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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3331567" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Letter #36</strong></p><p></p><p>6 Harvest</p><p>Zeir-i-Zeif</p><p></p><p>Dearest brother;</p><p></p><p>I won't be able to write to you again for perhaps a month. Tomorrow we set out for the maze of the minotaur.</p><p></p><p>We had some excitement a few nights ago. It seems that someone wants to be rid of us. We suspect it's a person called Kaligos who's involved in the cult of the Black Flame Zealots. We're not certain why he's attacking us, but it may have something to do with Varian's prophecy. </p><p></p><p>During the night of the 3rd of Harvest, I was resting in my room when I heard some odd noises from the other end of the hall. I got up to investigate and took Rahon with me. Something was happening in Shishir's room, although I could only see a little past the heavy curtain in the doorway. </p><p></p><p>I paused to call on nature's favor for Rahon, which prevented me from getting to Shishir's room before the threat was dealt with. Ninad came stumbling backward out of his twin's chamber and pushed the curtain aside enough that I could see an amorphous shape outlined in purple faerie fire and flames. After a moment this form dwindled away into nothing under the onslaught of Thor's spell. </p><p></p><p>The innkeeper and his guards showed up a short time later and there was nothing to prove our story but a few scorch marks on the floor. Varian hadn't even awakened, as his room was across the atrium. What little evidence I saw leads me to think the attacker was an invisible stalker, a creature that can usually only be summoned by a wizard.</p><p></p><p>The next day we decided to prepare for our trip to meet the minotaur. I purchased a new suit of enchanted armor and a magical dog collar that will afford Rahon some extra protection. My companions sought all sorts of outlandish magical objects, but even in a city as cosmopolitan as Zeif such things aren't always readily available.</p><p></p><p>Thor meanwhile decided to follow up on the three fellows who'd attacked my companions while Ninad and I were elsewhere. The taverner at the establishment where the attack occurred hadn't been forthcoming with information at the time, but Thor persuaded him to say more. He told the gnome that Kaligos was behind the assault, and that Kaligos might be found at an inn called Kourosh's.</p><p></p><p>As it happens we'd heard of Kourosh before. When we were passing through the mountains we met a man called Xymos. We helped him out of some trouble and in gratitude Xymos gave us tokens to show to Kourosh. Naturally we had to go off to Kourosh's at once and present our tokens. Apparently they're color-coded, but not knowing what the colors mean, some of my companions thought it would be worthwhile to magically alter the color. I declined to let them change my token.</p><p></p><p>Kourosh the innkeeper was very solicitous when he saw the tokens - the tokens that hadn't been changed, that is. He kept insisting that we take rooms at his inn. We declined, though we did tell him we'd consider staying there when we return from our mission. </p><p></p><p>When we mentioned the minotaur he was horrified. Thor, never being one to dissemble, blurted out that we were on our way to the maze. It turned out that a regular customer had actually been to the maze and seen the minotaur, and Kourosh summoned him to our table to persuade us of the folly of our plan.</p><p></p><p>This man was a former soldier, badly scarred and missing an arm. He recounted how a group of the Sultan's soldiers had been sent to the maze, and only he and another man had survived. He'd lost his arm during that mission. But as he went into further detail I began to see why their effort had failed.</p><p></p><p>A wizard had gone along with the soldiers but hadn't entered the maze. Nor had their commander. They'd also been ordered to split into two groups. It's no wonder that they were all slain.</p><p></p><p>The former soldier described how the terrain near the cave entrance was very rough, covered with piles of earth and rubble from excavation of the cave. There were also various deadfalls and pitfalls inside. He claimed that the minotaur is enormous and has far longer horns than any minotaur I've heard of. And the man-bull may have ogres and even a giant in his gang of bandits.</p><p></p><p>Armed with this information, we're going to set out for the maze tomorrow. We're not certain yet how we'll enter the maze, but we'll determine that once we see it with our own eyes. Once we've completed our investigation I'll write you again and tell you how we fared.</p><p></p><p>Your sister, Lothiriel</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes</strong>:</p><p></p><p><strong>sniffles</strong>: "Who's that with Thor?"</p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "Just some little bird he picked up downstairs."</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "She's a hot chick!"</p><p></p><p><strong>patv</strong>: "A gust of wind blows into your room and does 22 points of damage to you."</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "A fowl wind."</p><p><strong>sniffles</strong>: "Did it come from Thor's room?"</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "Not from Thor's <strong>room</strong>, exactly..."</p><p></p><p><strong>sniffles</strong>: "Why doesn't Thor learn to speak some other language when he's a bird?"</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "OK, I turn into an owl."</p><p><strong>patv</strong>: "Now you can speak owlbear. Sort of."</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "It's a pigeon language."</p><p></p><p><strong>patv</strong>: "We don't take Discover cards."</p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "Do you take <em>expeditious retreat</em>? Do you mind if we do?"</p><p></p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "Are there towns in the area of the maze? Mazeville?"