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<blockquote data-quote="DonTadow" data-source="post: 2466157" data-attributes="member: 22622"><p><strong>Episode 30: The Twisted Land of Lanai</strong></p><p></p><p>The air smelled of rotten meat on the underwater boat. It had been a rough two months for the crew. Two weeks into the journey, the group found their first stowaway, Paula Searse’s daughter, Alexandria, whom nickname is Dria. Alone and without family in Quarta Set, she followed Syxen to the Quarta Set Docks and stashed away in some crates on the boat, surviving on table scraps.</p><p></p><p>It has now been two months, the boat submerged underwater a few weeks ago. Clayton, the handy gnome of Sparrow’s crew, nicknamed it a “sub” because it could submerge into the acidic waters of the Chrystarian Oceans.</p><p></p><p>This particular morning on the ship would not be like the others. Lydia, the ship mage, came down the stairs into the sleeping area on the ship. The area doubled as the cargo hold. There was not as much room on the ship as the other Rhapsodies. Mostly because there were at least 15 people living on the ship. Even Sparrow, normally flirtation and nice, had grown weary of his companions.</p><p></p><p>The others awoke and went through their morning routines. Alexandra and Vivian prayed. Vivian had seemed to devote herself the last few months to the teachings of Sardior. The Gem God, currently trapped in the body of a little girl, has been spending much time with her. Syxen spent time playing and talking to Dria. Dria has been very clingy to Syxen, obviously her way of mourning her fathers death. Nikylik has been learning the odds and ends of the ship with Clayton.</p><p></p><p>After Vivian finished her prayers, Rin, finally awoken from her nightmare, rushed Vivian into the engine room as she needed to tell her something quickly.</p><p></p><p>Madam Bianca came downstairs carrying a small table. The table had bowls of a gritty gray mushy food on it. The food smelled like bacon but obviously look nothing of the sorts.</p><p></p><p>“Dig in” she said. Untrusting of the food, Syxen asked Alexandria to conjure up different food for them two. Bianca’s father, Clode a large gray haired dwarf , urged Syxen to try the bacon smelling gruel. Syxen seemed amused at the idea, or at least amused for him, and took a small handful.</p><p></p><p>Nikylik on the other hand disappeared with Clayton, stumbling into Sparrow’s secret stash of Dwarven Ale. Drunk with only a small cup, the two gnomes found a stash of fresh biscuits Sparrow had been hiding, obviously the reason he never shows up for dinner call.</p><p></p><p>Others joined the table, several men and women Bianca brought on the boat to help man it, along with Fenrig and Patches.</p><p></p><p>As the crew ate, the air suddenly became unstable. A red electrical field swept the ship. It changed rapidly through the color spectrum and disappeared. Surprisingly, a familiar face sat looking somewhat sleep.</p><p></p><p>Another stowaway, Xioloch along with a 4 armed winged shadow demon.</p><p></p><p>Syxen took quick care of the sleeping shadow demon as the remaining crew wrestled Xioloch to the ground. Vivian pressed her sword close to Xiolochs throat and was seconds away from beheading her foe, when once again, the air shimmered.</p><p></p><p>The setting began to change as Vivian, Syxen, Rin, Nikylik and Alexandra found themselves in some sort rocky valley with the night sky upon them. Vivian recognized it, she was in a familiar place. Omaro’s layer.</p><p></p><p>The familiar half orc divine agent of Lathander stood out of the shadows.</p><p></p><p>“Greetings, Vivian. I see you brought new friends,” he said with a joking smirk.</p><p></p><p>Omaro introduced himself to the group and told him that he was happy that they managed to bring Xioloch/Ustran into the open so that he could trap him. It seems that the villain was not only a thorn in their side, but that the timelords had been looking for the time mage for some time. Omaro snapped his fingers and Xioloch disappeared into the nothingness.</p><p></p><p>Omaro began to explain how he survived his encounter with Ustran. The two fought for some time with Ustran believing he killed Omaro. However, Omaro played possom, using the time to watch over the Vivian and awaiting Ustran, possessing Xioloch’s body, to come out into the open. Once Xioloch was trapped somewhere he could not teleport away from, on the sub, Omaro used his borrowed Lathander magic to warp everyone there, where he delivered Xioloch to the timelords.</p><p></p><p>Omaro commended the new group on their actions but warned them to behave more like a team and less bickering. To this he appointed young Nikylik as the spokesperson or leader for the party. He also had another revelation, Vivian and Rin were sisters. Both could not believe it.</p><p></p><p>“But I look nothing like a a dragon,” said Rin.</p><p>“You take more after your mother, “ quipped Omaro. He explained that Blith’s wrath is always followed by the shadow. Just like when Blith attempted to find Vivian in Tilverton. Just like when Rin’s town was engulfed in the shadow dome. Blith wants his daughters for some purpose. Blith is the leader of the shadowdemons.</p><p></p><p>Omaro warned the party that the elven lands would be dangerous, and warned them to be ware of the Cerebrus. With that, he warped them off.</p><p></p><p>The party arrived a couple of months later than when they were taken, though only a few minutes had passed. They told Bianca about Omaro’s warnings but she knew nothing of the cerebrus. But Sardior, did. The little girl spoke in her husky voice and explained that the Cerebrus was contained to only a portion of the elven lands when Bianca was there, but it had sense spread to emcompass the entire elven land. Only magical enchantments protect the cities and towns from being swallowed.