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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 2345581" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Zandyrium </p><p>Episode 50</p><p></p><p>“Yes, I think you can afford the time to go to Verkorenvalt,” Bishop Polariate reassured Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>“What of Boethricus?” Heinrich asked. “Whoever <em>Gated</em> him in to kill the Emperor is still at large and probably in the palace.”</p><p></p><p>“You have made it clear you suspect the Empress,” Bishop Polariate answered.</p><p></p><p>“I do,” Heinrich admitted, “If only we could get her under a <em>zone of truth</em> prayer…”</p><p></p><p>“Quite impossible and altogether bad form in Zandyrium,” Bishop Polariate responded.</p><p></p><p>“You will inform the council of my suspicions?” Heinrich asked.</p><p></p><p>“Certainly not!” Polariate responded, “Use your head young Lord Protector, what evidence do you have directly linking the Empress to Boethricus or to the Emperor’s death in any way?”</p><p></p><p>“The chalice that called the <em>Gate</em> was a gift from the Empress,” Heinrich responded bitterly. He knew the Bishop was right and it made him fume.</p><p></p><p>“Not enough,” the Bishop replied curtly.</p><p></p><p>“I know,” Heinrich responded glumly. “Who do you think will be chosen as the vizier?”</p><p></p><p>“Well, I shall be nominated tomorrow, but I will turn it down.”</p><p></p><p>“But why?” Heinrich asked.</p><p></p><p>“This is no time for the leader of a temple to jump into the imperial politics,” Polariate responded, “Besides, I can be more effective from outside.”</p><p></p><p>“Then who? General Kilphus?” Heinrich asked.</p><p></p><p>“No, no, the last thing we need is a warhawk running the city at this point. If it were up to Kilphus the invasion fleet would be sailing to the Thraegian Coast by now. I should think Lord Krovon would be the best choice.”</p><p></p><p>“He’s very elderly,” Heinrich observed.</p><p></p><p>“He’s also conservative and a stickler for tradition, just the kind of man Zandyrium needs right now.”</p><p></p><p>“Perhaps,” Heinrich replied. “I need to go to Dar and prepare for our journey to Verkorenvalt.”</p><p></p><p>“Very well Lord Protector,” the bishop smiled, “If there are any sudden developments I will issue a <em>sending</em> prayer to you.”</p><p></p><p>“Strength and Honor,” Heinrich saluted.</p><p></p><p>“Strength and Honor,” Bishop Polariate returned.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Dar was waiting excitedly with the rest of the group for the trip to Verkorenvalt. He had not seen his people in several months and he was anticipating reunions despite the current crisis. Dirth and Rothlor had both came by to wish the adventurers well and offer aid if it became needed. When Heinrich arrived the group <em>teleported</em> to the Dwarven hold.</p><p></p><p>Two of the Dwarven elders came forth to meet with the adventurers. The situation was as dire as Dar had described: A tribe of Frost Giants had descended upon the hold and declared it to be their property. They demanded a full payment of all the uberstahl mined from the hold each week and as assurance of the dwarves' compliance they took the Loremaster as hostage.</p><p></p><p>“We will need to strike quickly or the Loremaster…” Heinrich began, but was interrupted by Dar, “We fail if the Loremaster dies. The Loremaster is the key to the valt and the recapture of Buldarvalt.”</p><p></p><p><em>Recapture of Buldarvalt?</em> Heinrich thought to himself, <em>Here an entire clan of dwarves has lost their main hold and the only thing they can think of is conquering a rival hold!</em></p><p></p><p>“Perhaps we should concentrate on recapturing the loremaster and Galtikvalt before we worry about Buldarvalt,” Heinrich commented.</p><p></p><p>“Where is the Frost Giant lair?” Githraldul asked.</p><p></p><p>“Up in the mountains,” the Dwarven elder replied, “It cannot be far if they are making a weekly trek down here.”</p><p></p><p>“When was the last time you saw them?” Wassabe asked.</p><p></p><p>“They just picked up their first week’s tribute,” the dwarf replied.</p><p></p><p>Thoren groaned at the thought of having lost all of that uberstahl.</p><p></p><p>“The trail is plain,” Githraldul informed the group, “We will have no trouble tracking the giants.”</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The cold of the montains was intense and forced the group to wear heavy skins and wools or cast dweomers to maintain their warmth. The path split high in the mountains descending into a rift. The adventurers tied themselves together and carefully descended into the rift.</p><p></p><p>Githraldul volunteered to move ahead and explore a cave dug into the icy rift. The Elven ranger carefully tread into the icy darkness and could see a large tribe of white haired behemoths. A low growl from one of the yetis confirmed that they had detected the Githraldul as well. The creatures moved with amazing speed across the icy floor and attacked!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/5001_yeti_attack.