Episode 2 part 3

Ext. Forest- Day

The forest is relatively dark, with light filtering down to the mossy floor.

Leafwin moves silently though it a short ways before he spots smoke rising from a campfire in a small camp ground.

He moves closer to investigate; when he is only a few feet away, he climbs the nearest tree with ese.

Leafwin looks down from his crouched perch to see 7 heavy armed BANDITS; one of which is the BANDIT LEADER with two newer members named DOSTER and FLETCHER who hang in the back of the group cooking a rabbit over a fire. Next to some of the bandits is a small satchel with scribbled parchment flowing out of it along with a small lire.

LEAFWIN

(Whispering to himself)

Found you.

EXT. ROAD- DAY

The three of them are still waiting at the edge of the road. Laerna and Snarky are standing, while Ginco is sitting in the dirt drawing designs with a stick into the earth.

GINCO

(Whining)

When do we know when he’s found them?

Just as he ends this sentence and arrow comes flying from the woods and embeds itself right on Ginco’s drawing in between his legs.

LAERNA

Well my guess is that’s your answer. Come on lets go find our ranger.

EXT. FOREST- DAY

Leafwin turns his bow and points it at the roasting rabbit. He fires and it hits its mark, the Bandits look up and spot him.

Leafwin stands still in the tree.

LEAFWIN

So you like picking on old bards.

The BANDIT LEADER steps forward with open arms.

Bandit Leader

You have us confused sir, we are honest folk.

The rest of the Bandits snicker.

LEAFWIN

I see, then which of you plays the lire.

The Bandits all look aback at their stolen prize and realize that there is a musical instrument there.

The Bandit Leader drops his right hand down slowly and begins to reach behind him for the knife he has hidden there.

Leafwin lets off his arrow into the Bandit Leader’s shoulder. The Bandit Leader lets out a small cray and steps back.

LEAFWIN

I wouldn’t do that if I were you.

The rest of the bandits draw arms. As they do Leafwin quickly glances behind him and sees the rest of the party have arrived.

He steps back off the branch and catches himself with his left arm, hanging there for a moment, before he drops in to a crouch.

Bandit 1

Ha you are alone and there are seven of us.

Snarky steps on a branch, he cringes at the sound.

The sound can be heard in the camp.

Leafwin uses this to his advantage.

LEAFWIN

Am I?

At that moment Ginco is looking at the bandits who he is trying to sneak up on and not where he is walking which causes him to trip over a rock and trip.

He rolls into the camp.

GINCO

(High squeaky voice)

He’s right you know. You’re srounded. Believe it.

The Bandits laugh at the flustered teafiling.

Leafwin scrabbling to save face fires an arrow at the Bandit Leader’s feet. Aim his bow at the Bandit Leader’s head now.

LEAFWIN

Leave now and the next one won’t go through your head.

Laerna bursts of to a bush and into the campground with Snarky close behind.

LAERNA

Stop this foolishness!

Leafwin does not move his bow but turns his head to look at Laerna, with a face that screams frustration.

BANDIT LEADER

Great a cleric. What are you going to do, religious us to death?

The bandits behind him laugh, except Doster and Fletcher who become anxious.

Doster

(With wonder)

Your a cleric of Ioun.

The Bandit Leader turns to him with an angry glare as Fletcher elbows him hard to remind him to stay quiet.

LAERNA

Yes, but that does not mean that I cannot remind you that taking from the weak is not a sign of strength.

Laerna locks eyes with Doster and Fletcher as she sees them waver in their resolve.

SNARKY

So drop your weapons here and we will let you live, you little weaklings.

Snarky then lets out a mighty yell and smashes his hammer against the ground causing a small shock wave to ripple though the camp.

The Bandits take a step back to steady themselves, two fall over, and are slightly phased. Doster and Fletcher lose it and turn tail and run off into the forest.

Leafwin takes this distraction to drop his bow and draw his sword.

He runs and leaps over the fire landing a hair’s breath in front of the Bandit Leader with his sword to his throat.

LEAFWIN

That was your que to leave.

The remaining Bandits now look as determined as ever to stay and fight. They begin to advance on the party, who readies themselves, but Leafwin pushes harder against the Bandit Leader’s neck with his sword.

