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<blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7539152" data-attributes="member: 6855545"><p><strong>ARDUNIEL</strong></p><p></p><p>Steeling his will, Arduniel conjures his familiar to the task at hand. Easily enough, the entity uncovers two plane phase jewels, attuned to higher strata of the Abyss. Another flight device, or perhaps a way to throw enemies off and into dangerous places...</p><p></p><p><strong>BATKNIGHT</strong></p><p></p><p>Bruekk gathers most of the weapons left behind, separating them accordingly. While running through the inventory, he reallizes that a jousting lance and a sword have gone missing... Aside from the heroes, the prisoners and the gryphon riders, no one else's around, and surely none of his allies - or prisoners - got their hands on the weapons.</p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>DAXIO</strong></p><p></p><p>The wanderer's glance reveals nothing unusual on any of the prisoners - except, of course, for their own strange nature. No enchantments, concealed weapons or magical items remain behind, he's sure of it.</p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>EVERYONE</strong></p><p></p><p>Finding Goliath is as easy a task as can be. Both Moss and the riders can easily point towards his location: West, just across the Causeway, within the Isles of Reverie, where artists gather to work. The heroes find the laughing satyr amidst his equals, plucking arrows out of Drow bodies and bragging about recent conquests.</p><p></p><p>The area itself's an odd target. Amidst skin tents and highly sculpted totems, massive statues wait to be finished. Here and there, among twisting branches of strange beauty, artisan's studios lay, half-depredated. Clearly, a detachement of soldiers ravaged through the area, destroying all they could as they moved on.</p><p></p><p>Goliath salutes the heroes with a wide smile, proud of his handywork.</p><p></p><p>"Brothers! I take it you've done no less in your own front!" - he waves around, showing fallen enemies and prisoners. "We ourselves had quite the hunt!"</p><p></p><p>"Right, right..." - a Green Knight moves behind, gathering equipment from one of the corpses, as if to investigate something. "I still count this as a defeat, if you ask me..."</p><p></p><p>"No one's asking you, <em>Thanes</em>..." - Goliath continues forward, stretching his arms towards Alice. Arduniel immediately recognizes the name: Thanes, head captain for the Green Knights, responsible for the safety of the Alessian gathering. </p><p></p><p>Thanes removes his tall helmet, revealing a blonde mess of sweaty hair underneath. High Elves... Even after a war they keep their poise somehow. He moves towards the heroes, studying them as he walks forward.</p><p></p><p>"Oh, this is precious... Just... Precious! How are we going to clean this one up is beyond me... But still, you deliver some hope, I see! Autumn Guard, are they? I'd recognize those eyes anywhere... All four of them!" - Thanes points towards the prisoners. "If you would hand these over, I'd gladly bring them among the other prisoners. Some of my men have their job cut for themselves, as you can see..." - he motions towards the prisoners once more. "We have our trackers chasing stragglers as we speak... And, if there's anyway we can serve you... Well, let us know..." - the elf's general tone is sturdy and dissatisfied, but such sentiments don't betray his own natural ellegance as he speaks.</p><p></p><p>"And to think the Priestess was right after all, eh, satyr?" - he pokes Goliath with a finely-clad elbow. "She did well conjuring the heroes of prophecy here... She was bound to do something right, after all..." - he smiles.</p><p></p><p>"I wouldn't know... You kept me out of the loop on that one... <em>Captain...</em>" - Goliath's tone is enough to show his own resentment towards the topic. "But I must admit. I wouldn't trust my people's safety to your hands alone." - the satyr smiles with cruelty, turning a cold shoulder towards Thanes.</p><p></p><p>"I'm sorry for that. We have plenty to discuss. But first I strongly advise you keep your prisoners..." - he glances towards the Captain, unconcerned with secrecy. "Thanes here has a tendency to boast other warrior's glories as his own. Some say that's how he 'earned' his position as Captain..." - he places one arm on Alice's shoulder, while the other looks for Zyara's back. </p><p></p><p>"Now, tell me... How did it go? The main contingent was upon you, wasn't it?" - he glances with curiosity.</p><p></p><p> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801311" target="_blank">KahlessNestor</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936" target="_blank">Shayuri</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank">MetaVoid</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6847138" target="_blank">Charlotte of Oz</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=1231" target="_blank">Kaodi</a></u></strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong>ALESSIA MAP</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000">[You have fought East of the Sunken City. Now you moved to the western part of the Sunken City, where the Isles are located.] </span></em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F_AoQ7vBXmDZvXEERwfE9qljK5tle6DzmrbytTJV_v4/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F_AoQ7vBXmDZvXEERwfE9qljK5tle6DzmrbytTJV_v4/edit</a></p><p></p><p><strong>AREA MAP</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #FF0000">[It's quite dark. Please, let me know if you can't make it out. I'll add a better version as soon as I edit it. Notice, though, that I have included the background areas - the ancient forest where Moss was found, the Thunderscales' territory, Aranel's village, Zyara's monastery at Hunter's