Posted by Astillian on September 25, 2000 at 11:55:09:
In Reply to: Log of Sermon and aftermath posted by Horstivo -- The Unwise Bard on September 24, 2000 at 23:03:55:
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> Cothurak says 'To follow the path of Fire, one must live to the aspects of fire:'
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> Fienn taps his overgrown, yet attractive nose, thoughtfully.
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> <856hp 759m 609mv> The Tale-Telling Fire
> A huge gray stone fireplace lies in the west wall. Small statues sit atop a
> thick oaken mantle; their shadows dance against the wall in the fire's
> light. The fire seems to move with a beat of its own, slow and rhythmic,
> moving back and forth. Despite its large size the fire barely whispers a
> crackle and its heat only surrounds you in a warm glow. Plush couches and
> chairs surround the fire and a large rug covers the floor. As if respecting
> the tales to be told, the noise from the rest of the inn also seems to quiet
> and dim to a dull mutter. A painting hangs above the mantle, swirling
> with colors. People sing and dance to the east in a cleared area. To the
> north more soft chairs and tables sit about while to the south lie long
> tables stacked with food.
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> [Exits: north east south]
> A raging tower of flame hovers just above the ground.
> (Translucent) Missila is resting here.
> Anthragok is here.
> Mayenne is resting here.
> (Purple Aura) A dark faced duergar sits quietly eating dinner.
> Juzrisium is resting here.
> (Translucent) Shyntlara is here.
> Graffilon is resting here.
> (Purple Aura) Ekirhal is here.
> Chayan is here.
> (Purple Aura) Garenth is here.
> Juzrisium is here.
> (Purple Aura) Grakurmanu is here.
> Shivara is here.
> Fienn is resting here.
> Phindar is here.
> (Purple Aura) Cothurak is here.
> (Purple Aura) A stout dwarf bouncer hefts his cudgel and looks for trouble.
> (Purple Aura) Resting in a deep chair by the fire an ancient dwarf opens his eyes and
> motions for you to sit and listen to a tale.
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> <856hp 759m 609mv> People near you:
> Shivara The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Horstivo The Tale-Telling Fire
> Anthragok The Tale-Telling Fire
> Missila The Tale-Telling Fire
> Fienn The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Grakurmanu The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Cothurak The Tale-Telling Fire
> Juzrisium The Tale-Telling Fire
> Juzrisium The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Shyntlara The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Garenth The Tale-Telling Fire
> Mayenne The Tale-Telling Fire
> Graffilon The Tale-Telling Fire
> Phindar The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Chayan The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Ekirhal The Tale-Telling Fire
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> <856hp 759m 609mv>
> Cothurak says 'The ability to destroy, the ability to cleanse, and the unending consumption to grow.'
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> Cothurak pauses for a moment.
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> Lithandria steps out of the shadows.
> Lithandria dual wields a thief's dagger.
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> Cothurak says 'Fire always seeks to consume the environment around it, to grow upon others....'
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> People near you:
> Lithandria The Tale-Telling Fire
> Shivara The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Horstivo The Tale-Telling Fire
> Anthragok The Tale-Telling Fire
> Missila The Tale-Telling Fire
> Fienn The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Grakurmanu The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Cothurak The Tale-Telling Fire
> Juzrisium The Tale-Telling Fire
> Juzrisium The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Shyntlara The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Garenth The Tale-Telling Fire
> Mayenne The Tale-Telling Fire
> Graffilon The Tale-Telling Fire
> Phindar The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Chayan The Tale-Telling Fire
> (PK) Ekirhal The Tale-Telling Fire
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> Cothurak says '...to learn from others' mistakes and accomplishments...'
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> Mayenne stares blankly into the fireplace...lost in thought.
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> Cothurak says '...and to move on, never to continue in one spot so that the fire might never die.'
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> Fienn sips his cocoa.
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> Juzrisium says 'Might we interject for learning's sake?'
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> Grakurmanu closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
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> Missila sinks deeper into her large robes.
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> Fienn mutters something quietly to himself.
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> Fienn says 'Shush!'
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> Juzrisium snickers softly.
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> Juzrisium slaps Fienn.
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> , mutters something in a hushed tone about Inn etiquette and those in the shadows should remain visible.
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> Cothurak says 'In this consumption, Fire moves over all that is around in, in one way or another.'
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> Horstivo mutters something in a hushed tone about Inn etiquette and those in the shadows should remain visible.
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> Fienn pouts.
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> Mayenne enthusiastically high-five's Fienn!
>
> Lithandria steps out of the shadows.
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> Cothurak says 'Those that cannot withstand the Fire and are weak, are destroyed.'
