Below is a little log I uncovered from a long time ago, back when the Dragon Priests were hunting us down. I found it pretty enjoyable to read and figured I'd share.
Also in this log is a snippet of how the old Phoenix's Pyre used to function for all the new Bards who didn't know that it didn't always have a TM component.
Alas, my comrade Aveda was slain in this log.
You say, "Corlath, watch out for assassins, they may be lurking around."
Corlath searches around for a moment.
Corlath has spotted you!
From forward comes the cry "Cast off," and from below, "On the beat, harbor speed, Row!" A drumbeat sounds through the ship.
Corlath says, "Whoa."
You hear the voice of Aveda say, "I'm sure we can get them if we combine spells."
You hear the voice of Corlath say, "Yep."
You hear the voice of Corlath say, "One here."
You come out of hiding.
You search around for a moment.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
You see signs that someone is about, but fail to discover their location in the room.
You notice Aveda who is quite obviously attempting to remain hidden.
You say, "Ohh great."
Corlath comes out of hiding.
Corlath points at a Dragon Priest assassin, ruining its hiding place.
You are still rather wet, but drying off nicely.
You feel the galley Cercorim shudder slightly as it shoves off.
The Dragon Priest assassin reveals Corlath, ruining his hiding attempt!
Corlath mumbles something under his breath.
Moving with incredible power and control, a Dragon Priest assassin feints to the side at Corlath. Corlath fails to evade, moving directly into the blow. The dagger lands a brushing strike to his left leg!
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a Dragon Priest assassin and the M'Riss dock.
Also here: Corlath.
Obvious paths: none.
Corlath retreats from combat.
Corlath retreats from combat.
A Dragon Priest assassin flicks its tail sharply though the air and it searches the area with a breathy hiss.
A Dragon Priest assassin discovers Aveda hiding!
Aveda says, "Leilond, sing something."
Corlath puts his paper in his forester's pack.
Keeping your voice low, you begin to weave together the string of verses that build the complex framework for the "Demrris' Resolve" enchante.
You say, "Ok."
A Dragon Priest assassin begins to advance on Corlath.
Aveda performs the Rage of the Clans enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
A soft murmur escapes Aveda's lips as she begins to chant, her voice barely above a whisper.
Corlath puts his sabre in his forester's pack.
Aveda loosens the straps securing her target shield and removes it.
Aveda puts her shield in her somber black backpack.
Aveda slings a Nisha short bow off from over her shoulder.
Aveda loads her Nisha short bow with a basilisk head arrow.
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
Aveda appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with her Nisha short bow.
Corlath slings a ebony longbow off from over his shoulder.
Corlath loads his ebony longbow with a broad-barbed arrow.
You clasp Aveda's hand tenderly.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
(You begin the outro of Demrris' Resolve.)
Your singing builds to a fierce crescendo, and you feel the power of your enchante grow as if tethered behind the confining walls of a dam. Suddenly, the enchante explodes away from you, forming concentric rings that sweep through the area like the fading ripples in a pond.
Corlath falls to his knees, covering his head fearfully.
A Dragon Priest assassin ducks, covering its head.
You stop performing the Demrris' Resolve enchante.
You hold Corlath's hand.
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a Dragon Priest assassin and the M'Riss dock.
Also here: Corlath who is kneeling and Diva Aveda.
Obvious paths: none.
You say, "Ahh, sorry."
You bow to Corlath.
You feel your blood begin to pound at the sound of the rousing chant, "Rage of the Clans".
Aveda says, "Resolve."
You get a golden tasseled spear from inside your banded backtube.
You turn to face a Dragon Priest assassin.
< Driving in with naturally fluid movements, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades, stepping aside in the nick of time.
The tasseled spear lands nearby!
[You're hurt, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
A Dragon Priest assassin begins to advance on Corlath.
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< Moving as one fluid extension of power, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin attempts to dodge. The spear lands a good strike to the assassin's left arm.
The tasseled spear falls to the ground!
[You're hurt, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< Driving in like an unbeatable force, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin dodges, barely twisting out of a tight spot.
The tasseled spear lands nearby!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
Corlath stands up.
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< Driving in like an adept combatant, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin attempts to evade. The spear lands a light hit to the assassin's right arm.
The tasseled spear falls to the ground!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
Corlath appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with his ebony longbow.
The Dragon Priest assassin reveals Corlath, ruining his hiding attempt!
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< Moving in with powerful grace, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin dodges, just stepping out of harm's way.
The tasseled spear lands nearby!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
Moving with powerful grace, Aveda fires a basilisk head arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades, ducking in the nick of time.
