Off the Wall, Off the Record
Renyu: "Guard dead!"
Dlarku: "Guard dead from what?"
Akhan: "Guard dead from long time ago, and still a guard?"
May 2 1996 Session Summary:
We last left our rash Tsolyani standing on the dark, foreboding edge of
the Jakallani Underworld.
After displaying great feats of agility, the party courteously announced
their presence with loud shouts and foot stomping to those worshipping at
a secluded Ksarul shrine below them.*
Dlarku greeted his fellow priest and priestess, honoring them with
a glimpse of his real face. The priestess was so overcome with emotion
at meeting Dlarku that she immediately summoned a Nexus Point to carry
him away from the dark, dreary place of Jakalla's underworld. Alas,
Tetkoru got in the way, and the Nexus point swallowed him and his
fire bearing slave instead, leaving poor Dlarku behind.
Angry at their clumsy mistake and at being left behind, Dlarku cast
a bright flash of light as a symbol of his desire to open hostilities.
The priest responded in kind, symbolizing his acceptance and willingness
to engage in a battle of magical energies. Shekkara, 4th circle
Priestess of Dlamelish, cast doubt concerning her true faith when she
displayed remarkable facility with a Ksarul temple spell. Akhan
marveled at his expert knife throw that not only hit the priest, but
put him instantly to sleep. Their Most Secret Companion shed the Light
of Hnalla upon the situation, enlightening all, while Dlarku threateningly
dessicated
his own fingertips.*
Shekkara collected an Eye of Unknown Properties from the body
of the priestess from which life had departed forever. When the
Sleeping Prince of the Blue Room descended once again upon Dlarku,
Ngaya most generously loaned the use of her metal sword to him, and
Dlarku once again demonstrated proper sacrifice technique for those
who missed it the first time around. Upon realizing that he had just
sacrificed a most noble friend, he then turned the blade upon himself,
crying out that the blade was trying to kill him. Akhan slugged
Dlarku and took the sword away from him.*
Not wanting to mar the artistic death scene with the sight of living
souls for those who, by the sound of their footsteps, would soon arrive,
the party then departed.
Much to everyone's happiness, Dlarku bathed himself in the overflow of
the Equnoyel river. Shekkara demonstrated Jakallani sword technique to
a Scales of Brown mrur. The party took a small detour to navigate one
of the famous underworld mazes.
The party paused in the tomb of an ancient Engsvanyali merchant to
admire the Lament to the Wheel of Black expertly carved upon the walls,
and Akhan displayed his Renyu's prowess at sniffing out Scales of
Brown troops. Then Ngaya demonstrated proper technique for triggering
a poison gas trap and, in an amazing feat of agility and speed, topped
that with a world record breaking sprint.
Shekkara showed to all her great persuasive abilities in earning the
trust of a group of tomb robbers, giving to them, in a surprising
display of generosity, a prized item of jewelry.
When the troops of the Legion of the Scales of Brown, those who would
thwart our most noble heroes' purposes, came upon them, Akhan and Dlarku
quickly showed the party which way to freedom not to take. Shekkara
raised a wall to hide behind and block the troops' way, and the party
eavesdropped upon their nefarious plans to attack The Most Noble Prince
Rereshqala.
Finding themselves blocked by the unexpected wall, the troops instead
pursued the ungracious tomb robbers, while our party made quick their
exit.
But, of course, as this all happened in the Underworld, who can say
what truly transpired?
Lo! Wrote this, Lisa Leutheuser, horse of The Most Beautiful
Shekkara Tlakotani, on this 6th day of May, 1996 Anno Domini.
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Did Shekkara commit treason?
Will Dlarku be expelled from the Priesthood of Ksarul?
Will Tetkoru and his Gold of Glory ever be seen again?
Will Akhan get the opportunity to pound out the dent in his armor?
Did Ngaya qualify for the Tsolyani Olympics?
Tune in next week, when imaginary Engsvanyali walls come falling down...
