In the Temple of Lathander - Shadow War
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"Then he admits to both having been there and working for the Shadovar? The villagers said one of the persons in the first group from the Prime left bearing an item which caused them great pain, so either Vladimir is lying, or the villager is.
I have more to share, important news on the ritual found in the Norwick crypts. Ronan studied the document and it's even more omnious than it appeared at first glance.
The Rite of Unwinding is a Sharran ritual intended to suppress the Weave in an ever-expanding region, slowly creating a dead magic zone to suppress the Weave without actually destroying it - since destroying the Weave would cause the Shadow Weave to fail also. With the completion of this ritual, the Shadow Weave would work, and the normal Weave fail.
The ritual must be centered in some form of cavern or place of darkness and begins spreading out in concentric circles from that point. Vital to this ritual is the sacrifice of the life force of six casters, one of each caster type. This might be the reason for abducting Val - though likely she's being kept alive until they have everything they need to go through with the plan.
I don't think I need to point out how horrid the consequences of this ritual would be for us.. although I wonder if the likes of Vladimir know the end result he is really working for."
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it'd seem, against populawr believe aftewr ouwr last "mission", that the oscuwrans do not have any awrtifcat. This is at least what Vladimiwr says, and I'm not saying we should twrust him , but we should also not assume he's lying. He claims that when they awrrived thewre it was alwready taken, and he believes that the shadow dwragon took it himself….but as I said, this isn't necesawry twrue...nowr false.
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"Fair enough."
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@7252d1cbe6=cardamon:
That supports a minor inkling I have…I don't think the Shadovar can get through the rifts as easily as we can with the globes.
They can actualy go as easily as just opening a wrift themselves…without the need of one of them.
Then turns to hammerhand
They offewred us lot of valuable infowrmation, offewred sheltewr to wrest, twice...we helped them deal with a thwreat that was making theiwr lives missewrable and they even offewred us some useful items they had scavenged fwrom the battle fields.
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"What kind of friends? Why exactly are they 'friends'?"
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We didn't find Val…but ouwr twrip was not entiwrely pointless. We gathewred a lot of owrbs and found some impowrtant notes and writuals which Aelthas will explain to use once they've been deciphewred. We also made a few fwriends with people of the shadow plane, which in the futuwre might pwroof vewry useful.
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That supports a minor inkling I have…I don't think the Shadovar can get through the rifts as easily as we can with the globes.
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_My wreseawrch has detewrminated that the globes can't be wrepwroduced in any way. I even doubt a shadow weave usewr would be able to, but of that I can't be suwre.
Anways, even if we use these globes to go out and in the shadow plane, it's a fact that those that those who awre adept in shadow magic do -not- need and actualy not use these.
Makes one wondewr why we see so many awround then._
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((Take me off the roster. I need to concentrate on Physics and Rico's gotten a little less survivable, anything that's a challenge for that group is a little overwhelming, and I don't want to play Rico if he's not frontline.))
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(Ael accepts Maria's offer but seems to ignore Helena's)
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Helena also offers her aid - openly.
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María also offers her aid to Ael's expedition, would her aid be accepted
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María Steps forward, pushing gently her cloack to her back
"I've been studying and wreading some on the mattewr, and I've come with a possible useful Idea. It might not wowrk though, but I believe it's wowrth twrying. It might be possible that upon some wreseawrch on those shadow globes accompained with a Legend Lowre spell that can wreveal some intewresting pwropewrties and infowrmation that could allow me to wrepwroduce the effects of those globes inside a pewrfect spell cwystal"
Looks at the gathered waiting for the hushed conversation to end
This means that I will need a pewrfect spellcwrystal, so if anyone has one….I can bwring my books fwrom the keep hewre and do the study inside the temple, so the shadow globes awre kept safe still.
Nods and goes back to her spot
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((Is this for today or tomorrow?))
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(Ael walks in with a frown on his face)
I suppose this will sound like a coincidence but as we are planning the Barrows trip, the entrance from both sides is damaged? We have spies for sure, and we need to move sooner, So far the the list of those going include;
Troff –------------- Eluriel
Me------------------ Ronan
Elsbeth -------------Moon
Lycka----------------Ashe
Caelisar-------------Aelthes
MariaAny one else please let me know, we will be going sooner then I planned. Hopefully this will keep our enemies on their toes for once.
// Time is now going to be Sunday 2pm Central US . This works best for Ncharman, he is running several that day.
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_Rico is floored. "Why is it people always duck in to tell me I'm wrong then leave?"
Stand by your words, if you believe them. If they are true, than they will withstand my assault. If they ring false then they are best left unsaid.
