Taselak (SEI)/The quest of Taselak

Summary

7 Great Swords, Staffs and Armor have been revealed to Valens. He has been given the task to find the people who can wield these items and then find them. Only Valens can recognize anyone who has the right to hold the items, as if you don't have the right you can't get near them.
Elladar said "This would probably be rated atleast PG-13. Please make sure kids are away from the screen of your computer before reading this." probably for mild violence and gore.
Begun by Valens on Sep 5, 2006. Copied to wiki largely by Fiflit, mostly left in it's origional format.

Story

Chapter 1: Intro
Chapter 2: Arrival
Chapter 3: Beginning

Characters

Name	Weapon	Color	Animal Power
Dennis
Valens	Two Swords
Retnuh	Differential Swords	Green	Dino!

Full Story (being moved)

Valens
Valens walks outside and picks up the bird, and finds the hidden message

"Interesting...very interesting...."

Valens walks back inside, back to everyone.

"Ok everyone, we shall travel out to try and find what we need to tomorrow. Everyone go home, relax and be ready to leave tomorrow. We shall meet at the entrance to Taselak."

Valens walks up to Mischa, gives her a hug. After which he walks up to the stairs, turns and looks around the room...

"still here....I wonder what he is doing here...."

Valens shrugs and goes up to his room

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Elladar
One half hour later on the road leading to Valens' manor.

As Elladar walks along the road he passes a few people heading in the other direction. "There's Ranger. Hm... His armor... It looks... Unique, and what is that he has at his side, is that a dagger? Yes, and he also has a bow on his back, as black as the rest of his equipment." Elladar goes further along the road and passes Lady Mischa, shouting at her scouts, saying that they need to run off to places as far as the city of Sandalak. "That armor... it also looks... unique... I wonder where she and Ranger got their armor from." Elladar continues to pass people wearing "unique" sets of armor. "There's Retnuh, showing off some incredibly dark green armor to his troops. And there's Daelius, wearing bright silver plate mail, that looks light, as if for an archer, ah yes, there's his bow. What's that on his chest plate... Ah it's a swooping eagle. I hope his arrows fly like an eagle next there's he's in a battle." Further up the road, Elladar passes Dennis. "His armor reminds me of home, it's almost as blue as the ocean."

Elladar arives at Valens' manor and knocks on the door. He waits there for a minute and then the door opens. One of Valens' maids is standing inside, she invites him in. "Lord Valens will be with you in a minute," she says, and heads up the stairs. Elladar sits on a chair and waits. Soon he hears Footsteps coming from the stairs. He gets up and turns to see Valens standing there in a suit of armor, with a broad sword slung on his back. Elladar walks over and greets him. He asks Valens where he and everyone else he'd seen on the road got their armor from. Valens says...

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Ranger
Ranger comes out of the shadows when he sees Lord Valens go upstairs with not a worry. I guess he senses no danger. Ill just have to be on my guard like always. Ranger leaves the house at an increased pace than the other three. On his way to do a little more site seeing he notices another noble it seems take an interest to what seemed to be his armor.

Purhaps another one. Or something else. Well Ill go around and wait by Valens house tonight I guess. Well that totally bums out my hopefull wishes of finding a tavern tonight.

With that Ranger waits for a couple of minutes and then takes what he thinks is a parallel allyway. What he thought would take 4 minutes took him almost 10 and by the time he reached Lord Valens house it seemed that the noble that took an interest in his amror was in the house. Well this should be fun Ranger knew that he would be getting no sleep and no drink tonight.

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Retnuh
"All right people.." Retnuh said, waving his fingers towards some direction "..show is off. Back to your posts". He closed the split parts of the cloak again, hiding the new found enthusiasm in it.

When everybody seemed to go off in seperate directions for the night, Retnuh put the head clover of the cloak over his head and silently walked towards Valens place again. Not wanting to be, he took narrow alleys and crowded streets, bending like snakes and crawling like rats.

