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<blockquote data-quote="Karl Green" data-source="post: 1938661" data-attributes="member: 1467"><p>///Prologue 2, somewhere within the northern <span style="color: orange">Icehorn Mountains</span>, Sul (<em>first day</em>), Fourth Week of Olarune, 998YK///</p><p></p><p>Every surface within the very large, rectangular chamber has been polished to a mirror-like sheen. Quarter-circle pools of lave in two of the room's four corners augment the light provided by the numerous, large <em>everburn</em> lanterns (each six or seven feet tall and at least a foot across). The massive double door that exits the room to the east, are carved with a strange five-pointed star and contain a huge eye at its core. But an immense, oval carved stone table dominates the chamber. It to bares of the eye and five-pointed star symbol. Eight chairs surround the table, one at the head the largest of them. </p><p></p><p>Each of the chairs has a being sitting upon it - or in the case of one, above - but the rest of the chamber is empty. The one sitting on the largest chair stands out only because he is so 'normal' compared to the others assembled here. The dwarf's wool clothing and cloak are as black as night, and the only visible badge of 'office' that he might bare is a large mithral ring; a snake eating its own tail. The eyes of the 'snake' are midnight-blue <em>khyber shards</em>. He is smoking a thick cigar of <em>Eldeen leaf</em> tobacco, and when he speaks, his voice is full of authority and power "<strong>Report, Priestess Alxanta.</strong>"</p><p></p><p>The nearest on his left is a woman with short red-hair and wearing black plate mail; she might once have been beautiful, but the years of hate and war have taken their toll, such that her heavily scared skin is almost gray, and her voice raspy and dry "<strong>The <em>Flamewarders</em> in <span style="color: orange">Karrnath</span> have penetrated into the lower values of the <span style="color: orange">Sentinel Tower</span> and evidence is promising that the <em>Panlith Scroll</em> will be found there. With it, the location of the <em>Nightshard</em> will be within our grasp.</strong>"</p><p></p><p>The dwarf nods and says "<strong>Ardeth Webb.</strong>" </p><p></p><p>Another woman, with small goat like horns protruding from her forehead, and dressed scantily to show off the multitude of tattoos across her body, smiles towards the dwarf and almost lazily says "<strong>My <em>Mistwarders</em> have informed me that they have strong evidence now that the <em>Green Tooth</em> may in fact rest within the <span style="color: orange">Vile Marsh</span> and are on their way too scout out possible locations and gather more evidence.</strong>" </p><p></p><p>The dwarf nods and turning to the next, saying "<strong>Shebeleth Regidin</strong>" a tall and gaunt bald human, with a black, diamond-shaped crystal embedded in the middle of his forehead "<strong>We have almosssst completely deciphered the <em>Xanik Text</em> and are confident that it will reveal to ussssss the location of the losssssst city. We expect it to be reveled to usssss with the year, by the time of the great alignment.</strong>"</p><p></p><p>The dwarf nods and turns his attention to next creature, which is not sitting, but instead floating a foot or so above it chair. "<strong>Vhalkindress</strong>" he says, as the being's nine eyes turn onto the dwarf leader. With its large mouth full of jagged teeth, the being says "<strong>Know that, this one, has eliminated <span style="color: orange">Q'Barra</span> as a possible location for the <em>Black Tooth</em>. This one now turns his eyes upon the lands of southern <span style="color: orange">Valenar</span>… the foolish <em>Deathless</em> there are to catch up in their petty wars to notice this one. This one will continue its search there, and is confident that it will succeed soon.</strong>" </p><p></p><p>The dwarf then turns towards a large winged draconic warrior, clad in light chain and holding a huge spiked flail in one hand, "<strong>Zarrik'dhor'khna.</strong>" It nods and speaks, its voice a hiss "<strong>I have seen too it that the <em>Frostwarrens</em> are moving on the so called <em>Princes of <span style="color: orange">Trebaz Sinara</span></em>. I remain confident that the <em>White Tooth</em> is among one of the lost values there. It will be ours within the month.