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"Nope," he says, "You don't have 80 attack skill."As you walk forward, you wonder why you want to help your husband. You suddenly stop. "Go on," your husband urges, rather impatiently at that. "Why should I?" you ask. "Because it will help me win this war!" your husband shouts. "Temper temper," you chide, "I will only go to get the shield IF you agree to certain conditions..." "What," he says ungraciously. "You will promise to spend time with me every day, entertain me whenever I feel lonely, throw parties once in a while, give me some spending money (look at these clothes! They're so old!) and finally, kiss me right now." "I refuse!" your disgruntled husband declares. "Then you won't win," you say flatly. Your husband thinks, or attempts to, for a while. Finally he says," Fine, fine, I agree to your nasty conditions." "Get over here you big hulking chunk of muscle," you say playfully, pulling him to you. He resists, a bit, at first, then pulls you into his arms and kisses you deeply. He is actually enjoying this! "YAY!" all the troops exclaim. For they had been watching these dramatics quietly and expectantly. Feeling foolish, you break up as you reach for the Sentinel's Shield...$"Z    e  f ghi#c j̥k# CrystalixVkl$m m"noogp!q#r%$q%qpst H J u J v w H u w p J Zx  y z { B   |  } ~ i  K "\-= 1-^^^[\< Guildhouse?З@#("RX1introYEven when you were very young, you always knew your brother would stray from the correct path. He was often making rash decisions and not thinking out a plan properly before carrying it out. This frequently got him both into trouble and injuries. You, being the ever-so-compassionate brother, would always help him and say, "SEE? I TOLD you so."intro2 The years passed and your father passed away, leaving behind his fortunes and castle. Your brother then made the most stupid decision of all, he went to live in the underground wastelands, taking with him his own 'entourage'. Time went by quickly and now the creatures of the land have been separated into two distinct groups, the ones who stayed with you call themselves the thinkers, the creatures who moved with your brother call themselves the doers. At the urgings of the creatures, your brother and you have started guildhouses, places to teach young initiates your specialty and where veterans would gather together for social functions. intro3 The idea of guildhouses was an idealistic one, where creatures could go to which ever one struck their fancy and learn what they wanted too, offense or defense. But with the initiation of this prestige came prejudice, envy and rivalry. Bickering often took place among the different creatures. They argued over which guild was better and urged their youngsters to join their guild. All the youths grew confused and irritated, and enrollment into the guilds dropped as the years passed. intro4# Seeing your membership decrease steadily, you naturally suspected that the creatures were joining the other guild. Envy began to gnaw at your insides and communication between your brother and you lessened until there was none at all... Until now. Your brother issued a challenge to find out which guild was better. You were to meet up with him in an enclosed area with the same amount of troops. Then the official match, a grand melee, would take place and whichever guild stood standing with creatures left would be declared the better one. cheat The day has come and you went to the arena with your troops. You waited for your brother to show up and when he does, he has FIVE times as many troops as you have! He cheated! Anger fills your entire body as you can do nothing but flee... creaturesAhh! The initiates have have finally been promoted and are waiting for your command. Too bad they are so materialistic and ask a price for their services... Money! You need even MORE money!!! ?grailIn anticipation of invasion, your guild members have grown an enormous plant that will eat intruders... As an added bonus, this plant seems to attract more followers and more donations from the people. build restThe guild members build up buildings and areas to attract other recruits. They tell you they need sulfur if they are to build a hydra pond. Hearing this, you set out to look for some sulfur.m followers'The new buildings attract new recruits.jM6$ no money Money, you need money! Giving a wonderful speech to your followers, they are sufficiently rallied, cheer for your greatness, and walk away. Well! Maybe another speech will warm their hearts... bad broThat evil brother of yours... You could just kill him... Hmm... that has