The Adventure to Kadaikos

[whitti]

whitti spurred his Pterasaur onwards, knowing of the danger of his old companions. Ingfor (as the Pterasaur is called) accelerated. He had left the Old Mans Cottage, who had read the mark and known of what plight they lay in. \'Talad guide me!\', whitti muttered. He looked around the landscape, it was growing dark. He had left a day or two ago, but whitti cared not of time, but of his companions.

Around his hand he now wore a red embroidered band, with a blue arrow sticking through a flower, the symbol of his father\'s City north of Dermoria. Evidently the man had known his father. He was told that in hard times it would do \'miricles\' and it was also said that It would light up when enemies drew near!

The wind blew him on and soon he had landed by a small stream, where he set up camp for the night. He ate some bread, fresh a few days ago but now turning slightly mouldy and then aly down on the bleak ground.

[Bill]

OOC: Sup Whitti!




The boat rocked more violentaly than ever. Bill, Toru, and Keldain hung onto the sides of the boat to stay afloat. They got closer to the swirling pit in the middle of the river, and they could not stop the boat.

They were pushed sideways towards it but suddenly smashed into a small rock. They had halted for a brief moment. Bill got the rope that tied the boat to the dock, and tied it tightly around his own sword and then tied it again to the railing of the small boat. He got Larien\'s attention who quickly flew over to Bill. Bill instructed Larien to fly to a nearby tree and stick the sword into the tree so they could shimmey over to land. Larien said it was too dark to see straight, and that his wing was badly hurt. Bill then put his hand on Larien\'s shoulder and said that he was their only choice, and if he did not hit the sword into the tree they would all drown.

Larien stared at Bill, and then turned and flew away. A few minutes later there was a tug on the rope. Toru hung onto the rope and shimmied across, and then tugged the rope again. The boat started to move away from the rock, so only a few seconds was left. Bill crossed over and pulled the rope. Suddenly the boat creaked again, slid off the rock, and flipped over on its side. Keldain quickly cut the rope and hung on for dear life.

He was swept back and forth, but he still attempted to climb the rope. He was now being pulled towards the whirl pool, and his head was frequently being dunked under water. He hung on and climbed a bit more. Larien suddenly flew to him and tried to pick him up but the water was to strong. He then pushed Keldain up the rope, which worked for a bit. But suddenly a giant tentacle shot out from inside the whirl pool and clutched Larien, not letting him fly because his wings were under the tentacle.

Another shot out and grabbed Keldain, but he pulled out his sword before it could grab his arms. He sliced the tentacle in half and lept onto the one holding Larien. He freed Larien and threw him in the water. He jumped in after him. Bill and Toru threw the rope out again and this time they were able to pull themselves onto dry land.

Toru, Larien, and Keldain stood at the shore looking for Bill. He came back a moment later with someone at his side. \"Hello!\", called the figure at Bill\'s side. They walked closer and it was revealed to be-Whitti! \"He had fallen asleep apparently from some moldy bread he had eaten. It seems he is back with us now\", said Bill. Whitti smiled and motioned for them to follow. They walked for about a mile until they came to a dimly lit town.

Whitti went to a small house and opened the front door. \"This is my home, here in the small town of Bumbry\", said Whitti. They went in, climbed a small set of stairs, and plopped onto their beds. Whitti stood at the door of the giant bed room and asked what happened. Bill and Toru explained the most part of what had happened, but Keldain and Larien were much to tired to talk.

\"We\'ve lost everything\", said Toru. \"All our weaponry, money, clothing, and food.\" Bill huffed a small laugh and patted his side, amazingly he still had his satchel and sword. \"Don\'t worry, I have plenty of food, some spair weapons, and a few health spells we can use along the way\", said Whitti. \"We? You are joining us again?\", asked Larien, still panting from his adventure. \"Why yes. I am sorry for leaving so early when it was I who started the adventure. Why had yall kept going to Kadaikos?\", asked Whitti. Toru raised his palm and said, \"Well guess what this mark-.\" \"The mark! It is true! But for you to know only Dorian could have told you. Where is he?\", asked Whitti. \"He is with his friend. A...hmm....Sir....something....ah! Sir Tradus Awastry, a fighter mage of sorts\", said Bill.

