Island Paradise IV

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I ment devil.</div> <div> Dukejr01: says the guy with rock salt in his buttocks.</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> revrat235: I swear I thought she was 18...</div> <div> revrat235: okay, 15.</div> <div> Dukejr01: if she was, would it have made a difference?</div> <div> Docportal: and how old were you?</div> <div> revrat235: 16</div> <div> Docportal: That no big deal then. but I think I would have shout at you myself.</div> <div> Dukejr01: tradition.</div> <div> revrat235: Hey, it was within the half plus seven rule.</div> <div> Dukejr01: new rule to me.</div> <div> Missiledine: half plus 7?</div> <div> revrat235: the youngest person you should date is half your age plus seven.</div> <div> Missiledine: mentally?</div> <div> revrat235: do the math- it works.</div> <div> Docportal: Then I should date someone how is 16.</div> <div> Docportal: how = who\</div> <div> revrat235: that would make you 18? your window would be 16-22.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Kill!</div> <div> Missiledine: having another flashback Dave?</div> <div> Docportal: Yep I am 18.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Kill Wights!</div> <div> Dukejr01: I hate wights</div> <div> Missiledine: really?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. Corren's opion of wights can be summed up as "Wights suck"</div> <div> revrat235: you're wight about that.</div> <div> Missiledine: ouch</div> <div> revrat235: Thank you. I'll be here all week.</div> <div> Missiledine: <groan></div> <div> Dukejr01: Be vewy vewy qwiet! Corren is hunting wabbits.....</div> <div> Docportal: lol</div> <div> Docportal: err whats up doc???</div> <div> Dukejr01: Wabbit Season!</div> <div> Dukejr01: <blam!></div> <div> Docportal: hey which were you point that thing. </div> <div> Missiledine: Ok... lets get the ball rolling. I want to see how many of you I can kill off tonight!</div> <div> Docportal: ok</div> <div> Dawn12: fun!!</div> <div> Dukejr01: Its only rock salt. or in Rev's case. saltpeter</div> <div> Missiledine: When we wrapped up you had all returned to the inn to either lick your wounds, get a libation or just to</div> <div> check up on each other</div> <div> Dukejr01: I suggest that the wounded go to bed and rest, so they can heal.</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance and Long look a bit worse for wear</div> <div> revrat235: hot mulled ale over here.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren is going to the smyth's</div> <div> Docportal: "Good idea corren."</div> <div> Docportal: to bed with myself.</div> <div> FinLongham: to bed</div> <div> Dawn12 has left the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok, Vance heads off to his room.. Corren to the smyth... Long to bed... the rest of you?</div> <div> Docportal: <Start jumping up and down with ants in there pants.></div> <div> revrat235: having a nightcap.</div> <div> Missiledine: Thorin?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: or a daycap</div> <div> Missiledine: <its not that late></div> <div> Dukejr01: what. early afternoon?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren wanders over to the smyths</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, as you exit the inn you see, coming down the street towards the inn, Valack and eight men at</div> <div> arms in full kit. They are followed by a small crowd of onlookers. No one has noticed you yet</div> <div> Missiledine: <Mid afternoon.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Where is Rolb?</div> <div> Missiledine: still inside at the table with Dawn anf Thorin</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ducks back in. he goes to Rolb "Trouble coming."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Eh? What is it?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Valack, 8 men, and a crowd of locals.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Damn."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <pardon, quotes></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren sits.</div> <div> Dawn12 has entered the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: He starts to stand up then sits down with a sigh. "No where ta go on this damn flyspeck."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren shrugs.</div> <div> Missiledine: a few minutes pass and the door to the inn bangs open and Valack and his men march in. The men</div> <div> at arms all have loaded crossbows. The locals seated about the room immediately scatter to the sides</div> <div> revrat235: well, this looks promising.</div> <div> Missiledine: "I figured I'd find you soppen up the booze." Valack sneers</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks at them casually.</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says nothing in reply, just sips his whiskey</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sop sop :-)></div> <div> Missiledine: "I warned you lot not to make any trouble, but you didn't listen! Now yer in for it!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Trouble?"