Tavern by the Creek V -- New Directions

Skydracgrrl · 12-31-1969, 07:00 PM

ooc- [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Here, here!

Cyril Darkcloud · 01-25-2000, 10:43 PM

These are the last posts for the characters from the previous thread:

Morguerat

The battered an| dejected man, who had been busying himself with helping in the repairs smiled softly, "Thank you, Bartleby, I am searching for a starting place, I suppose you could say, I have been having small visions, flashes of insight, I suppose it is Helm trying to steer me onto the path to salvation, I've seen moonlight scattered by trees, a winding creek, that looks like the one passing by this Inn from the rooftop, and then last night i saw purple eyes and a pawprint, it looked like the mark of a dog, except for some subtle differences from my own hounds, I'm no ranger, but I'd be almost willing to bet they were the marks of a wolf. I... I fear I do not know what the rest of my dreams are, or if they are all the fevered imaginings of a hope that refuses to die as it should, I had taken the creek as a sign I was not mad, but ag

Cyril Darkcloud · 01-25-2003, 08:53 PM

This is the fifth installment of the Tavern by the Creek thread.

All are welcome to join by writing themselves into the story. But it would be helpful to read at least some of the previous threads to catch up on the details of the plot. Please feel free to PM TAOwolf with any questions about joining the adventure.

Feel free, as well, to simply stay at the tavern or to use it as a starting place for your own adventures in the area. Just treat the tavern staff with respect, they’ve been through a lot.

Our story so far:

The First Thread: Read it

A group of goblins lead by an iron golem attacked the tavern and was destroyed by a small group of adventurers.
After healing KayLisa, Neb contracted some form of mind sickness and disappeared into the forest, afraid he was losing his sanity.
A huge storm had blown into the canyon and KayLisa and Cyril disappeared, riding the winds of the storm.

The Second Thread: Read it here.

Cyril and KayLisa discovered that not only are they both cursed but that somehow their curses are intertwined with one another.
A terrible evil from Cyril's home land known as the Devouring Wind attacked those at the tavern.
Neb returned to the tavern quite mad and intent upon killing KayLisa. His mental powers drew the attention of the Devouring Wind who has invaded his mind and is using him as a host for its power.
During the storm a powerful being known as the Fay're was released from its ancient imprisonment and traveled the seeking the release of three other powerful beings.
Those left behind in the tavern struggled to rebuild and put their lives back in order.

The Third Thread: Read it

At the waterfall, KayLisa purified the place of the Fay’re’s former imprisonment and warded it against her return.
The Devouring Wind sent the still deranged Neb on a quest to a tomb in the distant hills.
The Devouring Wind then attacked KayLisa while she sat in the clearing.
Cyril disclosed his background more fully.
The Fay're released the other three Forsaken.
KayLisa told Cyril that she is pregnant.
Those in the tavern have continued with the rebuilding.

The Fourth Thread: Read it here.[list][*]At the tomb, Neb broke free of the Devouring Wind’s influence. The Devouring Wind the

Cyril Darkcloud · 01-25-2003, 10:35 PM

Welcome Skye and Elif! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

We’ll bC incorporating the Steeplewood and Gloomwood forest areas from the Darkclouds thread into our game here. The Darkclouds story can be found here.

When last we left your characters, they were preparing a strategy to deal with a group of will-o-wisps near an abandoned mage’s tower in the Gloomwood. Let’s pick up there.

Cyril Darkcloud · 01-26-2003, 02:17 PM

ooc: OK - looks like we're back in business! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Skye and Elif - As noted above, we'll pick up near the abandoned mage's tower. Once the tower is secured, you can use it as a home base. We'll also assume that Addison, Ni Deng and Jen will be able to safely remain there -- thus keeping these characters safe and nearby should any of the players wish to rejoin the adventure. Also, once you finish with the tower, we'll touch base with TAO about how best to include your characters in the main storyline.