It is not sacrifice to barter with your own life. It is suicide. Our enemy cannot be trusted. They serve the Mistress of Secrets and Lies. I tell you as one who has learned the hard way. Bargains with evil always bear bitter fruit.
If wanting you good folk to protect yourselves as much as I protect you means I am no paladin, then sir, I am no paladin.
As for the rest, we are moving. Many of you already know. Have faith in your gods, and in your own powers, and trust not Shadovar bearing gifts and ultimatums. I have seen their general's ploys firsthand._
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@9dada6dc2f=cardamon:
_The Shade Warrior said she is in the domain of Furlinstasis, the Shadow Dragon we've heard of before, on the plane of Shadows. Mike, foolishly, brought us this information. For that we must show our gratitude, but do not let this influence the rest of you.
Kabul who was looking at the others dicretly from a corner of the temple breaks his usual silence to speak:
- It realy worries me when a paladin states that it was a foolish thing to sacrifice oneself for the good of others. It really does. These times of trouble change our perception and make us all wonder if our path is right….
Anyway, a trecheary or a trap. It doesnt matter. If we know we are being lead to any of those we can use this to our advantage. If we know where to go, we should do it, and have a plan for when they come for us.
A trap or a treachery, it doesnt matter. We should pretend to fall into either of them and strike back fiercefully showing our enemy he s got something to worry about.
A trap or treachery.. those words spread misstrust in us, dividing our effords. Some going after glory and fame - not admiting it - some going after other things. We are the ones seting traps we ll step onto.
I say it s time we do something, instead of reacting to the threat. We must get what they want, before them, and find out a way of using it to our advantage.
After saying that, kabul leaves the Temple for a short while, just to get a breath of fresh air. He returns shortly, remaining quiet on a corner while the others speak, always shaking his head when the solution propoused is the respond to an action of the Shadovar.
// I' ll try to log this weekend, guys. RL is really busy latelly._
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@4e3e3d30ba=Fraoch:
An exit downwards led into natural caverns, and finally to a rift through which Shadovar were attacking bugbears. That rift the Shadow party went through. We had not enough orbs for all to travel both ways.
Shadow Plane
The shadow realm contained large numbers of the dark fey, Shadovar creatures, and a huge, shadowy, thing. And, finally, to a chest which contained an artifact whose touch Rico was unable to easily bear. We were not troubled by negative energy, likely on account of where we entered._Rico flexes his wisdom, echoing something Janick's said before: "I don't think the ones inside were Shadovar. If they were, the Shadovar Warrior who'd captured the others wouldn't have needed us to get the artifact. He'd already have it."
"In fact, he was certainly powerful enough to go there alone and take it, with no burdens from the Shadowplane. But he didn't. He waited for us."
"A trap it certainly was, but not necessarily treachery. They knew where to look, we [eventually] knew where to look. They certainly already had eyes on the scene, and can likely travel the same way Val did before her capture, with great speed."
"The greater question is why they didn't come in after us? Why wait at all? It certainly wasn't patience."_
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Mike stands in his corner just listening the others talk. His face do not show the joy and flavor for life. Instead of that, a worried look is there as if for the first time the young man has grasped the danger of the situation.
After Rico's words, he raises a hand and simply asks:
- Can we use these rocks to rescue Val?
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((Please consider this information available to your pc only if they are already here in this meeting. This is not a rumour going around town. It's not something you'll hear walking by. It is specific information being given to specific people.))
Meeting location
Was provided by messengers shortly before the meeting time.Destination
Was given only at the meeting, and only after we were content than no one lurked nearby.Under Bugbear Lands
A group of bugbears had escaped battle by means of a recently dug tunnel. There was a brief Shadovar incursion before we descended into an old stone structure.An exit downwards led into natural caverns, and finally to a rift through which Shadovar were attacking bugbears. That rift the Shadow party went through. We had not enough orbs for all to travel both ways.
Shadow Plane
The shadow realm contained large numbers of the dark fey, Shadovar creatures, and a huge, shadowy, thing. And, finally, to a chest which contained an artifact whose touch Rico was unable to easily bear. We were not troubled by negative energy, likely on account of where we entered.The Prime
Arriving into magical darkness, stepping out of it revealed a horrid scene. The four who had stayed on the Prime held captive by Shadovar warriors, an imposing looking Shadovar standing ready to greet our return.Rico recognised the lead Shadovar, remarking, 'it's him again.' The response was that we had something of his, and must hand it over or our friends would die.
And an image of Val was there, speaking on cue when instructed to by the lead Shadovar. Pleading with us to hand over the artifact.
Confident that Val would no more say such things than would we, escape with the artifact was attempted. The lead Shadovar fond of the green hand, each who tried to carry it to safety was subdued in turn. Senses having returned, artifact and Shadovar both were gone.
