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Message: <blockquote data-quote="el-remmen" data-source="post: 231" data-attributes="member: 11">Welcome!This is the continuation of the "Out of the Frying Pan" story hour - which began with Book I: Gathering Wood, which you can no longer see the original thread on the old ENboards, but a reprise is available <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1487" target="_blank">here</a>.Or, you can go to <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=76999" target="_blank">the "Out of the Frying Pan" Story Hour Portal thread</a> to find links to all the books and links to download them in word doc format."Out of the Frying Pan" - Book II: Catching the Spark leaves our originally heroes briefly to introduce a new character who has made his way to Gothanius with a different group - fulfilling his debt to the Academy of Wizardry, by being their representative in the this tiny kingdom in the backwaters of Derome-Delem.The "story so far" tells things from his perspective. . .   from there his story will continue until it meets up with that of Kazrack, Jana, Jeremy, Ratchis, Beorth, Chance and their own company.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Story So Far. . . Martin made his way to Westron where the Academy had sent him to meet up with a man named Briad Ketchum who was leading a group of young men to the Kingdom of Gothanius in Derome-Delem. However, the man would not let the young alumnus join the group unless he signed a contract that required him to join the effort to slay a dragon that plagued that kingdom and in return gain citizenship, land and monetary reward. Martin acquiesced. He met several of the others traveling to the obscure kingdom, including Simon and Peter, who he became friends with. He also met Cheribuck, who warned that he had seen three of the others picking people’s pockets and conning others in the market of Westron. They traveled upon the Golden Scrag to Princeton, in Derome-Delem, a backward place where knights patrolled the land around tiny fiefs. There a young woman named Maria, joined the group. She seemed to have some skill with the sword and bow. The group traveled from there to Bountiful, where Martin spent a day conferring with Alexandra the Lavender, the Watch-Mage there. While here, Cheribuck had to stop James from beating up his two younger (and softer) brothers.The group left the road there, and traveled through thick woods, via ways that Briad said he knew to avoid the “cursed” town of Stonebridge. However, while spending a day beside the Tall Twin River, the group was attacked by orcs. Three of the group were killed, but Martin discovered that Tanweil had killed the vast majority of the orcs on his own. Cheribuck, James and Maria seemed to hold their own very well also. Demoralized somewhat after the deaths, they crossed the river and made a harrowing trip up the mountains, to a trail that led to Northfork Wall and eventually Twelve Trolls. Arriving at Castle Gothanius, they found several other groups of would-be dragon slayers had also arrived.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is the REAL Dramatis Personae in progress.It is organized by session so that people who have not read past a specific one can avoid looking at NPC information that might spoil the story for them.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Order of AppearanceSession 1:Kazrack Delver, a black dwarf of some fighting skill *Rak-Kazum, Kazrack's fatherMalcolm Mac Duligh, a skald from the Dubh Moors in the Archduchy of Wallbrook (deceased) *Jana, a young girl fleeing her home in the city of Westron *Beorth Sakhemet, a quiet young Paladin of Anubis, of Black-Islander descent *Deet of Ptah, an older balding gentlemen recruiting for "Crumb's Boys"Boris E. Crumb III, a fat man with a handlebar mustache, recruiting young men for GothaniusChance, a Wallbrookian gambler and devotee of BesSession 2:Lalena, an "herb woman" robbing graves in the Verdun cemeteryArnold, a city guard infatuated with JanaFrank, a shepherd's son from Zootsburg; one of Crumb's BoysCaptain Runwick, of the Verdun City GuardJeremy Northrop, a young Neergardian warrior and a friend of Malcolm's *Sagrow, ill-tempered barkeep at The Cockatrice TavernGwar, Frank's brother; one of Crumb's BoysKamir, a doughy young man of a helpful disposition; one of Crumb's BoysGarcon, self-proclaimed greatest of swordsmen; one of Crumb's BoysBriar Tulp, a young priest at the Church of Ra in VerdunSession 3:Levekt, an elderly priest of Thoth; a friend of BeorthMarta of Fallon, head medicus in the Verdun Healing House of Fallon.Devon, a tall, powerful man with a bully's temperament; one of Crumb's BoysMarkle, a comrade of Devon's; handsome and charming; one of Crumb's BoysThe Square, a comrade of Devon's; skinny, ugly and quiet; one of Crumb's BoysReginald Corr, captain of the Sea CowKristian, boatswain on the Sea CowGuisel, a young Herman-Lander, one of Crumb's BoysJohn, a young Herman-Lander; one of Crumb's BoysCarlos, a dark young foreigner; one of Crumb's BoysDavid, a hunter at Cutter Jack'sAndre, a hunter at Cutter Jack's; David's partnerCaptain Nerelor Threnegar, gate guard for the Safehouse of the Nauglimir Dwarven Merchant's Consortium at Cutter Jack'sSession 4:Greglon, the hospitable priest of Anhur at Cutter Jack'sFinn Fisher, a tanned, dark-haired young fisherman; one of Crumb's BoysDunkle, one of Crumb's Boys.  Killed on an ill-fated goblin hunt. (deceased)Doris, one of Crumb's Boys.  Friend of Dunkle.Session 5:Reginald Cross, Cutter Jack's Captain of the GuardCutter Jack, the earthy lord of the town of Cutter Jack'sKinney, an assistant to Boris E. CrumbHorung, an assistant to Boris E. CrumbRatchis, a half-orc ranger and friar of Nephthys *Culum (called Nicholas), a young serving boy at The Silver Vein Inn in Tallow's PostNicholas Pinter, innkeeper of The Silver Vein Inn; Culum's fatherWarren, the wainwright of Tallow's PostJanx, a rare white-furred blink dogSergeant Fnord, constable of Tallow's PostTirhas Tesfay, an elven ranger, traveling to learn more of elves outside her homeland; Janx' companion.Session 6:Escher of Fallon, a former adventurer of the Oath and an openheartedhealer; keeper of Fallon's PostRastfar, a wide-eyed young goblin; servant of EscherSession 7:Alexandra the Lavender, the Watch-Mage for the village of BountifulDaerngar of Mnornthord-Rymraugh, dwarven priest for the 137th regiment of the Nauglimir Dwarven Merchants ConsortiumKennoch of Ra, young priest maintaining the shrine to Ra in StonebridgeAmall, barkeep at the Sign of the Six Crows in StonebridgeMarshal Harrick Moonglum, taciturn and temperamental leader of Stonebridge; not to be bothered while he's drinkingSession 8:Cort, a wheezing middle-aged herbalist living near StonebridgeFrances, a timorous young girl whose parents were killed by pirates; Cort's granddaughterJack-Knife Hawkins, a cranky trapper???, crazed keeper of the mausoleum near Stonebridge</blockquote>

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