</div> <div> Missiledine: He looks you over. "Where's the rest of ya?"</div> <div> Docportal: <Any way out throw the window?></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Upstairs. What is this about, sir?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance, you and Long are on the second floor overlooking the street</div> <div> Missiledine: "Hah! Like you don't know! Surrender your weapons and come with us. I don't want to stain the floor</div> <div> with yer blood"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I was at the chapel praying. I have no idea what you are talking about."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I'll not bandy words. Do it or be prepared to die."</div> <div> Missiledine: He raises his hand and the crossbows are leveled</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren sighs and complies.</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb unslings his baldric and lays the weapon on the table</div> <div> revrat235: er... uh... right.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Dawn?></div> <div> Dawn12: i do the same</div> <div> Missiledine: Valack has one man gather up your weapons and give them to an onlooker to carry. Then he tells</div> <div> five of the guards to stay with you. He takes the other three and heads up the stairs asking the inn keeper what</div> <div> room the others are in</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance, Long, you are relaxing in your room when you hear the tramp of feet coming up the steps </div> <div> Docportal: sit back and contune to relaxs.</div> <div> Missiledine: There is a heavy pounding on the door. You hear Valack's voice call, "Open up!"</div> <div> FinLongham: I yell "What do you want"</div> <div> Docportal: I stand up and start moving for the door. </div> <div> Missiledine: The door explodes inwards as the big armored fighter forces it in.. Valack is standing in the door</div> <div> way, hand on his sword hilt. </div> <div> Missiledine: "Surrender! You are under arrest."</div> <div> FinLongham: "Well all you had to do was tell me and I would have gotten the door."</div> <div> Missiledine: behind him you see three more armored men with loaded crossbows</div> <div> Missiledine: "Surrender your weapons."</div> <div> FinLongham: I point to them then say "there they be."</div> <div> Docportal: I go and pull mine out of the bag. then hand them over.</div> <div> Missiledine: Valack steps aside, gesturing you both out of the room. One of the men at arms takes your</div> <div> weapons</div> <div> Missiledine: "Down stairs with your friends." Valack orders</div> <div> FinLongham: do as he saids.</div> <div> Docportal: Go down stairs with our buddies.</div> <div> Missiledine: Once you are all assembled downstairs Valack says, "Now, we are going to go see Lord Ashston</div> <div> and see what he wants done with you."</div> <div> revrat235: my mother warned me about days like this.</div> <div> Missiledine: The onlookers part as Valack's men start hearding you out into the street</div> <div> Missiledine: <herding></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks about ready to crack a joke at Rev's expense, but declines.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren complies.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <thorin's></div> <div> Missiledine: Once in the street your escort takes you up the hill, through the square, past the chapel and up one of</div> <div> the street that exit the square on the north side</div> <div> Missiledine: The road is wide and well stoned, obviously well used with much cart traffic</div> <div> Missiledine: you continue to climb, with about half the crowd of locals still trailing along behind. Ahead, through</div> <div> the mist, you see a gate house and a stone curtain wall</div> <div> Missiledine: There are two guards on duty, clearly anticipating your arrival. The gates are open and the small</div> <div> drawbridge is down</div> <div> Missiledine: You cross over and through the gate house into a paved triangular courtayrd with a three story keep</div> <div> looming in front of you. There is a second set of gates and a ramp leading up to trhe keep entrance which is on</div> <div> the second floor</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks over rhe defenses professionally</div> <div> revrat235: I wisper to th rest of the party "So. Um, exactly what did we do?</div> <div> Missiledine: the inner door is closed against the damp, but the gate is drawn up. The second and third floors</div> <div> bristle with arrow loops and crossbow posistions. The roof line overhangs the ramp up with visible murder holes</div> <div> Missiledine: "Silence!" Valack barks</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks at Thorin and shrugs.</div> <div> revrat235: sigh.