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They actually had some suggestions. I'll forward it to you</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: Have to do it later tho, its in my other account</div> <div> Dukejr01: np</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok, we left off with your meeting with the Friar. You promised a letter (which I have) and then went back to the manor</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id175.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Redlun XVIIIa"><U><B>LETTER</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Dukejr01: okay, the carriage was sent off with the draft horses , yes?</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn will straggle in later that day and you will have a conversation where he expresses his misgivings about bringing the Church into</div> <div> this. Gallus is not present for this talk</div> <div> Missiledine: <Logical, but did you buy any draft horses? I know you bought riding horses. The Drafts that were on the manor belong to the</div> <div> peasants.></div> <div> Dukejr01: gotcha. Athamar sighs and says "I appreciate you candor. However, I am also constrained by matters I cannot discuss. I have not requested aid from the</div> <div> church, but given the circumstances, I must inform the Church of what we have found so far, the presence of the undead was the last straw."</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. I bought threee draft horses.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Ok, can't keep it all straight ya know!></div> <div> Dukejr01: what I want to do is send two messengers. horsed. armed. how far to the Abbot's lands?</div> <div> Missiledine: <Enoughproblems with the shit of my own making!></div> <div> Dukejr01: I am concerned that he bad guy might try to interscept the messenger</div> <div> Missiledine: Entirely possible, hang on while I unroll my 4' x 4' map...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar also tells Ollyn to getsome rest. </div> <div> Missiledine: 15 to 18 miles +/-</div> <div> Dukejr01: a day;s fast ride then. if they push the horses.</div> <div> Missiledine: yep</div> <div> Missiledine: I hear a door opening...</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay send two men, horsed. give them some cash for expenses. </div> <div> Missiledine: yes! It's the missing stooge!</div> <div> Dukejr01: the letter is likely to go out before Ollyn gets there if he comes in later than mid morning</div> <div> Missiledine: That is how I figured it</div> <div> tacit01 has entered the room.</div> <div> tacit01: prithee, forsooth!</div> <div> Dukejr01: troy check out the archives of corren's latest adventures. you WILL be amused</div> <div> Missiledine: <Remind me to delete these remarks later></div> <div> Dukejr01: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> tacit01: my it's quiet..... too quiet....</div> <div> Dukejr01: its all your fault</div> <div> Missiledine: Well Lord Athamar... The letter is with the Friar. He is sending along his aid Brother Elias</div> <div> Missiledine: You will send 1 guard or 2?</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. all three horse go then. BTW, Athamr casts sense foes on the monk</div> <div> Dukejr01: 2</div> <div> Missiledine: seems ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: allright. A isn't TOO paranoid. just cautious. he wan't expecting anythign else</div> <div> Missiledine: I was anticipating that!:-D</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: I presume Ollyn and his guys are tired.</div> <div> Missiledine: that is an understatement... you hear some grumbling about, "the damned bear..." But nothing else of note</div> <div> Dukejr01: they should get some rest. </div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Dukejr01: feed em and give em wine first.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: good idea for the monk to go along . he knows the way</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will spend the day reviewing security. is there a place outside the window to his room where a flying critter could eavesdrop?</div> <div> Missiledine: maybe on the battlement</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm.....</div> <div> Dukejr01: noted</div> <div> Missiledine: a guard could walk it</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. but not now. later. A talks to Gallus. suggestions?</div> <div> Missiledine: About?</div> <div> Dukejr01: A is for going into the Fangs with food and his entire compliment of men. leaving militia to guard the village and manor. staying there three days or so,</div> <div> sealing up all entrances and dividing the maze into seachable parts.</div> <div> Dukejr01: sealing oof what is clear and persuinghte silver the seek earth found./</div> <div> Missiledine: Entire compliment? 8 men?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. lol.</div> <div> Missiledine: three of which are in Boma?</div> <div> Dukejr01: and two off as messengers,.</div> <div> Dukejr01: not today. when we have regrouped</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus says, "Wait and see if Lord Boma comes through with any troops."