RPS transcripts - Talisman Trouble

[Swift]

(Note: This transcript has been edited slightly to make it more readable. Bloopers have also been removed.)


Swift, Zara - played by Swift
Delor - played by Lord Bierhoff
Jigen - played by Jigen
Jafar - played by Jafar
Rylue - played by The Knight
Khaveen - played by Kailkay
Rogar Darklight - played by Brainiac


Talisman Trouble - Part 1

<SorceressSwift>      Erasmus has been poisoned
<Delor>      that's horrible, let's burn the assasssin
<SorceressSwift>      We're in Erasmus house now. Zara will explain the details. I have to check on him. *sniff* Poor guy...

* Rogar_Darklight leans against a wall in Zauberberg.
* Khaveen walks up to the crystal ball in the main room, picking it up, even though it only arrouses Erasmus' ire. Although he's not really here right now, so...

<Rogar_Darklight>      Sorceress, do you require one with the Healing Hands to aid you?
<Zara>      Erasmus was one of the few wizards who was entrusted with a talisman of great evil

* Delor plays with a torch on the wall
* SorceressSwift exits to check on Erasmus

<Rogar_Darklight>      Apparently she does not...
<Jigen>      I think she saw through that lame pick up line RD

* Rogar_Darklight      looks over at Jigen.
*Jigen grins*

<Zara>      Ahem!
<Rogar_Darklight>      It was not...a line, as you say.
<Jigen>      Sure, sure
<Zara>      I'm not finished yet
<Jigen>      Sorry ma'am
<Rogar_Darklight>      The Healing Hands is one of the abilities of those who walk the path of honor.

* Khaveen flexes, pocketing the crystal ball. Apparantly he's actually a thief/fighter, deadliest combination in the west.
* Rogar_Darklight looks over to Zara.

<Delor>      please continue the sooner your done the sooner I can burn something
<Zara>      This talisman was stolen this morning, and both Erasmus and Fenrus were poisoned
<Rogar_Darklight>      My apologies; please continue.
<Khaveen>      Honor shmonor. Rat had it coming.
<Zara>      This is serious...
<Jigen>      Who would have the most to gain from stealing the talisman, what can it do?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Do we know what poison was used, Lady Zara?
<Zara>      No one was suppose to know that Erasmus was guarding the talisman
<Khaveen>      Look, it's pretty easy. You want us to find the 'perpetrator' of this, and bring him to 'justice'... My question is, what's the pay.
<Zara>      I'll get to that later
<Jigen>      This sounds probono to me
<Delor>      who cares as long as we get to burn them

* Khaveen shrugs, and continues to pocket this and that. Old man won't need it.
* Rogar_Darklight looks over at the moneygrubbers.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Must you always focus on monetary reward?
<Rylue>      What do you expect from him?

* Rogar_Darklight walks over behind Khaveen and grabs his arm.

<Zara>      Anyone could want the talisman. It has the potential to destroy lifeforms on earth
<Rogar_Darklight>      Put. Them. Back. Now.

* Khaveen eyes the arm-grabbing.

<Jigen>      Kaveen, you know Erasmus probably has tracking spells (amongst other nasties) on those things don't you?
<Zara>      Sigh... Will you just be quiet and listen for a moment?
<Khaveen>      Look, Rogar, buddy, I know you have a thing for me, but fact of the matter is, not for you; And hands off the merchandise.
<Delor>      and he has some nice fire spells
<Zara>      Is that too much to ask?
<Khaveen>      Listen? Yes, yes, let's listen. Who needs to be stabbed!
<Rogar_Darklight>      Put everything back and BE SILENT!
<Jigen>      A sword can destroy lifeforms on earth what's so special about how this talisman does it?
<Khaveen>      Put what back? *wry grin*

* Rylue rolls his eyes

<Jigen>      Khaveen for you own safety *develop* some respect for the dead and pay attention
<Delor>      If he wants Erasmus to insinerate him, who are we to stand in his way

* Jafar is listening
* Rogar_Darklight forces Khaveen into a chair and takes back all that was stolen.
* Delor is listening also

<Jigen>      I detest suicide, even if it does improve the gene pool
<Khaveen>      Far as I see it... The old man is dead, this stuff'll get auctioned off anyway... ANd what good is gold for the already wealthy, when I can be all wealth- HEY!
<Zara>      No one really knows for sure, but when combined with two other talismans, it could give its weilder unholy power
<Rogar_Darklight>      Feel free to Mute him, Zara...
<Zara>      Erasmus is NOT dead!
<Jigen>      Unholy power, well THAT narrows down the list of suspects
<Khaveen>      ...Yet. *grin*
<Rogar_Darklight>      Is he comatose, like when he was poisoned in Silmaria?

* Rylue glares at Khaveen

<Jigen>      Probably

* Khaveen grins stupidly.

<Delor>      Zare, is he?
<Zara>      Yes

* Rogar_Darklight glares at Khaveen.

<Khaveen>      Any evidence of who did this, then?
<Delor>      bummer
<Rogar_Darklight>      Be silent!
<Jigen>      Khaveen we're doing this for your safety, Erasmus is going to toast you if you keep his stuff
<Khaveen>      That talisman sounds like it'll be worth something.
<Zara>      The healer is attending to him now, but she can't do much, without the proper cure ingredients
<Delor>      not that I'd mind seeing someone being toasted. what do you need?
<Khaveen>      Wait wait wait.
<Jigen>      Yes, worth something to the kind of badarse who wouldn't mind smoking you to get it

* Rogar_Darklight rises.

<Rogar_Darklight>      I should see what I can do; the Healing Hands of a Paladin may be able to help the Archmage.
<Khaveen>      Don't go signing us up for any side-tracking things. Right now, what we need to do is get the /talisman/.
<Zara>      Our sources tell us that the talisman hasn't left Spielbug yet
<Jigen>      Okay so we got two jobs, cure Erasmus and get this talisman back
<Khaveen>      Excellent.

* Khaveen smacks his forhead.

<Zara>      Yes
<Jigen>      Erasmus probaly knows how to track the talisman, so the fastest way to find it is to cure him
<Delor>      which involves more things to burn?
<Khaveen>      Oh yea? How do we know the curing part won't take longer than robbing everyone blind in the middle of the night, eventually finding the talisman?

* Rogar_Darklight heads for the staircase to Erasmus's room.

<Zara>      I hate to say this, but retrieving the talisman is your first prioriety
<Jigen>      How do you know the talisman is in someone's house?
<Khaveen>      And er... That will get us the most burnination, yea.

* Rogar_Darklight stops at the foot of the stairs.

<Khaveen>      How do we know it's not? *grin*
<Jigen>      It could be concealed in some random part of the forrest
<Zara>      Perhaps
<Rogar_Darklight>      Are you sure, Zara? Should I not at least TRY to help Archmage Erasmus first?
<Delor>      I'll burn down the forest to find it
<Khaveen>      It could also be beneath someone's pillow as they slumber away, dreaming thoughts of destruction.
<Delor>      mawhahahaha
<Jigen>      Or under some random stone
<Zara>      You are to try and retrieve the talisman and help Erasmus

* Khaveen grins and nods to RD and Zara.

<Zara>      But the talisman must come first
<Delor>      ok, how do we track this thing?
<Jigen>      No problem
<Khaveen>      Let's ditch the paly(s) and get on with the grooviness.
<Jigen>      I ain't no paladin bro, I ninja
<Zara>      If we knew how to track it, we would have done it ourselves...
<Rogar_Darklight>      But I may have a chance at saving Erasmus, or at least abating his pain, somewhat...
<Khaveen>      Yes, yes you/he will! Do it!
<Jigen>      So what's our best lead on finding this talisman
<Khaveen>      *mutters to self* More fun and gold for me...!
<Zara>      Talk to the healer if you want to know how to help him
<Rylue>      Besides searching the entire valley? Doesn't really sound like we have one.
<Zara>      as for the talisman... I'm afraid I have no leads. Just search everywhere
<Rogar_Darklight>      Is Amelia upstairs with Swift and Erasmus then?
<Jigen>      Then we're boned
<Zara>      You're a big group. YEs
<Khaveen>      Ama who?
<Delor>      the healer
<Khaveen>      What's an- Oh, that broad. 'kay.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Then I shall speak with her and Swift and see if a Paladin's abilities may be of aid.
<Delor>      she helped me with a couple minor burns I got playing with a particular fruit tree

* Rogar_Darklight      heads up the stairs.
* Khaveen      watches RD leave, and returns to pocketing magical trinkets.

<Zara>      As for reward, the leaders of WIT will pay you 5000 gold each for the recovery of the talisman
<Khaveen>      These'll sell somethin' nice.
<Rylue>      Khaveen!
<Khaveen>      And that'll sell even better.

*Jigen grabs Khaveen by the scruff of the neck and leads him outside*

<Rogar_Darklight>      (bellowing downstairs) AND KEEP YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS, KHAVEEN!
<Rylue>      Put them back.

* Khaveen snickering.

<Delor>      5000, that's alot of matches
<Khaveen>      (bellowing upstairs) TECHNICALLY THEY NEVER LEFT MY POCKETS!
<Zara>      We expect you to do your job
<Jigen>      Let's go, we find this talisman, we cure Erasmus and we save the world, sounds like a plan to me
<Zara>      Do not fail in this mission. It could mean the end of the world
<Delor>      Alright, let's burnanate something
<Khaveen>      *shakes his head* Nobody's going to end my world, darlin'.

[Pwincess]

Thanks Swift for posting the transcript up!

[Swift]

You're welcome, Pwincess!

Healer, Dungeon Mistress, gargoyle - played by Swift

Part 2

* Rogar_Darklight reaches the top of Zauberberg and Knocks on the door to Erasmus' chamber.

<Jigen>      Start with Khaveen it'l give hima good idea what's in store for him when Erasmus wakes up
<Rogar_Darklight>      Sorceress Swift? Healer Appleberry? May I enter?

* Healer opens door

<Healer>      Can I help you?
<Khaveen>      'specially not with all this nice loot to sell at the magical auction at that WIT convention thingy every spring!
<Rogar_Darklight>      I am here to see what aid I can give the Archmage, milady.

* Rogar_Darklight bows.
* SorceressSwift is by his bedside

<Rogar_Darklight>      I am Rogar Darklight, a Paladin. I offer my help, however I can.

* Healer speaks in a whisper, ""I'm afraid there's very little you can do for him""

<Jigen>      Okay Khaveen, you go make yourself useful by checking with the thieves guild to see if anyone knows anything about special magical trinkets

* Khaveen grabs a big sack, puts all his loot therein, ties it to a walking stick, sets it on his shoulder, and finally walks upstairs, barging in brazenly.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Has a Paladin already attempt to Heal him, then?

*Jigen cuts a hole in Khaveen's sack and all the loot spills out*

<Rylue>      KHAVEEN! Put the stuff back!
<Khaveen>      (offhand, before heading upstairs) Wouldn't a ninja be more welcome in the thieve's gui- HEY!
<Healer>      This poison cannot be removed with simple magic
<Delor>      umm sake, I know how to make a torch with that

* Khaveen draws his sword! Wickedly!

<Jigen>      A thief is more welcome in the THIEVES guild wouldn't you say

* Khaveen      draws his other sword! Twice as wickedly!

<Khaveen>      A ninja's just a thief who failed! Pah!

*Jigen cracks his knuckles* you can try

<Rogar_Darklight>      Though I know the spell of First Aid, I was not thinking of using it.

* Rylue draws his two swords

<Rogar_Darklight>      After all, the Healing Hands of a Paladin are far more than a simple spell.
<Healer>      I'm afraid you'll need potent ingredients to help him, and i don't know where to get them

* Khaveen also draws his axe. With his teeth.
* Rylue pulls out his magical dagger

<Rogar_Darklight>      The others are searching even now, Healer.

*Jigen catches Khaveen's swords in the spikes on his palms and headbutts the Khaveen in the face*

<Rylue>      Enough of this bickering. We need to find the tailsman.
<Healer>      If you want to help him, get me a lock of dryad hair, mandrake root, and meep fur

* Khaveen pulls out his bow, setting an arrow at the string, never really taking a swing with either instrument, before oomphing to the floor.

<Rogar_Darklight>      But I am still here and I want to try to save the Archmage.
<Jigen>      Now quit your pilferring and lets get to work

* Rogar_Darklight looks at the Healer oddly.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Why are you avoiding my question?

* Delor      sets Khaveen's bow on fire

<Healer>      I can't make any promises, but these might help him

* Khaveen picks himself up off the ground, dusts himself off, mops up a bit of blood, puts everything away, grabs his sack, grumbles, takes out his smaller leather backpack, and takes what looks to be the most expensive stuff, craming it into the backpack. At the loss of a bow.

