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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 2823275" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Betrayed by one of their own, bereft of Lochenvare and Therena both, our heroes retreated to the ship that they have commissioned to take them as far east as it will. The Great Redwood Forest had already proven dangerous; our heroes did not push their luck with two of their companions gone. Malford cursed Therena long and loud. “If we can find her,” he grimly said through gritted teeth, “we’ll try her and hang her.” He shook his head. “I can’t believe she betrayed us like that!”</p><p></p><p>Pandos the Mute sighed and made signs at him, until Malford understood the warden’s meaning: <em>She was a necromancer, after all.</em></p><p></p><p>The ship set sail from Valonia, heading along the coast towards the far, southeastern edge of the continent. It would be there, amongst the halflings of the Glen Lands, that Captain Frakes would leave them.</p><p></p><p>But three days into their voyage, they were beset by pirates. </p><p></p><p>The captain of the pirates was a scowling man named Bereu, whose magic armor helped him swim across the gulf between the ships, and whose <em>necklace of adaptation</em> let him breathe underwater and thus approach unseen. The pirate attack was swift and vicious, and two of Frakes’ crew fell to the pirate cutlasses, as did one of Malford’s men. But our heroes, Captain Frakes, the crew and Malford’s men all acquitted themselves with valor, and soon the pirates (having little struggle for a fight to the death) were beaten off. </p><p></p><p>“That wasn’t too bad,” Rajah said cheerfully. Malford frowned at the bodies of the men he had lost. </p><p></p><p>Dexter paced nervously. “We have to hurry,” he muttered. “We have to hurry.” Increasingly, he was becoming more and more nervous about the fate of the book that the Strogassians had stolen. Whatever they wanted with it was surely blasphemous or worse. <em>We must hurry!</em> he thought to himself again. </p><p></p><p>The ship moved along, and all seemed well for a few more days. Wounds healed, repairs were made. But then disaster struck. Elcruche and his cronies pulled their greatest coup.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Elcruche was a half-elf who worked for the intelligence service of Imperial Wotan, and he and his cronies had been dogging the steps of Rajah for several years now. It wasn’t until fairly recently that Rajah had learned the truth: he was the rightful emperor of Wotan, and the currently sitting emperor, Tovan IV, had murdered Rajah’s father and the rest of his family, and tried to kill him as an infant! Somehow the baby had survived and wound up in the wilds of Gorel, where he had been raised by tigers; and when he finally did end up coming to civilization and learned to speak, he was immediately attacked by Elcruche. Since then Rajah had been running from them. The party had fought them to a standstill once before. This time, when Elcruche and his cronies made another attempt to capture Rajah for their Emperor, the party was forced to flee from their wrath. The Tiger Prince (as Rajah was increasingly being called) himself managed to get away, but barely; and in the furious battle, Malford had leapt into the breach to give Rajah time to escape, and the gnome had dueled with Elcruche. The half-elf agent fenced with admiral skill, and Malford found himself badly pressed. As Elcruche’s cutlass cracked down onto the crossed shortsword and dagger of his gnomish opponent, he smiled briefly, nodding acknowledgement to Malford’s skill. They danced back and forth over the battlefield for a minute, but then the half-elf struck Baron Malford down. The battle ended with Old Man Malford a prisoner.</p><p></p><p>Worse yet, the Wotanian agents captured the party’s boat with its <em>sea helm.</em> This was a demoralizing blow; without it, their progress towards far-off, legendary Strogass would be diminished to a relative snail’s pace. And having just lost Lochenvare, Therena <em>and</em> Malford...</p><p></p><p>“There’s no way that we can catch them when they have the <em>sea helm,</em>” Dexter groaned. His warden, Pandos the Mute, signed unhappy agreement. Dexter’s quest- to stop the defilement and eventual burning of an ancient copy of the Galadron- had to go on, with or without Malford. </p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>Malford was taken through a <em>sea gate</em> and thence back to Imperial Wotan, where he was taken in a curtained cab into a deep place. His captors put him into an extraordinary subterranean prison, full of magical wards and highly-trained guardians. “The Tiger Gaol,” Elcruche explained. “It’s designed to hold Rajah against any escape attempt. I’m sure it will work to keep you contained as well.” He paused for a moment as Malford was pushed into his cell. “If there is anything reasonable that you need, please let us know. We plan to treat you in as civilized a manner as your behavior allows.”</p><p></p><p>“I’d like a copy of the Galadron,” Malford said. </p><p></p><p>Elcruche cocked an eyebrow. “Of course. I’ll have one sent in.”</p><p></p><p>As he turned to leave, Elcruche stopped and turned back. “Oh, and I believe the Emperor will be coming to pay you a visit.”</p><p></p><p>Malford’s Galadron arrived within the hour. He set about reading it, wondering when the Emperor would come- and what would happen to him.