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The Liberation of Tenh (updated April 24)
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<blockquote data-quote="(contact)" data-source="post: 480422" data-attributes="member: 41"><p>Readye'en 28, CY 593</p><p></p><p><strong>8: Final Preparations are made, a pair of Shady Deals are struck, and the party spots a Bad Omen</strong></p><p></p><p>Now that they have secured the good will of the Lord, there is no haste to leave, and the party decides to take some time off to craft magic items, particularly those that might help them in Tenh. Prisantha successfully duplicates her <em>hat of disguise</em>, one for each member of the group. She also contracts out to create magic for other party members, taking a fee, and storing the gold away against the <em>crystal ball</em> she's been dreaming about.</p><p></p><p>Toward the end of this process, the party are approached (once again) by Curst. This time, the "Accountant" offers to join Heydricus' band for the same pay rate that Urin receives. Although viewed with suspicion, divinatory spells reveal no duplicity on Curst's part, and loose terms are arranged. Curst produces an extremely detailed Contract of Service, and negotiations begin in earnest.</p><p></p><p>While Heydricus and his new Accountant are wrangling, Prisantha receives a summons from the Lord of Stoink. He asks her to cast spells for him, for the going rate, of course. He produces an item of clothing, and asks her to scry the individual it belongs to. She obtains a vision of a young half-elf, merrily sharing wine and bread with a group of happily joking youths. Next the Lord calls for Haarn, a cruel-looking half orc, dressed in blackened armor, and bristling with weaponry. The Lord asks Prisantha to <em>teleport</em> the half orc to the scene of revelry. Anxious to return to her work, the distracted Enchantress complies without a second thought. The Lord seems pleased, and invites her back for tea and crumpets the next day.</p><p></p><p>With Curst on board, the magic created, and a plan in motion to punish the Old One by sacking his mines, the party sets out into Tenh. Elijah and Curst scout ahead, and plot a northerly course that hugs Tenh's eastern border, providing (it is hoped) enough cover that Heydricus' small band might travel unseen.</p><p></p><p>Along the way, they discover that one of the ore shipments from the mines at Cur'ruth had been attacked, and the large wagons destroyed. Some of the minerals were left undisturbed, while some wagons were torn apart, their contents missing. A tracking survey of the scene shows that fire was used in great quantities, the wagons were cast about like toys, but nothing approached the caravan on foot. Elijah is left to conclude that the attack was made by one or more flying creatures. A sobering thought.</p><p></p><p>To make matters worse, the party is followed for several days by some sort of flying monstrosity. The creature would not even be seen, save for the use of a pair of <em>eyes of the eagle</em>. It hugs the horizon, where reflected glare makes it near invisible, and makes no aggressive motions. After three days of this, the creature disappears</p><p></p><p>The party finally reaches the hills, and finds a suitably hidden valley from which they can launch forays into the mines. The troops set about fortifying the place, and the first scouting mission into the mines itself is prepared.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Next: Elijah shows why she was voted Most Likely to Kill a Lot of Poeple in finishing school!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(contact), post: 480422, member: 41"] Readye'en 28, CY 593 [b]8: Final Preparations are made, a pair of Shady Deals are struck, and the party spots a Bad Omen[/b] Now that they have secured the good will of the Lord, there is no haste to leave, and the party decides to take some time off to craft magic items, particularly those that might help them in Tenh. Prisantha successfully duplicates her [i]hat of disguise[/i], one for each member of the group. She also contracts out to create magic for other party members, taking a fee, and storing the gold away against the [i]crystal ball[/i] she's been dreaming about. Toward the end of this process, the party are approached (once again) by Curst. This time, the "Accountant" offers to join Heydricus' band for the same pay rate that Urin receives. Although viewed with suspicion, divinatory spells reveal no duplicity on Curst's part, and loose terms are arranged. Curst produces an extremely detailed Contract of Service, and negotiations begin in earnest. While Heydricus and his new Accountant are wrangling, Prisantha receives a summons from the Lord of Stoink. He asks her to cast spells for him, for the going rate, of course. He produces an item of clothing, and asks her to scry the individual it belongs to. She obtains a vision of a young half-elf, merrily sharing wine and bread with a group of happily joking youths. Next the Lord calls for Haarn, a cruel-looking half orc, dressed in blackened armor, and bristling with weaponry. The Lord asks Prisantha to [i]teleport[/i] the half orc to the scene of revelry. Anxious to return to her work, the distracted Enchantress complies without a second thought. The Lord seems pleased, and invites her back for tea and crumpets the next day. With Curst on board, the magic created, and a plan in motion to punish the Old One by sacking his mines, the party sets out into Tenh. Elijah and Curst scout ahead, and plot a northerly course that hugs Tenh's eastern border, providing (it is hoped) enough cover that Heydricus' small band might travel unseen. Along the way, they discover that one of the ore shipments from the mines at Cur'ruth had been attacked, and the large wagons destroyed. Some of the minerals were left undisturbed, while some wagons were torn apart, their contents missing. A tracking survey of the scene shows that fire was used in great quantities, the wagons were cast about like toys, but nothing approached the caravan on foot. Elijah is left to conclude that the attack was made by one or more flying creatures. A sobering thought. To make matters worse, the party is followed for several days by some sort of flying monstrosity. The creature would not even be seen, save for the use of a pair of [i]eyes of the eagle[/i]. It hugs the horizon, where reflected glare makes it near invisible, and makes no aggressive motions. After three days of this, the creature disappears The party finally reaches the hills, and finds a suitably hidden valley from which they can launch forays into the mines. The troops set about fortifying the place, and the first scouting mission into the mines itself is prepared. ----- Next: Elijah shows why she was voted Most Likely to Kill a Lot of Poeple in finishing school! [/QUOTE]
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