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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3276798" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Letter #8</strong></p><p></p><p>Dearest brother;</p><p></p><p>By the time we reached Crossford I hardly felt I'd earned Meridus's money. We met only a few other travelers and saw nothing of note on the road. But as we neared the town we were met by a group of gnomes who told us of some trouble there. Children had gone missing and naturally the townsfolk were disturbed.</p><p></p><p>We parted company with the caravan master and headed for the local inn, where we questioned the innkeeper about the missing children. Much to my surprise, the townsfolk knew precisely where their missing children had gone: a tall stone tower had appeared quite suddenly on the outskirts of the town a few days earlier, and some of the children had been seen entering it! </p><p></p><p>The innkeeper explained that every night strange music issued from the tower that caused the townsfolk to fall asleep. The children would then sleepwalk to the tower. A few folk had been able to remain awake long enough to observe this, but none could resist the music long enough to prevent the children from entering the tower. </p><p></p><p>The townspeople had tried to enter the tower to recover their children, but according to the innkeeper they had been fired upon by one-eyed creatures shooting crossbows from the windows. </p><p></p><p>He also explained that one little girl had been seen entering the tower during the day. She was the daughter of the local witch, and her behavior had caused some hard feelings toward her mother. Some of the local people suspected the witch of being in league with whoever was in the tower, though the innkeeper did not support this view.</p><p></p><p>Encouraged by the ever-impulsive Thor, we decided to go to the tower at once. Illtud and I provided cover with our bows while Thor and the twins approached. Ninad had a ring in his possession that would allow him to levitate, and he employed this to rise up to the roof of the tower. I saw a few indistinct figures at the tower windows, but they didn't react to our presence.</p><p></p><p>Ninad found two trapdoors on the roof along with some crates. He used the crates to block the trapdoors, then let down a rope. As his brother began to climb up, Illtud and I hurried from cover to the entrance. An alarm began to sound within the tower. Someone fired a crossbow bolt at me. </p><p></p><p>Illtud grabbed the rope and began to follow Shishir up, but as he did the door opened and several man-like creatures with only one eye each rushed out to attack Thor and I, armed with heavy clubs. Illtud dropped down to help fight them, but was sorely hurt. Shishir and Ninad descended and joined the fray. But the one-eyes were so strong and hardy that soon we were all wounded. We were forced to retreat.</p><p></p><p>The caravan we'd accompanied hadn't yet left Crossford, and their remaining men knew some healing magic, to our good fortune. After we'd recovered a but we decided to talk to the witch about her daughter. She was staying with the local constable for her own safety.</p><p></p><p>The witch, Arizhel by name, gave us some additional healing and told us that she didn't know why her daughter had gone to the tower. As I'd expected, she knew nothing about who was within the tower or how it had come to appear so suddenly. </p><p></p><p>As the caravan master wouldn't commit any of his men to help us storm the tower, we decided to watch the tower at night and see what happened when the mysterious music played. Thor and I prepared spells to awaken anyone of our party lulled to sleep by the music. Our plan was to follow if a child was lured to the tower and use the child's entrance as our access to the structure. </p><p></p><p>I must pause now. I'll finish this story in my next letter.</p><p></p><p>Your sister, Lothiriel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3276798, member: 30035"] [b]Letter #8[/b] Dearest brother; By the time we reached Crossford I hardly felt I'd earned Meridus's money. We met only a few other travelers and saw nothing of note on the road. But as we neared the town we were met by a group of gnomes who told us of some trouble there. Children had gone missing and naturally the townsfolk were disturbed. We parted company with the caravan master and headed for the local inn, where we questioned the innkeeper about the missing children. Much to my surprise, the townsfolk knew precisely where their missing children had gone: a tall stone tower had appeared quite suddenly on the outskirts of the town a few days earlier, and some of the children had been seen entering it! The innkeeper explained that every night strange music issued from the tower that caused the townsfolk to fall asleep. The children would then sleepwalk to the tower. A few folk had been able to remain awake long enough to observe this, but none could resist the music long enough to prevent the children from entering the tower. The townspeople had tried to enter the tower to recover their children, but according to the innkeeper they had been fired upon by one-eyed creatures shooting crossbows from the windows. He also explained that one little girl had been seen entering the tower during the day. She was the daughter of the local witch, and her behavior had caused some hard feelings toward her mother. Some of the local people suspected the witch of being in league with whoever was in the tower, though the innkeeper did not support this view. Encouraged by the ever-impulsive Thor, we decided to go to the tower at once. Illtud and I provided cover with our bows while Thor and the twins approached. Ninad had a ring in his possession that would allow him to levitate, and he employed this to rise up to the roof of the tower. I saw a few indistinct figures at the tower windows, but they didn't react to our presence. Ninad found two trapdoors on the roof along with some crates. He used the crates to block the trapdoors, then let down a rope. As his brother began to climb up, Illtud and I hurried from cover to the entrance. An alarm began to sound within the tower. Someone fired a crossbow bolt at me. Illtud grabbed the rope and began to follow Shishir up, but as he did the door opened and several man-like creatures with only one eye each rushed out to attack Thor and I, armed with heavy clubs. Illtud dropped down to help fight them, but was sorely hurt. Shishir and Ninad descended and joined the fray. But the one-eyes were so strong and hardy that soon we were all wounded. We were forced to retreat. The caravan we'd accompanied hadn't yet left Crossford, and their remaining men knew some healing magic, to our good fortune. After we'd recovered a but we decided to talk to the witch about her daughter. She was staying with the local constable for her own safety. The witch, Arizhel by name, gave us some additional healing and told us that she didn't know why her daughter had gone to the tower. As I'd expected, she knew nothing about who was within the tower or how it had come to appear so suddenly. As the caravan master wouldn't commit any of his men to help us storm the tower, we decided to watch the tower at night and see what happened when the mysterious music played. Thor and I prepared spells to awaken anyone of our party lulled to sleep by the music. Our plan was to follow if a child was lured to the tower and use the child's entrance as our access to the structure. I must pause now. I'll finish this story in my next letter. Your sister, Lothiriel [/QUOTE]
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