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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 935756" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 58, “Let the Auction Begin”, July 13th, 1019, 7:30 P.M.</strong> </p><p></p><p>It has been half-an-hour since the Aaron’s hawk arrived, handing the Bag of Holding to Timothy. The King and Queen were let out of the bag, with the Queen informing everyone of the attack against her husband, but not to worry as they are both now safe, and her three Generals and their allies will deal with the assassins in short order. The food and beverages continue to flow to keep the guests entertained while they wait. The waitresses are even told to suspend the “no substitutions” rule on the various oriental dishes being served. </p><p></p><p>Four horses ride up outside, and Aaron, Furynick, Mark and Narg enter the building. They announce that the assassins have all been defeated. They say that Serita and Teakas are currently bring the lone surviving assassin to jail, and should be along shortly. They quietly fill Narg in, telling him how all they found in the building the spears came out of was a chair bolted to the floor with a mechanical device attached to secure and pivot an oversized crossbow from. Narg says “So, they had planned for the assassination at that corner well in advance.” Mojo says “Looks like it. Did I mention that the building had been a book depository?” We think some other assassins may have been waiting on a nearby grassy knoll.” “I hope not, I hate gnolls,” Furynick comments. Thankfully the two women soon arrive, ending this conversation. </p><p></p><p>Narg and Kindor have decided it best to begin with the Sphinx in order to get the Pharaoh and his party out of the way. The item is brought out and the Pharaoh’s lead priest steps forward and authenticates it. The Pharaoh’s servants and guards bring forth containers of jewels, gems and coins, dumping them on the stage. Kindor announces “We’ve had some communication problems with this group, and they don’t quite understand the rules to an auction. The sphinx had a minimum bid price of 100,000 gold pieces. We had this treasure appraised in advance, and it is worth twice that amount.” He then very quickly says “I am inclined to just give it to them unless somebody wants to place a higher bid, seeing none, I declare the bidding closed.” </p><p></p><p>The items is given to the priest, who brings it to the Pharaoh. Another priest points his staff to the locked back doors, and they burst open. The Pharaoh and his entourage then depart. The Silver Moon Adventurers shut and bolt the door, with Narg commenting “Good riddance”. </p><p></p><p>Kindor now heads up to the stage, and announces that he will serve as the auctioneer. The rules to the auction are reiterated. Items are taken in ascending minimum bid order, starting with the </p><p>Pick Axe of Bold Edgar. The gnome Knevadah and the dwarven weapon collector Amerikus both begin an active volley. Narg whispers to Serita and Mojo “Why is the gnome bidding. His companion Namfoodle told him it was a fake.” “I think he’s just having some fun,” Serita comments. The weapon collector wins at 19,600 gold pieces. Next is the Puzzle Box of Abu Bin Sala, which the Puzzlemaster of the same name wins for the minimum bid amount. </p><p></p><p>The next item is the Axe of Drundarr, which soon reaches twice its minimum bid amount with active bidding by Amerikus, the dwarven King from Highforge, and the orc chieftain Hargash. Hargash drops out of the bidding, and Furynick tells him “Hey buddy, sorry you lost. Maybe you can go kill the winner bidder later.” Hargash answers “Why else do you think I was trying to get to meet them all.” The Highforge King wins it with a bid of 95,100 gold pieces. </p><p></p><p>The Blood Stone of Kryamus is the next item up, and a bidding war begins between the Duchess of Ladymist and the bronze dragons of Mourning Mist. As the bidding reaches 60,000 gold the dragon Katarensela tells the Duchess “Go as high as you want, you’re not getting the stone.” The Duchess calls her on this by announcing a bid of 100,000 gold pieces. Katarensela counter with 100,100 at which point the Duchess sits down. Serita whispers to Kindor “I think I’ll get marble staircases for the hospital.” </p><p></p><p>Katarensela states “We wish to pay and collect now,” and has her mate Ssiralkoth approach the stage. His wings have been closes up, and he opens one