*** Topic for #lunarrpg5: Where's the GM?
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Saturday, December 14, 1996 2:50:23 AM
#lunarrpg5: Dragonstar @Ayeye @Earendil @Hahn @Arzel
*** Mode change "+o Dragonstar" on #lunarrpg5 by Arzel
*** Dragonstar is now known as GMRune
*** Valina (~eckleyj@rodeo.uwyo.edu) has joined channel
#lunarrpg5
  Earendil: who are we missing?
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    Valina: ...
*** Hahn is now known as Kadan
    GMRune: Um... lesse... Geint I think.
    GMRune: Rein and Tarrant will be missing tonight.
     Arzel: Rein
     Arzel: oh? y?
    GMRune: Rein's on winter break now.
     Arzel: Gerr, not tarrant my only other magic using
buddy
    GMRune: Rein's on an airplane right now.
     Kadan: Oh pooh! We can't use the poor chap as a
traveling first aid kit.
            GMRune chuckles.
     Kadan: I'll be gone the sessions between the 20th and
30th.
    GMRune: Anyone else going to miss the 27th?
     Kadan: I will be gone the 27th.
     Arzel: No, I should be here for all of the sessions.
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     Geint: Hiya!!
    GMRune: Okay, we're all here...
     Geint: *flap* *flap* ;)
    GMRune: And I'm more organized this time.  So hopefully
this session will be better.
    GMRune: <<Okay, just a moment.  I need to brief Valina
before the game starts.>>
--> Valina  Okay, here's the story with you. :)
     Kadan: Last session was kewl!
  Earendil: asides from getting almost killed, it sure was
            Arzel leans back and tries to get IC
            Kadan hopes everyone appreciated his incredibly
useful "coward retreat" skill. =D
            GMRune liked Kadan's retreat. :)
--> Valina  You're travelling near Shelladon and you've been
avoiding... hold on...
     Arzel: ya shure Kadan
            Kadan leans back against the hard wall and
breathes heavily, forcing his numbing pain into submission.
   *Valina*  ok...
--> Valina  I had to answer the doorbell. :P  Anyway, you
were nearly attacked by warlocks, but a man saved you from
being noticed by them.
*** Arzel has set the topic on channel #lunarrpg5 to You
might want to put up a good topic Rune.
   *Valina* ok :)
--> Valina  He says his name's Trevor, and he recognized the
pendant you were wearing.  And he said that you should go to
the Urdian Temple to learn more about it.
--> Valina  Trevor also said that he knows of a group of
people also going there that you might want to travel with.
--> Valina  You'll join the party a little after that
conversation.  So just sit tight for now. :)
*** GMRune has set the topic on channel #lunarrpg5 to
Shelladon Knight Headquarters - 42 S - 46 MEXP
   *Valina* OK
    GMRune: Okay, I'm done chatting with Valina.  Geint,
you'll have to wait a bit before I introduce you.  So just
sit tight for now. :)
            Kadan opens one eye, watching most of his
companions with suspicion.
    GMRune: -----GAME ON-----
            Kadan looks relieved that Tarrant is still
passed out.
    GMRune: The group of you are resting with Par in the old
Shelladon Knight Headquarters
    GMRune: Rein and Arzel had been healing everyone and
several of you are low on magic power.
            Kadan eyes Ayeye. "You got hit pretty hard. You
ok?"
     Ayeye: Yeah, I'm fine now.
    GMRune: The headquarters are vacant.  But it at least
gives you a chance to relax.  And there are still a few
cabinets and closets there in good condition.
  Earendil: we might be able to find some leftover supplies
in here, a few herbs perhaps
    GMRune: Earendil searchs the headquarters and finds...
    GMRune: 4 Herbs and 4 Starlights...
            Kadan shields his eyes from the glare of the
starlights.
  Earendil: anybody here in need of some magic recharge?
            Kadan barges in front and grabs an herb. "I'm
taking this."
     Ayeye: I could use a bath, those sewers were
disgusting!
  Earendil: Fine then, I was going to distribute them
anyway.
            Kadan looks around for any disapproval, then
squeezes the cool juices over his injuries.
     Arzel: Umm, I'm kind of low on magic from all that
healing.
    GMRune: 3 herbs and 4 starlights left...
            Ayeye looks for clean water.
    GMRune: Kadan heals 20 hp.
            Earendil hands Arzel a starlight.
            Kadan gives an audible grunt of relief.
            Arzel uses the starlight.
            Ayeye looks for clean water.
    GMRune: Kadan heals 20 hp.
            Earendil hands Arzel a starlight.
            Kadan gives an audible grunt of relief.
            Arzel uses the starlight.
    GMRune: There doesn't seem to be "clean" water around
here.  Semi-clean seems possible though.
    GMRune: Arzel gains 16 MP
            Kadan notices Ayeye's searching. "You... looking
for something?"
    GMRune: 3 herbs and 3 starlights...
     Ayeye: Uh..yeah, some water.  I'm a mess.
            Earendil is in need of an herb and uses one on
his injuries
     Kadan: P'ah... you're not that bad. I've been much
dirtier.
  Earendil: There was a well out in back if memory serves
    GMRune: Rein takes a starlight.
    GMRune: Rein gains 17 MP
    GMRune: 3 herbs and 2 starlights left...
            Kadan turns to Rein. "Careful with those things,
son. You'll go blind."
            Ayeye rinses her face in the semi-clean water.
    GMRune: Rein: You don't say?  I think they're fine.
            Kadan slowly makes his way to Ayeaye and lowers
his head.
    GMRune: Par nods to Earendil and waits for Ayeye to
finished washing.
            Kadan speaks in a soft tone. "You know... those
Warlocks found us a little too easily back there. I'm not
sure how much farther we should go with these... magic
users."
     Arzel: Oh, I thought it was the smegs.
     Ayeye: Er, Kadan, he has you there.
    GMRune: Par: Yeah, the warlock's smegs are quite
effective tracking beasts.
            Kadan's voice becomes a whisper. When the time
comes, let's stick together, you and I. It may be the only
chance we have of getting out of this alive."
            Ayeye whispers to Kadan, "Understood."
    GMRune: Par sits idly playing with his thin staff.
            Kadan stands tall and clears his throat. "Well,
Par. What now?"
    GMRune: Par: Well, I was thinking we could follow
Earendil's exit out of the city.
    GMRune: Par: No doubt the warlocks are guarding all the
public exits to the town.
            Kadan rubs his chin, considering Par's words.
"Hmm... I suppose so. However, I hate to distance myself too
much from the Staff. Kargeth is probably working on securing
it right now."
    GMRune: Par: True.  But there's no way we could get it
on our own.  We're not strong enough as it is.
            Kadan nods. "I suppose you're right. What was
this... Urdian Temple that was mentioned?"
    GMRune: Par: Yes.  My commander gave you the map to it.
  Earendil: When I was a kid, we were told stories of it
being haunted
     Ayeye: Didn't we go this way to leave through a secret
exit?
    GMRune: Par: Indeed.  The Urdian Temple is a very
ancient place.  Rumors have it that it even predates
Althena!
            Kadan studies the scroll. "Yes... but what is to
be found there? It appears to be an ordinary decrepit ruin."
    GMRune: Par: There's an ancient tome said to describe
the exact capabilities of the staff.  We of the resistance
think we can use that knowledge to our advantage.
  Earendil: There is a tunnel that leads from underneath the
headquarters to outside the wall
     Ayeye: Shouldn't a secret exit be unguarded?
