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Demongg: /* Zardrix Held At Bay */

2007-11-18T06:14:23Z

Zardrix Held At Bay

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	: <font color=red>ANSWER: '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +18) ROLLED: 2+18 = 20 '' <br> ''With this roll -		: <font color=red>ANSWER: '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +18) ROLLED: 2+18 = 20 '' <br> ''With this roll -
	:: If you don't know the reference, Kyuad won't know the solution until you learn in-game somehow. I'll give you a hint though - it's an honorific of a very familiar NPC - the other player characters will probably know, but please only attempt to find out IN-CHARACTER.</font>		:: If you don't know the reference, Kyuad won't know the solution until you learn in-game somehow. I'll give you a hint though - it's an honorific of a very familiar NPC - the other player characters will probably know, but please only attempt to find out IN-CHARACTER.</font>
			::: Eranon said that Ardherin is called Demonbane


	===Near Perfect Undeath===		===Near Perfect Undeath===

Demongg at 01:21, 3 November 2007

2007-11-03T01:21:00Z

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Bihlbo: /* KYUAD'S QUESTIONS */

2007-11-02T20:54:48Z

KYUAD'S QUESTIONS

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	Kyuad already knows a lot about the nature of life and the undead in the world. What kind of additional information could he have gained from the 'Eye?		Kyuad already knows a lot about the nature of life and the undead in the world. What kind of additional information could he have gained from the 'Eye?
	* Known undead lords		* Known undead lords
			** From Kyuad's Lorebook prior to the 'Eye's influence:
			*** '''Zefim Vyle''', a lich who lives in a craggy natural tower on the eastern edge of the Forest of the Sahi. Sunulael has made overtures to Zefim, but so far he has resisted the temptation to join the Shadow.
			*** '''Gryffith Donne''', the vampire lord who residers amoung the mountain city of Idenor.
			*** '''The Waylander''', a wildlander who went partially insane and tried to reason with Sunulael. He now flies through the woods of the Caraheen as a stalker in the night, preying on scouts and refugees in the night.
	* Less common undead creatures		* Less common undead creatures
	* The functionality of positive and negative energy (remember, this is something about which I've written a lot of information, for the benefit of Brandon and Andrew. I'm looking to get a little confirmation or contradiction from another source, if the 'Eye knows anything about this)		* The functionality of positive and negative energy (remember, this is something about which I've written a lot of information, for the benefit of Brandon and Andrew. I'm looking to get a little confirmation or contradiction from another source, if the 'Eye knows anything about this)

Bihlbo at 20:53, 2 November 2007

2007-11-02T20:53:00Z

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	:: Aradil brought the Order of Truth to Caradul in the middle of the First Age as secret advisors on the ways of Izrador. Since the end of the Second Age, interest in the Lost Gods has spread among the elves and a following has grown around the Abandoned. Aradil has done nothing to dissuade this and in fact believes the renewed faith will rebuild the order’s dwindling membership and may even be a spiritual ward of sorts against Izrador.		:: Aradil brought the Order of Truth to Caradul in the middle of the First Age as secret advisors on the ways of Izrador. Since the end of the Second Age, interest in the Lost Gods has spread among the elves and a following has grown around the Abandoned. Aradil has done nothing to dissuade this and in fact believes the renewed faith will rebuild the order’s dwindling membership and may even be a spiritual ward of sorts against Izrador.
	:: Almost 800 years ago, the order commissioned the growth of a small temple for the Lost Gods in a quiet grove just north of Caradul. The temple has since been enlarged and the surrounding trees now contain a small community of religious scholars, apprentice monks, and faithful pilgrims from across Erethor.</font>		:: Almost 800 years ago, the order commissioned the growth of a small temple for the Lost Gods in a quiet grove just north of Caradul. The temple has since been enlarged and the surrounding trees now contain a small community of religious scholars, apprentice monks, and faithful pilgrims from across Erethor.</font>


			== KYUAD'S QUESTIONS ==
			(Again, [[Kyuad's Lorebook]] modifier is +18)