possibilities... He'd look much nicer with a sword in his stomach wouldn't you say? You send a polite message to him saying that you have declared war on him and that he will pay for cheating. Not to mention betraying your family's tradition... You start rallying your troops and fortifying your castle for war. sulfurIt seems evident that there are no sulfur deposits in your land. You will have to search elsewhere for this precious resource. speechYou believe the time is ripe to give another speech. You gather your followers and ring promises and aspirations into the air. You wax all the eloquence you can and go on and on... Till finally a glaze-eyed gnoll says, "Fine, fine. Anything to stop you jabbering." You consider beheading him, but he tosses a few gold coins into the donation bin and walks off. All your other followers follow suit. Ahhh! If you can't inspire them, then you will BORE them into donating. You silently thank the gnoll and gather all the gold.Lspeech2You clear your throat and make as if to begin a speech. Gold coins are flung at you and when you have finished picking them up, you notice that there's nobody near you. You laugh to yourself, look's like this trick works!z wifeAs you begin your day, you realize that your wife is missing. In fact, thinking back for the past few days, you believe that your wife has been missing for quite awhile already. In all the excitement you have neglected her, she has probably hidden somewhere to make you miss her. Even though she'd probably kill you when she returns, you shrug your shoulders. There are more important things at hand to worry about a sore wife.angryHmph, that husband of mine. Doesn't he even care about me? Now I am stuck in this little vale until he rescues me. Not that it's unpleasant though... It's just... Well! You'd think he could just show affection for me every now and then. Does he HAVE to worry about that guild all the time? It's not like it will collapse if he wasn't running it 24 hours a day. He COULD come and entertain me once in a while you know? The bed may not be THAT comfortable but... concTAfter one day of mentally listing all his bad faults, you have come to a conclusion. reve,He is SO dead when you get out of this vale. return messageYour brother has ever-so-kindly written back to you. His message expresses, in great detail and formality, that he agrees that you should go to war. He also ever-so-politely says that he will win. ftachance Fat chance. rereturnuYou write back to your brother, asking what the sign of victory should be. You also add that *you* will win, not him. fatherAs you are about to ride again, your father's spirit comes to visit you. He says, "I absolutely forbid you to kill your brother, no matter how much you hate each other or how far this petty war goes..." He glares at you and continues, "You can, however, destroy his army and hold him prisoner, for a space, but if you try to take over his castle, I will see to your immediate demise for disobeying. DO YOU HEAR ME?" "Yes Father," you say as placidly as possible. "Don't take that tone with me, I had enough of your nonsense. You're so ungrateful to me, in MY days..." You shut out his lecture and resolve to punish anyone who laughs at you after this...sulfur location-It is said that there are three sulfur producing receptacles on the other end of the two way monolith. One town, one hero and one ring. Try to get them as soon as possible, for they will help with the quest guard who demands 50 units of sulfur. Greedy guards... You shake your head and set off again.bro reYour brother has finally responded to your letter. From its contents, you can tell your father visited him too. You will just have to think of another victory condition then...sszYou've noticed quite a bit of shields around, and there's a seer who is offering quite a lot for them. You know that this influx of shields can only mean that the Sentinel's Shield is in the land again as it's presence calls all shields. You decide there and then, that acquiring the shield will be the victory condition. Not to mention bring a lot of prestige to your guild... write broYou write a message to your brother, telling him about the Sentinel's Shield and tell him that acquiring it will signify victory. You also ask about his wife. You remember her as a small petite lady, rather pretty too. Ah well, too bad you have a lizardwoman for a wife...hydrasUA loud hissing is heard outside your castle. Looking out, all you see are hydras moving around. They have come to help! Perhaps the presence of the Sentinel's Shield has moved them, literally and metaphorically , into acknowledging the seriousness of this war and that you are the good guy... They seem to have brought their own sulfur too!rep broYour brother returns your note. He agrees that acquiring the shield will be a good victory condition since taking it from you will imply his guild's better-ness (He never was one for good language). He also tells you his wife is missing...strangeStrange, his wife is gone too? You wonder where they are, maybe they're conspiring together to get back at you two? Hmm... you wonder if your dear slimy wife is alright.wifeARGH!!! It's been three weeks since you have been trapped in this vale. You NEED to move somewhere. ANYWHERE! You seriously begin thinking about going through the monolith... "Don't!" a voice rings out. Sigh, there goes your escape plan. That voice is too commanding to ignore... wife, againAs you sleep, a figure, obscured in mists, appears before you. It says, "Do not worry, your husband is not trying to ignore you. He is in a war with your brother-in-law, his brother, and is very busy at the moment." "War? How stupid!" you exclaim in disgust. The figure let's out a deep chuckle, "That is why we have spirited away the two wives. You two have more sense than they can ever hope for in a million years... You two will be the pivotal figures in this war. They cannot win without both of you."niceXThat's nice, you think. "Alright, what do I do?" you ask. "Wait until you can pass through the subterranean gate. Then, IGNORE everything BUT the monolith on the other side. Step through that. You will be tested. If you pass, then the sentinel's shield is most assuredly yours." "That's easy" you say. "If you say so..." the voice proclaims.hahaSo! Your husband requires your cooperation! Haha! It's nice to know you're needed. Maybe now he'll pay more attention to you and not to that bimbo of a wife your brother-in-law has. Hmph, she has to help HER husband too, maybe you can kill her to prevent this? You wonder...no kill!"You will NOT kill that bim... ah... woman," the voice states quite clearly, "You two are too evenly powered for that. The chances of you, or her, winning is 50-50. So don't attempt to try your luck..." "You know you take all the fun out of this?" you complain to the voice. "I know..."seerSThe seer blocked by those sulfur grubbing guards walks to your castle to inform your guild that HE has the Sentinel's Shield. He says that he will only give it to a hero with an attack skill of 80. Your guildmembers groan as this is not a place to learn attack. All of them try one by one, but fail miserably, "Ah well," the seer says dismissively, "If any of you can pass my tests, I will reward you. Just look for me in my hut." Bleagh, this means you will have to pay those guards the 50 units of sulfur. Of course, finding someone THAT proficient in attacking will be your main problem... gl Good luck =) first monthZThe first month of your grappling is up. You wonder how long this battle will take and how far it will wedge hate in between your brother and you. Sigh. Ah well, enough of that. You start to advertise your guild by putting posters on trees and getting messengers to go out into the swamps to try and get people to join your guild, and the war. creatrYour advertising pays off as a whole group of creatures stream into your castle. Of course, they demand a price...N9+  speech stYou decide it is time to give another speech, not only will it raise the morale of your people, it will also raise the amount in your treasury. You stand up to give a speech. But you are suddenly aware of an acute pain in your throat. Thinking of all sorts of terrible things like arrows and such, you glance downwards. Seeing nothing, you are puzzled. Until you realize you are experiencing a sore throat. Ah well, the speech will have to be postponed.exultantA messenger arrives and reads a message from your brother to you: Greetings stupid pig, I have come, metaphorically, to tell you that I have showed those 'I will win' letters you wrote to everybody we know. They have agreed with me that your ego needs a puncturing. What I'm getting at is that you will need to find the Sentinel's Shield by two months, or lose everybody's respect. And look, one month is up already, better hurry! Tata for now, and keep in touch! Hahaha! Signed, WatizdeesdumbThat dumb brother of yours. He has finally used his brain. Unfortunately, he used it to trick you. You've got less then a month to find that shield. Hurry!wife 3Argh!!! For the hundredth time, you want to lash out at something. How long more are you going to be trapped in this vale? You promise yourself