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<blockquote data-quote="Nail" data-source="post: 1774176" data-attributes="member: 224"><p><strong>the beginning of the middle.....</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Session #40: <em>"Back to the Tests of the Gods"</em></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">RL evening of Sept. 1st, 2004</span></p><p></p><p>At last! --> back to a regular meeting schedule of every other week. Summers can play havoc with gaming. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Last session ended with a PC death: Thaile, one of the last of the original party. (FYI: Only Tieran remains from that original group. 3 deaths, 2 character changes) The surviving adventurers decided not to reincarnate her; her spirit seemed too troubled to accept the offer. Perhaps later.</p><p></p><p>Now the party had entered the ancient ruins of Alderslook, and had burrowed down to the “Test of the Gods”. Muluka-kip had first called it that, almost 3 months ago, when he had asked the adventurers to return the dragon idol to the once-homeland of the kobolds. Now Kytum-up, holy warrior of the strange kobold god Kikkit, carried the idol, accompanied by the Eaglesford adventurers.</p><p></p><p>The adventurers had been here before. Some weeks ago they had passed through the “tests” first stages: the Mysteries of Purpose, Purity, and Patience. They had left only for a “quick supply run” – and ended up spending over a month fighting orcs and other villians. Two of their number, Thaile and Rowan, had been killed, and one had left (Kefk) while another joined (Torsten).</p><p></p><p>It was a different group that walked down the broad stairs towards the Mystery of Infinity. Sythia, the ghostly naga guide of Alderslook, waited for them.</p><p></p><p>“I am happy that you have returned, initiate. It shows strength of spirit to return after so long a time.” Slythia’s voice sounded warm, despite its ghostly ring.</p><p></p><p>“What is that!” muttered Torsten, looking at the large ghostly snake (with an attractive humanoid female head!) that blocked their path. His hands tensed on the adamantine hooked hammer he carried.</p><p></p><p>“Oh. Right. Sorry about that, Torsten!” Rowan stepped between the two. “Torsten, this is Slythia, the Guide of Initiates here in....err...the Test of the Gods. Uhmm,...we didn’t tell you about the tests either, did we?” Rowan smiled meekly.</p><p></p><p>“You did,” replied Torsten, his grip relaxing slightly.</p><p></p><p>Rowan nodded, then her face brightened. “Why don’t you ask Slythia the question you’ve been asking each of us? Maybe she’ll have a new answer for you.”</p><p></p><p>“Sure,” said Torsten, as Mor’Elandi audibly sighed and sat down noisily on the stairs behind them. “My question is kinda complicated...its something I’ve been thinking about for awhile....and I’ve asked all sort of holy people what they’ve thought about it.....okay, here it is: ‘Is it right to save a child of a monster race if the parents have been slain by humans?’” Torsten looked up at the naga’s humanoid face expectantly.</p><p></p><p>“What a strange question,” mused Sylthia, laughing lightly. “There are no monster races. Why ask such a question?”</p><p></p><p>“Uhm..” Torsten’s face creased with a thoughtful frown. “No monster races, you say? You see, monster races are those that are not of the Tree. You know, the Tree of Life.”</p><p></p><p>Slythia looked confused, “I don’t know what tree you might be talking about. You and your kind did not come from a tree, nor did any of the others I see here....”</p><p></p><p>Rowan broke in, and explained that the Tree of Life’s name was Eliwyn, and that the five mortal races came from the fruits of the tree: humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings. All other races were not the blessed of the Gods.</p><p></p><p>Slythia’s laughter tinkled like wind-chimes as she heard this. “This is a good story that you tell. But as I’m sure you <u>must</u> know, it is not the truth. This place in which you live was built by the creator. It is he that made all things...these gods that you speak of certainly did not. The creator is the reason we are all here, and it because of him that these mysteries you now explore exist.” Slythia shook her ghostly tresses in confusion, “I do not understand how such strange stories can exist.”</p><p></p><p>A moment of silence passed, and Rowan could be seen nodding her head with a half smile across her face.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>End of Session #40!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nail, post: 1774176, member: 224"] [b]the beginning of the middle.....[/b] [b][size=3]Session #40: [i]"Back to the Tests of the Gods"[/i][/size][/b][size=3][/size] [size=1]RL evening of Sept. 1st, 2004[/size] At last! --> back to a regular meeting schedule of every other week. Summers can play havoc with gaming. :) Last session ended with a PC death: Thaile, one of the last of the original party. (FYI: Only Tieran remains from that original group. 3 deaths, 2 character changes) The surviving adventurers decided not to reincarnate her; her spirit seemed too troubled to accept the offer. Perhaps later. Now the party had entered the ancient ruins of Alderslook, and had burrowed down to the “Test of the Gods”. Muluka-kip had first called it that, almost 3 months ago, when he had asked the adventurers to return the dragon idol to the once-homeland of the kobolds. Now Kytum-up, holy warrior of the strange kobold god Kikkit, carried the idol, accompanied by the Eaglesford adventurers. The adventurers had been here before. Some weeks ago they had passed through the “tests” first stages: the Mysteries of Purpose, Purity, and Patience. They had left only for a “quick supply run” – and ended up spending over a month fighting orcs and other villians. Two of their number, Thaile and Rowan, had been killed, and one had left (Kefk) while another joined (Torsten). It was a different group that walked down the broad stairs towards the Mystery of Infinity. Sythia, the ghostly naga guide of Alderslook, waited for them. “I am happy that you have returned, initiate. It shows strength of spirit to return after so long a time.” Slythia’s voice sounded warm, despite its ghostly ring. “What is that!” muttered Torsten, looking at the large ghostly snake (with an attractive humanoid female head!) that blocked their path. His hands tensed on the adamantine hooked hammer he carried. “Oh. Right. Sorry about that, Torsten!” Rowan stepped between the two. “Torsten, this is Slythia, the Guide of Initiates here in....err...the Test of the Gods. Uhmm,...we didn’t tell you about the tests either, did we?” Rowan smiled meekly. “You did,” replied Torsten, his grip relaxing slightly. Rowan nodded, then her face brightened. “Why don’t you ask Slythia the question you’ve been asking each of us? Maybe she’ll have a new answer for you.” “Sure,” said Torsten, as Mor’Elandi audibly sighed and sat down noisily on the stairs behind them. “My question is kinda complicated...its something I’ve been thinking about for awhile....and I’ve asked all sort of holy people what they’ve thought about it.....okay, here it is: ‘Is it right to save a child of a monster race if the parents have been slain by humans?’” Torsten looked up at the naga’s humanoid face expectantly. “What a strange question,” mused Sylthia, laughing lightly. “There are no monster races. Why ask such a question?” “Uhm..” Torsten’s face creased with a thoughtful frown. “No monster races, you say? You see, monster races are those that are not of the Tree. You know, the Tree of Life.” Slythia looked confused, “I don’t know what tree you might be talking about. You and your kind did not come from a tree, nor did any of the others I see here....” Rowan broke in, and explained that the Tree of Life’s name was Eliwyn, and that the five mortal races came from the fruits of the tree: humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings. All other races were not the blessed of the Gods. Slythia’s laughter tinkled like wind-chimes as she heard this. “This is a good story that you tell. But as I’m sure you [u]must[/u] know, it is not the truth. This place in which you live was built by the creator. It is he that made all things...these gods that you speak of certainly did not. The creator is the reason we are all here, and it because of him that these mysteries you now explore exist.” Slythia shook her ghostly tresses in confusion, “I do not understand how such strange stories can exist.” A moment of silence passed, and Rowan could be seen nodding her head with a half smile across her face. End of Session #40! [/QUOTE]
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