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Hmm..seems it never got out ot list so reposting..sorry folks.<br>
So instead of update tomorrow I'll do it tue/wed.<br>
Sorry.<br><br>
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Character Name
Type
Player
Sex Notes
..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newark.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Me..Human/Magician
..Mournath........Sailor..Gibert.Isla........Ma..Human/Navigator
..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter
..Raddok..........Miner...Bess.Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner
..Tsia.Phan.......Thief...Don.Ker............Fe..Human/Thief
..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
..Upus............Warrior.Gerald.Ford........Ma..Normal/Barbarian
Warrior
..Kimis...........Warrior.NPC................Fe..Normal/Diumgi Companion
..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
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Update #140 sequence (file #1056)
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<x-tab> </x-tab>[Recap]
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From Fremea: [RE: Actions]
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</x-tab>Fremea looks over
the red head, her eyes changing from caution to understanding, "I am
not sure what hill, as I was captive in the royal court, …
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</x-tab>After coming out
from the cave/meeting hall/whatever, and the king …
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GM: Ack.
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From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
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</x-tab>Dorhak sees the
king turn to go, impressed with the sacrifice of …
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</x-tab>"his people
were either fiercely loyal to their king, or …
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GM: Ack.
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From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
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</x-tab>OOC:
I typed this up last night but haven't had a chance to update this to
reflect Dorhak's post. Hopefully Scott can work this is in as needed.
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</x-tab>Arawn cocked an
eye when Dorhak chose to challenge the king, …
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</x-tab>"I would
agree with King Strata. The Lower World is the natural …
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</x-tab> OOC:
God's Eyes at max EL. If the Bes seem potentially salvageable based on
his skills and observation (no skulls crushed in, for example) Arawn will
attempt to Translocate them out and then heal them (Healing Mist, Sidh
Tongue to boost)
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GM: Ack. How long do you spend time here back in
cave?
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From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions[
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</x-tab>Seeing as she
won't be casting spells for awhile, Z'leyra slings her staff across her
back, readies her shield and has her sword in hand in order to be ready
if attacked. [Privately she thinks to herself that the engineering skills
of the King and his two best men must have been lacking to not be able to
rig something to let them manage a cave in safely.] Â "Lead
on."
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GM: Ack. Or Time is critical here. To rig something
else could mean a new team sent to find the party.
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From Kiet: [Re: Actions]
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</x-tab>Kiet isn’t real
impressed with the situation. Half dark, half …
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GM: Ack. To clarify. Batteries can be tapped to
use its mana at 0 cost. Magic items like rings/weapons have X uses per
day so that's free 0 mana. That's how I always dealt with it.
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From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
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</x-tab>Raddok doesn't
like everyone spreading out too far, especially …
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GM: Ack.
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From Opus: [Re: Actions]
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</x-tab>Opus and Kimis
both look at each other and smile then they bow to Arawn
and both put up there finger to there lips to mimic quiet.
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GM: Ack.
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Stuff]
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1636TH]<x-tab> </x-tab>
<x-tab> </x-tab>[Time:
Earlier during court briefing.]
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Fremea looks over the red head, her eyes changing from
caution to understanding, "I am not sure what hill, as I was captive
in the royal court, but I do understand being enslaved to be someone
else's tool. Even my own people kept me from being with my family. I made
sure I got them back." Smiles genuinely at the memory of her parents
and the even the kids.
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Kimis smiles and nods after getting a translation.
“Then as long as you are not here for me, we shall be good friends.”
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Minutes before just after crossing into LW]
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Arawn cocked an eye when Dorhak chose to challenge the king,
his attention flickering towards the Bes ruler when he then shifted from
humor to advice. The dwarf was rough around the edges and hopefully the
king's wise words would sprout within and begin to soften his edges. If
not, at some point a less tolerant ruler or entity of power might choose
to flex their might in return.
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When Dorhak called teams with the goal of splitting up Arawn
shook his head, agreeing with the Bes king when he warned against it.
