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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3112079" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Observations & Musings of Dalia Sunrule, letters 5 & 6</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Letter 5</strong></p><p></p><p>We met in a different part of the city at the Iron Gate at Myriad Tower to see who might employ us.</p><p></p><p>It was some botanist who claims he was from the Dark Lanterns. As a test, we had to find his </p><p>basilisk in and amongst all the plants and topiaries and capture it. Damaged was fine, but not dead. </p><p></p><p>Sounds like a waste of time to me.</p><p></p><p>Artemis and the rest headed around one way, tromping around enough to wake the dead ancestors the elves worship. I smartly decided to go the other way, moving invisibly on the wall, up about 20' to get a better vantage point, careful to not look to closely at anything, in case the basilisk was </p><p>there.</p><p></p><p>As soon as I saw some movement, I cast Glitterdust into the area to prevent the beast from hiding from us. And if I happened to catch some of my companions in it, all the better for me to see them so they won't be caught in any of my other spells.</p><p></p><p>In the end, Artemis, Xil and myself were turned to stone. I fell from the wall and luckily landed on </p><p>some topiary to break my fall and not me. I took all the precautions, yet something went wrong.</p><p></p><p>I'll need to research that.</p><p></p><p>After proving we could capture it, our contact told us the job.</p><p></p><p>We're looking for a rogue member of the Dark Lanterns by the name of Lukan Stellos. Seems at the same time a magical sword was stolen from the DLs vault. We've been offered compensation </p><p>for returning Lukan dead or alive. Worth more alive, of course. We've also been offered monies to retrieve the sword. By the way he upped the compensation on the sword, I'm guessing it's pretty valuable. It goes by the name Black Razor. Means nothing to me, but does to somebody, I'm sure.</p><p></p><p>Seems they have a tip that Lukan's heading to Trolimport. He took a very conspicuous looking black coach with him. Lukan is reportedly a master of disguise and deception. </p><p></p><p>This should be fun.</p><p></p><p>Along the way, my companions and I ask whether anyone's seem him or not. Supposedly, an elven woman was through here looking for him also. Another account has him with a female human with flowing red hair. Not all we hear can be trusted.</p><p></p><p>We've asked a local woodsmen on the way to take us through the forest, to gain ground on Lukan and the coach. We found some ogres that ambushed us. Not too much of a threat, but we lost a horse. Grinner's, and he wasn't happy about it. At least he showed some smarts and let the ogres have it. Smart man.</p><p></p><p>More as I learn it.</p><p>_______________________________________________</p><p><strong>Letter 6</strong></p><p></p><p>We made it through the forest to the other side. After we emerged, we</p><p>see the black coach ahead of us</p><p>on its way to the bridge.</p><p></p><p>After using Clairvoyance to confirm it was probably Lukan, we rode to</p><p>catch up to it. On our way, another</p><p>rider burst forth from the trees between us and the coach. During our</p><p>pursuit, we say some lightning and</p><p>magic missiles topple the rider from their horse. We found out later it</p><p>was the female half-orc we'd heard</p><p>had been asking around about Lukan. Her name is Kuralaa. I determined</p><p>from her thoughts that she was</p><p>hired by somebody from Aundair.</p><p></p><p>Just before we managed to catch the coach, an entire pack of wolves</p><p>stepped onto the road to block our</p><p>path. Figuring they were probably summoned, I encouraged Xil to run</p><p>them down. My mistake was riding</p><p>with Xil, as changelings have a tendency to want to run and hide when</p><p>there's action. As he made to bolt</p><p>from the path, I leapt from the saddle and cast Expeditious Retreat to</p><p>help me move quicker. I was already</p><p>invisible, as I didn't want to make our mount a bigger target if it</p><p>showed 2 riders instead of one.</p><p></p><p>Like they say, don't put all your gems in one purse.</p><p></p><p>I ran through the wolves so fast they hardly had a chance to snap at me</p><p>as they caught my scent. I stopped</p><p>just shy of Lukan and the red-haired woman he was with. I remained</p><p>silent and simply watched to see what</p><p>they would do. Lukan said something about Trolanport and Krell and</p><p>meeting up, things we had already heard</p><p>or suspected. Then he disappeared. No obvious spell, which causes me</p><p>concern.