<Healer>      I already told you how to help him
<Rylue>      KHAVEEN! Stop pilfering
<Healer>      Now don't waste my time. I have more important matters to attend to
<Jigen>      Fine, if Khaveen wants to be incinerated by Erasmus' magical security let him, let's find this toy
<Khaveen>      I pilfer nothing.
<Rogar_Darklight>      But you never answered if the Healing Hands of a Paladin had yet been called upon.
<Delor>      Inceration, yesssss
<Khaveen>      I consider it... Investing. *slings his backpack over his shoulder, and nods, once more, heading up the stairs, barging in brazenly*
<Khaveen>      Done yet?
<Rylue>      Let's just find this tailsman, before there's no world left.
<Rogar_Darklight>      My ability may not save him, but it may extend the time he has, giving the others a better chance...
<Healer>      I already told you. None of this works. You need these ingredients to try and save him
<Jigen>      Okay Let's leave RD and Khaveen to annoy the healers while the rest of us do some work
<Healer>      This is no ordinary poison
<Rogar_Darklight>      Perhaps it may even allow him to wake and tell us what happened...
<Rylue>      Agreed

* Rylue heads for the exit

<Jigen>      Okay who else has thief contacts?
<Khaveen>      Er, guess not. *nods to Erasmus* Get better, ole' fellah. I'll need you to appraise the worth of these items, after all.
<Healer>      You're welcomed to try, if you don't believe me

* Khaveen heads back downstairs, eying Jigen and Rylue.
* Rogar_Darklight looks over at Erasmus and Swift.

<Healer>      But I'm telling you, don't waste your time
<Khaveen>      Long trek downstairs, don't you think? And by downstairs, I mean, down the mountain.
<SorceressSwift>      Please wake up...
<Jigen>      Not for you, you're getting charbroiled before you leave the door
<Rogar_Darklight>      You have said nothing that will convince that it WOULD be a waste of time, Healer.
<Khaveen>      Oh yea?
<Jigen>      Go on, try it
<Rogar_Darklight>      If a Paladin has not yet been called upon to Heal Erasmus, then I should try.
<Rylue>      Go tick off a gargoyle while you're at it.

* Delor plays with a torch
* Khaveen pulls a rope off his waist, unravelling it's full length to be quite a very long length.

<Jigen>      Try walking out that door and see if you don't get bruned to ash

* Khaveen grins smugly, and does so, quite fine on the other side of the door.
* Delor touches torch to rope
* Jafar enters Erasmus' room
* Rogar_Darklight walks past the Healer and approaches Swift and Erasmus.

<Jafar>      How is he?
<Rogar_Darklight>      <softly> Lady Swift?
<Khaveen>      Seems to me that the wizard doesn't quite have the glyphs he's got when he can stand up.
<Rylue>      Delor, you were supposed to light Khaveen on fire. Not the rope.

* SorceressSwift wipes away a tear.
<Jigen>      *Khaveen bursts into flames as the spells kick in*

<SorceressSwift>      Why won't he wake up?
<Jigen>      Told ya
<Rogar_Darklight>      <softly> I wish to try my abilities upon the Archmage. Please move aside.

* Jafar sighs sadly
* Khaveen eyes the rope with some disdain, before bursting into flame himself. He gasps, and looks down, before leaping down the mountain witht he loot, rolling and rolling, until he's nice and extinguished.

<Delor>      flames yesss hahahaha

* SorceressSwift walks to jafar

<Rogar_Darklight>      Thank you.
<Jafar>      How is he?
<Rylue>      Why do we even bother with him?
<SorceressSwift>      Not doing well

* Rogar_Darklight invokes the power of the Healing Hands.

<Jafar>      ....
<SorceressSwift>      I swear I get those responsible for it!

* Rogar_Darklight      attempts to Heal Erasmus.
* Khaveen      dusts himself off and stands, all battered 'n' stuff, before hiking down the road, a good mile or so ahead of Jigen and company. Just the way he likes it.

<Jigen>      We've watsed forty-five minutes because of one idiot kelpto and a paladin who won't take NO for an answer
<DungeonMistress>      Erasmus doesn't respond
<Jigen>      wasted

* Rogar_Darklight looks over to Jigen.

<Jigen>      What?
<Rylue>      Good thing I have a word or two for the gargoyle.
<SorceressSwift>      If it's the last thing I do...
<Rogar_Darklight>      I thought you all would have left by now; you cannot help here. I must at least try to help Erasmus. The rest of you go; I'll follow shortly.
<Jigen>      We would have, but we've been trying to stop the idiot from getting himself killed

* Rylue whispers something into the gargoyle's ear, which transports him, Delor, and Jigen to the bottom of the mountain.
* Delor heads down the mountain to the gargoyl, igniteing small bushes as he goes

<Rogar_Darklight>      Oh, and Jafar?
<Jafar>      Yes?

* Khaveen      cracks his leather-gloved knuckles, drawing his sword happily, eyeing it carefully, before sheathing it and, finding a semi-secluded little grove, begins to view his booty.
* SorceressSwift      teleports to join the rest

<Rogar_Darklight>      <whispering> Keep and eye on Khaveen.
<SorceressSwift>      They pay for it...
<Jigen>      Okay now that we've dumped the excess baggage how do we want to find this talisman?

* Rogar_Darklight      continues to try to Heal Erasmus.

<Delor>      hyea rocky, how's it hanging?
<DungeonMistress>      Erasmus still doesn't respond
<Rogar_Darklight>      Blast...

* Rogar_Darklight      stops.

<SorceressSwift>      Where do we begin the hunt?
<Rylue>      I guess we could ask around the town, and see if anyone might have seen anything.
<Delor>      oh gargoyle, ya feel like talking?
<Rogar_Darklight>      I expected I could not cure him, but I hoped I could at least give him more time, maybe even wake him briefly...
<Jigen>      Okay, I'm going to sneak into the thieves guild and see if I can pick up any useful info, what are you guys doing?

* Rogar_Darklight      looks around for Healer Appleberry.

<DungeonMistress>      The gargoyle looks ahead stonily
<Delor>      
<Rogar_Darklight>      Healer! Are you here?
<healer>      Yes?
<Jafar>      What was the cure again?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Do you have any stamina potions with you?
<SorceressSwift>      I'm going to ask around in town as well
<Jafar>      Good idea

* healer      passes some stamina potions to Roger
* Khaveen      smiles happily, heading through a tiny crawl space, popping out in a now unused cave, to hide his booty in the corner; Fred's not around anymore, after all. And what a place to hide a small, expensive stash! Right here under this haystack/rock/board with nails in it!
* Delor      pulls out a torch and ignites it. he then lifts it up so that the flames are licking the bottom of the gargoyl

<Rogar_Darklight>      Thank you; I will need them for this...
<Rylue>      I think I'll look around the forest then.
<healer>      If you want to help him, get me a lock of dryad hair, meep fur and a mandrake root

* Rogar_Darklight      invokes the full power of his Paladin abilities.

<Jigen>      Drad's have hair?

* Rogar_Darklight      places one hand on Erasmus and another on Fenrus.

<Jigen>      Dryad's rather

* Rogar_Darklight      attempts to Heal both using all of his stamina.

<healer>      Not all of them
<Jafar>      Some do
<Rylue>      I shall check around Erana's Garden, and the cave that Bernard was kept when he was a bear.
<Delor>      hey, Rocky, feel like talking yet?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Please...
<Jigen>      Okay RD's assisting the healers, Jigen's checking the thief's guild, Swift's checking in town and someone else is checking the forest
<DungeonMistress>      Erasmus still doesn't respond to the healing
<Rogar_Darklight>      ...must...help them.....at least...give them more time...

* Rogar_Darklight      is almost drained of stamina.

<Delor>      and I'm grilling the gargoyle

* Khaveen      dusts his hands off, and heads, slowly, back to the base of Mt. Zauberburg, in the hopes of meeting up with someone there, maybe.
* Rogar_Darklight      has lost all his stamina; he falls to one knee.

<gargolye>      What is it, bub?

<Jigen>      *By now we've all moved of on our separate assignments*
* Rogar_Darklight      swallows one of the stamina potions.

<Jafar>      Whoa! It talked!

* Rylue      enters into Erana's Garden, and feels an inner peace enter him

[Swift]

Part 3

<Delor>      have you seen anyone come by here, say a nasty assassin like person?

* Rogar_Darklight stands up shakily.
* Khaveen meets with not a one, although there seems to be some people up on the mountain. Scanning the ground he sees footprints, but is not trained enough to discern direction or even species of creator.
* Rogar_Darklight sees that Erasmus and Fenris are still unconscious.

<gargolye>      Yeah, a number of goblins led by a man
<Rogar_Darklight>      It was not enough.
<Delor>      can you tell me about the man?
<gargolye>      He petrified me temporarily, so i couldn't do anything

* Rylue finds nothing unusual about the Garden, and grabs a piece of fruit, before leaving.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Healer Appleberry!
<Delor>      did you see where he came from or where he went?
<gargolye>      He was tall, and covered his face very well with a cloak. I saw him coming up the mountain
 
* Rogar_Darklight heads to the door.

<gargolye>      But i didn't see anymore after he petrified me
<Delor>      cloak> good, more cloth to burn
<Rogar_Darklight>      Healer Appleberry! Please come at once!
<Delor>      right, Jafar, you have any questions?
<Healer>      Didn't I tell you it was useless?
<Jafar>      No

* Rylue enters into the cave, and notices a dim light farther into the cave

<Jafar>      At least we have an idea of who did this
<Delor>      ok, let's go down to town and check out the pub
<Jafar>      Alright

* Khaveen ironically, flips his hood up, to hide his face from the sun, keeping his cloak tight about him as he climbs the mountain again, nimbly straight up the side, to view the event taking place up there, and the small gathering.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Yes, and I see you were right. However, I felt...something...before I nearly passed out. Please check Erasmus.
<Khaveen>      *huff huff* Wait for me!
<Healer>      Alright
<Rogar_Darklight>      Perhaps I gave him some more time...

* Delor heads through the forset towards the town
* Khaveen grumbling, scampers after them.

<SorceressSwift>      Sigh... nothing... I failed you, teacher..
       
* Delor ignites a large bush
* Rylue moves closer to the light

<Rogar_Darklight>      I must go, Healer. I must aid the others. Take care of them.
<Delor>      hey, Jafar check out how this guy burns

* Jafar heads towards the town
* Rogar_Darklight walks down the stairs.

<Jafar>      Knock it off!

* SorceressSwift meets Jafar

<Delor>      woo hoo hoo ha
<SorceressSwift>      Found anything?

* Jafar      stomps out the fire
*Jigen emerges from the trapdoor in the bar and walks out, he sports some new bruises*
* Delor      continues towards town

<Jigen>      The theives don't know anything
<Rogar_Darklight>      <to himself> Something very evil has touched Erasmus...I Sensed it.
<SorceressSwift>      This is bad...

* Jafar tells Swift the gargoyles story

<Rogar_Darklight>      <to himself> This may be far harder than I thought...

* Rylue notices the light is coming from a torch. He then notices that there are drawing on the ground.

<SorceressSwift>      Goblins?

* Khaveen gives up on trying to follow the group somewhere near the top of the mountain, and instead has a seat right near the doorway to the 'castle'.
* Rogar_Darklight stands outside Erasmus' house.
* Delor enters pub and buys a drink
* Rogar_Darklight looks across the valley.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Where would they all have gone?
<Delor>      who's up for a round of dragon's breath?

* Rogar_Darklight turns to the gargoyle.

<Rogar_Darklight>      My friend, can you help me?
<Jafar>      Yeah

* Khaveen looks up at Rogar.

<Jafar>      Strange...
<Khaveen>      What am I? Chopped liver?
*Jigen takes Delor up on his round*
<Delor>      what Jaf?

* Rylue makes note of all of the drawings, andquickly heads to the town.

<Jafar>      Who would lead the goblins?
<Delor>      beats me, but I'm going to burn them
<Rogar_Darklight>      Friend gargoyle, I ask for your help.

*Jigen and Delor and having competitions to see who's flame can stretch further*

<Delor>      and their goblin friends

* Khaveen clears his throat a bit louder.

<Khaveen>      BUB!
<gargolye>      What do you want, bub?
<Khaveen>      Stop talking to Rocky the rolling stone up there.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Can you tell me where all the others have gone...
<Khaveen>      He needs his beauty rest. *snicker*

* Rogar_Darklight glances at Khaveen.

<gargolye>      What am I? A tour guide? Get lost!

* Rylue enters into the pub.

<Rogar_Darklight>      ...except for this vagabond.
<Khaveen>      Vagabond... I like that.

* Delor down his drink and ignites a torch with his breath

<Rogar_Darklight>      Can you at least transport me to one of them then, my friend?
<Rylue>      Delor, watch it.
<Jigen>      No Vagabond has a coolness factor to it, Khaveen's just annoying

* Rylue quickly steps aside.

<Delor>      sorry, I was just playing
<Khaveen>      Makes me sound... mysterious. C'mon, I think they're at town. Hey, Gargoyle! The answer to your question is... er... *insert incorrect answer*! Now send me to the bottom!

* gargolye drops him down at the bottom of the mountain

<Rylue>      I think I found something in the cave.

* Rogar_Darklight smiles.

<Delor>      Rylue, would you like to go searching the woods with me?
<Jigen>      Yeah okay

* Khaveen dusts himself off and nods a smile of appreciation up the mountain.