            Arzel scratches his chin
     Kadan: Kadan: "Well then, Par. We had best get a move
on. It doesn't sound like Kargeth is doing much dilly-
dallying up there."
    GMRune: Par nods and gets ready to follow Earendil.
    GMRune: Rein and Tarrant also get up.
    GMRune: Rein: Who wants the rest of the herbs and
starlights?
            Arzel stands.
  Earendil: The entrance is outside near the wall of the
headquarters by the back door
  Earendil: I need an herb if you don't mind.
    GMRune: Earendil takes an herb...
     Arzel: I'll take a starlight for later if no one minds.
            Kadan scoops up the herbs and stuffs them into
his pouch. "I'll hold onto them until they are needed."
    GMRune: Earendil heals 15 HP.
    GMRune: Kadan now has two herbs in his invetory.
  Earendil: ahh, much better
  Earendil: Everybody ready?
    GMRune: Tarrant takes the two starlights unless someone
else wants them.
            Arzel wonders if anyone heard him.
    GMRune: Tarrant gives a starlight to Arzel.
            Kadan walks beside Earendil.
    GMRune: The group of you follow Earendil outside towards
the secret exit.
     Ayeye: I'm ready, let's go!
    GMRune: And you leave the city without incident.
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Wilderness - 42 S - 46 MEXP
    GMRune: According to the map it will be a few hours
journey to the temple.
    GMRune: The forests are thick and dense in this part of
the continent.
  Earendil: Wait, I must do something first
            Earendil walks outside and stands silently by
the grave of his father
            Earendil whispers, "I will find them, I promise.
     Kadan: <<time of day?>>
    GMRune: <<It's now near sunset>>
    GMRune: Ahead of you in the forest you hear two people
talking.
            Kadan takes a deep breath, then looks at his map
once more.
            Arzel listens
    GMRune: You're almost halfway to the temple now.
            Kadan moves his finger around in front of him
until sure of his position and points over the horizon.
"There."
    GMRune: One voice seems to be female and the other male.
            Ayeye freezes in place.
            Earendil stops to listen.
            Kadan pauses and listens.
    GMRune: You hear. "A group of people should be here
soon.  They should be able to help you.
            Arzel smiles.
    GMRune: Man: I know finding out your past is important
to you.  And you'll just have to trust me with this.
    GMRune: Girl: Okay.
            Arzel whispers quietly to the group "I know that
voice."
            Kadan cocks his head at an angle to hear better.
    GMRune: Tarrant nods to confirm Arzel's statement.
  Earendil: "who is 'you' I wonder?", Earendil says to
himself
     Kadan: Shh!
            Ayeye whispers, "They can't mean us, can they?"
            Arzel nods to Ayeye.
            Kadan squints to try to see the people.
    GMRune: Man: Ah, I see they're here.
    GMRune: Two people come out from the woods.
    GMRune: The man looks very young, but he has long white
hair.
     Kadan: Whu... but... hey, you!
    GMRune: The girl has long red hair and green eyes.
     Arzel: We meet again stranger.
    GMRune: She is a petite 4' 8" in height.
            Arzel nods to the white haired man.
    GMRune: Man: Nice to meet you again.
    GMRune: The white-haired man grins.
            Kadan turns to his companions. "This is the man
I met in Mertyl. He's the one that informed me where the
Staff was taken. Hey, what are you doing around here?"
            Earendil says to the Arzel, "Who is this?"
     Arzel: Kadan has it right.
     Arzel: This man informed us to where the staff had been
taken.
    GMRune: Man: I just helped this young lady avoid a nasty
group of warlocks.
            Kadan raises an eyebrow at the mention of anti-
warlock feats.
            Arzel grips the pouch at his waist "And, he
helped contain this."
     Kadan: Warlocks, you say?
    GMRune: Man: If you don't mind.  She's interested in
going to the Urdian Temple with you.
    GMRune: The girl seems very nervous.
            Kadan steps back hesitantly. "How did you
know... were you listeni... er... Who is this young girl?"
            Earendil thinks to himself, "Green eyes, hmmmm."
    GMRune: Man: She's very observant.  Her name's Valina.
    Valina: ... hi...
            Arzel nods to Valina.
     Arzel: Greetings.
            Kadan turns to Par surprised. "Could anyone have
listened to us from the headquarters in Shelladon?"
  Earendil: Hello, Valina
    GMRune: Par looks surprised.  "No, I don't think so!  At
least, no one had better have..."
            Valina noitices the nod and glares in reply.
            Ayeye looks completely lost.
    GMRune: The man smiles.  "Don't worry.  I already know
you're going after the Serpent Staff.  Getting the old tome
is only a natural next step."
            Kadan folds his arms and looks down at the white-
haired stranger. "Now, why are you doing this? And how did
you know about me... er... us?"
    GMRune: Man: I have no love of the warlocks myself.
That's the reason I'm aiding you.
    GMRune: Man: And Valina as well...
            Valina stands close to the man looking at
everyone carefully.
            Arzel looks to the man "And, what shall be done
with the pendant?"
     Kadan: Yes, but how did you know of our destination?
How did you know we would be here at this moment?
     Ayeye: Magic?
  Earendil: Tell me, what are the exact powers of the
pendant anyway?
    GMRune: Man: I have a few friends among the resistance.
Words can travel faster than you think.  Espcially when
aided by magic.
            Arzel turns to Earendil "Not much that I know
of"
            Kadan turns to Earendil. "That pendant
apparently can animate stone among other things."
    Valina: Trevor, shouldnt we contine to the temple?
            Kadan shudders at the mention of magic.
     Kadan: ... ...Trevor?
    GMRune: Trevor: Sorry, Valina.  But we'll have to part
ways for now.  I'll see you again later.
     Arzel: It turns stone statues into living creatures,
and give great shocks when touched.
    Valina: I have a bad feeling
    GMRune: Trevor turns to Rein.
    Valina: ...what?
    GMRune: Trevor: Come here.  I have information you might
need.
    GMRune: Trevor nods reassuringly to Valina before
stepping over to Rein.
            Kadan observes Rein curiously.
    Valina: But?  oh...
    GMRune: He whispers some information to Rein, and the
young priest nods carefully.
            Arzel looks to the man "And of the pendant?"
    GMRune: Rein's eyes widen and he seems shocked.
    GMRune: Trevor turns back to the group.
     Arzel: Shall I continue to carry it with us?
            Kadan eyes Trevor curiously.
    GMRune: Trevor: Yes, please do continue to carry the
pendant.  It will... have its uses.
    Valina: What about my pendant?
            Arzel looks to Valina
    GMRune: Trevor: You are to keep your's as well.
Atrillas wouldn't want you to lose it.
    GMRune: Trevor: And now, I must be going.
    GMRune: Trevor: Rein will be coming with me.
     Arzel: YOUR pendant?
    Valina: It was given to me by an old friend...
    GMRune: Trevor nods a final time to the group as Rein
stands near him.  Then they both disappear.
            Kadan looks boggled in thought. "But... um...
er..."
     Kadan: Er... seeya, kiddo!
            Arzel says goodbyes to Rein
            Kadan sighs.
            Valina removes a plain silver pendant from her
neck.
  Earendil: Trevor seems to know more that he is telling us.
            Kadan turns his attention to Valina, looking
down on her.
            Arzel looks at the pendant in the bag.
    GMRune: Par blinks in amazement.
    Valina: what?
    GMRune: Par looks at Valina's pendant.
            Arzel looks from the pendant in the bag to
Valina's trying to see a comparison.
