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<blockquote data-quote="Zora" data-source="post: 2893902" data-attributes="member: 30156"><p><strong>Journal entry 6/2/06</strong></p><p></p><p>Oh Pepa,</p><p></p><p>What am I doing? I'm coming to some sort of crossroads where I wonder if my path in life is the correct one.</p><p></p><p>After the events of today, I have to wonder if I should continue...</p><p></p><p>Before setting off to storm the Keep, Nekaya argued that we should look at the package to determine what to do with it. I couldn't believe my ears! This is a person who upholds virtue, honesty, and morality and her best reasoning for looking is that Gadron didn't tell us we couldn't. I felt we were honorbound to deliver the package regardless of what was in it since we made a promise to do so. Seeing that I was on the opposite end of yet another argument, I walked away to calm myself down before the upcoming siege.</p><p></p><p>After much deliberation, we decided upon a plan for the assault on Brimstone Keep. Myself and the goblin, Pakkin, would attempt to fly in on the tattered magic carpet to assault and take the gatehouse, whilst my friends and the DragonFire Guild would gain entrance along the side, through a side door on one of the towers. The purpose being that Pakkin and myself would hold the gatehouse, drawing their attention to us, whilst keeping the gate and porcullis' open for any escape or retreat we might need. This would allow the rest to enter fairly unobtrusively and split up; the DragonFire Guild going to facilitate Kal's rescue whilst my companions went to challenge the rulers of the Keep and keeping them busy if not getting rid of them.</p><p></p><p>As you've said many times before, "Any plan goes to frell once implemented." You couldn't have been more right. You've always told me to keep alternate ideas in mind, for just such inevitabilities. </p><p></p><p>I never could have anticipated dying.</p><p></p><p>On your deathbed, I remember you saying that "Very few are ready when their time comes. Live life the way YOU want to." I have been given serious reason to think about leaving and going back to Camber.</p><p></p><p>Everything was going smoothly, Pakkin and I riding the carpet high into the night fog, coming down directly over the opening down the stairs onto the path to the gatehouse. The carpet made it long enough to get us just over the stair opening before ripping in twain and depositing us onto the stairs. I hit the ground running, making it down fast enough to surprise the guard in the gatehouse as the alarm sounded. Unfortunately, he made me pause just long enough that the wizard behind him cast some sort of paralyzing spell upon me, giving the guard a chance to slit my throat.</p><p></p><p>Pakkin, directly behind me, managed to dump a healing drought on my neck as he ran by towards the mage. I could feel the life flowing out of me while helpless to do anything. The healing drought managed to prevent what would have been my certain doom. I owe Pakkin my life. </p><p></p><p>I'm terribly sorry Grandfather, but I'm not ready for the Great Halls just yet. As much as I would like to see you again, there's still so much I want to do.</p><p></p><p>I managed at that time to shake off the paralysis, but was terribly weakened by the loss of so much blood. The wizard then managed to sap yet more of my strength with another of his spells as Pakkin made his way towards him. What started out being a chance for Pakkin and I to work together ended up with Pakkin trying to get rid of the wizard by himself. He called for help a couple of times, but I was so weak I could not even get past the lone guard in front of me. I desperately wanted to help him but could not. I am so ashamed. I summoned up all of my anger and frustration to wash over me and help me, but it did little to alleviate it. Liadan then arrived with others after having come up the levels of the tower to the gatehouse level. She said some prayer to Lathander and all of my exhaustion and weakness went away.</p><p></p><p>Pakkin rid us of the wizard at that time, and I pulled the immovable Rod I borrowed from Liadan and told Pakkin where to go into the machineworks to make it unworkable. We then proceeded out the other side of the gatehouse towards the temple, where we will attempt to dispatch the priestess of Bane residing there. Some more guards attempted to block our progress, but the adamantine handaxe I took from that guard captain a day ago made fairly short work of one of their shields and a sword. </p><p></p><p>We can hear praying inside the temple, as I wield the handaxe to carve a way through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zora, post: 2893902, member: 30156"] [b]Journal entry 6/2/06[/b] Oh Pepa, What am I doing? I'm coming to some sort of crossroads where I wonder if my path in life is the correct one. After the events of today, I have to wonder if I should continue... Before setting off to storm the Keep, Nekaya argued that we should look at the package to determine what to do with it. I couldn't believe my ears! This is a person who upholds virtue, honesty, and morality and her best reasoning for looking is that Gadron didn't tell us we couldn't. I felt we were honorbound to deliver the package regardless of what was in it since we made a promise to do so. Seeing that I was on the opposite end of yet another argument, I walked away to calm myself down before the upcoming siege. After much deliberation, we decided upon a plan for the assault on Brimstone Keep. Myself and the goblin, Pakkin, would attempt to fly in on the tattered magic carpet to assault and take the gatehouse, whilst my friends and the DragonFire Guild would gain entrance along the side, through a side door on one of the towers. The purpose being that Pakkin and myself would hold the gatehouse, drawing their attention to us, whilst keeping the gate and porcullis' open for any escape or retreat we might need. This would allow the rest to enter fairly unobtrusively and split up; the DragonFire Guild going to facilitate Kal's rescue whilst my companions went to challenge the rulers of the Keep and keeping them busy if not getting rid of them. As you've said many times before, "Any plan goes to frell once implemented." You couldn't have been more right. You've always told me to keep alternate ideas in mind, for just such inevitabilities. I never could have anticipated dying. On your deathbed, I remember you saying that "Very few are ready when their time comes. Live life the way YOU want to." I have been given serious reason to think about leaving and going back to Camber. Everything was going smoothly, Pakkin and I riding the carpet high into the night fog, coming down directly over the opening down the stairs onto the path to the gatehouse. The carpet made it long enough to get us just over the stair opening before ripping in twain and depositing us onto the stairs. I hit the ground running, making it down fast enough to surprise the guard in the gatehouse as the alarm sounded. Unfortunately, he made me pause just long enough that the wizard behind him cast some sort of paralyzing spell upon me, giving the guard a chance to slit my throat. Pakkin, directly behind me, managed to dump a healing drought on my neck as he ran by towards the mage. I could feel the life flowing out of me while helpless to do anything. The healing drought managed to prevent what would have been my certain doom. I owe Pakkin my life. I'm terribly sorry Grandfather, but I'm not ready for the Great Halls just yet. As much as I would like to see you again, there's still so much I want to do. I managed at that time to shake off the paralysis, but was terribly weakened by the loss of so much blood. The wizard then managed to sap yet more of my strength with another of his spells as Pakkin made his way towards him. What started out being a chance for Pakkin and I to work together ended up with Pakkin trying to get rid of the wizard by himself. He called for help a couple of times, but I was so weak I could not even get past the lone guard in front of me. I desperately wanted to help him but could not. I am so ashamed. I summoned up all of my anger and frustration to wash over me and help me, but it did little to alleviate it. Liadan then arrived with others after having come up the levels of the tower to the gatehouse level. She said some prayer to Lathander and all of my exhaustion and weakness went away. Pakkin rid us of the wizard at that time, and I pulled the immovable Rod I borrowed from Liadan and told Pakkin where to go into the machineworks to make it unworkable. We then proceeded out the other side of the gatehouse towards the temple, where we will attempt to dispatch the priestess of Bane residing there. Some more guards attempted to block our progress, but the adamantine handaxe I took from that guard captain a day ago made fairly short work of one of their shields and a sword. We can hear praying inside the temple, as I wield the handaxe to carve a way through. [/QUOTE]
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