The Bandit Leader waves them off with his hand and they run off into the forest till it is just the Bandit Leader being held by Leafwin.

BANDIT LEADER

You’ll never get away with this.

Leafwin releases the Leader and as he does pushes him back hard, so that he trips over a log and falls on his butt.

LEAFWIN

I never do.

With that the Bandit Leader gets up checks his pocket, is releaved that something is still there, and runs off into the forest with a smile.

Laerna breaths a sign of releaf as Ginco finally picks himself up.

Leafwin angerly thrusts his sword back in to its scabbard and picks up his bow. He marches over to Ginco, who is now brushing himself off, and gets right in his face.

LEAFWIN

What the hell was that?!

Ginco displays a quizzical look making Leafwin’s frustration flare.

LEAFWIN

Here I had everything under control and you come crashing in like a… a… (in elvish) fledgling bird!

Laerna shakes her head for she understood the insult for Ginco did not, but still takes it badly.

GINCO

(With growing frustration)

I have no idea what you just said, but everything turned out just fine.

LEAFWIN

(Yelling)

No everything did not turn out just fine! You almost got us killed, demon spawn!

GINCO

What did you just call me?

LEAFWIN

You put us all at danger!

Ginco’s good nature fails him and he looses it.

GINCO

Now see here if anyone is putting us at danger it is you! We know nothing about you and yet you claim to have our interests; but you try and leave at every turn.

Leafwin takes a step back.

LEAFWIN

Knowing nothing about me is what is keeping you safe.

Laerna steps in between them.

LAERNA

Will you two calm down.

GINCO

Not till he shows us what is on the back of his hand.

Leafwin’s brows knit together.

LAERNA

What? Why?

Leafwin instinctively hides the back of his right hand in the palm of his left.

GINCO

Clearly he is hiding something something that we should about if he is part of our marry band here.

Leafwin grows dark and he turns his back on them.

LEAFWIN

Drop it.

GINCO

Keeping knowledge is the work of Vetna. Revealing and sharing it is the work of Ioun. So I suggest you leave.

LAERNA

He does have a point.

LEAFWIN

(Rising)

I said drop it, you devil-tailed son of a whore!

Leafwin spins and punches out aiming for Ginco’s face. Ginco is stunned, but Laerna reacts pushing her shoulder into Leafwin’s arm causing it to go wide left.

Leafwin stumbles slightly to that side as Laerna straitens again.

GINCO

(Pissed)

You can deal with me or leave! Those are your two options.

Leafwin tuns picks up his bow from the ground and storms off into the woods.

Ginco turns away as Laerna watches silently as Leafwin goes out of view.

Large edits to Episode 2 parts 1 and 2

[I conveniently forgot about the part where Leafwin does not tell anyone his name. If you will note no one says it at all, or even refers to him in Episode 1. I forgot to put his actual introduction in Episode 2 so here it is, there are also some other minor edits. Feel free to disregard Episode 2 parts 1 and 2 and just read this (it has all the same stuff + the edits 🙂 ) ]

Ext. Road- Day

The dirt road is open on either side for five feet before it is met with dense forest. The party walks down the center with nothing behind them but the path they walked and nothing before them but endless miles.

Snarky

…So then I said to them that is no ordinary worm.

Ginco bursts out laughing at the punchline.

Ginco

Then what happened.

SNARKY

Well Sneezy got up on the table and started screaming. You should of heard him. (In a high pitched falsetto) Kill it! Kill it!

Gino doubles over from laughter and Laerna joins him; even Leafwin can’t hide his amusement fully.

Laerna

It sounds like you had some good times with your brothers.

Snarky’s face darkens.

SNARKY

Yah, I guess. But I could never get along with all seven of them at once, you know. One or two at a time but even then they hatted my antics.

Snarky pushes his past aside chears up almost instantly.

SNARKY

Hey I just realized something, I have yet to hear you name elf.

Leafwin glares back at Snarky.

LEAFWIN

Names are dangerous it is better that you don’t know mine.

GINCO

Come on. We have fought zombies together already…

LAERNA

We just need something to call you by.

Leafwin sighs.

