Redlun XII

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After an unsuccessful</div> <div>                                                                  attempt to start a skinny dipping party, </div> <div>                                                                  you cleaned yourselves up and went.....</div> <div>                                                                  where? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: To the manor! Athamar will send</div> <div>                                                                  for Bragan and we will go to the Tower.</div> <div>                                                                  Miklas and Ollyn are dismissed, Athamr</div> <div>                                                                  suggests that they get some rest as he </div> <div>                                                                  sil expect one of them to standwatch in the</div> <div>                                                                  graveyard with him tonight </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (You'll have to bear with me, I</div> <div>                                                                  have no sound on this comp, so there is no</div> <div>                                                                  audible when a message comes in.) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sil = will </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok... Jacinta? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: let me help out: moo! </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: thanks </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Jacinta. you are with me. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: " </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: um </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: there ya go! </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: Jacinta is with Athamar </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (When the sound works the</div> <div>                                                                  CDRom quits.... (Sigh) </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: following orders </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: you arrive back at the tower </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: ever obedient to her leige-lord </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: hmmmm </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: <maybe noe EVER obedient> </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar goes to the Tower and</div> <div>                                                                  opens the door. Athamar will go into the</div> <div>                                                                  first room, leaving the door open nd will</div> <div>                                                                  poke at the pile of furnishings in the </div> <div>                                                                  middle til Bragan arrives </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Its good to be the Lord... or his</div> <div>                                                                  mistress </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: um.. I pick Lord :-) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sorry, taken </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: or his Lady </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: oh, um, er, well... hmm </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok, the pile is mostly old</div> <div>                                                                  furniture, chests etc </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: well, pull out a chest and lok at it. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: look </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: the chests are in various</div> <div>                                                                  degrees of broken, THey are mostly full of</div> <div>                                                                  rotting clothes </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sigh. well, paw thru the mess until</div> <div>                                                                  Bragan shows </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: Jacinta will investigate the</div> <div>                                                                  miscellaneous junk also </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: There are all kinds of vermin in</div> <div>                                                                  here, everything from mice, complete with</div> <div>                                                                  chewed nests, to spiders, centipedes</div> <div>                                                                  beetles.... </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: k. wear gloves. pull outa chest.</div> <div>                                                                  turn it upside down. kick thru remains. push</div> <div>                                                                  all worthless tuff into corner </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: stuff </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: tho I don't expect much time will</div> <div>                                                                  pass befoer bragan shows up </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: ah, goody - creepy crawlies - whata</div> <div>                                                                  great time to test NPC's for phobias </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As you poke through some of</div> <div>                                                                  the clothes, something metallic hits the floor</div> <div>                                                                  and rolls off into a corner.... err, curve</div> <div>                                                                  (Circular room) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: go over and look </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It is a rather massy looking</div> <div>                                                                  silver ring... Much tarnished. It appears to</div> <div>                                                                  be a seal ring </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: magic? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: pick it up. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You don't recognise the seal </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Havnar? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: nope </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: really. interesting. even using</div> <div>                                                                  heraldry? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: Jacinta peeks over Athamar's</div> <div>                                                                  shoulder </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: or around, more likely </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: hang on, dice on other desk </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no, you don't </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: k. tuck unless J recognises it,</div> <div>                                                                  tuck it in a pouch </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: continue looking at stuff </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: um, nope </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: back to work </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: In a drawer you find a much</div> <div>                                                                  chewed, moldy, leather box about 12"x</div> <div>                                                                  10"x4" </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "seems they took the good stuff" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmmm... open it up </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "yes, that is what the histories</div> <div>                                                                  say. I suppose that I would do the same,</div> <div>                                                                  though I would never forsake my oaths or</div> <div>                                                                  serve Darkness" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It is, or was, a portable desk. It</div> <div>                                                                  is filled with shredded parchmebnt, about</div> <div>                                                                  six baby mice, a small silver inkwell and a</div> <div>                                                                  silver pen </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmmm... live mice? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "a box of mice; how cute" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: live </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmm.... leave them for now.</div> <div>                                                                  Bragan might have ue for baby mice. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "M'Lord, you need to get some</div> <div>                                                                  cats" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "yes,. thought of that. If you see</div> <div>                                                                  any, adopt them </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Soup) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: well, dig thru the pile some more.