William Jones
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Roderick shook hands with the gate guards as they left the Grand Station, quietly pressing a gold coin into each hand. He was known as a 'generous' merchant', one who knew the rules, didn't make trouble, and paid a little extra to make his road a little easier. Time was money, and he rarely had to wait in long lines to travel. The money also meant that his manifest was simply glanced at, but his goods weren't pawed through. Opening a cask of gourmet bacon around hungry guards was a good way to lose half a…-
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Jenny was contemplating a second dinner when she got the call. It was important that she get enough to eat - very important if she wanted to stay in this cozy little house, in this strange little village. Jenny liked it here. There were enough strange things going on that no one bothered an old lady who liked to bake cookies and had a liking for rabbit legs and porkchops. She was surprised at actually getting a Call to join a quest. An impromptu witches circle? She'd never heard of such a thing! Idly, she…
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"No! Just NO! This is a Smoke Pit, boy, not some damned make-shift forge. You want to melt down some rock you found in the mud? Not here! Take it elsewhere. We've worked hard on this pit, and I'm not about to let you ruin it." Ozzy and the smoke golem glared at each other. Joe had shifted to his monstrous form. Long, smoky chains were dangling from his arms and his eyes were aflame. "Dammit Joe, we don't have time for this. We need to melt it down and this is the only magical fire we have." "Didn't your…
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From all over the area mud erupted as small bits of rust colored ore came from the ground and landed near the thing. Along with the ore was a vast cloud of the lichen that carried the Cham pulled out his twin adze. "Who knew that the honorary title of The two lumberjacks charged the strange monstrosity. Cham attacked the stalk leaving large dents in the metal, and causing the head to swing back and forth. Jon tried for a shot at the eye, but missed, hitting the sphere instead and leaving a long crease.…
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Barkroar was trying to restrain its branches, but the human was doing things to it that itched terribly. "No, one last patch. You don't want me to miss any and have to do it again, do you?" Suzette admonished the huge treant and kept scrubbing away at its bark with a coarse file and a scraper. She needed to get every last bit of Suzette shook her finger at the treant. "That's the whole point! It burns off any of the It had taken some trial and error to find a way to permanently deal with the The…
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As the sun rose over Sedgewick, a lone figure appeared in the village square. Everyone was used to McTeeth resurrecting each morning by now, but it was still fun to watch. He always made a production of stretching and yawning as if he was getting out of bed and then dove into the village fountain for his morning bath. Stepping from the fountain he somehow pulled a clean, dry towel from his sleeve and dried himself off. Following this he took off his pack, and pulled out thread and needle, and clothe…
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Beneath the earth, two people carefully moved along an ancient stone passage. Things were deceptive here. A small room might hide a narrow crevice that led to a grand passage way with several staircases descending to dead ends. Everything had to be mapped out and carefully noted in their journals. Plumb bobs were used to check the slant of walls and floors, and heavy crowbars thumped repeatedly against walls searching for hollow areas. Orik and Dorry were having the time of their lives. Veterans of…
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As the merchant faded away, the Centurion turned to Eldren, the Runic Mage who saw to the teleportation pad. "How is our mana after that?" Eldren saluted with a satisfied smile on his face. "A little over 78k. We actually gained over 4k mana on that exchange. The big stones down at Northguard are kept nearly full at all times, they won't ask us to shift any down. The accountant will be disappointed in not getting to charge a sixty-gold piece fee, but that's his problem." Marcus looked at Ozzy and…
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Roderick Kallvek, second assistant merchant to the Great Kallvek, (May his fortunes multiply as fast as his family!), looked at the partially loaded wagon and thought that his father would be pleased. The family was indebted to the Village of Sedgewick and its Mayor for quite a few wagonloads of flour, salt, sugar, spices, and dried vegetables and fruits, but there was room for profit in this deal. Quite a bit of profit, actually. He suspected that the new Mayor of the village knew that. You caught a fish…
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Rowan Keep looked less like a military fortress than it did a pile of building materials. All around the walls were large piles of stone, gravel, sand, and timber. Piles of dirt and clay that were dug from the foundations of the new walls rose high in several places. However, the two roads that led up to the keep were clear, and two hungry travelers had no trouble walking up to the western gate. Corporal Gustavus was on duty and was plainly happy to see Ozzy and Suzette, "Well, well. We have distinguished…
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