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<blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 1430137" data-attributes="member: 96"><p><span style="color: orange">INT - CAVERN</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[The camera rests on DRU, DI'FIER, the COMMANDERS of the various units, and the three rescued HALFLINGS, then takes a bat's-eye (?) view, travelling through the twisting caves, beginning slowly but picking up speed.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>MALE HALFLING</strong>: My name is Alton Proudfoot. This is Meri, and Tevin.</p><p></p><p><strong>DRU</strong>: How long have you been down here?</p><p></p><p><strong>ALTON</strong>: Meri and I have been slavs of the Pure Ones for...I'm not certain. Years, I think.</p><p></p><p><strong>DI'FIER</strong>: What about Tevin?</p><p></p><p><strong>ALTON</strong>: Nobody knows.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[DRU shifts to ask TEVIN directly, but stops.]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[Cut to CLOSE-UP on the inside of TEVIN's mouth, where we see that the tongue has been roughly severed, or perhaps torn out.]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[DRU's fist clenches as she turns back - just one more thing to pay these elves back for.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>DI'FIER</strong>: You said Pure Ones. What do you mean?</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[The camera begins to take a bat's-eye course through the caverns. It weaves its way slowly back to the scene of the battle, where the spiderlike creatures lie sprawled in puddles of ichor.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>ALTON</strong> (voiceover): The creatures you slew were Twisted Ones, ones whose bloodlines are not pure. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[The camera begins to move through the narrow, twisting tunnels, picking up speed.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>ALTON</strong> (voiceover): They were our overseers, but they are little more than slaves themselves, bred and conditioned to follow orders.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[Stone walls flash by faster and faster in a dizzying blur: a bridged river...a vast cave whose top is lost in darkness...a fleeting glimpse of a vast cavern, its floor covered by glowing fungi, and a hulking, misshapen form moving in front of three tremendous pillars of stone...and then in through a tiny window.]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">INT - UL-DRAKKAN</span></p><p></p><p><strong>ALTON</strong> (voiceover): It is the Pure Ones who rule them.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[Two room is hung about with a silver-grey, gauzelike fabric. The bed is soft and decadent, circular, with sheets of spider-silk. Two cave-white elven figures lie entwined beneath them, the man stroking the woman lazily as heavy smoke drifts around them. Their features are incredibly similar - if they were the same gender they would be identical twins. They are THARION, the man, and THARIUST, the woman. A quiet knock sounds at the door, and THARION rises, unconcerned with his nudity, to open it. At the door is a TWISTED ONE, mostly elven in appearance, but with plates of chitin on the side of his face and head. When it speaks, it is in a harsh dialect, something between Elven and Dwarven, but not quite either.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>TWISTED ONE</strong> (subtitled): My Lady...My Lord. Alevolenz commands your presence.</p><p></p><p><strong>THARION</strong> (subtitled): We will attend.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[The camera follows the TWISTED ONE through the corridors of UL-DRAKKAN, the fortress of the dark elves. It passes a cage where an elf is chained, beaten and bleeding. The elf huddles in a corner, his face obscured. The TWISTED ONE descends a staircase, then another. In one chamber, a shadowy, pantherlike creature lies dozing. The TWISTED ONE walks directly through it as if it were not there, and the only hint of a response is the twitch of a tail - or is it a tail? The slave descends another stair, passing through a room where golden spiders hover in midair. They veer towards the TWISTED ONE a moment, then float away.]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[Finally, the TWISTED ONE arrives at his destination, and pushes open the doors.]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">INT - UL-DRAKKAN, FANE OF THE SPIDER QUEEN</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[The room is dominated by a black basalt statue of an elven woman, her arms open in invitation, her eyes glittering. Behind her, a mosaic on the wall depicts an enormous spider in reds and blacks that almost seem to glow.]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[Standing before this altar are a priestess in a coppery gown, ALEVOLENZ, and another Pure One, dressed in cloak and wide brimmed hat - MINILIR. Both break off as the TWISTED ONE enters.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>TWISTED ONE</strong> (subtitled): My Lady. Thariust and Tharion will report as ordered.</p><p></p><p><strong>ALEVOLENZ</strong> (subtitled): Depart.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">[The TWISTED ONE does so, but the camera does not.]</span></p><p></p><p><strong>MINILIR</strong> (subtitled): Do you think they will stop these invaders?