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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6913937" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p><strong>AMARANTHINE</strong></p><p><em>Dramatis Personae:</em> Berrian, Gil, Tasklar (and Galindan)</p><p><em>Source:</em> "The Hall of Harsh Reflections" (Dungeon 127)</p><p></p><p>After hauling their asses out of the fire cult dungeon, the PCs went their separate ways. Tasklar headed back to see Aunty Wormtooth for some more restorative magic, while Karth headed off to the big city to see if he could upgrade his gear. Who knows where Gil went. </p><p></p><p>Berrian, meanwhile, lovingly wrapped his sister's body in cloth soaked in linseed oil and alcohol and carted it off to Iriandel's domain. Unfortunately, the unicorn and his wood elves knew of no way to restore Bhára to life in her own body. Not wanting to reincarnate her in a new body, nor willing to go home and tell his parents that he'd failed to protect her, he took a different path ...</p><p></p><p>Back in Larchwood, Gil and Tasklar were hanging out at the inn when Berrian walked in with another elf, whom he introduced as Galindan Galanodel, Bhára's lover. Berrian went and spoke privately with Kaylessa, who suggested he visit an old acquaintance of hers, a sage named Eligos, in the city of Amaranthine. She gave him a letter of introduction, wrapped up in a pretty little bow. The cousins agreed to accompany Berrian on his journey, and off they went.</p><p></p><p>When they arrived, Tasklar was able to talk the city guards at the gate out of searching them for contraband. Berrian led them into the swanky Garden District, where they found Eligos' marbled mansion. He was shocked to see an aged elf acting as the sage's manservant! Eligos himself was a rather impressive fellow. He agreed to help but said it would take him about a week to find out what he could, based on the rather vague clues Berrian had given him. He refused to say where he'd gotten these clues as well.</p><p></p><p>Eligos suggested they stay at an inn called the Crooked House, run by a friend of his, a gnome by the name of Tarquin Shortstone XXIV. The PCs spent the next few days wandering around the city, seeing the sights and getting to know the place a bit better. </p><p></p><p>On the evening of the third night, after Galindan had retired early to "study his spellbooks", the elf suddenly came back down to the common room and proceeded to stab Tarquin in the neck with a dagger. Thinking it was very unlike a mage to use a knife, Gil leapt up and dashed after the mage as he ran back up the stairs. Berrian leapt over the bar and used his dragonmark of healing to save Tarquin's life, while Tasklar found himself having to placate an angry, drunken crowd being riled up by a portly merchant.</p><p></p><p>After a bit of a scuffle, it turned out that the would-be assassin was not Galindan but a doppelganger who'd taken on his form! The merchant turned out to be one as well. Tasklar was convinced that Tarquin must be mixed up with the wrong crowd, but the gnome was equally adamant that it had had nothing to do with him. He suggested that someone had it out for the PCs!</p><p></p><p>The next day, Gil took a strange key he'd found on the body of the doppelganger assassin to a thieves' guild friend of his named Archie. A few hours later, he'd learned that it unlocked the doors to an old warehouse on the riverfront called the "Sodden Hold".</p><p></p><p>The PCs went to check it out. The main warehouse floor was filled with dusty crates and barrels. Some of them turned out to be mimics, much to everyone's surprise. Gil found something he swiftly pocketed in a back room (a <em>ring of swimming</em> made of fire coral), and then Tasklar discovered that a section of the floor was trapped. Up on the catwalk at the back of the room, they found a secret door that led to a prison area! Two men dressed as city guards turned out to be more doppelgangers! There was also a human with a broken mind and a traumatized elf noblewoman, who let Tasklar keep her <em>periapt of health</em> as a reward for saving her life. She also told Berrian that her family now owed him favor.