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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 331306" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Fast Forward…</strong></span></p><p></p><p>At this point I do not have any more detailed notes regarding the events that lead to the characters traveling further north passing through Woodknot towards the dwarven kingdom. During this time the characters meet Hougwarth Medinton, a wood giant and sellsword from the northern reaches of the Great Forest. The characters investigate the death of the High Thane and meet his daughter, Sannl Blackforge, for the first time after she has just been named High Thane. They aren't able to determine what has caused the ogres to start attacking but there are rumors of a young female necromancer, named Crystal leading them.</p><p></p><p>Then, at some point, the characters end up outside of the city of Fruen preparing to help defend it against the approaching ogre horde. The characters are helping Garth Tigerstorm, Dabuk's father, and the militia. Garth tells them that this Crystal woman came to him claiming that he was her father. Garth tells them that he came to the conclusion that there wasn't any way for Crystal to be his daughter, she was to young.</p><p></p><p>Crystal had been angry, but more then that she had been heartbroken. The woman was sure that she was a Tigerstorm. If they would not admit she was one of them then she would take Fruen and the Tiger Guild by force. She would claim her birthright, even if she had to kill them all. She fell in league with the growing hordes of ogres and also recruited evil soldiers to lay siege to Fruen. She rode near the front as the hordes moved towards the city. The armies of Thallin moved to meet them, with several prominent adventurers leading the charge, including Garth and characters. </p><p></p><p>Dabuk and Crystal met on the battlefield and something spoke to the young half-elven ranger. Somehow he felt he knew this person, felt a kinship with her. She too felt something and the two just stood there looking at each other. When Garth came across the two of them staring at each other, he knew they were indeed brother and sister.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know how, but you are my daughter. Together, we will find the truth. I swear it by the love of a father who did not know." </p><p></p><p>Crystal's eyes swelled up with tears. No one had ever cared about her before, no one had truly ever loved her. But Garth did - she could see it in his eyes. What was she doing? This was her family she was a Tigerstorm! Her eyes went wide and she turned on her former allies. She rocked the hordes of darkness with lightning bolts and clouds of magical death. She rode into the fray with wild abandon hacking at ogres and dark soldiers with her stiletto dagger in one hand and casting deadly necromantic magic with the other.</p><p></p><p>"Boy, does she ever have you temper." Garth could only nod his head at his son's words.</p><p></p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p></p><p>The details after this event are sketchy before the characters leave on their next adventure. Here is a brief description of some of the important NPCs that the characters interacted with during this time period. Note that not all of them traveled with the characters but are included for completeness.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Brekk Thunderstone</strong></span> (NPC, Dvalin's father) – Brekk is the commander of all dwarven troops between the Stone Fists, the two tallest mountains in Greystone Mountains. This puts the dwarven city Milo and the dwarven fortress Highstone directly under his sole command. A hero of the Second Ogre War, Brekk takes his duties very seriously. He was with his liege and long time friend, Ulfgar Blackforge, when the High Thane was killed. He had to watch helplessly on the opposite side of Roulin Gorge, as the ogres hacked the High Thane to pieces. As a result, he has devoted his life to protecting the current High Thane, Sannl Blackforge, with his life. He is worried about her inexperience and that she may be easily influenced by those factions within the kingdom that would love to see the kingdom split apart into small, autonomous states.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Carl Tigerstorm</strong></span> (NPC, Dabuk's grandfather) – One of the most powerful men in the Eastern Shores, Carl is a well-known soldier in the Kingdom of Thallin and beyond. A veteran of the Second Ogre War, Carl is considered a hero by the masses of Thallin. Dabuk is the apple-of-his-eye and he would love to see the boy take over the Tiger Guild someday, as he had hoped his son would have done. So far, Dabuk seems content to make his own way in the world and has shown only mild interest in being more involved in the guild. His new found granddaughter, Crystal, seems more likely to take the reigns after he retires from guild life. Carl's relationship with his own son still remains strained, as the two have never seen eye-to-eye regarding the law and what is considered acceptable political activities.