    Valina: There is nothing to it... an old friend of mine
gave it to me
--> Arzel  Valina's is similar in structure to your's.  But
it lacks a gem in the center.
            Earendil looks at them both, "Amazing!"
            Ayeye recovers from the strange event.
     Ayeye: Wow, what a way to travel.
    Valina: I don't understand. What?
            Arzel puts his pendant's pouch back on his belt
            Arzel looks to Valina "It's nothing"
            Valina puts her pendant back around her neck.
     Kadan: Girl, er... Valina... whatever. What do you know
about that Trevor fellow?
    GMRune: The group continues walking towards the temple
as night draws nearer.
    Valina: ... not much, I was walking in the woods, I got
attacked by some worlocks, and he saved me.
     Kadan: Hmm... well, before we go any further with
you...
            Earendil looks at Valina and says, "I heard
Trevor say something about you finding your past are you an
orphan?"
            Kadan nonchalantly pats Valina down the sides,
searching for concealed weaponry.
    Valina: ... um  yea ...
            Arzel sighs at kadan's actions
    Valina: now it is worse,
  Earendil: why?
            Kadan could tell by the tone of Arzel's sigh
that he didn't capitalize his name, and gives Arzel a
scornful glare.
    Valina: You wouldn't understand...
    GMRune: <<hehe...>>
     Arzel: <<sorry I forgot the capital that wasn't on
perpose>>
    Valina: Let's continue the trip.  I would like to get to
the Urdian Temple soon.
            Arzel <<kicks the typo demon>>
    GMRune: Par: It's getting kind of dark.  Should we set
up camp about now?
  Earendil: Maybe I would, I too am an orphan, lost my
parents three years ago at the fall of Shelladon
     Kadan: Par, do we have time? From what I hear, that
Staff is quite dangerous in Kargeth's hands.
    Valina: ... Prehaps we will talk later
  Earendil: alright
    GMRune: Par: I know.  But I'm afraid we'll get lost in
the dark.
            Valina sits on the ground and runs her fingers
through the grass...
            Arzel has been studying light magic but is still
unable to cast light spells.
            Valina sighs.
     Kadan: Well, if we are to camp, I'm certainly not going
to sleep. If there's one thing I never do, it's to let my
guard down around... wizards.
    GMRune: <<arzel, if you want to train now, you can
certainly do so...>>
    GMRune: So are you all setting up camp?
            Arzel wants to.
    GMRune: Par and Tarrant don't mind.
  Earendil: Yes, I would like to rest a bit
     Ayeye: Camp sounds like a good idea.
            Kadan constructs a rudimentary cabin out of
twigs, logs, bamboo shoots, and his own snot.
    GMRune: Okay, if no one has any objections, Arzel would
like to raise his light magic to level 1.
    GMRune: Tarrant looks at Kadan with disgust!
  Earendil: I don't
            Kadan sniffles. "Nature's adhesive!"
  Earendil: Kadan:  If you think that I am going to sleep in
that, you're crazier that I thought.
            Valina looks at the nearby trees... "Yea..."
            Kadan meets Earendil's comment with a nasty
look.
    GMRune: Arzel's light magic goes to level 1.  He learns
Pulse Ray.
     Arzel: whoo hoo
  Earendil: <<anyone mind if I raise my star magic to level
1?>>
     Arzel: <<which would do?>>
            Valina climbs a nearby tree and rests on a
branch...
            Ayeye walks to Par's side.
            Arzel doesn't mind
    GMRune: <<it's a concentrated beam of light attack>>
            Kadan lies down and rests against a tree, eyes
wide open.
     Kadan: <<Like a medieval laser gun! =D>>
     Arzel: <<I C>>
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Wilderness - 42 S - 31 MEXP
    GMRune: <<yeah, blame all this madness on Kadan.  he
designed this RPG system :)>>
            Valina looks down at the party... "Who are you?
What are your names?"
     Arzel: I'm Arzel.
    GMRune: Okay, if no one has objections, Earendil's star
magic will go to one.
            Kadan looks at Valina with suspicion. "...
...Kadan."
  Earendil: I am Earendil, one of the last remaining Mage
Knights of the resistence
     Ayeye: Hi, my name is Ayeye.
     Kadan: I'm a Magic Hunter.
    Valina: Well met everybody...
            Arzel looks to Valina "If you use magic be very
careful around Kadan he distrusts magic users."
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Wilderness - 42 S - 16 MEXP
    GMRune: Tarrant introduces himself to Valina as a cook
from Vane.
    GMRune: Par: And my name's Par.  I'm part of the new
resistence.
            Arzel is also from Vane.
    Valina: Thanks for the advice Arzel...
            Arzel smiles.
    Valina: The 'New resistence?'  What is that?
    GMRune: Par: After the old one fell...
    GMRune: Everyone suddenly hears a wild shriek and a
rapid rustling through the woods heading towards their
camp...
            Kadan flies into a standing position with
surprising quickness.
  Earendil: <<Rune, what's my new spell>>
            Arzel stands up quickly and grabs his staff.
            Earendil stands up, sword in hand.
            Ayeye arms herself.
     Geint: Waaaaaaa!!! Help!!!
    GMRune: <<Warning: Increases Dodge%>>
            Geint flies into Tarrant, and falls down.
    GMRune: A small flying cat zooms into the camp.
  Earendil: Huh, crying?
            Arzel looks at Geint.
    GMRune: Tarrant: Oof!
     Geint: *pant* *pant*
            Arzel looks at the cat.
     Kadan: What in blazes...
            Valina arms herself with her rapier ...
    GMRune: More rustling is coming through the trees.
            Earendil looks at the flying cat? "What in
Althena's name . . ."
     Arzel: That's something you don't see every day.
            Kadan grips his axe in front of him. "Watch out,
everyone! Monster attack!"
            Arzel looks around.
     Geint: Just my luck! Chased by a group of bushes, and
now I bumped into some guy!
    GMRune: Five ambushs trundle through the trees and
screech at the party.
     Arzel: Monsters?
     Ayeye: I don't think it looks dangerous.
     Arzel: I don't think so its just a flying cat
    GMRune: They open their leafy maws and start heading
straightwards you all!
     Arzel: well, maybe monsters
    Valina: ... hold on
     Kadan: What the...?! I mean... um... *cough*... told
you!
     Geint: *flap* *flap* *flap*
    Valina: it's kinda cute
     Ayeye: Oh, THOSE monsters.
    GMRune: The ambushs attack!
            Kadan keeps equal watch on both the freaky
little air bunny and the man-eating plantlife.
     Geint: KINDA cute??
    GMRune: ----round 1----
     Geint: hehe, just kidding lady.
    GMRune: Target: 5 ambushs
            Valina climes higher into her tree
    GMRune: msg me your actions if you haven't already
    Valina: cute is not everything...
    GMRune: Ayeye races forward and attacks the first
ambush.
    GMRune: attack 1 2 damage
    GMRune: attack 2 3 damage
    GMRune: Kadan bashes the fifth ambush in two.
    GMRune: attack 1 28 damage
     Kadan: <bashes? I much prefer 'cleaves'> >=)
    GMRune: The bush dies and he attacks bush four.
    GMRune: attack 2 30 damage
    GMRune: The bush squeals and falls.
            Geint is a cute, catlike creature. She is a rose
red with a touch of purple and has a purple stripe of curly
long fur down her back to her tail. She is large for a cat,
and despite her cuteness has a wise-cricking look on her
face.
            Kadan pulls away, looking with displeasure at
the green goo on his shiny weapon.
