January 29, 2005
Chapter 8: Requiem for the Fallen
Exiting the Spiderhaunt on its west side, the company found themselves blocked by the impassable Desertmouth Mountains. Following the map, they soon found themselves at the base of a tall, thin spire. As night began to fall, the party began their ascent. About halfway up, they were stopped by three apparitions that appeared out of the night. The ghosts claimed to be the lost spirits of elven warriors who died long ago trying to defend the Reach from invaders. Because of their failure to light a magical signal and thus warn their homeland of the assault, their spirits still haunted their last battlefield. They refused to allow anyone to climb to the top. In exchange for their allowance of passage, the party agreed to help the elven warriors find redemption. Leif, Thomasin, and Auriga all relived the elven warriors last days, as seen through their eyes, and wee able to change the course of history by manageing to light the warning signal. When they came to, the three found themselves atop Watcher's Reach, complete with the memories and abilities of the elven warriors remembered within their minds and bodies.
As the moon rose above the Reach, it's light reflected off a distant source, high within the Desertmouth Mountains. The location was marked upon Eudora's map, and a trail was identified. The company left the Reach and headed west in the morning.
Posted by Terrepin at January 29, 2005 05:12 PM
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