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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mantreus" data-source="post: 1191457" data-attributes="member: 8669">From the Journal of GnorricThe young man was called Eric. He was sent by the Burgomaster of Torlyn to find the “Saviours of Saltmarsh” to help with a “dark curse”. His village was under the curse of a permanent winter and it had been that way for the past two years apparently. I was quite interested in what sort of magic could do such a thing. He was rather melodramatic. Maybe he’s a budding bard or something?Anyway, he gave us a lift to the village in a fairly run down carriage once he convinced us to investigate further. The carriage may have been run down, but it was pleasant to be travelling in some comfort non-the-less.On arriving in town, it was obvious that young Eric wasn’t overstating things. There was a dirty snow drifting from the sky as we pulled up to a large house in the centre of town. We met the Burgomaster, who was a short portly man called Gustaven who seemed to have the same melodramatic streak as young Eric. He told us of an old wizards house that he believes is the source of the curse. He had sent some villagers to go and investigate, and they reported back with tales of ratmen. Then about a year ago he hired some adventurous types to free them of the curse, but they haven’t returned. After his heartfelt and spectacular story I don’t think he was expecting the response he got from Kull. He was after kind hearted heroic types, and the poor fellow got Kull. I sort of switched off during the negotiations, but it appears that we might be getting the old wizards house as well as an interest in the local Inn. Kull prattled on about Hextor a bit and some trade with Saltmarsh or something.Once an agreement was reached, we headed off to the old house. And old it was, it looked very run down. We entered through the front door which appeared to be the only real entrance, and were quickly attacked by some rather large rats. Will got bitten by a rat, but all the sword swinging types made quick work of them. We found some coins and a couple of old daggers amongst the garbage the rats called home.Wills new sword was very impressive. It flickers with a magical flame that looks pretty nifty when he swings it about. I have no idea where he got it from but I believe I could work out how to do it myself with a bit of practice, and time. Never enough time in the day is there?The next room we encountered was fascinating! Its fascination wasn’t readily apparent, but it proved most beneficial. It was a bare room with a human skull sitting on a small table in the centre of the room. The skull had a small candle in it. We searched all about the room trying to find something untoward, but nothing was apparent. Kull was the one to bite the bullet and lit the candle in the skull. Wills sword, which we had been using as a makeshift torch up to this point winked out and everything was darkness….I awoke in a large chamber and could hear a faint voice. I concentrated on the sound and it became clearer although it didn’t appear to have an owner. This voice then spent well over three hours imparting knowledge of the arcane that I had never even considered! Things that I had been ruminating on for years suddenly became clear and the obscure became obvious. I was a wonderful time the like I doubt I will ever be able to experience again, and I was devastated to feel the voice slipping away from me, never to be heard again.I awoke to Kull and Will standing over me with quizzical looks on their faces. Apparently I was only unconscious for a matter of moments, even though it felt like hours to me. I tried explaining what had happened to Kull; tears of joy on my face from my new found knowledge and power. He seemed almost concerned, but then quickly dismissed it as “wizardly nonsense”. Will looked at me strangely, like he hadn’t quite noticed me before. Dargim was his old surly self of course, mumbling about the little wizard being scared of the dark. I went to investigate the skull to see if I could go back to the voice, but as I drew near, it blew away to dust.The next room we encountered contained a table with a book, and a suit of armour on a stand near the wall. I was excited by the prospect of the book, but Will got to it first.Then the armour hit Will on the back of the head.</blockquote>

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