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surprise, as the tower collapsed into itself until it was once again a
small hill. He made sure the orb his master gave him was secure in its
well-padded belt pouch, and began to follow the map.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. sat down to rest after a few hours. His heavily-ladden pack
was difficult to carry, but it held a prize he had worked hard to earn.
He removed the smoothest and roundest of the three stones and brought
his dagger close to it. Its dim glow reflected gently off Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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hand.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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tops of the thin sugar-maples and saw the bright autumn colors. The
trees had more leaves than they should have had this time of year, but
that was of little consequence.
He continued on what was to be a brief journey into thicker woods.
His companions, according to the map, should be only a day and a half
away. He rounded a few more tall birches and pines, and then saw a
sight that almost made him laugh. In front of him, twenty feet distant
and facing away from him, were what appeared to be a group of wild cats
wearing tiny hooded robes. One of them saw him and they all scampered
away. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. looked about and saw several more robed and unrobed cats
sitting on branches above his head.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. examined the cats briefly and determined that they had no
weapons or nets. “I believe that I have seen everything now,” Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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thought to himself, “What next? Dogs riding in a carriage?” Shaking his
head to clear out the ludicrous thought which popped into it, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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decided to initiate contact with these creatures, not thinking for a
moment, after his recent experiences, that they could be normal cats.
“How could I explain to the Master that I was delayed by a kin of
cats?” he thought.
Stopping, he looked up at the cats. “I am Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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he said to one that was a bit greyer than the rest, wondering if they
could even understand his tongue, and, perhaps more importantly,
whether they shared his friendly intentions.
The cats all stopped what they were doing and looked at the hooded
figure below. They seemed ready to flee at a moment's notice. One of
them hissed at him. At first they seemed like normal hisses a cat might
make in anger or fear, but slowly, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. noticed words forming out of
the sounds. “Go away, you who enslave us.”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. kept his hands at his sides and looked at the cat who spoke.
“I know not what you speak of; I am friendly. Who enslaved you?” Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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tried to estimate the number of cats in the area, but every time he
decided on a number, he caught the glimpse of another couple cats out
of the corner of his eye. There must have been at least a few score.
“The Men who capture us and tempt us with food and keep us until we die,” the cat hissed. “We understand now what you have done, man- creature.”
“If you are enslaved then free yourselves. It is not my burden.”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. began walking, following his map. “I am just passing through. I
am not one of the men who captured you. Let me pass.”
“All man-creatures capture us. You are but another one of them. Killing you would be useless. We will make our attack on a place with many man-creatures. You may pass.”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. stopped and thought about what the cat just said to him. He
could not condone an attack against an established community of people.
Such an attack would disrupt the social order; this could not be
permitted. He wondered briefly if now was a good time to bring up such
arguements, and decided that such was his duty.
“That is not wise,” Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. said. “Talk and understanding will solve
this problem, not violence.” He paused and pointed his finger at the
cat he had been speaking with. “As the great man, Fiplizum, said…”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. spoke the words of the incantation that would, if successful,
bring the cat under his control. Little did the cat know the trick that
was being played on him. “Which translates to mean, 'It takes
Individuals to fight Wars or to make Peace.'
“I volunteer to bring your complaints to others of my kind. There should not be war. Peace between you and Man can be had. Will you allow me to help?”
“We do not look for peace,” said the cat, unaffected by Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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spell. “We seek revenge.”
“Revenge against a specific person or against Man in general?”
“Against that race that imprisoned us for so many hundreds of years!”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. snorted and waved a hand. “How can you say that a race
imprisoned you? I have never seen one of your kind before. If you are
to attack anyone, attack those who specifically made you bow your head!
Not innocents! There are others such as I who have never seen the likes
of you before. How would they know what you were attacking them for? It
would be a pointless exercise which would only result in dead on both
sides for no purpose.” Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. paused and drank some water from his
waterskin to cool his parched throat and continued. “I have offered you
a chance to address your claims peacefully. My responsibility is at an
end. I will take my leave.”
“You will tell me,” said the cat as Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. began to leave, “that you
have never seen a cat? You have never seen one trapped and held as a
pet or kept to aid in a hunt or to frighten away rodents? I find that
notion preposterous, and your denial offensive. The most respected of
your race hold us captive, depending on our ignorance to keep us with
them, but no longer.”