</div> <div> Missiledine: You pass through the inner door, down a short defensive hallway with another portcilus at the end,</div> <div> also up, and into a hall. The dinner tables have been pulled off to the side, leaving the center open. The Lord's</div> <div> table, which </div> <div> Missiledine: sits up on a raised platform, has three figures seated at it. One is a distinguished looking</div> <div> gentleman of about sixty with silver hair and a careworn face. He sits in the ornate center chair</div> <div> Missiledine: To his right is an attractive woman, probably in her early forties, dressed in upper class gown. To</div> <div> his left in a </div> <div> Docportal: I neal to the lord.</div> <div> FinLongham: I follows vance moves. </div> <div> revrat235: er, hello. I...er...should probably be kneelin now? <kneel></div> <div> Missiledine: less ornate chair is a man with long, unkempt hair and beard, dressed in robes and cloak (Long and</div> <div> Vance recognise him) He is glowering in anger at all of you</div> <div> Docportal: <so I can't spell. Kneel*></div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb doesn't kneel, but he bows slightly. Valack says, "Lord Ashton of Sharpstone!" by way of</div> <div> introduction</div> <div> Docportal: Shit i say quitly....</div> <div> FinLongham: "shit" i muder to myself....</div> <div> Dukejr01: Description done. Corren bows to the Lord.</div> <div> Missiledine: "These are them." The bearded man rumbles</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren is looking about, slightly puzzled.</div> <div> Missiledine: "So," Lord Ashton speaks "You have come to my island to molest my people?"</div> <div> Dawn12: Dawn also kneels</div> <div> FinLongham: "No, I have come to see the wizard I had hear about. To ask him to take me under his wing."</div> <div> Dawn12 has left the room.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren raises his eyebrows.</div> <div> revrat235: <mutter to Corren> Yeah. Right. We're going to die now, right?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren shrugs.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Shrugs to thorin that is.</div> <div> Docportal: "It was I who suggest we follow the boy to see the lay of the land. He showed us the way to many</div> <div> shops along the way. Then to my friends stop we asked him to hlep us."</div> <div> Missiledine: Ashton doesn't say anything</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corrin is looking at the bearded guy, then vance, then the elf, bemusedly.</div> <div> Missiledine: Lord Ashton says, "You followed the boy to Farnoch's home. Why? When he told you to leave, you</div> <div> refused. Why?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "You told him that the Druids had sent you. Why?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb isn't saying a word</div> <div> Docportal: "The boy was doing something out of the normal for us. We refused to leave because we had not</div> <div> asked him our questions. and in a way the Druids had sent us here but not for him."</div> <div> FinLongham: "My lord it was myself and Vance here how have done wrong. The others did not help us in any way."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Why did the Druids of..." Farnoch whispers something. "Of Drunmore, send you?"</div> <div> FinLongham: how = who</div> <div> Docportal: "I am not sure I was just asked to join the group after helping them escape from a another</div> <div> strogehold."</div> <div> Missiledine: "A prison." Valack sneers "That seems likely."</div> <div> revrat235: I, er, actually more of a dungeon. Full of awful dead-ish things. Ick. very unpleasant.</div> <div> Missiledine: Farnoch says "it was the elf who spoke of the Druids."</div> <div> Docportal: "No, a Necromanter stronghold."</div> <div> revrat235: yes. yes. that was it. Very unpleasant. Did I say that already?</div> <div> Missiledine: "See, associates of a necromancer!" Valack says "I told you they were trouble, My Lord!"</div> <div> FinLongham: "Yes, It was I who spock of the druids. I am of the old faith. They have forseen darkness taking over this island.</div> <div> They wanted me to find out what it was."</div> <div> revrat235: Um. excuse me, but associates usually don't keep each other chained to a wall.</div> <div> Dawn12 has entered the room.</div> <div> revrat235: er... <look around> I'll just be quiet now.</div> <div> Dukejr01: <rehi dawn></div> <div> Missiledine: The woman murmers something about "...meddling Druids..."</div> <div> FinLongham: I note that but say nothing to her.</div> <div> FinLongham: The only reason I had taken the job to find out what was happen was so I could meet Farnoch.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Indeed, and why is that?"</div> <div> FinLongham: "Because I would like to train under him."</div> <div> Missiledine: To your right you notice a side door open and a young woman steps into the room quietly and</div> <div> stands watching. You recognise hher from the inn earlier today</div> <div> Missiledine: Farnoch snorts derisively. The woman surpresses a laugh and even Lord Ashton looks amused at</div> <div> that</div> <div> Missiledine: "So his reputation proceedes him, eh?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren supresses a sigh.</div> <div> FinLongham: "Yes, it dose proceed him. I have heard he is a great and powerful wizzard."