Township of Elderwood (Post-WoS)

[DarkNuitari]

OOC: OK folks, here it is. The promised newbie adventure, the very first one on these boards I might add, courtesy of moi. I'd like to at least start it off, seeing as I won't be around a computer for the next week or so.


Plot

The setting is, of couse, after the War of Souls. The gods have returned to Krynn, and the dragon overlords are slowly losing their grip on the free people of Ansalon. The small town of Elderwood, situated somewhere north of Solace and bordering close to the Darken Wood, is a town that was ravaged by the passing of the Chaos War, followed by the minions of Beryl and even more recently the struggles of the War of Souls.

With the help of the small population of surviving villagers, they worked hard in re-establishing the once prosperous trade center. House and inns were rebuilt, crops re-sown, and the lives of the villagers were slowly returning back to normal. With the ushering of a new age comes the return of clerical and high sorcery magic, as well as endless possibilities for a bright new future. What will the villagers and travellers do next? That's up to you to decide...


Characters

Basically, it's a newbie adventure, a place for new or developping characters. Try not to make them too powerful (aka godmoding), no Mary-Sue's or Gary-Stu's, and no made-up or modified races. In fact, try to stick with a basic humanoid race; that includes humans, elves, ogres, kender, etc. Half-breeds are also accepted. What else? Keep your characters simple, don't have an overly deep background or storyline for them. Other than that, no requirements. Here's a basic character info sheet:

Name: Tom Tomson
Gender: Male/Female
Race: Human, Half-Elf, Kender, etc.
Class: Druid, Cleric, Sorcerer
Equipment: Staff, Knives, Short Sword, Lockpick
Affiliation: Good/Neutral/Evil
Bio: Tom was a little boy who grew up to become a...

OOC: That's all, so now someone can go ahead and start it off. The story will begin at an inn with a couple of villagers/travellers coming together and eventually becoming companions to start off on an adventure (very cliché, I know). Feel free to take advantage of the town, and use it to establish yourself (say, you were once the town baker, and you decided to take up a sword and go off on an adventure). Happy trails!

If you have any questions or concerns about this thread, e-mail me here (nuitarieclipse@hotmail.com).

[Sothus]

Sothus cleaned the sweat from his sun-baked forehead, he had run quite a long time to reach this small town without being seen by his pursuers. I'll try to mix in the crowd here , he thought.

Looking around he noticed that most of the town had just been rebuild Not of my concern thought. But I need some inconspicuous place to spend the night.

He saw the farmers walking to the fields, he was so far from home but things were so alike. He had been one of these farmers, used the same tools, until he had to leave. But he was not sad. His village was filled up with only farmers and he had no future there. No, he'd have to find like-minded people and join together. Was this the right place? Until now he had been without luck... but he understood. He had time, he was still young.

He wandered about the town and bought some food, for sure he'd need traveller's rations, for probably he wouldn't be here for a long time. Asking about he was told abot the inn, so he went there. Is an inn the best place to be when you are on the run? he asked himself. Bah! Someday I'll have to end being afraid. Let's begin today!. So he went to the inn.
Sitting next to a windowless wall he asked for food and drink, and for a room for the night. He scanned the people there. Would anyone here accept me and what I have done? he wondered. Worst for them if not!

Some dropes of beer fell on his tattered trveler's clothes. I'll have to get new ones he thought as he cleaned the stain Now that I have money again He checked his backpack and held something tightly in his hand, hidden from view. That kender would steal it... I could not allow!

He leaned against the wall and kept eating, watching, waiting.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee sits alone in the corner of the inn, silently eating her food. She occasionally glances up, as though waiting for someone. Her clothes are worn, but well-made, and a sheathed sword leans against the wall beside her.

"Why isn't she here?" Kee-Kee mutters to herself.

[Chippy_the_kender]

The door swings slowly open and a short female figure slips in. Skiring the crowd, she makes her way over to Kee-Kee's table. Slipping into the seat opposite from Kee-Kee, she wisper in a low voice, "Sorry I'm late, but I meat the hottest, most hansome kender I've ever seen. I have an appointment at his house tonight." She sat back with a mysterious, sexy grin on her face :rolleyes: . She giggles in a girly manner and stuffs a potato off of Kee-Kee's plate into her big mouth. "You gotta see him!" She then pulls out one of her many, many pouches from around her thin waist and says, "I'm gonna go get some food or some coffee or somethin'. Want anything?" :cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee glares at Chippy. "You're two hours late," she snaps. "What are you doing dating kender anyway? You're a human. Why did I get stuck with you for a sister?"

[kenderman]

A kneder enters the inn. He looks around. Seeing Chippy, he winks, but makes his way over to a different table. He goes over to a man sitting alone by a window. He sits down. The man, looking up and seeing a kender, tightens his grip on something. Kashnik ignores this and sits down.
"Listen to me and what i have to say," he says befor ethe man can open make a sound. "I'm Kashnik Thornhand. I saw you enter town. I know the look on your face. Your being chased. Listen, I can help you. The question is, do you want it?"
He looks the man in the face, not letting his gaze get away.
"Do you want my help?"

[Sourcemaster2]

A young man sits at a small, otherwise empty table. His quarterstaff leans on the chair across from him, sturdy and iron-banded, but showing the nicks and burn marks of battle. The man himself if tall and large, but obviously untrained in battle...at least, battle involving conventional weapons. He looks casually around, seeing the kender approach the quiet man, but shakes his head. With a sigh, he rises and prepares to go out the door. As he walks toward it, he senses....something. He pauses, unsure of the source of the anomaly, and cautiously sits back down at his table. A few of the other patrons look at him askance, but he remains there, slowly and silently probing the room for whoever had broadcasted the magic he had sensed. His eyes close, and unseen mystical tendrils reach out, searching.

[Tinker]

A Gnome wearing a leath apron scurries in and stays as far away from any Kender as possible. He asks the server to bring him some Ale, then he sits down and begins studying a plan for his latest invention.

[Sothus]

A kneder enters the inn. He looks around. Seeing Chippy, he winks, but makes his way over to a different table. He goes over to a man sitting alone by a window. He sits down. The man, looking up and seeing a kender, tightens his grip on something. Kashnik ignores this and sits down.
"Listen to me and what i have to say," he says befor ethe man can open make a sound. "I'm Kashnik Thornhand. I saw you enter town. I know the look on your face. Your being chased. Listen, I can help you. The question is, do you want it?"
He looks the man in the face, not letting his gaze get away.
"Do you want my help?"

[OOC] Hey, I said "windoless" wall!!! I've been cheated! ;)
The man quickly closes the backpack, it seems like he wants to hide that something, as much as keeping it safe from the kender.
What help a kender could provide me! he says in a quite voice. In his younful face one can see certain disdain for the kender.
Maybe... the man thinks
Well, maybe you can be of assistance... there's someone that has confused me with someone else... I have been accused of being a cleric of Chemosh!

While the man speaks, whe puts his backpack (his only possession besides his walking stick) discretelly as far as possible from the kender.

I was in (OOC put a nearby village here, don't mind which, that isn't Solace) and some undead rose from the graveyard. And as I was the only foreigner who hadn't an alibi, guess who was blamed? And as I know a few minor mystic tricks, guess who they thought I am?

Rage begins to fill the young man...

As if I were a cleric of Chemosh I would do anything as obvious as that!

[kenderman]

Kashnik looked at the man.
"A cleric of Chemosh? You are in trouble that you dont even know about."
Seeing the man's face after reading his mind, the kender pointsa tio a man sittin quitly, his metal-banded staff resting by his table.
"He is a campanion of mine. Magi. I saw you enter town, and had him come in to see your prolems. He sent me your thoguhts. "
Kashnik looked at the man.
"How did you get into this?"

[Sothus]

[OOC The lastpost was spoken, not thought... I'll start typing thoughts different from talking to avoid further confusion...]
[By the way... Detect thoughts is a 2nd lvl spell... what level do your characters have? I though we all started level 1...]


"Yes, I know what kind of trouble it is... I was raised in a village near Nightlund... but I decided to go and know the world. And I was taught about the old gods, not hat I had much faith in them... from now on, who knows..."

The man looks at the sorcere and asks the kender, still looking at him, his tone a bit angry and high enough for the spellcaster to hear, but not too high.

"And tell him stop probing my mind" You'd find surprises you may not like he clearly thinks.

He looks at the kender again.
"How I got into this?"
"You already know" the tone in his voice is quite... annoyed "So why bother asking? They have hunted me no matter how far I wen, or how fast I ran... I have had few sleep at night, few rest... and I don't want anyone getting into trouble because of me." his tone has become quite cutting... "so please, leave me, for your best."

HE suddenly stand up and goes up to his room... after checking that everything is in his backpack, of course...
[OOC: And woe the kender if it is not!!!! :p )

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"Chippy!" Kee-Kee hisses. "One of the guys over there can read minds! Get me a foil hat! That'll keep 'em out of my head!"

[Chippy_the_kender]

"What's a foil hat?" Chippy asks. "There's nothing to see in your head anyway, so I don't think you have to worry."

:cool:

[Sothus]

As he reaches the stairs up to the room, the young man overhears the conversation.
For a moment he stares at them, but he quickly shakes his head. No, a foil hat wouldn't stop mind probing...

Before he stpes on the first stair, the man looks at all the people gathered in the inn. Someday he thinks Someday Iwon't have to lie to ken... and suddenly stops thinking. His mind may be probed again, he won't risk. He turns again and tiredly climbs the stairs.
But help would be appreceated a fleeting thought crosses his mind.

[Tinker]

The gnome has now pulled out a miniature version of his device which looks like some kind of pod. He looks between it and the actual plans and sighs.

