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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3328940" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Letter #35</strong></p><p></p><p>3 Harvest</p><p>Zeir-i-Zeif</p><p></p><p>Dearest brother;</p><p></p><p>We've found a new quest. It seems we've decided to help Varian in his search for the lost city.</p><p></p><p>We draw trouble the way flowers draw bees. While Ninad and I were shopping for supplies, our companions were attacked by some ruffians. And Shishir ran into another black flame wielder. It must have something to do with Varian's prophecy, although we don't yet know why these Ebon Flame people have a grudge against us.</p><p></p><p>Now we have a lot of difficult decisions to make. How do we find the missing egg? How do we remove the black shard from the couatl and free it from the Sultan's menagerie?</p><p></p><p>We returned to the menagerie the next day to try to get more information about the couatl. The little princess from the north was there again, too. Erasyne claims the child knows a great deal about the couatl, including its names - she claims each head has its own name. I'm not certain why Erasyne is paying so much attention to the imaginative ramblings of a child.</p><p></p><p>Shishir found a more promising source of information when he met an elder priest who seems to know something about the creature. This old man, Kianeous, proclaims himself a servant of elemental good. He's seeking the same temple in the lost city that Varian's prophecy leads him toward.</p><p></p><p>Kianeous says the appearance of the couatl fulfills a prophecy he was given, but now the feathered serpent must be taken to the temple to restore it. The temple, that is, not the couatl.</p><p></p><p>According to ancient lore known only to Kianeous, the temple was built to contain an evil got created long ago by some ancient people. How people could make a god I don't know.</p><p></p><p>In any case, we hope Kianeous can help us free the couatl and recover the black shard. Varian seems to think the couatl will be fine with only one head and keeps suggesting we simply cut off the head with the shard, an idea that horrifies the old man. I'm not too fond of that suggestion myself.</p><p></p><p>But our meeting with Kianeous wasn't the only event of note. I was examining the couatl's enclosure when I noticed that the guard dogs chained beside it weren't the same animals I'd seen the day before. They were behaving very aggressively and one of them was poorly secured.</p><p></p><p>I observed that they seemed to respond to a nearby man the way they would to their pack leader, so I tried to speak to him. But he left before I could approach him. Ninad told me he'd seen the man watching us and had tried to talk to him, but the man had denied any interest in us and left.</p><p></p><p>Ninad and I decided to tell the guards about the dogs. They wouldn't pay much attention to us until they realized the dogs wouldn't obey their commands. Then Erasyne took out her gem and saw that they weren't natural dogs at all, but some kind of dog-like creatures disguised by illusions.</p><p></p><p>After she showed one of the senior guards what could be seen with the gem, the guards cleared the menagerie chamber and closed the exhibit for the day. We never found out what became of the dog-creatures.</p><p></p><p>We spent the rest of the day in the museum, trying to catch a glimpse of what was going on in the menagerie room. When evening fell Thor disguised himself as a sparrow and hid inside the museum after it closed. </p><p></p><p>Later Thor returned to the inn to tell us he'd seen how the transparent enclosures could be opened, though he still didn't know how to open the couatl's prison. He's naturally very concerned about the beasts being held in such cramped quarters. He'd like to set them all free, even the manticore, which made Kianeous think him mad.</p><p></p><p>After Kianeous left us, Thor and Erasyne wanted to go find the orc captain whom we'd helped against the bandits. They wanted to claim the reward he'd offered. Having nothing better to do, we all trooped off to see the orcs. At least the smelly orcs didn't deny us our reward.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday Varian dickered with a merchant for a flying carpet, and now Erasyne wanted to purchase one right away. I wasn't much excited about flying carpets, but it will come in handy searching for the floating egg. </p><p></p><p>Off we went to the carpet merchant's shop, though it was evening and most shops were closing. Varian managed to convince the merchant to see us, though we ended up paying more than what they had previously agreed to.</p><p></p><p>I neglected to mention earlier that when we saw the orc captain, he told us the bandit leader is a minotaur called Mormog. It seems that part of Varian's prophecy says something about a maze with a stone in it that he must seek, and this minotaur is reputed to live in a labyrinth. The orcs claim no one has ever returned alive from the maze. But Varian is now very excited about finding it.</p><p></p><p>If you never hear from me again it's because I'm lost in a minotaur's maze. Or perhaps I've fallen from a flying carpet while seeking a floating egg. </p><p></p><p>Isn't life strange? </p><p></p><p>Your sister, Lothiriel</p><p>__________________________________________________</p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "Could you turn down the gnomish charm if you want to go </p><p>adventuring with us today?"</p><p></p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "Does that mean the gem of true seeing can see through my </p><p>illusion of fertility?"</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "And your illusion of masculinity."</p><p></p><p><strong>patv</strong>: "Well you've heard of the Temple of Elemental Evil back in </p><p>Homlet..."</p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "But everyone's been in there 3 or 4 times."</p><p></p><p><strong>Jubilee </strong> (<em>to DH, who keeps involving himself in conversations his </em></p><p><em>character isn't present for</em>): "Are you going over there?"</p><p><strong>sniffles</strong>: "Can't you tell Varian's running around inserting dialog into </p><p>every conversation?"</p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "I have dialog with reach."</p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "He has Hold the Conversation."</p><p><strong>Jubilee</strong>: "Wouldn't that be Thor?"