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Subject: A large male red squirrel enters.

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Tobit
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Date Posted: 17:45:42 03/25/01 Sun

He is of an athletic build, and a large broadsword is strapped to his muscled back. Dressed in a simple traveller's cloak, he looks around. "Ah heerd that this 'twas th' place tae go questin'. Well, ah'm questin' fer mah birthland, an' anybeast who wants tae accompany me is welcome to do so." He turns and begins to head north,
towards the mountains.

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[> Subject: While he walks, the squirrel begins to mutter to himself. "Hmm, if'n ah recollect correctly, mah 'ome should be somewhere's 'round th' North Mountains. Aye, mayhap the falcons are still livin' there too..."

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Tobit
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Date Posted: 14:00:43 03/26/01 Mon

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[> Subject: He stares off into the setting sun, just catching a glimpse of the mountains, and perhaps his old home. Heaving a sigh into the air, he adjusts the sword slung across his back, and the satchel across his shoulder. He makes camp by the dusty road leading north.
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:15:33 03/26/01 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Staring into his small fire, Tobit's mind wanders over the events circulating his life, from the day he found himself at the doorstep of a family of gerbils to the day he was forced to leave with his family. He remembered his rediscovery of Calvin, and his fight with Terranix. Finally, in the corners of his memory, he tried to remember a family he never knew, in a house tucked away in the sides of the North Mountains.

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Tobit
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Date Posted: 18:08:54 03/26/01 Mon

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[> Subject: Tobit, after a small meal, continues on his way to mountains of the North. As he walks, he is wary of any sort of beast that could pose a threat.
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:11:53 03/27/01 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: After days of travelling on his own, Tobit finally reaches the foothills of the North Mountains. Looking up at the towering summits far ahead, he feels a strange closeness to the place.
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:52:24 03/27/01 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: A shrill shriek cuts through the air as a fully grown falcon divebombs the lone squirrel. "Kreeegah! Ye're trespassin' on th' land o' Battleplume's tribe! State yer buisness, squirrel!"
Author: Battleplume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:55:03 03/27/01 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Tobit leaps back as the falcon skims the ground where he used to be standing. Looking quite irate, he yells at the bird, "Ach, ye featherbrained flyin' mattress! Do yeh noo recognize yer ol' pal Tobit, or do yeh greet all o' yer friends this way?"
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:58:50 03/27/01 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: The falcon pulls up and lands on the ground, tumbling beak over tail in his surprise at Tobit's voice. "Weel laddie, it's been a rare few seasons since Ah last clapped eyes on yeh. 'Ave yeh coom back fer fun, or is it somethin' else?" His bright amber eyes look at Tobit. "Yeh certainly 'ave grown."
Author: Battleplume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:03:02 03/27/01 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Tobit sniffs at the falcon. "Ye've groon tae. But as for mah reasonin' fer bein' 'ere, 'tis a personal matter. I'm lookin' fer me family."
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:12:33 03/28/01 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Tobit stares at Battleplume. "Ah dinnae suppose that yeh kin 'elp me in such a quest?"
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:55:25 03/29/01 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Battleplume shakes his head. "Ach lad, Ah wish ah could help yeh, but I dinnae know where they went after ye were lost. They left 'ere a few seasons back." He stares sadly at the crestfallen Tobit. "Ah'm sorry lad, they're gone fram 'ere."
Author: Battleplume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:57:40 03/29/01 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Tobit's eyes reflect the frustration he feels at the thought of never finding out where he came from. He looks at Battleplume. "Was there anythin'? Anythin' at all?"
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:10:56 03/31/01 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Battleplume cocks his head to one side, thinking. Then he brightens up and says, "Aye, there was! A package that yore father left for ye should ye ever return. Follow me, an' ah'll show it tae ye."
Author: Battleplume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:12:59 03/31/01 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: "Ye dinnae say? Well then, lead me to it Battleplume."
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:02:08 03/31/01 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Battleplume takes off and wings low to the ground, steadily up the mountain. After a short while, he reaches a hut and stops. "Weel laddie, here 'tis."
Author: Battleplume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:04:52 03/31/01 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Tobit slowly enters the hut, the home of his lost family. In the corner, he spies the package that Battleplume spoke of. Reverently, he picks it up and slowly opens it. Inside is a beautifully crafted sword. Tobit feels its heft, and it is the greatest weapon he has ever weilded. A note falls to the floor. Tobit picks it up and reads it. (Inside)

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Tobit
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Date Posted: 17:11:05 03/31/01 Sat

The note reads: "Tobit, if you have found this note, then we have already left. We waited many seasons, but the harsh climes of this place forced us to move. I know that by now, you will be full grown, so I want you to have this. It is the sword that has been passed down for generations in our family. Now I give it to you. Use it well, my son. Your father, Tobiah"

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[> Subject: Tobit takes the new sword, places his old one on the ground, and writes on the back of the note "I came back." He places both in the hut and, strapping on his father's sword, leaves the North Mountains for the second time in his life.
Author: Tobit [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:53:44 04/01/01 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Battleplume waves his wing at the retreating squirrel. "Coom back if'n yeh ever need mah 'elp Tobit."
Author: Battleplume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:56:28 04/01/01 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]