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Alias/Player
Character Name Type
Status/Notes Sex<br>
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R3
Balrog................Balrog............Warrior.Normal/Human
Ma<br>
?? Chris
Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma<br>
R4 Tom
Crockett..........Caladan...........Wizard..Normal/Human Ma<br>
R1 Marcel
Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma<br>
W3 Ryan
Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma<br>
W2 Sergi
Sallent.........Jordi.............Wizard..Normal/Elf
Ma<br>
R4 Tim Falkenberg........Malradh ben
Kasha.Merc....Normal/Human Ma<br>
R3 Wayne Richardson/Uji..Thig..............Sidh MU.Normal/Faerry
Ma<br>
Do Robert
Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Artist..Normal/Human Ma<br>
R3 Orion (Paul
Broman)...Trembyl...........Wizard..Normal/Human Ma<br>
W3 Wout
Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe<br>
R3 Scott
Adams...........Xian..............Wizard..Normal/Human Ma<br>
W2 Alex
Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe<br>
Animals: Ventrius/Pogo Thig's dogs, Firesnake of
Caladan's,<br>
Z'Leyra's Eagle, 2 Draft Horses,
Wolf - Boyzdar<br>
6 Captured Zen'da Horses<br>
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Game Web Site - For updates, files, links,
etc.<br>
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Public posts/actions to pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl
(mailing list)<br>
Private emails (not public actions) to
longshot@darktech.org<br>
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Game Update #56 in sequence (file #226]<br>
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Admin notes: At the time of this writing the
website is down.<br>
Looks like the domain is down. Will check
on it tomorrow or<br>
something. Domain (users.cybermax.net) is
down as well. I<br>
will check on that later in the week.
Might be best to email<br>
me at longshot@darktech.org. <br>
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[Recap]<br>
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From Ben'dar: [Re:
Actions]<br>
Ben'Dar replies to
the Elder, "I respect your claim to the<br>
right of revenge,
old one. But why have your warriors not<br>
tracked down
whoever did this at other graves in past days?"<br>
Gesturing to the
birds of carrion circling high above in the<br>
sky, he adds,
"Why does your people sit back and allow their<br>
honor of to be
picked apart, like a bloated corpse to be fed<br>
to the
vultures?" He knows that this comparison will cause<br>
some insult, given
the nature of the spate of grave robberies,<br>
but he is getting
impatient with these people. He finally<br>
loses his patience
altogether and does not even wait for the<br>
Elder to
answer. "Bah! You cannot spare warriors from the<br>
village!? Go
back and sit with the women and children then.<br>
I will go with
those who still value courage and honor to<br>
track down these
criminals and bring them back so that you<br>
can have your
toothless revenge!"<br>
<br>
Later, Ben'Dar
smiles to Trembyl and says in Marentian, "No<br>
worries. Go ahead
with your magic, it won't bother the dead<br>
and so it won't
bother me." Then, gesturing at the Elders,<br>
he continues,
"These old ones probably won't have the<br>
slightest clue
what you're doing, as long as don't do it<br>
right in front of
them in Zen'dali!"<br>
<br>
Listening to Thig
and Kasha discussing the possible location<br>
of the grave
robbers, Ben'Dar interjects impatiently, "We<br>
can talk about it
all day, but it won't get us any closer<br>
to them.
Enough talk! Let's follow the tracks!"<br>
<br>
With that, Ben'Dar
kicks Tef'wo to a trot and begins following<br>
the signs left by
the grave robbers. Though he is not skilled<br>
in tracking, he
does have some skill in plains survival, so<br>
if he cannot
follow the trail, he will just scout out and<br>
away from the
burial area, looking for any outlying signs of<br>
the robbers and/or
any enemies lurking about. At the very<br>
least, it will be
a good chance for him to get some fresh<br>
air blowing in his
face and get away from the stench of the<br>
rotting corpses in
the uncovered graves.<br>
<br>
(OOC: What
struck Z'leyra? Was it invisible or did the<br>
rest of the group
see it?)<br>
GM: Ack. <br>
<br>
From Z'leyra: [Re:
Actions]<br>
Z'leyra steps back
allowing her to face whatever hit her.<br>
She will be
reacting defensively to dodge any attack. If<br>
the attacker
continues to attack she will draw her dagger<br>
and hit to
subdue.<br>
<br>
She will yell for
help if she feels outnumbered or outclassed.<br>
<br>
If it was not an
attack but just a distraction she will<br>
inquire
"Why?"<br>
GM: Ack. <br>
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[Info - For reminder to me and you]<br>
Group 1 - Balrog, Kasha, Ben'dar, Thig,
Strie'bog, Trembyl<br>
Unali, Z'leyra, Zaka,
Laku<br>
Group 2 - Caladan, Chion, Xian, Jordi,
Farseeker<br>
<br>
[New Stuff]<br>
<br>
Octaqi 17, in the 163rd Year [TH]<br>
<br>
[Meanwhile back at the 2nd
Grave site - Location a few miles<br>
south-west of Caladan's
village. Roughly 90 minute ride.<br>
Time: Roughly
9:27am]<br>
<br>
[Thig dives straight down at
an angle passing Z'leyra high<br>
above and aims for a
point to the east of the graves and<br>
other party
members. He lands and notices a large limb<br>
with a bunch of big
leaves on it. Cut or tore off it<br>
looks like from a
tree. Its on the ground with leaves<br>
pointing westward.
