New world chapter 5: Chimeras and Dragons by Eryn Amakiir | World Anvil

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Thu 12th Jul 2018 11:39

New world chapter 5: Chimeras and Dragons

by Eryn Amakiir

Well I was not wrong about the drums I believe they were about to set out too march so we had to act fast.
 
Morvius wanted to leave and return to Drellins Ferry to warn them even though Mordy was going there but I think he was just concerned for his nephew so we let him go we could do this.
 
We formed a quick plan where Zuni would be equipped with a fly and Invisibility spell and go under the bridge away from enemy sight and try to chip away at the bridge with the clockwork gauntlet and his spells.
 
In the meantime Reeze, Maple, Syrup and I would cause a distraction on the bridge and draw the dragons attention.
 
I was quite nervous when we go closer and closer I was so afraid of the dragon right now that I was tempted to just run and take my horse back to Drellins Ferry.
 
However this needed to be done, the fighting started we quickly dispatched of two hell hounds and Maple cast a spell on the far end of the bridge the enemy were coming from it was a clever idea the enemies could not pass through without getting hurt.
 
The fight continued and it eventually left Maple and I in front of the green dragon that breathed is poisonous breath on us I managed to withstand it as did Maple but she used a spell to get to the Hobgoblin Reeze was in combat with leaving me to stand to the dragon alone.
 
I could not express the fear I felt then on that guard tower my next actions even showed that fear as I used Cyrus's staff to shoot thunder and lightning at the dragon.
 
To my surprise it appeared to be momentarily stunned by my attack and it fell into the chasm below the bridge severly injuring it.
 
I took this moment to run back down the tower as I saw the bridge collapse Zuni had accomplished her job, seeing this moment and the dragon quickly getting away underwater I cast a lightning bolt at the water in hopes of finishing it off otherwise it would only be back.
 
However there was no reaction in the water so at that point I had to run away I did not want to be there anymore in case that dragon showed up again.
 
We returned to Drellins Ferry and informed them of the situation and warned them the the army was coming this way asking them to evacuate the city, and as if to demonstrate our point a chimera came in through the roof of the bar Reeze quickly dispatching it.
 
I acquired one of it's teeth however before we left for some materials or research purposes.
 
At that point Drellins Ferry was evacuated and sent too Brindol.
 
Before we left though we caught a glimpse of the fate of Drellins Ferry it was torn apart by not only Hobgoblins but chimeras, wyverns and even Giants, but worst of all a giant red dragon leading the charge.
 
It's like we leave one world just to find the same hell going on in another.
 
We headed for Brindol after the chaos and met with the lord there who gave us a manor for our services, but we were asked to investigate two barricades blocking the towns in the north we decided to head out in the next morning.
 
It was that night however where I found Reeze throwing bottles of wine at a wall I immediately tried to calm her, Mordy seems to be like a therapy pet for her.
 
She told me that she had a nightmare about an old man turning into the strange monster she saw in a previous dream she told us about the monster with the praying mantis arms.
 
However what really surprised and terrified me was that one of her rapiers was broken and the blade was missing this actually synched with her dream where the monster broke the blade.
 
I investigated the blade more and not even Reeze could have broken that blade.
 
Seeing that drams were apparently affecting reality now I left Reeze to herself and went straight to the Manor library to investigate what this could be I could not get anymore rest that night so all I did was research.
 
Unfortunately the research turned up nothing and that morning we headed out too where we were told the Barricade could be, but as we travelled we found something quite strange.
 
The Nissos the same airship from the final last ditch battle back in waterdeep was right here in front of us torn in two.