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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 646148" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chinese Take-out</strong></p><p></p><p>Chapter 89, “The Drow’s Tale”, October 10, 1018, 8:00 A.M. </p><p></p><p>She lands with the other, saying “Finder’s Band nearby.” They all get into the bag of holding, and she flies them back. Aradyn, Fiona, Lono and Mark exit the bag of holding, and are introduced to the members of Finder’s Band, as none of these four from the Silver Moon were part of the group that had visited Chunming. “There is one other, do not let his appearance alarm you,” Joel says, and opens the tent. </p><p></p><p>Ailsheir exits, with Aradyn increasing his grip on his bow, and saying “You’d better just have a really deep tan.” Fiona exclaims “Why is there a drow with your group?” Ailsheir stares at Mark, saying “Would you please tell them who I am?” Everyone turns to the ranger. Mark says “He’s OK. He helped us in the Abyss.” Aradyn tells his fellow ranger “Speak up sooner next time, I almost plugged this guy.” Fiona says “I don’t care if Mark knows him, why is there a drow here, and your telling me he’s from the Abyss doesn’t exactly make me feel any more comfortable.” “He worked directly for Lolth” Mark answers. Both Fiona and Aradyn exchange glances, and their bodies visibly tense up. “Worked for Lolth?” the raven cries. Aradyn starts to slide his hand closer to his quiver of arrows. </p><p></p><p>Jas says “Will you people calm down. This drow is directly responsible with saving the lives of your friends while they were in the Abyss.” Joel states “Yeah, hold on a minute. He’s no longer evil, Finder expunged that from him.” “Are you sure? That didn’t work so well the last time Finder tried it,” Fiona answers. The paladin Holly interjects “I’ve checked his alignment, and he is no longer evil. Why don’t you all just let him explain.” “OK, what’s your story?” Aradyn skeptically inquires. </p><p></p><p>Looking towards Mark, Ailsheir says “The leader of the undead army, known as the Overlord, brought you and your friends to his city to destroy the devils. I knew that once you had completed what he needed he would betray and kill you all. I went directly to Finder Wyvernspur to have him monitor you and intervene when necessary.” “Why would you do that?” Fiona asks. The drow answers “My thought was that the demigod Finder, who draws most of his power from the Abyss, would then owe Lolth a favor. I figured she would appreciate a favor owed by him more than the deaths of a half-dozen adventurers. Unfortunately, she did not see it that way.”</p><p></p><p>“So, what exactly happened?” asks Serita. Ailsheir replies “She was very angry that I had intervened to prevent the death of a Lawful Good High Priestess, your associate named Cassie-Andra. Lolth decided that I had betrayed the drow race. As she was contemplating my demise Finder then intervened, reiterating that she was owed a favor by him as a result of my actions. She decided to take immediate advantage of that, telling him of a mission for him and his followers to undertake. The mission was the retrieval of a religious artifact that was currently held by Lawful Evil devils in hell. Finder requested that I accompany him on this quest. She told Finder that if he wanted me, then I was forever his. Unbeknownst to both of us she also placed a curse upon me.”</p><p></p><p>Joel interrupts “Finder then called our group to him, and the six of us then spent a week in Hell. We fought devils, dragons and fire elementals until me obtained this artifact. It was on this mission that Finder expunged Ailsheir of his evil, as the rest of us did not want to go into Hell with somebody we could not fully trust. We found the artifact and returned it to a drow church on another world. That was when Lolth’s ‘gift’ to Ailsheir became known.”. “Which was?” asks Fiona. Ailsheir replies “Whenever I am in the presence of other drow they instantly are given the knowledge that I have been branded by Lolth as a traitor to the race, and are compelled to kill myself and my companions.” “Yeah,” says Jas, “The fight that followed was rather stimulating. Thankfully Finder was able to gate us away before any of us were killed.” </p><p></p><p>Ailsheir continues “Finder then tried to change my appearance, discovering the other part of her curse. My physical appearance cannot be magically altered, I will forever appear as a drow.” Joel continues “Finder then sent us here. He had to return to the Abyss for some unfinished business, and asked us to wait for you here to deliver a message.” “What message!” Serita states. Looking towards Mark, Joel says “First, Finder would like to greatly thank you and those who accompanied you to the Abyss for helping him. He clearly underestimated his ability to eliminate the evil that had consumed Mordenkainen, and due to the Anti-Magic sphere would not have been able to contact anyone outside of it. He is grateful for what you have done, and hopes that he can assist you at some point in the future.”