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Date Posted: 20:02:44 07/24/02 Wed
Author: Pugs
Subject: Re: Plague Scenario cont. (replies required)
In reply to: Pugs 's message, "Plague Scenario cont." on 20:48:09 06/11/02 Tue

Acting on the hope that several references in the madman's writings could refer to Fire dungeon, Famine and I headed out to do some scouting around. Two hours later we found what we were looking for. We found a great and obviously evil presence in the hidden room under the deamon spawn on the second level of Fire. We retreated from the presence for as soon as we had entered the room it had begun corrupting our minds. Fortunately our exposure was brief and no harm has been done.

However, it seems obvious now that the madman spreading the plague throughout our lands deliberately sought out this presence for the power it offered. With this knowledge, Famine and I were able to figure out most of the madman's writings and we have drawn some disturbing conclusions from them.

Here is our interpretation:
Aye it is! This darkness mine!
The prize that one, once did find,
forgotten now, beneath it all,
this weight of sound, the thick black call.

We think this passage refers to the madman encoutering the presence and being overwelmed by it.

I am born! Born complete!
Past aons now, mine to keep,
So many things, a spell moving,
leathery wings, and flame that sings,

The first part of this passage probably refers to a part of the presence taking partial control of the madman's mind as a sort of shared sentinence is formed. The second part is the new being describing his surroundings as he moves. The teleport spell required to access the hidden room, the deamons above the room and possibly the efreets north of the deamons.

The world moves! See how it moves!
I stand still and IT moves about ME!
And it knows.. stairs, floor and bridge,
all place themselves beneath my feet,
and moves them for me.

The new presence seems to be driving the body for the writer does not realise he is moving. Also described here are the stairs to the first level of fire and the bridge in that level.

Babies! Wailing in their crib,
arrogant and powerless,
forever broken beyond repair.

We're not sure about this but it probably refers to the liches in their fenced area. This is disturbing because if this new presence considers them both young and powerless then it must be truely old and powerful.

Coming! Coming! Coming! soon...
The house must be dusted,
the servants arrayed,
waiting for the darkest day.

This is possibly a portent for the future the entity sees. While a fragment of the presence is lodged in the madman's mind the remainder shall soon join it in Britannia. The "house" possibly refers to Britannia and the "servents" probably undead versions of us after the house has been dusted with the plague.

I have come and not come,
am here and not here,
servent and master... me.

Dust the house... dust the house... with poison...

And the last part seems to be a summery of what we have already determined.


It is obvious that this evil must be repulsed from Britannia but how we can do so is not.

Fortunately, after two weeks of study, Maglorius has gleaned some useful information. There exists in the hidden room beneath the deamon spawn, a powerful summoning circle. Mags believes that it is possible the madman summoned the evil entity for some dark purpose but lost some battle of will that must have taken place. The summoning circle has not been shut off since that encounter. Mags knows it would be possible to perform a magic ritual in which the energies of the summoning circle are dissipated but there are two potenial problems with this.

Firstly, any mage performing the ritual would have to withstand the corrupting presence of the entity to do so, and secondly, even if it is accomplished, due to the fragment of the entity currently lodged inside the madman's mind, the entity may instead be forced into Britannia when the summoning circle shuts off.

Fortunately, our High Priestess, Talur, has come up with a possible solution. She can perform the ritual as Dana will protect her from any corrupting influence. The ritual is lenghty however and she will need to be protected from the deamons above while she completes it. At the same time, another group of rangers will have to kill the madman. This cannot be done earlier for the evil presence may try to rush into our world if his pawn comes under threat. Mags is working on discovering the location of the madman who is assumably creating more plague bombs.

If Tal cannot make it, Priestess Caewyn could also complete the ritual.

Ok... I've probably forgotten some detail, if so, reply.

Due to the requirements for two teams this week, I need to have an idea of numbers coming. So if you think you can make it, reply with a "thumbs up" icon, if not use the "thumbs down" icon.

thanks, have fun,
Pugs

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