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=== Timed events === {{TEheader}} {{TErow| 1 |loc={{blue}}|Day 1 - computer|freq=7|For Computer - DO NOT TRANSLATE|effect=+20 {{w}} [[Wood]], +20 {{m}} [[Mercury]], +20 {{o}} [[Ore]], +20 {{s}} [[Sulfur]], +20 {{c}} [[Crystal]]s, +20 {{gem}} [[Gems]], +10000 {{g}} [[Gold]]}} {{TErow| 1 |day 1|For several days, [[Gelu]] and I have been passing messages back and forth through aerial messengers. I have attempted to convince him to give up this search for the [[Sword of Frost]], but [[Gelu]] holds stubbornly to the belief that it is his fate to destroy the ancient artefact - thus, assuring the safety of the world forever.<p>Fool!<p>Today, I received [[Gelu]]'s last letter.<p>"[[Tarnum]],<p>I have agreed to hold my advance on the City of [[Volee]] while we settled this matter, but I believe we have come to an impasse. My people called you [[Dragonfriend]] once, so I beg you to stay out of my way if you refuse to join me. I will not stop until I have destroyed the [[Sword of Frost]]. I will also not hesitate to kill you and the evil creatures you associate with these days.<p>Ride from this place so I will not be forced to kill you. You know that I have never failed in anything I have set out to do - whether that is killing an evil [[Overlord]] or destroying a dangerous artefact. I will not stop.<p>[[Gelu]] of [[AvLee]] and the [[Forest Guard]]"<p>So that was it. All my attempts to avoid this conflict have been foiled. I regret the day that I will meet [[Gelu]] in combat, but first I must capture the [[Sword of Frost]].}} {{TErow| 3 |day 3|There is a [[Hut of the Magi|Magi]] living nearby who has offered to give me a vision of the City of [[Volee]] and other key areas in this region if only I can find him.}} {{TErow| 8 |day 8|The entrances into the lush, green lands around the City of [[Volee]] are blocked by impenetrable gates. The only way to pass through them is to speak the passwords known only by the [[Keymaster's Tent|Keymasters]].<p>During their many trips to deliver messages to [[Gelu]]'s forces, my [[Harpies]] spotted a Blue [[Keymaster's Tent]] near [[Gelu]]'s town. Unfortunately, that's the only [[Keymaster's Tent]] that has been spotted by my scouts.<p>It looks like I'm going to have to face [[Gelu]] after all. I can't let him get to [[Volee]] before me. That would mean disaster.}} {{TErow| 14 |day 14|"What is it?" I ask my [[Minotaur]] bodyguard, [[Trongar]].<p>He usually rides next to me at the front of the line, but I've noticed in the last few minutes that he has distanced himself by falling back slightly.<p>"I was trying to get a good look at the trees over there," [[Trongar]] says, pointing. "I think I saw something."<p>"That's too far away, even for an Elven archer," I say.<p>"Yeah, but could be a spy. You know these [[Elves]]. They love to ambush you whenever they get the chance," [[Trongar]] says.<p>I know the [[Elves]] better than anyone, and the [[Minotaur]] was right. I should've been paying more attention. Attack-and-run tactics are taught to every member of the [[Forest Guard]], and [[Gelu]] is one of the best to have ever come out of [[AvLee]].}} {{TErow| 20 |day 20|Unfortunately, the [[Vori Elves]] who live in the City of [[Volee]] will not respond to my numerous requests for a meeting. They have attacked every one of my messengers without asking a single question. The only good news is reports that they treat [[Gelu]]'s messengers in the same way.<p>Apparently, [[Volee]] sees both of us as an enemy.}} {{TErow| 23 |day 23|A strange [[Harpy]] flew into camp today and was almost torn to pieces by my [[Harpy]] troops.<p>"Wait!" I shouted, stepping in to protect the exhausted [[Harpy]].<p>You give the creature some water and let it catch its breath before you order it to explain why it has come here.<p>"My sisters want to help you," she said. "These [[Elves]] have been hunting us for centuries. Finally, someone has come to help."<p>"Where are your sisters?"<p>"That's just it! We captured the tower protecting the White [[Keymaster's Tent]]! Now, your enemy can't reach [[Volee]], thanks to us!" she said.<p>This was great news! I still had to risk battle with [[Gelu]] to reach the Blue [[Keymaster's Tent]], but I no longer had to worry about [[Gelu]] getting the [[Sword of Frost]] first.}} {{TErow| 27 |day 27|A messenger arrived this morning to inform me that the [[Barbarian]] King's wife, [[Kija]], escaped from her [[Dungeon]] prison. She's alone. Her army is either dead or disbanded. It doesn't really matter if she got away. [[Kija]] will probably make her way home to her husband and lick her wounds. Even if she convinces [[Kilgor]] himself to search for the [[Sword of Frost]], it will be too late.<p>Either I will have the Sword, or [[Gelu]] will have destroyed the world. Then it won't matter.}} {{TErow| 33 |day 33|Last night before I went to sleep, I begged for the [[Ancestors]] to speak to me. They don't usually respond, but this time they appeared.<p>"I thank you for talking to me," I said.<p>"We sensed you needed us," one of them said.<p>"I should reach [[Volee]] soon, but you never told me what to do with the [[Sword of Frost]]. Certainly, I can't keep it! So, do I destroy it?" I asked.<p>"No. The [[Sword of Frost]] can't be destroyed except by [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)|Armageddon's Blade]]. We fear [[Gelu]] will realize this and mistakenly bring the two blades together. That's why you must retrieve the [[Sword of Frost]]."<p>"And then what?"<p>"Bring it to us. We will cast it into a place where it will never be found," the [[Ancestors]] answered.<p>Before the [[Ancestors]] vanished, I summoned the courage to say something that has been bothering me for months.<p>"I am sorry," I said.<p>"For what?"<p>I lowered my head in shame and said, "For the things I have done while searching for the [[Sword of Frost]]. I thought they were necessary."<p>"And we agree. [[Tarnum]], doing what is best for all - even if that deed is disgusting to you - that is true honour! We cannot fault you for that," the [[Ancestors]] said.<p>"It still feels wrong," I insisted.<p>"As it should."<p>The [[Ancestors]] disappeared.}} |}
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