Ular-Taman

Saeth slowly backed into the room, hearing only the last bit of the conversation between the two. Turning her head halfway towards the conversation, she called, “Ask it if its twin has a weakness.” She returned to her guard stance, but added as an afterthought, “And it could probably tell us something about the Eye [...]

Pendant Lost

The sight of the stone-skinned elf was a bit surprising, but after a moment Feldard lowered his axe into a merely defensive position and backed off a few steps to allow Hasan entrance. It was best to let the Siswa find out this story that Elrond spoke of and talk their way through the guardian [...]

The Elf of Stone

Feldard did not understand the words between Hasan and the other, and distrusting, took the slight opening of the door not so much as an invitation but as further potential for attack. He roughly shouldered Hasan out of the way of the opening to prevent the elf from being a casualty while he strode forward [...]

Enter

Feldard readied his axe at the sudden voice from the dark. He recognized the fluid and lyrical manner of speech as being Elven though he had no clue what was being said. He studied the tunnel and door warily and sidled up beside Hasan, speaking low in dwarven to only the Siswa companion. “Was that [...]

Who Goes There?

The work of opening up a passage through the rubble tired the dwarf a little more than he cared to admit. His wounds still bothered him but he stubbornly refused to let that slow him more than absolutely necessary. With the passage open, Feldard took back up his axe and led the way through. “One [...]

Clearing the Way

Saeth didn’t meet Miklos’ eyes, gazing out the doorway and shaking her head. “I hear nothing, but shall smite anything that does come this way. Any news from the Dwarf?”
Feldard glanced back in annoyance at the elf that dared speak HIS language, and so horribly at that! “I’ve found a small opening that could be [...]

A Small Opening

That this tunnel was not part of the original construction was ever so evident by the rough and unfinished state not to mention the quality of the tunnel—it definitely wasn’t carved by the dwarven hands! It appeared that whoever dug it had removed rubble and earth that were the result of the mountain collapse long [...]

Tunnel Investigation

 
“Does that way look clear, Feldard?” Saeth’s voice called from the doorway into the hall. “There seems to be a tunnel this way. It’s a bit rougher than the halls so far… do you suppose it could be newer, or even our foes’ work?”
“A tunnel, you say? That doesn’t sound promising. How big is it? [...]

A Tunnel

Hasan dashed to the remains of the fallen Elyan. “Agh … Lihrien. You were not yourself, but I should not have left you defenseless.” He knelt by his old neighbor and reflected on how how, as one who would soon take up greater responsibilities to his clan, he must learn to govern his impulses more [...]

More Things That Should Be Dead

“Great, more things that should be dead.” Nicolai stepped towards the skeletons with sword at the ready.
“In most of the poems, they are referred to as dead already,” quipped Saeth as she stepped between these oncoming enemies and Maruc, readying her blade. “And if they aren’t, they will be soon. Priest, you’ve some trick [...]