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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3283911" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Letter #13</strong></p><p></p><p>Dearest brother;</p><p></p><p>Once again I must apologize for being remiss with my letters. So much has happened that it's difficult to recall it all clearly now.</p><p></p><p>Rescuing kidnapped children seems to have become our task. We discovered that a green hag was taking children from the area we traveled through and set off to recover them. Unfortunately for us the hag had quite a number of helpers, including some evil creatures resembling treants and a child that seems to have been partly turned into a hag itself.</p><p></p><p>We followed the hag back to her lair in a ramshackle cottage, and to our horror found a corpse staked out in front of the shack! </p><p></p><p>Thor found an area of disturbed earth that proved to cover some buried coins and gems. I'm surprised Erasyne wasn't the first to notice it. But she'd gone into the cottage. When she emerged a moment later she had hold of the hag-child. She asked if anyone knew a way to return the child to its human state, but neither Thor nor I were aware of any method to do this, nor did Ninad's lorebooks hold the answer.</p><p></p><p>While we were discussing this Shishir suddenly stepped over to the 'hagling' and snapped its neck. Erasyne was shocked by this, but it seemed the only option. Otherwise the hagling would have grown up to be another green hag and started preying on the local children just as its predecessor had.</p><p></p><p>Erasyne then began digging a grave to buy both the hagling and the corpse we'd found. While she was at this the remainder of our group decided to investigate the hag's shack. Only Thor wasn't with us, as he'd flown off in bird shape to look out for the evil treants.</p><p></p><p>Illtud watched the door while the twins and I entered the shack. The first room seemed innocuous enough, but Shishir detected several magical auras. These turned out to be 'magic mouths' that the hag had apparently cast on various objects to keep the child from touching them. </p><p></p><p>The next room was more grueseome, filled with entrails and skins of animals. The twins discovered a trapdoor in the floor and determined that we should check it for prisoners.</p><p></p><p>Though the brothers opened the trapdoor with caution, they were immediately set upon by a huge snake. Illtud came inside to help when he heard me struggling with it, but I couldn't stab it in quite the right spot to kill it before it could wrap itself around Shishir and squeezed him until he blacked out. </p><p></p><p>Ninad grabbed his brother and carried him outside to revive him. I'd acquired a wand of curative spells, and I used it to treat Shishir. Fortunately he'd insisted that Liselle not approach the shack with us, and she didn't see his danger.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile Thor had come upon an ettin that was heading toward the shack. He came winging back to warn us, but chose to remain in bird form and we were too busy with Shishir to notice a bird fluttering about. Only Erasyne spotted him. But she didn't understand what he was trying to communicate with his frantic flapping and swooping and thought he wanted her to follow him. </p><p></p><p>Fortune smiled on her, though, and she managed to observe the ettin before it saw her. She ran back to the shack to warn us while Thor tried to distract the monster. It had a huge bear with it, and Thor managed to persuade the bear to turn in another direction. This didn't deter the ettin, though.</p><p></p><p>On learning of the ettin's approach, we decided to withdraw rather than face it as none of us were without wounds. Even though he'd only just recovered from the snake's embrace, Shishir wanted to hang back and spy on the ettin. Erasyne stayed by his side for a moment until even she decided this was unwise. </p><p></p><p>Ninad couldn't bear to leave his brother and went back. When it seemed the ettin might have detected them, Ninad used a spell to draw its attention away. Then his twin stood up and shouted out to the monster that the hag was dead. It began poking about the shack and its surroundings and came upon the shallow grave Erasyne had dug for the hagling child. After that the twins decided it was time to leave. </p><p></p><p>When they rejoined us Shishir revealed that he'd found a sack in the shack containing far more than seemed possible for a sack that size. He found an assortment of items that might have been spell components, some travel rations, gold and silver coins, a large knife, and an unusual crystal key. </p><p></p><p>The sack also proved to hold a curative potion that my companions handed to me. Erasyne was fascinated with the crystal key. She was certain it must be the key to a secret location where the hag kept her treasure.</p><p></p><p>We found a spot near the road to rest and recover out of deference to Illtud, who hates to leave the road. When we felt sufficiently recuperated we made our way to the next guard post. It was a pleasure to camp safely without fear of attack during the night.</p><p></p><p>Our next several days were equally quiet. But one evening Erasyne had a strange experience. She observed a human-like form shuffling through the forest, seemingly with a stick tied to its ankle and dragging along behind the figure. </p><p></p><p>The guards at the post had told us that there had been undead seen in the forest of late, and Erasyne suspected the figure she'd seen was a zombie. When she told us of it Thor and Shishir wanted to follow it. I wasn't too concerned by a single zombie, but they convinced me. </p><p></p><p>We decided to try to find out where it had come from so I followed its tracks back in the direction it had been traveling. It wasn't long before we realized we were heading back toward the hag's shack. We began to suspect our zombie had been the corpse Erasyne had buried.</p><p> </p><p>Our suspicions were confirmed when we reached the cabin. The grave looked as though it had been burst open from beneath. The corpse of the child-hag was also missing, but we suspected it had been carried off by the ettin. The shack made us all uncomfortable and we swiftly returned to the road to retrace our journey.</p><p></p><p>A few days later we came to another guard post. There we heard news of more undead in the forest. Other travelers who'd come to rest at the guard post were quite impressed by the tale of our struggle with the hag and her minions, as told mostly by Thor and Erasyne. </p><p></p><p>Liselle thought it was time for a bit of a celebration, though I'm not certain what she intended to celebrate other than our survival. She brought out what she thought was a bottle of wine sent by her parents. But when she uncorked it a puff of smoke issued from the mouth, forming itself into a winged woman with a long tail!