Post by Zipp on Dec 11, 2009 6:15:33 GMT
An unexpected ending, a new beginning
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:21:30 PM)
So, you up for gaming still?
Silent Wolf says: (7:22:08 PM)
Yeah, for a bit I guess - let me read what I missed while making mad phone calls
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:22:29 PM)
You gonna scroll to it, or you need it reposted?
Silent Wolf says: (7:22:51 PM)
Just read it
Silent Wolf says: (7:23:06 PM)
So the darklord taunts every evening and the Brotherhood hasnt shown up yet *nod*
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:23:28 PM)
(did you catch the bit about the numbers being smaller, too?)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:23:49 PM)
(not that that's super important now... it's still a huge army)
Silent Wolf says: (7:24:01 PM)
ok so the army is around 300,000, not two million
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:24:17 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:24:26 PM)
Still strong enough to take Holmgard
Silent Wolf says: (7:24:55 PM)
"There must be a way to take out the Darklord," I muse. "if we can elimite him, then his armys would prove less effective"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:27:05 PM)
'Less effective? I imagine they would flee altogether! Never since Vashna's time has a Darklord been killed... and it's rumoured that Vashna's soul still wanders the Maakengorge. But can we kill the Darklord? And how to engage him? I'm afraid the day will be one of long council, Lone Wolf. I should take you to the King. Dawn is coming.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:27:17 PM)
As Oggdyn mentions the dawn, you feel a shiver of your sixth sense.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:27:53 PM)
You suddenly know that you must reach the tallest spot in Holmgard and see the Darklord's army for yourself.
Silent Wolf says: (7:28:30 PM)
Then I shall do that "I'll join you with the King shortly,
Silent Wolf says: (7:28:31 PM)
phone
Silent Wolf says: (7:32:15 PM)
back hehe
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:32:21 PM)
kayo
Silent Wolf says: (7:32:38 PM)
I tell Oggdyn "First I'd like to see the army for myself"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:33:12 PM)
'Not advisable, my Lady. The Kraan fly low these days and the spitfires of the Darklords are often active.'
Silent Wolf says: (7:34:11 PM)
"I'd liek to see the FOe I face, I'll be fine. (where is the tallest point?)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:35:24 PM)
Looking in the distance you can see a massive watchtower pointing above the city, rising even above the palace towers on their hill. It stands quite near to the city wall and would give you a direct view of the army below.
Silent Wolf says: (7:36:32 PM)
"I'll join you at the castle soon, " I say, then head in that general direction
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:39:05 PM)
The streets of Holmgard are far easier to travel this time, you mark grimly. The jostling crowds have been replaced by piles of the dead. The many buildings and homes that blocked streets have been reduced to rubble, allowing you to walk through their burnt shells to make a fairly straight path towards the tower. As the dawn grows nearer and the stars begin to disappear with the day, you...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:39:13 PM)
... walk faster, feeling drawn towards destiny.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:40:20 PM)
Suddenly, the air is split with a howling of many horns. The few citizens walking the streets near you cry in dismay. It is the sound of the alarum, and it is soon followed by another sound: that of crashing as the spitfires launch their burning payloads into the city streets.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:40:46 PM)
Fire is falling all around you. Citizens are running for shelter. Action?
Silent Wolf says: (7:41:56 PM)
I'll run towards the tower
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:42:43 PM)
You are running when suddenly your sixth sense warns you to jump aside. Looking quickly up, you see a great boulder of fire falling towards you. Roll die.
Silent Wolf says: (7:43:06 PM)
oh i forgot to bookmark that new die
Silent Wolf says: (7:43:13 PM)
do you have the link?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:43:25 PM)
yeah, hold on
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:43:48 PM)
invisiblecastle.com/roller/
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:43:51 PM)
there ya go!
Silent Wolf says: (7:44:16 PM)
ouch 3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:45:47 PM)
Fire and shrapnel bursts all around you as the boulder hits mere feet from you and your cloak takes flame. You put out the fire, but it leaves you with some injury (- 4 END). Still, you sixth sense has saved you from demise (and Oggdyn from a [nuts] ton of guilt).
Silent Wolf says: (7:46:25 PM)
I get up quickly and continue to run
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:47:27 PM)
You are in a long empty street when you hear the familiar cry of Kraan above you. The cry does not panic you as it once did. You have grown since your run through the woods. Now you simply recognize the danger that such a beast represents and ready your weapon for attack. However...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:48:58 PM)
... the Kraan is not swooping down on you. Indeed, it is still high in the air, but it let go of something from its claws. The bundle falls quickly and you hear screams from within it. As it smashes to the pavement in front of you, you see that it is a net containing a dozen giaks. The ones on the bottom of the net have been killed instantly by the fall or are dying painfully, paralyzed...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:49:26 PM)
... while their black blood fills the street. However, five of the giaks have survived and now tear themselves free of the net, blocking your path and wielding their cruel blades.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:49:47 PM)
This is a CS roll
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:49:59 PM)
What weapon you using? Need I ask...
Silent Wolf says: (7:50:12 PM)
My bare hands. . .
Silent Wolf says: (7:50:14 PM)
Just kidding
Silent Wolf says: (7:50:19 PM)
I rolled a 16
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:50:40 PM)
Are you using the Sommerswerd two handed or one?
Silent Wolf says: (7:52:22 PM)
Two
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:53:00 PM)
(from now on I'm going to asssume you are using the Sommerswerd two-handed unless you say otherwise)
Silent Wolf says: (7:53:40 PM)
ok
Silent Wolf says: (7:53:45 PM)
untill i get a shield, essentially
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:53:49 PM)
(the benefit of using it one handed would be to have either a shield or a second weapon in the off-hand. Usually that will give an increase to your CS or positioning, just so you are aware of your options)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:54:27 PM)
(Another note, there isn't much of a downside to using the Sommerswerd. The one time you will not want to use it is when you are traveling incognito, as nothing screams LONE WOLF IS HERE like the Sword of the Sun)
Silent Wolf says: (7:54:51 PM)
lol
Silent Wolf says: (7:54:52 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:55:14 PM)
Okay, so you added +11 to your CS?
Silent Wolf says: (7:56:06 PM)
yeah
Silent Wolf says: (7:56:09 PM)
got 16 i think?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:56:12 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:57:33 PM)
In this fight, you can see that, though lightly armoured giaks such as these are easy enough to kill with your Sommerswerd, their sheer numbers will make this a difficult battle. However, if you kill a few of them, your mindblast could probably give you a great advantage over the remainder. Right now, the giaks are hissing at you menacingly and spreading out
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:57:38 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (7:58:14 PM)
I'll take the bait and mind blast stun them all
Silent Wolf says: (7:58:22 PM)
9
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:58:41 PM)
Nice roll
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:24 PM)
Under most circumstances, your mindblast is best against single opponents. However, in this hour of need, your mental capacities have increased and you send out a wave of your tension that slams into the giaks like a hammer against an anvil. Two of the giaks die right out, bleeding from their mouths and nostrils. The rest stagger backwards, giving you the chance to make the next move.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:29 PM)
Result: Giaks -11
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:37 PM)
Giaks 13/24
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:40 PM)
Nice hit
Silent Wolf says: (8:01:15 PM)
I'll take this oppertunity and charge in, blade swinging, to deal out some decapitations to the stunned beasts.
Silent Wolf says: (8:01:24 PM)
hehe 3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:02:55 PM)
The giaks are used to the tortorous conditions of the Darklands. They recover from their stun rather quickly (although, they were just dropped from a height of about 100 feet, so maybe not so surprising) and meet you blade to blade. You take some cuts, but you barely feel them in your need to meet your destiny. Your attack kills all but the last giak, a small one wielding a long spear who...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:00 PM)
.... makes one final stab at you.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:15 PM)
Results: SW -4 Giaks -8
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:34 PM)
SW 18/27 Giaks 5/24
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:41 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (8:04:07 PM)
I jum out of the way and lunge at him from the side.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:04:12 PM)
Roll
Silent Wolf says: (8:04:19 PM)
4
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:31 PM)
You dodge and close in for a final attack. You deal your blow, but the giak gets in his last stab, as well, catching you on the leg. Again, the pain is a dull thing compared to the burning in your mind as dawn approaches.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:36 PM)
SW -3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:43 PM)
SW 15/27
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:53 PM)
(are you drinking that laumspur or just continuing on?)
