A letter in blood.

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:05 am

The man, who was deep inside the Earth, contemplated what he should do next. 'To talk to the man might be dangerous, as he could tell others of me. But can i bear to leave him out there?' he thought. 'I must do what is right,' he realized resolutely. The man picked up his bow and sword, and put the bow on his back and the sword in its sheath. He then picked up a bag and put supplies in it like food and poorly sewn clothing.

Korwin · Post by **Korwin** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:28 am

A man stands near the memorial of Udan, pondering his several visitation by the dwarven king. His cloak flies about him as the southern wind blows towards him. He looks curious as he sees the blood soaked leather sitting beside the stone. He strides toward it and lifts one corner with the edge of his sword. "This looks important, I'd best return it to town before the writer dies." He quickly makes his way towards the town and leaves the letter upon a wall with many other notes.

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:34 am

The man slowly makes his way through the mountain until he can sees the stars again. He then slowly, ever slowly crawls down the mountain, so no man nor beast can see him moving. He lived far too long in solitude to let anyone see him. He crawled from shadow to shadow, inching closer to the human. When he was 100 meters from the human, he stopped. There was no cover from where he was to where the human was. 'Do i really want to do this?' he thought to himself. With great reluctance, he stood up and strode over to the man on his long legs. He stood over the man and looked at his badly worn body.

Morgaine Le Fay · Post by **Morgaine Le Fay** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:48 am

Morgaine Le Fay nods and leaves the party behind, walking in a steady pace. As of late she had spent much time in the library and studied the art of Sight and Bespeaking the minds of others. She would have never thought that it could prove useful that fast. "A silver bowl is needed and fresh water - Elaralith will have to bless it", she reminds herself as she walks into the library. "I wonder if we will succeed in finding a druid that is willing to help us", is another thought that crosses her mind, while she searches for that particular book she had been reading so many times since her husbands death. Quite content that it was still where she last has spotted it, she puts it in her bag and makes for her leave. "Hopefully nobody will be cross with me, because I am taking this precious knowledge with me" she whispers to herself. She then sneaks out of the library like an ordinary thief with her cape buried deep into her face and her eyes lowered to the ground. "I will bring it back", she whispers to reassure herself, as her eyes suddenly catch sight of another parchment drained with blood. Taken by surprise she almost stumbles over a halfling that is crossing her way. She bends down, picks it up and makes her way back fast to the party, completely forgetting to appologize to the halfling. "I have found another piece of clue!" she shouts aloud as she runs breathlessly towards Elaralith, Moathia, Salathe, Callith and Veralion. There she reads what is written on the parchment and tells the party that she shall leave them now to craft a silver bowl. "It will take some time, for I need to place magical runes on it that are described in a book that I have lend from the library. I would be most thankful, if anybody could get me fresh water from the river. And before I forget - Elaralith it needs to be blessed." Morgaine Le Fay smiles as she says so. "Fare well for now and good luck in the search for a druid" are her departing words as she makes haste to the smithy.

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:52 am

The man peered over the human and looked at his shabby condition. "I see you have not found my sword," the man says in a voice that sounds like he has not used it in ages. He was most dissapointed. That sword was his last magic sword, the one he had bought in his last stay at Grandildoria. "Who are you and what do you do in my passage?" he said, partly curious, and partly angry.

Sevious Helios · Post by **Sevious Helios** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 5:29 am

The human laying on the ground looks up with his glowing blue eyes at the one speaking to him. He brushes his wet damp hair out of his face and looks again at the human. He shakes his head and goes back into his trance he was in. In his mind a voice says to him, "This human....he could be here to save your life...hahah. What a fool.....I'll dispose of him. And fast." The badly wounded human listened hard with his ears for anything that could come as he snapped back to reality. He looked around cautiously and then looked back up and shook his head. "Go....you fool.....you won't live up here......run! He's sending his pet......It's coming......It'll kill you......". The human pulls out his fire sword and sticks it to the others neck. "Go....or I'll dispose of you....Even though I am wounded....one arm of mine still works.....go!". The injured human grips the swords hilt tightly and prepares to slash at the other. ".....one to many have died up here. My name does not matter....only that you should escape.....he doens't want anyone to 'intefer'. He'll kill all who does.....just go". The injured human waits and sees what the other does.

