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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 3946547" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Atop the horrible, stinking hill of heads and skulls, the adventurers reeled in surprise when Drelvin vanished with a blast of flame. </p><p></p><p>“What happened to him?” asked Rajah after a moment. “We can’t leave him on his own...”</p><p></p><p>“He might have been incinerated,” Proctor Mansack replied. “We don’t know.” He turned to the cowled figure. “You there! What has happened to our friend??”</p><p></p><p>The figure began to recite its puzzle again. “I am the doorway. The ward of entry is on the pyramid. The pentagon is between the ones warded by light and fire. The quartz is in the north...” Various members of the party began to scribble down notes of its words. Between them, they would manage to fill in the blanks in their transcriptions. Unfortunately, the figure said nothing new, and gave no new clues as to the location of Drelvin. “...the pyramid is just north of the emerald.”</p><p></p><p>“He touched the wrong place,” surmised Dexter. “And did you hear what he said? The wrong entrances are warded.” He sighed heavily. “We can’t just go after him- it might get us all killed!”</p><p></p><p>“Maybe,” Rajah growled, “we can make some progress by threatening this guy here!” He turned angrily towards the cowled figure. “You hear me? You had better help us, or...”</p><p></p><p>Without a sound, Rajah vanished.</p><p></p><p>”I am the doorway. The ward of entry is on the pyramid. The pentagon is between the ones warded by light and fire...” The figure spoke its riddle again, with perfect equanimity. Rajah was nowhere in sight, and did not answer their calls. It was obvious- with their fists clenched in frustration- that there was no easy way to coax answers from the figure without likely further splitting the party.</p><p></p><p>So the party got to work on the puzzle.</p><p></p><p>They first put together the entire wording of the puzzle, piecing it together from each of their memories and hurried scribbles. Then they began using logic to put it together.</p><p></p><p>Said Jenner, “Obviously, we have several categories of things here. Ward types, for example: one is warded by ice, another by lightning, another by fire. And stone types- we have garnet, onyx, quartz, ruby and so forth. We have position- they seem to be cardinal positions, and it seems to imply that there are eight ‘slots.’”</p><p></p><p>Belmondo nodded. “And shapes. Belmondo noticed that there are different shapes- pyramid, cube, teardrop and so forth.”</p><p></p><p>“Four categories,” mused Therighast. “And we need- what? The spell of entrance?”</p><p></p><p>“Someone read off the entire puzzle,” suggested Criedieki.</p><p></p><p>Julio Titan stood up dramatically.* He cleared his throat, looked around to ensure that he had everyone’s attention, and then began to read in a clear, charismatic voice: “I am the doorway. The ward of entry is on the pyramid. The pentagon is between the ones warded by light and fire. The quartz is in the north. The fire ward is next to the southwest. The onyx is facing the sixth one placed. The darkness ward is upon the ruby. The seventh one placed is in the east, and faces the third one placed. The teardrop is in the west. The star is warded by ice. Three gems clockwise from the crystal is the pentagon. The gem warded by lightning is between the sphere and the first one placed. The ward of silence is upon the northwest gem. The emerald faces the ruby. The first one placed was onyx. The amethyst faces the crystal and is between the garnet and the star. The ruby is just south of the diamond. The gems warded by light and fire are facing each other. The fire ward is on the cube. The rod was the seventh gem placed and is next to the spell of entrance. The ruby is next to the northwest. The star faces the first one placed. Lightning wards the eight one placed. The garnet gem is warded by force, and is just south of the emerald. The rod is next to the pentagon. The sapphire is next to the amethyst. The pyramid is just north of the emerald.”</p><p></p><p>The party sat silently for a moment after that, and then began to draw a diagram. Grisly- whose real name was Nydroth- labeled it with an eight-pointed star, and labeled each point of the star with a direction.** Then they began filling in what they could. After a moment, the necromancer grunted, “There is placement order, too.”</p><p></p><p>The others nodded. Grisly’s vulture familiar let out a rasping squawk. </p><p></p><p>“The darkness is on the ruby, and the ruby faces the emerald,” noted Glorkien.</p><p></p><p>“The fire ward is on the cube. That’s the one that Drelvin touched,” Proctor pointed out.</p><p></p><p>Therighast pointed. “It was that one,” he said. He was indicating the south point of the wooden platform that the party was gathered round. </p><p></p><p>They continued to put together more and more information. It took a while, but eventually, they thought they had it. Nydroth cackled, and his vulture croaked a foul noise out. </p><p></p><p>“Well,” Dexter sighed, “let’s see if we are right.” The party gathered around, and as one, they reached to the northeast.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> Oh no! What has happened to Rajah? And what will happen to the others??