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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 6, 2004 23:19:08 GMT -5
This thread covers all activity in the next part of the campaign at the Abyssal League Camp in the Outlands. Do not post here unless invited to do so (i.e. your character is here)
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 7, 2004 6:23:37 GMT -5
*Piper looks around her, and nothing looks familiar to her, she does not know where she is, or how she got there. All she knows is she was walking through a forest, and came upon some standing stones, and when she passed through them, she came out in an unknown place. Bewildered, she turns around to try and go back, but when she retraces her steps, her heart races a little faster as she realises there will be no going back. Turning in a circle and taking in her surroundings, Piper whispers to herself*
"Where am I?"
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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 7, 2004 18:23:40 GMT -5
<-- To PiperSilverStream only -->
Piper is standing in a broken, steppe plain with the hot sun blazing overhead. Barely 100 feet away is a wide, shallow crater. Within the crater, dozens of leather tents are set up, with hundreds of people milling about. Piper can't see very clearly, but most of the people appear to be heavily armed, and are moving about in 6 person groups.
Piper hears the sound of wood and sinew bending from behind her.
Yal korach! calls out a cracked voice
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 7, 2004 20:21:52 GMT -5
*Shielding her eyes from the blazing sun, Piper looks down into the crater at what appears to be a militia of some sorts. Deep in thought about what she should do, and what her next move should be, she hears the sound of something behind her, and turns startled. She then hears a voice, and not understanding the language in which it spoke, she runs and hides, hoping that whom ever is there did not see her.*
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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 7, 2004 22:55:43 GMT -5
<-- To PiperSilverstream only -->
Piper immediately begins to dash away, but the person behind her appears to have the advantage. The sound of a bowstring twanging hits Piper's ears barely a moment before an arrow buries itself in the middle of her back. She feels a sudden jerk as she runs and is suddenly pulled off her feet. Piper feels blood welling in her throat as she looks up to the desert sky, blinded by the sun.
A figure stands walks looms over Piper, a bow in its right hand, a dagger in its left.
Yal tangir korach, heer yal it says bluntly.
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 8, 2004 6:07:49 GMT -5
*Piper feels like her back is on fire with a stabbing pain, and knows she's taken an arrow. In a panic, she tries to run faster but is pulled off her feet, and knows that whoever put the arrow in her back, has something tied to it and she'll not get away. Coughing up the blood that is in the back of her throat, she looks up at her captor, but can only make out an outline of whomever it is, since the sun is blazing brightly in her eyes. Rolling over on her side and in a gurgling voice as she spits out the blood, she speaks to her captor, while trying to breathe slowly, and not having much luck.*
"I cannot.............understand..............the language.................you speak."
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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 8, 2004 8:44:40 GMT -5
<-- To PiperSilverstream only -->
Ba'atezu yal ferok? says the being, kneeling down.
The being removes one of its gloves and grasps Piper's head, using the glove to wipe the blood from Piper's mouth.
Goran ferok telkaman... it continues, kneeling directly over Piper and rolling her onto her side.
It whispers a few words out loud, and with a sudden jerk, it pulls the arrow from Piper's back, causing her immense pain. Suddenly, a feeling of icy cold washes over Piper and her vision goes black, though she remains conscious. The pain dies away. Piper feels herself being lifted into the air by two strong arms and moved in some unknown direction.
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 8, 2004 11:28:57 GMT -5
*Screaming as the arrow is pulled from her back, Piper begins to shiver as the feeling of cold surrounds her body, and she blinks when her visions goes black. She feels herself being picked up, and knows she is being taken somewhere, and hoping it is not down in the crater where those heavily armed people were marching around. Scared, and not knowing where she is going, she askes her captor*
"Where are you taking me?"
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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 8, 2004 12:31:14 GMT -5
<-- To PiperSilverstream only -->
Piper manages to mumble out a few words as the being carries her. Not missing a step in the least, it replies.