\"That name sounds very familiar\", said Whitti. \"I think I heard the old man talking to someone about Awastry, and something about treatchery, and then orcish half-trolls.\" \"Well the orcish half-trolls are real. An army of them are trying to kill us. Some Daktreme lead them on their way\", said Toru. Whitti put his hand on his face. \"Damn...wait! I remember...he said....wait...that means...no...damn it!\", screamed Whitti, his eyes frantically over seeing the room as if searching for something. \"What?\", asked Bill. \"Awastry\'s a traitor. I remember the old man\'s words now. Awastry has joined Twauron, and I think he is making these orcish half-trolls\", said Whitti slowly. \"That means-\", said Larien but was cut off by Whitti. \"It means Dorian is in danger, and that he may even be dead by now\", said Whitti.

MeanWhile, Dorian is on his horse galloping towards the Ruins of Datratium to meet Sir Tradus Awastry

Dorian leaps off his horse and races up a flight of stairs and opens two sets of doors. \"Sir Tradus! Sir Tradus, are you here?\", yelled Dorian. A hand placed itself on Dorian\'s shoulder. \"I am here, Dorian\", said Awastry. Tradus was a tall man, with a long brown beard, and long brown hair. His fingers and face were worn from his age, but he still held the power of many inside him. He wore dark, black robes, and his hood was down. \"Come, I know of what you seek\", said Tradus.

Dorian followed Tradus in a small room, where Tradus then sat down and put his finger tips together and closed his eyes. Suddenly a horse, fire blazing around it, and a dark rider upon the horse, flashed into Dorian\'s mind. This was the \"Rider of Twauron\". It watches everything, and when you see it, it sees you. And its henchmen are near. Dorian began to worry slightly but kept his mind clear in case Awastry read his mind, and he was who Dorian thought he might be.

Suddenly Awastry\'s head shot up and his eyes burst open. \"His army is great. In both numbers and strength. Twauron is growing stronger. He seems undefeatable\", said Awastry. \"Where does he come from?\", asked Dorian. \"From the north, his firey empire grows on the highest peaks of Kadaikos\", said Awastry, his eyes following Dorian. \"Tradus...I...I have the key\", Dorian said hesitantly. Awastry\'s eyes widened, and then closed to but tiny slits. \"You have the key to the power?\", asked Awastry. Dorian stopped pacing and looked at Awastry. Awastry smiled. \"Then join us, join us and we shall rule all of Yliakum! Twauron is strong, and you and I will rule beside him! I can help him forget the past and you and I shall rule Yliakum with the dark lord!\", yelled Awastry. Dorian sighed slightly to himself. He muttered some words and his finger-tips lit up. He put forth his fingers and finished the encantation and sparks flew again Awastry, holding him against the wall. \"Since when did Sir Tradus Awastry abandon all of his vast knowledge to join...him?\", asked Dorian. Awastry smiled and said \"Boodemrus Inastus!\" and opened his mouth. A fire ball shot out and hit Dorian\'s arm, burning it and pushed him to the ground a few feat back.

Awastry fell to the ground and yelled \"Dakomus Mastreem!\" and a burst of wind pushed Dorian against a door, and he could not move. \"Since I knew the dark lord WOULD win this pathetic war. Give me the mark you fool!\", said Awastry, increasing the strength of the wind holding Dorian. \"Fine\", he said and the doors opened and Dorian was slammed to the floor. The doors slammed shut again, and then disappeared. The room was dark, and Dorian was very weak. He put his hand up and said \"Droomat\" and a small light lit in the palm of his hand. He could see the ceiling, lowering towards him, to crush him. He gasped and said \"Dakoosa Anat Shareem Dastat Faroosh!\" and a small hole burst in the side of the room. He dragged himself over and saw that the ruins had been transported to deep within Twauron\'s domain. \"Klyrin Dorat\", said Dorian, as the ceiling was only 3 feet from his face. He lept out of the hole, and wings sprouted on his back, like those of the Klyros, and he flew quickly away from the domain.

[Dwinney]

Several hours later, Dorian reached the group. \"Tradus Awastry.........the traitor!\" he gasped out, panting heavily. He landed on the ground, and the wings on his back disappeared instantly.
\"We know,\" Bill replied grimly. \"I hope you\'re all right, Dorian.\"
\"Ha, don\'t worry about me! Been through worse than that,\" Dorian retorted. Just then, he noticed Whitti. \"And this might be.....?\" Whitti stood forward and introduced himself. Dorian nodded approvingly.

