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Message: <blockquote data-quote="H.M.Gimlord" data-source="post: 5134434" data-attributes="member: 79440">The onlookers are stunned by Talon's achievement.  There's a gasping pause, and suddenly a deafening roar of cheers erupts from within the crowd.  Though the shouts of praise are loud, Talon can't help but notice a few glaring looks of disapproval coming from the ranks of those attending to Ironhand.  The focus of their contempt seems to be Stormshard.Fargo emerges from the quarterdeck biting a smoldering pipe between his teeth, "Alright!  Ye've 'ad yer fon.  Bahck tah wark!" He walks over to Ironhand and looks down at the beaten dwarf, "I 'spected mahr o' ye Ir'n'an'.  'E's jus' a wee laddie!  Ye need tah larn no' tah go 'cceptin' challenges frahm an'yole Tom, Dick, are 'Arry."Fargo walks over to where six dwarves have hoisted Talon up on their shoulders carrying him around like a star football player.  He looks up at the shifter, "Good wark laddie, bu' le's keep the bruisin tah th'enemy.... 'elps morale!"The next few days go by uneventfully, but Ironhand seems to avoid Talon.  When the questioned about Ironhand's behavior, the other dwarves admit that it is odd, saying things like, "I's no' like 'e's nevah been beat a'fa," or, "'E's usual a good spart, tha' Ir'n'and.  Dunno wats'a got 'im."On the dawn of the fourth day after the sparring match, the lookout from the crow's nest calls out, "LAND HO!"  A beautiful, forested coastline appears as a thin strip along the horizon.  The northernmost tip ending abruptly in large, sand-brown bluffs that plummet sharply to the ocean's surface.  Atop these cliffs, a structure is visible, even at this distance.  It's a man-made obelisk standing a few hundred feet tall, shining a brilliant, focused, yellow beam of light that still appears stronger than the rising sun, just behind it.Seagulls hover in the air like sirens beckoning ships to shore, and sailors rush to the rail to see the spectacle of the coastline with the early morning light at its back.Rujah, already wishes he were there, and his impatience swells to a crescendo within him.Fargo starts barking orders, "Alright 'earties!  Make tah raund th' narthern edge.  Keep wide o' th' lighthas an' put in a' th' sevanth pier!  Ye've seen this 'afar!" He turns to Fenwick and Riardon, pointing to the tall structure atop the northern cliffs, "Tha' thar's th' lighthas o' Rioc Alair!"[sblock=OOC]I'll let you post reactions and questions for a while, and some time tomorrow, I'll post the 1st encounter.Tenchuu, WD:Sorry.  P8 beat you to the punch (no pun intended), and I'd like to keep things moving.  I'll give you each a chance to solo with something as we go.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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