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<blockquote data-quote="Hedrin" data-source="post: 2273105" data-attributes="member: 31867"><p><strong>Liadan's Journal 4</strong></p><p></p><p>Liadan's Journal (03/08/2003) </p><p> </p><p> We left the scene of our battle and made camp at the base of the mountain. The party seemed dull and subdued until Covenant announced that he would be telling us of our mission here. That raised the spirits of the company some. </p><p> </p><p> Sitting down to eat lunch after the morning's fight was odd to say the least. Everything seemed so normal. I even surprised myself at how fast I seemed to be getting over things as I was enormously hungry. I half expected to be queasy for the rest of the afternoon. </p><p> </p><p> We are to recover an artifact that will be instrumental in stopping a great evil. The details on exactly what evil and precisely how it will be stopped are still a little vague, but it involves a blade called "The Sword of the Dreadnaught". Our mission here it to meet a mage who has an item that can be used to trade with a dragon for a magic glove called "The Gauntlet of Dawn" without which the sword cannot be held. </p><p> </p><p> After lunch I walked around the camp with Covenant talking about the day's events. I may have been disappointed at my performance with the portal, but Covenant says he wasn't. That might just be a pep talk however, so I still don't know. Hopefully if it comes up again, I will do better. Then I admitted to my sickness after the battle. I wanted to steer the conversation towards finding out why he provoked the fight, but he fell into a rare mood and told me the tale of his first blooding. I was so entranced at this story of his early life, I never got around to asking my questions. I wonder if that was his purpose? </p><p> </p><p> Later I tried to engage Chosen in a conversation, but without much luck. He was very off-putting and made me feel I was putting my nose in where it wasn't wanted. I tried to find out some more about Brandle, but Chosen scared me somewhat and I beat a hasty and awkward retreat. To be truthful, it was more of a rout than a retreat. </p><p> </p><p> I worked a little with Shadowcast, trying to train her. She's a sweet little thing compared to the other brute I have to work with! Of course I'm not training him, if anything, I think he's training me!!!! </p><p> </p><p> Yeah, training me to hate war horses. </p><p> </p><p> More weapons practice and more scripture. Some at the same time! Well, I'm off to bed to get some sleep before my watch. (Why middle watch, why!!!) Hopefully this mage we are here to visit will arrive soon and we can start off towards the dragon. </p><p> </p><p>* * * * * * * *</p><p> </p><p> Saw some lights on the mountain during my watch, but they were a long way up, ever further than the temple itself. Nothing else of interest during the evening. </p><p> </p><p> I wrote a note to Auntie Skya after Covenant told us that Chosen would be taking Brandle's body back to Suzail. After I had left home after that last visit, I wished that I had sent her one. This was too good a chance to pass up. In the letter I asked Auntie Skya to give the bearer a drink on me if she would. I don't think she whould mind that too much. Funny thing is that Chosen thinks he's been to the Pounded Shield and that Uncle Boris might have even thrown him out once! Hmm. Small world. </p><p> </p><p> I thanked her again for the armor and told her about what Covenant is teaching me and that we're off on this quest of his. Last night Covenant told me it was OK if I told her where we were, but I didn't do it and left it more nebulous about our actual location. I told her we might also see a dragon on the way, but asked her not to tell mom that, as mom would only worry. </p><p> </p><p> After breakfast a smoke snake arrived in the middle of camp. Several of us were alarmed and stood ready, but it turned out to be this mage we were waiting for. He showed us the glow stone and it sure was pretty! How a race that lives underground could capture the sun in amber I'll never understand. People were worried about what an Abyssal Dragon would do with an item of such power. Gadron the mage told Covenant that he had some things the dragon might want more than the stone, and that he wanted it himeself, so they went off by themselves and talked about this powerful artifact and possibly trading for it. Later they called Jastra over and she started reciting something in a low voice and even though I couldn't make it out, it sounded kinda creepy. </p><p> </p><p> I was talking to Fallon while this was happening, and he kept just grunting replies to my comments. It took me a second, but I realized that he wasn't paying any attention to me, but was reading her lips! I elbowed him and got him to start translating for me too. Something about somebody dying, but it