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<blockquote data-quote="(contact)" data-source="post: 1121" data-attributes="member: 41"><p><strong>14-- Strange Bedfellows, and A New Companion</strong></p><p></p><p>At the 'outsider' camp, the heroes are met by armed and hostile elves. The heroes are ordered to stand their ground, in Isenthanian Proper -- a language they had formerly only ever heard from one another! The elves speak heavily clipped Isenthanian, and are open to parley, but claim not to be followers of Ishlok the Mother. </p><p></p><p>"Praise the Mother," Kyreel says to one of the sentries, as she makes the proper devotional gestures. </p><p></p><p>"<em>Your</em> mother," the elf stonily replies. </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>It's a good thing Taran didn't hear that elf talking about his Mother. At least Taran's Mother can <strong>pronounce</strong> 'improved initiative', 'flat-footed elf', 'expert tactician', and 'power attack'.</em></li> </ul><p> </p><p></p><p>The group is ordered to wait with the sentries until proper authority can be consulted. There is a tense moment where the elves, staring at an Ishlokian drow, look like they are about to start a fight. </p><p></p><p> Fortunately, Taran looks like he knows how to finish a fight, and the elves decide that their life has been hard enough as is.</p><p></p><p>The 'outsider' camp is discovered to be a hidden group of elves devoted to the Elven Pantheon, refugees from an isle called Neteraiis (NET-air-ace). The elves of Neteraiis primarily worship Corellon Larethian, and resent some of the Goddess Ishlok's dogma. Specifically, they resent the blasphemous parts where she claims to have created the elven race. The Neteraiis elves are joined in this camp by a few members of the Ahk Velar (AHK-vey-lar), an elven chivalric order dedicated to Ishlok. Tensions between the two groups are high, but for the moment an uneasy truce is in effect.</p><p></p><p>Their story is tragic: The isle of Neteraiis was an elven paradise. High priests of Corellon Larethian had declared the teachings of Ishlok blasphemous, and vowed to open a portal to Arborea, taking all willing Iskian elves with them into the embrace of the Elven High Father. Before this portal could be completed, the Neteraiis elves were assaulted on their isle by a drow army, attacking from the underdark. The drow overran the surprised elven forces fairly quickly. This group of elves survived only through the heroic intervention of these Ahk Velar knights. </p><p></p><p>This seems to be a less-than-desirable situation judging by the attitudes of the Pantheon elves towards their Ishlokian kin. Apparently, there are dogmatic frictions between the two groups, particularly around the 'creative ownership' of the elven race. Was it Corellon Larethian, or was it Ishlok who made the elves? For the time being, the two sides have agreed to disagree, although the air is thick with the argument. </p><p></p><p>The party meets a young Ahk Velar knight of high standing, an avariel (winged) elven woman by the name of Gorquen. After a brief meeting, the party learns about a group of goblins that have been attacking the camp. Without a moment's hesitation (except for Indy, who is pining over the Lady Evaliegh) the party volunteers to exterminate the goblins down to the last "dog-****ing mini orc" (pejoratives by Taran). Gorquen is quick to join up, and promises the group that she can handle her own on the field of honor. </p><p></p><p>The goblins are not hard to find. They are riding about on wolves as if they own the woods, and perhaps up until now they have. The goblins and party spot one another, and Taran signals for a truce. He approaches the goblins alone, with his companions hidden in the nearby underbrush. A cool half-dozen wolf-riders circle him, and another half dozen riderless dire wolves pace the nearby forest. </p><p></p><p>Taran introduces himself using his full name, and the goblin war-leader laughs. "You expect me to believe you are <em>the</em> Taran Tar-Ilou?" Taran scowls and continues with the parley.</p><p></p><p>A brief exchange reveals that these goblins are from 'the Goblin Court', another outsider name that strikes a chord in Taran. They are a raiding party out from the Great Delve, and consider the elven camp to be weak, and therefore rightful prey. Taran asks them could they be persuaded to leave the elves alone? They could not. Is it possible that this meeting need not come to bloodshed? It is not. </p><p></p><p>The goblin's disrespect incenses Taran, who narrows his eyes and begins slowly walking toward the war-leader. The goblin's dire wolves move to surround the hulking human. In response, he <em>flies</em> directly up into the air, out of reach. From cover, Thelbar spots this pre-arranged signal, and centers a fireball directly beneath his flying brother.</p><p></p><p>And so the fight begins. It ends however, as our heroes are coming to expect their fights to end: with their foes dead save for those who manage to run, everyone bloody, and their spell libraries exhausted. </p><p></p><p>The goblin war-leader is captured, and advised in cold-blooded tones that running would be futile. He proves most tractable after the display of the party's killing capabilities, and tells our heroes a few interesting tidbits: First, that the Goblin Court holds the front door to the Great Delve. Second, there are dwarves in the deeps still, but they are pasty-skinned and sickly. Third, a trio of white dragons harasses both the dwarves and the goblins. </p><p></p><p>Last, but certainly fourth, the goblin war-bands have just recently thwarted an assault by humans -- Ishlokians to be exact. </p><p></p><p>And the bastards must still be nearby. </p><p></p><p>It is apparently a small force, as Ishlokian armies go ("No more than hundred, me sure", the goblin says), and Taran proposes an idea. He tells the goblin to return to his leader with the following message: "The infamous Taran and Thelbar Tar-Ilou are here. They wish to explore the Great Delve. They can help you with your dragon problem, and perhaps an understanding can be reached. Send a negotiator who can speak in your name to this spot in six days time." </p><p></p><p>The war-leader is released, and the second half of the plan hatched. To kill the time