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Good man trpy</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok, here we go....</div> <div> tacit01: whee!</div> <div> Missiledine: When we quit the wounded man was going back to the manor... the rest of you were sitting down to eat</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar eats but is in a pensive mood.</div> <div> tacit01: ah yes - lunch - Jacinta east like a fighter, happy she only has to follow orders</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot had contacted his superior to update him on the situation</div> <div> Dukejr01: <I am roleplaying, can you tell?></div> <div> tacit01: <ACTING! GENIUS!></div> <div> Dukejr01: <I am the Master Thespian!></div> <div> tacit01: <you are William Shatner?! Cool></div> <div> Dukejr01: <Thank you!></div> <div> Missiledine: After you have all had a chance to dine, the Abbot says to Athamar. "I understand that you are an Earth Mage. I think it best that we</div> <div> take this opportunity to seal this place up."</div> <div> Missiledine: "We know that it is empty, let's keep it that way."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes, Your Reverance. I am. A fine idea."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Pity the perpetrator go away...."</div> <div> Dukejr01: got</div> <div> Missiledine: "Yes, but perhaps next time."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Such a persistent fellow will undoubtably be back"</div> <div> Missiledine: You see Ollyn and his team emerging from the ruin. Ollyn looks around, blinking in the light and seeing you, heads over...</div> <div> Dukejr01: "That is exactly what I was think, Your Reverance. I am.... puzzled by his actions. Surely he knew that I would inform the Church. Perhaps that is what</div> <div> he was after."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar stands up. Waits for Ollyn report.</div> <div> Missiledine: "My Lord, we have made an interesting discovery... an apparently bottomless pit."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Hmmm...... interesting. This place is full of surprises"</div> <div> tacit01: <goody></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Well, we shall have to take a look at it. Get some rest and food."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Yes. Do you remember that boarded over well we found the firsttime we explored here, the day you were shot? That was the</div> <div> opening."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar rubs his chin. "Yes. I remember. I thought it was a cistern or something. How did you come to the conclusion that it was bottomless?"</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot looks interested. "A bottomless pit? Hmmm, I might go in myself to see that."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I dropped the continual light stick down it. It got smaller and smaller, then vanished."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar frowns. "That bears investigation. Anything else?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "So it isn't water filled?" Mutters the Abbot</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn shakes his head, "No sir."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Notyhing else to report, My Lord."</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn will take his people over to the food and sit down for a bit of rest...With your permission</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Allright then. Apparently there is nothing else besides us in the Fangs now. Have some lunch."</div> <div> tacit01: <brb></div> <div> Missiledine: <Now, to dismember Jacinta!></div> <div> Missiledine: Ok, lunch goes quietly enough and then, true to his word, the Abbot gets up, calling Ollyn over. "Now, my good man. Where is this</div> <div> pit?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn will lead the Abbot, Derek, (You and Jacinta?) and six Sacarium Guards, into the Fangs</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will go too.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A orders J to come and miklas.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok</div> <div> tacit01: "Yes, M'Lord"</div> <div> Missiledine: You will pass through the lower chamber, climb up through the inner courtyard, past where you were shot, and into the tunnels....</div> <div> Dukejr01: Miklas on point. just in case.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn leads the way through the passages.. . Miklas with him... until you reach the point where you can see the low wall of the pit</div> <div> opening. Simultaneously both Ollyn and Miklas stop. The lumber that had covered the pit is scattered about the passage. Ollyn says, "I put all that</div> <div> back." and Miklas says, "Something is wrong here."</div> <div> Dukejr01: A casts sense foes at the pit 4 hex radius.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Sacarium Guards, some of whom had been here with Ollyn, draw their swords and circle around the Abbot</div> <div> Dukejr01: ..</div> <div> Dukejr01: I am having puter issues. I may lose my connection</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> tacit01: weapon drawn</div> <div> Missiledine: You cast the spell, you note that Derek seems to be doing something as well... There is a strong sense of hostility from the area of</div> <div> the pit</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Something hostile in the pit. Your Reverance"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Or around it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <curses> puter issues not resolving themselves. rebooting</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01 has entered the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: whew</div> <div> Missiledine: Two of the Guards have Drakes and on a signal from Derek they move forward, Derek goes to, Holy Symbol in one hand, mace in the</div> <div> other... there is a strange sense of presence now... (I wondered if we'd loose the chat room when you went off.)