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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Macbeth" data-source="post: 1493331" data-attributes="member: 11259">(I am writing this weeks game summary in the form of a letter from Li to Lord Tannerson. Unfortunately, Li has paper but no ink, so he cannot actually write the letter, but I'm still going with the form of a letter from Li to Lord Tannerson. If anybody has ink, Li would like to use it.)To Lord Aldrich Tannerson, Honored Defender of the Eastern Gate, Marshall of the Twenty Trees, Ranger of Greerson and Paladin of LuneFrom Your Honorable Servant Li Xian Gao, Samurai Lord Tannerson,I have much to tell you of the last few days. Out travels have been swift, but we have been sidetracked by some denizens of the forest who required our help. After slaying a trio of goblinoids who had made a home in the forest at the behest of some strange, magical women-creatures, we were rewarded by Lady Morgancia, some sort or strange women, obviously magical, and apparently in tune with the forest itself. She gave us a few gems each, and a sword of masterfull craftsmanship, as a way of showing thanks. That night she invited us to eat with her, and during the meal, she asked if I would be willing to help her rescue one of her relatives, Anastasia.Since I could not seek your advice directly, I decided to act as I thought you would want me to, and help Lady Morgancia. She is, afterall, tied to the forest that you protect. Ceru and Felix also agreed to help, but Tormal and Keldorn did not join us. Ayla and Brother Oceas were not even allowed to join in the slaying of the goblin-kind, and were not asked to save Anastasia.As it turns out, Anastasia was held in the realm of dreams. Lady Morgancia transported us to the dream realm as we slept, and gave us some vague instructions. She did make one thing clear: we should NOT wake the dragon. We set off without much direction.  After some time traveling, we came to a clearing, and found our journey blocked by creature that seemed to my eyes to be part dog and part lizard. It brought to mind the horrors of the Yuan-ti in my homeland. Felix tried to sneak up on it, to observe it and try to find a way around, but his stealth failed him miserably, and the creature attacked, leaving me to combat it. The battle raged, with Felix being nearly killed, and the scaled dog trying hopelessly to hit me. Ceru provided support with his magics, and turned the battle in our favor when he realized we were in a dream world. Reality is malleable in dreams, and Ceru used his mind to warp the world, and give us an advantage.With the beast felled, we proceeded further into the forest, and started to hear the sounds of a waterfall. The air had a horrible, agitating scent in it. I later came to suspect that the scent was related to the dragon, but I am getting ahead of myself.As we got closer to the waterfall, we heard howling in the distance. We never did see the source of the howling, but the sounds grew closer and louder as we explored around the waterfall.When the waterfall cam into sight, Felix spotted a women chained to a rock a great distance up the waterfall. We suspected (corectly) that this was lady Anastasia. Since we had no way to get to the rock, I started trying to climb the rocks several times, falling each time. Finally I made som progress, only to fall from a great hieght, and be knocked unconcious in the water. Felix and Ceru came to my rescue, but I must recommend that for the future, Ceru be trained as a better swimmer. He only seemed to hinder Felix's efforts. Ceru ended up with me on the shore, both of us barely alive, when Felix was snatched by the dragon that lived behind the waterfall (I did not know this at the time, but he told me later), who had been alerted to our presence by my fall.As soon as Ceru and I were able, we ran behind the waterfall, finding a stairway chiseled into the rock. We took the stairs up past the dragons lair (since we had no idea it was a dragon's lair, or that Felix was inside), and made our way all the way up to the rock where Anastasia was chained. Ceru fell while trying to make his way onto the rock. I was about to dive after him, when I saw the dragon fly out and swallow him whole. As the dragin murdered him, I prepared to jump down and plung my nagamaki into his head, but at the last minute I remembered my mission, and took to trying to free Anastaia instead.I could not break the chins, and with the dragon approaching, I had no choice but to try to cut of Anastasia's hand to get her out. She was in great pain, and unable to help me, but the first bite of my blade shook her out of it, and she reached out to me with her hand. Not sure of what to do, I grabbed her hand, half ready to try and cut it off again, but as soon as our hands touched, I awoke in the clearing where I had gone to sleep. Felix and Ceru were also there, since death in dreams only means that the dreamer awakes.We went back to sleep for the rest of the night, and the dragon spoke in our dreams. I fear we have made a great enemy.But in the morning, Lady Morgancia and Anastasia met with us, and thanked us. We had indeed saved Anastasia, and Lady Morgancia was greatfull. She gave us some information on the bandits, telling us that the bandits were not human, but of goblin stock, and bid us on our way. I believe we should apprehend the bandits in a matter of days, and we will be well prepared for them, now that we know they are not entirely human.Yours in Service,Li Xian Gao, Honorable Warrior and Samurai</blockquote>

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