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Crystal Tigerstorm</strong></span> (NPC, Dabuk's older half-sister) – Crystal Tigerstorm is the grand daughter of Carl Tigerstorm and one of the most loyal members of the Tiger Guild of Fruen. Her youth is full of strife and darkness. Her father, Garth, knew nothing about her birth, as her mother, a woman Crystal doesn't remember, died in childbirth. Thus, Crystal was raised in an orphanage in Massalia, an old Sword Imperium city – totally oblivious to her birthright. Sold into the service of a local necromancer when she was eight, Crystal languished as common house servant for years under her master's harsh whip. Only when she started to show aptitude as a wizard did the old man stop beating her and made her his apprentice. She eventually outwitted the old fool and killed him. She then set about finding her roots and tracked down Carl Tigerstorm in Fruen. The first initial meeting with her father, Garth Tigerstorm, didn't go as well. He did admit to being in love with Crystal's mother but their relationship had been more than forty years ago and Crystal wasn't old enough to be his daughter. What happened after that is well documented, as Crystal fell in with evil forces bent on the destruction of Fruen but changed sides in the middle of the battle when Garth came to the realization he had been mistaken. This event left her relationship with her father slightly strained but she soon came to be a loyal member of the Tigerstorm family. Some would say she is more loyal to Carl than his own son is. She also respects he new half-brother but wishes he would restrain himself from running off here & there to fight every new foe on the horizon.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Garth Tigerstorm</strong></span> (NPC, Dabuk's father) – Garth Tigerstorm is an anomaly in his family. The Tigerstorm family has always leaned towards neutrality and chaos for the most part. Garth, on the other hand, is the most lawful member of the family. This difference in philosophy has always meant there has been a rift between Garth and his father. This difference has also affected his relationship with his son, Dabuk. Garth took to the life of a ranger to protect the farmers and woodsmen of the Eastern Shores. And while he always did this without breaking the law he has made quite a few enemies in Minar, Stonn, and even Thallin. For while he champions the weak and the poor, he doesn't care much for the upper class or their machinations. He is the least diplomatic in the Tigerstorm family and tends to ruffle the feathers of nobles and kings wherever his travels take him. Like his son, Garth isn't a homebody and rarely visits his father or daughter. He considers his quest to bring justice to the lawless his most important goal in life. This is not to say that Garth doesn't love his family, just that he has trouble being around to express it.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Hougwarth Medinton</strong></span> (NPC, wood giant fighter) – Hougwarth is one of the few remaining wood giants on Harqual. His race has been thought of as a legend by humanity for the last three hundred years. Even the elven races were unsure if the wood giants had become extinct on Harqual until a hundred years ago. Hougwarth's tribe comes from a remote part of the Great Forest in the northern reaches near the Greystone Mountains. In fact, his tribe is best described as mountain-dwelling forest giants or as they call themselves, the vonakyndra. Hougwarth knew at a very young age that he didn't fit in with his people. The vonakyndra had gone to great lengths to hide their existence from the other races of Harqual. When Hougwarth made his intention to leave known to the elders of the tribe they tried to imprison him in a deep cave. He escaped this underground exile through the bad luck that he seems to inflict on others from time to time. This unlucky streak rarely works to his advantage, however.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Minonus Redwater</strong></span> (NPC, Bactra's father) – Minonus Redwater is one of the heroes that stood against the hordes during the Second Ogre War. He was a tailor before the war and went back to the trade after it was over. Of all the heroes of the war, Minonus was the most reluctant to receive praise for his valor. He refused to give in to glory and the people of the Eastern Shores respected him for it. His son, Bactra, knows little of his father's role in the war but knows that his father is famous in the human lands. Minonus still remains close to Carl and Garth Tigerstorm. (In fact, Garth visits his wife's druidic grove near Woodknot more often than his father's guild in Fruen.) Minonus worries that his son is spending too much time in the human lands and losing touch with his roots. He had hoped the boy would become a tailor but soon realized that Bactra had a natural talent for magic and that nothing would stop him from exploring the arcane. He knows that Bactra is fairly safe traveling with Dabuk and his other friends but worries about him just the same.