[Perilouslands] Denouement

[Scott M]

Nice conclusion.

Good story Lev.

Thanks for taking the time to run it.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com> wrote:

> At temple Kota, a lone individual, Balu Malew, a sailor far from the
> ocean, stumbles about in confusion among the smouldering landscape.
> Nearby is the unconscious body of a faerry, Romidar, and some yards from
> there is the broken bodies of the noble Mori Farcutter, Dwarven warrior
> and and Dridian, the Goidan wizard. Next to them is the broken body of a
> great Elder Dragon, black blood oozing from the wounds that Mori gave
> it, the spear which ended its life still embedded in its throat where
> Dridian stabbed it.
>
> An observing all this is one Thexton, the Dwarven guide from Kril
> Shrandor. He had already dealt with Brennus the Fierazi shaman. "The
> woodsman was not used to the dangers of sheer surfaces...", he would
> have explained. But now there was no need to. With some care he stalked
> his way behind Balu and dispatched him as well, and making his way
> around he eventually found the unconscious faerry. More bodies among the
> ruins, who would be counting?
>
> Licking his lips he took the Spear of the Fierazi out of the Dragon's
> side. He would make his way back to the Kril Shrandor where he would be
> recognised as a hero for recovering the Spear, he would sing about how
> noble strangers defeated the Elder Dragon of Temple Kota, but alas, were
> slain themselves in the effort. But first, he would make his way to the
> now-unguarded Dragon's cave. He would have to hurry, for soon the
> goblins would find their courage and investigate the scene of the
> battle.
>
> Many leagues away, far to the south, a young, somewhat unsure man,
> stumbled as near-mindless scorpion men made their way towards him. He
> muttered something in a language he did not know and a few tendrils of
> flame came from his fingers. Alas, he spell had failed. The aggravated
> creatures swamped the young man and dashed his brains in the desert
> rocks  him with their clubs. Then they would wander off confused and
> lost without their queen. Some days later, Adad and Sargon, two
> bull-headed warriors collect his body and the daggers he carried and
> return to their Tower, where they give the brave Tomus a full burial
> rite, in accordance to their faith.
>
> The Runestaff remains in place. The quest of mortals to become like gods
> remains for another time.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Perilouslands mailing list
> Perilouslands at mimesisrpg.com
> http://mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/perilouslands_mimesisrpg.com
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mimesisrpg.com/pipermail/perilouslands_mimesisrpg.com/attachments/20091130/64ce9ee1/attachment.htm>