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I took some liberties by renaming them when I uploaded them. That was only for clarity, however.

Day2 of my 1st turn

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Teshil Turotcadem, "Thunderblood", was a boastful man with a fiery personality. He was friendly enough, and
generally honest, for the most part. He had practiced with a sword since had was young, eventually graduating
to armor use. Once his basic training was complete, he had worked as local hunter, honing his skills in the
closest thing to field combat that was available to him. It was on the 22nd of Moonstone, 1055, that he
decided he was finally ready. He went to the mayor and gave his request. With a twinge of sadness, the mayor
agreed that he was ready. He would travel East, toward "The Ocean of Radiances", and act as a warrior for
the towns along its coast. On his way, he would stop by Tistol to see if they were troubled in any way. So
he left the town of Helmsplant, alone.

He traveled southeast over The Lucid Hill and The Big Crazed Dunes before reaching Tistol. It wasn't a
very large town, but it was quaint, and--judging by the mayor's words--not without problems. Apparently the
locals were getting worried about a cave nearby, called Stabbedhole. It was rumored that a cyclops lived
there. Teshil discovered that the rumor was true when the mayor lowered his voice to a whisper and said, "I
want you to kill Uno Bloodivy, the cyclops." "No problem," The swordsman said.

Teshil, despite his boasts, was not all talk, nor was he all muscle; he knew when he was going to need help.
He went into the town to gather local warriors willing to help him. So as not to stir up the townsfolk, they
gave the explanation that they were going out to hunt. He was joined by Fensast "Diewhispered", spearman; and
Age "Rimtempest", swordsman. The three then departed for Stabbedhole.

They crossed "The Long Molten Memory-Desert of Stars", named for its unforgettable burning heat, and the vast
expanse of stars that could be seen from there at night. They could smell the sea nearby when they reached
the cave, in the dead of night.

Day1 of my first turn

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Abhorsen Pimkastrol...
Nisa Imazanipa...
Their names were recorded, as well as their victories, but there was no record of their deaths. This puzzled
Rosmik "Watchedmyths" Kiwanxem, a female historian living temporarily in Bridestyles, in the country of
Cadopesor. She was what you might call a "field historian". Not really an archaeologist, but a traveling
historian who filled in gaps in historical records while traveling from place to place. She experienced
history rather than just reading it, and this gave her valuable fist hand knowledge above some others in
similar fields of study. Unexplained gaps in records bothered her, so she set out to fill them in when
others couldn't. And thusly, she was preparing to set off and find out for herself what had become of these
two modern heroes.

The nature of what she did required that she be able to defend herself, just like any traveler. She had the
proper training; she was a good mark with a crossbow, wasn't bad in hand to hand combat, could use armor, and
she could get around quietly when she needed to. She had remarkable strength, and was tough enough to take
care of herself.

Her first order of business was to find some traveling companions. Gisep Usushzilta, axeman, and Ebe Pantuma,
maceman, filled this need. They had heard of Abhorsen and were interested enough in his fate to agree to
follow Rosmik. So the three prepared to set out. Since Abhorsen's last known location was the ruin of
Planescreams, that was their destination. It was the 25th of Sandstone, 1055. The trees were bright with the
colors of autumn, and it was good weather for traveling. They began moving west, searching for information
about Planescreams.

They stopped shortly in the town of Dukaatek in hopes of learning some information. Unfortunately they found
none. Even worse, Planescreames didn't appear to be on Rosmik's map. Also, it wasn't known where Abhorsen had
been before departing to the ruin. Why were there so many holes?! Rosmik was frustrated, but they kept
traveling; maybe they'd get lucky.

