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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6898019" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>THE MORGRAVE ADVENTURES</p><p>“06 EMERALD FOREST”</p><p>SEGMENT 65</p><p>“TERRUS THE HOUND ARCHON DETERMINATION”</p><p>04/11/16</p><p></p><p>ZARANTYR 11, 1001 GALLOP, ELDEEN REACHES</p><p></p><p>They leave late morning. The snow fall during the night makes following the Claw horses difficult but with the Archon’s sense of smell, they follow just the same. Sadly, they travel on foot as the Claw either took all the horses or released them to avoid being followed.</p><p></p><p>They continue to argue the fate of the evil book. Terrus is growing less patient with the discussion , especially with Kar-Draith.</p><p></p><p>ZARANTYR 14, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES</p><p></p><p>The group has been on guard most of the day. It seems the Emerald Claw are headed along the same route they took to get here. They hope to reach Niern in a few days to look for leads and maybe more supplies including horses.</p><p></p><p>They notice many tracks that cross the trail. Wolves and big cats are common. A big cat is seen hunting and watching them. It is a strange animal as it has a spiked club on the end of its tail (Digmaul). Little comes of it but that night-</p><p></p><p>“ENOUGH!” barks the Archon Hound. “The book is a far worse evil than the band of Claw we follow. Give it to me to destroy.” He demands.</p><p></p><p>“No! It is mine to determine. Not yoursssssss.” Snarls the lizardfolk with menace. </p><p></p><p>“You have little say in this Angel. WE will determine what comes of it.” Says the halfling staring at the lizardfolk.</p><p></p><p>Looking to each of them in turn, the Archon decides it must do what it will- he charges for the pack with the book. Fist blows come as the lizardfolk and Archon fight over the pack. Charger gets involved and the Archon, not looking to seriously injury anyone, is driven back. He castes Light directly on Charger’s faceplate which blinds the warforged taking him out the fight. Terrus doesn’t want to hurt the completely innocent warrior by accident.</p><p></p><p>“This cannot be tolerated! The book is too evil and must be destroyed!”</p><p></p><p>Charger stands next to the others even though he cannot see well enough to fight and makes a stand. It is hopeless for the Archon.</p><p></p><p>“I have no ill intensions for you but you are making a grave mistake standing by this creature,” he points at the lizardfolk, “He has either been of bad intensions or is becoming possessed by the evil of the book. The book needs…. Must be destroyed before it is too late. You have been warned.” And the wounded Hound Archon slowly backs away into the darkness away from the campfire they had.</p><p></p><p>“Good riddance.” Snarls Kar-Draith in hyped up tension and anger. “We are better without him or his need to follow the Claw.”</p><p></p><p>Diana looks at the lizardfolk as if seeing him for the first time. She wonders……</p><p></p><p>ZARANTYR 15, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES</p><p></p><p>Wolves.</p><p></p><p>They howl and call from late afternoon into the night. They cannot sleep well from the noise. The wolves follow them easily since the Light spell remains on Charger’s faceplate. It forces Kar-Draith and Diana to take turns on watch duty which cuts into their resting time.</p><p></p><p>ZARANTYR 16, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES</p><p></p><p>The wolves continue to howl. Diana realizes what is happening as they attempt to settle for the night. It is Terrus, the Archon Hound. He is communicating with the wolves and keeping them near them Keeping them on edge- not sleeping. Perhaps merely to tire them so as to reattempt to steal the book from them. Between the crippled warforge and the wolves, it would seem like a working plan.</p><p></p><p>Just before mid night the wolves charge the camp. Kar-Draith and Diana each kill a wolf as they run past them. Then the wolves disappear but continue to howl. “It is the Archon doing this.” She tells the group.</p><p></p><p>ZARANTYR 17, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES</p><p></p><p>Very tired from the hard walk through the snow and the discomfort of the baying and howling wolves, the group try to fall asleep once more. Charger stands close to the campfire. Diana was watching with him but has drifted off into slumber. He will wake them if he hears the Archon or any wolves.</p><p></p><p>They never said anything about this however.</p><p></p><p>“Charger. Charger do not fear. It is me- Terrus.”</p><p></p><p>If Charger reacted to the voice in his head, he did not show it. “What?”</p><p></p><p>“Don’t speak out loud. Merely whisper to me. I will hear you.”</p><p></p><p>“Okay.” Now he looks from side to side into the darkness listening for the Archon.</p><p></p><p>“I believe you to be a good soul. I know you want to do good. To do the right thing. The book is evil. You can sense it. The book is trying to control your friends. To harm them. I believe it has already influenced Kar-Draith. Maybe even possess him.”</p><p></p><p>Terrus hesitates to allow the warforged to think on that.</p><p></p><p>“You have been a good friend to them. I have seen that. Correct?”</p><p></p><p>He hesitates. “Yes” he whispers.</p><p></p><p>“Good. I knew it. You would do anything to protect them. Am I correct?”</p><p></p><p>He nods and whispers “Yes”</p><p></p><p>“I can free you of that bright light.”