Silver Moon
Adventurer
Game #7 - 3/16/03
Chapter 23, “Lord Aldorn and the Stone of Llyr”, July 6th, 1019, 1:00 P.M.
The party is informed that Lord Aldorn, the elvan Lordholder from the Lordholding of the same name has arrived in the city. His flagship has recently docked, and he is currently en route to his place of lodging. Aldorn is an ancient elf and sage, and friend of the Silver Moon Adventurers, who began keeping the continent’s time records 1,019½ years earlier. Cassie-Andra had studied under Aldorn, and in anxious to visit with her mentor. Kharole, Lannon, Mark and Mojo decide to accompany her, although everyone suspects Mojo’s motivation is only that the elvan lord is staying at the same inn as Queen Jennifer.
They arrive at The Ancient Keep, and pass through the heavy security. Ki-Geloryn leads them to the part of the inn where Aldorn and his party of elves are situated. The party meets with his daughter and only child, Aldoria, a 9th level wizard who is current the human equivalent of late fifties in age. She is accompanied by the four senior officers from the ship, Captain Arhterison, a sea-based ranger; First Mate Eldrator, a fighter/cleric; Second Mate and Navigator Arrirra Celatra, a fighter/wizardess; and Archer Squadron Commander Artimere, an archer-ranger. The four officers will serve as bodyguards for their Lordholder during his stay in the city. The Silver Moon Adventurers had met all of them before, and pleasantries are exchanged.
Lord Aldorn then enters the room. Seeing him comes as a shock to both Lannon and Mojo. They had last seen him a month ago, when he was close to death, dying from an incurable poison. The old elf before them appears to be in excellent health, in fact, he looks better and younger than either of them ever remember. “What happened to you?” Lannon exclaims. This causes confusion to both Kharole and Mark. The two of them were both originally from the Aldorn Lordholding, and their original Lordholder looks the same to them as they always remembered. His change in appearance is also new to Cassie, although she is aware of why a change has occurred, being in fact the cause of it. “I see you got my note,” she states. “Yes, a long time ago,” he answers, with a twinkle in his eye.
Background Information: In Module #114, “Chinese Take-out Epilogue”, the group of Cassie, Lannon, Mojo and Timothy traveled several centuries back in time when in the Aldorn Lordholding. Before departing, Cassie took a page from the movie “Back to the Future,” and left a note for her mentor, informing him of the agent of Loviatar that would poison him in his future, with instruction for him to take the necessary precautions to prevent it. Only those four who had changed history retained the knowledge of this change from the previous timeline.
Kharole asks Aldorn if he knows anything of the history of the Silvanost and Mengale elves. He states “The history is very well known. Haven’t either of them told you?” “Yes, but we’d like a version without the editorial comments of their elvan superiority” Lannon interjects. Lord Aldorn begins, “Over 5,000 years ago the elvan deity Corellon Larethian brought together nine elvan heroes to fight alongside him against the forces of evil. Following the epic battle he rewarded them, turning the desolate plane on which the battle was fought into a lush and fertile paradise, which he named Silvanost. He then transported the families and friends of these nine to that place, and granted them all long lives, twice that of a normal elf.”
Aldorn then pauses, and comments with longing in his voice “Such long life, how fortunate for them.” Mojo interjects “HELLO! Will the last Lordholder please put out the sun when he exits! Geesh, how long do you want to live?” The ancient elf looks up to the younger elf, and says “At least as long as it keeps being interesting.” Aldorn then continues the tale “Corellon Larethian then gave each of the nine elves a magical stone, with unique powers, to keep them close to the god. These elves became known as the Knights of Silvanost.” “How exactly did this stone vanish?” Cassie asks the Lordholder.
“During the next two millennia that followed Silvanost’s founding the humans also flocked to the land. A charismatic elvan priest saw the influx of human blood into the land as defiling the gift given by their god, and the community became divided. The Knights were equally divided, with four agreeing with each side, and the ninth Knight, a bard named Llyr, trying to mediate the dispute and appease both sides. It was then that a group of assassins came, and Llyr was killed, the stone vanishing at that time. Both sides accused the other of this act, and a civil war was eminent. The Silvanost Queen decided to let the cleric and his followers leave, with them then founding the elvan theocracy of Mengale.”
“And the stone never turned up?” asks Lannon. Aldorn replies “Not for another 1,400 years. Whoever had the stone would have also been guilty of assassinating Llyr, which neither side would admit to. The stone did not resurface until 1,200 years ago, when both Silvanost and Mengale were simultaneously told of its existence. They were each told it was in the other Kingdom, in relatively unguarded locations, and each group dispatched troops to retrieve it. There were casualties at both places, which was the only time in recorded time in history of pure-blooded Silvanost elves killing one another. It was eventually discovered that the true culprits were a third faction of these elves, a group of former Silvanost elves who were living in the human city of Brondani, led by Lyrr’s daughter Llyretra. They had been seen in possession of the stone, but it vanished again shortly after that.” “Sounds like that’s the group of potential ILA members who we should really be watching out for,” comments Mojo.
“All this over a blue rock?” comments Mark. Cassie says out loud “Note to Self. Do not pick up named elvan rocks.” “Are you kidding, this thing will sell for a fortune!” Lannon comments. Mojo states “Just the idea of us collecting and carrying around rocks we suspect of maybe being special sounds like a bad idea to me.”
The group tells Aldorn that the will see him at the bidders dinner on the 10th. Cassie tells him “Please be careful, and don’t get dead.” “I’ll do my best,” he replies. “So will we,” his daughter and bodyguards say in unison.
