Malakar stayed the same (evil) but now we got to hit him! yay!

Step one in killing a deity is apparently standing around in a circle chanting some crap. I wasn't really paying attention, I was thinking about this Oleanth thing. I can understand why, if you're going to be stuck in a tower for thousands of years, that you do it as 4 seperate versions of yourself. You've got a hand for bridge right there, so the years won't be too boring.

But why not 1 male Oleanth and 3 hottie female Oleanths? Bridge can be fun, but there are other ways to pass thousands of years. Plus, now he has to darn his own socks instead of having herself do it for himself. Gee, for a wizardy type, that Oleanth is pretty stupid sometimes.

Apparently while I was thinking about this, a giant dragon swooped in and stole one of the too many male Oleanths, and Malakar went chasing after them faster than I've ever seen him run -- it's like the dragon stole a continual flame torch or something.

So we hustled after them with a cleric on loan from one of the other (male!) Oleanths. Got to a clearing where his tracks disappeared, and we stopped to collect our thoughts. My thoughts involved a dragon swooping down, flying into the sky, and dropping me on my head. YES! What a dumb dragon -- my head is the safest thing for me to land on. Thank god it wasn't one of my weapon hands, or my running feet, or my entertainment crotch.

A short healing spell from the cleric later, and I ducked off into the woods to wait for the dragon to come close. The other guys did stuff, and the dragon got close, and I wacked it, and eventually something killed it (not me, unfortunately).

After the dragon bought it, Malakar stepped out of the woods so I ran after him to smash him in the face with my axe.

Malakar was kind of a pain, he managed to deal me a fair amount of damage. Also wiped out the cleric that came to help us. Still, in the long run he managed to not get out of the way of my axe -- a fatal mistake.

Later my friends told me Malakar was possesed by evil, which meant I did the right thing by trying to kill him. Hey, I just trust my instincts -- they're based on a high 8 wisdom after all. I bet I subconsciously noticed the glowing blue axe with my -1 spot. yep. I must have noticed it, which is why it made sense to smash his face in. Damn but I am good.

After fighting that dragon though, I have this great idea for a new maneuver where I use my opponent's bulky size against them. And I'll be practicing close quarters fighting next time something tries to swoop in on me like that, I bet I can get a blow off first! That's what she said!