</div> <div> Dukejr01: so did I.</div> <div> tacit01: <I wondered if we could get him back in></div> <div> Missiledine: another good point</div> <div> Dukejr01: how far away is Athamar?</div> <div> Missiledine: As Derek and the guards advance you hear a loud sucking, slurping sound come from the pit... about ten feet behind Derek and</div> <div> company and eight feet in front of the Abbot</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. so A is within his 3 yard radius for detecting spellcraft.</div> <div> Missiledine: Derek is using it... the pit is radiating it for a moment, then it seems to be gone</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot is casting something too</div> <div> Dukejr01: "There was spellcraft coming from the pit, but its gone now"</div> <div> tacit01: J will position herself between Athamar and the pit </div> <div> Missiledine: The sucking sound is receding</div> <div> Dukejr01: do we have any mirrors?</div> <div> Missiledine: Derek and the guards rush forward and look over the edge... Derek yells "Fire!" the two Guards release their flames....</div> <div> Dukejr01: A just stays out of the way.</div> <div> tacit01: likewise</div> <div> Dukejr01: Can A tell if it was spellcraft or magic or does second sight make no distinction?</div> <div> Missiledine: Suddenly something wet and glistening shoots upward, out of the pit, spraying the three men and soaking the ceiling above... All three</div> <div> begin screaming in agony and as you watch in horror they seem to be melting! Their clothes, flesh and armor are smoking and dissolving</div> <div> tacit01: make sure A is out of range of the spray</div> <div> Missiledine: The acid, if that is what it is, is dripping like slime from the ceiling, hissing and smoking as it lands... The Abbot hurries forward to try</div> <div> and help, but his guards grab him and hold him back</div> <div> Dukejr01: how far away is the priest?</div> <div> Missiledine: All three men are threshing about, screaming hideously. Then, one after another they lay still... Derek is the last to die</div> <div> tacit01: did it seem to dissolve/effect the stone ceiling?</div> <div> Missiledine: It is reacting with the stone, but more slowly</div> <div> Missiledine: His body is about five feet from you</div> <div> Missiledine: what is left of it... it is still dissolving</div> <div> Dukejr01: I was wondering if A could cast create earth specifically powdered limestone that would nuetralize acid</div> <div> Dukejr01: I mean before he dies....</div> <div> Missiledine: too late to save them</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. worked that fast?</div> <div> Missiledine: four rounds </div> <div> Dukejr01: that fst</div> <div> Missiledine: besides, your not an alchemist to know that</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm.... k</div> <div> Dukejr01: A casts Shape stone and seals the pit.</div> <div> Missiledine: 4rds to death... longer to destroy the body</div> <div> Missiledine: You do... though you hear a Guardsman say, "Do you think that will stop what ever that was?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "What... what was that?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar grimly makes the stone cap as think as possible.</div> <div> Missiledine: Anothe Guard says, "A Demon from Hell?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <something Lovecraftian></div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot, clearly shocked, seems to shake himself and says. "I don't know. But we have clearly underestimated the foe."</div> <div> Dukejr01: A observes the bodies. do the drakes melt?</div> <div> Missiledine: "I will have to inform the Bishop immediately." The Abbot mutters aloud. "A terrible loss...." He trails off.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I sorrow for your losses, Your Reverance. I would like to consult my alchemist on this"</div> <div> Missiledine: All of the metal is scarred and somewhat deformed, even the bronze Drakes, but less so then the steel</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm.....</div> <div> Dukejr01: how high is the ceiling?</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot waves you away, clearly distraught</div> <div> Missiledine: about ten or eleven feet</div> <div> Dukejr01: A does not approach him.</div> <div> tacit01: J says a prayer to Mitra</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. when A casts the stone shape, he makes a capas think as possible and braces that with a column of stone to the ceiling. that way anything pushing</div> <div> from below will be pushing against the ceiling.</div> <div> Dukejr01: think = thick</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot seems to gather his wits, "I want their bodies recoverd!" He orders. "They will not remain in this unhallowed place."</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, that will work</div> <div> Dukejr01: A ponders a bit. does A recognize an acid when he sees it at work?</div> <div> Missiledine: The Guard seems uncertain how to procede... You know what acida are and do, but not how or why etc</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. so does A recognize it as an acid?</div> <div> Missiledine: It might be, you think</div> <div> Dukejr01: does the stuff seem to still be active?</div> <div> tacit01: "Can we use water to start washing it away?"