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<blockquote data-quote="EarlyBird" data-source="post: 7196459" data-attributes="member: 6899077"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong>The Temple of Elemental Evil</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong></strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333">By Gary Gygax w/ Frank Mentzer</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333"></span>[ATTACH]87176[/ATTACH]<span style="color: #333333"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333">-<em>23rd of Goodmonth, 579 CY</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333">-<em>just off the High Road (one day north of Enstad) in the Viscounty of Verbobonc</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333">-<em>8:15 pm</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"> The crackling fire was all the noise that could be heard coming from the small camp area nestled between a huge boulder and a thick copse of trees. Evidence that this area had been used for such a purpose before was evident, and a good spot it was indeed. Not only did it hide the light of the fire from evil eyes, but blocked the wind should it turn cold at night. But it was not any of the outside elements that worried the merchant Javin this night, it was the other people that he and his cart driver (now sound asleep) shared the fire with. An odd group to be sure, and how all of them came to be together an even odder tale none he would tell it to would believe. </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">It started when the dwarf Emmyr Anvilforge sought the merchant out looking for passage for him and his mistress, the Lady Rebekah and her companion... Gwylla. Javin had heard Lady Rebekah address the other half-elf as Gwylla during their trip north. The dwarf was a stubborn one (as they all are), not taking no for an answer even when Javin insisted he had no room on his cart for three passengers and their luggage. But the dwarf suggested he just by a second cart, that his lady wanted to leave as soon as possible, and Javin was the only merchant who was leaving quickly enough and heading in the right direction. The money he offered was to good to pass up, doubling the profit for the entire trip.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Well the cart was a good ideal as Javin was already thinking of leaving some things behind in the one overloaded cart he owned at the time. The buying of a new cart and the addition of added passengers for whom he didn't know led to the hiring of two more people of this strange group that sat around the low burning campfire.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"> Templeton was the only person to volunteer when Javin inquired after a man capable of handling a wagon and team. Although not someone he would have chosen, had he been given a choice, the man handled his team well and never complained or hinted at working harder than what he was being paid for, as long as Javin slept upwind from the former ratcatcher he was fine with the man. And then there was the dragonborn, a blue dragonman at that! Javin was worried about maybe needing some added protection during the journey, and of course he saw the weapons before he saw who was carrying them when he approach Hexrios Verad about employment. The dragonman was planning on leaving Enstad and had no particular preference as to which direction to travel, so Javin convinced him to sign on for half of the journey and if Hexiros wanted to continue on with him from there he could. But without the money from Lady Rebekah neither of those two would even be here right now.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">And then the strangest of all strange things happened just an hour ago.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Javin was about to pull off the road and head to his favorite rest spot (where they all sat now), when he noticed three people, and a <em>giant frog?!</em>, standing in the middle of the road as if they were waiting for the merchant train. An old crone lifted a gnarled cane aloft and spoke loudly, "Turn back! turn back Javin Mertall! For only capture and death await you and your company upon the road ahead!"</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">An absurd notion if ever Javin had heard one he thought remembering the encounter. And indeed he had told the old woman that many times over as she stood absolute to block the road with her two companions, and <em>giant frog?!</em> It was the level headedness of the Lady Rebekah that won through as she suggested they weren't traveling anymore today anyway, and could discuss the dangers ahead over dinner, at the very least.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">And so they had "discussed" all through dinner, although Javin would have called it an argument for sure. It seemed the old crone Rana the Green had traveled far with the half-elf sailor Captain Blackpearl (thee Captian Blackpearl), and a human wildling girl named Aridha to stop Javin's caravan all based on a dream!</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">He was hardly sure what was going on, but Rana was sure that somewhere along the trip tomorrow the caravan would be attacked and everyone either captured or killed outright. But she was so vague on everything but the fact it would happen tomorrow that again the poise of Lady Rebekah won through.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><span style="color: #daa520">"Then travel with us,"</span><span style="color: #333333"> she said setting down her plate barely touched. (You'd think the beans were cooked insects by the way her face paled when she looked at them.) </span><span style="color: #daa520">"It would only be for a day and if we are attacked, your swords would strengthen ours, thus bringing a chance of changing the outcome of this... vision."</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Rana had excepted, and so three more strangers (and a <em>giant frog?!</em>) were added to the five strangers already in Javin Mertall's company headed towards... Wait?!</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span>[sblock=The Current Party]<span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">- KahlessNestor: Emmyr Anvilforge, dwarven male fighter</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">- Binder Fred: Rana the Green, human female warlock</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">- industrygothica Hexiros Verad, dragonborn(blue) male fighter</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">- Shayuri: Aridha, human female druid</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">- Charwoman Gene: Gwylla, half-elf(high) female wizard</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">- hero4hire: Templeton, human male rogue</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">- River Song: Lady Rebekah, half-elf female bard</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">- Neurotic: Captain Blackpearl, half-elf male paladin</span>[/sblock]<span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">[sblock=Experience]</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">2,800xp each - Level 