Someone sneaks by in the shadow of a cavern wall.

A wide tunnel
 E-A wide tunnel   W-Corner of a wid
Screeching assaults your ears as you make out the high pitched yammering of
one in extreme agony. Though not understanding the words, the sentiment of
pleading is present, then cut off swiftly with another gurggling cry. The hall
joins another to the west, while stretching for a tortured distance eastward.
     A crude wooden spear lies on the ground here. (very good)
( 2) An battered wooden shield lies on the ground here. (very good)
     An iron-bound wood-hafted morningstar lies on the ground here. (very good)
     A goblin toe lies here. (good)
     The sliced-off right arm of an elite goblin soldier is lying here. (superb)
     The corpse of An elite goblin soldier lies here. (superb)
     A pool of spilled blood lies here. (superb)
A goblin slave is here.

(...)

End of a Decorated Hall
 E-Dining Hall     S-Decorated Hall
Torches sputter in wall brackets as a battle standard of a yellow and red whip
 flaps in the breeze from the eastern hall. The breeze, though warmer than the
surrounding hall, carries a smell that reminds you of festering meat. A small
sign stands under the flag.
     A goblin toe lies here. (good)
A goblin acolyte is here.
A goblin soldier is here.
+++++ A goblin soldier approaches you and prepare to engage you in combat! +++++
A goblin acolyte joins the battle!
(fight fight)
A goblin acolyte is DEAD
Someone steps out of the shadows directly behind you.
<40%hp 0m 94%mv> Health is low!

A tall, blue-eyed male drow is standing here.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow looks at you.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow grins wickedly.


Reed thin, this rail of a drow stands nearly six feet in height, tall for oneof his race. He is handsome, sylphlike features, high angular cheek bones, a strongcut jaw leading to a delicate elvish tip. Pale blue eyes look out at the world, cunning fires dancing in their depths. Long, lanky arms and legs are both capped with strong and sure hands and feet, even if they are almost skeletal looking.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow is slightly scratched.
His head is badly bruised.
His left arm is badly bruised.
His chest is badly bruised.
His abdomen is badly bruised.
His left leg is badly bruised.
His right leg is badly bruised.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow is using:
<worn on finger>     an adamantine ring set with an amethyst violet (perfect)
<worn on finger>     an earthstone-encrusted burgundy bronze ring (perfect)
<worn around face>   a clockwork breathing mechanism with a sapphire dive mask (perfect)
<worn around neck>   an iron spider leg clasping a jet amulet (perfect)
<worn on neck>       a House Oblodra insignia (perfect)
<worn on body>       a scale studded leather bodysuit (superb)
<worn on head>       a tight scale-studded leather cowl (perfect)
<worn on legs>       a pair of rippling studded leather tights (perfect)
<worn on feet>       a pair of polished scale-studded leather boots (perfect)
<worn on hands>      gold-buckled purple leather gauntlets (perfect)
<worn on arms>       a pair of supple studded leather sleeves (superb)
<worn about waist>   a scaled studded-leather belt (superb)
<worn around wrist>  a silver wrist sheath (perfect)
<worn around wrist>  a pale blue fine leather bracers (perfect)
<right hand>         (Glowing) (Shocking) a blacksteel-handled long dagger of dark energy (perfect)
<floating around>    a pale gem ioun stone set with a faceted diamond (perfect)
<worn on belt>       a silvery black sack (perfect)

You now speak elven.

Braithan bares teeth and growls at A tall, blue-eyed male drow. 'Drow,' he hisses.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow twirls the blade in his hand, feigning a lunge at you and dancing to the side.

Braithan takes a quick backwards step as he blocks with his shield and moves the guard of his rapier low.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow moves past the now silent heart on the ground, idly flicking it vertically airborne with a foot then leaping off his other leg with a spin to kick it in your direction with a wet-heavy thump.

Braithan swats away the bloody projectile with his forearm while circling A tall, blue-eyed male drow, inasmuch as it's possible in the carvern. 'Your slaves?' he spits venomously, darting a quick glance at the goblin corpses.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow smirks, venom dripping from his tone 'Nhvrmd gfw to fgg zgcio alnvifp day'.

Braithan steps warily along sideways around A tall, blue-eyed male drow before suddenly exploding into action with a rapid
thrusting attack. He darts in, jabbing and slashing with the thin blade, snarling, 'You should have stayed in the underdark!'.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow keeps near a cavern wall as the attacks come, he flips a few golden falcons about the rooms,
ringing with clanges about the cavern as he leap in his own charge.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow slips low, picking up a handful of dirt and tossing it at you.

Suddenly A tall, blue-eyed male drow attacks you off guard!
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
A tall, blue-eyed male drow's pierce penetrates your chest.
Your pierce tears a gaping wound into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy has small cuts.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
Someone kicks dirt in your eyes.  You can't see a thing!