Skydracgrrl · 01-26-2003, 05:45 PM

ooc- okie dokie Cyril. [img]smile.gif[/img] I think we were ready for the will-o-whips, and were waiting for the DM to post. I'll wait for Elif to voice his opinion tho first. [img]smile.gif[/img]

wait, double-checked last thread. I had a question that hadn't been answered, I'll repost it. ^^

"ooc- even if i use my harp and they flee, when we come back will we have to fight them anyways? if that's the case id much rather save my harp for another time and get the fight over and done with [img]smile.gif[/img] "

Cyril Darkcloud · 01-26-2003, 10:49 PM

ooc: You can safely assume that if you drive them off, they will not return.

TAOWolf · 01-26-2003, 11:26 PM

She turns troubled eyes upon Cyril's face, and for a brief moment her face looks confused... but for only a brief moment.... She shakes her head, and pulls her hand from the fire, laying it upon his knee, and smiles softly before whispering...

"I must truthfully say I did not know what you were talking about, until it hit me....." She frowns again, staring into the fire..."My mind seems......seems ... clouded sometimes.....but...... yes, yes I must send a reply to the old man and let him know our whereabouts and that we know the Fay're are loose...."

She places a hand upon his face, and smiles gently, "You have to meet him, this friend of mine,...... you are alot alike in some ways...."....

Her face hardens, and she shoves her hand back into the fire, watching the flames turn to silver as they dance across her palm...

"As for this "wind", ........" Her eyes cloud again for a brief moment, then return to their normal purple/silver hue, and she looks directly at him... "I fear if we do not get to the Fay're before this wind does,.......we may not have a chance at all........but I do know that the key lies in how our fates are entwined....." She winces and holds her other hand to her stomach, closing her eyes.....

Cyril Darkcloud · 01-27-2003, 01:32 AM

Fire. Its heat and its vigor are hers. It s passion and its spontaneity; it’s warmth and its consuming urgency, these are hers as well. Still he is surprised by the warm clasp of her hand upon his knee – a warmth which stops short of burning intensity despite its time within the flames. He places his own hand, a hand whose burns have but recently healed, upon it as she speaks. There is a storminess within the purple of her eyes as if the aspect of thunderheads has taken residence within them and as she speaks there is little he can do save what he has always done, and so he turn his face fully into the storm indicated within her troubled eyes.

Storm. For all its violent danger it is free with a freedom he knows. This at least is familiar, whatever else may lie behind it and his eyes flash in response to and recognition of the storm within hers. She places one hand upon the place wherein the child grows even as the other is thrust into the flames. Reaching around her he places one of his own hands upon that one of hers which rests over the child. With his other hand, he reaches into the stinging flames to interlace his fingers with hers. He winces at the burning heat as he draws her hand from the flames. “Then we shall go to this old man of yours,” he says softly.

He falls silent, then, simply content to hold her a moment. Breathing deeply, he touches the cloud shaped clasp upon her cloak, the clasp he has given her. “You must keep your thoughts shielded from the Devourer, then, so that he may not easily find this Fay’re,” and tightening his grasp upon her hand he adds, “nor strike at the child within you.” He smiles then, a strangely relaxed smile. “But enough of such grimness. For where life finds breath, life finds hope and the breathing between us is strong.” Falling silent once more he presses his lips gently against the runic mark upon her forehead.

Larry_OHF · 01-27-2003, 12:45 PM

OOC>>>Cyril! What a nice synopsis post you made up there! That little review complete with links must have taken you a great while to setup. Wow...I wish I could have one like that for LoF. Anyway, I am ready whenever you and Tao want Rymoth to enter the melee. Note...I would like to have a minor part, not so stressful at the moment, in order to get into the position well. If my stats need adjusting to survive in this crazy world, then let me know what you suggest. I am at your service. Place me where you need me, when you need me.