that at the end of this month, if you haven't been let out yet, you will refuse to help no matter what happens. uglyRYour wife (that ugly piece of animate slime) appears to you in a dream/nightmare. She states quite clearly, "Hurry up and release me or I will refuse to help you win this war." "Where are you?" you ask. "Stuck in a small vale! I have been spirited here by some celestial being and will remain here until you have found the corresponding keymaster's tent. If you don't save me by the end of this month, I will file for a divorce IMMEDIATELY! Plus, I will sue you for everything you've got!" "But..." you begin to say. "No buts!" she retorts, "I depart now." She disappears and you wake up. !gretaGreat, now you can enjoy knowing that at if you don't succeed by the end of this month, you will lose honour, money and wife. Not that the last one is that hard to give up though...! speechkgjYour sore throat cured, you give another speech. Before you can conclude, everyone claps and gives you money. Ahh... the loyalty of your troops! Simply astounding.D~"no monYou try for another speech, but a gnoll informs you that they have no money left to give, so the motive of the speech is defeated. Bleagh, they saw through your cunning.% hydras sulfurQSensing your urgency, the hydras give you a bit of the sulfur they were hoarding.+last day@This is your last day, have you found the Sentinel's Shield yet?7lostAll is lost! You can hear your brother laughing even though he is far away. Your wife appears before you and forces you to sign divorce papers, and hires a lawyer to sue you with.8  :.'('x" xi  $ I _!5 ?   .!!?  =$p#n $!!#" "n "^ ! "{" JJ u    H Q  $ !? ## !x +< i####(#$:##Q"  = vw=i!? Iw  "L$ %"#"x!#5"" #"$#$"$!$#{$##$#_#'!#x$Z  _"!#!ԥk#TBarbarians in the swamps! Stupid, fat creatures with no armour whatsoever. Die! Die!<.6=":'?Sy !$ #! _" K "Zy!^!   "  !! u  WYou notice that one of the ogres was wielding a shield. Picking it up, you observe its meticulous workmanship and admire these ogres. In fact, you wish you hadn't killed them. They make quite good armour.A wooden shield is left carelessly in the swamp to rot. How could anyone do such a thing to a shield? you wonder. Picking it up, you notice it is rotting but still serviceable. For the time being anyway.  -  #2The guard of the tower says, "50 units of sulfur to see the seer." "Are you crazy?!" you exclaim, "No way am I going to pay that much!" "Suit yourself," shrugs the guard."Fine fine, here, take the sulfur," you say grudgingly. "I knew you'd see things my way," the guard says, his eyes gleaming at the sight of the sulfur.#   W@Greetings traveler, let me teach you the secrets of the stars...!WgThe lore of the plants is a complex one. What I will teach you is but the surface of this vast topic... & $#%x%$%x"Y] " ! ! $"# !""!Q%*b|U! # "##" #U$#" Y! U  e    cYPaUU*! b$# %&%!#% $"$""!$Y# " # " % # f6PYou are trying to kill us? No way bum! We will kill you and all those we please.% ###)#|# ' "f  }|Q N    * | X    _ i    Y|*323H|yA sword floats before this village. A plaque besides it reads: Death to all who toucheth this sword. Do you wish to die?9=AAC?rE;V D W@We salute to you, great guildmaster. Let us teach you something.  IU X  P ` | *   b 8!  "   XH) HH H3 QHsH]*Y]   Gϥk#^ Q ] N    UhR}R`iU         H    Q    HD bN!""}!!|" |Q!*! D Q e  }WDid you really think you could just waltz here and rescue the hero? Well you can't, and you will fight lots of creatures to free him.Q      H8 Ø H WUThis is your test, pass and you shall bring victory to your guild, fail and perish...0WAn attackist bum! Attack!c&eNikgmo9!L!!f!5 '44::: YYXY . Q?_ $? Z  i"W-"Wrong way..." the voice says, "Turn around." WvYou father appears before you. "I told you NOT to attack your brother!" he roars, "pay the price for disobedience..."=#=9$<U&<9$<$=C$=m&WvYou father appears before you. "I told you NOT to attack your brother!" he roars, "pay the price for disobedience..."=#=9$<U&<9$<$=C$=m& HZ"" "ĥk#h<  a  !IWThe guards will not let you pass until you can prove you have mastered Attack Skill 73.oThe guards set you a series of tests, which you fail miserably. Clearly you have not mastered Attack Skill 73.The guards set you a series of tests, which you pass easily, demonstrating your mastery of Attack Skill 73. Do you wish to pass?!   G.= Zx   . <   Y  !=6.:   " ! # } $  % G  <     & ' C   =    6   (') '$ ?Z5---  *&&&* %   + e , G5 Z Y  -  " -  -9:. //+* 0  1 .B("-25L43)):B?"..=:~V-0|/  S  T   D45:67 8 k"9  ":9%! ! ;<==7G>Z\< Guildhouse?@T@"0fhjM14: grailrLmnz ghw~%yK0 9Hmph... At least you got this pile of gold before he did. G ; ) ?".