" I am never going to get the real thing"

He then takes out a small screwdriver and begins fiddling with the small miniature device.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy scuttles up to the bar. "Two hot chocolates, please," she says to the man standing there in her best innocent voice. The second he turned his back, she leaned over the counter and took all the money she could on one handful. He turned back around just as she finished stuffing her loot into her pouch. She smiled, out down the money she owed and meandered back to the table. She set the hot chocolate down and said to Kee-Kee, "I am going to give some hot chocolate to the dude that just went up the stairs. He seems like the kind of person who would like pink bunnies and lots of chocolate! I'm such a great person!" She waited for Kee-Kee's approval, but when it didn't come, she flew up the stairs and knocked on the young man's door...

:cool:

[Sothus]

The young man had just thrown himself into the bed.
Ahh... rest, at last
His mind was begginning to wander into past -recent and not so much recent- events of his life, mingling with the vivid imagination that comes with the state of pre-sleep.
Then suddenly knocking at the door wakes him up.
"What in the Abyss" he mutters. He jumps from the bed and inexpertedly grabs his walking stick as an impromptu weapon. He opens his backpack and hungs some medallion under his clothes, making sure it is well hidden. He pushes a chest behind the door, so it won't suddenly be completelly bursted open, and swings a bit the door, looking through the small peephole he has made.
"Can't a man sleep in here?" says, trying to make his voice sound natural.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Meanwhile, Kee-Kee, who doesn't feel like going to bed and wants to avoid her annoying sister, goes and sits down across from the gnome.

"What are you working on?" Kee-Kee asks, gazing at the device.

[kenderman]

As Chippy follows the young man, Kashnik walks over to the mage. He throws down a note and then follows Chippy and the cleric.
"By the way," he calls to the mage over his shoulder, "this cleric. Is this our break?"
He doesn't wait for a reply, but follows the two upstairs.

[Sothus]

"this cleric. Is this our break?"
OOC What does "is this our break" mean? Never heard that expression...

[kenderman]

ooc; you know. our break, our chance, our shot at the good times.

[Sothus]

Hearing even more footsetps, the young man becomes afraid of what may be happening and checks the window. He opens it and looks down.
A tough jump he thinks, but makable
He puts his backpack agin on his back anr returns to the door.
"Yes What do you want? I'm still waiting for an answer"

[Sothus]

ooc; you know. our break, our chance, our shot at the good times.
ooc OK, thanks for the explanation

[Tinker]

As the Gnome continue to fiddle with his device it suddenly blows u to a much larger size. Taking up quite a bit of the tavern and psuhing people against the walls, and knocking over tables.

"Oops, I dont know how that happened, but I will see if I can fix it as soon as possible. Hmmm, now what did I push to make it do that?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"I think you pushed the little green button," Kee-Kee tells the gnome. "Or maybe it was the silver one on the side."

[Tinker]

"Ooooh be quiet, I can figure it out on my own." After some fiddling it reverts back to its original size.

"See, I told you I could do i."

The Gnome than sticks the device in one of his pockets and orders another ale and begins pulling objects all relating to Tinkering in some way out of the pockets in his leather apron.

" I know I left it around here somewhere. Aha here it is."

The Gnome puls out his device than can supposedly cange any liquid to any other liquid. It resembles a long series of tubes made out of some strange material, as well as a small clockwork machine in the center. He sticks one tube in the Ale he ordered and then prceeds to flip a switch on the clockwork mechanism. The mechanism begins to emit steam and thenlets loose some other foul substance.

"uh-oh"

The clockwork mechansm explodes in a shower of gears, some foul liquid and steam, and some ale as well. Showeing most everyone in the tavern.

[Chippy_the_kender]

"I BROUGHT YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE, MISTER DUDE!" Chippy yells. She waits and waits for and answer but when it didn't come, she turns to leave to see her kender friend walking up the stairs. :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

The young man known as Anthalus snuck quietly toward Kashnik's room. The kender's note had been a simple message, stating only that he was to "keep up the script." While this fragment seemed innocent enough, it meant that he was to continue his mage-act. Kashnik had seen early on that the young man was troubled, and muttered for him to fall into an old role, that of mage. The two had been a team for several weeks now, seeking some hint of an adventure, he in search of artifacts, his friend on a quest for steel-however he might find it. In truth, he was a magic-user, but he wielded no wizardly spells. A mystic, his magics were those of healing and battle, meant to smite foes or restore allies. He had, however, sought out the glimmer of magic in the room, and had felt it resonate strongly within-or at least on the person of-Sothus. Discovering this, he had made a simple leap based not on mind-reading, but foreknowledge and intuition. News had come through one of Kashnik's many sources of an individual matching this description linked to the clergy of Chemosh. From there, it had been child's play to convince him that Anthalus was a though-probing mage, and thus gain his ear, if not his confidence.

[Sothus]

"I never ordered chocolate!" answered the man "What do you really want?"

Suspicions were high on his mind. Would he have to run once more? Wouldn't be rest in his life? But he didn't regret anything...

If at least it had been my fault! But I didn't raise them, I'm not so stupid! he thought.
There's someone after me, that's obvious. There's some nigromancer who wants me caught. How can I have already made these kind of enemies? I'm nothing but a newcomer to the Order... suddenly he stopede thinking. Maybe that mind-bender is here... quit thinking lke that!
"And who's with you?"

[Chippy_the_kender]

"Do you want the hot chocolate anyway?" Chippy can't take a hint. "There's no one with me, but here comes that cute kender!" :cool:

[Sothus]

I'm so tired... but they won't leave me alone.
Sothus makes sure again his medallion is well hidden under his clothes, puts his backpack under the bed -he doesn't want to lose any of his meager possessions when the kender arrives- but on second thought he leaves them over the bed, right behind where hee plans to sit. He wants to have it handy if he has to flee. He removes the chest and sits on the bed, his hands on his face, rubbing his eye, yawning.
"Enter - it's open"
And when his visitor enters the room he looks straight at the eyes, his ones red due to tiredness and the rubbing.
"Sure hot chocolate doesn't has anything to do with it. What do you want of me?"

[kenderman]

As he walks u pthe stairs, Kashnik sees Chippy with some hot chocolate. Seeing her, he grins, wondering wh yhe was in business mood again. But reaching into his shirt and puling forth the symbol of Gilean brought him back to business. Reaching the door, he smiles at Chippy, even as he sorts through his pouch and pulls out an key. Moving the hair out of her eyes, he distracts her enough to slip the key in the lock quietly while figuring out how he was going to draw hsi sword.
Maybe I should just be a thief like most kender, he thought as he slowly turned the key.

[Sourcemaster2]

Finding Kashnik's room empty, Anthalus begins to head up the stairs in search of him, meaning to inform his companion of the odd magical aura he had sensed about Sothus.

[kenderman]

As he slipped in the room with Chippy, he drew his sword, yelled for Anthalus, and locked the door behind him.
He looks at the other two.
"I'm a mercenary, and it's taught me to be careful of situations. This is for our protection."
He sits down on the bed and turns to Sothus.
"Tell me everythin. If not for your safety, then the Inn's safety. The town's."

[Sothus]

!What in the Abyss... What in the Abbyss you think you're doin'!??"
Sothus stands and grabs his hidden meddalion, his mind running through the few protection -and those not quite protective- spells he knows.
"I don't mean a freackin' thing about this town. I'm just passing through!"
Rage burns in his face.
"Now LEAVE ME!" Sothus shouts with all his forces, and gestures with one hand pointing the door.
"Please, leave me... I just want to rest..." he sobs "I don't mean no harm to anyone... I just want to rest..."

[Tinker]

The Gnome asks for a room, the innkeeper glady gives him one. The Gnome also gives the innkeeper some extra for the mess he made and the Gnome begins to head upstairs....

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee realizes that she's alone in the room except for the innkeeper. She sighs. What a boring day. Maybe she should go try to save Sothus before Chippy started force-feeding him hot chocolate. Kee-kee follows the gnome up the stairs...

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus turned his head away, feeling the raw emotion Sothus' words held. As he did so, he noticed the small talisman the other held, similar to those of the few clerics he had met. He took a deep breath and turned back, facing the troubled man.
"There's no need for anyone to be hurt. We can help you, but only as long as you tell us the truth about what's happening to you."

[kenderman]

Watching the man, Kashnik. Is struck with a thoguht. Reaching under his shirt, he pulls out a medalin.
"This is the medalion of Gilean. Now, you know your with friends, with me as a neutral person. What is happening to you?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee pauses outside Sothus's door. Hearing Chippy's voice inside, she trys to open it, but the door is locked. Kee-Kee swears loudly and pounds on the door. "Chippy! Get out here! We're leaving first thing in the morning, and you have more important things to be doing than tormenting the inn's other guests!"

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy, who had been watching the exchange between the men with intrest, sighed. Kee-Kee always had to interupt at the worst possible moment.

"Excuse me," Chippy says politely and joins her sister in the hall.

Kee-Kee is digging around in her pack for the key to their room.

"Why are we leaving tomorrow?" Chippy asks. "You said we'd be here for a few days." :cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"I've already found the location of the artifact that we're looking for, so there's no point in staying at the inn. We just need to travel a mile or two outside of Elderwood to get it," Kee-Kee replies.

[Chippy_the_kender]

"Peachy," Chippy said enthusiatsically. "But can't we stay and mingle for a while? I mean, I haven't exactly had anyone to talk to for the past. . . . however long we've been gone. Except you,"she said quickly at the look she got from her sister. She sighed loudly," OK, FINE. Have it your way. We'll leave tomorrow!" Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some packing-up to do." With that, she slipped past Kee-Kee and out of sight. :cool:

[Tinker]

The Gnome, being the absent-minded sort he was. Decided to pull out another one of his inventions and began fiddling with it. This invention will supposedly keep all Kender away from him. He pulls a tiny lever, and suddenly finds himself in midair in a different room. He looks down and realzied there is the Kender he saw earleier right underneath him...

