{"id":10323,"date":"2016-04-03T11:06:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T15:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?p=10323"},"modified":"2016-04-03T11:06:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T15:06:43","slug":"shadow-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/shadow-quest\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow Quest &#8211; by the NBTT"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6764\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10323-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shadow_Quest_Caverns_Version.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shadow_Quest_Caverns_Version.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shadow_Quest_Caverns_Version.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shadow_Quest_Caverns_Version.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=10323-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Shadow_Quest_Caverns_Version.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Shadow_Quest_Caverns_Version.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:03:34 &#8212; 91.0MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('10323-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_10323-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_10323-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?powerpress_embed=10323-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/echoes-from-the-cavern\/id857267086?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fthecaverns.net%2FPodcasts%2F%3Fp%3D10323\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Greetings Avatars &#8211; this is the audio play version of the Quest that the NBTT devised as part of the Shooter Jennings party! Due to overwhelming numbers in attendance, and multiple instances happening, we were unable to run it as planned. So, as a tribute to Shooter, and for the benefit of the community, Gabriel Nightshadow rewrote the quest as an audio play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fourteen of the best voice actors in the community came together to create this masterpiece &#8211; enjoy!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT SONG \u201cMONDAY- CHANGE\u201d)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The New Britannia Theater Troupe<br \/>\nPresents<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shadow Quest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Directed and produced by Asclepius<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by Gabriel Nightshadow, Elgarion de\u2019Kahli, and Amber Raine<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Music and Special Effects supervised by Asclepius and Gabriel Nightshadow<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">VOICE CAST<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Solstar as Connor Congreve (Aimend\u2019s new apprentice crafter)<br \/>\nAsclepius as Malacus Dar, Obsidian Cabalist,<br \/>\nand Himself<br \/>\nLord Baldrith as the Storyweaver, Hamidou, and Himself<br \/>\nAmber Raine as Herself<br \/>\nLady Addy as Angelique Noir<br \/>\nElgarion de\u2019Kahli as Himself and Atreyu &#8211; the Blue Dragon<br \/>\nSelene Noctua as Aimend<br \/>\nWoftam as Balec Fares deCani<br \/>\nMajoria as Herself<br \/>\nCordelayne Valkaris as Shooter Jennings and Himself<br \/>\nWomby as Himself<br \/>\nStryker Sparhawk as Himself<br \/>\nApollox Evanheart as Himself<br \/>\nMargaritte McLean as Herself<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cWINDS OF STORIES\u201c MUSIC TRACK. LOOP IF NECESSARY UNTIL NEXT TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe hooded bearded figure hid behind the large puzzle tree in Gabriel Nightshadow\u2019s backyard as he watched the people filing into the Bear Tavern this evening. Glancing down at the massive leather bound tome clutched in his right hand, his eyes grew wide as he saw the intertwined white and black dragons embossed on the cover begin to glow and an inky blackness started to spread out across the cover in all directions\u2026<br \/>\n\u201cThe Great Book has become corrupted by the foul magic of the Obsidians. The dormant Darkness is once again spreading across Novia\u2026\u201d, he muttered to himself. \u201cThe future is hard to see\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nThe STORYWEAVER opened the massive tome and began reading from the gold gilded pages\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nIt was a very busy Monday night at the Bear Tavern. Balec Fares deCani was filling drink orders at the bar, and the famous bard, Shooter Jennings, was onstage\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SHOOTER JENNINGS<br \/>\nThank you all for coming out to this listening party for my new album, Countach! I just realized that I forgot to bring souvenirs for you, my devoted fans! I\u2019m going to rush home now to grab some wax to hand out! I won\u2019t be long! In the meantime, continue to enjoy the fine food and beer here at the Bear Tavern\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER SPARHAWK<br \/>\nAnd now a toast to the great bard, Shooter Jennings!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe crowd cheered and raised their mugs to toast Shooter, as he walked off the stage. As Shooter approached the front door, he turned and waved to everyone before heading out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cTAVERN\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A few moments later, Aimend, the guild\u2019s quartermaster, walked in and took a seat at a table next to Margaritte McLean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MARGARITTE (cheerful)<br \/>\nGood to see you, Aimend! It\u2019s been awhile\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (cheerful)<br \/>\nIndeed it has, Margaritte! How did you fare this week in Sand\u2019s tournament in the Obsidian Caverns?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MARGARITTE<br \/>\nOh, the competition was really tough, but I emerged victorious once again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nI am glad to hear that!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nBALEC walked over to the table.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (cheerful)<br \/>\nMy dear Aimend, you look simply frazzled! Can I get you something refreshing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (exasperated)<br \/>\nYou know you\u2019re crazy, Balec!<br \/>\nDo we really need fifty beds and pillows for our guest quarters in the basement?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nOf course we do, my dear! Look at the crowd here tonight! I can already see some of them will be sleeping it off here.. and\u2026<br \/>\nKeldon told me the new barmaid has designs for a private room with *several* of our more exclusive patrons!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cSlap\u201d SOUND EFFECT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (angry tone)<br \/>\nBalec, I am shocked! I would expect that sort of talk out of Budner, but you\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (in pain)<br \/>\nOw, that really hurt!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nWhy are there so many people here on a Monday night anyway?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nYou just missed Shooter Jennings\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (angry tone)<br \/>\nWhat?! You didn\u2019t tell me he was performing here tonight! Why wasn\u2019t this on the notice board by the bar?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (sheepish)<br \/>\nUm\u2026surely, I mentioned it\u2026 *wonders* Or perhaps it slipped my mind. Don\u2019t worry! He\u2019s just taking a short break. You can catch the second half of the show\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (demanding)<br \/>\nHmm\u2026I see that most of the other Bears are here. How did they know?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nOh, I told all the guys the other night at the \u201cRed Room\u201d poker game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (very angry tone)<br \/>\nRed Room poker game?!? My fingers are worn sewing pillows day and night; poor Selene is covered in flour and beginning to turn golden-brown herself from making pies\u2026 and you boys are playing poker? In the Red Room? Why, I\u2019m starting to feel like some of us do all the work around here while the elite live the life of luxury!