Silent Wolf says: (8:06:39 PM)
I'll drink it
Silent Wolf says: (8:06:51 PM)
so 19/27
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:07:42 PM)
You leave the bodies of the slain giaks around you, step gingerly over the still twitching net, and continue on your way.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:08:53 PM)
At last you come to the square before the city walls. Here the fighting is at its worst. Kraan flood the skies, most carrying more of the giak nets, some mounted by Drakkarim or Vordaks. None can land, though, or get close to the ground without being felled by a massive company of archers led by a familiar face.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:09:40 PM)
Ser Armadalus stands clamly amidst the bodies of slain giaks and Kraan, shouting directions in a cool voice to the company of archers, himself holding a great yew bow whose arrows never fail to fell a kraan when it comes too close.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:09:50 PM)
Beyond them lies the tower you are aiming for
Silent Wolf says: (8:10:48 PM)
I'll run up to Ser Armadalus and ask him to give me some cover while I ascend the tower to get a view of the army
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:13:09 PM)
If Ser Armadalus is surprised to see you, he makes no sign of it. Nor does he ask you what your purpose is in the tower. His eyes are on your blade, you notice, rather than on you. Perhaps such a man feels that he can obey a blade more than he can obey a woman. Or perhaps he is thinking of the move he made to save your life in the king's court. You don't know and you don't care at the moment.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:13:41 PM)
Armadalus orders a small contigent of his archers to cover the tower and gives you a curt nod to let you know that you may ascend when ready.
Silent Wolf says: (8:14:05 PM)
I run off towards the tower to climb it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:15:52 PM)
The tower is an ancient structure, and you guess that it was built at the same time as the city wall, perhaps to oversee its construction. It bears the same white stone and is as impressively massive. The inside is a great hallowed out area with a spiral staircase that winds about it, spiralling up past the point of vision.
Silent Wolf says: (8:17:14 PM)
I'll enter and begin to run up the stairs
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:18:23 PM)
Heading up the tower, you eventually came to a grand room. It is the top of the tower, domed to fit the shape of its roof. There are no windows, but a great wide latice covers the open spaces, permitting you some cover while you stare down at the armies of Zagarna.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:18:56 PM)
Thousand upon thousand of the black-clad enemy are massed around the city wall, huddled like beetles in the trenches that cover the plain. In the midst of this horde, a great red tent has been erected bearing the symbol of a broken skull. It is the mark of Zagarna, Lord of Kaag, a Darklord of Helgedad. His great ambition is the destruction of Holmgard; his fiercest desire...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:19:03 PM)
... to lead his armies to victory this day.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:19:19 PM)
Dawn has not yet come.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:20:41 PM)
Suddenly you hear a great screeching. Just outside the tower, a Kraan is hovering. Its rider is a powerfully built Drakkarim wearing black platemail dotted with elaborate red ruins and insignia.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:21:09 PM)
The Kraan screams as arrows pierce it from below. The beast swerves and heads straight for the tower lattice.
Silent Wolf says: (8:21:26 PM)
I'll back into the tower, I'd rather it not crash ontop of me
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:23:28 PM)
With a final scream, the Kraan slams into the lattice, crushing its beautiful construction. Its rider is unhurt by the crash; he leaps off and kicks his mount away from him, knocking its body down to the courtyard many feet below. Then he sees you and gives a roar of delight. He draws a wickedly serrated blade and prepares to attack you.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:23:37 PM)
Dawn is almost here.
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:26 PM)
I draw my blade as well
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:30 PM)
on second, phone again =\
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:53 PM)
ok
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:57 PM)
it disconnected
Silent Wolf says: (8:25:15 PM)
So these guys are weaker during the day?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:25:30 PM)
No, but you sense that the dawn will bring with it your destiny
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:25:58 PM)
Roll CS for this guy
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:26:03 PM)
+11
Silent Wolf says: (8:26:20 PM)
17
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:27:47 PM)
You sense that the man before you is a veteran of combat and a powerful combatant. He will not make for an easy opponent. As for your environment, it is a good one for fighting, but there too he may have the advantage, as his reach is longer than yours due to his height. Speaking of height, don't get too close to that edge...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:27:48 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (8:29:29 PM)
Can I use mind over matter to push people?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:29:41 PM)
Not at this stage of your discipline
Silent Wolf says: (8:29:49 PM)
damn
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:30:56 PM)
Nice try, though ^_^
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:31:00 PM)
I'm not THAT nice
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:00 PM)
He is closer to the edge now than I am and I want to keep it so he is between me and the edge, so I attack but not as a full charge, I want to press and attack that pushes him back towards the edge
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:01 PM)
hehee
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:31:12 PM)
You're just like... whoops! There he goes... yah, sorry
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:13 PM)
8
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:31:26 PM)
Nice attack
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:38 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:39 PM)
I wish
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:40 PM)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:34:06 PM)
You advance at a quick step, but retain full control over your attack. Your blade, wielded two-handed, is truly a terrifying weapon. It smashes into the Drakkarim's armour with deadly force. You dodge nimbly out of the way of his retorting blow, though the effort takes its toll on the wounds you have already sustained.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:34:28 PM)
Result: SW -1 Drakkarim Captain -11
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:34:46 PM)
SW 18/27 Drak 19/30
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:35:45 PM)
The Drakkarim reaches down to his waist and pulls free a dart. He aims it at your chest then moves in after it to deal you a massive cutting blow.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:35:46 PM)
Reaction?
Silent Wolf says: (8:37:34 PM)
I'll side step the dark hurling at me and then attempt to get behind him and force him down the stairs
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:38:36 PM)
(behind him right now would be the hole in the wall... that's where you forced him to with your last move. He's trying to regain his position with this attack)
Silent Wolf says: (8:38:53 PM)
ah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:38:59 PM)
Sorry, should have been clear
Silent Wolf says: (8:39:53 PM)
Ill duck out of the way of dark and, falling to one knee, try to meet his charge with my blade.
Silent Wolf says: (8:40:01 PM)
5
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:41:48 PM)
The dart strikes you in the shoulder, but you clench your teeth to the pain and meet the Dread Captain's charge. The blades lock, but the Sommerswerd is stronger. You push the Captain away and add a hit to his wrist that you're sure breaks it.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:02 PM)
Result: SW -4
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:07 PM)
Drak -8
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:37 PM)
Sw 14/27 Drak 11/30
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:42 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (8:43:26 PM)
I'll move and attack from the side of his injured wrist, Striking out with the sword and aiming for his chest
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:43:34 PM)
Roll
Silent Wolf says: (8:43:44 PM)
lol 3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:45:21 PM)
The Drakkarim surprises you by switching his blade to his other hand: he is ambidextrous, a skill prized by the Drakkarim. He cuts you badly across your chest, though you can tell his wounds pain him, as well.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:45:36 PM)
SW -5 Drak -3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:45:45 PM)
SW 9/27 Drak 8/30
Silent Wolf says: (8:45:51 PM)
owie
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:46:25 PM)
Suddenly, with a light that spreads an orange glow across the armies of the Darklord and sends tendrills of fire through the lattice of the tower where you duel... the dawn arrives.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:47:26 PM)
You feel a quiver run the entire length of your body and a burning heat spread through every nerve ending in your arm. Even the Drakkarim feels something is changed in this dawn and halts his attack to stare as the Sommerswerd bursts into flame before both your eyes.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:47:40 PM)
The rays of dawn seem to be pouring fire onto the blade.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:48:52 PM)
(your CS for this fight has increased by 8 and your blade now deals 4 extra damage. You are holding the Sommerswerd in its truest form, that it gains only in times of extreme need, and only in the fire of the sun)
Silent Wolf says: (8:50:40 PM)
I'm only shocked for a moment and then I attack the Drakkarim with a new found fierceness, cleaving at his mid section.