</strong>" </p><p></p><p>Taking a long pull from his cigar the dwarf then looks to the next to the last being; a Gnoll, well only the body of a Gnoll, for life had fled it long years ago. Now malice and hate animate the body of the thing, with mail armor and chains riveted into the it's skin to help hold it together. Its dead eyes focusing on the dwarf when its name is spoken "<strong>Muggoss.</strong>" Nodding it speaks, with trouble and some spittle of died mucus "<strong>The compact with the <em>Daughters of Sora Kell</em> is almost complete and a detachment of their mercenaries will should boost our armies gathering in western <span style="color: orange">Breland</span> when the time comes. We have provide them the location of the underdark tunnels that will get them on the other side of the <span style="color: orange">Greywall Mountains</span> and into the <span style="color: orange">Grey Blairs</span>. Their raiding will turn <span style="color: orange">Breland's</span> attention away from our activities in the <span style="color: orange">Blackcaps</span>. If the <em>Blue Tooth</em> is there, it will be ours</strong>" </p><p></p><p>The last being, looks up at this, and grunts. It is a mass of pinkish skin and greasy flesh, a grotesque blending of hairless ape and a corpulent toad, with no visible neck and huge hunchback like shoulders. Horribly, upon its loathsome head, a small, stunted body seems to have grown out of it. Small arms and legs, and a head are always in motion and it seems to be moaning in pain. The creature's speech is barely understandable, as it were underwater "<strong>There may be more to worry about from the lands of <span style="color: orange">Breland</span> … I have heard whispers that the they have learned of the existence of the <em>Sa'Goloth</em> and have put in motion plans to seek out its' parts or the lost <em>sealing stones</em> that might interfere with the artifact's use.</strong>"</p><p></p><p>The dwarf looks at the being "<strong>I will expect that this will be dealt with immediately. What do they know? What are they seeking? What do they posses so far? Who knows what? No matter what they know or have, eliminate them all after you have answered my questions. Use third party assassins that cannot be traced back to us, we are to close now. I expect an update when next we meet Dyr'Ryd.</strong>" </p><p></p><p>The being known as Dyr'Ryd smiles, showing hundreds of small yellowish teeth and adds "<strong>Of course. Tirok Coalfire and its' band of cutthroats have worked for me in the past, but know nothing of <span style="color: orange">Khorvaire</span>, they should serve us well</strong>". </p><p> </p><p>The dwarf nods and the meeting ends… the fate of the worlds in motion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karl Green, post: 1938661, member: 1467"] ///Prologue 2, somewhere within the northern [color=orange]Icehorn Mountains[/color], Sul ([I]first day[/I]), Fourth Week of Olarune, 998YK/// Every surface within the very large, rectangular chamber has been polished to a mirror-like sheen. Quarter-circle pools of lave in two of the room's four corners augment the light provided by the numerous, large [I]everburn[/I] lanterns (each six or seven feet tall and at least a foot across). The massive double door that exits the room to the east, are carved with a strange five-pointed star and contain a huge eye at its core. But an immense, oval carved stone table dominates the chamber. It to bares of the eye and five-pointed star symbol. Eight chairs surround the table, one at the head the largest of them. Each of the chairs has a being sitting upon it - or in the case of one, above - but the rest of the chamber is empty. The one sitting on the largest chair stands out only because he is so 'normal' compared to the others assembled here. The dwarf's wool clothing and cloak are as black as night, and the only visible badge of 'office' that he might bare is a large mithral ring; a snake eating its own tail. The eyes of the 'snake' are midnight-blue [I]khyber shards[/I]. He is smoking a thick cigar of [I]Eldeen leaf[/I] tobacco, and when he speaks, his voice is full of authority and power "[b]Report, Priestess Alxanta.[/b]" The nearest on his left is a woman with short red-hair and wearing black plate mail; she might once have been beautiful, but the years of hate and war have taken their toll, such that her heavily scared skin is almost gray, and her voice raspy and dry "[b]The [I]Flamewarders[/I] in [color=orange]Karrnath[/color] have penetrated into the lower values of the [color=orange]Sentinel Tower[/color] and evidence is promising that the [I]Panlith Scroll[/I] will be found there. With it, the location of the [I]Nightshard[/I] will be within our grasp.