Tamrielic Adventures: Vol. 2

[Alarra]

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Oh, right, I keep forgetting to put the header above my character.

Outside the Guardhouse

Niralie glanced up in surprise as Aenar yelled, momentarily distracted from the vampire. She followed his gaze and spotted the man crouching in the corner. Hatred pulsed through her as she recognized the man who had tried to kill her. "You!" she spat.

Almost without thinking about it, she raised her hand to throw another spell - wanted to pay him back for what he'd done to her - but a noise from the vampire made her pause and glance back. Though it was downed and Katien, Psyfalia, and Valentia were all throwing spells at it, it wasn't dead yet. She had to admit, too, that in her current state - completely exhausted, sword arm weak from its recent injury, some of her magicka spent - she wouldn't last long in a fight. Reluctantly leaving Aenar and Fornar to deal with the Imperial, she turned back to the vampire, to take a closer look as to whether her last ice spike had hit its target.

[MARS]

Outside

Niralie's spell struck right through the vampire. A terrible injury to be sure, but the heart was still intact. The constant spellfire from the rest of the adventurers kept it down, however.

Sethesi noticed the new man, and the obvious contempt he was met with. She decided to keep her mouth shut and just watch the events unfold.

[Archer]

"Well? Answer me. What are you doing here?" Aenar questioned, his voice growing more forceful and hand going to the hilt of his blade.

[Wardo235]

Fornar stood beside Aenar, looking towards the man in the corner. "Who is he?" he repeated.

[Archer]

Suran- Outside
"Beats me. I just know he was here a bit ago." Aenar muttered to Fornar, never moving his eyes off of the threatening Imperial.

[Velvet LeChance]

Arellius Afer III - Guardhouse Courtyard, Suran

The troop was close by, Arellius knew it. They'd arrive in a few moments, and then in the confusion he'd give it to the kid. But for now he waited, and smiled - seemingly bemused now. His lips parted to show two rows of yellowed teeth, whilst not bad to the degree of some mercenary's; years of poor dental hygiene - forgetting to brush; never flossing; only washing his mouth out the odd time - meant they weren't exactly pretty either. The blades remained firmly clenched in his hands, positioned defensively across his chest, and large parts of his legs too in his crouched position. If they decided to run on him he'd be ready, but surely, he thought, they wouldn't be stupid enough to attempt that. He'd tear them all from nave to chops if they did.

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I'm [&@%!] if the troop doesn't bust in inside the next few moments:/

[The SheoDovah]

Psyfalia fired an ice spike at the down vampire's back. She had attempted to aim for it's heart but due to it being on it's chest, she had no clue shot of it. And she was just a humble healer from Cyrodiil, so she wasn't aware of the vampire's fatal weakness.

[Alarra]

Outside the Guardhouse

Niralie frowned upon seeing the result of her spell. On any normal person, that sort of wound would have been fatal - and yet, the vampire was still moving. "H-how do we kill it?" she stammered to Psyfalia. "You're the one who knew about its weaknesses."

[The SheoDovah]

"But I don't! I was just trying to.... by the nine, i'm such a fool!" Psyfalia said to Niralie and facepalmed. She had just remembered that undead creatures were weak to restoration magic. "Restoration will kill it. It's fatal to the undead and they are unable to resist it's effects." She informed her fellow Altmer. She took a deep breath and said "If I can get close to it, I'll be able to finish it off with a healing spell." in a tone that showed a fair amount of fear.

[MARS]

Outside

"I-I once read that you have to destroy a vampire's heart to kill it..." Sethesi sounded insecure. The anger of the others, especially Niralie's, had made her realise that her 'plan' to lure the vampire outside had been reckless and dangerous. She had refrained from taking any other actions, but now she felt the urge to tell the others about what she had read.

"I'm not sure Restoration would work...I mean, I don't know much about magic, and...what I want to say is, maybe you should just try to hit it....her...to pierce the heart. That should put a stop to it. Maybe."

[The SheoDovah]

"But Restoration may cause the heart of the undead to stop or crumble into dust." Psyfalia said to Sesthsi in the same tone. "However, it may just slow it down or worse, actually heal it." She told those nearest to her with a look of fear on her face.

[CBR JGWRR]

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Bound sword maybe?

[Alarra]

Outside the Guardhouse

"It's worth a try... maybe we won't have to go near it." Niralie quickly ran through a list of spells in her mind, trying to decide on one that wouldn't hinder them if it were to fail (such as actually healing or making it resistant to magic). She settled on one that she didn't think would affect their situation, were the spell to actually benefit the vampire.

