The N'Asti Cronicles

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:34 pm

Moving along the path, step by step,
She winked her prying eye with patching glare
From side to side, and sniffed the unwholesome air.

Entering a cave, moss grows on the walls
Rocks are smashed, shapes to vague to know
And she, step by step, exploring fifty feet below

The Gnolls attempt to impede her path - futile
As she crosses a man, lying half hidden by a rug
She stopped and gave the sleepers arm a tug

No Reply. Savage she kicked the soft heap
The rug moved revealing the eyes which wore
The agony of dying hard but ten days before

The fists and fingers clutched the blackening wound
As the man’s eyes glared upwards in silent stare
Revealing the end of his life within this nightmare

Ardugon proceeded through the dank cave
Feasting on the creatures who live underground
As step by step she continues her way down.

At last, she climbed through darkness to twilight air
The forest parted beams of light upon her footstep
As finally she had arrived, yet continued, step by step.

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:16 pm

The mysterious figure had been messing around with the plague, tinkering with it . . . she would not know if it worked or not until she tried it on someone . . .

So she found a corpse, and quite a few Raise Dead and Petrify scrolls. She raised a corpse and petrified it, poured the plague down the petrified man's throat, and disabled the effects of the spell. Nothing. She poured poison down his throat.

She performed this process several times until at last she got it. She still killed the man, for she wanted someone to suffer . . .

Then she saw a dragon coming . . . and she didn't know what to do . . . she walked towards it, not knowing why she did. . .

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:22 pm

The large Dragon stomped through the Dasar forest, crashing down trees and growling at the animals as they all scattered from the huge beast. The ground shook under each step while the clear blue sky above shone beams of light through the dense upper coverage of the foliage. Ardugon approaches towards the female drow, towering above her she looks down with a sneer upon her jaggered toothed mouth, saliva dripping down in large pools at her feet. A small animal attempts to scatter into the brushes but Ardugon stomps her foot down on its tail, then bends down and eats it whole. Licking her lips with a satisfied look upon her face, she belches, passes wind and scratches her left ear. The female drow which had approached is stunned by the huge beast, yet the curious mind keeps her within eye sight as Ardugon proceeds on her destructive path, the voices in her head continuing to torment her very soul.

Ardugon senses the presence of one of her kin, stops abruptly and in a loud booming voice:

“WHO STANDS BEFORE ME!?!”

The shear power of the loud voice echoes about the now silent forest as all animals have taken to hiding….

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:18 pm

The figure was terrified. If she said even a small thing that the dragon didn't like, she was dead.

She decided she best answer.

She slowly took off her helm. . .

"I am . . . Quar'tana N'Asti."

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:22 pm

“WHAT!?!” The booming voice could be heard for quite some distance. The large Dragon steps forth and before Quar'tana could do anything, she raised her huge right paw and backhanded Quar’tana sending her several feet across the forest floor, finally slamming into a tree rendering her unconscious. Ardugon steps up to the motionless body and gently grabs the clothing by her teeth, lifting her 30ft above the ground. The Dragon stomps back into the cave and starts heading back towards the Dark Forest with her prize.

Many hours pass before Quar'tana came to. She looks around the dark and damp cave as her eyes begin to focus on her surroundings. Phyr’vyrae approached into view with the large Dragon standing behind her attached to the Priestesses arm by a huge chain and neck brace.

Phyr’vyrae looks down to the female drow, the priestess is not happy about the task she had set to the Dragon being interrupted and looks quite in the mood to perform a grueling interrogation….

s4rx7 · Post by **s4rx7** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:39 pm

"My pet tells me you claim to be part of -our- group, yet I have not seen you before" Phyr'vyrae bends down and grabs Quar chin forcing her to look straight into her face "you have but one chance to live little one, how is it you came to the surface and how is it that you claim to be part of this group" Phyr'vyrae releases the iron grap from Quar's face, and simply steps back waiting. Unhappy with the delay in answering Phyr gives a small tug on the chain. The dragon responded with a swift back hand at Quar.

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:12 pm

Quar'tana was terrified. It was confusing. If she told them of how she was ressurected by Pipe, then Pipe would kill her. If she did not answer, the dragon would kill her. What should she do?

But, perhaps they would help destroy Pipe if she acquainted with them.

But how could she tell them she was partially undead?

". . . Usstan orn tesso dos.