You can see again.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow turns around with a spinning kick.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow misses and lands with a heavy thud on his feet none-the-less, he reaches up with a free hand to his head snarling.

Braithan yelps out in pain as the lightning collides, followed by a series of curses when he loses vision after being pelted with tiny rock fragments. He strikes out blindly in a savage arc against the nimble drow, hoping desperately to connect with flesh.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow glares reaching inside his jacket and pulling something else forth as he takes a cautious step backwards. He sidesteps your wild blows, ducking behind a low stalactice and coming at you form behind.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow gets a wand of enervation from a pocketed under jacket.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow holds a wand of enervation in his left hand.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow jumps at you, planting feet along the wall and slicing out with his blade as he tries to move past.


Suddenly A tall, blue-eyed male drow attacks you off guard!
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you

A tall, blue-eyed male drow holds his blade to your neck, 'On eif. Ahfmc.' he whispers in your ear.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow moves the tip of the wand to your temple, a snarl curling on his lips.

Braithan lunges out with an elbow aimed at A tall, blue-eyed male drow's temple, to wriggle free of the awkward stranglehold.

Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's head. Your enemy is bruised.
Your pierce deeply perforates A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has minor wounds.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow desperately tries to move out of the way, but takes a viscious blow to the head, and then chest.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow staggers back several feet, shaking his head to clear it. 'Gmpk woodline'.

Braithan exploits the momentary lapse to put some slight distance between himself and the assailant. Bringing his shield up in a defensive posture, he pants loudly, spits blood on the ground, and, perhaps in the realization that his wounds work against him in time, launches himself nimbly forward into another attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow rocks back on his feet, still reeling.

Suddenly A tall, blue-eyed male drow attacks you off guard!
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you

Your pierce shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy is bruised.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's left arm. Your enemy has minor wounds.
Your pierce perforates A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has severe gashes.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow tries to get out of the way a wild blow landing as he takes several to the chest and arm. He
briefly airborne and spinning.

<30%hp 0m 100%mv> Health is low!
A tall, blue-eyed male drow glares up at you, pushing himself up with his wand hand. He swings a foot out low.

Someone kicks dirt in your eyes.  You can't see a thing!

You can see again.

Braithan attempts to follow up the furious assault with a strike of his shield against A tall, blue-eyed male drow's forehead. But he oversteps his balance and the blow goes wild, sending the wood elf stumbling.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow flings dirt up at you with the low kick, coming in with a sudden rush behind it.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow tries to distract you.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow snarls off a trigger word just intime.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow winces as the wand fails him, his dagger leading the way home, half-cocked.

In a CRITICAL hit, your pierce minces A tall, blue-eyed male drow's head. Your enemy has severe gashes.
Your pierce shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy is covered in cuts.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow misses stumbling into a wall, he growls trying to circle.

Braithan then crashes to the floor when his feet disappear under him. He lands with a thud, dipping into an improvised roll and trying to, once again, put distance between himself and the drow. He jabs out repeatedly with his sword while taking several steps backwards, ending up smack against the cave wall where he finds he has managed to fend A tall, blue-eyed male drow off once more.

You hear the gibbering of goblins from the shadows.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow raises his head, trying to re-orient himself on your location. He rolls to the balls of his feet
tries to duck behind a stalactite as the goblins make a fuss.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow tries to remain very still, working to silence his breathing. Motionless he listens quietly,
straining.

Braithan finds himself glancing uneasily from side to side- caught between the now-approaching goblins and the murderous drow. But spying his adversary attempting to hide, he makes up his mind and moves quickly against A tall, blue-eyed male drow.

Your pierce shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy has severe gashes.
Your pierce tears a gaping wound into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's left leg. Your enemy is covered in cuts.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy is injured.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow winces, an audible 'ggn!' leaving him as a blade sticks him in the gut, then falls in a near
hamstring attempt.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow tries to push himself up, turning over to his stomach. He lunges forward desperately, blade
leading.

Your pierce violently shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy has several injuries
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you

Braithan presses his sudden degree of advantage against A tall, blue-eyed male drow but gets caught once again overextending his position, and screaming in pain as the enchanted dagger finds its way deep into his thigh. He swings wildly with his shield again, meeting only thin air but managing to extract himself from the melee, panting and circling A tall, blue-eyed male drow warily once again.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow turns easily, wand hand holding his abdomen tenderly a moment. He brings up his hand, blood
staining the fingertips. With a snarl he snaps the wand back up, seeing he is outclassed in reach and swordsmanship.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow aims a wand of enervation at you.
You scream as A tall, blue-eyed male drow draws your strength from you!
Your pierce violently shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy is injured.
Your pierce shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has several injuries
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
Your pierce violently shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy is bleeding freely.
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
With a sickening sound A tall, blue-eyed male drow's pierce shreds your abdomen.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow groans, taking long on the trigger and getting bowled over, just after getting it off.