</p><p></p><p>The room beyond that was mostly broken apart, with river water swirling around below the few remaining planks and pylons that once held up the floor. An invisible stalker was guarding this room, but Tasklar lit it up with <em>faerie fire</em> and it was swiftly dispatched. Unfortunately, the good bard made the mistake of treading out onto a plank that tipped him into the water, where he ended up getting impaled on some hidden blades. Gil and Berrian fished him out and revived him, and that is where we left things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 6913937, member: 54629"] [B]AMARANTHINE[/B] [I]Dramatis Personae:[/I] Berrian, Gil, Tasklar (and Galindan) [I]Source:[/I] "The Hall of Harsh Reflections" (Dungeon 127) After hauling their asses out of the fire cult dungeon, the PCs went their separate ways. Tasklar headed back to see Aunty Wormtooth for some more restorative magic, while Karth headed off to the big city to see if he could upgrade his gear. Who knows where Gil went. Berrian, meanwhile, lovingly wrapped his sister's body in cloth soaked in linseed oil and alcohol and carted it off to Iriandel's domain. Unfortunately, the unicorn and his wood elves knew of no way to restore Bhára to life in her own body. Not wanting to reincarnate her in a new body, nor willing to go home and tell his parents that he'd failed to protect her, he took a different path ... Back in Larchwood, Gil and Tasklar were hanging out at the inn when Berrian walked in with another elf, whom he introduced as Galindan Galanodel, Bhára's lover. Berrian went and spoke privately with Kaylessa, who suggested he visit an old acquaintance of hers, a sage named Eligos, in the city of Amaranthine. She gave him a letter of introduction, wrapped up in a pretty little bow. The cousins agreed to accompany Berrian on his journey, and off they went. When they arrived, Tasklar was able to talk the city guards at the gate out of searching them for contraband. Berrian led them into the swanky Garden District, where they found Eligos' marbled mansion. He was shocked to see an aged elf acting as the sage's manservant! Eligos himself was a rather impressive fellow. He agreed to help but said it would take him about a week to find out what he could, based on the rather vague clues Berrian had given him. He refused to say where he'd gotten these clues as well. Eligos suggested they stay at an inn called the Crooked House, run by a friend of his, a gnome by the name of Tarquin Shortstone XXIV. The PCs spent the next few days wandering around the city, seeing the sights and getting to know the place a bit better. On the evening of the third night, after Galindan had retired early to "study his spellbooks", the elf suddenly came back down to the common room and proceeded to stab Tarquin in the neck with a dagger. Thinking it was very unlike a mage to use a knife, Gil leapt up and dashed after the mage as he ran back up the stairs. Berrian leapt over the bar and used his dragonmark of healing to save Tarquin's life, while Tasklar found himself having to placate an angry, drunken crowd being riled up by a portly merchant. After a bit of a scuffle, it turned out that the would-be assassin was not Galindan but a doppelganger who'd taken on his form! The merchant turned out to be one as well. Tasklar was convinced that Tarquin must be mixed up with the wrong crowd, but the gnome was equally adamant that it had had nothing to do with him. He suggested that someone had it out for the PCs! The next day, Gil took a strange key he'd found on the body of the doppelganger assassin to a thieves' guild friend of his named Archie. A few hours later, he'd learned that it unlocked the doors to an old warehouse on the riverfront called the "Sodden Hold". The PCs went to check it out. The main warehouse floor was filled with dusty crates and barrels. Some of them turned out to be mimics, much to everyone's surprise. Gil found something he swiftly pocketed in a back room (a [I]ring of swimming[/I] made of fire coral), and then Tasklar discovered that a section of the floor was trapped. Up on the catwalk at the back of the room, they found a secret door that led to a prison area! Two men dressed as city guards turned out to be more doppelgangers! There was also a human with a broken mind and a traumatized elf noblewoman, who let Tasklar keep her [I]periapt of health[/I] as a reward for saving her life. She also told Berrian that her family now owed him favor. The room beyond that was mostly broken apart, with river water swirling around below the few remaining planks and pylons that once held up the floor. An invisible stalker was guarding this room, but Tasklar lit it up with [I]faerie fire[/I] and it was swiftly dispatched. Unfortunately, the good bard made the mistake of treading out onto a plank that tipped him into the water, where he ended up getting impaled on some hidden blades. Gil and Berrian fished him out and revived him, and that is where we left things. [/QUOTE]
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