Silent Wolf says: (8:50:52 PM)
8
Silent Wolf says: (8:52:05 PM)
i disconnected
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:52:32 PM)
The Drakkarim raises his blade to counter your attack, the same blade whose edge just moments ago left a ragged and burning cut across your chest. That blade now shatters into a dozen pieces as your blade of fire meets it. On the second cut, you burn through the Drakkarim's armour as well, and he stumbles back, clutching at his wound for several seconds before crumpling to a heap on the ground.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:53:30 PM)
Turning from the Drakkarim's corspe, you move to the gap in the wall the Kraan made.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:53:44 PM)
From here, you are looking directly down upon Zagarna's camp.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:53:49 PM)
Victory is not to be his this day,.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:16 PM)
Raising the Sommerswerd high above your head, a shaft of dawn sunlight catches upon the tip of the golden sword and the flame which runs the length of the blade gathers at its tip.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:24 PM)
he power of the Sommerswerd electrifies you. Your senses reel and now your body reacts instinctively. You lower the Sommerswerd and point the blade towards the tent of Lord Zagarna.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:35 PM)
There is a mighty roar as the power of the sun-sword is unleashed in a searing white beam. The tent explodes and a brilliant fireball of white flame mushrooms skyward. A long and terrible cry rends the air. It is Lord Zagarna. The leader of the evil army is no more.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:45 PM)
www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/02fotw/ill20.gif
Silent Wolf says: (8:55:17 PM)
Take that, smelly.
Silent Wolf says: (8:55:25 PM)
Thats pretty crazy power
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:55:52 PM)
Yeah, that's the true power of the Sommerswerd.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:55:59 PM)
It doesn't like Darklords
Silent Wolf says: (8:56:05 PM)
haha indeed
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:56:42 PM)
Makes one curious as to why they gave it to Durenor in the first place.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:56:47 PM)
I'll have to look that one up...
Silent Wolf says: (8:57:28 PM)
For lasting peace, of course. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:57:36 PM)
Now, though, the Sommerswerd has returned and its rage at the audacity of the Darklords is evident.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:58:11 PM)
Its power and anger are felt throughout the Darklord's camp as the armies visibly shiver on the field.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:58:31 PM)
Gripped with fear and panic, the vast black army rise up and run in chaos from the city wall. The impossible has happened, their invincible master is slain. Again the Sommerswerd has returned to defeat them.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:58:59 PM)
Moments later, the gates of Holmgard are thrown wide and you see a marvelous sight.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:59:33 PM)
Two forces ride from Holmgard. One, marked by the white cloaks of Durenor, is led by Lord Axim.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:59:54 PM)
The other flies the colours of Holmgard and is led by Ser Armadalus.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:00:36 PM)
Together, the two commanders storm th panic-stricken enemy as they run blindly towards the Durncrag Mountains.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:00:56 PM)
The West holds an unexpected obstacle for them, however.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:01:42 PM)
Cresting the hill is a force of 500 Brothers of the Crystal Star. The magicians blue robes shine in the morning sun as they meet the enemy head on, forming a pincher attack with the knights that crushes the enemy in a blaze of steel and sorcery.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:03:46 PM)
The victory is yours. Holmgard is saved and the threat to Sommerlund lifted.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:04:21 PM)
Your name will become that of the people's hopes.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:04:40 PM)
But as you stand, surveying the field of victory, you remember the words of King Alin.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:05:31 PM)
To carry the hope of a nation is a heavy burden and the time may soon come when you will have to take up its mantle again.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:05:43 PM)
Indeed, your sixth sense tells you that the time will be sooner than you might like.
Silent Wolf says: (9:07:19 PM)
That it for this one?
Silent Wolf says: (9:07:58 PM)
Without a sound I'll head down the tower and head towards the castle, I said I'd meet Oggdyn there and so I shall.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:09:53 PM)
To cover all the adulations and thanks that are bestowed upon you would take many pages and be less exciting than you might think. Suffice it to say that all of Holmgard now honors you as a heroine.
Silent Wolf says: (9:10:15 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (9:10:16 PM)
yeay. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:10:37 PM)
Probably the greatest honor you are given is that the King bestows upon you the rank of Fryearl of Sommerlund, a title equal to a Lord and quite rare to be bestowed upon one so young (you are sixteen).
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:11:04 PM)
As your lands, he gives you the old Monastery grounds and a large portion of the surrounding Great Forest.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:11:23 PM)
He also promises you the funds to rebuild the monastery.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:11:28 PM)
And the workers.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:13:19 PM)
He's essentially given you the means to rebuild the Order of the Kai, perhaps the greatest treasure he could have offered you. This is a chance to give the Kai a new beginning, starting with the construction of a new monastery.
Silent Wolf says: (9:14:19 PM)
Thats another heavy burdon for a lil kiddy
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:14:46 PM)
Again, remember the words of King Alin... he warned you that this would be your destiny, were you to take the Swerd.
Silent Wolf says: (9:14:53 PM)
Yeah
Silent Wolf says: (9:15:08 PM)
I'll accept, of course
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:15:34 PM)
This effectively marks the end of this adventure. If you'd like, we can move on to the next one tonight, get it started, or we can stop there. Your decision.
Silent Wolf says: (9:15:51 PM)
ohh
Silent Wolf says: (9:15:55 PM)
its so tempting to keep going
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:16:03 PM)
^_^
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:09 PM)
ahhh
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:11 PM)
temptations
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:17 PM)
How about we continue tomorrow
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:27 PM)
I thinkI'm gunna look some stuffs up tonight
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:16:35 PM)
What kind of stuffs?
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:54 PM)
other options
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:54 PM)
hehee
Silent Wolf says: (9:17:09 PM)
for stuff to occupy my time
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:17:34 PM)
I tell you what... we could do the preliminaries tonight, if you want. That is, set up the character sheet and the story, and then actually begin the adventure tomorrow.
Silent Wolf says: (9:17:42 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:18:09 PM)
So, first things first... we gotta take a look at your character sheet.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:18:43 PM)
Restore all END, naturally
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:14 PM)
The next big decision is which new discipline you'll be learning
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:38 PM)
you have yet to learn the following:
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:41 PM)
Mindshield
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:43 PM)
Hunting
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:55 PM)
Animal Lore
Silent Wolf says: (9:20:18 PM)
i think ill go for mindsheild
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:20:56 PM)
Okay. So as you are learning mindshield, you will not get the full benefits for it. That is, attacks that would normally be negated by mindshield will still do damage to you, but at a reduced level.
Silent Wolf says: (9:21:25 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:22:43 PM)
you can also remove the map of the lastlands from your inventory. You won't need it for this next adventure.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:22:52 PM)
You are going somewhere new...
Silent Wolf says: (9:23:07 PM)
=O
Silent Wolf says: (9:23:10 PM)
Nice
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:23:13 PM)
As for where... well...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:23:45 PM)
... one year has passed since the victory at Holmgard.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:24:50 PM)
During that time, you have mostly stayed in Holmgard, making the proper preparations for the rebuilding of the Monastery.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:25:02 PM)
When you do travel the countryside, you are pleased by what you see.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:25:47 PM)
Much of Sommerlund was ruined by the war. The rich farmlands were laid waste and many towns were razed to the ground. And yet...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:25:58 PM)
... the Sommlending are a tough people and were undaunted by the enormous task that lay ahead. They set about the rebuilding of war-torn Sommerlund with such determination that now, one year later, few of the scars of war remain visible.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:27:15 PM)
Indeed, as the year progresses, you spend much of your time riding the countryside. Often, your path leads you down the same roads you took while fleeing the Darklord army. It feels like another lifetime.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:27:50 PM)
And often your path ends at the ruins of the Kai Monastery, a sight which always fills you with a rekindled desire to see the Kai reborn.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:28:47 PM)
But even rebuilding the monastery has proven to be difficult.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:29:59 PM)
Though the King promised you his aid, you have found it difficult to actually acquire said aid. The court, while initially thankful for your slaying of the Darklord, has quickly enough turned back to everyday economics and politics. While it is a sure sign that the country is healing from its endeavor, it also has unexpected obstacles.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:30:59 PM)
Even though you are acknowledged as the hero of Sommerlund, many in the court resent you for your favor with the King and for the promises he made you. Money proves difficult to come by and the battle to raise funds for the monastery's rebuilding is almost as great as the one you waged against Zagarna's armies.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:31:34 PM)
The King himself is an ally, but his wound from the Helghast still has not healed and many is the day that he is unable to attend his own council tables.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:32:53 PM)
Whispers in the court seem to suggest that a shift in power may soon occur. Likely contenders for the regency include Dreggry, the head of the King's councilors and ser Armadalus, loved by the people and leader of Sommerlund's armies.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:33:25 PM)
The princess Sera, of course, represents another contender, but many in the court dismiss her as not having the proper mind for a ruler. It has been long since Sommerlund was forced to take a queen.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:34:30 PM)
It is amidst this environment that, one night as you are preparing for your meditation before sleep, that you get a knock on your door and open it to see Oggdyn beggin your leave to enter.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:34:53 PM)
Oggdyn has remained one of your truest friends throughout the year and continues to fight for your behalf in the court.
