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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nail" data-source="post: 853705" data-attributes="member: 224">Session #4, continued: "Mulakikyip's Story - Strange Lights" (Session of RL April 6th, 2003)Now free of their bonds, but still without their weapons or other items, the adventurers talked with Mulakikyip.  Above them were the rest of the kobolds, perched behind arrow slits spaced around the upper wall of the room.  While they talked, a smaller kobold, who was introduced as Fikill-yip, worked on the ladder trap and the smashed trap-door above."So the undead have been attacking you for quite awhile?" Garret began."No.  The restless dead have only started attacking us these past nine days.  We have been here for longer than that....perhaps 3 months." Mulakikyip waved his arms around the earth and timber walled room.  "As you see our defences are not adequate.  Not even the living quarters are finished.  We lost much when we were forced to flee...."Riva interupted, "You're new here?"Mulakikyip nodded.  "You may have noticed some of the new construction in the human-house on the surface.  The floor that you destroyed, dwarf, was one example. We have been working hard to make this place our home.""Why?" asked Garret. "Why did you move here, into the Empire's lands?  What forced you here?"Mulakikyip sighed heavily, and looked down at his feet.  "We were attacked in our old home, beneath the Crown of Stone, by a strange light.  It came to slaughter us, even our females and eggs, and it was too powerful for us to resist.  It was a ball of floating light, and if it touched you, you died.  I saw it kill many, even my master, in this way.  "When I saw this, I gathered those people and things I could and I fled....so many died....all of our heroes, most of our families.  All were murdered by the light.  And the irony of having to flee toward that great ball of surface light to escape the killing of the strange light is not lost on me."Garret noded gravely, then asked, "The Crown of Stone?  Where is that?  I don't recognize the name." Rowan got out her map of the area around Eaglesford as Mulakikyip continued.  "I don't know what you humans and surface-dwellers call it, but it is an ancient ruined surface-castle, on the edge of a steep cliff, about 3 days journey from here...""Is there a spring?  A magical spring, at the base of the cliff?" asked Thaile."Yes, the spring is known to have some magical properties..." responded Mulakikyip."Alderseep!" interupted Thaile, "and the ruins are called Alderslook.  My teacher has told me stories of exploring the dungeons of that place.  But she never said anything about finding kobolds.  It's empty down there, she's said.  Lot's of adventurers have been through there...and you say you lived there?"  Thaile arched an eyebrow incredulously."My people are very good at hiding themselves", said Mulakikyip, his scaley chest puffed up with pride, "You humans are poor treasure hunters, and easily fooled."  Mulakikyip drew himself up to his full 2 foot 3 inch height. "And you aren't so great at fighting, either."Before Thaile could respond, the group heard a viscious bark and growl from the top of the ladder.  Fikkill-yip had scrambled down the newly re-set ladder, and was now pointing up the shaft and whispering something to the kobold's leader.  Garret hustled over to the ladder and looked up.  Above he could see his war-dog, Bavic, peering down at him. "Bavic!  It's okay, boy, it's okay.  I'll be up in a second."  Garret gingerly tested a ladder rung, then turned to Mulakikyip. "Is this safe?  My dog is up there, but I don't want to set off the trap."With a nod from his leader, Fikkill-yip scrambled part way up the ladder, fiddled with some hidden mechanism, then came back down.  Garret climbed the ladder, followed by Riva.  As Garret checked over his riding-dog, Riva glanced out the window, and saw.........Tieran, striding up the road toward the ruined farm house, a loaded crossbow held in one hand.  With a quick wave from Riva, Tieran walked into the house and into the room with Garret and Riva.  Riva spoke first.  "You missed alot.  We've found a secret kobold lair, got ambushed and taken prisoner, got interogated about necromancers, were released by the kobolds, and now were makin' friends with the little buggers!"Tieran eyed Riva warily.  "Are you sure you're feeling alright, Riva?" Session #4: to be continued...More information is revealed!</blockquote>

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