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 5:40 am

The man, in a ultra quick action, flashes his sword out of his hilt and pushes the human's sword away. "I come here to help you and this is all the thanks i get?!" says the man in a fit of rage. The man throws caution to the wind and throws his bag and sword down. He pulls some logs out of his bag and takes flint to start a fire. He starts a blazing fire to warm the man. He looks down at his achievement. "My name is Gregor Orgredo," he said proudly. "I have escaped the king up in these mountains most of my life. It seems the mountains give one some sort of longevity, though, i have been around for..." He never got to finish his sentence, for a big bird swooped down, and grasped the man in its talons. The last thing he said before the bird brought him to the king was, " Use my blade to help the elves!" And then with a shriek he was gone as if he had never come.

Drogla · Post by **Drogla** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 5:57 am

feels a need to help, but knows not what to do

Sevious Helios · Post by **Sevious Helios** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 6:00 am

The human looks as the other one gets carried off and shakes his head. He grasps his arm tightly as a new layer of blood begins to flow out of the wound. He picks up his sword that was knocked out of his hand and puts it close to his side again. ".....foolish human.......a king.....?....." He looks up at the sky as the storm dies down for a first time in a while. He gazes at the stars and thinks to himself. "Hah! Foolish.....indeed. At least I share the same opinion as you. hahah. Well...now. About that danger that I summoned to deal with him.....that bird......wasn't mine......so guess what?....haha. Yup.....you have to deal with it now......" The voice said to the injured human laughing to himself in it's low dark voice. "To bad the elves and humans elsewhere will find your rotting body up here. Haha. You got little time now. It's running out." The human looked around again with his blue eyes and began to see something coming........."oh no...." he mumbled to himself as he grasped his fire sword tightly by the hilt and climbed to his feet.......

Sevious Helios · Post by **Sevious Helios** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 7:44 pm

The human stood there waiting for the oncoming danger. Soon, off in the distance, something comes into view. "By the gods.....what is that?", he asked himself with his sword up and ready. The 16 foot tall monster stepped up onto the ledge that Sevious was on. It's massive white body resembled to ice in the mountains. It's eyes to resembled ice. It groaned as it moved slowly towards Sevious on the path about 100 meters ahead. The ground shook as it took each step towards the injured man. "Uhh" it moaned as it got closer.

Sevious took a few steps back towards the fire the human had made earlier. "Well. It seems you're in trouble. Hahah. My pet looks cranky. Don't you love it when an Ice Golem is cranky? ha. It's mad and wants to kill whatever it can get its hands on. And it's looking at you. If you can't tell.", the voice said amusingly. Sevious shook his head and looked around at his surroundings. He was on trail high up in the mountains and could easily fall to his death off the side. Deep down into the chasm that filled the ground down below.

The golem blocked the path that went back and he couldn't go further ahead fast enough for he was injured. The golem was within 20 yards of Sevious and moving in but slowly as before. After looking around, Sevious couldn't find anything to help him. The ice golem had come within a few feet of Sevious and raised its arm high up with a fist ready to swing at Sevious. Soon the golem's hand came crashing down slowly at Sevious. Sevious used all his might and swung his sword at the golems fist and broke through it. The golems hand shattered like ice would but it pulled it's arm back up to its head and looked at it then at Sevious.

"Your not that tough....", Sevious said smiling at the golem. "You may think that but watch it.", the voice within his head said. The golem concentrated hard on its arm and soon ice shot out of it's arm and formed a hand. The golem moved it's fingers a bit and then looked back at Sevious with an angry look. ".......What now.....?", Sevious said to himself. The golem raised both arms with fist formed and locked them together to form an upside down U shape above his head and flung his arms down at Sevious. Sevious thought quickly and jumped back. The whole mountain shook and some loose snow started to drop down from the top hitting the Golem on the head. It ignored the snow and swung again at Sevious but this time from the side. Sevious fell straight on his stomach in the snow and the golem missed him. His fist hit the side of the mountain causing rock to fly out and left a big hole in it.