Silent Wolf says: (9:36:59 PM)
I'll invite him in
Silent Wolf says: (9:37:09 PM)
and offer him a seat assuming i havea table
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:37:38 PM)
Oggdyn takes the seat gratefully, sighing after another long day of politics and economics. He wastes no time in getting to his point.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:37:50 PM)
'Have you ever heard of Kalte, m'lady?'
Silent Wolf says: (9:38:02 PM)
"Kalte? No, I am afraid I havent"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:38:45 PM)
Oggdyn pulls out a parchment of paper and unfurls it across your table.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:38:47 PM)
www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/maplarge.htm
Silent Wolf says: (9:39:09 PM)
"It looks. . .cold"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:40:17 PM)
'The Icy Wastes of Kalte,' he agrees. 'They lie to the north of our fair country. We do trading with the Barbarians who winter there, though it is only accesible in the summer months, like the nice hot one we are having now.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:40:29 PM)
'Lately there has been disturbing news from Kalte.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:42:02 PM)
'The merchants speak of the fall of the Brumalmarc, the leader of the Ice Barbarians. This in itself is not particularly dreadful news. Leaders come and go there quite suddenly. The Brumulmarc holds his position by strength and little else. If someone can wrest the crown from him, they will. It is part of their culture.'
Silent Wolf says: (9:43:48 PM)
"so what is this disturbing news?'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:45:44 PM)
'Some of the merchants have gained a description of the new Brumalmarc. They say he came to the Barbarian's icy palace as a court magician. They say he can work miracles and summon demons.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:45:59 PM)
'They also say he has a hunched back.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:46:56 PM)
'Does this description not sound familiar to you, Lone Wolf?'
Silent Wolf says: (9:47:48 PM)
Does it? tee hee
Silent Wolf says: (9:47:54 PM)
that one wizard wasnt a hunch back was he
Silent Wolf says: (9:47:58 PM)
i dont remember
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:08 PM)
(indeed he was)
Silent Wolf says: (9:48:09 PM)
i wrote his name down too but i cant seem to find it
Silent Wolf says: (9:48:11 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:18 PM)
(Vonotar the Traitor)
Silent Wolf says: (9:48:28 PM)
"Vonotar" I hiss
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:29 PM)
(You FORGOT your NEMESIS???)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:50 PM)
(Remind me to be your enemy!)
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:01 PM)
lol
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:06 PM)
I am horrible with names
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:49:15 PM)
(good for your enemies ^_^)
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:22 PM)
yeah no kidding
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:29 PM)
i have to actually hear them
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:36 PM)
i have this wierd way of remember
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:37 PM)
ing
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:50:41 PM)
Oggdyn nods. 'Vonotar the Traitor, yes. The Brotherhood of the Crystal Star says he stole into their guildhall several weeks ago and stole one of their artifacts, using it to transport himself to Kalte. More than that they will not say. They are a secretive bunch, those wizards. However, they are demanding that Vonotar be brought to justice.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:51:29 PM)
'It would be in the court's interests to do so, indeed. Leaving Vonotar alive and in control of the Barbarians is a great risk to our nation's security, I'm sure you can imagine.'
Silent Wolf says: (9:51:42 PM)
"I can indeed"
Silent Wolf says: (9:51:51 PM)
"I take it you wish me to venture north and find the traitor?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:52:41 PM)
'It is the court's wish, not mine. The Brotherhood let slip to the citizenry that Vonotar lives. It was a clever move on their part. The upcry spread like Wildfire. The King has no choice but to respond immediately to the call. However...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:53:22 PM)
'... I fear that there are those in the court who are hoping you don't return. It seems you are not very popular among the moneylenders and coin-counters these days.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:54:26 PM)
'I won't lie to you, Lone Wolf. Kalte holds many dangers even for the staunchest of men... and women,' he adds with a smile. 'And with Vonotor in control of the Barbarians... I fear the court may get its wish.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:55:04 PM)
'I'm not sure that losing the last of the Kai is a price worth paying to see Vonotar brought to justice.'
Silent Wolf says: (9:55:52 PM)
"But if we dont take care of this threat now, it may grow. What did you have in mind?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:58:27 PM)
'Well, Winter comes early to Kalte. Though it shall be Summer and then Fall yet before the cold builds here, we have only thirty days at most before Kalte freezes over. After that, no ship can land there until the late Spring.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:59:27 PM)
'To that end, the captain of the Sommlending warship Cardonal, having returned from a long Kaltersee patrol, was ordered to await your arrival at Anskaven.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:59:51 PM)
'Food, ice equipment and Kanu-dog teams were taken on board. The mission is highly secret--only senior members of the crew were told the true nature of the voyage that lay ahead.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:00:15 PM)
'
The plan is to set you ashore at Halle Bluff, here, drop anchor and await your return. An élite team of trusted guides will lead you from the bluff to Ikaya. Once inside the ice fortress, you are to hunt down and capture Vono
Silent Wolf says: (10:00:59 PM)
"Capture?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:13 PM)
'CaptureVonotar, and then return with your guides to the ship.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:16 PM)
Whoops
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:17 PM)
Crap
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:24 PM)
That's twice in a row!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:03:09 PM)
'Yes, capture Vonotar, and then return with your guides to the ship. The Brotherhood has opened a can of worms by involving the citizenry in this. They won't rest until they see Vonotar brought to trial. Anyway, it is the Brotherhood's decree that justice to a Brother shall never be dealt out with death. They believe heavily in the power of redemption.
Silent Wolf says: (10:03:46 PM)
"Vonotar is beyond redemption" I respond coldly
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:05:35 PM)
Oggdyn nods in earnest agreement. 'Most like the Brotherhood will agree. In that case, though, they shall not put him to sword. They shall toss him instead into the Daziarn.' Oggdyn shivers. 'You may not have heard tell of the Daziarn, Lone Wolf. It is a cold, dark prison between the worlds. There is no escape from that place. It is a fate, some would argue, that is crueller than death.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:06:27 PM)
Oggdyn smiles crookedly. 'A Brother once told me that a man can survive in the Daziarn for a millenia with naught to do but contemplate his crimes. I suppose they believe redemption is found in reflection.'
Silent Wolf says: (10:07:33 PM)
I nod "Alright then."
Silent Wolf says: (10:07:38 PM)
"So when do I leave?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:08:44 PM)
'At once. I apologize for the short notice. The decision to send you was only finalized this evening. Grab what you'll need and you'll be on your way to Anskaven. There, you'll be properly equipped for Kalte.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:09:41 PM)
Oggdyn chuckles. 'Of course, by tomorrow, the people will be singing your name again in the streets. Did you know that they have a "Lay of Lone Wolf" now? I heard it in a tavern the other night.'
Silent Wolf says: (10:09:58 PM)
I groan
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:10:19 PM)
Oggdyn laughs. 'Would you rather it be the "Song of Silent Wolf?"
Silent Wolf says: (10:10:52 PM)
"That is almost as bad"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:11:12 PM)
'In any case, let's hope they have another chapter to add to it come Winter, eh?'
Silent Wolf says: (10:11:30 PM)
"Mayhaps they will. I shall prepare at once"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:11:40 PM)
(and that's where we'll leave off tonight)
Silent Wolf says: (10:11:52 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:12:06 PM)
I assume you're bringing the Sommerswerd?
Silent Wolf says: (10:12:13 PM)
of coruse
Silent Wolf says: (10:12:27 PM)
I'd like to get a shield from the armory again
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:13:01 PM)
Anskaven should have one
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:13:09 PM)
Are you also taking a normal sword?
Silent Wolf says: (10:13:21 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:13:47 PM)
Okay. The rest we'll do at Anskaven
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:14:00 PM)
See you tomorrow.
Silent Wolf says: (10:14:01 PM)
ok
Silent Wolf says: (10:14:03 PM)
Night
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:21:30 PM)
So, you up for gaming still?