</p><p></p><p></p><p>*Not his real name. </p><p></p><p>**To those of you that have read about him in other story hours, yes, <em>that</em> Nydroth. He did indeed adventure with Dexter for a brief time in his youth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 3946547, member: 1210"] Atop the horrible, stinking hill of heads and skulls, the adventurers reeled in surprise when Drelvin vanished with a blast of flame. “What happened to him?” asked Rajah after a moment. “We can’t leave him on his own...” “He might have been incinerated,” Proctor Mansack replied. “We don’t know.” He turned to the cowled figure. “You there! What has happened to our friend??” The figure began to recite its puzzle again. “I am the doorway. The ward of entry is on the pyramid. The pentagon is between the ones warded by light and fire. The quartz is in the north...” Various members of the party began to scribble down notes of its words. Between them, they would manage to fill in the blanks in their transcriptions. Unfortunately, the figure said nothing new, and gave no new clues as to the location of Drelvin. “...the pyramid is just north of the emerald.” “He touched the wrong place,” surmised Dexter. “And did you hear what he said? The wrong entrances are warded.” He sighed heavily. “We can’t just go after him- it might get us all killed!” “Maybe,” Rajah growled, “we can make some progress by threatening this guy here!” He turned angrily towards the cowled figure. “You hear me? You had better help us, or...” Without a sound, Rajah vanished. ”I am the doorway. The ward of entry is on the pyramid. The pentagon is between the ones warded by light and fire...” The figure spoke its riddle again, with perfect equanimity. Rajah was nowhere in sight, and did not answer their calls. It was obvious- with their fists clenched in frustration- that there was no easy way to coax answers from the figure without likely further splitting the party. So the party got to work on the puzzle. They first put together the entire wording of the puzzle, piecing it together from each of their memories and hurried scribbles. Then they began using logic to put it together. Said Jenner, “Obviously, we have several categories of things here. Ward types, for example: one is warded by ice, another by lightning, another by fire. And stone types- we have garnet, onyx, quartz, ruby and so forth. We have position- they seem to be cardinal positions, and it seems to imply that there are eight ‘slots.’” Belmondo nodded. “And shapes. Belmondo noticed that there are different shapes- pyramid, cube, teardrop and so forth.” “Four categories,” mused Therighast. “And we need- what? The spell of entrance?” “Someone read off the entire puzzle,” suggested Criedieki. Julio Titan stood up dramatically.* He cleared his throat, looked around to ensure that he had everyone’s attention, and then began to read in a clear, charismatic voice: “I am the doorway. The ward of entry is on the pyramid. The pentagon is between the ones warded by light and fire. The quartz is in the north. The fire ward is next to the southwest. The onyx is facing the sixth one placed. The darkness ward is upon the ruby. The seventh one placed is in the east, and faces the third one placed. The teardrop is in the west. The star is warded by ice. Three gems clockwise from the crystal is the pentagon. The gem warded by lightning is between the sphere and the first one placed. The ward of silence is upon the northwest gem. The emerald faces the ruby. The first one placed was onyx. The amethyst faces the crystal and is between the garnet and the star. The ruby is just south of the diamond. The gems warded by light and fire are facing each other. The fire ward is on the cube. The rod was the seventh gem placed and is next to the spell of entrance. The ruby is next to the northwest. The star faces the first one placed. Lightning wards the eight one placed. The garnet gem is warded by force, and is just south of the emerald. The rod is next to the pentagon. The sapphire is next to the amethyst. The pyramid is just north of the emerald.” The party sat silently for a moment after that, and then began to draw a diagram. Grisly- whose real name was Nydroth- labeled it with an eight-pointed star, and labeled each point of the star with a direction.** Then they began filling in what they could. After a moment, the necromancer grunted, “There is placement order, too.” The others nodded. Grisly’s vulture familiar let out a rasping squawk. “The darkness is on the ruby, and the ruby faces the emerald,” noted Glorkien. “The fire ward is on the cube. That’s the one that Drelvin touched,” Proctor pointed out. Therighast pointed. “It was that one,” he said. He was indicating the south point of the wooden platform that the party was gathered round. They continued to put together more and more information. It took a while, but eventually, they thought they had it. Nydroth cackled, and his vulture croaked a foul noise out. “Well,” Dexter sighed, “let’s see if we are right.” The party gathered around, and as one, they reached to the northeast. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Oh no! What has happened to Rajah? And what will happen to the others?? *Not his real name. **To those of you that have read about him in other story hours, yes, [i]that[/i] Nydroth. He did indeed adventure with Dexter for a brief time in his youth! [/QUOTE]
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