\"We have lost a powerful ally,\" Toru spoke up. \"What do we do now?\" The group listened in silence, contemplating.

OOC: A lot of speech here, just thought we might need some detail.

[Bill]

[OOC] Actually it was several HOURS not minutes. Just a tiny thing, no big critisism here.

The next day, Whitti went to a stable in the neighboring town of Staten to buy horses for everyone, and the others sat in the house.

\"How did you find us?\", asked Toru. \"Well I knew you would be using the river. So first I flew there and saw bits and pieces of the boat. Then I saw a piece of a tentacle. I thought you might have died until I saw a piece of bread. It was dry, which mean\'t it did not fly from the boat, and it was bitten into, which mean\'t someone was there eating the bread. So, using the last spell in my mental dictionary, I used a scent spell where I could track the person and see if they knew if you were dead. I followed it all the way here, and here I am\", said Dorian.

Keldain and Larien stayed in the kitchen, deeply immersed in a conversation about transfiguration spells, Dorian had to rest from his journey, Toru decided he would not wander so freely anymore because of his importance, and Bill went to the local bar for an ale.

He strolled threw the swinging front doors and went to a table in the middle of the room. He pulled his cloak over his head and relaxed his hands on the table. A grumpy old man in a tiny white apron came over. \"What chall I be servin\' ya?\", he said. \"Just an ale\", said Bill. The man grunted. \"Sir, what kind\'a ale? We have bluebarry, bax barry, dust ale, swirly ale, sweat ale, chicken ale-\" \"I\'ll just take the....sweat...ale\", said Bill. The man grunted again and walked away. A few minutes later he brought back a purple colored ale. Bill gave a tiny smile to the man, but the man just grunted and left.

The ale tasted very sweat, almost too sweat, like lemon juice, and it was purple. Suddenly a man, with two other men by his side, rammed threw the door, with a bit of foam on their mouths indicating they were drunk. They all wore a white undershirt, long, black pants, black coat, brown shoes, and a brown hat. Two of them had unshaven faces, and one had a dirty beard. They walked in, but people paid no attention. \"Ahem\", the one in the middle said. No one did anything. \"AHEM!\", he yelled, and everyone turned to him. He gave a sly smile.

\"Well \'ello ever\'one. My name is Sagana, Sagana RobYa! Ahahaha! I always *hic* love \'dat joke! *hic* Well \'dat is correct. I am gonna rob you\'s little losers all \'da way back down to the Mississippi!\", said the one in the middle. \"Where?\", asked a man next to him. The man in the middle pulled out his sword and chopped the man\'s left arm off. \"AHHHHHHHHHHHH! YOU SON OF A-\", but he was cut off he the man behind him decapitated him. They both held their \"prized\" body parts and then threw them at random people.

The men strolled threw the bar. The one in the middle stopped at Bill\'s table and looked at Bill\'s ale. \"*hic* Ahaha! Its purrrrrrrple! Only girlies like purrrrple! Ahahaha!\", said the man. He got out his sword and swung it at Bill. But Bill jumped onto the table, dodging the sword, and swung his cup right into the man\'s head, making it break. The man\'s head began to bleed, but he just turned with a toothless grin and began to swing violantly. The other men just laughed. Bill quickly pulled two throwing knives from his pocket and threw them at the other men, they landed right between their eyes. The two men fell down, dead.

Bill pulled out his sword and back flipped onto the ground. \"Stupid *hic* liddle midjet! I\'m gonna have ya fo\' suppa\'!\", said the man. Bill\'s fury rose and he cut off the hand holding the man\'s sword. He then took both swords and thrust them threw the man\'s body. The man fell over, and eventually died from blood loss. Bill quietly left the bar, and went back to the house. There he found that Whitti had come back with the horses.

