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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 300071" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>Traveler's Met (cont.)</strong></p><p></p><p><em><strong>From the Journal of Bactra Redwind, son of Minonus</strong></em></p><p></p><p><em><strong>The Hill:</strong></em></p><p><em>Thessa turned out to be quite charming. She entertained us for hours with stories about the south. Mesik's ankle was still quite tender by the end of the evening and we all decided it was better to spend the night camped out on the hill then go traipsing around in the dark.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Both Dvalin and Mesik seemed quite smitten with the gnome priestess. She obviously liked the attention, flirting with both of them.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Thessa had been on her way to learn more about the north. She hadn't expected the north to come to her. She listened to us intently as each one of us described our people and families. Dabuk had come to trust her rather quickly telling her more than he normally would to a stranger.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>She turns out to be a cleric of a god she calls Baervan. He is a God of Travelers and Wanderers. She felt blessed by Him to meet such interesting fellow travelers. I had never considered myself that interesting before. Yes, she was charming all of us, if by magic...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>...The eventual debate came up again, as to whether or not we were going to continue going south. They all look to me…</em></p><p></p><p>"Don't let me stop you." Bactra leaned back on one elbow losing him self in the beautiful sky above. The air has cooled quickly over the last couple hours. "As long as we've got a plan, I'm up for it."</p><p></p><p>"Bactra's right. We need a plan, Dabuk. No more wandering around without a clue." Mesik was watching a centipede crawl across the ground.</p><p></p><p>"Ok," My cousin turns to Thessa. "Can you guide us through this Far South, as you call it? I know you wanted to go north but who better to learn about Northern Harqual from then us."</p><p></p><p>"I'd love to." Thessa was combing her long golden hair.</p><p></p><p>"Great." Dvalin was actually glowing.</p><p></p><p>"Uh, guys," Mesik had turned around to watch the centipede crawl down the north side of the hill.</p><p></p><p>"And lady." Thessa shook her comb at Mesik.</p><p></p><p>"Yes, and lady," Mesik stood up looking out towards the north. "We have more company."</p><p></p><p>"What?" Dabuk turned his head to see what or who Mesik was looking at.</p><p></p><p>"Damn, this savanna is crowded all of a sudden." Jeddar started searching the grass for his weapons just as Dvalin recognized who it is.</p><p></p><p>"I don't believe it. It can't be." Dvalin was staring at shock at the newcomer. "Rikin!"</p><p></p><p>The burly dwarf waves his hands in the air in greeting. The other dwarf waves back, while keeping up his pace. He was wearing full armor, which had to be really uncomfortable. Not to mention he was running like his life depended on it.</p><p></p><p>Fate is a strange thing and it seems to have a plan for them. The dwarf gets halfway up the hill then stumbles. Dvalin goes to help his old friend. Jeddar also lends a hand.</p><p></p><p>"D-Dvalin… I-I found you at last…" The exhausted dwarf passes out from the heat.</p><p></p><p>Dvalin quickly stripped the plate mail off his friend. Rikin had heatstroke, as well as several burns where the armor had rubbed against his skin. He looked awful. Thessa did what she could for him.</p><p></p><p>Rikin Stonefossil was Dvalin's brother, his adopted brother. Rikin's clan had been wiped out during the Second Ogre War, leaving Rikin clanless, a fate worse than death. Dvalin's father had taken the clanless dwarf into his own and Rikin and Dvalin had grown up together.</p><p></p><p>"Dvalin, do you have any idea what he's doing out here?" Dabuk was worried about the overheated dwarf. They all were.</p><p></p><p>"No. I don't understand. This isn't like him at all. Thessa, is there any way for you to wake him up?" Dvalin was trying to get his friend to swallow some water.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know, he's hurt pretty bad. I could try but it could kill him."</p><p></p><p>"It has to be important. Rikin wouldn't come all this way if it wasn't life and death." Jeddar knew Dvalin the best having traveled to the dwarf's homeland several times. He knew Rikin too, while the rest of them only knew of him.</p><p></p><p>"All right, but if he dies there isn't anything I can do for him." Thessa sighs.</p><p></p><p>"Understood." Dvalin's face was grim but determined.</p><p></p><p>Thessa bent down over Rikin putting her hands on his chest. She chanted a spell in her native language. Healing energy flowed from her fingertips into the burned dwarf. His breathing cleared as he opened his eyes.</p><p></p><p>"D-Dvalin..."</p><p></p><p>"I'm here brother." Dvalin clasped his hands over Rikin's.</p><p></p><p>"Praise Moradin, I found you at last." Thessa's spell seemed to be working. "I tracked you as far as Minar before learning that you had left for the south. I am glad to see you, my brother."</p><p></p><p>"I am glad to see you too, brother. But tell me why you have come all this way?"