Attached: Picture of the Stone of Llyr.
Chapter 23, “Lord Aldorn and the Stone of Llyr”, July 6th, 1019, 1:00 P.M.
The party is informed that Lord Aldorn, the elvan Lordholder from the Lordholding of the same name has arrived in the city. His flagship has recently docked, and he is currently en route to his place of lodging. Aldorn is an ancient elf and sage, and friend of the Silver Moon Adventurers, who began keeping the continent’s time records 1,019½ years earlier. Cassie-Andra had studied under Aldorn, and in anxious to visit with her mentor. Kharole, Lannon, Mark and Mojo decide to accompany her, although everyone suspects Mojo’s motivation is only that the elvan lord is staying at the same inn as Queen Jennifer.
They arrive at The Ancient Keep, and pass through the heavy security. Ki-Geloryn leads them to the part of the inn where Aldorn and his party of elves are situated. The party meets with his daughter and only child, Aldoria, a 9th level wizard who is current the human equivalent of late fifties in age. She is accompanied by the four senior officers from the ship, Captain Arhterison, a sea-based ranger; First Mate Eldrator, a fighter/cleric; Second Mate and Navigator Arrirra Celatra, a fighter/wizardess; and Archer Squadron Commander Artimere, an archer-ranger. The four officers will serve as bodyguards for their Lordholder during his stay in the city. The Silver Moon Adventurers had met all of them before, and pleasantries are exchanged.
Lord Aldorn then enters the room. Seeing him comes as a shock to both Lannon and Mojo. They had last seen him a month ago, when he was close to death, dying from an incurable poison. The old elf before them appears to be in excellent health, in fact, he looks better and younger than either of them ever remember. “What happened to you?” Lannon exclaims. This causes confusion to both Kharole and Mark. The two of them were both originally from the Aldorn Lordholding, and their original Lordholder looks the same to them as they always remembered. His change in appearance is also new to Cassie, although she is aware of why a change has occurred, being in fact the cause of it. “I see you got my note,” she states. “Yes, a long time ago,” he answers, with a twinkle in his eye.
Background Information: In Module #114, “Chinese Take-out Epilogue”, the group of Cassie, Lannon, Mojo and Timothy traveled several centuries back in time when in the Aldorn Lordholding. Before departing, Cassie took a page from the movie “Back to the Future,” and left a note for her mentor, informing him of the agent of Loviatar that would poison him in his future, with instruction for him to take the necessary precautions to prevent it. Only those four who had changed history retained the knowledge of this change from the previous timeline.
Kharole asks Aldorn if he knows anything of the history of the Silvanost and Mengale elves. He states “The history is very well known. Haven’t either of them told you?” “Yes, but we’d like a version without the editorial comments of their elvan superiority” Lannon interjects. Lord Aldorn begins, “Over 5,000 years ago the elvan deity Corellon Larethian brought together nine elvan heroes to fight alongside him against the forces of evil. Following the epic battle he rewarded them, turning the desolate plane on which the battle was fought into a lush and fertile paradise, which he named Silvanost. He then transported the families and friends of these nine to that place, and granted them all long lives, twice that of a normal elf.”
Aldorn then pauses, and comments with longing in his voice “Such long life, how fortunate for them.” Mojo interjects “HELLO! Will the last Lordholder please put out the sun when he exits! Geesh, how long do you want to live?” The ancient elf looks up to the younger elf, and says “At least as long as it keeps being interesting.” Aldorn then continues the tale “Corellon Larethian then gave each of the nine elves a magical stone, with unique powers, to keep them close to the god. These elves became known as the Knights of Silvanost.” “How exactly did this stone vanish?” Cassie asks the Lordholder.
“During the next two millennia that followed Silvanost’s founding the humans also flocked to the land. A charismatic elvan priest saw the influx of human blood into the land as defiling the gift given by their god, and the community became divided. The Knights were equally divided, with four agreeing with each side, and the ninth Knight, a bard named Llyr, trying to mediate the dispute and appease both sides. It was then that a group of assassins came, and Llyr was killed, the stone vanishing at that time. Both sides accused the other of this act, and a civil war was eminent. The Silvanost Queen decided to let the cleric and his followers leave, with them then founding the elvan theocracy of Mengale.”
“And the stone never turned up?” asks Lannon. Aldorn replies “Not for another 1,400 years. Whoever had the stone would have also been guilty of assassinating Llyr, which neither side would admit to. The stone did not resurface until 1,200 years ago, when both Silvanost and Mengale were simultaneously told of its existence. They were each told it was in the other Kingdom, in relatively unguarded locations, and each group dispatched troops to retrieve it. There were casualties at both places, which was the only time in recorded time in history of pure-blooded Silvanost elves killing one another. It was eventually discovered that the true culprits were a third faction of these elves, a group of former Silvanost elves who were living in the human city of Brondani, led by Lyrr’s daughter Llyretra. They had been seen in possession of the stone, but it vanished again shortly after that.” “Sounds like that’s the group of potential ILA members who we should really be watching out for,” comments Mojo.
“All this over a blue rock?” comments Mark. Cassie says out loud “Note to Self. Do not pick up named elvan rocks.” “Are you kidding, this thing will sell for a fortune!” Lannon comments. Mojo states “Just the idea of us collecting and carrying around rocks we suspect of maybe being special sounds like a bad idea to me.”
The group tells Aldorn that the will see him at the bidders dinner on the 10th. Cassie tells him “Please be careful, and don’t get dead.” “I’ll do my best,” he replies. “So will we,” his daughter and bodyguards say in unison.
Attached: Picture of the Stone of Llyr.
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