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A Wizard's Fate: Turn 86
Friday June 20th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
"Let's take a quick look around," Jus says as he begins seeing if anything is retrievable. He finds several books that are intact with titles like "Demon Lore," "Death Rituals of the Sagunda," "Poisons and Acids." However most of the books that he finds are in some unknown language. None are magical.

Jus pauses and looks up at Eryiln, "We aren't finished looking around yet, Eryiln." Jus glances at the writing on the wall and then back to Eryiln. "Try to ignore this babble. Remember the poem Elzid wrote for you?" Eryiln looks up at him for a minute then smiles as she remembers the poem. Then she whispers, "...but he's dead now," and she begins crying again.

Gareth rummages through the books and debris with his sword tip to see if he can find anything (not trusting wizard books). He also searches the walls and shelves for concealed doors. He raps on each bookcase to see if he hears a hollow sound on the other side of any of them, but he finds nothing.

Nonam looks through the books as well. While he's searching, he speaks to no one in particular, "So much knowledge wasted." Then he looks at Eryiln, "You know Elzid probably destroyed this himself in an effort to rid himself of his evil ways. He must have loved you very much."

Chala ignores the books. Instead she goes to look at the inscription on the wall. She mutters, "Why are the E's backwards." Then she notices a section of wall that seems strange somehow. She begins to search this, and she finds a secret door. She searches a little more and finds the opening mechanism. She looks around at everyone and says, "Guys, I found a secret door."

Below-The-Line (OOC) Comments
Friday June 20th, 1997 5:30:40 AM

John says, I'll be changing internet providers in August. Hopefully this will improve my e-mail service. BTW: For those that do not know, we will be moving to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands at the end of August. We will be visiting relatives beforehand. I'll still be able to participate in an e-mail campain, but I don't know how long delays may be.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 87
Monday June 23rd, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Jus says, "I tend to agree with Nonam, it appears these books are not altogether wholesome."

Looking at the title of the "Death Rituals of the Sagunda" book, Jus asks, "Anyone remember what type of creatures were promised to Elzid?"

Nonam says, "He was promised a legion of baetzu... Jus, do you have any idea what Kizzimic means?"

Jus looks at Nonam and says, "Let me know if you want any of these carried out." Nonam shakes his head, "Most of them are burned too badly."

Gareth trips the mechanism and says "Stand ready...". Jus turns his attention to the secret door as Gareth looks into the opening.

The door swings into a dusty unlit room. One end of which has collapsed in response to the explosion of Elzid's tower, and heaps of fallen rocks and debris have piled up on the floor. Webs fill the room and conceil the ceiling.

Chala says, "Do you think there might be spiders in there."

Below-The-Line (OOC) Comments
Monday June 23rd, 1997 5:30:40 AM

I'm upgrading my computer this week. So if I don't answer for a while, I probably killed my computer. Movin' up from the DX4 120 to the P200 with 40megs of RAM, yeeha.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 88
Wednesday June 25th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Gareth moves into the room slowly moving webs and being careful where he puts his feet.

"No, I don't know what that means," answers Jus. As he draws his sword (just in case) and approaches the secret door, he continues, "But when Gareth ripped open the door, I recalled that word and wondered if it would have opened the door."

Nonam says, "I wonder... kizzimic... hmm" He follows Jus.

Erilyn refuses to go near the web filled room and Chala stays with her.

Gareth hasn't gone far into the room when a large spider drops out of the webs, and tries to bite him. It fails and falls to the floor. Nonam and Jus, notice three more crawling in the webs.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 89
Friday June 27th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Jus takes a quick look to see how big the room is. It was once about 20'x40', but with the rubble at one end it is now 20' x 30'. He also notices that the rubble seems less massive in this room than the others. It could be moved and sifted through. He then gets beside Gareth to try and keep any of the spiders from coming behind them.

"Chala!", Jus calls, "If things start getting ugly, burn the webs! Wait to see how we do -- so we don't destroy anything that may be within!"

Chala nods and moves to stand within the doorway, and she begins to light a torch.

Nonam rushes into the room and throws a pair of daggers at two separate spiders. The hilts glow as they leave his hands and, he hits both spiders. One falls dead from the webs and makes a thudding noise at hits the ground. The other is merely grazed.

Gareth whacks 'em with his sword. Especially the one that tried to bite him. He cleaves the spider at his feet in two with a mighty blow.

The wounded spider moves toward Nonam and attacks him. It drops onto him from the webs, but it is unable to bite him. It is on his head.