</div> <div> Dukejr01: good idea.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will search his rooms and the manor for ways that the opposition could eavesdrop</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, how are you searching?</div> <div> Dukejr01: he checks he walls and ceilings for openings, shafts, magical devices or old spells.</div> <div> Dukejr01: for example a good way to eavesdrop would be to put a tube in the wall that would pipe sound elsewhere so one ycould listen, </div> <div> Dukejr01: anotehr way is to have a secret passage.</div> <div> Missiledine: true... but without ripping down walls it is hard to find these things</div> <div> Dukejr01: his Second Sight would be triggered by old spellcraft if it was powerful enough or close</div> <div> Dukejr01: tap the walls, use shape earth on likely areas. </div> <div> Dukejr01: insert a slender blade between stones. listen and feel fro drafts.</div> <div> Dukejr01: for</div> <div> Dukejr01: If I were an a-hole who wanted to control the Fangs I would realize that eh Manor may become occupied and bug it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: I might even carve a new secret entrance just for me to infiltrate.</div> <div> Missiledine: There are non permenant magical ways to spy...</div> <div> Dukejr01: check the fireplace in particular. that is a good place to hide something.</div> <div> Dukejr01: true. many many spells will do that. however there is little I can do about that. unless my second sight is triggered</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Note to self. learn enchantment and build a scrywall.></div> <div> Missiledine: Where are you concentrating the search?</div> <div> Dukejr01: A's room in particular. when he exhausts his ideas there, he moves on the the Tower Keep.</div> <div> Missiledine: the round tower?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: in fact. I wonder if there are old defensive spells in that tower, it did have a pwerstone recharging rack</div> <div> Missiledine: you spend several hours examining your room, but are unable to find anything </div> <div> Dukejr01: is A's room visable from the Fangs?</div> <div> Missiledine: In the round tower you find that there may be a faint trace of lingering magic, but nothing current or active that you can find... And you</div> <div> find no mundane secrets.</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: did we have the windows open when we talked?</div> <div> Missiledine: Hmmm, its November... not likely</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: just considering spellcraft possibilities.</div> <div> Missiledine: of course</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. well, we should posta strong guard tonight. A will stay up fairly late, probably nap inthe evening and stay up during he wee hours. A also asks who</div> <div> among his guards can use a staff.</div> <div> Missiledine: A staff? None, except by default</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. staff defaults from spear</div> <div> Missiledine: Why a staff?</div> <div> Dukejr01: the only magic weapon we have is A's Staff. if a skull spirit is sent, a fighter who can hit harder than A should probably use it.</div> <div> Missiledine: I see</div> <div> Dukejr01: A won't TELL anyone this. he jsut wants to know</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: a couple of the mercs have spear skill</div> <div> Dukejr01: WEll, by tonight my two missives should reach their destinations.</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: Two? The letter to Boma should have arrived before noon, give or take a few hours</div> <div> Dukejr01: oh,. okauy</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: even better</div> <div> Dukejr01: A spends some time talking to his people allying fears and bolstering morale. etc. he casts cont light to refresh those that need it.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn will seek you out and say, "You might want to use a few of those to illuminate the courtyard and the areas around the base of the</div> <div> walls"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Good idea. do so.</div> <div> Dukejr01: maybe top of tower too?</div> <div> Dukejr01: battlements?</div> <div> Missiledine: exactly how? on items or locations</div> <div> Dukejr01: locations.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will prefer to cast it direectly on the fabric of he stone so they cannot be moved by attackers</div> <div> Dukejr01: put four in the courtyard walls, two at the gate.</div> <div> Dukejr01: four aroundthe outside of the wall</div> <div> Dukejr01: actually, A planned to use cont light as yard lighting at night when the manor was all fixed up.... kinda like a modern city</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus says, "You might want to do some stone shape to make projections that can be covered up when you want it dark."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Or mount the lights on poles that can be taken down, like flag poles from the walls</div> <div> Dukejr01: good idea. make little upward slanting posts and fittted caps.