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Aphonion Tales: Adventures in the Spice Lands and the War in Hanal, a tween and teen D&D game (edited notes, posts Tuesdays, most recent 3/7/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8791137" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>[Session 45, cont'd]</p><p>When they make it to the village, of about 150 people, the leader brings Ravokris and Elyn to a very elderly member of the yuan-ti people, with old healed battle injuries, and an elaborate staff with shells and decorations on it. He says, “You return.” to the elves, in pidgin elven.</p><p></p><p>Ravokris says, “We’ve never been here before.”</p><p></p><p>The elder then leads them into the biggest hut, where there are two corpses on an altar, wrapped in fine silks and in black armor, both sucked dry of all moisture. They are clearly elves or drow, but it’s hard to tell which at this point. They have large fishing hooks in their hands. At the side of the two bodies, there are two beautiful books, bound in silver.</p><p></p><p>“You return.”</p><p></p><p>“Ah. They were your protectors?”</p><p></p><p>“Protectors, rulers. Life was good.”</p><p></p><p>He bows down before Elyn and Ravokris and carefully places their feet on his neck. “Serve you.”</p><p></p><p>Ravokris realizes that, while he’s not speaking it well, the old yuan-ti is speaking Light Elven, not Drow.</p><p></p><p>After what seems to be a carefully measured period of time, the shaman removes Ravokris and Elyn’s feet from his neck and stands, though bowing a little to be shorter than they are.</p><p></p><p>“Do you follow a god?” asks Sister Agnes.</p><p></p><p>“Eru!” replies the shaman distinctly.</p><p></p><p>The group is very surprised to hear that they follow the elven Creator, but assumes at first that that was the work of the dead elves—only to be even more surprised by the explanation.</p><p></p><p>“Long follow Eru. Then they come.” The shaman gestures at the dead elves. “Was shrine to Eru. Then way cut. Long, long time—many parents and children. Then they come. Then Eaters came. Then they fought Eaters.”</p><p></p><p>“Did they ever talk of Eru?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, yes! Eru. When they come, others left. Not long, then Eaters came.”</p><p></p><p>“So, the way to the shrine to Eru was cut long before they arrived? Not by the Eaters, then.”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, by Eaters. Eaters come long, long ago. Cut way to shrine. Eaters go away. Long time. People suffer. Then Eru sends them. Life good. Children heal. Then Eaters return.”</p><p></p><p>The group carefully examines the bodies. They are wrapped in silk, but wearing armor that has been rent and torn by violence.</p><p></p><p>Noah recognizes the heraldry incised in mithril on the elves’ armor: the elven House of Menen, modified with the sign of the servant house of Nimroshannar, the Bearers of the Water Jewel. Ravokris explains that the House of Menen is one of the six houses of the Eldar—the greatest of the elves--and that the servant house is a gray elf house. They are very powerful—therefore, whatever killed them must be very powerful because even young gray elves are very powerful.</p><p></p><p>Sister Agnes suggests that they may have enchanted equipment. Ravokris detects magic as a ritual, while Sister Agnes detects holy and unholy. The male's sword detects as Holy, and something else that you can't quite lay a finger on. It's blade is finely honed and edged in a silver metal that you think is mithril -- and its hilt is set with a net of small crystal gems.</p><p></p><p>Ravokris examines two books. One is a spellbook, while the other has wards on it, but they are not triggered by Ravokris or Elyn touching it. The one with wards on it is clearly a journal, while the spellbook is a ninth level spellbook of an abjurer. Ravokris looks at the journal. It begins with “Haleth and his sister Melian.” Haleth means “Exalted One” and Melian means Precious Gift.</p><p></p><p>The two elves set out into the world, and they fell into an adventuring party, without really realizing it. The adventuring party traveled down the tunnel the group just left, and they came upon the village. The people were not in the best shape—they had many diseases and their children were often born twisted. But they worshipped Eru, and Haleth and Melian were moved and decided that they couldn’t abandon them. So they stayed, while the adventuring company moved on. Eventually, they received word that the rest of the adventuring company had died.</p><p></p><p>They started teaching the yuan-ti a little Elven. Then they tried to restore the shrine to Eru, but neither of them were a cleric. One of them, however, was a redactor, which allowed them to do a lot of healing among the people, and they taught them how to fish with nets instead of just with spears. They were actually quite proud of the people who continued to worship Eru, and they fell into the role.</p><p></p><p>They were young--very young by the standards of gray elves, little more than children. The more Ravokris reads, the more he realizes that they fell into the role of protectors, and when the people started worshiping them they didn't really notice, because they're from an extremely regimented part of Elven society and having the people that they were helping become extremely regimented didn't particularly shock them. There are a couple of discussions of the Eaters, and apparently Haleth was the mage, and he may have been a very low level paladin of Eru.</p><p></p><p>He was troubled by the force that was growing that apparently had caught these people off from their shrine, and he made the mistake of taking an investigating journey. He returned, and then the journal almost immediately thereafter stopped—they assume that the “Eaters” followed him back.</p><p></p><p>The group decides to take the sword and give it to Elyn—they figure a paladin of Eru would prefer that his sword be used against evil, and while she is not very religious, Elyn is nominally a follower of Eru (as most elves are). The sword is a +2 Holy sword. (It also has some psionic capabilities, but the crystals are discharged and our heroes may not even realize that’s what they’re for.) Ravokris takes a magic ring from Melian, which is a Ring of Armor +3, as well as a diadem of mithril set with crystals that glow with an inner fire—they can’t tell what that is, but hope it may be helpful. Ravokris also takes the spellbook, and after some discussion, the journal, because they worry that the yuan-ti might otherwise accidentally set off the wards at some point. When he decides to take it, fresh words appear on the first blank page: “This is the journal of Ravokris and Elyn...”