[Sourcemaster2]

Before Sothus can answer, Anthalus hears the kender in the hallway mention artifacts. His attention diverted, he begins to turn and takes a half-step toward the two before seeing a small figure-a gnome, he realizes quickly-appear as if by magic above the kender. Reaching forward, he tries to warn them, but his responses are slowed by his surprise and he isn't fast enough.

[Sothus]

Anthalus turned his head away, feeling the raw emotion Sothus' words held. As he did so, he noticed the small talisman the other held, similar to those of the few clerics he had met. He took a deep breath and turned back, facing the troubled man.
"There's no need for anyone to be hurt. We can help you, but only as long as you tell us the truth about what's happening to you."
ooc: Hey, I've stated several times that the medallion is *hidden* beneath the clothes!!!!

[Sothus]

Watching the man, Kashnik. Is struck with a thoguht. Reaching under his shirt, he pulls out a medalin.
"This is the medalion of Gilean. Now, you know your with friends, with me as a neutral person. What is happening to you?"
ooc: Heh, heh... if you try to take the medallion there'll be a fight... and it is not Gilean's.

[Sothus]

ooc: I believe I misunderstood the scene... sorry, it still is 6:55 in the morning... I just got up....

[Sothus]

This is a Neutral one Sothus thinks at the sight of Kashink's medallion Maybe he will... No he won't
As he opens the mouth to speak Anthalus leaves the room. Sothus lets his head fall to his chest At least the violent one is leaving... I may have no trouble now
"I already told you" Sothus is looking at the other man¡s eyes "I left my village to know the world... and the last town I was in I was accused of having risen some undead... and as I know a few spells they thought me a cleric of Chemosh... as if I would raise undead and send them in the middle of a village, if I had that power! I'm not that stupid!" There's something strange in his voice whe he says that.
<<"And I've been running since I left that village. I'm not good at tracking and the like, and followed me when I escaped, but I believed I had lost them when I reached here..."
<<"And you go and make this scene..."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee enters the room she is sharing with her sister. It's small and plain with two tiny beds shoved against the walls. Chippy wasn't there packing like she said she would be. Not caring, Kee-Kee spreads some ancient parchment scrolls on the floor. They were mostly old records and maps, all pertaining to Elderwood and the surrounding area. Kee-Kee goes over the scrolls a final time. She smiles, satisfied. In the ruins of an abandoned monestary outside of Elderwood, she and Chippy will find something to help them defeat their enemy.

[Tinker]

The Gnome falls on top of the Kender in a crash of random tools and pouches flying everywhere. He then gets up and trys to recollect himself and all his tools.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Meanwhile, Chippy is down in the bar trying to get her thoughts straight. 'But if we leave tomorrow, she thought, I won't be able to get anything good around here. The dude I brought the hot chocolate up to seemed a little secretive about something.... it might be vauable!' The thought of having all that money made her flutter with excitement. She suddenly came back to reality. "I wonder what everyone else is doing. I should go see..." she said out loud to herself. She left a tip on the counter for the bar tender and slowlt made her way up the stairs to the room she had to share with her non-kender sister. "She's no fun at all," Chippy muttered out loud. Yawning hugely, her mouth being abnomally large, she opened the door to her room, stepped over Kee-Kee, and flopped down onto her bed. :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Umm....Maybe I missed something, but didn't Tinker just materialize above and then fall on Chippy? It was definitely a kender he fell on, but nothing seems to have happened.....

[shadow_over_agranoth]

OOC: Chippy is actually a human who looks and acts like a kender. I'm a little confused too. ;)

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee glares at Chippy and packs up her scrolls. Since she's an insomniac, going to bed is pointless, so she goes back downstairs.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Ok.....so Tinker fell on Kee-Kee? Does she realize this?

[Chippy_the_kender]

OOC: YOU JUST MADE KEE-KEE CHOKE ON A SMARTIE!! You should be ashamed of yourself!!! Well, actually you're ok because now she's eating gross smelling potato chips and she deserved it. :rolleyes: No, TInker fell on another kender in the Inn, possibly the one Chippy's hot on. ;)

[Sothus]

ooc: By the order of the posts I'd say he fell over Chippy and Kee-kee, who by then were in front of Sothus' door

[Chippy_the_kender]

As soon as the door clicked shut, Chippy sprang into action. She threw open the window and stelthaly climbed out onto the ledge. Carefully putting one of Kee-Kee's scrolls in the groove for the window, she slid it down. This would allow her to get back into the room, rather that cimbing through Sothus' window. She giggled at the thought of her climbing through his window during a serious conversation. She carefully slid along the ledge until she found Sothus' window. she clung to the window frame, trying to make out what they were saying. :cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee returns to the room, carrying her own mug full of hot chocolate. She notices a slight draft. She realizes that the window had been propped open with--

"AIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! MY SCROLL!" Kee-Kee screeches, grabbing the precious document.

To her relief, there's only a small crease in it. She makes sure the window is shut and locks it.

[Tinker]

OOC: Are my posts just being ignored or something?

[Sourcemaster2]

That's kind of what I was wondering. You appeared and fell on a kender, but was it one of us, or just some random one? I thought it must have been Kee-Kee, but apparently not.

[Tinker]

I thought Kee-Kee was a Kender.

[Sourcemaster2]

Kee-Kee is a kender, but she didn't react to being fallen upon, so I assumed it had to be someone else. Maybe she just missed or misread your posts.

[Sothus]

As I said brfore, I thought I had follen over Kee-kee and Chippy...

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee glares at Chippy. "You're two hours late," she snaps. "What are you doing dating kender anyway? You're a human. Why did I get stuck with you for a sister?"

Chippy is a human who embarrasses Kee-Kee by being kender-like. Since Chippy is a human, that means that Kee-Kee, her older sister, is also human.

[Sourcemaster2]

Ah. I thought the "sister" relationship was meant in a close-friend or raised-together way.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Ok, I got it now..... how about the gnome fell on the kender that was standing near Kee-Kee and Chippy. OK? Problem solved ;)

[Chippy_the_kender]

Hearing Kee-Kee cursing and making a big deal over a stupid piece of parchment, Chippy scrambled over to her window to see what was going on. Then it hit her: Kee-Kee had taken the scroll out from the window!!! Chippy cursed loudly and hurried over to the window. Sure enough, the scroll was gone and the window wouldn't budge. To make matters even worse, Kee-Kee had pulled the curtains shut so Chippy couldn't get Kee-Kee to open it back up. Figuring she would think of a way to get back in later, she scuttled back over to Sothus's window. :cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee briefly wondered where Chippy had wandered off to, but she was too tired to care. For the first time since the attack all those weeks ago, she fell asleep quickly and, for once, the nightmares didn't come.

[kenderman]

As Anthalus goes along, Kashnik goes to his room. There he starts to pack.

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus retires to his own room, gathering his few belongings. As he prepares, his mind looks over the two humans' discussion. They'd mentioned artifacts, which in and of itself attracted his attention. He had an intense love of magic, seeking always to learn and develop new spells, and his mission for the past few months had been to seek out items imbued with magic's power, both to possess and study. Perhaps the women will be willing to tell me something?, he muses.

[Chippy_the_kender]

As Chippy shivers out on the ledge, she sees lights go out in Sothus' room. "Well, at least if he can go to sleep fast enough, I can climb through his window and go out his door.... but then my door is locked...." she mumbles to herself. "I am doomed," she declares. She waited for several more minutes. She gave up on waiting and crawled towards his window. She pressed her hands against the glass and pushed up. *click* The window slides up and crawls through. She was in luck. Sothus was in a horribly deep sleep, and for a moment, she wonders if he is dead. She didn't want to sick around and be at the scene. She tip-toes to the door and turns the handle. It won't budge. "Stupid Sothus," she wispers. She fumbles around in the dark, trying to find the latch that is securing the door shut. She finally found it and turns the handle. The knob twisted all the way around and the door slid noiselessly open. She slips out and shut the door behind her. She goes to her door and tries it. "Stupid Kee-Kee" she mumbeles. She had forgotten about Chippy, and had locked it up tighter that Sothus's. Probably trying to protect her dumb little scrolls." Daunted, she wandered over to Kashnik's door and knocks lightly.... :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

Leaving his room, Anthalus goes in search of the two companions he'd heard earlier. He wanders the halls of the inn searching for them, and comes near his friend's door room to ask if Kashnik had seen either of them. As he nears the door, he sees one of them....Chippy, he thinks her name is. She is standing directly outside Kashnik's room, and he speaks quickly.
"You there! What are you doing here? I'd like to talk to you about something."

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy jumps and spins around. "Oh, hey, um.... Anthalus, right? What is it?" Chippy asks in a innocent voice. She adds a sweet little smile. :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus looks closely at the innocent expression on the woman's face. A bit too innocent, he decided, but chose not to pursue the issue.
"I heard you and your friend talking earlier about artifacts. I myself have some skill in magic and am seeking such objects. Is there anything you can tell me about them, such as their location or powers? If you are hesitant, I could accompany you to aid you in your quest. All I ask is a share of the spoils, particularly devices of magic."

[Chippy_the_kender]

"In the morning, we are leaving for an old monestary just outside Elderwood. If you wish to come, which would be greatly apreciated, I think you can take everything you want except for some device thing Kee-Kee is looking for. You'll have to ask her about it in the morning.... sorry I don't know more!" :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

The young mystic nods, his slightly widened eyes the only sign of his excitement. Finally, a sign of artifacts!
"Thank you very much. I'll meet you in the common room tomoroow morning, if that's convinient for you."
As he returns to his room, he hopes that Kashnik won't mind him going off with the two females for a while. Oh well, he thinks, he seems pretty involved with Sothus at the moment. We can always rejoin once I'm done with this.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy stops him at his door. "Well, depending wether or not I can get back into my room... long story, "she added at the furrowed brow of Anthalus, "but yes, I think you should come with us. I was just going to ask Kishnik if he could help me get back into my room. Kee-Kee locked me out. So yes..... did I wake you up?!!! I didn't realize how much noise I was making!!! Sorry..." she said, blushing a deep rose red.