End, and so on. I'll leave the rest open for you to explore in time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />]</span></em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XilDWiP67QjwxZ5JFWZa2F7XhM_iAwBqFUI4iFKlwNU/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XilDWiP67QjwxZ5JFWZa2F7XhM_iAwBqFUI4iFKlwNU/edit</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archon Basileus, post: 7539152, member: 6855545"] [B]ARDUNIEL[/B] Steeling his will, Arduniel conjures his familiar to the task at hand. Easily enough, the entity uncovers two plane phase jewels, attuned to higher strata of the Abyss. Another flight device, or perhaps a way to throw enemies off and into dangerous places... [B]BATKNIGHT[/B] Bruekk gathers most of the weapons left behind, separating them accordingly. While running through the inventory, he reallizes that a jousting lance and a sword have gone missing... Aside from the heroes, the prisoners and the gryphon riders, no one else's around, and surely none of his allies - or prisoners - got their hands on the weapons. [B] DAXIO[/B] The wanderer's glance reveals nothing unusual on any of the prisoners - except, of course, for their own strange nature. No enchantments, concealed weapons or magical items remain behind, he's sure of it. [B] EVERYONE[/B] Finding Goliath is as easy a task as can be. Both Moss and the riders can easily point towards his location: West, just across the Causeway, within the Isles of Reverie, where artists gather to work. The heroes find the laughing satyr amidst his equals, plucking arrows out of Drow bodies and bragging about recent conquests. The area itself's an odd target. Amidst skin tents and highly sculpted totems, massive statues wait to be finished. Here and there, among twisting branches of strange beauty, artisan's studios lay, half-depredated. Clearly, a detachement of soldiers ravaged through the area, destroying all they could as they moved on. Goliath salutes the heroes with a wide smile, proud of his handywork. "Brothers! I take it you've done no less in your own front!" - he waves around, showing fallen enemies and prisoners. "We ourselves had quite the hunt!" "Right, right..." - a Green Knight moves behind, gathering equipment from one of the corpses, as if to investigate something. "I still count this as a defeat, if you ask me..." "No one's asking you, [I]Thanes[/I]..." - Goliath continues forward, stretching his arms towards Alice. Arduniel immediately recognizes the name: Thanes, head captain for the Green Knights, responsible for the safety of the Alessian gathering. Thanes removes his tall helmet, revealing a blonde mess of sweaty hair underneath. High Elves... Even after a war they keep their poise somehow. He moves towards the heroes, studying them as he walks forward. "Oh, this is precious... Just... Precious! How are we going to clean this one up is beyond me... But still, you deliver some hope, I see! Autumn Guard, are they? I'd recognize those eyes anywhere... All four of them!" - Thanes points towards the prisoners. "If you would hand these over, I'd gladly bring them among the other prisoners. Some of my men have their job cut for themselves, as you can see..." - he motions towards the prisoners once more. "We have our trackers chasing stragglers as we speak... And, if there's anyway we can serve you... Well, let us know..." - the elf's general tone is sturdy and dissatisfied, but such sentiments don't betray his own natural ellegance as he speaks. "And to think the Priestess was right after all, eh, satyr?" - he pokes Goliath with a finely-clad elbow. "She did well conjuring the heroes of prophecy here... She was bound to do something right, after all..." - he smiles. "I wouldn't know... You kept me out of the loop on that one... [I]Captain...[/I]" - Goliath's tone is enough to show his own resentment towards the topic. "But I must admit. I wouldn't trust my people's safety to your hands alone." - the satyr smiles with cruelty, turning a cold shoulder towards Thanes. "I'm sorry for that. We have plenty to discuss. But first I strongly advise you keep your prisoners..." - he glances towards the Captain, unconcerned with secrecy. "Thanes here has a tendency to boast other warrior's glories as his own. Some say that's how he 'earned' his position as Captain..." - he places one arm on Alice's shoulder, while the other looks for Zyara's back. "Now, tell me... How did it go? The main contingent was upon you, wasn't it?" - he glances with curiosity. @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380"]Neurotic[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801311"]KahlessNestor[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936"]Shayuri[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106"]MetaVoid[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6847138"]Charlotte of Oz[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=1231"]Kaodi[/URL][/U][/B][/I] [B]ALESSIA MAP [/B] [I][COLOR=#FF0000] [You have fought East of the Sunken City. Now you moved to the western part of the Sunken City, where the Isles are located.] [/COLOR][/I] [URL]https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F_AoQ7vBXmDZvXEERwfE9qljK5tle6DzmrbytTJV_v4/edit[/URL] [B]AREA MAP [/B] [I][COLOR=#FF0000] [It's quite dark. Please, let me know if you can't make it out. I'll add a better version as soon as I edit it. Notice, though, that I have included the background areas - the ancient forest where Moss was found, the Thunderscales' territory, Aranel's village, Zyara's monastery at Hunter's End, and so on. I'll leave the rest open for you to explore in time. ;)][/COLOR][/I] [URL]https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XilDWiP67QjwxZ5JFWZa2F7XhM_iAwBqFUI4iFKlwNU/edit[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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