January 29, 2005
Chapter 14: Masks
Falling in with the Purple Dragons, the party headed south towards Tilverton. After the first night, Trevin ordered a halt, and the knights set up camp. Thomasin and Leif, finally getting a moment to speak with the knight's captain, told Trevin about the Wyrmfang dagger and the army marshalling on the borders. The knight listened, and eventually grew concerned as the tale was unfolded. He asked to see the Wyrmfang dagger as proof, but whn Leif went to retreive it from his pack he found that it was missing. Someone in the camp had learned of the dagger's whereabouts and had beaten Leif back to his gear. Just then, almost as if signalled, the alarm rose up - shadow wolves were attacking the encampment. As Trevin rallied the knights, Thomasin warned the captain about the wolves' deadly bite.
Following the trail of the thief, Leif came to a part of the camp used to house the fallen warriors from the previous battle in the Gap. Searchiong through the white tents, Leif and Thomasin eventually discovered the culprit - a creature called a "face dancer" who had disguised itself as one of Trevin's commanders. The two fought the shapeshifter as it tried to escape with the Wyrmfang dagger. Finally, Trevin and the knights arrived - to find two images of Thomasin staring back at them. Both claimed to be the real bard, but then one of them grabbed the dagger - and threw it to Leif. As the half-elf caught the artifact, crossbow bolts pierced the imposter, killing the thief and ending the threat - for the mean time.
Posted by Terrepin at January 29, 2005 05:17 PM
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