<Delor>      I need to find wood for the hooded guy's pyre
<Rogar_Darklight>      Thank you, my stony friend. That fool most sorely tries my patience.
<Khaveen>      Fastest way down; Watch goodie-goodie /walk/ all the way down.

* Jafar enters the tavern and sees Rylue

<Jafar>      I thought I would find you here... Did you find out anything?
<Rylue>      In the cave near Erana's Garden, there were drawings on the ground. They looked like something used in a ritual.
<Delor>      Jah would you like to join me in a pyre wood search?

[Swift]

Part 4

*Jigen hears about the Goglin-leader thingy off Delor and heads out to the goblin ambush to check things out*
* Khaveen thought he was dropped first. Now he's all disoriented. And follows Rogar.

<Jafar>      Hmm...

* Rogar_Darklight arrives at the bottom of Zauberberg.

<Delor>      hey Jiggy wait up

* Rogar_Darklight looks to see if anyone is there besides Khaveen.

<Jigen>      Waiting

* Delor rushes out after Jigen

<Delor>      I was getting clostiphobic in there. couldn't burn anything
<Jigen>      Well my fireing friend, let's go hunt us some ork... goblin, whatever
<Rylue>      Jafar, do you know where Swift is?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Hmm, apparently the gargoyle can only teleport one to the bottom of Zauberberg...
<Delor>      right on
<Jafar>      She said she was going to ask around town...
<Rogar_Darklight>      Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to find the others the hard way...

* Delor light a pair of torches
* Rogar_Darklight turns to Khaveen.

<Rylue>      I think she might be able to tell us something about the drawings in the cave.
<Khaveen>      Oh hush. You've got me.

* SorceressSwift teleports to them

<Rogar_Darklight>      If you try anything around me, I will know and I will NOT be pleased.
<Rylue>      Sppeaking of her....
<Rogar_Darklight>      Are we clear?
<Khaveen>      Try what?
<Jafar>      There you are
<Khaveen>      Robbing you?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Theft of ANYTHING.

* Delor heads towards the goblin ambush

<Khaveen>      What's a goodie goodie like you got anyway? Oh hush.
<Jigen>      Kickarse sword
<Rogar_Darklight>      You will behave yourself in my presence. Understood?
<Delor>      sword who wants a sword when you can have torches
<Rogar_Darklight>      It's not what I have, it's what everyone else has. You will not steal. UNDERSTOOD?!
<Khaveen>      If you think you scare me, you're sadly mistaken. *waggles his finger in a motion for him to follow* I'll get you to the seedy underground of spielburg. Technically, I will not steal 'again'.
<Rylue>      Swift, I found drawings that seemed to be for a ritual of some kind in the cave, near Erana's Garden.
<SorceressSwift>      Interesting. Lead the way.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Then we shall go together, Khaveen. Shall you lead the way or shall I?

*Jigen and Delor head out to goblin ambush to take names and kick arse, do we find anything?*
* Rylue walks to the cave
* Jafar follows Rylue

<Khaveen>      A big strong armored figure like you should lead the way to the town, I guess, and I'll get you through the crowds and into the holes.

* Delor lishts a bush on fire as he walks
* Rogar_Darklight smirks.

<dungeonmistress>      Jigen finds a note
<Rogar_Darklight>      You presume a Paladin knows nothing of the ways of Stealth?

* Rylue arrives at the cave

<Delor>      what's it say? jiggy

* Khaveen merely nods.

<Jigen>      Ohh a note I wonder what it says *keeps it away from delor's torches*
<Khaveen>      Not with that clankity clank covering your body, no.
<Delor>      sorry

<Jigen>      *What does my note say?*
* Rogar_Darklight looks at his attire.

<Rogar_Darklight>      I see no ""klankity-klank"" here, as you say.
<dungeonmistress>      ""Greetings! Erasmus keeps one of the four talismans in his possession
<Jigen>      Let's see, milk, egss, bread, one third of evil unholy talisman... interesting

* Rogar_Darklight motions ofr Khaveen to follow.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Let's go.
<Khaveen>      Oh no? Just look at yourself!
<dungeonmistress>      You are to retrieve it and bring it to me near the cave by noon""
<Rylue>      See, there's a dim light farther into the cave.

* Rogar_Darklight heads through the forest.

<dungeonmistress>      Do not fail me. Signed, M
<Jigen>      What time is it now?

* Khaveen does so, warily, dual swords drawn. And axe within teeth's reach.

<dungeonmistress>      (11am)
<Delor>      so we have an hour?
<Jigen>      *Looks at Delor* let's motor boy
<Delor>      where?
<Rogar_Darklight>      One who knows both the arts of Stealth and Magic.
<Rylue>      Shall we go in to examine the drawings?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Observe.

* SorceressSwift reaches the cave
*Jigen and Delor leg it towards 'the cave'*

[Lord_Bierhoff]

dun dun da

[Swift]

Tree, Sprite - played by Kailkay

Part 5

<SorceressSwift>      YEs

* Rogar_Darklight casts Hide and vanishes in front of Khaveen.
* Rylue enters into the cave, and heads towards the light
* Delor drops a lite torch as he runs

<Delor>      oops

* Khaveen raises a brow and nods slowly.
* Rogar_Darklight takes a step and his Hide is dispelled.

<Jafar>      I see the light...what is it?

* Rogar_Darklight smirks.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Is that enough proof for you?
<Khaveen>      Clever trick, mage. *pushes out in front of him, wanting to dispel Rogar, but woe alas... He has already done so.*
<Rylue>      That's a torch that's lit near the drawings.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Now, let's go.

* SorceressSwift examines the drawings

<Khaveen>      Too bad it won't work the way good old fashioned sneakiness will. Indeed, let's go.
<Delor>      torch, let me see

* Rogar_Darklight travels Stealthily through the forest, avoiding random encounters.
* Khaveen travels stealthily-er! through the forest, avoiding random encounters /better/.

<Rylue>      See? *Points at the ground* There are the drawings.

* Rogar_Darklight reaches Erana's Garden and enters.

<Rylue>      What do you make of them, Swift?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Hmm...so this is her Garden.

* Delor pulls out a pair of torches to shed light on the drawings

<SorceressSwift>      It looks like a ritual for the talisman
<Rogar_Darklight>      Erana certainly does fabulous work...truly a Paladin in all but name.
<SorceressSwift>      Probably to release its power.
<Jafar>      Hmm...
<Khaveen>      Right.

* Rogar_Darklight places his hand on the tree.
*Jigen hides near the maw of the cave waiting for the theif to bring the talisman*

<Delor>      but how does this help us find it?

* Khaveen sits down in the meadow happily*
* Rogar_Darklight      concentrates.

<Jafar>      Brings back memories...
<Khaveen>      Much better. Let's sit tight for a minute.

* Rogar_Darklight      closes his eyes.

<Jafar>      Of the ""artifact"" incident
<Rogar_Darklight>      I sense her spirit in this place...
<SorceressSwift>      Heh
<The_Tree>      <gentle voice> Remove your hand.
<Delor>      I could us some spirits

* Rogar_Darklight opens his eyes wide and steps back.

<Rogar_Darklight>      You...you speak?!
<Delor>      they burn so nice
<The_Tree>      <gentle voice> Kneel.

* Rogar_Darklight kneels before The Tree.
* Khaveen raises a brow to the tree and Rogar, tipping his head curiously to the side.

<Rogar_Darklight>      I apologize, spirit of nature. Are you related to the Dryad of this land?

* The_Sprite      flips and flies and skitters out of the tree, giggling maniacly.

<The_Sprite>      <shrill voice> Haha, made you kneel!

* Rogar_Darklight realizes he's been had.

<Rylue>      So, wouldn't whoever stole the tailsman has to bring it here to perform the ritual?

* Rogar_Darklight stands and chuckles.
* Khaveen settles back down, still watching the ongoings, but with a bit more amusement.

<Rogar_Darklight>      A pretty jest, sprite.
<SorceressSwift>      That's probably correct
<Delor>      I don't know does the picture indicate a place?
<Rogar_Darklight>      I thank you; a little humor is just what I needed to lighten my heart.
<The_Sprite>      Know the dryad, do I? Know the dryad, so I do!
<Rogar_Darklight>      Have you seen anyone else in this garden recently?
<Delor>      maybe we should hide deeper in the cave?
<Rylue>      I guess we could just wait here then.
<The_Sprite>      In this garden? Yes... Yes, I have, and indeed, will always see another in this garden. This garden, in it, many people are, always.
<Delor>      if we're going to ambush.... does, does that mean I have to put out my torches
<Rogar_Darklight>      What do you mean, little one?
<The_Sprite>      The worms and the catterpillars and the flies and the mosquitoes and the frogs and the butterflies and...

* Delor looks sad
* Rogar_Darklight grins.
* Khaveen snickers.

<Khaveen>      And the goodie goodies?
<Rogar_Darklight>      No, no my friend, other humans.
<The_Sprite>      What's a goodie goodie? Maybe many other goodie goodies... But no, Humans are a treat, and a rare, and a fun!
<Rogar_Darklight>      Yes, I imagine they are.
<The_Sprite>      Except for that /one/ man.
<Khaveen>      One man?
<Rogar_Darklight>      That ""one""?
<The_Sprite>      One man. Dark man.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Which one would that be?
<The_Sprite>      Mean man. Tall man. Ugly man. Hidden man...
<Rogar_Darklight>      Hidden?

* Rylue finds a comfortable spot in the cave, and waits

<The_Sprite>      Doesn't like the others to see the him, I guess!
<Khaveen>      Interesting.

* Delor      reluctantly extinguishes his torches and moves deeper into the cave

<Rogar_Darklight>      Concealed...by a cloak or hood?
<Khaveen>      The gargoyle told those others up on the mountain earlier of a man enshrouded...
<Rogar_Darklight>      Hmmm. I see. Do you know which way he left the Garden?
<The_Sprite>      Both and none and all and both and both! Both? Yes, both.

* Delor starts flicking a lighter on and off
* Rylue twirls around his magical dagger

<The_Sprite>      The only way you can leave the garden, friend! To the south! Hahahaha!
<Khaveen>      Lot of help the 'spirit of the forest' will be.

* Rogar_Darklight smiles.

<Rogar_Darklight>      And after that, fair one?

*Jigen waits by the cave, not moving, controlling his breathing*

<The_Sprite>      You want the spirit of the forest??? Hahaha! Talk to the dryad, she'll know. I live in /this/ tree, but she lives in all of them!

* Delor pulls out a pouch of sulfer and a pouch of charcoal and begins mixing them
* Rogar_Darklight nods.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Very well then; I shall go and speak with the Dryad.
        
* Khaveen scratches his chin, popping up to his feet, heading over to Rogar, slinging an arm over the man's shoulder, as one might do to a friend.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Before I go, can you take care of something for me, pixie?

[Swift]

Meleen - played by Swift
Mysterious Man AKA Leon, Goblin group - played by Jafar
Rendevouz goblin group - played by Kailkay

Part 6

* Meleen waits near the cave, unseen by others

<The_Sprite>      Go, yes, and speak with the dryad, quick and quicker. Mean man says mean things, does mean things, and likes mean things.

* Rogar_Darklight hands the pixie a magic ring.
* Delor puts the new mixure and some samll stones in another pouch

<Rogar_Darklight>      Kepp this item safe here in the Garden, all right? I shall return for it.

* Khaveen looks at the ring, licks his lips, and eyes Rogar and the sprite, though he takes a step back.
* Rogar_Darklight shoots a glare at Khaveen.
* Delor inserts a string into the third pouch

<Rylue>      Be sure everyone stays out of the light of the torch. We don't want to be seen when they arrive.

* Meleen approaches group

<The_Sprite>      Oooh! Such a pretty shiney! Makes a crown for now for Pixie me! *slips the ring around his brow and nods with a grin* Never a problem, safe it will be!

<Khaveen>      Phooie.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Good. I thank you.
<Meleen>      I see that you have come at last

* Rogar_Darklight bows to the woodsprite.

<Meleen>      Where is the talisman? Give it to me
<Rogar_Darklight>      And now I must leave.

* The_Sprite melds back into the tree, ring going with it.

<Delor>      don't jump out of hiding until you hear a bang
<Rogar_Darklight>      Come, Khaveen.

* Rogar_Darklight heads out of the Garden.

<Khaveen>      Fine, sure, whatever. DOesn't bother me.

* Mysterious_Man gives Meleen the talisman

<Mysterious_Man>      Here you are
<Meleen>      Very good. Here is your reward

* Rogar_Darklight immediately gets a hit on his Danger Sense outside the Garden.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Something is going on...
<SorceressSwift>      Enough of this! Let's attack them!
<Jigen>      *Jigen steps our of hiding* Nice talisman lady, it'll go great with your earrings

* Rogar_Darklight looks to the east.

<Rogar_Darklight>      ..in the cave!
<Meleen>      What?!

* Khaveen      follows Rogar out of Erana's Peace, saying sweet sorrowful goodbye to the pretty music.

<Meleen>      Get them!

