The scholar let them in. When he noticed that Redbelve had brought Sahl and Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. with him, he said, “pardon the mess. The others are always leaving their things around.” The scholar was short and slight, like fey from the legends. However, he did not have pointed ears or flawless skin. In fact, his ears were round and unusually flat against his head, his face was pockmarked and he had a bad case of ringworm that covered his neck and creeped up his left cheek. He led them through the entranceway, stepping over piles of books and pushing them just far enough away to give the appearance of making things easier for those following him. When they reached his living room, they found it just as messy as the entranceway, though there was no sign that the other scriveners spent any time there.
“I brought some friends, Halkakplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Five Moons
Five moons rise and set in the sky of Aerv, never crossing paths. At the end of the world, they will all wane together, and diminish to nothing for the Zioth.
Quite a lot of mythology centers around the moons. Zahirans' theology revolves around the Moon Children. The Moon Wanderers in the Shirahjat Cohilition migrate with the rising and setting of the moons in ways that only they fully understand..” At Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak.'s glance, he added, “Yeah, his parents had quite a sense of humor.”
“'Hal' is fine, Redbelve.”
“My friends here were interested in your research.”
Sahl cleared his throat and glanced at Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. before speaking. “I would like to know, is the Zioth real? When will it happen? And can we prevent it? If we can't prevent it, then how can we survive it? Do we know how people survived the last Zioth? It must be possible!”
Hal just stared at Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o… for quite a while, as if he hadn't understood a word. Finally, he said, “slow down. These people aren't here to make fun of me, are they, Redbelve?”
“Word of honor. You know I wouldn't bring them for that. Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o… here said he wanted to meet you, and Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. was interested in a fellow scholar. He's from Duerstadtplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe City of Duerstadt
Duerstadt has been the capital of Rang since the reign of Diure XXXVIII (729-749). It is a major trading port on the Ice Sea (so called for the occasional iceberg that shows up therein). The Ice Sea separates Rang from the Skendu Islands to the north. Although the harbor of Duerstadt isn't threatened by pack ice in the winter, the various Skendui ports are, and the distance between the north coast of.”
Hal stared at Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. for a few seconds. “The University?”
“College of Moral Philosophy, though I spent time in the other colleges, of course, while earning my degree.”
He stared for a few more seconds, and then looked back at Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o…. “I've studied the Zioth for most of my life. The copying work,” he said with a tone of guilt and disdain, “is just to pay for my research. It's not an easy topic to study. A lot of hard work. A lot of candle-lit nights. If I could afford it, I'd travel.” He paused again. Before Sahl could start up his flurry of questions a second time, Hal continued. “The Zioth is real. I've made independent observations of the lunar cycles, and calculated its moment of arrival – Ziotheddon the twenty- eighth, one thousand nineteen, just like everyone's been predicting for centuries. There are a few discrepancies in the numbers. It might be a day or two off, but I don't think so.” He paused yet again. “There will be a night of darkness, and some force inherent to the world – natural, not divine – will destroy and rebuild. You see, light gives the world life, continually renewing it. When the light ends, life ends, and no torch or bonfire will help, or there would be a lot more detailed records.”
“But life survived,” Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o… pleaded. “Otherwise we would not be here. Surely what we need to do is find out how life survived. I am much interested in this Zioth. It seems to me that it mocks our human lives. We build up a civilization, only to see it destroyed before it can achieve any lasting greatness. All my life I have been searching for a worthwhile cause to follow. This could be it. I could be happy to dedicate my life to finding some way for people to survive the Zioth.”
Hal stared at Sahl through another of his long pauses. “I've never met anyone until now who wanted to do anything about the Zioth. Everyone things the priests will save them, or they just don't think about it at all. But survival might not be possible. I don't think anything survived the last one. I believe that no living thing can trace its ancestry farther than the Zioth, when life was created, probably in the image of the life that was destroyed. Years of research led me to this conclusion, but you deserve to know that some people disagree. I have some very early books in my collection which say many strange things.”
“This is a good beginning. I would like to see these books. I have the beginning of an idea. I am thinking that it would be a good idea to set up a group of scholars to study the Zioth, with the aim of seeing if we can survive it. This group would need money and a building to attract the scholars and buy rare books. We need guards to keep it safe from thieves and the ignorant. The help of rich people like the king would be useful. And then we would need a group of travelers who would look for the rare scrolls and artifacts. I think that I could do this with help from some friends. We need to talk to other races who have records. It is a great cause. I invite you Hal and you Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak., to be the founding members of this group. What do you say? Shall we do it?”
