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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    The old monk spends the evening in quiet counsel with the spirit, while you can relax among the trees around the lake. The night itself passes without any incident and as the sun rises in the east, you eat breakfast and get ready to continue to the next shrine. The monk makes another sacrifice...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    "As you whish. Make yourself at home in my humble abode, the creatures of shadow won't be able to touch you here."
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    During the next thirty minutes, the old monk instructs you to help him clean up the place and set up a new altar to the clearing's spirit, while he himself stands at the waters edge and tries to get the spirit to show itself. As the sun sets, you light a few torches around the shrine, calling...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    About half an hour later, the monk has finished his rituals and is ready to leave with you. Together with your prisoner, you start on your journey back to the other shrine. About an hour before sunset, you reach the clearing after ascending the narrow path you first used to get there. As the...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    The monk smiles. "Sure, but i first have to perform some minor cleansing rituals here before we go. It won't take longer than an hour, i think. If there is nothing else i can do for you, i'll start right away."
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    Interest in Oriental Adventures PbP?

    i tried but he does not wish to receive emails..so i hope he'll read the message soon :)
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    "Yes, i think so" says your captive. he then describes the place from which they took the glowing stone. "it was a clearing in the wooded hils about a days travel fromhere, on the road between the imperial highway and the village close by this one. its shire stood next to a pond covered with...
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    Interest in Oriental Adventures PbP?

    GSF Rumble, if you still want to take part, please post your character and i'll see where i can fit you in, until then, i think gez's suggestion would be a godd solution.
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    "I sure will help you in any way i can. Just tell me and i'll show you the way." the prisoner says, head still bowed and eyes to the floor.
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    "Thank you for your offer to help me," the monk says, bowing to you. "The Evil ONes didn't do much damage here to the spirit of this place, but i think you should hurry to get to the other two shrines. An angry spirit grows restless in no time and there is no way to tell whether it would still...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    After thinking for a while, the old monk says: "The ritual of cleansing i can think of consists of two parts, which both must be conducted at the places from which the stones where taken: first the stone has to be cleansed of physical as well as spiritual taint by one knowledgeable in the ways...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    Arishan: [After concentrationg a bit, the dull stone shows strong taint, while the glowing stone is only crisscrossed with a small spiderweb ob taint, barely dulling its shine.] The old priest nods slowly. "I'm sure there is a ritual to cleanse these stones, but as far as i remember it must be...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    hearing you talk about his fate, the prisoner turns whiter each time. finally, it seems to be too much for him. With tears forming in his eyes, he begins to talk. Slowly at first, with quite a few pauses in between, but gaining more resolve to confess as he speaks. "Please Magistrate, I repent...
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    The prisoner looks scared, but seems to refuse to answer your question. [ooc: do you want to roll intimidate?]
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    Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

    The prisoner enters the little cave, his eyes on the ground, hands bound behind his back. he limps a little and looks like he just awoke from some dark dream or another and realized the fate that awaits him. Aside from their weapons and armor, you find a few items of note on the bodies of the...
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