</p><p></p><p>“You can? But you are the threat to my group.”</p><p></p><p>“Do you believe me to be a threat?”</p><p></p><p>“No.”</p><p></p><p>Before he can ponder further- “Together we can protect them. The book. It wishes to harm them. Together we can stop this. Together we can stop the book and it’s evil from harming your friends. Would you like to do this? Protect your friends? Get your sight back also?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes.” He says a little louder this time.</p><p></p><p>“Quietly. Though I can hear you, I hear you better through whispers. It is the way of my kind. To protect your friends and get your sight back, you need to rid them of the book. I can destroy it but only with YOUR help. Will you help me?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes.” He says.</p><p></p><p>“mmmmmmrrrgh….. what is it Charger?” mumbles the awakened halfling.</p><p></p><p>“Give me the book. Quietly. Your friends need their sleep.”</p><p></p><p>“Okay.” The warforged turns but stops as Diana is fully awake now and stares hard into his eyes.</p><p></p><p>“Who are to talking to? Is that Terrus? Is he in your head?”</p><p></p><p>“He worries for your safety. He also wants to give me my sight back.”</p><p></p><p>“Oh- I’m sure he is. Tell him to go away!” She yells. Gears looks up to see into the dark for the Archon. Kar-Draith awakens also.</p><p></p><p>“Tomorrow night….. We protect them by you giving me the book.” And the magical whisper ends.</p><p></p><p>ZARANTYR 18, 1001 NEAR NIERN, ELDEEN REACHES</p><p></p><p>They camp once more and wait. It is not long before the howls arrive.</p><p></p><p>“Charger….. Charger do we still have an agreement. You still wish to save your friends? Still wish to see the stars again? Your friends?”</p><p></p><p>The warforged feels torn but does as he was told….. by Diana. “Diana, he is near”</p><p></p><p>“Guessed that with the wolves calling. Comon Terrus, let us speak.” She calls out. She hoped to bring him into the camp but instead he attempts to link with her also. </p><p></p><p>“You know I do what I do with respect to you and fear of the book.”</p><p></p><p>“We retrieved the book. We will sell it. There is no evil in that.”</p><p></p><p>Kar-Draith is greatly annoyed. The Archon did not link to him. </p><p></p><p>The argument continues again while Gears tries to spot the hound. Instead he spots several wolves and a very large wolf. No Archon.</p><p></p><p>Frustrated, the Archon tries another method. “Where are you going?” he asks thinking he can teleport to the place with aid to take the book by force.</p><p></p><p>“Why should we…” Diana begins.</p><p></p><p>“I was speaking to Charger.”</p><p></p><p>“Sharn.” He says thinking they will go there eventually to report to Professor Zilshire.</p><p></p><p>“Until then….. good travels and beware of the Claw and other evils that will want the book. And Charger…. I am sorry I did what I felt I had to- I remove the spell and give you sight once more.” And the bright blinding light that was placed between the warforged eyes goes out slowly and silently.</p><p></p><p>“Well done Charger. You sent him on a wild goose chase. Sharn- hah!” laughs the halfling.</p><p></p><p>Confused, the warforged merely stands there wondering why going to Sharn is such an important thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6898019, member: 9255"] THE MORGRAVE ADVENTURES “06 EMERALD FOREST” SEGMENT 65 “TERRUS THE HOUND ARCHON DETERMINATION” 04/11/16 ZARANTYR 11, 1001 GALLOP, ELDEEN REACHES They leave late morning. The snow fall during the night makes following the Claw horses difficult but with the Archon’s sense of smell, they follow just the same. Sadly, they travel on foot as the Claw either took all the horses or released them to avoid being followed. They continue to argue the fate of the evil book. Terrus is growing less patient with the discussion , especially with Kar-Draith. ZARANTYR 14, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES The group has been on guard most of the day. It seems the Emerald Claw are headed along the same route they took to get here. They hope to reach Niern in a few days to look for leads and maybe more supplies including horses. They notice many tracks that cross the trail. Wolves and big cats are common. A big cat is seen hunting and watching them. It is a strange animal as it has a spiked club on the end of its tail (Digmaul). Little comes of it but that night- “ENOUGH!” barks the Archon Hound. “The book is a far worse evil than the band of Claw we follow. Give it to me to destroy.” He demands. “No! It is mine to determine. Not yoursssssss.” Snarls the lizardfolk with menace. “You have little say in this Angel. WE will determine what comes of it.” Says the halfling staring at the lizardfolk. Looking to each of them in turn, the Archon decides it must do what it will- he charges for the pack with the book. Fist blows come as the lizardfolk and Archon fight over the pack. Charger gets involved and the Archon, not looking to seriously injury anyone, is driven back. He castes Light directly on Charger’s faceplate which blinds the warforged taking him out the fight. Terrus doesn’t want to hurt the completely innocent warrior by accident. “This cannot be tolerated! The book is too evil and must be destroyed!” Charger stands next to the others even though he cannot see well enough to fight and makes a stand. It is hopeless for the Archon. “I have no ill intensions for you but you are making a grave mistake standing by this creature,” he points at the lizardfolk, “He has either been