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<blockquote data-quote="Spatterlight" data-source="post: 3246830" data-attributes="member: 42734"><p><strong>Epilogue</strong></p><p></p><p>Following the death of Balabar Smenk outside the Dourstone Mines, Melinde and the followers of Heironeous called a town meeting to allow the group to show their findings. Based on what they had seen and found, it was clear the both Ragnolin Dourstone and Balabar Smenk had been involved in the Ebon Triad cult that had wormed its way into the town and mines. Furthermore, Melinde spoke at length of the corruption of the slain sheriff, although on this matter, she appeared to be preaching to the choir, as many of the townsfolk had suffered his depredations.</p><p></p><p>At the news of the deaths of the three hated mine owners and the cleansing of the vile cult from the town, a great cheer went up. There was much talk on what would become of the mines that were the lifeblood of Diamond Lake. Neither Chaum Gansworth nor Ragnolin Dourstone had any heirs and neither of the Smenk siblings had any interest in running the mines. So in accordance with Natasha's philosophy of equality for all and Sergi's searing hatred for anything mine related, the siblings turned over the mines to the people of Diamond Lake. Truly a new day had dawned on the town of Diamond Lake.</p><p></p><p>Several days following the death of Balabar, Melinde invited the group to the temple of Temple of Heironeous at the garrison for a victory party. Here they were presented with Greyhawk medals of valor for their valiant deeds. All but Doctor Voo was present for the ceremony, as the priest had been summoned by the followers of Wee Jas to their temple in the Cairn Hills.</p><p></p><p>However, all the events of the day were not as joyous. After spending as much time with Sergi as she could, the paladin revealed that their relationship could go no further, as she had been reassigned to Blackwall Keep. The keep was been subject to escalating assaults by lizardfolk raiders and a paladin of her skill was needed to reinforce the garrison there. After saying her goodbyes to Sergi and the rest of the group, she left Diamond Lake to travel to her new post.</p><p></p><p>Scorch was buried the day after the battle with Ebon Triad at the cemetery just outside the town proper. The ceremony was a simple affair and Doctor Voo presided. Except for his few friends in the group and Melinde, no other mourners attended the brief service. The stone over the gladiator was unadorned and simply read: "John Murin". Following the ceremony, all but Max returned to town. The halfling leaned on Scorch's tombstone, staring at the fresh earth and thinking of the times the two had spent together. Struggling to keep back tears, he quietly took a burnt piece of parchment from the pocket of his vest.</p><p></p><p>He had found it on the inside of Scorch's armor when he had been preparing his old friend for burial. The folded scrap of parchment had been singed badly, but the single word of "Max" could still be seen on the outside. The halfling unfolded it once more and saw the simple, careful writing of Scorch:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>-- Max,</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>If you found this, I am dead. I got a good idea that my ride in the world is going to be a short one, so I got two things I want you to finish.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First, make sure Natasha turns out okay. She is strong, but she will need help and somebody to talk too. Stick with this or I will haunt you till your last day. Second, get my sister Jenny on this business with the cults. She still runs under the name Zephyr in the gladiator circles. You will need her help on this and she has always been the strongest of my blood. When you get a hold of her, I want you to give her my mace and shortsword. You know which ones. She will need them.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sorry.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>-- John</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p><p>The halfling folded the note and slipped it back into his pocket. Wiping an errant tear with the back of his sleeve, he patted Scorch's tombstone and walked off towards town in silence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spatterlight, post: 3246830, member: 42734"] [b]Epilogue[/b] Following the death of Balabar Smenk outside the Dourstone Mines, Melinde and the followers of Heironeous called a town meeting to allow the group to show their findings. Based on what they had seen and found, it was clear the both Ragnolin Dourstone and Balabar Smenk had been involved in the Ebon Triad cult that had wormed its way into the town and mines. Furthermore, Melinde spoke at length of the corruption of the slain sheriff, although on this matter, she appeared to be preaching to the choir, as many of the townsfolk had suffered his depredations. At the news of the deaths of the three hated mine owners and the cleansing of the vile cult from the town, a great cheer went up. There was much talk on what would become of the mines that were the lifeblood of Diamond Lake. Neither Chaum Gansworth nor Ragnolin Dourstone had any heirs and neither of the Smenk siblings had any interest in running the mines. So in accordance with Natasha's philosophy of equality for all and Sergi's searing hatred for anything mine related, the siblings turned over the mines to the people of Diamond Lake. Truly a new day had dawned on the town of Diamond Lake. Several days following the death of Balabar, Melinde invited the group to the temple of Temple of Heironeous at the garrison for a victory party. Here they were presented with Greyhawk medals of valor for their valiant deeds. All but Doctor Voo was present for the ceremony, as the priest had been summoned by the followers of Wee Jas to their temple in the Cairn Hills. However, all the events of the day were not as joyous. After spending as much time with Sergi as she could, the paladin revealed that their relationship could go no further, as she had been reassigned to Blackwall Keep. The keep was been subject to escalating assaults by lizardfolk raiders and a paladin of her skill was needed to reinforce the garrison there. After saying her goodbyes to Sergi and the rest of the group, she left Diamond Lake to travel to her new post. Scorch was buried the day after the battle with Ebon Triad at the cemetery just outside the town proper. The ceremony was a simple affair and Doctor Voo presided. Except for his few friends in the group and Melinde, no other mourners attended the brief service. The stone over the gladiator was unadorned and simply read: "John Murin". Following the ceremony, all but Max returned to town. The halfling leaned on Scorch's tombstone, staring at the fresh earth and thinking of the times the two had spent together. Struggling to keep back tears, he quietly took a burnt piece of parchment from the pocket of his vest. He had found it on the inside of Scorch's armor when he had been preparing his old friend for burial. The folded scrap of parchment had been singed badly, but the single word of "Max" could still be seen on the outside. The halfling unfolded it once more and saw the simple, careful writing of Scorch: [INDENT][i] -- Max, If you found this, I am dead. I got a good idea that my ride in the world is going to be a short one, so I got two things I want you to finish. First, make sure Natasha turns out okay. She is strong, but she will need help and somebody to talk too. Stick with this or I will haunt you till your last day. Second, get my sister Jenny on this business with the cults. She still runs under the name Zephyr in the gladiator circles. You will need her help on this and she has always been the strongest of my blood. When you get a hold of her, I want you to give her my mace and shortsword. You know which ones. She will need them. Sorry. -- John [/i][/INDENT] The halfling folded the note and slipped it back into his pocket. Wiping an errant tear with the back of his sleeve, he patted Scorch's tombstone and walked off towards town in silence. [/QUOTE]
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