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Sannl Blackforge</strong></span> (NPC, High Thane of the Greystones) – Sannl is still a young dwarf and inexperienced in the ways of being the High Thane. She loved her father very much and has been withdrawn since his death. Many of her detractors (and a few jealous advisors) would love to see the young monarch dethroned and the Kingdom of the Greystones broken apart. She has come to trust only Brekk Thunderstone, the High Defender of the Stone Fists, and doesn't make a major decision without his guidance. This has kept the kingdom stable for the most part but her moods are becoming more dark and forlorn. She feels that the weight of the mountains have been placed solely on her shoulders.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Teal Redwind</strong></span> (NPC, Bactra's little sister) – Teal is a precocious child who believes she should be treated as an adult by her family. A slip of a girl of only 97 years; she's still an adolescent by elven standards. Teal is her father's precious, little bird and he dotes on her constantly. While Bactra was forced to struggle for his right to learn the arcane arts, Teal was given the chance to learn anything she wanted. This has lead to her learning a great deal about art, music, poetry, and dance. But her true gift is her ability to beguile young elven men with her charm and astounding beauty (for her age). She has broken the hearts of dozens of her male suitors and has remained aloof about choosing a life mate. Her mother is getting tired of her daughter's attitude and wishes she would take things more seriously. One should never make light of the elven marriage bond, as it is a sacred commitment that should last a lifetime and beyond. In truth, Teal is smitten with her half-human cousin, Dabuk, and wishes they weren't related so she can tell him how much she cares for him. She knows such a union is unthinkable but can't think straight when he is around. She would be heartbroken too learn that Dabuk is aware of her feelings and would never consider such a thing; Teal is like a little sister to him and thinking about her any other way makes him nauseous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 331306, member: 2012"] [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Fast Forward…[/B][/COLOR] At this point I do not have any more detailed notes regarding the events that lead to the characters traveling further north passing through Woodknot towards the dwarven kingdom. During this time the characters meet Hougwarth Medinton, a wood giant and sellsword from the northern reaches of the Great Forest. The characters investigate the death of the High Thane and meet his daughter, Sannl Blackforge, for the first time after she has just been named High Thane. They aren't able to determine what has caused the ogres to start attacking but there are rumors of a young female necromancer, named Crystal leading them. Then, at some point, the characters end up outside of the city of Fruen preparing to help defend it against the approaching ogre horde. The characters are helping Garth Tigerstorm, Dabuk's father, and the militia. Garth tells them that this Crystal woman came to him claiming that he was her father. Garth tells them that he came to the conclusion that there wasn't any way for Crystal to be his daughter, she was to young. Crystal had been angry, but more then that she had been heartbroken. The woman was sure that she was a Tigerstorm. If they would not admit she was one of them then she would take Fruen and the Tiger Guild by force. She would claim her birthright, even if she had to kill them all. She fell in league with the growing hordes of ogres and also recruited evil soldiers to lay siege to Fruen. She rode near the front as the hordes moved towards the city. The armies of Thallin moved to meet them, with several prominent adventurers leading the charge, including Garth and characters. Dabuk and Crystal met on the battlefield and something spoke to the young half-elven ranger. Somehow he felt he knew this person, felt a kinship with her. She too felt something and the two just stood there looking at each other. When Garth came across the two of them staring at each other, he knew they were indeed brother and sister. "I don't know how, but you are my daughter. Together, we will find the truth. I swear it by the love of a father who did not know." Crystal's eyes swelled up with tears. No one had ever cared about her before, no one had truly ever loved her. But Garth did - she could see it in his eyes. What was she doing? This was her family she was a Tigerstorm! Her eyes went wide and she turned on her former allies. She rocked the hordes of darkness with lightning bolts and clouds of magical death. She rode into the fray with wild abandon hacking at ogres and dark soldiers with her stiletto dagger in one hand and casting deadly necromantic magic with the other. "Boy, does she ever have you temper." Garth could only nod his head at his son's words. * * * The details after this event are sketchy before the characters leave on their next adventure. Here is a brief description of some of the important NPCs that the characters interacted with during this time period. Note that not all of them traveled with the characters but are included for completeness. