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<blockquote data-quote="Redbadge" data-source="post: 5971892" data-attributes="member: 61463"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>4 Neth 4709, Noon (12:00:00)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Town Square, Kassen, Nirmathas</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">At almost noon to the dot, Captain Wisslo enters the room. He has pulled a simple black tunic over his other clothes, and he holds a long, lit black candle. "<span style="color: DimGray">It is time.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">He leads you out of the building, into a town square completely empty except for yourselves. He motions you forward, though he waits by the entrance of the headquarters. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">As you walk further into the square, the bells atop the Temple of Erastil begin to toll their midday song, echoing throughout the quiet town of Kassen. As the peals begin to fade, the first of the townsfolk make their way into the square, dressed in black, as if attending a funeral. Each carries a lit black candle. They slowly fill the square, moving quietly across the cold, hard ground, their eyes downcast and mournful. After a few moments, a murmur passes through the crowd as it slowly parts to let Mayor Uptal through. He leads the way with a tarnished silver lantern. Behind him, an old pony drags a cart laden with backpacks and supplies. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Once he reaches the center of the crowd, Mayor Uptal stops and calls out to the assembled townsfolk. “ </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">Once again the winter winds blow through the Fangwood, marking the end of another harvest. There are wolves in the woods, howling at our walls, and serpents in our shadows, waiting to strike. Just as it was one hundred and seventy-four years ago, when Kassen himself left these walls to protect us, so it is today. Where are the heroes? Where are the brave folk that will venture out to Kassen’s tomb and retrieve the flame to keep this community safe for another winter?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">At this point the mayor pauses to let you come forth to accept your mission. As you approach, he asks loudly and ceremoniously, " </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">Who is to have the honor of carrying the ancient silver lantern?<span style="color: White">" He does not wait for a response and immediately hands it to the human. "<span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">Bring the fire back to Kassen, Joseph.<span style="color: White">"</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Now, he motions to the cart, where four backpacks sit ready for you. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">[GM]You can go ahead and make your selections. Unless you make some special pretense of examining the packs, who gets which initially will be determined randomly.[/GM] </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redbadge, post: 5971892, member: 61463"] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]4 Neth 4709, Noon (12:00:00) Town Square, Kassen, Nirmathas[/I] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]At almost noon to the dot, Captain Wisslo enters the room. He has pulled a simple black tunic over his other clothes, and he holds a long, lit black candle. "[COLOR=DimGray]It is time.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]"[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] He leads you out of the building, into a town square completely empty except for yourselves. He motions you forward, though he waits by the entrance of the headquarters. As you walk further into the square, the bells atop the Temple of Erastil begin to toll their midday song, echoing throughout the quiet town of Kassen. As the peals begin to fade, the first of the townsfolk make their way into the square, dressed in black, as if attending a funeral. Each carries a lit black candle. They slowly fill the square, moving quietly across the cold, hard ground, their eyes downcast and mournful. After a few moments, a murmur passes through the crowd as it slowly parts to let Mayor Uptal through. He leads the way with a tarnished silver lantern. Behind him, an old pony drags a cart laden with backpacks and supplies. Once he reaches the center of the crowd, Mayor Uptal stops and calls out to the assembled townsfolk. “ [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Once again the winter winds blow through the Fangwood, marking the end of another harvest. There are wolves in the woods, howling at our walls, and serpents in our shadows, waiting to strike. Just as it was one hundred and seventy-four years ago, when Kassen himself left these walls to protect us, so it is today. Where are the heroes? Where are the brave folk that will venture out to Kassen’s tomb and retrieve the flame to keep this community safe for another winter?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]” At this point the mayor pauses to let you come forth to accept your mission. As you approach, he asks loudly and ceremoniously, " [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Who is to have the honor of carrying the ancient silver lantern?[COLOR=White]" He does not wait for a response and immediately hands it to the human. "[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Bring the fire back to Kassen, Joseph.[COLOR=White]"[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] Now, he motions to the cart, where four backpacks sit ready for you. [GM]You can go ahead and make your selections. Unless you make some special pretense of examining the packs, who gets which initially will be determined randomly.[/GM] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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