LEAFWIN

Fine if you must call me Bane, for that is what I am.

Leafwin’s head shoots up as he becomes attentive to something up ahead. Laerna and Ginco notice this but can see nothing.

LAERNA

What is it.

Leafwin holds up his hand to indelicate he needs silence as he turns his head slightly to listen.

After a short while a faint song can be heard.

Leafwin

Do you hear it?

SNARKY

Here what?

LEAFWIN

Shh, listen.

They continue walking; up ahead a figure appears walking in the same direction they are. This is TRELL the bard; he is dressed in simple breaches and a brightly colored shirt. On his head is a large cap with an even larger feather. He spots the party.

LAERNA

(Calling out ahead)

Who goes there?

Trell stops where he is and the party walks up.

TRELL

Well it is I.

LEAFWIN

And who are you?

TRELL

Well my young elf, I, am Trell the Bard.

Ginco perks up and becomes excited.

GINCO

Ooo a bard, say where is your instrument.

TRELL

Funny you should ask I was just robbed of it not a few moments past.

This becomes apparent in that he does appear to be ruffed up and a large bruise resides on his cheek.

LAERNA

I’m sorry to ask, but you don’t seem to preterbed by this.

TRELL

Well the thing is I’m a bard and as such I know songs. And what I have learned from my songs is that bandits never win for there will always be a hero to defend the weak.

LEAFWIN

(Under his breath)

Life is too cruel to be like songs.

Laerna tilts her head slightly, conveying that she heard but does not show it.

GINCO

Well then we will be those heroes.

SNARKY

Wait, wait, wait. This has nothing to do with us. This geezer clearly can offer us nothing in return; so I say we go on our way.

Snarky makes to walk off but is stopped by Laerna grabbing the back of his shirt.

LAERNA

No, Ginco is right the socially acceptable thing is to help someone in need.

TRELL

Oh thank you, thank you see I knew stories wouldn’t rot my brain. They ran into the woods I don’t know much more than that.

GINCO

No worries Trell leave it to us.

Trell smiles and starts to head off again.

TRELL

Well if you find my affects I will be at the Dancing Doves Tavern up in the next town, that can’t be too far ahead now. Good luck to you heroes.

Leafwin shakes his head.

LEAFWIN

Blind faith like that will get him killed or yet us, we are no heroes.

GINCO

Oh sure we are come on lets go.

The step off the road and walk to the edge of the forest. Before they go any further, Leafwin stops them.

LEAFWIN

You guys should probably wait here.

GINCO

(Indignant)

Why!

LEAFWIN

Because tracking in a forest takes stealth and I don’t need a demon and a dwarf-

Gesturing to Ginco and Snarky.

LEAFWIN

Crashing though it. Not to mention clanky the half-elf.

LAERNA

(Squeaky)

I do not clank.

The party glares back at her.

LAERNA

Ok maybe a little.

Without another word Leafwin runs into the forest.

GINCO

Man that guy really is a bane.

Episode 2 part 2

They continue walking; up ahead a figure appears walking in the same direction they are. This is TRELL the bard; he is dressed in simple breaches and a brightly colored shirt. On his head is a large cap with an even larger feather. He spots the party.

LAERNA

(Calling out ahead)

Who goes there?

Trell stops where he is and the party walks up.

TRELL

Well it is I.

LEAFWIN

And who are you?

TRELL

Well my young elf, I, am Trell the Bard.

Ginco perks up and becomes excited.

GINCO

Ooo a bard, say where is your instrument.

TRELL

Funny you should ask I was just robbed of it not a few moments past.

This becomes apparent in that he does appear to be ruffed up and a large bruise resides on his cheek.

LAERNA

I’m sorry to ask, but you don’t seem to preterbed by this.

TRELL

Well the thing is I’m a bard and as such I know songs. And what I have learned from my songs is that bandits never win for there will always be a hero to defend the weak.

LEAFWIN

(Under his breath)

Life is too cruel to be like songs.

Laerna tilts her head slightly, conveying that she heard but does not show it.

GINCO

Well then we will be those heroes.

SNARKY

Wait, wait, wait. This has nothing to do with us. This geezer clearly can offer us nothing in return; so I say we go on our way.