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"I would agree with King Strata. The Lower World is the
natural home of dwarves, elves, faeries. But it's also home to Elder
powers that guard their domains fiercely as well as the children and
followers of the Great Serpent We should travel together or at least in
larger teams."
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When Opus and Kimis moved to join him Arawn gave the pair a
warm smile.
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"Your presence is quite welcome and I hope we can learn
a little more about each other while we journey. If we do continue
separate from the others, I only ask that you allow me to speak to any we
encounter here and to treat them with respect as best you can. The
creatures here are proud and not fond of humans."
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Opus and Kimis both look at each other and smile then they
bow to Arawn and both put up there finger to there lips to mimic quiet.
<x-tab> </x-tab>[Time:
1:24 pm]
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After coming out from the cave/meeting hall/whatever, and
the king says they had found caves in a specific direction, she looked at
Pyan, looked at Dorhak and shook her head. "Pyan, stay with Dorhak,
I am going to scout instead, we need to know more fast as the time shift
here could really cause another problem like last time." She flies
up, just as the cave is heard to be collapsed. She stops and overhears
the king talk about the sacrifice. Such a waste, we could probably have
done that without anyone dying, she just shrugs sadly. "Sorry
Dorhak, this time you need to stick together and go to the caves."
She flies off to scout the area ahead.
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Dorhak sees the king turn to go, impressed with the
sacrifice of his people. But all is not always as it is presented.
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"His people were either fiercely loyal to their king,
or desperately afraid."
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The King hears a translation and shrugs.
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"Change of plans. We came here to extract the King, and
bring him home. I would like to maintain a skirmish line,
however. Fremea! Go forward and do your thing, please.
Flight before fight, though. I want you to report back before you
engage an enemy. If you were to fall, we wouldn’t even know."
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"Pyandalgor! Join up with Arawn and the red
people. Groups of two spread out and keep the group next to you in
sight. Looks like we are headed to those caves the King talked
about."
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As the party moves down the hill toward the forest
below. Arawn turns back to the key discussion.
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"It makes sense," Arawn chimed in when Barbosa and
King Strata discussed the idea of a key. "We should let you know
that we arrived in your lands through what we believe was a similar
portal. In fact, it's opening might be linked to the one you discovered.
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It's a long story but suffice to say we have uncovered an
item that was hidden by a combination of forces - elf, Bes, and dwarf at
the very least. Evil men sought to steal it for use as a weapon but we
managed to thwart that and it now has a new Guardian. Your archivist,
Crix, seemed to know of these tomes, the Hurricane tomes, and it is being
safeguarded until our return.
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If you happen to have more insight it and the Coalition it
would be welcome as well as an idea as to what the key might appear
as."
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The King abruptly stops and turns to face Arawn turning
pale. “Do not name the book again. The forest has ears.
If ...whatever or whoever even had that hint they'd do anything to
capture us or obtain the book.” Then he turns around and walks
more. HE scans the skies washing as Fremea flies forward.
“I'm not scholar. But what was taught to me was this Coalition is
one of several. The odd part I never understood is why Bes were
included. Unlike the pure dwarves we are peaceful. To join
this band must've been a serious threat.
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A vague word of word record is of even the Convocation era
against the gods. I have no idea if that is legend or myth.
Probably once a century a coalition forms. But mostly without
Bes. During the Lymrian Crisis the Bes stepped away not wanting to
interfere. If you speak of this...tome that was one of the last
great coalitions Bes were involved in. The books and artifacts
could not be destroyed so hidden away only. There were other great
tomes out there hidden away even we do not know where. Frankly the
Archivist is better on these things.
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As to the Key. The wall back there in the cave...It
told of a key must be used to use their whatever it is. I assume
its a portal again. I suspect it was build away from here to
protect it from being discovered. Or...maybe there is a large dwarf or
Elf presence there. That could be a problem. The Bes who came back
is one of my best runners. He can do 16-17 miles a day. He
only reports of caves with possible writing he can't understand. If
this is not our place we may be trapped here. Well some of
us. Some of us can naturally portal out. But humans
can't. If we can't trick or figure this key out we are trapped as
well.”