Usstan tois a l' talwien d' natha rivvil drasven ago, ji nindel xal tlu l' sanrr dos xun naut ajak uns'aa. L' rivvil zhah zhuanth, reeeeaally zhuanth. Bauth . . . phor natha ravhel, Usstan z'reninth.

Uk ressurected uns'aa, drill er'griff ji uk gumash kl'ae uns'aa. Usstan tlun yvalm ulu ukt quarth, whol uk uriu biu orb nindel links ulu ussta quortek. Usstan meant ulu tesso dos, ussta siblings, Usstan zhahus dro 'sohna; drill Usstan zhahus delayed. Resha Pipe, l' nesst vel'uss ressurected uns'aa, morfel uns'aa xo'a ulu plague Dasaria. Uk belbaus uns'aa natha cure whol weth N'Asti, lu' jal abbanen d'lil N'Asti. Ka Usstan deny ukt quarthen, Usstan orn el. Unless foluss else bura'ue l' orb."

"Nin, xun dos ja'hai uns'aa?", she said, nervously. Would they believe her? Drow were known to lie. Her life now was laying in the hands of two people: Resha, and the drow that stood before her.

"If it will convince you better, I will tell you how I remember your name; Phyr'vyrae."

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:21 pm

The large Dragon looks down at both the drow forms. Rarely does it speak in the drow common tounge, but these words hissed out of it's mouth:

Belbau uns'aa folbol ji nindel Usstan shlu'ta zuel nindol rivvil, t'yin Usstan zhal cal ukta lu' dos zhal tlu duul'sso.

The dragon eyes to the two drow slowly licking it's lips...

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:51 pm

Quar'tana slowly takes off her necklace, which strangely sticks to her skin. After struggling a bit, she places it on the floor where the dragon can . . . erm, 'sniff' it?

s4rx7 · Post by **s4rx7** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:11 pm

"xun dos talinth uns'aa natha wael?" Phyr' yanks the chain preventing her pet from smelling the necklace.

"why would this Pipe give us an antidote!" she sneered

"You still have not answered my questions, my patience is wearing thin"

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:04 pm

". . . ust d' jal. Usstan doerrus ghil dal l' surface- Usstan enrothe curious adventurers vel'uss inbalus foolishly morfel ninta i'dol ulu har'oloth. Nind zhahen quarthen, a uns'aa d' heen, belbau uns'aa natha menvis ulu l' shinduago. Usstan aslu phor gaer . . . lu' zhahus challenged a Pipe.

Drada: Pipe xunus naut belbau biu antidote ulu dos. Uk fridj happened ulu xta'rl ol while elggin uns'aa, ji ukt scent zhah zet pholor ol. Ol zhah d' nau zhennu importance, fridj natha plak'la necklace Usstan stole. Uk zhahus waela ulu inbal touched ol. Lu' ol zhahus wun mint condition, ichl . . ."

Quar'tana waited.

s4rx7 · Post by **s4rx7** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:43 am

"l' nesst vel'uss ressurected uns'aa , morfel uns'aa xo'a ulu plague Dasaria . Uk belbaus uns'aa natha cure whol weth N'Asti... Those where your words so stop playing games fool!" Phyr reached out with her hand. With but one touch Quar was drained to all but a breath away from death.

"You are no longer worthy to speak ilythiiri to me. I shall now ask you three questions one at a time, as it seems your feeble mind can not grasp any more than that." Phyr' eyes where filled with rage.

"Who sent you to the surface?"

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:06 am

//man, this is way hard . . . I keep on forgetting what I said first . . .

//-IC as Quar'tana

"As I said . . . I commanded my slaves to dig me a path to the surface. I went there by free will. My reasons . . . " evil grin "I had a small task . . . kill this human named Haru Nashi, and I would be payed a fortune . . . but I demanded three quarters of the payment beforehand. I never completed the task. Some crazy woman named Mayna Arkenath who thinks she's the drow queen (which in fact she only rules a small village, if that) gave me the job. Don't know why she wanted him dead."

"My task was never completed because I got killed by Resha Pipe. He ressurected me with a scroll this year, and using an orb that controls me (I do not know how he made this orb) made me have to complete my quest. This was to plague Dasaria. I demanded one cure for each of you . . . for confidential reasons."

Quar'tana was out of breath. If she spoke another word, she would suffocate.

s4rx7 · Post by **s4rx7** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:53 pm

thinks it over "your answers open many more questions.... how is it that you became part of the N'Asti consortium?"