</p><p></p><p>"I have grave news. Several tribes of evil ogres are on the move in the north. They began attacking Stonedale and Treestead several weeks ago and are now laying siege to Milo."</p><p></p><p>"It's that bad?" Mesik was kneeling next to Rikin's head.</p><p></p><p>"Worse," Rikin breathing was becoming horse. "High Thane Blackforge has been killed."</p><p></p><p>"No," Dvalin's clan was close to the High Thane's clan. So close that Dvalin was promised to his daughter. "Does this mean?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, brother. Sannl has become the new High Thane with only your father's guidance to protect the Kingdom."</p><p></p><p>"Ogres," Dabuk spat on the ground in disgust. "Turn my back for one minute. I'll gut them all myself."</p><p></p><p>"You'll get your chance, Dabuk Tigerstorm." Rikin knew them almost as well as they did him from Dvalin's stories. "The Kingdom of the Silver Leaves was also attacked and is barely holding on. The ogres were marching down the banks of the Wind River the last I heard. The lands of the Eastern Shores are in danger of being overrun."</p><p></p><p>"Damn," Jeddar was gathering his gear. "I knew I shouldn't have left."</p><p></p><p>"You're only one man, Jeddar." Bactra understood his frustration. If Silverleaf was under siege then Woodknot could be in danger as well. "You can't fight an army of ogres. None of us can."</p><p></p><p>"That may be true but I could be helping them right now." Jeddar sat down crossing his legs his face buries in his hands. "My father is all the family I truly have."</p><p></p><p>Bactra tried to console him. "I know. But if anyone can hold them off it is Menkhar Silversun."</p><p></p><p>"And besides, Mesik and Rikin can't go anywhere yet." Dabuk was pacing back and forth fuming. "We all want a piece of those bastards but we can't leave them behind. Thessa, how quickly can you get Rikin moving, within reason of course?"</p><p></p><p>"Give me a couple days and he should be strong enough to walk. But someone else is going to have to carry that god-awful armor of his."</p><p></p><p>"It will slow us down." Now Jeddar was being the impatient one. "We could leave it behind."</p><p></p><p>"Absolutely not!" Dvalin was ready to smack his friend for even suggesting it. "You of all people should realize its importance to him. You were there."</p><p></p><p>"Yes, I remember." Jeddar pulled Dvalin aside speaking to him in private.</p><p></p><p>The conversation was heated but in the end Dvalin seemed to win. They walked down the hill continuing to talk in private. They had secrets, those two.</p><p></p><p>"I wonder what that's all about." Mesik was lying on the ground straining to hear.</p><p></p><p>"Someday," Rikin was gasping for air. "Dvalin and I will tell you. If I live that long."</p><p></p><p>"Don't say that." Thessa became all motherly on him. "Now, no more talking. You rest."</p><p></p><p>She placed her hand on his chest humming a peaceful tune. To Bactra it didn't look like magic but he wasn’t well versed in the Healer's Art. It seemed to calm Rikin down, however.</p><p></p><p>Dvalin and Jeddar returned to the top of the hill just as twilight came upon us. They all prayed with Thessa to her God to watch over them and their loved ones in peril.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 300071, member: 2012"] [b]Traveler's Met (cont.)[/b] [I][B]From the Journal of Bactra Redwind, son of Minonus[/B][/I] [I][B]The Hill:[/B] Thessa turned out to be quite charming. She entertained us for hours with stories about the south. Mesik's ankle was still quite tender by the end of the evening and we all decided it was better to spend the night camped out on the hill then go traipsing around in the dark. Both Dvalin and Mesik seemed quite smitten with the gnome priestess. She obviously liked the attention, flirting with both of them. Thessa had been on her way to learn more about the north. She hadn't expected the north to come to her. She listened to us intently as each one of us described our people and families. Dabuk had come to trust her rather quickly telling her more than he normally would to a stranger. She turns out to be a cleric of a god she calls Baervan. He is a God of Travelers and Wanderers. She felt blessed by Him to meet such interesting fellow travelers. I had never considered myself that interesting before. Yes, she was charming all of us, if by magic... ...The eventual debate came up again, as to whether or not we were going to continue going south. They all look to me…[/I] "Don't let me stop you." Bactra leaned back on one elbow losing him self in the beautiful sky above. The air has cooled quickly over the last couple hours. "As long as we've got a plan, I'm up for it." "Bactra's right. We need a plan, Dabuk. No more wandering around without a clue." Mesik was watching a centipede crawl across the ground. "Ok," My cousin turns to Thessa. "Can you guide us through this Far South, as you call it? I know you wanted to go north but who better to learn about Northern Harqual from then us." "I'd love to." Thessa was combing her long golden hair. "Great." Dvalin was actually glowing. "Uh, guys," Mesik had turned around to watch the centipede crawl down the north side of the hill. "And lady." Thessa shook her comb at Mesik. "Yes, and lady," Mesik stood up looking out towards the north. "We have more company." "What?" Dabuk turned his head to see what or who Mesik was looking at. "Damn, this savanna is crowded all