One last night for Quantum

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The streets of Port Harbor are dark and cold. Quantum is on his knees. A dark figure stands behind him, looking at the gold handled dagger in Quantum's back. Quantum's preists robe, usually silver, is now drenched in red from the well placed wound, entering his back and piercing his lung in between two ribs, so he cannot yell. Quantum labors with every breath he takes.

"Is this the end?" Q thinks to himself. "You were not so tough", the dark figured voice rings out. She walks around and stands in front of Quantum facing his kneeling body. Qunatum looks up and sees a beautiful drow vampire. She smiles at Quantum showing her fangs. "I'm Nina, asassian for an old friend of yours," she says in a sweet voice.  

Quantum can feel his life starting to slip away. He holds onto his staff to keep from falling face first into the street. "Just give it up," Nina says to him. As Quantum sways back and forth on his kness his life starts to flash before his eyes.

First he sees his life as a child.  Back with his mother and in the temple of Toran were he first met Cal.  Then, his time at the temple and the night that changed his life forever.  The night his Uncle Givens attacked the village for Quantums blood.  The battle that Cal and the other memebers of the Shinning Hand fought for him. And then how he ran in fear.  His studies at the Temple of Toran to become a cleric. Then the fateful night the gold dragon appeared to him and sent him to Hlint.  

Quantum looks up at his would-be killer holding her gaze.  He looks proud, even though he can feel the buring in his lung as it fills up with blood.  Nina looks into his eyes.  "Ahh, the great undead hunter," Nina says in a low voice, "You have nothing to say to me." Then she laughs at him.

When Quantum first got to Hlint he was shy and did not talk to very many people.  His first friend Twixel was his best friend.  Twixel was quiet and not very out going just like Quantum. I believe that is why they hit it off so well.  In Hlint there was many people that asked the two of them to gather items like furs and goblin ears and to deliver letters.  Quantum did this happily.  On one of his letter deliverys he found a forest full of undead shadows.  That is where he found his knack for fighting the undead. Then he stumbled upon Dire woods which was full of spectors.

As Quantum closes his eyes Nina says, "Good. Let the sleep overtake you my dear."  He opens his eyes as quickly as they closed.  "Good, what they say about you is true," she says in a low voice and reaches out and touchs his cheek with the back of her hand, softly caressing it.  He cannot hold back a cough that sends blood sprewing out of his mouth.  It runs down the corner of his mouth and Nina can barely hold herself back when she see the dark rich blood.


He remembers back to the first day he met the local member of the Shinning Hand standing there in his glistening full plate.  He asked Quantum and a few of his freinds to look into a recent vampire sighting just south of Hlint.  Quantum gladly accepted.  They went off and found the vampire in the forrest. It was a hard fought battle but well worth the fight.  


Nina can no longer hold herself back as she runs her fingers along Quamtum's mouth and quickly takes a taste.  "Ahh" she says as she shivers from the metallic taste.

Quantum remembered back to the time he was attacked by a single Vampire on his way back from the Dire Woods, in the Velensk outskirts.  After defeating the vampire and staking it, a celestial creature apeared to him, telling him they had been watching him. The celestial creature told him to seek out the shinning hand. That is when his life as an undead hunter began.  (MIX)

Soon after that Quantum found himself in a party that was searching for a boy in the Rust Mountian. Ee searched an Inn for him that had been taken over by Vampires.  They were able to chase them off, but there were signs that everyone in the Inn had been killed by the group of Vampires calling themselves the Ill. (mix quest)


A smile crept across Quantums face.  Nina said in an angry tone, "What are you smiling at?"  And then a slap rips across his face almost knocking him completely to the ground.  Quantum looks back up at Nina with the same smile on his face, although he can feel the end nearing.  Nina, proud of herself, looks at the five perfect gouges on Quantums face that her sharp nails created.  Quantums grip strengthens around his staff of the sun.

Soon after the search of the Inn, Quantum started his search for this group calling themselves the Ill.  While doing research at the Shinning Hands Libary, he was approched by one of the leaders named Jon.  When asked why he was looking up such matters, Quantum told him the story of the boy and how he promised the mother that the crime would not go unpunished.  Jon told him if he was able to make them atone for this crime than the Shinning Hand would gladly take him in for training. Quantum met a man named Na`Hani that seemed to be affected by the Ill somehow and he gave him his word that he would help him.