* Meleen      runs off

<Khaveen>      Spidey sense a-tingling? Har har.
<Rylue>      Great.

* Mysterious_Man draws his sword
* Rylue draws his two swords

<Rogar_Darklight>      Khaveen, you head for the Dryad's Grove; I'll deal with whatever's at the cave! GO!
<Mysterious_Man>      Get them!

* Rogar_Darklight runs towards the cave.
* Jigen puts 1200 techniques 'See me rock' on his MP3 player and draws his sword*
* SorceressSwift summons water elemental and attacks group of goblins
* Goblin_Group attacks the heroes
* Delor pulls out his granade
* Rogar_Darklight stands at the mouth of the cave and draws Pureflame.
* Delor pouch, thing
* Rylue slices at one goblind, while decapitating another
* SorceressSwift casts arcane missiles
* Delor and a match
* Rogar_Darklight heads into the cave.
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group saunters through the forest, jibbering and jabbering, coming across the lone Khaveen, but spying Rogar just beyond the way.
* Rogar_Darklight finds everyone.

<SorceressSwift>      DIE!

* Goblin_Group are injured
*Jigen goes to town on the whole group, cutting, hacking, slicing, dicing and generally running red with blood*
* Delor ignites string and tosses pouch into the fray
* Rogar_Darklight ignites Pureflame and starts slicing into the Goblins.

<Delor>      duck
<Rylue>      Where?

*Jigen gets the hell away from the grenade*

<SorceressSwift>      He's getting away! I'll go after him!

* Rylue dives out of the way
* Goblin_Group clubs Rylue
* SorceressSwift teleports after Meleen
* Khaveen is quite completely screwed, although was about to head off to the dryads, now only to draw his swords, and backpeddling, hoping to catch up to Rogar.

<Rylue>      I'm alright.

* Delor granade explodes sending small rocks flying
* Mysterious_Man attacks Jigen

<Rogar_Darklight>      Jigen! Jafar! s everyone all right?!

*Jigen parries and counterattacks*
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group      does let them know that Khaveen is quite completely screwed, and indeed, a band of no small number of goblins surrounds him easily.
* Rogar_Darklight skewers a Goblin.

<Rylue>      I think I am.

* Rylue cuts off another goblins head
* Delor ignites a pair of troches, and ignites the clothes of the nearest goblin

<Rogar_Darklight>      Rylue, stay close to me. Between the two of us, none of these creatures can escape through the entrance.

* Khaveen begins a deadly dance of weaving dual swords, spinning about and slicing into the bunch and out of the bunch and all and inbetween.
* Delor attacks another goblin with his torches
* Rogar_Darklight moves to block the way out.
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group beats Khaveen down, taking heavy losses. (8/15 gobbos left)

<SorceressSwift>      Going somewhere?

* Delor dives between the two goblins and touches his torches to them
* Meleen attacks Swift
* Goblin_Group dies



 

[Swift]

Part 7

* Jigen kicks for the mysterious man's head*
* SorceressSwift attempts to polymorph Meleen
* Khaveen is pummeled unceremoniously to the forest floor, swords going every which way. And that means two.

<Mysterious_Man>      Oof!

* Meleen resists polymorph
* Mysterious_Man is hit
* Rogar_Darklight approaches the center of the cave.

<Rylue>      Well, well, well.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Is everyone all right?

* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group lifts all their clubs in unison.

<Rylue>      Who do we have here.
<Delor>      I'm ok

*Jigen attempts to put a choke hold on MM*
* Khaveen cowers, holding up a sign to surrender!

<Delor>      where is ther more things to burn?
<Khaveen>      Don't hurt me, I'm not as heavily armed as I was just a minute ago!
<Rogar_Darklight>      Jigen, hold him.
<Jigen>      Trying
<Mysterious_Man>      Ugh!

* Mysterious_Man struggles

<Jigen>      Say good night Gracie

* Rogar_Darklight stands in front of the MM.
* Delor leaves cave
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group, or rather the leader of the outfit steps forward, tipping his ugly little head to the side.
* Meleen casts flame strike on Swift

<Rogar_Darklight>      Do you know who I am, knave?
<SorceressSwift>      argh

* Meleen runs off
* Mysterious_Man glares at Rogar
* Delor chases meleen

<Rendevouz_Goblin_Group>      Us was sup-oast to joyen with dem udders! You gets in our way! We gets payback!
<Delor>      hey, I;m the fire guy
<SorceressSwift>      After him!

* Rogar_Darklight stares right into the MM's eyes.

<Jigen>      Love too, little busy putting Mm to sleep
<Delor>      stealing my thing, I'll BURNINATE you

* Khaveen grumbles, grabbing up his axe in both hands, glaring about him, setting his feet beneath him, finally. So much for surrendering.
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group charges.

<Rogar_Darklight>      I am a Paladin, and you cannot lie to me.

* Rogar_Darklight uses Sense Aura.
* Delor keeps chasing Meleen
* Meleen casts firewall

<Rogar_Darklight>      Who are you?

* Delor jumps through fire wall
* Rogar_Darklight puts on his Ring of Truth.

<Jigen>      Rogar forget gim, get Meleenm this guy will be unconscious in another few seconds interrogate him later.

* SorceressSwift gets up and gives chase again

<Delor>      haha fire is my friend

* Khaveen whirls his axe around above his head, feet set, and begins cleaving through goblins as they hack at him, biting and scratching?
* Rogar_Darklight turns to Jigen.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Are you sure?

* Rylue follows Swift
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group does bite and scratch. Oh, and cleave and thump and whump.
* Delor chases Meleen more
* SorceressSwift casts blizzard on Meleen

<SorceressSwift>      Take that!

* Jigen tightens his choke hold, cutting of the cartoid artery and putting MM to sleep*
* Meleen gets hit

<Rogar_Darklight>      I...see.
<Jigen>      Yeah, I'm sure

* Mysterious_Man passes out
* Rylue pulls out his magical dagger.

<Rogar_Darklight>      All right then, what now?
<Jigen>      Get Meleen

* Delor swings at Meleen with both torches

<Jigen>      I'll find something to tie this guy up with
<Khaveen>      I don't really want you to give the others a bad time... *on one knee, cleaving gobbos back, trying to keep his distance from them, as long as possible*

* Meleen gets burned

<Rogar_Darklight>      The one who teleported away?
<Meleen>      Argh

* Meleen pulls out his sword and swings at Delor
* Delor holds a torch up to meleen's clothes
* Rogar_Darklight gets a far away look in his eyes.
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group circle Khaveen carefully, keeping their distance with narrowed eyes, even though they're down to (7/15).

<Rogar_Darklight>      I Sense Danger...not far from here. It might be the one we seek.
<Jigen>      You know magic don't you, try to detect their teleportation traces (or whatver it's called)

* Delor swings other torch at meleen's sword

<Meleen>      argh!

* Meleen drops sword

<Khaveen>      I even like that Goody two shoes. *tightens his grip on his axe* No, you're not getting to them.
<Rogar_Darklight>      I cannot follow magical trails, but my Danger Sense has yet to fail me. Let's go.

* SorceressSwift      casts slow on Meleen
* Jigen binds MM up with MM's own cloak and returns to the goblin fray.
* Rogar_Darklight heads out of the cave, following his Sense.
* Khaveen carefully moves to block the path between the cave and the goblins, bleeding heavily.
* Rylue runs up, and stands along side Swift.

<Delor>      now, I burnanate you

* Jafar was following Swift, but got left behind
* Rogar_Darklight catches up to Jafar.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Jafar! Where is the battle?

* Delor holds torch to Meleen's hair
* SorceressSwift blasts Meleen with arcane missiles

<Jafar>      That way!

* Jigen joins Khaveen in carving up the remaining gobbos*
* Rogar_Darklight throws Jafar a stamina potion.

<Meleen>      BRAAAAAAAGHHHH!!!!! IT BURNS!!!

* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group are blocked from the cavern but ends up getting carved from behind.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Hurry, my friend!
<Jafar>      thanks

* Jafar drinks the potion, then runs faster

<Rylue>      Shouldn't we get the tailsman back from him?

* Meleen attempts to run to the nearest pool
* Rogar_Darklight arrives at Swift's location.

<Rylue>      Don't make me throw my dagger.

* Rogar_Darklight looks at the scene and smirks.
* Delor drops torches and jumps to tackle Meleen

<Rogar_Darklight>      I see you need no assistance, Sorceress...

* Khaveen watches Jigen slicing into the group, beating his way through the small group to his side, to use him as a defensive crutch to hold his wounded self up.
* Jigen mutters to Khaveen as he slices and dices* weakling
* SorceressSwift casts blizzard at Meleen
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group slowly begin to join the other dead bodies littering the ground, with no shortage of blood coating the ground.
* Delor is hit with the blizzard
* Rogar_Darklight draws Pureflame and ignites it once again.

<Delor>      ouch!!! I like fire, I hate cold

* Khaveen begins to chop and slash and swing and bash with his axe, the word 'weakling' enraging him.

<Jigen>      Hehe too easy
<Khaveen>      What kind of weakling takes out a hefty number of goblins when deserted by his only semi-ally!

* Meleen falls to the ground, dead

[Swift]

Part 8

<Rogar_Darklight>      Shall I leavethis one to you, Swift?
<SorceressSwift>      He's dead
<Rylue>      So much for getting any questions out of him.
<Jigen>      the same weakling who get's beaten down by said goblins a moment earlier

* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group whacks and thunks, and slowly (very slowly) becomes dead. (3/15)

<Rogar_Darklight>      Swift! What have you done?!
<Delor>      now to burn is corpes
<SorceressSwift>      Wait
<Rylue>      Get the tailsman first.
<SorceressSwift>      Get that talisman first
<Jigen>      At any rate, sticks and stone may break your bones but names should never hurt yea

* Rogar_Darklight whirls on Swift, anger in his eyes.

<Delor>      right right, here it is
<Khaveen>      Take a look around you, ninja, and tell me how many bodies you see. *cleave slap thunk whoosh chop*
<Rogar_Darklight>      He could have known the antidote! Why did you kill him?
<SorceressSwift>      Delor did. I simply quickened his death
<Jigen>      Plenty, but half of them were mine before you even turned up
<Delor>      no I didn't, I just tackled him, you froze us
<SorceressSwift>      You burned his hair

* Rogar_Darklight hurries over to Meleen's body.

<Delor>      technicality
<Rogar_Darklight>      Maybe it's not too late...

* Rogar_Darklight attempts to use Healing Hands on Meleen's body.
* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group or the remaining two fight with a new fervor now that they realize the ninja was the one who cut them down so hard earlier.

<Rogar_Darklight>      If there's anything left...I may be able to bring it back...
<Delor>      does this mean I don't geet to torch the corpes?
<Jigen>      Come at me
<Khaveen>      *block-blockblobloblbock! Wince!*

* Jigen drive his knee into the firt goblin's face, forcing his nose into his brain*

<SorceressSwift>      The mysterious man is more likely to know about the antidote, since he poisoned erasmus
<Rogar_Darklight>      Well, he's unconscious at the moment.
<Delor>      excellent, so now we burn him?

* Khaveen chops downwards with the axe, severing the second goblin in a clean-cut pair of halfs, right down the middle*
* Jigen clasps Khaveen's wrist* Good fight

<Rogar_Darklight>      And I doubt he knows about the talisman as much as this one.

* Rendevouz_Goblin_Group is, erm, dead.
* Rogar_Darklight keeps trying to Heal Meleen with little success.

<Delor>      and now we burn them
<Khaveen>      Pant pant pant.
<Rogar_Darklight>      There may not be enough left..
<Delor>      he should be a healer

* Khaveen looks at jigen, panting, looks at the goblins, panting, looks back to Jigen, panting and glaring*
* Jigen exhales* God I could use a good brew right about now

<Khaveen>      No, no no.

* Rogar_Darklight stops.
* Rogar_Darklight shakes his head.
   
<Khaveen>      No.

* Jigen crosses over to MM* We're gonna need water or something to rouse him*

<Khaveen>      See.
<Delor>      first we save Erasmus, then we burn corpse then drink
<SorceressSwift>      I can handle that
<Khaveen>      You say you killed half of 'em? That half is for you.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Too late; there's nothing left within the mortal shell.
<Khaveen>      This half is mine, and mine only.

* Khaveen begins looting.

<Jigen>      Whatever

* SorceressSwift casts a water spell at MM
* Mysterious_Man wakes up
* Rogar_Darklight returns to the cave.

<Delor>      so RD, I burn him?
<Mysterious_Man>      What?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Someone hold that knave.

* Jigen shakes the soggy MM a bit* Hello sunshine

<Mysterious_Man>      You...