</div> <div> Missiledine: It does seem to be 'calming down'</div> <div> tacit01: "Or dirt to neutralize it"</div> <div> Dukejr01: A casts create earth. he makes a pile off to the side and experimentally put some on the stuff.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Neutralize it? Oh uneducated sell sword...></div> <div> tacit01: <"...to, like, use it up - like mixing salt into water?"></div> <div> tacit01: <excue my use of 3 syllabe words - In the future I will restrict myself to "Kill!" and "Yes, boss"></div> <div> Dukejr01: does the dirt have any effect?</div> <div> Missiledine: <I'm trying to decide if either of you are justified in trying something to neutralize a substance who's workings are a complete mistery</div> <div> to you.></div> <div> Dukejr01: A is just using dirt</div> <div> Dukejr01: if that doesn't work, he will summon Bragan</div> <div> Missiledine: <Water to wash it away, dirt to cover it up....ok I'll buy that.></div> <div> Missiledine: If Athamar puts a thick enough layer of dirt on it, it seems to stop, or at least you can't see it anymore... but it seemed to be loosing</div> <div> potency already</div> <div> tacit01: <we wouldn't know why it works, but we'd likely know if it can be done></div> <div> Missiledine: <why would you know? What part of normal daily medieval life brings a person in contact with powerful acids or bases? Some metal</div> <div> working, maybe leather tanning..></div> <div> Dukejr01: A uses sand. </div> <div> Dukejr01: He then shapes pallets for the bodies using the floor under them.</div> <div> Dukejr01: that should exhaust him.</div> <div> Missiledine: Soon enough the hissing and melting will stop, leaving a pile of metal scraps, bits of bone and goo where three men had been only a</div> <div> few minutes before.... Ok, you will use earth to stone?</div> <div> Dukejr01: whichever works. if he has t o gouge out the floor with a shone shape he will</div> <div> Dukejr01: a kind of bowl shape would be most appropriate, I suppose.</div> <div> Missiledine: It will take a bit of finessing, but it ultimately works... the Guards, using extreme caution and scraps torn from their cloaks to insulate</div> <div> their hands, drag the pallets away from the affected area and pick them up</div> <div> Dukejr01: A looks at the pit once again before we leave.</div> <div> Missiledine: they, with help from Ollyn, Miklas will carry them out... the Abbot following, intoning a prayer for the dead...</div> <div> Missiledine: It looks as closed up as you can manage</div> <div> Dukejr01: A follows respectfully quiet.</div> <div> Missiledine: Soon enough you are outside.. after finishing some ritual, the Abbot takes the horn from the page and walks away to have some</div> <div> privacy...</div> <div> Missiledine: After a few minutes he turns around and calls, "Lord Athamar, a word please."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar hurries over.</div> <div> Dukejr01: During the few minutes. A has some beer issed to everyone.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Do you believe that the stonework you did will be effective?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: issued</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I can replace it with essential stone to make it stronger. but I simply have no idea what that was. It was magical, I could feel it. I am afraid tahat I cannot</div> <div> give Your Reverance an informed answer."</div> <div> tacit01: J will defintely have a beer</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot says into the horn.... "He has no idea." then he stands listening for awhile</div> <div> Dukejr01: AS respectfully steps back a couple paces</div> <div> Missiledine: "No, I don't believe there is any connection....</div> <div> Missiledine: Another long pause...."As you command... I will inform Lord Athamar..."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar pretty much stands at attention.</div> <div> Missiledine: Finally, after another very long pause the Abbot says, "Yes, he will be missed... I shall, thank you..."</div> <div> Missiledine: Lowering the horn the Abbot says, "Bishop Durr will send a seal stone, inscribed with a ward against Demonkind... When it arrives</div> <div> we shall require your help in placing it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Of course, Your Reverance"</div> <div> Missiledine: "With Mitra's blessing that will keep that... thing... inside. At least until we come up with a way to destroy it.... if it is still there." He</div> <div> mutters</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar nods, deciding its wiser to keep silent</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot returns the horn to the page. "Rest up, Lord Athamar. I still want the other holes sealed."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar does as bid. How many holes are there?</div> <div> Missiledine: 11 that you have found</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmmm.... wow.</div> <div> Missiledine: woops... 14, forgot the inner courtyard</div> <div> Dukejr01: there are some in the inner courtyard too?</div> <div> Missiledine: three tunnel entrances in the inner courtyard, 7 in the main courtyard and 4 roof holes</div> <div> Dukejr01: Oh. I thought you meant cistern things.</div> <div> Dukejr01: bottomless pits.</div> <div> Missiledine: No, the Abbot wants all the entrances closed... only one pit</div> <div> Dukejr01: A wants to find the water source and close that up separately, and before we completely seal the place up A wants to see if casting Earth vision will be</div> <div> effective in the really big cavern.