</div> <div>                                                                  waiting for Bragan </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: that is about all you find of</div> <div>                                                                  interest in the junk </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: we have kindling, anyway... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: finally Bragan arrives, a bit out</div> <div>                                                                  of breath. "Sorry!" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar grins. "No problem.</div> <div>                                                                  found some interesting stuff. any use for</div> <div>                                                                  baby mice?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Errr, no. Not at the moment...</div> <div>                                                                  still, down the road a bit I might." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: btw I added silver pen inkwell,</div> <div>                                                                  and ring to list of stuff </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "They will grow up by then, and I</div> <div>                                                                  doubt we will have any trouble finding more.</div> <bR> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "True" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar leads the way</div> <div>                                                                  downstairs </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: All appears as you left it </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "We need a broom and a pail or</div> <div>                                                                  three. Jacinta, find a servant and/or some</div> <div>                                                                  cleeaning tools." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar gingerly leads the way</div> <div>                                                                  to the table. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "right" - off she goes </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Bragan follows </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Hmmm, interesting..." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Bragan, I won;t be able to help</div> <div>                                                                  down here tonight, so I thought we would</div> <div>                                                                  get started early." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Good idea" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar casts Cont light on</div> <div>                                                                  another torch holder </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Jacinta, what do you do? Bring</div> <div>                                                                  back the tools or someone to do the work</div> <div>                                                                  with the tools? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Light works </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Have a care, rememberthat big</div> <div>                                                                  centipede I told you about </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Bragan nods and begins</div> <div>                                                                  gingerly pulling back the cloth </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: both, if I can - make a beeline for</div> <div>                                                                  the tools; if she encounters anyone on the</div> <div>                                                                  way, she will enlist their aid </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: who are the servants? Are any</div> <div>                                                                  named NPCs like Dea and Gen? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: any random yellow shirt will do 8-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no problem finding both... One</div> <div>                                                                  of the women is dusting the walls and</div> <div>                                                                  beams. She will come with </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Dea and Gen? You mean</div> <div>                                                                  'Hazel' </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: cool - the more hands, the better </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "alice" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Dea and Gen ar Gallus'</div> <div>                                                                  daughters </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: just idly curious </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: oh, yeah GM forgot! Don't</div> <div>                                                                  have all my stuff open at this desk. The</div> <div>                                                                  screen is too small </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: np. I was hopingfor someone I</div> <div>                                                                  know is loyal. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: not tht it mattes too much </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no, I haven't named any except</div> <div>                                                                  the wives and daughters of etc of the main</div> <div>                                                                  retainers </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: k. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It will be one of those women </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: k </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Only ones working in the</div> <div>                                                                  manor right now </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: righto. that is fine </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn's wife, Tessa </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Jacinta will return with Tessa</div> <div>                                                                  and brooms, etc </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: She will start sweeping up </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: great. well we check the place</div> <div>                                                                  out. cautiously on the lookout for bugs. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Bragan is saving the good</div> <div>                                                                  equipment and pitching the junk </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Tessa. be careful, some large</div> <div>                                                                  vermin in here. they might be in the cracks</div> <div>                                                                  inthe floor. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar will cast shape stone to</div> <div>                                                                  close cracks in the floor and look over</div> <div>                                                                  things to see if they are magic. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The room appears empty of</div> <div>                                                                  vermin, at the moment (Except for you</div> <div>                                                                  two:-D) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: does the remains fothe rack</div> <div>                                                                  have any value? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: of the </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok, you seal all the obvious</div> <div>                                                                  cracks and holes... but you find nothing</div> <div>                                                                  magical </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Maybe the wire fittings and</div> <div>                                                                  some of the harware could be reused </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: <that's what I love about RPG's -</div> <div>                                                                  the encouragement, the esteem-building,</div> <div>                                                                  the positive affirmations> </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Right....scum </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: good. well keep that stuff. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Other than that, and what</div> <div>                                                                  Bragan is salvaging, everything else is</div> <div>                                                                  trash </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: considering the cost of the</div> <div>                                                                  fittings for racks I would think some of the</div> <div>                                                                  parts might be exotic. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: some </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: some is just finely made </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It is about time to get cleaned</div> <div>                                                                  up for supper </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. well, after about an hour or</div> <div>                                                                  a little more, athamar says, "Okay. I had</div> <div>                                                                  better make myself presentable for the</div> <div>                                                                  Abbot. Carry on here. Jacinta. you </div> <div>                                                                  might want to get some rest this evening,</div> <div>                                                                  you wll be joining me in watch over</div> <div>                                                                  thedead." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Anything you need, Bragan?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "No, I'm just fine. I'll start</div> <div>                                                                  moving stuff down here later." </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "right - All night, or a portion of it?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Someone will need to relieve</div> <div>                                                                  the locals at sunset </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: when is sunset. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: ? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: about 6:30ish </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: who do we have scheduled? I</div> <div>                                                                  think Ollyn made up one,. Athamar id going</div> <div>                                                                  to be there around midnight. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: e could do two watches because</div> <div>                                                                  that is a long noght </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: night </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: or even three watched </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no one is actually scheduled</div> <div>                                                                  as I recall </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: <sigh> </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Should be pairs </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: two shifts is adequate </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Jacinta, you relieve the locals at</div> <div>                                                                  sunset. Get someone to help you. I will</div> <div>                                                                  relieve you a little after midnight. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "Yes, M'Lord" how long till sunset? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: About two hours </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (I have to let my dog out!</div> <div>                                                                  BRB.) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: <sigh> </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: good, a bit of time then... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: sorry about that </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: np </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar goes to get cleaned up</div> <div>                                                                  and goes to dinner. I assume that Nordan</div> <div>                                                                  takes care of Bosco when he is not with A. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Sure </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: Jacinta will check with the other</div> <div>                                                                  female merc (don't have her name here</div> <div>                                                                  handy) about helping to guard </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: You get the easy shift. :-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Tessa says to Jacinta, "I have</div> <div>                                                                  already told the girls to put together a</div> <div>                                                                  basket of food and drink for those of you on</div> <div>                                                                  watch tonight. Stop in the kitchen for </div> <div>                                                                  it." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "There will be a second basket</div> <div>                                                                  for later." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Thanks Tessa." :-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: She'll do it. (the merc) </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "thank you, Tessa" </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: k - cool </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok, Athamar goes to get dolled</div> <div>                                                                  up. You go to find your partner for the night</div> <div>                                                                  and collect the food. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar gives Jacinta a cont</div> <div>                                                                  light object </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: To keep? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: magic - cooler! </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sure. all the troops will ge them</div> <div>                                                                  eventuallly </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok I'll make a note </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar will likely be spending</div> <div>                                                                  an hour everyday just casting con light </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: to the kitchen! </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: what will you have it on? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: I assume that personal cont lights</div> <div>                                                                  are small pieces of wood on a leather</div> <div>                                                                  thong so they can be attacched to things</div> <div>                                                                  and wrapped up when not wanted to </div> <div>                                                                  show. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: At the kitchen, which is stil</div> <div>                                                                  improvising a bit, you find a basket of</div> <div>                                                                  bread, cheese and fruit, along with water</div> <div>                                                                  and cider. Meat and alcohol are forbidden</div> <div>                                                                  on </div> <div>                                                                  a death guard </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: works for me </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: the leather has a wider patch for</div> <div>                                                                  ue in obscuring. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: what about stimulants liek tea or</div> <div>                                                                  something? I think Athamar will probably</div> <div>                                                                  need it. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: as a PC I always used a</div> <div>                                                                  bullseye lantern </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: those are nice, but do you want</div> <div>                                                                  to carry around a lantern all the time? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Tea is about the only stimulant</div> <div>                                                                  there is </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: no prob - can she eat a chicken leg</div> <div>                                                                  or something now, or is it also verbotten</div> <div>                                                                  prior to watch? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: a leather thong you can tie to</div> <div>                                                                  your head, or shield or arm or staff or torch</div> <div>                                                                  handle etc </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no, my other favorites were</div> <div>                                                                  inside a scroll tube with cap and on a dart,</div> <div>                                                                  cross bow bolt etc </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: eat it now is fine, just not in the</div> <div>                                                                  graveyard </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: right - time to chow! </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: If retainers have other</div> <div>                                                                  preferences for objects they want con't light</div> <div>                                                                  on, that is fine. A will put it on </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar hands the ring, the</div> <div>                                                                  inkwell, and pen to nordan. he keeps thje</div> <div>                                                                  parchment just in case it is legible, he will</div> <div>                                                                  chheck that later. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Athamar, you are soon ready</div> <div>                                                                  for dinner. Jacinta, your belly is comfortably</div> <div>                                                                  full, as is your evenings companion...</div> <div>                                                                  whose name I have to look up </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmm... full belly </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Parchment? You mean the</div> <div>                                                                  nest? Nah, you didn't keep that! Yuk! </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. all nasty? burn baby </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: careful not to overeat - don't want to</div> <div>                                                                  get drowsy </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: yeah... your a couple years too</div> <div>                                                                  late to read that </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Athamar, you are off to meet</div> <div>                                                                  the Abbot? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: yup. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: I thought we were going to glide</div> <div>                                                                  over that with an email exchange </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Jacinta, you and... I can't find</div> <div>                                                                  her name (damn!) are off to the graveyard</div> <div>                                                                  at the far end of the village </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: We are </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: When you arrive at the</div> <div>                                                                  graveyard you will find two of the peasant</div> <div>                                                                  farmers there, anxious to go home and eat </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Athamar, your meal will be</div> <div>                                                                  pleasant and reasonably productive </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: cool. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Jacinta..... </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: the Dead Rise!!!!!</div> <div>                                                                  Bwahahahaha! </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: pardon. ahem. <looks a trifle</div> <div>                                                                  embarrassed> </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: timing is everything </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Once you are settled near the</div> <div>                                                                  grave, the farmers have brought a couple</div> <div>                                                                  cut log pieces to sit on, it starts to get dark</div> <div>                                                                  and cool (its fall. I will assume you </div> <div>                                                                  brought a cloak) the peasants also left a</div> <div>                                                                  small brazier with some charcoal and</div> <div>                                                                  firewood </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: yes, quite - her cloak, and the</div> <div>                                                                  basket (like going to Grandma's house in</div> <div>                                                                  the woods, but with a sword) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Soon it is full dark and down</div> <div>                                                                  right chilly. Time will drag, tho you fill it with</div> <div>                                                                  small talk, munchies etc </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: make sure we'll have enough</div> <div>                                                                  charcoal / firewood for the night </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As the hours pass the lights</div> <div>                                                                  are going out in the village, you can't really</div> <div>                                                                  see them directly because of the pallisade,</div> <div>                                                                  but the glows are disappearing </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: you should have plenty </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Its late now,probably eleven</div> <div>                                                                  o'clock. You expect to be relieved soon....</div> <div>                                                                  Your companion nudges you, "What is</div> <div>                                                                  that?" </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "What?" - is she pointing at</div> <div>                                                                  something? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Looking across the common</div> <div>                                                                  pasture, towards the rocky hill that is the</div> <div>                                                                  Fangs, you see, up near the crest, a light. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: oh goody - get the brazier behind</div> <div>                                                                  me, to see into the dark better... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The light is small and barely</div> <div>                                                                  noticable. It isn't moving, but it blinks out for</div> <div>                                                                  a second, then is back. Then again and</div> <div>                                                                  again. There is a long pause and it </div> <div>                                                                  starts blinking again. Half a dozen times or</div> <div>                                                                  more. THen it's gone for a minute, then</div> <div>                                                                  starts blinking again </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: firefly? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: :-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: uhm, not this late in the year </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: try to liik for a pattern - long & short</div> <div>                                                                  flashes... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You would judge that it is not</div> <div>                                                                  visible from the manor, but its hard to say</div> <div>                                                                  for sure </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: is it stationary or moving? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: yes, there are both long and</div> <div>                                                                  short flashes </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Stationary </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Your companion says, "What</div> <div>                                                                  do you make of that?" </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: "signal, I think </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The light goes out </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Several minutes go by, then its</div> <div>                                                                  back again </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: - go for help - fast" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The blinking resumes </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: She runs off into the dark </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: how long to get to the village /</div> <div>                                                                  manor? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: J readies her bow </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: village, four minutes, have to</div> <div>                                                                  go around to the gate. Manor, maybe ten </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: are there trees or cover nearby? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Athamar, by eleven the Abbot</div> <div>                                                                  is ready for bed, the Friar has already</div> <div>                                                                  excused himself, and you are back at the</div> <div>                                                                  manor when the female merc comes </div> <div>                                                                  running through the gate to relay her</div> <div>                                                                  message </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Yes, along the edge of the</div> <div>                                                                  graveyard are a copse of trees </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Right. Athamar gets the</div> <div>                                                                  message and immediately calls out Ollyn</div> <div>                                                                  and miklas, and sends for the other troops. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: also a stone wall, maybe 3'</div> <div>                                                                  high, circles it </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: how far from her current position to</div> <div>                                                                  teh trees? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: 100' </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Less than 10 minutes later</div> <div>                                                                  your troops are assembled in armor </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: full moon or new? cloudy or clear? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: no moon, partly cloudy </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Athamar, you cannot see the</div> <div>                                                                  light from the battlements </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar apprises them of what</div> <div>                                                                  is going on, and has the merc lead them</div> <div>                                                                  directly to the Fangsand where it is. "I want</div> <div>                                                                  to find out what is going on and </div> <div>                                                                  catch whoever it is, stay in pairs. move</div> <div>                                                                  silently as possible. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar confers with Ollyn.</div> <div>                                                                  someone should go see tht Jacinta is not</div> <div>                                                                  alone. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: dark - good - she will move away</div> <div>                                                                  from the brazier, try to find a shadowy spot</div> <div>                                                                  she can blend into, as near her post as</div> <div>                                                                  possible - soot or darken her face... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Jacinta: The light continues</div> <div>                                                                  flashing intermittently. There are long</div> <div>                                                                  pauses then it starts again. About twenty</div> <div>                                                                  minutes after you sent the messenger, the </div> <div>                                                                  flashing stops </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Who shall we send?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Tassiter is there, "I'll go." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmmm.... one of the mercs,</div> <div>                                                                  Nordan (if he is here) and Tassiter. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: watch teh light - try to memorize</div> <div>                                                                  part of the short-long combo (assuming it's</div> <div>                                                                  a signal) than watch for is being repeated </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He has armor and weapons </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar says "Go." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He goes </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: we move out </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It's hard to say that any one</div> <div>                                                                  series is being repeated, It seems like a lot</div> <div>                                                                  of different series </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It'll take you about twenty</div> <div>                                                                  minutes, on foot, to reach the slopes of the</div> <div>                                                                  hill </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: then just tory to memorize the first</div> <div>                                                                  part, one of the simes it starts... </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar sends two groups one</div> <div>                                                                  directly up the Fangs, a smaller one around</div> <bR> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sigh/ </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: How do you split your force? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: we have what, 8 people? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: break into 5 groups of 5, try to</div> <div>                                                                  memorize short blocks rather than a long</div> <div>                                                                  string </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: None of your people have</div> <div>                                                                  been up here yet </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: yes. i know. what a pain. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: 9, Gallus is with you </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. send 4 around. five up hill </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: where do you go? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: up the hill. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Jacinta, you are trying to</div> <div>                                                                  memorize </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: better - just memorize 2 sets of 5</div> <div>                                                                  (rather than 5 sets) - then she can better</div> <div>                                                                  focus on looking for a return signal </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The ancient fortress is made</div> <div>                                                                  up of huge boulders seemingly dry laid.</div> <div>                                                                  There is no gate, but rather a narrow</div> <div>                                                                  snaking passage that has towering walls on</div> <bR> <div>                                                                  either side and doubles back on itself as it</div> <div>                                                                  climbs. The defenders would stand along</div> <div>                                                                  the walls and hurl death upon an attacker </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: well, lets hope that there is no</div> <div>                                                                  death up here tonight. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: this is the way you are going in</div> <bR> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: no other way? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: miklas on point... </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: :-0 </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The ground is somewhat rocky</div> <div>                                                                  and overgrown with tall (knee high) grass in</div> <div>                                                                  the passage. It's also as dark as a cellar in</div> <div>                                                                  the narrow confines. You are </div> <div>                                                                  groping in the dark as you advance </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: i suppose we are makin lots of</div> <div>                                                                  noise. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It ain't quiet </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar whispers "Ollyn, would it</div> <div>                                                                  be beter if we jut used lights? orwould that</div> <div>                                                                  make usa target?