With the help of a few friends, Quantum was able to track the Ill down, destorying them before they released the lich and its full powers.  While down in the dungeon he met up with Cal again.  She told him he was on his way to becoming a great undead hunter.  Handing him her sword, she declared him a memeber of the Shinning Hand. This was a proud day for Quantum.  He was able to help cure Na'Hani with the defeat of the Ill and the lich Michidil.


"Ahh, hurry up already," Nina mumbles as she scanned the area. "I hope he's not late again," she mumbles.  Quantums eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.

Quantum recalled the books that lead them to the evil childern that were supposedly not able to be defeated.  It was a hard fight but were able to defeat them.  Poor Ireth had to give up her daughter to be trained by Remi.  Her daughter protects the gates to the Celestials now.  (Ice Quests)

Quantums thoughs shot to the Gnomes and what builders they are.  They had had a group of people go and collect parts for a machine they were building.  This machine would turn peoples bodies into what they desired them to look like. (Milos quests)

The gnomes hired a group to going down in to the old labotory used by some crazy gnome for experments.  The group quickly learned that the system this crazy gnome put in to protect his lab was still working.  They went down for the for the plan's to build that crazy machine.
(Milos quest)

Quantum cannot hold himself up with the staff any longer.  He falls face first onto the ground.  Nina walks over to Quantum, reaches down and grabs the dagger and twists with her great might.  Quantum releases a groan from the pain, as the twist breaks two ribs.  She slowly pulls the dagger out, brings the blood covered dagger to her mouth and licks the dagger clean.  Quantum closes his eyes, he can feel his life force leaving.  He says a prayer to Toran, but no sound come across his lips.

Thoughs of Anna and her daughter race across his mind; the failed business that Quantum and Cole tried to start.  His new apprentice Maev, she will do just fine.  She is strong.  The Haven mines, where Mich, Syn and Quantum ventured down because an undead had invaided the mines.  Officer Kit asked them to go down and try to stop whatever was causing the outbreak.  It was one of Bloods lesser generals. He had opened a gate and was letting the undead pass uninhibited into the mines.  After defeating the lesser general, Quantum prays to Toran. Mich and Syn throw holy water into the summoning circle and they were able to closed it.

Quantum's breathing and heartbeat start to slow down.  "It is about time you showed up," Nina says.  "I though I said I wanted him alive," a voice rings out as Quantum passes out.  

Quantum walks along the sand of a great ocean.  He feels peaceful, not a worry at all - almost a like new man.  He looks up into the sky.  Each cloud carries a different memory.  The good and the bad.  One thought passes through his mind -- the voice! Quantum know's the voice, but from where?  

Quantum remembers the time he helped a little boy that fell off the roof of the courthouse. He helped him find a home after his mother left him to fend for himself.  (short Quest)

Quantum was able to bring back three brave men that fought hard, but died defending the wagon headed into Blackford from a group of bandits.  The group was able to find the bandits getting ready to use the portal outside of Mortkan's Tower. After quite a fight, they defeated them.  The group was able to bring some back for justice. (Mix Quest)

The scouting party for the Islands of Roldem, the brave group was able to see the army that Blood had stationed there and report it back to the alliance. (quest by Milo)

Then he was able to help in the taking back of the Islands.  The brave group defeated the army that Blood had amassed there.  Quantums healing spells and buffs helped the group.  (Milos Quest)

He smiles as he looks on, to another cloud.  Quantum helped Kobal and his group of friends shut down one of the Blood pool, and the undead were plenty.  Kobal could not be slowed down that day. He cut through the undead and demons like they were paper.  (Kobal ecdq)

A cloud with a rainbow attached to it passes by.  The Bandit Duskrage that killed the little girl Abriel, follower of Rofireinfor, as she carries a tomb of Rofirein.  Once Quantum heard the story of the little girl ghost asking for help, his heart broke and he could not refuse her.  He lead the group to find this Duskrage, which was tricked by an evil outsider into taking a cursed sword.  The group defeated him, found the girls body and the tomb.  They took the body, tomb and the cursed sword back to the temple of Rofirein.  The preist of Rofirein was able to destory the cursed sword.  After the sword was destoryed the preist was able to raise Abriel.  Cole is one of the greatest fighters with that mighty sword of his that I have seen in a long time Quantum recalls. (quest Promises to keep)