[/b]" The dwarf nods and says "[b]Ardeth Webb.[/b]" Another woman, with small goat like horns protruding from her forehead, and dressed scantily to show off the multitude of tattoos across her body, smiles towards the dwarf and almost lazily says "[b]My [I]Mistwarders[/I] have informed me that they have strong evidence now that the [I]Green Tooth[/I] may in fact rest within the [color=orange]Vile Marsh[/color] and are on their way too scout out possible locations and gather more evidence.[/b]" The dwarf nods and turning to the next, saying "[b]Shebeleth Regidin[/b]" a tall and gaunt bald human, with a black, diamond-shaped crystal embedded in the middle of his forehead "[b]We have almosssst completely deciphered the [I]Xanik Text[/I] and are confident that it will reveal to ussssss the location of the losssssst city. We expect it to be reveled to usssss with the year, by the time of the great alignment.[/b]" The dwarf nods and turns his attention to next creature, which is not sitting, but instead floating a foot or so above it chair. "[b]Vhalkindress[/b]" he says, as the being's nine eyes turn onto the dwarf leader. With its large mouth full of jagged teeth, the being says "[b]Know that, this one, has eliminated [color=orange]Q'Barra[/color] as a possible location for the [I]Black Tooth[/I]. This one now turns his eyes upon the lands of southern [color=orange]Valenar[/color]… the foolish [I]Deathless[/I] there are to catch up in their petty wars to notice this one. This one will continue its search there, and is confident that it will succeed soon.[/b]" The dwarf then turns towards a large winged draconic warrior, clad in light chain and holding a huge spiked flail in one hand, "[b]Zarrik'dhor'khna.[/b]" It nods and speaks, its voice a hiss "[b]I have seen too it that the [I]Frostwarrens[/I] are moving on the so called [I]Princes of [color=orange]Trebaz Sinara[/color][/I]. I remain confident that the [I]White Tooth[/I] is among one of the lost values there. It will be ours within the month.[/b]" Taking a long pull from his cigar the dwarf then looks to the next to the last being; a Gnoll, well only the body of a Gnoll, for life had fled it long years ago. Now malice and hate animate the body of the thing, with mail armor and chains riveted into the it's skin to help hold it together. Its dead eyes focusing on the dwarf when its name is spoken "[b]Muggoss.[/b]" Nodding it speaks, with trouble and some spittle of died mucus "[b]The compact with the [I]Daughters of Sora Kell[/I] is almost complete and a detachment of their mercenaries will should boost our armies gathering in western [color=orange]Breland[/color] when the time comes. We have provide them the location of the underdark tunnels that will get them on the other side of the [color=orange]Greywall Mountains[/color] and into the [color=orange]Grey Blairs[/color]. Their raiding will turn [color=orange]Breland's[/color] attention away from our activities in the [color=orange]Blackcaps[/color]. If the [I]Blue Tooth[/I] is there, it will be ours[/b]" The last being, looks up at this, and grunts. It is a mass of pinkish skin and greasy flesh, a grotesque blending of hairless ape and a corpulent toad, with no visible neck and huge hunchback like shoulders. Horribly, upon its loathsome head, a small, stunted body seems to have grown out of it. Small arms and legs, and a head are always in motion and it seems to be moaning in pain. The creature's speech is barely understandable, as it were underwater "[b]There may be more to worry about from the lands of [color=orange]Breland[/color] … I have heard whispers that the they have learned of the existence of the [i]Sa'Goloth[/i] and have put in motion plans to seek out its' parts or the lost [I]sealing stones[/I] that might interfere with the artifact's use.[/b]" The dwarf looks at the being "[b]I will expect that this will be dealt with immediately. What do they know? What are they seeking? What do they posses so far? Who knows what? No matter what they know or have, eliminate them all after you have answered my questions. Use third party assassins that cannot be traced back to us, we are to close now. I expect an update when next we meet Dyr'Ryd.[/b]" The being known as Dyr'Ryd smiles, showing hundreds of small yellowish teeth and adds "[b]Of course. Tirok Coalfire and its' band of cutthroats have worked for me in the past, but know nothing of [color=orange]Khorvaire[/color], they should serve us well[/b]". The dwarf nods and the meeting ends… the fate of the worlds in motion. [/QUOTE]
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