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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 1242007" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>The Meeting at Silverymoon, Highharvestide,1378 DR,Year of the Cauldron</strong></p><p></p><p>That night Benito had a dream...</p><p></p><p><em>He saw the Chionthar's waters churned by a great steel gauntlet from the heavens. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Nearby was an old stone pier. Beyond that was an unrecognizable village and a small keep in the distance....</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The scene shifted...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>To a large mossy stone that rose 12 feet high and had a peculiar circle cut out of it..it was in a vast swamp...Benito thought that he saw the hazy outline of mountains on the horizon. He could not be sure.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Then, he flew at amazing speed, but the ground below was too blurry to make out landmarks...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>To an unusual couple of trees that were grown into an archway, just 30 long paces to the south a trail had been cut, surrounded by deep woods. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Lastly, he was swept to a a 7 foot high, 12 foot diameter heap of rocks and dirt -- possibly something made by wind and erosion. Many such formations were present in this area of wind-scoured desolation. The place was an utterly cheerless place of grayish soil, a few scrub trees, and minimal wildlife. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>A voice boomed, <strong>"This is as much as We dare interfere. A key to your own self-redemption? It is not necessary for your salvation. Remember the old prayers and always show mercy."</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Benito woke up and muttered, "Suldolphin?" </p><p></p><p>He thought that he had heard the great planetar's voice. He woke and dressed as quietly as he could, so as not to wake his family so he could contemplate the dream and pray to Ilmater in the villa's garden. </p><p></p><p>When he arrived, Aris and Ariod were already meditating to their green gods. Benito raised an eyebrow. He had not known the genasi so pious. Soon Samantha and Gwyneth joined the men. By the end of the quiet time, Benito was hyper-ventilating with excitement. He felt the power course through his veins and arteries. He could now channel prayers at the highest of valences. A <em>miracle</em> was on the tip of his tongue, but he bit down, not wanting to be frivolous.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>The small procession of the Heroes of the Reach along with their families and the prisoners walked to the Palace of Silverymoon for breakfast and an important meeting. At the front door, they turned over the three rogues and three gnomes. </p><p></p><p>Grim sent to Benito, <em>Weren't there four gnomes?</em></p><p></p><p>Benito shrugged his shoulders. Too many events had happened in the last day for him to keep track of them, but now that he looked around, he saw that the most helpful and talkative gnome was not present. </p><p></p><p>"It does not matter. I can find him if I so choose, and he cannot have gone very far."</p><p></p><p><em>If I find him, I will kill him.</em></p><p></p><p>Benito chuckled and related the news to Aris who looked at Grim and gave a mock bow.</p><p></p><p>"Oh Hail, Great Grim, gnome-killer!"</p><p></p><p>The rest of the heroes, save Ellysidell and Grim, who both sulked, had a good round of laughter as they entered the palace and were led to their meeting. Ariod suppressed his own smile and prayed for Silvanus to hide the good gnome and then quickly followed the rest of the party.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>Huge windows let in the morning sun to the breakfast room and overlooked the palace gardens. Ariod watched bemused at the number of multi-colored birds that flew around half-listening to the flow of the conversation. The rest of the group discussed the next course of action with Lady Alustriel, Taern Hornblade, and Bruenor Battlehammer. They would journey to Ironfang Deep in the Aloreum Mountains of northern Turmish and recover the Starym Moonblade. Then, they would contact Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun in Waterdeep, by simply stating his name and their short request right after, and he would help them get to Evermeet. Lady Alustriel would inform him in advance. </p><p></p><p>The trip to Evermeet had all been prompted by a divination that Benito remembered from five years ago. </p><p></p><p><em>The tears of the red Queen of Tragedy will sunder the traitor.