They kept moving, always west for days. They would stop at towns and ask anyone with knowledge about the
ruin, but no one had ever heard of Planescars. Then, on the 10th of Timber, they were attacked while traveling
through the hills of Ekxoxsmastbosto Osmosp (?!). They hadn't been attentive and had been surrounded by a pack
of wolves. Rosmik was surprised and began to back away from the wolf nearest her, but then she heard Gisep
fighting. She couldn't leave those two alone against a pack of wolves, even if they were fighters. She took
aim and fired at the wolf chasing her. She hit it in the stomach just as it reared up to sink it's teeth into
her ribs. A difficult scuffle ensued, during which she took some heavy damage. The wolf tried to go in for
the kill once, closing it's laws around her head. She somehow managed to break its grip, but knew that she
would never again see out of her left eye.

She could hear Gisep's shouts as he was assulted by other members of the pack. Then he suddenly became silent,
and she was swept by a torrent of horrifying thoughts. In a daze, she pulled herself away from the wolf and
jumped to her feet, despite the burning pain it caused her. The wolf jumped at her and tore at her face, but
she felt nothing. The wolf collided with her, but somehow she moved just slightly andthe wolf was shoved to
the ground at her feet. She grabed it around the neck just as the maceman ran up to her, a terrible look in
his eye. He swung at the wolf with unnatural power. The wolf's head was completely smashed. but there were
others; and they were coming straight towards Rosmik and Ebe.

Rosmik didn't understand; why did this all seem so far away? why was her pain gone? She raised her crossbow
and aimed for one of the wolves. It all seemed like a dream, everything moving so slowly... She fired once,
the bolt passing into the wolf's ribcage and out the other side. 'One down...' She noticed passively that one
of the wolves was tearing at her stomach. She felt sick and threw up as the wolf got a solid hold on her lower
body. Her vision wavered as she saw Ebe coming to help her. Somehow she managed to lift her crossbow once
again. She fired bolt right into the wolf's own stomach, causing it to become sick. Neither of them were in
any condition for fighting; it was up to Ebe's mace to finish it.

He smashed one of the wolf's legs before putting all of his strength into another heavy blow that completely
destroyed the wolf's lower body. Finaly, there were no more of them...

Rosmik just laid there. She didn't know how long, but when she finally felt she could move, all of her major
bleeding had stopped. She was badly cut and torn from head to toe, but she would survive. As she laid there,
she asked the maceman what had happened to Gisep; he had been assulted by three of the pack, and he had only
been close enough to help her... Rosmik closed her eyes again and thought to herself. Gisep was dead, she was
very badly but not mortally wounded, and Ebe... She suddenly realized that he had killed three of the wolves,
and he was completely unhurt. He blamed it on his armor, but what about that look she had seen him get when
he was fighting...

She got painfully to her feet and they set off toward a town they had passed by a few days ago. But their
trial was apparently not over; once again they were beset by wolves. This time there were five. Rosmik was
quickly faced against another wolf in melee range. She fired at it, but the bolt hit the wolf in the paw.
She had to jump back at the last moment to avoid being bitten.

Then she saw it. Ebe was doing it again...

[Note that I removed the text about my character from this screenshot so it wouldn't distract from the important bits.]

Meanwhile Rosmik was only able barely keep out of the wolves' reach. She clobbered one with her crossbow in
desperation, and actually managed to get a good hit. After that she was back to dancing around, trying to
fire when she had a chance. Losing her left eye had killed her aim, however, and she missed twice. The third
try was a charm, however, and she managed to hit one in the leg. But then, once again she felt jaws close
on her stomach. Another wolf bit down on her left hand. They both shook her, tearing bits of flesh away.

Out of seemingly nowhere Ebe came. He bashed a wolf in the back leg, then hit it with all of his running
force, throwing it to the ground. Then, just like last time, he hit a wolf that was attacking Rosmik so hard
that it actually flew through the air away from her. Now there was only one left.

The strange look left Ebe's eyes, and he slumped in exhastion, his guard down. Before he or Rosmik could
react, the wolf was on him, tearing at whatever it could get at. He knocked it away once with his sheild, but
it came back and just kept attacking. It got a good hold on his hand and began to pull at it violently.