The Demon that was trapped inside the orb.  The group travling to Firesteep to throw it into one of the valcanos.  Quantum had passed out due to his injuries.  When he woke up he was on a boat heading home.  Yard had carried him (and a few others) out to safety.   (quest Ne`er)

Quantum shivers when he looks into another cloud and sees the spiders in Hlint sewers.  Lots of them, and one very powerfull demon spider.  It was the source of the spawing spiders.  The group had to find a spider slayer to help in the cleaning of the sewers - they found Aragwen.  He was a big help in defeating the demon spider.  (quest Aragwen)

Bris's Grove.  Fighting the undead and Drow in the swamp of Reawakening.  The group released the elementals that Bris family trapped into the ground many eons ago.  With the elmentals relased the swamp started to turn back into a forest with aminals.  The trees that bris gave to each one in the group that helped her have grown tall and strong.
(Bris Ecdq)

A group enters the Pyramid led by Quantum and Barion.  They are after a lich.  Michidil is an old friend of Quantum's. He was able to destory the lich.  But when Quantum fell (after being defeated by a Demon) he was carryed out by Barion.  (quest Mix)

There are only a few more clouds in the sky before they pass over a mountian and then out of sight.  The demon that Quantum travled to Arborea to find learn about.  This group was lead by Remi and during the travels they met Maurelle. They found out the information on the demon and the gate keeper.  (Player ran Quest)

A undead bird that sings a song that attracts undead. We found Drezebs fortress,  plus we found where Drezeb kept his soul.  The brave group was able to retrieve it.  (quest Regnus)

Daren and a Lich.  They travle into the underdark to find a kidnapped girl.  The lich trades the girl for Daren, and Daren agress to it.  Quantum swears to hunt that Lich down during his lifetime.  As a party were travled deep in to the underdark to find Daren with the help of a guide.  (quest)

As the last cloud passes be, Quantum hears beautiful voices singing.  It is the Celestial angels flying above him.  They hover above him then come closer to take him home to the heavens.  Quantum raises his arms to go with them.  As the angels reach down to take his hands Quantum remembers where he heard that voice. "The voice. The voice belongs to Uncle Givens" he says to himself.  

Quantum pulls his hands down and falls back to his kness.  Then he starts to pray to Toran.  He looks up to the angels. A bright light flashes.

Quantum opens his eyes to an argument between Nina and Uncle Givens ringing in his ears.  Still weak from the blood loss, Quantum truns his head to the side and takes a peek.  They stand 10 feet a way, arguing face to face.  "I wanted him alive Nina," Givens says.  "He would have been if you would haven gotten here earlier Givens," Nina spats back.

Quantum reachs for his staff. Feeling it with his right hand, he grabs it and he sits up on his kness and fires a searing light at Nina from the staff of the sun, then fires a searing light of his own at Givens.  That gives Quantum time to cast a heal spell on himself and then follows it up with one more.  Closing the dagger's wound from the earlier fight with Nina and giving him some of his strength back.

"I thought..... you killed him," Givens says, his voice cracking from the shock of Quantum standing back up.  "I though I did, this time I will make sure of it," Ninas voice rings out.  "Wait! Where are you going Givens?" Nina asks as Givens slips into a portal and closes it behind him.  "No matter... This time you are dead," Nina's voice turns angry as she looks at Quantum.

"You were able to kill me once and that was my mistake, but the second time won't be so easy," Quantum says back.  Nina starts to move in on Quantum but it is to late, Quantum is finished with the spell cleanse.  Quantum fills the area with his own postive engery destorying Nina in her footsteps. Her body turns into dust and is carried away with the breeze. Quantum falls back to his knees.  

Shaking his head, Quantum says out loud as if making a promise, "I will track you down Givens, may Toran take mercy on your soul because I will not"...

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Today I ready myself to give a talk on the undead in Port Hampisher. Right After I started a guard steped foward anouncing he had a mesage for me. When he spoke the words my mind stoped working "The Shinning Hand had stoped shinning". My presents was requested at the Temple of Toran in Fort Llast. My friends offered to come with me.

