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<blockquote data-quote="Luinnar" data-source="post: 5821413" data-attributes="member: 44459"><p>With the final destruction of Daglan, you notice that the crown has risen into the air out of Jax's bag. The gemstones have turned a deep azure in color and it begins to radiate a clean and pure white light. A shimmering image of a white robed, elf appears in the light. He smiles at the party and <span style="color: Teal"><span style="color: White">speaks.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Teal"></span><span style="color: Teal"></span></p><p><span style="color: Teal"><strong>My name is Elran Eldranin, thank you for freeing me. For nearly 500 years, I have been locked in unending combat with the evil soul of the warlock Daglan who built this crown. But now, with the destruction of Daglan, I have been able to overcome his evil. Half a millennia after it began, this malevolence has ended.</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">The crown was originally forged in a far away land for a powerful warlord by Daglan. In order to safeguard the secrets of the crown and make certain that none but he would ever wield it, the evil war lord used his new prize to kill the magician (or so he thought).</span></strong> <strong><span style="color: Teal">With the death of Daglan, there was no one left who knew how to destroy the crown. The warlord then used the evil power of the crown to extend his evil empire far into the neighboring lands, including that of my kingdom which I was lord of.</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">What the Warlord did not know is that before creating the crown Daglan, calling upon the powers of evil in his dark Tower of Magic, was able to foresee the warlord's treachery. Thus it was that he infused the crown with a magic jar spell. Because of the limitations of this spell, however, he could only transfer his life force into the one wearing the crown. When he tried this upon the Warlord, he failed due to that individual's near indomitable will. Since the warlord never let anyone else wear the crown, Daglan was imprisoned upon the head of the mortal he hated most. </span><span style="color: Teal"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">On the eve of his greatest battle, in which he was certain to crush the last bastion of goodness left in those dark and distant lands, the Warlord's plans went astray. The evil warrior was ridding along a dark back country trail with his entourage. As the night wore on, a heavy mist seemed to seep up from the very ground itself. About an hour later, his band was attacked by a party of elves that I was captain of. This knight was part of my group,</span></strong> he says motioning to Sir ExSixTen who seems spacier than usual, <strong><span style="color: Teal">but he looked much different then he now does. </span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal"> At first we thought we had the upper hand, but soon my second in command Reinhardt betrayed us. He stabs his best friend </span></strong>again he motions to the Warforged, <strong><span style="color: Teal">in the back for Reinhardt was bribed and envious of his ability. With the chaos caused by the act the battle soon ended. I was killed and only a few survived, dragging the dying body of this knight away. I am unsure what has happened next to my troops, but it seems like the knight's essence was transferred into a mechanical body by our mages. Later he must of went out and searched for me, but he was attacked by monsters. After the monsters left his iron body for dead, I believe the mists engulfed him and transferred his body to an island near where you reside.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">After the battle the Warlord's men cleared the corpses of the elves from the road and began to loot our fallen bodies, but he set about finding his prized crown which he lost. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: Teal">During the fierce battle the warlord himself was thrown from his horse, and the crown upon his head rolled aside and was lost in the mists.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color: Teal">When the crown was lost in battle with the elves, one of them actually found it during the skirmish and placed it upon his head. That was myself for I had lost my own crown during the fight and thought it was my own. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: Teal"> After searching all night in the mists, he fell to his knees and cried out in frustration, "</span><span style="color: Teal">It seems to have vanished into the mists themselves." he cried. He did not realize the truthfulness of his words, for the Mists of Ravenloft had seized the evil item and sucked it into the demiplane where it remained encased in fog for many years. </span><span style="color: Teal">Without the crown soon the Warlord was slain and his army of darkness driven back.</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">When I took the crown Daglan saw his chance and sent his own essence surging forth to seize control me. However, the dark powers of Ravenloft were not going to allow their prize to escape so easily. They caused the my spirit to be sucked into the crown, trapping us both within the artifact before Daglan could escape.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">The wills of both of us were constantly battle within the crown, each trying to overcome the other and dominate our little prison. Although Daglan always has the upper hand, the battle weakened him so much that he has was not able to escape.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Teal">However, as each of Daglan's descendants died, their spirit is summoned to the crown and adds to his force of will. The shorter the distance between the scene of death and the Crown of Souls, the greater the power he gained. In time, his power reached the point where he triumphed over my power and regained control.