Sevious got back to his feet as quickly as he could. He limped up to the golem trying to hold the pain back. Soon the golem picked up Sevious and threw him into the mountains edge causing the area to shake some more. Sevious fell from the mountain with sharp pain flowing through his back. Blood, from his back, flowed down the rocks of the mountain side. Sevious layed there trying to get up but couldn't. He was to injured to move. The golem raised it's arms again ready to smash him further into the ground under them but then something happened. The spot where the golem stood started to take to much pressure from the golem and began to crack. Sevious saw this and took advantage of it. He raised his sword with his one arm, while still laying on his stomach and rammed it into the ground by the golems feet and pushed it down. The sword made the ground crack even more. Just one more hit from the golem would do it.

Sevious crawled to the wall and sat up for the golem to have a clear target at him. He left his sword where it was. The golem saw Sevious moving and took it's left arm and swung at Sevious again. Sevious pushed off the wall and slid acoss the snow on his bare stomach and chest. A loose boulder at a ledge near the top of the mountain rattled and soon fell down to right where the golem was standing. The boulder smashed the golem on the head and then fell off the edge but the smash caused the ledge to finally gave way. The ledge cracked away from the rest of the path and fell down into the chasm. The golem fell with it but grabbed onto part of the path that was left up there. It started to crack and it fell with the golem. Sevious slipped from where he was while the golem made his last grasp flew off the side. He quickly stuck his strong right arm up and grabbed onto the ledge. He was slipping and would fall if he couldn't get himself up.

He held on as tight as he possibly could. But yet he was still slipping. His feet dangled out over the top of the chasm as he hung on. He heard the echeoing voice of the golem as it continued to fall. Sevious couldn't make it. He thought to himself, "....is this realy the end? No....I can't give up.....I must make it....No matter the pain....I must....." He extended his week arm up to the ledge and grasped it as well. Pain jolted through his left arm but he ignored it. He used every last ounce of strentgh he had left, and pulled himself up hard. "Fool.....just drop and die like the golem. Heheh. I got plenty more golems. Why die now instead of facing them? hah", the voice said to Sevious. "No.....I'd rather face 100 of those than fall.....there's still a chance......", Sevious said encouraging himself. Finally, Sevious pulled himself up. He used his legs to kick himself up the rest of the way when he could.

He crawled over to his bag of supplies and the dead fire. "I have no weapon now.....that's just great.....ugh", he mumbled to himself. Feeling very tired, he closed his eyes and fell asleep for the first time in the snow.....so far he has survived..........

Elaralith · Post by **Elaralith** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 11:31 pm

Elaralith nods and smiles at Morgaine.
"I will be glad to bless it with the Wisdom of Elara." I will pray that Elara blesses you with the Knowledge you will dearly need to craft that silver bowl...When you have it I will have the freshwater for you;I always keep a supply with me."
Elaralith is listening absently to the conversing of the others and wonders if a druid will be found when suddenly high above her she spots the form of some great bird coming fast down.
"Everyone move aside, we need to make a space quick!"
Without explaining, Elaralith gazes steadily upwards until the birdfrom reveals itself as a great Eagle with a limp humanform gripped in its talons. With a rush of wind the Eagle lands, and makes a series of birdlike sounds. Elaralith listens intently and seems to understand. Looking down she spots the slightly injured form of a mysterious man.
"Ah...this is good news indeed. This here Eagle is a friend of my people the Elves, I know him from my travels in that elven kingdom. He says he has seen our good friend Sevious and he seems to be in grave condition! He says he retrieved this mysterious man, but was unable to bring back Sevious due to a evil force that burned him when he came close..."
Elaralith wonders what evil has befallen Sevious and chants a quick prayer of protection. She proceeds to tend to the mysterious man's wounds with some fragant herbs which she makes into poultices.
"Now that we know where Sevious is we must proceed at once to his side! Someone run and inform Morgaine that Sight is no longer needed! All speed must be taken, don't worry I know the place the Eagle speaks of and he has promised to guide us there! We must go forth, equip yourself with all haste!"
Elaralith converses with the Eagle some more in a low tone, and also gives the Eagle some food to revive it after its long journey. She then quickly gathers up her dress and picks up her staff and appears prepared for anything. She stands calm and she waits for the others to be similarily prepared.