* Delor enters cave
* Rogar_Darklight stands in front of the MM, still with the Ring of Truth.
* Mysterious_Man glares at Jigen

<SorceressSwift>      I want to kill him after you're done dealing with him
<Jigen>      You have three seconds to tell use how to cure erasmus and I've just wasted your first two, TALK!
<Rogar_Darklight>      I trust we have your attention?
<SorceressSwift>      I want him to suffer
<Khaveen>      Now... They said they were going to join others... *pockets gold, teeth, rings and er, weapons. For selling.*
<Delor>      aww can we just burn the answers out of him

* Rylue puts one of his swords to the MM's throat
* Rogar_Darklight looks sideways at Swift.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Let us hear what he has to say first.
<Delor>      I can do that for you Swift
<SorceressSwift>      No, I want to be the one to do it
<Rogar_Darklight>      Then we will discuss your need for vengeance.
<Jigen>      Three seconds up *punches MM*
<Delor>      pleasssse, just a little burning
<Jigen>      Later first he talks, THEN he burns
<Delor>      pleassssw pleassssse pleassssw
<Rogar_Darklight>      Don't hurt him too badly, Jigen; we still need him to talk...
<Delor>      ya, burning
<Mysterious_Man>      alright...alright. i'll talk
<Jigen>      Speak
<Delor>      and then burn
<Khaveen>      Pain, pain pain pain... *limps into the cave, all bloody and stuff.*
<Rogar_Darklight>      Quiet, Delor.
<Delor>      sowwy
<Jigen>      *mutters* weakling
<Rogar_Darklight>      Speak, knave. What did you poison Erasmus with?
<Jigen>      Three secondds are up again *punches MM harder*
<Mysterious_Man>      agh! alright....   the cure...
<Jigen>      I can go all night baby, can you?
<Mysterious_Man>      is in...left pocket...
<SorceressSwift>      SPILL IT!

[Swift]

Mysterious Magician - played by Kailkay

Part 9

* Mysterious_Magician enters the cavern with a deafening thunder type roar, looking around to those in the cavern, eyes beginning to glow a nice soulful green, as he hovers into the air.

<Mysterious_Magician>      What is THIS!?
<Jigen>      Who invited that guy?
<SorceressSwift>      Who are you?

* Khaveen passes out.

<Mysterious_Magician>      This simply will not DO!

* Rogar_Darklight      whirls to look at the Magician.
* Jafar      sees MM
* Delor      reaches into MM1's left pocket
* Jigen takes the cure off the first MM and puts him out cold again*

<Delor>      I've got the cure

* Rogar_Darklight      has Pureflame at the ready.

<SorceressSwift>      Good

* Mysterious_Magician      hurls a lightning bolt into the midst of the 'party'.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Good, Delor. Keep it safe.
<SorceressSwift>      argh
<Rylue>      HEY!
<Delor>      right

* SorceressSwift      attacks MM with arcane missiles

<Mysterious_Magician>      Get up, Leon, you whining sack of secondrate fertilizer!

* Delor      runs to the back of the cave
* Rogar_Darklight      barely has time to invoke Magic Ward.

<Jigen>      Here, take him

* Rogar_Darklight      uses Sense Aura on the Mysterious Magician.
* Delor      sneaks back up to Leon and ignites his hair
* Mysterious_Magician      laughs evilly as the magic missles bounce off of his dark, dark robe, ricocheting chaotically everywhere.
* Jigen readies some throwing stars*

<Rogar_Darklight>      There is no honor in your soul...so Awe is useless. Very well then...

* Jafar      draws his Sword
* Delor      crawls back into the depthes of the cave
* Rogar_Darklight      invokes Holy Strength.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Make your peace.

* SorceressSwift      attempts to cast blizzard on MM
* Mysterious_Magician      uses a sort of 'force grab' to lift the hitherto unconcious Khaveen off the ground, and floats him in front of him.
* Rogar_Darklight      charges with a loud battlecry.

<Mysterious_Magician>      Would not do that, were I you.

* Rogar_Darklight      stops short to avoid slashing Khaveen.

<SorceressSwift>      Put him down!
<Mysterious_Magician>      Else no one knows what might happen to this poor sap.
<Rogar_Darklight>      You coward...
<SorceressSwift>      Coward!
<Jafar>      Grr....
<Mysterious_Magician>      Perhaps he'll leap in front of your blade...

* Rogar_Darklight's eyes burn with rage.

<Mysterious_Magician>      Or atop it... This is an easy one to fix; Hand over the medalion, and the Man before you, and you shall have this wretch back.

* SorceressSwift      whispers to Jafar ""Now what?""

<Jafar>      .....
<Rogar_Darklight>      <to Swift> Could a combined Fetch break Khaveen free?
<Rylue>      Only a coward would dare resort to that.

* Delor      pulls out pouches and begins mixing behind a large stone

<SorceressSwift>      Too risky...
<Mysterious_Magician>      A coward, or a wise man? <cackles evilly>
<Rogar_Darklight>      Perhaps, a trick? We Hide Khaveen...
<Mysterious_Magician>      I see all, foolish men and women... Do not think I could not destroy you with a glance...
<Rylue>      Is there a difference between the two?
<Jafar>      ....

* Khaveen      stirs.

<Mysterious_Magician>      Enough! He is awakening! You shall hear the screams of his death if I do not recieve the medallion!

* Delor      puts powder in a new pouch and inserts a string
* Rogar_Darklight      lowers Pureflame.

<SorceressSwift>      Then why do you have to resort to bargaining with us? I don't buy your bluff

* Rylue      pulls out his magical dagger

<Rogar_Darklight>      <Whisper to Swift & Jafar> Let's see how smart he is...

* Mysterious_Magician      gives Khaveen a good air-worthy shake, slamming him against the ground once, to fully bring him to conciousness.

<Khaveen>      Oomf. Hey, how come I can't move!
<Mysterious_Magician>      SILENCE!

* Delor      sneaks foreward a bit with his new gernade and a lighter behind his back
* Rogar_Darklight      surreptiously casts Hide on Khaveen.

<SorceressSwift>      Don't you hurt him..
<Rogar_Darklight>      You appear to have lost your hostage...

* Mysterious_Magician      eyes Delor, giving Khaveen a good shake, not falling for minimal weakling invisibility spells.

<SorceressSwift>      *whispers* 1...
<Mysterious_Magician>      Medallion! Now! No alternatives!
<Rogar_Darklight>      <under his breath> Blast...

* Delor      smiles at mm

<SorceressSwift>      Urgh
<Mysterious_Magician>      He'll catch your explosive with his teeth, pyro.

* Delor      then sticks out his tongue

<Delor>      lol, I care?
<Khaveen>      H-Hey! No! /I/ care! Help!
<Delor>      hey swift, come here
<Rogar_Darklight>      If you do not put him down now, I will make certain your demise is painful beyond all you can fathom.

* SorceressSwift      shifts to Delor's side. ""YEs?""
* Rogar_Darklight      raises Pureflame once again.
* Rogar_Darklight      recasts Holy Strength and Magic Ward.

<Delor>      *whispers* here take the cure
<Mysterious_Magician>      You have to the count of three, or I bring this mountain down on you, after submitting this man to a most painful, vile death. Medallion!

* SorceressSwift      whispers ""Thanks""

[Swift]

Part 10 (Bring on the melodrama)

<Rogar_Darklight>      How fast are you, magician?   Fast enough to stop me?

* Delor      lights the gernade as he charges mm

<Mysterious_Magician>      I am faster than time, boy.
<Khaveen>      Gulp.

* Rogar_Darklight      laughs grimly.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Boy? You must be very ancient to call one such as I a boy.

* Delor      tosses the granade though mm's feet to land just behind him

<Mysterious_Magician>      *snickers evilly, eying the grenade with a shrug, still hovering above the ground, glaring at Rogar* Then the boy's life is mine to take.
<Rogar_Darklight>      STOP!

* Delor      tackles mm

<Mysterious_Magician>      And your pretty fireworks are a wasted flaw, sir.
<Delor>      on to the gernade

* Rogar_Darklight      holds up his hand.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Are you open to bargain?

* Rylue      throws his magical dagger into the MM's chest
* Delor      gernade explodes underneith mms back
* Mysterious_Magician      sighs, flipping over as he's turned, dropping the man onto his own grenade, shaking his head, his inertial kinetic barrier remaining intact about his form.

<Rogar_Darklight>      STOP IT!

* Mysterious_Magician      returns to hovering, cackling madly.
* Rogar_Darklight      Heals Delor.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Stop, magician. I will bargain with you.

* Delor      jumps and grabs mm's feet

<Mysterious_Magician>      Then hand over the medalion! *snaps his fingers, beginning to snap the poor man's ribcage!*
<Rogar_Darklight>      They cannot do that and you know it.
<Delor>      I'm going to grind this guy to a pump and then burn him

* Khaveen screams in agony, and cries a little, too.*

<Rylue>      Try your paladin sword.
<Rogar_Darklight>      And I think you cannot gain its true power unless another gives it to you.
<to Rylue> I cannot reach the magician with my sword; he'll just use Khaveen as a shield.

<Mysterious_Magician>      That so? Give me the medallion then, and I won't have to utterly, utterly destroy you, or him.

* Delor      bites mm's heel (hey everyone's got his achilles heel)
* Rogar_Darklight      grimly grins.

<Rogar_Darklight>      I'm right, aren't I? You need one of us to give it to you...
<Rylue>      You want the medallion?
<Mysterious_Magician>      *grumbles, plucking Delor from the ground with a half hearted wave of his wrist, throwing him hard against the far wall, behind the others.*
<Rogar_Darklight>      Well, you know that's not going to happen, so I
offer you a counterproposal.
<Delor>      ugh
<Mysterious_Magician>      I need nothing, just the Medallion itself. Coutnerproposal? Better have the Medallion in it.

* Rogar_Darklight      looks up at the floating Magician.
* Mysterious_Magician snaps another of Khaveen's ribs, this one loudly.*

<Delor>      what's the medaline made of?
<Rogar_Darklight>      How about a Paladin for a hostage?

* Rogar_Darklight      steps towards Khaveen and the MM.
* Khaveen squeels and cries, groaning and going into a semiconcious stupor*

<Rylue>      Why not putting the medallion in Erana's Garden?
<Rogar_Darklight>      I will put my life in your hands in exchange for his.

* Mysterious_Magician waves his hand, a force wall setting in place between the Paladin and him/his hostage.*

<Mysterious_Magician>      That will not do, Paladin.

* Rogar_Darklight      sheathes Pureflame.

<Mysterious_Magician>      Paladins are stronger than simpleminded burglars.
<Delor>      what's it made of?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Only when they choose to be. I will submit to you willingly, magician.

* Mysterious_Magician shakes his head, using the forcewall to push the paladin back a step.*

<Rogar_Darklight>      As long as you spare the others, I shall do as you say, as long as it does not violate my oaths...
<Delor>      can some one please tell me what the medaline is made of
<Mysterious_Magician>      No. Just the Medallion. Give me the medallion, damnation, or I'll destroy everything in this pretty little valley!

* Rogar_Darklight      looks right at the Magician.

<Delor>      will you burn the valley
<Mysterious_Magician>      No. No burning. Just destroying it.
<Rogar_Darklight>      You know we cannot do that. The evil it contains...it is immense.
<Delor>      you suck, no finesse
<Rylue>      Since when does evil, and style go together?
<Delor>      I'd at least burn it
<Rogar_Darklight>      I can sense...such darkness within it...
<Rylue>      Look at his robes.
<Mysterious_Magician>      Who needs finesse when you wield half the power of the cosmos? BWA HA HA HA!... er, No. Give me the medallion.
<Rogar_Darklight>      ...and I will not let you have it!
<Khaveen>      (crying) Just give him the damn medallion... Sob sob... Sniffle.
<Delor>      what's the point if you have no style? who'd respect you

* Rogar_Darklight      takes the medallion.
* Rogar_Darklight      draws Pureflame.

 <Mysterious_Magician> sighs, shaking his head, beginning to crush not only the ribcage, but slowly collapsing the entire chest cavity of Khaveen.* Times up.
<Delor>      Ii don't respect you mister flashy robes guy
<Rogar_Darklight>      Shall we see how well this item stands before the flame of a Paladin?
<Rylue>      His robes clash anyway.

* Rogar_Darklight      holds the medallion up to his sword.

<Delor>      oo look at me, I have flashy robes ooo look at me a just destroy stuff
<Rogar_Darklight>      Release. Him. Now.

* Khaveen screams and tries to writhe, coughing up heavy amounts of blood, also crying long tears of it.*

<Delor>      or we burnanate you and your silly robes

* Rogar_Darklight      winces in sympathy for Khaveen.

<Rylue>      Especially the robes
<Mysterious_Magician>      Foolish mortal, you think that is the only one of it's type
<Rogar_Darklight>      Stop it, magician, or I will destroy your prize...
<Delor>      no, but you seem to
<Rogar_Darklight>      From what I understand, it is not, but a part of a whole.
<Delor>      go find your own medaline
<Mysterious_Magician>      Hahaha, so young, so foolish... Scream, boy, scream for all you are worth!
<Khaveen>      N-No, please!
<Rogar_Darklight>      You will need all of them; if one is destroyed, all is lost... STOP IT!
<Delor>      what is the medaline made?
<Rogar_Darklight>      OR I WILL DESTROY THE MEDALLION!