01-25-2003, 08:53 PM	#3
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	This is the fifth installment of the Tavern by the Creek thread. All are welcome to join by writing themselves into the story. But it would be helpful to read at least some of the previous threads to catch up on the details of the plot. Please feel free to PM TAOwolf with any questions about joining the adventure. Feel free, as well, to simply stay at the tavern or to use it as a starting place for your own adventures in the area. Just treat the tavern staff with respect, they’ve been through a lot. Our story so far: The First Thread: Read it A group of goblins lead by an iron golem attacked the tavern and was destroyed by a small group of adventurers. After healing KayLisa, Neb contracted some form of mind sickness and disappeared into the forest, afraid he was losing his sanity. A huge storm had blown into the canyon and KayLisa and Cyril disappeared, riding the winds of the storm. The Second Thread: Read it here. Cyril and KayLisa discovered that not only are they both cursed but that somehow their curses are intertwined with one another. A terrible evil from Cyril's home land known as the Devouring Wind attacked those at the tavern. Neb returned to the tavern quite mad and intent upon killing KayLisa. His mental powers drew the attention of the Devouring Wind who has invaded his mind and is using him as a host for its power. During the storm a powerful being known as the Fay're was released from its ancient imprisonment and traveled the seeking the release of three other powerful beings. Those left behind in the tavern struggled to rebuild and put their lives back in order. The Third Thread: Read it At the waterfall, KayLisa purified the place of the Fay’re’s former imprisonment and warded it against her return. The Devouring Wind sent the still deranged Neb on a quest to a tomb in the distant hills. The Devouring Wind then attacked KayLisa while she sat in the clearing. Cyril disclosed his background more fully. The Fay're released the other three Forsaken. KayLisa told Cyril that she is pregnant. Those in the tavern have continued with the rebuilding. The Fourth Thread: Read it here.[list][*]At the tomb, Neb broke free of the Devouring Wind’s influence. The Devouring Wind the

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12-31-1969, 07:00 PM	#1
Skydracgrrl Silver Dragon Join Date: June 21, 2001 Location: Oakton, VA (summer) Boston, MA (...not summer...) Age: 38 Posts: 1,652	ooc- [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Here, here!

01-25-2000, 10:43 PM	#2
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	These are the last posts for the characters from the previous thread: Morguerat The battered an\| dejected man, who had been busying himself with helping in the repairs smiled softly, "Thank you, Bartleby, I am searching for a starting place, I suppose you could say, I have been having small visions, flashes of insight, I suppose it is Helm trying to steer me onto the path to salvation, I've seen moonlight scattered by trees, a winding creek, that looks like the one passing by this Inn from the rooftop, and then last night i saw purple eyes and a pawprint, it looked like the mark of a dog, except for some subtle differences from my own hounds, I'm no ranger, but I'd be almost willing to bet they were the marks of a wolf. I... I fear I do not know what the rest of my dreams are, or if they are all the fevered imaginings of a hope that refuses to die as it should, I had taken the creek as a sign I was not mad, but ag

01-25-2003, 10:35 PM	#4
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	Welcome Skye and Elif! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] We’ll bC incorporating the Steeplewood and Gloomwood forest areas from the Darkclouds thread into our game here. The Darkclouds story can be found here. When last we left your characters, they were preparing a strategy to deal with a group of will-o-wisps near an abandoned mage’s tower in the Gloomwood. Let’s pick up there.

01-26-2003, 02:17 PM	#5
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	ooc: OK - looks like we're back in business! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] Skye and Elif - As noted above, we'll pick up near the abandoned mage's tower. Once the tower is secured, you can use it as a home base. We'll also assume that Addison, Ni Deng and Jen will be able to safely remain there -- thus keeping these characters safe and nearby should any of the players wish to rejoin the adventure. Also, once you finish with the tower, we'll touch base with TAO about how best to include your characters in the main storyline.

