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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SJE" data-source="post: 1060893" data-attributes="member: 13282">Basic story was this- the ancestral clan sword of the Dales had been lost in the fall of Cale. Anette Redgardt daughter of the lord of Cale, was a Channeller intensely in love with one  of the elf  PC's before the Last Battle. (He is an older elf) However she was to marry Matrim Dale, holder of the clan sword and hot tempered duelist. He was poisoned before the duel between him and the elf could take place- everybody suspected the physically weak elf Channeller PC Illyn.When the elf was harried out of Cale by the humans outraged at his affair with Anette, she used the grimoire of a witch to summon the Demon Lord Vorzelem. He wreaked her vengeance on the people of Cale, then, still bound by her will, created a chamber where time passed 'differently'. Eternally looking out of her tower window, at the image of Cale of long ago, Anette waits for the return of her lover, while Vorzelem, desperately bored killed anything that moved, then animated the corpse so he could kill it again! ! He is bound to Cale and takes his frustration out on the occasional orc or human that passes nearbyJump to the present- 99 years after the Last Battle and Fall of Cale. Owen Dale, true heir and last son of the Dale clan has sought out the old elf, Illyn. He has convinced/pressured Illyn into leading him to Cale and showing him the resting place of the Ancestral Clan Sword, for regaining this weapon is Owen great quest in life- the first step he sees in refounding the clan and honouring his ancestors. (He also plans on being an Ancestral Blade Bearer). So the party head off to Cale. Everything goes wrong. PC's are haunted by demons, both metaphorical & literal. The barbarian Dale sees his companions possesed and dead, so he races off to Cale.  He meets Vorzelem, and runs away, discovering Anettes tower. He runs away again and calls out to his ancestor's ghost, asking to be shown the blade. The ghost possesses him (with his agreement), and unearths the clan sword from his grave. Meanwhile Anette has sent Vorzelem to bring Illyn the elf to her. The rest of the PC’s see this red glow moving trhough the clouds eternally above Cale towards them! As they desperately launch missile weapons, a batwinged fiend swoops down and siezes Illyn, flying him back to Cale. (At this point I involve the PC’s. Illyn plays himself. Owens PC plays the vengeful ghost of Matrim possessing Owen’s body. Our female, ex-Vampire LARPer player plays Anette. I play Vorzelem ‘cos I’m the evil GM) In the memory construct of Cales old castle, history begins to repeat itself. Anette declares her love for Illyn, Matrim the ghost demands satisfaction. Illyn tries to flee and Vorzelem (appearing as a Dornish Lord of Old) chuckles evilly as the passions at play begin to spin out of control.A dramatic duel begins on the castles highest tower parapet- PC against PC, the sins of fathers and adulterers revisited. Anette tells Vorzelem to save the weak elf from the ghost possessed barbarian, so Vorzelem begins fighting Owen/Matrim while Illyn crawls away and they teeter at the edge as the demon matches the ghost possessed barbarian blow for blow.Anette, shaking with emotion cannot bring herself to see Matrim die by her doing for a second time. (for it was she who had poisoned Matrim, rather than see Illyn die in the duel the Dorn would certainly have won). She throws herself at the combatants and all three begin to topple over the parapet!Vorzelem and Owen/Matrim are still locked in combat as they fall- Vorzelem desperately trying to assume his winged form, while Owen grabs him tightly and tries to roll so Vorzelem is on the bottom of the pair. Meanwhile Illyn launches himself across the parapet to grab the teetering Anette. (He flubs his Reflex save) but though his outstretched hand brushes her fingers one last time, she plummets away from him, just out of reach! With her mouthing “I love you” as she falls, Illyn watches her dissappear as she falls outside of the time bubble, aging 100 years in a span of seconds!The memory construct of the castle begins to shake and rumble as Vorzelem loses concentration, and his summoner has just died, releasing the bounds upon him. Blackness descends upon the grief stricken Illyn.Meanwhile Owen regains control of his body as the ghost is laid to rest with the death of Matrims poisoner. He and Vorzelem land hard on the ground, having fallen 70 odd feet.  Vorzelem begins to shed his human image, and soon the flame-tinged, batwinged shape of the pit fiend stands before Owen!An epic battle commences as the rest of the party reach Cale in time. Vorzelem is an unstoppable rage machine, shattering buildings, back handing PC’s to fly 10 feet through the air. Several times Owen is nearly killed, but the Healer keeps putting him back on his feet. The Blasphemous Secret Name of Izrador is uttered! Peoples eardrms burst and hearts skip a beat! Our Pureblood uses all his bluff skills to distract the demon while the two fighters charge him simulaenously, burying their silver greatsword and ancestral clan bastard sword deep into the demons chest!At this precise point, our female Danisil Elf has just found a dark tome of evil in the ruins of the castle- the very same book Anette used to summon Vorzelem long ago. On a good knowledge Arcana roll, she finds something that talks of binding demons, and tearing that page from the book she rushes to the battle and begins chanting!Vorzelem, towering above the 2 attacking Dorns, is in desperate straits, their fury having nearly killed him. The ancestral clan sword of the Dales, forged long ago as a symbol of friendship by the elven smith Urdonil is deep in his chest. He is about to discorporate! (for evil like his cannot die)Then he hears the dark chant of the Danisil reading from the page of binding!He struggles with Owen for the blade, and succeeding grabs the sword. Instead of pulling it out though, he waits for the chant to reach its finale, and then uses all its fiendish strength to plunge the sword deep into its own dark heart!At once the blade blackens, but does not break. Vorzelem falls to ground, dead. And Owen steps forward to claim the sword of his people.“Hello, Owen” a dark voice says in his mind. And that is the tale of how Kalendor, Clan Sword of the Dales became corrupted by the demon bound to it. Now the elves call it the Doom of Cale and will not allow it or its bearer to pass through the Erethor, unless they are caged and warded. Owen will not give up the sword of his fathers, but does seek a way to remove the demon without breaking the sword. And in a few levels this blade will be unbreakable and bound to its bearer…..So the demon bound to our blade is Vorzelem, Doom of Cale. He seeks to kill where he can and corrupt the wielder of the sword. Owen will not let the blade of his ancestors be destryyed by the other party members, arguing that he will defeat the demon a second time. Plus, in the carving up of orcs, both man and demon are one, doing something like 1d10 + 2d6 + 7 damage per hit!Motivation enough to keep the sword, I think!SJE</blockquote>

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