"Katien," she began, turning to look at the young Breton. "You know a paralysis spell, right? If you could cast that, I'll try to cast Cure Paralysis. If having a restoration spell used on it doesn't work, then we could all throw spells at it - paralysis and ice spike maybe - while one person stabs it. I have a sword if anyone needs to use it... or I could try left-handed."

[The SheoDovah]

"It won't be me that stabs it due to my broken arm." Psyfalia informed Niralie and Katien.

[The-Shadow-One]

Katien nodded. She did know a paralysis spell. But were vampires not resistant to them? This she didn't ask, but her hand flared with a orange and green sheen. She walked to the vampire using her magic to immobilise the vampire for a second or two. It was utilised by touch.

[Alarra]

"Well, your arm is not broken anymore, just delicate," Niralie pointed out. "Same as my shoulder. That's why I said I'd do it left-handed if the two of us are the most able."

[The SheoDovah]

"Oh yeah." Psyfalia said in a tone that hinted she didn't want to get near the vampire as well as fear.

[MARS]

Outside

"I'll do it," Sethesi said and stepped forward. "We don't have much time, right?"

[Alarra]

Outside the Guardhouse

"Right," Niralie said, pulling her sword out of its sheath on her belt. "Thank you." Holding it with the point down, she passed it to the waitress. "I'm going to try casting a restoration spell now, and hopefully that'll kill or weaken it, but let's make sure it's dead either way by stabbing it. After I cast, let's throw more spells at it to keep it down, and you" - she looked at the waitress - "stab it. But be careful."

Unsure whether or not Katien's spell had worked, but deciding that it was worth a try either way, Niralie lifted her hand and attempted a Cure Paralysis spell on the vampire.

[Archer]

Outside the Guardhouse
Aenar frowned, perplexed as to why the man had not answered. He had heard him speak, that much was certain from his body language, and certainly the show of teeth, yet the man offered no reply. "Look, just answer my question, and we won't have any trouble. Just who are you and what are you still doing here?" He asked once more.

[MARS]

Outside

The vampire's state remained unchanged throughout the entire procedure. Katien was right, vampires were immune to paralysis, and as Sethesi had remarked Restoration magic didn't hurt it. The whole experiment had been a waste of Magicka, though the adventurers would never find out.

Sethesi stepped forward, clutching the sword like a walking stick. The vampire at her feet was making terrible gurgling sounds. It was disgusting and pitiful at the same time.

The young Dunmer lifted the sword with the point facing down, paused; and then, with a look of cold resolution on he face, brought the blade down with all the strength she had in her. The vampire let out its most bone-chilling shriek yet. It was also the last. As it twitched and screamed, the creature's body began to disintigrate into what looked like magefire before the eyes of the adventurers, until nothing but a pile of ash was left.

Sethesi stumbled backwards, breathing heavily, shocked from the experience. The sword fell out of her hand, into the dust.

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And so ended the very short and sad story of Aythu the Dunmer. I'm really sorry, JV (no i'm not)

[Alarra]

Outside the Guardhouse

Niralie flinched and covered her ears with her hands as the vampire let out its terrible dying scream. The pained tone in its voice reminded her that this once had been a person, not the mindless animal she saw before her. At long last, it was done. Shaking, she retrieved her sword and sheathed it, and then sat down on the ground near Sethesi. "We did it," she breathed in relief, sprawling a little more comfortably. "Thank the gods."
She glanced back over at the Imperial mercenary, Aenar, and Fornar, wondering if the two had done anything with the man yet.

[The SheoDovah]

Psyfalia looked away when the vampire screamed as it perished. She knew it used to be a person but believed that person died months ago due to the vampire side overwhelming the dunmer. She spent a fair amount of time reading a series of books about sparkling vampires various books about the undead back during her time at the guildhall in Cyrodiil. It was mostly out of curiosity. She let out a sad sigh and sat down against the wall. She felt something wet and realised every single bottle in her satchel had been broken. Blast, these dumner don't sell it and they were supposed to last untill i could find someone who sold it. Okay, Psyfalia, just act normal and ignore the shaking when it returns. Blast, the research is ruined and my journal! A strange smell was coming from her satchel. Something that didn't smell quite legal.

[Per]

Spoiler:

Eh, so I'm back, yo.

Per stood a few metres away from the others, with a sad look on his face. He had been hesitant to join the battle against the vampire, as she had afterall been his friend for a time. What made it worse was that he knew a cure existed, this was the entire reason his friends and him had arrived in The Imperial City to begin with. He sniffed and looked nervously at the others. Had Aythu been fighting for or against Gudrun? The Nord wiped mud from his face, drew his waraxe and began entering the guardhouse.

[Unionhack]

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Gee guys, I'm sorry. Where's Tia right now?