[Swift]

(Note: Bloopers were removed in this post)

DMaster, MM_Gone - played by Kailkay


Part 11

<Delor>      can I burn it?
<Rylue>      NO!
<Delor>      or at least melt it

* Rogar_Darklight      causes the Paladin Flame to burn even brighter.

<Mysterious_Magician>      *shakes his head, grinning* Destroy it. See how fast you all are destroyed... and how fast I find the other pieces, powerful together in their own right. *slams Khaveen upon the ground several times, plucking his broken body from the ground, tearing his fingers off each hand*

* Khaveen screams and screams, and cries more, blood going everywhere, and screams and screams and yea.*
* Rogar_Darklight      rushes the Magician while Khaveen is on the ground.
* Mysterious_Magician laughs behind his force wall*
* Rogar_Darklight      slashes at the MM.
* Jafar      slashes at the MM
<Mysterious_Magician>      *again, laughs behind his force wall.*
* Delor      charges mm with his torches
<Mysterious_Magician>      *again, laughs behind his force wall.*
* Rogar_Darklight      casts Flame Dart at the MM.
* Delor      ignites Khaveen's clothes

<Mysterious_Magician>      So be it. Perish here, the boy is mine. The wall will last long here after your food is depleted, and your air used up.
<Rogar_Darklight>      NO! Let him be; take me instead!
<Mysterious_Magician>      I will return to pull the medallion from your rotting corpses. *vanishes, with the Mysterious Man and Khaveen following right after.*

* Rogar_Darklight      tries to grab Khaveen and pull him away from the MM.
* Rogar_Darklight      loses his grip as Khaveen vanishes.

<Rogar_Darklight>      NO!

* passedoutLeon      vanishes
* Rogar_Darklight      whirls to the group.

<Delor>      I hope Khaveen is smart enough to give mm a hug

* Khaveen is grabbed, and falls to the ground, before vanishing, momentarily reappearing a few steps away*

<Rylue>      So now what?
<Rogar_Darklight>      We must escape now! If he brings the cave down around us, we may not survive!
<Delor>      we still have the medalion, so we go heal erasmus
<Khaveen>      Gaahr.
<Rylue>      I think it's hard to hug the MM when your bones are broken.
<Khaveen>      Graahr graah gahr gedahr.

* Khaveen      *bleeds*

<Delor>      or at least uses his burning clothes to some good

* Khaveen lying right there. Other side of the force wall from... everyone.*

<Jafar>      So how do we get out of the wall?

* Rogar_Darklight      tries to head out of the cave.

<Rylue>      Climb it?

* Rogar_Darklight      cannot break the force wall.

<Delor>      blow up the walls of the cave?

<DMaster>      *Rogar is stopped by the wall.*

<Rogar_Darklight>      Blast...

* Rogar_Darklight      turns to Khaveen.
* Khaveen bleeds*

<Delor>      yes, let's blast our way out

* Delor      pulls out his pouches again and starts mixing

<Delor>      pisst sorry Khav, I thought a bit more chaos might get rid of him
<MM_Gone>      <Booming Voice> You may have saved the wretched boy, but not the world!
<Delor>      yayaya blahblah blah, never liked this world much anyways
<Rogar_Darklight>      Wait...it's a spell wall...
<Delor>      and I feel fine... except for a few scratches
<MM_Gone>      <Booming Voice> You will rue the day you interfered in my plans! I shall get my revenge!
<Delor>      can we roast marshmellows too
<Rogar_Darklight>      Jafar, do you think the wall only works by directly interfering with those trying to escape?
<Rylue>      Let's not paniac.....

* Khaveen bleeds some more*

<Rogar_Darklight>      Let's test this...
<Jafar>      What are you getting at?
<Delor>      I like it here, it's a nice cave
<Rogar_Darklight>      Hand me a coin pouch, Jafar...
<Rylue>      Khaveen, it's only a flesh wound.
<Delor>      homey you know

* Jafar      hands Roger his money pouch
* Khaveen splutters a bit of blood as he laughs, somewhat, through the pain*
* Rogar_Darklight      throws the pouch at the wall.

<Khaveen>      Told... you... The goodie goodie... Was not so... much a goodie goodie... Stealin'... your coins! Bahaha.... Ugh...

* Khaveen bleeds, is hit in a painful spot by a bag of coins.*
* Rogar_Darklight      watches the pouch pass through.
* Delor      grabs Jafar and throws him at the wall

<Rogar_Darklight>      Good. The wall may exist over an area, but it's still a directed effect.

* Rogar_Darklight      casts Magic Ward.

<Rogar_Darklight>      That should give me some extra resistance...

* Rogar_Darklight      starts heading towards the wall.
* Khaveen splutters more blood*

<Rogar_Darklight>      I only want to help Khaveen...Only want to help...only help...

* Rogar_Darklight      feels resistance of the wall slipping.
* Rogar_Darklight      passes through the wall and stumbles to the ground.
* Delor      pushes Rogar

<Rogar_Darklight>      Made it!
<Delor>      Jaf come here

* Rogar_Darklight      rushes over to Khaveen and places his Hand on him.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Proximity helps with this...

* Rogar_Darklight      uses Healing Hands directly on Khaveen.

<Jafar>      What is it, Delor?
<Delor>      stand beside the wall
<Jafar>      Okay...

* Khaveen bleeds, again. But less than before, by far.*

<Rogar_Darklight>      Any better, Khaveen?

* Jafar      stands near the wall

<Khaveen>      Hey, it's the magical thief.

* Delor      tackles Jaf through the wall

<Khaveen>      You're a funny, funny man. But I don't wanna go to school today, mommy...
<Jafar>      Ahhh!!

* Rogar_Darklight      holds up Khaveen's head and holds a stamina potion to his lips.

<Rylue>      What about me?
<Rogar_Darklight>      Drink this.

* Khaveen drinks*

<Khaveen>      Weee...

* Rylue      throws himself through the wall

<Rogar_Darklight>      Rest for a moment Khaveen, I must help the rest.

* Rogar_Darklight      turns back to the group.
* Rylue      throws himself through the correct wall

<Jafar>      Ouch...
<Khaveen>      That... Man...

* Delor      stands beside the wall

<Khaveen>      The one in the robes... He was...
<Rogar_Darklight>      The wall is weak without the magician here to maintain it. Clear all thought of escape from your mind.
<Jafar>      Hey, it worked!
<Delor>      Jaf, push me back in
<Khaveen>      He was my...
<Rogar_Darklight>      Without the panicked need to escape, the wall cannot hold you.

[Swift]

(Note: Jigen and I left the session before they did, and they forgot to rescue us. Readers are strongly advised to pretend that Jigen and Swift escaped as well)

Loyal Ruffian Guard - played by Kailkay

Part 12 (The Last Escape!)

<Khaveen>      My father!

* Jafar      shoves Delor back through

<Rogar_Darklight>      If you can't clear your mind, we can try something else...

<Delor>      I'm get our friend out
<Rylue>      Good thing we cleared that up.
<Delor>      Rylue stand by the wall
<Rylue>      I'm not escaping.

* Rylue      walks through the wall

<Khaveen>      GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
<Jafar>      ...?
<Delor>      how'd you do that? now I'm stuck here
<Jafar>      Are you alright?
<Rylue>      Don't think of escaping.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Jafar, Delor, come on!
<Rylue>      Go on a vacation.
<Rogar_Darklight>      This may help resist the spell a little...

* Rogar_Darklight      casts Reversal on Jafar and Delor.

<Delor>      I'm back in the cave
<Rogar_Darklight>      Hopefully, some of the wall's force will be reversed now...
<Khaveen>      Ugh... Dude, come here, I'll give you each a hundred gold if you come help me stand up.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Come on Delor!
<Khaveen>      Delor, want a hundred gold pieces?
<Delor>      no, not really. they don't burn well

* Rogar_Darklight      suddenly gets a inspiration.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Delor, look, the forest is on fire!
<Khaveen>      Help me burn the forest in the valley then. But c'mon out and help me first!
<Delor>      REALLY
<Rogar_Darklight>      Don't you want to come and see it?
<Khaveen>      It's gonna be fun!
<Rylue>      WOW!
<Khaveen>      Er, yea, it's on fire!

* Delor      runs through the wall

<Rylue>      The fire is so big
<Khaveen>      Tada.

* Rogar_Darklight      snickers.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Sorry, Delor. It was the only way.
<Khaveen>      *limps to the gate, eying it softly, passing his hand easily through* Well, whaddya know.

* Rogar_Darklight      claps him on the back.

<Delor>      thanks guys your almost the best. you would have been the best if you had really set the forest on fire

* Rogar_Darklight      heads over to Khaveen and supports him.

<Khaveen>      Must have made me immune when he made himself immune also.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Need a hand, you vagabond?
<Delor>      no, I have two
<Khaveen>      No, you goody two shoes. Hands off the merchandise.

* Rogar_Darklight      grins.

<Khaveen>      Time for a bit of cavern pilfering. Go away, the corpses are mine!
<Rogar_Darklight>      Still prideful, even after that beating...
<Delor>      no, they're mine
<Rogar_Darklight>      You don't have the strength for it anyway, Khaveen.
<Delor>      but you can have the inflamible stuff on them
<Rogar_Darklight>      Come on, we need to get the antidote to Erasmus and you to the Healer.
<Rogar_Darklight>      Let's go.
<Delor>      oh alright

* Rogar_Darklight      exits the cave, supporting Khaveen.
* Khaveen is already in the cave, looting.*
* Rogar_Darklight      drags Khaveen from the cave to get him proper medical attention.

<Rogar_Darklight>      Sometimes I wish I didn't have to put up with thieves...
<Khaveen>      No touchie. Gold is mine... *is dragged away against his will*
        
* Rogar_Darklight      and the rest of the party head for Zauberberg.
* Rylue      shakes his head

<Delor>      ya ya come on
<DMaster>      <Somewhere far, far away, in a lonely tower on a desolate peek, backdropped by a stormy sky, lightning in the background, thunder booming...*
<Delor>      hey, that's my house
<Mysterious Magician> Has the next been located?
<Loyal_Ruffian_Guard>      Yes, my lord, yes...
<Rylue>      Do they ever end?
<Delor>      no more or less no
<Mysterious Magician> Where has it been tracked to, Rogan?()
<Delor>      the question is, are we ended
<Loyal_Ruffian_Guard>      Rogan: The fabled city... of Shapier!!!

<DMaster>      THE END

[Striker]

Healer, DungeonMistress, Zara, meeps, ghosts, dryad = Swift
Grit Griffstongue = Striker
Verdant Star = Ignus

Part 13: Electric Boogaloo and a Kobold Too

* SorceressSwift heads back to Erasmus' place with the group
* Jigen waits patiently while the healer and the magicians do the potion thing with Erasmus

<SorceressSwift> Healer Appleberry! We've found the cure!
<Healer> Oh? Let me see

* Healer examines potion

<Healer> I'm sorry, my dear. This is no cure
<Jafar> What!?
<Jigen> Damn it
<Jafar> You mean...
<SorceressSwift> What?! That... that can't be..
<Healer> I'm afraid what you brought back is poison
<Jigen> Is it the same poison that's already in him?
<Healer> Very likely. I'll have to examine it more closely
<SorceressSwift> No... that can't be right...
<SorceressSwift> You have to heal him!
<Jigen> ('Cause isn't that what a cure is, more of the same poison?)
<Jafar> A trick...
<Healer> I'll do my best
<Jigen> Remind me, do we have any leads on who the bad guys are?

* Healer goes into another room to examine the potion

<SorceressSwift> Who cares?
<Jafar> We don't know where they are now, anyway
<Jigen> I cares, there's some ######-kicking to be done
<SorceressSwift> The talisman has been found, and Erasmus still needs our help

* Zara appears

<Zara> You're here... Do you have the talisman?
<Jafar> Yes
<Zara> Excellent
<Zara> Hand it over, please

* Jafar takes the Talisman out of his pocket and hands it to Zara
* Zara takes it and rewards the group

<Jigen> (What do we get?)
<Zara> I'll be contacting the leaders of WIT. They'll send someone over to pick it up, and we'll figure out what to do with it.
<Jafar> (Gold, gold, and more gold)
<Zara> (you get 5000 gold each)
<Jigen> Sweeeeet
<Zara> How is Erasmus?
<Jafar> (Don't spend it all in one place)
<SorceressSwift> Not doing well.
<SorceressSwift> We were tricked
<SorceressSwift> I should have killed him...
<SorceressSwift> I should have killed him for it!
<SorceressSwift> He'll pay!
<Jafar> .....
<Zara> Calm down
<SorceressSwift> Don't tell me to calm down!