Moathia · Post by **Moathia** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 12:01 am

Moathia walks over to the nearby depot, and takes out two short swords, inscribed with the symbol of each god, she looks again at Callith, before attaching them to her belt, and takes her staff and leans on it. " I am ready Elaralith"

Faramier · Post by **Faramier** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 5:58 pm

You notice a small vial floating down the river containing a scroll, rolled up with a blue ribbon on it. Some way down the river it washes ashore and you pop the lid and remove the scroll.

Journal of Guingalan Lamorak

Day 1

I set out today, apart from the main party. As I crossed the swamps I notcied my good friend Boremier following me, as I reach the woods I becomes we. I feel that travelling in a small group may be to our advantage as though we have less numbers should we encounted trouble we are more fleet of foot and can avoid it more easily.

Day 3

The forest is calm and peaceful, it seems that the forest can remain a haven even in the most turbulant times, we stocked up on apples and wood and walk through the soft undergrowth. Thinking of the things I left behind and the things I bring before me why can I not stay here forever.

We are well prepared, rested and in high hopes of finding Sevious, I feels that this forest takes all our fears and worries and makes us loose the lack of urgency that could be so vital to this mission.

Day 5

We have just reached the mountains, the past few days have been long but comfortable through the forest we know so well. We have gone round the desert as the past few days have been hotter than usual and all tracks through there will have been covered over by the constantly moving sands.

The mountains stand ahead of us, the land of the ogre's, we see in the distance the towers of thier fort sticking up into the clouds. We have decided to travel light and so most of our armour was left behind. Presently the ogre's are unaware of our position and I intend to keep it that way. Many skirmishes up here in the past means we know the terrain well and so should be able to go unnoticed.

Day 8

We have been travelling through the mountains safely the past few days. A few ogre scouts have come but they have been dispatched easily. Although the frequency of theese missons are fewer than usual, it seems that the ogre's are distracted by something. I wonder if we shall discover what this is.

Day 9

We came across the fort today, a strange sight came to our eyes, the ogre's usually solitary creatures were grouped, and not in thier usual tribal groups, they were amassed. The ogre's know few common words and sentences are far beyond them, however, occasional chants of 'We will serve' and 'Death is time' (presumably meaning it is time for death) were heard from even the lowest of ranks and the officers were even more learned in common tongue, if not fluent. In between the various ogre fires there were mingled orc's. This was a surprise even if we had suspected it for a long time. There uniforms are similar to the one's that the orc's who recently attacked Trolls Bane were wearing.

Hopefully we will be able to pass this gathering unnoticed as they all seem to be pre-occupied.

Day 10

We have been spotted by an orc patrol, even though they themselves did not engage us, our presence is now known. We should be out of theese mountains in two days if our speed remains constant. Our supply's are still plentiful and as of....

Day 11

Yesterday we were attacked, luckily there was only ogre's involved and it was not hard to outsmart them, however the nature of thier attack was unlike I have seen before. They are, more organised, they surrounded us and were closing in, however the are still ogre's and after we whipped them into a battle frenzy they were easy to escape from.

They are now tracking us, but we are more fleet of foot than them and so shall be well into safety before they catch us up.

Day 13

We can see the coast now, and from this peak we can see another island, it is strange how we have never noticed this before, now we realise that Sevious may be beyond our help as we fear that he has reached this other island in his flight. All we can do now is set up camp along the shore and wait for some means to cross. I can only hope that the others realise this is time and find some other way of reaching him. For now......wait.....orc runners, it appears there will be bloodshed after all.

