The Boar's Head Pub

[Argh]

The party stopped, looking warily at the Giant, until the elven lord came around the bend(he was chatting merrily with Bargehead about ancient traps in the rear of the party). The elven lord looked up at the Giant(which was just starting to think about whether or not Kender are tasty) when he whispered in Monty's ear, "We should really get out of here, don't you think?".

Monty looked at the elven lord and grinned. He wasn't afraid of such a stupid(if powerful) creature. The giant began picking its teeth with bits of the treetop, and slowly moved one of its legs as if to give chase, but the party was soon out of sight- and it being a hill giant, that meant out of mind.

About thirty minutes later, they arrived at a tiny hut that stood in front of a larger house. The elven lord gestured to the party to walk up to the hut, and they were greeted by a very strange and wizened figure.

The figure was humanoid, and had a somewhat human face- but its incredible layers of wrinkly nut-brown skin made its face look somewhat like a collection of leather gloves. Its wide dark eyes stared from under its dark brow. . .

[VampiricDread]

"Is this where we get to the CloudGate, my lord?" I asked the elf.

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I wish I had more time to adventure...

[Downunder Tom]

Well we are waiting for a reply we hear a big crash in the distance ....

Tom tells the others that giant was not going to make a snack of him and decied to get in first by tieing the giants shoe lances together and that was the giant falling over we heard. He also shows them a strange device that he got from the lord when he was not looking. The others look displeased thinking that lord will be after them when he works it out.



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Wth a little help from my frieds , we can make this the best RPG ever.

[Drago]

While the party of adventurers is waiting for a reply to Vampiricdread's question Drago goes into his black leather backpak and brings forth a small trinket. It is a little golden pocketwatch with a cluster of diamonds in the shape of a dragon encircling a moon and a sun. The back of it is engraved in a few different ancient Languages: egyptian, chinese, and another one that is unrecognizable to him. He describes it as an old family heirloom passed down from his great, great grandfather William Thomasticus.
In the final days of the Great War he had uncovered it while exploring a cave during a reconnaissance mission. "It has the ability to stop time for a brief period," Drago states.
"How long a period of time?" Monty asks. "Five minutes," Drago says. The third ancient language was known by Drago's great grandfather but he died before he could pass on his knowledge. Perhaps someone from the party could decipher it.

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"My soul to nothingness: but I will strive against all doubtings, and will keep alive..." ~ John Keats's Sleep and Poetry


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[monty]

the mysterious figure seated them on the floor of the small hut, there being only room for an earthen bed and a small table in the corner. He left breifly and returned with a small bucket. From this bucket he served the purest water Monty had ever tasted.
VampiricDread remarked that the water tasted like it had certain properties versus evil and asked if he could fill a vial of the fluid.
The wizened creature, who had yet to talk, motioned VampiricDread to go ahead.

As the party drank, the elven lord explained that the larger house belonged to a Powerful Lord of the area, who had control of a cloudgate that appeared now near the top of the the tallest tower of the house.
"This being before you is the gardner of the House. He is a very ancient and wise being who has taken care of this part of the Land for many generations. No lord would try to remove him because he keeps the orchards producing, the grass green and the water pure, as you can attest to. He comes with the property, so to speak. He is kin to both myself and the dwarf. It is my opinion that he can help us gain access to the cloudgate."

"Wait a minute," Monty said, slightly confused. "I thought you said that this cloudgate was already paid for?"

The elven lord motioned the party to a small window that looked onto the larger house. "Gaze up at the manor house. See the flag flying above the main entrance? That is the flag of a new lord of the manor. My deal was with the previous owner."

"I know the device that flies," VampiricDread said, noting the red field and large black fist upraised in the center. "He is in league with evil Powers."

"Just so, VampiricDread, Just so. That is why we cannot approach the manor as civilized beings."
The elven lord reached into his bag and removed some elvish delicacies and passed them with both hands to the owner of the hut.
His eyes danced and a long tongue snaked over his teeth. Showing courtesy, the figure portioned the bread up into small pieces and passed it aorund for all to share. His breath smelled like freshly turned earth.

[monty]

Monty examined Drago's precious watch. "Maybe it's Mayan. 'Tis said that their ancestors came from Asia."

[VampiricDread]

"So what now?" I exclaimed. The elven lord seemed to be going catatonic, probably due to much of a previous heavy night, his dwarf friend just about the same.

"Allow me some room", I asked the others. I opened both their mouths, and dropped in from a small vial. Then I poured some of the water that was given by the Gardener.

Both of them writhed a bit, but were soon back to reality.

"What's going on?", were the dwarf's first words, going for his axe.

"Calm down", I replied,"you were poisoned. Probably at the Inn."

The Kender looked me up, as monty did, but Drago said:

"Ok, you two. Gives us some answers. How are we supposed to get into that?"

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I wish I had more time to adventure...

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