There were still lights glowing from the windows of Valens house, especially the two shadows moving in one of them. Moving closer, he edged himself to the side of the wall which faced parallel to those windows. He stood there for more than 20 minutes, waiting and hearing for anything unusual..'..nothing..', he muttered to himself.

Then the eiery silence of the night broke, when heavy foot steps made rampant echoes in the streets. A man wearing utter blackness took the turn the very alley Retnuh stood...'Ranger' Retnuh thought, 'what he is doing here!'.

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Valens
Valens's maid comes up to his room.

"Sir? Lord Elladar has arrived and would like to speak with you." "Yes of course...I will be down in a second."

Valens walks downstairs to greet Elladar.

"Welcome to my home Lord Elladar. Do not worry about them right now, we have more important matters to attend to."

Valens explains everything to Elladar and then walks over to the stairs

"Ok I am a little...well I wish you had arrived earlier but I guess there is nothing that can be done now. Please wait here for a second."

Valens walks upstairs and gets some things together then goes back down to Elladar.

"Ok...before I give this stuff to you, I must tell you something about yourself. First...your of gold color standing...very interesting. oh...I see...this is of surprise...for you, the power of the lion is within you. now for you, everything you might need for battle is in here. Also, this axe was made just for you...it was a bit to big to fit in there, so I will just hand it to you. What do you think of it and everything?"

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Arthur
Having finally arrived is Taselak Arthur turns to his scribe, Berilac.

Arthur: Berilac, I heading off to find Valens. I need you to go see the quality of the men I can recruit. Take some notes and then you can have some R&R until I return.

Berilac: Thank you, sir.

Arthur head off towards Valens' manor, hoping to catch him before he heads to Moeth. Travelling along the road he see men heading in the direction of Umkinnu. It seemed like they were heading away from Valens manor. He hurries to catch up with them. Arthur manages to catch up with them and turns to the nearest soldier.

Arthur: Is this the Lord Valens' unit?

Soldier: Yes it is, m'lord. I can take you to him if you like.

Arthur: Yes, I would like to see him.

The soldier speeds up his march a bit and Arthur follows him. They find Valens at the front of the unit. Arthur calls out a greeting.

Arthur: Hello Valens.

Valens turns and sees Arthur.

Valens: Why hello Arthur. I was hoping to see you before we got back to the battlefront.

Arthur: Well, I see you were kind of expecting me then. Maybe you can tell me about this mysterious note I received while waiting to be reappointed Lord of Eraus. I don't know who it's from but it said to see you as soon as I got back to Taselak. It said that it was imperative to the survival of Taselak to see you.

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Mischa
Mischa takes a look inside her sack, after Valens gave his farewell, and could see something shining in the bottom. She pulls it out and finds it is a chain with a medallion on the end of it.

The medallion is made of a metal she has never seen before and when it catches the light, it reflects the colours of the rainbow. On one side there is a dragon entwined around a sword, and on the other, a panther, teeth bared, claws extended as it is pouncing on an unsuspecting enemy.

Mischa puts it around her neck, and it gives her a feeling of warmth and power.

She leaves to check on her men, readying herself for the trip ahead.

Mischa looks towards where the HSG are moving out, nodding, knowing they are in good hands.

"Mount up men! We move out for Moeth as soon as we're ready!"

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Valens
Valens walks over to Arthur and greets him.

"Welcome to my home, it is good to have you here. I have been expecting you. First I need to go over some things."

Valens explains everything to Arthur. Then both Valens and Arthur goes into the next room, and in the corner there is a sack with Arthur's name on it.

"Ok now that you know what the situation is, I have something for you. Right here in this sack. Open after I finish talking to you, and leave as I have some things to attend to. Also, there is something else I must tell you. Within everyone who has came here so far, there are power's with in. For you...I see white, pure white. Also the power of the dolphin is within you, very impressive. Oh yes before I forget...I had this staff hand made in a very far a way place. Please take good care of it till we find you the much stronger one. Now I must go, while I attend to some thing, please go relax at your home and prepare to leave tomorrow."