Day 14

Last night we were ambushed by orc runners, although not very hardy, they were skilled with their weapons and agile on thier feet. The battle was not very long. We were able to predict thier tactics and even though they outnumbered us three to one we gained the upper hand and managed to slay them.

It rained today, not an unwelcomed event as the past few days have been dry even in the mountains. We are now at the shore and have set up camp here. The orcs shall not bother us any further as it appears they have more important things to worry about.

Day 15

Fifteen days into our search and we are resting at the shore, waiting for the others, if they come, or a way to cross the sea, we have a comfortble cave away from the waves and have plenty of food and water. It is now a matter of waiting and so I have decided to send this message to warm Trolls Bane of theese orc's, if I am correct then the currents shall send this message the same way as Helios's and someone should find it.

If this message comes into the hands of Moathia and the others then they must bring means of crossing a sea and warn the people of orcs.

May the Gods guide this message.

Guingalan,

You roll the message back up and run to town, if you are quick you will reach the search party before they leave

veralion · Post by **veralion** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 7:07 pm

Veralion notices the message and skims through it. Then looks up with a strange look on his face.

Our friends have made it far. We are 15 days behind them everyone. By the looks of it they have encountered orcs...I have sent a message back to my homeland for the strongest orcs to form a party of eight members to help my search for Helios...I hope they do not meet on bad terms...

Ties a message to his eagles leg to find Guingalan and warn them of the orcs that he ordered to help and then lets the bird fly.

I am leaving now to the eastern shores where I am to meet my friends from he homeland. If you are comeing with me, get you things, we are traveling with haste and be prepared for battle... I may know the lands described in Helios's jounals...

Veralion turns and bolts off at a quick pace, holding the sword butt in its shealth.

Come on! I am coming to find you friend Helios!

Sevious Helios · Post by **Sevious Helios** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 9:56 pm

Sevious opened his eyes after a while and looked around. He was still on the same mountain path he was on before. He layed about 3 feet away from the hole that the Golem had caused and fell through. He felt blood oozing out of his arm and from the new wounds on his back onto the whiteness of the snow. All around him the snow was stained red with his blood. Snow had started to fall and for the first time it fell lightly. It wasn't heavy icy winds it fell down in before and it wasn't heavy as before either. But it fell lightly as a feather fell to the ground. Sevious spotted Gregor's bag and got to his knees and hands and crawled over to it. The pain in his arm wasn't as bad as before but still sent jolts of it through his arm. His back was bruised bad but he ignored it.

He desperately ripped open the bag and viewed it's contents. In it were he found food, clothing, bandages, and a few flasks of water. Sevious took his bag and dumped the contents of Gregor's into his. Then he pulled out a white piece of cloth and poured some of the water from the flasks on it and then closed the flasks back up. Sevious then wrapped the cloth around his arm and tied it up tightly. Soon the cloth turned a redish color as blood soaked through it. Sevious held his arm as the water touched his wound and gave him a sting. He limped over to the edge of the mountain and set himself against it with his back on the rocks.

Sevious took his bag off his arm and setted it down by him on his right. He opened it up and looked in it again. He spotted a quill and a peice of parchment and pulled it out. He began to write but decided not too. "Why write such pages......recording my days journey's when I'm near death.....and then letting them go in the wind for no reason.......all I can do now is move on......and hope that I can find a place to stay....perhaps a town......but by the looks of it the forests past here are more dangerous than up here........but I'm willing to take my chances than die up here waiting for someone to find me when no one ever will......." Sevious sat back and looked out over the horizen again staring blankly at the sky. It was near dark. The stars were beginning to appear on the horizon. "Are you sure you want to go further? heh. Foolish decision you're making....in those forest are more dangers than you have faced up here.....undead monsters......lizard like monsters........sure you took care of a golem....but fighting this things in groups is a quicker death for you. Hahah. I'm going to love this. Go ahead. Do what you want. Throw away your life to hungry creatures. hahaha.", the voice said.

