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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3883053" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter 11, "Escape from Curigull", June 26th, 1005:Back in Curigull, Belegurth finds Annie. He tells her how the Guild had tricked her and Natasha, and that Natasha is being held prisoner. The two of them sneak into the castle and free her.June 27th, 1005:The group of Augustine, Hherrmyie, Kharole, Klaaze, Mark, Nimmy, Serita, Silas, Tao, and Trimble continue southward. At the first bridge fifteen soldiers are encountered. Rather than fighting, Augustine goes up to the leader and starts telling him about how they have just come from the mountains, where they had been held captive by rabbitmen for the past month. The Lieutenant in charge had heard of the rabbitmen, and is inclined to believe their story, but decides to "accompany" them just in case. The twenty-five people continue south along the main road.In Curigull: Natasha, Belegurth, and Annie meet with Phuddipeduzh and Beulla. Belegurth tells them how he once belonged to the local Thieves Guild, but quit a while ago. He has heard that it is now holding Timothy, Adajia, and Vilicus prisoner. He tells them how to sneak into the Guild headquarters, which is beneath the library. They are joined by Zakariah, a female half-elf fighter from Beulla's hometown, and by Narg, who had just returned from his trip through time..The seven of them sneak into the library basement through a trapdoor tells them how to sneak into the Guild headquarters, which is beneath the library. They are joined by Zakariah, a female half-elf fighter from Beulla's hometown, and by Narg, who had just returned from his trip through time.Belegurth entered the room with Narg, who was appeared to be tied and gagged. In the room were Ruth, Imok, Shilara, Mickey and Evyonne. Narg is shoved onto the floor beside Timothy, Vilicus and Adajia. While this is going on Natasha and Phuddi make their way through a trap door, and initiate the attack. Phuddi sliced into Imok from behind, as Natasha backstabbed Shiara, killing the assassin. Belegurth attacked Ruth (although they were only faking it, since she was in on this attack, as a way for Belegurth to gain the party’s trust). Narg attacked Mickey. Eyvonne charged out the door, only to be cut down by Zakariah. Beulla made her way into the room to untie the other three.Natasha then picked up the magical scimitar that Shiara was using, and backstabbed Imok. Phuddi also hit Imok, and the dwarf fell dead. Narg finished off Mickey, then helped Zakariah with Eyvonne. As was prearranged, Belegurth let Ruth escape during the confusion. Her escape was short-lived, as Belegurth had also pre-arranged for Annie to be waiting for her. Annie backstabbed into Ruth for half of her hit points. Ruth threw a dagger into Annie, then successfully hid in the shadows until she could escape again.One unwanted side effect to this battle was that it attracted the attention of the town guard. Since the four people killed were known as respected citizens, and two were soldiers, the group was immediately attacked. The ten characters made their way to the town gates, killing eight more soldiers in the process. Belegurth and Adajia break off from the main party. Narg is swept away again by his pooka Monty.They travel quickly for several miles south, only to see a large group of mounted soldiers chasing after them. The group takes cover behind some rocks, and start to pelt arrows at them. The party manages to kill off four of them, but soon find themselves surrounded. A seige takes place, with the party slowly being reduced in hit points from the soldiers arrowfire.An hour later the soldiers get reinforcements from a boat traveling down the river. These new soldiers are led by Lord Kalinin, a 7th level fighter who is one of Curigull's town lords. Kalinin's troops charge the group. Five of the soldiers are cut down, but the others manage to overpower the party and take them all prisoner. The seven are loaded onto the boat, and it continues to sail downriver towards the city of Jawltorn. Adajia and Belegurth had witnessed the party’s defeat from a distance, and follow the boat from alongside the river.Meanwhile, the other party is being escourted along the main road, until they run into a thirty-man patrol from the city. The Lieutenant from the bridge explains Augustine's story to the patrol's Captain. The Captain asks from additional information, so Augustine goes into a flowing dialogue about the rabbitmen, and also about hearing rumors of Lord Toronas stationing an army in Kommerken. The Captain not only believes the story, but starts to write out some traveling papers so that they can get to Kohlorahdooh City with this information. A lieutenant under his command named Milner disagrees, and begins to quote regulations to his commanding officer, and is then told to shut up. The Captain then asks Augustine what their "town of origin" was, to list on the papers. Not knowing the names of any distant communities, Augustine turns to Klaaze and says "Klaaze, what town did you come from."The Captain stops writing, recognizing the name as a wanted criminal, looks up, and yells "KLAAZE!" Realizing that he blew it, and that the group is now outnumbered four-to-one by armed and ready soldiers, Augustine grabs the Sceptre of Wishes and wishes his party teleported "far away". The ten vanish, appearing in the middle of thick forests.</blockquote>

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