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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 2702918" data-attributes="member: 3346">The Monastery of Heironeous outside of VerboboncMost citizens in the lands around Verbobonc prefer St. Cuthbert, Pelor, Trithereon, or Rao.  The monsastery of Heironeous is relatively small, especially compared to the many large temples to Heironeous in the Gran March and the Great Kindgom.  The most frequent visitors to the monastery are adventurers traveling through.  Many Knights of the Watch pay their respects to the head of monastery when they follow the trade routes from the Sheldomar Valley to Greyhawk, the City of Hawks.One such group of adventurers invited Torn to travel with them on a quest to recover a kidnapped ambassador.  The ambassador had been sent to the Kron Hills, to mediate on tax matters between the Gnomes and the town council of Verbobonc.  Besides Torn, the party of adventurers consisted of:Jurrikath Musseloto: Male Human Swordsman, Mage, Rogue, and gregarious teller of tales.    Kerry, Radiant Vigil: Male Human Knight of the Watch (worshipper of Heironeous) Tymerian: Female Human Wizard and owner of a Flying Carpet.  Vister: Female Elven (Olven) Knight of the High Forest (Knight of the Hart).   Vister tracked the ambassador’s party until they found the spot where it was ambushed by a horde of orcs.  Vister then followed the tracks of the orcs until it led to Mount Stalagos.Tymerian flew over the Mountain and reported that there was a dark tower in the center of the crater.  The party decided to use Tymerian’s flying carpet to fly to the center of the crater and defeat the owner of the black tower.  Unfortunately, the plan led to disaster.  When the flying carpet descended upon the dark tower, terrible lightning bolts flashed up at the party from the sides of the crater.  Huge flying creatures raced towards the flying carpet.  Finally, Tyermian lost control of the carpet before she could place the carpet down next to the Tower.  Instead of a gentle landing, the party was scattered when the carpet upturned and crashed upon the hard volcanic ground.  The flying creatures left the party alone and returned to their nests in the volcanic cliffs above.  Terrible undead creatures attacked the party members.  Kerry, Radiant Vigil of the Knights of the Watch refused to flee.  He fought the undead until they destroyed him.  The rest of the party fled from the undead in every direction.  Torn and the others (except for poor Kerry) were captured by living servants of the evil cult.  Torn was separated from the others.  She was tortured both night and day and remembers little of her torment.  She does remember is that they wanted her to turn aside from her worship of Heironeous.  They wanted her to worship the Gods of evil and dedicate herself to evil deeds.  Torn resisted their conversion attempts.A bald, short, and over-weight evil cultist with a dark goatee became her chief tormenter (the other cultists call him ‘high priest’).  He wore ochre robes with a long silver sash.  He worn a symbol around his neck of three black triangles inside another triangle.  The High Priest promised Torn that she would convert.  Her mind was ravaged by an tentacled alien creature.  She lost all of her memorized spells. Every secret she knew was revealed to her captors.  Torn’s tormentors taunted her with the facts that they knew her worse nightmares.  The cultist with the goatee handed Torn over to another cultist, a woman named Choranth with long blonde hair, woven with feathers and small animal bones.  She wore ochre colored robes with a silver sash and a black cape.  Choranth laughs as she taunts Torn, “You will beg to be allowed to worship our demonic masters.  You will curse Heironeous with your every breath.  But before that, you will be used and abused by the orcs you escaped when you were younger.  Your every nightmare will come true in this place.”Torn’s hands were shackled behind her back.  She is roughly escorted by Choranth, a brutish orc, four gnolls, and four cave bear skeletons.Instead of finding orcs to abuse Torn, they discover a group of humans and dwarves burning a troll over a bonfire.Choranth recognizes Toriah.  She says,”Rebellious scum.  You were to report for duty days ago.  Fall to your knees and proclaim your fealty to the Dark Gods.”</blockquote>

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