</div> <div> Missiledine: <sorry for the delay, searching for something/></div> <div> Dukejr01: also. tracking down that source of silver he detected before might be useful, maybe that is where the baddies hid. A has a general idea where that was.</div> <div> Dukejr01: the silver is probably gone, but if that was them, it might be their lair</div> <div> Missiledine: Well, the Abbot is anxious to see the place sealed. His people say there is no one left inside and there is no silver at all. He does not</div> <div> want to get his people invol;ved in a protracted dungeon crawl... but he will cooperate for awhile </div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. well, its not a priority.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Lets get the towers sealed up first.</div> <div> Missiledine: Sealing the holes are, to the Abbot</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: can A puta subtle design in the stone he shapes so that he can tell it it is disturbed sometime later?</div> <div> Missiledine: <You can always reopen things later></div> <div> Missiledine: Yes, that is possible...</div> <div> Missiledine: <You will have to reopen for the Seal Stone anyway.></div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. A will do that. try nnot to make it obvious so that someone else with stone shape would disturb the pattern if they were to penetrate the seals and</div> <div> them reseal them.</div> <div> Dukejr01: true</div> <div> Dukejr01: but since A knows the pattern. He will be able to duplicate it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: How many seals can we get done today?</div> <div> Dukejr01: All?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok.... Once you are recovered, you will climb to each of the upper entrances... the upper holes are small, 6' x 4' the ground level</div> <div> openings are more like 12' x 10' How thick are you making the cork? </div> <div> Dukejr01: 3 feet minimum. more If I can manage. make sure sure that they aer firmly anchored into the walls.</div> <div> Missiledine: How are you doing it? Shape, create, E stone?</div> <div> Dukejr01: E-stone would be best but would take longer. Shape stone would be the most expediant. I think we will go for Shape Stone. A can replace them with E</div> <div> stone later.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok your skill with that is 15, right?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes</div> <div> Missiledine: the stone that the entrances pierce has all been shaped or worked (chiseled, carved etc) so it is triple cost... 9 per hex 3 per hex to</div> <div> maintain. It will take two hexes to close the upper holes, but only 1 turn per hex. The bottom holes will take 9 hexes and a total of 10 turns, only 1</div> <div> hex will need 2 turns to move it</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm.. shaping earth and turning it to stone would be cheaper then.</div> <div> Missiledine: not much loose earth to shape</div> <div> Dukejr01: Create it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: there is the earth in the courtyards.</div> <div> Missiledine: 4 per hex to create + 2 per hex to shape + 5 per hex to turn to stone</div> <div> Missiledine: Move it to the roof?</div> <div> Dukejr01: nah. I am thinking simple shape stone inhte upper entrances. shape earth and earth to stone in the lower</div> <div> Missiledine: could just use shape stone to pull out the support stones and cave it in</div> <div> Dukejr01: an idea, but I would prefer to seal it well,</div> <div> Dukejr01: can we make the entrances airtight?</div> <div> Missiledine: most of the entrances in the main courtyard and inner courtyard have stone floors.. only the bottom entrance to the animal pen area</div> <div> has dirt over the stones</div> <div> Missiledine: with shape stone or create stone... probably. Hard to tell if yousuccede though</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. A could cast shape earth and more earth one hex at a time cost = 1 to the places he needed it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: if we made them airtight , then some yahoo mage with body of air or body of water would havea time getting in.</div> <div> Missiledine: take awhile to get up the ramp, around the outerwalk to each opening...</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. but he can maintain indefinitely.</div> <div> Missiledine: Considering how the place is built, dry laid, shaped boulders, you would never be sure</div> <div> Dukejr01: true. but its worth a shot</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: earth moves are 2 hexes per turn. 5 feet a second. not bad. faster than by wheelbarrow.</div> <div> Missiledine: <You still there Troy?></div> <div> tacit01: yah</div> <div> Missiledine: <Bored?></div> <div> tacit01: J watches with mild curiosity as A does math in his head</div> <div> tacit01: not really - i started surfing</div> <div> Dukejr01: so. A will cast shape stone to directly shape the stone on the upper entrances. then use shape earth to move piles of earth from the courtyard to the</div> <div> bottom entrances and then shape earth and earth to stone them. he tries to make then as airtight as possible and puts a design in each to detect tampering</div> <div> Missiledine: <He has his boots off to use his toes on this one></div> <div> Dukejr01: nah. A order other peopleto present fingers and toes to keep count.</div> <div> Dukejr01: pedicure anyone?</div> <div> Missiledine: Okay, the sealing process will take a long time, most of the rest of the day, but it goes uneventfully.... Eventually it is finished</div> <div> Dukejr01: Good. A is exhausted.