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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 2456353" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Zandyrium</p><p>Episode 57</p><p></p><p>The following morning a small disagreement broke out…</p><p></p><p>“We need to keep moving these books and we are not even a fourth of the way through,” Mercutio explained for the second time.</p><p></p><p>“Maybe you can recall the reasons we were summoned for this mission was a Chimeyan slaver party is looking for this artifact,” Ginny retorted. The stubbornness of the Saracen-touched sorcerer occasionally infuriated her – this was certainly one of those times. She could feel the blood rising to her face as Mercutio shook his head defiantly.</p><p></p><p>“I have not forgotten, but this library may be the most valuable thing in here,” Mercutio countered.</p><p></p><p>“By the very nature of our mission we know this not to be true,” Justinius argued.</p><p></p><p>“Look, I’m not changing my mind, we are moving these books first,” Mercutio replied.</p><p></p><p>“And we will be pushing on,” Heinrich announced. “There is no sense in arguing any further. Ginny, Wassabe, Thoren, Justinius, and I will push on - while the rest of you move the books. We will meet you, with Siegphorus’s blessing, at Silcrass’s.”</p><p></p><p>“Strength and honor, Heinrich,” Mercutio said giving the traditional Siegphorus words of faith.</p><p></p><p>“Strength and honor, my friend,” Heinrich replied with a half smile.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>“It looks like a bedroom,” Thoren observed.</p><p></p><p>“Nothin’ gets past ye’, eagle eye,” Wassabe quipped.</p><p></p><p>A cool breeze wafting through it and the distinctive odor of spring flowers complimented this well-furnished room</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/5603_criadors_bedroom.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5603_criadors_bedroom_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>.</p><p></p><p>Following a brief search the adventurers found a journal with just a few legible entries, including this one:</p><p></p><p><em>An explosion in alchemical lab today. Nearly was the end. Must be more careful. Still a useful concoction for making wards and such I suppose.</em></p><p></p><p>“Note to self,” Wassabe announced, “No shaking knick knacks in the alchemical lab.”</p><p></p><p>The adventurers went on to find a wardrobe and a sitting room with lovely clay pipes and what must have once been some very fine pipe tobacco. They also found a few arcane books of interest, but not the tome they were searching for.</p><p></p><p>“I could hack everything to pieces,” Thoren suggested.</p><p></p><p>“By the gods you are hard on furniture,” Wassabe answered. To this point Thoren had destroyed nearly every stick of furniture in the complex and was most perplexed the party had not allowed him to hack apart every book shelf in the library.</p><p></p><p>“Thoren,” Heinrich explained patiently, “I have every reason to believe one of the most powerful magical books created in the last millennium radiates at least some magic and we have detected none.”</p><p></p><p>“You can’t be too sure,” Thoren said. Thoren was a simple fellow. It wasn’t that the fighter was not able to accept the obvious; he just could not discern what was obvious. </p><p></p><p>Justinius wagged his head towards Thoren, “You can come back and break the furniture after we further explore this fortress. Ginny has searched it thoroughly, and for now that must satisfy you.”</p><p></p><p>Thoren merely shrugged his shoulders in resigned acquiescence.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Ginny picked the ancient door’s lock and Thoren pushed the door open. The room was full of shelves covered with jars, beakers, pots, and pouches. Two large tables dominated the middle of the room and a shallow trough ran around the tables. A large creature, apparently made of stone, stumbled towards the adventurers.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>.</p><p></p><p>The Stone Golem made a motion towards Thoren and he was instantly <em>slowed</em>. The resulting fight was like a pair of boys fighting with pond reeds – lots of hits, but no real damage. Magic was ineffective against the golem, but the <em>slowed</em> Thoren finally managed to take the golem out.</p><p></p><p>The alchemical lab itself was in poor repair and almost all of the components were ruined. Ginny did manage to find some gold dust that she secured.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The room was a very large uneven hexagon with three huge arches on the far end. The arches reached over 30 feet into the air and each keystone had a separate word on it - Terrarum, Aer, and Ignis. There was smoky haze beyond each of the arches making it impossible to see beyond.</p><p></p><p>Heinrich cast a quick prayer and soon had the words translated, “Earth, wind, and fire.”</p><p></p><p>“You are a shining star,” Wassabe said.</p><p></p><p>“What?” Heinrich asked.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t know – it just came out,” Wassabe responded with a look of genuine confusion.</p><p></p><p>“This is clearly some sort of elemental focus,” Justinius observed. “I would prefer to avoid this unless we have to go here.”</p><p></p><p>“Agreed,” Heinrich remarked.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The adventurers had explored a large golem workshop and defeated its guardians before coming to the final level. There they found a large brass door with three indented areas.