onto the stage, showering it with coins. He opens the other wing more cautiously, monitoring the falling of coins, and stopping when it reaches the desired amount. Serita hands him the large reddish-pink opaque stone. Rather then returning to his seat, he goes to the table of the Duchess. He then crushes the stone beneath his claws, the dust falling to the table below. From across the room Katarensela tells the shocked Duchess “You can tell your boss that the stone can never be used now to make her a lich.” Narg walks over to the dragon’s table and says “Hey Brasso, that was great. I’m glad you did that.” </p><p></p><p>The next item is the Gem of Tiaga. Baron Te’Col of Northern Tiaga stands, and makes the minimum bid of 40,000 gold pieces. There are no other bidders, but Kindor informs him that there is a sealed bid for the item. The Baron raises his bid to 45,000 gold. Kindor opens the sealed bid, and says “I’m sorry Baron, but this bid is higher.” “Then I will go above that,” the man states. “It does not work that way,” the Lordholder replies. The Baron’s halfling servant then stands on his chair, and loudly states “Give him the Stone!” </p><p></p><p>The room becomes silent, and the halfling then points his finger towards Kindor. A bright red bolt of both lightning and flame spewing forth from the small humanoid’s hand and arcs across the room. At the first sign of movement from the halfling Cassie activated the party’s Wand of Force, throwing up a barrier in front of the Lordholder. The Wall of Force is erected in the nick of time, the bolt deflecting off of it and back into auction hall, above the heads of several startled guests. The then halfling begins to rapidly grow and change form. </p><p></p><p>Nearly all of the archers in the balcony let arrows fly, the lone exception being Vallessa, who continues to watch the oriental gentleman at the corner table who is a known assassin. When the trouble had begun that man extracted some type of weapon from inside of his robe, and was now preparing to throw it, eyeing Melito. As the sight of over a dozen arrows flying out from concealed locations in the catwalk the man reconsiders, replacing the item back inside of his robe, and just sits back to watch. </p><p></p><p>The thing that had been in the form of the halfling continues to grow, its clothing popping off and its skin becoming a thick hide with a yellowish-green hue. Its eyes glow a deep red and it has sharply pointed ears. Several arrows bounce off it, and a few others penetrate for no discernable affect. Mark charges forward at the naked creature, which finally stops growing at height of 16 feet. Mark’s medallion, given to him last year by the Demigod Finder Wyvernspur, begins to glow. Cassie notices this. She correctly interprets this to mean the creature is a demon from the Abyss, yelling this information out to everyone present. Most of the Silver Moon Adventurers are now rushing to that section of the room. </p><p></p><p>Up in the catwalk, Blip switches to her +4 arrows and fires two perfect shots into the monster’s head. Mojo tosses his Hammer of Throwing into the creature for considerable damage, and Mark successfully stabs into its leg. Dennismore successfully backstabs the monster. The demon barely notices these attacks, reacting only as one would to annoying insects. Baron Te’Col yells out “Just give me the stone!” Serita grabs the stone from Kindor’s hand and teleports away. She arrives in the side room thirty feet distant, before the door to the inter-dimensional castle. She says the password, the door opens, and she runs inside with the gem. </p><p></p><p>The Demon continues to get hit with missile fire and weapons when he suddenly looks up, with a startled expression on his face. He reaches down and grabs Baron Te’Col, lifting the man into the air and pulling him forward so their faces are just inches apart. The Demon bellows “The stone is gone! You have lost, foolish immortal.” The Demon then plane shift away with the Baron. The room becomes silent, until Narg exclaims “What the hell happened here?” </p><p></p><p>The members of the adventuring party return to their seats, Dennismore joining the guards by the door. Serita returns from the side room. Kindor tells her “The aristocrat who put the winning bid in on that stone just bought it because she thought it looked pretty.” “We may want to warn her that a Demon is after it,” Serita replies. As Furynick returns to his seat the orc chieftain Hargash slaps him on the back, and says “You guys sure know how to provide great entertainment!”