</div> <div> Dukejr01: can do both. wall projections with a hollow cylinder. with cont light inside (lol) on the copurtyards. poles outside the walls.</div> <div> Missiledine: not tonight tho</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: today is makeshift.</div> <div> Missiledine: unless you want to use your energy on stone shape</div> <div> Dukejr01: actuallym, one of my ideas is to havea chandelier in main hall, put a cont light in the center and let glass refract it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: no. caont light first. stone shape it later.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: security first, asthetics later.</div> <div> Dukejr01: how is morale?</div> <div> Missiledine: edgey... nervous</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm... Athamar refers to the guy in the Fangs as a squatter. and says if asked that if he were all that powerful, he would have kept us out of the fangs</div> <div> int eh first place, instead he hid.</div> <div> Missiledine: Everyone nods in agreement, but they don't look very convinced...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is more annoyed by this inconvenience than scared.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Oh? I can fix that...></div> <div> Dukejr01: <I am sure you can. send a couple Spirits or a hundred skeletons></div> <div> Dukejr01: A will make a point of being busy, but relaxed</div> <div> Missiledine: right... well the night will pass quietly. No one gets much sleep though</div> <div> Dukejr01: good.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Does anyone know how to dance?</div> <div> Missiledine: A couple of the girls do, most people have a default in it..</div> <div> Dukejr01: dea and/or Gen? ;-)</div> <div> Missiledine: yeah</div> <div> Missiledine: <Dance of the Seven Veils?></div> <div> Dukejr01: It occurs to me that long winter evenings would be good time to learn to dance,. might need it when A rubs elbows with nobles.</div> <div> Dukejr01: at least that is the ostensible reason.</div> <div> Dukejr01: plus its fun</div> <div> Dukejr01: plus there are pluses.</div> <div> Missiledine: oookay</div> <div> Dukejr01: WEll, Gallus have any matters that need attending before A gets around to his usual business?</div> <div> Missiledine: nope, nothing that crosses the GM's mind</div> <div> Dukejr01: allright. A takes Ollyn and visits the village. he plans to set up a cont light or two at the gate for their security. He will do the stone shape thing.</div> <div> Dukejr01: while he is at that, he casts sense foes on people who he hsan't done so yet.</div> <div> Dukejr01: surruptisously</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... well, its dark now and most people are in their cottages, its getting quite cold too. But some will come out when the lights appear</div> <div> Dukejr01: dark? I though it was the next day?</div> <div> Missiledine: <I thought you were still doing this that night! My misunderstanding></div> <div> Dukejr01: np. no he practices dancing in the evening.</div> <div> Missiledine: ah, ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: the next day after the uneventful night where no one gets much sleep, he asks Fallus if there is anything that neds done before he goes around spellcasting</div> <div> all over</div> <div> Dukejr01: Gallus</div> <div> Missiledine: right... nothing at the moment</div> <div> Missiledine: you finish your spell casting at the village, without locating any foes... The smyth will come out, bowing slightly. "My Lord, are you</div> <div> planning that we should be going up to the Fangs again today?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: right then. Athamar is goingto take a basket of goodies and some wine to he two wounded men. chat with them a bit, commiserate about having scars....</div> <div> tell them, not to worry, we will get the guy</div> <div> Missiledine: They, and their families, seem to appreciate that</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Not today. I want to wait until my messengers return. That is a bloody big pile of rocks and I am going to have to come up with a plan to get him. He</div> <div> doesn't appear to be going anywhere. which surprises me. What can you tell me about the lights and sounds that have been going on for some time?"</div> <div> Missiledine: He shrugs, "Well, my Lord." He scratches his head "It doesn't happen all the time, but once inawhile you see these glowing balls of</div> <div> light that seem to drift around the top of the Fangs... and you'll hear this awful moaning that seems to come and go, sometimes from the sky</div> <div> above... It's eerie like."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Huh. any pattern? the same time of year or month. length of time between occurances?"</div> <div> Missiledine: He thinks about that for awhile, then says, "Not sure, maybe... It's always on the darkest nights."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Well, that is something." Athamar shakes his head. "Thank you." When is the next new moon?