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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3318872" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Letter #32</strong></p><p></p><p>Sefmir</p><p>12 Goodmonth</p><p></p><p>Dear brother;</p><p></p><p>After our adventures in the city we returned to the sheikh's palace with Naveen and Ravana. Erasyne invented a tale of Naveen being a princess from the nomad tribes of the Plains of the Paynims to explain her presence. </p><p></p><p>We were surprised to learn that Prince Hamad had invited the Tiger Nomads we'd seen in the city to visit him at the palace. I’m sure you can see why that worried us, since some Tiger Nomads had shown an interest in the cat’s-eye amulet.</p><p></p><p>While Erasyne took Naveen on a tour of the palace, I walked around the grounds looking for any sign of the rakshasa. I didn't find anything. Once I rejoined my companions, I learned that the prince was in the sheikh's art gallery with the barbarians, which seemed a bit odd. </p><p></p><p>Erasyne was convinced that the rakshasa was masquerading as the prince. We spent some time in Erasyne's quarters arguing over what to do. Erasyne suddenly recalled that she'd been given a potion of invisibility, and planned to use that to spy on the prince so she could use her gem of true seeing to determine if he really was the rakshasa. Unfortunately by the time this was decided the prince and his odd entourage had left the gallery.</p><p></p><p>It was time for luncheon, so we decided that the rest of us would go on to dine and Erasyne would creep in later and try to spy on the prince. The nomads had been invited to dine as well. We sat around making small talk with Naveen and with the barbarians for a bit, everyone feeling tense and noticing that Prince Hamad seemed more mature and confident than usual. </p><p></p><p>Then Erasyne came in and announced to Sheikh Azman that some of his guests were not who they appeared to be. But it turned out that she wasn't referring just to the prince; two of the Tiger Nomads were actually weretigers! While Erasyne was trying to convince the sheikh's vizier to look through her gem, the nomad leader stabbed him. Then the two weretigers revealed their true nature and attacked us!</p><p></p><p>The dining hall erupted in chaos as we fought the weretigers. The false prince jumped up and hid behind his chaperone. Erasyne handed the vizier a healing potion, and the barbarian leader ran off to get his weapons from the storage chests at the other end of the hall. I sprang back from the table and called a shooting star down on the weretiger opposite me, but he resisted its effect.</p><p></p><p>Realizing that these lycanthropes can resist wounds from ordinary weapons - and not having anything on my person but a dagger at that point - I summoned a flame to my hand and began hurling fire at the weretigers. Erasyne pulled out two silver stilettos and jumped on the table to fight one of the shapechangers. </p><p></p><p>At first Thor transformed into an axebeak and attacked some of the barbarians, but when he saw that he couldn't hurt the weretigers without magic, he returned to his natural form and began tossing fire at them as well. Ninad was occupied with battling some of the barbarians who weren't weretigers. Fortunately the shiekh's guards didn't have to leave their weapons at the door, and they took on the rest of the nomads.</p><p></p><p>I managed to glance over my shoulder just in time to see that the shiekh had looked through Erasyne's gem and seen what was masquerading as his son. Then Naveen called on the power of her mother's amulet and the rakshasa was pulled back into his prison like water flowing down a pipe. The barbarian leader returned armed and much to our surprise stabbed one of the weretigers! Apparently he hadn't known some of his companions were lycanthropes. Sadly the weretiger struck him down moments later.</p><p></p><p>I dropped both of the weretigers with my spell, although I can't take credit for it all myself. Ninad brought down the last of the barbarians with a burst of sorcerous flames that emanated outward from him in a ring very dramatically. There was one last fellow who tried to escape, but between Ninad's orb of sound and the sheikh's guards, he didn't get far.</p><p></p><p>We managed to save one of the barbarians from death, and after showing him that his leader was dead, he told us where to find the real prince. Prince Hamad was unharmed in his older brother's quarters. He was naturally quite excited to find that his favorite children’s story was based in fact, and didn't seem to care that most of the Tiger Prince's deeds were actually lies told by the rakshasa.</p><p></p><p>After Ninad admitted that his effort to discern the power of the amulet was what had released the rakshasa from its prison, the shiekh's vizier seemed to be rather unhappy with us. I can't understand why. There was no way for Ninad to know that such a minor spell could cause so much trouble. But to make the vizier feel more comfortable we agreed to go and stay in the city for the remainder of our visit. </p><p></p><p>Thor thought we ought to be given some kind of reward for recapturing the rakshasa. I think he was disappointed that the sheikh didn't offer us gold. I don't mind; we've gathered quite a good deal of treasure in recent weeks, and it's getting to be a lot to carry. I'll be glad to pick up the enchanted saddlebags I ordered and move on to some other part of the world. </p><p></p><p>I'll write again when I have more to tell you.