Silent Wolf says: (7:22:08 PM)
Yeah, for a bit I guess - let me read what I missed while making mad phone calls
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:22:29 PM)
You gonna scroll to it, or you need it reposted?
Silent Wolf says: (7:22:51 PM)
Just read it
Silent Wolf says: (7:23:06 PM)
So the darklord taunts every evening and the Brotherhood hasnt shown up yet *nod*
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:23:28 PM)
(did you catch the bit about the numbers being smaller, too?)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:23:49 PM)
(not that that's super important now... it's still a huge army)
Silent Wolf says: (7:24:01 PM)
ok so the army is around 300,000, not two million
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:24:17 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:24:26 PM)
Still strong enough to take Holmgard
Silent Wolf says: (7:24:55 PM)
"There must be a way to take out the Darklord," I muse. "if we can elimite him, then his armys would prove less effective"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:27:05 PM)
'Less effective? I imagine they would flee altogether! Never since Vashna's time has a Darklord been killed... and it's rumoured that Vashna's soul still wanders the Maakengorge. But can we kill the Darklord? And how to engage him? I'm afraid the day will be one of long council, Lone Wolf. I should take you to the King. Dawn is coming.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:27:17 PM)
As Oggdyn mentions the dawn, you feel a shiver of your sixth sense.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:27:53 PM)
You suddenly know that you must reach the tallest spot in Holmgard and see the Darklord's army for yourself.
Silent Wolf says: (7:28:30 PM)
Then I shall do that "I'll join you with the King shortly,
Silent Wolf says: (7:28:31 PM)
phone
Silent Wolf says: (7:32:15 PM)
back hehe
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:32:21 PM)
kayo
Silent Wolf says: (7:32:38 PM)
I tell Oggdyn "First I'd like to see the army for myself"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:33:12 PM)
'Not advisable, my Lady. The Kraan fly low these days and the spitfires of the Darklords are often active.'
Silent Wolf says: (7:34:11 PM)
"I'd liek to see the FOe I face, I'll be fine. (where is the tallest point?)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:35:24 PM)
Looking in the distance you can see a massive watchtower pointing above the city, rising even above the palace towers on their hill. It stands quite near to the city wall and would give you a direct view of the army below.
Silent Wolf says: (7:36:32 PM)
"I'll join you at the castle soon, " I say, then head in that general direction
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:39:05 PM)
The streets of Holmgard are far easier to travel this time, you mark grimly. The jostling crowds have been replaced by piles of the dead. The many buildings and homes that blocked streets have been reduced to rubble, allowing you to walk through their burnt shells to make a fairly straight path towards the tower. As the dawn grows nearer and the stars begin to disappear with the day, you...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:39:13 PM)
... walk faster, feeling drawn towards destiny.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:40:20 PM)
Suddenly, the air is split with a howling of many horns. The few citizens walking the streets near you cry in dismay. It is the sound of the alarum, and it is soon followed by another sound: that of crashing as the spitfires launch their burning payloads into the city streets.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:40:46 PM)
Fire is falling all around you. Citizens are running for shelter. Action?
Silent Wolf says: (7:41:56 PM)
I'll run towards the tower
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:42:43 PM)
You are running when suddenly your sixth sense warns you to jump aside. Looking quickly up, you see a great boulder of fire falling towards you. Roll die.
Silent Wolf says: (7:43:06 PM)
oh i forgot to bookmark that new die
Silent Wolf says: (7:43:13 PM)
do you have the link?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:43:25 PM)
yeah, hold on
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:43:48 PM)
invisiblecastle.com/roller/
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:43:51 PM)
there ya go!
Silent Wolf says: (7:44:16 PM)
ouch 3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:45:47 PM)
Fire and shrapnel bursts all around you as the boulder hits mere feet from you and your cloak takes flame. You put out the fire, but it leaves you with some injury (- 4 END). Still, you sixth sense has saved you from demise (and Oggdyn from a [nuts] ton of guilt).
Silent Wolf says: (7:46:25 PM)
I get up quickly and continue to run
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:47:27 PM)
You are in a long empty street when you hear the familiar cry of Kraan above you. The cry does not panic you as it once did. You have grown since your run through the woods. Now you simply recognize the danger that such a beast represents and ready your weapon for attack. However...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:48:58 PM)
... the Kraan is not swooping down on you. Indeed, it is still high in the air, but it let go of something from its claws. The bundle falls quickly and you hear screams from within it. As it smashes to the pavement in front of you, you see that it is a net containing a dozen giaks. The ones on the bottom of the net have been killed instantly by the fall or are dying painfully, paralyzed...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:49:26 PM)
... while their black blood fills the street. However, five of the giaks have survived and now tear themselves free of the net, blocking your path and wielding their cruel blades.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:49:47 PM)
This is a CS roll
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:49:59 PM)
What weapon you using? Need I ask...
Silent Wolf says: (7:50:12 PM)
My bare hands. . .
Silent Wolf says: (7:50:14 PM)
Just kidding
Silent Wolf says: (7:50:19 PM)
I rolled a 16
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:50:40 PM)
Are you using the Sommerswerd two handed or one?
Silent Wolf says: (7:52:22 PM)
Two
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:53:00 PM)
(from now on I'm going to asssume you are using the Sommerswerd two-handed unless you say otherwise)
Silent Wolf says: (7:53:40 PM)
ok
Silent Wolf says: (7:53:45 PM)
untill i get a shield, essentially
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:53:49 PM)
(the benefit of using it one handed would be to have either a shield or a second weapon in the off-hand. Usually that will give an increase to your CS or positioning, just so you are aware of your options)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:54:27 PM)
(Another note, there isn't much of a downside to using the Sommerswerd. The one time you will not want to use it is when you are traveling incognito, as nothing screams LONE WOLF IS HERE like the Sword of the Sun)
Silent Wolf says: (7:54:51 PM)
lol
Silent Wolf says: (7:54:52 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:55:14 PM)
Okay, so you added +11 to your CS?
Silent Wolf says: (7:56:06 PM)
yeah
Silent Wolf says: (7:56:09 PM)
got 16 i think?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:56:12 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:57:33 PM)
In this fight, you can see that, though lightly armoured giaks such as these are easy enough to kill with your Sommerswerd, their sheer numbers will make this a difficult battle. However, if you kill a few of them, your mindblast could probably give you a great advantage over the remainder. Right now, the giaks are hissing at you menacingly and spreading out
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:57:38 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (7:58:14 PM)
I'll take the bait and mind blast stun them all
Silent Wolf says: (7:58:22 PM)
9
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (7:58:41 PM)
Nice roll
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:24 PM)
Under most circumstances, your mindblast is best against single opponents. However, in this hour of need, your mental capacities have increased and you send out a wave of your tension that slams into the giaks like a hammer against an anvil. Two of the giaks die right out, bleeding from their mouths and nostrils. The rest stagger backwards, giving you the chance to make the next move.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:29 PM)
Result: Giaks -11
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:37 PM)
Giaks 13/24
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:00:40 PM)
Nice hit
Silent Wolf says: (8:01:15 PM)
I'll take this oppertunity and charge in, blade swinging, to deal out some decapitations to the stunned beasts.
Silent Wolf says: (8:01:24 PM)
hehe 3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:02:55 PM)
The giaks are used to the tortorous conditions of the Darklands. They recover from their stun rather quickly (although, they were just dropped from a height of about 100 feet, so maybe not so surprising) and meet you blade to blade. You take some cuts, but you barely feel them in your need to meet your destiny. Your attack kills all but the last giak, a small one wielding a long spear who...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:00 PM)
.... makes one final stab at you.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:15 PM)
Results: SW -4 Giaks -8
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:34 PM)
SW 18/27 Giaks 5/24
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:03:41 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (8:04:07 PM)
I jum out of the way and lunge at him from the side.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:04:12 PM)
Roll
Silent Wolf says: (8:04:19 PM)
4
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:31 PM)
You dodge and close in for a final attack. You deal your blow, but the giak gets in his last stab, as well, catching you on the leg. Again, the pain is a dull thing compared to the burning in your mind as dawn approaches.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:36 PM)
SW -3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:43 PM)
SW 15/27
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:05:53 PM)
(are you drinking that laumspur or just continuing on?)