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus shakes his head at the blushing kender, somewhat amused by her reaction. It's nice to meet someone not infected with the cynicism that's been so common the past few years, he thought. Althoush, the depression the world had suffered had lessened a great deal since the return of the gods and the restoration of the various magics.
"I actually was looking for you, dear lady. Maybe I could help you open your door? If not, Kashnik or Sothus may be able to do so."

[Chippy_the_kender]

" Oh, that's very nice of you," Chippy says, blushing even deeper, if possible. "I doubt that any of those two are awake at this hour. I know Sothus was tired and Kashnik probably got tired packing ;) . Well, let's see if it will open for you ;) !!!"

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus looks closely at the door, wiggling the handle, testing the hinges. He concludes that the door is too sturdy to break down, and he has no skill at lock-picking. Perhaps magic.....he scans his repertoire of spells, and decides that none of them are quite up to the task of breaking and entering. He just isn't a thief; his spells are used for healing and fighting, not sneaking about or stealing.
[OOC: Just wondering, what levels are we using? I'm okay with 1st, but I'd prefer somewhere around 4th.]
"Wait here, I'll be right back.
Turning around, Anthalus heads down to where the innkeeper's room is, intending to ask for a key to Chippy's and Kee-Kee's room.

[Chippy_the_kender]

OOC: I think Kee-Kee and I are 2nd, but I am willing to go up a level or two ;) or down would be ok.... I guess.....

"Why didn't I think of the key? I mean, I basically am a kender!!" Chippy wonders what spells he has. She has an unnatural ability to pick locks, but she knew these locks were designed to keep kenders out. Chippy waited and waited and finally she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Chippy was exahusted and wanted nothing more than to flop down on the bed and go to sleep. And even then, she would only get a few hours of sleep before she had to get up and leave with Kee-Kee and Anthalus to find that artifact thing. She hoped he had found the key..... :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

After waking the inkeeper-who had been sleeping lightly, apparently, as he answered the door very quickly-Anthalus returned to Chippy. Striding forward, he smiled to her and nodded, waving the key. Inserting it into the lock, he turned it, opened the door, and gestured dramatically.
"Your door is open, milady. May I be of further service to you tonight?" He asked mischievously.
[OOC: 2nd is fine. A bit of adventuring should get us up before long]

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy smiles flirtatiously and says in a regal voice,"No, that will be all. Thank you for the help! I, umm, couldn't have got in with out you... thanks!" Giving him a light kiss on the cheek, she steps into the room and closed the door quietly, trying not to wake Kee-Kee.

[OOC: I am sure we will go up. At least, I hope we do...... we better!!! :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

Blushing now himself, Anthalus goes back to his own room. Locking the door securely behind him, he checkes to make sure he was ready for the morning, and went to bed.

[kenderman]

AS Anthalus slept, Kashnik snuck out of the room quietly not to disturb him.He went along the pssage, looking to see if anyone was coming. Satisfied he was alone, he opened a door at the end of the passage and went inside.
It was dark, and he couldb't see. He waited until he was noticed.
"Kashnik Thornhand, I see. Not anyone else?" the voice asked.
"Just me. Though I'm never alone." Kashnik said this without an expression on his face. "I found what you asked. A grou that seeks adventure. And a cleric is among them. A cleric to you know which god I'm talking about."
"Of course there is." the voie sounded offended in some odd way. "You know your orders. Go along with them. Anthalus is not to know. KS is definitely supposed to know. Make sure you give him the orders. You must do this. And remember Kashnik," he said as Kashnik turned for the door. "She must not live much longer. If she lives..."
"...KS dies," Kashnik finished for him. "I know you rules. Now let me be so I can get armed for tomorrow. And you remember this. If KS dies, you die."
he suddenly caught fire, but nothing burned. Kashniks bopdy illuminated the room. Yet no one was there. The flames went out, and Kashnik went to his room.

[Sourcemaster2]

The next day, Anthalus awoke to the sounds of an early morning, with a wonderful smell of cooking wafting about the room. Stretching, he rose from the bed and donned his traveling clothes, making sure once again that his equipment was ready for the journey. Satisfied, the mystic walked down the stairs to the common room, calling out an order for breakfast as he looked about for his two new companions.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: You coming, Tinker?

[Tinker]

OOC: You coming, Tinker?

OOC: Certainly, I have just been busy. :)

The Gnome putters about wondering what to do. When he sees a group of people preparing to leave the inn. He gets wide-eyed and clings on to the apparent leader and begs him.

"Ohhhh, can I go with you? I want to field test some fo my latest inventions, but I have not had the chance to. Having a group with me will make things a lot easier."

The Gnome exclaims with tears of happiness in his eyes.

OOC: I am busy every once in a while, So it may take me a while sometimes.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: I was just concerned that the previous confusion might have...repelled you.

Anthalus looked at the eager gnome, then to the others.
"Is it all right if he joins us?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee shoots her sister a cold glare. "You invited people to come with us?" she asks coldly. "Fine. We can always use them as moster bait."

[Chippy_the_kender]

"Yes I did! And they are fine companions and you'll be glad you took them along. So stop being such a sour apple!!! I am very sorry," she added to the rest of them. "She just..... never mind. So is everyone ready to go? I pretty sure I got everything....." She looks at Kee-Kee and gives her a looks that says 'Besides, it's not my fault I'm an attractive woman!' " I'm going to make sure I got everything. Don't leave without me!" she says humerously. And with that she disappered up the staircase. :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus nods confirmation at the gnome, somewhat taken aback by Kee-Kee's response. Nevertheless, he marshaled a smile and sat down to enjoy his breakfast. Looking over at the two fellow travelers, he asked "Is everyone ready to go after this?," gesturing at the table's contents.

[Tinker]

"I am ready to go right after I test my new "Thing that is supposed to make breakfast but usually makes Lunch, dinner, or Dessert, or dead rats device."

The Gnome pulls out yet another device out of a bag. This one resembles a large glass globe at its heart. With metal plating and is covered in clockwork gears. Steam can also be seen emitting from it. He cranks a gear and the machine starts to hiss and boil the contents inside the glass globe. Soon it stops and a sickly odor emerges from the globe. The Gnome cracks it open by pulling tow levers and opening it. The odor becomes even more pronounced now. He looks in with delight and says.

"It has finally managed to make breakfast!"

Inside is indeed breakfast...mushed into one big ball that does not look too fresh. The Gnome takes out the entire ball and gulps it down, licks his lips, and pats his stomache.

"I am ready to depart when ever the rest of you are ready"

OOC again: You guys go really fast. So when I can not be here, just sort of have me in the backround. I do not mean to impose this on all of you, but I have school and stuff. So I can not be here all the time.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: No problem. The pace speeds up when a few of us are here together.

Watching the gnome inventor swallow his....breakfast, Anthalus quickly turns his attention to finishing his own more conventional meal. He's done in only a few moments, and dashed up the stairs to get his pack and staff.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee skips breakfast with her new... companions and goes outside to practice her swordsmanship. There was no telling what might await them inside the ruins.

She knew she should have been more polite to the mystic, but she didn't trust him. She didn't trust anyone anymore.

[Sourcemaster2]

Rejoining Tinker, Anthalus sees Kee-Kee through the window, her blade flashing through the air. A warrior, of course he thinks, and too catious to speak with me. Very well, I can't fault her for keeping her secrets.
Glancing at the eccentric gnome, he says "Everyone's prepared. We'll just wait for Chippy and then be off."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Chippy comes down the stairs, carrying her belongings.
"I'm ready!" she announces. (OOC: Chippy told me to say that)

Kee-Kee sheathes her sword, her exercises finished, and gets her and Chippy's horses from the stable.

[Sourcemaster2]

Heading out to the stables as well, Anthalus readies his own steed, a fair-sized gray mare named Twilight. Placing his pack in one of the sadlebags, he strapped his staff across the other side. Leading his horse in front of the inn, he turns to his allies and waits to embark, wondering as he does so if their strangest companion has a mount to ride.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy comes up next to him on her deep brown horse with braids in her mane. "Scared?" Chippy askes sarcastically. "I know my horse is kind of girly, but I got an appointment to get the braids undone and her mane cut so it's about and inch or two long. So then she won't be very girly. And I'm going to have her hiar dyed black prmanantly so she'll be black. I'm sure you care what I'm going to do to my horse, but you know.... :rolleyes: " She pauses for a moment to see if Kee-Kee was moving at all (she was being slow) and saw that she was tangled in her rains. "Typical," Chippy wispers. She started readying her own stallion and finding it impossible to get tied up in her rains, sighs in frusteration. She wants to get going, wanting to get there as fast as she could, not having excitement since the attack. She looks back at Kee-Kee and realizing that she was finally ready, on her horse and everything :eek: , she takes her horse, Butterball, mounts, takes the rains and waits for Kee-Kee to take the lead. :cool:

[Sourcemaster2]

Sitting on his horse next to Kee-Kee, Anthalus turns to her and asks, "I know we're looking for some sort of devices or artifacts, but could you fill me in on the details?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee is jolted out of her thoughts, surprised at being addressed.

"The ruins we're going to once housed artifacts for the Wizard's Conclave, according to the records we found. Chippy and I are looking for an artifacts known at the Box of Will. It is said to be able to stun unicorns, which is exactly what we need. There should still be other magical items in the area, but they aren't much use to my sister and I, since neither of us is a mage."