* Healer returns

<Healer> She's right... you should calm down
<Jafar> Yeah
<Healer> There's yet hope that Erasmus can be cured
<Jafar> I've never seen you like this before
<Jafar> All that rage isn't healthy
<Healer> It is indeed the poison that harmed Erasmus
<Jafar> (Happiness is the best diet )
<SorceressSwift> I'm sorry... guess I lost it
<Jigen> Don't bottle up your anger, let it vent
<SorceressSwift> Can you cure him?
<Healer> I might be able to, but I need three things
<Healer> A lock of hair from a dryad, mandrake root, and meep fur
<SorceressSwift> We'll get them for you right now!
<Jigen> *Grumble* great another treasure hunt
<Jafar> Lets get cracking
<Zara> I'll remain here and watch over Erasmus
<Jigen> Okay, who wants to get what

* Jafar punches his fist

<SorceressSwift> Thanks
<SorceressSwift> Perhaps we should stick together
<Jigen> Expecting trouble?
<SorceressSwift> I don't really know
<Jigen> Not taking any chances?

* SorceressSwift nods

<Jafar> A bad feeling about this?
<SorceressSwift> Not when Erasmus' life is on the line
<SorceressSwift> I think we'll start with the root first
<Jigen> Undead *shudder*
<SorceressSwift> It should be at the cemetary, if I'm not mistaken
<SorceressSwift> Yeah...
<SorceressSwift> I hate the undead
<Jigen> Ditto

* SorceressSwift heads out
* SorceressSwift walks down from the mountain with group

<Jafar> So
<Jafar> Wasn't there some sort of trick to getting a root?
<SorceressSwift> Wish I could remember

* Verdant  meanders  out of the woods
 
<Jigen> Yeah something about midnight and ghosts

* Verdant noticesgroup

<Verdant> oh, hi
<SorceressSwift> Who are you?
<Jafar> Ugh...I hate ghosts
<Verdant> um, just averageadventurer passing through
<SorceressSwift> I see. Well, I'm Swift
<Verdant> Verdant Star's thename
<Verdant> ninceto meetyou
<SorceressSwift> Nice meeting you too
<SorceressSwift> Wanna join us?
<Jigen> This guy's got a funny accent
<Jafar> My name's Jafar
<Verdant> sur,I'lljoin
<Jigen> I, Jigen
 
* Verdant suffers from crappy keyboard
* SorceressSwift walks with group to the cemetary
 
<Verdant> Heylook, gosts

<Jigen> I said it before and I say it again: I hate ghosts
<Jigen> Grrrrlzz (plural)
<SorceressSwift> Looks like we'll have to blast our way in

* Khaveen scampers on down to catch up to the group, panting quietly.

<Verdant> blast it?isn't there a simpler way
<Jigen> Blast? easy for you to say, some of us have to rely on cold steel
<Jafar> Yeah
<SorceressSwift>
<SorceressSwift> What do you suggest then?
<Jigen> Blast is the SIMPLEST way
<Khaveen> Er... Hi! *looks around seedily* Uhm... Guys.

* Verdant flourishes a flute-length rod, pulled from nowhere

<SorceressSwift> Yes, Khav?
<Jigen> There's nothing to steal Khav don't bother
<Khaveen> I'm just... saying hi... Yeesh, it's like I'm not even noticed or something!
<Jigen> Oh you're noticed all right, I'm watching them sneaky fingers of yours very carefully

* Khaveen rolls his eyes, andegives Jigen the good ole' cold shoulder, falling in rank, hands on his hilts.

<Khaveen> Now, why're we here?
<SorceressSwift> To get that root
<SorceressSwift> Anyway, attack!
<Khaveen> At-- Wait, the ghosts?

* SorceressSwift casts bliizard on ghosts
* ghosts floats towards group
* Verdant casts a sheild bubble around the party

<Jigen> Not much I can do against the thereal, this one's up to Swift, Jafar and Verdant

* Delor Delor wanders into the healers hut

<SorceressSwift> Cool spell, Verdant

* Verdant shrugs

<Verdant> I try
<Delor> heya, let's see what cool chems I can find here

* ghosts get hit by blizzard

<SorceressSwift> Jafar, Verdant, blast them with your magic!

* Khaveen looks about, narrowing his eyes, and sighing, keeping well away from THIS combat.
* Verdant casts an acid bolt at the ghost

<Jigen> I'm taking to the trees, call me when the ghosts are gone people

* ghosts (one) is slightly weakened by acid bolt

<SorceressSwift> Sure

* Jafar casts Force Bolt on a ghost
* SorceressSwift fires arcane missiles

<Verdant> will do
<Jafar> I have GOT to learn better magic...

* Verdant casts a lightning bolt at gosts
* Delor searches the healers hut for rengredents he can combust (does he find any)

<Jigen> You'll be fine Jafar, that flammy sword thingy o yours should do fine

* Delor leaves the healer's hut, having failed to expand his stock of combustables
* SorceressSwift (grits teeth)

<SorceressSwift> It's working! Keep it up!

* SorceressSwift casts blizzard again
* Delor hits them and returns to outside the healers hut
* Jigen notices something, he cups one hand to his mouth* SWIFT!
* Verdant sends a few more acid bolts at the ghosts

<SorceressSwift> What?

* SorceressSwift is knocked down
*Jigen points* Is that the root?

<SorceressSwift> Aww....
<Jigen> Sorry

* ghosts die
* Delor starts to wander the valley looking for something interesting to burn.  As he goes he listens for sounds from his friends

<SorceressSwift> That's ok

* SorceressSwift looks around

<SorceressSwift> It's not here...
<Jigen> Damn
<SorceressSwift> Darn it
<Jafar> It has to be around somewhere...
<Verdant> I hope that wasn't my fault

* Delor wanders up to Erana's Peace

<SorceressSwift> I don't see how you would have caused the roots to disappear, Verdant

* SorceressSwift sighs
* Delor picks a fruit and eats it.

<Delor> yum
<SorceressSwift> Let's keep looking
<SorceressSwift> It might still be around this town
<SorceressSwift> Where should we start looking next?

* Jafar checks the graves
* Delor picks another fruit and burns it
* Verdant drops the magical shield

<Delor> cool

* Delor wanders down to the grave yard

<Jigen> You don't think someone pulled the root already
<Delor> Hello? anyone here?
<SorceressSwift> Someone might have
<SorceressSwift> It could still be here
<Jigen> Hey Delor, how's it hangin'
<SorceressSwift> we have to keep looking
<Jafar> Hey, Delor
<Jafar> We haven't had much luck looking for the root
<Delor> not bad, so what's going on?
<Jafar> You didn't burn it, did you?

* Verdant sends out  a magic orb to search for things of immediare interest

<Delor> wht's it look like?

* Jafar chuckles

<Khaveen> Not to be too much of a bother, lads and likewise... But, uhm... We'd best hurry before those ghosts come back.
<Jigen> Like a root of... hey what does mandrake look like?

* Jafar shrugs

<Jafar> Never seen any before
<Verdant> um, red?
<Delor> it's quote possible, I've burnt several roots lately, not to meantion trees, bushes and flowers
<DungeonMistress> Verdant senses the root not too far away from here
<Jigen> We're out here lookingefor something and we don't even know what it looks like, it could be under our feet

* Verdant watches the orb return

<Jafar> Well, it's probably distinctive...
<Verdant> hey  guys, I think i found something

* Verdant follows orb

<SorceressSwift> You did?
<Delor> oh mandrake? no I haven't burnt any of that... but if there's any left over, would any body mind if I had some
<DungeonMistress> The orb floats to a nearby cave
<Delor> what did you find?
<Jigen> No mousse for you
<Verdant> The mandrake, I think
<SorceressSwift> Excellent!
<Jigen> That bad feeling about this is comming back
<Verdant> [to the orb] anything dangerous?
<Khaveen> Urgh... You guys don't listen to me... Look, find your bloody root and let's go! I have stuff to sell! Er... that is... stuff that is all /mine/, legally, to sell.
<SorceressSwift> Lead the way please
<Jigen> Fine khaveen you go pawn Erasmus' stuff, see if there's a fence who's lost his will to live

* Delor lights a pair of torches

<DungeonMistress> The orb indicates that danger is nearby

* Khaveen draws his swords out of fear and glares at Jigen.

<Verdant> there's something not right here, stay alert

* Jigen grins, but keeps his sword sheathed

<Khaveen> C'mon, let's go, boyos. And you, ma'am. Everyone in the cave... Let's go.

* Verdant continues following orb, rod ath the ready

<Delor> wait
<Jafar> What is it?
<Jigen> He needs to light up a torch

* Khaveen trounces into the cave, with a light skip (or perhaps tremble) in his step.
* Verdant summons a lighht from the end of his rod
* Delor tosses a torch into the cave to give light deeper in before entering
* Khaveen doesn't slow down.

<DungeonMistress> an explosion occurs deeper in the caves
<SorceressSwift> Woa
<Jafar> Whatthe!?
<SorceressSwift> What was that?
<Verdant> oops
<Jigen> Yeah that bad feelsing's back in full force
<SorceressSwift> Arm yourselves
<Delor> WICKED

* Delor tosses his other torch deeper into the cave
* Now Jigen draws his sword
* SorceressSwift casts frozen armour
* Khaveen screams really loudly, and comes running back to the damnit.
* Delor prepares 2 more torches

<SorceressSwift> All ready?

* Verdant twirls the rod, summoning the magical shield again

<Verdant> ready
<Jigen> And willing
<Khaveen> Scared to be trouncin' about up there... I suggest some of you go ahead. Y'know, with ghost-fighting powers and stuff...
<SorceressSwift> K, proceed with caution
<Jigen> Jafar, front and center

* SorceressSwift heads in the caves

<Verdant> and what do we do if an unfriendly fellow with a sword comes after us?

* Delor follows giving her light
* Khaveen follows closely, peering forward swords held tight with white knuckles.

<Jigen> We kill him duh
<Verdant> before or after he gets the mages in fromt?

* SorceressSwift accidentally triggers a trap

<Jigen> Jafar's in front, he Paladin

* SorceressSwift is turned into a bunny

<Jigen> He kick arse good
<bunny> Errr... help?
<Verdant> great, there goes one wizard

* bunny hops back to group

<Jigen> A Bunny? That's it I'm outa here, keep your freaky arse cave
<Delor> hold up guys

* Jafar catches Swift

<bunny> Anyone's got a dispel potion or spell to use?
<Jafar> Be more careful

* bunny nods
* Verdant casts a spell to try and restore swift

<Jigen> I think she figured that out on her own

* bunny is restored to former self

<SorceressSwift> Thank you
<Delor> shall we continue
<Jigen> How did it feel to be a rabbit?
<Delor> ?
<SorceressSwift> Rather odd
<Verdant> you're welcome
<Verdant> [to orb]  try and warn me of any more traps, would ya

* Verdant is hit in the head by the angry orb

<Verdant> [to orb] okay okay

* Verdant unsummons orb

<SorceressSwift> Ooh, it doesn't like you very much, does it, Verdant?

* Khaveen just... turns around, heads for the exit.

<Delor> let's wait a few seconds I have something I want to do
<Jigen> So now what? This cave is weird, how do we get any further without being turned into God-knows what?
<Verdant> Not when I give it more than a half dozen things to do

* Delor perpares a few pouches of exploses

<SorceressSwift> Is that such a good idea, Delor?
<Jigen> Probably not, but since whan has that stopped him

* SorceressSwift casts detect magic

<SorceressSwift> I should have done this earlier...

* Khaveen bravely runs away, away.
* The magical traps glow

<Jafar> Whoa!
<Jafar> Thats alot of traps...
<Delor> hey, if you're going to go you might as well go good
<Verdant> hey look, you canjump them!
<SorceressSwift> Yup
<Delor> naw, let's blow it up

* Verdant tries to jump over trap, trips and stumbles hrough it

<Jafar> I don't want to set off any more
<SorceressSwift> Better not. you could wind up sealing the entrance
<Jigen> Nice knowing you Verdant
<SorceressSwift> That, and I'll kill you if we don't get that root

* Verdant is now suffering from a loss of gravity

<DungeonMistress> Verdant's hair is also blue
<SorceressSwift> Hmm
<Verdant> well, this is interesting
<Verdant> um, help
<Jigen> This angle suits you verdant, no how about somebody who's realey good at jumping (Like a ninja) try that

* SorceressSwift takes out a dispel magic scroll and reads it

<Verdant> oh crap
<DungeonMistress> Verdant falls back down
<SorceressSwift> One scroll left

* Verdant falls  on his face

<Verdant> ow
<SorceressSwift> Ouch..
<SorceressSwift> That's gotta hurt
<SorceressSwift> Are you alright?
<Delor> how much dispell stuff do we have lef?
<SorceressSwift> One scroll left for me
<SorceressSwift> I don't know about Verdant though
<Verdant> um, I might have a few
<SorceressSwift> That's good

* Verdant checks cloak pockets, pulls out a gooey mess

<Verdant> guess not
<Verdant> Wait!

* Verdant checks other pockts

<Verdant> yes! I  have  a few

<DungeonMistress> A kobold with a bright yellow mohawk walks up to the group
<Delor> ok, umm I was poking around the healer's place and I think I could whipe up a few basic dispell potions.  they wouldn't be very powerful, but better than nothing
<SorceressSwift> Thanks... hey, who's that?
<Jigen> Hello Mr. Kobold
<Grit> Gah, you idiots are making such bloody racket.  What the 'ell are you doin' in my cave!!!

