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<blockquote data-quote="Myth and Legend" data-source="post: 5867181" data-attributes="member: 82679"><p>[sblock=Rufus]The woman shakes her head. Her eyes glow with a crimson glow and her features exude a lust that is not human at all.</p><p></p><p>"No, you mistake my meaning. They cannot come out. Those bound to the Valley are unable to set foot outside it. You..."</p><p></p><p>She sighs and leans her chin on her palm, looking at Rufus with amazement.</p><p></p><p>"You really have no idea where you are headed, do you? You think it a game - a jape - a grand adventure? The Valley is death for you and yours! Those who die within its bounderies rise as the unliving soon after, and are forever entrapped in servitude to the grand magics that sustain the place. These same magics prevent the residents from spilling out and overrunning your farmers and peddlers. How else do you think they survived for centuries, before the Temple of Lathander set in and added a second layer of protection with that Artifact blocking the gate? That thing serves to keep others from getting in, more than anything else, though in reality it would have stopped things from going out if that were the only exit."</p><p></p><p>She regards Rufus and presses her slim index finger to her lips for a moment.</p><p></p><p>"Robert Trensenth is a lich of impossible power. He is the caretaker for the valley and the only one who has been there since its creation. He is also the only one who can issue commands over every undead that exists as a servant of the Valley and its' magics. That is all I know. In truth, he is an agreeable fellow. But that last group that tried going in, they never stood a chance. I don't think your army will fare any better."</p><p></p><p>Vivian pauses and gauges Rufus once more. Sitting there, cuddled on the wooden chest, her face like that of a porcelain doll, she is almost divine. Except for the part where she reminds the Warblade of a predator that regards a curiosity that wondered within its' domain.</p><p></p><p>"As to why I am coming to you - well even a girl like me can hear the talk of the new mercenaries who have been appointed as van for the army. Though stories of your allegiance and the means to which you acquired such a position vary, everyone agrees you are all quite skilled. There was a fellow in your midst I rather liked, but I hear he disappeared this morning while on scouting duty. </p><p></p><p>The others in your current company are not the types I would trust to react well to one such as myself, and to the news I bring. Neither will the two of your valiant leaders pay me any heed, but would rather see me undone simply for being what I am. And I am rather fond of my hide."[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Thok]Thok can smell nothing but the oil, burning in the lamp, and the brisk autumn air outside. Well, he can smell the horses in the stables, but his tent being so close to the animals is a coincidence. Surely.</p><p></p><p>He hears the giggling again, and the air has become colder now. His breath apparent in the moonlight as he exhales. The sound seems to be coming from outside.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Myth and Legend, post: 5867181, member: 82679"] [sblock=Rufus]The woman shakes her head. Her eyes glow with a crimson glow and her features exude a lust that is not human at all. "No, you mistake my meaning. They cannot come out. Those bound to the Valley are unable to set foot outside it. You..." She sighs and leans her chin on her palm, looking at Rufus with amazement. "You really have no idea where you are headed, do you? You think it a game - a jape - a grand adventure? The Valley is death for you and yours! Those who die within its bounderies rise as the unliving soon after, and are forever entrapped in servitude to the grand magics that sustain the place. These same magics prevent the residents from spilling out and overrunning your farmers and peddlers. How else do you think they survived for centuries, before the Temple of Lathander set in and added a second layer of protection with that Artifact blocking the gate? That thing serves to keep others from getting in, more than anything else, though in reality it would have stopped things from going out if that were the only exit." She regards Rufus and presses her slim index finger to her lips for a moment. "Robert Trensenth is a lich of impossible power. He is the caretaker for the valley and the only one who has been there since its creation. He is also the only one who can issue commands over every undead that exists as a servant of the Valley and its' magics. That is all I know. In truth, he is an agreeable fellow. But that last group that tried going in, they never stood a chance. I don't think your army will fare any better." Vivian pauses and gauges Rufus once more. Sitting there, cuddled on the wooden chest, her face like that of a porcelain doll, she is almost divine. Except for the part where she reminds the Warblade of a predator that regards a curiosity that wondered within its' domain. "As to why I am coming to you - well even a girl like me can hear the talk of the new mercenaries who have been appointed as van for the army. Though stories of your allegiance and the means to which you acquired such a position vary, everyone agrees you are all quite skilled. There was a fellow in your midst I rather liked, but I hear he disappeared this morning while on scouting duty. The others in your current company are not the types I would trust to react well to one such as myself, and to the news I bring. Neither will the two of your valiant leaders pay me any heed, but would rather see me undone simply for being what I am. And I am rather fond of my hide."[/sblock] [sblock=Thok]Thok can smell nothing but the oil, burning in the lamp, and the brisk autumn air outside. Well, he can smell the horses in the stables, but his tent being so close to the animals is a coincidence. Surely. He hears the giggling again, and the air has become colder now. His breath apparent in the moonlight as he exhales. The sound seems to be coming from outside.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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