Silent Wolf says: (8:06:39 PM)
I'll drink it
Silent Wolf says: (8:06:51 PM)
so 19/27
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:07:42 PM)
You leave the bodies of the slain giaks around you, step gingerly over the still twitching net, and continue on your way.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:08:53 PM)
At last you come to the square before the city walls. Here the fighting is at its worst. Kraan flood the skies, most carrying more of the giak nets, some mounted by Drakkarim or Vordaks. None can land, though, or get close to the ground without being felled by a massive company of archers led by a familiar face.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:09:40 PM)
Ser Armadalus stands clamly amidst the bodies of slain giaks and Kraan, shouting directions in a cool voice to the company of archers, himself holding a great yew bow whose arrows never fail to fell a kraan when it comes too close.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:09:50 PM)
Beyond them lies the tower you are aiming for
Silent Wolf says: (8:10:48 PM)
I'll run up to Ser Armadalus and ask him to give me some cover while I ascend the tower to get a view of the army
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:13:09 PM)
If Ser Armadalus is surprised to see you, he makes no sign of it. Nor does he ask you what your purpose is in the tower. His eyes are on your blade, you notice, rather than on you. Perhaps such a man feels that he can obey a blade more than he can obey a woman. Or perhaps he is thinking of the move he made to save your life in the king's court. You don't know and you don't care at the moment.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:13:41 PM)
Armadalus orders a small contigent of his archers to cover the tower and gives you a curt nod to let you know that you may ascend when ready.
Silent Wolf says: (8:14:05 PM)
I run off towards the tower to climb it
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:15:52 PM)
The tower is an ancient structure, and you guess that it was built at the same time as the city wall, perhaps to oversee its construction. It bears the same white stone and is as impressively massive. The inside is a great hallowed out area with a spiral staircase that winds about it, spiralling up past the point of vision.
Silent Wolf says: (8:17:14 PM)
I'll enter and begin to run up the stairs
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:18:23 PM)
Heading up the tower, you eventually came to a grand room. It is the top of the tower, domed to fit the shape of its roof. There are no windows, but a great wide latice covers the open spaces, permitting you some cover while you stare down at the armies of Zagarna.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:18:56 PM)
Thousand upon thousand of the black-clad enemy are massed around the city wall, huddled like beetles in the trenches that cover the plain. In the midst of this horde, a great red tent has been erected bearing the symbol of a broken skull. It is the mark of Zagarna, Lord of Kaag, a Darklord of Helgedad. His great ambition is the destruction of Holmgard; his fiercest desire...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:19:03 PM)
... to lead his armies to victory this day.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:19:19 PM)
Dawn has not yet come.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:20:41 PM)
Suddenly you hear a great screeching. Just outside the tower, a Kraan is hovering. Its rider is a powerfully built Drakkarim wearing black platemail dotted with elaborate red ruins and insignia.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:21:09 PM)
The Kraan screams as arrows pierce it from below. The beast swerves and heads straight for the tower lattice.
Silent Wolf says: (8:21:26 PM)
I'll back into the tower, I'd rather it not crash ontop of me
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:23:28 PM)
With a final scream, the Kraan slams into the lattice, crushing its beautiful construction. Its rider is unhurt by the crash; he leaps off and kicks his mount away from him, knocking its body down to the courtyard many feet below. Then he sees you and gives a roar of delight. He draws a wickedly serrated blade and prepares to attack you.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:23:37 PM)
Dawn is almost here.
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:26 PM)
I draw my blade as well
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:30 PM)
on second, phone again =\
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:53 PM)
ok
Silent Wolf says: (8:24:57 PM)
it disconnected
Silent Wolf says: (8:25:15 PM)
So these guys are weaker during the day?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:25:30 PM)
No, but you sense that the dawn will bring with it your destiny
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:25:58 PM)
Roll CS for this guy
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:26:03 PM)
+11
Silent Wolf says: (8:26:20 PM)
17
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:27:47 PM)
You sense that the man before you is a veteran of combat and a powerful combatant. He will not make for an easy opponent. As for your environment, it is a good one for fighting, but there too he may have the advantage, as his reach is longer than yours due to his height. Speaking of height, don't get too close to that edge...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:27:48 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (8:29:29 PM)
Can I use mind over matter to push people?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:29:41 PM)
Not at this stage of your discipline
Silent Wolf says: (8:29:49 PM)
damn
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:30:56 PM)
Nice try, though ^_^
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:31:00 PM)
I'm not THAT nice
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:00 PM)
He is closer to the edge now than I am and I want to keep it so he is between me and the edge, so I attack but not as a full charge, I want to press and attack that pushes him back towards the edge
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:01 PM)
hehee
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:31:12 PM)
You're just like... whoops! There he goes... yah, sorry
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:13 PM)
8
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:31:26 PM)
Nice attack
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:38 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:39 PM)
I wish
Silent Wolf says: (8:31:40 PM)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:34:06 PM)
You advance at a quick step, but retain full control over your attack. Your blade, wielded two-handed, is truly a terrifying weapon. It smashes into the Drakkarim's armour with deadly force. You dodge nimbly out of the way of his retorting blow, though the effort takes its toll on the wounds you have already sustained.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:34:28 PM)
Result: SW -1 Drakkarim Captain -11
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:34:46 PM)
SW 18/27 Drak 19/30
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:35:45 PM)
The Drakkarim reaches down to his waist and pulls free a dart. He aims it at your chest then moves in after it to deal you a massive cutting blow.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:35:46 PM)
Reaction?
Silent Wolf says: (8:37:34 PM)
I'll side step the dark hurling at me and then attempt to get behind him and force him down the stairs
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:38:36 PM)
(behind him right now would be the hole in the wall... that's where you forced him to with your last move. He's trying to regain his position with this attack)
Silent Wolf says: (8:38:53 PM)
ah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:38:59 PM)
Sorry, should have been clear
Silent Wolf says: (8:39:53 PM)
Ill duck out of the way of dark and, falling to one knee, try to meet his charge with my blade.
Silent Wolf says: (8:40:01 PM)
5
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:41:48 PM)
The dart strikes you in the shoulder, but you clench your teeth to the pain and meet the Dread Captain's charge. The blades lock, but the Sommerswerd is stronger. You push the Captain away and add a hit to his wrist that you're sure breaks it.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:02 PM)
Result: SW -4
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:07 PM)
Drak -8
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:37 PM)
Sw 14/27 Drak 11/30
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:42:42 PM)
Action?
Silent Wolf says: (8:43:26 PM)
I'll move and attack from the side of his injured wrist, Striking out with the sword and aiming for his chest
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:43:34 PM)
Roll
Silent Wolf says: (8:43:44 PM)
lol 3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:45:21 PM)
The Drakkarim surprises you by switching his blade to his other hand: he is ambidextrous, a skill prized by the Drakkarim. He cuts you badly across your chest, though you can tell his wounds pain him, as well.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:45:36 PM)
SW -5 Drak -3
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:45:45 PM)
SW 9/27 Drak 8/30
Silent Wolf says: (8:45:51 PM)
owie
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:46:25 PM)
Suddenly, with a light that spreads an orange glow across the armies of the Darklord and sends tendrills of fire through the lattice of the tower where you duel... the dawn arrives.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:47:26 PM)
You feel a quiver run the entire length of your body and a burning heat spread through every nerve ending in your arm. Even the Drakkarim feels something is changed in this dawn and halts his attack to stare as the Sommerswerd bursts into flame before both your eyes.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:47:40 PM)
The rays of dawn seem to be pouring fire onto the blade.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:48:52 PM)
(your CS for this fight has increased by 8 and your blade now deals 4 extra damage. You are holding the Sommerswerd in its truest form, that it gains only in times of extreme need, and only in the fire of the sun)
Silent Wolf says: (8:50:40 PM)
I'm only shocked for a moment and then I attack the Drakkarim with a new found fierceness, cleaving at his mid section.