The basilisk head arrow lands nearby!
A Dragon Priest assassin snickers with glee, relishing the moment.
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< Moving in with powerful grace, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades, just stepping out of harm's way.
The tasseled spear lands nearby!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
Corlath retreats from combat.
Aveda stops performing her enchante.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
Aveda begins to weave a soft melody with her voice, though the obvious complexity of the verse is apparent by the look of concentration on her face.
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< With the speed and temerity of a swooping falcon, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades, leaning to one side with no room to spare.
The tasseled spear lands nearby!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 3 sec.]
Corlath retreats from combat.
The Dragon Priest assassin reveals Corlath, ruining his hiding attempt!
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
The carpenter casts a box of wood shavings overboard.
Aveda slings a Nisha short bow over her shoulder.
Aveda is already performing the Demrris' Resolve enchante, so you attempt to join in...
Adding your own knowledge of the Demrris' Resolve enchante to Aveda's performance, you begin to sing along with her.
Roundtime: 5 seconds.
Corlath retreats from combat.
Aveda slings a Nisha short bow off from over her shoulder.
Aveda loads her Nisha short bow with a basilisk head arrow.
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
A Dragon Priest assassin lips curls in disgust and softly hisses, "Pitiful ssscum, the ssshadowsss will not hide you forever!"
Corlath retreats from combat.
Aveda appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with her Nisha short bow.
Aveda's singing builds to a fierce crescendo, then explodes away from her in concentric rings that sweep through the area.
You feel the sound and sensations evoked by Aveda's singing wash over you, but you are close enough to her to realize that it is all just an illusion.
A Dragon Priest assassin ducks, covering its head.
Moving like a striking snake, Corlath fires a broad-barbed arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin attempts to evade. The arrow lands a harmless strike to its back!
The broad-barbed arrow falls to the ground!
You stop performing with Aveda.
Aveda stops performing her enchante.
Corlath picks up a broad-barbed arrow.
With the speed and temerity of a swooping falcon, Aveda fires a basilisk head arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin dodges.
The basilisk head arrow lands nearby!
Corlath loads his ebony longbow with a broad-barbed arrow.
But you're not performing anything!
As Aveda begins to sing, a gentle arpeggio of the enchante's opening notes segues into a softly melodic introduction of "Hodierna's Lilt".
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
Keeping your voice low, you begin to weave together the string of verses that build the complex framework for the "Demrris' Resolve" enchante.
Corlath appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with his ebony longbow.
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< With the speed and temerity of a swooping falcon, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin fails to dodge. The spear lands a brushing strike to the assassin's left leg.
The tasseled spear falls to the ground!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 2 sec.]
Aveda slings a Nisha short bow over her shoulder.
Aveda picks up a basilisk head arrow.
Aveda puts her arrow in her leather scabbard.
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
You are about a fourth of the way across.
A Dragon Priest assassin begins to advance on Corlath.
Aveda picks up a basilisk head arrow.
Aveda puts her arrow in her leather scabbard.
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
< Moving in with powerful grace, you throw a golden tasseled spear at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin dodges, leaning to one side with no room to spare.
The tasseled spear lands nearby!
[You're bruised, solidly balanced with no advantage.]
[Roundtime 3 sec.]
Aveda slings a Nisha short bow off from over her shoulder.
Aveda loads her Nisha short bow with a basilisk head arrow.
Aveda performs the Hodierna's Lilt enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
The melodic introduction of "Hodierna's Lilt" drifts from Aveda's lips with delicate ease.
The soothing notes of Aveda's song have a subtle meditative effect on you, easing your body.
Aveda appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with her Nisha short bow.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
(You begin the outro of Demrris' Resolve.)
Your singing builds to a fierce crescendo, and you feel the power of your enchante grow as if tethered behind the confining walls of a dam. Suddenly, the enchante explodes away from you, forming concentric rings that sweep through the area like the fading ripples in a pond.
A Dragon Priest assassin ducks, covering its head.
You stop performing the Demrris' Resolve enchante.
Driving in like the irresistable force of a cyclone, Aveda fires a basilisk head arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades.
The basilisk head arrow lands nearby!
You say, "Ok, I'm roasting it."
Aveda slings a Nisha short bow over her shoulder.
Aveda picks up a basilisk head arrow.
Aveda puts her arrow in her leather scabbard.
Aveda's voice soars into the high reaches of the spectrum, each note ringing purely as she continues to sing her enchante.
With the speed and temerity of a swooping falcon, Corlath fires a broad-barbed arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades, stepping aside in the nick of time.