was over after not much more than that, so I still didn't learn much. </p><p> </p><p> Covenant, looking even more serious than when we first met, walked over to where most of us were standing. Standing and trying not to look like we were watching them, which we all were doing. He asked me to take my friends back to the ruins to try and find out what Nethimil might have been going there for. I stood there in shock and hurt. Obviously the "grown-ups" were going to talk and were sending the kids away on a trivial errand. Even Telemnar was asked to go, apparently just Covenant's old group was staying. I tried not to look hurt but before I knew it, I blurted out the comment that I just couldn't hold back. "Aren't we a part of this group now too?" </p><p> </p><p> He looked pained a little, but explained that he had information that he was bound by the church not to tell us and needed to be able to speak freely. I could tell that Phaele was even more mad than I was, but we went anyway... </p><p> </p><p> On a stupid time wasting errand that wasn't important fifteen minutes ago. *SIGH* </p><p> </p><p> When we got back to the ruins I suggested that Fallon and I scout the upper level out while the rest of the group stayed back here and look around. I was hoping we might be able to see something from a higher vantage that wasn't obvious from ground level.Fallon kept playing silly buggers with trying to be very quiet and sneaky in the rubble. I'm not sure, but I think he was trying to impress me or something. </p><p> </p><p> At one point I looked back down and saw everybody staring at Rock who was creeping through the rubble toward where we buried the bodies yesterday and I could see he was about to be jumped by a couple of goblins that were in the reopened graves. I stood there in a moment of indecision. Do I yell and alert Rock to the others in the graves? If I did that, I would alert the ones Rock was sneaking up on. Anyway before I could act, he attacked making it a moot point. </p><p> </p><p> I ran full out back towards the others, but before I could get there, I noticed a group of really big goblins (later it turned out they were small orcs!) lurking nearby. Figuring Rock could take care of a couple of small goblins on his own, I veered off to the big guys. Well they saw me coming and one ran out to meet me. His charge caught me a little by surprise and he got a good shot to my ribs with his axe. I thanked Auntie Skya mentally for her wonderful armor. I was hurt, but not dead. I swung my mace back at him and was satisfied to hear ribs crack with the hit. By then Fallon had circled around and was angling to come in behind him. Telemnar ran up and stuck the big guy with his longsword. Looking a little worried, the big guy took one last half hearted swipe at me and started to retreat. He didn't get far. </p><p> </p><p> Down with the other group, I could hear magic spells all around and screams of goblins. I didn't hear Rock yelling like he usually does and that worried me a bit, but I didn't have time to worry for long. More big guys came around the rubble and advanced on us. Fallon at one point climbed to the top of a bit of rubble and jumped down on the guy I was fighting and finished him off. It was really flashy and Fallon looked very pleased, that is until another guy advanced and cut him pretty badly. Suddenly he didn't look like he was having much fun anymore. </p><p> </p><p> We dispatched our group after a little while and I started to run over to where I could see Sandrue and Phaele were fighting a smoking goblin. I figure one or the other must have set him alight with a spell. Before I could get there he was finished and I started over to where Erim and Rock were fighting a group of goblins. Between the three of us we finished them off pretty quickly and coup-de-graced the ones coming out of Erim's magic sleep. When everything was over suddenly Rock punched Erim and down the elf went. Rock was pissed at Erim for something but I couldn't figure out why, but then again, he's usually pissed at something! I used Lathander's renewal to do what healing I could on myself and others, but it wasn't enough to get us all back to full health. Fallon acted odd when I healed him, apparently he says it tickles him when he gets healed. I wonder if it is different for everybody? To me it always feels like warm sunlight on my wound. </p><p> </p><p> We talked about it and decided that there might be more green fellows waiting for us out there and that we had probably been away from the camp long enough for their talk. If I know Covenant, he'll have gotten his way. </p><p> </p><p> We saddled up and started out. That was when the ground opened up under Erim and Sandrue. Their mounts leapt forward and away, but unfortunately they didn't. Sandrue caught the rim of the pit and was able to pull himself up before he fell. Erim muttered a quick spell and floated gently to the ground. </p><p> </p><p> We have uncovered a hallway lit by a soft glowing light. Question is do we go back or do we investigate? </p><p> </p><p> I hate choices like this!