			====The Drugal====
			I seem to remember a lot of information has come our way about these creatures. They created the Cadaverous Eye to be the librarian of Moria, and then gave it to the dwarves there. They met with Vrolk during his travels to Fire Peak. I think it's also come out (though maybe not) that Fesikri, Vrolk's agent, has had contact with them. What else does Kyuad know about them from the 'Eye?
			* Their history
			* Names
			* Abilities
			* Plans
			* Anything else?
			====Life and Unlife====
			Kyuad already knows a lot about the nature of life and the undead in the world. What kind of additional information could he have gained from the 'Eye?
			* Known undead lords
			* Less common undead creatures
			* The functionality of positive and negative energy (remember, this is something about which I've written a lot of information, for the benefit of Brandon and Andrew. I'm looking to get a little confirmation or contradiction from another source, if the 'Eye knows anything about this)
			* Anything else?
			====Vrolk====
			After having spent a lot of time with the ''other'' necromancer, what does the 'Eye know about Vrolk's master plan?
			* How did Vrolk intend to use the 'Eye to control all the Fell?
			* To whom is Vrolk loyal?
			* What does the 'Eye know of Vrolk's agents and allies?
			====The Cadaverous Eye====
			Questions abound about this mysterious creature/artifact.
			* Why and how were the spirits of all Fell released when Kyuad entered the 'Eye?
			** Does Kyuad now know that this occurred? It was OOC before I think
			* What would it take to control the 'Eye the way others have intended to use it in the past?
			** Who would know, if the 'Eye doesn't?
			* What can the 'Eye do?
			** What causes others to turn into undead much more easily around the 'Eye?
			*** Is the 'Eye a portable necromantic conflux?

Bihlbo: /* Near Perfect Undeath */

2007-11-02T20:28:30Z

Near Perfect Undeath

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	** The sentence implies that the cutting is the "Claws of Zardrix," but a cutting is an event, not a thing. I don't understand how an event that is known could be "lost."		** The sentence implies that the cutting is the "Claws of Zardrix," but a cutting is an event, not a thing. I don't understand how an event that is known could be "lost."
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: This misunderstanding is because you don't know what the "Claws of Zardrix" references exactly.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: This misunderstanding is because you don't know what the "Claws of Zardrix" references exactly.</font>
	:: <font color="990066">~~I don't think so. I think the misunderstanding is grammatical. It seems like the whole sentence could be re-written thus:<br>''"But the masters themselves may now fear knowing that~~ the pump ~~cut from her breast~~ is ~~long~~ lost ~~by the powers of those of Black Blood, this Claws of Zardrix is lost to mankind."''<br>It really just doesn't make much sense otherwise~~. The ~~issue here is that as it was first written, the object of the whole sentence was the~~ "~~cutting~~" ~~though it implies that it was the "pump~~." ~~Of course, cutting can also refer to~~ the ~~refuse produced from pruning a tree, but that doesn't really apply to a~~ thing ~~like a dragon, and if this meaning is used then "cutting of the pump" would be incorrect - unless the claws of Zardrix refers to a branch cut from a tree that was planted in the dragon's heart~~. ~~See what I mean? I think the sentence just needs editing~~.</font>		:: <font color="990066">Well, the pump is lost. The "Claws" is/are lost. Might be the same thing. Might as well assume so for now.</font>

	==THE ULTIMATE LIE==		==THE ULTIMATE LIE==

Bihlbo: /* The Keepers of Shadow */

2007-11-02T18:46:49Z

The Keepers of Shadow

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	'''<font color="990066">Bill's Question:</font>''' When did Machiavelli live in Eredane? ;)		'''<font color="990066">Bill's Question:</font>''' When did Machiavelli live in Eredane? ;)
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: He was a mean elf. No, seriously - this is just a perfect word to describe a paragraph of info. Assume it's a descriptor, not a reference to a name.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: He was a mean elf. No, seriously - this is just a perfect word to describe a paragraph of info. Assume it's a descriptor, not a reference to a name.</font>
			:: <font color="990066">Hehehe. Of course you know I'm just ribbing you. :)</font>


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	: <font color=red>ANSWER: '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +13) ROLLED: 4+13 = 17 '' <br> ''With this roll -		: <font color=red>ANSWER: '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +13) ROLLED: 4+13 = 17 '' <br> ''With this roll -
	:: Wouldn't you like to know! Again, something you'll have to learn of in-character. Good catch though!</font>		:: Wouldn't you like to know! Again, something you'll have to learn of in-character. Good catch though!</font>






	===The First of the True===		===The First of the True===

Bihlbo: /* Near Perfect Undeath */

2007-11-02T18:40:39Z

Near Perfect Undeath

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	* "Our masters" refers to what?		* "Our masters" refers to what?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: "our masters" = those that control/made "you". "You" being the Cadaverous Eye.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: "our masters" = those that control/made "you". "You" being the Cadaverous Eye.</font>