Valens walks back upstairs to get some things ready.

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Elladar
Elladar reaches out and takes the axe from Valens. It's very heavy, and Elladar has to heft it in both hands to keep from dropping it. "Now I know why Valens was carrying it with both hands," thinks Elladar. He places the axe on a nearby table and notices that the table sags slightly under the axe's weight. "I still can't believe Ránëwén's prophecysays I'm going to be able to lift something that is probably alot heavy than that axe, with one hand," Elladar mutters to himself.

"What was that?" Valens asks.

Elladar explains his sister's prophecy to Valens and leaves him to think about it. Elladar starts looking through the bag of armor that Valens had set on a nearby chair. All of the armor is made out of heavy metal plates that are all varying shades of gold. He reaches in and pulls out a helmet, and notices that the back of it has been painted to look like a lion's mane, and the front, to look like a lion's face. He puts the helmet aside and pulls out a set of gauntlets. They were mad eto look like a lion's paw. The outer edges looked like fur, and the palms looked like the pads on the underside of any cat's paw. At the joints where the fingers connected with the rest of the hand were spikes that looked like claws. Elladar places the gauntlets next to the helmet and pulls out the chest plate. It is kind of heavy but whoever had crafted it and the rest of the armor knew what he was doing. The chest plate has a lion painted on the front of it. Elladar looks up at Valens and says, "I think it's wonderful, but Valens? Where did you get this stuff it must have cost a fortune." Valens says...

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Valens
Valens looks at Elladar in a bit of a surprise, nobody has asked about where the stuff came from before.

"You wish to know where it all came from you say? Hmmm...well let me just say this, it didn't cost anything close to what you think it would have. So now...I must get ready to leave tomorrow, I think you should do the same. Go home and get ready for the long journey we will be going on soon."

Next Valens starts going to the stairs, but gets another odd feeling. Valens walks up to his room and looks out the window just in time to see Ranger walk up to the side of the house.

"What?....well if he is still here, I have no doubt that there is still atleast one other here. Might as well go see."

Valens walks back downstairs and then outside. Next he walks around to the side of the house and up to Ranger. "What are you doing here? If you do not feel like going home, you can stay here, I have a few extra rooms and lots of extra food. Tell me though, is anyone else around here from earlier?"

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Ranger
Valens appears out of his house and walks straight toward Ranger Drat I guess I still need to work on hiding myself better with this new armor

After Valen asks his offer and question Ranger thinks for a second.

"Aie. Since I am new to this place I cant seem to remember these roads. It would be very appriated if I could stay in your house. And as for the second question that I think would best be done in private no? Or purhaps we can let a big old green dinosaur hear us. Because I think you havent told us everything. And I for one would like to know how you came about these items and what they are for. Because clearly they arnt normal pieces of armor."

With that Ranger waits for Valens response or the dinosaurs' comment.

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Retnuh
"....And as for the second question that I think would best be done in private no? Or purhaps we can let a big old green dinosaur hear us. Because I think you havent told us everything. And I for one would like to know how you came about these items and what they are for. Because clearly they arnt normal pieces of armor."

That was all Retnuh needed as a nod from Ranger to make him go towards Valens door and knock it a bit aloud. The other say him as he passed by, and it made no further sense of eve's dropping of how Valens came to find these items.

'knock knock' his fingers knucked the door, letting out an echo on the empty street.

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Valens
Valens listens to Ranger, and then hears him ask about everything.

"So you to wish to know where all this came from? Well..."

Valens hears someone knocking at his door.

"Oh..someone is knocking, I think I should check on that, sorry. Your more then welcome to come with me though."

Valens walks over to his door to see Retnuh standing there.