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Brekk Thunderstone[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, Dvalin's father) – Brekk is the commander of all dwarven troops between the Stone Fists, the two tallest mountains in Greystone Mountains. This puts the dwarven city Milo and the dwarven fortress Highstone directly under his sole command. A hero of the Second Ogre War, Brekk takes his duties very seriously. He was with his liege and long time friend, Ulfgar Blackforge, when the High Thane was killed. He had to watch helplessly on the opposite side of Roulin Gorge, as the ogres hacked the High Thane to pieces. As a result, he has devoted his life to protecting the current High Thane, Sannl Blackforge, with his life. He is worried about her inexperience and that she may be easily influenced by those factions within the kingdom that would love to see the kingdom split apart into small, autonomous states. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Carl Tigerstorm[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, Dabuk's grandfather) – One of the most powerful men in the Eastern Shores, Carl is a well-known soldier in the Kingdom of Thallin and beyond. A veteran of the Second Ogre War, Carl is considered a hero by the masses of Thallin. Dabuk is the apple-of-his-eye and he would love to see the boy take over the Tiger Guild someday, as he had hoped his son would have done. So far, Dabuk seems content to make his own way in the world and has shown only mild interest in being more involved in the guild. His new found granddaughter, Crystal, seems more likely to take the reigns after he retires from guild life. Carl's relationship with his own son still remains strained, as the two have never seen eye-to-eye regarding the law and what is considered acceptable political activities. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Crystal Tigerstorm[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, Dabuk's older half-sister) – Crystal Tigerstorm is the grand daughter of Carl Tigerstorm and one of the most loyal members of the Tiger Guild of Fruen. Her youth is full of strife and darkness. Her father, Garth, knew nothing about her birth, as her mother, a woman Crystal doesn't remember, died in childbirth. Thus, Crystal was raised in an orphanage in Massalia, an old Sword Imperium city – totally oblivious to her birthright. Sold into the service of a local necromancer when she was eight, Crystal languished as common house servant for years under her master's harsh whip. Only when she started to show aptitude as a wizard did the old man stop beating her and made her his apprentice. She eventually outwitted the old fool and killed him. She then set about finding her roots and tracked down Carl Tigerstorm in Fruen. The first initial meeting with her father, Garth Tigerstorm, didn't go as well. He did admit to being in love with Crystal's mother but their relationship had been more than forty years ago and Crystal wasn't old enough to be his daughter. What happened after that is well documented, as Crystal fell in with evil forces bent on the destruction of Fruen but changed sides in the middle of the battle when Garth came to the realization he had been mistaken. This event left her relationship with her father slightly strained but she soon came to be a loyal member of the Tigerstorm family. Some would say she is more loyal to Carl than his own son is. She also respects he new half-brother but wishes he would restrain himself from running off here & there to fight every new foe on the horizon. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Garth Tigerstorm[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, Dabuk's father) – Garth Tigerstorm is an anomaly in his family. The Tigerstorm family has always leaned towards neutrality and chaos for the most part. Garth, on the other hand, is the most lawful member of the family. This difference in philosophy has always meant there has been a rift between Garth and his father. This difference has also affected his relationship with his son, Dabuk. Garth took to the life of a ranger to protect the farmers and woodsmen of the Eastern Shores. And while he always did this without breaking the law he has made quite a few enemies in Minar, Stonn, and even Thallin. For while he champions the weak and the poor, he doesn't care much for the upper class or their machinations. He is the least diplomatic in the Tigerstorm family and tends to ruffle the feathers of nobles and kings wherever his travels take him. Like his son, Garth isn't a homebody and rarely visits his father or daughter. He considers his quest to bring justice to the lawless his most important goal in life. This is not to say that Garth doesn't love his family, just that he has trouble being around to express it. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Hougwarth Medinton[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, wood giant fighter) – Hougwarth is one of the few remaining wood giants on Harqual. His race has been thought of as a legend by humanity for the last three hundred years. Even the elven races were unsure if the wood giants had become extinct on Harqual until a hundred years ago. Hougwarth's tribe comes from a remote part of the Great Forest in the northern reaches near the Greystone Mountains. In fact, his tribe is best described as mountain-dwelling forest giants or as they call themselves, the vonakyndra. Hougwarth knew at a very young age that he didn't fit in with his people. The vonakyndra had gone to great lengths to hide their existence from the other races of Harqual. When Hougwarth made his intention to leave known to the elders of the tribe they tried to imprison him in a deep cave. He escaped this underground exile through the bad luck that he seems to inflict on others from time to time. This unlucky streak rarely works to his advantage, however. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Minonus Redwater[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, Bactra's father) – Minonus Redwater is one of the heroes that stood against the hordes during the Second Ogre War. He was a tailor before the war and went back to the trade after it was over. Of all the heroes of the war, Minonus was the most reluctant to receive praise for his valor. He refused to give in to glory and the people of the Eastern Shores respected him for it. His son, Bactra, knows little of his father's role in the war but knows that his father is famous in the human lands. Minonus still remains close to Carl and Garth Tigerstorm. (In fact, Garth visits his wife's druidic grove near Woodknot more often than his father's guild in Fruen.) Minonus worries that his son is spending too much time in the human lands and losing touch with his roots. He had hoped the boy would become a tailor but soon realized that Bactra had a natural talent for magic and that nothing would stop him from exploring the arcane. He knows that Bactra is fairly safe traveling with Dabuk and his other friends but worries about him just the same. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Sannl Blackforge[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, High Thane of the Greystones) – Sannl is still a young dwarf and inexperienced in the ways of being the High Thane. She loved her father very much and has been withdrawn since his death. Many of her detractors (and a few jealous advisors) would love to see the young monarch dethroned and the Kingdom of the Greystones broken apart. She has come to trust only Brekk Thunderstone, the High Defender of the Stone Fists, and doesn't make a major decision without his guidance. This has kept the kingdom stable for the most part but her moods are becoming more dark and forlorn. She feels that the weight of the mountains have been placed solely on her shoulders. [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]Teal Redwind[/B][/COLOR] (NPC, Bactra's little sister) – Teal is a precocious child who believes she should be treated as an adult by her family. A slip of a girl of only 97 years; she's still an adolescent by elven standards. Teal is her father's precious, little bird and he dotes on her constantly. While Bactra was forced to struggle for his right to learn the arcane arts, Teal was given the chance to learn anything she wanted. This has lead to her learning a great deal about art, music, poetry, and dance. But her true gift is her ability to beguile young elven men with her charm and astounding beauty (for her age). She has broken the hearts of dozens of her male suitors and has remained aloof about choosing a life mate. Her mother is getting tired of her daughter's attitude and wishes she would take things more seriously. One should never make light of the elven marriage bond, as it is a sacred commitment that should last a lifetime and beyond. In truth, Teal is smitten with her half-human cousin, Dabuk, and wishes they weren't related so she can tell him how much she cares for him. She knows such a union is unthinkable but can't think straight when he is around. She would be heartbroken too learn that Dabuk is aware of her feelings and would never consider such a thing; Teal is like a little sister to him and thinking about her any other way makes him nauseous. [/QUOTE]
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