Rys' Remarkable Replica
- Adventuring On
- 2020-09-21
- Field Notes
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- Retelling
- Hoj mounted up on Rys' horse
But Rys is a generous bard of course
Rys always helps a friend in need
Plus Hoj was the one concerned about steeds
Taking a queue from kindly Rys
Hoj made an offering of peace
His own horse he magically did make
And gave Dibs back, for everyone's sake
Lyrad led our group out west
And everybody did their best
To keep a brisk pace on our way
But our vigor soon decayed
Hoj and Lyrad saw on the horizon
A sight that left their heads a-spin
A column of light and darkening clouds
Followed soon after by thunderous sounds
Without a thought our group ran
Towards the light without a plan
Fenn, using his necromancer knack,
Coerced Coco and Miguel into the sack
As we approached, sound started to distort
What was causing effects of this sort?
We came upon a crater's rim
And cast our gaze on a sight quite grim
A column of light spewed from the ground
With three fleshy blobs rolling around
And Junibear saw with her keen sight
Salsabar in full flight
Junibear coaxed us into a group
While the air got thick as soup
Selene read Junibear's thoughts
Zanzibar had been at this spot!
Lyrad used her Hunter's Sense
And learned the blobs had little defense
They had one advantage that was known
Weeble-like, they couldn't go prone
Hoj suggested we hang back
And kill the blobs with ranged attacks
But Mugs, and Vale, and Junibear
Rushed to attack before we prepared
Mugs was first to strike a blob
And found it an unpleasant job
The thing was a mass of swirly flesh
And mouths, tentacles, and just a mess
Vale struck one then pulsed blue-green
Then appeared somewhere else on the scene
Only to land another stroke
But out of his ears, there poured some smoke
Junibear charged into the fray
But much to everyone's dismay
Her bite and claw failed to connect
Then a tentacle had her wrecked
Lyrad shot a couple blobs
And Selene's Chill Touch did its job
Hoj hung back and threw some flames
But ranged attacks are his weaker game
Rys lit meatballs up with faerie fire
His brand new song his group admired
A blob he unsettled, it worked a treat
When he called it a pile of nasty meat
Will shot bursting arrows from far away
And her shots did not go astray
Fenn tolled the dead on a ball
The resulting damage caused it to fall
Vale felt a wave of magic healing
While Fenn's gold the magic was stealing
Mugs ran to another foe
And dealt a very sneaky blow
Vale slashed twice at a fleshy orb
And his damage it poorly absorbed
Junibear got up and flanked
Thank goodness for our ursine tank!
The meatballs lashed their tentacles 'round
Knocking Vale and Junibear to the ground
Lyrad fired two arrows in quick order
Causing a blob's eyestalks to get shorter
Guiding bolts came from Hoj's hands
And successfully did they land
And vanquished yet another blob
There was only one left in the mob
At this point it was very clear
That something awful happened here
And for after every spell we threw
Odd things happened out of the blue
Hands went cold, smoke poured from ears,
From the air three baskets appeared
Selene was followed by interested eyes
But Rys got a most delightful surprise
A second Rys came from nowhere
And the two Ryses made quite a pair
Like long-lost brothers, more correctly twins
Together these two would always win
Rys and DopplegangRys quickly joined hands
And performed some feats that were quite grand
They raced into the battlefield
A Mockarina they both did wield
They played and sang in perfect sync
And before the blob could even blink
They'd scared it off with a spell
And sent that meatball rolling like hell
But Ryses did not rest upon that success
They knew Mugs wounds must be addressed
So they cast a healing spell
And for that deed were rewarded well
Magic flowed into their lungs
Energy surged and they were up for more fun
They chased after the fleeing ball
And once again gave it their all
The two Ryses sang another tune
Hoping it'd be the meatball's doom
Again they inflicted psychic pain
But darn if the meatball still remained
Now Rys finds high-fiving to be grand
But rarely finds a neighboring hand
But not today, for he had his clone
He'd no longer need high-five alone!
But just as the Ryses went up high
Suddenly they both did cry
For Rys' arms had vanished
Their high-five attempt was banished
They settled for a brief chest bump
But they were really down in the dumps
Their high-fiving dreams were shattered
And that was the only thing that mattered
Unaware of this tragic turn of events
Four shots from her bow is what Will sent
And all connected with the meatball
And that's how the last one did fall
After battle, all was serene
We looked around and took in the scene
A ball of arcane energy still swirled
Threatening to disrupt our world
Rys' arms suddenly reappeared
And without a pause his hands reared
Back then met DopplegangRys' in high fives
Darn it felt good to be so alive!
To be of help, Rys cast Detect Magic
But the side-effect this time was tragic
His voice was stolen, replaced by beast voice
Interrupting the Ryses' chance to rejoice
But then the most awful event occurred
And DopplegangRys vanished without a word
Rys was overcome with despair
And without a voice he could not share
The sadness and loss he felt at that time
A mere trace of that loss echoes in these rhymes
His clone was like looking into a mirror
But the beauty reflected back was even dearer
He and his clone had shared the same soul
And with him gone, Rys was no longer whole
In too short a time, DopplegangRys was no more
Now the two would never go on tour
Moments before, their hands had slapped
But now Rys found himself playing Taps
But rather than lose himself to crushing pall
Rys was grateful that they'd met at all
The magic fog then made Lyrad's nosebleed
And Selene decided that we all had a need
To leave the crater and dispel the arcane
Nothing good would come if we let it remain
Juniper then sensed a nearby mana shard
And the group quickly went on guard
To find and collect the two she detected
But as we left the crater, Juniper defected
Once again, without discussion
Of the possible repercussions
Juniper went to the crater's pit
And brazenly stuck her hand in it