>
> Fienn rubs his cheek soothingly.
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> Juzrisium snickers with someone about their shared secret.
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> You no longer resist blows.
> You feel less righteous.
> Your shield of words crumbles away.
>
> Fienn mutters something quietly to himself.
>
> Grakurmanu closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
> Grakurmanu is surrounded by a protective shield.
>
> Cothurak says 'Attacked from all sides, the Fire burns the outside to only ignite on that which is within.'
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> Someone concentrates for a moment, then resumes its position.
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> Cothurak says 'Those that are not completely destroyed are cleansed, the fire strengthening and tempering that which is within.'
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> sing reveal
>
> You sing 'He chanted a song of wizardry,
> Of piercing, opening, of treachery,
> Revealing, uncovering, betraying.'
> Lithandria is revealed!
> Lithandria begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> A fire elemental is revealed!
> A fire elemental begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Mayenne is revealed!
> Mayenne begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> A duergar hunter is revealed!
> A duergar hunter begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Juzrisium is revealed!
> Juzrisium begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Graffilon is revealed!
> Graffilon begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Juzrisium is revealed!
> Juzrisium begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Grakurmanu is revealed!
> Grakurmanu begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Shivara is revealed!
> Shivara begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Fienn is revealed!
> Fienn begins to twitch uncomfortably.
> Cothurak is revealed!
> Cothurak begins to twitch uncomfortably.
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> Graffilon raises an eyebrow.
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> Phindar whispers 'STIVO!'
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> Your morale boost has worn off.
> Ekirhal disappears into the void.
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> Juzrisium bonks you on the head for being so foolish.
>
> Grakurmanu nods in agreement.
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> Ekirhal has returned from the void.
>
> Garenth closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
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> Cothurak smirks.
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> Garenth closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
>
> Fienn looks at a duergar hunter.
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> Lithandria glances at Cothurak.
> Shivara sits down and rests.
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> Cothurak pauses for a moment.
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> Garenth closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
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> Garenth closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
> Garenth is surrounded by a white aura.
>
> The Tale-Telling Fire
> A huge gray stone fireplace lies in the west wall. Small statues sit atop a
> thick oaken mantle; their shadows dance against the wall in the fire's
> light. The fire seems to move with a beat of its own, slow and rhythmic,
> moving back and forth. Despite its large size the fire barely whispers a
> crackle and its heat only surrounds you in a warm glow. Plush couches and
> chairs surround the fire and a large rug covers the floor. As if respecting
> the tales to be told, the noise from the rest of the inn also seems to quiet
> and dim to a dull mutter. A painting hangs above the mantle, swirling
> with colors. People sing and dance to the east in a cleared area. To the
> north more soft chairs and tables sit about while to the south lie long
> tables stacked with food.
>
> [Exits: north east south]
> Ekirhal is here.
> Lithandria is here.
> A raging tower of flame hovers just above the ground.
> (Translucent) Missila is resting here.
> Anthragok is here.
> Mayenne is resting here.
> A dark faced duergar sits quietly eating dinner.
> Juzrisium is resting here.
> Graffilon is resting here.
> Chayan is here.
> (White Aura) Garenth is here.
> Juzrisium is here.
> Grakurmanu is here.
> Shivara is resting here.
> Fienn is resting here.
> Phindar is here.
> Cothurak is here.
> A stout dwarf bouncer hefts his cudgel and looks for trouble.
> Resting in a deep chair by the fire an ancient dwarf opens his eyes and
> motions for you to sit and listen to a tale.
>
> Juzrisium looks at a duergar hunter.
>
> Garenth closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
> Garenth is surrounded by a protective shield.
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> Anthragok gets a cherry pie from a Big Ol'Pack Sack.
>
> Fienn stands up.
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> Fienn closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
>
> Cothurak says 'Almost unchallenged, the Fire is a force to be dealt with, as such, so should it's followers.'
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> Chayan sings 'We'll sing all night, and drink all day,
> And on the girls we'll spend our pay,
> And when it's gone, then we'll away,
> To dance with Jak o' the Shadows.'
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> Fienn is protected from the elements.
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> Cothurak says 'Most followers of the path of Fire strive to become leaders of men, for they hold...'
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> Fienn closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
> Fienn's feet rise off the ground.
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> Cothurak coughs lightly.
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> Cothurak pauses for a moment to drink some honey.
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> Phindar bows before Cothurak.
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> Lithandria whispers 'Preach it, Priest'
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> Shivara stands up.
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> Juzrisium whispers 'Amen!'