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5001_yeti_attack_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Githraldul made a fighting retreat as the rest of the adventurers quickly moved up to the sound of combat. Mercutio cast <em>fly</em> and zipped over the frontline of combat. The sorcerer let loose with a <em>fireball</em> that burned several of the yetis to death but also raised a huge cloud of steam in the chamber. The fog was so thick no one could see much more than a sword’s length.</p><p></p><p>Thoren and Wassabe worked their way forward killing a number of the yetis until the chamber finally fell quiet. The group rested a bit while the fog in the room was cleared by a quick <em>gust of wind</em> from Mercutio. Githraldul reported he could find no signs of the Frost Giants’ trail in the chamber and that they must have continued along the path above the rift.</p><p></p><p>Githraldul again volunteered to scout ahead. Morguhn cast <em>fly</em> and <em>invisibility</em> on Githraldul to aid his scouting. Githraldul made a reconnaissance over the rift’s edge finding several cave openings. The first revealed little in the way of recent traffic, but the others had signs of lots of Giants moving through the area. He went back to the group to report his findings.</p><p></p><p>The adventurers cautiously worked their way along the edge of the rift. They passed the first cavern entrance that Githraldul had announced had little signs of traffic. The second cave opening only had prints of large cats going in and out.</p><p></p><p>“I say we check it out,” Justinius suggested. “I am not anxious to leave anything to catch us from behind.”</p><p></p><p>“Let’s be quick then,” Githraldul replied, “We do not want to waste too much time outside of our mission. The longer we take, the more likely the giants will be alerted.”</p><p></p><p>Thoren meanwhile had already ducked into the cavern while the debate was going on outside on the path. He was pounced upon by two great cats, but managed to throw both of them off. In very short order he had both cats dead and retrieved a blade to skin the snow leopards.</p><p></p><p>“There’s no time,” Wassabe complained.</p><p></p><p>“He’s right Thoren,” Ginny confirmed. “Come along. The skins will be preserved on this ice.”</p><p></p><p>Thoren shrugged and proceeded out of the cavern.</p><p></p><p>The adventurers continued to the next cave opening and followed it directly into a frost giants’ barracks area where four unfriendly frost giants were waiting for them.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/5002_first_fire_giant_room.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5002_first_fire_giant_room_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>to be continued…</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>*Yep, those are not frost giants figures – hey even we miniature addicts need to use stand ins once in a while…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 2345581, member: 6588"] Zandyrium Episode 50 “Yes, I think you can afford the time to go to Verkorenvalt,” Bishop Polariate reassured Heinrich. “What of Boethricus?” Heinrich asked. “Whoever [I]Gated[/I] him in to kill the Emperor is still at large and probably in the palace.” “You have made it clear you suspect the Empress,” Bishop Polariate answered. “I do,” Heinrich admitted, “If only we could get her under a [I]zone of truth[/I] prayer…” “Quite impossible and altogether bad form in Zandyrium,” Bishop Polariate responded. “You will inform the council of my suspicions?” Heinrich asked. “Certainly not!” Polariate responded, “Use your head young Lord Protector, what evidence do you have directly linking the Empress to Boethricus or to the Emperor’s death in any way?” “The chalice that called the [I]Gate[/I] was a gift from the Empress,” Heinrich responded bitterly. He knew the Bishop was right and it made him fume. “Not enough,” the Bishop replied curtly. “I know,” Heinrich responded glumly. “Who do you think will be chosen as the vizier?” “Well, I shall be nominated tomorrow, but I will turn it down.” “But why?” Heinrich asked. “This is no time for the leader of a temple to jump into the imperial politics,” Polariate responded, “Besides, I can be more effective from outside.” “Then who? General Kilphus?” Heinrich asked. “No, no, the last thing we need is a warhawk running the city at this point. If it were up to Kilphus the invasion fleet would be sailing to the Thraegian Coast by now. I should think Lord Krovon would be the best choice.” “He’s very elderly,” Heinrich observed. “He’s also conservative and a stickler for tradition, just the kind of man Zandyrium needs right now.” “Perhaps,” Heinrich replied. “I need to go to Dar and prepare for our journey to Verkorenvalt.” “Very well Lord Protector,” the bishop smiled, “If there are any sudden developments I will issue a [I]sending[/I] prayer to you.” “Strength and Honor,” Heinrich saluted. “Strength and Honor,” Bishop Polariate returned. ***** Dar was waiting excitedly with the rest of the group for the trip to