</p><p></p><p>“I cannot get past this,” Ginny admitted.</p><p></p><p>“These look like elemental keys,” Justinius said glumly.</p><p></p><p>“Back to the elemental focus room?” Heinrich asked.</p><p></p><p>The adventurers agreed and they hiked back up the long stairs to the large room.</p><p></p><p>To be continued…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 2456353, member: 6588"] Zandyrium Episode 57 The following morning a small disagreement broke out… “We need to keep moving these books and we are not even a fourth of the way through,” Mercutio explained for the second time. “Maybe you can recall the reasons we were summoned for this mission was a Chimeyan slaver party is looking for this artifact,” Ginny retorted. The stubbornness of the Saracen-touched sorcerer occasionally infuriated her – this was certainly one of those times. She could feel the blood rising to her face as Mercutio shook his head defiantly. “I have not forgotten, but this library may be the most valuable thing in here,” Mercutio countered. “By the very nature of our mission we know this not to be true,” Justinius argued. “Look, I’m not changing my mind, we are moving these books first,” Mercutio replied. “And we will be pushing on,” Heinrich announced. “There is no sense in arguing any further. Ginny, Wassabe, Thoren, Justinius, and I will push on - while the rest of you move the books. We will meet you, with Siegphorus’s blessing, at Silcrass’s.” “Strength and honor, Heinrich,” Mercutio said giving the traditional Siegphorus words of faith. “Strength and honor, my friend,” Heinrich replied with a half smile. ***** “It looks like a bedroom,” Thoren observed. “Nothin’ gets past ye’, eagle eye,” Wassabe quipped. A cool breeze wafting through it and the distinctive odor of spring flowers complimented this well-furnished room [URL=http://www.pogre.com/5603_criadors_bedroom.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5603_criadors_bedroom_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]. Following a brief search the adventurers found a journal with just a few legible entries, including this one: [I]An explosion in alchemical lab today. Nearly was the end. Must be more careful. Still a useful concoction for making wards and such I suppose.[/I] “Note to self,” Wassabe announced, “No shaking knick knacks in the alchemical lab.” The adventurers went on to find a wardrobe and a sitting room with lovely clay pipes and what must have once been some very fine pipe tobacco. They also found a few arcane books of interest, but not the tome they were searching for. “I could hack everything to pieces,” Thoren suggested. “By the gods you are hard on furniture,” Wassabe answered. To this point Thoren had destroyed nearly every stick of furniture in the complex and was most perplexed the party had not allowed him to hack apart every book shelf in the library. “Thoren,” Heinrich explained patiently, “I have every reason to believe one of the most powerful magical books created in the last millennium radiates at least some magic and we have detected none.” “You can’t be too sure,” Thoren said. Thoren was a simple fellow. It wasn’t that the fighter was not able to accept the obvious; he just could not discern what was obvious. Justinius wagged his head towards Thoren, “You can come back and break the furniture after we further explore this fortress. Ginny has searched it thoroughly, and for now that must satisfy you.” Thoren merely shrugged his shoulders in resigned acquiescence. ***** Ginny picked the ancient door’s lock and Thoren pushed the door open. The room was full of shelves covered with jars, beakers, pots, and pouches. Two large tables dominated the middle of the room and a shallow trough ran around the tables. A large creature, apparently made of stone, stumbled towards the adventurers. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]. The Stone Golem made a motion towards Thoren and he was instantly [I]slowed[/I]. The resulting fight was like a pair of boys fighting with pond reeds – lots of hits, but no real damage. Magic was ineffective against the golem, but the [I]slowed[/I] Thoren finally managed to take the golem out. The alchemical lab itself was in poor repair and almost all of the components were ruined. Ginny did manage to find some gold dust that she secured. ***** The room was a very large uneven hexagon with three huge arches on the far end. The arches reached over 30 feet into the air and each keystone had a separate word on it - Terrarum, Aer, and Ignis. There was smoky haze beyond each of the arches making it impossible to see beyond. Heinrich cast a quick prayer and soon had the words translated, “Earth, wind, and fire.” “You are a shining star,” Wassabe said. “What?” Heinrich asked. “I don’t know – it just came out,” Wassabe responded with a look of genuine confusion. “This is clearly some sort of elemental focus,” Justinius observed. “I would prefer to avoid this unless we have to go here.” “Agreed,” Heinrich remarked. ***** The adventurers had explored a large golem workshop and defeated its guardians before coming to the final level. There they found a large brass door with three indented areas. “I cannot get past this,” Ginny admitted. “These look like elemental keys,” Justinius said glumly. “Back to the elemental focus room?” Heinrich asked. The adventurers agreed and they hiked back up the long stairs to the large room. To be continued… [/QUOTE]
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