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<blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 2297083" data-attributes="member: 118">Ristar:[spoiler]&quot;Many choices cannot be undone,&quot; Charon says.&nbsp; &quot;As you wish, though...&quot;The idyllic setting melts away around Ritsar and the litorian finds himself standing on a wind-swept cliff looking down into a narrow canyon several hundred feet deep.&nbsp; The cold sun is setting and it is difficult to see below.&nbsp; At the bottom, in the shadows, Ritsar can just make out Pyior's form...carefully working its way along the canyon.Ritsar's angle allows him to see what Pyior cannot.&nbsp; Just around the next bend, a pack of coyote-like creatures waits in ambush for the faen.&nbsp; With no way down and no time left, Ritsar yells a warning to Pyior...but his voice cannot carry to the distant bottom of the canyon in the windy conditions.&nbsp; Pyior walks blindly into the trap and the creatures set upon him.[/spoiler]*****Ys-Korros:[spoiler]&quot;Be at ease, Ys-Korros,&quot; a smooth voice says.&nbsp; Ys-Korros looks up from his maniacal laughture to find that he is now standing in a finely appointed sitting room with walls of polished wood and velvet upholstered furnishings.&nbsp; A giant dressed befitting a minor noble stands before him.&quot;Your brother is not dead,&quot; he says.&nbsp; Ys-Korros looks down and finds that Ys-Baddaden is no longer at his feet...or anywhere else to be seen, either.&nbsp; &quot;Not yet, anyway.&quot;The giant sits upon one of the chairs and crosses his legs.&nbsp; &quot;This place...it can show you many things,&quot; he says.&nbsp; He points toward a door.&nbsp; &quot;Though there, you will be shown that which you truly should fear to see.&nbsp; A glimpse of the future, and of the horrific deeds that your deluded brother will perpetrate in your name.&quot;Or, you might try this door,&quot; he says, indicating the only other door leading from the room.&nbsp; &quot;Through here, you may leave in peace.&nbsp; You may leave in blissful ignorance of your worst fears realized.&quot;[/spoiler]*****Pyior:[spoiler]Pyior watches as Ritsar brazenly charges through the dark portal after the giants.&nbsp; Seemingly without much choice in the matter, and not wanting to be left behind with the apes, Pyior touches the portal......and finds himself in a small, metal-clad chamber lit dimly by a single torch set in one wall.&nbsp; Two tunnels exit the room in opposite directions - each just wide enough to fit through.&nbsp; About ten feet down each tunnel is a small door.&nbsp; Filling each tunnel are dozens of small snakes - red and black striped.&nbsp; Blood Vipers, Pyior realizes, one of the most deadly snakes known.&nbsp; ...or they might be Fools Vipers, a clever species that looks nearly identical to the Blood Viper, but whose bite is harmless.Two other things catch Pyior's immediate attention.&nbsp; First, the walls of the room are quickly collapsing and will likely crush him within a minute.&nbsp; Second, he recognizes the Rune of Sem boldly inscribed on one of the walls...a powerful rune that supresses magic.Thinking quickly, Pyior realizes that escape through a tunnel may be his only hope.&nbsp; A second look at the snakes confirms his suspicion - one set of snakes has the hallmark red ring around its eyes, while the other has the black.&nbsp; He recalls a lesson with a former master, who explained the easy way to tell them apart......but he can't recall which is which.&nbsp; The harder Pyior tries to remember, the less confident he is in his recollections. [/spoiler]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rybaer, post: 2297083, member: 118"] Ristar: [spoiler] "Many choices cannot be undone," Charon says. "As you wish, though..." The idyllic setting melts away around Ritsar and the litorian finds himself standing on a wind-swept cliff looking down into a narrow canyon several hundred feet deep. The cold sun is setting and it is difficult to see below. At the bottom, in the shadows, Ritsar can just make out Pyior's form...carefully working its way along the canyon. Ritsar's angle allows him to see what Pyior cannot. Just around the next bend, a pack of coyote-like creatures waits in ambush for the faen. With no way down and no time left, Ritsar yells a warning to Pyior...but his voice cannot carry to the distant bottom of the canyon in the windy conditions. Pyior walks blindly into the trap and the creatures set upon him.[/spoiler] ***** Ys-Korros: [spoiler] "Be at ease, Ys-Korros," a smooth voice says. Ys-Korros looks up from his maniacal laughture to find that he is now standing in a finely appointed sitting room with walls of polished wood and velvet upholstered furnishings. A giant dressed befitting a minor noble stands before him. "Your brother is not dead," he says. Ys-Korros looks down and finds that Ys-Baddaden is no longer at his feet...or anywhere else to be seen, either. "Not yet, anyway." The giant sits upon one of the chairs and crosses his legs. "This place...it can show you many things," he says. He points toward a door. "Though there, you will be shown that which you truly should fear to see. A glimpse of the future, and of the horrific deeds that your deluded brother will perpetrate in your name. "Or, you might try this door," he says, indicating the only other door leading from the room. "Through here, you may leave in peace. You may leave in blissful ignorance of your worst fears realized."[/spoiler] ***** Pyior: [spoiler] Pyior watches as Ritsar brazenly charges through the dark portal after the giants. Seemingly without much choice in the matter, and not wanting to be left behind with the apes, Pyior touches the portal... ...and finds himself in a small, metal-clad chamber lit dimly by a single torch set in one wall. Two tunnels exit the room in opposite directions - each just wide enough to fit through. About ten feet down each tunnel is a small door. Filling each tunnel are dozens of small snakes - red and black striped. Blood Vipers, Pyior realizes, one of the most deadly snakes known. ...or they might be Fools Vipers, a clever species that looks nearly identical to the Blood Viper, but whose bite is harmless. Two other things catch Pyior's immediate attention. First, the walls of the room are quickly collapsing and will likely crush him within a minute. Second, he recognizes the Rune of Sem boldly inscribed on one of the walls...a powerful rune that supresses magic. Thinking quickly, Pyior realizes that escape through a tunnel may be his only hope. A second look at the snakes confirms his suspicion - one set of snakes has the hallmark red ring around its eyes, while the other has the black. He recalls a lesson with a former master, who explained the easy way to tell them apart... ...but he can't recall which is which. The harder Pyior tries to remember, the less confident he is in his recollections. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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