01-26-2003, 05:45 PM	#6
Skydracgrrl Silver Dragon Join Date: June 21, 2001 Location: Oakton, VA (summer) Boston, MA (...not summer...) Age: 38 Posts: 1,652	ooc- okie dokie Cyril. [img]smile.gif[/img] I think we were ready for the will-o-whips, and were waiting for the DM to post. I'll wait for Elif to voice his opinion tho first. [img]smile.gif[/img] wait, double-checked last thread. I had a question that hadn't been answered, I'll repost it. ^^ "ooc- even if i use my harp and they flee, when we come back will we have to fight them anyways? if that's the case id much rather save my harp for another time and get the fight over and done with [img]smile.gif[/img] "

01-26-2003, 10:49 PM	#7
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	ooc: You can safely assume that if you drive them off, they will not return.

01-26-2003, 11:26 PM	#8
TAOWolf White Dragon Join Date: December 1, 2001 Location: Mountains of Arkansas, US Posts: 1,887	She turns troubled eyes upon Cyril's face, and for a brief moment her face looks confused... but for only a brief moment.... She shakes her head, and pulls her hand from the fire, laying it upon his knee, and smiles softly before whispering... "I must truthfully say I did not know what you were talking about, until it hit me....." She frowns again, staring into the fire..."My mind seems......seems ... clouded sometimes.....but...... yes, yes I must send a reply to the old man and let him know our whereabouts and that we know the Fay're are loose...." She places a hand upon his face, and smiles gently, "You have to meet him, this friend of mine,...... you are alot alike in some ways....".... Her face hardens, and she shoves her hand back into the fire, watching the flames turn to silver as they dance across her palm... "As for this "wind", ........" Her eyes cloud again for a brief moment, then return to their normal purple/silver hue, and she looks directly at him... "I fear if we do not get to the Fay're before this wind does,.......we may not have a chance at all........but I do know that the key lies in how our fates are entwined....." She winces and holds her other hand to her stomach, closing her eyes.....

01-27-2003, 01:32 AM	#9
Cyril Darkcloud Lord Soth Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,980	Fire. Its heat and its vigor are hers. It s passion and its spontaneity; it’s warmth and its consuming urgency, these are hers as well. Still he is surprised by the warm clasp of her hand upon his knee – a warmth which stops short of burning intensity despite its time within the flames. He places his own hand, a hand whose burns have but recently healed, upon it as she speaks. There is a storminess within the purple of her eyes as if the aspect of thunderheads has taken residence within them and as she speaks there is little he can do save what he has always done, and so he turn his face fully into the storm indicated within her troubled eyes. Storm. For all its violent danger it is free with a freedom he knows. This at least is familiar, whatever else may lie behind it and his eyes flash in response to and recognition of the storm within hers. She places one hand upon the place wherein the child grows even as the other is thrust into the flames. Reaching around her he places one of his own hands upon that one of hers which rests over the child. With his other hand, he reaches into the stinging flames to interlace his fingers with hers. He winces at the burning heat as he draws her hand from the flames. “Then we shall go to this old man of yours,” he says softly. He falls silent, then, simply content to hold her a moment. Breathing deeply, he touches the cloud shaped clasp upon her cloak, the clasp he has given her. “You must keep your thoughts shielded from the Devourer, then, so that he may not easily find this Fay’re,” and tightening his grasp upon her hand he adds, “nor strike at the child within you.” He smiles then, a strangely relaxed smile. “But enough of such grimness. For where life finds breath, life finds hope and the breathing between us is strong.” Falling silent once more he presses his lips gently against the runic mark upon her forehead.

01-27-2003, 12:45 PM	#10
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 49 Posts: 14,759	OOC>>>Cyril! What a nice synopsis post you made up there! That little review complete with links must have taken you a great while to setup. Wow...I wish I could have one like that for LoF. Anyway, I am ready whenever you and Tao want Rymoth to enter the melee. Note...I would like to have a minor part, not so stressful at the moment, in order to get into the position well. If my stats need adjusting to survive in this crazy world, then let me know what you suggest. I am at your service. Place me where you need me, when you need me.

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