    GMRune: Geint blows a stream of flame at the second
bush.
    GMRune: 7 damage.
    GMRune: Valina jumps down out of the tree, blurring as
she quickly executes a cutting attack against the first
bush.
            Geint flies overhead.
    GMRune: 12 damage
  Earendil: Well met, Valina, I see that I am not the only
one who can use a sword effectively.
     Geint: Take that, GREENY.
            Kadan backs away from the freaky kitty. "These
monsters are crazed! They even fight each other!"
    GMRune: Earendil attacks the first bush.
            Geint sticks her tongue out at the bush.
    Valina: ... thanks, but now is not the time for chat...
    GMRune: 11 damage
    GMRune: The bush flops over and dies.
    GMRune: Arzel casts a spell and a bolt of flame strikes
the second bush.
  Earendil: I never liked plants that much anyway.
     Geint: hee hee hee! That's what ya get for messin' with
the best!
    GMRune: 18 damage!
    GMRune: The bush is reduced to a withered husk!
            Geint does flips in the air.
     Arzel: Whoo hoo!
    GMRune: The remaining bush jumps in the air and snaps
it's "teeth" at Geint.
    GMRune: 12 damage!
     Geint: Yipes!!
     Arzel: Awwww, poor flying cat
            Geint flies close to Earendil..
  Earendil: Ooch, that's gotta hurt.
    Valina: Well, Earendil, they tend to grow on you when
you are raised on a farm... but I've never seen these things
before!
    GMRune: Par attacks the last bush with his staff.
     Geint: uhh... you and me are buddies...uhhh.....right?
  Earendil: Of course
    GMRune: 7 damage!
  Earendil: I always liked cats
    GMRune: Tarrant casts a spell and a bolt of lightning
strikes the last bush!
    GMRune: 27 damage!
    Valina: ... she is cute!
            Geint just doesn't wanna get hit by a another
nouth of teeth....
    GMRune: It shrieks and dies.
    GMRune: ----victory 13 XP 17 MEXP----
     Geint: Hurray!!
            Geint spins around.
     Ayeye: Uh...I may be wrong here, but don't cats usually
meow?
  Earendil: that was a bit easier
     Ayeye: Is this more magic?
     Geint: Meow.
     Geint: Happy?
            Kadan grabs Geint by the tail. "Everyone, I
caught one!"
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Wilderness - 42 S - 33 MEXP
     Geint: So...umm.... who are you people....
  Earendil: I've heard something about flying cats before,
but I can't remember what it was.
            Kadan clutches Geint's tail tightly. "This one's
still alive. We eat well tonight!"
            Geint looks around, scanning the area for more
of those dreadful bushes...
            Arzel looks to Kadan "I don't think it is a
hostile creature"
     Ayeye: Heh, you can't kill it, it talks!
  Earendil: Kadan, I wouldn't do that if I were you
     Kadan: Of course it's hostile! It spouts flame from its
maw!
     Geint: Wha?
     Arzel: SO do I! Of course I don't have a maw...
    GMRune: Par doesn't look like he wants to eat a flying
cat.
     Kadan: And you know my thoughts on you, Arzel...
     Ayeye: But, it hasn't burnt us, it only burnt the
bushes.
     Kadan: Come on, Par! These things cook themselves!
  Earendil: I can't eat cute things anyway.
     Geint: Yea! You guys saved me from those stupid
things...
    Valina: ... Hey let her go!
     Ayeye: If defoliation is a crime, your guiltier than
anyone.
            Arzel gets closer to the cat.
    GMRune: Par: Um, don't you think we should just leave
her alone, Kadan?
    GMRune: Par: I mean, she can think just like us.
     Arzel: Well, I'm sure if it wanted to it would of
attacked us.
            Geint smiles at Kadan. "Please??"
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Wilderness - 42 S - 33 MEXP
            Kadan holds the freaky little red air bunny in
front of him, examining it carefully.
     Kadan: Hmm...
     Arzel: Let it be.
            Geint shines her eyes.
            Valina looks at the cute cat  "I'd, um ... let
her go if I were you Kadan."
  Earendil: Just let her go
     Arzel: It could be of some help.
     Kadan: Well, I guess it is kinda cute... in a smart
aleck sorta way. Shall we cage it up?
     Arzel: NO!
            Geint sticks her tounge out behind Kadan's back.
     Ayeye: Shall we cage you up?
  Earendil: Absolutely not!
    Valina: How rude!
            Geint looks to the sky.
     Kadan: I guess I never had a pet air bunny before. I'm
not sure how smart is to keep it, though. They destroy
things.
     Geint: Whad I do? ;)
  Earendil: So do you, kadan.
    GMRune: Tarrant waves at the flying kitty.
     Geint: Air bunny?
            Arzel looks to the cat "Don't mind Kadan he
doesn't like ANYTHING that uses magic."
     Geint: Gee, I haven't had a pet air bunny either.
     Geint: Where can ya get one?
    GMRune: Par yawns and kicks back, ready to go to sleep.
            Kadan blinks.
     Kadan: Wow. Talking air bunnies are very rare. In fact,
I've never seen one in this region.
            Geint grins at Kadan and snickers.
            Kadan hesitantly reaches out his other hand, and
scratches Geint between the ears.
     Ayeye: Actually, I think air bunnies, and even talking
bunnies are almost as rare.
    Valina: See, she isn't all that bad!
            Arzel looks at Kadan "It's a cat not a bunny if
you hadn't noticed"
    GMRune: Once the group accepts Geint's unusual presence
and get used to seeing her, you all get ready to go to bed,
or stand watch...
     Geint: What is this talk of bunnies?!?! I'm not a
bunny...
     Kadan: Cat... bunny... squirrel, whatever.
     Geint: ????
     Geint: And they called ME rude!!
    GMRune: ...And the night pretty much passes without
incident (barring Geint's incessant talking ;) ).
            Kadan looks at Geint patronizingly and makes
embarrassing cooing and giggling sounds. "Nice bunny? Can
you be a nice bunny?"
     Geint: Human, monkey, ape, whatever..HMM??
            Valina begins to sing softly...
            Kadan stops and stares at Geint. "Now if I let
go of your tail, will you stop flying around and causing
fires like Arzel here?"
    GMRune: Par and Tarrant are asleep.
     Kadan: Well, the fires part anyway.
            Valina sits on the ground and hums her song..
            Valina begins to sleep.
     Arzel: I don't cause fires.
     Arzel: Well, I do on evil creatures.
            Geint is snoozing by the fire....extreamly close
for a kitty.
            Ayeye goes to sleep.
            Arzel brings his staff close trying to sleep
            Earendil leans back by a tree and closes his
eyes
            Valina is asleep
    GMRune: The party sleeps.  ZZZZZzzzzzzZZZ...
            Kadan rests back against a tree, eyes open.
     Geint: << No. the party sleeps.
ZzZZZzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZzzzZZZZzzz.....!!! >>
            Kadan feels a strange force coming over him...
GM magic... too strong to resist... must sleep... Zzzzz...
    GMRune: <<Heh heh...>>  Morning arrives and various
groups of you begin to wake up....
    GMRune: Depending on whether or not you're a morning
person...
            Geint is still snoozing.
            Arzel gets up as soon as the sun breaks
    GMRune: <<bonks Kadan on the head>>
            Earendil awakens, somewhat groggily.
    GMRune: Tarran dozes, but Par is up and bright-eyed.
            Arzel sits near the dead fire petting the cat.