</em></p><p></p><p>He assumed that the <em>traitor</em> was the moonblade itself and inquires led him to belive that Queen Almauril of Evermeet, who had lost her husband to an assassin's blade and just fought off an invasion of her island with much loss of life to her loved ones. She also was reported to have red hair. </p><p></p><p>The plan seemed simple enough, but Benito was justifiably wary. The last time the evil moonblade had surfaced, Iriaebor fell. </p><p></p><p>"It seems that you have a lot on your plate, heroes. I was hopin'..."</p><p></p><p>"Speak, good Bruenor," prompted Aris. </p><p></p><p>"Just that many raids have been occuring near Mithral Hall. We suspect that they're comin' from the nearby Dungeon of the Ruins."</p><p></p><p>Aris grimaced. He wanted to help the good dwarven king, but Iriaebor and the moonblade, and Nosr missing, was beginning to overwhelm the leader of the Stormwolf Legion. Earlier that day a <em>sending</em> from Khi'rin by way of his rangers in Alaghon informed him that someone was asking for the Legion's services. He also knew that time was of the essence. How long did Twillight Hollow have before the devils retaliated? But the blade had to be put to rest. Besides the Zhentarim, the genasi had the utmost emnity for the Eldereth Veluthra and he believed that destroying the blade would hinder their plans...at least in the short term. </p><p></p><p>The plan decided, Benito had one more question. He explained his dream to the group. Taern rubbed his chin and did some mental drawings on the large table. </p><p></p><p>"A portal network?"</p><p></p><p>Benito's eyes lit up. </p><p></p><p>"Aris, if the gods have given us clues to find this network, we can move your troops across Faerun without anyone noticing."</p><p></p><p>Aris was skeptical. His wife already had explored one such network years ago and that had only led to trouble. Still...to secure such means of travel would be a trump against Darkhold and the Zhentarim.</p><p></p><p>"Companions we must make haste. Evil does not rest, nor should we," spoke the genasi. "High Mage Hornblade, please direct us to your <em>teleporter</em>." </p><p></p><p>The heroes rose and said their goodbyes and Taern led them to the same guarded chamber that he had used to send Aris and Benito to Twillight Hollow the night before. Within half a turn of the hourglass (for they had such things in Silverymoon), the Heroes of the Reach stood before massive black metal doors bristling with spikes somewhere in the mountains north of Alaghon. Murder holes dotted the surrounding mountains above and in front of them as they stood before the Gates of Ironfang Deep. The fortress was formidable and the feeling ominous. </p><p></p><p>Benito stepped forward to hail the dwarves who manned the gate.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p><em>Next: Chaos in the Underdark....</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 1242007, member: 105"] [B]The Meeting at Silverymoon, Highharvestide,1378 DR,Year of the Cauldron[/B] That night Benito had a dream... [i]He saw the Chionthar's waters churned by a great steel gauntlet from the heavens. Nearby was an old stone pier. Beyond that was an unrecognizable village and a small keep in the distance.... The scene shifted... To a large mossy stone that rose 12 feet high and had a peculiar circle cut out of it..it was in a vast swamp...Benito thought that he saw the hazy outline of mountains on the horizon. He could not be sure. Then, he flew at amazing speed, but the ground below was too blurry to make out landmarks... To an unusual couple of trees that were grown into an archway, just 30 long paces to the south a trail had been cut, surrounded by deep woods. Lastly, he was swept to a a 7 foot high, 12 foot diameter heap of rocks and dirt -- possibly something made by wind and erosion. Many such formations were present in this area of wind-scoured desolation. The place was an utterly cheerless place of grayish soil, a few scrub trees, and minimal wildlife. A voice boomed, [b]"This is as much as We dare interfere. A key to your own self-redemption? It is not necessary for your salvation. Remember the old prayers and always show mercy."[/b][/i] Benito woke up and muttered, "Suldolphin?" He thought that he had heard the great planetar's voice. He woke and dressed as quietly as he could, so as not to wake his family so he could contemplate the dream and pray to Ilmater in the villa's garden. When he arrived, Aris and Ariod were already meditating to their green gods. Benito raised an eyebrow. He had not known the genasi so pious. Soon Samantha and Gwyneth joined the men. By the end of the quiet time, Benito was hyper-ventilating with excitement. He felt the power course through his veins and arteries. He could now channel prayers at the highest of valences. A [i]miracle[/i] was on the tip of his tongue, but he bit down, not wanting to be frivolous. ** The small procession of the Heroes of the Reach along with their families and the prisoners walked to the Palace of Silverymoon for breakfast and an important meeting. At the front door, they turned over the three rogues and three gnomes. Grim sent to Benito, [i]Weren't there four gnomes?