Editing A New Ally (section)

== Scenario ==
=== Timed events ===
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{{TErow| 1 |day 1|My battles with [[Kija]]'s [[Barbarian]]s slowed me down enough that I've lost [[Gelu]].  We know he was heading north, but he is so far ahead of me now that I'm afraid I won't catch up to him in time.<p>I have to face the possibility that [[Gelu]] might beat me to the [[Sword of Frost]].  But would that be such a bad thing?  Yes, the [[Ancestors]] told me that if the [[Sword of Frost]] and [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)|Armageddon's Blade]] should ever meet, it would bring about the destruction of the world.  But can [[Gelu]] be foolish enough to allow that to happen?<p>But no matter how good his intentions, [[Gelu]] cannot stop the unpredictable.  [[Kija]]'s presence here in the north is evidence of that.  What would happen if she were to obtain the [[Sword of Frost]]?  Horror!<p>So, to strengthen my own forces I've decided to enlist the help of the [[Azure Dragon]]s.  Some of these pompous, but supremely powerful creatures live in the region.  I need only to find them.}}
{{TErow| 5 |day 5|A [[Harpy]] scout returned to camp today with horrible news.  [[Kija]]'s [[Barbarian]]s are in the north.  Somehow, they circled around me and, once again, they block my path.}}
{{TErow| 9 |day 9|My [[Beholder]] spy, [[Neez]], has somehow learned that [[Kija]] left the [[Barbarian]]s in the north to delay me long enough for her to catch up to [[Gelu]].  I've learned that it's best not to ask [[Neez]] how he gets his information.  I'm sure it came at the cost of several dead bodies.<p>"Try to learn where [[Kija]] and [[Gelu]] are headed," I ordered.<p>Then to [[Kilkik]], I said, "We can't be wasting our time on these [[Barbarian]]s!"<p>"Yes, I will begin looking for a weakness," [[Kilkik]] said.}}
{{TErow| 12 |loc={{teal}}|Day 12|freq=14|Knowing that my resources are going to be slim up here in the northern wastes, I've arranged for the [[Dungeon]]s I've left behind to step up production and ship everything they can here to me in the north.  Every two weeks I should receive a huge shipment.<p>I just hope it will be enough.|effect=+3 {{w}} [[Wood]], +10 {{m}} [[Mercury]], +3 {{o}} [[Ore]], +2 {{s}} [[Sulfur]], +5 {{c}} [[Crystal]]s, +2 {{gem}} [[Gems]], +15000 {{g}} [[Gold]]}}
{{TErow| 17 |day 17|[[Kilkik]] entered my tent and immediately held out a large, red crystal shard in one of his ropey tentacles.<p>"What's this?" I asked.<p>"That is our enemy's strength and weakness, [[Overlord]]," [[Kilkik]] said.<p>"Explain."<p>"It seems that the [[Barbarian]], [[Kija]], is not a brainless savage.  She has somehow gained the ability to manufacture [[Crystal Dragon]]s.  These powerful [[Dragon]]s are stronger than anything we have at the moment, but it requires a lot of Crystal to build them.  They will be forced to focus their entire production toward Gold and Crystal - which means if we can control all their Crystal we will keep them weak."<p>I pace back and forth, tossing the single crystal in my hand.  I've faced [[Crystal Dragon]]s before.  They are capable of tearing an army to pieces.  Now, I need the [[Azure Dragon]]s more than ever!}}
{{TErow| 22 |day 22|Some of my scouts have uncovered a huge cache of Gold and Mercury in the far northwest.  Unfortunately, this treasure is guarded by a group of [[Green Dragon]]s.  I assume this stash belongs to [[Gelu]], something he left behind for an emergency.  Not only could I use those resources, but I also have to keep [[Gelu]] from getting them.}}
{{TErow| 25 |day 25|A single [[Medusa]] approached between the watchful gaze of [[Neez]] and [[Kilkik]].  She prostrated herself before me.  Ever since her kind tried to kill me, the [[Medusa]]s have been getting fewer rations and a smaller share of the treasure.  They've been trying to get back on my good side.  And now, one of them practically begged to talk to me.<p>"What do you want?" I asked.<p>"Once again, [[Overlord]], we apologize for the behaviour of some of our sisters and hope that you can forgive us.  We have brought you some news.  Many of my sisters risked their lives and died to bring you this information," the [[Medusa]] said.<p>I reached out and grabbed a handful of the [[Medusa]]'s wiggling tendrils of snake hair.<p>"One more is going to die if she doesn't spit it out!" I shouted.<p>"The [[Azure Dragon]]s, [[Overlord]]!  We've found them!"<p>"Where?"<p>"Beyond a magic portal, one that glows with a teal light, but my sisters ran into one of those [[Dragon]]s.  All were killed, but myself," she said.}}