Sir Michealis one of the best Paldians the great Toran has in service. There are only a few people I would trust to watch my back. He make Toran proud.

Master Barion one of the best people I have ever seen with a sword. He is one that any one sould feel confortable laying there lives in his hand. He has been a trusted friend for many of years.

Master Daren a good man. If the chips are down he is one of the ones you want in your conor. He has been a trusted friend althoug are gods dont see eye to eye about a lot of things.

Mrs Jil a women with a heart of gold. She is the gold in Darens eyes. I listen to her advice when she gives it, it is gold.

Miss Ireth is special to me. She has been there throw alot. She started off dislike me alot, but ended up being a good and true friend.

Miss Serissa the teacher my friend Barion calls her. She has a thurst for knowledge that can not be quenshed. She has taken to my talks about the undead.

Master Twixel the little guy that has been there throw it all for me. When I need help he is allways there for me. He is a friend.

Apon leaving Hampshire near Fort Hope we discovered a caravan that had been attacked. We had time to look for the attackers. We crossed a hill and discovered undead. Powerfull undead. Skelton, vampires, hag, and more. I battle I dropped but Daren was able to raise me. Apon waking I relized someting was wrong. To many different kinds of undead in one place for it to be with out cause.

Apon the others being raised, we started are way back to Fort Llast. Apon reaching the Temple. Q learned of a meeting being called by "The Shinning Hand". On my word I was able to get my group in to the meeting. Apon reaching the meeting, we found out there was to be a vote because rule 42 was invoked. Rule 42 is that if the Head of the Shinning Hand has disapired for more then 50 days a call to vote on another lead would be made. He had disapired for 52 days. He was part of Toran judicary, and right of appointment.

The Leader has three Gauntlets to help with the matters of the Shinning Hand. Cal my mentor more like a mother to me, is a gauntlet. Gilbert is another gauntlet of the rules. Both offered to become the leader, but they need a third to run. Cal gave a speach on taking back the Temple in Prin bring back are pride. Gilbert talked of making more rules to guide us.

I had a problem with Cal's plan of action. I fear it will bring more blood shed hat we can not afford at this point. The undead are stronger then ever, and we need every able body to help. Gilbert plan to hardent the rules and strenghten are friend ship with Rofirein. The rules are old and out of date for most. Some of the rules tie are hands as it is when fighting the undead. We have lost very good people to these rules. I think it is time for somerules to be updated.

After a small break to talk among areself's. Barion talked to me. He told me I had to either step up and speek for Cal or speak for myself to become the Leader. I did not make up my mind untill I walked up and started to speak. I will speak for myself to become the leader. I did not impress any one. I do not do a great job speaking in frount of alot of people but I do not do so bad.

I did not do this to hurt Cal. I fear if I did not Cal would of lost. For this I am sorry Cal. I stood next to her and tryed to wisper the reason and that I was sorry, but she would not listen to me. I can tell she is mad at me now.

Under rule 42 part J three undeadhunter with held there votes. They wish for us three to prove who is beter for the job. We are aloud to geather information on the great evil the has risen out side of Fort Hope. When time is right we will get are assiments and complete them. Which ever one of us three does the best in there eyes will win the vote.

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A few days ago, I meet my freinds in Fort Llast. To my surprise there was a lot of people there. Passing a few groups I noticed they were perparing themself to go after some dragon. I was asked to go inside the temple by one of the three that with held there votes. Once in side Toran's temple I was asked to hunt down and heal a Drackolich that had been taking people, cattle, and other things. I can only guess it had been to drain there life force for food. He told me to show him what a true memeber of the Shinning Hand woould do and act. It was last seen over the dessert south of Fort Hope. Apon leaving he sayed these words. Heal the Drack.

Apon leaving I asked my friends if they would like to help me in this. They all sayed yes. It is great having such good friends. Apon are arrivle in Hope. The guards let me know that the Vampires were back and casuing trouble again. I sent Ireth out to see if see could find any tracks of these foul creatures. I was informed that the Drack had been seen just a day ago. Ireth returned and informed me that that vampires had stationed themself on the road inbetween Hope and Hampisher. I made my mind up, these creatures had to be stoped.