</p><p></p><p>A day later, the sub reached its destination. The group, along with several others, opened the hatch of the sub and found that the ship was in a cave devote of water despite being at the bottom of the ocean. Syxen used the sword of lord Regal to find the weak point of the elven shield just as Bianca told him. He then slashed through it, opening a whole for the group to go into. They tracked for weeks through treacherous mountains. After Nikylik meandered the party for some time, Rin took the lead and found the open path Bianca had described.</p><p></p><p>Though fresh air was refreshing to the group, the awe of the elven lands was fearful. The sky was dark, a deep purple as clouds and masses floated about. The group emeged from a cave in the face of a mountain. Their location, somewhere in a small mountain range. The familiar sound of flesh being torn into could be heard from above. They looked up to find a large black cloud like beast fighting with 5 flying humanoids. Without hesitation, or a plan, Alexandria and Vivian flew up to the ledge the being was on as Syxen and Rin fired arrows. The humanoids, whom appeared to be elves as the group got closer, looked oddly at the party. Vivian used her breath weapon as Alexandria used her array of elemental magic, but nothing seemed to effect the beast. Syxen managed to string three crossbow shots of massive amounts of damage into the creature. It flew towards him, swallowing Nikylik and Syxen. The being prepared to drop Nikylik and Syxen 1,000s of feet to their deaths. Nikylik luckily turned into a bat and flew out of the creatures mouth before he could drop them, but Syxen was not so fortunate. Alexandria rushed to save the forged casting a spell on him to give it wings. Distracted, the mass received a mighty blow from Vivian’s Masamune, causing it to fall to the ground and dissipate.</p><p></p><p>“Hello,” said Alexandria, hoping the elves would be thankful. But they flew away ignoring the group all together.</p><p></p><p>“Ungrateful” muttered Syxen.</p><p></p><p>The group, those who cannot fly, used the ropes and climbing gear to make their way down the mountain. After reaching the bottom, the morning had arrived. They proceeded out of the mountain range but found themselves lost as to the direction of the nearest village. The landscape was a twisted cauldron of evil. The rocks had faces of people in agony. The grass moved and scurried. The trees twisted with rot and looked as if they were eyeing the pcs. The PCs were amist in the Cerebrus.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The party will encounter a new foe for this next episode, plus Rika, the player who runs Vivian will be running the campaign.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Toon in next time!!!</p><p></p><p>Enjoy images of the characters, NPCs and Villains on the characters page.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DonTadow, post: 2466157, member: 22622"] [b]Episode 30: The Twisted Land of Lanai[/b] The air smelled of rotten meat on the underwater boat. It had been a rough two months for the crew. Two weeks into the journey, the group found their first stowaway, Paula Searse’s daughter, Alexandria, whom nickname is Dria. Alone and without family in Quarta Set, she followed Syxen to the Quarta Set Docks and stashed away in some crates on the boat, surviving on table scraps. It has now been two months, the boat submerged underwater a few weeks ago. Clayton, the handy gnome of Sparrow’s crew, nicknamed it a “sub” because it could submerge into the acidic waters of the Chrystarian Oceans. This particular morning on the ship would not be like the others. Lydia, the ship mage, came down the stairs into the sleeping area on the ship. The area doubled as the cargo hold. There was not as much room on the ship as the other Rhapsodies. Mostly because there were at least 15 people living on the ship. Even Sparrow, normally flirtation and nice, had grown weary of his companions. The others awoke and went through their morning routines. Alexandra and Vivian prayed. Vivian had seemed to devote herself the last few months to the teachings of Sardior. The Gem God, currently trapped in the body of a little girl, has been spending much time with her. Syxen spent time playing and talking to Dria. Dria has been very clingy to Syxen, obviously her way of mourning her fathers death. Nikylik has been learning the odds and ends of the ship with Clayton. After Vivian finished her prayers, Rin, finally awoken from her nightmare, rushed Vivian into the engine room as she needed to tell her something quickly. Madam Bianca came downstairs carrying a small table. The table had bowls of a gritty gray mushy food on it. The food smelled like bacon but obviously look nothing of the sorts. “Dig in” she said. Untrusting of the food, Syxen asked Alexandria to conjure up different food for them two. Bianca’s father, Clode a large gray haired dwarf , urged Syxen to try the bacon smelling gruel. Syxen seemed amused at the idea, or at least amused for him, and took a small handful. Nikylik on the other hand disappeared with Clayton, stumbling into Sparrow’s secret stash of Dwarven Ale. Drunk with only a small cup, the two gnomes found a stash of fresh biscuits Sparrow had been hiding, obviously the reason he never shows up for dinner call. Others joined the table, several men and women Bianca brought on the boat to help man it, along with Fenrig and Patches. As the crew ate, the air