A Gift, A Curse

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[Narrator] Previously On the 'Quest'

[Narrator] Faelnon and the group find Shandor. Before they can act Ariea bursts through the mansion and finds Shandor. The two duel and Ariea defeats Shandor surprisingly. Instead of killing Shandor she had killed the evil in Shandor. Freed from evil Shandor gives Faelnon the scrolls to the find set of Gifts.

[Narrator] Now On The 'Quest'

[Narrator] The group are riding towards Ashen Kvyr. Faelnon had learnt from the scrolls that he recovered that the Orc Gifts lay somewhere in that region. It is nearly nightfall and the group have been riding all day.

Faelnon rides forward.

Mihwen looks around, 'time to set camp soon'

Shandor sits on his horse, still clad all in black. Black leather boots with silver buckles, jet-black pantaloons, black-leather cuirass over a black tunic. Tied around his neck is a black-velvet cape with red-wine coloured silk lining. His sword is concealed within a black sheath with a golden pattern running down it. Coincidently his steed is jet-black.

Kalypse feels tired from the riding

Faelnon states, 'I think we should put off camping for the moment, the Gifts are near and, ' He checks the scroll, 'And danger lies quite close, no doubt.'

Isondil looks about and yawns

Kalypse asks in surprise 'danger?'

Kamrock chuckles, 'Danger? Like how much danger?'

Faelnon looks about and then turns towards Kamrock, 'Don't be such a coward...' He turns towards Kalypse, 'You come from this area, do you not? What can you tell me about it?'

Kamrock stares at Faelnon, 'Coward? Boy you need a teaching about Dwarves.'

Shandor chuckles, 'Come come Kamrock, we all know you were shivering in fear, how else do you explain your absence.'

Mihwen smiles

Kalypse nods 'Yes, I come from this place... I don’t know much about it that could indicate danger though'

Faelnon nods, 'Well, that's good.'

Kamrock suddenly goes dark, 'Work, I have been working to keep myself up with you, after you left without me.'

Shandor shrugs, 'After we couldn't lure you out of your cupboard we decided to go on...'

Kamrock takes a blade from his bag and hones it with a smooth stone.

Echnaton follows the conversation and grins

Kamrock growls.

Shandor grins and chuckles at Kamrock's, no doubt, 'accidental' threat.

Kamrock pats his boar on the shoulder, mumbling something inaudible.

Faelnon yawns without thinking, suddenly realising how tired he was getting.

Kamrock looks at Faelnon sympathetically, 'Tired? Old one?'

Faelnon chuckles, 'You are older, shall I get you a walking stick?'

Kalypse rubs her horse's hair while she follows and listens to the conversation

Faelnon notices Shandor's dark attire, 'Am I permitted a guess as to your favourite colour?'

Kamrock grins, 'Older maybe, but much more hardy, I think. Perhaps it is you who needs a stick?'

Shandor grins, 'Just means if I go evil again I don't have to buy new clothes...'

Isondil rides slowly along beside Kalypse

Mihwen gets up an apple 'anyone want one?'

Echnaton replies "yes, please"

Faelnon grins, 'I've travelled around the world and fought beasts you couldn't imagine, but then again, I haven't lived my life in a tiny shop barely moving a hundred metres every day, jeesh, you must have it tough.'

Kamrock says, 'No thanks, Mihwen, I still have some goat.'

Shandor puts out a hand, 'I wouldn't say no to an apple.'

Isondil shakes his head and say's 'No thanks Mihwen'

Kalypse mutters 'I’m not hungry' and yawns

Mihwen get up a throws and apple at Shandor, Isondil and Echnaton

Faelnon catches the apple.

Echnaton has to leap far from the saddle to catch it

Kamrock nods, 'Yes, because you never watched an entire city burn to the ground. Such an easy life it is travelling miles upon miles looking for something that isn't even supposed to exist.'

Isondil catches the apple and throws it back at Mihwen and say's 'I told you I didn't want one'

Mihwen says 'your loss' as she catches the apple

Echnaton heard Kamrock’s comment and a shadow seems to appear on his face.

Varadrion rides up quickly behind the group, and shouts to get their attention

Faelnon grins, 'Kamrock, you know nothing of my old life. I have seen empires fall, worlds crumble and friends be slaughtered. I have seen death on every street before.'

Isondil looks around and smiles and say's 'Hail Varadrion'

Mihwen smiles 'an spy, we better catch him!'

Varadrion smiles and laughs

Shandor draws a sword and swings around to face Varadrion, 'It is not wise to shout in this type of place, when evil could lurk around every corner...' He waves his sword slightly, ‘Or in every being.’

Isondil grins

Faelnon chuckles softly.

Isondil chuckles at Shandor's comment

Kalypse waves to Varadrion

Varadrion looks to Shandor "So, even when you are good you draw to me" and chuckles softly

Shandor says, 'If I didn't, one would know I have gone insane.'

Varadrion smiles softly

Mihwen rides up to Shandor and Faelnon 'what the plan for tonight?'

[Narrator] An Orc rides towards the group, it is Mugh, 'friend' of Shandor. He is carrying a message.

Faelnon notices the Orc, 'I'd say the first plan is to see what Mugh wants.'

Isondil looks at the orc with disgust

[Narrator] The Orc says, 'The Wise Elves say that they received the books and scrolls that they sent back, but you didn't return the Orc Gift scroll, do you still need it?'

Kamrock growls.

Faelnon nods, 'Yes, we are in pursuit of it, should be nearby.'

