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by **PSLoyalist** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:56 pm

"i'm ready to leave." Angel said getting up from his spot, cloak drapped over him, covering his sword and armor. His bow was still visable, with the string wrappedd around his body.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 4:57 pm

"Damn it, you pathetic worm! Can't you see I'm trying to do SOMETHING here? You're not alone, damn it! Get used to it!"

Elena grumbled a bit about Angel, as she took one of the portions she prepared for herself, just before turning to Carlae.

"Thank you, but no thank you." she said. "This should help me."

by **Geocsuppi** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 5:09 pm

Jason stood up. "I'm ready too, but we're missing Keldorn. We really should figure out if we want to leave him, or wait here till he gets back. I personaly vote for the first one. He'll find us if he's alive."

by **Nick Shogun** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 11:49 pm

Keldorn. Bah, he couldn't care less. Genji nudged Elena in the ribs with his shoulder.

"Genji would be more den happy to smash dis Angel's head in for you," the Nephillim whispered, apparently equally annoyed with the eogtistical adventurer.

by **Blaze Yamato Spirit** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 4:46 pm

Carlae nodded to Elena, and chose to pretend she didn't hear Genji's remark to the other woman.

'I guess we have to leave Keldorn.' She said as she gathered up her things. 'We have no time to waste, after all.'

A shame too...He was the only one of these people I actually liked...

by **Elementalist Daien** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 5:31 pm

"Maybe later" Elena muttered.

"We still need him. Losing Keldorn was already a blow." she said just loud enough for Genji to hear.

"Uh..." So as to practice what she preached, she asked "Is everyone ready, then?"

by **Geocsuppi** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 5:37 pm

"Yep." Jason stood up ready to go.

by **JoshuaDurron** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 8:18 pm

So the party, having partially regrouped after their victory, began their treck across the mountains once more, the minds of the Exiles a bit more somber after having discovered that the surface was not the paradise they may have once thought of it as. Genji, if the big Nephilim thought much at all, was probably reflecting on how helpless his companions were, one of them already having gotten lost. Hours past, and they eventually found themselves coming out of the mountains as the sun began to set. They found themselves in a flat grassland. According to their map, it was another five miles to Ernest's hut, traveling northwest.

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Keldorn, little did they know, was only a quarter of a mile away. Their rout would take them withing four hundred feet of where the big blacksmith was poking around in the grass, having been lost for a good half hour. He could soon hear the sounds of people moving through the high grass on the other side of the hill he was lying on, and the occasional muffled speach of the other people. But he could not tell who or what they were. Caution might still be in order...

by **EKDS5k** » Mon Feb 10, 2003 8:33 pm

I am so lost. I have never been above ground before, let alone way out here in the mountains. I don't even know if these are the same mountains that we were supposed to cross on our way to.....that guy....what's his name again....Right! Ernest.

Keldorn sat up when he heard people on the other side of the hill.

Travellers? Way out here? Well, I'm starved, and I'm not getting any less lost by wandering out around here...If they turn out to be unfriendly, well....Well I guess I have to take my chances....Staying here isn't going to do me any good...

Making sure he had all his stuff, he turned and started crawling up the hill, trying to get a look at who was coming his way. He likely failed at his horrible attempt at stealth, but it was moot because it was exactly the people he wanted to see. Well, some of them, anyway. The women were decidedly better company than the others he travelled with.

"Hey guys! Up here!"

by **Blaze Yamato Spirit** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 4:09 pm

'Keldorn!' Replied Carlae, smiling. The others had been decidedly poor company since the unicorn incident...not that they'd been good company before that...

She moved from her position walking by Elena and intercepted him coming down the hill.

'Are you alright, Keldorn?' She asked, concerned.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 4:14 pm

"Keldorn?" Elena wondered, and turned her head towards Carlae, to see her with the big man. Shaking her head, she smiled a little.

If anything, he was the only one remotely likeable. Except maybe Carlae, but... Nothing.

by **EKDS5k** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 4:27 pm

Heading down the hill towards the party, he noted that the only two who had actually paid any attention to him were the two women. Granted he didn't care too much for the rest of the party, so he wasn't about to complain. He would complain, though, if they had neglected to grab his pack which had all their food in it. Aside from the fact that he was starved, that was their only supply of food anyway, and they'd all be in big trouble if no one had it.

"I'm fine....I think. I...Well I'm....I'm not sure. I'm hungry, that's for sure, but....How do people normally feel after talking to dragons?"

by **Geocsuppi** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 6:26 pm

"Keldorn you're back. What happened?" Jason set the pack with a bunch of food and meat down in front of him.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 6:32 pm

"Wait. Did you say dragon?"

