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<blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 3831582" data-attributes="member: 4441"><p>"<span style="color: silver">Well, I <em>was</em> the junior minister,</span>" Andoran says with a nod, leaving his audience to fill in the blanks. When one's entire nation has been destroyed, there's really nothing to distract one from fufilling one's duty, is there? "<span style="color: silver">But yes, what details did you want to know?</span>"</p><p></p><p>Valerian: [sblock]Andoran's entrance could have been due to the fact that the wall is an illusion, or possibly a <em>phasing</em> effect. The Demon Wastes are held to be the homes of many extraplanar nasties, as well as tribes of orcs, humans, and others that eke out a miserable existance in its harsh environment. It is said the relics left over from the Age of Demons reside their in ruined fortresses guarded by ancient magics. The Mournland is known to be anathema to magical healing, as well as having occasional warping effects on magic in general. It's easy to get lost or despondant and just lay down and die. Undead and other creatures warped by magic are said to roam the Mournland freely. Of Andoran, you recall nothing.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p> "<span style="color: silver">I appreciate that Oliver. Really, it shows great courage to go to such a place, but I assure you the rewards will be worth it.</span>"</p><p></p><p> "<span style="color: silver">The Reverend Mother bore two children of her own in the service of the Project, two of the first, to see if it was viable. She's living in the Byeshk Mountains with a few remaining Heirs. It's unknown how long she'll stay there though,</span>" Andoran says with no hesitation.</p><p></p><p> "<span style="color: silver">The golem you discovered has kin, such as it is, in a ruined temple that once stood under the surface of Cyre. It was re-discovered, much to our surprise, in the foothills of the Icehorn mountains six months ago. It drove two of my staff mad, one to the point of suicide, with the visions it inflicted upon them. Despite the distance between the two golems, they share similar features,</span>" he adds to the elf, pulling out a wrinkled and bloodstained piece of parchment from a hidden inner pocket and passing it to him. The drawing upon it is in shocking detail, evoking something Valerian hasn't seen since Xen'drik. Despite the skill of the artist, the signature at the bottom is scrawled, as if the artist forgot his name halfway through, and humanoid teethmarks tatter the periphery, as if someone tried to eat the drawing.</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: silver">I never promise what I cannot deliver,</span>" he says simply to the others. "<span style="color: silver">We have contacts that can see you supplied with items of the mundane, and people that can guide you as far as the Labyrinth. Maps will have to take you the rest of the way. Furthermore, I say to you these items I send you after are equal in power to many items of magic, but cannot be <em>dispelled</em> or <em>silenced</em>, easily identified or even perceived by some. Also, due to their nature, few can weild them safely, for they lack the correct mind-set. I judge that you are all strong-willed and able to deal with them, and thus you may keep them and whatever else you may find in your journey. I seek only information and specimens of the Mournland.</span>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isida Kep'Tukari, post: 3831582, member: 4441"] "[color=silver]Well, I [i]was[/i] the junior minister,[/color]" Andoran says with a nod, leaving his audience to fill in the blanks. When one's entire nation has been destroyed, there's really nothing to distract one from fufilling one's duty, is there? "[color=silver]But yes, what details did you want to know?[/color]" Valerian: [sblock]Andoran's entrance could have been due to the fact that the wall is an illusion, or possibly a [i]phasing[/i] effect. The Demon Wastes are held to be the homes of many extraplanar nasties, as well as tribes of orcs, humans, and others that eke out a miserable existance in its harsh environment. It is said the relics left over from the Age of Demons reside their in ruined fortresses guarded by ancient magics. The Mournland is known to be anathema to magical healing, as well as having occasional warping effects on magic in general. It's easy to get lost or despondant and just lay down and die. Undead and other creatures warped by magic are said to roam the Mournland freely. Of Andoran, you recall nothing.[/sblock] "[color=silver]I appreciate that Oliver. Really, it shows great courage to go to such a place, but I assure you the rewards will be worth it.[/color]" "[color=silver]The Reverend Mother bore two children of her own in the service of the Project, two of the first, to see if it was viable. She's living in the Byeshk Mountains with a few remaining Heirs. It's unknown how long she'll stay there though,[/color]" Andoran says with no hesitation. "[color=silver]The golem you discovered has kin, such as it is, in a ruined temple that once stood under the surface of Cyre. It was re-discovered, much to our surprise, in the foothills of the Icehorn mountains six months ago. It drove two of my staff mad, one to the point of suicide, with the visions it inflicted upon them. Despite the distance between the two golems, they share similar features,[/color]" he adds to the elf, pulling out a wrinkled and bloodstained piece of parchment from a hidden inner pocket and passing it to him. The drawing upon it is in shocking detail, evoking something Valerian hasn't seen since Xen'drik. Despite the skill of the artist, the signature at the bottom is scrawled, as if the artist forgot his name halfway through, and humanoid teethmarks tatter the periphery, as if someone tried to eat the drawing. "[color=silver]I never promise what I cannot deliver,[/color]" he says simply to the others. "[color=silver]We have contacts that can see you supplied with items of the mundane, and people that can guide you as far as the Labyrinth. Maps will have to take you the rest of the way. Furthermore, I say to you these items I send you after are equal in power to many items of magic, but cannot be [i]dispelled[/i] or [i]silenced[/i], easily identified or even perceived by some. Also, due to their nature, few can weild them safely, for they lack the correct mind-set. I judge that you are all strong-willed and able to deal with them, and thus you may keep them and whatever else you may find in your journey. I seek only information and specimens of the Mournland.[/color]" [/QUOTE]
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