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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 501498" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>huh?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>21 Ches, Year of Rogue Dragons <em>The Next Big Thing</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Seance's head pounded as he regained consciousness. He wished he were still out, the pain was so instense. Yet the black would not claim him so he was forced to take stock of his situation. He was bound, hands behind his back and tied to his feet, and gagged. It smelled damp and it was dark...for most people. Seance had had the presence of mind months, or was it years, earlier to permanently enspell himself with darkvision. He struggled in his bonds and shook with anger as the memories of how he ended up here flooded back.</p><p></p><p>"Struggle all you want, mageling. It will only make the bonds tighter."</p><p></p><p><em>Stupid doppleganger!</em> thought the mage, but he couldn't even lift his head to face his captor. </p><p></p><p>Kith sat in a chair and examined the prisoner. Last night in the ride back with Nosr, he had finally penetrated the mage's will and realized who the serving girl really was. When they had arrived back at Stormwolf House, and Randall had secured the 'girl' in her room, he and Jhovan (who had already arrived with Varen, his son, and his mother), had snuck into the room and dealt with the spy. Now, the doppleganger waited for Aris/Jenner to arrive to decide what to do. Fortunately, the fledgling legion's espionage corp (he, Jhovan, and Varen) had been around to prevent this infiltration. Aris/Jenner <em>definitely</em> needed him. </p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>Ignobly, the overnight guests of Tagereth Cormaeril, <em>walked</em> back to their house. Manta was still angry at his 'ill' treatment, and Kyros kept a steady hand on the ex-gladiator's shoulder to prevent him from running back and knocking a few Fire Knife heads. Valeria was silent and felt dirty. Too much comprosmise. Jenner was also quiet on the walk but had a smile on his face, and a bounce in his step. More seeds had been planted to further his ambitions. Jhovan and Varen had accomplished their mission. Sandrine had left with the Elven Embassy to hopefully build relations, Nosr and Kith had escaped as far as he knew, and he hadn't lost a man. It was a good day.</p><p></p><p>Of course there were so many things to do now. He had to contact the Temple of the Blinding Truth to ward the house, see how progress faired on Alberia's weapons and armor, check Kyros's armor, and then see that the household began its move to Cormyr. The timetable for leaving had just moved up.</p><p></p><p>Kith met them at the door and updated Aris of the situation and the prisoner. Taking the genasi aside he informed him of the FULL story of the mage. Jhovan was catching up with his son and mother. Varen was cooking breakfast. Nosr was still asleep.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>Breakfast extended into lunch. Aris and Alberia had gone to visit the prisoner and determined that he was not a present threat, nor was he evil, and they released him. Aris kept Kith's information to himself. Seance expecting harsher treatment decided to stay for awhile and learn from this group. He didn't have any friend and they seemed to all enjoy each other's company. He was famished and tookto the brunch with relish. He remained wary, however, in between bites trying to spot his initial captor. Of course, by that time, Kith had changed form...to that of the household page. Seance, in his hunger, did not notice enough to see that the page sat with the rest of the Stormwolves as equals. </p><p></p><p>Kyros broke the mundane and jovial nature of the conversations. </p><p></p><p>"I think we can rescue him."</p><p></p><p>Everyone stopped (except for Seance and Nosr who were always hungry). </p><p></p><p>"Do you mean Dorthan?" asked Aris</p><p></p><p>"Yes, he fights tommorrow, right? We have already snuck into the stronghold of the Fire Knives and survived."</p><p></p><p>"And what do you propose we do? Snatch him while he's fighting?" Valeria shot. She had already guarded her heart against the possibility and now the wound from that sinking feeling of false hope was reopened.</p><p></p><p>Kyros thought for a bit, then looked at Manta.</p><p></p><p>"Our gladiator can fight him!"</p><p></p><p>Manta spit up his food and almost fell back in his chair. One of his students caught him. </p><p></p><p>"You fight him!" he exclaimed pointing a half-eaten turkey leg at Kyros, "I will not commit suicide for anyone!" </p><p></p><p>Before the discussion came to blows, Aris stood and held his hand out for calm.</p><p></p><p>"Kyros has a great idea. I think we can do it. We can rescue Dorthan Lhal. And I have a plan. Manta, can we go for a walk?"