</p><p></p><p>I stepped to the side as the woman cast a spell at my companions.</p><p>Caelen was trapped fighting off the wolves,</p><p>Artemis was in the back slinging lightning -have to watch out for that-,</p><p>while Grinner was shooting his crossbow</p><p>and Xil was nowhere to be seen. Luckily I had Message going so could</p><p>let them know what was happening.</p><p></p><p>The woman attempted to cast Fireball, which would have been terribly</p><p>deadly for my companions, so I countered</p><p>it, giving away my position, a scant 15 feet away. She cast a swift Fly</p><p>spell and took off. I almost got her to halt,</p><p>but she resisted. With my quickened movement, I managed to catch her on</p><p>the dilapidated bridge and attempted</p><p>to render her witless, but the spell was not as efficacious as I would</p><p>have liked. She Dimension Leapt away out</p><p>of the darkness she had cast, and I lost her.</p><p></p><p>We're not done with each other yet, I can feel it.</p><p></p><p>We investigated the black coach, and found a coffin in it...confirming</p><p>my suspicion that he is indeed an undead.</p><p>When I saw him briefly, he had fangs, very pale skin and red lips. I</p><p>know he's a master of disguise, but that seems</p><p>a little overboard for a disguise.</p><p></p><p>We headed towards Trolanport and found that on the way, Lukan and his</p><p>accomplice had stolen a cart and a coffin</p><p>for him to sleep in. Again, I believe there's a good chance he's</p><p>vampiric now. With the information we found out</p><p>regarding Krell and Aundair, we found in Trolanport that the Aundarian</p><p>embassy is holding a diplomatic function</p><p>that night. We decided to crash the party and see if we can catch Lukan</p><p>by surprise. I am posing as a diplomat</p><p>with Artemis as my assistant, and Grinner and Caelen are my bodyguards.</p><p>Managed to get us in the front door</p><p>and distract everyone long enough to appear without causing any alarm.</p><p></p><p>Made some rounds, finally found Neya Ir'Krell, and read her thoughts as</p><p>she seemed awfully troubled. Would've</p><p>like to ask some pertinent questions to get better information, but</p><p>didn't want to give the game away. She evidently</p><p>knew Lukan was a vampire and was only concerned with how.</p><p></p><p>She doesn't seem to be afraid of him, so I'll keep my eye on her.</p><p></p><p>Lukan has arrived in the middle of the dance floor with a big black</p><p>sword in his hands.</p><p></p><p>Looks like the party has started...</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>__________________________________________________________</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3112079, member: 30035"] [b]Observations & Musings of Dalia Sunrule, letters 5 & 6[/b] [B]Letter 5[/B] We met in a different part of the city at the Iron Gate at Myriad Tower to see who might employ us. It was some botanist who claims he was from the Dark Lanterns. As a test, we had to find his basilisk in and amongst all the plants and topiaries and capture it. Damaged was fine, but not dead. Sounds like a waste of time to me. Artemis and the rest headed around one way, tromping around enough to wake the dead ancestors the elves worship. I smartly decided to go the other way, moving invisibly on the wall, up about 20' to get a better vantage point, careful to not look to closely at anything, in case the basilisk was there. As soon as I saw some movement, I cast Glitterdust into the area to prevent the beast from hiding from us. And if I happened to catch some of my companions in it, all the better for me to see them so they won't be caught in any of my other spells. In the end, Artemis, Xil and myself were turned to stone. I fell from the wall and luckily landed on some topiary to break my fall and not me. I took all the precautions, yet something went wrong. I'll need to research that. After proving we could capture it, our contact told us the job. We're looking for a rogue member of the Dark Lanterns by the name of Lukan Stellos. Seems at the same time a magical sword was stolen from the DLs vault. We've been offered compensation for returning Lukan dead or alive. Worth more alive, of course. We've also been offered monies to retrieve the sword. By the way he upped the compensation on the sword, I'm guessing it's pretty valuable. It goes by the name Black Razor. Means nothing to me, but does to somebody, I'm sure. Seems they have a tip that Lukan's heading to Trolimport. He took a very