Dragonlance Classics: Dragons of Despair

[Jemal]

"Oh, sorry flint, it was just sitting there, and nobody was using it, so I figured I'ld keep it until someone needed it. Here you go." He hands the knife over to Flint without another thought, obviously distracted by something as he strokes his chin in thought.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Otik replies, "Suit yourself, Master Brightblade. I'm sure you know how to take care of yourself."

To Tanis he responds, "The storyteller wandered out late last night, muttering something about Prayer's Eye Peak. If you want to ask him more questions, I'd try heading west along the road. You might find him in lying in some bushes near town."

During the meal, something jars the bundle that Goldmoon carries. The leather wrapping slides away, and it falls against Tassleshoff. Again a blue light shines, but instead of electrifying the kender, the staff heals the burns inflicted by his previous attempt at borrowing it.

 

[Shalimar]

Tanis stares wide eyed at the blue crystal staff. It had healed the kender, that was impossible, only the true gods could do something like that, as Raistlin had told him once, magic doesn't heal. So this... this was something new, something differet. It truly had to be the sign that they had been searching for these last 5 years apart.

"That staff, where... where did you find it. I thought it was just a magical staff, but healing, true healing is a mark of the true gods. If you found that there, what else must be there to prove their existance?"

 

[ErichDragon]

"Five years we have travelled the face of Krynn and the evidence we seek appears at our very doorsteps. Please tell us where you found the staff Riverwind."

 

[rangerjohn]

Becoming quite frustrated, Riverwind booms "How many times must I say this!". Then grows silent as he sees the looks he draws. "Maybe we can discuss this at a better time and place. One we those who need to listen can and those who don't can't."
He then falls into a deep silence.

 

[Keia]

Raistlin sits quietly against the wall by the fire and smiles at the outburst by Riverwind, knowing that he and Raistlin had discussed the knowledge of the staff earlier.

The crystal staff not only teleports but also provides healing, hmmm, seems more likely a divine item than an arcane one. However, until I have the opportunity to study it in depth, I'm not leaving the staff out of my sight, Raistlin thought as he leaned against the inn wall.

"Tanis," Raistlin spoke up to smooth Riverwind's outburst, "Perhaps we should head west to find the storyteller or to this Xak Tsaroth that he mentioned. I don't remember, myself, but isn't Xak Tsaroth also to the west of here?"

 

[Shalimar]

"Yes... I think we probably should try to find the story-teller he might be able to tell us something further." he nods at the staff, "and perhaps he may be able to tell us about this staff, or what he meant abot Xak Tsaroth and a great gift, for truly the gods must be such a gift."

 

[Jarval]

Goldmoon takes back the staff, looking at it with awe.

The gods truly smile on us! It healed the kender! She thinks, both shocked and happy. She quickly rewraps the staff, glancing around the tavern to see if anyone noticed the miraculous event.

"We should leave here, and head west after the storyteller. I would be glad of your company." She says to Tanis. "If you seek the true gods, then we share a goal."

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

After Flint finishes cleaning his knife of kender grems and listening to the plainman and woman, he again rolls his eyes and says to Tas "Here we go again, off on another foolish trip towards unknown danger... I am getting to old for this. 'Course yer probably excited by the thought of adventure or something... hmph, goin' to get you killed one of these days mark my word!"

Flint then orders some ale and a large helping of stew to eat as he figures it is going to be the last he is going to see in a while.

 

[Shalimar]

Tanis grins at the old dwarf and his grumblings about adventures. Too old indeed, that dwarf is probably going to outlast all of us out of sheer stubbornness. I am going to go, but I can decide for the others, it really is up to them to make their own decisions.

"I'll be going with you when you leave Goldmoon, but as to the others, its their decision. I would hope for some company though, to keep me out of trouble and all." he says grinning wryly at Flint.

"But it really is up to all of you. I can't decide for you."