Ireth lead us right to them. Me, Barion, Daren, Sir Micheails, Sir Ellandan and Sir Syn, took the frount and had little trouble dispaching these creatures of the night back to the hells they belong. Are leaving there and almost reaching the gates of Hampisher a guard/messanger stoped us. He had a messaage for Barion. The Shadow of Ire is in trouble and they need help. Barion looked to me and asked if we could help them. I am not sure what he though I would say but I agreed. It is in are code that we help all that ask.

Apon reaching the Shadow of Ire, Barion asked what was wrong. The towns people sayed that there town had was being attacked by somekind of dead dragon, and undead creatures. I sent Jil, Twixel, and Ireth out to look around as soon as I heard the words "Dead Dragon". I asked Bris to ask the earth what had been happening here.

Soon the three scouts I sent out returned with word of two groups of undead to the north of us. We destoryed them with little problems. I aske Bris if she could take a look from a birds eye view. So to my surprise she turned in to a dragon. I was shocked.

Why the rest of us searched the ground, we ran in to a man that claimed he was part of a group searching for the creature also. He was the only one left. Last he saw of the monster he was flying near the waterfall. We went to the waterfall and started are search. The area were water fall was void of life Jil told us, and Daren confirmed. Twixel and Ireth found a cave behind the waterfall. A bone was found, a bone that belonged to the Drack.

We travled deep in to the cave, we found this creature. As a group we were able to destory this vile creature. Apon travling back. The one that asked me to do this told me that I showed he everything that a Shinning Hand leader should act like. He told me I had his vote.

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My heart is torn in two.  I have seen Cal around the temple, but have been affarid to talk to her.  I miss her so much.  What am I going to say any way sorry for what happened mom, but I did what I though best.  Even if she dose not see it now I did what I though best.  Trying to get the Temple in Prinzis back now would never work, she talks of all out war for the temple.  We are to weak.  We last over 2/3 of are men in the battle over Blood.  We can not afford to lose no more.  I say we gather are strengths train a few more new members then we get it back.  I can see her point, if Cal asked for the two of us to go and get it back.  I would lay my life down for her cause.  We are risking to much making this the main Goal of the shinning hand.  There is to much going on right now.

*A little saying writen at the bottom of the page*

Hatred in the heart is as cold as winter, when forgivnes is given it is like the spring time.  Your heart will thaw.  

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As I searched the bones of the dead dragon I noticed so interesting bones I will keep for my self. While taking a closer look at one of them I noticed something a little different about one of the bones.  *Some spaces is left like he has stoped writing*

After looking at the bone a little more I think it is disguied as a neckbones it has a small iron ring in it.  But I am sure it is a scroll holder.  I opened it and it held a picture of a shade.  

*Q draws the picture in the book as best as he can*

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This creature was tranporting this picture for some reason.  This reason is unknown for now.  I can not tell if there is magic on this picture but I am sure there is none.  

*takes the bone and the picture and place it in a well hidden spot*

I must find Cal and give her this information, as I must infor the Shinning Hand.

 

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*Q sits down at a desk in his house, on his desk sit his black leather bound book, along with other papers, a medium size rock he keeped from his quest against the Ill, and a dagger he uses to open letters*

Ernest Vigilant has sent me and my group out for another mission, this time he has sent Cal, and Gilbert to different locations.  The reason behind this was the shade in the drawing could show up anywere and ecah group had to be ready.  

I got a note for Cal.  She had talked to a palemaster that had information on this shade, he told us he would only show me the way to a blind Seer if I would take him with me and insured his safty.  I agreeded making it a danger's dession.  I have trust in Cal.  And true to his word he took me to the Seer.  

Because of the Palemaster the seer agreeded to take us as close as he could to the shade.  We made a stop out side of the area near the Troll cave.  He did his thing.  He told us that the disturbance lies far to the north, and the shade goes underground to the west.  

It took us to the old temple of the drow.  The one I had hoped to put behind me so much death that day.  Once inside we found the Shade.  He told me a riddle.  A riddle I hope to figure out, soon.  

I will talk to Cal and Gilbert about the riddle.  Maybe one of them will figure it out.  