Kalypse looks blankly at the orc

[Narrator] Mugh nods, 'I'll be going back to the Elves then...'

Varadrion looks silently

Faelnon looks around the group, 'Actually, you could be of some use, we do not have an Orc with us, but we need one. Join with us. Shandor, is Lestat nearby?'

Kamrock gags in disgust, 'An Orc, ugh.'

Shandor takes out a finely crafted whistle and blows one note on it. Moments later a white-Jayle bounds out from the shadows.

Varadrion looks to Kamrock an says "He will be fine"

Faelnon looks around the group, 'Just ignore them, Mugh.'

Shandor whispers in elven to Lestat, who nods and takes off in the direction Mugh came from.

Isondil looks at the Orc with distrust

Mihwen rides up to the Orc 'I'm Mihwen'

Kamrock says to Varadrion, 'I do not fear such a feeble minded, thing, but I'd rather I did not have to ride with a noisy smelling Orc.'

[Narrator] The Orc nods, 'I'm Mugh.'

Varadrion looks at all the dirty looks directed at Mugh, and then slowly rides up behind Mihwen

Kalypse looks around the group and notices the disgusted looks before muttering 'Judgement by appearances...'

Varadrion turns to Kamrock and says "One so blinded by race could also be called feeble-minded.."

Isondil looks away from the orc

Faelnon says, 'Do not call him feeble minded, Kamrock for your mind could be destroyed, and quickly.' He grins before taking out a grey-ish powder.

Echnaton also rides up to Mugh and greets him.

Kamrock chuckles, 'Ahh, well perhaps you'd like to try and get past me and my axe?'

Faelnon says, 'I don't need to be near you...'

Varadrion sighs

Isondil pats his horse nervously and looks around before shivering

Varadrion mumbles to Mihwen "Like children..."

Shandor rides up and looks at the powder before grinning, 'Yes, you can throw ash quite easily, although I can't say all of it will reach him...'

Mihwen smiles

Varadrion speaks softly "Are you two quite finished?"

Shandor notices he is still holding his apple, he takes a bite out of it.

Mihwen shakes her head

Isondil looks at Kamrock and mutters to himself

Shandor finishes the apple and throws it behind him.

Echnaton has nibbled his apple down.

Faelnon looks up at the darkening sky.

Isondil looks around slowly

Varadrion pulls some bread out of his cloak and begins eating quietly

Echnaton reaches forward to the horses head and feed that rest to the horse

Faelnon consults the Orc Gift scroll.

Shandor steals a glance at the scroll, part of it is a map, part of it is in some strange language.

Echnaton asks the fellows " do you think we can ignite a campfire here?"

Faelnon comments, 'So much of the land has changed since this map was made, the grand forests were destroyed for one...'

Isondil looks darkly at the Orc after Faelnon said that

Faelnon says, 'I would feel better to have the Gifts in our possession before we camp, the Evil now knows of their location, no doubt they do not require sleep.

Varadrion looks around

Mihwen looks at Echnaton 'we're still riding'

Varadrion looks to Faelnon "a good idea"

[Narrator] Mugh looks at Isondil, unaware of what happened at this place as he spent most of his life in Ifolltadir.

Echnaton replies " of course, I meant it for our night camp" and smiles

Shandor grins, 'If you really wish I could probably get a floating camp fire to go along with us...'

Kalypse sighs

Isondil turns away from the Orc stopping himself from saying something

Echnaton laughs

Varadrion chuckles softly and mutters "Parlour trick" and smiles at Shandor

Faelnon rides over to Mugh and explains quietly what happened in the past.

Kalypse says 'Shandor, there is probably danger nearby, you don't want to waste your powers like that'

Isondil pat's his horse and whisper's to it in elven

Echnaton grins and jokes "Shandor was always good in attracting trouble, so why not have a shining flame with us"

Varadrion smiles at Echnaton

Kalypse smiles worried

Shandor says, 'Well, I must confess, I probably shouldn't have given the 'Evil follow us' fliers out in every town we've been in...'

Kamrock mumbles something about peaceful Elves and battles.

Isondil grins slightly at this comment but looks pensive

Varadrion looks around and asks to anyone "What are we expecting to find guarding these gifts, or what resistance"

Mihwen rides up to Kalypse and starts talking

Kamrock chuckles, 'Peaceful Elves, no doubt.'

Kalypse smiles at Mihwen

Faelnon turns to Varadrion, 'I can honestly say I have no idea.'

Varadrion sighs and says "Wonderful... I suppose we could assume it won't be friendly though?"

Mihwen smiles at Varadrion

Faelnon says, 'I'm sure they will give us flowers and sing songs.... what do you expect?'

Varadrion says "Well, last time I was there when we recovered a set of gifts, i was knocked unconscious three times, I suppose what I don't want is a repeat of that"

Kamrock grins, 'I am sure they will be as friendly as all the others, I've been offered a drink and a free meal from all of them.'

Varadrion sighs

Faelnon turns to Varadrion, 'Well, if you don't get knocked out at least twice me and Shandor will help out.'

Echnaton 's grinning gets broader and broader

Isondil smiles and say's 'Do us all a favour'

Varadrion sighs "Mouthy elves"

Faelnon cocks an eyebrow.

Kalypse brushes her hair ignoring the babblings

Kamrock chuckles, 'They all the same, Varadrion. You want a straight talking Dwarf in charge here.'

Varadrion says sarcastically "Oh yes, much better"

Faelnon flicks Varadion's elven ears, 'Self-hating, are we?'