of bad intensions or is becoming possessed by the evil of the book. The book needs…. Must be destroyed before it is too late. You have been warned.” And the wounded Hound Archon slowly backs away into the darkness away from the campfire they had. “Good riddance.” Snarls Kar-Draith in hyped up tension and anger. “We are better without him or his need to follow the Claw.” Diana looks at the lizardfolk as if seeing him for the first time. She wonders…… ZARANTYR 15, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES Wolves. They howl and call from late afternoon into the night. They cannot sleep well from the noise. The wolves follow them easily since the Light spell remains on Charger’s faceplate. It forces Kar-Draith and Diana to take turns on watch duty which cuts into their resting time. ZARANTYR 16, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES The wolves continue to howl. Diana realizes what is happening as they attempt to settle for the night. It is Terrus, the Archon Hound. He is communicating with the wolves and keeping them near them Keeping them on edge- not sleeping. Perhaps merely to tire them so as to reattempt to steal the book from them. Between the crippled warforge and the wolves, it would seem like a working plan. Just before mid night the wolves charge the camp. Kar-Draith and Diana each kill a wolf as they run past them. Then the wolves disappear but continue to howl. “It is the Archon doing this.” She tells the group. ZARANTYR 17, 1001 ELDEEN REACHES Very tired from the hard walk through the snow and the discomfort of the baying and howling wolves, the group try to fall asleep once more. Charger stands close to the campfire. Diana was watching with him but has drifted off into slumber. He will wake them if he hears the Archon or any wolves. They never said anything about this however. “Charger. Charger do not fear. It is me- Terrus.” If Charger reacted to the voice in his head, he did not show it. “What?” “Don’t speak out loud. Merely whisper to me. I will hear you.” “Okay.” Now he looks from side to side into the darkness listening for the Archon. “I believe you to be a good soul. I know you want to do good. To do the right thing. The book is evil. You can sense it. The book is trying to control your friends. To harm them. I believe it has already influenced Kar-Draith. Maybe even possess him.” Terrus hesitates to allow the warforged to think on that. “You have been a good friend to them. I have seen that. Correct?” He hesitates. “Yes” he whispers. “Good. I knew it. You would do anything to protect them. Am I correct?” He nods and whispers “Yes” “I can free you of that bright light.” “You can? But you are the threat to my group.” “Do you believe me to be a threat?” “No.” Before he can ponder further- “Together we can protect them. The book. It wishes to harm them. Together we can stop this. Together we can stop the book and it’s evil from harming your friends. Would you like to do this? Protect your friends? Get your sight back also?” “Yes.” He says a little louder this time. “Quietly. Though I can hear you, I hear you better through whispers. It is the way of my kind. To protect your friends and get your sight back, you need to rid them of the book. I can destroy it but only with YOUR help. Will you help me?” “Yes.” He says. “mmmmmmrrrgh….. what is it Charger?” mumbles the awakened halfling. “Give me the book. Quietly. Your friends need their sleep.” “Okay.” The warforged turns but stops as Diana is fully awake now and stares hard into his eyes. “Who are to talking to? Is that Terrus? Is he in your head?” “He worries for your safety. He also wants to give me my sight back.” “Oh- I’m sure he is. Tell him to go away!” She yells. Gears looks up to see into the dark for the Archon. Kar-Draith awakens also. “Tomorrow night….. We protect them by you giving me the book.” And the magical whisper ends. ZARANTYR 18, 1001 NEAR NIERN, ELDEEN REACHES They camp once more and wait. It is not long before the howls arrive. “Charger….. Charger do we still have an agreement. You still wish to save your friends? Still wish to see the stars again? Your friends?” The warforged feels torn but does as he was told….. by Diana. “Diana, he is near” “Guessed that with the wolves calling. Comon Terrus, let us speak.” She calls out. She hoped to bring him into the camp but instead he attempts to link with her also. “You know I do what I do with respect to you and fear of the book.” “We retrieved the book. We will sell it. There is no evil in that.” Kar-Draith is greatly annoyed. The Archon did not link to him. The argument continues again while Gears tries to spot the hound. Instead he spots several wolves and a very large wolf. No Archon. Frustrated, the Archon tries another method. “Where are you going?” he asks thinking he can teleport to the place with aid to take the book by force. “Why should we…” Diana begins. “I was speaking to Charger.” “Sharn.” He says thinking they will go there eventually to report to Professor Zilshire. “Until then….. good travels and beware of the Claw and other evils that will want the book. And Charger…. I am sorry I did what I felt I had to- I remove the spell and give you sight once more.” And the bright blinding light that was placed between the warforged eyes goes out slowly and silently. “Well done Charger. You sent him on a wild goose chase. Sharn- hah!” laughs the halfling. Confused, the warforged merely stands there wondering why going to Sharn is such an important thing. [/QUOTE]
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