[Sourcemaster2]

Stunning a unicorn, eh? While that idea seems a tad unusual, he's more interested in the mention of artifacts.
"I'm not a mage exactly, but my spells may be able to help provide some information about the artifacts there. I'd be happy to part with enchanted weapons and such, but I'm eager to acquire talismans, rings and the like. Do you know of any guardians of the Box, so that we can prepare to face them?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"The ruins have been abandoned for some time, so there could be gully dwarves, or if we're unlucky it might be a goblin settlement. Other than that, I don't know what we'll find."

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy rides up on the other side of Kee-Kee. "Well thanks for telling me! And how long would this device freeze the unicorn? I mean it would be helpful if we could freeze it for say 10 minutes minutes but if it would only freeze it for like one or two minutes, then why bother?" :cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"How long does it take to kill a unicorn?" Kee-Kee replies in a whisper. "It should work long enough."

[Chippy_the_kender]

"One can only hope." ;) She smiles. "And what if it doesn't work long enough? I'm guessing we're screwed? Well, anyways, can we leave now? The sooner the better. Is that gnome here yet? What is he riding? A donkey?" :cool:

[Tinker]

"When are we going to be there? I really want to test out some of my new inventions!!!"

[kenderman]

Then kashnik comes riding his mont. It's a big spider, bright green, with venom dripping from its mouth. He smiles at his companions shocked exprexxions.
"I see you noticed Kash. They are common to these parts, though almost noone no knows where to find one." He jerks the reigns, bringing it to a halt. "But they listen to commands well. So, Anthalus, where do we go from here?"

[Tinker]

"Not a donkey, a clockwork donkey!"

The Gnome whistles and out of the woods comes a donkey made out of clockwork parts.

"I rode him here!" The Gnome exclaims.

The Gnome then gets on the donkey and trys to tame him, unfortunately it just shakes him off.

"Ohhh, you, what have I told you about behaving nicely in fron of friends."

The Gnome pulls out some unidentifiable object which he puts in the donkeys mouth. He then is able to get on the clockwork animal with being shaken off.

"Away we go!"

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy screams at the sight of Kashnik's spider. "Oh, I hate spiders!!! GET IT AWAY!!!!" She shudders and gallops forward, keeping as much space as possibe between her and the big, ugly spider. She goes up to ride next to Kee-Kee. "Have you seen that big spider that's following us?!!! And don't loook at me! I didn't invite him!! You probably did it, just to creep me out! Ohhhhh, I hate spiders!" :cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee rolls her eyes. "There goes Kashnik's chances with you," she jokes. "Isn't that clockwork donkey cool?"

She glances back towards the inn and then at Kashnik. "What happened to Sothus?"

[kenderman]

AS the girls alk, Kashnik rides in tought. How could he save KS? He needed to kill the girl. He couldn't do that. She was innocent. She did nothing wrong. Why was he being punished. Kashnik knew why. He just had to save KS and save the girl. If he wanted her dead, than she would be soon.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy laughs at Kee-Kee and then pretends to glare at her. "That is so not funny," she tries to say with a straight face. Didn't work. "I thought the clockwork donkey was a little odd, but now that you mention it, it is kind of cute. But that spider....."
:cool:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee checks her map.

"There should be a game trail, up ahead a little ways. It goes right by the ruins."

They find the trail without difficulty, and continue towards the monestary.

[kenderman]

ooc; stop me if this is bad, for i know i love action, and hopefully so do you

bic; A voice called from the grwoth along the sides of the route.
"Ah, humans. And kender. Still, this should be fun."
Aa goblin steps out from the grwoth, accomanied by a contingent of goblins, heavily armed.

ooc; by the way, theres only 6

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy stops her horse and pulls out her crossbow. She puts her newest arrow in and fires at the closest one. She hits and it topples over. She loads her next arrow, challenging any of the others to came near her. :cool:

[Tinker]

The GNome pulls out a strange device and throws it. It hits one in an explosion of some strange substance. When the rest look upon it, there is nothing but melted bone where the goblin once was.

"Noooo, it worked, I have failed!!!"

[kenderman]

Whe nthe goblins came from the underbrush, Kashnk drew his sword. As they chares, he eviscerates the closest one, aiting for more.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee dismounts and charges at the nearest goblin, her sword drawn. The goblin topples to the ground. Kee-Kee stands beside Chippy's horse, planning her next move.

[kenderman]

Seeing only two left, Kashnik tackles one to the ground and holds his sword to its throat. Shouting to other one, he says "get back or your freind dies!"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee moves to block the goblin's escape. They didn't want it going for reinforcements.

[kenderman]

He tightens the blade opn the goblins neck, and then Kashnik asks the gobling a question.
"Wh osent you?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

The goblin attempts to choke out an answer, but Kee-Kee can't hear what he says because the remaining goblin attempts to run. Kee-Kee hits it over the head with the flat of her blade, and the goblin crumples to the ground, dazed.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Been gone for a while, but I'm back now (obviously)

Anthalus watched his companions slay the surrounding goblins, impressed by their martial prowess. He considered using his spells against the humanoids, but refrained, preferring to save his mystical energies until they were truly needed. His allies were skilled, but injuries were common in battle, and they might need healing.

The captured goblin looked around helplessly, and Anthalus held his staff tightly. He was not adept with weapons, but he'd been taught the basics of using one such as this; all he had to do was swing what was basically a large stick. If the thing tried to flee, he was prepared to strike it down. Glancing about, he asked "Anyone need healing?"

[Tinker]

"AsfarasIcantellIhavenotsustainedanycriticalwounds. SoIthinkIwillbefine"

[kenderman]

ooc; anthalus, you take over what the goblin ays

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Ok

The goblin starts to stagger to its feet, but is shoved down by Kee-Kee. Shaking slightly, its head darts back and forth frantically, searching for escape and finding none. Giving in to the situation, it looks up and begins to speak.

"This, this place is ours. We live here, don't cause no trouble....others keep coming. She came, made us...hers. All listen-have to listen!-to her, do as she says. She says strangers come, kill strangers, and we...

The creature is clearly distressed, flinching every time he mentions this enigmatic "she." He seems honestly angry at her, but is too frightened to express it openly. He stops speaking, seeming to realize he's said too much. With a snarl, he crouches low, then leaps forward, a hidden knife siddenly in his hand.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

OOC: Glad you're back, Sourcemaster2! We missed you! :p

BIC: Kee-Kee suddenly finds herself in the path of the lunging goblin. She raises her sword to block the goblin's attack, but the creature's knife slips past, burrying into her shoulder. Swearing loudly, she knocks the goblin back with a powerful kick.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: It's good to be back, and nice to know I was missed.

Seeing his ally injured, and the goblin starting to run, Anthalus raises his voice in a magical shout.

"Halt!"

The goblin stops instantly, unable to attack or flee. Knowing his spell is temporary, Anthalus steps to Kee-Kee's side, one hand holding his stave while the other hovered, preparing to cast healing magic when he was sure the threat was eliminated.

[kenderman]

Not aring if anyone notices, Kasj=hni kpales and starts walking over to the goblin.
"She?" His voice is odd. "She? Who is she?"
He picks up the goblin.
"Who is she?"

[Sourcemaster2]

The pitiful creature shivers in Kashnik's grasp, seemingly consumed by conflicting rage and fear. He begins to speak, but then pauses, eyes opened wide. A look of terrible awareness crosses his face, and he screams "No!! Not you, not yours, go away, go,...away..." With that, he collapses, dead. No physical mark indicates the means of his demise.

[kenderman]

"No! She wll kill her! Tell me where I can get her! She must be stopped!"
Kashnik looks as if he will gointo a rage over the goblin dying. He holds out his arm, which isconsumed in flame. It blasts out at the goblin with a searing pain. Everyone present covers their bodies. When they look, only a crater remains.

[Tinker]

"Well that certainly was interesting. Now to measure the radius and cicumfrunce of the crater."

The Gnome pulls out several tools and goes to the crater to measure.

[Sourcemaster2]

Astonished by his friend's conjuring-or was it such?-Anthalus strode forward, summoning healing magic to his fingertips, probing the area for magical auras. Looking around, he searched for Kashnik. Magic such as that can be extremely dangerous, and he hadn't known the kender to be a mage, so the flames could be harmful. His divination should reveal the source of the explosion.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"What was that?!" Kee-Kee demands, glaring at Kashnik.

She then examines her wound. It's not as deep as she had thought, and the bleeding is beginning to slow. It aches, but she has received worse injuries.

[Sourcemaster2]

Striding over to Kee-Kee, Anthalus hums softly, his hands moving slowly above her injured arm. A faint glow appears beneath his palms, and flows into the wound. When he takes his hands away, the injury has vanished, leaving only a faint mark.

Turning around, he faces Kashnik, and says, "Come clean. You've been acting suspicious for a while now, first riding that...creature, and now this. What's really going on? You're a servant of Gilean, so you can't be a Tower mage. Was that wild magic, or are you yourself something other than what you appear?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee stares her arm for a moment, impressed by Anthalus's healing abilities. Then she looks at Kashnik, waiting to hear his answer.

"I think you owe us all an explanation," she tells the kender.

