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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3148251" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Caelen the Vampire Slayer</strong></p><p></p><p><em><u>Note: This campaign is going on temporary hiatus following this adventure. sniffles</u></em></p><p></p><p>As anticipated, the vampire was not an easy foe to defeat. He healed as fast as I could hurt him. His touch drained away the life of his victims. And he had the power to confuse the mind. </p><p></p><p>He didn't like it when the human artificer hit him with an unerring bolt of lightning. He ran around behind the demon statue, and when I followed him he managed to cloud my mind and make me try to kill the human. Kylara cast a spell to free me of his control. </p><p></p><p>The chamber swarmed with rats, but Kylara's spells held them off. Grinner kept trying to wound the vampire with a healing wand, since its magic does harm to undead. But that meant he got within reach of the vampire, and eventually the foul monster drained away all his life. </p><p></p><p>I fought all the harder after seeing my comrade fall. The half-orc was a worthy companion. Kylara's holy symbol glowed with the light of the sun, which the vampire didn't care for at all. He ran around the room like a hare fleeing a hound.</p><p></p><p>He got control of the human's mind just as he'd done me, but the arrogant human wouldn't believe he'd been affected. Kylara had to stand in his way to keep him out of trouble. The vampire managed to get Kylara's holy symbol away from her and cover its light with the lid of a sarcophagus. But Dalia used her magic to get it free again.</p><p></p><p>In spite of what he'd done to me before, when the vampire ran behind the statue again I followed him and hit him as hard as I could. He turned into a mist and seeped into the wall. </p><p></p><p>Dalia found a hidden door in the wall that led into a shaft. There was daylight there, so we assumed that the vampire had died, although we couldn't find any remains. </p><p></p><p>The human enspelled Grinner's corpse to find out what he wanted done. It told us to take his things and burn his body, so we did. It was just as well that we did so, since he would have become a vampire spawn in a few days.</p><p></p><p>We spend some time searching the temple, although we left the sarcophagi alone. The half-orc woman showed up again, but while we'd been fighting the vampire she was sent to find, she'd been stealing emeralds from the walls. We didn't offer her any share of what we found.</p><p></p><p>Among the things I received were a magic ring and an amulet that both give me greater protection. I wish I'd had them before we fought the vampire, though they wouldn't have helped against his mental powers. I'll have to see if the artificer can do something about that.</p><p></p><p>On the lightning rail back to the city I told my companions the ancient story you told me when I received my <em>zaelshin tu</em>, and read the verse for them that is inscribed on it. We don't know if it has anything to do with this black sword we recovered from the vampire, but it might.</p><p></p><p>After we returned to Sharn we took the black sword to the King's Hand. Even though we had no proof we'd killed the vampire, he gave us what he'd agreed to for the vampire's death. If you're concerned about the sword, it's in a vault here in Sharn. </p><p></p><p>I've descended to the depths below Sharn, traveled to the Mournlands, and now slain a vampire. I think I do the memory of Coriandor proud. But I still hope to find a way to Xen'drik to truly uphold his heroic spirit.</p><p></p><p>Caelen</p><p></p><p><strong>Here's the story Caelen learned and the verse from his Zaelshin Tu:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><em>The Jade Man</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>He strode from the Xen'Drik forest one day and stood in the square and </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>told the people what was to come-that the city lay in the center of some </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>particular configuration and that it was only here that the High Lords </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>could meet.</em></strong></p><p> <strong><em>In return for the city, your line would, in the future, increase their power. He gave your ancestors great knowledge and the means to build a new city elsewhere. Those of your line were given the knowledge to build Aerenal and the City of the Dead. Coriandor was the strongest warrior, a great elf Hero of Xen'drik, a Giant Slayer. He wielded one of two ancient Black Blades of Power, now Lost somewhere on the Isle of Xen'Drik.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Brought to Xen'drik centuries before and wielded by mighty Elf Heroes, these blades were turned over to the Couatls and placed in the Crystal Cavern when they became too powerful to control. They were known by the names Ebonskaith and Black Kalagath and they have the ability to give the wielder unparalleled strength.</em></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Runes on the Zaelshin Tu glow deep red and the following rede can be seen, written in ancient Elven glyphs:</strong></p><p></p><p> <em><strong>"Thirteen times, the steps to the Mad Giant's lair;</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>And the Chaos Shield lies there.</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>Seven times seven are the Elder trees</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>Twelve times twelve warriors he sees</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>But the Chaos Shield lies there.</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>And the hero fair will the Mad Giant dare</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>And a Black sword wield for the sad giant's shield</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>on a mournful victory day."</strong></em></p><p>_______________________________________________________________________</p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes:</strong></p><p></p><p><u>DH</u>: "He reaches out his clawed hand to Grinner."</p><p><u>Hedrin</u>: "Yes, he is a clod."</p><p></p><p><u>Jubilee</u>: "Maybe when you're raised you become a commoner."</p><p><u>patv</u>: "No, it's worse than that - you become a serf."