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Still here, and welcome back!  :)


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From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
Tales from the Void
Chapter 8 Of Chaos and Order

Ibruk is a FOOL! That thing "Nimemnokzam" was not, is not, and can not be protected by such means! You need magic words AND divine enchantments to guard a cursed artifact! Need to calm down, but Kane Jerrod tells me of what occurred on the surface and what Ibruk said...

Onthorn is recovering from the "ordeal" and she is staying close to me, and Elitan Glimerlight tells me Stronghammer wants to destroy Nimemnokzam. The fool Ibruk may be mad, but that is INSANE! Kizerbane is making blueprints of his old temple complex to Armok with some modifications for five lesser temple shrines to the other gods (Dwarven, Elven, Kobold, Human, and Goblin) and is making other plans that he has not told me. Forgar Stormspear is in agreement that Ibruk is not going to help rid this world of the shadow demons, is not to be trusted with anything, and should be avoided whenever possible, although we should remain cordial with him when necessary. I will, however, try to sway his less devout followers to my side, if possible. We need paladins, mages, and necromancers to fight the dark horde and save this world from damnation. I also need to talk to Mifava about what the hell happened and get her support in my fight against evil... I also need to get a cursed crundle, Lerdy's skull from the caves,
and speak with the spirit of Ura... Argh! So many things to do, and so little time!


Hero of the old Wood
Writings of the elven hero Elitan Glimerlight
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I am tired of the conflict that my people are involved in; mostly what Imiwa is doing.
We must put all aside to fight the defilers, but she is still clinging to old belefs.
I think I need to commune with her and bring peace to the caves we live in.
She needs to know the truth and to stop fighting with her sister Fori.
                   
"Honor the trees, and treat them with respect, for they are a gift from the gods.
But do not mourn the spirits, for we are not harmed by the destruction of trees."     
                     
{Elitan Glimerlight personality: Calm, collected and polite, speaks in a refined manner, but has a strong sense for justice. (she will not mention Nathaniel in her conversation with Imiwa)}


Dark Tales of Blood
Writings of the goblin Kizerbane High Priest of Armok
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THINGS ARE INTERESTING THESE PAST MOONS AND I. DO. NOT. LIKE. WHAT. I. SEE. I SEE A PATHETIC LOT OF COWARDS, BACKSTABBERS, AND MORONIC LESSER-GOD-WORSHIPPING IDIOTS!!! BUT I SEE TWO "PEOPLE" THAT INTEREST ME, "SHEODIR REDSAGE" AND "JUGGERNAUT". I WILL APPROACH SHEODIR AND TEST HIM IN HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREAT AND HOLY ARMOK! IF HE IS WORTHY, I WILL ASK HIM TO HELP MY APPRENTICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MY NEW TEMPLE.                   
                                               
O GREAT ARMOK - BLOOD IS OUR PRAYER - OUR TEMPLE IS WAR!

{Kizerbane personality: Talks in a manner that is aggressive but almost desturbingly calm,
dedicated to Armok and Armok alone, is prideful, and has a strong sense of poetic justice}

                   
 


                     

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 :o Wow... So that was a thing... Also ow.

Now what the heck am I going to post. :-\

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Nathaniel Stomwind sat at his desk planning for the upcoming festivities; in front of him were several different escape plans
for in case things went south with the thieves guild, the guard, or Ibruk's priests.
He sighed as he looked at the papers on his desk picking up the plans for his sanctum, he sighed again rolling it up and
putting it on the desk.
"Onthorn, have you checked the plans I made?" Onthorn nodded, saying "Yes... Looks sound."
"Ok, Kizerbane and Kane, the two of you will keep an eye on the festivities, and Elitan and Forgar will keep an eye on the
entrance." Kizerbane groaned as Kane, Elitan, and Forgar nodded. "What of me?" Onthorn asked, "You are very familiar
with the workings of thieves, so after the morning mass at the Human temple, before the festival, we will perform the
ritual of possession so that you can get this task done with the best outcome." Onthorn frowned, "You want me to possess
you for this operation?" "Yes, you are the best thief and spy master for this job." Nathaniel smiled, "It will only
be for this job, ok?" "Very well..."

{ooc: For the festival operation Onthorn will be possessing Nathaniel's body
 1:Onthorn's personality is very professional, but subdued
 2:Onthorn only speaks in short sentences when talked to
 3:It will still seem as if Nathaniel is in control of the body (they have done this before on several occasions)}

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From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                             Tales from the Void
                                                          Chapter 6 Twisted Fates

It has been a very interesting time sense my last entry in this tale. To start, a festival will be had very soon, the shadow demons have returned to the land above, a forgotten one came from below, and Kadzar has been possessed by an unknown entity. I have set a list of things to do.