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy, who has been sitting in the backround, waiting for something to shoot, hops off Butterball and slips her crossbow into her sattlebag. "Well, at least the goblins are all gone," she says brightly as she steps over a carcus of the goblin Kee-Kee had literally pulverized. Realizing none of her companions were responding, she stops. Realizing what everyone else is doing(finally:p), she crosses her arms and purses her lips, waiting for an explanation. :cool:

(OOC: Sorry I haven't posted for a while... I'm just a little lazy...) :cool:

[kenderman]

As the others look at Kashnik, he finally sits down.
"I'll come clean. I'm Kashnik Thornhand the kender."
Kashnik looked up, flames swirling around him.
"I'm Broderick Knightson, Knight of Solamnia."
Kashnik changed to appear like a knight.
"I'm , well, I'm not going to say my gnome name."
The knight changes to a gnome.
"I'm Loralyn Wild."
The gnome becomes an elf.
"Finally, I'll show you what I really am."
Kashnik kept changing from knights to ogres to men to things not even seen on Krynn, buton Dominaria, Earth, and more.
Finally, he stops, loking like a shadow in the form of a man.
"My name is Kashnik Thornhand, shadow. I am searching for Liz Frio, the most powerful being to walk this plane. She seeks to overthrow the gods during this war. I must stop her."

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy looks questioningly at him. She was amazed by the truth but wasn't entirely shocked that he was after something other than an adventure. But she had never heard of Liz Frio... not surprising because Kee-Kee hardly ever let her stop and talk to people anymore. Such a pity.....



:cool:

[kenderman]

"I'mafraid you don' appreciate the seriousness of the situation. I am the onlyone on this plane, other than you and a few others, who know she is here. She can overthrow yours gods' rule. She is extremly powerful. You msut help me stop her."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"What can we do?" Kee-Kee asks, disguising her shock with an air of indifference.

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus is clearly distured by the being's announcement, but attampts to assume an officious air.

"Shadow...Kashnik...if this thing is powerful enough to defeat the gods, what hope do we have against it? And besides, how do we know that your story is true? You haven't been honest with us so far..."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"Would you be honest if you were a shadow... thing?I think Anthalus's concerns are valid though, Kashnik." Kee-Kee says softly.

[Lim-Dûl]

OOC:
Name: KS (not real name. Keeping identity a secret.)
Magi-Black Robes
Age-25
Race-Human
Bio/Info-KS is a mage who recently passed the Test at the Tower of high Sorcery in Darken Wood, and you are looking for a group to travel with so you can work on you magic.


IC:

The mage walks along, not expecting anything. As he walks about he notices a band of people. Holding onto something, he watches a band of people and nods a bit. Maybe he would keep watch on this band.

[Tinker]

After measuring and recording the data he needs, the Gnome walks up to the rest of the group.

"Now what is going on here? I just saw one of you change a lot and now everyone seems confused. Oh well, nobody ever tells me anything."

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus kept his eyes on the strange being that Kashnik had become. Backing away a few steps, he cautiously looked about, and spotted a figure in the woods nearby, cloaked in a black robe.

"Hey! Who are you, and what are you doing here?!"

Turning back to Kashnik, he asked, "Is this another of your secrets? Some ally or foe that we don't know about, perhaps?"

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy gasps. "That person!!!" She blushes, realizing how 'out there' and lost that sounded. :o But without hesitating, she jumps and her horse and rides toward the cloaked figure. She didn't care if antone was going to follow; she wanted to get that person and knock him out. She was in a violent mood. :D


:cool:

[kenderman]

But Kashnik stopped her by turning into a horse and charg9ing before her.
Resuming his kender form, he looks to the group.
"This is KS the Necromancer, and he is my associate. You may not harm him. Urza knows enough are already trying to do that."

[Sourcemaster2]

"A necromancer? Why should we associate with him?...or you, for that matter? You tell us we must defeat some enormously powerful being, but give us no real hope that we can do so. How do you intend us to win this battle? Give us some details. Why, for example, does this thing want to depose the gods?"

[kenderman]

"Liz Frio wants to rule your gods to rule this world, where she will raise an army to conquer the multiverse."

[Tinker]

The Gnome nods as he listens and then says.

"Well, than can not happen. For then I would have no one to show my wonderous inventions to!"

[Sourcemaster2]

"How can she defeat the gods? What is the nature of her powers? Is she herself a god, or does she have some powerful device? Are the gods aware of her intentions, and if so, why haven't they tried to stop her?"

[kenderman]

"If the gods move agianst her, she will wage a war on this plane he likes of which haven't been seen since phyrexia's invasion ofdominaria. I was there. Even I was horrifed by Yawgmoth."

[DarkNuitari]

OOC: Hullo folks. It's moi, Dark. I've been on vacation for the past couple of weeks, and just recently came back into contact with my beloved computer and it's companion, Internet. Don't have time to read all 155 posts (so far, WOOT! BIGGEST THREAD IN ICRPFORUM :D), so I need time to catch up... Be posting again soon ;) Hope ya'll missed me lots ;)

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"If the gods move agianst her, she will wage a war on this plane he likes of which haven't been seen since phyrexia's invasion ofdominaria. I was there. Even I was horrifed by Yawgmoth."

"Uh... What exactly does that mean?" Kee-Kee asks.

[kenderman]

ooc; hey, guys, check tis place out. it's mtg and dl. http://dragons_and_magic.myfreebb.com/

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus was clearly troubled by these revelations. Distrustful, he took a step toward Kashnik, determined to get a straight answer.

"It's about time you come clean with us. What exactly do you want us to do? You said we need to stop this creature, so out with it: how? If we can't trust you, we might as well resume our former quest, so give us solid information and answer our questions."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Glaring at her companions, Kee-Kee stalks back to her horse and swings into the saddle.

"This is all Chippy's fault," she mutteres. "We'd be done with our quest by now if she didn't bring along everyone she met along."

Kee-Kee had been in a good mood for a while, but that was rapidly deteriorating. All she wanted was to get revenge and then go back to her life. Was that too much to ask?

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: kenderman, you've got to give us some more to work with. Altering the plot like this is ok, provided you're willing to back it up, but we can't further the story without you giving us some clues on which way to go. We need a reasonable mission, and a way to fulfill it, not a few vague statements of an uber-powerful godslayer.

[Tinker]

The Gnome wanders about and begisn to fiddle with another one of his invention. This one appears to be the size of a large wagon and you begin to wonder where he has been keeping it.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee turns to announce her plans to her companions when she suddenly notices the gnome's latest invention. "Where the [insert string of curses here] did that come from?!" Kee-Kee demands.

[Tinker]

Kee-Kee turns to announce her plans to her companions when she suddenly notices the gnome's latest invention. "Where the [insert string of curses here] did that come from?!" Kee-Kee demands.

"I am not sure myself really. I think it might have been in that pocket of mine that seems to lead to another plane of existance."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee timidly pokes the side of the large device and jumps backwards as it belches a cloud of thick blue smoke.

Kee-Kee sighs. "This keeps getting weirder and weirder."

[Tinker]

Kee-Kee timidly pokes the side of the large device and jumps backwards as it belches a cloud of thick blue smoke.

Kee-Kee sighs. "This keeps getting weirder and weirder."

"Indeed it does, the appearance of this stanger is the strangest thing we have come across so far though, well we should be going to where ever it was we were going to."

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy suddeny snapped,"OK, kender. You can go on your dumb little mission on your own and get killed. The rest of us will continue on with out lives and Kee-Kee and I will get our revenge. OK? Oh, and before you launch into a whole 'I'm sorry' speech, don't. Save it for someone who cares :mad: ." She turned to Kee-Kee. "Ready to go then?" she said in a bright voice. "If we wait around on this bum much longer, we'll never make it by sundown. Making us even more likely to get attacked."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee is startled by Chippy's outburst. Normally, her sister was polite to her companions.

Chippy had already continued down the trail, and she quickly followed, not looking to see if anyone else was coming.

(OOC: Sorry, kenderman, but my sister and I had to do SOMETHING to get the plot going again.)

[Tinker]

The device ha snow mysteriously dissappeared.

"Hmmm, then we better get going now! We have spent far too much time here, let us continue on. I hope I will be able to test some more of my inventions soon!"

[Sourcemaster2]

"Kashnik, your quest sounds urgent, but without further information we can't act on it. Let's pursue the girls' quest, and if you need us to help later, we can try to work something out."

Walking over to the two women, he again readied his horse and prepared to set out again.

[Tinker]

OOC: Okay what is happening here? Are we going to continue this or what? We did get a bit of an interruption and I am sort of waiting for more people to post.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: We were going fine until kenderman kinda pulled a new plot out of his...head. Shall we continue, or maybe start a new post for another adventure?

[Tinker]

OOC: I will continue this one if people will keep posting on it. :)

[Chippy_the_kender]

OOC: We are going to continue on our origional plot and if you all don't like it, build a bridge and get over it! Can we get on with the story now?! :mad:

[shadow_over_agranoth]

OOC: OK... Let's see if we can get this going again.

IC:Kee-Kee rides to the top of the small hill the party is climbing. Another tall, steep hill lies beyond.

"That's where the ruins of the monestary are," Kee-Kee tells her companions, pointing to a treeless (OOC: Is that a word? :D ) spot near the top.

[Tinker]

"It looks quite interesting. A perfect place for my new thingy that I think is supposed to generate wind device. Anyways, lets get going! The Gnome begins to head off towards the spot where the old monestary is.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

The group approaches the ruins without seeing any signs of life. Occasionally, they pass what appears to be a place where a goblin spent the night. The monestary appears deserted. It was once a beautiful building, but now the walls are moldy and crumbling. The ceiling has mostly collapsed. The ruins are choked with thick vines and other vegetation. The surrounding area is eerily silent...

[Tinker]

"Hmmmmmmm, it has not stood up to well to the tests of time. Who ever buit this did not build it to last. We should be carfeful when porceeding inwards. Do not want the ceiling caving in on our heads."

The Gnome slowly moves toward the monestary.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"It was built by humans right after the Catyclysm," Kee-Kee, who has studdied the monestary replies. "The Elderwood locals made up a god, and didn't have enough money to hire dwarves to build it. They weren't very good builders."

The group edges toward the ruins.

"I think we can go around the area that still has a roof. The gnome's right. It could collapse any moment."