    GMRune: The elf seems very bright and energentic right
now.
            Kadan rubs his eyes and yawns.
            Ayeye awakens to greet a new day.
            Earendil looks at Par, "Elves were always
morning people, yech."
            Valina is still asleep mumbling...
     Kadan: Oh... oh no! I fell asleep! I... whew... still
alive.
    GMRune: Par grins.  "I suppose so!"
            Kadan eyes Arzel suspiciously. "Hmm... so he
hasn't made his move quite yet..."
    GMRune: Tarrant wakes after some prodding from Par.
            Arzel sighs at Kadan
     Geint: <<Wait...DESCRIPTIONS!! What do you all look
like??>>
            Valina mumbles 'Agnem... where ar.. yo.'
            Geint begins to open her eyes.
    GMRune: Par is about 5' 9", tall for an elf.  He has
dark brown hair and green eyes.
     Geint: ..whha..aa...?
            Earendil notices Valina talking in her sleep
     Arzel: <<I wear a dark brown robe with the hood pulled
down to shadow his face>>
    GMRune: Tarrant is... he's a cook from Vane.  He's
wearing a hooded robe though.
  Earendil: <<Earendil is 6'2", with blond hair and brown
eyes>>
            Kadan is 6' 7" and hulking, his hair is very
short and brown and he has a trimmed beard and goatee. He
wears simply dull clothes underneath his loosely fitted
plates of red armor.
            Valina mumbles 'Agnem..'
     Ayeye: <<5'4" with long red hair and blue eyes>>
    GMRune: Par gently prods Valina to try waking her.
            Valina wakes up suddenly, with a short srceam!
  Earendil: Valina?
    GMRune: Par: Agh!  Are you all right?!
            Arzel looks at Valina. "What?"
     Geint: << Oh! I'm female, and my nickname is pronounce
"Jeent">>
            Valina breaths rapidly...
  Earendil: Are you okay?
    Valina: .. just a nightmare... I'm ok ...
            Geint walks around on the ground.
    GMRune: Par nods solemnly.
            Valina breaths more slowly...
    GMRune: Par: Well, it's okay.  It's daytime now.
    Valina: ... I'm ok
     Geint: oooo....I'm so hungry....
     Ayeye: Nightmare...Uh, Par, could I ask you a few
questions?
    GMRune: Par: Sure.
            Arzel picks up Geint looking at the cat
quizzically.
  Earendil: Geint: I have some dried fish if you like.
     Geint: Ok!
     Ayeye: How much do you know of the fall of Shelladon?
            Arzel puts the cat down
    GMRune: Par: Not much.  I wasn't there at the time.
            Geint flies over Earenndil.
            Earendil digs in his satchel and finds a few
dried fish and gives them to Geint.
    GMRune: Par: I know the city was very near razed to the
ground though.
     Ayeye: Does the rebellion have any records of it?
  Earendil: I remember it somewhat.
    GMRune: Par: I think they should... somewhere.  If the
records weren't destroyed.
     Geint: What?
     Ayeye: Really, what happened?
            Kadan munches on a grotesquely large fruit of
some sort, dribbling juice and seeds all over.
     Geint: What are you guys talking about?
    Valina: Does anybody have anything to eat?
    GMRune: Par: Well, the rebellion suffered a big defeat
about six months after Shelladon fell.  We lost most of our
members and our hideouts.
            Arzel munches on some dried meat.
  Earendil: During the height of the batttle some of the
highest generals of the Warlocks came
            Arzel walks over to Geint.
    GMRune: Par shudders.
    GMRune: Par: We should get going...
            Arzel whispers to Geint "Be careful around Kadan
if you give him reason to he'll cook you like hee said.  HE
doesn't like magic useing creatures."
     Ayeye: But, errr...O-kay, maybe I can check those
records later.
            Geint walks over.  *hypnoticaly*
"Fish....fish.....you WILL get me fish..."
    Valina: Yea... but I'm starving... does anybody have
anyting to eat?
    GMRune: Tarrant offers Valina some of his dried rations.
  Earendil: Stale bread and some cheese
    Valina: Thanks a lot!
    GMRune: Tarrant: You're welcome.
     Kadan: I wouldn't trust any food that Tarrant prepares.
    GMRune: Par nibbles on some dried fruit.
  Earendil: What I wouldn't do for an apple tree nearby.
            Valina eats a small portion of Tarrant's rations
     Ayeye: If you can't trust a cook to make food, who can
you trust?
     Arzel: hehehe
    GMRune: Tarrant's stuff tastes good!
            Kadan doesn't mention that he chopped down all
the apple trees to make his snot cabin.
     Kadan: Ayeye, he's a wizard! It's no doubt filled with
his venomous magical charms!
    Valina: This is good! Thanks!
    GMRune: Tarrant grins.
     Ayeye: Well, I have heard some cooks referred to as
wizards, but usually only the best.
     Arzel: Shall we be going?
    GMRune: Par: I'm ready when you guys are.
  Earendil: Valina, feel any "magical enchantments" yet?
Haha
    GMRune: Tarrant gets up and brushes himself off.
     Geint: *I* still need somthing!!
     Arzel: I thought we were in a hurry
            Kadan doesn't answer Arzel, but simply heads off
through the trees, map in hand.
            Valina ties her long redish brown hair behind
her. "Sure let's go."
     Ayeye: I'm ready also.
            Geint flaps up to eye level.
    GMRune: After another hour or so of travel, you reach
the Urdian Temple.
  Earendil: Geint: There is nothing else, unless you like to
eat grass
     Geint: *flap* *flip* *flap*
    GMRune: The temple is crumbling and covered in dirt and
vines.
     Geint: Ha ha, there is nothing I'd like more..
    Valina: Oh great... more plants...
    GMRune: It seems utterly abandoned.
    GMRune: A dark opening yawns before you.
            Earendil says, "Oh, this looks like a great
tourist attraction."
     Geint: I'll die of starvation before any of these monst-
---what the heck??
            Kadan begins to resent the flapping sound his
new pet air bunny makes.
    GMRune: Par: Well, I guess we'd better go in.
     Arzel: Does anyone have a torch?
     Geint: I have a torch. ;)
    GMRune: Par pulls one of out his sack.
    GMRune: Par: Anyone care to light it?
  Earendil: You are a torch!
            Kadan pulls Geint out of the air.
            Geint grins.
            Arzel turns to Geint "You ARE a torch"
            Kadan pulls Geint's tail. "Yeah, I know there's
a way to work these things..."
            Geint lights the torch, but also chars Par a
bit.
            Valina walks becide Earendil.
     Geint: uhhh... whoops...
    GMRune: Par blinks a moment, but shakes the heat from
himself.
     Geint: Sorry about that....
    GMRune: Par: Um... okay.  Don't worry about it.
    GMRune: Par starts into the temple.
            Arzel follows.
            Ayeye walks beside him.
    Valina: ... Well here we go.
     Geint: *flap* *flip* *flap*
  Earendil: Temples, always temples, why can't it be a nice
beach or something once in a while?
            Earendil walks in.
            Kadan looks around, studying the structure.
*** GMRune has set the topic on channel #lunarrpg5 to Urdian
Temple - 57 S - 33 MEXP
     Geint: I don't mind temples....reminds me of home....
     Ayeye: I don't know, of course, this is my first
temple.
            Valina follows Earendil...
    GMRune: Par's torch lits up the corrider as you wall on
through.
     Arzel: I agree Earendil
    GMRune: Various murals show up along the walls.  They
seem to be depicting a sort of battle.