Verkorenvalt. He had not seen his people in several months and he was anticipating reunions despite the current crisis. Dirth and Rothlor had both came by to wish the adventurers well and offer aid if it became needed. When Heinrich arrived the group [I]teleported[/I] to the Dwarven hold. Two of the Dwarven elders came forth to meet with the adventurers. The situation was as dire as Dar had described: A tribe of Frost Giants had descended upon the hold and declared it to be their property. They demanded a full payment of all the uberstahl mined from the hold each week and as assurance of the dwarves' compliance they took the Loremaster as hostage. “We will need to strike quickly or the Loremaster…” Heinrich began, but was interrupted by Dar, “We fail if the Loremaster dies. The Loremaster is the key to the valt and the recapture of Buldarvalt.” [I]Recapture of Buldarvalt?[/I] Heinrich thought to himself, [I]Here an entire clan of dwarves has lost their main hold and the only thing they can think of is conquering a rival hold![/I] “Perhaps we should concentrate on recapturing the loremaster and Galtikvalt before we worry about Buldarvalt,” Heinrich commented. “Where is the Frost Giant lair?” Githraldul asked. “Up in the mountains,” the Dwarven elder replied, “It cannot be far if they are making a weekly trek down here.” “When was the last time you saw them?” Wassabe asked. “They just picked up their first week’s tribute,” the dwarf replied. Thoren groaned at the thought of having lost all of that uberstahl. “The trail is plain,” Githraldul informed the group, “We will have no trouble tracking the giants.” ***** The cold of the montains was intense and forced the group to wear heavy skins and wools or cast dweomers to maintain their warmth. The path split high in the mountains descending into a rift. The adventurers tied themselves together and carefully descended into the rift. Githraldul volunteered to move ahead and explore a cave dug into the icy rift. The Elven ranger carefully tread into the icy darkness and could see a large tribe of white haired behemoths. A low growl from one of the yetis confirmed that they had detected the Githraldul as well. The creatures moved with amazing speed across the icy floor and attacked! [URL=http://www.pogre.com/5001_yeti_attack.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5001_yeti_attack_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Githraldul made a fighting retreat as the rest of the adventurers quickly moved up to the sound of combat. Mercutio cast [I]fly[/I] and zipped over the frontline of combat. The sorcerer let loose with a [I]fireball[/I] that burned several of the yetis to death but also raised a huge cloud of steam in the chamber. The fog was so thick no one could see much more than a sword’s length. Thoren and Wassabe worked their way forward killing a number of the yetis until the chamber finally fell quiet. The group rested a bit while the fog in the room was cleared by a quick [I]gust of wind[/I] from Mercutio. Githraldul reported he could find no signs of the Frost Giants’ trail in the chamber and that they must have continued along the path above the rift. Githraldul again volunteered to scout ahead. Morguhn cast [I]fly[/I] and [I]invisibility[/i] on Githraldul to aid his scouting. Githraldul made a reconnaissance over the rift’s edge finding several cave openings. The first revealed little in the way of recent traffic, but the others had signs of lots of Giants moving through the area. He went back to the group to report his findings. The adventurers cautiously worked their way along the edge of the rift. They passed the first cavern entrance that Githraldul had announced had little signs of traffic. The second cave opening only had prints of large cats going in and out. “I say we check it out,” Justinius suggested. “I am not anxious to leave anything to catch us from behind.” “Let’s be quick then,” Githraldul replied, “We do not want to waste too much time outside of our mission. The longer we take, the more likely the giants will be alerted.” Thoren meanwhile had already ducked into the cavern while the debate was going on outside on the path. He was pounced upon by two great cats, but managed to throw both of them off. In very short order he had both cats dead and retrieved a blade to skin the snow leopards. “There’s no time,” Wassabe complained. “He’s right Thoren,” Ginny confirmed. “Come along. The skins will be preserved on this ice.” Thoren shrugged and proceeded out of the cavern. The adventurers continued to the next cave opening and followed it directly into a frost giants’ barracks area where four unfriendly frost giants were waiting for them. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/5002_first_fire_giant_room.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5002_first_fire_giant_room_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] to be continued… *Yep, those are not frost giants figures – hey even we miniature addicts need to use stand ins once in a while… [/QUOTE]
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