</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "No, Thor has Conversational Cleave."</p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "I have <em>dimension leap</em> at will, only to join conversations."</p><p></p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "Varian exercises his Jumping to Conclusions skill."</p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "Keeps me thin and agile."</p><p><strong>sniffles</strong>: "For running from conversation to conversation."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3328940, member: 30035"] [b]Letter #35[/b] 3 Harvest Zeir-i-Zeif Dearest brother; We've found a new quest. It seems we've decided to help Varian in his search for the lost city. We draw trouble the way flowers draw bees. While Ninad and I were shopping for supplies, our companions were attacked by some ruffians. And Shishir ran into another black flame wielder. It must have something to do with Varian's prophecy, although we don't yet know why these Ebon Flame people have a grudge against us. Now we have a lot of difficult decisions to make. How do we find the missing egg? How do we remove the black shard from the couatl and free it from the Sultan's menagerie? We returned to the menagerie the next day to try to get more information about the couatl. The little princess from the north was there again, too. Erasyne claims the child knows a great deal about the couatl, including its names - she claims each head has its own name. I'm not certain why Erasyne is paying so much attention to the imaginative ramblings of a child. Shishir found a more promising source of information when he met an elder priest who seems to know something about the creature. This old man, Kianeous, proclaims himself a servant of elemental good. He's seeking the same temple in the lost city that Varian's prophecy leads him toward. Kianeous says the appearance of the couatl fulfills a prophecy he was given, but now the feathered serpent must be taken to the temple to restore it. The temple, that is, not the couatl. According to ancient lore known only to Kianeous, the temple was built to contain an evil got created long ago by some ancient people. How people could make a god I don't know. In any case, we hope Kianeous can help us free the couatl and recover the black shard. Varian seems to think the couatl will be fine with only one head and keeps suggesting we simply cut off the head with the shard, an idea that horrifies the old man. I'm not too fond of that suggestion myself. But our meeting with Kianeous wasn't the only event of note. I was examining the couatl's enclosure when I noticed that the guard dogs chained beside it weren't the same animals I'd seen the day before. They were behaving very aggressively and one of them was poorly secured. I observed that they seemed to respond to a nearby man the way they would to their pack leader, so I tried to speak to him. But he left before I could approach him. Ninad told me he'd seen the man watching us and had tried to talk to him, but the man had denied any interest in us and left. Ninad and I decided to tell the guards about the dogs. They wouldn't pay much attention to us until they realized the dogs wouldn't obey their commands. Then Erasyne took out her gem and saw that they weren't natural dogs at all, but some kind of dog-like creatures disguised by illusions. After she showed one of the senior guards what could be seen with the gem, the guards cleared the menagerie chamber and closed the exhibit for the day. We never found out what became of the dog-creatures. We spent the rest of the day in the museum, trying to catch a glimpse of what was going on in the menagerie room. When evening fell Thor disguised himself as a sparrow and hid inside the museum after it closed. Later Thor returned to the inn to tell us he'd seen how the transparent enclosures could be opened, though he still didn't know how to open the couatl's prison. He's naturally very concerned about the beasts being held in such cramped quarters. He'd like to set them all free, even the manticore, which made Kianeous think him mad. After Kianeous left us, Thor and Erasyne wanted to go find the orc captain whom we'd helped against the bandits. They wanted to claim the reward he'd offered. Having nothing better to do, we all trooped off to see the orcs. At least the smelly orcs didn't deny us our reward. Yesterday Varian dickered with a merchant for a flying carpet, and now Erasyne wanted to purchase one right away. I wasn't much excited about flying carpets, but it will come in handy searching for the floating egg. Off we went to the carpet merchant's shop, though it was evening and most shops were closing. Varian managed to convince the merchant to see us, though we ended up paying more than what they had previously agreed to. I neglected to mention earlier that when we saw the orc captain, he told us the bandit leader is a minotaur called Mormog. It seems that part of Varian's prophecy says something about a maze with a stone in it that he must seek, and this minotaur is reputed to live in a labyrinth. The orcs claim no one has ever returned alive from the maze. But Varian is now very excited about finding it. If you never hear from me again it's because I'm lost in a minotaur's maze. Or perhaps I've fallen from a flying carpet while seeking a floating egg. Isn't life strange? Your sister, Lothiriel __________________________________________________ [B]Quips & Quotes:[/B] [B]Zora[/B]: "Could you turn down the gnomish charm if you want to go adventuring with us today?" [B]DH[/B]: "Does that mean the gem of true seeing can see through my illusion of fertility?" [B]Devo[/B]: "And your illusion of masculinity." [B]patv[/B]: "Well you've heard of the Temple of Elemental Evil back in Homlet..." [B]Zora[/B]: "But everyone's been in there 3 or 4 times." [B]Jubilee [/B] ([I]to DH, who keeps involving himself in conversations his character isn't present for[/I]): "Are you going over there?" [B]sniffles[/B]: "Can't you tell Varian's running around inserting dialog into every conversation?" [B]DH[/B]: "I have dialog with reach." [B]Zora[/B]: "He has Hold the Conversation." [B]Jubilee[/B]: "Wouldn't that be Thor?" [B]Devo[/B]: "No, Thor has Conversational Cleave." [B]DH[/B]: "I have [I]dimension leap[/I] at will, only to join conversations." [B]Zora[/B]: "Varian exercises his Jumping to Conclusions skill." [B]DH[/B]: "Keeps me thin and agile." [B]sniffles[/B]: "For running from conversation to conversation." [/QUOTE]
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