4[/sblock]</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?571783-Return-to-The-Temple-of-Elemental-Evil-(full-at-the-moment)" target="_blank">OOC Thread</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?572384-Inn-of-the-Welcome-Wench-RG" target="_blank">Inn of the Welcome Wench</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EarlyBird, post: 7196459, member: 6899077"] [CENTER][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=5][FONT=verdana][B]The Temple of Elemental Evil [/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]By Gary Gygax w/ Frank Mentzer [/COLOR][ATTACH=CONFIG]87176._xfImport[/ATTACH][COLOR=#333333] -[I]23rd of Goodmonth, 579 CY[/I] -[I]just off the High Road (one day north of Enstad) in the Viscounty of Verbobonc[/I] -[I]8:15 pm[/I] [/COLOR][/CENTER] [COLOR=#333333] The crackling fire was all the noise that could be heard coming from the small camp area nestled between a huge boulder and a thick copse of trees. Evidence that this area had been used for such a purpose before was evident, and a good spot it was indeed. Not only did it hide the light of the fire from evil eyes, but blocked the wind should it turn cold at night. But it was not any of the outside elements that worried the merchant Javin this night, it was the other people that he and his cart driver (now sound asleep) shared the fire with. An odd group to be sure, and how all of them came to be together an even odder tale none he would tell it to would believe. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] It started when the dwarf Emmyr Anvilforge sought the merchant out looking for passage for him and his mistress, the Lady Rebekah and her companion... Gwylla. Javin had heard Lady Rebekah address the other half-elf as Gwylla during their trip north. The dwarf was a stubborn one (as they all are), not taking no for an answer even when Javin insisted he had no room on his cart for three passengers and their luggage. But the dwarf suggested he just by a second cart, that his lady wanted to leave as soon as possible, and Javin was the only merchant who was leaving quickly enough and heading in the right direction. The money he offered was to good to pass up, doubling the profit for the entire trip.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Well the cart was a good ideal as Javin was already thinking of leaving some things behind in the one overloaded cart he owned at the time. The buying of a new cart and the addition of added passengers for whom he didn't know led to the hiring of two more people of this strange group that sat around the low burning campfire.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] Templeton was the only person to volunteer when Javin inquired after a man capable of handling a wagon and team. Although not someone he would have chosen, had he been given a choice, the man handled his team well and never complained or hinted at working harder than what he was being paid for, as long as Javin slept upwind from the former ratcatcher he was fine with the man. And then there was the dragonborn, a blue dragonman at that! Javin was worried about maybe needing some added protection during the journey, and of course he saw the weapons before he saw who was carrying them when he approach Hexrios Verad about employment. The dragonman was planning on leaving Enstad and had no particular preference as to which direction to travel, so Javin convinced him to sign on for half of the journey and if Hexiros wanted to continue on with him from there he could. But without the money from Lady Rebekah neither of those two would even be here right now.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] And then the strangest of all strange things happened just an hour ago.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] Javin was about to pull off the road and head to his favorite rest spot (where they all sat now), when he noticed three people, and a [I]giant frog?![/I], standing in the middle of the road as if they were waiting for the merchant train. An old crone lifted a gnarled cane aloft and spoke loudly, "Turn back! turn back Javin Mertall! For only capture and death await you and your company upon the road ahead!"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] An absurd notion if ever Javin had heard one he thought remembering the encounter. And indeed he had told the old woman that many times over as she stood absolute to block the road with her two companions, and [I]giant frog?![/I] It was the level headedness of the Lady Rebekah that won through as she suggested they weren't traveling anymore today anyway, and could discuss the dangers ahead over dinner, at the very least.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] And so they had "discussed" all through dinner, although Javin would have called it an argument for sure. It seemed the old crone Rana the Green had traveled far with the half-elf sailor Captain Blackpearl (thee Captian Blackpearl), and a human wildling girl named Aridha to stop Javin's caravan all based on a dream![/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] He was hardly sure what was going on, but Rana was sure that somewhere along the trip tomorrow the caravan would be attacked and everyone either captured or killed outright. But she was so vague on everything but the fact it would happen tomorrow that again the poise of Lady Rebekah won through.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] [/COLOR][COLOR=#daa520]"Then travel with us,"[/COLOR][COLOR=#333333] she said setting down her plate barely touched. (You'd think the beans were cooked insects by the way her face paled when she looked at them.) [/COLOR][COLOR=#daa520]"It would only be for a day and if we are attacked, your swords would strengthen ours, thus bringing a chance of changing the outcome of this... vision."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] Rana had excepted, and so three more strangers (and a [I]giant frog?![/I]) were added to the five strangers already in Javin Mertall's company headed towards... Wait?! [/COLOR][sblock=The Current Party][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]- KahlessNestor: Emmyr Anvilforge, dwarven male fighter[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]- Binder Fred: Rana the Green, human female warlock[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]- industrygothica Hexiros Verad, dragonborn(blue) male fighter[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]- Shayuri: Aridha, human female druid[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]- Charwoman Gene: Gwylla, half-elf(high) female wizard[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]- hero4hire: Templeton, human male rogue[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]- River Song: Lady Rebekah, half-elf female bard - Neurotic: Captain Blackpearl, half-elf male paladin[/COLOR][/sblock][COLOR=#333333] [sblock=Experience] 2,800xp each - Level 4[/sblock] [/COLOR][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?571783-Return-to-The-Temple-of-Elemental-Evil-(full-at-the-moment)"]OOC Thread[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?572384-Inn-of-the-Welcome-Wench-RG"]Inn of the Welcome Wench[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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