</div> <div> Missiledine: While you are working you will see the Abbot remove small pieces of bone from each of the three dead, wrap and label them, place</div> <div> them in a box and give the box to two Sacarium Guards who immediatey mount up and right like hell across the pastures, over the bridge and</div> <div> into the woods down the Abbey road...</div> <div> Missiledine: ride like hell</div> <div> Missiledine: <My writing is getting worse and worse!</div> <div> Dukejr01: Good idea. A jots a note to Gallus while he rests between spells. describing what he has seen and aks his opinion.</div> <div> Dukejr01: a sample of affected stone would be good to send him as well.</div> <div> Dukejr01: with residue from the stuff if not the dead.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <I meant to do that earlier, but got caught up in the "phonecall"</div> <div> Missiledine: To Gallus?</div> <div> Dukejr01: pardon. Bragan</div> <div> Missiledine: right</div> <div> Dukejr01: I jsut say "Gallus" habitually.</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Missiledine: From the Abbot's demeanor, you don't think this was a matter of scientific interest</div> <div> Dukejr01: no. Athamar wants to know what that stuff was and how to counter it.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot will send the othe Priest to the chapel to confer with the Friar and make arrangements for graves and caskets</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. anythingelse before evening?</div> <div> Missiledine: It is getting dark as you wrap up your work... the 'bodies' have been escorted to the chapel, they will be buried in the morning</div> <div> Missiledine: It is a subdued procession that returns to Redlun Manor that evening... The Abbot orders Guards to watch the Fangs through out the</div> <div> night</div> <div> Dukejr01: Good. Athamar tiredly makes his way back to the manor. he makes sure to compliment his men for their service, Lord Boma;s men to, especially the one</div> <div> who fought against the skeletons.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A issues wine.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A also supplements the Sacarum Guards with his own.</div> <div> Missiledine: Supper is waiting but it is a quiet meal</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn and the Lt will work out shifts</div> <div> Dukejr01: Good man.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Abbot says that after the funerals they will depart, but will return with the Seal Stone in a couple weeks</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will discuss the days events with Gallus. get his insights and ideas on how Redlun could help. do we owe the Sacarum Guards and the priest some</div> <div> weregild?</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Missiledine: That is the Church's problem</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr will arrange for guards on the graves, he will watch himself. tho he won't menton that to the Abbot</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar thanks the Abbot</div> <div> Missiledine: Gallus suggests that you arrange with the Friar some sort of monument and maybe commemerative service (annual mass )</div> <div> Dukejr01: that is an excellent idea.</div> <div> Dukejr01: one idea. could the symbol of Mitra be carved in the seals to cause Dread in demons?</div> <div> Missiledine: The Sacarium Guards will leave a couple of their number as part of the Grave Guard, though most of the survivors must go with the</div> <div> Abbot. They will ask for accomodations while here</div> <div> Missiledine: The seals On the graves? Or the pit?</div> <div> Dukejr01: on the fangs. the entrances.</div> <div> Dukejr01: The Sacarum Guards will be extended every accomodation.</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, it could be done... they would need to be very well executed though</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. A doesn't have Artist. maybe a mold would work.</div> <div> Missiledine: Or hire a stone cutter/sculptor</div> <div> Dukejr01: could the mason do it?</div> <div> Missiledine: He probably could, if you can erase any mistakes for him</div> <div> Dukejr01: Cool. something to keep in mind for the manor.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Well, is there anything Athamar can do for his guests?</div> <div> Missiledine: Not really... The night will pass quietly. Bragan will come looking for you, seemingly downcast. He says that all of his tests are useless.</div> <div> The substance had worked its power and been reduced to mere water and a little salt by the time he could work on it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "That information in itself is useful. Odd stuff. What do you make of the description?"</div> <div> Missiledine: If he could get some fresh stuff though, he's sure he could come up with something!</div> <div> tacit01: <yeah, missing digits!></div> <div> Missiledine: "Likely some type of acid or base, maybe a powerful digestive fluid or venom....."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar grins grimly. "No thanks! One encounter with that thing was too many"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Is there any kind of earth that would render an acid or base harmless?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "There are mages who specialize in acids, perhaps it was a spell... such a mage might be able to shed some light."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "hmmm...."</div> <div> Missiledine: <hmmmmm></div> <div> tacit01: <yawn></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Thanks for trying. It was wortht he effort" Athamr pours him some wine and catches up on the details of things he has been neglecting</div> <div> Dukejr01: <was that a hint troy?