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| 23 Jul 2013 08:51 PM |
| You awaken to the sound of water droplets hitting the surface of an already formed puddle of water. As you sit up from the hard rocks you were previously laying down upon, you rub your eyes and let them adjust as you take a look around you. You are in a barely lit cavern it appears. Nothing but rocks and water to be found. The solid ground leads on in front of you in some sort of tunnel pattern, but to the left you notice a naturally formed bridge leading over a pool of water collected within the cave. As you stand up you check what you have on you.- You are dressed in very familiar clothes, and carry a sheath with one slim longsword tucked away inside of it. There's not much to do but pick a direction to go, or perhaps try to figure some things out in your mind before you decide to go anywhere. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 08:56 PM |
| I go left, and take a quick drink. After that, I go straight. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 08:59 PM |
| You walk up to the body of water formed in the cave and take a quick drink from it. Looking across it you actually manage to see that the land-bridge would lead you straight towards what appears to be an exit. You could either go across the bridge, or continue with your plan to follow the tunnel. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:04 PM |
| You follow the land bridge over, noticing a glimmer of sunlight on the water below you. There is an opening in the cave above you letting in sunlight and lighting the area. As you make it to the end of the land bridge you notice two tunnels, one heading left, one heading right- however the exit is straight ahead of you. In the tunnel to the right however, you can hear the voices of men. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:05 PM |
| Sneak a couple paces down the right and listen to the voices. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:09 PM |
You hear a number of voices but manage to focus in on one.
"Get everything set up boys! This is going to be our new hideout since the nearby town guard raided our old one. Don't wander off on your own! There are plenty of creatures in this cave that wouldn't mind making a snack out of you!" |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:10 PM |
| I stay and try to decipher how many of them there are. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:13 PM |
| It's hard to say since not all of them might be talking, but you can say for sure that you hear AT LEAST 20 voices. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:15 PM |
| Stealthily leave, and go back. There is no way I could take on 20 men. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:18 PM |
| You're now back at the crossroads after the land bridge after making a mental note that there at 20+ outlaws holed up in this cave along with an apparent nest of monsters. Do you now wish to leave the cave? |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:20 PM |
| Yes, that would be a good idea. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:26 PM |
| You make your way out of the cave and into the forest. Welcomed by a seemingly forgotten yet familiar feeling. The wind blowing softly through the trees as nature welcomes you to it's beauty. However you are not too sure of where to go. The sun however has given you a good idea of compass direction. You may scan in any direction to see what's there, or simply proceed in any direction you choose. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:46 PM |
You head north, and come upon a lake which the sun's ray glisten brightly off of. It is peaceful and you hear nothing remarkable other than the usual sounds of nature. You are still lost but that's when you remember....nature can talk.
(Nature can talk. The Nalen are a race of trees imbued with a magic that has given them the ability to come to life. When they sleep/hibernate they can be easily mistaken for a standard tree however. Were you to find one and use your magic to take it out of it's slumber- you could talk to it.)
Be you wishing a more trivial route, you could proceed again in any compass direction or scan. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:47 PM |
| Probe a batch of trees and look for any magic. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:49 PM |
| You take a moment to sit down and meditate, focusing on the energies of the nature around you. It's hard to tell if there are any Nalen nearby. However, a little further to the north, in a large cluster of trees, you can sense a LARGE concentration of magic energies. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:50 PM |
| I walk north in search of the trees. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 09:55 PM |
You find the cluster of unusually large trees, and walk into the cluster in search of what is causing this concentration of magic. When you reach the center of the cluster you see an elven woman dressed in all white (however barely wearing any clothes at all- those actually being worn being laced-) accessorized with soft-appearing curled branches, leaves, and flowers that make up most of what her 'clothing' would be
She turns to you as you approach and says. "A lone elf wandering the most northern part of the woods? I don't normally get visitors so you must be lost." She said in a soft voice. "So please, who might you be?" |
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| 23 Jul 2013 10:03 PM |
| In response to the women, I say "Indeed, I am Valandil. Might I ask the same?" |
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| 23 Jul 2013 10:05 PM |
| She does nothing but giggle as she majestically and seemingly glides her way towards one of the trees, putting her hand on it. "I have many names, and have had many names throughout my lifetime. But I am not a person anymore. I am a vessel." She says with a smile. "Ever since you came out of that cave you have been wandering around as if you were lost....are you trying to find your way somewhere?" |
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| 23 Jul 2013 10:08 PM |
| "Not particularly. I guess some type of settlement." |
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| 23 Jul 2013 10:11 PM |
| She stares into your eyes with a peculiar look on her face as she does it. "mmmmmm- Very well." She says, pointing to the north. "The nearest settlement is a human town that way." |
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| 23 Jul 2013 10:16 PM |
"Thank you, and [INSERT ELVEN GOOD LUCK SAYING].
I head north. |
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| 23 Jul 2013 10:20 PM |
| You head north until it leads you out of the forest entirely. You are greeted to a stretch of open plains and in the distance you see a river crossing leading to a small human settlement, the one you were told about. As you approach it, two guards stop you. "State your business." One of them demands. |
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