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	* ''"Yet her black blood moves as with the tethered dead, the fuels of unlife."'' - Here "as with" seems to imply that if the tethered dead stopped moving, so would her blood. Her blood moves as if her blood were with the Fell (or undead)? The sentence structure also implies that the tethered dead are the fuels of unlife. Can this sentence be clarified please? It's unclear if this is just nonsense or if it is supposed to be saying something, but I can't see any sense to be made out of this.		* ''"Yet her black blood moves as with the tethered dead, the fuels of unlife."'' - Here "as with" seems to imply that if the tethered dead stopped moving, so would her blood. Her blood moves as if her blood were with the Fell (or undead)? The sentence structure also implies that the tethered dead are the fuels of unlife. Can this sentence be clarified please? It's unclear if this is just nonsense or if it is supposed to be saying something, but I can't see any sense to be made out of this.
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: What you "implied" is very much in the direction of what was intended. I won't offer more meaning though. That's part of the mystery. Don't overanalyze the sentence structure though - I'm a GM not a writer. </font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: What you "implied" is very much in the direction of what was intended. I won't offer more meaning though. That's part of the mystery. Don't overanalyze the sentence structure though - I'm a GM not a writer. </font>
			:: <font color="990066">Bill: I don't mean to be critical of your grammar, I totally understand that you aren't typing as if this is ready for print or anything. But the few mistakes that have had a big affect on my understanding have to be dealt with, of course.<br>As for this question, what I wrote about the implication is supposed to indicate a problem of non-sense. I'm pretty sure that the implication wasn't supposed to be an impossibility.<br>If I were to guess what this might mean, it would be, ''"Yet her black blood moves as it does with the tethered dead - it is the fuels of unlife."'' This is absolutely '''not''' what the sentence says, but I bet that's what you ''meant''. Is that sort of accurrate?</font>



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	* Is "the Wrath" (Zardrix) the same as "The Thing on Wings"?		* Is "the Wrath" (Zardrix) the same as "The Thing on Wings"?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: Yes. I like using other references to characters like that.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: Yes. I like using other references to characters like that.</font>




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	* ''"two and ten times the worth of replenishment of feast and dream is call for the Wrath to maintain the Thing on Wings... "'' Another sentence that doesn't make sense. It in other words: "12 times" what the value is for a "replenishment of feast and dream" is currently required (from "is call", a present-tense form) so that the Wrath (Zardrix) can maintain herself. I don't think this is right, because it doesn't make sense given the context.		* ''"two and ten times the worth of replenishment of feast and dream is call for the Wrath to maintain the Thing on Wings... "'' Another sentence that doesn't make sense. It in other words: "12 times" what the value is for a "replenishment of feast and dream" is currently required (from "is call", a present-tense form) so that the Wrath (Zardrix) can maintain herself. I don't think this is right, because it doesn't make sense given the context.
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: 'called'... Try to read what I meant. Not the grammar mistakes. Otherwise your thought is correct. ie. She FEEDS and SLEEPS alot to sustain that body.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: 'called'... Try to read what I meant. Not the grammar mistakes. Otherwise your thought is correct. ie. She FEEDS and SLEEPS alot to sustain that body.</font>
			:: <font color="990066">Ah, thanks!</font>



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	* Is a maudrial tree the thing you detailed to us before, when we were at Hamlet? Same thing as that tree?		* Is a maudrial tree the thing you detailed to us before, when we were at Hamlet? Same thing as that tree?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: Yes. But in this case "maudrial tree" is really only a descriptive reference for how big her neck alone is... Think of it as the size of a Redwood! Walden's home was built into a maudrial tree. This is a tree of Eredane, from the books...</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: Yes. But in this case "maudrial tree" is really only a descriptive reference for how big her neck alone is... Think of it as the size of a Redwood! Walden's home was built into a maudrial tree. This is a tree of Eredane, from the books...</font>




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	* ''"But the masters may now fear even themselves knowing that ..."'' The masters fear themselves knowing? Or the masters themselves fear that...?		* ''"But the masters may now fear even themselves knowing that ..."'' The masters fear themselves knowing? Or the masters themselves fear that...?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: The masters fear what they know that may become of this mess... They're afraid of the situation that could happen</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: The masters fear what they know that may become of this mess... They're afraid of the situation that could happen</font>




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	* The masters of the Wrath, from the rest of this information, are understood by Kyuad to be the Order of Shadow, yes?		* The masters of the Wrath, from the rest of this information, are understood by Kyuad to be the Order of Shadow, yes?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: Yes.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: Yes.</font>