The fourth spider moves to Jus. It bites at him but misses, and it remains in the safety of the web.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 90
Monday June 30th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Nonam stabs the spider on his head. It dies. The mage is covered in dead spider.

Jus attacks the spiders with both swords. Each blade finds its mark. The final spider falls dead from the webs.

Chala enters the room and with the added light from her torch. The group is able to see a potion trapped in the webs near the ceiling. Gareth also notices something shiny on the floor.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 91
Wednesday July 2nd, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Gareth examines the shiny object. It is a brass milk dish with the name "Zotzpox" painted on it in large black letters. Inside it is a scrap of paper with the words "ELZID I HATE" scrawled on it. Again the E's are backwards.

Jus sheaths his swords and starts looking through the rubble, careful not to cause a major landslide. He finds another secret door.

Nonam retrieves his daggers. Then Chala and Nonam work at getting the potion down from the ceiling. She stands on his shoulders and grabs the potion. As she reaches out to take it several dead rats fall from the webs. She screams but manages to maintain her grip on the potion. It has no label. When she gets down her legs glow briefly where Nonam touched her while helping her stand on his shoulders.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 92
Friday July 4th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Gareth says "Maybe this familiar or whatever it was hated Elzid and did this to him. That probably means that he was attacked or something as opposed to having an accident."

Jus calls everyones attention to the new secret door as he attempts to find a way to open it. Nonam says, "Perhaps the command word is 'Kizzimic,'" but when he says it, nothing happens. However, Jus finds the catch. He then looks around to make sure all are ready and opens the door.

Beyond the door is a 10'x10' closet which contains a chest.

Nonam mutters, "That word must do something... I wonder... Kizzimic." As soon as Nonam says Kizzimic that time, the chest makes a loud hissing noise like air rushing out of a tire, and then runes on the lid glow red for a second. Then everything is quiet.

Below-The-Line (OOC) Comments
Friday July 4th, 1997 5:30:40 AM

JK says, Everybody welcome Kevin back. He'll be playing Chala until he gets a character of his own because neither Jerry or I have heard from Tom in a few weeks.

John says, More Blond jokes as Jerry requested...

>A blonde gets on an airplane and sits down in the first >class section. The stewardess tells her she must move >to economy because she doesn't have a first class >ticket. > >The blonde replies, "I'm blonde, I'm smart, I have a >good job and I'm staying in first class until we reach >Jamaica." > >The stewardess gets the head stewardess who asks the >woman to leave and she says, "I'm blonde, I'm smart, I >have a good job and I'm staying in first >class until we reach Jamaica." > >The stewardesses don't know what to do because they >have to get the rest of the passengers seated to take >off, so they get the co-pilot. > >The co-pilot goes up to the blonde and whispers in her >ear. She immediately gets up and goes to her seat in >the economy section. The head stewardess asks the >co-pilot what he said to get her to move. > >The co-pilot replies, "I told her the front half of the >airplane wasn't going to Jamaica".

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 93
Monday July 7th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Chala will duck away from the entrance to make sure she isn't in the path of a possible attack. She hides around the corner waiting.

Gareth tosses a rock over on top of the chest saying "Stand back". It lands on top of the chest with a thud. He then moves it with his sword. It scoots back a little, but nothing else happens. Then he says "Try one of those keys." Jus and Nonam take out their keys, but they are obviously too large to open this chest.

Jus carefully walks to the chest, casually checking for traps as he walks. He then kneels down to the chest and looks for a way to open it, but he can't figure out how.

Nonam looks around at everyone as if they're slightly off balance mentally, and he walks up to the chest, takes Gareth's rock off the top, and opens it. He looks inside and whistles.

Inside there is a silver spearhead wrapped in velvet, 4 blue gems, a shortsword, a broad sword, a scimitar, a long sword, 2 daggers, a quiver of 24 arrows, a ring, a scroll with 2 spells on it, and a wand with the word 'sizzle' inscribed on the handle. Finally there is a brass key. It looks like the wooden key Nonam has and the iron key Jus has.

Nonam takes the scroll, one blue gem, and the wand and turns to face the others. "Anybody mind if I keep these?" Then he says, "Feel free to split up the rest."

Below-The-Line (OOC) Comments
Monday July 7th, 1997 5:30:40 AM

JK says- read the long messages from Jerry & John

Jerry says- I appreaciate everyone's patience during my vacation and insanity towards the end of the school year. As someone once said, "I feel much better. I think I'll go for a walk now."

Jerry also says- I requested blond jokes?...

A duck goes into a bar and asks, "Do you have any duck food?"