    Valina: Yea... I don't like the look of this.
            Geint looks at the pictures.
    GMRune: A great city has an army marching towards it.
    GMRune: The army looks like that of warlocks, but the
mural itself must be thousands of years old.
     Kadan: Par... who inhabited this temple?
            Earendil looks at the pictures. "Fascinating."
            Valina looks at the murals...  "They are
beautiful..."
    GMRune: Par: I have no idea...
  Earendil: Warlocks haven't been around that long have
they?
    GMRune: High above the raging battle, the figure of a
young girl seems to be floating and watching.
     Kadan: I don't think they have, Earendil.
--> Ayeye  You recognize the murals to match your
nightmares.
     Arzel: I think these murals depict the future.
     Geint: That girl...must be....
            Ayeye stops.
  Earendil: It can't be, the goddess . . .
            Geint looks at the murals, interested.
            Ayeye what is this?
     Kadan: I disagree, Arzel. There will be no army of
warlocks in the future. Not while I'm alive.
    GMRune: Tarrant eyes the mural carefully.
     Ayeye: It looks like...
     Arzel: Kadan, I don't see how you will stop them scence
our group couldn't take 2 of them out
  Earendil: if the mural is so old, perhaps the future has
become the present?
    Valina: ... she looks kinda familuar...
     Kadan: Persistence can defeat any magic, Arzel.
     Ayeye: I don't like this...
     Arzel: I hope you're right Kadan, I hope you're
right...
     Ayeye: What is this place?
    Valina: I've seen her befor, but I can't remember
when... a long time ago
    GMRune: Par: It's the Urdian Temple.  And it's been here
for ages. That's about all I know.
            Valina hums.
            Ayeye studies the mural carefully.
     Kadan: Now, flamey bunny, this place is very old and
important. Don't burn anything.
     Geint: Yea, looks reall familiar ta me, too.
     Geint: BURN IT!?!
    Valina: No..!
  Earendil: that's a nice tune Valina, where did you hear
it?
     Geint: Why would I burn somthing like this??
     Ayeye: But, it can't be old, I have seen it before.
    GMRune: Par looks further down the passagway.
     Kadan: Well, I know how flamey bunnies like to fly
around burning things...
    GMRune: Par: What do you mean, Ayeye?
     Geint: How convenient. I'M NOT A FLAMIE BUNNY!!
    Valina: .. I don't remember Earendil
  Earendil: Perhaps we will find more murals as we go along
     Ayeye: It...it's my nightmare.  Almost exactly.
     Kadan: Right, whatever you say bunny.
            Kadan hugs Geint, inadvertently strangling her.
            Geint hears her voice echo as she shouts. Creepy
old temple...
     Ayeye: Who were the Urdians?
    GMRune: Par looks at the mural.  "Like your nightmare?
Hmm...  That's odd."
    GMRune: Par: I don't know.  I suppose they were whoever
built this place.
    Valina: But why?
            Arzel checks his pouch to make shure the pendant
is still there
            Kadan appears restless. "Well, whatever. Where's
this information we came for?"
     Ayeye: But, someone must know...
            Geint flaps a bit more, looking at the pictures
up high and down low.
            Arzel looks to Kadan
    GMRune: Par shakes his head.  "Perhaps we'll find out
later."
    GMRune: The mural looks very real and vivid.  All but
the figure of the girl, which has been blurred.
    Valina: I'm getting kinda scare... I have a bad
feeling..
  Earendil: Yes, lets continue, I don't want to be in this
place any longer than I have to
            Ayeye reluctantly continues on.
            Valina follows.
    GMRune: Par continues along.
            Earendil follows the group.
            Arzel follows Par.
    GMRune: You reach a division in the corrider.  You can
go either left or right.
     Arzel: vote?
  Earendil: coin?
    Valina: Hmm...
    Valina: Let's at least stay together
            Kadan pauses.
     Arzel: I agree
     Kadan: Tactically, it is best to proceed left in these
situations.
     Arzel: Why is that?
     Ayeye: Huh?  Why left?
     Kadan: Most archaic architecture I have encountered is
built clockwise.
     Arzel: Well, left it is then I guess.
    Valina: ...  ok.
     Arzel: Any objections?
    GMRune: The party goes left?
            Kadan walks by the group, proceeding down the
left passage.
     Ayeye: I can't argue with that.
  Earendil: So be it, left it is.
            Geint shrugs.
    GMRune: The group follows Kadan.
     Geint: Eh. Why not.
            Valina follows, staying close to Earendil.
    GMRune: And the floor opens up beneath them after
they've gone about fifteen feet.
    GMRune: Everyone falls down, except Geint who is free to
follow if she wishes.
    Valina: Arghhhhhhh!!!!
     Geint: Eh. Why not.
     Arzel: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
    GMRune: Geint zooms down after everyone.
     Kadan: Also, I've discovered that most pit traps are
built in left passages. This is done bec... AHHHHHHHHHHHH!
  Earendil: aaaaaaagrshds
    GMRune: Tarrant: Nice one, Kadan!
     Arzel: Good choice, Kadan!
    GMRune: Everyone spills out into a square chamber.
There are statues of giant dogs in each corner of the room.
            Kadan grunts. "Sheesh... I think I just broke a
bone in my rear I never knew about."
  Earendil: Ooch, that hurt, everybody in one piece? Valina,
you okay?
    GMRune: Arzel's pouch hums and the dogs hum in
response...
            Ayeye gets up and brushes off the dirt.
     Arzel: Gahhhhh!!! not again.
            Kadan gets up and dusts himself off. "Hmm... any
way up?"
            Arzel pulls the pouch off.
    Valina: Yea... it was nothing.
    GMRune: The stone dogs' eyes begins to glow blue....
     Ayeye: Next time warn us that it's left and down.
     Kadan: Arzel, get that blasted thing away from here!
  Earendil: Uh guys, the statues.
     Arzel: How may I ask?
    Valina: Oh no...
    GMRune: The statues grind and begin to animate...
     Kadan: Ready your weapons, everyone! They shall assault
us momentarily.
            Arzel hands the pouch to Kadan.
            Valina grabs her rapier.
     Arzel: You try to destry it!
            Geint lands on Valina's shoulder for a second.
            Kadan reviles at Arzel's gift and drops it to
the floor.
    GMRune: Four bronze dogs have surrounded you and attack.
    GMRune: -----round 1-----
     Kadan: Trevor...
  Earendil: Let's go
            Geint flies off, then. ;)
     Ayeye: How do we hurt metal?
    GMRune: Ayeye slashes at the first dog.
    GMRune: attack 1 1 damage
    GMRune: attack 2 1 damage
     Kadan: Their outer skin is extremely hard. Just hammer
away at it long enough...
    Valina: Care for some music?
     Arzel: I don't think this is the time Valina
  Earendil: Why not?
    GMRune: Kadan attacks the first dog.
     Geint: I like music.
    Valina: ahhh ahhh ahhh
    GMRune: attack 1 26 damage
     Ayeye: But my weapon is only bronze.  This could be
bad.
    GMRune: attack 2 27 damage
    GMRune: The bronze dog falls.
            Kadan skids back, rubbing his shoulder. "G'ah...
Did better than I thought."
    GMRune: Geint streaks by and slashs the second one
across the face with her claws.
    GMRune: 22 damage
     Geint: Rah! Swiss cheese!!!
     Kadan: Bunny! Get away from those things. They're
dangerous!
    GMRune: Valina raises her voice in song and the second
dog begins to vibrate madly.