Snarky makes to walk off but is stopped by Laerna grabbing the back of his shirt.

LAERNA

No, Ginco is right the socially acceptable thing is to help someone in need.

TRELL

Oh thank you, thank you see I knew stories wouldn’t rot my brain. They ran into the woods I don’t know much more than that.

GINCO

No worries Trell leave it to us.

Trell smiles and starts to head off again.

TRELL

Well if you find my affects I will be at the Dancing Doves Tavern up in the next town, that can’t be too far ahead now. Good luck to you heroes.

Leafwin shakes his head.

LEAFWIN

Blind faith like that will get him killed or yet us, we are no heroes.

GINCO

Oh sure we are come on lets go.

The step off the road and walk to the edge of the forest. Before they go any further, Leafwin stops them.

LEAFWIN

You guys should probably wait here.

GINCO

(Indignant)

Why!

LEAFWIN

Because tracking in a forest takes stealth and I don’t need a demon and a dwarf-

Gesturing to Ginco and Snarky.

LEAFWIN

Crashing though it. Not to mention clanky the half-elf.

LAERNA

(Squeaky)

I do not clank.

The party glares back at her.

LAERNA

Ok maybe a little.

Without another word Leafwin runs into the forest.

GINCO

Man I really hate that guy.

Episode 2 part 1

Ext. Road- Day

The dirt road is open on either side for five feet before it is met with dense forest. The party walks down the center with nothing behind them but the path they walked and nothing before them but endless miles.

Snarky

…So then I said to them that is no ordinary worm.

Ginco bursts out laughing at the punchline.

Ginco

Then what happened.

SNARKY

Well Sneezy got up on the table and started screaming. You should of heard him. (In a high pitched falsetto) Kill it! Kill it!

Gino doubles over from laughter and Laerna joins him; even Leafwin can’t hide his amusement fully.

Laerna

It sounds like you had some good times with your brothers.

Snarky’s face darkens.

SNARKY

Yah, I guess. But I could never get along with all seven of them at once, you know. One or two at a time but even then they hatted my antics.

Leafwin’s head shoots up as he becomes attentive to something up ahead. Laerna and Ginco notice this but can see nothing.

LAERNA

Leafwin what is it.

Leafwin holds up his hand to indelicate he needs silence as he turns his head slightly to listen.

After a short while a faint song can be heard.

Leafwin

Do you hear it?

SNARKY

Here what?

LEAFWIN

Shh, listen.

Episode 1 part 7

INT. THE RAVEN TAVERN- Morning

The party leave their respective rooms and head down to the bar. There they are greeted by the Bartender who has for small bags of gold along with a quiver of arrows.

BARKEEPER

A small gift from the town to each of you.

As he hands each of them a bag.

BARKEEPER

Oh and for you cleric.

He removes a long staff with a golden orb at the top.

BARKEEPER

This is for you, we found it when we went through Father Dovan’s things this morning.

Laerna examines it thoughtfully.

BARKEEPER

It lights up when you tap it twice against the ground.

Laerna does and a bright glow emanates from it in all directions.

Leafwin brings his arm to his face for it is too bright for him and he is momentarily blinded, but the others look on in awe.

GINCO

We would like to check on the grave yard before we go.

The Barkeeper smiles.

BARKEEPER

Gregor expected that, he’s waiting outside.

EXT. GRAVEYARD- Day

The party walks slightly up the hill as they follow the map and Gregor till they come to a large open grave.

GREGOR

This is where it should be.

LAERNA

He did find it then.

Leafwin in frustration throws the Hermet’s shovel into the hole, so hard that it stands erect in the bottom.

GREGOR

It’s not over then is it?

Laerna looks thoughtfully over at him.

LAERNA

No Gregor it’s not. It is just the beginning.

 

 

 

End of Episode 1! Episode 2 starts Monday 🙂

Episode 1 part 6

Leafwin stands shocked and turns towards the Master Demon. Without hesitation lets off an arrow which goes strait though the Master Demon hitting the stone in the front corner of the church, snapping.

Leafwin stands there stunned as the Master Demon lets out a small laugh and moves towards Father Doven.