Elena arched an eyebrow in a very unconvinced manner.

"Do you have any idea how impossible it is to get an audience with a dragon? And you're trying to tell me that a dragon let you in just like that? Keldorn, are you mad?"

She shook her head. Naah, a dragon?

by **Nick Shogun** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:16 pm

Genji grimaced. "Surprising dat yer not dessert."

by **EKDS5k** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:23 pm

"Yeah, a dragon. I'm not sure how, but something used some kind of sleep magic on me, and when I woke up, I was in a cave. I looked around, and eventually came across him...."

Keldorn related the gist of their conversation to the rest of the party, ending with how he had given him the hilt to the sword. He turned to Elena, "Say...have you got any use for rubies? I mean...I can make magical weapons or armour with them, but I thought maybe you might be able to make a wand or something...I uh...acquired....a bunch while I was in the cave..."

Keldorn picked up his pack, took out a piece of meat, and then shouldered it as he began to eat.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 8:02 pm

"Hmm... Maybe I can. But it will take a while, and I'll need to work on it. But given the time and the right material to hold the stress of the magic, I suppose that I could make a wand which could be used. Fire, I think, since it's rubies that we're talking about. I'm not guaranteed to succeed, either, mind you. Still not totally practiced in that"

Elena nodded and shrugged. "May have a chance after this is over."

by **PSLoyalist** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 7:39 am

(OOC: sorry for not posting in a while)

Angel looked at Keldorn with a slight grin on his face, "i got tenderloins from those unicorns," Angel stated, pulling on out of it's cloth wrapping.

"Good to see your back," Angel continued, trying to start a conversation.

by **EKDS5k** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 1:27 pm

"I can see that....I take it that went well? The fact that you're all alive and mostly uninjured is definately a good sign....Though I think I'll stick with what's cooked for now, even if it is cold..."

Keldorn looked around, still trying to figure out where he was. He could tell by the general direction that the rest of them were facing that they had just come from the mountains, so he figured they were quite a ways away from where he had been...captured? He still wasn't clear on what exactly had happened to him.

"So uh.....where are we, anyway?"

by **Nick Shogun** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 9:08 pm

"Genji believes dat we are not far from our destination," the Nephillim murmured, priding himself with his expert tracking skills.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:35 pm

Elena smirked

"Sure, but you might need this." she said, tossing him one of the other portions of the concoction she made to get rid of food poisoning.

"Right.. So, I think we're close, as Genji said. But we'd still best get moving. If we're close, we may yet be there in time before nightfall."

by **EKDS5k** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:28 pm

Keldorn caught the potion, and took a look at it? "What's this? Get some food poisoning?"

Finding an empty spot on his belt, he secured the potion, next to the sword hilt that was already there, and continued eating. In between mouthfuls, he spoke, "You're probably right...let's get going, then."

by **JoshuaDurron** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 7:38 pm

The group pressed on, the sun sank lower, and all that seemed to meet them was more and more of the endless grassy plain. But eventually, just as it seemed that they would have to stop for the night, they crested the lip of a small depression in the surrounding countryside, one which was right at the base of a large and rocky hill, and which contained a small, ramshackle hut. As they approached it, they spotted a sign that simply said 'Ernest the Sage' hanging next to the door. It seemed they had finally reached the house of the man they had been told to find. Almost ten hours had passed since they set out from Fort Emergence. If Ernest was gone, they still had well over a day to complete their task and recieve their full pay...

by **PSLoyalist** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 8:38 pm

Angel went slightly ahead of teh group then turned round to address them.

"We shoudln't just waltz in, knowing a mage, especially a powerful one, he has traps all over the place, so we need to be careful," Angel said in a cautious whisper.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:01 am

Elena shrugged. She knew Angel was right, at least SOMETIMES. However, she wasn't going to wait.

"If he's not there, we'll just wait here. I doubt he sets traps on his door, so knocking won't hurt."

With that, she took a few steps forward, and knocked on the door with the back of her fingers.

by **JoshuaDurron** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:09 am

There was a long silence from inside the house, and for a moment it seemed deserted. Then, just as the thought of leaving was crossing the party's minds, a muffled voice from inside called, "Yes, just a minute!"