conspicuous looking black coach with him. Lukan is reportedly a master of disguise and deception. This should be fun. Along the way, my companions and I ask whether anyone's seem him or not. Supposedly, an elven woman was through here looking for him also. Another account has him with a female human with flowing red hair. Not all we hear can be trusted. We've asked a local woodsmen on the way to take us through the forest, to gain ground on Lukan and the coach. We found some ogres that ambushed us. Not too much of a threat, but we lost a horse. Grinner's, and he wasn't happy about it. At least he showed some smarts and let the ogres have it. Smart man. More as I learn it. _______________________________________________ [B]Letter 6[/B] We made it through the forest to the other side. After we emerged, we see the black coach ahead of us on its way to the bridge. After using Clairvoyance to confirm it was probably Lukan, we rode to catch up to it. On our way, another rider burst forth from the trees between us and the coach. During our pursuit, we say some lightning and magic missiles topple the rider from their horse. We found out later it was the female half-orc we'd heard had been asking around about Lukan. Her name is Kuralaa. I determined from her thoughts that she was hired by somebody from Aundair. Just before we managed to catch the coach, an entire pack of wolves stepped onto the road to block our path. Figuring they were probably summoned, I encouraged Xil to run them down. My mistake was riding with Xil, as changelings have a tendency to want to run and hide when there's action. As he made to bolt from the path, I leapt from the saddle and cast Expeditious Retreat to help me move quicker. I was already invisible, as I didn't want to make our mount a bigger target if it showed 2 riders instead of one. Like they say, don't put all your gems in one purse. I ran through the wolves so fast they hardly had a chance to snap at me as they caught my scent. I stopped just shy of Lukan and the red-haired woman he was with. I remained silent and simply watched to see what they would do. Lukan said something about Trolanport and Krell and meeting up, things we had already heard or suspected. Then he disappeared. No obvious spell, which causes me concern. I stepped to the side as the woman cast a spell at my companions. Caelen was trapped fighting off the wolves, Artemis was in the back slinging lightning -have to watch out for that-, while Grinner was shooting his crossbow and Xil was nowhere to be seen. Luckily I had Message going so could let them know what was happening. The woman attempted to cast Fireball, which would have been terribly deadly for my companions, so I countered it, giving away my position, a scant 15 feet away. She cast a swift Fly spell and took off. I almost got her to halt, but she resisted. With my quickened movement, I managed to catch her on the dilapidated bridge and attempted to render her witless, but the spell was not as efficacious as I would have liked. She Dimension Leapt away out of the darkness she had cast, and I lost her. We're not done with each other yet, I can feel it. We investigated the black coach, and found a coffin in it...confirming my suspicion that he is indeed an undead. When I saw him briefly, he had fangs, very pale skin and red lips. I know he's a master of disguise, but that seems a little overboard for a disguise. We headed towards Trolanport and found that on the way, Lukan and his accomplice had stolen a cart and a coffin for him to sleep in. Again, I believe there's a good chance he's vampiric now. With the information we found out regarding Krell and Aundair, we found in Trolanport that the Aundarian embassy is holding a diplomatic function that night. We decided to crash the party and see if we can catch Lukan by surprise. I am posing as a diplomat with Artemis as my assistant, and Grinner and Caelen are my bodyguards. Managed to get us in the front door and distract everyone long enough to appear without causing any alarm. Made some rounds, finally found Neya Ir'Krell, and read her thoughts as she seemed awfully troubled. Would've like to ask some pertinent questions to get better information, but didn't want to give the game away. She evidently knew Lukan was a vampire and was only concerned with how. She doesn't seem to be afraid of him, so I'll keep my eye on her. Lukan has arrived in the middle of the dance floor with a big black sword in his hands. Looks like the party has started... __________________________________________________________ [/QUOTE]
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