From the other face the steep hill is easy enough to climb. Though there is no true path and loose rock is strewn everywhere it takes no more than a quarter...
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HÃ¥vard Lindheim
haavard_lind...
Jul 4, 2006 6:52 am
OOC: Where do I find the .jpg you attached?...
511
HÃ¥vard Lindheim
haavard_lind...
Jul 4, 2006 6:56 am
"Hmmmm," says Wilhelm, wrinkling his eyebrows. "Most interesting ..." He makes a mental note of the boulder's position, and even places a small stone atop of...
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Tom the Happy
tom_martin1973
Jul 4, 2006 7:41 am
... "But who's the warning for?" wonders Ruth, "if it were for travellers such as ourselves, it ought to be down here rather than up there, and if it's for...
513
Goatstone
lord_goatstone
Jul 6, 2006 4:40 am
With Ruth and Victor also examining the engraved stone things become a little clearer. The dragon and the serpentine rune now look much older than the warning...
514
Greg
scott7523
Jul 7, 2006 2:09 am
... snip ... combination of the dragon and the inverted Espruar 'B' calls to his mind the long dead red wyrm Borkanthragoth the Rapacious. The great serpent...
515
Mathghamhain@...
cuchullaind
Jul 7, 2006 2:51 am
Mathuin, since he has to be up and on watch in any case, is happy to discuss his own recollections of the history and lore involved (ooc: and adding his own...
516
HÃ¥vard Lindheim
haavard_lind...
Jul 7, 2006 7:53 am
OOC: Summer has come. July 10th to 23rd I'm off, and also July 31st to Aug 6th. Will probably not write anything in those three weeks....
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Goatstone
lord_goatstone
Jul 8, 2006 4:44 am
The night passes slowly during all watches. Twice Osgood and Mathuin hear a mountain lion hunting in the distance and there are more unfamiliar sounds as...
518
Greg
scott7523
Jul 9, 2006 3:49 am
... snip ... made by small feet in crude boots. By daylight the as yet unseen goblin hordes should be in their warrens, but there is almost certain that their...
519
Goatstone
lord_goatstone
Jul 12, 2006 5:33 am
The sun has several hours yet before it reaches its zenith, when, with great suddenness, the air is filled with the sound of a beautiful singing. An airy,...
520
Steve Wilfong
wilfo001
Jul 12, 2006 12:47 pm
Osgood draws his daggers, and shouts: "Me thinks they have been charmed by some sort of forest creature! Be careful! Does anyone know how to deal with such...
521
mephisto@...
mephisto2800
Jul 12, 2006 3:05 pm
Angriff spurs his horse harder and harder, driving the beast toward the summit of the hill.....
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Tom the Happy
tom_martin1973
Jul 12, 2006 4:41 pm
... "Great," moans Ruth, "anybody got anyway to stop them? Anybody got anything to stop that music? I think we're going to hav to follow them, but at least...
523
Greg
scott7523
Jul 12, 2006 8:33 pm
Amalgaid taken aback as the others have been, suddenly shouts, "Plug your ears for your lives if my wits are right. Then follow." Amalgaid begins to pursue...
524
Tom the Happy
tom_martin1973
Jul 12, 2006 10:43 pm
... Ruth pauses to take Amalgaid's advice and sticks some cloth in her ears. Tom...
525
Mathghamhain@...
cuchullaind
Jul 13, 2006 12:55 am
Mathuin is grateful to hear Amalgaid's song begin. Having mentally run through his own spell repertoire, he had come up empty - his specialty being more in...
526
Goatstone
lord_goatstone
Jul 13, 2006 9:51 pm
Loose rock and the slope of the hill make it possible to catch up with the runaways before the reach the crest of the hill, but just barely. Over such uneven...
527
Greg
scott7523
Jul 14, 2006 11:06 pm
... snip ... dissuade Trilious, Angriff, or Maleki from their demented ride. The enchanting melody is still audible, but it doesn't work any further evil. ......
528
Mathghamhain@...
cuchullaind
Jul 15, 2006 4:28 pm
As Mathuin realizes the danger of a cliff face approaching his companions, he weighs his options and settles on desperate measures. Slowing his reckless ...
529
Tom the Happy
tom_martin1973
Jul 15, 2006 5:33 pm
... Ruth decides not to risk using he bow, but carries on riding to the top of the hill, ready to stop when reaching it. If she gets the chance she'll jump...
530
Goatstone
lord_goatstone
Jul 21, 2006 1:06 am
Defying considerable odds Amalgaid grabs hold of the reins of Angriff's horse and brings both steeds to a stop without dismounting either himself or the...
531
Greg
scott7523
Jul 21, 2006 8:05 pm
Amalgaid reaches forward and shakes Angriff, "The battle is upon us, awake!" ooc: Off til the 31st with my boys to scout camp. Will be dodging black bears in...
532
Steve Wilfong
wilfo001
Jul 21, 2006 10:04 pm
Not wasting anytime, Osgood, unbewitched by the songs, pulls his horse up to a standstill and lets fly with his daggers at the closest flying foe....
533
Tom the Happy
tom_martin1973
Jul 21, 2006 10:12 pm
... Ruth gets her shield and mace ready, whispering to her horse to keep it steady while she waits for the foul creature to come within reach of her swing....
534
Mathghamhain@...
cuchullaind
Jul 22, 2006 3:24 pm
In a message dated 7/20/2006 9:07:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, goatstone@... writes: Nor was the hideous creature alone, another of its kind soars...
535
HÃ¥vard Lindheim
haavard_lind...
Jul 24, 2006 11:16 am
(OOC: back from first 2 weeks of holiday. Now, home for 8 days then away from 8 more days.) ... Inspired by Mathuin, Wilhelm casts an 'entangle' at the second...
536
Goatstone
lord_goatstone
Jul 26, 2006 3:56 am
The harpy crashes hard into Ruth, raking her with both taloned feet and snapping at her with its hideous maw. One clawed foot digs into her flank but the...
537
mephisto@...
mephisto2800
Jul 26, 2006 6:28 am
Once the danger is passed, and when his mind is his own again, Angriff makes himself useful by helping Maleki and Trilious out of Mathuin's web. Eyeing the...
538
HÃ¥vard Lindheim
haavard_lind...
Jul 26, 2006 6:39 am
As the two monsters died in such an effective way, Wilhelm spends some seconds admiring the strength of the group - even with some group members charmed out. ...
