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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aura" data-source="post: 6897417" data-attributes="member: 6747658">Bridge Post Connecting past to current events[sblock=The Crash]OK, it appears the game has reverted to an earlier version. I don't have anything but memory go to on, although pm has a few recent posts. Unfortunately, I have nothing in the way of backups, as I didn't know these things could be used. I cleared my browser cache on Sunday, in part because I was wondering of the problem with ENWorld was my machine. And I don't get most email updates because it clogs my email.If people post what they have found, I will stitch what I can together, bridge it with a descriptive text so it's not quite so abrupt and we'll get back to playing.PS: I did find a newer version of page 1 that had the experience and gold awards on it, so I updated that.PPS: I have included a rough story connecting the last existing post to the current situation.[/sblock]Breaking into the darkened structure that was the Wallace home, the adventurers were greeted with a grisly sight. A living play re-enacted Mindy’s murder of her family, using a combination of knives and poison to ruthlessly execute the entire clan. Vincenzo was rather taken by the entire scene and, for a moment, was so lost in it that he believed it real. Fortunately for all involved, he snapped out of it. Searching the modest abode, it was apparent Mindy was into herbalism, particularly poisons.However, the spirit of Mindy was apparently not content to lie dormant while they searched through her history. A disembodied voice antagonized the group. Particularly aggressive towards Maui, almost appreciative of Barlo and neutral towards Ethane, Mindy saved her greatest attention for Vincenzo, whom she labeled her ‘boytoy’.With the child’s home being a bust, the group decided to make for the graveyard, in hopes of finding Mindy’s grave and taking action there. As they approached the site, two things happened. First, it started to become clear that reality was blending in with Mindy’s artificial world, with the graveyard as the apparent nexus point. Secondly, the defeated ogre mage Haron appeared, at a guarded distance, and sought to parlay with the group to band together with them for Mindy’s destruction. And uneasy truce was forged before the group finally marched on the location of Mindy’s grave.Upon getting within sight of Mindy’s grave, two things became apparent. First, the grave was open. Second, there were four monstrosities assisting Mindy in the upcoming battle. A combination of earth and whirling souls, the earthen containers seemed powered by the spirit realm itself. After a brief ranged exchange, all five enemies disappeared into the ground, only to appear in the midst of the group. Mindy’s strikes, particularly, proved frightfully effective, disrupting Maui with precision strikes and nearly ending his life.Coming together as a combat team, the group fought Mindy and the swirling masses of soul and earth directly while Barlo magically appeared at Mindy’s grave with the intent of throwing holy water on the vile girl’s remains. Although a guardian was present to protect Mindy’s bones, Barlo succeeded in hitting the corpse with his holy water. Immediately, Mindy started burning and screaming, and the combination of holy water and physical blows finally brought an end to her existence.Maui pondered if the evil girl was truly dead. Ethane, most knowledgable of the bunch, seemed to think the death seemed genuine—he had heard that was one way that sometimes worked for dealing with ghosts. Meanwhile, a glint of silvery metal caught Barlo’s attention at the graveside, and he located the little monster’s dagger and chain shirt. (Mithral Dagger +2, Agile Weapon and Mithral Chain Shirt +2) Picking them up, he rejoined the group headed back to the temples.In the temple district, the heroes arrived in time to end an attack on a group of townsfolk holed up in the temple of Ruvalra. With a mighty channeling of positive energy, Ethane broke the ghouls, and the rest of the group and townsfolk finished them off. Well over a hundred people were there, led by mayor Raker. After a short discussion the heroes discovered the townsfolk had fallen back to the temples after discovering that they could not leave Mindy’s accursed realm. The ghouls had already collapsed the defense of the Temple of Amenthia, and the defenders there staged a desperate last ditch effort to hold long enough for the women and children to be evacuated to the Temple of Ruvalra. Meanwhile, a private discussion between Ethane and the last remaining Ruvalran priest discovered the place the upper priests were going before they went missing was the home of Ginni Raker, town witch and daughter of the Mayor, just northwest of town. As this coincided with the unearthly howl that occurred from time to time, the group elected to go there and hopefully end the crisis.As the group traveled to the witch’s hut, the earth itself seemed to die. By the time they arrived on the scene, nothing was alive, not even the trees, which seemed bare as winter. They spied an demonic being and a number of ghouls forming up for a defense. However, the creature spoke to them, in a soothing yet obviously disturbing mental voice, offering to leave the realm, if only he had more time. Maui bruised for a fight while Ethane remained the diplomat, attempting to negotiate terms. As this happened, more ghouls appeared from Tritower, obviously carrying townsfolk with them, quite possibly alive…</blockquote>

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