"Sir Retnuh, what are you doing here now? It's not time to leave yet. Are you so eager to leave to find everything that you rushed home and prepared everything you will need that quickly? If so you are more then welcome to stay here in my home with Sir Ranger in one of the extra rooms I have. Just hope not to many people decide they want to stay, I only have a limited amount of rooms =)"

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Arthur
Arthur lays on his bed in the inn, thinking about what had happened today. After talking with Valens he had left to find Berilac. After an hour or so of searching the city he had finally found him in the Faregyl Inn. He had entered and sat next to Berilac, ordered a drink, and proceeded to give him a very brief summary of what had happened.

Arthur: Berilac, while I'm gone I need you to look after things. Since I don't know how long I'll be gone, I need you to keep track of any bonds that come if tax day happens while I'm away. I give you permission to use a little bit for yourself to get by on. This inn is where I will stay tonight and where I will come when we return. You should probably get a room here too. I wish we had a place to stay that was better but my manor is in Eraus and my family's is in Figobar.

Berilac: Lord Arthur, I will do my best.

Arthur finished his drink, got up, and looked for the innkeeper. They had quickly haggled over the price of the room and finally settled on 3 gold for the night. Arthur paid and the innkeeper gave him the key to his room. Arthur went to his room and sat down on the bed, intent on giving the items Valens had given him a very thorough look. The staff was about shoulder height and made of something that felt like metal but looked like clear crystal. On the top was a miniature dolphin and engraved down the sides were words of a text Arthur could not read. The inside on the staff glowed with a faint, pure white, light.

The robes were made of a material that was whiter than snow. It was as soft and flexible as silk, but was very tough. Arthur had heard a few merchants once, talking about a pure white cloth that was easy to move in but was as strong as the best leather armor in the world. Around the edges of the sleeves and the hood were intricate designs. There was a cape also that attached to the shoulders with dolphin shaped fastenings. The cape itself was very light but when Arthur felt it it felt like there was a layer of chainmail underneath. "That will come in handy against arrows," thought Arthur.

Arthur had put the robes and staff back into the bag they come in a laid down on his bed. He had stayed there trying to get to sleep, knowing that he would need as much as he could get in the coming days. He eventually drifted off to sleep, dreaming of what was to come.

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Elladar
Elladar leaves Valens' house carrying his new equipment in his pack on his back. He wanders through the city thinking about all that he has learned. "So Valens was the man in the armor from Ránëwén's prophecy," Elladar thinks, "And I have the spirit of a lion in me, and there are other chosen ones that have animal spirits in them." Suddenly a man runs out of an alleyway and collides with Elladar, knocking him over. The man hurridly grabs Elladar's pack and rips it off his back. The man didn't expect it to be so heavy and had to pause for a second while hefting it onto his back. While the man struggles under the weight of the pack, Elladar scrambles over and grabs the man's leg and pulls hard. The man falls over and Elladar hears the sickening crack of bones braking. Elladar get up and takes his pack off of the corpse. The force of the pack hitting the man as he hit the ground had brocken all of his ribs. Elladar saw blood seeping out from under the dead body. Elladar quickly leaves the scene and heads to the nearest inn to pay for a room for the night. Before he goes to sleep he makes sure that the door is locked, he didn't want to have to kill the next unfortunate person to try and steal his armor, and if that happens, Elladar wouldn't hesitate to cleave his head off with he sharp new axe.

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Retnuh
"Sir Retnuh, what are you doing here now? It's not time to leave yet. Are you so eager to leave to find everything that you rushed home and prepared everything you will need that quickly? If so you are more then welcome to stay here in my home with Sir Ranger in one of the extra rooms I have. Just hope not to many people decide they want to stay, I only have a limited amount of rooms"

Retnuh shrugged a bit as a cold wind from the street blew over his face, not able to stand the chilling sight he strode into the house. "It's quite cold outside" he said, as he loosened his cloak down to reveal his face "I just thought I would drop in a bit...to ask some questions".