Ziedon thought briefly and retorted, "I have seen a different species
of cat before. A species which provided love and caring to the people who housed them and who were loved in return. Everyone knows that house cats are not pets. They are independent minds who remain with the humans at their leisure.”
“Different species indeed. What do I look like to you? There is only one Cat. The only difference between us and the rest of our race is that the others have not had the fortune to happen upon intelligence.”
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. scoffed and continued walking. “I can tell you now. If you
travel down this road, you will be dooming all cats.”
'Talking cats?' he thought, 'Captives? Preposterous. How am I to
warn anyone? They will think that I am mad.' Looking at his map, he was
disappointed to see that no human habitations were mentioned on it. The
map was simple, and included only Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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towns or villages between him and his destination, so none were on the
map. The closest town Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. knew of was Grenzig, but that was three
days out of his way, and he would have to return to Rakbaven to find
the landmarks he needed as a guide. For all he knew, the cats could be
headed to a different town. The best course of action, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. decided,
was to return to his group, as he had planned to before coming upon
these creatures that seemed too intelligent to be what they claimed to
be.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. walked for another half hour before noticing the scurrying of
feet behind him. He turned around to see at least four cats, two with
robes, run behind trees, apparently to avoid being noticed.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. sighed and, with a scowl on his face, spoke out loudly. “You
can come out from behind the tree. I know you are there. Why are you
following me? Don't you have some settlements to conquer?”
He heard a hissing voice from behind the tree. “We are following
you,” it said, “because we do not aggree with our leader's decision. We
should not have let you pass.” At that, one of the cats dashed out from
behind the tree, swiped a sharp claw accross Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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behind another tree.
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.'s temper, strained already, snapped. He recited an
incantation, feeling the anger swell in him as his fingers froze and
strengthened. A cat rushed out from behind a tree, and Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. grabbed
at it, shocking it with the impact of his magical power. It shrieked in
pain as the magical energies swelled out from Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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fingers, jumped high into the air, and fell down on the ground, dead.
“I was only trying to help you and this is what I get? You will all pay!”
Another cat ran away in fear as fast as it could. A third rushed at
Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style.. He swung his new quarterstaff to block it, but missed. It
slashed twice at his injured leg, which began to bleed profusely. A
fourth cat rushed past him, swiping with its claws but missing
entirely. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. thrashed at the next cat that jumped at him, slamming
it to the ground. It cried in pain, but stood fast enough to run off.
As Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. recovered from his swing, another cat fell from a tree above
him, barely missing his head. Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. lifted his quarterstaff above the
fallen cat, and jabbed it in the neck, splitting its spine. He quickly
looked from side to side, ready for another attack, but there was none.
Breathing heavily, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. calmed himself down, realizing that he
was, again, severely wounded. He quickly resumed his trek to rejoin his
companions, leaving the cats where they lay. He figured that he had
best get out of the area before the cats that ran off could return with
reinforcements. He leaned on his staff for support and moved quickly
along the route specified by his map, occasionally stopping to catch
his breath and check to see if he was being followed.
After several hours, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style., wounded and exhausted, sat on a rock
and prepared to make camp. The air was chilly, so Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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for the warm robe his master had given him. He slept comfortably until
dawn.
The next morning, after spending several hours studying from his
prized Book of Magic, he set off again. Every few hours, he removed the
fragile orb from its pouch and looked at it. It was to 'sound a
warning,' his master had said, when Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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warning would it make?
Thinking deeply about the recent events that had added all too much
excitement to the necromancer's life, Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. followed the map to its
end.
You have 1HP, and got 70xp for that battle, plus 30 for advancing your magic ability by using it to kill one of the cats.
Well, that's the end. Hope you enjoyed playing this little sub- adventure, and I hope everyone else enjoyed reading it.
To all readers: Please feel free to incorporate thoughts on this story
into your turn (you can assume Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
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Ziedonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZiedon
Ziedon stands a little under six feet tall and is relatively thin. He has a neatly trimmed black beard and mustache which stand out considerably against his pale skin. His hazel eyes seem to see everything around him. Ziedon's white hair is cut short in the traditional townsman's style. any questions you might have (preferably over email, so all of
them can be put into the next turn).
To all non-Zioth players: Did you like this turn? If so, consider joining the game. I'm looking mainly for male human characters. email me at [removed] or reply to this message for more information.
Edit 1/8/2013: Not sure what day exactly this turn was played until, so I'm pretending it was the first of the month.