Father Doven breaks the arrow stuck in his leg and stands up to face his master. He steps towards the Master Demon, which is now in the middle of the room, and kneels.

FATHER DOVEN

Master I have not suspected you to come this soon. I have found it.

master Demon

Good. Good you are on your way immortality, Vetna will be pleased.

Laerna looks shocked.

LAERNA

(To self)

Vetna?

The Master Demon looks back towards the party which is strewn about the church.

MASTER DEMON

But there is one last thing you must do before you can be rewarded.

The Master Demon looks directly at Laerna.

MASTER DEMON

Kill these pests, this is your final test. Kill them and you will receive what Vetna has promised you.

The Master Demon appears to sink into the darkness which fills the church.

Leafwin turns back to Father Dovan as the rest of the party stands up in front of him, for he was thrown the farthest back.

Ginco and Snarky rush to Father Dovan brandishing their weapons. Ginco stops ten feet away and uses his wand to cast black magic at him.

Father Dovan moves to the side to dodge the attack as Snarky keeps charging and hits him from the side with his hammer.

He goes flying to the side but manages to keep on his feet.

Leafwin shifts sideways to let off a shot that passes a hairs breath from its target.

Father Dovan dodges under Snarky’s next swing and hits him with the back side of the knife in his head. Snarky falls on his back.

Father Dovan stands over him and is about to stab down with his knife, but before he can he is blown back by Laerna’s magic.

Father Dovan falls hard on the dais steps and out of range from the party.

Leafwin runs up and jumps landing on the heavy wooden speaking podium. He looks down at the splayed Father Doven.

He aims his bow down at Father Dovan’s head, who looks up at the elf.

LEAFWIN

It is going to be a bad face day!

Leawin releases the arrow just as Father Doven rolls to the side, the arrow cutting him on the arm rather than killing him.

Father Dovan rolls to his feet. He pushes out his arms and a huge wave of force blows the entire party back and causing them to land hard on the stone floor.

Snarky is the first to recover because he is the cloest to the ground and rushes Father Dovan. He swings his hammer at at Father Dovan; he ducks under it and comes up with the knife stabbing Snarky in the chest.

Snarky falls back in slow motion as the party looks on shocked.

Father Doven steps back as Ginco rushes up to check Snarky’s vitals. Ginco looks back at Laerna with sadness in his eyes then at Father Doven with intense anger.

Father Dovan looks at the exhausted party.

FATHER DOVEN

Give up now and you may be spared by my master.

LAERNA

(Spitefully)

We want nothing to do with your master.

Father Doven laughs.

FATHER DOVEN

He would want nothing to do with you cleric, but if you pleaded nicely…

Laerna’s gaze sharpens as Father Dovan laughs.

FATHER DOVEN

Why do you glare? Would laying with me be so bad?

Leafwin doesn’t want to listen to any more. He quickly draws an arrow and releases it at Father Doven.

It hits him in the chest and he stumbles back hunched over. Father Dovan snaps his head up angerly as he pulls out the arrow, which when removed black shadow comes out of the wound.

Father Dovan throws the arrow to the ground as he charges but Ginco steps in the way bends over and with his horned head hits Father Doven in the knees causing him to flip over and land hard on his back.

Laerna stands over him as she rases her staff above her head and cries out-

LAERNA

I will not have sex with you!

As she strkes him over the head with her staff.

Father Dovan is dead.

Laerna staggers back off the body as the party recovers from the fight.

The Master Demon reappears above them clapping slowly.

MASTER DEMON

Well done. Well done.

The Master Demon stops clapping.

MASTER DEMON

You have truely shown yourselves to be a formitable force. Vetna will not like this news, but events have been set in motion. You may have defeated a preaste-

The Master Demon starts to fade away along with the dark shadow which enveloped the church.

MASTER DEMON

But will you be able to fight against Vetna?

The Master Demon laughs as the last of him fades.

Loud banging on the church doors can be heard. The party turns twords them. Fear on their faces as they realize they lack the engergy for another fight.

The doors burst open as a large part of the TOWNSPEOPLE burst in. They convey the scene laying eyes finally on their dead preast.

Townsperson 1

Father Dovan! What have you done?!

The Townspeople move closer to the the party preparing to do serious boldly harm to them.