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I see. Then perhaps you are not familiar with the meaning of the word, 'Recluse'</div> <div> revrat235: <Whisper to corren> I know what it means.</div> <div> FinLongham: "No, Had never heard you were a 'recluse'"</div> <div> Missiledine: "I have known Master Farnoch for almost forty years. He has never had, or expressed interest in</div> <div> having, a student of any kind. If you were the least bit familiar with Master Farnoch's reputation, you would have</div> <div> passed through </div> <div> Missiledine: his woods on tip toes, lest you disturbed his slumbers."</div> <div> Missiledine: "But back to the Druids. Tell me more of what they said."</div> <div> FinLongham: "Well that is all I was told. They forsee darkness befulling the land. I am here to find out what it is. that is it."</div> <div> Missiledine: Ashton brings out a letter which he opens up and studies. "Which one of you is Corren of Soche?"</div> <div> He asks</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren steps forward. "My Lord. I am Corren."</div> <div> Missiledine: He looks you over a moment, then says "And which is Thorin?"</div> <div> revrat235: Er. That would be me? Um. sir.</div> <div> Missiledine: He nods "And you." He looks at Vance "Must be Vance."</div> <div> Docportal: "Yes, your lordship."</div> <div> Missiledine: "The elf's name is Long Fellow. The girl is Dawn and you..." He stares at Rolb "Are the famous</div> <div> Rolb. I have heard much of you." Rolb nods, "Aye, sirr."</div> <div> Missiledine: Valack grins rather nastily at that</div> <div> Missiledine: Ashton folds up the paper and puts it away. "My hauscarl feels you should be thrown into the</div> <div> dungeon for a few months..." He stares at each of you for a bit</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren simply waits.</div> <div> Missiledine: "You came by boat, the 'Jixin' I believe. You will leave as you came. At dawn tomorrow. Until then you</div> <div> will stay at the inn. Your weapons will be returned at the boat. If there are any other problems you will be guests</div> <div> here."</div> <div> FinLongham: "What can myself and Vance do to not get throwen into the dungeon? We are the ones who have done the</div> <div> wrong here."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Do as your told. Is that clear?"</div> <div> FinLongham: "Yes, your lordship."</div> <div> Missiledine: The young woman standing off to the side goes back through the small door and is gone</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren bows slightly</div> <div> Missiledine: "You will not return to Sharpstone again. Ever."</div> <div> FinLongham: bows as i leave</div> <div> Docportal: I will kneel as I leave</div> <div> Missiledine: Valack will escort you out of the keep and out the gatehouse. He glowers at you but says nothing</div> <div> until you are outside. "I will come for you at dawn. I will see you on the boat personally. If I see your faces again,</div> <div> I'll take </div> <div> Missiledine: pleasure in killin ya."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks at him and smiles.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Then returns his gaze to the path ahead.</div> <div> Missiledine: The gate house portcillus is lowered behind you and Valack glares after you from ythe other side</div> <div> Missiledine: its just you guys outside, the onlookers went home</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren walks to the inn. he says nothing .</div> <div> Missiledine: <Everyone going back to the inn?></div> <div> Docportal: yap</div> <div> revrat235: y</div> <div> Missiledine: when you walk in, the din of conversation dies off immediately as everyone stares at you</div> <div> revrat235: Well... Hey! we're not dead!</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren raises and eyebrow and heads to the bar. ignoring them</div> <div> revrat235: er. sorry.</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Missiledine: After a few moments the conversation returns to normal volume, though people look askance at you</div> <div> now and then</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren has several beers</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb sits down at a table with a large whiskey. He closes his eyes and you can see his lips moving</div> <div> as he seems to be talking to himself</div> <div> Missiledine: "What exactly happened with yon wizard?" He asks at last</div> <div> FinLongham: "Umm we try to ask him to help us. But we went about it the wrong way and almost got fried."</div> <div> Dawn12: dawn just find a table and sits</div> <div> Missiledine: "Why did ye think ta ask him fer help?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Fer all we ken, he may be the source of the problem."</div> <div> FinLongham: "Our friends back at the grove."</div> <div> Missiledine: "They dinna say that he was ta be trusted."</div> <div> FinLongham: "They also did not say he was not to be trusted."{</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb stares at the elf for a long time. "And the dinna tell ye ta stick yer nose in a hornets nest! Does</div> <div> that mean ye will?"