The list: 1: get sample of Ura's blood
            2: monitor Kadzar and question him if he succeeds in creating a new artifact
            3: get in contact with thieves' guild to find a way to get in the room with the "cursed gem"
            4: prepare for artifact investigation for during the festival
            5: When things have settled, summon and unsummon Ura's spirit (in my sanctum) with his blood and question him and find out why he came here

things that still need doing are:

1: help Weiss with wood collection
2: finish sanctum
3: continue investigation on Lerdi's skull and cage some cursed crundles
4: do a checkup on Xenir's "condition"                 

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From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                             Tales from the Void
                                                   Chapter 5 Rites in Shadow/Blood in Light

I found the skull of the large bug, it was used in a dark ritual to summoning a forgotten one by a powerful necromancer named Rakust and abandoned when she died. When I found it however it was not as abandoned as I first thought.
I know not what happened to them but I found what appears to be crundles that were corrupted by the shadow demons, they were doing some sort of religious ceremony or dark rite for the skull was covered in paint and they were painting it anew.
I will hold my investigation of the skull for now, I need to get my sanctum complete and give Weiss Ironscroll some tests to test his ability to keep secrets, his loyalty, and his will most of all. Weiss clams to have apprenticed with a dungeon master, if that is true he would make a very good apprentice and his dog would make a good familiar for him.

If he is serious in becoming my apprentice, Weiss Ironscroll's tasks are:
1:Get Blood thorn and Nether cap wood 10 of each.
2:Help carve furnishings for the sanctum.
3:Carve a bedroom and library for himself in the sanctum.
4:Get information of 6 of the 12 artifacts of Nomekast: how they were built, who built them, what happened to the individual in the creation process.
I will get information for the other 6 artifacts. When and if we get the information the investigation of the artifacts can truly begin.

This morning was a brutal time as the militia went out to save some elven merchants from three corrupted goblin hordes. The militia fought valiantly but two have fallen. I am tempted to try an experiment, to revive the to individuals in a similar manner that of Xenir, but that would be very risky, for I do not know how Xenir was revived and what that process entails.
A thought occurred to me though, Xenir was dead for almost four months, the two militia who just died, well, just died, maybe they can still be saved...
 

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From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                             Tales from the Void
                                                         Chapter 4 Twists and Turns
                                                                      Part 2

Things turned out better then I expected, Xenir has been accepted back in to the community with no almost outward problems. I will still keep my eyes on him for this is a rare opportunity to study this 'resurrection', if I can unlock its secrets......
I sense a barely contained disdain for Brosso as I past Imiwa at the Elven shrine, it seems that she and Brosso made an agreement to get the Elven vote. I'll send Onthorn to spy on him and I will try to sway the Elvin vote to Stronghammer.
I need to work on my sanctuary some more, to get thing started off with I need:
1: Get hidden door and traps installed
2: Get Necromantic lab set up
3: Finish the shrine rooms
4: Add 2 more rooms, a magic room for scrying, summoning, and arcane combat practice and a small holding cell/pit for my experiments on nothing and/or necromantic creatures
Also Onthorn wants me to instigate a mysterious skull near the Fiery Cistern, its presence bothers her so I will get it and figure out what its purpose is.
I will also need to start my investigation on the twelve artifacts, to start with the gypsum coffin "Gadankobem", I will speak to its creator for more information on it. Next will be the iron idol "Domas Eser". I will need to talk to Kadzar about the artifact, Ibruk is to overbearingly religious, hopefully Kadzar is not.
I have been listening to my spirit companions and have decided that I want a living cohort, no ill-will to them but the undead are not the same as a live person in the conversation department. An apprentice will be a nice change. I have wandered the world for a long time and I think its time especially with what occurred not to long ago, he or she will need to be trustworthy and loyal to my cause, of course is the protection of the weak and innocent. If I get an apprentice I'll need to make a room for him/her in my sanctuary to rest and study.

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Voices arose from behind them.

"-I assure you Master Ibruk, I can hear voices just past here-" They both recognized the voice, it was Kadzar, and thus probably Ibruk too, coming to perform the daily morning rites around the temple and the crypts.

*Oh shit* Nathaniel thought *I need to think fast, I'm not ready to revel my secret yet!*
From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                             Tales from the Void
                                                          Chapter 4 Twists and Turns
                                                                     Part 1
                                              *this chapter is written as if the author were in haste*

 I do not have a lot of time to write all my thoughts down right now. What I need to do is:

1: Convinces Ibruk and Kadzar that I came here to pray for the dead when I heard a strange nose and investigated.

