William Jones
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Ozzy thought it best to make out a shopping list. When you have to walk ten or twenty miles to buy things, it would surely suck to forget something. Might as well add in hot peppers for the sausage now that he had a helper. First stop was at the tavern. He and Suzette had just been tossing their bits of copper and silver into an old clay pitcher in their room; he'd need some money in town and up at the keep. He grabbed a handful of the coins and as he stuffed them in a pocket of his apron, noticed it was…-
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"STOP!" Striding into his laboratory, Aliester was surprised to find Suzette there tossing bottles and pouring his precious ingredients into various jugs or beakers with no respect for measurement - and actually juggling with full bottles! Zephyr was behind her, stirring a huge pot of boiling mug wort leaves with one hand, and what smelled like chicken soup with the other. Suzette smiled over her shoulder as she picked up a jug of blue liquid and poured it into eight potion bottles without looking.…
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He awoke to the sound of voices and the smell of food. The camp was a beehive of activity. The destroyed wagons were providing fuel for a cooking fire, the rest of the parts piled off to the side of the road. Supplies were being split up into make shift packs that each of the paladins could carry on foot. The only animals left were two of the draft horses, now heavily laden, Mudfoot, and Sir Gabriels warhorse. Harmony noticed he was awake and tossed him a loaf of flatbread that had been cooking on a…
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Goblins raced to feed logs to the hungry fires that lit the huge camp. Orc warriors danced around the fires, hurling axes at each other and catching them, to the crowd’s delight. Every now and then a catch was missed, and someone lost an eye or a head. Also, to the crowd’s delight. Unmarried females watched the preening warriors and talked among themselves. Size of biceps, number of kills last season, and capacity to keep a woman satisfied were all scored and tabulated. And of course, there was…
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You have successfully completed a courier mission and gained 500 EP that may be allocated to skills used on the mission. You have reached Level 5! You have not completed the requirements for Tier 2. Ben knelt by Harmony's still form, helping the old man who had named himself Diego care for her wounds. They wrapped her torso tight with bandages, and the bleeding was slowing, but the wound on her shoulder was getting worse as they watched. "You fought an evil servant of the dark. Its bite is far worse…
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Ben had to admit, learning to ride wasn't so bad; not when you were told to get this close to the teacher - one arm around her waist, the other holding her hand on the reins. Harmony was putting the roan through his paces and making Ben mimic her every move. He was picking up how to shift his weight and keep a light hand on the reins. The horse obeyed the body motion far more than the direction from the harness. Horse and riders were a coordinated team as they raced down the dark road. Congratulations!…
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Ben remembered a time when he was about to go out and perform a live-streamed show, and the director had changed the script in the last two minutes. " "Cousins? I don't think...." Harmony interrupted him, slapping her forehead. "Damn me for a beginner. You're right. No time for catch up, we're on a mission. Your horse, so I'll take back." She grabbed a set of saddlebags and threw them over her shoulder, tossed her ruined jacket on the ground and leapt astride Mudhead without using the stirrups. Ben…
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Learning to ride a horse wasn't going nearly so well as learning to fall off of a horse. Ben made it to Rowan Keep with only few mishaps. He quickly talked to the captain there, explaining the message he had received. The captain knew nothing about a traveling group of paladins, but did confirm the return of Chartok the necro-wolf. He was back, even stronger than before and had been the cause of much death among the local adventuring groups. They got back on the road, this time headed west and a bit…
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Ozzy made his way over to the livery stable. The day was early, the sun had just come up. The roan gelding in the far stall ignored him, but the little donkey was definitely watching him closely as he went up to the door. He was about to knock when he heard snoring from above in the hay loft. After checking the ladder to make sure it would hold his weight, he carefully climbed up to the second story. Ben was obviously up to something, but Ozzy wasn't quite sure what. Three tables had been made by putting…
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"Vern, we have a problem." Vernon was trying to stare out of the corner of his eye at the left standing stone in front of the city. It helped a bit to not be facing the city. Some little part of his brain was always telling him ' "We always have problems Billy. If ACME didn't have problems, you and I wouldn't have a job. And wouldn't that be a shame?" Billy wished his only problem was getting past the damned...whatever...that kept them out of that city. "Then we have great job security Vern. Because…
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