</p><p></p><p>Joel then gestures to the medallion that Mark is wearing, saying “And finally, he wanted you to know that in addition to forever Curing Disease, the medallion's other powers will work again under certain circumstances. They will function at their full 15th level ability, granting an armor class of –5, if you are ever again in the Abyss. At the two adjacent planes to the Abyss, the neutral evil Tarterus and chaotic neutral Pandemonium, they will function as 10th level ability and armor class of –2. They will also function at a weaker capacity, at 5th level ability and armor class of 1 on any plane, including this one, as long as evil from the Abyss is being drawn in your presence.” “Abyss evil?” Mark asks. Joel answers “Yes, if spells are being drawn from the abyss by a chaotic evil cleric or drow. Or in the presence of a creature from the Abyss such as a demon.” Mark thanks him for the information. </p><p></p><p>Aradyn gestures to Ailsheir, saying “So, is he now a member of your team?” Joel looks to his party members, saying, and "I guess so. It really isn’t safe for him to travel alone.” Lono interjects “We’ve taken in worse. Do you want to go back with us Ailsheir?” Both Aradyn and Fiona immediately raise objections to this. Lono says “Oh come on guys, we’ve never had any admission standards? You just took in a four-armed part-minotaur, part-demon, and a whole entourage of animal people.” “We can discuss this later after the others arrive, we should get back to the barrier” Aradyn angrily states. </p><p></p><p>Joel mentions that his team chased away a group of slavers two days earlier, to which the party thanks them. Serita tells Joel “The others are bringing with them maps and notes that the Zhentarim at the castle if those would be of any use to you.” Finder’s Band is very interested in this, as the Zhentarim is still active back on their home continent. They pack up their camp, to reestablish it closer to the barrier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 646148, member: 8530"] [b]Chinese Take-out[/b] Chapter 89, “The Drow’s Tale”, October 10, 1018, 8:00 A.M. She lands with the other, saying “Finder’s Band nearby.” They all get into the bag of holding, and she flies them back. Aradyn, Fiona, Lono and Mark exit the bag of holding, and are introduced to the members of Finder’s Band, as none of these four from the Silver Moon were part of the group that had visited Chunming. “There is one other, do not let his appearance alarm you,” Joel says, and opens the tent. Ailsheir exits, with Aradyn increasing his grip on his bow, and saying “You’d better just have a really deep tan.” Fiona exclaims “Why is there a drow with your group?” Ailsheir stares at Mark, saying “Would you please tell them who I am?” Everyone turns to the ranger. Mark says “He’s OK. He helped us in the Abyss.” Aradyn tells his fellow ranger “Speak up sooner next time, I almost plugged this guy.” Fiona says “I don’t care if Mark knows him, why is there a drow here, and your telling me he’s from the Abyss doesn’t exactly make me feel any more comfortable.” “He worked directly for Lolth” Mark answers. Both Fiona and Aradyn exchange glances, and their bodies visibly tense up. “Worked for Lolth?” the raven cries. Aradyn starts to slide his hand closer to his quiver of arrows. Jas says “Will you people calm down. This drow is directly responsible with saving the lives of your friends while they were in the Abyss.” Joel states “Yeah, hold on a minute. He’s no longer evil, Finder expunged that from him.” “Are you sure? That didn’t work so well the last time Finder tried it,” Fiona answers. The paladin Holly interjects “I’ve checked his alignment, and he is no longer evil. Why don’t you all just let him explain.” “OK, what’s your story?” Aradyn skeptically inquires. Looking towards Mark, Ailsheir says “The leader of the undead army, known as the Overlord, brought you and your friends to his city to destroy the devils. I knew that once you had completed what he needed he would betray and kill you all. I went directly to Finder Wyvernspur to have him monitor you and intervene when necessary.” “Why would you do that?” Fiona asks. The drow answers “My