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Valens
Valens, Retnuh and Ranger all go back into Valens home.

"Ok, a couple of my maids will show you both to your rooms. It's late now, but if you would like something to snack on, just let them know and they will get it for you. I am going to bed now...we will have an early morning, as I am expecting atleast a few people to show up early."

Valens walks up to two of his maids, tells them to take care of the two nobles and then heads up to his room. Right before reaching the stairs, Valens turns around.

"Oh, and also if you wish to speak with me or have any questions, please wait till the morning. We can discuss anything over breakfast."

Valens then turns around and goes up to his room.

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Ranger
After Valens goes to his room. Ranger still feels something is a little wrong.

"Can one of you fetch a blanket. I like the ground over a bed. A little to much coushin and I sleep a little to hard." Thats not the only thing that happens. I still cant sleep in a bed without THAT dream happening again. And still I think Valens is up to something. He seems worried and isnt saying much. And I am still a little suspisious. The dream that Ranger is talking about is when he was 12 his little sister was captured and taken away from his home island. Everytime he sleeps he "relives" it and wakes up startled.

After Ranger picks out a spot on the floor that seems fine the maid comes in with the blanket. She asks if anything else is needed, there isnt. She then wishes Ranger a good night sleep and leaves the room. Ranger then lies down and falls into a light sleep. His hand already on his dagger by instinct.

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Retnuh
...questions...', Retnuh thought as he lay upon a rough cot with lazy pillows '...doubts...', being a bit uncomfortable he emptied the whole cot apart from himself and layed on it straight '...breakfast...'.

Just as he thought his eyes went into slumber of the quiet night. "wake up....." a loud voice came, upon which Retnuh threw his blanket out and saw Valens leaning upon the door frame in a calm manner. Retnuh let out a cool whistle, "whats the matter!" he asked.

Valens didn't speak, but silently raised his hand in the air uttering something. He then took out his sword and flashed towards Retnuh. Unsheathing his sword from the smooth leather, he blocked the blade. "are you mad", Retnuh shouted as he struggled to hold the blade still.

An evil look befell upon Valen as he smirked a bit, "..Questions!.." "..Doubts!.." he repeated as he let go of the steel in contact. "The answer...", Valens let out a strange enchantment and fire covered all around him in a circle "..is.."...Soon his hands began to shape into claws of red and eyes into fire..."..ME".

Shaping upon a ball of fire in his hands, Valens threw the globe towards Retnuh. Who did nothing as he watched and folded his arms against the face. He felt the fire burn his hands as he hit him with great force, but only warmness and not the pain. His hands grew into might fists and the fire burnt out into air..

He saw as Valens held his claws a bit tighter and the world break into the fire which grew. It shattered the silence as the fire raged into a torrent and blew towards Retnuh, who held his gaint fists against it. The world teared as the fire engulfed him in Volcanic fire, felling him upon the ground.

"Lord.." a voice said "..are you alright". Pushing himself against the floor, Retnuh got onto his feet "Yes", he answered "Just a bad nightmare"...to which the maid bowed to him and left the room.

'Just a bad nightmare..', Retnuh thought '..its not anything real' as he slept straight upon the bed again, with calmness in his eyes.

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MAVA
While recovering from my dueling wounds with Valens I overhere him talking to his scribe,"So has everyone showed up at the mansion yet? I still have a lot of preperation left. This duel took up some of my time to get all the armor and weapons together." "I wonder what that is all about?" I think to myself knowing that I will have to find out. A FEW DAYS LATER (after the healing prosess) "Scribe I need you to go to Master Valens house and drop off this letter,and wait for an answer. Hours later. "Mistress MAVA, I have news" my scribe says. "Well" "While you were recovering orders came in and we are to head to Gwohadda, Also Master Valens has headed out." Head out now and catch up to him and find out what is up with the armor and weapons. I will meet up with you along the way. GO! GO!