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (apologetic)<br \/>\nYou know both you and Selene are welcome to join us next Wednesday night for the poker game after Stryker Sparhawk\u2019s Happy Hour. \u2026so, Will you come?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (angry)<br \/>\nAbsolutely not!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cCRYSTAL CAVERN\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nSuddenly, a very familiar old man staggered and stumbled into the tavern. He was clutching a scroll in his hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION DE\u2019KAHLI (gasping for air)<br \/>\nHelp me!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nElgarion, my friend, have you been poisoned? Aimend, can you help the poor fellow?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAIMEND cast PURIFY and then HEALING RAY, but neither seemed to have any affect!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cPurify \u201c and \u201cHealing Ray\u201d SOUND EFFECTS)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (panicked)<br \/>\nIt\u2019s not working!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION (weak voice)<br \/>\nNo, it\u2019s no use. My time is nearly at an end.<br \/>\nI was on my way here to deliver a message to Shooter Jennings. I spotted him outside headed towards his house.<br \/>\nObsidian assassins suddenly appeared and tried to abduct him. I managed to keep them distracted while Asclepius and Lord Baldrith from the New Britannia Troupe were able to get Shooter away.<br \/>\nDuring the melee, the assassins stabbed me multiple times in the chest with their poisoned daggers. I recognize the poison from its sweet aroma.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s made from Zanif berries, long thought to be extinct. There is no known cure for this deadly toxin.<br \/>\nIt is vital that one of you complete my quest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nElgarion handed Balec a scroll.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nThis message is from our long missing liege, Lord British.<br \/>\nThe eight Obsidian Cabalists believe that Shooter knows where Lord British is, where he has been hiding all this time and seek to interrogate Shooter to learn his location.<br \/>\nThey intend to have their assassins eliminate Lord British before he can make his way back to Brittany to reclaim the throne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nThen the rumors of Lord British\u2019s return are true?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nAye. He handed the message to me personally while disguised as a wanderer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nBut how will we get the message to him? We have no idea where Shooter has been hidden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nYou must obtain the proper passwords from each of the New Britannia Troupe members in order to locate him. Beware the Obsidian assassins who attacked me\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cFall\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (sad)<br \/>\nI couldn\u2019t \u2026save him.<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n(AIMEND CRIED.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (comforting)<br \/>\nHe was beyond help, my dear. I am certain your efforts soothed him in his final moments\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (sad)<br \/>\nGoodbye, old friend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cTHE ORCHS ARE COMING\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe bookseller WOMBY stepped forward from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">WOMBY<br \/>\nDo not cry, Aimend. I believe there is still a way to bring Elgarion back from beyond the veil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nHow is that possible?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">WOMBY<br \/>\nI recently came into possession of an ancient text which was found by the noted historian Theodric at Desolis. The book speaks of the nine dragons of legend.<br \/>\nOne of them, the white dragon, Kizaru, is said to possess great healing powers and has the ability to heal any ailment and raise the dead, no matter how long they have passed beyond the veil.<br \/>\nHe is said to dwell in a hidden crystal cave on a mountain near Beran\u2019s Reach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">However, even if you find him, convincing him to help you could prove to be difficult\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nWhy?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">WOMBY<br \/>\nWell, according to the text, he will only obey the one he is meant to bond with for life, a female Dragon Lord \u2013 a beautiful maiden who is pure of heart \u2013 descended from a particular bloodline. All other intruders he will devour immediately\u2026<br \/>\nAimend, you will need this. The entrance to the cave can be found by utilizing the Amulet of Vazur, which will begin glowing more brightly as you get closer to it.<br \/>\nMaster Ranger Gabriel Nightshadow gave it to me for safekeeping while he is away on an important mission for the New Britannia Theater Troupe.<br \/>\nSomething about tracking down a lead on the whereabouts of the albino man known as Count Aberon\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nWomby handed the amulet to Aimend, who put it on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cAmulet of Absorption\u201d SOUND EFFECT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (playful)<br \/>\nBeautiful maiden who is pure of heart?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nBalec winked at Aimend, who glared at him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (adamant)<br \/>\nDarn it, Balec, Elgarion was our good friend. We have to try!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC (exasperated)<br \/>\nFine, fine\u2026Mul Girtab, Silvanus, Keldon Lighthand, Archaon, Athanil, and I will accompany you on this quest.<br \/>\nWe will depart shortly and leave Budner in charge of watching over Elgarion\u2019s body until we return.<br \/>\nThe seven of us should be able to handle an ancient dragon with no problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAimend rolled her eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nNow let\u2019s see what this scroll Elgarion was carrying says.<br \/>\nSHOOTER \u2013 I MANAGED TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO NOVIA LATE LAST NIGHT AND ELUDE THE OBSIDIAN ASSASSINS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THREE DAYS.<br \/>\nYOUR GOOD FRIEND, LORD BRITISH<br \/>\nGood heavens, this message is dated three days ago! Lord British must be close by!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nWho among you is brave enough to complete Elgarion\u2019s dangerous quest?<br \/>\nPlease be aware that people, places, and scenes which you encounter during your quest will reference the following movies:<br \/>\nThis act referenced Metropolis. ACT II references Midnight Express and ACT III references Cat People and The NeverEnding Story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cIRELAND\u2019S COAST (VIDEO GAME VERSION \u2013 LIVE)\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nSeveral people in the crowd said that they would undertake the quest. But one voice was louder than all than all of the others\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nI will undertake this quest and deliver this message to Shooter Jennings!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nEveryone in the bar turned to look at Aimend\u2019s new apprentice crafter, a lanky, ginger 18 year old named Connor Congreve. Connor was the eldest son of Guard Captain Duncan Congreve of Braemar. He had recently moved to Beran\u2019s Reach, apparently to overcome some trauma related to the recent disappearances of teenagers in Braemar which had been linked to the famous composer, Dinsoo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (worried)<br \/>\nThis is a dangerous quest, Connor! You do not have the proper skills or training to undertake it! Besides, I need you to start crafting some dressers and trunks for the basement guest quarters tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (confident)<br \/>\nI anticipated that already and made 10 of each today, Mistress Aimend! I am fully qualified to undertake this quest! I have been trained in the art of combat since birth by my father, and your good friends Archaon and Athanil have been very helpful in supplementing that training. Please, Mistress, let me do this\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nAimend, let the boy undertake the quest! It is time for him to prove himself as a man!