     Arzel: I think the bunny is capable of taking care of
itself.
  Earendil: Kadan, she seems to be able to dish it out, let
her help.
            Geint snickers at Kadan.
    GMRune: 7 damage!
    GMRune: The second dog attacks Valina!
    GMRune: 9 damage!
    Valina: ouch!
    GMRune: The third dog attacks Arzel!
    GMRune: 8 damage!
     Arzel: ohhh, sh*t
     Arzel: damn!
    GMRune: The fourth dog leaps at Tarrant!
    GMRune: 1 damage!
     Geint: Watch out--wait. witch one are you?
    GMRune: Tarrant blinks and dusts himself off.
     Geint: I have to get these names down...
    GMRune: Earendil murmurs a few words to himself and a
sparkling light surrounds him.
    GMRune: Dodge% increased by 15.
            Kadan notices the radiant aura around Earendil.
"Strange..."
    GMRune: Arzel glows momentarily before launching a beam
of light at the second dog.
    GMRune: 14 damage!
     Arzel: Yay!
            Geint flies around the room.
    Valina: Nice... Arzel!
            Kadan blinks and looks around blindly. "G'ah!"
    GMRune: The second dog falls.
     Arzel: I got it!
    GMRune: Par points his staff at dog three and a shard of
ice shoots at it!
     Kadan: I think you got me too... Was I supposed to say
cheese?
     Geint: Good work, Arzel!! Puppy's going to the pound!!
    GMRune: 15 damage!
    GMRune: Tarrant calls a bolt of lightning down on dog
three.
     Arzel: Sorry Kadan, that was unintentionial.
    GMRune: 23 damage!
    GMRune: ----round 2----
     Geint: Yay!! I could get used to fighting outside a
cave....
    GMRune: Ayeye claws at the third dog.
    GMRune: attack 1 1 damage
     Ayeye: Maybe I can hurt them now that there softened
up.
    GMRune: attack 2 1 damage
  Earendil: cave?
     Arzel: maybe not
    GMRune: The dog falls!
     Ayeye: Maybe not a lot, but enough.
     Arzel: yup
    GMRune: Kadan attacks the last dog.
    GMRune: attack 1 27 damage!
    GMRune: attack 2 28 damage!
    GMRune: The dog collapses.
    GMRune: ----victory!----
            Kadan wipes sweat from his forehead. "Phew..."
     Geint: Earendil...umm... I liked to..... play...in this
cave...errr...that's all......
    Valina: I'm glad thats over...
  Earendil: That was easier than I thought it would be
     Ayeye: Yes!  I actually killed something!
     Arzel: Okay, before we go any father we better decide
what to do with the pendant.
*** GMRune has set the topic on channel #lunarrpg5 to Urdian
Temple - 90 S - 84 MEXP
  Earendil: The obvious answer is to keep it to prevent
anybody else from getting their hands on it.
            Valina turns to Geint and says, "I like cats
better that dogs anyways!"
     Kadan: Well, I don't trust that Trevor character
entirely, and I've seen this pendant cause nothing but
trouble.
     Arzel: We could leave it, but it has shown its ability
to control the animals from a distance.
    GMRune: Now that the dogs are gone, you can see one of
them was blocking an exit.
    GMRune: The exit is a small tunnel in the wall.
     Kadan: However, he did say that we would find a way to
destroy it if we held onto it for a while. I'm not sure what
to do.
     Arzel: I saw we should keep it.
     Kadan: Perhaps its best we keep it for now. I long to
see the day that thing is crushed into powder.
     Arzel: It might fall into the wrong hands
     Ayeye: I did open up an exit, sort of.  Maybe we should
keep it.
     Arzel: Shall I still be the one to carry it?
            Arzel picks up the pouch from the floor.
    Valina: Hold on... what about these pendants?  Mine is
very valuable to me.
  Earendil: Did anything happen to your pendant when the
dogs came alive?
            Arzel describes how he's seen it in working.
    Valina: I... I don't know...
     Arzel: When we first saw it it sent a beam of light to
the creatures
            Kadan sharpens his axe against a nearby stone,
then clips it to the back of his belt. "These things weren't
so tough. And to think I heard from some schmuck in Vane
that only magic could harm them. Pff."
     Arzel: It started them moving
            Geint flies to eye level.
     Geint: *flap* *flip* *flap*
     Geint: So....?? Are we gonna go in the entrance?
    GMRune: Par stands near the small tunnel, waiting.
            Kadan proceeds to the passage.
  Earendil: Doesn't flying all the time get tiring, Geint?
            Arzel puts the pouch on his belt.
    GMRune: Par: Yeah, we should get going.  But we'll have
to crawl.  It's kind of low.
     Arzel: Okay let's go
     Geint: No.
    Valina: Lets go... we need to find a way outta here.
  Earendil: Away we go
    GMRune: Par crawls into the small tunnel.
            Kadan takes a deep sigh, then tries to scrunch
his frame into the passage.
            Arzel follows.
            Ayeye crawls through the passageway.
  Earendil: Kinda tight isn't it?
    Valina: Not really...
    GMRune: Kadan has a lot of difficulty getting through.
;)
     Kadan: So... er, Valina. Why did you come here with us,
anyway?
     Geint: I won't have to crawl....
            Geint walks through easily. =)
    GMRune: You emerge on the other side.  You are in a
small chamber with a thick book lying on the alter.
  Earendil: Could that be the tome?
            Arzel looks to the book.
            Ayeye approaches the book.
     Arzel: I think that's what we came for.
            Geint flies over to the book and looks at it.
    GMRune: The book is dusty and seems ancient.
            Earendil walks up to the book
            Kadan stands up and thoroughly stretches each of
his limbs with a grunt.
            Arzel follows everyone to the tome.
            Ayeye tries to read the cover.
    GMRune: Par darts over to the book.
  Earendil: The cover, I have never seen these types of
runes before.
            Valina stays close.
    GMRune: Par: I think this is it!
     Geint: Hey. the book is filthy!! Ya think if we rub it
a genie will pop out?
    GMRune: The books cover is full of runes and an archaic
script is written upon it.
            Valina approaches the book.
     Ayeye: That's lamps silly.
     Kadan: What nonsense are you talking about, bunny?
     Geint: Same differance.
    Valina: What does it say?
            Earendil looks to Arzel, "Any ideas?"
--> Arzel  You're the only one you can read this due to your
magic studies.
     Ayeye: I don't understand this.  The script is weird.
    *Arzel* :)
            Arzel looks to the book.
            Arzel tries to read the runes.
--> Arzel  It says the book may only be opened in the
presense of the bearers of the pendant.
     Geint: Sooo... what do we do now?
     Arzel: I can read this.
     Arzel: It says the book may only be opened in the
presense of the bearers of the pendant.
    Valina: Wha...
    GMRune: Par: Your pendant?
  Earendil: The pendant?
            Kadan looks around, thinking to himself.
     Geint: Go for it!! I'm filled with anticipation!!
     Ayeye: Well, does it say which pendent?
            Arzel opens his pouch.
     Arzel: No thats all it says
            Arzel looks into his pouch
     Arzel: My pendant's not doing anything
            Valina takes out her plain silver pendant.
    GMRune: Par: Well, couldn't we try opening it anyway?
     Arzel: It says bearers of the pendant.
     Arzel: I do not own this pendant.
     Ayeye: But you do bear it.
    Valina: Let's try...
    GMRune: Par looks at Arzel hopefully.
     Geint: Great!!
     Arzel: To bear is to wear correct?