“The Zioth,” Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. said, shaking his head. “I met a woman recently who could see into the future. She thought it was possible that the Zioth wouldn't happen. She also predicted an earthquake which would bring some sort –”
Hal finished another pause, apparently unaware that he was interrupting Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak.. “Are you serious?” he asked Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o…. “Is he serious?” he asked Redbelve, who shrugged his shoulders. “You're wasting your time, of course… but if it _can_ be stopped… Maybe you should look at the books. Come with me.” He turned, took a few steps, and stopped. “You won't be able to read most of them… but maybe you can help me with one that I haven't been able to work out.”
The four of them approached a wall, where Hal put both hands behind a bookcase and pried it away. Behind was a heavy locked door leading down to a low-ceilinged cellar which contained nothing but a table, a chair, some ink and paper, and a large iron-bound chest. The lock on the chest was quite complex, requiring two keys to be inserted to the right depth and turned simultaneously before it would open. The lock alone must have taken a year to pay for at a scrivener's wage, not to mention the chest and cellar.
Hal opened the chest, revealing his collection of ancient manuscripts. Only a few were books. Most were corroded scroll tubes, strips of decaying parchment, even a single stone tablet. “A lot of these sound like they're written by madmen. The farther back they go, the crazier they get. This one here,” he gently touched a scroll tube but didn't take it out, “this one is all about dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself., or some sort of large lizard or bird – it's hard to come up with an exact translation. It talks about a number of dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself. taking revenge for something having to do with the Zioth. If we're to believe the author, most of them were slain by him or friends of his. Bragging about dragonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself.-slaying was big in those days. This one,” he said, carefully moving a few things aside and pointing to a heavy, incredibly worn book which looked like it had been torn down the middle and the larger half discarded, “is not specifically _about_ the Zioth, but it references it. Very early work. Probably around one fifty or so. The Zioth is treated mostly with fear. It mentions elaborate ceremonies which were meant to enhance the power of the moons and prevent them from disappearing. There was even some sort of attempt to create a sixth moon, though I could be misinterpreting the text; some of these early languages don't have names for numbers past five. This one here,” he pointed to a relatively new-looking book, “is a copy of an original work from the mid five hundreds. Like everything else from that time, it's riddled with mythological and magical references, but if you wade through all that, you'll find one section where it talks about a place called Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization., which was supposed to be a safe haven against the next Zioth. I've never seen another reference to it, though, so I assume it was destroyed like so much from that time, or the founders gave up.
“This,” with the utmost of care, he lifted a thin sheet of wrinkled, rotted parchment with only the faintest hint of text on it, “was a lucky find. It was trapped in a pocket of stale air under a stone pillar in the basement of a ruined temple. It could be as old as the year sixty or even fifty, since the author mentions an elderly village shaman who claimed to have been born at the exact moment of the Zioth. This may be a piece of a dictation from that very person. From the little I've been able to decipher, the shaman believes that the world is full of non-human creatures, some visible, some hidden, all of whom are crippled in some way except man. Not knowing the purpose of the document, whether it was religious, philosophical or political, it's hard to say what exactly he means.” Hal lowered the parchment back into the chest as carefully as he'd taken it out.
“This is the one I was hoping you could help me with.” He took a scroll case from the chest, opened it, and slipped out a piece of parchment. “The text reads right to left, and the script is not one I recognize.” Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o… looked at the scroll. At first, it looked like gibberish to him, but then he thought he recognized a few characters. It was only a few, however, and after a minute or two of squinting at the page, he couldn't make out any complete words.
“Hmm…” said Sahl. “It looks like writing from my country. But there are many changes. Here are the letters I recognize.” Sahl scribbled down a few letters on a sheet provided by Hal. “And here is the sound that they make in your language.” Sahl dictated as Hal wrote down the corresponding letters in Rouchplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLanguage
Rouch
Rouch is the vernacular, or common tongue, spoken throughout Rang. Because of Rang's influence, it's also a trade language in the surrounding kingdoms.
