Alternate Realities--Proortal R'lyeh, Party Kadath From: raven@clotho.acm.rpi.edu (Jennifer Lynn Piatek) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1990 02:26:32 +0000 *****At the Cairn (Hachiro&Serroli)***** "Brakish water?", Serroli answers Hachiro, "I did not want to taste it without a healer here, in case it was poisonous. But it seemed interesting for it to be here, so I wanted a sample." Meanwhile, Hachiro brushes the leaves away from what he has found. "Well, what have we here?". Tarrin wanders over, "Say, folks, we have visitors..." All three reach for the lyre, assuming that Tarrin would be able to play it, or fix it if it was broken. However, the lyre crumbles to dust when it is touched. The glove doesn't fit anyone, including Tarrin, so Hachiro hangs it on his belt, with the fancy monogrammed L facing outwards. They then return to the camp. *****Meanwhile, back at the camp***** Tarrin, before wandering over to get Hachiro and Serroli, greets Allison: "Oh, you are Casha's replacement? What happened to Casha? And what do you do? How do you do? I'm Tarrin Sandwhitt...and yes, we are looking for the Wheel of Time as well." Tarrin lopes over to the cairn, and Midnight speaks. "Hello, Allison. I'm Mark, and this is Peter. Welcome to, uh.....whereever this is. Uh Tarrin, um, Tarrin??....So, Allison, where're you from? The Valley?" The three come wandering back to camp. Hachiro looks supiciously at Allison, and asks, "Who is this?". Tarrin introduces her to both Hachiro and Serroli. "Welcome to our quest, fair lady." responds the dwarf. "Ahh, then welcome." replies Hachiro, relaxing a bit. "You seem to know what our goal is, so you know about as much as we do. Since we seem to have lost Casha, and gained you, I hope you don't mind taking her position in our Marching Order when we resume our travels on the 'morrow." Everyone except Peter and Midnight, who have already eaten, pulls our their rations. The rations are, well, edible, but not great, as one might expect. Night has finally fallen, so by the light of a campfire, everyone sets up camp. Hachiro removes his sash and armor, revealing just a loincloth underneath. He pulls a kimono and hakama from his bag, and puts them on, along with the sash. He sleeps with his swords REALLY close by. The watches go by without any undue activity, and the sun rises to reveal another grey, cloudy day. Tarrin pulls out the map he made the night before (while levitating), and shows it to everyone. It shows the three paths leading out of the glen, and that the only one that leads away from the direction you came in is the path going to the northeast. The path you came in on goes northwest, and another path (which joins the path you entered on about a mile before the spider's lair) goes southwest. The northeast path bends slightly north, and then forks a few miles away from the glen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Couple of notes: Could everyone please send me a one paragraph description of themselves (adding anything you gained/lost in the portal)? I'll post them along with the next move Also, anyone attending college at the present time: please let me know when your spring break is. Assuming you'll miss at least the Wednesday move, if not one or both of the Sundays, we can plan ahead. Mine is the week of March 10th--I'll try and get a move sent from home, but I may not be able to, in which case there won't be one that Wednesday, and the Sunday move may go up on Saturday instead. Jen (raven@pawl.rpi.edu, raven@clotho.rpi.edu) "Remember that two wrongs never make a right, but that three, do." Referenced By Up