</div> <div> FinLongham: "When you say it that way I would. I be afraed of what you would do to me."</div> <div> FinLongham: "If I did not do it."</div> <div> revrat235: so. What are we going to do now?</div> <div> Missiledine: "we are gonna leave in the mornin. What else can we do?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "The Lord says we leave. We leave."</div> <div> FinLongham: "We know now that it is the woman who has something to hide. So we have to do whatever we going to do</div> <div> now."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "what?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "If any of you be thinkin of sneakin out tonight, remember, I'll be sharin a cell with ye."</div> <div> FinLongham: "What can we do. If we don't find and stop this we can't go back."</div> <div> Missiledine: "What are we gonna do? We dunno even ken wat is goin on! we aven't even been on this bloody</div> <div> rock twelve hours yet!"</div> <div> FinLongham: "The only thing I can think of is that mine. We sould be able to find out what is going on here there. I would</div> <div> think."</div> <div> Missiledine: "I dunno ken about ye, elf. But I won't face Valck and his men at arms without me sword."</div> <div> revrat235: right. none of us has any weapons.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren stays up late and drinks alot.</div> <div> FinLongham: That is a point right there. We are no threat with out our weapons.</div> <div> Missiledine: "We'll get on the Jixin in the mornin. Then we'll see if Guyan kens another place to land on this</div> <div> bloody island."</div> <div> Dawn12: DAWN GOES UP STARIS AND GOES TO BED</div> <div> revrat235: But they'll still be looking out for us, i'll bet you</div> <div> revrat235: right. I'm going to bed.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Laird Ashton was quite clear. We dunno leave the inn till mornin."</div> <div> FinLongham: "Ok then we will wait till then." I go bad to my room and go to bed.</div> <div> Docportal: "Agreed."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye"</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb will drink for awhile</div> <div> Dukejr01: so is Corren</div> <div> Missiledine: You hear Rolb mutter, "Bloody Valack, should a finished that bastard."</div> <div> Docportal: then I head for bed myself</div> <div> Missiledine: <Everyone staying inside tonight?></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren grunts. "Head for nearest landfall or back to the City?</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says, in a clear voice "Maybe try Rannoch, been awhile since I been that way... or the City, I</div> <div> dunno care."</div> <div> FinLongham: yes</div> <div> Docportal: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: "You give him that scar?" Corern asks Rolb.</div> <div> Dukejr01: quietly asks.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye. Next time I'll make it a bit deeper."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren nods and continues drinking.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok... the night will pass quietly and you are all awaken by the inn keeper quietly knocking on your</div> <div> doors just before sun up. "Master Valack is outside with an escort." He says "Your horses are ready to go."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren goes outside. "Thank you."</div> <div> revrat235: righto.</div> <div> Docportal: get my gear and go out side.</div> <div> Missiledine: There is bread and cheese and tea waiting downstairs. Clearly a meal to eat on the go</div> <div> Dukejr01: k.</div> <div> FinLongham: Get my gear and take it to the horse then grab my food. </div> <div> Dukejr01: goes immediately to his horse and checks him. </div> <div> revrat235: <get food> well this was nice of them at least...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren tips the stableboy</div> <div> Dukejr01: "You paid for it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: to thorin.</div> <div> Missiledine: As you come outside you see Valack and his 8 men at arms waiting. Valack looks pleased with</div> <div> himself. "It'll be a pleasure to see your back Rolb. Not as nice as seein yer liver. But it'll do."</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb just smiles and takes his horse and walks on past him towards the docks</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ignores teh exchange.</div> <div> revrat235: I load up my stuff</div> <div> Dukejr01: Goes to the docks</div> <div> Missiledine: Down at the docks the Jixin appears ready to go. The ramp is put in place and the horses are lead</div> <div> aboard. Valack nods to a man at arms who passes a canvas bundle down to Guyan. It is heavy and clinks.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Your weapons." Valack growls</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren goes to accept it. he checks to see if they are all present</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, all appears to be there</div> <div> Dukejr01: good.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren arms himself and gets out of the way of the sailors.