</p><p><u>Hedrin</u>: "Just bury me in the ground and I'll be serf and turf."</p><p></p><p><u>DH</u>: "I didn't realize what a huge asset Lucan's sister was."</p><p><u>Zora</u>: "Was she a big girl?"</p><p></p><p><u>Zora</u>: "It's a religious temple. It's holey everywhere."</p><p></p><p><u>Devo</u>: "This will be weird - the spell says it gives 'a semblance of life and intellect' to the corpse."</p><p><u>Zora</u>: "That's alright - that's all Grinner ever had anyway."</p><p></p><p><u>Devo</u>: "Well, that's it, except for the magic box."</p><p><u>Zora</u>: "Well Hutch always wanted a little box of his own."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3148251, member: 30035"] [b]Caelen the Vampire Slayer[/b] [I][U]Note: This campaign is going on temporary hiatus following this adventure. sniffles[/U][/I] As anticipated, the vampire was not an easy foe to defeat. He healed as fast as I could hurt him. His touch drained away the life of his victims. And he had the power to confuse the mind. He didn't like it when the human artificer hit him with an unerring bolt of lightning. He ran around behind the demon statue, and when I followed him he managed to cloud my mind and make me try to kill the human. Kylara cast a spell to free me of his control. The chamber swarmed with rats, but Kylara's spells held them off. Grinner kept trying to wound the vampire with a healing wand, since its magic does harm to undead. But that meant he got within reach of the vampire, and eventually the foul monster drained away all his life. I fought all the harder after seeing my comrade fall. The half-orc was a worthy companion. Kylara's holy symbol glowed with the light of the sun, which the vampire didn't care for at all. He ran around the room like a hare fleeing a hound. He got control of the human's mind just as he'd done me, but the arrogant human wouldn't believe he'd been affected. Kylara had to stand in his way to keep him out of trouble. The vampire managed to get Kylara's holy symbol away from her and cover its light with the lid of a sarcophagus. But Dalia used her magic to get it free again. In spite of what he'd done to me before, when the vampire ran behind the statue again I followed him and hit him as hard as I could. He turned into a mist and seeped into the wall. Dalia found a hidden door in the wall that led into a shaft. There was daylight there, so we assumed that the vampire had died, although we couldn't find any remains. The human enspelled Grinner's corpse to find out what he wanted done. It told us to take his things and burn his body, so we did. It was just as well that we did so, since he would have become a vampire spawn in a few days. We spend some time searching the temple, although we left the sarcophagi alone. The half-orc woman showed up again, but while we'd been fighting the vampire she was sent to find, she'd been stealing emeralds from the walls. We didn't offer her any share of what we found. Among the things I received were a magic ring and an amulet that both give me greater protection. I wish I'd had them before we fought the vampire, though they wouldn't have helped against his mental powers. I'll have to see if the artificer can do something about that. On the lightning rail back to the city I told my companions the ancient story you told me when I received my [I]zaelshin tu[/I], and read the verse for them that is inscribed on it. We don't know if it has anything to do with this black sword we recovered from the vampire, but it might. After we returned to Sharn we took the black sword to the King's Hand. Even though we had no proof we'd killed the vampire, he gave us what he'd agreed to for the vampire's death. If you're concerned about the sword, it's in a vault here in Sharn. I've descended to the depths below Sharn, traveled to the Mournlands, and now slain a vampire. I think I do the memory of Coriandor proud. But I still hope to find a way to Xen'drik to truly uphold his heroic spirit. Caelen [B]Here's the story Caelen learned and the verse from his Zaelshin Tu: [I]The Jade Man He strode from the Xen'Drik forest one day and stood in the square and told the people what was to come-that the city lay in the center of some particular configuration and that it was only here that the High Lords could meet. In return for the city, your line would, in the future, increase their power. He gave your ancestors great knowledge and the means to build a new city elsewhere. Those of your line were given the knowledge to build Aerenal and the City of the Dead. Coriandor was the strongest warrior, a great elf Hero of Xen'drik, a Giant Slayer. He wielded one of two ancient Black Blades of Power, now Lost somewhere on the Isle of Xen'Drik. Brought to Xen'drik centuries before and wielded by mighty Elf Heroes, these blades were turned over to the Couatls and placed in the Crystal Cavern when they became too powerful to control. They were known by the names Ebonskaith and Black Kalagath and they have the ability to give the wielder unparalleled strength.[/I] Runes on the Zaelshin Tu glow deep red and the following rede can be seen, written in ancient Elven glyphs:[/B] [I][B]"Thirteen times, the steps to the Mad Giant's lair; And the Chaos Shield lies there. Seven times seven are the Elder trees Twelve times twelve warriors he sees But the Chaos Shield lies there. And the hero fair will the Mad Giant dare And a Black sword wield for the sad giant's shield on a mournful victory day."[/B][/I] _______________________________________________________________________ [B]Quips & Quotes:[/B] [U]DH[/U]: "He reaches out his clawed hand to Grinner." [U]Hedrin[/U]: "Yes, he is a clod." [U]Jubilee[/U]: "Maybe when you're raised you become a commoner." [U]patv[/U]: "No, it's worse than that - you become a serf." [U]Hedrin[/U]: "Just bury me in the ground and I'll be serf and turf." [U]DH[/U]: "I didn't realize what a huge asset Lucan's sister was." [U]Zora[/U]: "Was she a big girl?" [U]Zora[/U]: "It's a religious temple. It's holey everywhere." [U]Devo[/U]: "This will be weird - the spell says it gives 'a semblance of life and intellect' to the corpse." [U]Zora[/U]: "That's alright - that's all Grinner ever had anyway." [U]Devo[/U]: "Well, that's it, except for the magic box." [U]Zora[/U]: "Well Hutch always wanted a little box of his own." [/QUOTE]
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