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 935756, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 58, “Let the Auction Begin”, July 13th, 1019, 7:30 P.M.[/B] It has been half-an-hour since the Aaron’s hawk arrived, handing the Bag of Holding to Timothy. The King and Queen were let out of the bag, with the Queen informing everyone of the attack against her husband, but not to worry as they are both now safe, and her three Generals and their allies will deal with the assassins in short order. The food and beverages continue to flow to keep the guests entertained while they wait. The waitresses are even told to suspend the “no substitutions” rule on the various oriental dishes being served. Four horses ride up outside, and Aaron, Furynick, Mark and Narg enter the building. They announce that the assassins have all been defeated. They say that Serita and Teakas are currently bring the lone surviving assassin to jail, and should be along shortly. They quietly fill Narg in, telling him how all they found in the building the spears came out of was a chair bolted to the floor with a mechanical device attached to secure and pivot an oversized crossbow from. Narg says “So, they had planned for the assassination at that corner well in advance.” Mojo says “Looks like it. Did I mention that the building had been a book depository?” We think some other assassins may have been waiting on a nearby grassy knoll.” “I hope not, I hate gnolls,” Furynick comments. Thankfully the two women soon arrive, ending this conversation. Narg and Kindor have decided it best to begin with the Sphinx in order to get the Pharaoh and his party out of the way. The item is brought out and the Pharaoh’s lead priest steps forward and authenticates it. The Pharaoh’s servants and guards bring forth containers of jewels, gems and coins, dumping them on the stage. Kindor announces “We’ve had some communication problems with this group, and they don’t quite understand the rules to an auction. The sphinx had a minimum bid price of 100,000 gold pieces. We had this treasure appraised in advance, and it is worth twice that amount.” He then very quickly says “I am inclined to just give it to them unless somebody wants to place a higher bid, seeing none, I declare the bidding closed.” The items is given to the priest, who brings it to the Pharaoh. Another priest points his staff to the locked back doors, and they burst open. The Pharaoh and his entourage then depart. The Silver Moon Adventurers shut and bolt the door, with Narg commenting “Good riddance”. Kindor now heads up to the stage, and announces that he will serve as the auctioneer. The rules to the auction are reiterated. Items are taken in ascending minimum bid order, starting with the Pick Axe of Bold Edgar. The gnome Knevadah and the dwarven weapon collector Amerikus both begin an active volley. Narg whispers to Serita and Mojo “Why is the gnome bidding. His companion Namfoodle told him it was a fake.” “I think he’s just having some fun,” Serita comments. The weapon collector wins at 19,600 gold pieces. Next is the Puzzle Box of Abu Bin Sala, which the Puzzlemaster of the same name wins for the minimum bid amount. The next item is the Axe of Drundarr, which soon reaches twice its minimum bid amount with active bidding by Amerikus, the dwarven King from Highforge, and the orc chieftain Hargash. Hargash drops out of the bidding, and Furynick tells him “Hey buddy, sorry you lost. Maybe you can go kill the winner bidder later.” Hargash answers “Why else do you think I was trying to get to meet them all.” The Highforge King wins it with a bid of 95,100 gold pieces. The Blood Stone of Kryamus is the next item up, and a bidding war begins between the Duchess of Ladymist and the bronze dragons of Mourning Mist. As the bidding reaches 60,000 gold the dragon Katarensela tells the Duchess “Go as high as you want, you’re not getting the stone.” The Duchess calls her on this by announcing a bid of 100,000 gold pieces. Katarensela counter with 100,100 at which point the Duchess sits down. Serita whispers to Kindor “I think I’ll get marble staircases for the hospital.” Katarensela states “We wish to pay and collect now,” and has her mate Ssiralkoth approach the stage. His wings have been closes up, and he opens one onto the stage, showering it with coins. He opens the other wing more