Elizabeth Jones
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Cole lived in Lunsken district with the rest of his family, the Tenberrys and their family was considered okay, not too bad in Voryhrm. But that was in Lunsken, the worst district in the entire city, some might call it the slum district which wouldn't be too far off. And so Cole spent his life there And he had seen some messed up shit. The law was basically a joke in Lunsken, the city watch station did not function at all. Lunsken was ruled by various criminal syndicates that wrestled with one another…-
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Aldrich threw down one of his throwing knives, the one he used to cut down Bodger to the now free bandit. The bandit quickly lunged and grabbed the knife, at which point Aldrich stepped on his hand. "Aghaa!" "Look Frank, he has a weapon and he's free, can I kill him now?" Aldrich asked mockingly. Frank frown and walked over, he unsheathed his saber and slit the man's throat open, he watched as the man went still. But he was somber the whole time. Aldrich felt that he acted out just now, he went a bit…
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*Hiss* Frank sucked in a cold breath, "this is bad, did the guild even know about this? Should we retreat and report this to the guild?" Aldrich shook his head, "it doesn't matter if they didn't know about it, that doesn't change the fact that we have to complete the quest." "Hey you, let me guess. Since the Ravenfolk notified you of a target he's expecting you guys to present all the goods at midday when all of you guys gather in the hideout?" Bodger nodded in affirmation. "So, your plan was to take…
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The demi-humans have always existed at the edges of the world and faraway from any civilized society. Their numbers were low and their intelligence was even lower, true savages. They were considered no different than monsters, but they made for good slaves and laborers. And so that was what they were until the age of dread came to be, when the majority of humans fled to the subterranean realm, the slaves were picked up by the Dreadlords. It was three of the thirteen Dreadlords who took special attention…
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"W-what?" Bodger asked back, uncomprehendingly, "h-how?" "I mean, this is clearly not your usual blockade right? You guys came here running like you knew where the carriage was going to pass and I heard you guys talking so I know for sure that you were aware that it was just one carriage." "Did—did I say that? I-I just… I really can't recall that… probably because I was drunk and all the pummeling you gave me. Sorry, what was the question again?" Bodger was no longer crying or making eye contact…
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Aldrich handed the bandits to Cole and the others while he and Frank went over to the carriage. The carriage came back once all the commotion died down. "Hey, Charlie, thanks for the help." Frank shook hands with the coachman and Aldrich handed him the rest of the pay that he was promised. All in all that was almost a silver. "No problem, I'm getting paid so it's not much of a hassle. You say hi to your folks okay, Frank." "You got it." In fact, if he wasn't a contact introduced by Frank he probably…
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Black feathers? Yes, he said something about seeing black feathers before the bandits ambushed them. Aldrich didn't know what exactly that meant but he had a hunch that it was somehow related to how the bandits had access to information that they should not have. While the party remained hidden and quiet the bandits bickered with each other and Aldrich nodded to himself when he was sure that the bandits did not have any more reinforcements. He noticed that the party was getting impatient and some of…
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Aldrich and company spent the entire day studying the trade route and preparing their strategy. "I say we attack at noon when they're all in one place so that the others don't scatter around and escape." Helen said. "Yeah, that sounds like the best plan. I mean the guild assistant helped get us this information, it is definitely the best move we can make." Frank agreed with her but Aldrich remained silent to hear what the rest of the group thought. "I don't know…" Emma said hesitantly, "I feel like…
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"So… how did these bandits fight? What kind of weapons do they have?" "Ugh," the man closed his eyes as if to remember, "they fought like bandits, chaotic and brutal. They had a few muskets, but mostly swords and spears." This was better news than expected, honestly Aldrich had begun to think of these bandits as battle hardened and disciplined mercenaries. But it would seem that was not the case. But that only made them more of a mystery, how could this gathering of crude bandits do something like…
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"An ancient land bridge?" Cole asked, "a remnant from the age of Wonder… but it is said such places are cursed." "Yeah, he's right," Frank added, "it is known." Aldrich chuckled, "don't tell me you believe that nonsense? Anyway that's my idea, if anyone here has a better one feel free to share with us." The party members looked at each other in silence and no one spoke up. "Well, I say we go to the guild and try to change this quest. It's obviously unrealistic for us to do this…" Emma…
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