Nar yell utlack. Ren utlar varik. No speak Common I do. it says
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 8, 2004 15:01:27 GMT -5
*Piper feels a small comfort in hearing the few words the being spoke that she could understand, so she decides to remain silent until they get to where they are going. Hoping someone there will speak her launguage and not harm her, Piper goes limp in her captors arms, hoping that she will not be harmed anymore than she already is, and saving her questions she has for someone that can understand her, and that she can understand also.*
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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 9, 2004 11:33:51 GMT -5
<-- To PiperSilverstream only -->
Piper is taken for many minutes, so much that the time just passes by in her head. Blood continues to well inside her, buzzing in her ear as the blood drains away. After what seems like a long white, she is eventually lain down on a hard, wooden surface. Her tunic is cut open quickly and a man's voice whispers words over her, while tracing symbols on her stomach. The pain suddenly disappears and Piper's vision returns.
Piper is in a small, white canvas tent with a tall, white haired man standing over her. His eyes are dark and shadowed, and he has a bow slung over his shoulder. Removing a bone necklace from a pouch at his side, he places it over Piper's head.
Now, you can understand what I say? he asks, in a hollow voice
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 9, 2004 16:17:10 GMT -5
*Piper looks up at her captor, with many thoughts and questions going through her mind. Thankful that she is no longer in pain, and can see again, and not knowing what questions to ask first, she asks the first one that comes to her mind.*
"Yes, I can understand you. Obviously you were not going to kill me, so why did you shoot me in the back with an arrow, and what did you do to me just now? I have many questions, for I do not know where I am, or how I got here for that matter, and all I want is to return home. What is this place, and who are you?"
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Post by Naylo the Stonebreaker on Oct 9, 2004 16:32:53 GMT -5
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Hold, woman. Your wounds are not fully healed, though they will be soon. I am Naylo the Stonebreaker, blademaster of the Abyssal League. It was my turn at guard when you suddenly appeared. I had no choice but to take you down. I determined that you were not a threat afterwards, so I brought you here, to my legion's encapment, and healed your wounds. he said, calmly and reasonably.
The man smooths his hair a bit, showing slightly pointed ears. His skin is haggard and black from being in constant exposure to hot, desert-like conditions.
I have answered your questions. Now answer mine. Who are you, where are you from, and who do you serve?
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Piper Silverstream
Squire
Always look behind you, you never know what will catch you unawares.
Posts: 81
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Post by Piper Silverstream on Oct 9, 2004 16:45:14 GMT -5
*Piper looks at the man warily, not fully knowing if he is to be trusted or not, but he did heal her wounds, so she thinks at least she is safe in knowing he does not want her dead, for now. Piper holds her tunic closed around her and tries to sit up.*
"I am Piper Silverstream, I come from a town called Fayeville, and as far as serving anyone, I serve no one but myself. I do not know of this "Abyssal League", or where I am for that matter, but I do know this is not my home, or even my world it seems for that matter, and what do you mean by I suddenly appeared? Am I in the encampment that I saw while I was standing up above the crater, and am I to be held a prisioner here?" *she said, rather irritability*
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Post by Naylo the Stonebreaker on Oct 10, 2004 11:22:48 GMT -5
<-- To PiperSilverstream only -->
Well, Piper, it appears you are a long way from home. Most likely you accidentally triggered a portal, or stepped through an astral conduit and got dropped here. Lucky for you, I got to you before some of the beasts that wander this plane. said Naylo, still maintaining a low, calm voice We, the Abyssal League are a group of highly skilled mercenaries hailing from the black halls of the Abyss. Being that we are currently on a mission, you would only be a nuisance here. You are free to go, though I would be most impressed if you could survive but five hours in the Outlands.
Naylo turns away from Piper and heads to the tent's opening.
You are free to explore my encampment at your leisure, though I warn you not to get in the way of my troops. There is a spare tunic in the box under the bed along with a desert survival robe. You may keep that trinket around your neck, though it might behoove you to learn Planar Common. You'll likely be here for a while.
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