Varadrion chuckles "I am not from the mouthy section of our species"

Mihwen shakes her head and continues riding

Isondil grins

Varadrion looks at Mihwen and can't help but laugh

Kalypse asks slowly 'Weren't we supposed to like and respect our own kind?"

Kamrock checks himself, making sure his axe is loose enough to be pulled in need.

Varadrion says "Of course I respect and like my own kind, but the mood here could stand to lighten a bit"

Kamrock looks to Mihwen, 'Mihwen, have you got any of those apples going spare?'

Faelnon checks the scroll again, then the landscape.

Kalypse smiles 'You can make your own mood'

Varadrion says "Only at certain times"

Mihwen pretends to hear nothing

Faelnon checks the landscape closely, 'Hmm, interesting, I think we are nearby.'

Varadrion says "Finally"

Kamrock hums, 'Hmm, I might have still have a few cabbages left.'

Kalypse asks 'Near where?'

Isondil smiles to himself and looks around remembering

Echnaton asks "how close means 'nearby'?"

Kamrock takes a half-rotten cabbage from a small Orc-skin bag, and drops it on the floor for his riding boar.

Faelnon notices a star-map at the bottom of the scroll.

Varadrion chuckles and says "Especially since us younger elves don't have incredible patience"

Faelnon says, 'Well, the Gifts are not far away, and not right in front of us, I hope that helps.'

Varadrion sighs "Typical answer"

Faelnon bows, 'I would hate to disappoint.'

Isondil mutters 'direct as always'

Varadrion draws a dagger and tosses it around

Kalypse watches the trees going by

Shandor asks Mugh what he was up to when he left Ifolltadir.

[Narrator] Mugh shrugs, 'I ran across Thir and Thonn.'

Faelnon corrects, 'Thor and Thinn.'

Isondil looks at the passing trees and feel's his heart lightening a little

Kevin rides speedily trying to catch the group..

Faelnon leads the group into one of the much larger clumps of wood.

Kevin finally catches up

Faelnon spots Kevin in the distance behind them.

Faelnon stops the group and turns around.

Faelnon says, 'Hail.'

Isondil looks around sharply at the newcomer

Kamrock sits back on his boar and closes his eyes.

Mihwen looks at the newcomer 'who's that?'

Kevin just stares at the group

Faelnon repeats his greetings, adding, 'Care to tell us a name?'

Isondil looks at the newcomer with increasing suspicion

Kevin says, "My name is Kevin"

Faelnon nods, 'Hail Kevin, what brings you here?'

Kevin looks at the group uncomfortably

Kamrock opens his eyes and looks sidelong at Kevin.

Mihwen nods at the newcomer

Kamrock growls and curses in Dwarven.

Faelnon looks back at the woods, 'I think it they are in there.'

Kevin says, "I was hunting through the forest and got lost. I spotted your men riding and I thought I’d ask for directions"

Faelnon nods, 'Well, I don't personally know my way around this region, but you are welcome to come with us to the next town.'

Varadrion says "you mean we're not walking to the middle of nowhere, we're going to a town?"

Faelnon says, 'No, we are in the middle of nowhere, but after we find nowhere we'll go to a town.'

Kevin says, "You don't mind do? you"

Faelnon shrugs, 'No, come along.'

Varadrion sighs

Faelnon leads his horse further into the woods.

Isondil looks at Kevin and asks him 'Where did you get lost?'

Kevin swiftly look around at the riders and begins to move forward

Kamrock dismounts and leads his boar into the trees.

Faelnon swipes a low-branch away.

Kevin says sarcastically "If I knew where it was, I wouldn't be lost now would I?"

Echnaton ducks as the branch swings towards him.

[Narrator] In a small clearing in the woods a polearm sticks up from the ground. Atop it is a large golden helmet with two horns jutting from either side of the view-piece.

Faelnon looks at it for a moment, 'This is it. Where's the guardian?'

Faelnon hops off his horse, 'Okay, stay back.'

Faelnon turns to Mugh, 'You come with me.'

Kamrock draws his axe and prepares for a battle.

Isondil shakes his head and say's 'I merely thought you were from this region and the next time you give me cheek you'll regret it'

Mihwen smiles 'The guardian will be around, don’t worry'

Varadrion sits on his horse silently

Echnaton carefully peers in the woods

Faelnon says, 'Shut it Isondil, this is not the time.'

[Narrator] Golden light appears at the weapons, some of it is in the helmet. Golden hands reach out and tear out the polearm. It is wearing the helmet. The golden light begins to take more shape, a humanoid form, slightly taller than an elf.

[Narrator] Its skin takes on a dark-green colour. As the shape comes into reality it is quite clear what it is. It is a tall Orc. It roars fiercely, twirling the polearm around itself.

Faelnon cocks an eyebrow, 'It does have some poetic justice, an Orc's worst enemy is itself, and, from the looks of that Orc, its stereotypical behaviour.'

Mihwen tries to calm her horse

Faelnon shouts, 'Okay, surround it, but don't approach yet.'

Kamrock says, ' You wonder why I don't like Orcs?'

Varadrion draws his sword and slips his other arm inside his claok

Kevin says softly, "Yikes....."

Isondil looks at the orc and draws his bow slowly

Kevin moves toward the creature

Faelnon takes the Elven-Gift bow and pulls back where the string should be, it summons a crackling arrow and flame and electricity. The arrow flies towards the Orc, but is flung away.