[Keldain]

((OOc: aw darn... this was supposed to get in before another post... darn... can we just say its up there? heh))
((OOc: Hey all! Glad to join you all in writing this story. Thanks a lot for writing me in Bill    ) ))

                Keldain sits up on his elbows from were he lay... looking about at the rest of the party he blinks away the exhaustion from his eyes, the vision of the monster they just encountered still fresh in his memory.  \"Poor girl....\" He mumbles to himself, thinking of his boat Mardoka. \"She was a good old girl...\" he lays there and mumbles, then suddenly realizing where he is he sits up directs his voice to the rest of the party.  \"My friends... I apologize once more for our sudden departure... but it was quite necessary indeed... you are all in great peril and will most likely be so for some time to come? and so it seems I share your danger now? he says.  

After clearing his throat he continues.

  ?If I returned home now my friends and my family would be slaughtered? there is no promise that that hasn?t already happened?  The ones who seek your demise have no doubt turned an eye to me for helping you and if I am caught I will surely come to a gruesome end.? He shivers.  ?It seems to me now that I have no choice but to be a?traveling with you all on your... ahem... quest... that is if you have need of my skills\". He places his hand over a golden runed hemlock staff he has had with him for the boat ride... he barely managed to save it when the boat capsized, but such things have a tendency to care for them selves. \"My full name is Keldain Meryan, I am vessel of the art... I have been practicing the art of magery since I was a child. I was taken up as an apprentice by an old hedgemage who lived near my hometown. He taught me most of what I know but I have surpassed him in my studies and skill\" he says.  

     Firmly grasping his staff he pushes him self to his feet. Looking about once more he does his best to look presentable to the group, straightening the folds of his still damp vest.

     \"Will you have me my friends? I shall not disappoint you...\"

                             

     ((Ooc: i\'ll get my sig in here as soon as i remember how ))

[Bill]

[OOC] That was fine. Nice to finally meet ya.   And no prob about putting you in.

Bill entered just as Keldain finished his speech. \"I shall\", said Bill. Toru standed up. \"And I!\" \"Me too!\", said Larien. Dorian smiled and agreed also. Whitti gave each one of them a sword, except for Bill, and some bread, 4 Octas to buy things if they needed, and, of course, a horse.

They loaded their belongings on their horses and road out of the town. They went on for a few hours until Keldain realized something. \"Shhhhhh. Quietly everyone, when I say, run as fast as you possibly can over that bridge there. No questions asked, just do it. ........NOW!\" They went to full speed and galloped as fast as they could, and suddenly arrow\'s whizzed by their heads. About 30 orcish half-trolls ran screaming out of the small wood on the side of the road, all holding axes and swords. A few more arrows were shot but missed everyone.

They galloped swiftly around a town to keep the troll\'s out of it, and went into some woods. The troll\'s followed but could not keep up. Suddenly 3 Daktreme galloped closely behind them, each carrying a bow. \"Hold onto my horse Bill\", instructed Larien. Bill did as was told, and Larien flew into the air. \"Taryenata Vashreem!\", Larien shouted, and green lightning shot from his palms and thrusted the Daktreme off their horses. He flew back to his horse and they road on.

They came to a large water fall and, via a small path, went under the water fall and found a small cavern. They could hear the orcish half-trolls coming, and they searching desperatly for another path way farther under the water fall. But to no avail. Keldain put his hands on the wall to guide him in a dark part of the cavern. Suddenly a rock moved inward, and a door opened. He signaled to the others who went into the passage way, and hid there.

They could hear that the trolls had arrived and they stomped and grunted and banged on the walls. \"Droomus\", said Keldain, and a small green light shimmered in his hand. Keldain walked around but saw that the passage way they were in was only a small room, nothing more. But Keldain searched the walls again, and found that his hand passed straight threw another wall, as if it wasn\'t there.

The others looked threw it, and saw a passage way. They galloped threw and found another dead end with a slopping ceiling. There they found another fake wall, and Bill peeked threw it. He saw that it lead to a hill to the right of the peak of the water fall. To their left were a small swarm of trolls. \"On three everyone. One...two...THREE!\", said Toru and they raced out evading the trolls.

They rode on for 4 more hours and stopped at an inn for a few drinks.

[whitti]

OOC: do this when you write a long part!:
They settled down in the inn for a while, sipping ale. But they were concious of someone listening and watching. whitti whispered in Bills ear: \"I think they\'ve got watchers out for us. We must leave quickly.\" They whispered it amongst themselves and then quickly went to their horses and galloped away. As they galloped nearing hooves reached their ears.

