Crouched atop the old tree Osgood is well hidden yet has as good a view of the road as the night will allow. It takes several invocations of Helm but...
Mathuin, who is perhaps more familiar with the use and results of magic than his companions, still jumps at the old woman's appearance but recovers quickly.?...
... "We had already agreed to listen to what you had to say," states Ruth, not overtly worried, "once we had discharged our prior obligation, so I don't see...
Amalgaid picks up his harp. He thinks upon his lore of the Vistani. Are they capable of or rumored to be capable of using tales to bewitch their listeners? ...
After first drawing deeply on her pipe and then exhaling slowly Madame Riva says, "Just before the Travelling Folk came to Karnorth we encountered Grof the...
X'Nedra slowly relwases her breath that she had been involuntarily holding. Slowly she raises her eyes and looks around at her companions to see who will...
Mathuin looks about at his companions, and then speaks carefully to the old woman.? "Lady, I am sure my comrades and I will need to discuss your words.?...
It is hard to tell if Mathuin's request takes Madame Riva by surprise, if so it is only momentary. The old woman takes her pipe out of her mouth, gives a...
"Thank you, Lady," the diviner says when finished. "Now we must take council together before we make our decision." Mathuin explains to the others what he has...
Victor obviously regrets the decision to parlay with the Vistani leader. He glares at Madame Riva as if he would like separate her head from her shoulders and...
... Ruth screws her face up somewhat. "I'm still not convinced," she tells the others. "I think there maybe more going on here than Riva told us, even if she...
Mathuin nods. "I think we should conditionally agree. She believes what she said to be true. If we can substantiate that belief, we should do as she asks....
So desperate is she to have her grand-daugher back the proud old Vistana is willing to agree to any condition. She pledges to undo the curse on Karnorth...
X'Nedra looks at the message that Vistana handed to her and looks around at her companions. She looks at the message again and then places it in her pack....
... "But not until morning," says Ruth, "and I think we can lessen our guard a bit for the remainder of the night. If we are to parley with them, we won't be...
The Vistani camp is quiet for the rest of the night and the stillness of the Windless Wood is disturbed by nothing more than the buzzing of insects and the...
At least from this vantage point the cliff faces, which are approximately 100 feet high, do indeed look impossible to climb without magic or the right...
... "None that can cloak us all," Amalgaid says. "Perhaps we should wait until dark. Even the best night vision can't see a great distance, at least so I...
After a pause Amalgaid shakes his head, "My wits are deserting me, I just sang to you of the storming of the keep within living memory. But this is not the...
... "That sounds like an excellent idea," says Ruth. "I don't think we're on a strict timetable here, so it may be worth spending some time looking for these...
X'Nedra says "I agree with Ruth, we can look for the secret tunnel at our lisure if all else fails I have a spell I should be able to tweak to help us find it"...
The diviner nods his head.? "The basement route will no doubt have it's own dangers, but it is better than the obvious, exposed trail."? Turning to the bard,...
Amalgaid shakes his head at Mathuin's question and says, "Nothing else comes to mind yet. All I recall is that it is at the base of the hill. But that covers...
A thick, wet heat seems to roll down from the surrounding hills and settle in this pine-cloaked valley, turning each breath into a gasp. What's more as the...
Amalgaid is humming to himself over and over. After a time he sings, "The Eagle told the Dwarf 'Your choking me! Release your hold and I'll set you free!' The...