</div> <div> Missiledine: Once you are all aboard and the horses are secure, the ramp is taken in and the lines cast off</div> <div> Docportal: Grab food then get on the boat.</div> <div> Missiledine: Valack calls, "Remember, don't come back!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren waits til we are out of eh harbor. "Where to?"</div> <div> revrat235: well, that was a fun little excursion. Any other friends of yours we need to kow about?</div> <div> Missiledine: The Jixin is pushed away from the dock, then the golem extends the oars and Guyan calls the beat</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says to Guyan, once you are out on the lake "Is there anywhere else ye can land us on the</div> <div> island?"</div> <div> revrat235: <looks back toward shore> "I could hit him right in the butt from here, I bet."</div> <div> Missiledine: Guyan considers "Its a tough bit of coast.... Maybe you, but not your horses."</div> <div> Missiledine: <too much fog to see clearly></div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb grins at you, "Maybe ye'll have a chance again at im."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren sighs. Checks his gear. looks at his food.</div> <div> Missiledine: To Guyan Rolb says, "All right, get us there. Quietly." To the rest of you. "The elf and I are goin back.</div> <div> Ye don't have to come with us. I'll understand if ye don't."</div> <div> Dawn12: dawn is bord and sits on the side</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I gave my Word."</div> <div> Docportal: I am going to follow you and the elf.</div> <div> Dawn12: i will also go</div> <div> Dukejr01: "What of the boat and the horses?"</div> <div> FinLongham: "When we have done what is needed then we call the boat back."</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb calls Guyan over and gives him some coins "Take the horses to Sal's in Rannoch. Tell er ta</div> <div> keep em fer me. Then ye come on back an pick us up in, oh, a week. At the same place you let us off at."</div> <div> Missiledine: "We'll flash ye to come in. Three long and two short." Guyan considers this and nods. "As you</div> <div> wish."</div> <div> revrat235: >sigh< You're going to get us all hanged- you know that right?</div> <div> Docportal: "Look if you done want to come then go with the horse"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye, we;; me mother always said I'd climb the gallows afore it was done."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <do we all have food for a week?></div> <div> revrat235: I mean, not that I have anything else to do this week. what the hell.</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb shrugs, "If we get hungry I'm sure we can scare up summat ta gnaw on."</div> <div> Docportal: "Yes I think. I have about 54 pounds of food lefted from our lasted trip."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "You barry all that?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: carry</div> <div> Dukejr01: whatever. lets get moving</div> <div> Docportal: Well it is in the pack. I will have to carry it this time. That is why we wanted the wagon.</div> <div> Missiledine: The Jixin is working its way through the fog, edging around the island to the north and east</div> <div> Docportal: "Do we have anything we can make a map on? With all the moving around I think we have a good</div> <div> idea were things are. So lets map the city."</div> <div> Dawn12: sounds like a good idea</div> <div> Dukejr01: "The fog will serve us well hiding. I don;t think we will going back to the village if we can help it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren is making ready. Armouring, tying down loose ends so he doesn;t jingle as much</div> <div> Missiledine: "Neh, not in daylight anyhow." Rolb transfers some stuff from his saddle bags to his pack. "Listen, no</div> <div> talkin ta the locals. We dunno ken who we can trust and the law abidin types will rweport us sure as hell."</div> <div> Missiledine: "So stay clear of the people. All of the people."</div> <div> revrat235: right.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren nods. "Right. No talking." Corren is looking at Long and Vance.</div> <div> Dawn12: right</div> <div> Missiledine: It will take about four hours for Guyan to work the Jixin around to where he wants her. From his</div> <div> tense attitude you know things are about to ge tricky</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will go look for rocks.</div> <div> Missiledine: From the fog on the left a large boulder seems to materialize.... It rears out of the water to a height</div> <div> greater then the Jixin's mast</div> <div> Docportal: I grab my pack and all my gear. Then get ready to move out.</div> <div> Dawn12: getting ready also</div> <div> revrat235: ready.</div> <div> Missiledine: You pass quietly along side it... ahead another huge boulder appears, then two more. Guyan skillfully</div> <div> guides the vessel between them</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren rushes to puta pole to it and push off.