* SorceressSwift points to Kobold

<Verdant> isit a nice kobold?
<SorceressSwift> Sorry to bother you, but we're looking for a mandrake root
<Grit> No, I'm not nice, smart guy!  With you bargin in 'ere
<Verdant> I can leave, if it would help
<Delor> this place is a bit chilly, I could warm it up alittle for you, if you'd like
<Grit> So you go and break into my home that I've obviously trapped for a reason!
<Jigen> Look do yo have the root or not, the sooner we get it the sooner we leave
<Grit> Maybe... what do you need it for?
<SorceressSwift> We weren't aware that someone was living here
<Jigen> We need it to cure our friend
<Grit> Eh, well... I am a bit ways out of kobold country.
<Grit> That's an odd thing for a cure... usually used for Necromancy, it is.
<SorceressSwift> Erasmus needs it. He's been badly poisoned
<Delor> I was thinking the same thing
<Grit> Ah, razzy... I haven't seen him in ages.
<Jigen> I thought it was the main ingredient for Mandrake Mousse
<SorceressSwift> You know him?
<Grit> That too... if you're into that sort of thing.
<Grit> Yeah, I know him.  Not many wizards who don't.
<SorceressSwift> I see. You're a wizard too> Nice meeting you
<Grit> So what's happened to ol beardo?
<SorceressSwift> Some lowlife poisoned him in order to steal the talisman he was guarding
<Jigen> He's taking a nap, trouble is he won't wake up
<Grit> Yup, Grit Griffstongue, at your service.  Master of Transmutation.
<SorceressSwift> And now we're desperate for a cure
<Grit> Ah... such is the fate of powerful wizards.  Always someone dumb enough to be gunnin' for ya.
<Jigen> Or stealing from you
<Verdant> and someone lucky enough to hit you
<SorceressSwift> I'm Sorceress Swift
<Grit> Aye... don't I know it.
<SorceressSwift> His student
<Grit> Ah, well... good to meet ya and all that.
<SorceressSwift> Please, we need to find the root. Do you know where it es?
<Grit> I picked some other night.  Hmm... I'll give ya your Mandrake on one condition.
<Jigen> Here it comes
<SorceressSwift> Name your price
<Grit> I'm going to tag along with you bigguns.  I'm in need of spell components and I kind of owe razzy anyway.
<SorceressSwift> Sure thing.
<Grit> roit

* Grit dons his sunglasses

<Delor> good ta meetcha, I'm Delor

* Grit dons leather coat and gloves

<SorceressSwift> So, what spell components do you need?
<Grit> Various stuff, I takes what I like
<Delor> [underbreath] doesn't everyone
<SorceressSwift> Ok. So where should we head next, guys?
<SorceressSwift> We still need meep fur and dryad hair
<Delor> let's drop off the root
<Delor> and then smoke out the meeps
<Jigen> Ivote meeps
<Verdant> lets talk to the meeps first
<Jafar> Good idea
<SorceressSwift> Ok, but don't hurt them, Delor
<Grit> Darn... they're tasty little critters.
<SorceressSwift> They're pretty harmless
<Delor> [underbreath] everyone cramps my style
<Verdant> get used to it D

* SorceressSwift heads out of the cave

<Grit> Eh, roast meep ain't too bad if you marinade it right.

* Verdant foolows swift

<Delor> hey grit what say you and I take care of the meeps whiel the others go after the dryad

* Verdant drops magical shield

<Grit> Oh, almost forgot...
<Grit> ...hmm nah... no long journeys...

* Grit follows the rest

<Grit> Alright... that might be fun.

* Delor delor leaves the cave

<Delor>
<SorceressSwift> (to the rest) Do we really want to leave them to roast meep?

* Verdant stops  outside the cave,  pulls  out a  mirror and   looks at his face

<Jigen> Not really

* Delor Delor heads off toward the meeps clearing

<SorceressSwift> Nah, let's stick together

* Verdant notices that his  hair is blue

<Grit> Oh... sorry about that, mate.
<Delor> *sigh*
<Verdant> oh great, not  again
<Delor> how do dryads taste?

* Grit changes Verdant's hair to its original color.

<SorceressSwift> Delor!

* SorceressSwift glares

<Grit> A bit too woody for me.
<SorceressSwift> You will not hurt the Dryad either

* Verdant is so absorbed in the mirror's  image  that he  walks into a tree
* Delor shrugs innocently

<Grit> Hard to chew
<Delor> I bet they burn nice

* Verdant puts mirror away, hoping that noone noticed

<Delor> I'll burn that offensive tree down for you V
<Jafar> Don't

* SorceressSwift sighs

<Jafar> It was his fault for walking into it
<Verdant> leave the poor  tree alone

* Jafar rolls his eyes

<Verdant> It's been abused enough for  one night
<Delor> I'd just put it out of it's misery

* Verdant glares at Delor
* Delor smiles and winks at Verdant

<SorceressSwift> Would you like to be a sheep, Delor?
<Verdant> you  can do that?
<Grit> You're not the sharpest stone in quarry, are ya, Delor?
<Delor> nay, but I'd like to eat one.  I'm so hungery I haven't eaten all day
<Grit> Hmm... I didn't think your kind ate rocks
<Verdant> most  of the  sane ones don't

* SorceressSwift passes Delor a food ration

<Delor> nope, but we eat sheep
<Delor> *sigh* granola again, the joys of living on the road

* Verdant tosses delor  an apple

<Jafar> Okay, lets go

* Jafar punches his fist

<Jafar> We've got work to do
<Grit> So where the 'ell are we headed?
<Verdant> okay then,   lead  on
<SorceressSwift> Meep place
<Grit> roit

* Delor eats contentedly
* SorceressSwift heads for meep area
* Grit follows
* Delor keeps eating
* Verdant follows  swift
* Jigen follows Swift*

<DungeonMistress> The group arrives at the Meeps' home

* Delor continue to eat in the grave yard
* Meeps pop up and down from the holes on the ground

<Verdant> strange
<SorceressSwift> Hi, little fellas
<SorceressSwift> What's strange, Verdant?

* Delor leaves to follow the others

<Jigen> These things are safe right?
<Verdant> thelittle guys
<SorceressSwift> Yes, they're meeps
<Meeps> Hi
<Jafar> Hello
<Grit> ya, but best not to eat 'em raw

* Meeps wave with their little feet
* Meeps notice Grit

<Meeps> Argh!

* Meeps hide in the holes

<Jigen> You, outside, now
<Grit> Eh, I ain't hungry.
<Delor> (to himself as he walks) I'm so bored.  no one ever let's me do anything

* Grit wanders away

<SorceressSwift> Come out... Don't worry. He won't hurt you
<SorceressSwift> He's gone now

* Meeps take a peep outside
* Meeps jump out of holes
* Grit tranforms

<Meeps> Yay

* Grit transforms into Squirrel
* GritAsSquirrel climbs up tree
* GritAsSquirrel watches

<SorceressSwift> Could you spare us some of your hair please? We need it for a cure

* Verdant examines  meeps   discreetly

<Meeps> Sure

* Delor finally arrives with the others, kicking a stone
* Meeps pass group some of their hairs

<SorceressSwift> Thank you
<SorceressSwift> Well, that wasn't so hard
<Jafar> Now, for the dryad hair

* Grit reverts to his true form

<Jigen> There's a catch here i know there is
<Meeps> Bye
<SorceressSwift> bye
<Verdant> isn't  there always?

* Meeps go back into the holes

<Delor> let's leave quickly before soemthing bad happens

* Grit jumps down tree
* Grit turns a rock purple
* SorceressSwift heads out to the dryad
* Delor arrives in the south west of the valley
* Verdant runs  after   delor

<Delor> heya tree, you're the dryad of these woods, right?

* dryad steps out from the tree

<dryad> That is correct
<dryad> You aren't welcomed to be here, destroyer of nature
<Delor> appearantly I need some of your hair to cure Erasmus of some poison

* Grit goes to Dryad

<Jigen> I'm not a destroyer of nature, can I borrow some of your hair
<dryad> I was talking to Delor...
<Grit> Yeah... I need some too.
<Delor> I just promote new growth
<dryad> You destroyed life
<Grit> He's got a point... somewhat.
<Delor> so that there's room for new life
<dryad> I'll hand it to you on one condition.
<dryad> Delor has to take an oath not to hurt plantlife again
<dryad> Or he'll be turned into a tree
<Jafar> Uhoh
<Delor> it's the cycle the old pass to feed the new.  I just seed decomposition
<Grit> That's a bit hard to do, ya know.  What about veggies?
<Jigen> Delor shut up and run
<Verdant> go  dryad
<Grit> You folk eat those, don't ya?
<Delor> yep, and they're delishous
<dryad> Fine. A vegetable then
<Verdant> [quietly] oops
<Delor> and what about branches, I need torches

* Delor sticks his tongue out at Verdant

<Grit> Aren't those typically already dead?
<dryad> Take the oath, or there's no deal
<Delor> hummmm, I'll have to think about
<dryad> Very well then.
<Delor> what about chopping wood for fire places when camping?
<Jigen> Don't argue with her man, she'll have you sprouting leaves
<dryad> That too is not allowed
<Delor> or collecting regedents?
<Verdant> regredents?
<Grit> Oh just, give us some hair already, twiggy.  If it makes you feel any better I can turn the firebug into a marmoset or a rutabaga or something.

* Verdant hihts head

<dryad> Alright then. Watch over him and make sure he doesn't harm nature
<Delor> this is rediculas, I'm leaving

* Delor walks away from the group
* dryad gives a lock of hair to the group
* dryad walks back into the tree
* Verdant follows Delor
* Grit stashes some of it for himself

<SorceressSwift> So, Grit, could you give us the root please?

* Delor wanders aimlessly. ends up at the flying fall

<Grit> Well... I did bring some along for razzy.
<Grit> I was running a bit low on Dryad hair though
<SorceressSwift> Thank you.
<SorceressSwift> Let's head back to the mountains

* SorceressSwift smiles

<Delor> I think I'll go for a swim
<Jigen> See ya
<SorceressSwift> Ok then, have fun Delor

* Delor strips down to his skiffy and enters the what

<Jigen> Dude it's near midnight, you'll freeze
<Grit> Watch out for Nessie
<Jafar> Who?
<Verdant> and that submarine
<Jafar> Ah, thats a silly myth

* SorceressSwift laughs

<Grit> Everyone knows submarines aren't real!

* The group, aside from Delor, arrives at Erasmus' house.
* Delor returns to shore and dresses, feeling refreshed

<Healer> I see you're back
<Healer> Did you get the cure components?
<Jafar> Yup
<SorceressSwift> Yes, we did

* Jafar smiles

<SorceressSwift>
<Grit> looks like it

* Delor goes to the healers house

<Healer> That's good. Now pass it to me and I'll handle the rest
<SorceressSwift> Will he be alright?
<Healer> We can only hope

* Grit gives Mandrake root to healer
* SorceressSwift passes the hair
* Healer takes the root and the hair
* Jafar gives the fur to the healer
* Delor enters the healers house and begins "borrowing" some rengredents
* Healer takes the fur
* Verdant begins  juggling

<Healer> Hold on while I prepare the cure...

* Healer leaves
* Zara appears again

<Zara> Back so soon?
<SorceressSwift> Yup. We've collected the ingredients. Now we're just waiting
<Zara> I see.

* Delor leaves the healers house and goes to the pub

<Zara> It's a good thing you're all here right now.
<Zara> I have some bad news
<Delor> buys a drink and sits down to drowned his emotions
<SorceressSwift> Oh?
<Zara> The second talisman has been stolen
<Verdant> I hate bad  news
<Grit> Talisman?
<Verdant> That  sounds   bad
<Zara> Yes. Talismans of great evil. WIT placed them in three wizards' care
<Zara> Erasmus was guarding one of them
<Zara> Aziza was guarding the second in Shapier
<Zara> We've recently discovered that there is a fouth talisman, but no one knows  where that is
<Jafar> That buys us some time
<Zara> Hopefully
<Verdant> unless it started out in the  wronghands
<Zara> You are to leave for Shapier immediately
<Verdant> well, I needed  an excuse to travel anyway
<SorceressSwift> Can't I stay here for a while? I need to make sure Erasmus is fine
<Zara> I'm afraid not. We need all the help we can get.
<Grit> Shapier ya say?  Hmm... I better gather a few things...
<Zara> I'll watch over him for you.
<Zara> That I promise you
<SorceressSwift> ...alright

* Healer reenters
* Delor continues drinking

<Healer> It worked
<Jafar> He's alright!?
<Verdant> why do I get thhe feeling that we   shoukl

* Healer nods

<Healer> He's just resting now
<Verdant> *ld ave  kept   an eye on  Delor?
<Healer> It's best not to disturb him right now
<Healer> Give him time to recover
<Grit> Alright... well... tell razzy Grit sends his regards.
<Healer> Will do
<Delor> I wonder what this does
<Zara> Well, get ready. I'll open up a portal to Shapier in about an hour's time
<Jafar> Okay
<Jafar> I hope Aziza's okay
<Grit> Right... don't wanny leave Manny home alone.

END