*Q puts his book in to the top drawer of the desk, and in a split second of rage take the dagger throwing it in to the wall.  Sinking it half way in, takes the rock a throws it agains the door making a hole in the door.  Taking his arms and raking them across his desk throwing the papers on the floor.  Picking up the frount side of the desk flipping it over with easy.*

*Q sets againts the wall with his kness pulled up to his chest arms crossed over them.  Slaming his head against the wall untill he falls unconscious, blood runs down the back of his head forming a small puddle*

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*Quantum sits at the table in the Temple of Toran in Fort Llast talking in a low voice*

Ok the seer sayed the disturbance lies far to the north...  Far to the north...  Humm, what is far the the north from where we were.  

*shakes his head*

The riddle confuse me even more...

The shade, they seek him there, they seek him here

Give up hope, for though not all horns belong to demons

Deep in the forest, charming as it maybe, it is likey death waits the unwary, even before, undead

The great plane calls the shade answers, little hunters have their riddle and the shade has his leave

What does it mean?

*Quantum sits there and writes it out many times*

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Give up Hope,  What if he was talking about Fort Hope....  The undaed are head towards Hope the two attack I know of have been close to Hope..  I need to look in to this..  Plus there are Satyrs out side of Hope..  I think Barion was right about Not all horns belong to demons.   Deep in the forrest, charming as it maybe, it is likey death waits before undead...  Was Slient Watch once a forest before Bloods general destoryed it....  There is some thing wrong with this drawing, the shade we talked to had no hood, is this the shade..  No it is not..  Maybe this sahde is the cause of are undead problem...  

I need to talk to Barion, Mich, Serissa, jil, and Daren about this.. Maybe Syn would be avable to talk to me..  I need to figure this out.

*heads out to talk this over to the shinning hand's Cal, Gilbert, and his friends*

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I was in the mine just out side of the Dire Woods.  I was looking for topaz to crush in to dust for my spell stone skin, when out of no were three undead walked past me.  I wasted no time and dispached them.  Then a fourth appeared.  I deside to follow it.  About that time a whole hord of Oger's did not like me being there, and attacked me.  I fought back.

I spen a few min. in side the cave looking for the undead creature.  Then desided to look for it outside.  I tryed to find it again.  So I went towards town, that is when I found two guards dead.  A little girl and her mother was standing close to the bodys.  When I asked what happened, the little girl sayed that the guards attacked the undead creature.  The creature fought back, then she sayed something strange.  Then it turned and walked away from me.  

Humm undead creatures not attacking?  Was this one being pulled be a stronger force?  I think so, it only comfirmed my thoughs when I ran in to the captian of the guards.  He told me the creature was headed west.  The guards tracked it down and delt with it.  I asked, did the creature attack the guards on sight or did it not attack untill it was attacked first.  The captian said, to think about it, it waited till we struck first.  My next question was how many have passed like this one did, all most in a trance?  He answered, a few for the past few weeks have pasted the town, each one struk down.

The undead are being pulled to somewere, being pulled by what, and were two are the questions?

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Yesterday was the hardest test of all.  The undead attacked again this time if full force.  The out lined towns of Fort Hope were attacked.  Sir Gilbert was sent in first.  The army of undead were over welming.  A lot of good men were lost in this battle.  I will never talk about this battle every again.  We were able to save a few lives.  We won that battle but the war has just started I fear.  There was a lich there, he had a peice of paper in his hands.  We were able to defeat him, apon destorying the body he was using we found a note it seamed.  It was a riddle.  Apon reading the two riddle's many times, I had a brain storm..  I am going to travle to Slient Watch one more time today..

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I am tired, it was a long hard travle.  I entered Slient Watch Mountain.  Apon reaching it, it seamed normal.  Apon reaching the the Far Reach Forest, there were Satyr of the Clovenfoot Clan all about.  I looked up and saw a tree growing again, it had leaves to my shock.  I have forgoten which one of Blood Generals did it, but that general destoryed the whole forrest.  I travled many years ago with a group intrusted to deliver supplys to a group working in the forest.  They were trying to bring the forest back.  The Lucinda's clerics and wizzards.  They though if they could repair the weave then the trees would grow back.  Saddly they failed that day.  They were perparing to complete a rutial, then every thing went black.  So many shades apearied out of no were killing most of the Lucinda's before we could get to them.  What if there still trying to repair the weave.  