In a sudden burst of stength, Rosmik hit the wolf with her crossbow. The blow actually knocked the wolf away
from the bleeding Ebe, and Rosmik stepped over him, intent that the wolf would not have any more chances to
harm him. She swung again and again, bludgeoning the wolf with her crossbow until it no longer moved.

Once again, despite what happened at the end, Ebe had defeated almost all of the enemies but one, which Rosmik
had dealt with. She supported him as they limped away, noting that--to her great shock--he too was now
missing his left eye.

They traveled the rest of the way to the town without speaking. After they had been resting in the town for a
while, Ebe approached Rosmic with a sad look in his eyes. He felt guilty that he had not been able to save
Gisep. Rosmik suggested that they go and collect his belongings, and his body if it was still there. He
nodded agreement. However, as they searched the wilderness, they were unable to find the axeman's body or
equipment, or Ebe's mace, which they had not thought to retrieve after the previous battle.

In the end they decided to continue their original quest. Since Gisep had died while journeying with them for
that goal, they would continue until either they fell as well, or they had finally achieved it.

So they continued west. Only to be assailed by wolves again. Rosmik now wondered if they had been cursed from
the moment they set off on this journey. First four wolves, then five. This time there were six, and every
one of them ran straight for Rosmik, malice in its eyes.

Rosmik began to run, thinking of nothing but getting away. She ran past Ebe, calling to him to follow. He
didn't move. She kept running. Then she stopped. 'He's fighting them... so that I can escape?' She turned and
planted her feet. 'So he's going to die for my sake?'

"THAT'S...NOT...GOING...TO...HAPPEN!!!", she screamed, running at full speed towards the two wolves that
hadn't stopped to fight Ebe. She swung her crossbow like a maul, pounding at the beasts, not even bothering to
fire a shot. The pounded the first wolf's ribcage in, then proceeded to destroy the second wolf's hip, the
sheer shock killing it. Without hesitation, she continued toward the group surrounding Ebe. She began to beat
at one of the beasts. When it turned around to snap at her, she simply dodged and hammered it again. One more
pounding blow and it didn't move. Then she attacked another, charging full force. She hit it and then
shoulder tackled it, knocking it to the ground before swiftly ending its life. She charged the next one with
similar results. Then the third, until none but Rosmik and Ebe moved.

It was then that they swore never to abandon one another. The feelings between them had changed. Neither
could have survived without the other, and they knew that if events continued as they were, neither would be
able to live without the other by their side. They were correct.

Shortly after, wolves attacked them again, and once again they killed every one. Rosmik was glad she had a
sturdy crossbow, built for both ranged and close-combat use, because she found that she could--strangely
enough--do more damage faster if she didn't even bother to use bolts.

They traveled a short ways northwest after encountering impassable mountains. This led them to the dwarven
mountainhomes of Nomalokol "Staffvoiced". Maybe the dwarves might have maps that they didn't? Alas, they did
not, leaving the party of two no closer to their goal. Soon after during their travels, they found an
uncharted cave. Out of spite for their lack of direction in their search; they called it "Brainholes".

Nice! This looks like  good fun, so add my name to the list! I hope my two days fall on days when I have plenty of free time...

I think Toady has referred to it as a "vermin event". Basically, if you get near a square where they're hiding, you get the message and the roaches scatter. I think I counted about six when it happened to me, but since vermin go in and out of view I can't be sure.

dun dun dun... SECRET FUN STUFF...  

I understand. I simply didn't know. I'd heard about corrupted worlds but not how they ended up that way.

However, I have no regrets! It was a fresh world and produced a good story.
In fact, I might corrupt a world again sometime just to see what other interesting bugs I can squeeze out of the game.

...Perhaps.

Whatever the case, I theorize that he made holes for his arms and wore them around as extremely baggy armored overalls.

--
The giant puts on the =Iron Chain Leggings=.
They are mangled!
The giant falls over.
--

Another likely theory is that they are enchanted one-size-fits-all, but that's too boring.  

[ September 28, 2007: Message edited by: Sylverone ]