Sevious shook his head and ignored the voice. He got to his feet and picked up his bag. As darkness fell he limped his way through the rest of the trail. About a ways ahead of him he found a sword attached to an arrow. He looked down at it and thought to himself, "That human was prepared....heh.....oh well." Sevious bent down and picked up the sword and continued his way down the path. " Sevious,....haha.....you're in for a surprise....." the voice said to taunt him. " What trouble? I am well.....just a little weary.....and wounded......but I'm fine....", Sevious said looking around himself. A rock fell down the side of the mountain and immediately Sevious looked up the side of the mountain and stared hard at anything he could see moving. He saw nothing there so he decided to continue on. Sevious then heard the sound of something heavy land behind him. He turned his head slowly. What he saw made him flinch. "Oh no....not you again.....", he said as he grasped the hilt of his sword tightly and turned his body all the way around.

Elaralith · Post by **Elaralith** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 2:43 am

Elaralith smiles at Moathia and stands there emanating an aura of calm, waiting for the others to prepare themselves for the quest. She sighs as she observes the departure of Veralion.
"So hasty and impatient. Such ones do understand the powers of teamwork and virtues of Patience. They each go off one by one, so hasty and unprepared. But their unplanned ventures will do them no good, and they will come to a bad end if I am not mistaken."
Elaralith finishes the lecture for Moathia, her apprentice, and stands back, mentally planning.

Morgaine Le Fay · Post by **Morgaine Le Fay** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 12:42 pm

Morgaine Le Fay was hammering a junk of silver into the form of a bowl. She had been sitting over this piece of metal for hours now and had come to realize, that she would never make that bowl in time. Twas not the bowl itself that could not be done in time, but weaving the spells into the runes would take weeks... "Ah, this can never be done so quick!", Morgaine says quite loud, angry at herself, as she stands up and decides to go outside for a walk. Clearing her mind would do her good and she also wanted to see how Elaralith was progressing. Again breathing the fresh air set her mind at ease, as she walked the grass towards the place she had departed from Moathia and Elaralith. To her surprise she could make out a hudge birdform as she was approaching the group and only moments later she received a vivid picture of what had happened. "Well, I am ready as one could be", she says, adding "my staff´s at hand and also are my bottles of mana."

Leinarc the Wise · Post by **Leinarc the Wise** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 6:50 pm

"Alas i have found you Elaralith, I have heard that your party is in search of a druid. That i am but i must warn you that i am mearly an aprentice and have not enough formal training to do the more difficult spells. However being that i am a druid i can be of assistance in the healing of your party." Thus said, Leinarc throws in his staff and vows silently to himself that he will try his best to make his deceased master proud...

Lienarc feeling that he is too inexperianced to goin the group stands off in the distance.

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Callith · Post by **Callith** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 7:43 pm

Callith smiles at Elaralith" I was ready when I arrived." He shows her the chainmail under his Tunic and shows the two blades in the sheaths at his side.[/i]

Elaralith · Post by **Elaralith** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 10:31 pm

Elaralith nods at Leinarc and smiles in a gesture of welcome.
"Greetings Leinarc. Though we no longer have urgent need for a druid, a druid of course is still a welcome addition to our party. It matters not that you are a mere apprentice...I have knowledge in the use of herbs for Healing. Perhaps I can impart some of that knowledge and skill to you on this quest."
Elaralith stands upright and is pleased to see that everyone has prepared themselves so efficiently and quickly.
"Let us set forth then without further ado! This here Eagle will lead the way from the sky."
Elaralith speaks quickly to the Eagle, and watches as it rises into the sky with a swirl of wind. The Eagle soon becomes a speck in the sky, but still spottable. It flies North and the party follows in a steady procession.

Faramier · Post by **Faramier** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:54 pm

A messenger eagle hovers above the woods, spotting someone it swoops down and lands perched on a wall. There is a small message attached to its leg. You unravel it and it reads.....