[Narrator] The Orc grins, 'Protection Helmet save me!' He rushes forward with the polearm and strikes forward, hitting Shandor in chest.

Faelnon ducks out of the way.

Shandor is lifted into the air by the polearm as the Orc continues running. Shandor crashes into the trunk of a tree and feels a rib or two break.

Mihwen pulls back with her horse

Varadrion watches his arm as a few drops of blood leak down onto the blade of the sword

Faelnon gets to his feet.

Faelnon says, 'I don't want to sound painfully obvious, but we need to get that helmet off him.

Varadrion raises his sword as it begins to glow

Echnaton throws some little stones towards the golden helmet and wonders whether they will hit it

Isondil lowers his bow and thinks to himself

Varadrion says "Any idea on removing that helmet?"

Faelnon says, 'Not at the moment.

[Narrator] The Protection helmet knocks away all objects heading towards it.

Varadrion holds his spot and waits for directions

Mihwen says in elven 'try make him fall, the helmet might fall off.'

Kevin looks around as if he heard something afar...

Faelnon says, 'I have an idea...'

Varadrion says "Why not get rid of his weapon?"

Faelnon yells Orc-curses at the Orc and grabs his attention.'

[Narrator] The Orc charges with his polearm towards Faelnon's head.

Faelnon swerves out of the way and grabs part of the polearm near the end. He slings it over his shoulder and tries to fling it over himself.

[Narrator] The Orc is brought into the air by the force of the polearm being pivoted over Faelnon's shoulder. The polearm juts into the mud and the Orc is thrown from the top of the polearm and crashes to the ground, the helmet falls into the fresh mud.

Faelnon yells, 'Okay the helmet's off!'

[Narrator] The Orc gets to his feet and rips the polearm out of the ground swinging it round and smashing into the side of Faelnon's head.

Faelnon is thrown away unconscious.

Kevin says, "Uh....guys..." but is interrupted in mid sentence..

Isondil fires an arrow at the orc

Varadrion charges the orc, sword held high

Kevin pulls out his staff.

Kevin jumps off his horse

Echnaton rushes in and kicks the helmet away from the orc

Mihwen just keep a safe distance from the orc

Isondil dismounts slowly and looks to see if the orc is dead

[Narrator] The orc swerves and dodges attacks.

Kevin walks toward Faelnon

Isondil fit's another arrow unto his bow and let's it fly at the orc

[Narrator] The Orc sweeps his polearm around, trying to sweep the legs out of the attackers.

[Narrator] The Orc dodges.

Echnaton takes a rope from the saddle of his horse.

Kamrock calls for his Boar.

[Narrator] Mugh charges at the Orc, they both grab an end of the polearm and begin fighting over it. They begin circling around each other before Mugh bursts into forward motion. The Orc is startled and stumbles backwards, his chest is level with the end of the polearm.

[Narrator] Mugh continues running forward and the Orc is trapped. Mugh rams the polearm forcefully into an oak tree and it rips through the Orc's chest and stabs into the tree before bursting out the other side.

[Narrator] Mugh roars with murderous victory.

Kevin knells down beside Faelnon and shakes his shoulder.

Faelnon groans awake.

Isondil looks at Mugh torn between hatred at orcs and admiration to Mugh

Faelnon mumbles, 'What just happened?'

Varadrion chuckles and looks impressed

Kevin gets up and walks back to his horse and gets on

[Narrator] Mugh tears the polearm out and waves it about in celebration. He picks up the helmet and slams it over his head.

Kevin says, "Well its been fun and all but can we please get to town?"

Echnaton removes the rope, as the Orc seems dead.

Varadrion laughs and smiles at Mugh

Kevin is afraid a bit but tries not to show it.

Faelnon says, 'What? You don't want to wait until Mugh has finished celebrating?' He adds quietly, 'Or for me not to be seeing four of you all.'

Varadrion walks over to Faelnon and offers him some support while he recovers

Kevin says "Well I’m a bit confused as of what’s going on around here, but i really need to return to town."

[Narrator] Mugh finishes waving the polearm and moves towards Faelnon, 'You deaded?'

Echnaton walks over to the slain Orc and suspiciously checks whether it is dead.

Mihwen smiles at Mugh

Kamrock growls, 'I want to leave, now, before that, thing, gets ideas, I'd hate to have to do all this again.'

Shandor interrupts, 'No, only I can die and still be walking and talking.'

[Narrator] Mugh approaches Kamrock with the polearm at Kamrock's head-height, 'Me get what ideas?'

Kevin Rides his horse toward the Orc..... "What the hell is that thing?"

Faelnon looks at Mugh, chuckling.

Kamrock looks at Mugh, grasping the handle of his axe, 'Just you try it.'

[Narrator] Mugh moves dangerously close to Kamrock before grinning and moving away to check on his horse.

Isondil looks at Mugh with disgust and replaces his bow and remounts his horse

Kamrock mounts his boar, 'Can we leave? I need a drink.'

Varadrion chuckles, waiting for Mugh to smash Kamrock

Kevin sees the town in the distance and begins to ride toward it.

Faelnon moves over to the Orc-Guardian and pokes it with his boot.

[Narrator] The corpse of the Orc begins glowing.

Faelnon steps away, 'I probably shouldn't have done that...'

Kevin says "Whoa!"

Varadrion turns quickly and faces the corpse

Varadrion shoots a dirty look at Faelnon

Isondil looks at the corpse

Echnaton jumps back quite a bit

Shandor grabs Faelnon's discarded Elven-Gift bow.