Sarnam
Sarnam is the “old tongue,” spoken by the priests of Andritha. Most of the nobly-born are familiar with the language. script. “But there is not enough to make out the words. What we need is a document or tablet written in two scripts, one of which we know, so that we can use one to read the other. What I hoped was that there was something that looked like it was worth investigating further. Some place I could go to obtain more information. So far here are the possibilities:
“One: elaborate ceremonies - I believe that these are not worth investigating, because they failed, and we have no knowledge of these things in this time.
“Two: Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization. - This could be worth investigating. Are there any clues as to where Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization. was?
“Three: Dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself. - any idea where these dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself. were killed or where they lived?
“Four: Non human creatures - The only non human creatures I know are the brininigplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigFey
Having so much diversity in themselves, humans have been known to muddle the stories of other races together, and confuse them until it is easier just to clump them all into the category of “fairy folk.”
The common words used for many in this category,, a small, deadly people living in the forests to the south west. I know some of their language and I have spoken with one of them. Could they be linked to Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization.?. Any ideas?”
“You s– you _spoke_ with them? They exist?”
“Wait a minute.” Redbelve spoke for the first time in a while. “You're saying there are real brininigplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigFey
Having so much diversity in themselves, humans have been known to muddle the stories of other races together, and confuse them until it is easier just to clump them all into the category of “fairy folk.”
The common words used for many in this category, in Huerten? What about you?”
Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. answered, “while I haven't actually seen them myself, I can't deny that they might exist. I have seen many strange things myself in the past few weeks.”
“Like what?”
“Like wounds that heal themselves in seconds; a ruined temple that protects itself by making people forget about it; people who can read minds to some extent; potions that cure hallucinations. At this point I would be ready to believe almost anything.”
Redbelve slumped down in the chair, while Hal paced in a tiny circle, bent over to keep from hitting his head against the ceiling.
“I believe you missed something,” Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. said, glancing over at the parchment. “I'm not familiar with the script, but these three letters you translated seem to be replicated in similar forms elsewhere in the document.” Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. pointed them out to Sahl. Yes, they were similar. He hadn't noticed that before. In the more formal style of Hrijaj, letters could be varied slightly to alter their sounds, and these could be examples of that style. Assuming the sounds were roughly the same, a few nearly complete words appeared. Most were meaningless out of context, but two consecutive words spelled out what could be “moon wanderers.” D'chei Shiran, translated to Rouchplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLanguage
Rouch
Rouch is the vernacular, or common tongue, spoken throughout Rang. Because of Rang's influence, it's also a trade language in the surrounding kingdoms.
Sarnam
Sarnam is the “old tongue,” spoken by the priests of Andritha. Most of the nobly-born are familiar with the language. as the Followers of the Moon, Halkakplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Five Moons
Five moons rise and set in the sky of Aerv, never crossing paths. At the end of the world, they will all wane together, and diminish to nothing for the Zioth.
Quite a lot of mythology centers around the moons. Zahirans' theology revolves around the Moon Children. The Moon Wanderers in the Shirahjat Cohilition migrate with the rising and setting of the moons in ways that only they fully understand. in particular, were a nomadic religious movement. Every night, they wandered towards the moon as it rose and set. Since they only traveled at night, regardless of the height of the moon at sunrise and sunset, their movement was as erratic as the sand storms. Sahl remembered a year when a tribe of moon followers appeared one morning in T'chu'dan, their tents set up right in the city square. A few of their merchants traded in the shops, but most of them kept to themselves. Over the next few weeks, they passed back and forth through T'chu'dan, not seeming to care that they were retracing their steps over and over, and then one morning, they were gone. They all looked similar to each other, with skin a few shades darker than that of the natives, and wide but angular noses. As Sahl grew older, he learned that no one took them seriously. The whole movement was seen as a joke. Until now, Sahl hadn't had had any idea how long this joke had lasted.
“I see three possible missions here, to find more information,” Sahl said. “First this ruined temple. But how can we investigate it when it makes you forget it? Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak., can these potions to stop hallucinations help you to see the temple? Secondly, a mission to my homeland, to see the moon followers. Perhaps they can read this scroll. This would take months. Thirdly, a mission to see the brininigplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigFey
Having so much diversity in themselves, humans have been known to muddle the stories of other races together, and confuse them until it is easier just to clump them all into the category of “fairy folk.”