Leafwin back up and jumps on the dais aiming his bow towards the angry mob.

The Townspeople do not take kindly to the threat and once again moves towards the party.

Leafwin in a panic, shoots out the closest church window and makes to jump out of that need be.

Before things can escalate further, the Barkeeper steps out of the crowed and between the two forces.

BARKEEPER

Stooooop! Everyone calm down. Now what is going on here?

Laerna bends down and picks up the dagger with the edge of her tabard. As she lifts it the dagger devolves like sand and blows out the broken window.

Two souls appear where it was. One floats back into Snarky’s body while the other hangs in the air.

Hermet

Peace, peace. Do no harm to these travelers for they have done you a great service. Father Dovan came before me last night demanding to know the final resting place of our town hero Almsforth. He torched me to no end before he snuffed out my life. His death is no loss to our village for the deeds he plans to do would bring nothing but destruction.

The Hermet’s spirit starts to fade as the barkeeper calls out to him.

BARKEEPER

Wait, did you tell him where the body was buried?

HERMET

Alas even I was not strong enough to oppose Vetna.

The Hermet is gone.

Snarky awakes shakily and is assisted by Ginco, who helps him get to his feet.

The mob calms down and Leafwin hops down from the podium. He goes over to Father Dovan’s corps and sees that on the back of his hand where the knife was there is now a dark mark.

As the Townspeople recede to the street, the group goes to Father Dovan’s body in the back of the church where on his desk they find a map of the grave yard covered with red “x”‘s and one spot that is circled.

Under the bed they are shocked to find the Hermat’s shovel. As they walk out of the back room they are met by the Barkeeper.

BARKEEPER

I would be honored if you stayed at my tavern tonight.

SNARKY

That would be great.

Leafwin looks cautiously at the group.

LEAFWIN

I think I will be moving on from here. There is no need for me to remain.

LAERNA

But there is no need for you to move on either. At least stay the night we owe you that much.

BARKEEPER

The ale is on me.

Leafwin looks at Laerna and sighs.

LEAFWIN

As you wish.

Episode 1 part 5

EXT. ALMSFORTH CHURCH OF PELOR- Night

The party sneaks up to the side of the church. Snarky tries to look in but he is too short.

SNARKY

(Whispering)

I can’t see in.

Laerna straitens a bit and looks in, Leafwin and Ginco follows suit.

LAERNA

(Whispering)

Leafwin are you tall enough to see in?

LEAFWIN

(Harsh whisper)

I am only two inches shorter than you!

What they see though the church’s glass windows is the front doors swing open and the Shadowy Figure sweep in.

Int. ALMSFORTH CHURCH OF PELOR- Night

It walks forward a few paces before it moves its arm up to dramatically take off a black magical cloak and turn back into Father Doven.

GINCO

(Whisper)

That bastard!

SNARKY

(Whisper)

What’s going on I can’t see.

LEAFWIN

It’s Father Dovan.

Leafwin removes his bow from his back and proceeds to sneak around the side of the church to the front doors.

LAERNA

(Frustrated whisper)

What’s he doing?

She crouches down and follows behind Leafwin.

Back through the windows Ginco can see Father Dovan moving up the aisle towards the alter. He sees Leafwin silently open the door and move in behind the first set of pews crouching.

Leafwin sees Father Doven pacing back and forth down the aisle muttering to himself.

FATHER DOVEN

Almost done. I’m almost done, eternal life.

When Father Doven is in the middle of the church, Leafiwn slips out of his hiding spot and confronts him, bow drawn.

LEAFWIN

Almost done with what?

Laerna, from the crack in the door sees this and enters calmly, staff poised.

FATHER DOVEN

What are you talking about, my dear boy?

LAERNA

We saw you at the grave yard your ruse is up.

FATHER DOVEN

Fellow cleric, you don’t know what you are saying. I have been here the whole time.

Leafwin steps forward.

LEAFWIN

Footsteps don’t lie, people’s mouths do.

Father Doven looks legitimately confused.

FATHER DOVEN

What?

LAERNA

It sounds better in Elvish; what he means is that we followed you here and saw you remove your cloak. You have disgraced your church; you are finished.

