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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Droid101" data-source="post: 1759031" data-attributes="member: 942">Interlude…Ragnar, Drax, Kain, Joseph and Faelean flee as fast as they can.  Ragnar, being half-human, half-dwarf, doesn’t tire, but the rest of his party slows down.“We can’t stop here, Dendybar is no doubt right behind us!” Ragnar yells, his well muscled Mul body running easily.  He spins his gladius.“Come on, we have enough of a head start.  He’ll never catch us,” Joseph Blackshield states.  His face mostly hidden by his closed helmet.  Holy symbol to Torm bouncing on his chest.“As much as I hate to say it, I agree with him, I’m walking,” Faelean Stormwind states.  His frail grey-elven body already very tired from the run.  His robes bear the symbol of Mystra prominently.  Drax, the lizardman gladiator and Kain, the wood-elven gladiator both stop as well.“We’re almost to the svirfneblin city.  We’ll be safe once inside,” Ragnar reasons, but the group has decided.  They slow to a walk.  They get inside without trouble, as they stopped by this city before they went into the dark elf city.  There, they met up with Dendybar Retari and killed his cohort, an evil beholder named Blakirge.  Dendybar was hot on their heels.They are escorted to their contacts in the city, Drez and Zenziez, the high priest and personal wizard, respectively, to the gnomish king.  Drez greets them with a huge smile.“We have perfected the use of the device!  We can teleport you home!” Drez says excitedly.“Good, just in time, too.  We had a run in with a deadly assassin, who is probably still chasing us,” Ragnar explains.“Whenever you’re ready, we can try it out,” Drez states, and the group prepares.  They follow Drez into their laboratory.The contraption is strange and exotic.  Small blue crystalline rods protrude from a complex metal form.  Handles, or some other protrusions are on either side of it.  A larger glowing blue crystal sits in the center of it.  Drez and Zenziez each grab the two handles and concentrate hard.“We have scryed the location you wish to go, Brunswick Castle.  Hopefully, the machine works,” Drez concentrates, fiddling with the handles at the same time as Zenziez.A bright blue light flashes from it, engulfing the room, practically blinding the group.The room looks the same.  Drax looks at Ragnar.“We didn’t go nowhere,” Drax looks annoyed, if a lizard’s face can look such a way.“I don’t understand it… it should have worked…” Drez shakes his head slowly.  The door to the laboratory opens, and an armored human (!?) guard walks in.  He bears the crest of Brunswick.“Don’t move, any of you!” He brandishes his longsword.  “Get reinforcements, we’re under attack!”“No no, we aren’t attacking… let me explain.  It seems that we have teleported our entire chamber here to Brunswick Castle… how extremely odd.” Drez looks perplexed.After much discussion and yelling, King Wallace Brunswick comes into the room, greeting the group.“I understand completely.  I was an adventurer once as well.  I know how… strange things can happen.  You are welcome to stay as long as you need.  Drez, you two can study this machine until you feel you can successfully transport yourselves home,” Wallace is very understanding.  The group thanks the king for his kindness.  They also, in turn, thank Drez for his help.“You have done us a great service, Drez.  We would surely have been stuck underground for a very long time if it weren’t for you.  Thank you,” Ragnar expresses his thanks.“Yeah, thanks,” Faelean was always abrupt.“I hope you all learn the secrets of this machine and put it to good use,” Joseph states.“We will do what we can to help, of course.”Next post will be in about an hour, so wait up!  Things will all make sense shortly!</blockquote>

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