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Barbosa whispers to Dorhak, “I hope the book wasn't a key?”
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Upon exiting the cave Arawn looked out upon the twilight
world, hoping to spot something familiar. Unlike most of the Sidh and
Elder races the Lower World was not his native realm but it was a close
second home. He hoped that he might recognize something in the landscape
though he did not hold his breath - the Lower World was a vast place with
so much he had yet to explore.
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When news of the missing guards was brought to the party's
attention Arawn pursed his lips in concern.
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"We should move in teams to try and track your men
down."
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Following after the king he was then surprised by the sudden
collapse of the cave entrance.
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"You should've spoken to us! We could've called upon
magic to do the same!," Arawn said, alarmed to find that the Bes
guards might be dead. He was already running towards the cave-in even as
he finished speaking. His hope was that they lingered and he would be
able to use his magic to spot them and pull them from the wreck.
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The King turns around sad, “I did not realize magic could be
used. Besides if that cave has wards magic could back fire...I felt the
best ..,”
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He watches as Arawn runs back to the cave.
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Seeing as she won't be casting spells for awhile, Z'leyra
slings her staff across her back, readies her shield and has her sword in
hand in order to be ready if attacked. [Privately she thinks to herself
that the engineering skills of the King and his two best men must have
been lacking to not be able to rig something to let them manage a cave in
safely.] "Lead on."
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Kiet isn’t real impressed with the situation. Half
dark, half light. Easy way to be ambushed. And no magic available
yet. Can’t even use the mana storage. It takes mana to extract the
mana.
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Don’t even have enough left to cast his Infinite Sight
spell. The elves and dwarves won’t have trouble, but us humans will be
less likely to detect problems. Bugger!
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Well, Kiet’s been hoping for some opportunity to get some
physical action. Just wish the tulwar was magically enhanced.
Someday he will need to learn the skills to make those weapons. A
lot to learn, though, about Elemental Magics first.
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Raddok doesn't like everyone spreading out too far,
especially since the light was a bit dim. Team pairs that are ten feet
apart don't seem too bad, but as he doesn't know what Dorhak means by
spreading out, he makes sure to stay close to Mournath, and plans to use
his mace and shield for fighting, unless something really big or
(terrifying, he thinks to himself) shows up, then he might take a shot
with the ring. He only has two shots, so has to be careful. The light
isn't too bad – at least he could see fairly well. At least they weren't
in a pitch-dark cave. He isn't sure he can trust the Bes, though, since
their king seemed too blase' about members of his party sacrificing
themselves without others trying to help them.
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Arawn runs back into the cave leaping over the debris of the
threshold collapse and heading to the back of the cave system to where
they came. The Bes Guard at the entrance seems startled and raises
his spear then runs after the Alfar. He speaks in Bes but Arawn
doesn't understand him.
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Arawn heads past the “cage” where they found the king and
slows down at the tunnel they came from. He concentrates and tells
there is magic abound but hopes its not wards. He filters what
vision he can see. Soon the dark rock and sand disappears form his
sight. He moves forward and scans the area.
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The Bes stops and breathes hard and speaks more. Then
switches to Dwarf Elder. Arawn can hear it and understand it
better, “you can't go back that way we've tried.”
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Then Arawn spots the first Bes. It looks like he is
face down and his back is bent? Since he can’t see the rocks now he
can only assume there is a large boulder on his back and probably broke
his back. The other is soon found and this one is lying face up but
since blood is filtered out he can't tell his condition. Arawn studies
his chest and sees no breathing motion.
