Alternate Realities--Portal R'lyeh, Party Kadath From: raven@clotho.acm.rpi.edu (Jennifer Lynn Piatek) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 1990 04:06:46 +0000 The stream is wide, and is smooth. You can't quite see the bottom from here, and from what you can see of it, the bottom could be either 5 inches away, or 50. However, it does look crossable. "Hmm," ponders Hachiro, "I don't like the idea of we fighters just walking across, because if we were to slip, we might not be able to get back up with all our armor on. Allison Paul, would you be so kind as to swim across the river and tie off an end of this rope to a tree, so that we may have a guide rope. That way we can hold onto something and if we slip, we can pull ourselves back up." Allison agrees, and begins to cross the river with the rope, when Peter stops her. "Actually, I think I should go. My, um, armor, will protect me from the effects of the water if its really cold." He grabs the rope, and wades across. Much to his surprise, and yours, the water is no more than 8 inches deep at the lowest part. He ties the rope to the tree, anyway, and you all cross with no problems. You continue down the path, eventually reaching the point where another trail joins the one your on. It looks similar in composition to the fork you didn't take right before the river crossing. Around noon, you reach another branch in the trail. The main trail itself makes a sharp right turn but you can see a faint trail leading on in the direction you've been going. Down the main trail, you can faintly hear a deep, melodious chanting. The faint trail is silent. There is a strong wind here, and the tree tops sway violently back and forth. While traveling, Allison turns to Mark (Midnight) and says, "Yes, I'm from the Valley -- where are you from, dude?" and asks the party in general what they know about the location of the Wheel of Time. Hachiro also addresses the party, "Oh, I just thought of something. Tarrin seems to have been bestowed with a pair of magic boots, and I have been given a magic thing also. Have any of you others been given magic things? I have a net thing you would use to catch fish, but its supposed to become sticky when you throw it a something or someone. Do any of you have anything useful? It would help me to know what services are available." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "You can be the captain, and I will call the chart. Sailing into destiny, closer to the heart." Referenced By Up