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nFine\u2026fine\u2026you can undertake this quest, but please be careful! I worry for your safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYTELLER<br \/>\nConnor blushed slightly, for he secretly harbored a crush on the beautiful, but much older Aimend, who bore a striking resemblance to the childlike Empress he had seen illustrated by the great artist Stephen in his favorite fairy tale which his late mother used to read to him when he was but a child.<br \/>\nHe remembered the many tears he shed at the age of 12 after his loving mother fell victim to the accidentally unearthed artifact which carried a plague which was originally developed by the evil Obsidian mage Korben Dar 200 years ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nThank you, mistress! I will not fail you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYTELLER<br \/>\nBalec was amused at Connor\u2019s attempt to impress Aimend, who was oblivious to the young man\u2019s feelings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nFor those of you who have memorized the message and seek to continue on, your adventure begins outside\u2026<br \/>\n*********************************************************************<br \/>\n(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cENGULFING SHADOWS\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nOnce everyone exited the Tavern, Connor saw a suspicious looking man and woman engaged in conversation off to the side. The man was wearing a black hood, cloak, and wedding tuxedo. The woman was wearing black leather armor and lace. Connor hid behind some nearby shrubbery as he eavesdropped on the two.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nWere you able to apprehend the bard, Shooter Jennings?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nWe would have if two members of the New Britannia Theater Troupe hadn\u2019t shown up to rescue him. We lost their trail in the nearby forest\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nI see. What of the messenger?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nHe has been dealt with\u2026but not before passing his message on to another\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nYou know what to do, Angelique\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAngelique nodded as she smiled wickedly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nYes, Master\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nSoon we will only have the Oracle and Lord DarkStarr left to deal with. The Obsidian Empire will rise again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Malacus laughed.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor felt his ears burn at the mention of the Obsidians and he had to use every bit of his self-control to remain silent and concealed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS (seductive)<br \/>\nI am so looking forward to this evening, my precious Dark Angel of Death. I think you will like the recent improvements I made to the dungeon\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus and Angelique embraced and shared a passionate kiss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE (seductive)<br \/>\nMmm\u2026that sounds very intriguing\u2026.Master.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nYou are dismissed\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nBy your command\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAneglique bowed, blew Malacus a kiss, and then turned, and ran into the nearby forest. MALACUS turned and walked a short distance away in the opposite direction before zoning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cTeleport\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connor decided it was best to keep this extra bit of information to himself and soon joined everyone else in the town square.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cENCHANTED FESTIVAL\u201d MUSIC TRACK. LOOP IF NECESSARY UNTIL NEXT TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the center of the town square was a giant yew tree. In the large enclosed area in front of the tree was Lady Majoria, a prominent member of the New Britannia Theater Troupe, who beckoned everyone to come to her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MAJORIA<br \/>\nGreetings, brave adventurers!<br \/>\nI will now ask you a riddle. Anyone can call out the answer; once I hear the correct answer you may proceed to Cordelayne over there\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026who will provide you with the next riddle. Is everyone ready?<br \/>\nHere is your first riddle:<br \/>\nIn a future most dystopian, of horror,<br \/>\nLives divided between wealthy and worker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dark spires of steel reached sky and heaven,<br \/>\nA Metropolis built upon the oppression of legend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A mad tinkerer, overcome by grief,<br \/>\nCreated a facsimile of Love, a woman now deceased.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">His purpose bent upon hatred and revenge,<br \/>\nDrove this robotic form to most evil ends.<br \/>\nThe citizens rallied behind this seemly form,<br \/>\nNot knowing what they did, falling victim to charm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Now, the city full in revolt,<br \/>\nFreder took Courage, and the Truth was told.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With plot revealed, and skin peeled away,<br \/>\nThe world\u2019s notions of freedom and Love would sway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The once grand Metropolis, spires tall and arching,<br \/>\nWould stand no longer upon the backs of the working.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The tinkerer fell to his doom, his hold lost of power,<br \/>\nFalling\u2026 falling\u2026 his body splayed at the base of the __________.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThere was much murmuring in the crowd as people tried to decipher the riddle. But Connor had always been a clever lad, and quickly shouted out\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nTOWER!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LADY MAJORIA<br \/>\n\u201cTOWER\u201d is correct!<br \/>\nPlease proceed to Cordelayne, who is standing in the enclosed area on the other side of this yew tree!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe crowd followed Connor over to Cordelayne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CORDELAYNE<br \/>\nCongratulations on passing the first test! When I hear the correct answer to this riddle, you can go see one of those six armed escorts off to the right. When each party reaches maximum capacity, the armed escort will guide you to your next destination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here is your second riddle:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Werecats, magical creatures most fantastic and mythic,<br \/>\nChange their forms through action both hateful and romantic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once, they roamed the lands with unrelenting freedom,<br \/>\nTheir lust deadly to the peaceful and unsuspecting humans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Now their numbers dwindle and diminish,<br \/>\nOnly a few remain to carry on their heritage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One female by the name of Irena,<br \/>\nFought her true nature to embrace Love for another.<br \/>\nSome say he betrayed her in the end,<br \/>\nTaking her panther form into a prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But in this act he saved her from oblivion,<br \/>\nFor Irena lived thereafter, as panther, fur silken and ____________.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nOnce again, the crowd seemed to be having difficulty figuring out the riddle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nOBSIDIAN!