</p><p></p><p>[End Session 45]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8791137, member: 7030144"] [Session 45, cont'd] When they make it to the village, of about 150 people, the leader brings Ravokris and Elyn to a very elderly member of the yuan-ti people, with old healed battle injuries, and an elaborate staff with shells and decorations on it. He says, “You return.” to the elves, in pidgin elven. Ravokris says, “We’ve never been here before.” The elder then leads them into the biggest hut, where there are two corpses on an altar, wrapped in fine silks and in black armor, both sucked dry of all moisture. They are clearly elves or drow, but it’s hard to tell which at this point. They have large fishing hooks in their hands. At the side of the two bodies, there are two beautiful books, bound in silver. “You return.” “Ah. They were your protectors?” “Protectors, rulers. Life was good.” He bows down before Elyn and Ravokris and carefully places their feet on his neck. “Serve you.” Ravokris realizes that, while he’s not speaking it well, the old yuan-ti is speaking Light Elven, not Drow. After what seems to be a carefully measured period of time, the shaman removes Ravokris and Elyn’s feet from his neck and stands, though bowing a little to be shorter than they are. “Do you follow a god?” asks Sister Agnes. “Eru!” replies the shaman distinctly. The group is very surprised to hear that they follow the elven Creator, but assumes at first that that was the work of the dead elves—only to be even more surprised by the explanation. “Long follow Eru. Then they come.” The shaman gestures at the dead elves. “Was shrine to Eru. Then way cut. Long, long time—many parents and children. Then they come. Then Eaters came. Then they fought Eaters.” “Did they ever talk of Eru?” “Yes, yes! Eru. When they come, others left. Not long, then Eaters came.” “So, the way to the shrine to Eru was cut long before they arrived? Not by the Eaters, then.” “Yes, by Eaters. Eaters come long, long ago. Cut way to shrine. Eaters go away. Long time. People suffer. Then Eru sends them. Life good. Children heal. Then Eaters return.” The group carefully examines the bodies. They are wrapped in silk, but wearing armor that has been rent and torn by violence. Noah recognizes the heraldry incised in mithril on the elves’ armor: the elven House of Menen, modified with the sign of the servant house of Nimroshannar, the Bearers of the Water Jewel. Ravokris explains that the House of Menen is one of the six houses of the Eldar—the greatest of the elves--and that the servant house is a gray elf house. They are very powerful—therefore, whatever killed them must be very powerful because even young gray elves are very powerful. Sister Agnes suggests that they may have enchanted equipment. Ravokris detects magic as a ritual, while Sister Agnes detects holy and unholy. The male's sword detects as Holy, and something else that you can't quite lay a finger on. It's blade is finely honed and edged in a silver metal that you think is mithril -- and its hilt is set with a net of small crystal gems. Ravokris examines two books. One is a spellbook, while the other has wards on it, but they are not triggered by Ravokris or Elyn touching it. The one with wards on it is clearly a journal, while the spellbook is a ninth level spellbook of an abjurer. Ravokris looks at the journal. It begins with “Haleth and his sister Melian.” Haleth means “Exalted One” and Melian means Precious Gift. The two elves set out into the world, and they fell into an adventuring party, without really realizing it. The adventuring party traveled down the tunnel the group just left, and they came upon the village. The people were not in the best shape—they had many diseases and their children were often born twisted. But they worshipped Eru, and Haleth and Melian were moved and decided that they couldn’t abandon them. So they stayed, while the adventuring company moved on. Eventually, they received word that the rest of the adventuring company had died. They started teaching the yuan-ti a little Elven. Then they tried to restore the shrine to Eru, but neither of them were a cleric. One of them, however, was a redactor, which allowed them to do a lot of healing among the people, and they taught them how to fish with nets instead of just with spears. They were actually quite proud of the people who continued to worship Eru, and they fell into the role. They were young--very young by the standards of gray elves, little more than children. The more Ravokris reads, the more he realizes that they fell into the role of protectors, and when the people started worshiping them they didn't really notice, because they're from an extremely regimented part of Elven society and having the people that they were helping become extremely regimented didn't particularly shock them. There are a couple of discussions of the Eaters, and apparently Haleth was the mage, and he may have been a very low level paladin of Eru. He was troubled by the force that was growing that apparently had caught these people off from their shrine, and he made the mistake of taking an investigating journey. He returned, and then the journal almost immediately thereafter stopped—they assume that the “Eaters” followed him back. The group decides to take the sword and give it to Elyn—they figure a paladin of Eru would prefer that his sword be used against evil, and while she is not very religious, Elyn is nominally a follower of Eru (as most elves are). The sword is a +2 Holy sword. (It also has some psionic capabilities, but the crystals are discharged and our heroes may not even realize that’s what they’re for.) Ravokris takes a magic ring from Melian, which is a Ring of Armor +3, as well as a diadem of mithril set with crystals that glow with an inner fire—they can’t tell what that is, but hope it may be helpful. Ravokris also takes the spellbook, and after some discussion, the journal, because they worry that the yuan-ti might otherwise accidentally set off the wards at some point. When he decides to take it, fresh words appear on the first blank page: “This is the journal of Ravokris and Elyn...” [End Session 45] [/QUOTE]
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