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hedrin, post: 2273105, member: 31867"] [b]Liadan's Journal 4[/b] Liadan's Journal (03/08/2003) We left the scene of our battle and made camp at the base of the mountain. The party seemed dull and subdued until Covenant announced that he would be telling us of our mission here. That raised the spirits of the company some. Sitting down to eat lunch after the morning's fight was odd to say the least. Everything seemed so normal. I even surprised myself at how fast I seemed to be getting over things as I was enormously hungry. I half expected to be queasy for the rest of the afternoon. We are to recover an artifact that will be instrumental in stopping a great evil. The details on exactly what evil and precisely how it will be stopped are still a little vague, but it involves a blade called "The Sword of the Dreadnaught". Our mission here it to meet a mage who has an item that can be used to trade with a dragon for a magic glove called "The Gauntlet of Dawn" without which the sword cannot be held. After lunch I walked around the camp with Covenant talking about the day's events. I may have been disappointed at my performance with the portal, but Covenant says he wasn't. That might just be a pep talk however, so I still don't know. Hopefully if it comes up again, I will do better. Then I admitted to my sickness after the battle. I wanted to steer the conversation towards finding out why he provoked the fight, but he fell into a rare mood and told me the tale of his first blooding. I was so entranced at this story of his early life, I never got around to asking my questions. I wonder if that was his purpose? Later I tried to engage Chosen in a conversation, but without much luck. He was very off-putting and made me feel I was putting my nose in where it wasn't wanted. I tried to find out some more about Brandle, but Chosen scared me somewhat and I beat a hasty and awkward retreat. To be truthful, it was more of a rout than a retreat. I worked a little with Shadowcast, trying to train her. She's a sweet little thing compared to the other brute I have to work with! Of course I'm not training him, if anything, I think he's training me!!!! Yeah, training me to hate war horses. More weapons practice and more scripture. Some at the same time! Well, I'm off to bed to get some sleep before my watch. (Why middle watch, why!!!) Hopefully this mage we are here to visit will arrive soon and we can start off towards the dragon. * * * * * * * * Saw some lights on the mountain during my watch, but they were a long way up, ever further than the temple itself. Nothing else of interest during the evening. I wrote a note to Auntie Skya after Covenant told us that Chosen would be taking Brandle's body back to Suzail. After I had left home after that last visit, I wished that I had sent her one. This was too good a chance to pass up. In the letter I asked Auntie Skya to give the bearer a drink on me if she would. I don't think she whould mind that too much. Funny thing is that Chosen thinks he's been to the Pounded Shield and that Uncle Boris might have even thrown him out once! Hmm. Small world. I thanked her again for the armor and told her about what Covenant is teaching me and that we're off on this quest of his. Last night Covenant told me it was OK if I told her where we were, but I didn't do it and left it more nebulous about our actual location. I told her we might also see a dragon on the way, but asked her not to tell mom that, as mom would only worry. After breakfast a smoke snake arrived in the middle of camp. Several of us were alarmed and stood ready, but it turned out to be this mage we were waiting for. He showed us the glow stone and it sure was pretty! How a race that lives underground could capture the sun in amber I'll never understand. People were worried about what an Abyssal Dragon would do with an item of such power. Gadron the mage told Covenant that he had some things the dragon might want more than the stone, and that he wanted it himeself, so they went off by themselves and talked about this powerful artifact and possibly trading for it. Later they called Jastra over and she started reciting something in a low voice and even though I couldn't make it out, it sounded kinda creepy. I was talking to Fallon while this was happening, and he kept just grunting replies to my comments. It took me a second, but I realized that he wasn't paying any attention to me, but was reading her lips! I elbowed him and got him to start translating for me too. Something about somebody dying, but it was over after not much more than that, so I still didn't learn much. Covenant, looking even more serious