suddenly became unstable. A red electrical field swept the ship. It changed rapidly through the color spectrum and disappeared. Surprisingly, a familiar face sat looking somewhat sleep. Another stowaway, Xioloch along with a 4 armed winged shadow demon. Syxen took quick care of the sleeping shadow demon as the remaining crew wrestled Xioloch to the ground. Vivian pressed her sword close to Xiolochs throat and was seconds away from beheading her foe, when once again, the air shimmered. The setting began to change as Vivian, Syxen, Rin, Nikylik and Alexandra found themselves in some sort rocky valley with the night sky upon them. Vivian recognized it, she was in a familiar place. Omaro’s layer. The familiar half orc divine agent of Lathander stood out of the shadows. “Greetings, Vivian. I see you brought new friends,” he said with a joking smirk. Omaro introduced himself to the group and told him that he was happy that they managed to bring Xioloch/Ustran into the open so that he could trap him. It seems that the villain was not only a thorn in their side, but that the timelords had been looking for the time mage for some time. Omaro snapped his fingers and Xioloch disappeared into the nothingness. Omaro began to explain how he survived his encounter with Ustran. The two fought for some time with Ustran believing he killed Omaro. However, Omaro played possom, using the time to watch over the Vivian and awaiting Ustran, possessing Xioloch’s body, to come out into the open. Once Xioloch was trapped somewhere he could not teleport away from, on the sub, Omaro used his borrowed Lathander magic to warp everyone there, where he delivered Xioloch to the timelords. Omaro commended the new group on their actions but warned them to behave more like a team and less bickering. To this he appointed young Nikylik as the spokesperson or leader for the party. He also had another revelation, Vivian and Rin were sisters. Both could not believe it. “But I look nothing like a a dragon,” said Rin. “You take more after your mother, “ quipped Omaro. He explained that Blith’s wrath is always followed by the shadow. Just like when Blith attempted to find Vivian in Tilverton. Just like when Rin’s town was engulfed in the shadow dome. Blith wants his daughters for some purpose. Blith is the leader of the shadowdemons. Omaro warned the party that the elven lands would be dangerous, and warned them to be ware of the Cerebrus. With that, he warped them off. The party arrived a couple of months later than when they were taken, though only a few minutes had passed. They told Bianca about Omaro’s warnings but she knew nothing of the cerebrus. But Sardior, did. The little girl spoke in her husky voice and explained that the Cerebrus was contained to only a portion of the elven lands when Bianca was there, but it had sense spread to emcompass the entire elven land. Only magical enchantments protect the cities and towns from being swallowed. A day later, the sub reached its destination. The group, along with several others, opened the hatch of the sub and found that the ship was in a cave devote of water despite being at the bottom of the ocean. Syxen used the sword of lord Regal to find the weak point of the elven shield just as Bianca told him. He then slashed through it, opening a whole for the group to go into. They tracked for weeks through treacherous mountains. After Nikylik meandered the party for some time, Rin took the lead and found the open path Bianca had described. Though fresh air was refreshing to the group, the awe of the elven lands was fearful. The sky was dark, a deep purple as clouds and masses floated about. The group emeged from a cave in the face of a mountain. Their location, somewhere in a small mountain range. The familiar sound of flesh being torn into could be heard from above. They looked up to find a large black cloud like beast fighting with 5 flying humanoids. Without hesitation, or a plan, Alexandria and Vivian flew up to the ledge the being was on as Syxen and Rin fired arrows. The humanoids, whom appeared to be elves as the group got closer, looked oddly at the party. Vivian used her breath weapon as Alexandria used her array of elemental magic, but nothing seemed to effect the beast. Syxen managed to string three crossbow shots of massive amounts of damage into the creature. It flew towards him, swallowing Nikylik and Syxen. The being prepared to drop Nikylik and Syxen 1,000s of feet to their deaths. Nikylik luckily turned into a bat and flew out of the creatures mouth before he could drop them, but Syxen was not so fortunate. Alexandria rushed to save the forged casting a spell on him to give it wings. Distracted, the mass received a mighty blow from Vivian’s Masamune, causing it to fall to the ground and dissipate. “Hello,” said Alexandria, hoping the elves would be thankful. But they flew away ignoring the group all together. “Ungrateful” muttered Syxen. The group, those who cannot fly, used the ropes and climbing gear to make their way down the mountain. After reaching the bottom, the morning had arrived. They proceeded out of the mountain range but found themselves lost as to the direction of the nearest village. The landscape was a twisted cauldron of evil. The rocks had faces of people in agony. The grass moved and scurried. The trees twisted with rot and looked as if they were eyeing the pcs. The PCs were amist in the Cerebrus. The party will encounter a new foe for this next episode, plus Rika, the player who runs Vivian will be running the campaign. Toon in next time!!! Enjoy images of the characters, NPCs and Villains on the characters page. [/QUOTE]
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