\"Thank Laanx\", whitti muttered, the others did the same mutterings. They flung their horses on hoping that they had not been spotted. \"At least they must have stopped at the inn to ask the watchers\", one of them quietly said.

They past a few more villages, avoiding all inns and town centers, as the watchers could be anywhere. After a few more hours they stopped at a stream to rest and drink...

[Keldain]

As the travelers stopped to rest at the stream after a long days ride they watered and hobbled their horses, setting them out to graze.
     Keldain sat at the edge of the riverbank away from the rest of the group, motionless except for the faint rustle of parchment as he flipped through a small stack of yellowed papers. He sorted through them until he found the desired page, after a few moments of reading he replaced the remaining papers in a small pack by his waist, keeping the chosen one at hand.
     Rising to his feet he approached the rest of the group. \"Here, everyone gather \'round for a moment\" he beckoned. The members of the party gave him questioning looks \"Hmm? Why so Keldain?\" Said Bill as he finished off a traveling ration.   \"Just come here for a moment friends, I have with me something that may throw our followers of course a bit\" he replied.
     The group complied, momentarily stopping what they where doing, and went to Keldain as he requested.
Nodding to them he held out the piece of paper he had been reading and ripped it up into several pieces, handing a piece to each member of the party. \"Brace your selves for a moment... this will not take long\" He said. And with that he closed his eyes, holding his hands in front of him he chanted.... \"Oon trek, bamartrin, covetar ishRen!\". The travelers suddenly found them selves... looking at them selves! Fully equipped and on horseback the Illusions sped off through the woods in roughly the direction the group had come from.
The travelers blinked for a moment... then realized what he had done, \"Ha!\", laughed Toru. \"That ought to put coal under their \'seats\' when they find out they have been chasing shadows!\"

                                                   
                                                 

[Bill]

[OOC] D\'OH! SORRY WHITTI!



Keldain, Bill, Larien, Dorian, and Whitti laughed a bit at Toru\'s joke. They lept onto their horses and set off.

\"So Dorian\", asked Bill, \"I hope you don\'t mind me asking...but...what happened to your wife?\" A small tear crept down Dorian\'s face and he gave a small smile. \"She was a lovely woman, and my love for her could fill all the rivers, ponds, and oceans. I remember the night like it was yesterday. I was sitting in a chair studying some spells from a book, she was asleep on my shoulder. I remember her shivering, and I used a spell to make a purple clothe out of thin air and wrapped it around us\", said Dorian, another tear going down his cheek. \"But then an arrow flew through the air, as if a dark, and evil tiger already knowing its prey would fall, leaping for joy even when danger was still about. Heh...I am not good with similies. Anyways...the arrow...it went into her...her...\", said Dorian but stopped. \"Her what father?\", asked Toru, tears now flowing freely from his eyes. \"Her head, blood flowed down my back, and she fell forward, and then a small pool of blood came from under her. I remember sitting there, stairing at her body, and the arrow, the god damn arrow. I slowly removed it from behind her beautiful hair....\", Dorian stopped and wiped his eyes, \"and then I looked out the window. An archer was riding away, a black and hooded archer. But I got a small piece of revenge after the fool Twauron tried to kill me. It was that night that he attempted the murder. He cornerered me, in my towel after I had bathed, he raised his sword, and sliced into my leg so I could suffer before I died. I broke the nearby mirror, and took and shard and threw it at him. He dodged, but with that I escaped. I ran, my leg heavily bleeding, until I finally hid in a room, with her casket in it\", he stopped again and drouped his head forward, \"and next to her casket was a box, I opened it and found the arrow. Some imbosile thought it was, for some reason, important to me. I opened the box and took out the arrow, still sticky with her blood. Twauron emerged from the door, and I hid. He crossed the room and put his hand on her coffin. He laughed, and slapped the coffin. I came from behind him and hit his arrow into his back. He fell forward and knocked himself unconscious by hitting his head on the coffin. I lifted his body and threw it out the window, breaking his leg I think.\"

\"Oh my god....my mother was killed in such a way that I...I....\", Toru stopped and sobbed a second. They rode on for a few minutes, until Bill\'s blade began to glow.