of a sudden." Jeddar started searching the grass for his weapons just as Dvalin recognized who it is. "I don't believe it. It can't be." Dvalin was staring at shock at the newcomer. "Rikin!" The burly dwarf waves his hands in the air in greeting. The other dwarf waves back, while keeping up his pace. He was wearing full armor, which had to be really uncomfortable. Not to mention he was running like his life depended on it. Fate is a strange thing and it seems to have a plan for them. The dwarf gets halfway up the hill then stumbles. Dvalin goes to help his old friend. Jeddar also lends a hand. "D-Dvalin… I-I found you at last…" The exhausted dwarf passes out from the heat. Dvalin quickly stripped the plate mail off his friend. Rikin had heatstroke, as well as several burns where the armor had rubbed against his skin. He looked awful. Thessa did what she could for him. Rikin Stonefossil was Dvalin's brother, his adopted brother. Rikin's clan had been wiped out during the Second Ogre War, leaving Rikin clanless, a fate worse than death. Dvalin's father had taken the clanless dwarf into his own and Rikin and Dvalin had grown up together. "Dvalin, do you have any idea what he's doing out here?" Dabuk was worried about the overheated dwarf. They all were. "No. I don't understand. This isn't like him at all. Thessa, is there any way for you to wake him up?" Dvalin was trying to get his friend to swallow some water. "I don't know, he's hurt pretty bad. I could try but it could kill him." "It has to be important. Rikin wouldn't come all this way if it wasn't life and death." Jeddar knew Dvalin the best having traveled to the dwarf's homeland several times. He knew Rikin too, while the rest of them only knew of him. "All right, but if he dies there isn't anything I can do for him." Thessa sighs. "Understood." Dvalin's face was grim but determined. Thessa bent down over Rikin putting her hands on his chest. She chanted a spell in her native language. Healing energy flowed from her fingertips into the burned dwarf. His breathing cleared as he opened his eyes. "D-Dvalin..." "I'm here brother." Dvalin clasped his hands over Rikin's. "Praise Moradin, I found you at last." Thessa's spell seemed to be working. "I tracked you as far as Minar before learning that you had left for the south. I am glad to see you, my brother." "I am glad to see you too, brother. But tell me why you have come all this way?" "I have grave news. Several tribes of evil ogres are on the move in the north. They began attacking Stonedale and Treestead several weeks ago and are now laying siege to Milo." "It's that bad?" Mesik was kneeling next to Rikin's head. "Worse," Rikin breathing was becoming horse. "High Thane Blackforge has been killed." "No," Dvalin's clan was close to the High Thane's clan. So close that Dvalin was promised to his daughter. "Does this mean?" "Yes, brother. Sannl has become the new High Thane with only your father's guidance to protect the Kingdom." "Ogres," Dabuk spat on the ground in disgust. "Turn my back for one minute. I'll gut them all myself." "You'll get your chance, Dabuk Tigerstorm." Rikin knew them almost as well as they did him from Dvalin's stories. "The Kingdom of the Silver Leaves was also attacked and is barely holding on. The ogres were marching down the banks of the Wind River the last I heard. The lands of the Eastern Shores are in danger of being overrun." "Damn," Jeddar was gathering his gear. "I knew I shouldn't have left." "You're only one man, Jeddar." Bactra understood his frustration. If Silverleaf was under siege then Woodknot could be in danger as well. "You can't fight an army of ogres. None of us can." "That may be true but I could be helping them right now." Jeddar sat down crossing his legs his face buries in his hands. "My father is all the family I truly have." Bactra tried to console him. "I know. But if anyone can hold them off it is Menkhar Silversun." "And besides, Mesik and Rikin can't go anywhere yet." Dabuk was pacing back and forth fuming. "We all want a piece of those bastards but we can't leave them behind. Thessa, how quickly can you get Rikin moving, within reason of course?" "Give me a couple days and he should be strong enough to walk. But someone else is going to have to carry that god-awful armor of his." "It will slow us down." Now Jeddar was being the impatient one. "We could leave it behind." "Absolutely not!" Dvalin was ready to smack his friend for even suggesting it. "You of all people should realize its importance to him. You were there." "Yes, I remember." Jeddar pulled Dvalin aside speaking to him in private. The conversation was heated but in the end Dvalin seemed to win. They walked down the hill continuing to talk in private. They had secrets, those two. "I wonder what that's all about." Mesik was lying on the ground straining to hear. "Someday," Rikin was gasping for air. "Dvalin and I will tell you. If I live that long." "Don't say that." Thessa became all motherly on him. "Now, no more talking. You rest." She placed her hand on his chest humming a peaceful tune. To Bactra it didn't look like magic but he wasn’t well versed in the Healer's Art. It seemed to calm Rikin down, however. Dvalin and Jeddar returned to the top of the hill just as twilight came upon us. They all prayed with Thessa to her God to watch over them and their loved ones in peril. [/QUOTE]
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