Since the previous animation story is void, here's the new one!
Calbhach and Athol
Act 1
It was a peaceful day outside the Elven
town of Avalon. Calbhach the goblin was tuning his lute while Athol the Porc
relaxed against a tree beside him. A passerby on the road noticed them, and
turned his nose up. He remarked snidely to the Porc, grumbling while looking at
the Goblin. Athol only growled in response. Calbhach cut in, grumbling
aggressively and gesturing rudely. The Elf only scoffed, mouthing 'rat' at him.
As he walked away, an arrow sailed by his pointed ear, and he quickly turned
back to see the goblin with another arrow drawn. Calbhach cocked his head,
trying to antagonize the elf further. He was only waved off as the elf went on
his way. Calbhach stamped a foot, gesturing toward the elf as he looked back at
Athol. Athol snorted, shaking his head as his eyes followed the elf. Calbhach's
eyes wend wide as a sudden idea came to him, and he grinned widely. He leaned
into Athol's ear on the tips of his toes, gesturing animatedly.
The next day, they decided to visit a
Kobold town deep in the Bedazzled Mountains not too far away. It took some
asking around, but they finally found the tavern. A simple password is all it
took to bribe the bartender into pointing to the elder. He looked whether end
from his adventures. Rock-fur worn down, a scarred left eye and a tattered
scarf adorning his neck. He refused at first, Calbhach's measly one ruby was
not enough to sate him. So Calbhach added another. And another. Until a small
pile of 10 assorted precious gems made the old Kobold's mouth water. He finally
consented, grabbing an emerald and stuffing it into his mouth.
He told the tricksters that the Kobold's
gem mine was infested with Mimics. The entrance was just outside of town. Try
as they might, the Kobolds just couldn't seem to decrease their numbers. Any
help they could get was appreciated, and exterminators were welcome to a small
reward for every Mimic they captured or killed. Calbhach politely thanked the
Kobold elder, and motioned for Athol to follow.
Act 2
As the elder had said, it was a quick
walk outside of town. The mine entrance was barricaded shut, with only a door
keeping them from entering. Even outside the mine they could hear the
chattering of the Mimics. They would need to be careful not to get overwhelmed.
Upon entering, they spotted two small
chests. Calbhach motioned to Athol to go on ahead, staying behind to spot for
him and buff him with his bard abilities as needed. Athol took out his twin
hammers, slowly approaching one of the chests. He hit it with his hammer… And
only gems spilled out. The loud noise made the other rattle and come to life.
The lid opened to reveal a mouth with four rows of sharp teeth, with a pair of
green, slitted eyes sitting in the space where the seam of two pieces of wood
would be.
Calbhach, seeing this, immediately
warned Athol of the approaching danger, taking out his short bow. Athol banged
his hammers together, casting Draggin Lightning, lashing the Mimic with
lightning and sending it sailing into the air. With a quick whiplash, it crashed
to the ground. Calbhach let an arrow loose, just nicking it. The Mimic let out
a furious growl, echoing throughout the cavern. The chattering grew to a
crescendo and silenced. There was a low rumble as a hoard of ten more Mimics
entered the cavern. In the middle was a Mimic that looked tattered, and was
bigger than the others. Eyes grew wide and ears drooped as the shadow of the
largest loomed over them, eating other Mimics to grow stronger.
They attacked it with all their might.
Athol shot lightning from his hammers, casting Summon Mjolnir, which summoned a
trio of astral hammers and slamming them down on the boss. Calbhach unleashes
as many arrows as he could, charming as many minions into attacking each other
and putting them to sleep as he could. The duo was thankful for the boss eating
his own minions. However, as he ate more, he only became more powerful. They
were severely outgunned by the boss. Calbhach ran out of arrows mid-way, and
Athol was getting dangerously low on stamina. Both were panting from the long,
drawn-out fight. Only the boss was left and he still looked ready to fight.
Out of nowhere, the elder and a few
other Kobold's stormed into the mine, scratching, biting and slashing at the
boss with claws, teeth and swords. One, a Paladin, had stepped aside and healed
them both. Athol rushed in with renewed vigor. It was a final fire ball from
one of the Wizards that defeated the giant Mimic. Enthusiastic cheering from
the Kobold's echoed throughout the mine, as they tore the boss to pieces to get
at the gems he and his minions had eaten. Athol was barely able to get in
between them with his impressive stature to bag and subdue a few that were
still unconscious. He picked up a few gems and trotted back to Calbhach. They
left the Kobold's to their spoils and left the town. Calbhach wanted to get
back to Avalon.
Act 3
It was deep into the night that they
acted on their plans and the duo were getting the Mimics ready for their plot.
Calbhach cast a very successful Lullaby, sending the mimics to sleep. He then
cast disguise, turning himself into an Elf to blend in. He and Athol scattered
the Mimics around town for the residents to find. They found the elf who and
sneered at them, and made sure he had a couple special ones. It took the rest
of the night to go about their mischief.
Once
the bag was empty, they retreated to a safe spot. The first light was lit to
pierce the dawn. There was a pause before an ear-piercing scream echoed
throughout the town, and more lights were lit abruptly. The screams increased
in number, and soon enough, there were a few people outside, running from a
bouncing Mimic. Athol reached into his burlap waist sack and took out two
loaves of bread, handing one to Calbhach. They tapped them together, watching
the fruits of their labor.