>
> A fire elemental returns to the elemental planes.
>
> Cothurak says 'In the end, a follower of the Fire, will not slowly dwindle but leave swiftly to spark the fire of another.'
>
> Mayenne glares at Lithandria.
>
> Fienn whispers '..priest...ess.'
>
> The edges of a fox's being stretch and twist and he returns to normal.
>
> Cothurak says 'For those of the Fire must never doubt themselves, or those that follow will doubt them, and the fire will surely collapse...'
>
> Lithandria says 'Greetings Riebold'
>
> Cothurak nods at the Emperor.
>
> Riebold taps his cheek thoughtfully and looks about.
>
> Lithandria bows before Riebold.
>
> Juzrisium shrugs helplessly.
>
> Garenth gives Riebold a crooked smile.
>
> Cothurak says '...burning not outward but inward, destroying itself for it has no where to burn.'
>
> Grakurmanu bows before Riebold.
>
> Riebold gallantly tips his hat to Garenth.
> A duergar hunter drinks ale from a tankard of dark wood, filled with a rich Duergar Stout.
>
> Shyntlara joins Riebold's group.
>
> Fienn offers Riebold a cup of cocoa.
>
> Garenth chuckles at Riebold's joke.
>
> Fienn smiles happily.
>
> Lithandria concentrates for a moment, then resumes her position.
>
> Cothurak pauses for a moment.
>
> Riebold nods.
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> Riebold looks at Garenth.
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> Cothurak whispers 'You've come exactly for the moment I wanted you to hear, Emperor.'
>
> Phindar drops a cup of warm spiced tea, sweetened with a hint of honey.
>
> Juzrisium looks at Riebold.
>
> Fienn gives Riebold the half-full cup.
> Phindar sacrifices a cup of warm spiced tea, sweetened with a hint of honey to the gods.
>
> Juzrisium looks at Riebold.
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> Juzrisium yawns.
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> Riebold nods and gestures for you to continue
> Fienn gives a cup of warm, frothy cocoa to Riebold.
>
> Ekirhal gets the pouch of nourishment from a traveler's baggy sleeves.
>
> Ekirhal opens the pouch of nourishment.
> A sweet aroma wafts across your nose as Ekirhal opens the pouch of nourishment.
>
> Ekirhal gets a roasted chicken from the pouch of nourishment.
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> Ekirhal closes the pouch of nourishment.
>
> Ekirhal puts the pouch of nourishment in a traveler's baggy sleeves.
>
> Ekirhal gets a metal canteen insulated in a wolf's pelt from a traveler's baggy sleeves.
>
> Ekirhal puts a metal canteen insulated in a wolf's pelt in a traveler's baggy sleeves.
>
> Garenth closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
>
> Lithandria smiles with such vileness that sends shivers down your spine.
>
> Cothurak slowly sighs.
>
> Mayenne shivers uncomfortably.
>
> Garenth snorts derisively at Lithandria.
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> Juzrisium shivers uncomfortably.
>
> Fienn taps his foot impatiently.
>
> Cothurak says 'As a follower of the flame, I have begun to realize my own demise....burning myself.'
>
> Grakurmanu closes his eyes and hums for an instant.
> Grakurmanu is surrounded by a protective shield.
>
> Cothurak turns to scan the crowd.
>
> Lithandria whispers 'The preacher speaks boldly'
>
> Garenth closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
> Garenth is surrounded by a white aura.
>
> Mayenne looks at Cothurak.
>
> Cothurak says 'I've been running from something that I know is the truth, fighting that which is right, and being what I have come to despise.'
> Garenth whispers 'ye should na'speak at all drow.'
>
> Chayan sings 'Sang in answer a song of staying,
> Resisting, battling against power,
> Of secrets kept, strength like a tower,
> Of changing and of shifting shape...'
>
> Grakurmanu closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
> Grakurmanu gets a wild look in his eyes!
>
> Fienn taps Lithandria's shoulder lightly.
>
> Juzrisium says 'You burn yourself when you try to confine the fire, correct?'
>
> You give a tankard of a deep red ale, frothing over the edges, labeled Mortorn Dark to Garenth.
>
> Cothurak says 'For awhile, I've been watching the path I walk, and what meaning it has held in my life.'
>
> Shyntlara utters the words, 'ghix'.
> Shyntlara is moving more slowly.
>
> Shyntlara utters the words, 'ghaiz gtui'.
> Shyntlara's skin turns to stone.
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> Lithandria smirks at Garenth's saying.
>
> Cothurak says 'Hold questions until after.'
>
> Mayenne looks at Cothurak.
