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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 780821" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 24, “Kharole’s Charms and Dwarven Tales”, July 6th, 1019, 5:00 P.M.</strong></p><p></p><p>The group returns to the auction house. A few hours later Ki-Geloryn stops by. He has made a listing of all guests who have arrived thus far, showing who has registered to attend the auction by name, title, and place of origin. Scanning over the list, Mojo comments “Gee, We have our work cut out for us. I see two Kings, four Lords, and a variety of other titles. We’re going to be busy if we want to maintain our reputation for killing royalty.” The others ignore him.</p><p></p><p>Serita decides to head off to the Apples and Harp Tavern, where the bard Deniana of Greenvale had invited her to hear stories of some auction items. She asks “Who’s going with me? I don’t believe that none of you took out an ILA contract on me, so I’m not going alone.” Fiona decides to accompany her, with the two of them heading out to the carriage. </p><p></p><p>Mojo asks Kharole “Should we go check out that Merchant’s Secret place again regarding the gnome?” “Sure,” she says. Mark decides to accompany them. They walk down the street and enter the tavern, finding twenty-five of the forty dining cubicals now occupied. In addition to the two employees seen earlier, there are four waitresses, a bartender, and a second bouncer now on duty. A waitress shows them to a table, and hands wine lists to all three. They order a moderately priced bottle, and Kharole asks “Could you tell the maître d' that we would like to speak with him?” She does so, soon returning with the wine and passing out menus. </p><p></p><p>The man eventually heads over towards the table, with Kharole casts a Charm Person spell immediately prior to his arrival. The spell obviously works, as he enthusiastically welcomes Kharole back, and seats himself beside her, shoving Mark out of the way. She flirts incessantly and then questions him, ignoring the hand that he places on her leg. He freely tells what he knows of the gnome and his companions, mentioning that he had checked with Rollins, who confirmed what they had said that morning. He doesn’t actually have much new information, but suggests that they might also want to talk to the waitress who had waited on the group. Kharole suggests that he go and get her. </p><p></p><p>After he leaves Mojo tells Kharole “That was a grotesque and disgusting display, and I want you to teach me how to do it.” Mark tells her “You’d better watch it. You’ll have this guy following you around forever if you’re not careful.” She replies “Yeah, it’s a good thing that humans are such a short-lived race.” He returns with a different waitress than the one serving them. He sits back down beside Kharole, again placing his hand on her leg. Kharole ignores him, and asks the waitress about the gnome and her companions. The only ones she knows by name are Norbert and Porter, who she says are “lousy tippers.” Kharole tells her “Mojo here is an excellent tipper, especially if he hears useful information.” Mojo glances to Mark, and says “Yes, I’ve been known to leave as much as a hardly used ranger.” </p><p></p><p>The waitress gives a detailed description of the gnome and his companions, including descriptions of the visible weapons and jewelry that they had. The waitress leaves, and the party begin to eat their supper. The maître d's hand begins to move, and Kharole politely asks him to cease. Embarrassed, the man departs. Kharole tells her companions that combined with the visual she got from the bouncer they may have enough for a Locate Object or Scry on some of that groups possessions. When the check arrives they were billed for the food, but the wine bottle is listed as complimentary. Mojo comments “If we had known that we would have ordered a better vintage. That one tasted like Boone's Farm with gravy in it.” </p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, the pair of female half-elves are up at the Apples and Harp tavern, the ground floor of which is a large rectangular sized room with three stages. One stage is currently occupied by a group of musicians playing chamber music for the dinner crowd of around 100 people that has gathered. Serita and Fiona are told of Greenvale by their charismatic host, Prince Taran. The older mage, Baron Dimtri of Greenlake, remains rather quiet, as does the halfling treasurer Ganellon Tucker, who is seated atop the chest of coins they brought, rather than a chair. Fiona whispers to Serita “For once I would like to meet a halfling who isn’t paranoid.” </p><p></p><p>Serita asks the elvan bard about the items that Greenvale is seeking. The happy and enthusiastic Deniana says that she came along on this trip in search of interesting music and tales, and before she sings them her stories she would like to hear some of theirs. Serita tells a tale of when the Silver Moon