[/i] Benito shrugged his shoulders. Too many events had happened in the last day for him to keep track of them, but now that he looked around, he saw that the most helpful and talkative gnome was not present. "It does not matter. I can find him if I so choose, and he cannot have gone very far." [i]If I find him, I will kill him.[/i] Benito chuckled and related the news to Aris who looked at Grim and gave a mock bow. "Oh Hail, Great Grim, gnome-killer!" The rest of the heroes, save Ellysidell and Grim, who both sulked, had a good round of laughter as they entered the palace and were led to their meeting. Ariod suppressed his own smile and prayed for Silvanus to hide the good gnome and then quickly followed the rest of the party. ** Huge windows let in the morning sun to the breakfast room and overlooked the palace gardens. Ariod watched bemused at the number of multi-colored birds that flew around half-listening to the flow of the conversation. The rest of the group discussed the next course of action with Lady Alustriel, Taern Hornblade, and Bruenor Battlehammer. They would journey to Ironfang Deep in the Aloreum Mountains of northern Turmish and recover the Starym Moonblade. Then, they would contact Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun in Waterdeep, by simply stating his name and their short request right after, and he would help them get to Evermeet. Lady Alustriel would inform him in advance. The trip to Evermeet had all been prompted by a divination that Benito remembered from five years ago. [I]The tears of the red Queen of Tragedy will sunder the traitor.[/I] He assumed that the [I]traitor[/I] was the moonblade itself and inquires led him to belive that Queen Almauril of Evermeet, who had lost her husband to an assassin's blade and just fought off an invasion of her island with much loss of life to her loved ones. She also was reported to have red hair. The plan seemed simple enough, but Benito was justifiably wary. The last time the evil moonblade had surfaced, Iriaebor fell. "It seems that you have a lot on your plate, heroes. I was hopin'..." "Speak, good Bruenor," prompted Aris. "Just that many raids have been occuring near Mithral Hall. We suspect that they're comin' from the nearby Dungeon of the Ruins." Aris grimaced. He wanted to help the good dwarven king, but Iriaebor and the moonblade, and Nosr missing, was beginning to overwhelm the leader of the Stormwolf Legion. Earlier that day a [I]sending[/I] from Khi'rin by way of his rangers in Alaghon informed him that someone was asking for the Legion's services. He also knew that time was of the essence. How long did Twillight Hollow have before the devils retaliated? But the blade had to be put to rest. Besides the Zhentarim, the genasi had the utmost emnity for the Eldereth Veluthra and he believed that destroying the blade would hinder their plans...at least in the short term. The plan decided, Benito had one more question. He explained his dream to the group. Taern rubbed his chin and did some mental drawings on the large table. "A portal network?" Benito's eyes lit up. "Aris, if the gods have given us clues to find this network, we can move your troops across Faerun without anyone noticing." Aris was skeptical. His wife already had explored one such network years ago and that had only led to trouble. Still...to secure such means of travel would be a trump against Darkhold and the Zhentarim. "Companions we must make haste. Evil does not rest, nor should we," spoke the genasi. "High Mage Hornblade, please direct us to your [I]teleporter[/I]." The heroes rose and said their goodbyes and Taern led them to the same guarded chamber that he had used to send Aris and Benito to Twillight Hollow the night before. Within half a turn of the hourglass (for they had such things in Silverymoon), the Heroes of the Reach stood before massive black metal doors bristling with spikes somewhere in the mountains north of Alaghon. Murder holes dotted the surrounding mountains above and in front of them as they stood before the Gates of Ironfang Deep. The fortress was formidable and the feeling ominous. Benito stepped forward to hail the dwarves who manned the gate. ** [I]Next: Chaos in the Underdark....[/I] [/QUOTE]
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