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Old 03-09-2001, 07:23 PM   #1
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OK, well I have finally started one of the many ideas for a story I have had going around in my head. Please send some feedback to me about it, it is just the beginning but well pretty please?

Here goes.. (It hasnīt any title yet..=
Persons : Garann barbar sworddancer
: Elusine, Amazon warrior princess
: Grouksha, Northern orc tribe.
: Haran, capital city of the land..

1. All good things must come to an end.

The sun caressed the forrest in a sweet and playful light making the autumn colored leaves to a magnificent show of colors and beauty. Garann to yellow to red.. Ah yes read Garann thought for himself, a color you definately could get fed up with.. The only thing that disturbed the beauty was the red blood almost black in the color that lay around the four orcs in the little glade.
- I hardly saw you move, Elusine the Amazone princess said.
- I ehh, damn, he always was lost when she held his gaze, so fragile so beatiful. and yet so strong.
He had seen her, he was surprsed at first, not knowing that Amazones used magic or had magic users at all the third orc had been hit by something that almost teared it apart.. Magic, bah, a good sword is what you need he thought for himself.
- Well, you truly are a great sworddancer as the elder of your village said, Elusoine said.
- Thank you, was all he could muster to say, the heating in his face was not from the sun, that much he could tell.. We better move on, there could be more of them.
- Youīre right, she said, starting to pack her things.
Garann, leaned over one of the orcs, checking their gear, he noticed the grinning skull on their shields making them from the Mountain tribe Grouksha. Hmm, they must have followed us hear, they usually donīt get this far into the woods considering the elves around this forrest. This isnīt a good sign.
Yeah, like if that would be the first sign that was bad, and Garann felt that it would probably be far from the last sign either.. All this escorting mission had been bad news he thought.

It had been five days ago since he had been called by his elders to a meeting, only a week before he had returned after imprisonedment at a warring clans gladiator arena, he had won his freedom but had been weak from all the battles and wounds and the trip back to his village. He had not quite regained his strength yet. Though it had been sufficiant to handle thoose three orcs without as much as breaking a sweet, his grandfather and the elves that had trained him into a sworddancer had taught him well he grinned at the mamories.
The elders had said to him that the spirits of their ancestors had required of them to protect a certain female from the Amazones. The amazones and the clan of the wolf had lived in mutural respect and peace for a long time. The clan of the wolf had always treated women like their equals cause of the hardship in the mountains everyone had to put thei best effort up to survive. Thus making them closer to the amazones then the rest of the Barbaric tribes in the mountains. This respect had been very good and many Amazone and Barbarians had wed making them both strong and prosperous. It wasnīt that hard to understand that the Amazones had come to the Wolf clan since the wolf clan had the best and hardest fighter in these lands. Since they never actually interfered in any politics and greater clan wars they had been battling against great odds but always prevailed.
The mission had been to escort an Amazone princess to the city of Haran and see that she meet with the order of the Holy flame. This was of utter importance, the whole land seemed to be at stake, battleling an old evil that was about to rise. That seemed like rubbish to Garann, at first he had thought the spirits mad, then the elders. But when the Amaones came with the princess he had no objections to the missoin...
The first day had been alot traveling and everybody being quiet about the mission, which he still didnīt know that much about, he had given his word to the spirits to see Princess safe to Haran and to these religious order, at that he intended to do. That very night they had been ambushed by Ogres, alot of them and only Garann and Elusine had managed to get out alive, fiftenn ogres down and three of Garannīs men. That night Garann had reevaluated the mission, something really was afoot here. The dark tribes seldom manifested that large forces and very seldom worked together unless there was something big going on. Since they only respected waht they feared, someone stronger or mightier something strong had come and made them work together. Three days of sneaking and fighting down the mountains had also made Garann impressed of Elusine. A very good shot with her bow and very strong with her magic, he didnīt know but in some childish way he hoped he had impressed her with his fighting techniques.
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Old 03-09-2001, 07:33 PM   #2
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My Beauty!!!!! That is a great beginning. I can't wait to hear more.

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Old 03-09-2001, 07:34 PM   #3
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Excellent Wolfgir!! You're going to eventually continue aren't you? What's next what's next?

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Old 03-09-2001, 07:41 PM   #4
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Well thank you ladies!

Well theyīre on their way now, here is the continue so far.. Damn Iīm typing a fast as I can here LOL

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A ther he went agin, yes she is a beauty and a strong woman, he had to admit that he liked her, a kind of dry hunour too..
Damn, he blamed his young years for not being able to muster enough breath and a clear hea to talk to her.. Well off with you, he told himself.
Elusine had already packed her stuff and stood gazing around watchful. Garann took up phis backpack and settled it, check his sword and that he had his throwing knives and hunting sling with him.
- Do you have that map?, he asked her.
-Yes, we have four or five more days until we reach the first village in the Gurund Kingdom. Hopefully we can find an inn and perhaps go with one of their coaches that they have.
Elusine was younger then Garann but she had been more out into the Kingdoms than Garann already and had studid at a Magician Academy in the boarderarea between Gurund and Kleshian Empire.
Garann had never been further than these woods while training to become asworddancer with the woodelves here, he had hoped that he would meet some of them before they got into the Kingdom border. But haste was of importance, as well as staying alive he reminded himself. No stupid proud duels he had been told by his elders, be true and strike your enemies down hard, so they had told him.. He was no toddler, seen more fighting and survived than most.. Bah.
They both leved the glade and strated to the west and to the border. Making no talk during travlel, Garann tried to enjoy the forrest as much as possible, the Elders had told him about cities and and the Kingdom folks. He was sure he would be in for a shock but he must stay as cool as possible to be of any help to Elusine. Well good that he wasnīt that tall as many of his clanspeople, just above 6 foor tall he still had broad shoulders and strong ars and legs, but his mothers, an Amazone that had fancied his fathers charm and sword arms, heritage had given him an more "slimmed" buid than the others as well. Well his temper and fighting was from his father though, not a doubt..
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Old 03-09-2001, 07:49 PM   #5
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Just like LadyZ said "What's next? What's next?" Your story is great. I would love to read more.