than when we first met, walked over to where most of us were standing. Standing and trying not to look like we were watching them, which we all were doing. He asked me to take my friends back to the ruins to try and find out what Nethimil might have been going there for. I stood there in shock and hurt. Obviously the "grown-ups" were going to talk and were sending the kids away on a trivial errand. Even Telemnar was asked to go, apparently just Covenant's old group was staying. I tried not to look hurt but before I knew it, I blurted out the comment that I just couldn't hold back. "Aren't we a part of this group now too?" He looked pained a little, but explained that he had information that he was bound by the church not to tell us and needed to be able to speak freely. I could tell that Phaele was even more mad than I was, but we went anyway... On a stupid time wasting errand that wasn't important fifteen minutes ago. *SIGH* When we got back to the ruins I suggested that Fallon and I scout the upper level out while the rest of the group stayed back here and look around. I was hoping we might be able to see something from a higher vantage that wasn't obvious from ground level.Fallon kept playing silly buggers with trying to be very quiet and sneaky in the rubble. I'm not sure, but I think he was trying to impress me or something. At one point I looked back down and saw everybody staring at Rock who was creeping through the rubble toward where we buried the bodies yesterday and I could see he was about to be jumped by a couple of goblins that were in the reopened graves. I stood there in a moment of indecision. Do I yell and alert Rock to the others in the graves? If I did that, I would alert the ones Rock was sneaking up on. Anyway before I could act, he attacked making it a moot point. I ran full out back towards the others, but before I could get there, I noticed a group of really big goblins (later it turned out they were small orcs!) lurking nearby. Figuring Rock could take care of a couple of small goblins on his own, I veered off to the big guys. Well they saw me coming and one ran out to meet me. His charge caught me a little by surprise and he got a good shot to my ribs with his axe. I thanked Auntie Skya mentally for her wonderful armor. I was hurt, but not dead. I swung my mace back at him and was satisfied to hear ribs crack with the hit. By then Fallon had circled around and was angling to come in behind him. Telemnar ran up and stuck the big guy with his longsword. Looking a little worried, the big guy took one last half hearted swipe at me and started to retreat. He didn't get far. Down with the other group, I could hear magic spells all around and screams of goblins. I didn't hear Rock yelling like he usually does and that worried me a bit, but I didn't have time to worry for long. More big guys came around the rubble and advanced on us. Fallon at one point climbed to the top of a bit of rubble and jumped down on the guy I was fighting and finished him off. It was really flashy and Fallon looked very pleased, that is until another guy advanced and cut him pretty badly. Suddenly he didn't look like he was having much fun anymore. We dispatched our group after a little while and I started to run over to where I could see Sandrue and Phaele were fighting a smoking goblin. I figure one or the other must have set him alight with a spell. Before I could get there he was finished and I started over to where Erim and Rock were fighting a group of goblins. Between the three of us we finished them off pretty quickly and coup-de-graced the ones coming out of Erim's magic sleep. When everything was over suddenly Rock punched Erim and down the elf went. Rock was pissed at Erim for something but I couldn't figure out why, but then again, he's usually pissed at something! I used Lathander's renewal to do what healing I could on myself and others, but it wasn't enough to get us all back to full health. Fallon acted odd when I healed him, apparently he says it tickles him when he gets healed. I wonder if it is different for everybody? To me it always feels like warm sunlight on my wound. We talked about it and decided that there might be more green fellows waiting for us out there and that we had probably been away from the camp long enough for their talk. If I know Covenant, he'll have gotten his way. We saddled up and started out. That was when the ground opened up under Erim and Sandrue. Their mounts leapt forward and away, but unfortunately they didn't. Sandrue caught the rim of the pit and was able to pull himself up before he fell. Erim muttered a quick spell and floated gently to the ground. We have uncovered a hallway lit by a soft glowing light. Question is do we go back or do we investigate? I hate choices like this!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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