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CORDELAYNE<br \/>\n\u201cOBSIDIAN\u201d is correct! My, you are a clever lad! Now everyone can proceed to the next destination where our esteemed leader, the \u201cMaster of Voices\u201d, Lord Baldrith himself, awaits!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********************************************************************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cESCAPE FROM THE TEMPLE\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nACT II<br \/>\nAfter all of the groups arrived at the waterfront castle in Aerie, they were greeted by a bearded mage standing guard at the front door. A magical barrier had been erected behind him, preventing anyone from opening the front doors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LORD BALDRITH<br \/>\nGreetings, brave adventurers! Congratulations on getting this far.<br \/>\nFor over one hundred years, the infamous castle behind me served as a prison for the most notorious criminals in the land until the new facility was recently completed in Brittany.<br \/>\nSomewhere on these grounds is hidden a great treasure \u2013 a wax cylinder of the bard Shooter Jennings\u2019 latest album, Countach &#8211; along with the final riddle to his location.<br \/>\nBut beware, for twenty- four of the twenty-five treasure chests will contain a trap which will hinder your progress\u2026<br \/>\nOnce someone finds the cylinder and the final riddle and reports back to me, all the other players may return here to the entrance, where I will reveal that riddle to all.<br \/>\nAre you ready?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here is your third riddle:<br \/>\nIn another world of fantasy Neverending,<br \/>\nA boy hero stands with Courage against The Nothing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The darkness of apathy spreads, consuming the Ivory Tower,<br \/>\nFantasia all but vanishes if not for Imagination, the savior power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The boy hero stands tall and exclaims, \u201cMoon Child!\u201d<br \/>\nWas it too late? What of this world of wonder remains?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A small particle of magical dust, not a fleck\u2026<br \/>\nA tiny piece of Fantasia rest in his palm, so tiny\u2026 merely a ________.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nSPECK!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LORD BALDRITH<br \/>\nThe correct answer has been given!<br \/>\nThe doors of the keep will now be unlocked!<br \/>\nGood luck everybody!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nLord Baldrith stood to one side and uttered an incantation. The magical barrier dissipated. Connor was caught in the wave as the crowd surged forward across the walkway! He barely had time to fling open the front doors, as he was pushed up against them.<br \/>\nThe crowd spilled into the foyer and everyone began running about in different directions, opening any ornate public cache chest they came across. The chests were not immediately visible, as they were hidden behind ornate room dividers and potted plants.<br \/>\nConnor heard someone shriek after opening up a nearby chest to his left. The poor fellow\u2019s head was engulfed in a cloud of noxious green gas and he immediately fell to the ground dead with a vacant look on his face! His shadowy spirit rose from his body and floated over to an area marked off by giant stone ankhs and ornate skull candles. Incoherent sounds emanated from the spirit, most likely the man\u2019s frustration at waiting to be resurrected\u2026<br \/>\nConnor hoped that he would have much better luck and quickly flipped open the chest in front of him. He suddenly felt lightheaded and was compelled to begin dancing a jig! He turned to his right and saw someone else lurching about like a zombie, moaning \u201cBrains!\u201d<br \/>\nRacing up to the second floor of the castle, Connor saw many more people had fallen victim to the poisonous gas. Several people were being compelled to dance allemandes or zombie dances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nWait\u2026what is this on the other side of the staircase? It looks like a faint outline of a door\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor pressed his hand slightly against the bricks, and a hidden door swung open!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nOh my god! It is a hidden treasure chest\u2026<br \/>\nWhat does this note on the floor say?<br \/>\n\u201cOpen the trunk and take the items inside.\u201d<br \/>\nCould it be the prize?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">HAMIDOU<br \/>\nOut of my way, boy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor was suddenly pushed aside by a burly fellow and fell on his butt. Connor immediately got up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nHey, I was here first\u2026!<br \/>\nSTORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe burly fellow glared at Connor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">HAMIDOU (threatening)<br \/>\nAre you challenging me, boy?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nOnce Connor got a closer look at the man\u2019s scarred face, he recognized him. This was the notorious fighter known as Hamidou! A former guard at this prison, he now earned a living using his deadly melee combat skills in the underground steel cage death matches held on a monthly basis for the amusement of the wealthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nUm\u2026no sir\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">HAMIDOU<br \/>\nA wise decision, boy\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nHamidou flung open the chest\u2026and died!<br \/>\nConnor had been rather lucky that he had not fallen victim to the deadly gas which lay within and hastily raced around the staircase and headed up to the roof.<br \/>\nUnlike the previous floors of the castle, which had been lit with blue fire torches, it was very dark up on the roof, where only the glow from the shattered moon high above provided some dim illumination.<br \/>\nConnor saw that the four chests at the corners of the towers had already been searched. All that remained were the three chests surrounded by wall dividers up on the central tower.<br \/>\nConnor climbed the ladder and soon realized how dark and narrow the passage was between the wall dividers. He soon came across a beautiful, young female body sprawled in front of the first chest.<br \/>\nAs he made his way towards the second chest, he heard a male voice cry out, followed soon thereafter by a loud, sickening thud!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cFall\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connor peered over the side and saw that the poor fellow had not seen the edge of the tower in the dark and had fallen off, his shattered body landing directly in front of Lord Baldrith on the entry walkway below. A very calm Lord Baldrith looked down at the body and shook his head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nPlease let this chest be the correct one\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor peered inside the chest and saw a note.<br \/>\nHe picked it up and began reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nYou have chosen wisely! Congratulations, you have a won a set of pink wax cylinders of songs from the bard Shooter Jennings\u2019 new album, Countach! Take this note as proof and present it to Shooter Jennings at your final destination.<br \/>\nYour fourth and final riddle is\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor smiled as he read the final riddle, for he now knew where the New Britannia Theater Troupe had hidden the bard Shooter Jennings for his own safety. Connor continued reading\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nAnnounce to all present that you have claimed the prize and then report back to Lord Baldrith and show him this note. He will provide you with additional instructions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor held the note up and loudly declared\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (loud, dramatic voice)<br \/>\nIn the end there can be only one! I claim the prize!