Father Dovan backs up again, almost to the dais.

FATHER DOVEN

So you say, but I am far from being done! My mission is too important to my master for you to stop me.

Father Doven pulls a suspicious looking dagger off of the dais and spins on the two.

Leafwin releases his arrow into Father Doven’s arm. Father Doven pulls it out, without flinching, and throws it to the side. Black shadows poor out of the wound like blood.

Laerna rushes and tackles him to the ground, pinning him on the stairs. Leavin shoots Father Doven again in his leg.

The noise attracts the other two burst in through the door and move to help. But before they can take two steps a huge gust of power slams the doors shut, knocking the pews back against the wall, and sending the party flying to the ground as well as Laerna off Father Doven.

The part is stunned as they watch the church be filled with darkness and a huge floating horned MASTER DEMON appears.

Episode 1 part 4

Cut to:

Ext. Graveyard- Night

The graveyard is actually a large, almost vertical, hill which is covered completely by grass; under which all the bodies from the town are buried.

The group begins to walk towards it.

SNARKY

So what, we find this guy’s shovel and then what?

LAERNA

We presumably find whoever murdered Dirt.

GINCO

(To himself)

I feel like there’s a joke in there somewhere.

When they make it to the base of the hill they look up to see a SHADOWY FIGURE surrounded by dark shadowy evil magic. Leafwin sees it first and puts out his arm to stop the group in their tracks.

LEAFWIN

(Whispering)

Stop. Look up there.

As they look up the hill, Leafwin starts seeking up the incline in order to get a closer look.

LAERNA

(Harsh whisper)

Hey what are you doing?!

Leafwin turns around and puts his finger to his lips. Ginco starts to move after him but he puts his hand up to stop him. Leafwin moves silently up about three fourths of the way up the hill.

Now he can see that the Shadowy Figure appears to be bending over and appears to be doing something to the ground.

At the bottom of the hill, Laerna senses something wrong, that she can’t explain other than it is a gut feeling.

LAERNA

(Whispering to the other two)

Lets go, something’s up.

The three of them start up after Leafwin, though not as stealthily for they practically clank.

When the Shadowy Figure stands up it see the three of them heading up the hill. In response it begins to move it’s hands in order to preform dark necromancy.

Leafwin doesn’t know what it’s doing but it makes him conscious and pulls out his bow and an arrow.

Laerna sees what he’s doing and yells out to him.

LAERNA

Watch out! It’s a necromancer!

Leafwin looks back at her as he is about to take another step. He ends up tripping on his bow and falls. The hill is so steep that he begins to roll down the hill at such a speed that he can’t stop himself.

Learna, Ginco, and Snarky who were in a line going up the hill, are now in Leafwin’s path.

They all get bowled over and taken down the hill with all four ending up in a pile on top of each other.

The Shadowy Figure appears to shake it’s head just before it vanishes into thin air. In his place and round the hill out of graves FIVE ZOMBIES, of the dead from the town, rise from the ground.

Leafwin is the first to regain himself. He detangles himself from Laerna , who is on top of him, and stands up. He begins to run up the hill grabbing his fallen bow as he passes it without breaking his movement.

When he is about ten feet from the zombies he starts to let off arrows in order to buy time for the others. He hits the closest zombie in the arm as the group get to their feet and rush to where Leafwin is standing.

Leafwin lets off another arrow but it goes wide of another zombie.

Ginco menages to reach him first and uses his wand to ignite the zombie Leafwin missed. It pauses for a moment as if to contemplate the fact that it is on fire but decides to continue despite it’s condition un-phased.

Ginco tries again sweeping his wand at the oncoming zombies, but nothing happens. Ginco gets frustrated and begins to violently shake his wand up and down in order to try and get the magic to come out, but once again noting happens. So he decides to look down the business end of it and it fires then strait into his face causing him to fly back, landing hard in the grass.

Laerna rushes in front of the prone Ginco and with her outstretched palm releases a beam of light that (re)kills the inflamed zombie, extinguishing it as it falls.

Snarky rushes to the closest zombie and bashes it in the head. The zombie falls to the ground but it is not dead yet. Snarky dives down after it and pummel it till it stops moving.

