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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greyhawk" data-source="post: 4241936" data-attributes="member: 40355">The Nexus CallsIn a blink of an eye it's as if the universe has shifted...  Looking round the party find themselves in the Nexus – not the Inn that they thought that they were staying."What in the name of Justice is going on?" exclaims Limara, staring round at her not so new surroundings. She looks around at the doors and people standing within the walls.  Do they notice anything different or is it just her?  She puts a hand aimlessly into her pocket and without looking pulls out a tindertwig and strikes it on her bracer, relights her cigar and puffs on it intensely, molar teeth gripping hard onto the wet tobacco.... was it true?"Well mercy me" says Elinor "I feel a bit like someone's knocked the ground sideways from under me".  She looks around her at the others, spots Legend and walks over to stroke his noseBeltains eyes are slightly glazed as he looks around at the others "It's as if I was awakened from a dream" he says in a voice only a little above a whisper "Strange indeed are these times... And I feel strangely younger" he says and looks more closely at the others "You all do too" he adds, then shakes his head as if to clear it "But my eyes may be playing me tricks – I feel rather strange!""What can have happened" muses Beltain "My physical condition is almost the same as when I left the drow caves, but I remember the conflict at these gates.  We came through that one" he says points at the gates at the West end of the North wall, then there was a barren plain, the terrible tree thing" he shivers "And then the orcs.  Then this shift in reality - I pray that we have not suffered the same fate as Tilverton and been plunged into the Grey Realms of mist""Well my mind is a little fuzzy" says Rizzit "So I think we should maybe have a quick look into each portal before making any decisions"Beltain waves a greeting to Limara and then moves up to the first portal.  He touches the surround.  "Part the veil of the universe for me" he intones and tries to look through the portal"Maybe we should go see the lord Hawklin" suggests the kobold "And find out if he has a task for us?)"The mission was to 'Explore those ruins and see what they contain in the way of threats to our kingdom, remove those threats, and report back on them.' and I don't think we have completed it yet.  Lord Hawklin will want to know how far we have got and, to be honest, I am foxed as to what we have done and what is still undone.  I think we need to find out what the situation is before hightailing back to the city." he looks across to where Limara is petting someone else's horse "Things are not all they seem, and we need to determine what is what" he adds under his breathLimara walks over to her dog and pats it on the head affectionately, "good girl" she whispers. She then moves over to check Venomblood who appears to be totally nonplussed about the whole thing. "So we are all agreed that we had moved away from this place and time.. We had done other things since...." she looks at peoples faces whilst her head whirred with ideas that were so outlandish she didn't know whether to open her mouth and continue.She pauses a moment then continues "We need to urgently find out whether we have been moved back in time.... or been transported in location  Whatever it is its powerful magic ... but by who or what....and why ?" she shrugs.."I was in the maw of a great mound" suggests Elinor "The world was renewed for me.  Then we fought a never-ending tide of orcs, there was a flying fireballing wizard, but we felled him. Then I think we rescued someone from the orc camp?  And then it is all a blank for me. And did we really coax Rizzit's large chicken down the stairs?""Never mind" Elinor shrugs and smiles round the group "We are here now.  Let's try a new exit if we can.  Anything as long as it doesn't find another tentacled plant. Any luck with that portal, Beltain?".  She walks over to where the cleric is muttering at the door frame"I care not for what has happened, nor for what will happen" says Feng "Feng is here! Feng has his axe! Today is a good day."As Beltain approaches one of the portals in the Nexus, there is a deep rumbling sound.. The portal appears shut, solid wall blocks the way...Just then, strange magical energies swirl in the Nexus.....Elinor spins around to face the centre of the Nexus.  "What is this? Are we under attack or is time slipping again?!" She instinctively reaches for her swordFeng reaches slowly for Laskur's Bane and plants his feet as if claiming this patch of ground "Something happens! he says.Rizzit nods "This cant be good" he exclaims and tries to determine the nature of the magic being cast"Not more devilment" says Beltain, his voice tense as he surveys the swirling vortex of powerNeither Rizzit or Beltain cannot ascertain what the magic is....then all goes black!...</blockquote>

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