Silent Wolf says: (8:50:52 PM)
8
Silent Wolf says: (8:52:05 PM)
i disconnected
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:52:32 PM)
The Drakkarim raises his blade to counter your attack, the same blade whose edge just moments ago left a ragged and burning cut across your chest. That blade now shatters into a dozen pieces as your blade of fire meets it. On the second cut, you burn through the Drakkarim's armour as well, and he stumbles back, clutching at his wound for several seconds before crumpling to a heap on the ground.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:53:30 PM)
Turning from the Drakkarim's corspe, you move to the gap in the wall the Kraan made.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:53:44 PM)
From here, you are looking directly down upon Zagarna's camp.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:53:49 PM)
Victory is not to be his this day,.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:16 PM)
Raising the Sommerswerd high above your head, a shaft of dawn sunlight catches upon the tip of the golden sword and the flame which runs the length of the blade gathers at its tip.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:24 PM)
he power of the Sommerswerd electrifies you. Your senses reel and now your body reacts instinctively. You lower the Sommerswerd and point the blade towards the tent of Lord Zagarna.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:35 PM)
There is a mighty roar as the power of the sun-sword is unleashed in a searing white beam. The tent explodes and a brilliant fireball of white flame mushrooms skyward. A long and terrible cry rends the air. It is Lord Zagarna. The leader of the evil army is no more.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:54:45 PM)
www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/02fotw/ill20.gif
Silent Wolf says: (8:55:17 PM)
Take that, smelly.
Silent Wolf says: (8:55:25 PM)
Thats pretty crazy power
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:55:52 PM)
Yeah, that's the true power of the Sommerswerd.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:55:59 PM)
It doesn't like Darklords
Silent Wolf says: (8:56:05 PM)
haha indeed
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:56:42 PM)
Makes one curious as to why they gave it to Durenor in the first place.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:56:47 PM)
I'll have to look that one up...
Silent Wolf says: (8:57:28 PM)
For lasting peace, of course. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:57:36 PM)
Now, though, the Sommerswerd has returned and its rage at the audacity of the Darklords is evident.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:58:11 PM)
Its power and anger are felt throughout the Darklord's camp as the armies visibly shiver on the field.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:58:31 PM)
Gripped with fear and panic, the vast black army rise up and run in chaos from the city wall. The impossible has happened, their invincible master is slain. Again the Sommerswerd has returned to defeat them.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:58:59 PM)
Moments later, the gates of Holmgard are thrown wide and you see a marvelous sight.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:59:33 PM)
Two forces ride from Holmgard. One, marked by the white cloaks of Durenor, is led by Lord Axim.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (8:59:54 PM)
The other flies the colours of Holmgard and is led by Ser Armadalus.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:00:36 PM)
Together, the two commanders storm th panic-stricken enemy as they run blindly towards the Durncrag Mountains.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:00:56 PM)
The West holds an unexpected obstacle for them, however.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:01:42 PM)
Cresting the hill is a force of 500 Brothers of the Crystal Star. The magicians blue robes shine in the morning sun as they meet the enemy head on, forming a pincher attack with the knights that crushes the enemy in a blaze of steel and sorcery.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:03:46 PM)
The victory is yours. Holmgard is saved and the threat to Sommerlund lifted.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:04:21 PM)
Your name will become that of the people's hopes.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:04:40 PM)
But as you stand, surveying the field of victory, you remember the words of King Alin.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:05:31 PM)
To carry the hope of a nation is a heavy burden and the time may soon come when you will have to take up its mantle again.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:05:43 PM)
Indeed, your sixth sense tells you that the time will be sooner than you might like.
Silent Wolf says: (9:07:19 PM)
That it for this one?
Silent Wolf says: (9:07:58 PM)
Without a sound I'll head down the tower and head towards the castle, I said I'd meet Oggdyn there and so I shall.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:09:53 PM)
To cover all the adulations and thanks that are bestowed upon you would take many pages and be less exciting than you might think. Suffice it to say that all of Holmgard now honors you as a heroine.
Silent Wolf says: (9:10:15 PM)
hehe
Silent Wolf says: (9:10:16 PM)
yeay. . .
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:10:37 PM)
Probably the greatest honor you are given is that the King bestows upon you the rank of Fryearl of Sommerlund, a title equal to a Lord and quite rare to be bestowed upon one so young (you are sixteen).
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:11:04 PM)
As your lands, he gives you the old Monastery grounds and a large portion of the surrounding Great Forest.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:11:23 PM)
He also promises you the funds to rebuild the monastery.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:11:28 PM)
And the workers.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:13:19 PM)
He's essentially given you the means to rebuild the Order of the Kai, perhaps the greatest treasure he could have offered you. This is a chance to give the Kai a new beginning, starting with the construction of a new monastery.
Silent Wolf says: (9:14:19 PM)
Thats another heavy burdon for a lil kiddy
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:14:46 PM)
Again, remember the words of King Alin... he warned you that this would be your destiny, were you to take the Swerd.
Silent Wolf says: (9:14:53 PM)
Yeah
Silent Wolf says: (9:15:08 PM)
I'll accept, of course
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:15:34 PM)
This effectively marks the end of this adventure. If you'd like, we can move on to the next one tonight, get it started, or we can stop there. Your decision.
Silent Wolf says: (9:15:51 PM)
ohh
Silent Wolf says: (9:15:55 PM)
its so tempting to keep going
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:16:03 PM)
^_^
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:09 PM)
ahhh
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:11 PM)
temptations
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:17 PM)
How about we continue tomorrow
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:27 PM)
I thinkI'm gunna look some stuffs up tonight
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:16:35 PM)
What kind of stuffs?
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:54 PM)
other options
Silent Wolf says: (9:16:54 PM)
hehee
Silent Wolf says: (9:17:09 PM)
for stuff to occupy my time
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:17:34 PM)
I tell you what... we could do the preliminaries tonight, if you want. That is, set up the character sheet and the story, and then actually begin the adventure tomorrow.
Silent Wolf says: (9:17:42 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:18:09 PM)
So, first things first... we gotta take a look at your character sheet.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:18:43 PM)
Restore all END, naturally
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:14 PM)
The next big decision is which new discipline you'll be learning
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:38 PM)
you have yet to learn the following:
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:41 PM)
Mindshield
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:43 PM)
Hunting
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:19:55 PM)
Animal Lore
Silent Wolf says: (9:20:18 PM)
i think ill go for mindsheild
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:20:56 PM)
Okay. So as you are learning mindshield, you will not get the full benefits for it. That is, attacks that would normally be negated by mindshield will still do damage to you, but at a reduced level.
Silent Wolf says: (9:21:25 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:22:43 PM)
you can also remove the map of the lastlands from your inventory. You won't need it for this next adventure.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:22:52 PM)
You are going somewhere new...
Silent Wolf says: (9:23:07 PM)
=O
Silent Wolf says: (9:23:10 PM)
Nice
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:23:13 PM)
As for where... well...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:23:45 PM)
... one year has passed since the victory at Holmgard.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:24:50 PM)
During that time, you have mostly stayed in Holmgard, making the proper preparations for the rebuilding of the Monastery.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:25:02 PM)
When you do travel the countryside, you are pleased by what you see.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:25:47 PM)
Much of Sommerlund was ruined by the war. The rich farmlands were laid waste and many towns were razed to the ground. And yet...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:25:58 PM)
... the Sommlending are a tough people and were undaunted by the enormous task that lay ahead. They set about the rebuilding of war-torn Sommerlund with such determination that now, one year later, few of the scars of war remain visible.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:27:15 PM)
Indeed, as the year progresses, you spend much of your time riding the countryside. Often, your path leads you down the same roads you took while fleeing the Darklord army. It feels like another lifetime.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:27:50 PM)
And often your path ends at the ruins of the Kai Monastery, a sight which always fills you with a rekindled desire to see the Kai reborn.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:28:47 PM)
But even rebuilding the monastery has proven to be difficult.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:29:59 PM)
Though the King promised you his aid, you have found it difficult to actually acquire said aid. The court, while initially thankful for your slaying of the Darklord, has quickly enough turned back to everyday economics and politics. While it is a sure sign that the country is healing from its endeavor, it also has unexpected obstacles.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:30:59 PM)
Even though you are acknowledged as the hero of Sommerlund, many in the court resent you for your favor with the King and for the promises he made you. Money proves difficult to come by and the battle to raise funds for the monastery's rebuilding is almost as great as the one you waged against Zagarna's armies.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:31:34 PM)
The King himself is an ally, but his wound from the Helghast still has not healed and many is the day that he is unable to attend his own council tables.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:32:53 PM)
Whispers in the court seem to suggest that a shift in power may soon occur. Likely contenders for the regency include Dreggry, the head of the King's councilors and ser Armadalus, loved by the people and leader of Sommerlund's armies.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:33:25 PM)
The princess Sera, of course, represents another contender, but many in the court dismiss her as not having the proper mind for a ruler. It has been long since Sommerlund was forced to take a queen.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:34:30 PM)
It is amidst this environment that, one night as you are preparing for your meditation before sleep, that you get a knock on your door and open it to see Oggdyn beggin your leave to enter.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:34:53 PM)
Oggdyn has remained one of your truest friends throughout the year and continues to fight for your behalf in the court.