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor carefully made his way back to the ladder and climbed down from the tower. He raced downstairs and across the entry walkway to Lord Baldrith. Connor showed him the prize note.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALDRITH<br \/>\nYou now have all four clues which will reveal Shooter\u2019s location. Arrange the clues in the correct sequence and whisper the answer to me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAfter Connor had done so, a smiling Lord Baldrith declared\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LORD BALDRITH<br \/>\nWe have a winner! Connor Congreve will now report to Stryker Sparhawk for further instruction!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor walked over to Stryker Sparhawk, who bowed to him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nCome here kid, you look lost! No \u2013 no, right here!<br \/>\nI am the emissary. Congratulations on winning the prize! Now I will personally guide you to your final destination; so stay close to me because we will be venturing off road in order to avoid the foes at Nightshade Pass and it is very easy to get lost.<br \/>\nYou have a message to deliver to Shooter Jennings and time is of the essence, so we\u2019d better get going!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nStryker and Connor departed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALDRITH<br \/>\nAvatars, please gather round for the fourth riddle: If someone can tell me the answer to this, you will know the location of Shooter Jennings!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE FOURTH AND FINAL RIDDLE IS:<br \/>\nIn the distant World of the Avatars,<br \/>\nIn a prison so brutal and deadly,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A man named Billy was locked away, crimes both small and petty.<br \/>\nFor five years he endured a life of hardship,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Within walls devoid of Truth, Love and kinship.<br \/>\nA man so evil, a guardian of this jail,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prolonged, darkened, and worsened Billy\u2019s hell.<br \/>\nAnother man embracing Truth yet abandoning Courage,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Revealed Billy\u2019s daring plans and purpose.<br \/>\nThe angered guardian, depraved and hateful,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Inflicted pain and torture, most distasteful.<br \/>\nBut in years to come, Billy\u2019s Love delivered hope,<br \/>\nAnd now Billy again could dare to cope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A chance returned to breach the entrance,<br \/>\nBut Billy did not depart before exacting his ____________.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAfter some time, an elderly woman in the crowd finally came up with the correct answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALDRITH<br \/>\n\u201cVENGEANCE\u201d is correct.<br \/>\nPlease return to your guides who will conduct you to Shooter\u2019s location!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cENGULFING SHADOWS\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAs the groups formed, a man dressed in black approached them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS (very charismatic)<br \/>\nGreetings, brave adventurers! Congratulations on obtaining the four clues which will reveal Shooter Jennings\u2019 location. My name is Malacus Dar, and I represent the Eight Obsidian Cabalists.<br \/>\nNow I know many of you have heard many terrible things about our predecessors, but I assure you that we are nothing at all like them.<br \/>\nWe only wish to make the world a better place for the common man and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity, free from the ever watching human and mechanical eyes of the Oracle.<br \/>\nI have come to make all of you an offer on behalf of my masters.<br \/>\nThose who are willing to share the four clues with me will be escorted to the final destination, where they will be richly rewarded with gold for aiding our cause.<br \/>\nFurthermore, once we have overthrown the Oracle and reclaimed power, as favored citizens of the new Obsidian Empire,<br \/>\nyou will receive tax free village lots in prime locations and given access to rare raw materials for crafting at substantially reduced prices.<br \/>\nAnyone who wishes to accept this offer, please step forward. Then, please join ANGELIQUE or one of my other good friends standing over there\u2026\u2026and they will guide you to your final destination\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nSurprisingly, no one accepted Malacus\u2019 offer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nI am very disappointed that none of you accepted my most generous offer. These members of the New Britannia Theater Troupe are really agents of the Oracle. You have no idea what you are in for! But I will leave you ignorant fools to your fate\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MALACUS LAUGHED.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cTeleport\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus, Angelique, and her dozen assassins zoned away. A short time later, they materialized outside the entrance to Aerie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nYou know what to do, my dear\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nYes, Master. I will contact you when we have the location\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus nodded as he zoned away again. Angelique and her assassins hid behind some nearby rocks and cast Silent Movement, shimmering out of existence\u2026<br \/>\n*********************************************************************<br \/>\n(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cLAND OF THE WIZARD\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nACT III<br \/>\nAngelique and her Obsidian assassins arrived inside the entrance to Vengeance. Malacus Dar was waiting for them to their left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nIt was wise of you to follow Doctor Shroud\u2019s group, Angelique. They have caught up to the other groups and are a short distance ahead. Intercept them at that nearby rock formation and eliminate them all. Proceed to the tower and kill everyone inside.<br \/>\nTime is of the essence, as I just received a report from our spy who infiltrated the Oracle\u2019s network of human watchers.<br \/>\nThe Oracle has dispatched some of her soldiers from the garrison stationed near Vertas Pass to investigate our activities in this area.<br \/>\nThey will be arriving here in about an hour. I will meet you at the rendezvous point\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nYes, Master\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAngelique and her squad cast SPRINT and then SILENT MOVEMENT and headed off towards the rock formation.<br \/>\nMalacus turned to leave, when he felt his communication orb begin to pulsate in his pouch. Removing the glowing black orb, he heard his master calling to him\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cDARK AMULET\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OBSIDIAN CABALIST (raspy, sinister voice)<br \/>\nThe Cabal would like a status report, Malacus\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nMaster, we have discovered where the NBTT has hidden Shooter Jennings and we expect Lord British to arrive soon. Angelique and her team are en route to the location now to eliminate them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OBSIDIAN CABALIST (raspy)<br \/>\nGood\u2026good. But it seems that you have even less time than previously expected. Not only are the Oracle\u2019s soldiers en route, but so is Dragon Lord Gabriel Nightshadow as well. Our spies have discovered that the lead he was following was merely a trap set by your traitorous father, Count Aberon. The Dragon Lord survived the deadly ambush by the Dakari Sisterhood of Assassins and is making his way back there with all due haste\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nI am confident that Angelique and her team will be able to complete their mission before either the Oracle\u2019s soldiers or Gabriel Nightshadow arrives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OBSIDIAN CABALIST (raspy)<br \/>\nI hope so\u2026for both of your sakes, Malacus. You know the price of failure\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nYes, Master.