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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 271658" data-attributes="member: 5868"><p><strong>Chpt 3, cont.</strong></p><p></p><p>The next morning, spells and equipment prepared, the group headed out the north road into the forest to find the Gentry mansion. They had gone about a mile when they head the sounds of growling and shouting from the woods to their right. Curious, they entered the woods.</p><p></p><p><em>Well, what’d ye know. It’s Siegfried!</em> The druid of the white tiger stood at the middle of a clearing, being menaced by a boar and a snake. Both creatures had an unearthly air about them. The man was shouting at the animals:</p><p></p><p>“No, no! You have to listen to me! I called you! Stop that!”</p><p></p><p>“That looks like one of the board that attacked me the other day!” Wodyn said, and drawing his axe, he charged the creature. Belarn launched an arrow at the beast, while Nelum hid behind Olgar.</p><p></p><p>Olgar was torn. <em>Th’ druid already attacked us once. This may be a trick. He said ‘e summoned th’ creatures, an’ they attacked Wodyn yesterday. Wodyn’s a do-gooder, ‘e’ll ‘elp anyone who’s in a bind. ‘e may not see wha’ I think’s comin. Th’ enemy o’ me enemy … is likely still me enemy. Best not t’ leave live enemy behind ye, da’ used t’ say.</em> Olgar made up his mind, and charged forward.</p><p></p><p>Wodyn had successfully slain the boar with the help of Belarn’s arrows. The druid stepped back toward Wodyn, the snake following. The man had been bitten at least once, and was visibly weakened. He muttered some incantations, casting a spell which Olgar did not recognize, and then said “Stop” weakly, to no one in particular.</p><p></p><p>Olgar ran the man through with his sword. </p><p></p><p>Belarn dispatched the snake with another well-placed arrow, as Wodyn lowered his axe.</p><p></p><p>“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!” he screamed at the dwarf.</p><p></p><p>“Tha’ man’s not t’ be trusted – ‘e attacked us once before, an’ probably summoned those creatures. I think ‘twas a setup,” Olgar responded.</p><p></p><p>“He was being attacked by fiendish beasts!” Wodyn went on, “He needed our help! Killing him didn’t solve anything!”</p><p></p><p>“Well, by yer earlier logic, ‘e may o’ gone bad like ‘is grandfather. We may o’ prevented a problem down th’ road. An’ ‘e was already a demonstrated enemy. I’d not be waitin’ fer ‘im t’ stab us in th’ back later.” The dwarf shook his head. “We’ll likely find evidence when we gets t’ the mansion.”</p><p></p><p>Wodyn shook his head. “No. We’re going back to town. We must atone for this mistake. We must get this man raised.”</p><p></p><p>“Are ye daft, man? Where d’ye think ye’ll be getting ‘im raised? ‘N how’re we t’ be payin’ fer it? Kraig guided me sword, ‘n this one failed ‘is trial by combat. ‘E was guilty, I tell you.”</p><p></p><p>Nelum was busy looting the man’s body. He stood up, waving a wand around. “There’s one person in town that could probably raise this man,” he said, “and we could trade this to pay for it. It’s an unclean thing.”</p><p></p><p>Wodyn grabbed the wand from the man. It was a length of polished wood, carved with representations of animals all along its length. “We’ll go back and ask the high priest of Moloch to raise this man,” Wodyn insisted adamantly.</p><p></p><p>“Have ye lost yer mind, man?” Olgar asked incredulously, “ye weren’t too happy about workin’ fer tha’ priest before, ‘n now ye wants t’ go ask him this big favor, ‘n go raise this tiger-fancyin’ Siegfried? Ye take a blow t’ the ‘ead I didn’t see?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” Wodyn said flatly, gathering up the body and whistling for his mount.</p><p></p><p>“Well, think o’ this then,” Olgar persuaded, “we go on t’ th’ house, an’ iff’n we find evidence tha’ he’s innocent, we get ‘im raised. But if not, ye’ll not have t’ bow ‘n scrape t’ th’ priest o’ Moloch, an’ we kin leave ‘im dead.”</p><p></p><p>“We’ll ask him to speak with the dead first,” Wodyn said, “and that settles it.” He loaded the body into the back of his elk, and the group set off for town. Olgar drug his feet in protest the entire way.</p><p></p><p><em>Oh, don’ mind us, local townsfolk,</em> Olgar thought as they walked the cobblestone streets to the church of Moloch,<em> nothin’ t’ see ‘ere. We’re jus’ deliverin’ a body t’ the church o’ undeath. Ye’ll see ‘im again in a few days, walkin’ around as a zombie! Wodyn’s bein’ a foll, ‘e is. Even ‘twere it a mistake, me killin’ th’ man, taint no reason t’ be doublin’ it by deliverin’ th’ bodies t’ that lot.</em></p><p></p><p>They reached the church, and the high priest smiled when Wodyn explained his dilemma. The man in the black robes ushered them inside, having them lay the body on the altar. The priest scurried away, then came back later with a scroll.