>
> Juzrisium says 'Don't you find your path counterproductive then?'
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> Juzrisium shrugs helplessly.
>
> Graffilon looks at Missila.
>
> Cothurak says 'The path I have taken....is of no Fire, but a collapsing rift of greed and false power that has corrupted my soul.'
>
> Missila whispers 'Oh dis getting to be messy. Missila feels it. Hold on tight.'
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> Cothurak says 'Awhile back, I was deemed unworthy to hold the prayer power from Lord Zulghinlour, and have had much time to think.'
>
> A wry little smile crosses Garenth's face.
>
> Lithandria closes her eyes, breathing slowly.
>
> Juzrisium whispers 'drift wood burns good.'
>
> Lithandria takes a deep breath and jumps nimbly to her feet.
>
> Riebold taps his cheek thoughtfully.
> Juzrisium nods.
>
> Cothurak says 'In this time, I've saught to regain the Lord Zulghinlour's blessing....'
>
> Cothurak waits for emphasis.
>
> Fienn closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
>
> Cothurak says 'I no longer do.'
>
> Lithandria sits down and thinks deeply.
>
> Missila whispers 'ACK!'
>
> Cothurak pauses for a minute.
>
> Lithandria coughs loudly.
>
> Fienn holds his shield a little tighter.
>
> Juzrisium throws back his head and laughs into the night.
>
> Missila hides behind everyone
>
> Cothurak says 'What I do now is search from the Phoenix the redemption of my soul, that has come so close to being lost permanently.'
>
> A duergar hunter drinks ale from a tankard of dark wood, filled with a rich Duergar Stout.
>
> Cothurak says 'I've come to realize that to hold the power of the Lord Zulghinlour, or even more, is not worth the cost of my soul.'
>
> Fienn bumps into Missila.
>
> Garenth grins and grips his axe as he begins to chant a battle song.
>
> Phindar listens carefully.
>
> Lithandria scream
> Juzrisium claps at Cothurak's performance.
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> Fienn blushes.
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> Missila whispers 'ACK ack!'
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> You cackle gleefully.
>
> Cothurak says 'The darkness is a candle that burns at both ends, two flames that come to destroy itself.'
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> Cothurak is now anathema to the Empire.
>
> Lithandria gnashes her teeth in seething rage.
>
> Juzrisium throws back his head and cackles with insane glee!
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> Cothurak says 'Their passion and thrive as a Fire is correct, but their corruption and destruction of that which is right, is not.'
>
> Cothurak yells 'Die, Grakurmanu, you sorcerous dog!'
> A dwarf bouncer yells 'There will be no fighting in the bar, Grakurmanu!'
> A dwarf bouncer's crush devastates Grakurmanu!
> Grakurmanu narrows his eyes and glares in Cothurak's direction.
> Cothurak can no longer find the strength to wield a two-headed pickaxe with tips of diamond.
> Before your eyes, Cothurak withers under Grakurmanu's spell!
> Grakurmanu's withering DISMEMBERS Cothurak!
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> Grakurmanu's cleave DISMEMBERS a dwarf bouncer!
> A dwarf bouncer's crush devastates Grakurmanu!
>
> You yell 'There shall be no fighting in this bar!'
> You crack Grakurmanu on the head with a small bat!
> With a few swift strokes, you crack a little sense into everyone, and stop the fighting.
> You cease fighting in the room.
>
> Garenth throws back his head and cackles with insane glee!
>
> Lithandria says 'I spit on you Cothurak'
>
> You kick Grakurmanu out of the bar for brawling.
>
> Cothurak says 'I've now stopped one end of my candle, and realize the fight is that against those of the Shadow.'
>
> Juzrisium says 'whooooooohooooo!'
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> Lithandria spits on Cothurak.
>
> Lithandria concentrates for a moment, then resumes her position.
>
> Cothurak says 'The fire within my soul has tempered the cold coal of my heart, to a stainless steel that reflects the light within me.'
>
> Fienn gathers some beneficial herbs.
> Fienn gives the medicinal herbs to Cothurak.
> Cothurak looks better.
>
> Graffilon snorts derisively at Lithandria.
>
> Fienn closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
> Fienn's feet rise off the ground.
>
> Cothurak says 'For obvious reasons, I now denounce and proclaim the beginning of the end of the Empire.'
>
> Fienn closes his eyes for a moment and nods at Cothurak.
> Cothurak's feet rise off the ground.
>
> Cothurak stands proud.
>
> Juzrisium says 'Welcome, Cothurak.'
>
> *Yay!* Go Cothurak!!! Juzrisium cheers her on.
>
> Mayenne whispers 'Lithandria, you're leaking...'