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OBSIDIAN CABALIST (raspy)<br \/>\nWe will check back with you\u2026soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus Dar put the black orb back in his pouch. As he turned toward the archway, he saw two figures approaching. Malacus quickly moved off to the side and began casting a spell\u2026<br \/>\nA short time later, Stryker Sparhawk and Connor Congreve arrived at the entrance to Vengeance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cCARAVAN\u201d TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER (annoyed)<br \/>\nConnor, I told you to stick close to me! We lost so much time because I had to backtrack and find you! I can see that the other groups have passed us and are approaching that rock formation near our final destination, that giant Obsidian Tower off to the right up there! I swear that your sense of direction is as bad as my friend, Gabriel Nightshadow, and that Bear cub can get lost just by turning around!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (apologetic)<br \/>\nI\u2019m sorry, Mr. Sparhawk\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(STRYKER sighed.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nSorry to lose my temper like that, Connor. It\u2019s just due to the fact that we\u2019re on a tight deadline. Call me Stryker. \u201cMr. Sparhawk\u201d sounds so ancient!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nOk, Stryker!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nAll right now, be on your guard, Connor! This is a very dangerous area. You never know what\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cEND GAME\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cHitting Wall\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nPoor Stryker never got to finish that sentence as he was suddenly hit in the face by an earth elemental and sent flying backward! He struck a nearby rock wall and slumped to the ground unconscious!<br \/>\nConnor instinctively rolled away in the opposite direction and immediately drew his magic sword as he stood up. It crackled to life with electricity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nI remember you from Beran\u2019s Reach! You are an Obsidian mage!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nClever boy! Malacus Dar, at your service\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nAre you any relation to the mage known as Korben Dar?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nWhy yes, he was my grand uncle! He was slain by the Black Dragon Lord known as Gabriel Nightshadow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (enraged)<br \/>\nNearly half of my village died, including my mother, because of an unearthed artifact which carried a plague originally developed by Korben Dar!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS (chuckling)<br \/>\nAh\u2026good to hear that his legacy lives on!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (furious)<br \/>\nAlthough Korben Dar is gone, I will avenge my people by slaying you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS (laughing)<br \/>\nI don\u2019t think so, boy! Attack!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cEarthquake\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe earth elemental pounded the ground, but Connor managed to leap away and avoid the brunt of the Earthquake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cEarth Element Magic Spell\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It then cast Root, but Connor quickly jumped free mere moments before the elemental would have struck him with its mighty fists\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meanwhile, at the rock formation near the Obsidian Tower\u2026<br \/>\nThe other NBTT armed escorts arrived with the rest of the players. The lead escort, Amber Raine, disbanded the parties and sent the other escorts on ahead to the tower. As she tried to get everyone to form a single line, Angelique and her Obsidian Assassin Squad emerged from their hiding place around the rock formation and approached the players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nHello there, my name is Angelique Noir! Thank you for unwittingly leading us to Shooter Jennings and Lord British!<br \/>\nOnce we take care of all of you, we will be able to enter the ivory tower undetected and kill everyone inside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nApollox Evanheart and his NBTT Hero Squad stepped out from their nearby hiding place and confronted Angelique and her squad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nI wouldn\u2019t count on that, Obsidian scum!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nWho the heck are you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nApollox flexed his muscles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nI\u2019m \u201cHeartthrob\u201d Evanheart and these are my good friends, Margaritte McLean, Balec Fares deCani, and Keldon Lighthand. We\u2019re not going to let you harm these good people or anyone else inside!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAmber Raine rolled her eyes and Angelique laughed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nYou don\u2019t look like much of a \u201cheartthrob\u201d or a \u201chero\u201d to me, boy! Your pathetic fighting skills are no match for ours! We are the finest assassins in all of the land!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nWe\u2019ll see about that! Amber protect the civilians! NBTT hero squad attack!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cBATTLE THEME A\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cSwords Clashing\u201d, \u201cLarge Fireball\u201d, \u201cThrown Shuriken\u201d, and \u201cghostbreath\u201d SOUND EFFECTS.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nApollox and his squad rushed forward and engaged Angelique and her assassins. Despite their superior skill, the NBTT Hero Squad was clearly outnumbered and things looked pretty grim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX (breathing heavily)<br \/>\nYou know, Balec, we really could have used Archaon, Athanil, and Silvanus here with us\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BALEC<br \/>\nIn hindsight, it may not have been such a great idea to have them return to Beran\u2019s Reach to work on the Arena instead\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cGrenade Explosion\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nSuddenly, Asclepius and Lord Baldrith appeared and joined the fray\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ASCLEPIUS<br \/>\nLord Baldrith and I thought you could use the extra help! Sorry we are late! Some pickpocket stole our teleport scrolls and we had to buy some from the traveling merchant, Sandy Chapman\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThanks to the timely arrival of Asclepius and Lord Baldrith, the tide seemed to shift in the NBTT\u2019s favor\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cBLACKMOOR COLOSSUS (COLOSSAL BOSS BATTLE THEME)\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meanwhile, back near the entrance to Vengeance, Connor was not having much luck battling the earth elemental.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (breathing heavily)<br \/>\nDarn it, my lightning sword isn\u2019t causing enough damage to this rock elemental!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor struck the rock elemental in the right arm with his sword and was startled to see the blade break off!<br \/>\nThe rock elemental pounded the ground and Connor found himself flat on his back. The broken hilt flew out of his hand and landed a short distance away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cDrop Sword\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nUh oh\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nBefore the earth elemental could launch another attack, it vanished!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nI prefer to finish you off myself\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cghostbreath\u201d SOUND EFFECT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nConnor felt himself grow weak as Malacus cast Death Field. Connor got up and punched Malacus in the stomach with his Flame Fist, followed by Stone Fist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cTorch\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MALACUS LAUGHED.)