></div> <div> Missiledine: "I will research your question."</div> <div> tacit01: <just wanted to contribute></div> <div> Missiledine: <lol></div> <div> Dukejr01: <donations for the Orphans of Deep Dwelling Things Man Was Not Meant to Know can be made at the chapel></div> <div> Missiledine: Morning comes, the guards have reported no activity on the Fangs... The Abbot appears in full regalia</div> <div> tacit01: course, we'll want to patrol the fangs regularly to make sure the seals have not been tampered with</div> <div> Dukejr01: A makes sure everyone is in attendance and wearing their best.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <yup></div> <div> Missiledine: With everyone dressed in their best, the funeral leaves the manor and procedes to the chapel. The Abbot leads the service, he still</div> <div> seems upset about it all, and he makes certain that it is done right. The Priest, Friar and monk all assist, as do some of the Guards. The whole</div> <div> service takes a good two hours and the entire village will attend</div> <div> Missiledine: Finally the graves are filled, the first shift of guards in place. The Abbot will divest himself of his robes in the Chapel, then come out</div> <div> to you in his regular robes.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar bows.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is plenty upset too.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sense of duty and all that></div> <div> Missiledine: Taking you aside he says, "I will return in several weeks with the Seal. The Strength of the Fallen will be incorporated into the Seal,</div> <div> their spirits will help guard the Living against the Hell Spawn."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I will not sleep easy until the Seal is in place."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Nor will I, your Reverence. I thank Mitra that we are not facing this evil alone."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is quietly impressed with the notion of incorporating the fallen into the guardianship.</div> <div> Missiledine: He looks thoughtful, "There is another place that I have heard of, west of here near the Rivermarch... Which I am reminded of. The</div> <div> Goblin's call it, "Ahddsa Nahk" or 'Pit of Night.' It to is said to be bottomless... It is said to have spelled the end for a team of Avengers... I</div> <div> wonder."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Seems to be a lot of coincidences."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Hmmm, yes...."</div> <div> Missiledine: He will walk with you to his waiting coach. "If anything happens, send for me at once."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "You can be sure of that, Your Reverance. Thank you again. We are deeply grateful for the Church's protection from evil"</div> <div> Missiledine: Pausing at the door he says, "I almost forgot... The weapons we recovered, two hundred spear points, 100 hundred axe heads and</div> <div> 100 short swords... I shall leave half of each with you. You may need them. The rest the Church shall take. If you do not object?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Of course not, Your Reverance. You are most welcome to them. I wish I could do more."</div> <div> Missiledine: He smiles and climbs heavily into the coach... "It is what we are here for, Lord Athamar. Nothing more."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar sees him off.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Then goes to the village. He wants to talk to the Village leaders, to reasure them and answer their questions. Also, the militia will be getting weapons</div> <div> upgrade.</div> <div> Missiledine: The coach and escort rumble away... you are left standing in a cloud of dust. The Friar comes up.. "Father Derek was a personal</div> <div> favorite of the Abbot's... A nephew I believe."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Still, those who wear the red can expect nothing more."</div> <div> Missiledine: The village is still pretty much all present, having attended the service enmass.</div> <div> tacit01: <oh ouch - to understate the point></div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is visably surprised. then shakes his head and sighs. "Gallus had an idea that I think appropriate. I wished to talk to you about having a</div> <div> monument built to the memories of the slain and perhaps arrange Mass to honor their memory annually.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar says this loud enough for people to hear.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Friar nods, "I will consider what is most appropriate."</div> <div> Missiledine: The village seems to have a pretty good grasp of events... No one ordered any of the troops to keep their mouths shut, not that it</div> <div> probably would have helped, but in any case, there are very few question. Except, when will the Abbot be back?</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Thank you. Father." Athamar turns to the villagers. "I would like to take this moment to commend the courage of the folk of Redlun during these trying</div> <div> times. Everyone has done their part for the protection of all, none shirking their duty. I am sure that in the future we will face other times of hardship together, and</div> <div> that we shall prevail."</div> <div> Missiledine: <Inspiring stuff, that!></div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr will talk privately with the village leaders about that. they can keep everyone informed. A is not the "mother knows best" variety. He tries to keep</div> <div> them informed. Ignorance does n;t do anyone any goodd/</div> <div> Dukejr01: <thanks. College comes in hady n role playing games.