Silent Wolf says: (9:36:59 PM)
I'll invite him in
Silent Wolf says: (9:37:09 PM)
and offer him a seat assuming i havea table
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:37:38 PM)
Oggdyn takes the seat gratefully, sighing after another long day of politics and economics. He wastes no time in getting to his point.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:37:50 PM)
'Have you ever heard of Kalte, m'lady?'
Silent Wolf says: (9:38:02 PM)
"Kalte? No, I am afraid I havent"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:38:45 PM)
Oggdyn pulls out a parchment of paper and unfurls it across your table.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:38:47 PM)
www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/maplarge.htm
Silent Wolf says: (9:39:09 PM)
"It looks. . .cold"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:40:17 PM)
'The Icy Wastes of Kalte,' he agrees. 'They lie to the north of our fair country. We do trading with the Barbarians who winter there, though it is only accesible in the summer months, like the nice hot one we are having now.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:40:29 PM)
'Lately there has been disturbing news from Kalte.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:42:02 PM)
'The merchants speak of the fall of the Brumalmarc, the leader of the Ice Barbarians. This in itself is not particularly dreadful news. Leaders come and go there quite suddenly. The Brumulmarc holds his position by strength and little else. If someone can wrest the crown from him, they will. It is part of their culture.'
Silent Wolf says: (9:43:48 PM)
"so what is this disturbing news?'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:45:44 PM)
'Some of the merchants have gained a description of the new Brumalmarc. They say he came to the Barbarian's icy palace as a court magician. They say he can work miracles and summon demons.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:45:59 PM)
'They also say he has a hunched back.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:46:56 PM)
'Does this description not sound familiar to you, Lone Wolf?'
Silent Wolf says: (9:47:48 PM)
Does it? tee hee
Silent Wolf says: (9:47:54 PM)
that one wizard wasnt a hunch back was he
Silent Wolf says: (9:47:58 PM)
i dont remember
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:08 PM)
(indeed he was)
Silent Wolf says: (9:48:09 PM)
i wrote his name down too but i cant seem to find it
Silent Wolf says: (9:48:11 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:18 PM)
(Vonotar the Traitor)
Silent Wolf says: (9:48:28 PM)
"Vonotar" I hiss
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:29 PM)
(You FORGOT your NEMESIS???)
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:48:50 PM)
(Remind me to be your enemy!)
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:01 PM)
lol
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:06 PM)
I am horrible with names
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:49:15 PM)
(good for your enemies ^_^)
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:22 PM)
yeah no kidding
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:29 PM)
i have to actually hear them
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:36 PM)
i have this wierd way of remember
Silent Wolf says: (9:49:37 PM)
ing
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:50:41 PM)
Oggdyn nods. 'Vonotar the Traitor, yes. The Brotherhood of the Crystal Star says he stole into their guildhall several weeks ago and stole one of their artifacts, using it to transport himself to Kalte. More than that they will not say. They are a secretive bunch, those wizards. However, they are demanding that Vonotar be brought to justice.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:51:29 PM)
'It would be in the court's interests to do so, indeed. Leaving Vonotar alive and in control of the Barbarians is a great risk to our nation's security, I'm sure you can imagine.'
Silent Wolf says: (9:51:42 PM)
"I can indeed"
Silent Wolf says: (9:51:51 PM)
"I take it you wish me to venture north and find the traitor?
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:52:41 PM)
'It is the court's wish, not mine. The Brotherhood let slip to the citizenry that Vonotar lives. It was a clever move on their part. The upcry spread like Wildfire. The King has no choice but to respond immediately to the call. However...
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:53:22 PM)
'... I fear that there are those in the court who are hoping you don't return. It seems you are not very popular among the moneylenders and coin-counters these days.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:54:26 PM)
'I won't lie to you, Lone Wolf. Kalte holds many dangers even for the staunchest of men... and women,' he adds with a smile. 'And with Vonotor in control of the Barbarians... I fear the court may get its wish.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:55:04 PM)
'I'm not sure that losing the last of the Kai is a price worth paying to see Vonotar brought to justice.'
Silent Wolf says: (9:55:52 PM)
"But if we dont take care of this threat now, it may grow. What did you have in mind?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:58:27 PM)
'Well, Winter comes early to Kalte. Though it shall be Summer and then Fall yet before the cold builds here, we have only thirty days at most before Kalte freezes over. After that, no ship can land there until the late Spring.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:59:27 PM)
'To that end, the captain of the Sommlending warship Cardonal, having returned from a long Kaltersee patrol, was ordered to await your arrival at Anskaven.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (9:59:51 PM)
'Food, ice equipment and Kanu-dog teams were taken on board. The mission is highly secret--only senior members of the crew were told the true nature of the voyage that lay ahead.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:00:15 PM)
'
The plan is to set you ashore at Halle Bluff, here, drop anchor and await your return. An élite team of trusted guides will lead you from the bluff to Ikaya. Once inside the ice fortress, you are to hunt down and capture Vono
Silent Wolf says: (10:00:59 PM)
"Capture?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:13 PM)
'CaptureVonotar, and then return with your guides to the ship.
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:16 PM)
Whoops
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:17 PM)
Crap
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:01:24 PM)
That's twice in a row!
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:03:09 PM)
'Yes, capture Vonotar, and then return with your guides to the ship. The Brotherhood has opened a can of worms by involving the citizenry in this. They won't rest until they see Vonotar brought to trial. Anyway, it is the Brotherhood's decree that justice to a Brother shall never be dealt out with death. They believe heavily in the power of redemption.
Silent Wolf says: (10:03:46 PM)
"Vonotar is beyond redemption" I respond coldly
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:05:35 PM)
Oggdyn nods in earnest agreement. 'Most like the Brotherhood will agree. In that case, though, they shall not put him to sword. They shall toss him instead into the Daziarn.' Oggdyn shivers. 'You may not have heard tell of the Daziarn, Lone Wolf. It is a cold, dark prison between the worlds. There is no escape from that place. It is a fate, some would argue, that is crueller than death.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:06:27 PM)
Oggdyn smiles crookedly. 'A Brother once told me that a man can survive in the Daziarn for a millenia with naught to do but contemplate his crimes. I suppose they believe redemption is found in reflection.'
Silent Wolf says: (10:07:33 PM)
I nod "Alright then."
Silent Wolf says: (10:07:38 PM)
"So when do I leave?"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:08:44 PM)
'At once. I apologize for the short notice. The decision to send you was only finalized this evening. Grab what you'll need and you'll be on your way to Anskaven. There, you'll be properly equipped for Kalte.'
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:09:41 PM)
Oggdyn chuckles. 'Of course, by tomorrow, the people will be singing your name again in the streets. Did you know that they have a "Lay of Lone Wolf" now? I heard it in a tavern the other night.'
Silent Wolf says: (10:09:58 PM)
I groan
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:10:19 PM)
Oggdyn laughs. 'Would you rather it be the "Song of Silent Wolf?"
Silent Wolf says: (10:10:52 PM)
"That is almost as bad"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:11:12 PM)
'In any case, let's hope they have another chapter to add to it come Winter, eh?'
Silent Wolf says: (10:11:30 PM)
"Mayhaps they will. I shall prepare at once"
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:11:40 PM)
(and that's where we'll leave off tonight)
Silent Wolf says: (10:11:52 PM)
ok
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:12:06 PM)
I assume you're bringing the Sommerswerd?
Silent Wolf says: (10:12:13 PM)
of coruse
Silent Wolf says: (10:12:27 PM)
I'd like to get a shield from the armory again
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:13:01 PM)
Anskaven should have one
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:13:09 PM)
Are you also taking a normal sword?
Silent Wolf says: (10:13:21 PM)
yeah
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:13:47 PM)
Okay. The rest we'll do at Anskaven
runawayintothenight@hotmail.com says: (10:14:00 PM)
See you tomorrow.
Silent Wolf says: (10:14:01 PM)
ok
Silent Wolf says: (10:14:03 PM)
Night