Post by Dobian on Aug 26, 2011 12:13:23 GMT -5
A long crate arrived in Dhedluk, and was delivered to the room of an elven female at the Blushing Maiden, who signed for it. "This cost me quite a bit of coin, I hope it was worth it," she said.
After pulling away clumps of straw, she stared down at the petrified, linen-wrapped form of a human male. A sword and a katana laid crossed on his chest. And tucked next to him, a scroll. The elf untied the ribbon, then unrolled the parchment and read:
She had heard about this from a traveling merchant in Valkur's Roar one day, and asked him to inquire on purchasing it on his return trip. When she received a letter from the man with the details and price, the elven woman promptly arranged for payment to be sent by guarded courier to Messemprar.
"What am I going to do with you?," Salina said with a little smile as she gazed into the crate.
For the next month, Salina applied all the skill she had obtained over the years of studying and apprenticeship. Unwrapping and re-wrapping the body, uttering various incantations, infusing the corpse with negative energy, spreading fresh embalming mixtures over him. If this one really did serve Nergal, the dead god, that meant that his soul was in limbo and that he was free to serve a new master. Selune forgive me, she thought, but this is what I do, and maybe I can put this one to some good use.
Late one evening, two figures emerged from Salina's room - a small hooded female, and a much larger male figure similarly dressed in a hood and robes. They quietly walked downstairs and out into the Dhedluk night.
After pulling away clumps of straw, she stared down at the petrified, linen-wrapped form of a human male. A sword and a katana laid crossed on his chest. And tucked next to him, a scroll. The elf untied the ribbon, then unrolled the parchment and read:
Sakir-Har
Ruler of a little-known kingdom in the region of Unther nearly three thousand years ago.
Preserved and entombed with his enchanted ceremonial blades.
Rumored to have been an undead servant of Nergal, a god of the underworld who was slain in -1071 by an orc god.
Excavated in 1368, and transported to Messemprar where it was put in storage for further study.
Ruler of a little-known kingdom in the region of Unther nearly three thousand years ago.
Preserved and entombed with his enchanted ceremonial blades.
Rumored to have been an undead servant of Nergal, a god of the underworld who was slain in -1071 by an orc god.
Excavated in 1368, and transported to Messemprar where it was put in storage for further study.
She had heard about this from a traveling merchant in Valkur's Roar one day, and asked him to inquire on purchasing it on his return trip. When she received a letter from the man with the details and price, the elven woman promptly arranged for payment to be sent by guarded courier to Messemprar.
"What am I going to do with you?," Salina said with a little smile as she gazed into the crate.
For the next month, Salina applied all the skill she had obtained over the years of studying and apprenticeship. Unwrapping and re-wrapping the body, uttering various incantations, infusing the corpse with negative energy, spreading fresh embalming mixtures over him. If this one really did serve Nergal, the dead god, that meant that his soul was in limbo and that he was free to serve a new master. Selune forgive me, she thought, but this is what I do, and maybe I can put this one to some good use.
Late one evening, two figures emerged from Salina's room - a small hooded female, and a much larger male figure similarly dressed in a hood and robes. They quietly walked downstairs and out into the Dhedluk night.