do I do this?'

Isondil sees two attackers approach and hears one of them say' surrender your axe or die'

Mihwen finds her was to storage-room and hides

Faelnon charges forward and leaps into the air.

Kalypse replies 'why do you do what?'

Faelnon thinks that time has slowed down as he goes through the air.

Kalypse shouts 'Faelnon!'

Faelnon slams into the bookcase with a *thud* and slips from it.

Isondil smiles and shout's ' curse you dogs try and take my axe if you dare!'

Faelnon manages to grab onto a shelf and swings himself up.

Faelnon smiles, 'Yes, m'dear?'

Jenn ‘oof's as Mihwen bumps into her

Kalypse frowns 'don’t you dare calling me your dear!'

Faelnon grins, 'Sorry,'

Isondil rushes towards the attackers and striking one in the head and pushing the corpse onto the other

Mihwen looks at Jenn 'so you're still alive'

Faelnon picks up the book that was glowing.

Kalypse throws a book at Faelnon but misses the target

Jenn whispers quickly, "Course I am.. Have any idea where the others are?"

Isondil takes out a dagger and slits the attackers throat

[Narrator] Attackers swarm into the library, and other rooms, they have managed to track the group down. The attackers try and separate the group up.

Mihwen whispers 'no idea, been spending time in the cellar, but some of the attackers seemed to have a feast down there'

Faelnon gulps and sees the attackers

Jenn whispers back sharply, "How many?"

[Narrator] Several attackers see Mihwen and Jenn, they charge into them, knocking them apart.

Kalypse looks down at the attackers

Faelnon shouts to Kalypse, 'Go, save yourself!'

Jenn slams into the ground but quickly reaches for her sword

Mihwen rolls arond and pulls two daggers in the same movement

Isondil run forward cursing loudly in elven appearing to want attackers to find him

Kalypse shouts back 'No!' and throws some more books at the attackers

[Narrator] The Attackers try and put Mihwen and Jenn into separate rooms and kill them.

Jenn slashes one and hisses with annoyance as she barely cuts him

Faelnon shouts Kalypse, 'Go, I will be okay, but save yourself first!'

Mihwen walks backwards keeping an eye on the attackers as they move closer

Faelnon points to a grating about Kalypse, it is on the ceiling and probably leads to some attic or some-such.

Isondil runs around a corner and headlong into an attacker knocking him to the floor

Jenn jumps back then mutters spells frantically

Faelnon looks at the one above him and he rips it off and hurtles it at an attacker who tried to climb the bookcase, he hollers and falls away.

Kalypse raises a brow 'Fine, play the hero again alone and make fun of other people’s cooking later...' and rushes out of the library without waiting for an answer

Isondil grabs the attackers hand and pulls him up and pushing his dagger into his gut

Faelnon jumps up to the hole he has created and reaches the above crawl space.

Mihwen parries as the attackers start their attack

Faelnon crawls along, but hears a loud creak.

Jenn dodges one and stabs, wincing as she feels a blade cutting her palm

Faelnon gulps as the 'floor' beneath him brakes. He falls onto a bookcase, braking whatever held it.

Isondil watches the attacker fall at his feet before continuing onwards

[Narrator] In a grand display the Bookcase Faelnon is on tips over sending pages and books everywhere. The bookcase knocks into one more, knocking it over too. Clouds of dust hurtle into the air.

Faelnon leaps from the bookcase in the nick of time to prevent himself from being crushed.

Jenn runs out of the room and into the corridor

Faelnon lands on the ground painfully, though.

Faelnon rolls away from two attackers and he kicks the feet from under a third.

Isondil let's out a yell and attracts the attention of some of the attackers

Mihwen avoids the attackers blows but cant seem to be able to attack herself

Faelnon groans in pain as a blade slices into his abdomen.

Faelnon gurgles blood as he falls to the floor.

Jenn casts small balls of fire while slashing at random faces

Faelnon groans again as the world around him goes black and sounds of the attacker's cheers fade out.

Isondil rushes towards them and drives his axe into an attackers leg slicing it off

[Narrator] Shandor is trapped in a snow storm. A boulder became dislodged and he had barely managed to miss it. It had however, knocked him out and into the snow, which now covered his limp form.

Kalypse walks back and forward in the attic feeling completely useless

Isondil takes out a dagger and throws it at an attacker's neck felling him

Faelnon is chained by the hands and brought towards Foilae, the maid and the commander of the attackers.

Mihwen and the attackers seem to be involved in a deadly dance as they move around each other

[Narrator] Two attackers hit Isondil, but seem distracted, giving Isondil the perfect chance to escape.

Jenn shudders as she is slashed on her left cheek

Isondil dive's underneath the attackers and through a door locking it behind him

Jenn cries out in fury and plunges her sword through her attackers, screaming curses and spells seemingly without taking breath

Isondil runs through the corridor slamming door's at random as he passes

Jenn spots Mihwen in a group runs in before they realize what's going on and grabs her hand, bolting

Mihwen parries yet another blow and on the same time she kicks a barrel which hit another barrel and the barrels start to fall

Isondil dives down a small passage and sees a small door barely able to fit a person into it

Jenn shouts to Mihwen, "Come on! Run!" and dashes off

Mihwen looks at Jenn an pulls her with her as she heads for the cellar

Isondil dives into the small door and looks around to see himself in low passage way and unable to stand lies down flat and begins sliding down the passage

Jenn mutters a spell and sets up a wall of fire between them and the approaching attackers, "Come on... that spell will hold them for about two minutes, but no more."

Mihwen and Jenn runs down to the cellar and hides at Mihwen’s old place

[Narrator] The group are separated from each other, cold, most injured, weak, or trapped by attackers. The castle is being ransacked. Things look bleak for the group. Shandor lies near-death in the barren wilderness.