Kee-Kee leads them to a staircase concealed between two large stone blocks. The stairs decend beneath the ground. Kee-Kee leads them down into the cool, shadey corridor. A door sits at the bottom of the stairs. Kee-Kee grabs the handle and attempts to drag it open.

Suddenly, there is a loud crack behind them...

OOC: Someone else can decide what the crack is. Or I'll come back later. ;)

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Nice to be back to the storyline.

IC: Gazing down on the dilapidated building, Anthalus began to hum softly, his fingers gesturing widely towards it. Detecting no magical auras, he said, "There are no wards, or at least none I can sense. If someone can check for mundane traps, we can try to enter."

[Tinker]

OOC:Sourcemaster, we are already in the building.

"The Gnome hears the loud crack and looks behind him and notcies one of his inventions has fallen out of one of his pockets. he groans a bit and picks the device up, it appears to be a multitude of small metal shafats put togethr by a string.

"I never did figure out what to use this for. All I know is that it makes that noise."

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Oops. Missed that.

Staff in hand, Anthalus turned, his divination still seeking out any traces of enchantment. He caught a quick glimpse of something small and leathery before it crouched low, seeming to sink into the stone below. Looking closer, he saw that is had descended through a hidden, broken-down staircase. There was a relative lack of dust and debris, suggesting that the stairs were used regularly.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"The door won't open," Kee-Kee announces.

She notices Anthalus looking at something.

"What's the matter?" she asks.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Before Anthalus can reply, a strange creature appears at the top of the stairs, blocking their exit. It moves hunched over, and most of the flesh has rotted away, leaving it's bones exposed. Kee-Kee swears underr her breath.

"What are undead things doing here?" she mutters.

"Trespassers," the thing hisses.

It throws a dagger at the party, but misses. The knife whizzes past Chippy's head and bounces off the stone wall behind her.

[Sourcemaster2]

Seeing the undead, Anthalus springs forward, one hand extended. Soft, golden light infuses his limb as he hums quietly, and when he strikes the creature it falls back, hissing in pain. Before he can manage to back away or raise his staff in defense, it thrashes violently, hurling him into the wall. His stave clatters down the stairs, leaving him unarmed.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

The thing lunges at Anthalus. Kee-Kee swings her sword in a slashing arc, slicing off one of the creature's arms. Undetered, it bounds out of range. Kee-Kee holds her ground and waits to see what the creature will do.

[Tinker]

The Gnome, a but late to react due to his mind wandering. Reaches into one of his multitude of paockets and pulls out a small round object. He throws it at the creature, it strikes it legs and envelopes them in a blue goop. The creature seems to be now stuck in place.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee watches the creature flail helplessly.

"Does anyone know how to kill these things?" she asks.

[Tinker]

I imagine bashing it would do it. Which is a shame because I really want to test out my "Hammerthatalsofunctionsasatoolboxabacusbookofgnoms ihhistoryandMt.Nevermindallinone" but I did not bring it with me.

[Sourcemaster2]

Recovering himself, Anthalus said, "Healing magic can harm or destroy undead, but I'd rather conserve my energies for when they're truly needed. Hit it a few more times."

[Tinker]

"Can do"

The Gnome takes out a strange axe that has a handle over the hilt. The axehead is bent down near the handle/ The Gnome puts his hand on the top of the axe and pops it back up, then jumps up so he raeches the undead creatures neck and presses a switch on the handle, the axe cuts the creatures head clear off, but the axehead comes off and flys into the wall.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

The undead creature stops thrashing. Kee-Kee stares at the gnome's work for a few seconds.

"Now what?" she asks.

Almost as a reply, the door Kee-Kee was trying to open makes a low creaking noise.

[Tinker]

The undead creature stops thrashing. Kee-Kee stares at the gnome's work for a few seconds.

"Now what?" she asks.

Almost as a reply, the door Kee-Kee was trying to open makes a low creaking noise.



"Well, lets go through the door to see what is behind it."

The Gnome moves forward into the nexr room....

[Chippy_the_kender]

Chippy, still recovering from what almost sliced her chipmunk ear off, suddenly snaped back to reality and realized that if she had been a target, she would not have been able to protect herself. Her mind was blank from when she the saw the horrible figure to now when the door had creaked open. She followed Kee-Kee close now, scared that she might not get out of this damp, musty old building. She didn't care what was behind to door. She wanted to go and cuddle up with her blanket and pillow and hide in her small little room and not come out until the world was rid of all of those hidious creatures.

"Kee-Kee?" Chippy whispered loudly, "Can we go now? I am a scared little chipmunk! Can we just not do this and say we did? I want to go home." :(

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee ignores her sister and follows the gnome inside. Unable to see, she lights one of the torches she has with her. The room is large and dusty. The air is stale and damp. An evil presence seems to hang in the air...

[Tinker]

The Gnomes eyes widen as he sees a dark, shadowy figure materialize in the air, before he can do anything, the figure wraps around the Gnome and throws him against a wall in the room. He appears to be unconscious.

[Sourcemaster2]

Seeing the shady figure appear, Anthalus summons his magic once more and shouts "Flee!" The being struggles against his enchantment, and the mystic holds his breath, waiting to see if it will fight off his spell.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee edges toward the helpless gnome, ready to protect him if the enchantment fails.

[Tinker]

Kee-Kee edges toward the helpless gnome, ready to protect him if the enchantment fails.

The Gnome opens his eyes a bit and looks around, seeing that the creature is occupied he grabs onto his companion and does his best to drag himself and his companion out of the room.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee looks around, confused. "What are we doing out here?" she asks. "Shouldn't we be helping Anthalus and Chippy?"

OOC: It was me you dragged out, right?

[Tinker]

"He told us to run, so I ran. Now that I think about it we should probably go back and help him."

The Gnome runs back to the room.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Actually, the "Flee!" was a command spell.

The malicious humanoid roared, shrugging free of the magic. It leapt forward, glittering claws reaching out from a scal-covered hand. Anthalus fell back, stumbling down the stairs to grab his staff.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Confused (first she was in the room, then she was out of the room, now she's supposed to go back in...), Kee-Kee darts after the gnome. She swings her sword in a violent arc and misses as the creature dodges. Her momentum carries her forward, and Kee-Kee lands heavilly on the ground. Her sword flies from her grasp.

[Tinker]

"Oh dear!" The Gnome makes a mad dash for the sword, nearly tripping over his own feet as he does so. the creature is above him, so he slides on his feet and lands on the ground back first. He notcies his foot is near the hilt of the sword, so he kicks it towards his companion, but now the beast is over the Gnome, once again threatening his well-being...

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee lunges for the sword and scrambles to her feet. She takes another swing at the creature. The thing is injured by the attack as it jumps away from the gnome to avoid being decapitated. Kee-Kee drops her sword again. When it hit the creature, an icey jolt went down the blade and into her arm, temporarily making her swordarm useless...

[Tinker]

Kee-Kee lunges for the sword and scrambles to her feet. She takes another swing at the creature. The thing is injured by the attack as it jumps away from the gnome to avoid being decapitated. Kee-Kee drops her sword again. When it hit the creature, an icey jolt went down the blade and into her arm, temporarily making her swordarm useless...

The Gnome takes his small hammer out of his toolbelt he wears and tosses it at the creature with all his strength. It strikes the creature in the center of its being and the monster seems to dissapear.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

When the creature vanishes, Kee-Kee starts to regain some feeling in her arm. She manages to pick up her sword and clumsily sheath it.

"This is a lot harder than I thought it would be," she comments.

[Sourcemaster2]

Surveying his companions' conditions, Anthalus asks, "Anyone need healing? If not, we should procede cautiously. I'll call up some light, and everyone make sure to keep a weapon ready. Does anyone know what that thing was?"

[Tinker]

Surveying his companions' conditions, Anthalus asks, "Anyone need healing? If not, we should prodede cautiously. I'll call up some light, and everyone make sure to keep a weapon ready. Does anyone know what that thing was?"

"A ghost? A manifestation of leftover bioelectricity? Oops we arent supposed to know about that. Anyways, I think I am fine, I have a bump on my head, but I should be fine."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee flexes her arm. "I'm OK too," she announces. "Let's search this room and see if we find anything useful."

[Tinker]

"That would seem like thebest course of action."

The Gnome then frantically runs into the room turning over many things and generally causing havoc. He then stops and says...

"Oops, forgot where we were for a second."

He then begins searching again, this time more cautiously.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee searches through a chest. She suddenly bumps into a statue, knocking it over. There is a bright flash of light, temporarily blinding everyone. A section of the wall slides away, revealing another narrow set of stairs...

[Chippy_the_kender]

"Wow..." Chippy gasped. She wants to go in but she decides she better let someone else go first. But she knew that she would be directed to go in first anyways.... she frowned at this delima.

[Tinker]

the Gnome begins to head down the stairs, lost in thought. He descends down depper and continues walking into a hall once he raches the bottom. Only to hit a wall and realize that he has no idea where he is.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"Wait! Don't go down there yet!" Kee-Kee shouts at the gnome. He doesn't seem to hear her and continues his decent. "Come on. We can't let him wander off by himself!" Kee-Kee starts down the stairs.

[Tinker]

The GNome finally realized where he is and goes back to the stairs to find his companions. Hmmm, it appears at first as if it is a dead end, but I doubt that is really true. We must investigate!

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"Are you sure? It looks kind of dangerous," Kee-Kee says.

[Tinker]

"Of course we must! It is our duty to! For who knows what secrets may be hidden in the room we hope is there, but it might not be!"

[Sourcemaster2]

Anthalus tapped the top of his staff, murmering "Illuminate," and it was surrounded by a warm golden glow. Holding it out before him, he approached the opening. "I'll go ahead. Chippy, you follow me close behind. Kee-Kee, keep on your sister's heels, but also keep an eye on Tinker. Remember, everyone, weapons at the ready."