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Finally the passage opens out</div> <div>                                                                  into a central area of grass and small</div> <div>                                                                  shrubs. It is roughly circular and about two</div> <div>                                                                  hundred feet in diameter. There are </div> <div>                                                                  towering stone walls with many black</div> <div>                                                                  opening on the upper levels overlooking the</div> <div>                                                                  area. They are reached by rough ramps of</div> <div>                                                                  stone </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "No lights" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Backs to the walls" Ollyn</div> <div>                                                                  hisses </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar complies </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The night is very, very quiet,</div> <div>                                                                  except for the heavy breathing of the</div> <div>                                                                  armored men around you </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Miklas sniffs the air, you smell</div> <div>                                                                  it too... Tobacco smoke just a trace </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar remains quiet </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: athamr prepares a spell. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "If we split up we are sitting</div> <div>                                                                  ducks." Ollyn whispers </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: what spell? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: is there any area that he can cast</div> <div>                                                                  sense life on effectively? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: there are a lot of cave moths</div> <div>                                                                  or tunnel mouths, at least nine that you can</div> <div>                                                                  see from this angle </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Whoever it is knows we are</div> <div>                                                                  here. I can throw a cont light near the</div> <div>                                                                  entrance so we can see if anyone tries to</div> <div>                                                                  escape that way. we can leave two people </div> <div>                                                                  here in the shadows and then check the</div> <div>                                                                  cave mouths one by one." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn shrugs. "Beats sitting</div> <div>                                                                  here." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn says, "They'll either be</div> <div>                                                                  very high, or on the village side." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Unless they have moved." He</div> <div>                                                                  adds </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar works his way so that</div> <div>                                                                  he is a little difficult to hit from the village</div> <div>                                                                  side. he prepares and casts Cont light at</div> <div>                                                                  the entrance and immediatly leaps </div> <div>                                                                  aside. going for cover. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: okay... The spell works and a</div> <div>                                                                  large part of the central are is illuminated.</div> <div>                                                                  Several of your people were taken by</div> <div>                                                                  surprise and are now scrambling for </div> <div>                                                                  cover. Fortunately nothing untoward occurs </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: oops </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Ya gotta spread the word.) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: detail two men to stay here. take</div> <div>                                                                  ollyn and another to check out caves </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn and Miklas will lead the</div> <div>                                                                  charge up the nearest ramp. He's anxious</div> <div>                                                                  to get out of the fish bowl </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: any other entrances to the</div> <div>                                                                  fishbowl? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: athamar goes too </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: At the top they crouch,</div> <div>                                                                  covering openings with their crossbows</div> <div>                                                                  while the rest of you get up </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: not at ground level </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: that you can see </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: well, no one needs to stay in the</div> <div>                                                                  fishbowl then. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: the other two come up and will</div> <div>                                                                  take posistion where they can cover the exit</div> <div>                                                                  with their crossbows </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "I am wondering ifwe missed the</div> <div>                                                                  guy or this is a ruse" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn shakes his head. "No</div> <div>                                                                  idea, My Lord." He looks at Miklas, who</div> <div>                                                                  seems very relaxed. He shrugs again </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Toss a light in?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn pulls out his CL object</div> <div>                                                                  and lobs it into the nearest opening </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You can see the stick hit a</div> <div>                                                                  wall, drop down and roll out of sight. The</div> <div>                                                                  passage goes in, curves and descends </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sigh. how wide are these</div> <div>                                                                  passages? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: they aren't squared off, maybe</div> <div>                                                                  8 to 10 feet </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: three hexes. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn lowers his crossbow. "If</div> <div>                                                                  they were here they would have attacked.</div> <div>                                                                  Otherwise they've bugged out or are hiding.</div> <div>                                                                  We'll not find them in the dark." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "I tend to agree. one moment." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: how big are the Fangs? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: over all? They cover an area of</div> <div>                                                                  about 4 acres </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: lets see, the biggerst Sense life I</div> <div>                                                                  can cast and not pass out is.... 22 hexes.</div> <div>                                                                  how much of that can I cover? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: 22 hex radius? Or total? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: radius </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: that is 66 feet radius, 132 feet in</div> <div>                                                                  diameter. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: thats 132 foot diameter</div> <div>                                                                  circle... maybe a half an acre </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: this is a BIG place. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: 20,000sq feet +/- </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: oh yeah... you have a lot of fun</div> <div>                                                                  ahead of you, exploring this pile </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "I am going to cast a sense life</div> <div>                                                                  spell, it will cover about a half acre. or</div> <div>                                                                  everything within 20 yards or so. this will tire</div> <div>                                                                  me out, but that is the best thing I </div> <div>                                                                  canthink of. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: are you casting? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hw whispers </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: He casts. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: any limits? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: yes. looking for sentient life</div> <div>                                                                  excluding the people I know are here. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You sense nothing </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: damn. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar sighs, "nothing." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Should we post a guard here?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn organises the mercs into</div> <div>                                                                  pairs and starts them looking into each</div> <div>                                                                  opening </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Lets get the rest of our people</div> <div>                                                                  in here, My Lord" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: well, we know there is not an</div> <div>                                                                  ambush </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "good idea. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: he will climb until he can look</div> <div>                                                                  down on the back side and see the others.</div> <div>                                                                  He calls them in </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It'll be at least 15 minutes</div> <div>                                                                  before they show up in the center </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar rests </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Once everyone is present,</div> <div>                                                                  Ollyn starts them poking around. The</div> <div>                                                                  reports are that the underneath is practicly</div> <div>                                                                  a maze. No one wants to venture into it at </div> <div>                                                                  night. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. lets try to figure out where</div> <div>                                                                  the signal came from </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Miklas whistles from the far</div> <div>                                                                  side of the ruin. He has been walking the</div> <div>                                                                  top wall or battlement </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: go over to miklas </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He points to a spot, where the</div> <div>                                                                  big boulders jut up and form a kind of</div> <div>                                                                  bench. You can see what appears to be a</div> <div>                                                                  pile of wood shavings, a couple scraps </div> <div>                                                                  of bread and cheese and what appears to</div> <div>                                                                  be some pipe ash </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmm... check the bread and</div> <div>                                                                  cheese. is it the trail kind? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: hard bread and hard cheese </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sniff the ashes. and then collect</div> <div>                                                                  some. maybe bragan can make somethign</div> <div>                                                                  of them. stur the ashes. see what is there. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn looks at the shavings,</div> <div>                                                                  "Some one whittles." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: collect he shaving s too. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The ashes appear to be</div> <div>                                                                  tobacco </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: check the lookout, is this the</div> <div>                                                                  place where the signal orignated? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: probably </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. lets call it off. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn whistles in the troops and</div> <div>                                                                  collects his light object </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: what direction is the signal sent? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: was? towards the village you</div> <div>                                                                  think </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hmmm.. okay. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: lts head back. Athamar goes to</div> <div>                                                                  takehis place watching the graveyard. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ollyn will take the men in.</div> <div>                                                                  Miklas will go with you </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: good. well, it is late where you</div> <div>                                                                  are. how much longer? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: When you get to the graveyard</div> <div>                                                                  you find Nolan and Tassiter. Nolan says</div> <div>                                                                  that Jacinta went back to the manor when</div> <div>                                                                  she learned that all the troops were </div> <div>                                                                  out </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Athamar nods tiredly. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: about time to wrap up I think.</div> <div>                                                                  That will teach Jacinta to send a message</div> <div>                                                                  rather than go herself! </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: anything happen in the night or</div> <div>                                                                  are we stopping time here? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: ah well </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: nothing more happens tonight.</div> <div>                                                                  We'll pick up the next day, or, if you rather,</div> <div>                                                                  we'll compress some time at this point </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: which? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: night </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: compress? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: compress time is fine. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: sounded more heroic to say "you</div> <div>                                                                  go for help, I'll stand my post" :-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Hah! </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok, I'll email you guys with</div> <div>                                                                  some time compression info and points </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: and later, "you guard the dead</div> <div>                                                                  guys, I'll go patrol the manor alone" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: lol </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: wel, it was a good idea. I need</div> <div>                                                                  more troops. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: which is more likely to be</div> <div>                                                                  stolen? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: a body or a building? </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: sounds good to me, speeding up</div> <div>                                                                  the clock </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: I hear necromancers havea thing</div> <div>                                                                  for dead dudes </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: we'll compress a couple</div> <div>                                                                  weeks? Or is that too much? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: that is fine. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: otay </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: the fresher the body the better </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: okay, then I will say goodnight </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: night </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: goodnight </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: g'nite</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Time Compression I Athamar"><U><I><B>Time Compression, Athamar</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U>Back to Archives</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>