</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>By late afternoon, Nosr, Alberia, and Aris were heading towards the Colisseum of the Quivering Thumb to set up the match. A few bribes to the gnome bookies and a combination of Alberia as Valeria and Nosr in all his <em>Eagle's Splendor</em> bumped the previous challengers--two dire bears--to put Manta del Rey, another popular favorite, in a death match with the Scourge. </p><p></p><p>Alberia did leave the place with a strange feeling. Something or someone else had been watching them from behind a screen. She could not penetrate its defenses to tell whether it had been good or evil. She suspected the later. </p><p></p><p>Not too much later, Manta, Kith and Seance went independently to the arena to scope out the mundane and magical defenses. The Hostess and the Master of Ceremonies led the three adventurers to the arena. There Manta watched several of the young gladiators sparring. Keeping up appeareances, he decided to purchase a new student. He chose a young, scarred half-orc named Zert. Despite scathing insults by the MC for leaving the Quivering Thumb they continued their tour. It took them to the lower level where they saw the caged dire animals and monsters. At that point the MC, having already heard about the next day's match, asked if they wanted to see the Scourge. Curiously, he only took Kith and Manta, while Seance waited uncomfortably with the Hostess who would smile dumbly at him now and again. The mage became impatient, and paced back and forth. He was very suspicious. </p><p></p><p>Nearly an hour later, they returned smiling and without the MC. The story: they had seen the Scourge chained to a chair in the middle of a dark and sparse room. Kith had pushed the MC into the raging gladiator and the Scourge had snapped his neck. </p><p></p><p>"We wanted to test his strength, and I was tired of that scrawny man's insults," added Manta shrugging his shoulders.</p><p></p><p>Then they collected Zert and left the compound.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>Aris was upset that Kith and Manta had visited the Scourge as he had explicitly cautioned against it based on what Grigor, High Abbot of the Temple of the Blinding Truth, had related from his former companions Benito and Grim. Still, he appreciated the information. The Stormwolves held their War Council with all present. The wards had been set on all the house's entrances according the Randall. Preparations were being made to move and by the morning all non-combantants would leave Westgate with Sandrine and Manta's students, and head for the Temple of Oghma in Reddanspyr. </p><p></p><p>The rest, including the newly freed Zert, would be involved in Dorthan Lhal's rescue.</p><p></p><p>After the meeting, Manta asked to be excused so he could go to the temple of Tyr to pray. </p><p></p><p>Kith ducked out of Stormwolf house not soon after. Following his prayer time, Manta took a detour towards the southern gate as the sun began to set on Westgate. A shadowy figure joined him...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 501498, member: 105"] [b]huh?[/b] [b]21 Ches, Year of Rogue Dragons [i]The Next Big Thing[/i][/b] Seance's head pounded as he regained consciousness. He wished he were still out, the pain was so instense. Yet the black would not claim him so he was forced to take stock of his situation. He was bound, hands behind his back and tied to his feet, and gagged. It smelled damp and it was dark...for most people. Seance had had the presence of mind months, or was it years, earlier to permanently enspell himself with darkvision. He struggled in his bonds and shook with anger as the memories of how he ended up here flooded back. "Struggle all you want, mageling. It will only make the bonds tighter." [i]Stupid doppleganger![/i] thought the mage, but he couldn't even lift his head to face his captor. Kith sat in a chair and examined the prisoner. Last night in the ride back with Nosr, he had finally penetrated the mage's will and realized who the serving girl really was. When they had arrived back at Stormwolf House, and Randall had secured the 'girl' in her room, he and Jhovan (who had already arrived with Varen, his son, and his mother), had snuck into the room and dealt with the spy. Now, the doppleganger waited for Aris/Jenner to arrive to decide what to do. Fortunately, the fledgling legion's espionage corp (he, Jhovan, and Varen) had been around to prevent this infiltration. Aris/Jenner [i]definitely[/i] needed him. ** Ignobly, the overnight guests of Tagereth Cormaeril, [i]walked[/i] back to their house. Manta was still angry at his 'ill' treatment, and Kyros kept a steady hand on the ex-gladiator's shoulder to prevent him from running back and knocking a few Fire Knife heads. Valeria was silent and felt dirty. Too much comprosmise. Jenner was also quiet on the walk but had a smile on his face, and a bounce in his step. More seeds had been planted to further his ambitions. Jhovan and Varen had accomplished their mission. Sandrine had left with the Elven Embassy to hopefully build relations, Nosr and Kith had escaped as far as he knew, and he hadn't lost a man. It was a good day. Of course there were so many things to do now. He