[Tinker]

Tinker takes out a small hammer and swings it about, but the head flies off and hits the wall, making a loud clanging noise.

"Oops, well at least we have more firewood now." He says motioning to the hammer handle.

Tinker then takes out another slightly larger hammer.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Chippy and Anthalus suddenly stop to look at something. Kee-Kee is keeping an eye on Tinker, doesn't notice, smashes into Chippy, and crashes to the floor.

[Sourcemaster2]

Hearing Kee-Kee fall, Anthalus turns. Seeing that she is unhurt, he looks back at the large iron door he and Chippy had stopped for. It is set into the stone of the passageway, and is unrusted. Faint footprints are visible in the dust on the floor, and eerie, industinct symbols adorn the portal. Glancing back at his companions, Anthalus asks, "Should we try to enter?"

[shadow_over_agranoth]

Kee-Kee shrugs. "Sure."

She steps close behind Anthalus and Chippy and hears Tinker come up behind them.

[Sourcemaster2]

Placing his palms on the door, Anthalus gives a great heave. It moves smoothly, revealing a large room lit by two torches on each side wall. Small chests line the perimiter of the walls, framing large floor tiles that show shadowy glyphs and runes. Surveying the room, Anthalus spreads his fingers toward the floor and says, "Reveal." Again turning to his friends, he says, "The symbols glow with magic, but I don't know any spells that can tell what they do exactly. It may be dangerous to cross, but I believe those containers hold the artifacts we've been seeking. Any ideas?"

[Tinker]

"We could just back off and throw something in the room. Or I could try out my new magical trap deactivator model 6398693269366429864.!" The Gnome says with much enthusiasm.

[Sourcemaster2]

"Hmm...let's try the former, and save the latter for later" Angling his staff, Anthalus uses its light to find a large, jagged rock, about twice the size of his fist. Holding it somewhat gingerly, he swings it in a shallow arc and lets it go. In utter silence it descends, the party holding their breath. The instant the stone touches the sigil-marked floor it scintillates and seems to flow into the tiles themselves, disappearing entirely in less than a second.

[shadow_over_agranoth]

"That doesn't look good," Kee-Kee comments. "Has the magical trap deactivator model 6398693269366429864 been tested? Will it disarm the trap without killing us?"

[Tinker]

"That doesn't look good," Kee-Kee comments. "Has the magical trap deactivator model 6398693269366429864 been tested? Will it disarm the trap without killing us?"

"Hmmm, I dont know. The last Gnome who used it was last seen on his way to the end of the universe. Anyways, do you want to try it or not?"

[Sourcemaster2]

Frowning worriedly, Anthalus peers closely at Tinker. "I suppose we have no other option, at least for now. Try out your device...just let us back up a few feet first."

[Tinker]

Frowning worriedly, Anthalus peers closely at Tinker. "I suppose we have no other option, at least for now. Try out your device...just let us back up a few feet first."

The Gnome pulls out a device with way too many steam engines on it than needed. It is also much smaller than most other Gnome inventions, which makes it an oddity. The Gnome sets it down on the ground, then pulls several cords on it and backs up. Everyones sight is suddenly filled with whilte light, aand then it died down. Once it is done, the traps appear to be gone, but the whole room seems to be gone as well. All that remains is quite literally white space.

"Oops, looks like it elimintaed that room from the multiverse. Interesting side effect, I will have to send that one to committe."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

. . . "Right. Now what do we do? Is there any way to get the room back?"

[Tinker]

. . . "Right. Now what do we do? Is there any way to get the room back?"

"Well,I could try the reverse function, but that could just end up eliminating this entire plane of existance. Or I could just fiddle with it a bit, in fact I think I will do that."

The Gnome begins to fiddle with the device, leaving his companions staring at him dumbfounded.

[Sourcemaster2]

"Why don't you try to figure this out, and the rest of us will head down further. If we come across anything noteworthy we'll give you a call. You do the same, and we won't lose any time."

[Tinker]

"alrightwheteveryouday.Iwillcatchupwiththerestofyou later."

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Was there a point to the room disappearing?
IC: Gathering his companions, Anthalus began to descend the stone steps. After less than a minute, the stairs ended, revealing another set of large doors, these ones thick oak and slightly ajar. Pushing them the rest of the way open, the mystic entered, nodding to the others to be ready for anything.

[Tinker]

OOC: Was there a point to the room disappearing?

OOC: Do all Gnomish inventions have to have a point? :)

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Um...hello?

Walking through the doorway, Anthalus felt a sudden chill. Before he could react, a decayed arm reached out and scratched him. The cold intensified, paralyzing his muscles and leaving him helpless. Looking upward, he saw a group of undead shuffling unsteadily toward them. A robed and shadowy figure stood behind the skeletons and zombies, its fingers writhing in the air, drawing eldritch sigils to command its lifeless warriors.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Can you hear me now?

[Tinker]

OOC: Sorry I have been busy.

IC: THe Gnome continued fiddling with his device, suddenly a burst of steam came from it and he found himself facing a horde of undead creatures.

"Hmmmm, very interesting indeed. If I could capture one I could study it and maybe find a way to make one without magic. The Gnome puuls out his latest steam-powered Hammer/Pick/gobbly and downs the nearest undead, unfortunately he loses his hammer, it flying of in a random direction, and he is forced to use his pick.

"Whoo, this might take a while." THe Gnome says as he backs up against the wall.

[Sourcemaster2]

Before the undead could reach him, Anthalus was engulfed in a thick cloud of mist. It swirled around and past him, misty tendrils enfolding his undead opponents. Before any could react, they appeared near Tinker on the stairs. Undeterred, the skeletons and zombies advanced, their mysterious master continuing to control them.

[Tinker]

Before the undead could reach him, Anthalus was engulfed in a thick cloud of mist. It swirled around and past him, misty tendrils enfolding his undead opponents. Before any could react, they appeared near Tinker on the stairs. Undeterred, the skeletons and zombies advanced, their mysterious master continuing to control them.

Tinker futiley picks at the undead near him. One grabs on his shoulder, and begins to pull on him. The Gnome takes advantage of his smaller size and breaks free of the creatures frip and runs under some the creatures legs. Picking at them as he ran under them. He downs several more, but they still vastly outnumber him.

[Sourcemaster2]

OOC: Anyone besides Tinker and me still going?

[Tinker]

OOC: Anyone besides Tinker and me still going?

OOC: YEAH! Where did everybody go?

[shadow_over_agranoth]

OOC: Sorry! :( I've been busy with NaNoWriMo and I sort of got a... *cringe* boyfriend. And he isn't my computer or a fictional character this time. Anyway...

IC:Kee-Kee has been standing on the stairs, shocked by the appearance of the undead. Coming to her senses, she charges after Tinker. She hits one of the zonbies with the flat of her sword, and it topples down the staris, taking a few more of the undead with it.She does the same to a few more zombies and manages to reach Tinker.

"What do we do?" she shouts. "There's too many of them!" :eek:

OOC: I'll go see if I can find Chippy and make her post.

[Tinker]

OOC: Sorry! :( I've been busy with NaNoWriMo and I sort of got a... *cringe* boyfriend. And he isn't my computer or a fictional character this time. Anyway...

IC:Kee-Kee has been standing on the stairs, shocked by the appearance of the undead. Coming to her senses, she charges after Tinker. She hits one of the zonbies with the flat of her sword, and it topples down the staris, taking a few more of the undead with it.She does the same to a few more zombies and manages to reach Tinker.

"What do we do?" she shouts. "There's too many of them!" :eek:

OOC: I'll go see if I can find Chippy and make her post.

"We do what we can" With that TInker takes out the legs of another skeleton and then crushes its haed with his pick.

"We will just have to fight our way out of this mess, like we did with the other ones."

[shadow_over_agranoth]

With a sigh, Kee-Kee bashes a skeleton over the head. She knocks a few more zombies down the stairs. She risks a glance around, but can't see any of her companions. She's completely surrounded by the undead. Wearily, Kee-Kee keeps fighting.

[Tinker]

With a sigh, Kee-Kee bashes a skeleton over the head. She knocks a few more zombies down the stairs. She risks a glance around, but can't see any of her companions. She's completely surrounded by the undead. Wearily, Kee-Kee keeps fighting.

"Thats the spirit...I think"

The Gnome downs a zombie by knocking out its shins, and then bashing in its skull.

The Gnome thinks to himself.

"Hmmm, there has to be a way to get to that robed figure without getting myself mobbed by the undead."

[Sourcemaster2]

With a violent effort of will, Anthalus manages to break free of his paralyzation. Running to his companions' aid, he sees the strange magic-user still weaving spells. Angry now, he summons his dwindling powers and shouts, "Halt!" The creature freezes in place, its casting ruined. The undead horde hesitates, seemingly unable to act without continuous necromantic instruction. Pointing a finger, the mystic cries, "Quickly! Before he recovers, get rid of him!"

[Tinker]

With a violent effort of will, Anthalus manages to break free of his paralyzation. Running to his companions' aid, he sees the strange magic-user still weaving spells. Angry now, he summons his dwindling powers and shouts, "Halt!" The creature freezes in place, its casting ruined. The undead horde hesitates, seemingly unable to act without continuous necromantic instruction. Pointing a finger, the mystic cries, "Quickly! Before he recovers, get rid of him!"

TInker reaches into his piocket and pulls out a blob of strange silver goop. He throws it at the undead spellcaster and it hits him in his chest. His chest the begins to cave in and the goop is making its way up to the undead creatures face, where it envelopes the head and crushes it. The creature falls to the ground, hopefully destroyed.

"Wow,whowouldhavethoughtthatgunkIfoundgrowingunderm ybedbackatMt. Nevermind wouldhavebeenuseful!"