recap.txt~X@@/X~~X@@@>AOmmAOp3`ﯼHHz*FFFF000000060001001277AA00000000005900000000100121-7EFF7EC00480048025F80-104C5025F819BFFFF010200010000007A00000002094940840222419B93F03CC000216222426094916E64084022425F819BD9D038E0005EA25F82000020000094F00000000949,STORY RECAP!! From: TYGHOCK The story so far.... Evil has been felt throughout Mystara. Small magics fail sporadically. Mysterious dark clouds have been seen. Shadow armies march through the forests of Wendar. A paladin, Sorat-Sym, defeated the black dragon KishKamet. He killed the dragon and captured a scroll. Mortally wounded himself, Sorat-Sym turned this scroll over to the priestesses of Terra, to unlock the mystery. The scroll bore the mark of the Princess of Fenswick. The scroll was blank or unreadable. Several adventurers set out. One group went to find the resting place of Sorat-Sym and the lair of KishKamet, and gather information from both places. A second group went to meet and uncover the forces behind the shadow armies in Wendar. A third went to find a special wizard, in his secret castle, who is known for his skill at deciphering scrolls; only he may unlock their unwritten mysteries. The first group was led by a human paladin named Questin Julianus, a strong and intelligent dragon-slayer with a unique past. The second group was led by Alabastea, a beautiful white female centaur of even temperament, keen insight, and some magic, beloved by her elven warriors. The third group was led by Dalros Eveningstar, a brave and talented elven ranger with superb skill in tracking. The dark forces responded in kind. Dark cloud attackers attempted several ambushes of Questins party. The party survived, freeing the trapped spirit of the dead Sorat-Sym in a battle against the undead. They eventually entered KishKamets lair. At some unknown mages command, a half-Orc named Thane now leads a force of goblins and ogres into the lair against them. Thane has with him a golem, constructed to prey on Questins thoughts! In Wendar, Alabasteas elven force gave battle to a goblin horde, only to be routed by the summoning of a strange cloud dragon. Only Alabasteas great personal bravery, and the selfless sacrifice of her warriors, made possible their escape. Yet in defeat, Alabastea had gained valuable insight into the enemy they now faced. Her party continues in flight. Several cloud attacks were made on the temples of Terra, searching for the scroll. These attacks prompted the dispatch of a fourth mission: a specially chosen sole adventurer, to infiltrate Fenswicks stronghold in Glantri and discover what secrets it held. 000200000DA300000949D9D, Seeking the wizards castle, Dalross group has had the strangest encounters. A Diamond priest fled at their approach. When cornered, he was revealed to be a gold dragon, who warned the party to stay out of dragon affairs. Attempts to reach the wizards castle have been met by bizarre and unreal environments, rockslides, and invisible archers. The voice of the wizard himself has challenged them to reach him. The party is fatigued and bloodied. Strong magic must be overcome if they are to succeed and gain access to the castle, the wizard, and the answers they seek. The sole adventurer sent by the Terran priestesses, named Tarin Sal, had better luck. Using a skillful combination of audacity, thievery and magic, he gained access to one heavily-guarded location, avoided several obstacles, and uncovered a cache of several books. Included among them was a tome on Radiance. Eventually he too was forced to flee, but his mission continues. 1-A Thyatian dealer in antiques, Camilo Tullius, was saved from an attack by an ancient mummy. His savior was Darius, a very ancient nosferatu. They both sought a rare bowl of ancient Nithian (and older) lineage. 2-A set of dragon bones, very old, were found in the sewers of a large city. The finders were killed by magicians, who seek to put the skeleton together. 3-An evil female lord (is it Fenswick?) has two pieces of an artifact, and has dispatched her vizier to find the rest. 4-Dark shadow forces are attacking Terran temples and destroying villages in search of...? And the secret here? There were four very powerful artifacts, used long ago by Those Who Came Before. When the Great One defeated the Lord of Wyrms and became the dragon Immortal, the artifacts were to be broken, each into four pieces, and the sixteen bits scattered across Mystara. But not all were broken up thus. What they are, where they are, in what condition, and what they can do, no one knows. And several scrolls (like the one captured by Sorat-Sym) hold the key to what, where and how to use the artifacts! So, as the Ongoing Story continues, heres the current status: - Questin Julianus has uncovered a Nithian temple in KishKameks lair. It is guarded by a Hutaaka, and holds several of the scrolls. His party has been bloodied, losing its chief wizard, and Thane with his goblins, ogres and golem searching them out. The party now seeks an upper chamber where some pieces may be hidden. - Alabastea and her elves are fleeing into the Wendar forests, with the shadow goblins in pursuit. If they can escape, she must warn the others of what she has sensed, who is behind this evil. - Dalros Eveningstar and his party are lost on the hill in search of the wizards castle. Having defeated the archers, they are now stymied by magical misdirection. - Tarin Sal found some books, but learned little. He now proceeds to Glantri City to perform more magical thievery for the priestesses of Terra. - Sorat-Sym awakes to find himself some type of undead creature, and seeks out a solution to his cursed state. - Some evil mages have possession of (most of) an ancient dragon skeleton. - A female lord has two pieces of one of the artifacts, and has sent her vizier to collect the other two, somehow. - Darius and Camilo have discussed the past history of the odd, ancient and powerful bowl. As to its future... And this is the Ongoing Story, in all its glory! Through it, Mystara lives! Thanks to all who have contributed so far. 00040000000B00000002016E8000050000000B00000002016E80000600000031000000010B210FFFF0A00000 20 0007000000180000000102018000080000009A0000000140, Espi Sans40,4026700 1000090000001700000002213319B213319B000A000000210000000227FFFFFFF19B27FFFFFFF19B000B00000005000000020000C000000110000000116E60450000F000000280000000050 11134B80000130000005E00000000DA91F8CE1C1D1E1F7F1B024,-..FFFF0FFFF0Rcters and families. Weve given recap.txtAOmmAOp3AOmmAOp3H create the catalysts to spark their noble (or corrupt) designs into action. Random events (RE) are those capricious occurrences America OnlineY`(3.0b28K3.0 Preview Copyright 1987-1996 America Online, Inc. All rights reserved.)`(3.0b28America Online v3.0 PreviewR&RSTR versp$