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<blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 1807647" data-attributes="member: 11574"><p><strong>Something new, yet strangely familiar</strong></p><p></p><p>It takes Gronar 6 hours to dig a hole wide enough for the giants to squeeze through. The party wastes no time and returns to Mirwood. Benat goes to see her primarch at the elven temple, with the letter implying enemy infiltration.</p><p></p><p>"My lord, I have an urgent issue that needs your attention." Benat states</p><p></p><p>"Certainly my child what is troubling you?" The primarch replies</p><p></p><p>Benat shows him the letter.</p><p></p><p>"Where did you get this?" The primarch asks</p><p></p><p>Benat relates yesterday's underground adventure. "Have you noticed anyone acting strangely lately?" Benat asks</p><p></p><p>"No, I have not. I will need to consult with my priests on this matter. I thank you for bringing it to my attention, return tomorrow and I shall have news for you." The primarch replies</p><p></p><p>Benat feels as though the primarch is not being forthcoming with some kind of information, however further prodding on her part does not garner anymore insight into what that might be. </p><p></p><p>Maermon goes to the elven mage school and announces his readiness to begin spellcasting. The school gives him copies of whatever cantrips he would like, and Maermon selects his 1st level spells. He then is ushered into the summoning room where two other elven mages help Maermon summon his familiar, a mongoose. Maermon exits the school, and notices Paquito standing at the base of the tree.</p><p></p><p>"What brings you out here?" Maermon asks</p><p></p><p>"I have come to see what wondrous beast you have garnered for your arcane destiny. You do have it with you. No?" Paquito inquires</p><p></p><p>"Yes, yes I do." Maermon says proudly, retrieving the mongoose from an inside pouch from his cloak.</p><p></p><p>"A weasel? I could not have picked a better representation of your eclectic racial profession than that with which the gods have graced your pocket with. No?" Paquito covertly slanders Maermon. "So what was the summoning like? Did they blind-fold you and make you drink the blood of innocents? You paid attention. No?" </p><p></p><p>Maermon relays most of the summoning rite with Paquito, then begs off his company as he wishes to show Benat and Nameroc his triumphant beginning to the load road of spellcasting. </p><p></p><p>"Yes. Please go show the hill giants to their next meal, I am sure they are hungry. No?" Paquito says as Maermon leaves bewildered as to what Paquito is referring to.</p><p></p><p>Paquito walks out about half a mile from the mage school, waiting and , making sure no one has followed him. He tries to recreate, as best to his memory, the summoning ritual and after saying the final incantations he opens his eyes. He sees nothing amiss, no animal in his lap, no bird on his shoulder.</p><p></p><p>"Perhaps I have performed the ceremony erroneously? No?" Paquito says to himself</p><p></p><p>"Master, I am here." A voice rings in the minotaur's head</p><p></p><p>Paquito looks around again but still sees no signs of fauna.</p><p></p><p>"Master you are sitting on me." The voices chimes in Paquito's head</p><p></p><p>Paquito jumps up and looks down upon a small rock resting flush with the ground cover Paquito was sitting on. Paquito squints expecting something invisible to be present. The small stone changes it's shape into a vaguely humanoid shape, two arms, two legs, and a small head resting on top like that of a minotaur's head. </p><p></p><p>"You have summoned me, I have come to serve you." The elemental bows</p><p></p><p>"Wha... The great Paquito has summoned a pet rock? No?" The minotaur says in disbelief</p><p></p><p>"I am not a pet, nor am I a rock. I simply am that with which you find yourself closest to. Your blood does not run pure, yet you choose to hide it from others. Perhaps together we can bring the whole of you out into the open." The elemental responds</p><p></p><p>"The great Paquito cannot simply show up with a rock and proclaim he has found the hidden sorcery within himself. No?" Paquito replies</p><p></p><p>"Oh but as I have said, I am much more than a simple geological formation. Observe." The elemental tells Paquito.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly Paquito's point of view changes from his eyes to that of the elemental's. Paquito is staring back at himself through the "eyes" of the elemental.</p><p></p><p>"Wow." Paquito watches himself say.</p><p></p><p>"That is not all." The elemental tells him. Paquito watches through the elemental's sight as the small earth spirit dives into the ground beneath Paquito's feet.