2: Tell Xenir that we will continue our conversation later in a more privet place.(my home)

3: Ibruk may want to tell the community of this "miracle", worn him that many people my not be happy at the news and think that Xenir has turned in to an undead abomination.(that's most people for you...)

4: At a more convenient/less hectic time find out more about the twelve artifacts.(shame about Ineth Vaboklecad)

I will come back to write my thoughts later.

After a quick note in the book the priest and the prophet turned to corner into the chamber and saw us. There was a long silence, then Ibruk spoke. "Brother Xenir, how wonderful to see you again, the gods have truly blessed us today! Come, come! The community must learn of this miracle!" Nathaniel inwardly winces.
*"Nathaniel I fond a strange skull (Lerdi's) you need to see it"* whispered Onthorn in to Nathaniel's mind *"when you are not busy that is"*

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From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                              Tales from the Void
                                                             Chapter 3 Settling In
                                                                       Part 2

I ponder while going between temples. As I figured Brosso the Magnificent is a typical Dwarven noble and the information Onthorn has gathered on him in my mind confirms this line of thought. Stronghammer on the other hand from what we have gathered is your typical Dwarf who gets the job done. In the interest of a stable and happy fort I'll vote for Stronghammer and offer my knowledge of the people of the world and their cultures.(elven, human, goblin, kobold.)

I have noted that Ineth has started an artifact, I will keep an eye on him. There is still something wrong in the air even with the ghosts put to rest and Kizerbane has started to look for dormant (or active) magical taint in the community saying that we should make a secret guild of magi (mostly necromancers).

(ooc: What happend to Lerdi's skull, is it still around or was it disposed of?)

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I want to stay in this effing story, but I don't want to just make a whole new character.

Well, my character is a necromancer so your character could meet him.

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From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                             Tales from the Void
                                                            Chapter 3 Settling In

With the necromantic abomination destroyed, I waited for the solders to leave for the enemy army at the surface. I approached the abomination and took a sample of its shell and the vomit-substance it was made of. Reflecting it was a good thing I was there. I may not have done a lot of damage to the thing, but necromantic creatures require a stable nexus of power, and a well placed disruption bolt will do wonders to weaken it.
As I rest in the safety of my home I ponder. What will come next more abominations? More shadow demons? Or something worse?
What ever comes I must prepare, so I will start work on my sanctum.
I hear that mayoral elections are coming up. I will see who is running, find out more about them and vote for who I think is best.

As Nathaniel closed the tome he looked at his spirit companions. "Well that went better then expected." Nathaniel turned to Elitan Glimerlight and Forgar Stormspear "Forgar keep an eye on Kizerbane and things in our home. Elitan come with me." Forgar nodded "Got it"

"Nathaniel what are we doing?" asked Elitan. Nathaniel looked at her and said "I'm going to perform a normal mass at the Human temple, then I will go pray at the Elven shrine and Dwarven temple" "Then I'll get to work on the sanctum" looking at the blueprint he made while waiting for the military to mobilizes to kill Okag.

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"NATHANIEL!" called Forgar. "Yeah I know, get Onthorn to locate the necromantic abomination and have Elitan and Kane get the shield wards ready!" Nathaniel looked at Kizerbane and Forgar "You ready for war?" Forgar nodding said nothing and Kizerbane only grinned.
Nathaniel Stormwind fastened his dark hooded cloak and a black mask to his face. Nathaniel turned to his companions and said "We haft to stay out of sight of the solders of Nomekast, we do not want to revel that I am a necromancer untill we gain their trust." Elitan nodding said "We understand."
Nathaniel stealthily existed looked and warded his home. With great skill he stealthily existed Nomekast to the depths where Onthorn waited. "Found it?" Onthorn looked up "Not yet Zorn Stormfang" Nathaniel raised an eyebrow "So we're going back to that huh?"
"HEHEHE, YES. THE DARK MASTERS KNOW YOU AS ZORN, SO TO 'PROTECT' YOUR SOUL YOU TOOK THAT NAME." chuckled Kizerbane in a low wispier "I THOUGHT THAT WE WENT OVER THIS A LONG TIME AGO."
"Lets just hope there aren't any shadow demons"(nothing) Nathaniel readied his scepter and necromantic focus(the goblin skull) and waited.