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Old 03-09-2001, 07:53 PM   #6
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Wolfgir- strong "ars" and legs are goood! HAHA! Garann kicks butt! Well, err, I THINK he is going to!

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Old 03-09-2001, 07:59 PM   #7
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Hey easy, Iīm writing as we type here.. Iīm starting to make their hmm well I donīt know if it is going to be a romance here or if Garann would be sadly in love here. But something really horrible has to happen soon..

Oh yes! Garann is the Maincharacter with Elusine, I have to start writing some of the story from her view too.

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Old 03-09-2001, 08:02 PM   #8
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WOW, you are just barely writing that? That is great. I can never come up with stuff like that. I won't push anymore. I will just sit anxiously waiting for more will I get goofy on these pain meds.

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Old 03-09-2001, 08:03 PM   #9
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Wolfie, I am impressed!!! Can't wait for part 3.

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Old 03-09-2001, 08:17 PM   #10
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Ok, this will be my last post this morning, have to go to bed before I fall asleep ontop of the keyboard. Well I find I like this story so I will continue it. Here is th last thing I have typed. I will start posting it on my site soon, canīt let Tobbin and BK get all the glory on my own page hehe
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The morningmist had just disappered and the sun still shined on them as they made their way to a small road that was used by traveling merchants to bring ore and pelts from the mountains and to trade with pottery and finer tools they had picked up from the Hill dwarves that lay on the road to the capital. This road was not a safe road by any means, robbers and the dark tribes usually raided along it, but if they could caught up eith a merchant caravan they could perhaps get a ride and serve as guards, a strong force may scare away the miner nuiancies that two lone travelers could find a scourge. Well no tracks so far had showed any recent caravan though so they would have to quicken their pace if they would find any.
-Arenīt you curious why you are to escort me to Haran?, Elusine suddenly asked.
-A bit I must confess, Garann said without looking back, but it is not my place to ask, I have sworn to my ancestors that I would see you to Haran safely or die trying.
-Well I would prefer to ger there safe and with you alive she said with a hint of humour in her voice.
-Me too, Garann said.
-Youīre not going to ask are you, Elusine said, annoyed with his stubborness no doubt.
-No, he answered truthfully back.
-Well, she started somewhat hesitant, my mothe, the queens sister and the Seer of my people had a vision with me in it. She told me that if I didnīt got to the Order and met a certain man, a Paladin, who would go out on a crusade against the dark tribes, he would die before he could save us all. And you too was important, the mightiest of the Wolf clan. Her voice held a tone ofa joking challenge. That is you isnīt it? She asked again with that dry humour evidently in her voice.
-So far as I know, I am their best swordsman, but some of us are very good with axes too, are you sure the fighter in your mothers dream wasnīt wearing an axe? Would be silly if we got there and the wrong man is out hunting elk instead of this evil wouldnīt it?
-Yes indeed, she laughed. A sweet sound like small windchimes.
Damn, he has a broad back that one, Elusine thought as she hurried her steps to keep up with the "short" barbarian. She rememberd when she had come to their village and all the barabarians had chided Garann because they had choosed the shortest barbarian among them to go out fighting this BIG evil.
Garann had glared them down, his scares and tatoos of a sword master to evidently on his body. A sworddancer aswell, well she hadnīt seen any of the wolclans fighters in action but her mother had told her they were fierce and very good with any weapon. She hadnīt believed that they could impress on aher groving up with her sisters, famed in the surrounding kingdoms because of their own reputation as skilled warriors. The night they had been ambushed by the ogres she had, five men had ushered her and Garann to run while they fought the Ogres. They had killed all but one which had caught up to them, Garann had simply howled and in a mesmerising way leadped at it, in an incredible speed he had cut the monsters both hamstrings and shortly after he had sheath his sword the ogres head severed from the body. She hadnīt even got off one simple spell of protection before it was over. Garann, his black haitr held back with a leather cord, grim in eyes and face had told her to hurry, less she would disrespect his friends sacrifice. She know that he hurt inside to leave his brothers alone in that fight, she also knoew that he would probably have saved alot of them but he knew that this was important and therefor had reluctantly agreed to flight over fight. He hadnīt talked much since, damned be the skies she laughed silently for herself, he hadnīt talked much at all..
Well things were looking brighter now, he at least joked along with her now. He seems abit shy though, hehe..
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Well, please opinions please. Can someone give me some ideas for Elusines personality please. I was thinking of having her like a tomboy(?) since she is afterall an Amazone, but well donīt hold males in high value but she wonīt be foolheade and end up in all sorts of dilemmas having Garann having to save her all the time but rather pull her weight around herself. Garann I have sort of figured out so far, a down to earth kicking ass and all out of gum type.

I will also let them meet a Paladin from the Order Of the Holy flame later, a tru Chavalier, named Christof (of course, who ohas not played Vampire? shame..) who will be the cool and well balanced knight, not as young and annoying as Anomen but not as old and experienced as Keldorn.

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