[whitti]

\"Now let us swim the river!\", whitti said triumphantly. \"Not neccesary\", keldain sighed. \"Aquarentum Shilotom Stralencon\" was muttered and a small boat appeared on the shore, just big enough to hold them and their possesions (and horses).

They all got on quickly and after a few muttered words whizzed to the opposite bank. As soon as they all got off the boat dissappeared. Then they went into the underbrush to hide.

It was about ten o\' clock at night when whitti heard it. some of the companions had fallen asleep waiting, but Whitti and Toru were awake, although yawning. The troup of half- orcs (or whatever they\'re called) marched behind the Daktreme, but in the front two sniffer orcs ran.

In a strange tongue they pointed to the place where the images of the travelers had left. Then the troup followed the trail and were lost to view.

Toru and whitti sighed, and woke the others, to tell them they had left their trail. Then they all slept.

[Bill]

[OOC] Orcish Half-Trolls. Orcs that are half the size of trolls.   We can just call them trolls or half-trolls.

They galloped slowly forward and saw that two trolls had stayed behind and were speaking-English! The others stopped, and Toru and Larien climbed from their horses and hid behind the half-trolls. \"Did they notice we stayed?\", asked one. \"No, we\'d be dead by now if they knew we were hear. That stupid Awastry says STAY WILL THEM, SERVE THE ARMY, OR DIE! They are so strong, I was beginning to become to much of their kind. The language was sticking to me\", said the other. \"Hehe...well we know enough. I think we should go find the others. Do you think Dacabra, Drasta, and Froos have found the marked one yet?\", asked the first one. Toru gasped silently. \"I dunno, but anyways lets get out of these stupid costumes. Balayros Canas!\" The two half-trolls suddenly turned into grey Kran\'s, both wearing short pants, and a dagger in their belt. We must stop these people, before they get to the one first.\"

\"You!\", said Toru, who had emerged from the brush and began to walk to the two Krans. \"You are searching for the...marked one?\", he asked. The two Krans grasped their daggers. \"Who are you?\", asked one. \"I am Toru, I am traveling to Kadaikos to...stop...Twauron\", he said. \"I am Tagus, he is Dragus. We are brothers. We are in the FellowShip. Do you know of the FellowShip?\", said Tagus slyly. \"Well...no\", said Toru. \"If you do not know the FellowShip, and search for the mark, then you are none other than the adventurer. We have heard of you. That means....is the marked one with you\", asked Dragus. \"Well....y...yes\", said Toru. The two Kran\'s eyes widened. \"We need him. NOW!\", sid Tagus. \"I...I..am the marked one\", said Toru. He raised his palm and showed the mark. The two Kran\'s smiled. Tagus paced slowly behind Toru, and Dragus began to speak. \"So if you are the....marked one...*cough*....then you are the son of Dorian?\", asked Dragus. \"Y-\", said Toru but was cut off. Tagus put his blade to the neck of Toru and Dragus laughed. \"We did it brother! We can now control the power! The master will be proud! And we will be granted 1/4 control of Yliakum! AHAHAHA!\", screamed Dragus.

[Dwinney]

(ooc: Nice to meet you, Keldain ) Bill: I\'ve edited my post about the hour/minute thing)

At this, Larien, who had tried to restrain Toru before he exposed himself, jumped out of the brush. His eyes blazed with unimaginable fury. \"You will NOT, repeat NOTgain any control over Yliakum!\" he drew the words out slowly, punctuating each word with a vicious glare at the Kran brothers. They gaped, stumbling backwards in surprise.

Meanwhile, Bill and the others also got up, unsheathing their swords and holding them up in a battle stance. Jumping backwards, Keldain and Larien quickly dispatched of Dragus, while Bill and Dorian slashed relentlessly at Tagus. Toru, taking advantage of the confusion, also escaped his hold and assisted them. Finally, they laid the unconscious pair on the ground. \"What should we do with them?\" Toru asked. Without answering, Larien promptly took off his by now torn and tattered cloak and, tearing it into long strips, bound the Kran tightly together. \"Don\'t kill them, they might prove to be of value later.\" Larien said tersely. Dorian nodded in approval. \"We could get information out of them.\"

Suddenly, Larien wavered unsteadily on his feet. His vision blurred, and he fell forward heavily.
\"What...!\"Keldain muttered and swiftly knelt, checking the Klyros\' pulse. A minute later he heaved a sigh of relief. \"Just exhaustion after that battle. He exerted himself too much, pushed himself over the limit. \" \"Can you heal him or somethin\'?\" Bill queried. \"No, it would be better to let it heal on its own. Spells might disrupt the body\'s processes. Don\'t worry, he\'ll be fine soon.\" Keldain replied.

