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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 888256" data-attributes="member: 9255">UNDER A DARKSUNSEGMENT 067“Singing Sticks”After tying up the surviving Rogue, Cosa and Mania go into the vault.  It is a 25x25-ft room with a low ceiling of about 6 feet.  “I found this place entirely by accident last year.  I was hiding from a templar force in here and found this opening.  I believe someone made it before filling it with water back when there was water.”“…When there was water?  Isn’t that a myth?”  Replies Mania looking for more Shadows within the shadows in the room.“No.  Athas, our world, once had more water and forests.  This I know.  It was suggested by a Wandering traveler that is once was very lush and had large quantities of water and food.”Mania smirks and looks at her with uncertainty.  He has never known anything but desert except for his brief visit by the Creasant Forest near Nibenay.  How would anyone find their way around in a world covered by forests.  It was ludicrous.  But then again he thought that of the noble creature and the winged small people.Cosa waves a jewel on her necklace before several cases and chests.  A hum can just be heard then it dies out.  She pulls out a ring of rings and begins to unlock all of the chests.  “This one should interest you.”  She opens it and pulls out three bundles.  Feeling each, she puts two aside and hands him one.  “I remember you mentioning you used small clubs before finding that monster- try these.”Mania nods to her and sits on a chest then jumps up forgetting if she warded this one.  Since he has no holes in his breeches, he feels it is safe and sits down again.  “You can be so funny Mania.” Cosa says smiling then resuming looking for something specific again.Mania finds within the bundle two Singing Sticks.  His preferred weapon of choice.  The slender batons are fast and hard.  The materials they are constructed from have small holes.  When swung quickly, they whistle through the air.  Thus the name.  Mania stares at them in awe.  They are possibly the best looking and best made Singing Sticks he has ever seen.  He gets up and goes through a short routine of spins and swings.  When repeated quickly it looks absolutely stunning.  Cosa is certain they were meant for him.  Mania thanks her and gives her a kiss.“I’m certain those are enhanced also.  The place I took them from had several sets of magical weapons.  Those I could take in my..your pouch.  The others were too big and sharp to take.”She finds the book she was searching for.  Mania looks over her shoulder as she thumbs through it.  “Hey- the pages are blank!”“Yes, I hope to fill it someday.  But what is important are these- “ She stops the pages and wedged between two pages is a folded piece of paper.  “I have two more pages from the book.”“Hummm.  Looks like that bald guy gets killed by a short guy."  What’s with the mountains?”  Mania is looking at one page that has an image of a large eyed tall figure being stabbed by a short person.  A large winged representation of this guy seems to hold everyone and everything.“This one makes me worry.  I know this place, I just can’t place it.”  She hands him another page.  This one has skeletal figures attacking a city.“Still not sure if I believe this stuff Cosa.  Destiny…future telling..  I believe I make my own destiny and future.”She smirks at him again.  “Maybe by making your own destiny-  you create this one.”  Mania is uncertain if she means he controls his destiny or is referring to the drawing she insists is him.</blockquote>

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