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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7216726" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p><span style="color: #800080">I am Rajaat ........</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Goatee hastily consulted the 5e Dark Sun Campaign Guide. "Rajaat, the first sorcerer king, imprisoned in <em>The Hollow</em> by Borys, who became a dragon but was eventually slain by the magic sword <em>Scourge</em>, that was crafted by Rajaat himself. There's irony for you."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"It wasn't quite like that," interjected Rikus, who was still holding the geranium. "I didn't actually use <em>Scourge</em>."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Er ... is there something you want to tell us, Rikus?" asked Adeliva tactfully.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"I didn't really kill Borys. We just made it look like that, so he could get away for a bit. He needed a holiday."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"So, Borys could actually return?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"He will, when the time is right. That will probably be quite soon if you people carry on the way you have been."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">There was a psychic howl of rage from Rajaat, when he heard these words. <span style="color: #a06060">"It cannot be! My plans are laid! My puppet king Ming Vahz and her consort Bar-de-Door have only to enact the Ritual of Unbinding and I shall be free to take back the entire land that was mine! Nothing shall stand in my way! You must slay Borys! I command it!"</span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Looks like it's time to pick sides," mused Tasha.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"As I see it," ventured Albert, "Ming Vahz and Bar-De-Door are our enemies already and if Rajaat is in league with them, he is our enemy too. Plus, I don't like the way he's trying to order us about."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"I agree," said Goatee. "If Borys is Rajaat's enemy, we should ally with him if we can. And Rikus seems to be a friend of Borys too."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Any views on this?" Tasha asked Footnote and Adeliva.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"I've no axe to grind regarding the Bar-De-Door character," offered Footnote, "but we have already fought Ming Vahz and rendered her harmless. We should finish the job. Besides, it makes a better story that way. Our fight with Ming will have presaged what is yet to come."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Sensing the mood, Adeliva added her voice. "I do not know Bar-De-Door either but if he is oppressing the people of this city, I will fight him too."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"We are all agreed, then. I shall summon Borys and we, <em>Us</em>, shall do battle with Bar-De-Door and Ming Vahz. I wonder what became of their henchman Char-Ging? Or shall we find her in control of the city treasury?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Er .." began Goatee, "When I last saw her, she was on the Isle of Luin in, er, a flock. Yes, it was a flock."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"What, seagulls?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Not exactly. More, er, quadrupedal. Somewhat. Apparently, the King of Luin, whose name was Ballnard, took a dislike to her demands and turned her into a goat. He was a sorcerer, you see, so he knew the right spells. I suppose you could say he was a Sorcerer King. Funny how things come around, isn't it?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Thank you, Goat, that's one less thing to worry about. Bar-De-Door is our real enemy. Let's hope the Norns have dumped him." So saying, Tasha twirled her magic halberd and there was a rushing of wings as a dragon arrived. Except it wasn't Borys ... </span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7216726, member: 6777052"] [COLOR="#800080"]I am Rajaat ........[/COLOR] [color=blue]Goatee hastily consulted the 5e Dark Sun Campaign Guide. "Rajaat, the first sorcerer king, imprisoned in [I]The Hollow[/I] by Borys, who became a dragon but was eventually slain by the magic sword [i]Scourge[/i], that was crafted by Rajaat himself. There's irony for you." "It wasn't quite like that," interjected Rikus, who was still holding the geranium. "I didn't actually use [i]Scourge[/i]." "Er ... is there something you want to tell us, Rikus?" asked Adeliva tactfully. "I didn't really kill Borys. We just made it look like that, so he could get away for a bit. He needed a holiday." "So, Borys could actually return?" "He will, when the time is right. That will probably be quite soon if you people carry on the way you have been." There was a psychic howl of rage from Rajaat, when he heard these words. [color=#a06060]"It cannot be! My plans are laid! My puppet king Ming Vahz and her consort Bar-de-Door have only to enact the Ritual of Unbinding and I shall be free to take back the entire land that was mine! Nothing shall stand in my way! You must slay Borys! I command it!"[/color] "Looks like it's time to pick sides," mused Tasha. "As I see it," ventured Albert, "Ming Vahz and Bar-De-Door are our enemies already and if Rajaat is in league with them, he is our enemy too. Plus, I don't like the way he's trying to order us about." "I agree," said Goatee. "If Borys is Rajaat's enemy, we should ally with him if we can. And Rikus seems to be a friend of Borys too." "Any views on this?" Tasha asked Footnote and Adeliva. "I've no axe to grind regarding the Bar-De-Door character," offered Footnote, "but we have already fought Ming Vahz and rendered her harmless. We should finish the job. Besides, it makes a better story that way. Our fight with Ming will have presaged what is yet to come." Sensing the mood, Adeliva added her voice. "I do not know Bar-De-Door either but if he is oppressing the people of this city, I will fight him too." "We are all agreed, then. I shall summon Borys and we, [i]Us[/i], shall do battle with Bar-De-Door and Ming Vahz. I wonder what became of their henchman Char-Ging? Or shall we find her in control of the city treasury?" "Er .." began Goatee, "When I last saw her, she was on the Isle of Luin in, er, a flock. Yes, it was a flock." "What, seagulls?" "Not exactly. More, er, quadrupedal. Somewhat. Apparently, the King of Luin, whose name was Ballnard, took a dislike to her demands and turned her into a goat. He was a sorcerer, you see, so he knew the right spells. I suppose you could say he was a Sorcerer King. Funny how things come around, isn't it?" "Thank you, Goat, that's one less thing to worry about. Bar-De-Door is our real enemy. Let's hope the Norns have dumped him." So saying, Tasha twirled her magic halberd and there was a rushing of wings as a dragon arrived. Except it wasn't Borys ... [/color] [/QUOTE]
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