until their meeting with the Goblin Court, a guerrilla action could be conducted against the Ishlokians fleeing from the drubbing they took at the gates of the Delve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(contact), post: 1121, member: 41"] [b]14-- Strange Bedfellows, and A New Companion[/b] At the 'outsider' camp, the heroes are met by armed and hostile elves. The heroes are ordered to stand their ground, in Isenthanian Proper -- a language they had formerly only ever heard from one another! The elves speak heavily clipped Isenthanian, and are open to parley, but claim not to be followers of Ishlok the Mother. "Praise the Mother," Kyreel says to one of the sentries, as she makes the proper devotional gestures. "[i]Your[/i] mother," the elf stonily replies. [list][i]It's a good thing Taran didn't hear that elf talking about his Mother. At least Taran's Mother can [b]pronounce[/b] 'improved initiative', 'flat-footed elf', 'expert tactician', and 'power attack'.[/i][/list][i][/i] The group is ordered to wait with the sentries until proper authority can be consulted. There is a tense moment where the elves, staring at an Ishlokian drow, look like they are about to start a fight. Fortunately, Taran looks like he knows how to finish a fight, and the elves decide that their life has been hard enough as is. The 'outsider' camp is discovered to be a hidden group of elves devoted to the Elven Pantheon, refugees from an isle called Neteraiis (NET-air-ace). The elves of Neteraiis primarily worship Corellon Larethian, and resent some of the Goddess Ishlok's dogma. Specifically, they resent the blasphemous parts where she claims to have created the elven race. The Neteraiis elves are joined in this camp by a few members of the Ahk Velar (AHK-vey-lar), an elven chivalric order dedicated to Ishlok. Tensions between the two groups are high, but for the moment an uneasy truce is in effect. Their story is tragic: The isle of Neteraiis was an elven paradise. High priests of Corellon Larethian had declared the teachings of Ishlok blasphemous, and vowed to open a portal to Arborea, taking all willing Iskian elves with them into the embrace of the Elven High Father. Before this portal could be completed, the Neteraiis elves were assaulted on their isle by a drow army, attacking from the underdark. The drow overran the surprised elven forces fairly quickly. This group of elves survived only through the heroic intervention of these Ahk Velar knights. This seems to be a less-than-desirable situation judging by the attitudes of the Pantheon elves towards their Ishlokian kin. Apparently, there are dogmatic frictions between the two groups, particularly around the 'creative ownership' of the elven race. Was it Corellon Larethian, or was it Ishlok who made the elves? For the time being, the two sides have agreed to disagree, although the air is thick with the argument. The party meets a young Ahk Velar knight of high standing, an avariel (winged) elven woman by the name of Gorquen. After a brief meeting, the party learns about a group of goblins that have been attacking the camp. Without a moment's hesitation (except for Indy, who is pining over the Lady Evaliegh) the party volunteers to exterminate the goblins down to the last "dog-****ing mini orc" (pejoratives by Taran). Gorquen is quick to join up, and promises the group that she can handle her own on the field of honor. The goblins are not hard to find. They are riding about on wolves as if they own the woods, and perhaps up until now they have. The goblins and party spot one another, and Taran signals for a truce. He approaches the goblins alone, with his companions hidden in the nearby underbrush. A cool half-dozen wolf-riders circle him, and another half dozen riderless dire wolves pace the nearby forest. Taran introduces himself using his full name, and the goblin war-leader laughs. "You expect me to believe you are [i]the[/i] Taran Tar-Ilou?" Taran scowls and continues with the parley. A brief exchange reveals that these goblins are from 'the Goblin Court', another outsider name that strikes a chord in Taran. They are a raiding party out from the Great Delve, and consider the elven camp to be weak, and therefore rightful prey. Taran asks them could they be persuaded to leave the elves alone? They could not. Is it possible that this meeting need not come to bloodshed? It is not. The goblin's disrespect incenses Taran, who narrows his eyes and begins slowly walking toward the war-leader. The goblin's dire wolves move to surround the hulking human. In response, he [i]flies[/i] directly up into the air, out of reach. From cover, Thelbar spots this pre-arranged signal, and centers a fireball directly beneath his flying brother. And so the fight begins. It ends however, as our heroes are coming to expect their fights to end: with their foes dead save for those who manage to run, everyone bloody, and their spell libraries exhausted. The goblin war-leader is captured, and advised in cold-blooded tones that running would be futile. He proves most tractable after the display of the party's killing capabilities, and tells our heroes a few interesting tidbits: First, that the Goblin Court holds the front door to the Great Delve. Second, there are dwarves in the deeps still, but they are pasty-skinned and sickly. Third, a trio of white dragons harasses both the dwarves and the goblins. Last, but certainly fourth, the goblin war-bands have just recently thwarted an assault by humans -- Ishlokians to be exact. And the bastards must still be nearby. It is apparently a small force, as Ishlokian armies go ("No more than hundred, me sure", the goblin says), and Taran proposes an idea. He tells the goblin to return to his leader with the following message: "The infamous Taran and Thelbar Tar-Ilou are here. They wish to explore the Great Delve. They can help you with your dragon problem, and perhaps an understanding can be reached. Send a negotiator who can speak in your name to this spot in six days time." The war-leader is released, and the second half of the plan hatched. To kill the time until their meeting with the Goblin Court, a guerrilla action could be conducted against the Ishlokians fleeing from the drubbing they took at the gates of the Delve. [/QUOTE]
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