Adventurers traveled to another world to rescue a druid princess who was about to give birth to triplets. <em>(In Module #36, “The Resurrection Gambit", played back in 1986)</em> She describes many of the unique marvels that they discovered on that world, including toaster ovens, pop tarts, and beer inside of sealed cans. Serita then says “Now, you said you were interested in both pendants?” </p><p></p><p>Deniana says, “Yes, although the gold pendent is one that we actually don’t want for ourselves. Our kingdom is located near the dwarven kingdom of Harothar. That pendent would be of great value to their King Herru IV, as it was originally from the reclusive dwarven land of Kovuz’d, who they trade with. If Prince Taran can obtain it, then it could be used in his trade negotiations with Herru.” “But what exactly does the pendant do?” asks Fiona. </p><p></p><p>Deniana takes the lute that is leaning against the wall behind her, and lightly strums a tune that she sings to, telling of the pendant. The gold pendant was created to carry a gold plated luck-stone, used by the dwarves of Kovuz’d. The stone would lead a faithful dwarf to finding veins of precious metals within the mountains of the dwarven lands. Her song tells of how Kovuz’d would loan the pendant to other dwarven communities, to allow them to become prosperous through the hard and honest work of mining. The song then ends. </p><p></p><p>She then says “Kovuz’d also enters into the history of one other auction item. The Maul of Moradin, the mitheral hammer with the symbols of the dwarven god Moradin, which was created by the god himself.” Taran interjects “Which is why I think it will sell for more than I am willing to pay just to have an item to use for trade negotiations.”</p><p></p><p>Deniana continues “The maul was owned and wielded by a hero from Kovuz’d, the High Priest Thurdin. Thurdin was known to appear alongside dwarven armies in time of great need. These appearances occurred over several millennia, and some speculate that he was an ascended hero. Others think that there were several different Thurdins, with the name, armor and weapon being passed on to the greatest priest of each era. As outsiders are not permitted to enter Kovuz’d, the true history might never be known. How the Maul came to be here is also a piece of missing history.” </p><p></p><p><strong> Several illustrations of the Maul of Moradin can be found at the following link:</strong></p><p><a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37148" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37148</a></p><p></p><p><strong>The following is a picture of the Amulet of Kovuz’d:</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 780821, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 24, “Kharole’s Charms and Dwarven Tales”, July 6th, 1019, 5:00 P.M.[/B] The group returns to the auction house. A few hours later Ki-Geloryn stops by. He has made a listing of all guests who have arrived thus far, showing who has registered to attend the auction by name, title, and place of origin. Scanning over the list, Mojo comments “Gee, We have our work cut out for us. I see two Kings, four Lords, and a variety of other titles. We’re going to be busy if we want to maintain our reputation for killing royalty.” The others ignore him. Serita decides to head off to the Apples and Harp Tavern, where the bard Deniana of Greenvale had invited her to hear stories of some auction items. She asks “Who’s going with me? I don’t believe that none of you took out an ILA contract on me, so I’m not going alone.” Fiona decides to accompany her, with the two of them heading out to the carriage. Mojo asks Kharole “Should we go check out that Merchant’s Secret place again regarding the gnome?” “Sure,” she says. Mark decides to accompany them. They walk down the street and enter the tavern, finding twenty-five of the forty dining cubicals now occupied. In addition to the two employees seen earlier, there are four waitresses, a bartender, and a second bouncer now on duty. A waitress shows them to a table, and hands wine lists to all three. They order a moderately priced bottle, and Kharole asks “Could you tell the maître d' that we would like to speak with him?” She does so, soon returning with the wine and passing out menus. The man eventually heads over towards the table, with Kharole casts a Charm Person spell immediately prior to his arrival. The spell obviously works, as he enthusiastically welcomes Kharole back, and seats himself beside her, shoving Mark out of the way. She flirts incessantly and then questions him, ignoring the hand that he places on her leg. He freely tells what he knows of the gnome and his companions, mentioning that he had checked with Rollins, who confirmed what they had said that morning. He doesn’t actually have much new information, but suggests that they might also want to talk to the waitress who had waited on the group. Kharole suggests that he go and get her. After he leaves Mojo tells Kharole “That was a grotesque and disgusting display, and I want you to teach me how to do it.” Mark tells her “You’d better watch it. You’ll have this guy following you around forever if you’re not careful.” She replies “Yeah, it’s a good thing that humans are such a short-lived race.” He returns with a different waitress than the one serving them. He sits back down beside Kharole, again placing his hand on her leg. Kharole ignores him, and asks the waitress about the gnome and her companions. The only ones she knows by name are Norbert and Porter, who she says are “lousy tippers.” Kharole tells her “Mojo here is an excellent tipper, especially if he hears useful information.” Mojo glances to Mark, and says “Yes, I’ve been known to leave as much as a hardly used ranger.” The waitress gives a detailed description of the gnome and his companions, including descriptions of the visible weapons and jewelry that they had. The waitress leaves, and the party begin to eat their supper. The maître d's hand begins to move, and Kharole politely asks him to cease. Embarrassed, the man departs. Kharole tells her companions that combined with the visual she got from the bouncer they may have enough for a Locate Object or Scry on some of that groups possessions. When the check arrives they were billed for the food, but the wine bottle is listed as complimentary. Mojo comments “If we had known that we would have ordered a better vintage. That one tasted like Boone's Farm with gravy in it.” Meanwhile, the pair of female half-elves are up at the Apples and Harp tavern, the ground floor of which is a large rectangular sized room with three stages. One stage is currently occupied by a group of musicians playing chamber music for the dinner crowd of around 100 people that has gathered. Serita and Fiona are told of Greenvale by their charismatic host, Prince Taran. The older mage, Baron Dimtri of Greenlake, remains rather quiet, as does the halfling treasurer Ganellon Tucker, who is seated atop the chest of coins they brought, rather than a chair. Fiona whispers to Serita “For once I would like to meet a halfling who isn’t paranoid.” Serita asks the elvan bard about the items that Greenvale is seeking. The happy and enthusiastic Deniana says that she came along on this trip in search of interesting music and tales, and before she sings them her stories she would like to hear some of theirs. Serita tells a tale of when the Silver Moon Adventurers traveled to another world to rescue a druid princess who was about to give birth to triplets. [I](In Module #36, “The Resurrection Gambit", played back in 1986)[/I] She describes many of the unique marvels that they discovered on that world, including toaster ovens, pop tarts, and beer inside of sealed cans. Serita then says “Now, you said you were interested in both pendants?” Deniana says, “Yes, although the gold pendent is one that we actually don’t want for ourselves. Our kingdom is located near the dwarven kingdom of Harothar. That pendent would be of great value to their King Herru IV, as it was originally from the reclusive dwarven land of Kovuz’d, who they trade with. If Prince Taran can obtain it, then it could be used in his trade negotiations with Herru.” “But what exactly does the pendant do?” asks Fiona. Deniana takes the lute that is leaning against the wall behind her, and lightly strums a tune that she sings to, telling of the pendant. The gold pendant was created to carry a gold plated luck-stone, used by the dwarves of Kovuz’d. The stone would lead a faithful dwarf to finding veins of precious metals within the mountains of the dwarven lands. Her song tells of how Kovuz’d would loan the pendant to other dwarven communities, to allow them to become prosperous through the hard and honest work of mining. The song then ends. She then says “Kovuz’d also enters into the history of one other auction item. The Maul of Moradin, the mitheral hammer with the symbols of the dwarven god Moradin, which was created by the god himself.” Taran interjects “Which is why I think it will sell for more than I am willing to pay just to have an item to use for trade negotiations.” Deniana continues “The maul was owned and wielded by a hero from Kovuz’d, the High Priest Thurdin. Thurdin was known to appear alongside dwarven armies in time of great need. These appearances occurred over several millennia, and some speculate that he was an ascended hero. Others think that there were several different Thurdins, with the name, armor and weapon being passed on to the greatest priest of each era. As outsiders are not permitted to enter Kovuz’d, the true history might never be known. How the Maul came to be here is also a piece of missing history.” [B] Several illustrations of the Maul of Moradin can be found at the following link:[/B] [url]http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37148[/url] [B]The following is a picture of the Amulet of Kovuz’d:[/B] [/QUOTE]
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