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Re: The taking of Eladar
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Great story so far Dan! I can't wait to hear the rest of it. Are you
planning on taking pictures for it? I feel that pictures enhance the story
greatly. Speaking of which, I am trying to get another story done pretty
soon here. Maybe these stories will liven things up around here.
Wilson
In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Dan McNeally writes:
> I have noticed that CW is kind of dull lately, so I am posting a story I am
> working on. LMKWYT
>
> On the 29th day of the third month of the 8th year of king Edward
> Alnwick, the war of Darkness began. The day started as a cold and sunny
> day. The first to fall were the Wolfpack. The border station between the
> Wolfpack territory and the northern kingdoms was usually pretty slow, with
> only the occasional farmer using it. The Thunderbirds guarding the station
> knew most of the farmers in the area and knew which ones used the station.
> On that day one of the peasants crossed the border early in the mourning to
> do some trading in some nearby villages and returned later that day by the
> same way. As he came to a stop at the border station he got of his cart to
> talk with the guards and share some stories around the dinner table.
> Quietly the treasure chest opened and out climbed a man dressed in black
> with a death head symbol on his chest. He was Assailin, the dark hand of
> Battrofis his personal assassin, skilled in the arts of death. He slipped
> into the tower. He heard the laughter down the hall in one of the rooms. He
> decided to wait till they where asleep to kill them. He went and hid in the
> armory. The men talked till late into the night and it was around midnight
> when they finally went to sleep. Assailin slipped out of the armory after
> arming himself with two short daggers. He went to the main room and found
> most of them, sleeping there was three Thunderbirds and the peasant. He
> killed them all with out trouble. Then he decided to take a nap, by sunrise
> the army was at the gates. Assailin calmly walked to the gates and threw
> them open wide. Assailin knelt on bended knee as Battrofis rode up.
> "Hail lord Battrofis, the task was completed easily. The kingdom is
> yours for the taking." said Assailin.
> "Well done , Assailin, my faithful hand, your skills shall be well
> practiced by the end of the year."
> " What does my lord require next?"
> "You will stay close to me, we will be going into the Wolfpack's
> territory next. They are a fierce bunch of warriors and you can start
> practicing your skills there."
> "Yes, my lord."
> The army marched on toward the heart of the Wolfpack's territory, on
> toward Northwatch, the Wolfpack's castle, the first major defence when
> coming from the north. Battrofis had decided to attack the Wolfpack's
> castle, rather then try to go past it and leave his backside open. They
> marched through the countryside and on towards the mountains taking all
> weapons and destroying all farm implements. They marched into the mountains,
> with the main army going through the valley and small scouting parties going
> on the tops of the mountains. It was about three days journey from the
> border to Northwatch, but Battrofis had made it in two. Battrofis marched
> his army until it was just out of range of Wolfpack patrols.
>
>
> Dan
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| I have noticed that CW is kind of dull lately, so I am posting a story I am working on. LMKWYT On the 29th day of the third month of the 8th year of king Edward Alnwick, the war of Darkness began. The day started as a cold and sunny day. The first (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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