Varadrion says to Faelnon "You couldn't leave well enough alone could you"

Mihwen turns around

[Narrator] The Orc is lifted to its feet, its eyes go blood-red, 'Fools! Run and play with your toys, for the new dawn is coming. Your world is over, now comes the time of darkness, my ruler will control all.' With that the corpse explodes into flames.

Faelnon cocks an eyebrow, 'That's cheerful...'

Varadrion sighs "Goodie"

Isondil say's, ‘encouraging as usual’

Faelnon dusts himself off, 'Okay, well, I don't think we will find a town tonight, so we might as well set up camp.'

Kevin looks around and says to everyone, "Anyone mind telling me what that thing was and what the hell it was talking about? Who's this ruler?"

Varadrion looks at Falenon "You said the enemy knows of the location, if we stay here, they may still show up"

Kamrock looks disgusted, 'Ah well, I guess I must open my emergency supplies.'

Faelnon says, 'So many tales, so little time, we'll set the fire going first, then all will be revealed...'

Kevin says We can't stop, I need to get to a town, I have important business to care for.

Kevin sighs and mumbles to himself.....

Faelnon says, 'I can explain that Varadrion, but first, a nice fire.'

Kevin climbs off of his horse and pulls out a small container of dirty water

Varadrion says "Alright, I trust you then, lets rest"

Kevin looks in the bottle with disgust but drinks it anyway

Isondil sigh's and dismounts slowly

Shandor creates a circle of rocks and mutters an incantation, the space inside lights up with a green flame.

Faelnon kneels down by the fire. 'I suppose you want some explanations...'

Varadrion nods

Shandor nods, 'That would be nice.'

Mihwen dismount her horse

Kevin mutters, "Need me to get some......." sees the flame "never mind"

Echnaton sits down besides Faelnon.

Faelnon says, 'Shandor, could you tie up the horses?'

Kevin says "Explanations are nice."

Shandor gets up, mumbling, 'Oh sure, don't let me in on the info...'

Kevin sits down as well but not to close to the riders.

Varadrion looks at his sword, still glowing, hammers it through a rock, and puts it back into its sheath

Kamrock snaps, 'My boar stays with me.'

Kevin says "careful with my horse if you will"

Faelnon says, 'Okay, first up, why we are camping here...'

Isondil sits down slowly

Kamrock growls, 'Because someone reckons the nearest town is too far away

Kevin chuckles

Kevin whispers toward Kamrock "Ssshhhh"

Varadrion says "Quiet, let him speak"

Faelnon takes out the scroll Shandor stole and points to a strange language, a final note at the end, written in blood, 'It says the Evil would send a messenger to get the Gifts, if 'They' have reached it, the messenger should inform 'Me' of this.' He consults the scroll, 'Then it goes on about warning them or something, I'm not sure on that part...'

Kevin says surprisingly "Let me see that will you Faelnon?"

Isondil looks at Kevin in surprise

Mihwen looks at Kamrock 'Hungry?'

Faelnon cocks an eyebrow, 'I would rather keep it to myself, Shandor nearly killed me stealing it, I would rather not give another that chance again.'

Varadrion looks at Shandor, then back to Faelnon, and smiles

Kamrock looks down at his belly, 'Hungry? No, in need of drink and a smoke.'

Faelnon looks over the scroll, 'I have a hunch there is a larger message here, most of this paragraph doesn't refer to the Orc Gifts.'

Kevin says "Suit yourself, I could’ve helped."

Kamrock pulls out a canteen of amber liquid and a long delicately carved pipe.

Mihwen looks around 'anyone else hungry?'

Faelnon says, 'Any other questions?'

Faelnon looks at Mihwen, 'Except that one...'

Echnaton gets some meat and bread from his backpack and offers it to the group.

Kevin mumbles "Looks like Orc to me.."

Varadrion looks like he is thinking, but does not ask a question

Faelnon turns to Kevin, 'Excuse me?'

Kevin gets up and walks to his horse

Kevin pulls out a small scroll and opens it..

Kevin chuckles and rolls it back up....while walking back to the group

Varadrion suddenly pipes up "Now where?"

Faelnon puts his hands towards the flames and warms his hands.

Kevin hands the scroll to Faelnon....

Faelnon looks at the scroll, 'What's this?'

Kevin says "Compare the two"

Kevin sits down slowly...smiling

Faelnon grins, 'This is an ingredient list for... a chocolate cake?'

Kamrock lights a match and sparks his pipe

Isondil grins at Kevin and mutter's to himself

Kevin says "Hardly....you got you ingredient right....read closer"

Echnaton smiles and says "that would also be nice now."

Mihwen looks at Kamrock 'how old are your boar?'

Faelnon nods, 'Ah yes, my mistake, a chocolate cake.... with nuts, thanks maybe we will make one out of trees.'

Kamrock smiles, 'He's still a Yearling, yet is growing a prime war-boar, I reckon.'

Kevin says "Well I thought we'd get hungry while wasting our time here."

Kevin says "I got lost while looking for the last ingredient.."

Kevin says "Maybe you guys have some"

Faelnon asks, 'The ingredient is...?'

Kevin says "I have all need but one thing.."

Echnaton asks Kevin "what is it you need so desperately?"

Faelnon says, 'This is rather scrawly writing I'll have to say.'

Mihwen smiles at Kamrock 'Yearlings taste good'

Kevin says "Chocoba Nuts, They are good but a pain to find"

Faelnon grins at Mihwen, 'Are you suggesting we eat Kamrock's boar?'