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> The party meets Wouhleeriachx, and he puts them in his mouth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 2823275, member: 1210"] Betrayed by one of their own, bereft of Lochenvare and Therena both, our heroes retreated to the ship that they have commissioned to take them as far east as it will. The Great Redwood Forest had already proven dangerous; our heroes did not push their luck with two of their companions gone. Malford cursed Therena long and loud. “If we can find her,” he grimly said through gritted teeth, “we’ll try her and hang her.” He shook his head. “I can’t believe she betrayed us like that!” Pandos the Mute sighed and made signs at him, until Malford understood the warden’s meaning: [i]She was a necromancer, after all.[/i] The ship set sail from Valonia, heading along the coast towards the far, southeastern edge of the continent. It would be there, amongst the halflings of the Glen Lands, that Captain Frakes would leave them. But three days into their voyage, they were beset by pirates. The captain of the pirates was a scowling man named Bereu, whose magic armor helped him swim across the gulf between the ships, and whose [i]necklace of adaptation[/i] let him breathe underwater and thus approach unseen. The pirate attack was swift and vicious, and two of Frakes’ crew fell to the pirate cutlasses, as did one of Malford’s men. But our heroes, Captain Frakes, the crew and Malford’s men all acquitted themselves with valor, and soon the pirates (having little struggle for a fight to the death) were beaten off. “That wasn’t too bad,” Rajah said cheerfully. Malford frowned at the bodies of the men he had lost. Dexter paced nervously. “We have to hurry,” he muttered. “We have to hurry.” Increasingly, he was becoming more and more nervous about the fate of the book that the Strogassians had stolen. Whatever they wanted with it was surely blasphemous or worse. [i]We must hurry![/i] he thought to himself again. The ship moved along, and all seemed well for a few more days. Wounds healed, repairs were made. But then disaster struck. Elcruche and his cronies pulled their greatest coup. *** Elcruche was a half-elf who worked for the intelligence service of Imperial Wotan, and he and his cronies had been dogging the steps of Rajah for several years now. It wasn’t until fairly recently that Rajah had learned the truth: he was the rightful emperor of Wotan, and the currently sitting emperor, Tovan IV, had murdered Rajah’s father and the rest of his family, and tried to kill him as an infant! Somehow the baby had survived and wound up in the wilds of Gorel, where he had been raised by tigers; and when he finally did end up coming to civilization and learned to speak, he was immediately attacked by Elcruche. Since then Rajah had been running from them. The party had fought them to a standstill once before. This time, when Elcruche and his cronies made another attempt to capture Rajah for their Emperor, the party was forced to flee from their wrath. The Tiger Prince (as Rajah was increasingly being called) himself managed to get away, but barely; and in the furious battle, Malford had leapt into the breach to give Rajah time to escape, and the gnome had dueled with Elcruche. The half-elf agent fenced with admiral skill, and Malford found himself badly pressed. As Elcruche’s cutlass cracked down onto the crossed shortsword and dagger of his gnomish opponent, he smiled briefly, nodding acknowledgement to Malford’s skill. They danced back and forth over the battlefield for a minute, but then the half-elf struck Baron Malford down. The battle ended with Old Man Malford a prisoner. Worse yet, the Wotanian agents captured the party’s boat with its [i]sea helm.[/i] This was a demoralizing blow; without it, their progress towards far-off, legendary Strogass would be diminished to a relative snail’s pace. And having just lost Lochenvare, Therena [i]and[/i] Malford... “There’s no way that we can catch them when they have the [i]sea helm,[/i]” Dexter groaned. His warden, Pandos the Mute, signed unhappy agreement. Dexter’s quest- to stop the defilement and eventual burning of an ancient copy of the Galadron- had to go on, with or without Malford. *** Malford was taken through a [i]sea gate[/i] and thence back to Imperial Wotan, where he was taken in a curtained cab into a deep place. His captors put him into an extraordinary subterranean prison, full of magical wards and highly-trained guardians. “The Tiger Gaol,” Elcruche explained. “It’s designed to hold Rajah against any escape attempt. I’m sure it will work to keep you contained as well.” He paused for a moment as Malford was pushed into his cell. “If there is anything reasonable that you need, please let us know. We plan to treat you in as civilized a manner as your behavior allows.” “I’d like a copy of the Galadron,” Malford said. Elcruche cocked an eyebrow. “Of course. I’ll have one sent in.” As he turned to leave, Elcruche stopped and turned back. “Oh, and I believe the Emperor will be coming to pay you a visit.” Malford’s Galadron arrived within the hour. He set about reading it, wondering when the Emperor would come- and what would happen to him. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] The party meets Wouhleeriachx, and he puts them in his mouth! [/QUOTE]
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