I adventured farther on to Slient Watch Mouontian itself.  I crawled throw a rock opening, and took a look around.  No light could be found.  So I travled with santuary around me.  I could not belive it.  I stood beside a rock as a gloom pasted right infrount of me and a women like creature with snakes for hair pasted a few seconds later, I belive the snakes were viper's.  I am not sure because I did not look directly at her.

I searched a few areas, I remeber stairs that use to be there that lead up to a tower.  I could not find the stairs and the face of that part of the mountian had been sheared off.  After a few hours of searching I desided to head home.  

There is more to this undead problems, I belive I might find my answer in that forest..

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A cleric of Toran was shown a sing, the start to a phophency I belive.  The Consellation of Mist the ladies of the sea passed close to Toran's Light.  I was asked to go look in to it, by the healer and Cal in the temple of Fort Llast.  I started my search with the witch but she had no time for me.  Then I travled to Hlint, I should of started there because I found Ozy and asked him about it.  Ozy knew so of the phophency.  It was on a very old scroll Ozy at this time had not fully desifered yet.

During the time of great Darkness three events met by three, will be spoken in the heavens unseen.  The shaken ship servents shall pass close to the guardians of the heavens law.  In this words will be passed that were not ment to be passed to the servent and float away from the gates messanger.

During the great darkness is now.  Thre events met by three, could it be the bone dragon, the shade, and the battle with the great undead army, the other three was it Gilbert, Cal and myself.  Or is it someother meaning all together.  Shaken Ships servent could mean Mist consellation or one of mist faithfull, Guardians of the heavens law, toran light or a toranite.  Words will be passed that were not ment to be passed, some thing A message maybe, that I am not sure of. Float away for the gates messanger, A message between the two.  I went to search out a mist's follower to ask her if anyone had seen or heard of the event in the skys night between the two gods.

I found one, Muireann.  She knew someting.  To get her to tell me I have to give my word on two matters.  1) Mist would be give sometype of credit.  2) I owed her a favor.   So she told me.  

Hear my phophency of DOOM.  For you and your kind.  Shinning no more.  Undeath is drawn by It's disciple.  It unending source now foccussed by greater power.  Shinning no more.

Well, I am sure now who ever this is.  He or she is using the rift to pull there undead from.  It is a follower of some kind.  A follower of Corath maybe.  I think they draw there power from the rift some how being able to keep it open.  

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What am I to do now.  I am sure Toran will show me the way.

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Apon returning to the Temple, I talked to the head of the temple.  He took me to Torans Holy Ankh and we started to pray.  It was like I was in a dream while praying.  Toran heard my Prayer.  He gave me a divin dream.  He showed me were the undeads layer was, and some kind of unholy machine or something that was alowing the creature to keep the rift open over slient watch, alowing him to pull undead from the neg. engery plane.  When I woke my friends were gathered around.  I couold not hold back no longer we had to go and stop the creature.

We made are way to the woods near sleint watch.  We found the entrance, and were meet by undaed.  We battled are way throw to the machine that was keeping the rift open, and with help I was able to shut it down and destory it.  Then we turned are sights on the Shade that was doing this.

Battle after battle we final reached the Shade.  Something was funny about this shade.  It was my Uncal Givens, it seams he tryed to pull a more powerful undead creature then he could handle, and the undead creature turned him in to a shade.  The battle was quick, but we pervailed.

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Upon returning to the Temple we were escorted straight to the meeting place of the Shinning Hand.  Word had spreed we stoped the Shade.  They welcomed me in.  Only to hear there was bad news.  Harry Heroic told us all that the Shinning Hand could only be a Paladin.  My heart sunk to a low.  Harry sayed there were three options.  

1.  They choice a Paladin to take the "hands" spot.
2.  I take the oath to become a Paladin.
3.  I sit in the seat of the "Hand" untill the hand returns to claim it.

I choice 3, if the "Hand" ever does return, I will gladly give the chair back to him.

May the Great Leader watch over us and guide us with his light to Wisdom and Justice.