Varadrion chuckles and draws a dagger "I bet I could fix it up good"

Kamrock growls, 'Touch him, you die.'

Kevin laughs loudly

Varadrion stands up and walks slowly towards the boar, grinning

Shandor grins, 'I don't need to touch him, just drop him in the fire with magic and we'll be munching on lovely meat before long.'

Echnaton smirks "yes, that’s the problem... you never know whom you may eat and whom not."

Isondil grin's to himself and say's 'You'll not find those nut's around here'

Kevin wonders.... "Whats your deal Kamrock....why so bitter?"

Kamrock slams Varadrion in the face with a shield.

Shandor lifts the boar into the air with magic.

Kevin shuts up and runs to his horse.

Varadrion pushes the shield aside and kicks him back down to his seat "I may be young, but you'd best not take your chances" and sits back down

Kevin climbs on and rides towards a small woods.

Kamrock growls, mumbling about corrupt Elves and their petty problems.

Kevin is now out of sight

Kamrock draws Basserix and immediately the sword starts screaming a warsong.

Faelnon says, 'Kamrock put that sword away or I'll break it.

Varadrion does not draw his sword, but simply says "Ask Echnaton, I could split that in half" and pats his sword

Mihwen looks around and says 'oh my...'

Varadrion looks at the fire and chuckles

Faelnon says, 'Mihwen, you started all this, with your boar-cooking talk.'

Echnaton says with low but clear voice "Kamrock! Varadrion!"

Kamrock growls, 'You try it, Elf, bring me my boar, and I'll leave.'

Shandor says, 'And us wanting to cook it.'

Varadrion looks at Faelnon and says "Do not blame her"

Mihwen grins

Shandor lifts the boar even higher, 'Go on Kamrock, if you can reach it, you can have it.'

Kevin rides back toward the group

Echnaton slides between Varadrion and Kamrock

Varadrion looks at Faelnon and Shandor and says "Someone sit him down before he bites off more than he can chew"

Isondil looks at Kamrock and say's 'shut that sword up'

Kamrock growls, Basserix keeps getting louder and more angry sounding.

Varadrion looks at Echnaton and says "What you think, should I draw my sword?"

Echnaton looks to Varadrion and says "Varadrion, please sit also down, before our little friend gets finally angry.

Faelnon shouts, 'Crail Qito, milca ivto lamaeto.' And the sword stops singing. He grins, 'That'll wear off in a day or so.'

Echnaton continues "to kill a fellow for a joke that went out of control?"

Mihwen looks in a little leather bag and says 'thyme?'

Faelnon can barely control his chuckles at the situation.

Isondil grins at Mihwen

Varadrion looks to Echnaton "killing him would be a waste, although I bet I could soften that ego of his a bit" and smiles

Kevin yells, "Why don't you fools stop arguing and acting childish and get something useful done!"

Kamrock growls deeply.

Faelnon turns to Kevin, 'It is late, I'd say about midnight, we need a laugh with all the darkness around us.'

Kevin says "What’s the use in killing each other? The less men, the more chance we have of loosing any other fights."

Kevin says "Laugh? Why don't we take turns sleeping or something?"

Kamrock spits at Shandor, cursing deeply, he drops the orcskin bag, 'You feed and watch Tylorus then, I have to go and tend his Mother.'

Kevin says "Or do you creatures not sleep?"

Faelnon states, 'We aren't actually going to kill each other.... well, actually I can't speak for Kamrock..'

Faelnon says, 'Traditionally we are riding all day, one of us would be on guard at night.’

Kamrock starts off in the direction they came.

Varadrion lays back

Kevin says "Walks to the fire and lays down....tries to get some sleep"

Kamrock growls back at the group, 'I hope you all find a sticky end.'

Shandor looks up at the floating boar, 'You know, I am actually hungry now...'

Echnaton smiles thoughtfully and says "I defend my horse with my life, Kamrock his boar too.... we are more similar that it might look."

Mihwen laughs and start eating on an apple

Kevin says "Well you can stay up and play, I’ve had enough for one day"

Kamrock leaves.

Varadrion says softly "Keep threatening people and we'll see who meets a sticky end"

Kevin says "Excuse me?"

Faelnon turns to Kevin, 'He meant Kamrock.'

Varadrion looks to Kevin and says "not you"

Kevin says "Better off."

Faelnon says, 'I would normally end this, but a) I'm too tired, b) this is too much fun...'

Varadrion looks at Faelnon and laughs

Kamrock is heard cursing Elves and strange ways.

Kevin tries to sleep but cant due to the noise..

Echnaton says to Varadrion "I really don’t know whether Kamrock was really upset...’

Mihwen looks at Kamrock 'didn’t know dwarves were so whiny'

Shandor begins slowly spinning the floating boar around, 'What shall we do with this?'

Echnaton corrects himself "seems he is..."

Varadrion looks up at it and says "Set it down, I think

Kevin says "I say we cook it"

Kamrock yells, 'And as for you Shandor, eat the boar, it's not edible, but eat it.'

Faelnon overhears Echnaton, 'I don't think so, he is going to drink it off.'

Kamrock yells, 'You could do with a good poisoning.'

Shandor grins, 'It looks tasty, anyway, weren't you leaving? Buh bye.'

Kevin laughs

Isondil grins

Kevin says "I correct myself....lets not eat it...."

Echnaton grins

Varadrion says to Shandor "Set it down, and let it find its master"

Kevin says "Well while you guys were fooling around, I managed to find us some real food."