</p><p></p><p>When the woman had become substantial she put her hands together and bowed deeply to us, exclaiming loudly, "Good morning! Salaam!"</p><p></p><p>I'll tell you the rest of this story in my next letter.</p><p></p><p>Your sister, Lothiriel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3283911, member: 30035"] [b]Letter #13[/b] Dearest brother; Once again I must apologize for being remiss with my letters. So much has happened that it's difficult to recall it all clearly now. Rescuing kidnapped children seems to have become our task. We discovered that a green hag was taking children from the area we traveled through and set off to recover them. Unfortunately for us the hag had quite a number of helpers, including some evil creatures resembling treants and a child that seems to have been partly turned into a hag itself. We followed the hag back to her lair in a ramshackle cottage, and to our horror found a corpse staked out in front of the shack! Thor found an area of disturbed earth that proved to cover some buried coins and gems. I'm surprised Erasyne wasn't the first to notice it. But she'd gone into the cottage. When she emerged a moment later she had hold of the hag-child. She asked if anyone knew a way to return the child to its human state, but neither Thor nor I were aware of any method to do this, nor did Ninad's lorebooks hold the answer. While we were discussing this Shishir suddenly stepped over to the 'hagling' and snapped its neck. Erasyne was shocked by this, but it seemed the only option. Otherwise the hagling would have grown up to be another green hag and started preying on the local children just as its predecessor had. Erasyne then began digging a grave to buy both the hagling and the corpse we'd found. While she was at this the remainder of our group decided to investigate the hag's shack. Only Thor wasn't with us, as he'd flown off in bird shape to look out for the evil treants. Illtud watched the door while the twins and I entered the shack. The first room seemed innocuous enough, but Shishir detected several magical auras. These turned out to be 'magic mouths' that the hag had apparently cast on various objects to keep the child from touching them. The next room was more grueseome, filled with entrails and skins of animals. The twins discovered a trapdoor in the floor and determined that we should check it for prisoners. Though the brothers opened the trapdoor with caution, they were immediately set upon by a huge snake. Illtud came inside to help when he heard me struggling with it, but I couldn't stab it in quite the right spot to kill it before it could wrap itself around Shishir and squeezed him until he blacked out. Ninad grabbed his brother and carried him outside to revive him. I'd acquired a wand of curative spells, and I used it to treat Shishir. Fortunately he'd insisted that Liselle not approach the shack with us, and she didn't see his danger. Meanwhile Thor had come upon an ettin that was heading toward the shack. He came winging back to warn us, but chose to remain in bird form and we were too busy with Shishir to notice a bird fluttering about. Only Erasyne spotted him. But she didn't understand what he was trying to communicate with his frantic flapping and swooping and thought he wanted her to follow him. Fortune smiled on her, though, and she managed to observe the ettin before it saw her. She ran back to the shack to warn us while Thor tried to distract the monster. It had a huge bear with it, and Thor managed to persuade the bear to turn in another direction. This didn't deter the ettin, though. On learning of the ettin's approach, we decided to withdraw rather than face it as none of us were without wounds. Even though he'd only just recovered from the snake's embrace, Shishir wanted to hang back and spy on the ettin. Erasyne stayed by his side for a moment until even she decided this was unwise. Ninad couldn't bear to leave his brother and went back. When it seemed the ettin might have detected them, Ninad used a spell to draw its attention away. Then his twin stood up and shouted out to the monster that the hag was dead. It began poking about the shack and its surroundings and came upon the shallow grave Erasyne had dug for the hagling child. After that the twins decided it was time to leave. When they rejoined us Shishir revealed that he'd found a sack in the shack containing far more than seemed possible for a sack that size. He found an assortment of items that might have been spell components, some travel rations, gold and silver coins, a large knife, and an unusual crystal key. The sack also proved to hold a curative potion that my companions handed to me. Erasyne was fascinated with the crystal key. She was certain it must be the key to a secret location where the hag kept her treasure. We found a spot near the road to rest and recover out of deference to Illtud, who hates to leave the road. When we felt sufficiently recuperated we made our way to the next guard post. It was a pleasure to camp safely without fear of attack during the night. Our next several days were equally quiet. But one evening Erasyne had a strange experience. She observed a human-like form shuffling through the forest, seemingly with a stick tied to its ankle and dragging along behind the figure. The guards at the post had told us that there had been undead seen in the forest of late, and Erasyne suspected the figure she'd seen was a zombie. When she told us of it Thor and Shishir wanted to follow it. I wasn't too concerned by a single zombie, but they convinced me. We decided to try to find out where it had come from so I followed its tracks back in the direction it had been traveling. It wasn't long before we realized we were heading back toward the hag's shack. We began to suspect our zombie had been the corpse Erasyne had buried. Our suspicions were confirmed when we reached the cabin. The grave looked as though it had been burst open from beneath. The corpse of the child-hag was also missing, but we suspected it had been carried off by the ettin. The shack made us all uncomfortable and we swiftly returned to the road to retrace our journey. A few days later we came to another guard post. There we heard news of more undead in the forest. Other travelers who'd come to rest at the guard post were quite impressed by the tale of our struggle with the hag and her minions, as told mostly by Thor and Erasyne. Liselle thought it was time for a bit of a celebration, though I'm not certain what she intended to celebrate other than our survival. She brought out what she thought was a bottle of wine sent by her parents. But when she uncorked it a puff of smoke issued from the mouth, forming itself into a winged woman with a long tail! When the woman had become substantial she put her hands together and bowed deeply to us, exclaiming loudly, "Good morning! Salaam!" I'll tell you the rest of this story in my next letter. Your sister, Lothiriel [/QUOTE]
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