></div> <div> Dukejr01: handy</div> <div> tacit01: <I envision an American (or Redun) flag backdrop, stars and stripes being played...></div> <div> Dukejr01: <lol></div> <div> Missiledine: The rest of the day will pass quietly enough with the daily routines....<me too></div> <div> Dukejr01: <banners. good idea.></div> <div> tacit01: <a regular Patton, he is></div> <div> Missiledine: <Their blood, his guts></div> <div> Dukejr01: Anyway. A will reassure the villagers a bit. Talk tothe Smythe, the Inkeepers, Miller nd Vintner - those are pretty much all the village leaders, yes? the</div> <div> militia will get shortswords issued to them if they are interested. Axes and spears will need hafting. He will also chat with them aboutt he armoury and what needs</div> <div> done.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Sacarium Guards who remained will take the first night of grave duty.... ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamr will make a point of taking a watch. he also arranges for food for them.</div> <div> Missiledine: They will be honored if you will sit a watch... your choice which</div> <div> Dukejr01: perhaps the villagers would like to volunteer. two people is minimum, three is what A wants more would be show them honor.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will sit with the Sacarum watch he has one of his people there too. like Miklas. Ollyn can arrange other watches. but he can himself sleep at night.</div> <div> Missiledine: uhmmmm, lts see there may be a demon oozing about... its already killed a Priest and two Sacarium Guards... and we are going to</div> <div> spend the night in a moonless graveyard... errr</div> <div> Dukejr01: good thing A has reduced sleep</div> <div> Dukejr01: ... that is why I wanted A to hang with the two sacarum guards and miklas.... :-0</div> <div> Missiledine: The Sacarium guards are doing the entire first night</div> <div> Dukejr01: I think we will arrange 6 hour shifts. to remain alert</div> <div> Missiledine: We? Te Guards will be there Dusk to Dawn</div> <div> Missiledine: When will YOU be there? And Jacinta?</div> <div> Dukejr01: the sacarum guards, yes. A's peple will supplement them and be there duringhte day and the next night.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A will take the first six hour shift with miklas. J can take the second with another one of my men.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> tacit01: right!</div> <div> Dukejr01: duringthe day, I think one of my people and some militia volunteers will do.</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamar... the Guards are grateful for the honor you do the fallen. They are most polite and respectful the entire night. Your watch will</div> <div> pass quietly</div> <div> Missiledine: When it is finished you go off to bed?></div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar is the one honored, actually. They died for his folk</div> <div> Dukejr01: yup.</div> <div> Dukejr01: A has a lot to do the next day.</div> <div> Missiledine: Jacinta, you find that the Guard are most impressed with Lord Athamar, telling you that most Lords regard the Sacarium Guard as a</div> <div> problem, not a benefit</div> <div> Missiledine: Most Lords find it galling that their writ and power does not extend to Church Lands, buildings or people (generally) but that the</div> <div> Church can act on their lands and people etc</div> <div> Missiledine: Athamar, you awaken quite suddenly, somewhere around 4 am, with the feeling that something is wrong</div> <div> tacit01: <um, cool?> Jacinta indicates that Athamar is an honorable and honest man, and is more interested in geting the job done than asserting his power</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar gets up and calls for nardan.</div> <div> Dukejr01: HE checks his sister. grabs his staff.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Nordan.</div> <div> Missiledine: They appreciate the difference that makes</div> <div> tacit01: J will also express her respest for the Guards bravery</div> <div> Missiledine: Nordan comes in, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, "My Lord?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Danika is asleep</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Something is wrong. Get Ollyn and Miklas."</div> <div> Dukejr01: A looks out of the window.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Wha... Yes, My Lord." And off he goes</div> <div> Dukejr01: can he see the graveyard from the manor?</div> <div> Missiledine: Don't see anything</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Dukejr01: A gets his armour on. grabs his staff and checks his brother.</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas and Ollyn come in as your buckling up. Both obviously just awakened. "My Lord?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Tassiter is asleep too</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I was jsut awakened. I am certain something is wrong. We should check the manor and see that the guards on teh graves are allright." Athamar looks at</div> <div> the Fangs through the window.</div> <div> Missiledine: The graveyard shift is pretty quiet</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar thinks about it for a second. What precisely did he feel was wrong? nearby magic?</div> <div> Missiledine: When you turn back from the window you see Ollyn and Miklas staring at your bed... Lying on the pillow next to yours is an unsheathed</div> <div> dagger</div> <div> Missiledine: you have never seen it before. Ollyn is awake now. "Someone has been in here!