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The Bes realizes what the Alfar is up to. He looks
down at the dropped shovels Raddok left. He whispers, “you
should not. Everyone here is a volunteer. We knew the
risk. You must understand...we are not Dwarves. Our
traditions are different. WE believe we come from earth and will
return to it. You may seem shocked but there is reassurance here by
Bes. Bes is the Master of Sleep and so these 2 have entered the
Sleep. To disturb them violates that sleep and transition. You can
dig them out. Fine. But keep in mind if you remove them it
could cause pockets of air and anyone coming through the portal could be
trapped. I will be leaving to watch for others who may return.”
With that the guard leaves back to his post. “All in vain if a pocket is
formed.” He says as he walks away.
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Arawn is slightly annoyed by the Bes. To save hundreds they
die here. Is that peace or waste? But the guard does have a
point.
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Outside Fremea flies above the forest. Seconds passing
over the lip of the forest the canopy is thick. Visibility is random and
as she flies limited. She scans the skies for any creatures that
may be a danger then down to the forest. The birds seem to be the same as
in the Middle World. But below that larger animals are difficult to
see.
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As the party gets about 50 feet to the forest Arawn jogs
back and rejoins them. He remains stone faced and does not care to
look at the king for now.
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The party splits up into six groups. The far left is
Arawn, Opus, Kimis and Pyan. Since Arawn is keen in the forest as
well as Pyan it helps to have a group with those skills on the
edge. Each group is spaced 10-15 feet apart depending on density of
the forest ground. At ground level visibility goes from 30 to 100
feet at times depending on the trees and foliage.
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The next group is Raddok and Mournath. Then Unali and
Barbosa. Followed by Z'leyra and Tsia. Followed by Unali and
Barbosa. Lastly on far right is the King and 2 Bes guards.
<x-tab> </x-tab>[Time:
1:44 pm]
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The Bes guard to left of the King grunts and points his
spear at the forest far to the right. They see a unicorn riding
fast away in front and right of them. Soon the unicorn is lost
among the trees.
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1:51 pm]
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Raddok suddenly hears something in front of them. But its
not ground level he begins to scan the trees. It almost sounds like
singing. They continue on for another few minutes and Raddok sees
it. On top of a limb stands a female that is striking with golden
flowing hair and she wears a white expensive looking gown. It almost
looks like a tall Fae but she is indeed human but with wings. She seems
to be singing a very low key song that seems to enthrall Mournath as he
stares.
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Kiet and Dorhak is not aware of situation. But Arawn's
keen ears picks something up. He tries to locate Raddok and
Mournath and spots them looking up into a tree or sky but can't see that
area due to trees.
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The female is quite beautiful. Z'leyra and Unali are equal
in appearance but this female is SIX times more pretty. Even though
Fae are hard to gauge by human standards Fremea is not as striking.
The female turns and stares and smiles. She speaks in a soothing
voice. But Raddok and Mournath does not understand her.
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As Arawn moves closer he can hear the female and seems to
understand a few words, “..my forest?”
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Arawn seems to recognize it a bit as a Neutral tongue.
The female seems to see that Arawn understands. “You will translate
for those ...” then she sees the Red humans and seems startled.
“..those two.” She turns to Raddok's group, “you will leave my
forest. But I will allow entry if that one stays with me.”
She points to Raddok.
<x-tab> </x-tab>GM:
Actions? Comments
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Next update...Saturday...
<x-tab> </x-tab>GM: Sorry
for delay. We got a great start today. For a change.
Arawn – Do you get the 2 Bes out or leave them? Up to you. Fremea I
will keep you updated as you fly you do not see what party does.
Technically only Arawn's group and Raddok's does until they warn others
or others notice it. Will try update once I get off work Saturday
at 430 EST. If the groups divided up below is bad let me now I did
it by numbers and skills.
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Groups-
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Fremea
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Unali/Barbosa<x-tab>
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Z'leyra/Tsia<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
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Arawn/Opus/Kimis/Pyan<x-tab>
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King/2
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5 2 1 4 3 6 – Spread out skirmish line.
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