</p><p></p><p>Your sister, Lothiriel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3318872, member: 30035"] [b]Letter #32[/b] Sefmir 12 Goodmonth Dear brother; After our adventures in the city we returned to the sheikh's palace with Naveen and Ravana. Erasyne invented a tale of Naveen being a princess from the nomad tribes of the Plains of the Paynims to explain her presence. We were surprised to learn that Prince Hamad had invited the Tiger Nomads we'd seen in the city to visit him at the palace. I’m sure you can see why that worried us, since some Tiger Nomads had shown an interest in the cat’s-eye amulet. While Erasyne took Naveen on a tour of the palace, I walked around the grounds looking for any sign of the rakshasa. I didn't find anything. Once I rejoined my companions, I learned that the prince was in the sheikh's art gallery with the barbarians, which seemed a bit odd. Erasyne was convinced that the rakshasa was masquerading as the prince. We spent some time in Erasyne's quarters arguing over what to do. Erasyne suddenly recalled that she'd been given a potion of invisibility, and planned to use that to spy on the prince so she could use her gem of true seeing to determine if he really was the rakshasa. Unfortunately by the time this was decided the prince and his odd entourage had left the gallery. It was time for luncheon, so we decided that the rest of us would go on to dine and Erasyne would creep in later and try to spy on the prince. The nomads had been invited to dine as well. We sat around making small talk with Naveen and with the barbarians for a bit, everyone feeling tense and noticing that Prince Hamad seemed more mature and confident than usual. Then Erasyne came in and announced to Sheikh Azman that some of his guests were not who they appeared to be. But it turned out that she wasn't referring just to the prince; two of the Tiger Nomads were actually weretigers! While Erasyne was trying to convince the sheikh's vizier to look through her gem, the nomad leader stabbed him. Then the two weretigers revealed their true nature and attacked us! The dining hall erupted in chaos as we fought the weretigers. The false prince jumped up and hid behind his chaperone. Erasyne handed the vizier a healing potion, and the barbarian leader ran off to get his weapons from the storage chests at the other end of the hall. I sprang back from the table and called a shooting star down on the weretiger opposite me, but he resisted its effect. Realizing that these lycanthropes can resist wounds from ordinary weapons - and not having anything on my person but a dagger at that point - I summoned a flame to my hand and began hurling fire at the weretigers. Erasyne pulled out two silver stilettos and jumped on the table to fight one of the shapechangers. At first Thor transformed into an axebeak and attacked some of the barbarians, but when he saw that he couldn't hurt the weretigers without magic, he returned to his natural form and began tossing fire at them as well. Ninad was occupied with battling some of the barbarians who weren't weretigers. Fortunately the shiekh's guards didn't have to leave their weapons at the door, and they took on the rest of the nomads. I managed to glance over my shoulder just in time to see that the shiekh had looked through Erasyne's gem and seen what was masquerading as his son. Then Naveen called on the power of her mother's amulet and the rakshasa was pulled back into his prison like water flowing down a pipe. The barbarian leader returned armed and much to our surprise stabbed one of the weretigers! Apparently he hadn't known some of his companions were lycanthropes. Sadly the weretiger struck him down moments later. I dropped both of the weretigers with my spell, although I can't take credit for it all myself. Ninad brought down the last of the barbarians with a burst of sorcerous flames that emanated outward from him in a ring very dramatically. There was one last fellow who tried to escape, but between Ninad's orb of sound and the sheikh's guards, he didn't get far. We managed to save one of the barbarians from death, and after showing him that his leader was dead, he told us where to find the real prince. Prince Hamad was unharmed in his older brother's quarters. He was naturally quite excited to find that his favorite children’s story was based in fact, and didn't seem to care that most of the Tiger Prince's deeds were actually lies told by the rakshasa. After Ninad admitted that his effort to discern the power of the amulet was what had released the rakshasa from its prison, the shiekh's vizier seemed to be rather unhappy with us. I can't understand why. There was no way for Ninad to know that such a minor spell could cause so much trouble. But to make the vizier feel more comfortable we agreed to go and stay in the city for the remainder of our visit. Thor thought we ought to be given some kind of reward for recapturing the rakshasa. I think he was disappointed that the sheikh didn't offer us gold. I don't mind; we've gathered quite a good deal of treasure in recent weeks, and it's getting to be a lot to carry. I'll be glad to pick up the enchanted saddlebags I ordered and move on to some other part of the world. I'll write again when I have more to tell you. Your sister, Lothiriel [/QUOTE]
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