</p><p></p><p>Paquito watches as dirt, worms, insects, and small pebbles all seem to float by as if Paquito was swimming through the ground. Then Paquito's vision goes black and Paquito feels the rubbing of the ground on his arms, face, and legs as the elemental travels. Then the smell of dirt replaces the sensations of it, finally the sound of shifting dirt fills Paquito's ears as the elemental returns to the surface and Paquito regains control over his own senses. </p><p></p><p>"Amazing, you can travel through any kind of earth. No?" Paquito asks</p><p></p><p>"That is correct." comes the reply</p><p></p><p>Paquito excitedly picks up his familiar, which rolls itself into a tight ball, making it appear that Paquito in fact is carrying a large rock with him. Seeing Gronar, Nameroc, and Benat, Paquito waves them down and hurries to their location.</p><p></p><p>"Gronar already have enough rocks to throw. But Gronar like that pokey was thinking about him." Gronar says</p><p></p><p>"My cerebrum deficient fellow, this is not a throwing rock. It is my good luck charm, it is a fine looking stone. No?" Paquito replies</p><p></p><p>"Looks like you passed a kidney stone. Why would you want to carry that around with you?" Benat asks</p><p></p><p>"I can see through it's eyes, smell what is around it, even feel what is against it's surface. It is like your wolf. No?" Paquito says to Nameroc</p><p></p><p>"Really? So what does the colon of a minotaur look and feel like?" Benat asks amid a chorus of laughter</p><p></p><p>Benat walks off still laughing. As Gronar announces he's off to find Korg.</p><p></p><p>"I can't see through my wolf's eyes. Does your pet rock have eyes?" Nameroc asks trying to maintain a straight face.</p><p></p><p>"I can see you are unimpressed. Perhaps when your village is ablaze with the damned souls of your brothers, you will see the folly of your ways." Paquito tells him and goes off to study up on his herbalism, leaving Nameroc confused and alone.</p><p></p><p>Benat makes her way to the elders tree, and asks for an audience with the elder. She only waits a few moments before being ushered in. Benat relates the story of the letter and of showing it to the primarch. She also relates her uneasy senses that the primarch wasn't telling her the whole truth.</p><p></p><p>"That is because he knew not of this meeting." The elder replies a little perturbed at the finding out the primarch now has this information.</p><p></p><p>"Oh. Yes. Ahem. Uh when was this meeting to have occurred?" Benat asks </p><p></p><p>"Tomorrow." The elder replies "I think I shall send out my scouts this day to ambush the ambushers. Eluthrial, see to it this elf is properly rewarded for this information." The elder says as Benat is lead out of the elder's chambers and back down the tree. </p><p></p><p>"Ah, a Belasarda* disciple I sense in you. Return in two days hence and your reward shall be ready." Eluthrial tells Benat and scampers away, transforming into a squirrel.</p><p></p><p>Gronar finds Korg coming out of the blacksmiths having just agreed to a price for a large chain shirt made to his specifications. The party meets back up and agree to wait the night and then see what the elder may want from them in the morning. </p><p></p><p></p><p><em>* Belasarda is the deity Benat follows</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hairy Minotaur, post: 1807647, member: 11574"] [b]Something new, yet strangely familiar[/b] It takes Gronar 6 hours to dig a hole wide enough for the giants to squeeze through. The party wastes no time and returns to Mirwood. Benat goes to see her primarch at the elven temple, with the letter implying enemy infiltration. "My lord, I have an urgent issue that needs your attention." Benat states "Certainly my child what is troubling you?" The primarch replies Benat shows him the letter. "Where did you get this?" The primarch asks Benat relates yesterday's underground adventure. "Have you noticed anyone acting strangely lately?" Benat asks "No, I have not. I will need to consult with my priests on this matter. I thank you for bringing it to my attention, return tomorrow and I shall have news for you." The primarch replies Benat feels as though the primarch is not being forthcoming with some kind of information, however further prodding on her part does not garner anymore insight into what that might be. Maermon goes to the elven mage school and announces his readiness to begin spellcasting. The school gives him copies of whatever cantrips he would like, and Maermon selects his 1st level spells. He then is ushered into the summoning room where two other elven mages help Maermon summon his familiar, a mongoose. Maermon exits the school, and notices Paquito standing at the base of the tree. "What brings you out here?" Maermon asks "I have come to see what wondrous beast you have garnered for your arcane destiny. You do have it with you. No?" Paquito inquires "Yes, yes I do." Maermon says proudly, retrieving the mongoose from an inside pouch from his cloak. "A weasel? I could not have picked a better representation of your eclectic racial profession than that with which the gods have graced your pocket with. No?" Paquito covertly slanders Maermon. "So what was the summoning like? Did they blind-fold you and make you drink the blood of innocents? You paid attention. No?" Maermon relays most of the summoning rite with Paquito, then begs off his company as he wishes to show Benat and Nameroc his triumphant beginning to the load road of spellcasting. "Yes. Please go show