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<blockquote data-quote="orsal" data-source="post: 1751756" data-attributes="member: 16016"><p><em>Sizing up his audience, Volidar picks a story that he thinks will keep them entertained</em></p><p></p><p>Let me tell you the story of the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=81448" target="_blank">Great Monemvassian Goblin Hunt</a>, as told to me by <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1426191&postcount=74" target="_blank">Nurlan the bard</a>, a fellow minstrel of my acquaintance and possessor of one of the finest bass voices I have heard sing. The King of Monemvassia offered a bounty on goblins of the Jebli tribe, who had been terrorizing the land and had even been so bold as to steal a horde of silver from the royal treasury. Word of this offer travelled far, and many adventurous souls travelled to that troubled land to help rid it of the menace and make their fortune in the process, though not all have survived to tell the tale. Among these goblin hunters were a small group of four enthusiastic travellers who met in this very tavern. Nurlan himself was one; in his humility he insists he is more suited to singing of heroic deeds than performing them, but I know this to be mere modesty, having heard of the evil beings dispatched from this plane at the point of his spear. Another was <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1439555&postcount=75" target="_blank">Tenebrynn</a>, an elven scholar of all things mundane and arcane. A devoted servant of great Phyrah by the name of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1410384&postcount=72" target="_blank">Charlarn</a> joined them, ensuring that the Seeker gave their exploits her fullest blessing. Finally, a young halfling named <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1376623&postcount=71" target="_blank">Irene</a>, trained in the magical arts, who had just completed her preliminary studies of arcana but could already match the fabled Green Dragons in her ability to put her enemies to sleep in the heat of battle</p><p></p><p>The four were still on their way to Monemvassia when they encountered one goblin gang beating a helpless dwarf to death. Although they were too late to save the dwarf, they killed most of the goblins and took two hobgoblins prisoner; Irene's green dragon magic was the decisive factor in this battle, although the others helped with their weapons, with Phyrah's blessing and Nurlan's song, which undoubtedly encouraged the party to brave actions. They thus rescued a young woman named Jezibel, apparently a prisoner of the goblins, although subsequently she would be revealed to be something more than she appeared. But I will get to that part of the story shortly. Our heroes took their prisoners and trophies to town, but even at the city gates they found hostility from a brutal guard who would have killed Irene out of offense at a casual remark. The defenceless halfling was saved by the intervention of an influential local merchant, Kim Tensil, who showed up then. He was so impressed with the party's courage and honesty that he immediately hired them as security guards for his warehouse.</p><p></p><p>The next morning the group was attacked by a gang of thugs who apparently had a score to settle with Jezibel. The toughs were easily defeated, those not felled by blows once again being put to sleep in the heat of battle; however, they turned out to be part of the powerful Monemvassia Thieves' Guild. Nurlan, Charlarn, and Tenebrynn, after sparing their enemies' lives and bringing them to the City Watch, found themselves falsely accused. Meanwhile Jezibel turned on Irene, leading her into an ambush in which the poor halfling was beaten nearly to death and then imprisoned. The other three, after posting bail, spent the afternoon looking for their comrade. They finally found and rescued her, but Jezibel and an accomplice had used their absence to visit the unguarded warehouse. Whether the purpose was to take merchandise away or to place more merchanise in that warehouse is not clear, as it was as soon as Jezibel was chased away that a small part of the stolen silver was found there, and Kim Tensil arrested on suspicion of theft.</p><p></p><p>Our heroes' mission thus acquired a new angle: to determine whether Jezibel had been the goblins' prisoner or co-conspirator, to avenge her treatment of Irene, and to exonerate their employer. They travelled to the goblins' territory, finding it too heavily guarded for even a group of their courage. Indeed, they narrowly escaped an ambush by ghouls on their retreat. But they were not to be deterred except temporarily; rather, they chose to recruit more help to launch an assault on the goblin stronghold. Ah, you ask, how did this story turn out? I can tell that a story combining mystery, vengeance, a determination to correct an injustice, and a quest for fortune, appeals to you. But this is all for tonight. Perhaps tomorrow you will come back to hear the sequel to my tale...