April 18th
1932. THE LAST CASSIDIAN !
We woke up when Mandrag already was up. He was very thankful and invited
us to take on his quest of finding the mythical Opal Key. He knew that only
by this key the chamber where the heart of Bergarac was deposited in could
be opened. He also knew that this chamber was situated at no other place
than the cursed Agyssium of Katloch. What he didn't knew was that the Moonwand
was needed in order to get entrance to the Agyssium.
First we tuned our armament. Mandrags Loregloves (3oz W1-A9-D9-S9-M15)
Marina put on. In return he got our Archgloves. Mandrag took the Windscale
I had left, under his Manerobe. He kept his Archelm (31oz W3-A12-D4-S7-M12)
and also his Wizboots (7oz W2-A11-D7-S3-M19). Then we explored the prison
caves left and right to the long floor where we found valuable things. Another
Stormhelm, Moonplate (311oz W3-A15-D4-S8-M19) for Toronar, Galeboots (80oz
W3-A13-D3-S13-M22) for me, another Gemstaff, a Magic Sack, a chest full of
riches, a Masterwand of critical hitting all enemies at once, a melee Flamesword
(70oz W19-A2-D2-S9-P30) and a Flamewand of burning enemy groups. On our way
back we went to the crystal crypt and dug out the crystals and diamonds we
had expected to be there. Then we teleported to the exit stairway and went
back to the entrance of the Grottos.
When thinking about the possible locations the Opal Key could be deposited
on, we remembered the one disengaged teleport array we did suppose of being
triggered by the golden plates. By only stepping over the plates nothing happened.
So we decided to split the party. Toronar and Saba remained each on one of
the plates and the others tried out the teleporter. And succeeded. We came
into a wide hall. We noticed a door to the south. After passing a long floor
we found a chamber full of fountains. We examined the fountains and combined.
The teleporter was situated in the so-called Opal Chamber and if anyone was
about to hide items from selfish treasure-seekers he would have probably
had taken it into these vaults because only true and engaged groups of adventurers
were able to enter them. If further the item only should be found by the
adventurer who was on a quest of importance, it would be hidden at a place
the adventurer had to make a sacrifice in order to prove his worthyness.
The Opal key was not likely to be found buried in the ground but at a place
of some threat. We seized into the fountains and indeed, in the one with
poisoned water we found it !
We returned and picked our friends. We all were in a really good mood.
Mandrag gave us a hug with some sentimental tears in his eyes. Alone he never
would have found the key. Now he relied on us and we knew, even death wouldn't
part us anymore. Obviously we'd finished the Grottos and left.
Our next quest was to collect the lost parts of the Moonwand. As some mages
warned us we prepared for a long search. We decided to spend the rest of
the day recreating. We wandered the woods between Demolon and Crying Fields
and met some unfriendly dwarves and gnomes. One of them called himself the
Master of Wickedness.
Rurbenock which was his real name claimed to own the Lightpearl, which
was one of the seven parts of the Moonwand. He was willing to give the item
to us. But in return we had to bring him a small coffin from the black monolith
graveyard we had found some days before. That was easy. But when we returned
with the coffin, the Wickedness Master gave us another task. He wanted us
to bring him a bottle of the glowing water of the Oracle of Demon Tower since
he wanted to create a special potion with the ingredient. That wasn't so
easy because we didn't know where the oracle was. We went north and asked
some people for it. But nobody knew. Then we came to the town Perdida. We
had learned that another part of the Moonwand, the Crincross once had been
mentioned here. Maybe by asking for it we also would get knowledge of the
oracle.
After a while asking around someone knew that the Crincross could be found
buried in Withering Woods east of the town. We went to the forest and realized
that this was a huge one. We needed to know more and returned to Perdida
where a conjuress told us to look fo an old man at the shores of Moonlake.
The man had some stories to tell, also about the Crincross, she said.
We again exited the town and went to Moonlake. At the northeastern shores
we met Gilmarin, a wise druid of high age. He told us to ask the Oracle of
Demon Tower after the Crincross. But first, so he said, we had to find something
to offer the oracle and after that we could expect an answer from it. Gilmarin
further gave us the hint only to search for the Crincross by night because
in the daylight it was invisible and unlikely to be found. The old man also
knew that the Demon Tower was situated somewhere to the east far beyond Withering
Woods.
We went east although not knowing what to offer to the oracle. We came to
a rock massive. In a western valley we found a carving in the rock that suggested
to dig near the lonely rock at Zabros Point. We found the peninsula named
after an old fisherman who once had caught a wondeful fish that promised to
fulfil the fisherman's heartwish if he would set him free, to the south. At
the most eastern point we found a high rock. At its basis we dug and found
a Goldcoin, actually it was a Dublone, in the mud. We were sure that this
would be a proper item to offer to the Oracle. That opinion was right since
at a rock in an eastern valley of the Demon Tower massive we found a message
that advised to drop a Goldcoin into the oracle's well.
We found the Oracle in the middle of the rock massive of Demon Tower. It
was a very strange well of glowing water. Mandrag threw the Goldcoin into
the water. Suddenly the spirit of the oracle appeared. We asked it where
the Crincross could be found. The spirit told us to go to the southern edge
of the Moonlake and then to step 24 steps to the east and 11 steps to the
south. At that place we should dig along to the spirit's words.
Once we were at the oracle we remembered the Master of Wickedness. Rurbenock's
task was to fill up a bottle with the oracle's water. Mandrag did so. Suddenly
the oracle's spirit returned. Angrily it tried to take the bottle away. But
Mandrag quickly threw it to Saba. That drove the spirit mad. It couldn't
leave it's water completely and therefore was unable to catch the bottle.
So it gripped after Mandrag and with one blaze of energy killed him. Satisfied
the spirit disappeared. Marina gave Mandrag her kiss of life. He woke up
with only one question on his lips: Got it ? Yes, Saba had caught the bottle,
so we had got what we came for.
At the exit of Demon Tower some demons and lichs awaited us. We sent
them back to hell. The evening was near and we decided to look for the spot
the oracle was talking about in order to find the Crincross. That wasn't
so easy as it had sounded first. By 9 pm finally we found it. The Crincross
laid on the ground, glowing. We took it and went back to Perdida in order
to have some sleep. On our way packs of huge wolves attacked us. That was
not exactly the recreation we had planned for the days ending ! So we granted
us a long sleep in the finest suites at the place.
April 19th
1932. FROM THE FAIRIES TO PIRATE ROCK !
April 20th
1932. SPIRALGEM AND LIGHTPEARL !
April 21th
1932. THE DREAMSTONE AND THE NORTHERN SEAS !
April 22th
1932. BLOODHAWKS TREASURE AND THE FAR SEAS !
April 23th
1932. INTO THE ZONE OF DEATH !
April 24th
1932. MERNOC DOOMSTOWN !
April 25th
1932. THE DAWN OF THE MOONWAND !
April 26th
1932. TRAINING AT KATLOCH BATTLEGROUNDS !
April 27th
1932. INTO THE LIVING CHAMBERS !
April 28th
1932. THE HEART OF STONE !
April 29th
1932. THE BIG TRIUMPH !
April 30th
1932. TRAPPED IN THE CASTLE CRYPT !
Mai 1th 1932.
FREEING THE MASTER OF ALL MAGES !
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 !