</div> <div> FinLongham: Ready my gear and set my self up to move to shore.</div> <div> Dukejr01: nevermind</div> <div> Dukejr01: not that close.</div> <div> Missiledine: Suddenly he pulls the tiller hard over and slews the vessel around so that it is drifting sideways</div> <div> towards a sheer cliff</div> <div> Missiledine: Using poles the Jixin is eased up against the stone... Rope bumpers protect the hull. The rock wall</div> <div> is about twenty feet above the deck</div> <div> Missiledine: "You will have to climb the mast and hook a rope on the rocks above," Guyan says</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren sighs and unarmours. he takes out his climbing harness and ascends.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ascends what?</div> <div> Dukejr01: the mast.</div> <div> Missiledine: The rock face is slick, wet and almost sheer</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: The top of the cliff is a jumble of jagged stones and boulders with some scrub trees</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will toss a grapple and rope. securing it. then use the rope to ascend. he will secure the rope up top and</div> <div> start hauling up equipment and people.</div> <div> Dukejr01: anyone else have climbing?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... it takes a couple tosses to get a good hook, but soon your up</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. Corren secures the area up top first, making sure there is no one present. then hauls his gear up. then the</div> <div> people in order.</div> <div> Missiledine: the fog is thick, visibility is only a hundred feet or less</div> <div> Missiledine: all is quiet up top</div> <div> Dukejr01: good</div> <div> Missiledine: You'll spend about fifteen minutes getting everyone and everything up. Rolb has a few last words with</div> <div> Guyan then climbs up</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren is armouring again.</div> <div> revrat235: I'l look around a little bit</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Quiet and unseen, yes?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb takes a coil of rope and a candle lantern from his pack and puts them at the base of a big,</div> <div> easily distinguished boulder, then covers them with scree and brush</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye."</div> <div> Missiledine: Looking up from his work he says, "Everyone see where this is?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye."</div> <div> Docportal: "yes"</div> <div> revrat235: yep.</div> <div> FinLongham: "Yep"</div> <div> Missiledine: "The signal is three long and two short. Guyan won't come in till he sees it. He'll be back here in a</div> <div> week and he'll hang abot fer two days. Then we'll ave ta swim fer it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: chuckles.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Now don;t tell anyone the code." Corren glowers at Long.</div> <div> Missiledine: Ok, you are on the north eastern coast of the island. The village of Sharpstone is South West of here.</div> <div> The hills with the mine is South East</div> <div> FinLongham: "As long as I am not asked we be fine."</div> <div> Missiledine: It's about 10:30 in the morning. Foggy, visibility is under 100 feet</div> <div> Dukejr01: <truthful does not mean "has to answer"></div> <div> Missiledine: ahead of you you can see a dense line of pine trees</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Make a base at the mines?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will make for the pines.</div> <div> Docportal: I will follow Corren.</div> <div> Dukejr01: he trots quietly. eyes scanning. </div> <div> revrat235: We should cover our tracks.</div> <div> Missiledine: The ground here is very rough and rocky, clearly unsuitable for any agriculture</div> <div> Dukejr01: "good idea. Thorin. you are the woodsman."</div> <div> revrat235: I can take the front and lead, or the rear and cover our tracks.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Cover tracks."</div> <div> Missiledine: Thorin, you see nothing to indicate that any humans have passed this way in a very, very long time.</div> <div> There are a ferw deer tracks and what looks like goat prints but that is all</div> <div> revrat235: done. I look for a dead branch to sweep away our footprints if needed.</div> <div> Dawn12 has left the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Guys, I am going to wrap it here. I am still not 100% and am lacking in my usual stamina></div> <div> revrat235: sorry to hear that.</div> <div> Dukejr01: k. goodnight.</div> <div> Dukejr01: thanks for running us.... out of town.</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Missiledine: my pleasure.... really!</div> <div> Docportal: <Thank god. I have the flu from you I am not feeling well either. Thanks for the game it is fun.></div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> revrat235: goodnight.</div> <div> Missiledine: Thank you</div> <div> revrat235 has left the room.</div> <div> Missiledine: Good night</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>