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Bastards!" Athamar s quite cross. he cas sense foe centered in this room. 6 hex radius</div> <div> Missiledine: It may have been your magic sense that awoke you</div> <div> Missiledine: nothing</div> <div> Missiledine: Miklas says, "They could have slit your throat!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes. bu they didn't. I wonder why?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar inspects the daggar.</div> <div> Missiledine: seems like a perfectly ordinary, double edged dagger... no magic</div> <div> Missiledine: "A warning?" Miklas asks "Or a promise." Ollyn says</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar look arond the room. any openings through which som one could have apportationed it?</div> <div> Missiledine: windows closed, door closed, glowing embers in fireplace</div> <div> Dukejr01: A looks up the chimney</div> <div> Missiledine: Danika is waking up... "What's going on?"</div> <div> Missiledine: nothing there</div> <div> Missiledine: <she's sleeping in your room></div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar goes over to Danika. "Someone doesn't like me" he shows her the daggar "Are you okay?" he brushes hair from her forehead."</div> <div> Missiledine: she's okay, but obviously shaken</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar kisses her head. tucks her in. </div> <div> Dukejr01: BTW Boma;s men still here?</div> <div> Missiledine: "I don't know, My Lord. If they didn't like you, you'd be dead." Miklas says</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Intimidation. They have plans."</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "Shall we search the building and grounds?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes. I may have awkened sooner than they reckoned."</div> <div> Dukejr01: A goes to the window and casts sense foes inthe courtyard. what is radius of temanor?</div> <div> Dukejr01: the manor</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn says, "Wake the men, Miklas."</div> <div> Dukejr01: A just tosses the biggest one he can 10 points 20 yards radius.</div> <div> Dukejr01: 2 from powerstone.</div> <div> Dukejr01: center it as best possible</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, that will cover almost all except the two towers</div> <div> Dukejr01: good.</div> <div> Missiledine: part of the old tower...</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Missiledine: you sense.... nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: "There are no foes in the manor. my spells did not cover the towers. start with them. especially the roof.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn and Miklas hurry off</div> <div> Missiledine: J- nothing happens during your duty... the night will pass quietly until you dimly hear voices and see lights around the top of the round</div> <div> tower, sometime after 4 am</div> <div> Missiledine: <coming to the end here soon guys></div> <div> tacit01: J will point it out to the guards, tho she will stand her post here unles the hears the gong</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar will pen a letter to thanks to the Abbot that he was planniong on sending anyway. he adds an additional note describin hte daggar incident. he</div> <div> plans to send it along with the sacarum guards.</div> <div> Dukejr01: when they go back.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok, you hear no other alarms and afterwhile the voices are quiet and the lights are gone.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ollyn reports finding nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: A orders someone to check up o the grave gurads and tell them what is going on so they are not alarmed.</div> <div> Missiledine: By the time he and Miklas give up, the sky is starting to lighten</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yes. I didn't expect anything. but it had to be done. Thank you, Ollyn. I have been using you and the men rather hard these last few days. Get some</div> <div> rest.</div> <div> tacit01: didn't happen to see any winged humanoids flying around the manor, did we?</div> <div> Missiledine: J- after bit one of the men at arms arrives and announces that "Assasins where in Lord Athamars chambers, but were frightened</div> <div> away before they finished the deed."</div> <div> Missiledine: sorry, no</div> <div> Missiledine: "No one was caught." He adds</div> <div> tacit01: "ah, that would explain it - do they need assistance?"</div> <div> tacit01: J assumes she will hear all teh details the next day</div> <div> Missiledine: "No, Lord Athamar said not to be alarmed," (yes)</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn will arrive at last.....Without further incident...</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. great. and everyone is tired.</div> <div> tacit01: "thank you - let Lord Athamar know all is quiet here"</div> <div> Missiledine: <Calling it a night gents...> Troy, did you read the file?</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. thanks for running us. it was.... interesting.</div> <div> Missiledine: oh?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Athamar needs more troops.</div> <div> tacit01: just one night without winged demons, or flashing lights, or assasins, or secret tunnels - keeping bandits off the road and boring guard duty, that's what J</div> <div> signed up for></div> <div> Missiledine: I've heard that before</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol</div> <div> tacit01: the file from Tuesday - yes </div> <div> Missiledine: ok, next week</div> <div> Dukejr01: night</div> <div> Missiledine: night</div> </td> </tr></table></body>