[PBEM News] Eberron D&D 3.5: the Ellrynx Dragonshard

From: Queen.Seraphina@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Seraphina)

Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:05:09 +0000

Eberron: The Ellrynx Dragonshard

�Shayslei, stop it!� The halfelven maiden�s laughter tinkled
out like raindrops. She crossed the open plains running, flushed with
the chase. The ring in sparkled in the pink sky, the moons blooming
like mysterious flowers of an untapped magic.
The tickling sensation came again, �No fair, don�t use your mark on
me.� The halfelf�s expression burst again with merriment as
her skirts exploded with the magical wind exposing her posterior, but
she still ran, never ceasing from her pursuer.
The maiden, expecting the end, came to a sudden stop at the precise
spot where the land fell away sharply to the sea. Bounding up behind
her, and slightly out of breath, came Shayslei, a halfelf like
his companion. The dragonmark, the Mark of the Storm, glistened on his
chest in the waning light. His arms gently grasped the maiden
shoulders from behind, sidling up behind her.
Sensing her new sober mood, Shay just stood there holding her as they
watched the sunset. They stood there in the dark quiet, as they had
done many times before. Shay was unquiet though, he wanted to know
something but was afraid to ask. �Ellisa, I�� his voice trailed off,
a bit nervous.
Ellisa stirred, then purred, �What is it Shay?� She leaned against
him, watching the last vestiges of sunlight fade with an aching
slowness.
�I, I love you. Dragons above and below, I do.� There was a faint
ripple of eldritch energy that splashed out as Shay spoke the
promise, the magic of an absolute truth.
Ellisa�s body tensed, her slightly pointed elven ears twitching with
anxiety, �I� love you too, Shay.�
Shay held her tighter, �Then marry me, let us live together, forever.�
The maiden�s body shook. Worried, Shay responded, �What is it, is it
my job as a windwright? What?� Shay, forcibly turned the one he hoped
to marry. �Tell me!�
�I, I can�t marry you!�
�But why?!�
�I� can�t��
�Gods, why do you torture me?�
�I�m sorry.� Ellisa disengaged herself from Shay, and moved directly
to the cliff edge not stopping.
With horror, Shay realized what Ellisa was doing and moved to stop her
from walking off the cliff, but it was too late. Shay watched numbly
as Ellisa dropped swiftly from his view down endlessly to sharp rocks
below.
But for a moment, everything stopped. And an audible whoosh signaled
some massive magic displacing something. And suddenly, a vast dragon
with the scales that shimmered like the moon glided up smoothly above
Shay, the creatures wings were close and shuttered near to her
serpentine body.
Shay stood, awestruck, as the magical fear suppressed all his
thoughts.
Be not afraid.
�Ellisa?�
No. Ellrynx.
Suddenly, Ellrynx�s wings exploded from her body. The shimmering fans
caught all the moonlight illuminating Shay in an eldritch light. It
was a fearsome and amazing sight, Shay felt humbled and minuscule
compared to this creature.
Be not afraid, Shay.
The words entered Shay�s mind, rattling around in his brain. Ellisa
the bard, his best friend, the love of his life. Ellrynx the dragon,
awesome and terrifying. Ellisa naked in bed. Serpent with wings. Bed.
Ellisa. Ellrynx. Halfelf. Monster�
Words kept coming. Neverending, words of Shay�s own creation, tearing
the sanity of the man�s mind.
Ellrynx sensed the change, watching Shay�s eyes bulge, his hands
grabbing his head. Worried, Ellrynx did the worst thing possible. She
used her draconic power to augment the power of her song, trying to
cleanse Shay�s mind.
The sonic magic did nothing but help feed the words echoing in Shay�s
mind. He began to salivate uncontrollably.
Suddenly, Shay was falling.
Ellrynx dove.
Shay landed with a crunch amidst the sharp rocks. Ellrynx was too
large to land, she changed shape quickly, landing at the side of
Shay.
Shay still lived, but barely. �Say it, Ellrynx. Say it.�
Ellrynx grasped his hand, her silver hair spilling onto his body. She
sobbed openly, but weeped no tears. She collapsed on his broken body,
and said it.
�I love you. Dragons above and below, I do.� She swore, with her
heart. And a wave of silver eldritch energy exploded from the pair.
The promise of true love until the end of the time.
Eberron began to shake with the truth magic. Shay coughed, �There,
until the end of time, my� dragon.� The light faded from his eyes.
No one knows what happened next. Some say Ellrynx lost the will to
live and petrified herself. Others say the truth magic shook Eberron,
and the cliff swallowed them both. Some say both, but all agree on one
thing.
Ellrynx cried one and only one tear for her mad lover, and this tear
crystallized into the immortal embodiment of truth�
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I'm looking for a few good players interested in political intrigue,
adventure, exotic settings, and romance. The Houses contend for
information of the new 'shard and ultimately possession of this new
artifact.

We'll be beginning deep in the jungles of Q'barra, in a remote
village, a bit too close to the lizardmen tribes. Players are
encouraged to create pulpy fun heroes, exotic but not too far from
the mould.

28 point buy, ECL 2. Anything Eberron is fine. Come with a concept,
and understand that running a game is a group effort and not solely
about you.

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/EllrynxDragonshard
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