cautiously, monitoring the falling of coins, and stopping when it reaches the desired amount. Serita hands him the large reddish-pink opaque stone. Rather then returning to his seat, he goes to the table of the Duchess. He then crushes the stone beneath his claws, the dust falling to the table below. From across the room Katarensela tells the shocked Duchess “You can tell your boss that the stone can never be used now to make her a lich.” Narg walks over to the dragon’s table and says “Hey Brasso, that was great. I’m glad you did that.” The next item is the Gem of Tiaga. Baron Te’Col of Northern Tiaga stands, and makes the minimum bid of 40,000 gold pieces. There are no other bidders, but Kindor informs him that there is a sealed bid for the item. The Baron raises his bid to 45,000 gold. Kindor opens the sealed bid, and says “I’m sorry Baron, but this bid is higher.” “Then I will go above that,” the man states. “It does not work that way,” the Lordholder replies. The Baron’s halfling servant then stands on his chair, and loudly states “Give him the Stone!” The room becomes silent, and the halfling then points his finger towards Kindor. A bright red bolt of both lightning and flame spewing forth from the small humanoid’s hand and arcs across the room. At the first sign of movement from the halfling Cassie activated the party’s Wand of Force, throwing up a barrier in front of the Lordholder. The Wall of Force is erected in the nick of time, the bolt deflecting off of it and back into auction hall, above the heads of several startled guests. The then halfling begins to rapidly grow and change form. Nearly all of the archers in the balcony let arrows fly, the lone exception being Vallessa, who continues to watch the oriental gentleman at the corner table who is a known assassin. When the trouble had begun that man extracted some type of weapon from inside of his robe, and was now preparing to throw it, eyeing Melito. As the sight of over a dozen arrows flying out from concealed locations in the catwalk the man reconsiders, replacing the item back inside of his robe, and just sits back to watch. The thing that had been in the form of the halfling continues to grow, its clothing popping off and its skin becoming a thick hide with a yellowish-green hue. Its eyes glow a deep red and it has sharply pointed ears. Several arrows bounce off it, and a few others penetrate for no discernable affect. Mark charges forward at the naked creature, which finally stops growing at height of 16 feet. Mark’s medallion, given to him last year by the Demigod Finder Wyvernspur, begins to glow. Cassie notices this. She correctly interprets this to mean the creature is a demon from the Abyss, yelling this information out to everyone present. Most of the Silver Moon Adventurers are now rushing to that section of the room. Up in the catwalk, Blip switches to her +4 arrows and fires two perfect shots into the monster’s head. Mojo tosses his Hammer of Throwing into the creature for considerable damage, and Mark successfully stabs into its leg. Dennismore successfully backstabs the monster. The demon barely notices these attacks, reacting only as one would to annoying insects. Baron Te’Col yells out “Just give me the stone!” Serita grabs the stone from Kindor’s hand and teleports away. She arrives in the side room thirty feet distant, before the door to the inter-dimensional castle. She says the password, the door opens, and she runs inside with the gem. The Demon continues to get hit with missile fire and weapons when he suddenly looks up, with a startled expression on his face. He reaches down and grabs Baron Te’Col, lifting the man into the air and pulling him forward so their faces are just inches apart. The Demon bellows “The stone is gone! You have lost, foolish immortal.” The Demon then plane shift away with the Baron. The room becomes silent, until Narg exclaims “What the hell happened here?” The members of the adventuring party return to their seats, Dennismore joining the guards by the door. Serita returns from the side room. Kindor tells her “The aristocrat who put the winning bid in on that stone just bought it because she thought it looked pretty.” “We may want to warn her that a Demon is after it,” Serita replies. As Furynick returns to his seat the orc chieftain Hargash slaps him on the back, and says “You guys sure know how to provide great entertainment!” [/QUOTE]
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