</p><p></p><p>“And what is this worth to you?” the priest asked Wodyn.</p><p></p><p>“Well, we found this on a dead body in our travels,” Wodyn said, taking out the holy symbol of Moloch that they had taken from the priest back in Aurora Falls. “We suspect it belongs to you. Consider its return payment for speaking with this man’s spirit.”</p><p></p><p>The priest looked suspicious. “Where did you say you got this?” he asked.</p><p></p><p>“Ah, we found it on a dead body in an underground temple in a nearby village,” Wodyn said. “The body was wearing robes like yours.”</p><p></p><p><em>Th’ big man’s a lousy liar, </em>Olgar thought,<em> I outta just say ‘Aye yer worship, we took it after th’ big man here axed yer predecessor’ an’ be done wit’ it.</em> But he remained silent.</p><p></p><p>The priest finally accepted the holy symbol, and began the an incantation from the scroll. The ghostly image of a young girl appeared above the druid’s body, intoning “You have eight questions.”</p><p></p><p>Wodyn took charge. “Are you the spirit of this man?” he asked.</p><p></p><p>“No.” the child-ghost replied.</p><p></p><p>“Do you speak for him?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes.”</p><p></p><p>“Does he wish to be returned to the living?”</p><p></p><p>“No.”</p><p></p><p>“Why not?”</p><p></p><p>“It is an abomination, a violation of the circle of life.”</p><p></p><p><em>Guess we won’t be doin’ any tradin’ after all,</em> Olgar thought smugly.</p><p></p><p>Wodyn continued. “Is this man responsible for the infernal beasts in the forest?”</p><p></p><p>“No,” the spirit replied.</p><p></p><p>“Is he related to Old Man Gentry?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes.”</p><p></p><p>“Is the Gentry bloodline responsible for the problems?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, and no.”</p><p></p><p><em>Is Wodyn a big nancy-boy? </em> Olgar thought, and suppressed a giggle.</p><p></p><p>“Last question,” Nelum warned.</p><p></p><p>“Where is the source of the evil?” Wodyn asked finally.</p><p></p><p>“The center of the forest,” the spirit replied. It nodded toward the high priest, saying “I’ll see you later,” and disappeared.</p><p></p><p>“See, Olgar,” Wodyn said, “there’s nothing at the house that’s responsible. The evil is in the forest. I’ll bet the druid was trying to stop it. We must go purge the forest of this evil.” He turned to the priest. “Thank you for your assistance. Well take the body to give it a proper burial.”</p><p></p><p>“No, we can handle that for you,” the priest replied. Wodyn tried to stare the man down, but backed down himself. The group departed empty-handed.</p><p></p><p>“Well, we’ll be seein’ that body again,” Olgar said cheerfully, once they were outside.</p><p></p><p>“Shut up,” Wodyn replied. “We’re going back to the forest. Now.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 271658, member: 5868"] [b]Chpt 3, cont.[/b] The next morning, spells and equipment prepared, the group headed out the north road into the forest to find the Gentry mansion. They had gone about a mile when they head the sounds of growling and shouting from the woods to their right. Curious, they entered the woods. [i]Well, what’d ye know. It’s Siegfried![/i] The druid of the white tiger stood at the middle of a clearing, being menaced by a boar and a snake. Both creatures had an unearthly air about them. The man was shouting at the animals: “No, no! You have to listen to me! I called you! Stop that!” “That looks like one of the board that attacked me the other day!” Wodyn said, and drawing his axe, he charged the creature. Belarn launched an arrow at the beast, while Nelum hid behind Olgar. Olgar was torn. [i]Th’ druid already attacked us once. This may be a trick. He said ‘e summoned th’ creatures, an’ they attacked Wodyn yesterday. Wodyn’s a do-gooder, ‘e’ll ‘elp anyone who’s in a bind. ‘e may not see wha’ I think’s comin. Th’ enemy o’ me enemy … is likely still me enemy. Best not t’ leave live enemy behind ye, da’ used t’ say.[/i] Olgar made up his mind, and charged forward. Wodyn had successfully slain the boar with the help of Belarn’s arrows. The druid stepped back toward Wodyn, the snake following. The man had been bitten at least once, and was visibly weakened. He muttered some incantations, casting a spell which Olgar did not recognize, and then said “Stop” weakly, to no one in particular. Olgar ran the man through with his sword. Belarn dispatched the snake with another well-placed arrow, as Wodyn lowered his axe. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING!” he screamed at the dwarf. “Tha’ man’s not t’ be trusted – ‘e attacked us once before, an’ probably summoned those creatures. I think ‘twas a setup,” Olgar responded. “He was being attacked by fiendish beasts!” Wodyn went on, “He needed our help! Killing him didn’t solve anything!” “Well, by yer earlier logic, ‘e may o’ gone bad like ‘is grandfather. We may o’ prevented a problem down th’ road. An’ ‘e was already a demonstrated enemy. I’d not be waitin’ fer ‘im t’ stab us in th’ back later.” The dwarf shook his head. “We’ll likely find evidence when we gets t’ the mansion.” Wodyn shook his head. “No. We’re going back to town. We must atone for this mistake. We must get this man raised.” “Are ye daft, man? Where d’ye think ye’ll be getting ‘im raised? ‘N how’re we t’ be payin’ fer it? Kraig guided me sword, ‘n this one failed ‘is trial by combat. ‘E was guilty, I tell you.” Nelum was busy looting the man’s body. He stood up, waving a wand around. “There’s one person in town that could probably raise this man,” he said, “and we could trade this to pay for it. It’s an unclean thing.” Wodyn grabbed the wand from the man. It was a length of polished wood, carved with representations of animals all along its length. “We’ll go back and ask the high priest of Moloch to raise this man,” Wodyn insisted adamantly. “Have ye lost yer mind, man?” Olgar asked incredulously, “ye weren’t too happy about workin’ fer tha’ priest before, ‘n now ye wants t’ go ask him this big favor, ‘n go raise this tiger-fancyin’ Siegfried? Ye take a blow t’ the ‘ead I didn’t see?” “Yes,” Wodyn said flatly, gathering up the body and whistling for his mount. “Well, think o’ this then,” Olgar persuaded, “we go on t’ th’ house, an’ iff’n we find evidence tha’ he’s innocent, we get ‘im raised. But if not, ye’ll not have t’ bow ‘n scrape t’ th’ priest o’ Moloch, an’ we kin leave ‘im dead.” “We’ll ask him to speak with the dead first,” Wodyn said, “and that settles it.” He loaded the body into the back of his elk, and the group set off for town. Olgar drug his feet in protest the entire way. [i]Oh, don’ mind us, local townsfolk,[/i] Olgar thought as they walked the cobblestone streets to the church of Moloch,[i] nothin’ t’ see ‘ere. We’re jus’ deliverin’ a body t’ the church o’ undeath. Ye’ll see ‘im again in a few days, walkin’ around as a zombie! Wodyn’s bein’ a foll, ‘e is. Even ‘twere it a mistake, me killin’ th’ man, taint no reason t’ be doublin’ it by deliverin’ th’ bodies t’ that lot.[/i] They reached the church, and the high priest smiled when Wodyn explained his dilemma. The man in the black robes ushered them inside, having them lay the body on the altar. The priest scurried away, then came back later with a scroll. “And what is this worth to you?” the priest asked Wodyn. “Well, we found this on a dead body in our travels,” Wodyn said, taking out the holy symbol of Moloch that they had taken from the priest back in Aurora Falls. “We suspect it belongs to you. Consider its return payment for speaking with this man’s spirit.” The priest looked suspicious. “Where did you say you got this?” he asked. “Ah, we found it on a dead body in an underground temple in a nearby village,” Wodyn said. “The body was wearing robes like yours.” [i]Th’ big man’s a lousy liar, [/i]Olgar thought,[i] I outta just say ‘Aye yer worship, we took it after th’ big man here axed yer predecessor’ an’ be done wit’ it.[/i] But he remained silent. The priest finally accepted the holy symbol, and began the an incantation from the scroll. The ghostly image of a young girl appeared above the druid’s body, intoning “You have eight questions.” Wodyn took charge. “Are you the spirit of this man?” he asked. “No.” the child-ghost replied. “Do you speak for him?” “Yes.” “Does he wish to be returned to the living?” “No.” “Why not?” “It is an abomination, a violation of the circle of life.” [i]Guess we won’t be doin’ any tradin’ after all,[/i] Olgar thought smugly. Wodyn continued. “Is this man responsible for the infernal beasts in the forest?” “No,” the spirit replied. “Is he related to Old Man Gentry?” “Yes.” “Is the Gentry bloodline responsible for the problems?” “Yes, and no.” [i]Is Wodyn a big nancy-boy? [/i] Olgar thought, and suppressed a giggle. “Last question,” Nelum warned. “Where is the source of the evil?” Wodyn asked finally. “The center of the forest,” the spirit replied. It nodded toward the high priest, saying “I’ll see you later,” and disappeared. “See, Olgar,” Wodyn said, “there’s nothing at the house that’s responsible. The evil is in the forest. I’ll bet the druid was trying to stop it. We must go purge the forest of this evil.” He turned to the priest. “Thank you for your assistance. Well take the body to give it a proper burial.” “No, we can handle that for you,” the priest replied. Wodyn tried to stare the man down, but backed down himself. The group departed empty-handed. “Well, we’ll be seein’ that body again,” Olgar said cheerfully, once they were outside. “Shut up,” Wodyn replied. “We’re going back to the forest. Now.” [/QUOTE]
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