</div> <div> Missiledine: next week</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: a new moon occured already while we were her correct?</div> <div> Missiledine: yep</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Does the Smyth have any questions?</div> <div> Missiledine: <Hang on a sec, let me check my calender.. I was talking from memory, always a mistake for a GM></div> <div> Missiledine: <Damn, I don't have that chat saved, the one with Jacinta in the graveyard.. I know Troy sent it to me, but I haven't got that program</div> <div> open.... That night was, I think the new Moon, which means it will be awhile yet></div> <div> tacit01: <I think it was a new moon the night Jacinta saw the lights - or it was cloudy></div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. well, it is beside the point if it is.</div> <div> Dukejr01: that would make sense. actually</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, unusual that...</div> <div> Dukejr01: hint hint</div> <div> Missiledine: It will be... awhile, till the next new moon.</div> <div> Dukejr01: gotcha</div> <div> Missiledine: No, the smyth doesn't have any questions that you can answer</div> <div> Missiledine: not to say that he doesn't have questions.. a lot of them are the same ones you have</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol. </div> <div> Missiledine: <GM Note: Set up Lunar calendar on new web site></div> <div> tacit01: for the record - the night J saw the lights there was no moon, and it was partly cloudy</div> <div> tacit01: and J had chicken for dinner</div> <div> Missiledine: <with a 30% chance of rai></div> <div> Missiledine: rain</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will visit a little, visit the old lady Herat. and wander over to the graveyard to cast earth vision - with the friar permission. Just in case.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Thank you Mss Almanac,...:-D></div> <div> Missiledine: Well, he doesn't think it needed, but he won't get in your way</div> <div> Missiledine: It looks to you like all the coffins are in place, if there is anything in them is a different issue</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. good. no tunnels or anything. which is what I was really concerned about</div> <div> Missiledine: none that you can see</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: athamar will return to the manor and work on the courtyard</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will prepare a whole bunch of cont lights for use in the Fangs</div> <div> Missiledine: the day will pass quietly with the usual chores.. dusk comes and with it supper. You have just seated yourself at the table when you</div> <div> hear your guards calling a challenge</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Missiledine: how many?</div> <div> Dukejr01: A goes to see.</div> <div> Dukejr01: oh. let me look at the book a sec</div> <div> Dukejr01: 10 4 pointers. which will cost A 3 points apiece</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: going outside you can hear the sound of many horses coming up the road from the village</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. A goes into the gate tower for a better look</div> <div> Missiledine: Standing on the battlement you can see about thirty armored horsemen coming along the road at a canter... behind them is a coach</div> <div> that you recognise as belonging to the Abbot.... Ollyn is beside you, "Mitra!" He whistles</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Open the gate!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <Holy frejoles!></div> <div> Missiledine: The gate is opened and the whole cavalcade comes through, pretty much filling your courtyard</div> <div> Missiledine: "Sacarium Guards, I'd expect." Ollyn says quietly</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is snapping out orders. prepare somethign to eat. get some bedding together. etc</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye." Athamar nods. He begins to say something. but he is restrained by his duty.</div> <div> Missiledine: As you come down from the tower, you see the Abbot being helped out of the coach, he is looking around</div> <div> Missiledine: probably for you</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar goes straight toward him. ppausing as necessary for the guards to check him out</div> <div> Missiledine: This is a pretty grim looking bunch of veteran fighters.. all in chain, med shields, broadswords, etc</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Your reverance. Your presence is most welcome.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot sees you coming and smiles, extending his hand</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar kneels and kisses it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <i think that is the greeting right?