</p><p></p><p><strong>ALEVOLENZ</strong> (subtitled): Of course not. Especially if the texts are correct. But they will be able to provide us with information.</p><p></p><p><strong>MINILIR</strong> (subtitled): Are you certain you will be able to capture her?</p><p></p><p><strong>ALEVOLENZ</strong> (subtitled): Without her, our plans will come to nothing. She will come for her father, Minilir. (she smiles when she says his name, as if something privately amused her) And if she should fall...there are ways to ensure that she is still able to play her part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drnuncheon, post: 1430137, member: 96"] [color=orange]INT - CAVERN[/color] [color=orange][The camera rests on DRU, DI'FIER, the COMMANDERS of the various units, and the three rescued HALFLINGS, then takes a bat's-eye (?) view, travelling through the twisting caves, beginning slowly but picking up speed.][/color] [b]MALE HALFLING[/b]: My name is Alton Proudfoot. This is Meri, and Tevin. [b]DRU[/b]: How long have you been down here? [b]ALTON[/b]: Meri and I have been slavs of the Pure Ones for...I'm not certain. Years, I think. [b]DI'FIER[/b]: What about Tevin? [b]ALTON[/b]: Nobody knows. [color=orange][DRU shifts to ask TEVIN directly, but stops.][/color] [color=orange][Cut to CLOSE-UP on the inside of TEVIN's mouth, where we see that the tongue has been roughly severed, or perhaps torn out.][/color] [color=orange][DRU's fist clenches as she turns back - just one more thing to pay these elves back for.][/color] [b]DI'FIER[/b]: You said Pure Ones. What do you mean? [color=orange][The camera begins to take a bat's-eye course through the caverns. It weaves its way slowly back to the scene of the battle, where the spiderlike creatures lie sprawled in puddles of ichor.][/color] [b]ALTON[/b] (voiceover): The creatures you slew were Twisted Ones, ones whose bloodlines are not pure. [color=orange][The camera begins to move through the narrow, twisting tunnels, picking up speed.][/color] [b]ALTON[/b] (voiceover): They were our overseers, but they are little more than slaves themselves, bred and conditioned to follow orders. [color=orange][Stone walls flash by faster and faster in a dizzying blur: a bridged river...a vast cave whose top is lost in darkness...a fleeting glimpse of a vast cavern, its floor covered by glowing fungi, and a hulking, misshapen form moving in front of three tremendous pillars of stone...and then in through a tiny window.][/color] [color=orange]INT - UL-DRAKKAN[/color] [b]ALTON[/b] (voiceover): It is the Pure Ones who rule them. [color=orange][Two room is hung about with a silver-grey, gauzelike fabric. The bed is soft and decadent, circular, with sheets of spider-silk. Two cave-white elven figures lie entwined beneath them, the man stroking the woman lazily as heavy smoke drifts around them. Their features are incredibly similar - if they were the same gender they would be identical twins. They are THARION, the man, and THARIUST, the woman. A quiet knock sounds at the door, and THARION rises, unconcerned with his nudity, to open it. At the door is a TWISTED ONE, mostly elven in appearance, but with plates of chitin on the side of his face and head. When it speaks, it is in a harsh dialect, something between Elven and Dwarven, but not quite either.][/color] [b]TWISTED ONE[/b] (subtitled): My Lady...My Lord. Alevolenz commands your presence. [b]THARION[/b] (subtitled): We will attend. [color=orange][The camera follows the TWISTED ONE through the corridors of UL-DRAKKAN, the fortress of the dark elves. It passes a cage where an elf is chained, beaten and bleeding. The elf huddles in a corner, his face obscured. The TWISTED ONE descends a staircase, then another. In one chamber, a shadowy, pantherlike creature lies dozing. The TWISTED ONE walks directly through it as if it were not there, and the only hint of a response is the twitch of a tail - or is it a tail? The slave descends another stair, passing through a room where golden spiders hover in midair. They veer towards the TWISTED ONE a moment, then float away.][/color] [color=orange][Finally, the TWISTED ONE arrives at his destination, and pushes open the doors.][/color] [color=orange]INT - UL-DRAKKAN, FANE OF THE SPIDER QUEEN[/color] [color=orange][The room is dominated by a black basalt statue of an elven woman, her arms open in invitation, her eyes glittering. Behind her, a mosaic on the wall depicts an enormous spider in reds and blacks that almost seem to glow.][/color] [color=orange][Standing before this altar are a priestess in a coppery gown, ALEVOLENZ, and another Pure One, dressed in cloak and wide brimmed hat - MINILIR. Both break off as the TWISTED ONE enters.][/color] [b]TWISTED ONE[/b] (subtitled): My Lady. Thariust and Tharion will report as ordered. [b]ALEVOLENZ[/b] (subtitled): Depart. [color=orange][The TWISTED ONE does so, but the camera does not.][/color] [b]MINILIR[/b] (subtitled): Do you think they will stop these invaders? [b]ALEVOLENZ[/b] (subtitled): Of course not. Especially if the texts are correct. But they will be able to provide us with information. [b]MINILIR[/b] (subtitled): Are you certain you will be able to capture her? [b]ALEVOLENZ[/b] (subtitled): Without her, our plans will come to nothing. She will come for her father, Minilir. (she smiles when she says his name, as if something privately amused her) And if she should fall...there are ways to ensure that she is still able to play her part. [/QUOTE]
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