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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 563459" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chinese Take-outChapter 69, “The Origin of Morgarth”, September 28, 1018, 1:05 A.M..The Silver Moon stands facing two of Barthrock’s team, who are holding Morgath at gunpoint.  Narg had instructed Mark to get Barthrock, but before the ranger can leave the room something else happens.   The center of the room suddenly erupts in a bright light, and a plant begins to grow.  The plant increases to about ten feet high, with three large flowered petals branching out from it and leaning towards the ground.  The plant then starts to glow and dissolve, being replaced by a being that looks to be the Demigod Finder Wyvernspur, with each of the three petals becoming three humans.   Two of the humans are male and dressed as mages, the third being an armored female fighter.The older of the human mages casts a spell, and from his hand grows a large hand made of glowing energy, which reaches over and grabs Morgarth.  The Silver Moon spellcasters immediately counter with spells, Fiona throwing magic missiles at both Morgarth and the hand, which appear to have no effect.   Cassie throws a magic missile into the mage casting the hand, which also dissipates before striking him.  Serita attempts a Faerie Fire on all four of the visitors, which also fails to work.    Seeing that Morgarth’s head is still protruding from the energy fist holding him, Cassie throws her Feeblemind spell, which does work, reducing he Arch Mage to a babbling idiot.   Mark, Mojo and Narg start to move forward, weapons drawn.  Before anyone can throw another spell Finder Wyvernspur speaks, saying “Stop, we are all on the same side.”   Narg replies “Then tell us what is going on.”   Finder answers “These three people with me are from the World of Oerth, from the City of Greyhawk.”  “And you’ve come to kill him?” asks Mojo.  “No, to save him,” says the younger of the mages.  This comment increases the level of tension in the room, with Lannon saying “Guess again, he’s ours.”The younger mage says “Let me explain.   My name is Khelben Arunsun, known as Khelben the Younger, and my grand father Khelben the Elder worked with the Council of Eight, a powerful mage’s guild that Morgarth was a member of.  At that time Morgarth was known by the name Mordenkainen.”   Several of the Silver Moon recognize that name, as there are known Magic-user spells that had been created by this same man.  Khelben continues “He and my grandfather were close friends.  Thirty years ago they went on a mission together to Hell, where Mordenkainen was thought to have been destroyed.   The woman then speaks up in a commanding voice, introducing herself as Lady Valderesse Sharn, the senior paladin of Greyhawk’s Knights of Holy Shielding.  She stands over six feet in height, wearing a full suit of plate mail that lacks any time or adornment.  She is of undermineable age, having a youthful appearance, however a detailed look reveals lines around her sparkling green eyes and a few strands of white intermixed into her shoulder length auburn hair, giving the hint the she is older than her initial appearance.   She says “From what Finder has now told us, Mordenkainen’s death and destruction at that time was not the case.  The Prince of Hell apparently corrupted his soul with evil, and deposited him here on this world, under the name of Morgarth.   If we had been known this, we the heroes of Greyhawk would have come here long ago.  We are sorry that our negligence in this matter has caused grief and tragedy to your world.”   The younger mage continues, “We have now come to return him to our world, and then cleanse the evil from his soul.”  Lannon speaks up “Wrong answer, he’s ours.”  The paladin speaks again  saying “Well, right now we appear to have him.  It is very unlikely that you will be able to break him from the Bigby’s Grasping Hand spell that now holds him, especially when Bigby himself is the one who has cast it.”  Narg looks at the older mage, and says “You’re Bigby?”  The white bearded mage nods, maintaining his concentration on the spell still holding his former ally.  Bigby stands nearly six feet tall, wearing a simple gray hooded robe.  A pack is on his back, with a wooden staff strapped to the side of it.  “And how exactly will you save his soul?” Cassie asks.   Finder speaks up now, saying “I will do that.  My sphere of power is that of transformation, from corruption and evil to that of good.”  Mojo blurts out “No way.  We earned the right to kill him.”   The paladin replies “If is soul can be saved, then death is not the answer.  We are mindful of your efforts and grateful for the sacrifices that have brought you here.  It is reasonable that you should be compensated for your efforts.”Bigby gestures to his backpack, and the two other Greyhawk heroes begin to remove some items.  The party are handed a small spell book.  Bigby speaks for the first time, saying “This is one of my travelling spell books.  It contains all eighteen of my disembodied-hand spells.”  He then follows this up with the awful pun “Only a handful of these have previously made it to this world.”   His two colleagues also disseminate a few other magic items unique to their own world.    Despite being given this reward, the party members are less than thrilled with this outcome.  Narg says to finder “For his sake, this had better be the last that we see of him.”   Finder says “I’m sure that it will be".  he then begins singing a spell.   Finder, Morgarth, and the Greyhawk heroes then turn back into spheres of light, merge together, and disappear into the floor.    [DM’s note:  Information on the characters from Oerth was derived from the World of Greyhawk AD&D1E hardbound book and the AD&D2E World of Greyhawk boxed set.]</blockquote>

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