[i][h3]The Vale[/h3][b]The Crypt,[/b]
[b]Currently[/b][/I]

"You are no more in your land, corrupters." The [i]Green Man[/i] thundered with life as he moved with a spirited charge, the only thing louder than the ensuing chaos behind the party that was the other half fending off a tide of darkness.

Perhaps now, as he realized just how tremendous his foe seemed in the bulwark of tarnished steel plate, lion's head and flowing cloak, Cesar might have well regretted standing first to meet the enemy, but there was no time for second thoughts, let alone even the creeping of regret. Rather, the bard could only react and bring his own, now golden blazing blade to meet the crashing strike that fell on him; [i]Jarlbane[/i] boomed and took the brunt of the strike for its bearer, but the longsword driven by the hand of this sanctum's unexpected warden continued. The slashing blow struck him from there, throwing him a bit off balance, but rather than score the hit it was all but destined to, an enchanted shield of watery salvation absorbed the worst of the attack for the man.

The enchantment upon the [i]Green Man's[/i] blade flared to life, almost as if sparked by the contact, yet not roused enough to erupt into its full fruition and whatever threat it carried with. Yet things were far from over there, for the primal champion took one step further, just into the bard and erupted into a roaring mist that then raced past.

The deafening sound, like finding one's self caught upon a hurricane's leading edge or being bellowed at by a slavering tiger, fell past the swordsman and his monster slaying company, utterly ignored the rest of the challenge, instead appearing behind the befuddled scholar and just beside the feline monk. Landing and taking form again, the chill mist made flesh drew its sword back and swung in an arc that threatened the pair. Fortunately for them both, the suddenness of the strike missed its actual intended target as the two women leapt back out of harm's way; it was clear the relentlessness had an agenda beyond the obvious.

Reformed completely despite still being cloaked in a mantle of mist, the man adjusted his grip upon the weapon and addressed them, "It is you who is facing [i]me[/i], a face of the world itself."

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The [i]Green Man[/i] charges with a leading attack from his longsword and despite Cesar Bolivar doing his best to avoid it, he is struck. However, Cesar uses his reaction to cast a watery [i]Shield[/i] spell to save himself. After, the [i]Green Man[/i] then erupts into a roaring mist and teleports to where Katia and Wick are. He makes an attack against the latter and narrowly misses.

In the meantime, Theodore, as he surveys the area around him through his concentration, discovers that the [i]Shadows[/i] are [i]aberrations[/i] the moment they come within reach of his [i]Detect Evil and Good[/i]. This information is interrupted after as he begins to follow his bardic companion from there out.

[b]Score[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEQThgfXT30]A Battle for Balance[/url]

[b]Map[/b]
[i][url=https://www.myth-weavers.com/map.html#id=4370]Seat of Radiance[/url][/i]

[b]Initiative[/b][list][*] [b]Initiative - The Seat of Radiance [/b]
[*] Cesar (19)
[*] Theodore (18)
[*] [i]The Green Man (14)[/i]
[*] Wick (10)
[*] Katia (9)

[*] [b]Initiative - The Surging of Darkness[/b]
[*] [i]Valmjr (18)[/i]
[*] [i]Thea (18)[/i]
[*] [i]Birbin (15)[/i]
[*] [i]Shadow Summoners (10)[/i]
[*] [i]Haemar (8)[/i]
[*] [i]Shadow Sorcerers (4)[/i][/list]
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