Well that was an adventure I'll never forget,
Those Ophidians where definitely cooking up something, early in the morning a great beast erupted from the Giants walk, with the body of a Lion, a long snake head tail that flung bolts of lightning, a blue serpents head that spat ice and what appeared to be a beast head with two long horns that breathed fire. Breaking out of the base of the giant's walk, the plateau began to topple towards the Kendra's Fury, which I was oh so lucky to be aboard of at the time. Captain Binks is a madman at heart and proved it when he ordered the Fury to move at full speed towards the Walk, them fish folk did a good job, pushing us along until the last minute and shoving us forward with a final push to avoid the collapsing before scattering back into the river.
Looking back after we got past the mouth of the river, the what a great splash as the massive pillar of stone and dirt crashed into the river, the sides of the mouth collapsing inward from the impact. The every flowing great river, crashed against it pushing the boat around the south side of where the walk had been, not that I had time to think about it as that great beast I mentioned roar to life out of the center of it, tall as the king's castle, it laid down huge swathes of flame, ice, and lightning that raked the corrupt lines, I don't have to tell you I was a fan of this development, until those blasted cannons erupted.
Apparently the captain thought now was a good time to press the attack as the cannons blasted the side of the land open even as the great river, now diverted surrounded the corrupt on both sides in two strong torrents of water that turned out to be just under the length of our ship as we found out later, the Elemental cannons did their work, nearly blowing the entire side of the cliff off creating a giant hole filled with the enemy that had been pressing towards heading out to attack. I wish I had a better view to describe but at the point the Fury lost all control, spinning dangerously from the cannon fire and lacking the Merrow to stabilize it. I held on for dear life until the ship came to a stop with a crash, if I hadn't been lashed to the side I might have fallen off. But when I came to I was looking directly into the newly opened gap. The giant Chimera outside was trading blows with what seemed like the entire horde outside, but what remain of the roof of the cavern sheltered the corrupt within.
I'll be honest I paused like everyone else at the enormity of the force within the cavern, less than outside, but not by much. At least until a little red furred figure pushed passed me, then another, and another as a stream of them kobolds took advantage of the make shift bridge the fury was making, even as the new river was pounding it's sides. We knew going in this was going to be an all or nothing charge, with the ship crumbling beneath us and more corrupt outside the cavern than in, we took the plunge, Fighters from Horizon, kobolds, the tribesmen (who where doing their best to outrun us all) crashed into the lines. McGregor and us Militia did our best to help hold the flank as the line pushed forward aggressively if for no other reason than to get everyone across the boat in time. Three hours later, or so, I'm not great at keeping time mid battle for my life, it was over, the node was shattered and the great beast outside had long gone silent and we headed to the gap to look outside again only to see the corrupt holding the shore we came from.
Now we were all pretty much content to resurrect, you know king and country and all that, until a Blonde overly jovial mystic called out from across the new river. I'll recall his words so someone can put them in some history book someday 'Allo in there? Fine job and all that, but these lovely fellows from Wayside would like to know if you'd like to leave?' Turns out while we were doing our work some friends from somewhere else showed up to help, and while they couldn't be there for the main event they were a site for sore eyes to those of us left from the battle. It looks like they held their own okay but against the corrupt that we left, although there was the odd pile of clothing and gear from a number of resurrections. I guess some folks from a Lord Wyldweaver came to help, seemed like great folks to me, although the tribesmen didn't like all their celestial magic and scrolls.
It'll probably take a while to get back home, and there is no sign of any Ophidians other than the occasional permanently dead body that washes up on shore. The tribesmen, Kobolds and Horizon folks all took a beating, but I think most of them will resurrect.
That's really all I have to say
-Jason Tomar, Ranger of the Hopes Reach wilds.