The broad-barbed arrow lands nearby!
You sharply inhale and exhale a heavy breath in annoyance.
Two mantas weave and glide in an intricate dance, perfect masters of the swirling tides.
Corlath picks up a broad-barbed arrow.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
You briefly close your eyes to prepare yourself to begin the "Phoenix's Pyre". In a low tone you begin your enchante, allowing your voice to grow as you feel the power of it agitate the air about you, causing it to warm almost painfully.
You open your craftsman's belt.
You get a bottle of naphtha from inside your craftsman's belt.
A Dragon Priest assassin begins to advance on Corlath.
You are now set to use your attack stance:
Attack : 100%
Evade : 100%
Parry : 83%
Block : 0%
You throw a bottle of naphtha at a Dragon Priest assassin! The bottle of naphtha shatters in an explosion of tiny glass shards and smelly, sticky mixture against a Dragon Priest assassin!
Roundtime: 1 second.
Aveda stops performing her enchante.
Aveda performs the Desert's Maelstrom enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
Aveda begins to chant a low, halting rhythm, her voice harsh and scratchy. More than anything else, she seems to be in need of a good drink.
The surge of battlelust brought on by the chanting of "Rage of the Clans" fades away.
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
Corlath puts his arrow in his thigh quiver.
Corlath loads his ebony longbow with a broad-barbed arrow.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
(You begin the verse of Phoenix's Pyre.)
With barely a pause for breath, you neatly segue to the verse of the "Phoenix's Pyre". Your skin warms tangibly as you bite off each of the words with a fierceness that seems to incite the very air around you to anger and flare in response.
The naphtha soaking a Dragon Priest assassin immediately catches fire with a horrendous, flesh-peeling roar!
A Dragon Priest assassin appears to weaken as the warm winds spurn the flames to rage higher.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
You get a vial of naphtha from inside your hip pouch.
You throw a vial of naphtha at a Dragon Priest assassin! The naphtha spins top over bottom as it goes sailing past a Dragon Priest assassin! With a soft thump, the naphtha lands nearby on the unknown.
Roundtime: 1 second.
Aveda draws forth a scimitar.
Aveda performs the Desert's Maelstrom enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
Dust kicked up by the relentlessly pounding waves of wind and sound irritates your eyes, making it hard to distinguish the shapes around you.
Despite the haze that makes it hard to see, you find that currents of wind and sound support you, causing you to feel at once both more steady and able to move easier on your feet.
You notice a vial of naphtha and a golden tasseled spear being tossed about by the powerful waves of dust coursing around you.
Corlath appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with his ebony longbow.
You pick up a vial of naphtha.
You throw a vial of naphtha at a Dragon Priest assassin! The naphtha shatters in an explosion of tiny glass shards and smelly, sticky mixture against a Dragon Priest assassin!
With a massive WHOOOMPH, the naphtha bursts into flames!
Roundtime: 1 second.
Corlath retreats from combat.
You get a bottle of naphtha from inside your craftsman's belt.
You throw a bottle of naphtha at a Dragon Priest assassin! The bottle of naphtha shatters in an explosion of tiny glass shards and smelly, sticky mixture against a Dragon Priest assassin!
With a massive WHOOOMPH, the naphtha bursts into flames!
Roundtime: 1 second.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
A galley comes into sight, its oars beating rhythmically.
You get a bottle of naphtha from inside your craftsman's belt.
You throw a bottle of naphtha at a Dragon Priest assassin! The bottle of naphtha shatters in an explosion of tiny glass shards and smelly, sticky mixture against a Dragon Priest assassin!
With a massive WHOOOMPH, the naphtha bursts into flames!
Roundtime: 1 second.
Corlath retreats from combat.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
You stop performing the Phoenix's Pyre enchante.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
Though softly humming at first, you soon allow your voice to dance along the darkly melodic introduction to "Abandoned Heart".
Aveda says, "Try again"
Corlath retreats from combat.
Aveda performs the Desert's Maelstrom enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
You notice a golden tasseled spear being tossed about by the powerful waves of dust coursing around you.
A Dragon Priest assassin rolls around on the ground in an attempt to extinguish the sizzling flames!
A Dragon Priest assassin runs around in circles screaming frantically as the flames consume it!
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
You are certain that the Dragon Priest assassin is beat up.
The Dragon Priest assassin has more than a few serious wounds.
You are certain that it is apparently as agile as you are.
You are certain that it is a little more quick to react than you are.
You are certain that it is about as strong as you are.
Taking stock of its offensive abilities, and defending with no weapon and wearing a charcoal grey shield, you are certain that the Dragon Priest assassin is a mythical being of immense power and ability.
