Bethany Valor
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Player = TootsieRoll26
Character= Bethany ValorThe sounds of fireball streaking over their heads mingled with the shouts of command and the screams of the dieing. The young woman in silver and black plate stands shoulder to shoulder with an half-orc priest. together they battle the hordes of undead that have already claimed most of the mercenary troop. She yells out " I told you nothing good would come from dealing with those wizards!" The Priest Laughs and yrells back,as he crushes the skull of another skeleton." Aye, ye told us, now shut up abd fight dam ye Beth!"
She laughs and cleaves another zombie. Full of the rush she could get only from battle. "Where is Father?" she yells to him. And as if summoned by her he appears. Trevalion Valor was the most unremarkable looking elf, even in his silver and gold full plate armour. But as he charged up with his personal guard the aura of command was unmistakable.
"Beth !" He roars in the voice usually reserved for the training grounds,"Why the hells are you still here! The ship is waiting on you. Now move your ass!". " I leave when you leave Father!" she yells back, cleaving yet another ghoul with her basterd sword. "Well come on then girl, or I leave you behind!" He says with a laugh, love and pride shining in his eyes.
The group quickl wades through the army of filth the red wizards had sent. Arriving at the docks to find only a handfull of their men there ahead them. " Torrence! Where are the rest of the troops?" her father bellows at a halfling warrior bleeding from a dozen wounds. "They be pinned down General, In the old stables." he points north, where the roof of the old building could just barely be seen.
"Beth, get the men on board the ships. I will take my guard and free the others!" "Yes sir," she responds, "Alright you slugs! Get your arses on them ships" She shouts and harrases them onto the first three vessels. Saving the fourth for herself and her father and his men.
The explosion is deafening! She looks towards shore and watches in horror as the old stables explode into fire and debris! Quickly she orders the first three ships to release their moorings nad set sail. Then she sees them, her fathers men, fighting a slow retreat backwards towards the docks. She goes to leap to shore but her own guards stop her."Hold the ship for us Captain, we will bring him here." And with those words Torrence leaps to the dock with his men and races to help.
Suddenly, without warning the first of the thre vessels filled with men, erupts into an inferno! Before she can shout an order, the next two go up as well. She screams as she watches those she has called Uncles and Aunts for all of her life, die in flaming agony.
Then she sees them, marching in a line, like troops on a battle field. The wizards! She watches in horror as they fling spell after spell into her fathers men. Untill with a final burst of fireballs she watches as the last are incinerated. She does not notice that the ship is moving quickly away from shore, all she has eyes for is the crumpled figure in black and gold armour that lays upon the dock. She does not notice the shouts of terror as a storm suddenly materializes from a smoke filled sky and heads straight for them. And when the boom snaps, she never notices as the blocks and spars come tumbling down, striking her and sending her into blessed darkness.
Two weeks later a young blonde half elven woman climbs off a decrepid looking vessel and wanders into Norwick. When asked her name she looks slightly puzzled and says, Beth, I think.
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