Return to Tharbad, Part 2

 Return to Tharbad continues...

As Malekith and his forces begin to pound on the Research Facility, the Shoggoth appears. And it looks hungry! Some of the henchmen search an item stash and find... cobwebs.

Malekith: I dont care what Mythos do in the privacy of their caves, but dont put it in my face. Get your tentacles out of my face!

Shoggoth: *using telepathy* Well then, how bout you move your face? How about that? How about you get your face out of my way?

Malekith: -.-

Balthazar: Didnt know Shoggoth had telepathy...

Dwarf King Gourd shows why he is a king and slices thru one Beastman then another.

Bat Beastmen: Magic rune weapon, no fair!

The Snake Lady eats an archer. Then turns around and casts her Turn to Stone spell at Malekith who is paralyzed for a turn.

Karnov fights some Beastmen. A spider and a frog beast.

Karnov: I got my eye on you.

Spider Beastman: No, I got my eyes on you!

The Displacer Beast leads the knights on a merry chase. But in the end, they surround the poor cat and slay it. Despite cats having nine lives, the Displacer purrs its last purr...

Knight #1: Suddenly, Im not feeling so good about myself.

Knight #2: Im not crying, you're crying.

Knight #3: So... what if... Im the monster?

Behind Dagon, a knight searches an item stash and finds... a Silver Key! Woot! One more item and we can craft a Shoggoth killing weapon! The other henchman fires his gun and hits Dagon who is trying to back away from the archway and use his Drown spell but fails twice!

Dagon: A Drown spell could come in handy right about now.

At the Research Facility, its mayhem! Beastmen emerge from the building and attack the humans trying to destroy it.

Beastmen: Stop vandalizing our community center... you vandals! Call the cops!

Shoggoth: I am the Law! Drop your weapons! Hands up!

Knights: ACAB! Defund the Mythos!

The Night Hag Esmerelda casts Curse spells. Priestess Phoebe uses her Protection against enemy spells. But the dwarf Goddess Valaya doesnt seem to be answering her prayers this game.

Night Hag: Where is your goddess now, Priestess?

The Snake Lady arrives on the scene and attacks a knight hitting him 3 times. But the knight makes his saving throw 3 times! Whoever crafted this unnamed henchman's armor did a fine job.

Orcs attack the dwarf Priestess Phoebe and her entourage.

As Karnov battles Beastmen, an archer and Handgunner climb up to a rocky vantage point and begin to rain down some fire on the Research Facility.

Shoggoth closes in on Malekith as Beastmen (and Snake Lady) tie up the vandals.

Malekith begins singing the Fire Festival song:

The life of a man
Burn it with the fire
The life of an insect
Throw it into the fire
Ponder and you'll see
The world is dark
And this floating world is a dream.
So burn with abandon!

Seeing Shoggoth moving up, the Snake Lady turns around again and kills another gunner who missed the building twice firing thru a window and then thru an open doorway.

Snake Lady: Crime doesnt pay!

Priestess Phoebe kills an Orc in hand to hand combat. Her example drives her warriors to renew their efforts and drive back the Orcs.

Priestess Phoebe: We aint coming back til its "over" over there.

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Next post: The battle ends in Return to Tharbad, Part 3!