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<blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 5195830" data-attributes="member: 1846"><p><strong>The Hanged Man</strong></p><p></p><p>Whilst walking along Skeinwael’s black sand shoreline, Sigurd happened upon a trail of bare foot prints. The tide washed over them and then withdrew, fizzing and popping over the coarse dark grit. The oracle followed the faint foot prints across the beach and into the woods outside of town, where they became damp imprints across the dry earth. There in a clearing she saw a figure hanging upside down by the legs from a stooping ash, apparently caught in a hunter’s trap.</p><p></p><p>“Is this Lady Snowshoes?” asked Sigurd as she entered the clearing.</p><p></p><p>“Junge fraulein,” responded the figure in the gruff voice of an old man, “You have the benefit of both of your eyes. Do see fit to use them on occasion.”</p><p></p><p>The old man was gently swinging to and fro. The noose around his feet creaked as he slowly turned in the breeze. Sigurd stepped closer and saw that this was indeed an elderly yet heavily built man, half-elven possibly judging by his ears, dressed in weather-worn travelling clothes. His upside down face, reddened and flushed, was framed with white braided beards that hung over his broad features towards the ground, his large broken-knuckled hands trailing in the leaves that lay beneath him. One keen blue eye looked up at her while an empty socket remained where the other one should have been.</p><p></p><p>“Would you care for some assistance?” inquired the oracle, stooping while craning her neck, so as to see the old half-elven gentleman the right way up.</p><p></p><p>“Have you anything to drink?” replied the old man.</p><p></p><p>“I have some goats milk, but i’ll have to fetch it from the village.”</p><p></p><p>“You are the Auslander woman they talked about,” began the one-eyed man, ignoring Sigurd’s offer of refreshments, “And yet you bear the mark of Kord. That could be said to be… auspiscious, wouldn’t you say? And to think we had no idea who had called you!”</p><p></p><p>“The Legion must be remade.” spoke the Auslander.</p><p></p><p>“That’s all well and good i’m sure, but right now my power is on the wane, thanks to the actions of you and your companions. Don’t think me ungrateful, but what I really need you to do is to find my eye.”</p><p></p><p>Sigurd scanned the forest floor around her. “Do you think it is somewhere around here?”</p><p></p><p>“Probably not, I lost it in a storm some time ago. I suppose it could be anywhere really.”</p><p></p><p>The way the old man pronounced ‘anywhere’ left Sigurd in no doubt that he really meant it. She pondered on this for a while. The old man slowly rotated in the hanging trap. When he had come full circle Sigurd continued. “Well, if I find it I will be sure to put it aside for you.”</p><p></p><p>“That would be most kind of you fraulein. I will be sure to reward you if you are able to recover it.”</p><p></p><p>Sigurd left the clearing, scanning the leaf-strewn ground around and abouts. From far behind her the old man, still hanging upside down, called out. “Any luck?”</p><p></p><p>“Some good sized acorns, a snails shell, nothing else.” the oracle called back.</p><p></p><p>Sigurd wandered far through the forest until she had lost her way. At length she arrived at a crossroads.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">Note: This serves to reintroduce Sigurd in her capacity as a PC. Happily, Michael has been able to rejoin the game after some time away. This brings the party back up to five members, and it also meant that for the first time ever we covered all four D&D 4e roles in terms of having a Defender, Leader, Controller and two Strikers. With the challenges ahead, we're going to need everyone!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mathew_Freeman, post: 5195830, member: 1846"] [b]The Hanged Man[/b] Whilst walking along Skeinwael’s black sand shoreline, Sigurd happened upon a trail of bare foot prints. The tide washed over them and then withdrew, fizzing and popping over the coarse dark grit. The oracle followed the faint foot prints across the beach and into the woods outside of town, where they became damp imprints across the dry earth. There in a clearing she saw a figure hanging upside down by the legs from a stooping ash, apparently caught in a hunter’s trap. “Is this Lady Snowshoes?” asked Sigurd as she entered the clearing. “Junge fraulein,” responded the figure in the gruff voice of an old man, “You have the benefit of both of your eyes. Do see fit to use them on occasion.” The old man was gently swinging to and fro. The noose around his feet creaked as he slowly turned in the breeze. Sigurd stepped closer and saw that this was indeed an elderly yet heavily built man, half-elven possibly judging by his ears, dressed in weather-worn travelling clothes. His upside down face, reddened and flushed, was framed with white braided beards that hung over his broad features towards the ground, his large broken-knuckled hands trailing in the leaves that lay beneath him. One keen blue eye looked up at her while an empty socket remained where the other one should have been. “Would you care for some assistance?” inquired the oracle, stooping while craning her neck, so as to see the old half-elven gentleman the right way up. “Have you anything to drink?” replied the old man. “I have some goats milk, but i’ll have to fetch it from the village.” “You are the Auslander woman they talked about,” began the one-eyed man, ignoring Sigurd’s offer of refreshments, “And yet you bear the mark of Kord. That could be said to be… auspiscious, wouldn’t you say? And to think we had no idea who had called you!” “The Legion must be remade.” spoke the Auslander. “That’s all well and good i’m sure, but right now my power is on the wane, thanks to the actions of you and your companions. Don’t think me ungrateful, but what I really need you to do is to find my eye.” Sigurd scanned the forest floor around her. “Do you think it is somewhere around here?” “Probably not, I lost it in a storm some time ago. I suppose it could be anywhere really.” The way the old man pronounced ‘anywhere’ left Sigurd in no doubt that he really meant it. She pondered on this for a while. The old man slowly rotated in the hanging trap. When he had come full circle Sigurd continued. “Well, if I find it I will be sure to put it aside for you.” “That would be most kind of you fraulein. I will be sure to reward you if you are able to recover it.” Sigurd left the clearing, scanning the leaf-strewn ground around and abouts. From far behind her the old man, still hanging upside down, called out. “Any luck?” “Some good sized acorns, a snails shell, nothing else.” the oracle called back. Sigurd wandered far through the forest until she had lost her way. At length she arrived at a crossroads. [color=orange]Note: This serves to reintroduce Sigurd in her capacity as a PC. Happily, Michael has been able to rejoin the game after some time away. This brings the party back up to five members, and it also meant that for the first time ever we covered all four D&D 4e roles in terms of having a Defender, Leader, Controller and two Strikers. With the challenges ahead, we're going to need everyone![/color] [/QUOTE]
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