Mai 1th 1932.
FREEING THE MASTER OF ALL MAGES !
The section we came into was heavily guarded. We soon found stairs downwards.
But because of the numerous guards we decided to explore the level before
going further downstairs. Supposedly there could be found a clue to Bergarac.
Instead we found some armament (Stamina4 potion, Crysthelm, Stonewand, Skill3
potion) and a teleporter that sent us to another part of the level which
consisted of store chambers. We found a Lichrobe, a Starwand, Stoneshield
armor, an Angelstaff and a Powerrobe (66oz W4-A10-D5-S14-M8). We further teleported
to a crypt which had four floors of backsetting teleporters and a stairway
to the fifth level. Marina took away our tiredness by magic, we healed our
wounds and the mages restored their mana drinking the sweet water of the
healing fountain next to the stairway. Then we descended once more.
We entered wide halls. In the niches we found some skeletons. Saba took the
superior Manerobe from one of it. The Diamond Scale (409oz W2-A8-D5-S5-M14)
and Holy Mortar we didn't take. They were too loading and almost useless against
the guardians and monsters of the Castle Crypt. We took the teleporter to
get to the next location which was a very large hall. We disturbed a meeting
of the guardians. Without hesitation they gave up their day order and attacked
us. We had to kill them all. The corners of the meeting hall had some closets.
Two of them were lavatories. Very disgusting was that in each toilet a dead
adventurer had been used as pissoir by the guardians. Swines ! They really
had deserved death ! We took the Crimstaff from the dead mage and of course,
washed it. The HPplus3 potion Mandrag took out of the skeleton hands of the
once mighty warrior. In the guardian's cloakroom we found a fantastic Hoolcape
(17oz W5-A30-D5-S5-M88).
In the fourth closet was a teleporter that sent us to another vault of the
Castle Crypt. There a system of small chambers connected by invisible and
one-way doors awaited us. It took some time to find the teleporter that brought
us to the next location. We entered a hall surrounded by closets. It supposedly
was the wardrobe of the guardians. We found a Gralshelm, Flameplate, Jabbagloves
and Fireboots. To the north we hit a teleporter field which sent us to a
huge hall where we found two HPplus3 potions and Cranegloves. Back to the
wardrobe hall we found another stairway downwards.
We hesitated to go downstairs. Since we weren't only adventurers but explorers
too, we decided to first search all the closets of the wardrobe. So we found
another teleporter that sent us to a very mysterious location in the fifth
level. We arrived in front of a stairway. When we went upstairs we realized
that this was the one we had ignored lately in the fourth level. Now we at
least knew how to leave the Castle Crypt. But before we had to find Bergarac
and therefore returned to the mysterious part of the fifth level. It was
a maze of straight floors. Every floor was heavily guarded. But we fought
through them and finally arrived at a chamber to the very north.
There we found Bergarac, still being a statue. Mandrag took the Stoneheart
which we had saved from the Agyssium. The heart came to life again and magically
levitated to the statue. When it touched it, Bergarac's chest opened. The
heart disappeared in it. Suddenly life came into the statue. It was somehow
frightening. But after a few seconds Bergarac had recovered from Thardan's
curse. On his body he had only a Hoolcape and Kingsboots. Fortunately we
had brought a collection of good clothes with us and so we were able to dress
him perfectly. Bergarac thanked us for saving him and the Cassidians. We
asked him whether he would follow us in order to defeat Thardan. He agreed
without hesitation. But he also informed us that our's and also his powers
would not be enough to kill Thardan. His enormous magical powers made the
evil mage immortal.
Disappointment went through the party. But Bergarac inspired us not to lose
hope. And he gave us a reason why. Along to his words there was existence
of another immortal being in the world of Fate. It was born some years ago
into the body of a witch. Being a little child she already had extraordinary
magical powers, even stronger than those of the world's mightiest mages.
But she disappeared in the days when Thardan installed his regime and cursed
Cassida. Bergarac was alway interested in the prosper of the little witch.
Only Thardan could have interest in abducting her. He supposed that Thardan,
unable to kill the immortal, cursed and imprisoned her in the best guarded
jail on the world. That jail was nowhere else than in the lowest level of
the Cassidian Castle Crypt, deep under the natural cave system that layed
below the fifth level.
Bergarac suggested to find the witch and to find a way to take the curse
off her. We shuddered. Descending into the deeper levels sounded not after
a walk in the park. But since we knew that with help of the mysterious Stone
Lion at the southern continent we probably would be able to relieve any curse
from the witch, hope filled our hearts. We decided to give it a try.
But soon we had to accept that Bergarac wasn't ready yet. His defensive spheres
were much too weak and he was an extremely poor fighter. Therefore he got
killed two times only when going upstairs to the fourth level. That changed
our minds and we decided to leave the Castle Crypt, in order to receive the
Alarian rewards and to improve our magic skills before descending into the
deeper levels.
So we did. On our way up to the surface we found a Holy Hat (14oz W0-A7-D3-S4-M22)
which was designed only for the strong believers. When we came back to the
town we were really surprised about the change of the people. They all smiled
now and welcomed us as if we were old friends.
We visited Adiwiet and Tadgia. Had we much to tell them ! Interested they
followed our narration and suggested to leave as much armament as possible
at the surface. The way would be long and the deeper levels of the Castle
Crypt were known for their great but quite loading treasures. We did so and
tuned our equipment. Then we left the town in order to train Bergarac physically
and to receive the Alarian rewards. In the evening we came back to Cassida
and once more went skill-and-spell shopping.
Mai 2th 1932.
A TRIP TO HELL !
Mai 3th 1932.
THE WITCH FROM HEAVEN !
Mai 4th 1932.
THE LAST STAND !
December 17th
1998. THE PRESENT DAY !