thought was that the demigod Finder, who draws most of his power from the Abyss, would then owe Lolth a favor. I figured she would appreciate a favor owed by him more than the deaths of a half-dozen adventurers. Unfortunately, she did not see it that way.” “So, what exactly happened?” asks Serita. Ailsheir replies “She was very angry that I had intervened to prevent the death of a Lawful Good High Priestess, your associate named Cassie-Andra. Lolth decided that I had betrayed the drow race. As she was contemplating my demise Finder then intervened, reiterating that she was owed a favor by him as a result of my actions. She decided to take immediate advantage of that, telling him of a mission for him and his followers to undertake. The mission was the retrieval of a religious artifact that was currently held by Lawful Evil devils in hell. Finder requested that I accompany him on this quest. She told Finder that if he wanted me, then I was forever his. Unbeknownst to both of us she also placed a curse upon me.” Joel interrupts “Finder then called our group to him, and the six of us then spent a week in Hell. We fought devils, dragons and fire elementals until me obtained this artifact. It was on this mission that Finder expunged Ailsheir of his evil, as the rest of us did not want to go into Hell with somebody we could not fully trust. We found the artifact and returned it to a drow church on another world. That was when Lolth’s ‘gift’ to Ailsheir became known.”. “Which was?” asks Fiona. Ailsheir replies “Whenever I am in the presence of other drow they instantly are given the knowledge that I have been branded by Lolth as a traitor to the race, and are compelled to kill myself and my companions.” “Yeah,” says Jas, “The fight that followed was rather stimulating. Thankfully Finder was able to gate us away before any of us were killed.” Ailsheir continues “Finder then tried to change my appearance, discovering the other part of her curse. My physical appearance cannot be magically altered, I will forever appear as a drow.” Joel continues “Finder then sent us here. He had to return to the Abyss for some unfinished business, and asked us to wait for you here to deliver a message.” “What message!” Serita states. Looking towards Mark, Joel says “First, Finder would like to greatly thank you and those who accompanied you to the Abyss for helping him. He clearly underestimated his ability to eliminate the evil that had consumed Mordenkainen, and due to the Anti-Magic sphere would not have been able to contact anyone outside of it. He is grateful for what you have done, and hopes that he can assist you at some point in the future.” Joel then gestures to the medallion that Mark is wearing, saying “And finally, he wanted you to know that in addition to forever Curing Disease, the medallion's other powers will work again under certain circumstances. They will function at their full 15th level ability, granting an armor class of –5, if you are ever again in the Abyss. At the two adjacent planes to the Abyss, the neutral evil Tarterus and chaotic neutral Pandemonium, they will function as 10th level ability and armor class of –2. They will also function at a weaker capacity, at 5th level ability and armor class of 1 on any plane, including this one, as long as evil from the Abyss is being drawn in your presence.” “Abyss evil?” Mark asks. Joel answers “Yes, if spells are being drawn from the abyss by a chaotic evil cleric or drow. Or in the presence of a creature from the Abyss such as a demon.” Mark thanks him for the information. Aradyn gestures to Ailsheir, saying “So, is he now a member of your team?” Joel looks to his party members, saying, and "I guess so. It really isn’t safe for him to travel alone.” Lono interjects “We’ve taken in worse. Do you want to go back with us Ailsheir?” Both Aradyn and Fiona immediately raise objections to this. Lono says “Oh come on guys, we’ve never had any admission standards? You just took in a four-armed part-minotaur, part-demon, and a whole entourage of animal people.” “We can discuss this later after the others arrive, we should get back to the barrier” Aradyn angrily states. Joel mentions that his team chased away a group of slavers two days earlier, to which the party thanks them. Serita tells Joel “The others are bringing with them maps and notes that the Zhentarim at the castle if those would be of any use to you.” Finder’s Band is very interested in this, as the Zhentarim is still active back on their home continent. They pack up their camp, to reestablish it closer to the barrier. [/QUOTE]
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