While waiting Nathaniel Stormwind starts to doodle:
A private work shop near his home (stone and bone craft)
Off his private quarters is a sort hall to a room the size of his library
In this room is an alter to the gods in the center and a necromantic alter and a necromantic alchemy table in a alcove (the hall has 3 floodgates with a leaver each to guard the alter room)(necromantic alchemy table will be made from Blood thorns and the necromantic alter made from Nether caps if possible)
Off the alter room are 5 small shrine rooms:
shrine to the Elven hero Elitan Glimerlight and an alter to the Elven Spirit of War(Door to room is made of wood with an elven holy symbol on it)
shrine to Onthorn the Kobold spy master and an alter to the Kobold Ascended Ones (Trapped wood door with kobold symbol on it)
shrine to the monk Kane Jerrod and an alter to the Human god balance (Iron door with a ying yang on it)
shrine to the Dwarven Paladin Forgar Stormspear and an alter to Id the 'Stonefather' (Stone door encrusted with gems in the pattern of Id's holy symbol) 
shrine to Kizerbane Goblin High Priest to Armok and Necromancer Archmage and an alter to Armok God of Blood (Steel floodgate with bands of platinum and encrusted with gems in the pattern of Armok's holy symbol)

{OOC: Nathaniel Stormwind's plan is to 1: stay out of sight of the solders of Nomekast
                                                     2: stay at long rang and snipe the monsters
                                                     3: his main target is the necromantic abomination (forgotten beast)
                                                     4: rescue solders while staying incognito 
                                                     5: run when out of ammo
Nathaniel will only attack if the military does
Nathaniel will refer to the nothing as 'Shadow Demons' from now on.} 
   

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{ooc:epic tale 8)}
From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                             Tales from the Void
                                                        Chapter 2 Halls of Mystery

I have finely come to Nomekast. It is not what I was expecting but it does not matter as we are safe for now. Rumors have started that I'm some kind of pious mystic and that I should lead the human temple, not that I mind but my services are open to all (pious mystic hmmf!).
As I was settling in several things happened; death rites for the fallen were performed, and an artifact the Shredzealots the Strange Hollow was made...I can sense great power coming from the crundle bone throne, it must be guarded. My spirit companions are getting restless and I feel a strange and dark presence watching this place, I will conduct a quiet investigation. 

As Nathaniel closed the tome he looked around to make sure no one was watching and entered the old farm, then he took the goblin skull from it's pouch.
Nathaniel concentrated and said "Onthorn and Elitan Glimerlight please go and start the investigation, Kizerbane and Forgar Stormspear please go and find us a place to make a home/library/lab, and where did Kane Jerrod go?"  Elitan spoke up "He went to the human temple to meditate." "WHEN IS HE NOT MEDITATING!" said Kizerbane in his normal angry tone. Onthorn shrugged and moved off to do her job. Forgar looked grim "We need to help the spirits of this place to rest for something prevents them." "Agreed I'll talk to Ibruk about making a tomb/mausoleum for those that fought and died protecting Nomekast." said Nathaniel. 
                             

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OOC: I am glad this is still going.

From the journal of Nathaniel Stormwind:
                                                                          Tales from the Void
                                                                             Chapter 1 Tree
I found a place I can rest for a while, a tree...Well it is better then getting killed by those things.(I have to find a better name for them then NOTHING, keep getting confused.) My spirit companions are arguing again for the best course of action. Elitan Glimerlight the elf says we have to go find survivors, almost impossible with the sea of "Nothing" below.(Heroes do not know when to save themselves sometimes) Kizerbane the goblin as always says we just need to kill them and the mighty Armok will protect us.(hasn't yet...bloody priest...) Kane Jerrod the human is quiet as always.(nice to be a monk) Onthorn the kobold and Forgar Stormspear the dwarf both are (finely) in agreement that "Nomekast" is our best bet on survival and I am in agreement.

Elitan Glimerlight is an ancient elven hero from a forgotten age and she is my first and closest companion.
Kane Jerrod is a mystery to this day though he will give valuable insight.
Kizerbane is a priest of Armok and he is quick to the violent side of thought and is my tutor in the dark arts.
Onthorn is an informant and is a spy. She helps find dens of evil.
Forgar Stormspear is a paladin and he helps me stay on the path of good.

They finely stopped talking maybe I can get some sleep tonight.             


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I have read this and I want to join.

Name:Nathaniel Stormwind
Species:Human
Gender:male
Stated Job:Spirit adviser, stone/bone craftier
Real Job:Necromancer
Carried Oddity's: Goblin skull, ruby scepter(in fort terms a crossbow)       

Personality: A kind and good man. Nathaniel learned necromancy to help and protect his people from the undead attacking the town he lived in. When his people were safe he traveled the lands learning the dark arts and how to combat it to protect the weak and innocent. After the Nothing attacked he traveled with his 5 spirit companions(1 elf,dwarf,goblin,human, and kobold) and any other spirits who wanted sanctuary from the Nothing. He hopes this Nomekast will be the best hope for all living and dead of this world.

ooc: The skull is the focus for communicating with the spirits. The scepter shoots bolts of magic.                 

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