The bartender answers, "No we don't have any duck food. This is a bar! Get out of here!"

Tne next day the duck returns and asks, "Do you have any duck food?"

The bartender answers, "No! This is not a duck bar. We don't have duck food! Get out of here!"

The next day the duck returns and asks, "Do you have any duck food?"

The bartender loses his temper and says, "I hate ducks! I don't feed ducks! I don't even know what ducks eat! Get out of here! If you ever come back I'll nail your webbed feet to the wall!"

The next day the duck returns and asks, "Do you have any nails?"

The bartender answers, "No I don't have any nails."

The duck then answers, "Well, then, do you have any duck food?"

John says:My family will be moving to the Kwajalein Missile Range with arrival on August 25th. The Kwajalein Island, on which we will be living, is in the Kwajalein Atoll (rim of volcano) in the Marshall Islands which is halfway between Hawaii and Australia at about 155 Deg. Latitude and 9 Deg. Longitude. We will be visiting relatives and having a vacation from July 25th until we leave from California.

The job is not too exiting, mostly maintenance of real-time software for the TRADEX radar on island Roi-Namur. The new software domain -- real-time on real systems -- will provide a learning curve that should keep me interested for a while. In the next year or two, the software and hardware will be going through major renovations which will provide much more excitement.

We will be living on the island of Kwajalein which is the largest island in the Atoll -- a whopping 1.2 square miles. The 40 min. 50 mile commute to Roi-Namur is via bicycles (to and from airports) and airplane (across the Atoll).

Ask your questions, get your answers...

Oh, going for the experience and family-oriented life; base pay is same as now, but with no taxes and paid housing/utilities.

For lots of pictures are enclosed showing where things are and what things look like, see: http://www.aloha.net/~spartan/photos.htm

Or the main Kwajalein High School Web Page: http://www.aloha.net/~spartan/

jrk

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 94
Wednesday July 9th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Jus says, "Mayhap we should do a quick divide here, and another after we determine what we have. Right now; I'm interested in the long sword, daggers, arrows, and maybe the ring."

Gareth pulls out the spearhead and says "I'd like this." He also indicates that he would like the longsword and the ring. He goes on to say, "We'd better keep all three keys in one place." Nonam agrees and gives Jus the wooden key. Jus picks up the brass key, and puts all three together.

Chala Says: " May I have the Scimitar? I don't care about the rest." The others readily agree.

Erylin decides to take the shortsword at least until she gets out of this place.

Since nobody showed any interest Nonam picks up the other three gems and says "Well who gets the longsword and the ring. And what about that other sword?"

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 95
Friday July 11th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Gareth says "You can carry the longsword for now since it is your main weapon. I'm not ready to say who gets what just yet. Maybe the old sage can tell us what we have and then we can make the split as fair as possible. I'll carry the other sword."

Gareth takes the broadsword and put it in his belt. After a thorough search which turns up nothing, he moves to the trapezoidal door in the hallway that hasn't been opened and examines it. (He makes no mention of the ring and leaves it for Jus to take.)

The unopened door is trapezoidal in shape. Carved into its surface is a gargoyle with iron fangs. It's mouth is a keyhole.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 96
Monday July 14th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Jus and the others follow Gareth down the hall.

Jus pulls out the iron key and looks to see if it would fit the keyhole. It looks to be a perfect match. He puts it in the keyhole.

As soon as the key is placed in the Gargoyle's mouth, the door vanishes with a loud pop. The hall continues 10 more feet and ends at another strange door.

The 2nd door is circular. It is smooth unsculpted stone with a large keyhole at its center.

A Wizard's Fate: Turn 97
Wednesday July 16th, 1997 5:00:40 AM
Gareth examines specific features on and around the door. He tries to estimate if the keys will fit into the keyhole. He decides that either the wood or brass key would fit. They look the exact same other than the material they are made of. He says "Those words you keep mumbling - maybe they'll work here?"

Nonam shrugs his shoulders and says, "KIZZIMIC." Nothing happens.

Jus looks around to see if he can tell whether to use the brass or wooden key. He can determine nothing either. If he can't tell, he pulls out the brass key and looks to see if it would fit. It does so he says, "Well, here it goes." He puts the key in.

As soon as he does so, electricity races up the key and burns him for 1 point of damage.

Nonam pulls him away from the door and says, "Maybe we should use the wood key." He takes it and inserts it into the keyhole. The door disappears. 10 feet beyond it is another door. It is also made of stone and is diamond shaped. It bears the inscription, "Let he who would enter speak his name." Below the inscription is a keyhole.

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