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Lord Athamar, the pleasure is mine, tho it is a pity it be under such beastly circumstances" <Yep></div> <div> Missiledine: <Don't have to kneel, thats for Bishops></div> <div> Dukejr01: right. bow then</div> <div> Missiledine: "Have you supped?" He asks brightly</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar sighs. "I hadn't expected to hear from you so soon. We shall endeavor to make everyone comfortable."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I was jsut sitting down. Please join us."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Love to!" He will follow you in</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I can tell you that everyone will sleep better tonight, Your Reverance"</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus will have the old cavalry stables opened for the horses</div> <div> Dukejr01: right.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar seats the Abbot before sitting himself.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Are there any others that should sit at the head table?</div> <div> Missiledine: "After reading your letter I thought it best to come see for myself." The Abbot explains as you cross the courtyard</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I understand, Your Reverance. I find the situation as curious as I do aggravating."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I have brought a couple priests along, thought they might come in handy. And I have forwarded your letter to Bishop Durr, who will</div> <div> undoubtably pass it on to Duke Demetrius. I'm sure we can expect reinforcements within the week."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar looks stunned. "You believe the situation that grave?"</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot smiles grimly, "The Church takes a dim view of Necromancers raising forces of Undead... You are to young to remember</div> <div> the Rebellion, you weren't even born yet. But I remember it, Bishop Durr and the Duke certainly remember it. That sort of thing cannot be allowed</div> <div> to happen again."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes. The encounter with the skeletons is what prompted my letter to you. They were clearly not leftover from the days of the Jhensari."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I don't know if his Grace will send his own troops or Royal troops, but I expoect he'll send someone." He looks around and leans in</div> <div> close, "His Grace may even come himself, you know, he is a Knight of Mitra."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr pours wne for the Abbot.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar looks suitable impressed.</div> <div> Dukejr01: e = y</div> <div> Missiledine: "His Grace doesn't get out much, duty and all that... He might take this as a golden opportunity to hit the trail again."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Well, I am certainly relieved to have you here. We all are. I find it curious that whomever it is stays in the Fangs despite discovery."</div> <div> Missiledine: The meal is served, with extra being put out for all the soldiers... They have brought some food along</div> <div> Missiledine: "Yes, that is odd." He sips his wine... "Well, obviously we must enlighten him to the errors of his ways."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is clearly pensive. Thinking things greater than Redlun may be involved.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Well, we must discuss waht we have found in greateer detail after dinner"</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot seems to think for a few moments, then he signals to one of his people. "Ah, Lieutenant, please take some of your men</div> <div> and circle the Fangs with a picket line... we don't want the game to flee." To you he says, "Perhaps some of your people might act as guides?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Ollyn. See that he Abbot's men have guides.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn goes off with the Lt.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar give Ollyn all ten cont light objects.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: The meal will pass merrily enough, it is remarkable how relieved all your people seem</div> <div> Dukejr01: 30 soldiers and 3 spell casting clergy will do that.</div> <div> Missiledine: After supper you and the Abbot will go... where?</div> <div> Dukejr01: The Round Tower. that is where A;'s office is.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: With a bit of wine...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will show the Abbot the list that we found, the weapons taken from the skeletons will be called for.</div> <div> Dukejr01: there is wine, i assume in the office., but more will be caleld for... :-0</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Shall I uncover the body that my men found?</div> <div> Dukejr01: your reverance?"</div> <div> Missiledine: (You will spend a couple houirs going over everything, then he will yawn and say, "Enough, my Lord, I must get some sleep! Tomorrow</div> <div> will be soon enough to inspect a corpse."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Very good, Your Reverance"</div> <div> Dukejr01: What is the nicest room? A's? If so, he can have it.