Debt Repaid (Isendir's Tale).

It was a lot of blood & gore in the orc caves, but i arranged for 5 500 gold pieces to pay Anna Blake for a cloak.

Now it's fully mine.

i'll need to take care of other things for a while, as such intense involvement in combat is mentally draining.

Perhaps i'll look into the brighter sides of life, more or less, for now, at least.

-- Isendir Nain, a greedy adventurer with a little of faith or morality.




Paid.

Romani Camp's History (Isendir's Tale).

Nars Pass' Bridge.


After acquisition of a Romani Scout Ring, i've decided to look at Romani & their History.

First went south to the Gypsy Camp, visited Cera's tree - found poisonous frogs & mind-disabling mists. After killing three of the frogs, went deeper to see Cera & her familiar panther, Mojo. They seemed distant, i didn't want them interrupted so i left.

On my way back, found undead in the Nars Pass. Zombies there are nothing new, but invisible wraith was a suprise. It struck me with energy attack, then as i approached Shrine of Tempus, it retreated - probably scared off by Temple's Wards & Protection Spells.

Reported this wraith to a guard near Peltarch's Gate, then headed to the City Hall, to the Library.

Studies revealed that Gypsy Camp was once a Mining Valley, where slaves toiled under Narfell Demonbinders in oppressive conditions. Not sure whether there was a revolt, or that Ending of Narfell Empire & Cataclysms gave them that opportunity - but slaves eventually fled. They lived on roads as Gypsies, Romani in their language, then returned to old valley and started to live there - in tents, underground & trees' interiors.

Couldn't find what caused them to leave area, or whether they were massacred - but of recent, only Cera & Mojo live there.

Cera is a powerful Sorceress, but slowly the Gypsy Camps falls into oblivion.

-- Isendir Nain, a curious adventurer.




a Signpost in Nars Pass.




Gypsy Camp - Outside Cera's Tree.




a Fight with a Poisonous Frog.

... in the Mind-Disabling Mists.




Cera's Tree Interiors - Campfire.




Nexus.




Wraith in Nars Pass.




Saved by Wards.




a Report.




Study.

Scout Crossbones (Isendir's Tale).

Orc Killed.


i've been visiting orc cave to earn gold i owe Anna Blake for a cloak.

It's usually better pay than visits to kobold swamps, but this time it was even more.

In a chest room i've noticed a large orc with Bagthru's Charms & Symbols, probably a cleric of this orcish god.

i shot him, he ran to me and cast a damaging spell on me; wounded i ran away while shooting, he kept following despite his wounds.

Finally i did kill him, and found a nice Gypsy Camp's Romani Scout Ring at his body.

Then i've cleaned rest of the cave and returned to Peltarch.

-- Isendir, an Archer Scout Adventurer Mercenary of a little faith.




a Gypsy Camp's Romani Scout Ring.

Demon Skin (Isendir's Tale).

Shady Meet.

i've met a group of shady adventurers in an Oscuran 'Coppers' Inn.

We embarked on an adventure to get a succubus demon skin, to be used in an summoning / binding ritual.

They required me to pray to Myrkul at midnight, so i did - perhaps there will be monetary rewards for that.

We found demons in Jiyyd Ruins, we negotiated, fought a challenge, and peeled a skin of succubus.

Female demon cried out of pain & pleasure, then was sent away to it's home plane before it died.

Then we went Norwick Crypts to deliver the skin, and a necromancer summoned incubus, a male seductive demon.

... it was something of finishing something unfinished, a necromancer's business that should last for a while.

We left via secret door leading to a hidden place, talked more with a vampire & another necromancer - then were teleported back to 'Coppers'.

It was interresting experience, we'll see how this will unfold in a future.

-- Isendir Nain, a Shady Adventurer.




Travel.




Demons.




a Necromancer's Rite.




Incubus Summoned.




a Secret Door out.




Debrief.

Debt Repaid, Debt Got ... and a new Cloak (Isendir's Tale).

... i've hunted Orcs mercilessly for their quirky equipment - it sells well at Hemrod.

It's more risky than hunting kobolds, but at least i am not so bored anymore.

Some of these valuable items require Lore skill to be identified, that i lack. Shopkepeers don't pay well for unknown items, had to bother other of adventurers to identify these for me.

Managed to collect 2 750 gold pieces to pay Anna Blake for her gloves.

Then new opportunity appeared, she sold me another item - a magickal Cloak with protecting qualities, for 5 500 gold pieces again.

i have to pay full amount within a year^*, or i'll lose this precious & useful cloak.

-- Isendir, a greedy Adventurer & Mercenary.




Black Protecting Cloak.


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* A year in game is a month in real time; precisely it's a little more, but for simplicity we agreed to a real time month limit.

Huntmaster's Gloves (Isendir's Tale).

i met a Chauntean Priestess & a local magic item merchant, Anna Blake, in Peltarch's Commons.

i found occasion - magickal gloves that enhance Dexterity & a grip on a weapon of it's wielder, while reducing one's resistance to cold & chill.

Price was 6 000 gold pieces, but i was given a discount to 5 500 gold pieces & option to pay half now and half later.

If i fail to pay within a year^*, i'll have to return these gloves to Anna Blake.

-- Isendir, a greedy & shy archer scout mercenary of Corellon Larethian.




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* A year in game is a month in real time; precisely it's a little more, but for simplicity we agreed to a real time month limit.