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	* ''"... the cutting of the pump from her breast is long lost by the powers of those of Black Blood, this Claws of Zardrix is lost to mankind."'' The cutting is lost? Or the pump (heart) is lost?		* ''"... the cutting of the pump from her breast is long lost by the powers of those of Black Blood, this Claws of Zardrix is lost to mankind."'' The cutting is lost? Or the pump (heart) is lost?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: The pump is lost. How to do it is lost. The "Black Blood" have/had the power find/do it. But they lost it.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: The pump is lost. How to do it is lost. The "Black Blood" have/had the power find/do it. But they lost it.</font>




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	** Who are "those of Black Blood"? Is that implied to be those who are undead, or those whose blood is figurtively black due to serving the Shadow?		** Who are "those of Black Blood"? Is that implied to be those who are undead, or those whose blood is figurtively black due to serving the Shadow?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: No it is not implied that they are undead, they they might be now. That is unknown to you. Figurtively black - Yes. But it is also a name of a people... Who? If you don't know, Kyaud won't know until you learn in game. That's part of the mystery. </font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: No it is not implied that they are undead, they they might be now. That is unknown to you. Figurtively black - Yes. But it is also a name of a people... Who? If you don't know, Kyaud won't know until you learn in game. That's part of the mystery. </font>




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	** The sentence implies that the cutting is the "Claws of Zardrix," but a cutting is an event, not a thing. I don't understand how an event that is known could be "lost."		** The sentence implies that the cutting is the "Claws of Zardrix," but a cutting is an event, not a thing. I don't understand how an event that is known could be "lost."
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: This misunderstanding is because you don't know what the "Claws of Zardrix" references exactly.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: This misunderstanding is because you don't know what the "Claws of Zardrix" references exactly.</font>
			:: <font color="990066">I don't think so. I think the misunderstanding is grammatical. It seems like the whole sentence could be re-written thus:<br>''"But the masters themselves may now fear knowing that the pump cut from her breast is long lost by the powers of those of Black Blood, this Claws of Zardrix is lost to mankind."''<br>It really just doesn't make much sense otherwise. The issue here is that as it was first written, the object of the whole sentence was the "cutting" though it implies that it was the "pump." Of course, cutting can also refer to the refuse produced from pruning a tree, but that doesn't really apply to a thing like a dragon, and if this meaning is used then "cutting of the pump" would be incorrect - unless the claws of Zardrix refers to a branch cut from a tree that was planted in the dragon's heart. See what I mean? I think the sentence just needs editing.</font>





	==THE ULTIMATE LIE==		==THE ULTIMATE LIE==

64.62.7.202 at 18:13, 2 November 2007

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			'''LOREBOOK''': Kyuad has a +18 modifier

	==Within the Cadaverous Eye==		==Within the Cadaverous Eye==
	While within this artifact of massive necromantic power these are the things that Kyuad learned... <br> '''''BILL''': feel free to ask any questions you have regarding Kyuad's knowledge base from being joined with (or in) the Eye. I'll answer the questions as best I can. Some may be purposely confusing or incomplete. First I'll try and note all the things we talked about to collect your info gained...''		While within this artifact of massive necromantic power these are the things that Kyuad learned... <br> '''''BILL''': feel free to ask any questions you have regarding Kyuad's knowledge base from being joined with (or in) the Eye. I'll answer the questions as best I can. Some may be purposely confusing or incomplete. First I'll try and note all the things we talked about to collect your info gained...''

