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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 412044" data-attributes="member: 6294">Amberdale 0 : &quot;An Introduction to Amberdale&quot; by PDabble Games - Part 6Elspeth of the Crescent Range strides along the path leading to the Amberdale Ranger's Tower.&nbsp; A sturdy and taciturn Ranger of Elven blood, she has heard tales that the tower was overrun with vermin.&nbsp; Though she can barely give credence to the idea that the local ranger would let this occur, she has resolved to look into it herself.Nearing the tower, she spots a group of three people standing on the path ahead of her.&nbsp; All are dressed simply, in sandals and loose-fitting cotton clothes, despite the late season.&nbsp; From the size of their packs, the rest of their belongings seemed as limited.&quot;Good day.&quot; The eldest of the three inclines his head to her as she approaches. &quot;You look like one who has travelled far.&nbsp; Is the end of your journey close?&quot;&quot;Good day to you.&quot; She replies, instinctively stopping a short distance away from the three. &quot;As it happens, my journey is nearly done - I am on my way to that tower.&quot; She points at the building, which can be seen through the trees.As she does so, a group of five people exit the tower.&nbsp; All are armed and armoured, and two seem badly wounded.&nbsp; Having noticed the Elspeth and the trio she has just met, they are approaching slowly, hands on weapons.&quot;Good day.&quot; The old man calls again, seemingly amused by the suspicious behaviour of those he is meeting, &quot;I am Ai Quan, and these are my students Ai Ling and Ming Li.&quot; He gestures at the two younger people accompanying him.&quot;What were you doing in the tower?&quot; Elspeth interjects.&quot;I am Padre Priem.&quot; The tallest of the newcomers responds.&nbsp; &quot;And we are an adventuring group - the Company of the Random Encounter.&nbsp; We were hired to clear out this tower of rats.&nbsp; We did so, but we also discovered a terrible abomination - a creature half man and half rat.&nbsp; I believe it was ... a lycanthrope.&quot;&nbsp; (DM's note: Yes, the player really said that.&nbsp; The ham. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> )&quot;It seems the creature wounded some of your friends quite severely.&quot; Ai Quan indicates the two injured members of the company. &quot;Such wounds can be very dangerous - they may spread the disease of lycanthropy.&quot;&quot;I had heard as much.&quot; The Padre nods, &quot;But we have no means to heal them.&nbsp; Do you have anything that could help?&quot;The old man shakes his head,&quot;I regret we do not, but I heard in the village we just left that a great Priest of Pelor will attend the Harvest Festival there in a few days.&nbsp; Perhaps he could assist you.&quot;&quot;We will see what he can do.&quot; The Padre pauses, &quot;May I ask your business in these parts?&quot;&quot;We are monks from the eastern lands.&nbsp; My student Ai Ling is ready to undergo his testing.&quot; Ai Quan indicates his male student, &quot;I am taking him to the Cave of Challenge, which lies near here.&quot;&quot;I am a Ranger -&quot; Elspeth begins.&quot;You are?&quot; the Padre thrusts out his hand, palm upward, &quot;Well, we cleared the tower out like you wanted.&nbsp; The agreed price was fifty gold.&quot;&quot;I did not hire you.&quot; Elspeth replies icily, &quot;Though I would like to learn more of the one who did.&nbsp; He should never have allowed the tower to be overrun this way.&nbsp; Were you hired in this town Ai Quan speaks of?&nbsp; If so, I would accompany you there.&quot;The company of adventurers have no objection to her joining them, and so, bidding a farewell to the three monks, the six of them set off toward the village of Amberdale.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 412044, member: 6294"] [b]Amberdale 0 : "An Introduction to Amberdale" by PDabble Games - Part 6[/b] Elspeth of the Crescent Range strides along the path leading to the Amberdale Ranger's Tower. A sturdy and taciturn Ranger of Elven blood, she has heard tales that the tower was overrun with vermin. Though she can barely give credence to the idea that the local ranger would let this occur, she has resolved to look into it herself. Nearing the tower, she spots a group of three people standing on the path ahead of her. All are dressed simply, in sandals and loose-fitting cotton clothes, despite the late season. From the size of their packs, the rest of their belongings seemed as limited. "Good day." The eldest of the three inclines his head to her as she approaches. "You look like one who has travelled far. Is the end of your journey close?" "Good day to you." She replies, instinctively stopping a short distance away from the three. "As it happens, my journey is nearly done - I am on my way to that tower." She points at the building, which can be seen through the trees. As she does so, a group of five people exit the tower. All are armed and armoured, and two seem badly wounded. Having noticed the Elspeth and the trio she has just met, they are approaching slowly, hands on weapons. "Good day." The old man calls again, seemingly amused by the suspicious behaviour of those he is meeting, "I am Ai Quan, and these are my students Ai Ling and Ming Li." He gestures at the two younger people accompanying him. "What were you doing in the tower?" Elspeth interjects. "I am Padre Priem." The tallest of the newcomers responds. "And we are an adventuring group - the Company of the Random Encounter. We were hired to clear out this tower of rats. We did so, but we also discovered a terrible abomination - a creature half man and half rat. I believe it was ... a lycanthrope." (DM's note: Yes, the player really said that. The ham. :p ) "It seems the creature wounded some of your friends quite severely." Ai Quan indicates the two injured members of the company. "Such wounds can be very dangerous - they may spread the disease of lycanthropy." "I had heard as much." The Padre nods, "But we have no means to heal them. Do you have anything that could help?" The old man shakes his head, "I regret we do not, but I heard in the village we just left that a great Priest of Pelor will attend the Harvest Festival there in a few days. Perhaps he could assist you." "We will see what he can do." The Padre pauses, "May I ask your business in these parts?" "We are monks from the eastern lands. My student Ai Ling is ready to undergo his testing." Ai Quan indicates his male student, "I am taking him to the Cave of Challenge, which lies near here." "I am a Ranger -" Elspeth begins. "You are?" the Padre thrusts out his hand, palm upward, "Well, we cleared the tower out like you wanted. The agreed price was fifty gold." "I did not hire you." Elspeth replies icily, "Though I would like to learn more of the one who did. He should never have allowed the tower to be overrun this way. Were you hired in this town Ai Quan speaks of? If so, I would accompany you there." The company of adventurers have no objection to her joining them, and so, bidding a farewell to the three monks, the six of them set off toward the village of Amberdale. [/QUOTE]

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