<br \/>\nMALACUS<br \/>\nYour pathetic fist attacks can\u2019t harm me, boy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cghostbreath\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus cast Death Touch and then Death Ray. Connor fell to his knees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cHealing Ray\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connor cast Healing Ray, but he found himself losing health far quicker than he could replenish it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (muttering to himself)<br \/>\nI must not fail! It can\u2019t end like this\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cDREAM\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nSuddenly, there was a flash of light and he felt a woman\u2019s hand on his left shoulder and healing energy flowing into him!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cRISE OF SPIRIT\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He glanced up to see Aimend standing there next to him, smiling. She was literally glowing as she stood there in ornate white plate armor. She looked like some sort of Warrior Empress\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND (whispering)<br \/>\nI believe in you, Connor! You can defeat this evil foe! Tap into your inner power\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nEh, what is this? Who dares interfere in our battle?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nI am Aimend, the White Dragon Lord!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus\u2019 eyes grew wide as Aimend released her hold on Connor and stepped to the side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS (shocked)<br \/>\nNo\u2026it can\u2019t be\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cOLYMPUS\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nSuddenly, Connor had a vision. He saw himself standing in an ice cave before an enormous blue dragon. Fog covered the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ATREYU (deep, ancient voice)<br \/>\nGreetings, Connor Cosgreve! I am Atreyu, youngest of the nine dragons. I command the power of the Air! I bonded with your great grandfather, Colin Congreve, who died during the fall of Castle Gennar 200 years ago. Now that you have awakened me from my long slumber through our telepathic link, it is time for you to fulfill your destiny. Claim your birthright as the new Blue Dragon Lord!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cDragon Roaring\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nThe vision faded and Connor\u2019s eyes began to glow as his entire body began to crackle with electricity. He suddenly stood up and cast Discharge, causing Malacus to stagger back. He then began casting bolts of Lightning at Malacus, who tried to erect a magic force field against them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cMagic Shield\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cThunder Sound FX\u201d SOUND EFFECT FOUR TIMES.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cMirror Shattering\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The force field shattered and Malacus felt the brunt of the supercharged lightning bolts as his enchanted cloth armor was torn to shreds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS (in severe pain)<br \/>\nArgh\u2026 I cannot be defeated by a mere boy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nI am no longer a boy, Malacus! I am Connor Congreve, the Blue Dragon Lord!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus coughed and spit out blood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MALACUS<br \/>\nWe will battle each other again someday and I shall have my revenge!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMalacus shook his fist at Connor and then suddenly shimmered out of existence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT NEXT MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nHe\u2019s disappeared! I don\u2019t know the Reveal Hidden spell\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nLet him go, Connor! You have a more important task to attend to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nStryker Sparhawk walked over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nThank you for healing me, Aimend! It seems I missed out on all of the excitement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nPlease escort Connor to the tower, Stryker. I will go assist the others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nCertainly. Let\u2019s go, Connor! We\u2019re going up that way\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nStryker and Connor headed toward the Obsidian tower.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, back at the rock formation\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cSWORDFIGHT\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cSwords Clashing\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nTake that, Obsidian witch!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nApollox\u2019s blade sliced through Angelique\u2019s right side. She winced in pain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nUh\u2026that really hurt! You may have won this time, \u201cHeartthrob\u201d Evanheart, but when next we meet, I will show you the true meaning of pain!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nOoh\u2026I am so looking forward to that!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MARGARITTE<br \/>\nFor heaven\u2019s sake, Apollox, you\u2019re supposed to be fighting her, not flirting with her!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMargaritte did a facepalm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nYou know I can\u2019t help myself when I am around attractive women\u2026especially when they are wearing black leather and lace\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE (defiant)<br \/>\nYou won\u2019t be grinning so much next time after I use my electroshock whip on you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nI can handle anything you throw at me! I do not fear pain!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nYou will, boy. You will\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(ANGELIQUE LAUGHED.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAngelique suddenly purred like a cat and licked her lips in anticipation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nNow\u2026get over here!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX (surprised)<br \/>\nWhat?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAngelique suddenly pulled Apollox into an embrace and gave him a passionate kiss! Apollox enjoyed the moment, but then was struck down by a Discharge spell which Angelique cast!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cElectric Shock Zap\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<br \/>\n(INSERT \u201cFall\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ANGELIQUE<br \/>\nSee you around, \u201cHeartthrob\u201d! All squad members \u2013 retreat!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAngelique and her squad made a hasty retreat towards the exit arch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT NEXT MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nAPOLLOX!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAimend ran over and cast Healing Ray on Apollox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cSpell 1_0\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX (excited)<br \/>\nThank you, Aimend! Wow\u2026that sexy assassin, Angelique, was a pretty good kisser!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nMargaritte shook her head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MARGARITTE<br \/>\nSome people never learn\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cTHE END OF MANKIND\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAmber Raine approached Apollox. She looked very angry. Apollox began to get very nervous and started sweating profusely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX (sheepish)<br \/>\nUm\u2026Amber\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cSlap\u201d SOUND EFFECT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AMBER RAINE (furious)<br \/>\nYou no good womanizer! You told me that you loved me and here I catch you flirting with the enemy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX (smooth)<br \/>\nYou know she doesn\u2019t mean a thing to me, baby\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AMBER RAINE (furious)<br \/>\nAre you kidding me?? ARGH! Oh My Goddess!