I will keep this in mind if we should encounter more orcs, we still have plentiful supplies.

I am sure that Helios is in this strange land now, the mountains certainly resemble those in his notes.

We have decided a furthur wait could be leathal, we have seen some strange occurences lately, and so are fashioning a raft with what materials we can find. We have decided to set sail in a short while although we are not sure where the sea's will take us.

We hope to hear from you soon. Guingalan,

Callith · Post by **Callith** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:58 pm

Callith walks quickly, always looking on ahead, he turns to smile at Elaralith, and runs up to her. "Your of a nobel elven house, I can tell, but which one I wonder? It's been a very long time, since I have seen someone like you..."

Sevious Helios · Post by **Sevious Helios** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:00 pm

As Sevious turned around, he swiftly drew his sword. He looked at what had landed behind him. He still didn't have a shirt on his body and his pants were still battered and torn like before. His heart was pounding har as fear had overcome him. He saw nothin there. His eyes quickly scanned the area, but nothing was moving. Plus it was to dark to see far away. He listened hard as something moved on the edge of the mountain's side. Sevious gave up after he couldn't hear anything and turned around to finish his walk down the rest of the mountain. Sevious started to walk and put his sword back in it's sheath when something dropped down in front of him.....

Sevious took a step back and tripped over a rock and hit the ground hard. The creature crawled out of the shadows and with it's eight hairy legs. It's eight red eyes moved over the area and spotted Sevious. The creature was about the size of a round table in the bar. Saliva began to flow from it's mouth and ran down it's fangs. It made a loud hissing sound as it stared at Sevious. "Here's where it ends....you can't win Sevious. Why don't you just let it kill you and get it over with?", the voice within his head said. Sevious gripped the hilt of his sword and began to pull it out of it's sheath when the creature jumped up into the air and disappeared.

Sevious lost sight of it and looked around on the sides of the cliff above him. All of a sudde, the creature jumped down from the cliff right on top of Sevious. Sevious' sword was knocked out of his hand and slid across the ground. The creature lifted it's fang into the air and then thrusted them into Sevious' shoulders. Sevious let out a cry of pain and then he used all his might and kicked the creature off him. Then he reached out for the sword that he had lost grip of earlier. The giant spider squirmed around on it's back as it tried to get back to its feet.

The spider finally got to it's feet and ran towards Sevious again. Sevious saw the spider running for him and he reached further out in pain as his shoulders bled throught the wounds in which the spider had made. The spider jumped up into the air and Sevious lost sight of it again. Sevious finally grabbed the sword and quickly pulled it back to his side. The spider flew down from the mountain wall and as it fell it let out a hissing sound. Sevious used both hands and firmly held the sword over his chest. A sickening sound was made as the blade went through the spiders torso.

The spider let out a loud cry that echoed through the mountains. Sevious got to his feet and stuck his sword with the spider on it to the ground. He then stuck his foot to it's belly and pushed it while yanking the sword out of it. The spiders legs moved and Sevious thrusted his sword back into its gut and twisted it. The spider's legs curled up and Sevious yanked it his sword out again. "You managed to escape that Tantula, but more are coming. This time you won't make it out alive. The queen is coming after you now even as I speak.", the voice said in Sevious' mind. Sevious kept his blood stained sword out to his side as he slowly walked down the rest of the path. He almost reached the end of the path where the dark forest met with the mountain. His feet were still torn up and missing patches of skin and walking down a gravel path wasn't helping them heal any. Sevious stopped and listened to his surroundings as hard as he could. He picked up a sound about 800 yards away.

It was the sound of feet crawling over the ground. That of 60 legs coming towards his direction. Something else was coming too, but he could not make out what it was. "They're coming....he's right....", Sevious said to himself. "Of course I am. I watch your every move. To bad the elves, orcs, and humans that are searching for you won't find you. Your time is up. Here you die. You'll finally be out of my way....", the voice said darkly. Sevious took a deep gulp and continued limping down the mountain path as the voice spoke into his mind.