Its strange to be here among the grass<br>
and no trees within 100
feet. Its too large to be wind<br>
blown. Thig looks
westward and sees nothing obvious. But<br>
he glances to the east
and spots tracks. Horse tracks...]<br>
<br>
[Strie'bog finishes his spells
and notices in the distance<br>
Z'leyra was knocked
down. He glances down and sees the<br>
wolf's eyes perk up and
stare in that direction as if<br>
seeing something or
feeling something. Strie'bog hears<br>
the elders and Ben'dar
talk and others around him. Now<br>
getting his surroundings
back in order.]<br>
<br>
[Ben'dar talks to the
Elders, as above. Both faces of<br>
the elders redden
in anger. Fists tighten and jaws<br>
clench. When
ben'dar finishes Zaka approaches and<br>
gets within a foot
of Ben'dar. While a foot shorter<br>
and in his 70s he
still seems quite strong for a older<br>
person. More
so than civilized aged folks for sure. He<br>
stares at Ben'dar
for a few moments.]<br>
Zaka: "Young one
you dare insult us. Here, " [he waves<br>
his hand
around] "of all places. You dishonor the<br>
dead by your
words. These are strangers. Its enough<br>
they are
here. But you....are one of us...I can tell.<br>
But you
still don't respect the old ways." [He approaches<br>
within
inches now. His breath hot and aged.] "I should<br>
teach you a
lesson in wisdom." [At this Laku comes up<br>
and holds
him back.]<br>
Laku: "He is
young. He is impatient. Calm yourself.<br>
We
fight among ourselves does nothing to help. We<br>
must
find those who did this."<br>
[Zaka glances back and
nods.]<br>
Zaka: "Your
lucky. As i said a few minutes ago. The<br>
warriors are out on hunts to prepare for the long<br>
winter. Gathering food. The only warriors we have<br>
are
guarding the village. Would we leave our<br>
women
and children in danger to guard graves?"<br>
<br>
[As Ben'dar and the
elders argue Trembyl takes the chance<br>
to cast his spell
while the elders are distracted. He<br>
murmurs a few
words and it goes off. He closes his<br>
eyes and
waits. He then opens them and says outloud.]<br>
Trembyl:
"...stolen..."<br>
<br>
Kasha:
"What?"<br>
Trembyl:
'Sorry?"<br>
Kasha: "You said
something?"<br>
Trembyl: "Oh.
Yes. My answer is that something was taken.<br>
From these
graves likely. But what i have no idea."<br>
<br>
[Balrog has been looking
in each open grave and looks<br>
the bodies
over. He stops on the 3rd one. The one<br>
on the far
right. The left being the female then the<br>
middle one being
the chief. He stops and looks closer.]<br>
Balrog: "This one
is odd looking."<br>
Kasha: "What do you
mean?"<br>
Balrog: "This one
has tatoos. Do Zen'da use them?"<br>
[Kasha and Balrog look
back at Ben'dar and the Elders.<br>
But the elders are
talking among themselves and do not<br>
hear the
question.]<br>
<br>
[Unali listens intently
to the conversation.]<br>
<br>
[While all this is going
on Z'leyra twists and turns<br>
holding out a
dagger as the staff is on the ground.<br>
She twists one way
as if hearing or seeing something<br>
but then
another. She does this four times and then<br>
stops. She
then circles around in 2 circles but nothing<br>
else is seemed to
be heard or seen. She looks around<br>
again and sees
Thig in the distance and the Eagle on the<br>
ground
staring. She lowers her dagger and picks up her<br>
staff.]<br>
<br>
[At this point Thig
comes flying toward her and passes.<br>
He stops about
half way between Z'leyra and the others.]<br>
Thig:
"Tracks! To the east. Two sets of horses."<br>
<br>
GM: Emails going out to
Strie'bog and Z'leyra. If not<br>
tonight then
tomorrow night (almost bed now). <br>
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<br>
1 [Meanwhile in the small valley in
the mountains.]<br>
Woundenal's Cabin Time:
c. 8:53am]<br>
<br>
Caladan: "Is that garlic
toast i smell?"<br>
Woundenal: "Yes. i
put some on."<br>
Caladan: "Great i've not
had some in months!"<br>
Woundenal: "Jordi you are
quiet?"<br>
Xian: "He is missing his
wife I'm sure. A long way away."<br>
Woundenal: "I'm sure she
is doing fine."<br>
[Farseeker pours more tea as
Woundenal's friend/servant<br>
comes back into the room
adn brings a plate full of<br>
garlic toast.
Caladan takes 2 and begins to eat them<br>
ravenously. Xian
and Farseeker enjoys theirs.]<br>
Woundenal: "While I enjoy
the visit should you be staying<br>
here for too
long?"<br>
Caladan: "Want to get rid
of me?"<br>
Woundenal: "No no.
Not at all. But if things are so<br>
problematic then
maybe you should return to help<br>
your
friends?"<br>
Xian: "Well aside from
this castle you suggest theres nothing<br>
else you could
add?"<br>
Woundenal: "Not that I
know or have heard."<br>
Caladan: "Well
then. Anyone else have questions? Should<br>
we head
out?"<br>
<br>
Actions? Comments?<br>
Next update Friday....<br>
<br>
For Group 1 - Actions? Comments?
Questions?<br>
For Group 2 - Actions? Comments?
Questions?<br>
<br>
Not much of an update but heck its an update at
least. :)<br>
Getting near bedtime so had to shorten it.
Update on<br>
friday. Clues have been in every update
for the last 10<br>
or so updates as to what's going on. Its
just a matter<br>
of putting it all together :)<br>
<br>
Rob, should expect email tomorrow night.
If I forget (possible)<br>
email me and nag me!<br>
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