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MadCeltUSA 
Sagan Wizard of Lore Posts: 86 (10/7/03 8:21 pm) Reply |
The new BloodGuard The old man stood in the dim light of the bank lantern, rain fell in a soft drizzle. Skara Gray, as he referred to it, was barren this night. Save a lone Bregan dAerth. The uttered "Kal Ort Por" was quickly muted by the rain. The figure of the old man shimmered and disappeared. He reappeared near the Community Center, the rain no more, the moon high in the sky. He shook off the water droplets that had accompanied him on his short journey across worlds. A short journey across the town square brought him to the same spot he had just left. But this Skara bustled with activity. Highlanders patrolled the streets, while Bloodrock Orcs taunted them from the forest edges. Multitudes of Elves, Humans and Dwarves scurried busily across the square. A vampyre crouched in the shadows of the trees. Sosaria was a melting pot of cultures and races. Travelers arrived almost daily. One never knew what to expect. Perhaps it was that mystery that kept the old man returning to the realm, for he was well travelled himself. Worlds beyond this he had seen. But something always brought him back here. To the familiar sights and sounds of this little port town next to nowhere. Memories flooded his mind, of Orcs overunning the island. Not merely the Bloodrock marauders, but savage Orcs from the wilds, driven by need. Of more Orcs before that, droves of them as far as the eye could see. They formed a black carpet against which he and his mount strove. That wave had brought him a fosterling. Once again in the weeks past this little broch has weathered a major assault of Orcs. Whether Minax would strike out again at Skara was moot. The old man had already made his choice. He would give back of what the town had given to him. He smiled slightly as he turned away from the bank and a pitch black mare shimmered into existance beside him. He spoke softly to her as he slipped onto her back with a grace that belied his apparent age. He soon disappeared into the forests around Skara Brae... Warriors of Rohan Order of the BloodGuard |
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