</p><p><strong>Hedrin</strong>: "Victimsburg?"</p><p></p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "We're all going to die by bear."</p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "Well, it is a die-er bear."</p><p></p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "The bear says, 'I'm looking for the man who killed my paw.'"</p><p></p><p><strong>patv</strong>: "Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Varian's rear."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3331567, member: 30035"] [b]Letter #36[/b] 6 Harvest Zeir-i-Zeif Dearest brother; I won't be able to write to you again for perhaps a month. Tomorrow we set out for the maze of the minotaur. We had some excitement a few nights ago. It seems that someone wants to be rid of us. We suspect it's a person called Kaligos who's involved in the cult of the Black Flame Zealots. We're not certain why he's attacking us, but it may have something to do with Varian's prophecy. During the night of the 3rd of Harvest, I was resting in my room when I heard some odd noises from the other end of the hall. I got up to investigate and took Rahon with me. Something was happening in Shishir's room, although I could only see a little past the heavy curtain in the doorway. I paused to call on nature's favor for Rahon, which prevented me from getting to Shishir's room before the threat was dealt with. Ninad came stumbling backward out of his twin's chamber and pushed the curtain aside enough that I could see an amorphous shape outlined in purple faerie fire and flames. After a moment this form dwindled away into nothing under the onslaught of Thor's spell. The innkeeper and his guards showed up a short time later and there was nothing to prove our story but a few scorch marks on the floor. Varian hadn't even awakened, as his room was across the atrium. What little evidence I saw leads me to think the attacker was an invisible stalker, a creature that can usually only be summoned by a wizard. The next day we decided to prepare for our trip to meet the minotaur. I purchased a new suit of enchanted armor and a magical dog collar that will afford Rahon some extra protection. My companions sought all sorts of outlandish magical objects, but even in a city as cosmopolitan as Zeif such things aren't always readily available. Thor meanwhile decided to follow up on the three fellows who'd attacked my companions while Ninad and I were elsewhere. The taverner at the establishment where the attack occurred hadn't been forthcoming with information at the time, but Thor persuaded him to say more. He told the gnome that Kaligos was behind the assault, and that Kaligos might be found at an inn called Kourosh's. As it happens we'd heard of Kourosh before. When we were passing through the mountains we met a man called Xymos. We helped him out of some trouble and in gratitude Xymos gave us tokens to show to Kourosh. Naturally we had to go off to Kourosh's at once and present our tokens. Apparently they're color-coded, but not knowing what the colors mean, some of my companions thought it would be worthwhile to magically alter the color. I declined to let them change my token. Kourosh the innkeeper was very solicitous when he saw the tokens - the tokens that hadn't been changed, that is. He kept insisting that we take rooms at his inn. We declined, though we did tell him we'd consider staying there when we return from our mission. When we mentioned the minotaur he was horrified. Thor, never being one to dissemble, blurted out that we were on our way to the maze. It turned out that a regular customer had actually been to the maze and seen the minotaur, and Kourosh summoned him to our table to persuade us of the folly of our plan. This man was a former soldier, badly scarred and missing an arm. He recounted how a group of the Sultan's soldiers had been sent to the maze, and only he and another man had survived. He'd lost his arm during that mission. But as he went into further detail I began to see why their effort had failed. A wizard had gone along with the soldiers but hadn't entered the maze. Nor had their commander. They'd also been ordered to split into two groups. It's no wonder that they were all slain. The former soldier described how the terrain near the cave entrance was very rough, covered with piles of earth and rubble from excavation of the cave. There were also various deadfalls and pitfalls inside. He claimed that the minotaur is enormous and has far longer horns than any minotaur I've heard of. And the man-bull may have ogres and even a giant in his gang of bandits. Armed with this information, we're going to set out for the maze tomorrow. We're not certain yet how we'll enter the maze, but we'll determine that once we see it with our own eyes. Once we've completed our investigation I'll write you again and tell you how we fared. Your sister, Lothiriel ______________________________________________ [B]Quips & Quotes[/B]: [B]sniffles[/B]: "Who's that with Thor?" [B]Zora[/B]: "Just some little bird he picked up downstairs." [B]Devo[/B]: "She's a hot chick!" [B]patv[/B]: "A gust of wind blows into your room and does 22 points of damage to you." [B]Devo[/B]: "A fowl wind." [B]sniffles[/B]: "Did it come from Thor's room?" [B]Devo[/B]: "Not from Thor's [B]room[/B], exactly..." [B]sniffles[/B]: "Why doesn't Thor learn to speak some other language when he's a bird?" [B]Devo[/B]: "OK, I turn into an owl." [B]patv[/B]: "Now you can speak owlbear. Sort of." [B]Devo[/B]: "It's a pigeon language." [B]patv[/B]: "We don't take Discover cards." [B]Devo[/B]: "Do you take [I]expeditious retreat[/I]? Do you mind if we do?" [B]DH[/B]: "Are there towns in the area of the maze? Mazeville?" [B]Hedrin[/B]: "Victimsburg?" [B]DH[/B]: "We're all going to die by bear." [B]Zora[/B]: "Well, it is a die-er bear." [B]Devo[/B]: "The bear says, 'I'm looking for the man who killed my paw.'" [B]patv[/B]: "Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Varian's rear." [/QUOTE]
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