The Boar's Head Pub

[VampiricDread]

Ok, you two. Take care, and take this", Vampiric Dread said, while presenting Drago with a small, 2-inch, greenish, carved box.
"This is an artifact from the Elves. You hold it so, press here, and it shows a dim beacon of diffuse light. You press here again, and the light is off. I would appreciate you returning it to me, after your reconnoitering".

Tom eyes flashed of envy at this new toy, and wondered what the grim human raised by elves was packing with him.

"We'll look after our friends and wait for your return", he said, while producing a pouch of mithelbas leaves, a rare medicin plant, and giving each of the sick a leaf each to chew or suck, as well as they could.

To monty, Vampiric Dread said: "That's my Last and most potent attempt to counter the poison, without going into magic. I don't think we want to expend runes and reveal ourselves. They are stabilized, but depending on the poison, it could take some days before they recover".

"Why were they poisoned, Dread?"

"They brought the quest, didn't they? I think there are more interested parties than I was ready to accept. The tale of the EverLasting Gems is not strange to me, but I will not tell you what the Elven Lord chose to undisclose. Not yet, at least. Trust me on this, my friend. I have reasons for not speaking more now, or until the need is at hand".

Tom and Drago left with stealth. The rest of us went to waiting, taking care of the poisoned, and attempting to keep shifts...

[This message has been edited by VampiricDread (edited 16 June 2001).]

[VampiricDread]

****** Call to arms *****

Please post your character description on the appropriate thread, my friends. It will help run this adventure forward.

Thank you.


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I wish I had more time to adventure...

[Downunder Tom]

Was What I said when I first joind enough of a character discription?

To Continue back in character .....

After Picking up his hoopak Downuner Tom and his new friends depart to look around the area, checking for grass sections that might be false, rocks that move, trees and there stumps that are not tress at all, and just old plain holes that have been covered to hide them, Ofcourse also checking that who ever now lives in the manor has set no traps to capture or kill unwanted guests

[Drago]

After searching for hours for a way into the manor Tom cries out, "I think the rocks on the side of this wall are loose." Drago runs over to inspect the wall. He sees an outline of a door in the wall. He tells Tom to help him pry it open. "It must be a secret entrance to the manor. Come on Tom put your back into it it's not that heavy," Drago says.
They are able to open the massive dry-stone door revealing a tunnel entrance. The lining of the walls are very damp. The floor is covered with rat excrement. The odor is simply revolting. The tunnel is lit by a few small torches with silver handles. Tom takes one out of it's holder to light the way as they continue their journey.

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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

[VampiricDread]

While Drago and Tom where out, monty and I were doing our best for our poisoned friends.

The poison was not the same, of course, but we had no clue. All we had was to hope for some recovery, until the moment we had to use some magic, and expose ourselves. The leaves, I kept dissolving in hot water next to them, but we had to come out to the starry night.

"Do you think they'll recover, Dread?"

"I don't know. They're stable, from what I can see, but not knowing the two poisons used is like facing two daggers from the dark". I shook my head in disbelief."I never expected we would be attacked this way, though I antecipated some action when the Elven Lord mentioned what was, or what I thought was, a kept secret".

"Will you tell me about it?"

"Not yet, my friend. All that there was to be known is out in the open, and the Elven Lord should have never discussed it openly".

"Do you think him a traitor, or a Dark Elf?"

"No, unless he was recruiting to get rid of the opposition, but that's difficult to conceive, when he had a Dwarf beside him. I'm sure he's sincere. Careless, maybe light-hearthed, but sincere."

We strolled back together in silence and tended to our friends in need. I only hoped they would recover soon...


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I wish I had more time to adventure...

[Downunder Tom]

At the same momment in outside a dark damp cave....

Tom and friends get ready to enter this dark , damp cave, They get there weapons ready and use any magic protection they have to give them extre defence and any other magic they have to give them attack advantages they can.

They don't know what horrors the new owners might have sent down to protect the caves and any dungeons that might be down here.

They enter the dark cave slowly, tom checking for any traps that might be set to stop them, He also looks for hidden entrances that might lead off in any direction. The party looks for places that might be safe to return to if they need to camp and regroup later.



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With a little help from my friends , we can make Runesword the best RPG ever.

[Drago]

Tom and Drago continue walking slowly through until they come upon a separation in the tunnel. "Should we go left or right?" Drago asks.

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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

[Downunder Tom]

Lets ask our host, he might remember which was is the best to go.



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With a little help from my friends , we can make Runesword the best RPG ever.

[monty]

The groundscreature motions to the left, making motions like it's the way up or at least towards the tower.

[monty]

Monty reaches into his backpack and pulls out a tattoo needle, some ink, and an old bone (It is a bone that is carved into the shape of a bone). He begins to tattoo a design on the side of it.