Braithan slouches wearily now, tired, wounded, and increasingly cornered- though noting that his adversary is similarly wounded. He rushes forward, trying to meet A tall, blue-eyed male drow's magical attack with his shield, but weakening visibly under the magical assault even as he lands new hits against A tall, blue-eyed male drow.

In a CRITICAL hit, your pierce tears open A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has traumatic wounds.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy has traumatic wounds.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow growls quietly, taking several hits to the chest. He misses his own riposte, bending down to grab up another pile of dirt he flings it and comes in behind.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow kicks dirt at you, but you step around it!

Your pierce deeply perforates A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has traumatic wounds.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right arm. Your enemy has traumatic wounds.
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
With a sickening sound A tall, blue-eyed male drow's pierce perforates your abdomen.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow misses, paying the price dearly.

Braithan now presses relentlessly forward, desperately seeking a resolution- whether it's for fight or flight is hard to say, but either way, the wood elf is fighting for his life now, launching furious, hateful jabs towards A tall, blue-eyed male drow with the remainder of his fast-ebbing strength.


Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy has traumatic wounds.
Your pierce shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has grievous wounds.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
A tall, blue-eyed male drow's pierce penetrates your chest.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow steps back, trying to put distance between the two. He raises the wand, struggling again with the
trigger word.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow is hit by the magical backlash from a wand of enervation!
A tall, blue-eyed male drow screams as A tall, blue-eyed male drow draws his strength from him!

A tall, blue-eyed male drow fails hurting himself and staggering back again.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow tosses the wand in at you in desperationg.


Braithan spies an opening when A tall, blue-eyed male drow botches his magical ace in the hole- and this time, he is not content to put distance between them. He leaps forward, yelling out an elven warcry as he places his weight behind a savage shield bash directed at A tall, blue-eyed male drow.

Your pierce shreds A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has grievous wounds.
Your pierce tears open A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy is leaking heart-blood.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow staggers, trying to limp into a position he can use, but is forced to retaliate.

Suddenly A tall, blue-eyed male drow attacks you off guard!
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
Suddenly A tall, blue-eyed male drow attacks you off guard!
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy is leaking heart-blood.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.
Your pierce tears open A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy is leaking heart-blood.

Braithan finds himself- ONCE AGAIN- too eager. The young wood elf exposes his side, wide open, to A tall, blue-eyed male drow's counterattack, and pays for it with twin gaping wounds, sizzling, burnt flesh giving off a grievous stench even as he retaliates in blind, rage-fueled fury.

Suddenly A tall, blue-eyed male drow attacks you off guard!
A jolt of lightning arcs from A tall, blue-eyed male drow's dirk and shocks you
You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!
In a CRITICAL hit, your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's chest. Your enemy has mortal injury.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy has mortal injury.
A tall, blue-eyed male drow sidesteps your attack.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow staggers, barely manaing to sidestep the last blow. He takes the moment of over balance, barely dragging forth a flask as he feigns a fall behind a low rock.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow tries to distract you.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow quaffs a glass flask of cure serious.

You wish that your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!

Braithan steps on slick, blood-covered stone, pressing for a decision in the now life-threatening situation. Seeing A tall, blue-eyed male drow finding the room to heal himself, he is undaunted and follows up his attack with a new rush against the dark elf.

Your pierce tears open A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy is leaking heart-blood.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's right leg. Your enemy is leaking heart-blood.
In a CRITICAL hit, your pierce tears a gaping wound into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's abdomen. Your enemy is bleeding to death.
You sidestep A tall, blue-eyed male drow's piercing attack.


A tall, blue-eyed male drow groans, waving the blade blindly.

+++++ A tall, blue-eyed male drow approaches you and prepare to engage you in combat! +++++
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's left arm. Your enemy is close to death.
Your pierce tears wounds into A tall, blue-eyed male drow's head. Your enemy is STUNNED

A tall, blue-eyed male drow comes to and stands.

A tall, blue-eyed male drow groans weakly, a finger twitching.

Braithan levels his rapier against A tall, blue-eyed male drow's throat and utters a snort of contempt. He places his boot square against the dark elf's side, but almost doubles over from the pain it evidently brings him to make the kick. Sensing that the goblins nearby, scavenging opportunist cowards as they are, are closing in, he pierces A tall, blue-eyed male drow's thigh with his blade as a goodbye token, scooping up the dropped wand and leaving the dark elf to the mercy of the goblins. He then stalks away quickly into the caves, moving stealthily towards the exit.