had to contact the Temple of the Blinding Truth to ward the house, see how progress faired on Alberia's weapons and armor, check Kyros's armor, and then see that the household began its move to Cormyr. The timetable for leaving had just moved up. Kith met them at the door and updated Aris of the situation and the prisoner. Taking the genasi aside he informed him of the FULL story of the mage. Jhovan was catching up with his son and mother. Varen was cooking breakfast. Nosr was still asleep. ** Breakfast extended into lunch. Aris and Alberia had gone to visit the prisoner and determined that he was not a present threat, nor was he evil, and they released him. Aris kept Kith's information to himself. Seance expecting harsher treatment decided to stay for awhile and learn from this group. He didn't have any friend and they seemed to all enjoy each other's company. He was famished and tookto the brunch with relish. He remained wary, however, in between bites trying to spot his initial captor. Of course, by that time, Kith had changed form...to that of the household page. Seance, in his hunger, did not notice enough to see that the page sat with the rest of the Stormwolves as equals. Kyros broke the mundane and jovial nature of the conversations. "I think we can rescue him." Everyone stopped (except for Seance and Nosr who were always hungry). "Do you mean Dorthan?" asked Aris "Yes, he fights tommorrow, right? We have already snuck into the stronghold of the Fire Knives and survived." "And what do you propose we do? Snatch him while he's fighting?" Valeria shot. She had already guarded her heart against the possibility and now the wound from that sinking feeling of false hope was reopened. Kyros thought for a bit, then looked at Manta. "Our gladiator can fight him!" Manta spit up his food and almost fell back in his chair. One of his students caught him. "You fight him!" he exclaimed pointing a half-eaten turkey leg at Kyros, "I will not commit suicide for anyone!" Before the discussion came to blows, Aris stood and held his hand out for calm. "Kyros has a great idea. I think we can do it. We can rescue Dorthan Lhal. And I have a plan. Manta, can we go for a walk?" ** By late afternoon, Nosr, Alberia, and Aris were heading towards the Colisseum of the Quivering Thumb to set up the match. A few bribes to the gnome bookies and a combination of Alberia as Valeria and Nosr in all his [i]Eagle's Splendor[/i] bumped the previous challengers--two dire bears--to put Manta del Rey, another popular favorite, in a death match with the Scourge. Alberia did leave the place with a strange feeling. Something or someone else had been watching them from behind a screen. She could not penetrate its defenses to tell whether it had been good or evil. She suspected the later. Not too much later, Manta, Kith and Seance went independently to the arena to scope out the mundane and magical defenses. The Hostess and the Master of Ceremonies led the three adventurers to the arena. There Manta watched several of the young gladiators sparring. Keeping up appeareances, he decided to purchase a new student. He chose a young, scarred half-orc named Zert. Despite scathing insults by the MC for leaving the Quivering Thumb they continued their tour. It took them to the lower level where they saw the caged dire animals and monsters. At that point the MC, having already heard about the next day's match, asked if they wanted to see the Scourge. Curiously, he only took Kith and Manta, while Seance waited uncomfortably with the Hostess who would smile dumbly at him now and again. The mage became impatient, and paced back and forth. He was very suspicious. Nearly an hour later, they returned smiling and without the MC. The story: they had seen the Scourge chained to a chair in the middle of a dark and sparse room. Kith had pushed the MC into the raging gladiator and the Scourge had snapped his neck. "We wanted to test his strength, and I was tired of that scrawny man's insults," added Manta shrugging his shoulders. Then they collected Zert and left the compound. ** Aris was upset that Kith and Manta had visited the Scourge as he had explicitly cautioned against it based on what Grigor, High Abbot of the Temple of the Blinding Truth, had related from his former companions Benito and Grim. Still, he appreciated the information. The Stormwolves held their War Council with all present. The wards had been set on all the house's entrances according the Randall. Preparations were being made to move and by the morning all non-combantants would leave Westgate with Sandrine and Manta's students, and head for the Temple of Oghma in Reddanspyr. The rest, including the newly freed Zert, would be involved in Dorthan Lhal's rescue. After the meeting, Manta asked to be excused so he could go to the temple of Tyr to pray. Kith ducked out of Stormwolf house not soon after. Following his prayer time, Manta took a detour towards the southern gate as the sun began to set on Westgate. A shadowy figure joined him... [/QUOTE]
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