Elaralith · Post by **Elaralith** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:24 am

Elaralith smiles at Callith and keeps the Eagle in view, as she travels along with the others down the path that the Eagle leads.
"I am of that branch of Elves known as the High Elves. The elven kingdom I come from lies deep in a forest across many seas and lands from Trollsbane..."
Elaralith thinks back to times of centuries past, and reminices.
"The noble elven House I come from is House Elaeren. We are a House of Elves talented in the use of magic, and are famous for producing some of the most powerful mages. It is said that magic runs strong in the blood of those of House Elaeren."
Elaralith ends abruptly and appears to be lost in thought, as she absentmindely guides her feet over the uneven ground.

Boremier · Post by **Boremier** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:23 pm

Boremier and guingalan are resting in the cave they found,boremier has still been keeping a quick diary of what has happened."We have been waiting for the others to come for a day and a half,I hope that they bring some sort of sea transport so we can venture over to that island.....Boremier stops abruptly as he hears something in the far south.Do you hear that Guingalan?asks boremierThose drums in the far south and the loud marching!?

ezo · Post by **ezo** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:43 pm

After some time away on a personal trip Ezorock walks back into the town. After about an hour Passes he hears about the news of his friends searching, immediately he scrawls a rough note

My Good friend Boremier,
I truly hope that you find sevious and if i had returned earlier i would have gone with you.I attatch my lucky ammulet and hope it brings you the luck it has brought me.

Ezorock

Ezorock attatches the letter to a hawk and watches it fly off

Faramier · Post by **Faramier** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:45 pm

Waves lap up against the shore making the crude raft bob up and down, rain patters against the rocks and the wind picks up, sitting next to a small fire in the shelter of the cave Guingalan listens hard.

"Yes I hear it, what could they be up to?"

Guingalan and Boremier pick up thier swords and rush outside.

"I see torches in the distance, although I am not sure which direction they are travelling"

"I need to get closer, wait here, I will not chance both of us being spotted."

Guingalan crawls to a near rock and pears out at the army

"Hmm, a large army is preparing for something, lets see, they are travelling west a short way, hmm how strange." He says to himself

Guingalan turns around an prepares to crawl back to Boremier

"Gartagh!"

An orc raises his spear to the air

"Chok!"

With that the orc and what appears to be the squad under his command charge towards Guingalan

"Boremier!, Blood be spilled this day"

Boremier · Post by **Boremier** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:50 pm

Boremier quickly unseath's his sword and ready's for battle,he raises his sheild and charges to help guingalan.....

Boremier · Post by **Boremier** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:17 pm

....Boremier slices his sword through the orc that was threatening guingalan with its spear.Take that foul beast.says Boremier angrily.Thank you Boremier,we can probably slay this small squad of orcs but not the army.says Guingalan to Boremier.Guingalan arms his bow and fires arrows at the orcs as Boremier engages with them,an orc knocks Boremier to the ground but is quickly dispossed of by Guingalan's brilliant bowmanshipThank you Guingalan I thought that was the end for me!Boremier and Guingalan easily slay the small squad of orcs.Then after the small group had been dealt with the army of over fifty orcs marched towards them,Guingalan and Boremier kill the first few troops but a forced to escape.Boremier I have used all my arrows!Boremier looks to guingalan.We must escape quickly!

Faramier · Post by **Faramier** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:31 pm

Guingalan and Boremier retreat to the cave, as Boremier fends off some of the faster orc's Guingalan ties their supply's on to the shabby raft.

"Come Boremier, time has turned against us!"

Guingalan boards the rafts and it groans under his weight, he unties the rope around the rock and pushes off

"Come Boremier, tides of water tolerate us more than tides of war"

With that Boremier jumps onto the raft

"Tie your weapons to you, wood may float but that does not make a boat. Shed your armour also, the steel is heavy and shall drag you to the depths."

As the orcs throw various projectiles towards them Guingalan and Boremier hide under thier shields as the blue vastness drags them away from the land they know so well