</span></strong></p><p></p><p>[OOC]More when I get the chance (including the version Sir ExSixTen sees). Feel free to ask any questions if you want. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[/OOC]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luinnar, post: 5821413, member: 44459"] With the final destruction of Daglan, you notice that the crown has risen into the air out of Jax's bag. The gemstones have turned a deep azure in color and it begins to radiate a clean and pure white light. A shimmering image of a white robed, elf appears in the light. He smiles at the party and [COLOR=Teal][COLOR=White]speaks.[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=Teal] [B]My name is Elran Eldranin, thank you for freeing me. For nearly 500 years, I have been locked in unending combat with the evil soul of the warlock Daglan who built this crown. But now, with the destruction of Daglan, I have been able to overcome his evil. Half a millennia after it began, this malevolence has ended.[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=Teal]The crown was originally forged in a far away land for a powerful warlord by Daglan. In order to safeguard the secrets of the crown and make certain that none but he would ever wield it, the evil war lord used his new prize to kill the magician (or so he thought).[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal]With the death of Daglan, there was no one left who knew how to destroy the crown. The warlord then used the evil power of the crown to extend his evil empire far into the neighboring lands, including that of my kingdom which I was lord of.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal]What the Warlord did not know is that before creating the crown Daglan, calling upon the powers of evil in his dark Tower of Magic, was able to foresee the warlord's treachery. Thus it was that he infused the crown with a magic jar spell. Because of the limitations of this spell, however, he could only transfer his life force into the one wearing the crown. When he tried this upon the Warlord, he failed due to that individual's near indomitable will. Since the warlord never let anyone else wear the crown, Daglan was imprisoned upon the head of the mortal he hated most. [/COLOR][COLOR=Teal] On the eve of his greatest battle, in which he was certain to crush the last bastion of goodness left in those dark and distant lands, the Warlord's plans went astray. The evil warrior was ridding along a dark back country trail with his entourage. As the night wore on, a heavy mist seemed to seep up from the very ground itself. About an hour later, his band was attacked by a party of elves that I was captain of. This knight was part of my group,[/COLOR][/B] he says motioning to Sir ExSixTen who seems spacier than usual, [B][COLOR=Teal]but he looked much different then he now does. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal] At first we thought we had the upper hand, but soon my second in command Reinhardt betrayed us. He stabs his best friend [/COLOR][/B]again he motions to the Warforged, [B][COLOR=Teal]in the back for Reinhardt was bribed and envious of his ability. With the chaos caused by the act the battle soon ended. I was killed and only a few survived, dragging the dying body of this knight away. I am unsure what has happened next to my troops, but it seems like the knight's essence was transferred into a mechanical body by our mages. Later he must of went out and searched for me, but he was attacked by monsters. After the monsters left his iron body for dead, I believe the mists engulfed him and transferred his body to an island near where you reside.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal] After the battle the Warlord's men cleared the corpses of the elves from the road and began to loot our fallen bodies, but he set about finding his prized crown which he lost. [/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=Teal]During the fierce battle the warlord himself was thrown from his horse, and the crown upon his head rolled aside and was lost in the mists.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal]When the crown was lost in battle with the elves, one of them actually found it during the skirmish and placed it upon his head. That was myself for I had lost my own crown during the fight and thought it was my own. [/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=Teal] After searching all night in the mists, he fell to his knees and cried out in frustration, "[/COLOR][COLOR=Teal]It seems to have vanished into the mists themselves." he cried. He did not realize the truthfulness of his words, for the Mists of Ravenloft had seized the evil item and sucked it into the demiplane where it remained encased in fog for many years. [/COLOR][COLOR=Teal]Without the crown soon the Warlord was slain and his army of darkness driven back.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal]When I took the crown Daglan saw his chance and sent his own essence surging forth to seize control me. However, the dark powers of Ravenloft were not going to allow their prize to escape so easily. They caused the my spirit to be sucked into the crown, trapping us both within the artifact before Daglan could escape.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal] The wills of both of us were constantly battle within the crown, each trying to overcome the other and dominate our little prison. Although Daglan always has the upper hand, the battle weakened him so much that he has was not able to escape. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Teal]However, as each of Daglan's descendants died, their spirit is summoned to the crown and adds to his force of will. The shorter the distance between the scene of death and the Crown of Souls, the greater the power he gained. In time, his power reached the point where he triumphed over my power and regained control.[/COLOR][/B] [OOC]More when I get the chance (including the version Sir ExSixTen sees). Feel free to ask any questions if you want. :)[/OOC] [/QUOTE]
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