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orsal, post: 1751756, member: 16016"] [i]Sizing up his audience, Volidar picks a story that he thinks will keep them entertained[/i] Let me tell you the story of the [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=81448]Great Monemvassian Goblin Hunt[/URL], as told to me by [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1426191&postcount=74]Nurlan the bard[/URL], a fellow minstrel of my acquaintance and possessor of one of the finest bass voices I have heard sing. The King of Monemvassia offered a bounty on goblins of the Jebli tribe, who had been terrorizing the land and had even been so bold as to steal a horde of silver from the royal treasury. Word of this offer travelled far, and many adventurous souls travelled to that troubled land to help rid it of the menace and make their fortune in the process, though not all have survived to tell the tale. Among these goblin hunters were a small group of four enthusiastic travellers who met in this very tavern. Nurlan himself was one; in his humility he insists he is more suited to singing of heroic deeds than performing them, but I know this to be mere modesty, having heard of the evil beings dispatched from this plane at the point of his spear. Another was [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1439555&postcount=75]Tenebrynn[/URL], an elven scholar of all things mundane and arcane. A devoted servant of great Phyrah by the name of [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1410384&postcount=72]Charlarn[/URL] joined them, ensuring that the Seeker gave their exploits her fullest blessing. Finally, a young halfling named [URL=http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1376623&postcount=71]Irene[/URL], trained in the magical arts, who had just completed her preliminary studies of arcana but could already match the fabled Green Dragons in her ability to put her enemies to sleep in the heat of battle The four were still on their way to Monemvassia when they encountered one goblin gang beating a helpless dwarf to death. Although they were too late to save the dwarf, they killed most of the goblins and took two hobgoblins prisoner; Irene's green dragon magic was the decisive factor in this battle, although the others helped with their weapons, with Phyrah's blessing and Nurlan's song, which undoubtedly encouraged the party to brave actions. They thus rescued a young woman named Jezibel, apparently a prisoner of the goblins, although subsequently she would be revealed to be something more than she appeared. But I will get to that part of the story shortly. Our heroes took their prisoners and trophies to town, but even at the city gates they found hostility from a brutal guard who would have killed Irene out of offense at a casual remark. The defenceless halfling was saved by the intervention of an influential local merchant, Kim Tensil, who showed up then. He was so impressed with the party's courage and honesty that he immediately hired them as security guards for his warehouse. The next morning the group was attacked by a gang of thugs who apparently had a score to settle with Jezibel. The toughs were easily defeated, those not felled by blows once again being put to sleep in the heat of battle; however, they turned out to be part of the powerful Monemvassia Thieves' Guild. Nurlan, Charlarn, and Tenebrynn, after sparing their enemies' lives and bringing them to the City Watch, found themselves falsely accused. Meanwhile Jezibel turned on Irene, leading her into an ambush in which the poor halfling was beaten nearly to death and then imprisoned. The other three, after posting bail, spent the afternoon looking for their comrade. They finally found and rescued her, but Jezibel and an accomplice had used their absence to visit the unguarded warehouse. Whether the purpose was to take merchandise away or to place more merchanise in that warehouse is not clear, as it was as soon as Jezibel was chased away that a small part of the stolen silver was found there, and Kim Tensil arrested on suspicion of theft. Our heroes' mission thus acquired a new angle: to determine whether Jezibel had been the goblins' prisoner or co-conspirator, to avenge her treatment of Irene, and to exonerate their employer. They travelled to the goblins' territory, finding it too heavily guarded for even a group of their courage. Indeed, they narrowly escaped an ambush by ghouls on their retreat. But they were not to be deterred except temporarily; rather, they chose to recruit more help to launch an assault on the goblin stronghold. Ah, you ask, how did this story turn out? I can tell that a story combining mystery, vengeance, a determination to correct an injustice, and a quest for fortune, appeals to you. But this is all for tonight. Perhaps tomorrow you will come back to hear the sequel to my tale... [/QUOTE]
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