The common words used for many in this category,. They exist all right. I have seen their village and know where it is. But any mission there is dangerous and will take some time. The first time I went there I was with Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. and a small party. The brininigplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigFey
Having so much diversity in themselves, humans have been known to muddle the stories of other races together, and confuse them until it is easier just to clump them all into the category of “fairy folk.”
The common words used for many in this category, ignored us until we annoyed them, then they reacted violently. The second time I was traveling through the forest and they attacked me without provocation. They killed some soldiers with me and I only escaped by use of a clever trick. As I said I do know one of them and I could try to find him again. I learnt some of their language from him and I could stay there for some weeks trying to learn their language and ask them about the Zioth. In the meantime, Hal could continue his research and try to find the location of Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization., and also where the dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself. lived.”
Hal stopped pacing and crouched down on the floor, while Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. answered Sahl's first question. “I don't know what side effects the potion may have, but I might –”
Hal interrupted. “I can't believe you're actually serious about this. No, it's wonderful. You're suggesting that all of these things – Brinninig, dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself., Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization. – are real. I can only hope –”
“I wish you'd stop doing that,” Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. said, but Hal ignored him.
”– that you're right. I'll certainly keep working on the documents. I already know a few things. Brundashplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigBrundash
By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17
Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. Brundash was a term used both for the place, and the organization. was supposed to be founded by a large group of natural philosophers, or wizards perhaps. It's hard to tell. The dragonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
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There is a wide variety of stories about dragons. Some tell of majestic and benevolant beings who are willingly given tribute. Others tell of horrible, mindless creatures who think of nothing but destruction. Dragons in myth range in size from smaller than a blade of grass, to larger than Aerv itself. could have been anywhere. If we're to believe all the legends, they were spread throughout the world. I've heard that merchants from Ostmark still leave offerings by mountain sides before they begin a long journey.”
Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. waited a few seconds before asking, “Are you quite finished? As I was saying, I have made a few discoveries since my hallucinations were cured. There is a chance, though I do not know how good a chance, that I might be able to learn enough about the mechanism that protects the Orithoranplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Orithorans
This religion, dead for five hundred years, states that all gods bow to the god of justice, and are so far beneath him that they are as the lowest of servants of a king. The Orithory, a deeply carved quarter-sphere of stone that often weighs over a thousand pounds, symbolizes justice, and is thus their primary symbol. The center of the Orithoran religion was in a region they called temple to get around it. Additionally, the earthquake that the fortune-teller Uyithlyaw predicted will be something to explore in itself, though I don't know exactly when it will occur.”
“How can you explore an earthquake?” Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o… asked.
Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. looked flustered for a moment. “I mean observe. It is supposed to have some unusual effects, linked in some way to the Zioth.”
“So, in what order should we investigate these things? And should we travel together? If we travel as a group then I hope Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. and Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of will travel with us also. Perhaps it will be better to split up. You, Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. could investigate the temple, while I visit the brininigplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigFey
Having so much diversity in themselves, humans have been known to muddle the stories of other races together, and confuse them until it is easier just to clump them all into the category of “fairy folk.”
The common words used for many in this category,. I can be ready to go in a few weeks after I finish training my horse.”
They spent the rest of the afternoon discussing plans for learning more about the Zioth. By the end, Hal and Redbelve were as excited as Sahlmanplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSahlman El Musafir
Sahlman's hair is blue-black and graying. His skin is dark and weathered. A huge handle-bar mustache sweeps down to cover much of his lower face, and Sahl is always careful to keep it properly groomed. He is generally very particular about his clothing, equipment and appearance. Sahlman wears the desert robes of his homeland, with headgear that blocks out the sun and hangs over his neck. He wears light trousers and high hard boots, and when his robes are wet, the hard links o…, and both wanted in on the action.
This is the second of three turns being sent out at the same time.
Johannesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMaster Johannes Eltermann
Johannes Eltermann is very tall, and slightly more slender than average, and has a well-defined, delicate bone structure. His hair and eyes are dark brown. He keeps himself well-groomed and clean-shaven, and tends to dress in plain but well-tailored clothing in dark, formal colors. The lack of ostentation flaunts his taste. He currently wears good-quality traveling clothes with matching boots, a belt, from which a dagger hangs, and a cloak. was an NPC for this turn. Sahl has gained a level!