Kevin sets a large rabbit beside the fire..

Kevin says "Help yourselves"

Kevin says "If not I’ll keep it to myself"

Faelnon picks up the rabbit and strokes its fur, it is still alive, even though he thought Kevin would have killed it.

Faelnon says, 'He's a nice rabbit, I'd say the boar has more meat on it.'

Kevin says "Fine you guys starve....." grabs the rabbit and stabs it with his knife..

Kevin grabs a nearby stick and stabs the rabbit and holds it over the fire

Faelnon winces as he watches the rabbit die, 'You know, my mother kept rabbits, lots of them, they are quite friendly...'

Varadrion says "Sometimes food passes companionship"

Kevin says "Well I’m not a friendly person when it comes to starving."

Kevin looks at Varadrion & says "Thank you..."

Echnaton shrugs and says "well, they are also quite tasty", then he throws over some herbs and salt to Kevin

Kevin says "Picks up the herbs and tosses them on the rabbit"

Shandor points out, 'That rabbit won't feed us all. And there is still a boar floating way up there, I'm not even sure I can safely get it down now.'

Varadrion draws a dagger, looks around and says "I could sure use some target practice"

Kevin says "So who wants to starve and who wants to eat?" drops the rabbit and begins to cut the meat off of it

Varadrion looks around and says "I'll go find some food then, be right back"

Kevin says "It will feed those who want it....."

Varadrion walks off into the forest and disappears

Faelnon says, 'It is a safe bet that we are all hungry, hence the problem.'

Isondil gets up and walks of with his bow drawn

Kevin says "Varadrion!!"

Varadrion pokes his head out of the woods "Yes?"

Kevin throws a chunk of the rabbit toward Varadrion

Mihwen pick up an apple 'anyone else?'

Kevin says "Enjoy!"

Kamrock wanders back into the firelight, 'Bloody trees, I can't find a path in this light. Now let my boar down this second.'

Varadrion looks at it, picks it up says "We need more, we enjoy a feast now that we have the gifts" and walks back into the woods

Shandor states, 'I am no longer sure I can safely get it down...'

Kevin sighs and stands up

Kevin Begins to eat the rabbit and walks away

Kamrock says, 'You better hope you can, otherwise I'm getting mad.

Shandor grins, 'Oooo, scary...'

Kevin chuckles in the distance

Isondil looks about slowly and fit's an arrow unto his bow and sends it into a bush and walks over to it

Varadrion walks out of the woods, a small deer over one shoulder, and a few plants in his other hand, the deer has a dagger wound in its throat

Faelnon grabs his elven Gift-bow, 'I might also go hunting, this thing will probably fry anything I hit, instant food.'

Echnaton slides up to Kevin and catches a leg of the rabbit, while saying "Thanks"

Kamrock growls, 'Ok, I'm going to stay calm, otherwise people will start dying, unexpectedly.'

Kevin snares at Echnaton

Isondil sigh's as he has only killed a fox

Shandor starts into uncontrollable laughter, broken up by 'You? Never!'

Varadrion looks at Faelnon and says "How about you try to shoot this outta the air, for some quick cookin’"

Kamrock says, 'I have faith in this armour, as it is the Dwarven Gift.'

Shandor stops laughing, 'You know, if you make me laugh like that I stand a chance to drop the boar..'

Faelnon corrects Kamrock, 'That is nice chain mail, but not the dwarven Gifts, I gave those to Thor weeks ago...'

Kevin interrupts everyone... "Errrmmm....."

Kamrock growls, and glares filthily at Shandor, 'Lower my boar, NOW!'

Faelnon thinks, 'Shandor gave them to me, and then I to Thor, just before he died I believe, Shandor that is.'

Kevin says "What are these 'gifts' you speak of?"

Varadrion drops the deer beside the fire and sits down beside Echnaton

Faelnon says, 'They were Gifts that were made by persons unknown, they will aid us in the fight against the Evil.'

Kevin grunts and sits beside Varadrion asking him the question

Echnaton turns to Varadrion and says " I help you butchering it"

Varadrion replies "Ok, this should make a good meal"

Faelnon says, 'This bow is one, the golden robe I wear is another, these are the elven Gifts, only wearable by an elf, if another tries to pick it up, they will suffer pain. A lot of pain.'

Kevin grunts again and gets up

Kamrock takes his axe in both hands again, eying Shandor.

Isondil returns with rabbit's and places them beside the fire

Kamrock growls, 'All Elves are Evil.'

Kevin stops and glares at Kamrock

Varadrion stands between Shandor and Kamrock and says to Shandor, almost pleadingly "Just let it down"

Shandor points out the flaw in Kamrock's logic, 'If you hurt me, I will loose the spell and the Boar comes tumbling down, so I wouldn't touch me, it is doubtable if you could.'

Shandor says, 'I would if I could, I'm getting tired of wasting energy, but I think it is caught on... something, I can barely keep it up.'

Kevin sighs and looks around into the distance....

Echnaton is busy with the deer, but cant avoid to comment "angry dwarfs are a natural disaster"

Shandor sneezes, the boar falls five feet, but Shandor manages to catch it again with the spell.

Kamrock marches toward Shandor, 'Ok, I'm gonna give you five minutes, then I start getting mad.'

Faelnon stands up and grabs Kamrock's beard, 'Just give him a break, go drink and destroy what handful of brain cells you have left.'

Faelnon thinks for a moment, 'There is one solution.'