>
> Fienn closes his eyes for a moment and nods at Cothurak.
> Cothurak's muscles surge with heightened power.
>
> Cothurak says 'Within me burns a new flame, that will consume the tainted goals of the Empire, and I will hunt those of the darkness until my soul burns within the company of the Phoenix.'
>
> Lithandria says 'You have gone amok, and no mercy for you at all'
>
> Riebold looks at Cothurak thoughtfully, his cold eyes promising certain demise.
>
> Cothurak says 'As I can say to myself, as to all those that know me, welcome...'
>
> Cothurak says '...to the new Cothurak.'
>
> Someone looks at a duergar hunter.
> Juzrisium laughs at Riebold mercilessly.
>
> The flames in the fire burn out of control, the duergar hunter explodes into a million bits, Zulghinlour standing before you.
>
> Chayan musics 'Greetings and a decision well made Cothurak'
>
> Cothurak lifts her head and raises her hands lightly as they begin to flare in an eery light-blue flame.
>
> Missila whispers 'ACK!'
>
> Someone cringes in terror!
>
> Juzrisium stands up.
>
> Cothurak speaks in a deep and unholy voice.
>
> Fienn says 'G'yah!'
>
> Juzrisium throws back his head and cackles with insane glee!
>
> Zulghinlour flashes a wicked smile.
>
> Missila run around looking for a place to hide.
>
> Lithandria steps out of the shadows.
> Lithandria says 'L-lord...'
>
> Cothurak says 'The Fire shall bind, strengthen and control my soul.'
>
> Horstivo taps his lip in deep thought.
>
> Garenth says 'Know tha'power that be tha'Light imperials!'
>
> Zulghinlour drives his axes into both sides of Cothurak's body.
> Zulghinlour's brutal attack does UNSPEAKABLE things to Cothurak!
> Zulghinlour's brutal attack does UNSPEAKABLE things to Cothurak!
> Cothurak is DEAD!!
> Cothurak's finger is sliced from her dead body.
>
> Juzrisium looks at Zulghinlour.
>
> Lithandria cheers and sings... she is just BURSTING with joy!
>
> Garenth closes his eyes with a look of concentration for a moment.
> Garenth is surrounded by a white aura.
>
> Fienn boggles at the concept.
>
> Lithandria winces in agony.
>
> You kick Zulghinlour out of the bar for brawling.
>
> Riebold grins lightly and looks at Lord Zulghinlour.
>
> Riebold chuckles politely.
>
> Graffilon smiles at you.
>
> Lithandria drops some gold.
>
> Horstivo taps his lip in deep thought.
>
> A flaming pentagram appears upon the ground. It flares brightly as a figure cloaked in fire steps forth. The fires flicker and fade to reveal Zulghinlour.
>
> Mayenne looks at Zulghinlour.
>
> Juzrisium gets 11004 gold coins.
>
> Lithandria says 'I don't want that money'
>
> Zulghinlour says 'That .... was unwise Horstivo'
>
> Cothurak arrives from a puff of smoke.
>
> Juzrisium looks at Zulghinlour.
>
> Riebold taps his cheek, obviously deep in thought.
>
> Graffilon looks at Cothurak.
>
> You say 'Figured as much, but we all have standards'
>
> Zulghinlour nods.
>
> The edges of Shyntlara's being stretch and twist and she becomes a racoon.
>
> Riebold says 'I was about to say the same Lord Zulghinlour'
>
> Anthragok looks at Zulghinlour.
>
> A racoon forages around and starts chewing on something.
>
> Riebold utters the words, 'yrl'.
> Riebold's feet rise off the ground.
> A racoon forages around and starts chewing on something.
>
> The edges of a racoon's being stretch and twist and she returns to normal.
>
> Cothurak puts her hands together as the blue flame dies out as it washes over her entire body.
>
> Cothurak tilts her head back and shakes her hair and then looks over the crowd.
>
> Cothurak whispers 'And that concludes the Sermon of the Fire.'
>
> Zulghinlour has transferred you.
> The Pentagonal Lair
> This huge five-sided room is quite unique. Each wall is a different color:
> black, white, green, blue, and red. There is a symbol painted onto each wall:
> flames on the red, lightning on the blue, a snowflake on the white, a skull
> on the green, and two crossed cattails on the black. Each symbol is illuminated
> by a candle, the same color as the wall. The ceiling is angled towards a
> central point, making a it extremely high; at least 60 feet or more.
>
> [Exits: west]
> (White Aura) Hissing in unison, five uniquely colored heads attached to a mammoth dragon's
> body swing around and greet you.
>
>