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Post by Kristian on Mar 10, 2017 10:57:09 GMT
Meccass and Burzhon (the two beastling captains) have been taken care of It was revealed that Burzhon is also called 'Guthnir' ('the deceiver'). Upon Burzhon's person was an 'elf jewel' that gave Athlarian a fleeting vision of a woman sleeping. In addition, when the jewel was taken from Burzhon, he began to decompose almost instantly. -the jewel- The fellgrim brute chained in the lower level broke free of its bonds and in doing so turned/twisted the pillar it was chained to - which, in turn revealed a secret passage leading further beneath Mathgar Ruins (and is yet to be investigated). -the lower level before the secret entrance was revealed-
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Post by Kristian on Mar 10, 2017 11:03:36 GMT
Information discovered in the ruinous library.Although most of the books and scrolls were too damaged or unreadable - a handful contained the following info: A page containing several strange runes... ...one of which matched the marking on Kezlon's secret dagger of doom. There were also a collection of notes that translated dwarven runes to the elvish script (i.e. basically making phonetically similar comparisons). And finally, there were several pages containing part of the Lay of Findurell.
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Post by Kristian on Mar 10, 2017 11:06:51 GMT
The readable parts of the lay (sorry bad poetry ahead): Beneath a roof of golden leaves she wondered long by moon and star. Upon her breast lay evergreen the emerald light of Mirilgar(1). From western shores that jewel was borne in days of yore before the fall of Garadorn, and the elven king, and the hiding of fairest Rinor.
About the hoary stones she danced at summers end and winter's dawn, and again at spring's awakening - when all else had appeared forlorn. T'was there the wolf was wont to roam, and thence he came from wanderings long, yet as she sang, he lay him down, such was the virtue of her song.
Henceforth as one they made their way by perilous road to elvenhome. Through haunted woods, and doors of iron, and darkling halls of dwarf hewn stone. A sword as black as night she bore - the keenest blade that ever was wrought, while at her side Hath-Ranir strode - the greatest wolf that ever walked.
(SEVERAL UNREADABLE VERSES)
She lies now 'neath the pale stone keep(2), a queen beneath a hall of kings. To sleep until the world is changed, and in the final battle sing. There too the wolf lays at her feet, yet still maybe they range afar? ...beyond the ken of elvish sight, in fair green lands - where no men are. (1) there is a picture of the Mirilgar - which looks something like this: (2) The poem is written in elvish, and as such 'pale stone keep' actually reads 'mathgar garadar'When holding the the parchment up to the light, there is a watermark of sorts, that looks something like this:
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Post by Kristian on Mar 10, 2017 11:13:22 GMT
Furthermore, Athlarian actually passed a 'culture elf' test (for once) and, as such, was familiar with some of Findurell's story.
Apparently the missing part of the tale told of how Findurell (a hero of old) was deceived by a person who was to eventually become known as Guthnir (a sorcerer and a changeling of sorts ...at least according to the tales). And with the aid of the dark arts, he stole her immortality from her (while she slept) by imprisoning her soul within a gemstone (some say it was within the Mirilgar, others say it was the onyx of his own ring).
So it was that Findurell never awoke from sleep (despite the efforts of the healers and loremasters) - though she did not appear to be dead. Thus it came to pass that she was laid to rest in a secret vault (or so the story goes), to keep here safe from harm - in the hope that someday a cure would be found.
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Post by brumguvnor on Mar 17, 2017 8:55:53 GMT
another bostin' session from the Age of Shadow campaign!
and I love how we manage to get the dirty jokes and references in despite the more "serious" tone of the campaign!
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