Faelnon turns to Shandor, 'You can drop the spell, can't you?'

Shandor shrugs, 'Yeah.'

Kamrock steps to where the horses have been tethered, 'Now, which one is yours, Shandor?' He points to a white stallion, 'This one?'

Isondil looks at Kamrock and say's 'You leave my horse alone'

Faelnon says, 'Well, I have an idea that I could create a barrier, a net of sorts, which would catch the boar and I could put it on the ground.'

Varadrion sighs and says "This is gonna be bad"

Kamrock grins, 'Well, I get my boar back, or everyone goes without a Mount.'

Echnaton says to Kamrock "Kamrock, one of them is mine... and angry elves aren’t much better than angry dwarves.

Kevin reappears

Varadrion says "By the spirits, let the boar down"

Isondil narrows his eyes and takes out his bow and say's 'You touch one horse on his head and it'll be the last thing you do'

Faelnon says, 'I need a couple of minutes to prepare the spell, then we can get Kamrock's boar, saviour of all boars, leader of the boar world, ultimate boar ever born, down.'

Kamrock looks at Echnaton, 'I ask not for much.'

Echnaton smiles "don’t worry, also Shandor will finally need some sleep"

Faelnon shouts, 'Okay, shut up! All of you, I have just hatched a plan to get this damnable boar down, it is probably easier just to kill it, so unless you want me to do that, shut up.'

Shandor says, 'Oh yes, I will sleep,' He mock yawns, 'But I'm getting really tired I don't think I can hold the spell... much... longer...'

Faelnon slaps Shandor around the head, 'Knock it off.'

Faelnon goes to his horse and removes some ingredients from a bag.

Kamrock growls at Isondil, 'I started politely, your precious leader put you in this position. I tell you, you lost this Blacksmith.'

Shandor states, 'I can't actually get this creature down, if you don't believe me, fine...'

Isondil ignores Kamrock

Faelnon turns to Kamrock coldly, ‘Then go, we could do without a lunatic blacksmith who would probably throw himself into a fire trying to heat up a blade.’

Kamrock moves toward the horses, 'Who's the fool who got into that position in the first place, No wonder you have a frequent custom in Hell.'

Shandor grins, ‘Well, the denizens of Tarkna like me so much now I have a summer home.’

Faelnon puts the ingredients together and lights them on fire muttering, 'Salvo nithey eaqo litaeil.' A purple-blue burst of energy forms a net a foot below the boar, it stretches between the trees.

Faelnon taps Shandor, 'Okay, now.'

Shandor nods and blinks.

Faelnon watches as the boar falls onto the net.

Faelnon begins chanting and the net slowly begins to fall.

Faelnon sets the barrier down at ground level and releases it.

Kamrock calls his boar.

Faelnon sits down next to the fire.

Mihwen smiles 'now when this is over i can go to bed'

Kamrock mounts his boar, 'Ok, at last. Now, I shall see you in hell, You just wait for me when you get there.'

Shandor spots something moving in the woods.

Shandor grins at Kamrock, 'Been there, done that.'

Mihwen says 'goodnight' before she lies down

Echnaton finishes roasting the deer

Shandor moves into the woods and returns with a pure-white Jayle.

Shandor says, 'Lestat delivered his message.'

Faelnon cocks an eyebrow, 'That's impossible! We only sent him off a few hours ago, A'lure is a few days travel away at least.'

Kamrock flees from the group in anger, sniffling at the near loss of his boar.

Shandor brushes his hand over Lestat's fur, 'You should know better than anyone not to doubt a Jayle's ways.'

Faelnon nods, 'That's true, I never did work out how you can blow the whistle and no matter where they are they'll get to you in just a few minutes...'

Shandor shrugs, 'One of life’s mysteries, which could be explained by Lestat, but I doubt he is telling.'

Varadrion smiles

Echnaton nods in agreement

Faelnon grins looking around and says sarcastically, 'Did Kamrock leave? He was so quiet I never heard him.'

Isondil grins at Faelnon

Echnaton 's ears still follow a distant snarling

Echnaton says to Faelnon "Faelnon, do you think, that 'ME' from your scroll might be the creature we saw through the portal over the castle?"

Faelnon says, 'I don't doubt it.'

Shandor agrees, 'It was, I remember writing it, well, not me me, but evil me.'

Shandor yawns, 'I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired. Keeping that spell up, and trying not to laugh my head off at Kamrock was too much.'

Varadrion chuckles

Shandor leads Lestat over to the fire. He moves over to his horse and takes out some sleeping supplies.

Isondil nods and say's I'll do first watch I'm not feeling tired if your all going to sleep'

Echnaton gets the blankets from his saddle, not without staying quite a time with the horse.

Faelnon nods to Isondil, 'Okay, I might stay up too, I want to mull this scroll over.'

Isondil nods

Varadrion says "Goodnight" to everyone, and lays back

Shandor brushes some dust off his black-leather armour, including some fragments of wood from the tree that he was slammed into.'

Echnaton replies "goodnight" and also 'vanishes' in the blankets.

Shandor says, 'These black clothes are great for keeping stains off, unless they are any colour other than black.' He rolls his eyes.

Faelnon rubs his hands, 'It is getting colder.' He comments.

Isondil stares around and thinks to himself

Shandor agrees and wraps his cape around him.

Echnaton somehow manages to move his ears in a way that they get covered by the hair.

Faelnon takes out his scroll and takes a look at it.

Isondil walks over to his horse and begins patting it.