Taking stock of its defensive abilities, and attacking with no weapon, you are certain that the Dragon Priest assassin is well above your abilities.
[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
Corlath retreats from combat.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
(You are performing the intro of Abandoned Heart.)
You sing, purposely warbling some of the held notes for effect:
"Home beckons me back, like a dream,
For my love sleeps with the end of days."
A sense of longing comes over you as the subtle meditative state induced by "Hodierna's Lilt" passes.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to pole weapon range on Corlath.
Moving with powerful grace, Corlath fires a broad-barbed arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin attempts to dodge, only slightly avoiding the blow. The arrow lands a hard hit that lightly bruises its side with an attack which fails to pierce the skin!
The broad-barbed arrow lodges itself shallowly into the Dragon Priest assassin!
Corlath loads his ebony longbow with a broad-barbed arrow.
Aveda says, "Ah."
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
(You begin the verse of Abandoned Heart.)
You sing in a lonely voice:
"My love has vanished,
Through my abandoned heart."
A Dragon Priest assassin appears to be weakened by the power of your enchante.
The Dragon Priest assassin closes to melee range on Corlath.
A pelican plummets from the sky, water erupting where it dived. A fish disappears in a cloud of bubbles, and the bird emerges with its struggling catch in its beak.
Corlath appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with his ebony longbow.
Aveda performs the Desert's Maelstrom enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
A flowing, almost lyrical quality enters Aveda's chanting as she continues to perform her enchante. Each phrase flows to the next with the simple, agile grace of a light-footed S'Kra Mur running across the desert's sands.
You notice a golden tasseled spear being tossed about by the powerful waves of dust coursing around you.
Moving with powerful grace, a Dragon Priest assassin slices wide at Corlath. Corlath fails to evade, failing miserably. The dagger lands an extremely heavy hit that crunches bone and rips flesh so that the right leg is left hanging by a few bloody sinews!
Corlath retreats from combat.
Corlath retreats from combat.
A Dragon Priest assassin continues to roll around on the ground until the flames are finally extinguished.
Aveda begins to advance on a Dragon Priest assassin.
A Dragon Priest assassin flicks its tail sharply though the air and it searches the area with a breathy hiss.
whistle piercing
You take a deep breath, then exhale strongly over the tip of your curved tongue. A loud, piercing whistle results, filling the air with a tone that seems sharp enough to shatter glass.
A Dragon Priest assassin steps back, looking distracted, and turns its attentions to you!
Corlath works carefully at tending his wounded right leg.
Aveda closes to pole weapon range on a Dragon Priest assassin.
You say, "Careful Corlath."
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a golden tasseled spear and a Dragon Priest assassin.
Also here: Corlath and Diva Aveda.
Obvious paths: none.
Aveda closes to melee range on a Dragon Priest assassin.
You manage to work your song into and around the performance of Aveda's enchante.
(You are performing the verse of Abandoned Heart.)
For a few minutes, the drumbeat from below is echoed across the water by the beat from the galley passing on the left.
Moving as one fluid extension of power, Corlath fires a broad-barbed arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin fails to dodge. The arrow lands a light hit to its back!
The broad-barbed arrow falls to the ground!
Corlath loads his ebony longbow with a broad-barbed arrow.
With the speed and temerity of a swooping falcon, Aveda feints a scimitar at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin evades, with a practiced hand.
Corlath says, "I'm alright."
Corlath appears to be aiming at a Dragon Priest assassin with his ebony longbow.
Aveda performs the Desert's Maelstrom enchante, weaving it in and around your own ongoing song.
You notice a broad-barbed arrow and a golden tasseled spear being tossed about by the powerful waves of dust coursing around you.
Driving in like the irresistable force of a cyclone, Aveda steps backward and then slices at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin knocks aside the scimitar with a silver q'zhalata dagger.
Driving in like an adept combatant, Aveda sweeps a scimitar at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin repulses the scimitar with a silver q'zhalata dagger.
Driving in like an adept combatant, Aveda slices a scimitar at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin repulses the scimitar with a silver q'zhalata dagger.
Moving like a striking snake, Aveda chops a scimitar at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin knocks aside the scimitar with a silver q'zhalata dagger.
The Dragon Priest assassin spins around to face Aveda!
Moving with powerful grace, a Dragon Priest assassin slices a silver q'zhalata dagger at Aveda. Aveda barely fails to block with a scimitar. The dagger lands a spine-rattling strike that rips away the right eye and half the nose!