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAmber felt her face flush as her sister, EMBER FLAME, pushed her out of the way\u2026<br \/>\nAs she looked at APOLLOX, her eyes changed from green to blue and then the look on her face showed how much she wanted to eat him.<br \/>\nApollox gasped in horror!<br \/>\nAmber started attacking Apollox with bow and magic attacks and he was forced to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AIMEND<br \/>\nShouldn\u2019t we be doing something to help Apollox?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MARGARITTE<br \/>\nI think it would be best if we stay out of it. Hmm\u2026you know this reminds me of the movie Cat People. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAfter a few minutes of fighting, Amber Raine gained the upper hand and forced Apollox to his knees.<br \/>\nAPOLLOX cowered in fear as he begged for mercy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nPlease no more\u2026 I\u2019ve learned my lesson. I\u2019m so sorry, Amber\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAmber stopped attacking Apollox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AMBER RAINE<br \/>\nDeeds speak louder than words, Apollox! I\u2019m going to give you one last chance\u2026<br \/>\nand if I catch you flirting with anyone else, I will show no mercy and turn you into a meat pie that Dinsoo and I will feast on!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nApollox turned white as a ghost and started whimpering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">APOLLOX<br \/>\nNo, I promise to be good from now on!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAmber glared at Apollox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AMBER RAINE<br \/>\nNow get the hell out of my way!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAmber stormed past Apollox and walked towards the Obsidian Tower.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cOPEN THE GATE\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meanwhile, Stryker and Connor arrived at the entrance to the tower\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nWiat \u2013 good heavens to Murgatroyd! Elgarion, you\u2019re alive! How is that even possible? I saw you die at the Bear Tavern with my own eyes\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nGreetings, my good friend, Stryker! Well, the seven Bears managed to locate that ancient White Dragon after all.<br \/>\nIt seems that Aimend is the last blood descendant of the Dragon Lord, Kaylie Sindara.<br \/>\nAs such, she was able to bond with the ancient White Dragon, Kizaru, and claim her birthright as one of the nine Dragon Lords.<br \/>\nAnyway, Kizaru was able to temporarily boost her natural healing powers to a godlike level, allowing her to remove the toxins from my body and resurrect me.<br \/>\nIn fact, I think I might have gotten a few years younger in the process, because I seem to have a bit more spring to my step now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nStryker, I see that you brought me a visitor. I presume this is the winner?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nYes, yes, why yes. May I present Connor Congreve, the new Blue Dragon Lord!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nElgarion\u2019s eyes grew wide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nOh my! Two Dragon Lords found in one day \u2013 a most historic event! I would imagine that the Obsidians will not be pleased by this turn of events\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STRYKER<br \/>\nMmm, no, I certainly don\u2019t think the Obsidians will be pleased at all!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nConnor, please whisper the four clues to me in the correct order and show me the winning note.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR (whispering)<br \/>\nSPECK OBSIDIAN TOWER VENGEANCE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nYes, it seems that you are\u2026the ONE. Welcome to the Ivory Tower. Yes, I know it appears to be an Obsidian Tower, but that is due to an illusion cast upon it to avoid unwanted attention.<br \/>\nPlease follow Stryker inside and deliver your message to Shooter Jennings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cA HERO IS BORN\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nStryker escorted Connor inside and up the staircases to the third level, where he was greeted by Shooter Jennings!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SHOOTER<br \/>\nHello there! I believe that you have a message for me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONNOR<br \/>\nYes, I do, sir.<br \/>\n\u201cSHOOTER \u2013 I MANAGED TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO NOVIA LATE LAST NIGHT AND ELUDE THE OBSIDIAN ASSASSINS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THREE DAYS.<br \/>\nYOUR GOOD FRIEND, LORD BRITISH\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SHOOTER<br \/>\nThat is very good news! I was worried that the Obsidian assassins might have gotten to Lord British after they managed to kill all of his bodyguards near the border.<br \/>\nThis message means he should be joining us shortly. In the meantime, let\u2019s pose for a picture. Is someone recording this on video?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nShooter flashed a grin as he shook Connor\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SHOOTER<br \/>\nI hope you have a great time here at the party!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nA short time later, the NBTT Hero Squad led the rest of the participants to the tower.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nWelcome to the Ivory Tower! Thank heavens all of you came to save us from that Obsidian attack! How did you know to come?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ASCLEPIUS<br \/>\nI thought the Obsidians might try something and directed Apollox and his team to come here as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LORD BALDRITH<br \/>\nI don\u2019t think this will be the last we will see of Angelique Noir and her band of Obsidian assassins\u2026or her mysterious master, the Man in Black.<br \/>\nYou know, I thought that he bore an uncanny resemblance to you, Asclepius\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ASCLEPIUS<br \/>\nI fear that you may be right about Angelique, old friend! As for the Man in Black, it is said that everyone has a doppelganger out there somewhere. It seems that I have found mine\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ELGARION<br \/>\nI am now able to check in all remaining players. Please whisper your clues to me in the correct order as you enter.<br \/>\nThe first twenty five to do so will receive a copy of the bard Shooter Jennings\u2019 new album, Countach, on pink vinyl!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. INSERT \u201cTHE KING\u2019S CROWNING\u201d MUSIC TRACK.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">STORYWEAVER<br \/>\nAfter everyone had entered the Ivory Tower, the Storyweaver stepped out from behind the Oracle confirmatory. He glanced at the cover of the Great Book, which had been restored to its original appearance, and then continued reading\u2026<br \/>\n\u201c\u2026and so it came to pass that young Connor Congreve and his friends were able to defeat the Darkness and ensure the safe return of their long missing king, Lord British. There was much merriment at the party that night.<br \/>\nThis was a great victory, but the Shadow War continued on. The Darkness had not been destroyed, and would return to plague our heroes again one day. But that\u2019s another story\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Storyweaver closed the Great Book and smiled as he slowly faded away\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(INSERT \u201cDove\u201d SOUND EFFECT.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(MUSIC FADES OUT. 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