</div> <div> Missiledine: A's</div> <div> Dukejr01: lay in a nice cozy fire.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A sends nordan to prepare the room. i.e. clear out what A needs.</div> <div> Missiledine: An hour later the Abbot is settled and Ollyn and Gallus are with you... Gallus reports thgat everyone has somewhere to sleep, mostly in</div> <div> the loft of the cavalry stables</div> <div> Dukejr01: Whew!</div> <div> Dukejr01: A looks pensive.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn reports that 15 Sacarium Guards have been posted in a circle around the Fangs</div> <div> Dukejr01: A nods. "Everyone get some sleep. It will be a long say tomorrow."</div> <div> Missiledine: They will be relieved in a few hours by the other half of the force</div> <div> Missiledine: The night passes quietly (surprise!) and morning comes... The manor is stirring early, but the Abbot doesn't appear till after 7 or so.</div> <div> "I'm an old man," He apologises. "I need my rest."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr likely has the corpse uncovered by this time.</div> <div> Dukejr01: unentombed that is.</div> <div> Missiledine: After a hearty breakfast (He eats enough for two) the Abbot says, "Well, nothing like desert over a rotting corpse. Lets go take a</div> <div> look."</div> <div> Missiledine: dessert</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar grins.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Where is it?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar leads him to the stable.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar reverse Entombment to recover the corse.</div> <div> Dukejr01: p</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr had it unentombed already, so he has it moved into the basement trhu the celler door. he puts a guard on it.</div> <div> Missiledine: The body has been laid out on a crude table of saw horses and planks. The Abbot spends a few minutes looking it, Then he closes</div> <div> his eyes, murmurs a prayer and holds his hands out over it, palms down. After a second he recoils slightly and steps back shaking his head, "An</div> <div> evil one this!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar blinks.</div> <div> Missiledine: "No child of Mitra! A servant of Darkness, his soul has gone to serve the Legion." He sighs and looks lost in thought</div> <div> Missiledine: From outside you hear shouts of a challenge</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Pardon me, Your Reverance." A leaves the guard with the Abbot</div> <div> Missiledine: Outside the gates, outside bow shot, is your coach with Miklas, Jacinta, the militia and ten armored horsemen</div> <div> Missiledine: They seem reluctant to approach</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar calls them in.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "That is my caosch and what looks like Boma's men." he tells the guard.</div> <div> tacit01: Jacinta will address Athamar when within earshot "Um, we brought you reinforcements?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar chuckles. "I can see that. Come in, we wil lget everyone squared away</div> <div> Missiledine: (Your running out of beds!)</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol.</div> <div> Dukejr01: make cots.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <double up></div> <div> Dukejr01: <:-D></div> <div> Missiledine: (Wait till the reinforcemnts get here!)</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol!</div> <div> Dukejr01: tents.</div> <div> Missiledine: good idea</div> <div> Dukejr01: A goes down to hear what J has to say, and meet the troops.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot comes out of the celler while you are talking to Jacinta. He says something to some of his troops and they will fetch the</div> <div> body, draped in a tarp and carry it outside the walls</div> <div> Missiledine: The men from Boma all bob their heads, one, clearly the NCO, says, "Lord Boma said you needed help..." He trails off looking</div> <div> around the courtyard. "You must be expecting a hell of a fight, My Lord."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Perhaps. The Abbot came to see for himself." he smiles "Thank you for coming. Lord Boam is a good neighbor"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Yes sir."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Lets get you men squared away."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar talks to gallus. we should quarter some in the village. set up the tent. </div> <div> Missiledine: They will wander off to take care of their horses, etc Ollyn comes by to report that after talking with the Abbot's troops he has learned</div> <div> that only twenty are Sacarium Guards from the Abbey. The rest are troops of the Baron on loan to the Abbot</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar raises an eyebrow. "Interesting. Lets see what the Abbot wishes to do now"</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus asks, "Do you want the militia in on this?