The Dragon Priest assassin stoops over Aveda's corpse, its cold eyes shimmering with twisted delight as it produces a gold-etched q'zhalata blade with a flick of the wrist. With surgical skill, the Dragon Priest assassin severs Aveda's head in a shower of blood, deep crimson droplets rolling down its face as it manages to twist Aveda's head free with a sickening series of wet cracks and pops.
As the Dragon Priest assassin rises once again, it snatches one of the small obsidian rods dangling from its tool belt and thrusts it into the ground, causing the rod to expand skyward to nearly ten times its original height. Gripping the head firmly in both hands, the Dragon Priest assassin thrusts the severed head onto the pinnacle of the obsidian pole, which causes a tangle of blood-red lettering to appear upon its inky black surface.
* Aveda is slain before your eyes!
Aveda's scimitar falls to the ground.
Corlath asks, "Where did these assassins come from?"
(You begin the refrain of Abandoned Heart.)
You rock back and forth, humming a long string of sad notes and occasionally punctuating the melody with vocal tones.
A Dragon Priest assassin appears to be weakened by the power of your enchante.
A sailor walks by with a coil of rope.
You frown.
A Dragon Priest assassin begins to advance on you!
The Dragon Priest assassin is still a distance away from you and is closing steadily.
'Aveda...
You say, "Aveda..."
Moving with incredible power and control, Corlath fires a broad-barbed arrow at a Dragon Priest assassin. A Dragon Priest assassin attempts to dodge, stepping partly into the blow. The arrow lands a solid hit that tears a small piece of skin from the left calf!
The broad-barbed arrow lodges itself shallowly into the Dragon Priest assassin!
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a scimitar, a scarred obsidian pole capped with a freshly severed head, a broad-barbed arrow, a golden tasseled spear, and a Dragon Priest assassin.
Also here: Corlath and the body of Diva Aveda who is lying down.
Obvious paths: none.
Corlath loads his ebony longbow with a broad-barbed arrow.
The Dragon Priest assassin smirks slyly and softly hisses, "My work here isss complete, the infidel hasss paid for their crimesss againssst the Empire in blood!", before slipping into the shadows with a cold trill of joy.
(You are performing the refrain of Abandoned Heart.)
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a scimitar, a scarred obsidian pole capped with a freshly severed head, a broad-barbed arrow, and a golden tasseled spear.
Also here: Corlath and the body of Diva Aveda who is lying down.
Obvious paths: none.
You hear the ghostly voice of Aveda say, "Blast."
The galley moves away, the beat of its drum slowly fading.
Corlath searches around for a moment.
You sigh.
You stop performing the Abandoned Heart enchante.
You kneel down upon the ground.
The dust settles to the ground, making it easier to distinguish those around you once again.
Corlath picks up a broad-barbed arrow.
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a scimitar, a scarred obsidian pole capped with a freshly severed head, and a golden tasseled spear.
Also here: Corlath and the body of Diva Aveda who is lying down.
Obvious paths: none.
Corlath puts his arrow in his thigh quiver.
You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
You pick up a scimitar.
Corlath says, "Thing even ran off with the arrows."
Some geese in a perfect V fly north high overhead.
Corlath pats Aveda on the back.
You say, "I'm so sorry..."
You pick up a golden tasseled spear.
You put your spear in your banded backtube.
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a scarred obsidian pole capped with a freshly severed head.
Also here: Corlath and the body of Diva Aveda who is lying down.
Obvious paths: none.
You hear the ghostly voice of Aveda say, "It is not your fault.."
Corlath searches around for a moment.
You are nearing the docks.
You glance at a scarred obsidian pole capped with a freshly severed head.
Corlath scratches his head.
You sharply inhale and exhale a heavy breath in annoyance.
[The Galley Cercorim]
Passengers and cargo crowd the deck of the sleek, black galley. Below, visible through the large opening amidships, sit the tanned and muscular rowers, one shift at the oars while the other rests. The exhorter sits in the stern behind his drum, ready to speed or slacken the rhythm as needed. You also see a scarred obsidian pole capped with a freshly severed head.
Also here: Corlath and the body of Diva Aveda who is lying down.
Obvious paths: none.
Corlath says, "I apologize, didn't know those things were lurking round."
Resting atop the pinnacle of the pole thrust into the ground, the severed head of Aveda gazes off into the distance with lifeless milky-white eyes. Just beneath the slowly oozing neck wound, the detailed image of a dragon curled about Elanthia has been masterfully cut into the inky-black obsidian. Thick droplets of black flecked blood snake down the scarred surface of the pole, weaving between the luminescent scrawling that trails down its length.
There appears to be something written on it.
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~Leilond
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