{{TErow| 30 |day 30|"Not only will we have to battle the arrogant [[Azure Dragon]]s before they will agree to join you," says [[Neez]], who has been researching the creatures, "but they also require massive quantities of Gold and Mercury.  You might want to consider saving for them now."<p>"I'll think about it," I said, and since it had been a while since I've had one of my 'fits', I tore the shirt off my back and threw it at the Beholder.<p>"It hurts!" I shouted, scratching at my skin.<p>I ran outside and jumped half-naked into the snow, rolling around in it as if I were on fire.  By the time I finished, I had gathered quite a crowd.  I turned on [[Neez]].<p>"Find the one who cast that spell on me," I ordered.<p>"Uh, what spell, [[Overlord]]?"<p>"The one that set my shirt on fire, of course!  Now, go!" I said and retired to my tent again.<p>Once I was in private, I chuckled to myself.  The expression on [[Neez]]'s ugly face had been priceless.  The [[Beholder]] would spend hours trying to figure out a way to handle my insane orders.  In the end, he will come to me and lie, stating that he had found and killed the culprit.<p>My chuckle turns into a laugh when I think of my answer.<p>"What culprit?  I don't know what you're talking about," I will say.}}
{{TErow| 35 |day 35|[[Neez]] reported today that although he hasn't been able to track down anyone close enough to [[Gelu]] to know where the [[Elf]] was headed, he has learned much about my enemy's troops.<p>Apparently, [[Gelu]] confides only in two of his followers.  Both are loyal [[Ranger]]s who joined the [[Forest Guard]] around the same time as [[Gelu]].  The three are inseparable, but if [[Gelu]]'s mission was suitably threatened one of them might attempt to stop us.<p>"One of [[Gelu]]'s friends, a [[Dwarf]] named [[Ufretin]], is prone to acts of bravery and sacrifice.  I believe we could capture this man," [[Neez]] said.<p>"Well, first we'll have to engage [[Gelu]]'s troops.  Begin putting your plans in motion.  Soon as we get the [[Azure Dragon]]s on our side, that should pose enough of a threat for us to lure this [[Dwarf]] away," I said.<p>Inside, I cringed.  I knew this [[Dwarf]], [[Ufretin]].  He was a brave fighter and a good person.  I'm not sure if I can allow [[Neez]] and [[Kilkik]] to torture the answers I need out of him.<p>Curse the [[Ancestors]] for this!  I thought I was supposed to save lives - not destroy them!}}
{{TErow| 38 |day 38|[[Neez]] presented his plan for the capture of the [[Dwarf]], [[Ufretin]], to me this morning and I accepted it.  [[Gelu]] and the others will never realize what hit them.<p>And then my two [[Beholder]] advisors informed me that their interrogations of [[Barbarian]] prisoners have turned up little information.  [[Kija]] is simply following [[Gelu]] as we are.  She hopes to snatch the [[Sword of Frost]] from [[Gelu]] the moment he finds it.<p>Now, I only need to find out what [[Gelu]] knows of the [[Sword of Frost]].  Unfortunately, it looks like that information is going to cost the life of a good man.}}
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=== Objects ===
==== Events ====
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| style="text-align:center;" | {{teal}} 39, 53, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | You help a travelling merchant repair one of the wheels on his wagon, and in return he tells you that a [[Hut of the Magi|Magi]] lives a short distance to the south.  This [[Hut of the Magi|Magi]] should be able to show you the [[Azure Valley]].
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==== Towns ====
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{{Town row|13, 68, 0|teal|Dungeon}}
{{Town row|38, 51, 0|teal|Dungeon}}
{{Town row|24, 7, 0|tan|Stronghold}}
{{Town row|49, 3, 0|tan|Stronghold}}
{{Town row|2, 21, 0||Stronghold}}
{{Town row|27, 37, 0||Dungeon}}
{{Town row|60, 62, 0||Dungeon}}
{{Town row|63, 42, 0||Stronghold}}
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==== Heroes ====
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{{hero row|13, 70, 0|teal|Tarnum|image=Tarnum (Overlord)|Overlord}}
{{hero row|24, 8, 0|tan|Zubin|Battle Mage}}
{{hero row|38, 52, 0|teal|mph={{mph|1|A New Enemy}}}}
{{hero row|49, 4, 0|tan|Krellion|Barbarian}}
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==== Monsters ====
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! Type
! Message
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| style="text-align:center;" | 42, 20, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{Cram2|Azure Dragon}}
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | A huge shadow falls over your troops.  As you look up, you see a single [[Azure Dragon]] dive out of the low grey clouds.  It swoops once over your heads and lands, shaking the earth beneath your feet.<p>"The weak may not pass!" shouts the [[Dragon]], and he attacks.</p>
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==== Seer's Huts ====