Leafwin puts two more arrows into an on coming zombie but it is not until Laerna blasts it with light magic that it falls.

Ginco is back up releases darker magic on a zombie who that has gained too much ground and is just in time as it falls a foot from Ginco.

Snarky gets up and rushes, as best a dwarf can, towards the next zombie. He swings with his hammer but it misses. The zombie brings up his arm to hit the unfortunate dwarf over the head, but just as it begins to move down it falls off. Both Snarky and the zombie look confused at the zombie’s shoulder where the arm just was. Snarky smiles and then bashes the zombie in the head sending it flying, re-dead.

Leafwin looks around and sees that there are no zombies left standing. He lets out a sign of exhaustion and leans on his bow.

Laerna starts to march up the hill the others follow at a distances. When she reaches the top of the hill she stops and stairs shocked at the ground. The others arrive and see what she is looking at: a freshly open grave.

SNARKY

What does a demon want with a grave?

LAERNA

I don’t know.

Gregor comes running, out of breath, towards them at the bottom of the hill. Leafwin hears him coming and turns first, the rest observe and turn to see Gregor at the bottom of the hill.

GREGOR

(Yelling up to them)

Father Dovan is missing!

The Abandoned

Spelled out in runes

Episode 1 part 3

Cut to:

Ext. Hermit’s House- night

The Hermit’s house is more of a shed. There is a small garden in the front that leads up to the wooden exterior that is covered with moss. The windows are dusty and cracked but still possible to see through if you were to press your nose to what passes for glass.

Gregor walks up to the door with the group in tow. He knocks, waits, but there is no answer.

SNARKY

Of course no one’s home, it’s a shed not a house!

GREGOR

It is not a shed, it’s a hut! Dirt is a hermit, he’s always home or at least close by.

GINCO

(To himself)

I’d be a hermit too if my name was ‘Dirt’.

Gregor knocks again and once again there is no answer. Leafwin moves over to one of the windows and looks in.He takes a step back and points in.

Laerna notices this gesture, comes over, and looks in.

We see the inside of the house which is very plain. There is a bed in the corner with a bookcase against the wall, filled with old well loved books. Against the third wall is a small wooden desk where Dirt is slumped in his chair.

Leafwin goes to the door and turns the knob which swings in on its own. Leafwin stands there looking in.

Laerna tries to walk in past him but Leafwin puts his arm out and stops her.

LEAFWIN

(Elvish)

Look.

He motions with his head to the floor, which is splattered with the pooled blood coming from Dirt’s body. We get a good look at the body which is sliced up many places along his body leaving long curved marks, like smiles.

Int. Hermit’s House- Continued

Both Leafwin and Laerna enter carefully stepping around the blood, towards the body. Leafwin moves right up to the corps and inspects it closely.

LEAFWIN

He’s dead.

Leafwin turns her head to look at him.

LAERNA

(Sarcasm)

You think?

LEAFWIN

(Bluntly not noticing the sarcasm)

Yes.

Laerna gives him a look, but he is not paying attention. Leafwin leans in again and pushes back a piece of Dirt’s shirt that was sliced in order to get a better view of one of the cuts.

As he touches the body it animates! Both Leafwin and Laerna jump back. Ginco and Snarky respond to their reaction by running into the room, weapons drawn.

Leafwin drops to one knee and pulls out his bow. He fires an arrow into Dirt’s chest causing Dirt to stumble sideways into Snarky who bashes him into the back wall with his sholder. Dirt peals himself off the wall and shambles forward, only to be blown back by the dark magic that comes from Ginco’s wand.

Laerna then bashes him aross his chest with her staff. Snarky finishes him by hitting him over the head with his hammer driving Dirt into the ground, creating a small crater in the wood floor.

They all take a step back recovering from the encounter. Leafwin pokes Dirt’s body with the end of his bow.

LEAFWIN

I was wrong. Now he’s dead.

Learna shoots him a look again.

GINCO

Hey guys over here.

They all turn to see Ginco by the forth wall where there is a tool rack. In it there is an assortment of tools with one clearly missing.

SNARKY

What it is just a bunch of tools.

GINCO

Yes, but he’s a grave digger…

LAERNA

And there’s no shovel!