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I was wondering if the militia should spell or reinforce the picket around the Fangs, freeing up the Abbot's men.</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus nods, "I'll summon them. Even if all they do is guard the horses it'll make for an impressive show."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Leave a few here too. just in case."</div> <div> Missiledine: He nods and goes off</div> <div> Missiledine: You notice that the Abbot has left the courtyard and followed the corpse out of the manor</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar follows. Taking any of his troops as may be available. Jacinta maybe.</div> <div> Missiledine: Jacinta, miklas and Ollyn are all at hand</div> <div> Dukejr01: k. lets havea look.</div> <div> Missiledine: Outside, about a hundred yards from the manor, in an unused area, the body has been placed on a pile of brush and wood that has</div> <div> been gathered up. The Abbot and the two Priests are conducting some kind of ritual over it. The Abbot then takes a silver and crystal bottle and</div> <div> pours something all over the body, it begins to smoke as though reacting to acid. Next a lit torch is brought forward and...</div> <div> Missiledine: the timber is ignited, it has clearly been soaked in oil</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar raises an eyebrow.</div> <div> Missiledine: The three priests back away from the flames and watch solemnly</div> <div> tacit01: <wow></div> <div> Missiledine: When the Abbot appears satisfied he turns away and goes to where a guard is holding a large silver chalice. He washes his hands</div> <div> in it and the other two priests do the same. Then the contents of the chalice is emptied in a circle around the burning pyre</div> <div> Missiledine: It appears to be over. The three priests talk for a moment, then the two take all the paraphanalia and go back to the Abbots coach.</div> <div> The Abbot comes over to you</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar bows slightly. "Your revenance"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Well, that one will never trouble the world again." He says with satisfaction</div> <div> Dukejr01: <capital "R"></div> <div> Dukejr01: "If I may, Your Reverance. What of his head?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Where ever it is, it is now consumed as is his body."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar raises both eyebrows. <Cooooool....></div> <div> Missiledine: "It can no longer act as an agent of evil, nor can it be summoned, conjured or raised."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I have called out the militia. May I suggest that they assist in picketing the Fangs, freeing your men?"</div> <div> Missiledine: He pauses in thought, "Unless, it is in a place sanctified to the Darkness. Hmmm." He looks at the Fangs and frowns.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Yes, that is a good idea." He agrees</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Ahem, Yes. I had wondered at the attraction. so to speak."</div> <div> Dukejr01: well, its nearly 12 here and 1 am there, call it soon?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Well, we shall find out soon enough! Time to send some dogs into the den!" He rubs his hands in anticipation</div> <div> Missiledine: <Yes, its about that time></div> <div> tacit01: yes, now that we're all together again, let's quit :-)</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will lead his men himself. Gallus is in charge of the militia and the manor. what of boma's men?</div> <div> Missiledine: That always seems to happen</div> <div> Missiledine: They go where you tell them to</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. hmmm..... Well. they will join A's little troop. I assume A's men will be guiding the Abbots.</div> <div> Missiledine: seems likely</div> <div> Dukejr01: actually, a couple militia guides wouldn't be a bad idea, volutneers only, they have been in the place some.</div> <div> Missiledine: true</div> <div> Dukejr01: depends on how much we are splitting the men up.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: well, something for next time then.</div> <div> Missiledine: I will try to get all the Redlun stuff posted over the next couple days... I loose track of what I've done. I'm loading it onto the new site and</div> <div> I think I did it on the Tripod site and viceversa</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. this is interesting.</div> <div> Dukejr01: I can't decide if this is too much or not. I am thinking it is not an over-reaction, given the Abbot's reaction to the corpse.</div> <div> Dukejr01: actually, I am starting to wonder if this is a big trap. bait a mousetrap and....</div> <div> Missiledine: we shall see....</div> <div> Missiledine: he, he, he</div> <div> Dukejr01: night then</div> <div> Missiledine: good night! Pleasant dreams!</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> tacit01: night all</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>