A moment later, the door swung open and Elena was met by an old, but robust looking man. His beard and hair was a light shade of grey, and his brown eyes had a slight twinkle in them. Two wands were shoved into his belt, and he was fingering one of them nervously. "Name's Ernest. What can I do for you folks?" He asked.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:15 am

Looking at Ernest, she smiled sideways at Angel in the "I told you so" fashion. Then she turned back to Ernest.

"Well, we were sent by Anix ... Anaxa ... Anaxi... Oh whatever, that guy back at Fort Emergence. We need to go to Moon."

She turned to Angel again.

"He also told us to show you this. You still have it, right Angel?"

He BETTER.

by **PSLoyalist** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:59 am

Angel palmed his robes and felt the heavy object, laying still in his pocket.

"Yeah," Angel said pulling the amulet out and handing it to Elena, figuring she better do the talking...

Angel toke a step back and joined the rest of the party to watch.

by **Elementalist Daien** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 1:03 pm

Elena took the amulet, wrapping the chain around her fingers, and lifted it up a way that by holding her fingers together the amulet wouldn't fall.

"Well, he told us to show you this."

by **JoshuaDurron** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:43 pm

Ernest took one look at the amulet and his eyes widened. "Oooh, yes! I've been waiting some time for this to be delivered. I suppose transport is an adaquate compensation for the trouble of deliving it. Please come this way."

Ernest lead them through a small hut and into a fairly large enclosure. Grass grew on the ground, despite the walls and roof, but it seemed to have been scorched away in a number of places. Ernest went to another door on the side of the room that led back into the hut, and stayed there for several minutes. While he was gone, a crackling sound began to grow, and five glimmering portals, which looked fairly familiar to Keldorn, appeared floating in the air. Ernest reappeared shortly after that happened.

"Well, it seems the new power crystal Emergence sent me works after all. Hopefully it will last longer than the last one." He pointed at the second gate from the left, and told them "That one will set you down right outside of Moon. Do you need anything else?"

by **Elementalist Daien** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:48 pm

As Ernest was leading them through, Elena took the time to examine the scorch marks on the grass, and other signs of magic by Ernest, including the wands, eyes almost shut in an appraising glare as she looked around his hut..

by **Geocsuppi** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:51 pm

"Outside of what?" Jason said, very confused. He had never even herd of the moon, and with the sudden knowledge of the sun, he almost didn't want to know what the moon was.

by **PSLoyalist** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 4:57 pm

"hmmm..." Angel growned aloud as he curiously stuck his hand through the portal, acting as a guinne pig...

by **EKDS5k** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 5:26 pm

(Geoc: You do know that Moon is the name of the place we're going, right? I mean, you did pay attention during the briefing, didn't you?)

"It isn't going to bite you. Just walk through it."

Keldorn was, obviously, talking to Angel who was standing there with his hand through the portal, barring the way for everyone else.

by **Blaze Yamato Spirit** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:02 pm

Carlae was worried.

'Are you absolutely sure it's safe.' she asked, her voice trembling slightly. 'It won't disintegrate us or send parts of us one way and other parts another...?'

by **EKDS5k** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:05 pm

"I'm sure enough," Keldorn said, trying to sound reassuring. He wasn't exactly the best at that sort of thing, though. "If it's anything like the one the dragon used to send me across the mountains, we've got nothing to worry about."

by **JoshuaDurron** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:27 pm

Ernest's head whipped around to stare at Keldorn. "Dragon? What dragon? And my portals are completely safe, they've been used by dozens of people in the past, including adventurers like yourself." The last part was added for Angel's benifit.

by **Geocsuppi** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:59 pm

[OOC:Yes I do. The trek and battle cause Jason to forget.]

"So. Who wants to go first." Jason knew for sure he didn't. The last thing he wanted to do was jump through something that was so... so... Strange to him.

by **EKDS5k** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:23 pm

"Yes. Dragon. It's a long story, and we're....kind of in a hurry. On our way back, maybe there'll be time to tell it."

Turning to Jason, he spoke again.

"I'll go first, if no one else wants to..."

by **JoshuaDurron** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:36 pm

"Er... well, then, just be sure to come back. I'd like to know about dragons living in my area."

No other buisness presenting itself, Keldorn stepped through the portal, the rest of the party following him. They arrived, seconds later, just outside of Moon. They arrived just as the gates were closing for the day, and only barely managed to get in. They now had a few choices: Try and contact Solberg, who was to be found in the second floor of Moon's Library, or find an inn and spend the night. It also seemed that a number of shadowy figures were gathering down by the market, as several of them could be seen on their way there even as the Exiles entered the city. What would they chose to do now?

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