Demongg: /* ARADAR */

2007-11-02T06:46:53Z

ARADAR

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	: <font color=red>ANSWER: <br> '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +13) ROLLED: 18+13 = 31 '' <br> ''With this roll -		: <font color=red>ANSWER: <br> '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +13) ROLLED: 18+13 = 31 '' <br> ''With this roll -
	:: The origins of the Aradar myth are lost in the fog of folklore. Ever-changing songs adapted by the performers in every region alter the language and, so, distort the lineage of the myth until, thousands of years later, fact and fancy have become legend. Though there may be no truth to the legend of Aradar, some common beliefs held by the world’s remaining scholars give it tantalizing verisimilitude. Most songs of Aradar suppose that it is the source or inspiration for all arcane power on Aryth—the site where an elf of noble and pure elthedar blood is said to have found the spark of arcane magic. In modern poems, this elf is called Engalad or, archaically, Engal Ladai. In Erenland, especially in villages with little or no elven contact even before Izrador’s victory, some tales replace Engalad with Aradil, the Witch Queen, despite the obvious historical impossibility.		:: The origins of the Aradar myth are lost in the fog of folklore. Ever-changing songs adapted by the performers in every region alter the language and, so, distort the lineage of the myth until, thousands of years later, fact and fancy have become legend. Though there may be no truth to the legend of Aradar, some common beliefs held by the world’s remaining scholars give it tantalizing verisimilitude. Most songs of Aradar suppose that it is the source or inspiration for all arcane power on Aryth—the site where an elf of noble and pure elthedar blood is said to have found the spark of arcane magic. In modern poems, this elf is called Engalad or, archaically, Engal Ladai. In Erenland, especially in villages with little or no elven contact even before Izrador’s victory, some tales replace Engalad with Aradil, the Witch Queen, despite the obvious historical impossibility.
	However, the name Aradar does share a root with the name Aradil; it’s an ancient male form of the name. Fragments of dwarven and gnomish poetry suggest it was also called elenhath miradil, roughly meaning “wellspring of insight.” Elven myths of old called it simply “Wellspring.” Some believe that Aradar and, by extension, all arcane power—is a gift from the Lost Gods, a bit of their power left to light the mortal world. “One day,” an elf ballad claims, “the gift shall cast a light bright enough to pierce the veil of Shadow and be seen in the heavens.”		:: However, the name Aradar does share a root with the name Aradil; it’s an ancient male form of the name. Fragments of dwarven and gnomish poetry suggest it was also called elenhath miradil, roughly meaning “wellspring of insight.” Elven myths of old called it simply “Wellspring.” Some believe that Aradar and, by extension, all arcane power—is a gift from the Lost Gods, a bit of their power left to light the mortal world. “One day,” an elf ballad claims, “the gift shall cast a light bright enough to pierce the veil of Shadow and be seen in the heavens.”
	:: Already something of a bedtime story by the time the Shadow in the North returned for battle, Aradar was receiving little scholarly attention from the archivists and scribners of the world. When the sacking of academies began across Erenland, few records of Aradar were carried out by fleeing librarians and scholars. The people needed information vital to the success of the war against Izrador, and Aradar was little more than a folktale all but forgotten. It’s generally known that the Scholar’s Tower in Highwall and the great old Library of Moria contains whole books on the subject of Aradar, but those are surely gone. In Cale there was once an inn that sported a mural of the story. There is now little way of knowing what is myth and what is true—if anything—in the legends of Aradar.		:: Already something of a bedtime story by the time the Shadow in the North returned for battle, Aradar was receiving little scholarly attention from the archivists and scribners of the world. When the sacking of academies began across Erenland, few records of Aradar were carried out by fleeing librarians and scholars. The people needed information vital to the success of the war against Izrador, and Aradar was little more than a folktale all but forgotten. It’s generally known that the Scholar’s Tower in Highwall and the great old Library of Moria contains whole books on the subject of Aradar, but those are surely gone. In Cale there was once an inn that sported a mural of the story. There is now little way of knowing what is myth and what is true—if anything—in the legends of Aradar.
	:: The Legend of Aradar illustrates one of the few unexpected advantages of the desperate effort to safeguard the scraps of knowledge that come trickling into the Scribe Archives in Caradul. Bits of the legend that have never before been cataloged together are now being seen with new eyes. Whereas individual stories about Wellspring seem to vary rather substantially, certain commonalities between the tales became apparent in comparison.		:: The Legend of Aradar illustrates one of the few unexpected advantages of the desperate effort to safeguard the scraps of knowledge that come trickling into the Scribe Archives in Caradul. Bits of the legend that have never before been cataloged together are now being seen with new eyes. Whereas individual stories about Wellspring seem to vary rather substantially, certain commonalities between the tales became apparent in comparison.

Demongg: /* Zardrix Held At Bay */

2007-11-02T06:44:09Z

Zardrix Held At Bay

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	* '''<font color="990066">Bill's Question:</font>''' What is the Demonbane again?		* '''<font color="990066">Bill's Question:</font>''' What is the Demonbane again?
	: <font color=red>ANSWER: If you don't know the reference, Kyuad won't know the solution until you learn in-game somehow.</font>		: <font color=red>ANSWER: '' '''ROLL:''' Kyuad (Lorebook +13) ROLLED: 2+13 = 15 '' <br> ''With this roll -
			:: If you don't know the reference, Kyuad won't know the solution until you learn in-game somehow.</font>




	===Near Perfect Undeath===		===Near Perfect Undeath===