  Earendil: But the consequences if we are wrong . . .
    GMRune: <<usually yes>>
     Geint: Yea, ya have it on ya.
     Arzel: I can't wear it.
     Arzel: If anyone touches it they get a nasty shock
    GMRune: Tarrant grimaces.  "Yeah, I remember the shock."
    Valina: Great... consequences...
     Ayeye: Umm...what consequences?
            Arzel turns to Tarrant and Kadan
     Geint: There's consequences??
    GMRune: Par: Do you think we could at least take the
book?
     Arzel: I think it might be Trevor's.
  Earendil: Could be anything, a simple shock or perhaps
we'll be turned into salamanders.
     Arzel: He could move it around without touching it.
    Valina: I don't know... I think we should try it anyway.
     Geint: Eeeewwww.... salamanders....
     Kadan: Trevor seems to have a sense of... certainty
about events. He surely knows more about this pendant than
we.
    Valina: I'm going to open it...
     Ayeye: Don't worry Geint, you'll make a cute
salamander.
     Arzel: Wow! Kadan actually agrees with me
     Arzel: That's a first
            Valina approaches the book...
    GMRune: Valina opens the book...
  Earendil: Trevor seems to know a lot, but it seems that he
won't or can't tell us everything yet.
     Geint: What's it say??
    GMRune: The whole room becomes chilly and dark....
    Valina: Um...
     Kadan: He seems to have no doubt that we'll find the
Staff. I'd like at least to believe him about that.
     Arzel: You shouldn't have done that
    GMRune: The book's pages are blank and the binding snaps
shut.
            Geint shivers... "I hate the cold! "
  Earendil: Uh oh.
    GMRune: A darkness begins to take form before you all.
            Arzel grips his staff tightly.
     Geint: Am I gonna be a salamander now??
-     Ayeye: Uh oh, am I a salamander?
  Earendil: I can feel something evil.
     Arzel: I sense danger.
    Valina: So can I...
    GMRune: A steed made of pure darkness rears to life in a
cloudy form.
            Arzel sighs.
    GMRune: The nightmare pauses momentarily and turns to
Valina.
    Valina: Oh no...
            Kadan reaches behind his back and slowly grabs
his axe.
            Valina holds the pendant.
            Arzel prepares his light spell.
    GMRune: Nightmare: You are the one who opened the book.
    Valina: ...yea.
    GMRune: Nightmare: I sense something about you....
    GMRune: The nightmare cocks his head.
    GMRune: Nightmare: But the bearers of the pendant are
not all here.
            Valina is amazed at the nightmare... "What?
Me?"
  Earendil: There are more?
     Ayeye: Not all here, what do you mean?  Rein?
    GMRune: Nightmare: This summoning is rather irregular...
     Geint: I'll say. Not every day you talk to a horse of
darkness...
            Arzel smiles thinking he knows whats happening.
    GMRune: The nightmare sighs.  "I see I must test you
first!"
    Valina: .. I'm sorry,  It was the pendant..
  Earendil: Oh, I just love tests by horses of darkness.
    GMRune: The nightmare rears and and flame streams from
his nostrils and eyes.
     Geint: Yea, ditto.
    GMRune: Nightmare: Prove to me you are worthy of being
one of the Pendant Bearers!
     Kadan: What sort of nightmarish creature is this?!
    GMRune: ----round 1----
            Valina prepares herself
    GMRune: Target: Lesser Nightmare
     Geint: well, it certainly ain't a pygmy pony.
     Arzel: <<are we all in this fight?>>
    GMRune: <<Everyone may attack if they so choose.>>
    GMRune: <<If you wish to abstain that's fine too.>>
    GMRune: Ayeye stumbles back some steps...
            Valina closes her eyes and concentrates
    GMRune: Kadan likewise defends.
            Valina begins to mumble...
    GMRune: Valina begans her song.
    GMRune: The nightmare seems entranced...
    GMRune: But his eyes still glow red as he watches her...
    Valina: laaaa
            Valina sings louder.
    GMRune: The nightmare calms and lifts his head high, but
keeps his hooves planted on the ground.
    GMRune: Nightmare: I see you have the gift of song.  And
you did not flee from my charge...
     Geint: Hey, cool. The pygmy pony who wants to turn us
into salamanders looks calmer now!
     Kadan: Umm... salamanders?
  Earendil: Forget the salamanders
    GMRune: Nightmare: Perhaps you do have the power I sense
in you after all.
    GMRune: The other party members hold off their attacks.
    GMRune: The nightmare bows his head to Valina.
            Valina slows her song and stops.  ".. I'm
honored"
    GMRune: Nightmare: But you should not have tried to read
the book without the other keepers of the pendant.
  Earendil: Who are the other keepers?
    Valina: I am sorry, I did not know.
    GMRune: Nightmare: I do not know.  But they are said to
be blessed with Althena's own life force.
     Geint: Yea.... I betcha not me.. ;P
    Valina: Me?
    GMRune: Nightmare turns back to Valina.  "You must at
least complete your own pendant before trying to open the
book again."
     Kadan: Valina, perhaps this pendant belongs to someone
Trevor knows. Do you... need him, perhaps?
    GMRune: Nightmare: Look at your pendant.  It is silver,
but there is a place where a gem could be put.
            Arzel looks at the pendant in his pouch.
    GMRune: Nightmare: Find your gem, and perhaps you will
get some answers.
     Arzel: Like this one?
            Valina looks at her pendant and sees a hole..
    GMRune: The nightmare fades away.
    GMRune: After the nightmare leaves, a low chuckles
dominates the chamber.
            Valina is still entranced a bit...
            Earendil looks at Valina.
    GMRune: A figure teleports in, standing atop the alter!
            Geint looks around.
    GMRune: It is a bearded man dressing in armor.
            Kadan backs away.
            Arzel looks at the figure
    GMRune: The snake and dagger symbol of the warlock is
emblazoned on his armor.
     Ayeye: Oh no, not again.
    GMRune: The symbol glows in the green of House Banshee.
     Geint: Again?
     Arzel: oh, shitte
     Kadan: Follow my lead...
            Valina is still entranced...a bit.
     Geint: Who is he??
    GMRune: The warlock laughs.
            Kadan slowly steps backwards.
            Arzel does like Kadan.
            Valina awakes a bit to see..
            Ayeye slowly steps backwards
            Geint looks at the warlock, then figures it out.
;)
     Kadan: <<you like me?! Awww... =)>>
    GMRune: Warlock: I see you've been kind enough to find
some things for me.
     Kadan: Par? Can you get that book?
            Valina whispers ... "you... how DARE you..!"
    GMRune: The warlock laughs and turn towards Valina.
    GMRune: Par dashes towards the book but is blown back by
the warlock's gesture!
            Valina grabs her sword!
     Geint: Damn. Is it really that funny?
    Valina: HOW COULD YOU!!!!
    GMRune: Warlock: Ah, Valina, isn't it?
    GMRune: Warlock: It's time we've went!
    GMRune: The warlock blasts back the party with a strong
current of air.
            Kadan starts thinking to himself. "There is only
one of them..."
  Earendil: Do you two know each other?
    GMRune: He levitates the book towards him and takes hold
of it.
    GMRune: And then Valina is pulled towards him as well.
  Earendil: Kadan, I wouldn't try it, his armor cites him as
one of the generals of the Empire.
            Kadan crosses his arms in front of his face to
lessen the force.
    GMRune: The warlock grabs Valina and they both
disappear.
    GMRune: The winds die down...
    GMRune: ----end session---