the hill giants to their next meal, I am sure they are hungry. No?" Paquito says as Maermon leaves bewildered as to what Paquito is referring to. Paquito walks out about half a mile from the mage school, waiting and , making sure no one has followed him. He tries to recreate, as best to his memory, the summoning ritual and after saying the final incantations he opens his eyes. He sees nothing amiss, no animal in his lap, no bird on his shoulder. "Perhaps I have performed the ceremony erroneously? No?" Paquito says to himself "Master, I am here." A voice rings in the minotaur's head Paquito looks around again but still sees no signs of fauna. "Master you are sitting on me." The voices chimes in Paquito's head Paquito jumps up and looks down upon a small rock resting flush with the ground cover Paquito was sitting on. Paquito squints expecting something invisible to be present. The small stone changes it's shape into a vaguely humanoid shape, two arms, two legs, and a small head resting on top like that of a minotaur's head. "You have summoned me, I have come to serve you." The elemental bows "Wha... The great Paquito has summoned a pet rock? No?" The minotaur says in disbelief "I am not a pet, nor am I a rock. I simply am that with which you find yourself closest to. Your blood does not run pure, yet you choose to hide it from others. Perhaps together we can bring the whole of you out into the open." The elemental responds "The great Paquito cannot simply show up with a rock and proclaim he has found the hidden sorcery within himself. No?" Paquito replies "Oh but as I have said, I am much more than a simple geological formation. Observe." The elemental tells Paquito. Suddenly Paquito's point of view changes from his eyes to that of the elemental's. Paquito is staring back at himself through the "eyes" of the elemental. "Wow." Paquito watches himself say. "That is not all." The elemental tells him. Paquito watches through the elemental's sight as the small earth spirit dives into the ground beneath Paquito's feet. Paquito watches as dirt, worms, insects, and small pebbles all seem to float by as if Paquito was swimming through the ground. Then Paquito's vision goes black and Paquito feels the rubbing of the ground on his arms, face, and legs as the elemental travels. Then the smell of dirt replaces the sensations of it, finally the sound of shifting dirt fills Paquito's ears as the elemental returns to the surface and Paquito regains control over his own senses. "Amazing, you can travel through any kind of earth. No?" Paquito asks "That is correct." comes the reply Paquito excitedly picks up his familiar, which rolls itself into a tight ball, making it appear that Paquito in fact is carrying a large rock with him. Seeing Gronar, Nameroc, and Benat, Paquito waves them down and hurries to their location. "Gronar already have enough rocks to throw. But Gronar like that pokey was thinking about him." Gronar says "My cerebrum deficient fellow, this is not a throwing rock. It is my good luck charm, it is a fine looking stone. No?" Paquito replies "Looks like you passed a kidney stone. Why would you want to carry that around with you?" Benat asks "I can see through it's eyes, smell what is around it, even feel what is against it's surface. It is like your wolf. No?" Paquito says to Nameroc "Really? So what does the colon of a minotaur look and feel like?" Benat asks amid a chorus of laughter Benat walks off still laughing. As Gronar announces he's off to find Korg. "I can't see through my wolf's eyes. Does your pet rock have eyes?" Nameroc asks trying to maintain a straight face. "I can see you are unimpressed. Perhaps when your village is ablaze with the damned souls of your brothers, you will see the folly of your ways." Paquito tells him and goes off to study up on his herbalism, leaving Nameroc confused and alone. Benat makes her way to the elders tree, and asks for an audience with the elder. She only waits a few moments before being ushered in. Benat relates the story of the letter and of showing it to the primarch. She also relates her uneasy senses that the primarch wasn't telling her the whole truth. "That is because he knew not of this meeting." The elder replies a little perturbed at the finding out the primarch now has this information. "Oh. Yes. Ahem. Uh when was this meeting to have occurred?" Benat asks "Tomorrow." The elder replies "I think I shall send out my scouts this day to ambush the ambushers. Eluthrial, see to it this elf is properly rewarded for this information." The elder says as Benat is lead out of the elder's chambers and back down the tree. "Ah, a Belasarda* disciple I sense in you. Return in two days hence and your reward shall be ready." Eluthrial tells Benat and scampers away, transforming into a squirrel. Gronar finds Korg coming out of the blacksmiths having just agreed to a price for a large chain shirt made to his specifications. The party meets back up and agree to wait the night and then see what the elder may want from them in the morning. [I]* Belasarda is the deity Benat follows[/I] [/QUOTE]
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