(ooc: sry, ran out of things to say  :rolleyes: )

[Bill]

Toru, Keldain, and Bill all had to get the brothers because they were so heavy. Whitti lay Larien over his horse, and took control of Larien\'s horse. They rode to a small praire filled with rocks. \"I \'ave got an idea\", said Bill quietly. They put their horses in a secluded place, and Bill ripped a long root from the ground and ripped it off its tree. They climbed into a small cavern inside the gigantic boulders.

\"Keldain, some light please?\", asked Bill. \"Ah yes\", said Keldain, who muttered words and a small green flare lit in his palm. \"Good\", assured Bill. Bill tied the brothers to a small rock, and told the others to put their swords to the brothers\' necks.

Bill dipped his hand in a nearby puddle and splashed the muddy water into the faces of the brothers. Taugus awakened, and was spooked by the swords of Toru and Whitti. Bill had his sword in his hand, and Keldain had his palm out with the light in it. \"So...who do you work for?\", asked Bill. The Kran spit on Bill\'s shirt. Bill licked his lips and sighed. He got the spit off his shirt by pressing it onto his finger, in which he then wipped off the remaining saliva onto the Kran\'s face. Bill the hit Tagus in the face with the blunt side of his sword. Tagus groaned.

\"Again...who do you work for?\", asked Bill. Tagus began to spit again, but Bill quickly put the tip of his sword very close to Tagus\'s lips. \"One last time, who do you work for?\", asked Bill calmly. \"I am not saying you stupid dwarf!\", said Tagus. \"Fine\", said Bill, and he promtly cut Tagus\'s lip off. Tagus screamed, but Keldain muttered some words and Tagus suddenly stopped, still apparently filled with pain but not able to scream.

\"Hmmm...how about a different question\", said Bill. \"I will answer to no one but my master!\", said Tagus. \"Who is...?\", asked Bill. Tagus staired at Bill. \"Just tell me why you want the power\", said Bill. \"But how-.\" \"Ah stop with this rubbish. I know perfectly clear about all this Laan\'x Power business, so don\'t try anything stupid. We haven\'t got all day because, if you haven\'t noticed, a dark lord is trying to take over the world. If you could kindly answer our questions so we can kill you quicker. You have got nothing to lose considering you will die either way\", said Bill. \"Wha\'! You will kill me? Damn. Ahh what the hell. I work for the Inner Circle a group of rebels fighting to stop Twauron from getting the power, so we can get it ourselves and rule our way\", said Tagus, grinning. \"Ahu...thats interesting\", said Bill.

\"Do we need him anymore?\", asked Whitti. \"Hmmmm well....\", said Bil, and quickly decapitated the Kran. \"Nope\", answered Bill. \"What about the other?\", asked Keldain. \"Leave him, lets go.\"

[Toru]

OOC: Sorry everyone, iv\'e disappeared for a little while but I am back and am ready to continue posting! LoL, well I see that we not all dead, so I will be posting somemore tomorow...

I was just wondering... am I right that the demo is coming out sometime this month?



/OOC

**passes Bill a handy dandy inflatable ale! ... damn it... stupid inflatable cheap stuff..

//OOC

[Keldain]

((OOC: Does anyone here think i am being too self centerd in my posts?... oh.. and can someone tell me how to get my sig in here?))


     A sigh escaped Keldains lips as they left the cave, he shook his head with a disdaind look on his face. \\\"What troubles you Keldain?\\\"Asked Bill as he cleaned his sword. Looking up, Keldain quickly wiped the look from his face. \\\" nothing friend... it\\\'s just that killing that Kran wasen\\\'t the way to go... his partner is going to be none to pleased with us... and I know for a fact we are in dept for his life... and such depts tend not to go unpaid in this world... i have a fealing we will be hearing from that one again sometime in the near future\\\"


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