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{{SorQrow|seer=2|loc=29, 50, 0|quest=Achieve:<br>{{exp2|0=}} Level 22</br>|rew=50 {{s}} [[Sulfur]]|prop=This small hut reeks of rotten eggs, so you cover your nose and mouth with your cloak as you approach.  When you open the door, however, even your cloak doesn't help.<p>Sitting at a table - the room's only piece of furniture - is an old man weighing piles of Sulphur.  The rest of the hut is filled with countless sacks of what could only be Sulphur.  He looks up at you and smiles.<p>"Greetings!" he says.<p>"Greetings," you respond.  "How can you stand the smell?"<p>"What smell?" he asks.<p>"I see.  So, how did you come by so much Sulphur?"<p>"I make it.  I'm an [[alchemist]], actually, and I've discovered the secret of transforming snow into Sulphur.  It's really quite brilliant, but I've run into a problem."<p>"What kind of problem?" you ask.<p>"I don't know what to do with it all.  I'd give it away, but I can't give it away to just anyone.  So, I've decided to give 50 bags of Sulphur to anyone of 22nd level."|prog="Ha!  You're not experienced enough to fulfil my criteria, young hero.  Come back when you're 22nd level!"|comp=The old man in the smelly house agrees that you have enough experience to fulfil his criteria, so he tells you to help yourself to 50 bags of Sulphur.}}
{{SorQrow|seer=1|loc=57, 70, 0|quest=Return with:<br>{{SmCost|vert=y|w=50|o=50|g=3000}}|rew=60 {{c}} [[Crystal]]s|prop=You see an old [[Wizard]] crouched over a table covered by countless scrolls.  You wait for him to notice you before you speak.<p>"Those are blue-prints for a tower, are they not?" you say.<p>"Yes, yes they are.  I'd like to build my very own [[Wizard]]'s tower, but I just don't have the materials!"<p>"What kind of resources do you need?"<p>"Oh, let me see," the [[Wizard]] says, consulting one of his scrolls.  "That would be 50 Wood, 50 Ore, and perhaps 3000 Gold to pay the labourers."<p>"I see.  And what would you be willing to offer me if I could come up with those supplies for you?" you ask in your best business-like voice.<p>The [[Wizard]] seems to ponder the question for a moment, and then grins.<p>"I happen to know you're searching for some [[Azure Dragon]]s, but before they join you, you're going to have to defeat some of them.  Now, the only creature I can think of that will give it a challenge is the [[Crystal Dragon]] - and to make [[Crystal Dragon]]s you'll need Crystals.  I'll give you 60 Crystals in exchange for those supplies."|prog=You ask the [[Wizard]] again exactly what resources he needs to build his tower.  This time he gives you a list.<p>50 Wood<br>50 Ore<br>3000 Gold<p>No more, no less!|comp=You lead wagonloads of Wood and Ore up to the [[Wizard]]'s hut and hand over several sacks of Gold directly to the old man.<p>"Here's all the supplies you need for your tower," you say.<p>"I thank you!  Would you like to make the trade now?"}}
{{SorQrow|seer=2|loc=59, 29, 0|quest=Return with:<br>6 {{Cn|Black Dragon}}s</br>|rew=2 {{Cn|Crystal Dragon}}s|prop=You approach this lonely hut alone, and you begin to think it was a bad idea when a pair of [[Crystal Dragon]]s jump out from behind it and loom over you.<p>"Stop!" someone shouts a moment before they end your life.<p>A well-dressed young man with a friendly smile steps out of the hut.<p>"I apologize for the fright, but these are my guardians - at least until I get replacements," he says.<p>"What kind of replacements are you looking for?" you ask.<p>"Flying [[Dragon]]s would help, actually.  I need six [[Black Dragon]]s to get my things and me back across the sea.  You wouldn't know how I could come across any, would you?  I'd be willing to trade these Crystal ones for them."<p>You think that perhaps you do.|prog=You've had no luck getting those six [[Black Dragon]]s yet, and considering what happened the last time you came to this hut, you decide not to visit today.|comp=The young man steps from the hut to inspect the six [[Black Dragon]]s you're offering him.<p>"I take it they're loyal and healthy?" he asks.<p>"Yes, of course!"<p>"Good.  I'll take them. Would you like to trade now?"}}
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==== Quest Guards ====
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{{SorQrow|guard=1|loc=3, 1, 0|quest=Be:<br>{{teal}}</br>|prop="Show us what flag you march under!" demands the guard in the tower.<p>You order the standing bearer forward.<p>"We'll only let someone flying the Teal flag pass," says the guard, "So, let's see what you got?"|prog="Go away, you fool!  We'll only let someone who flies the Teal flag through!"|comp=The guards smile and cheer when they see the colour of your flag, agreeing to allow you to pass.  Do you wish to pass through now?}}
{{SorQrow|guard=1|loc=40, 27, 0|quest=Ben:<br>{{H|Tarnum|image=Tarnum (Overlord)|Overlord}}</br>}}
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