##   I can take the essence of a shield and infuse the defensive capabilities into your body. Just bring me these shields; of the Dwarven Lords, of the Yawning Dead, of the Gnoll King, of the Rampaging Ogre and of the Damned. I will infuse you with the defense capabilities of all 5 shields.Taking the shields, the seer passes his hand over them. They emit a blue light which separates itself from the shields and flies into your body. The shields crumble to dust, but you can feel the power in you.$ "$#X#="#"$;"##=#="+L &.@ GGo}#5%A!. B!!C #"$D!.!!!6%< < ' E F ( =  $  !=.=3!=#G!H& $ # $"      2$I% J$ # %# K# #  L M  ! ' : N" }   :  =  ! . .I #$x"5$#C  #"D !<".! #!#N)<=O=D.:"V'(P ?  -N=K=  QuAhh... you see a small axe on the ground. Though not a very good weapon, it will serve adequately if the need arises. ҥk#=UGnolls! What disgustingly foul creatures. Attack! but watch out for their defense... WHaving handily defeated the gnolls, you pick up one of their flails and swing it about your head. "Not bad," you say to no one in particular, "Who would have thought those defensive gnolls could make such great offensive weapons."  !<   ##!       6 =$R$S#T"U"V#V  !!W"^!^!RRXY UV SZ[[\]R^  '(  T _5E2.3`4E2.a3E2.b2E2.sc0E2.)d/E2.]UWYou notice quite a few barbaric monsters crowding round the barrier. When they see your army they rush forward, screaming, "Death to stupid lizards!" You shout back, "Drop dead barbarians, literally!" They howl and attack.Y#[]YaWU_Defg1E2.DV.= .B h" ]  $ o!E(aiR` [ h RY jk ` ] U  .lmnSVV^omVp|RYU nSpq!rʥk# Sulfurance Z!\` XnRUR}inmV seW]This is your test, pass and you will bring victory to your guild, fail and you will perish.../|tXb*RRRi !f"WThe proximity to the barbarians lands have made the ground rich in offensive magic. Unfortunately the magic seeps into you like a worm, and remains...`Ru`!! x"5""U"v"k"]"v!k \ q w V ) ^$x%R%u$^ %X &y&y &z&z^{\] # x Z#"(#O##|#####"%#D#K$G"#N #}#~ }!~  Z x %  Z!?!!"! !"#"cf,##""#!"!%#"xU"#### ! " # " # # # $  1!1! " &&&&$$U$U U!# G!C  U! #|"#Q" ! !g"f,4Bleagh, no way are you ever going to take this vale.XYX * _` ` R } RU !t ! ". "! "6 "C " " " "*2"" " ? 7 1 - ?1  @ _Ui 8 k]] [ b ]! <C##[$%j #h"#v #]$# # D" $ *f ## bU  ##  1#f$ ]u ! """[ "* "=!"(f'  #,f֭+ W#)!)!=6(%$4!  E2fP WDid you really think you could just waltz here and rescue the hero? Well you can't, and you will fight lots of creatures to free him.]L%Хk#< W\"You should not go through this monolith... but wait... for when the border gate is open to you, pass through and go through the monolith on the other side." "Stop not to visit anything, but go straight through the monolith on the other side, for if you do not, death will befall you..." You look for the source of the voice, but cannot find it...WvYou father appears before you. "I told you NOT to attack your brother!" he roars, "pay the price for disobedience..."=#=9$<U&<9$<$=C$=m& WvYou father appears before you. "I told you NOT to attack your brother!" he roars, "pay the price for disobedience..."=#=9$<U&<9$<$=C$=m&$8#N""'""6"=""{A shield floats before this village. A plaque besides it reads: Death to all who toucheth this shield. Do you wish to die?9=ATC?E;  WgThe lore of the plants is a complex one. What I will teach you is but the surface of this vast topic... fRogue Wyverns have flown into the underground area through the monolith. They have become mad and are killing everything. I have placed a barrier around them but it is but a short while before they break free again. I beseech you stop them.Have you killed them yet?TAhhh! They are dead! No longer shall they wreck havoc. Now I will allow you through.!!?4W"Halt, you cheater!" cry the barbarians. "I'm not the cheater," you scream back, "your guildmaster, my delightful brother, is the cheater!"W]U.^f֎ k#sDharmio}Dharmy is a wise fellow, always on his guard and seldom lets anything surprise or startle him. He is the older of two sons of the late TAC.W@Greetings traveler, let me teach you the secrets of the stars...  v#  k#f Watizdeesa }4Watizdees' behaviour and personality can be best said to be his namesake. He is very blur, often relying on swinging his sword to uncover the secrets of the universe. He usually never does, only succeeding in uncovering the passing lady. He inheritted his father's genes and for that reason not to be blamed.]\<}Shawna<{  o A proficient user in magic, Shawna had fallen unwittingly in love with Dharmy when they were young. As the years passed, he ignored her more and more.As of now, their marriage can be best said to be unstable.Wand ye shall perish...UWY[]q_a@=_   6  All events in town. ntnt = no text =E