Editing The Nameless Land (section)

=== Timed events ===
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{{TErow| 1 |day 1|We've come to a remote region where few dwell.  Ahead, a nameless mountain range blocks us.  Most of the peaks disappear into the clouds, and I feel a shiver run through my body because I know in my heart that I must travel beyond those clouds.}}
{{TErow| 3 |day 3|I've learned that this land is not entirely abandoned.  More of the [[Demon]] dwellings have sprung up before me, and a [[Barbarian]] tribe lives here as well.  I believe their leader is a worshipper of [[Vorr]], so they may present a problem.<p>And this morning I received a warning from some place called [[Blackdome]] burned into the bark of a tree at the edge of camp.  It simply read:<p>GO BACK OR DIE - [[Blackdome]]}}
{{TErow| 8 |day 8|At first, I thought these [[Kreegan|Demon-kind]] were in my way purely by coincidence, but no longer.  They seemed too organized, as if they're purposefully trying to get in my way or as if they knew where I was going.  And then there is the warning.<p>GO BACK OR DIE!}}
{{TErow| 13 |day 13|Today, some of my men caught a [[Familiar]] lurking in the bushes outside our camp.  It looked so weak and bloody that I feared its injuries had been caused during its capture, but my men swear they never touched the creature except to bring it to me.  So, I turned the [[Familiar]] over to one of my healers.<p>"Do what you can," I ordered, my tone letting them know that I would not be too upset if the [[Familiar]] didn't survive.  I would be surprised if it did.}}
{{TErow| 14 |day 14|I was summoned into the healer's tent this morning where I found the captured [[Familiar]] bandaged, but awake.  It was missing one of its large ears and both wings.  According to the healer, one of its arms was broken as well.  It was lucky to be alive, and for a moment I grew furious at the thought that some of my men might've caused such wounds.}}
{{TErow| 20 |Day 20|This time, I summoned the [[Familiar]] to my tent once it had an opportunity to heal more.  Two guards pushed it inside and waited, but I dismissed them.  The day I can't handle a single, half-crippled [[Familiar]] is the day I crawl into a hole and hide forever.<p>"Hungry, [[Skizzik]]?" I asked, gesturing to the bread lying on a small table.<p>Without so much as a thank you, the [[Familiar]] snatched up the entire loaf and started shoving it in his mouth.<p>"You eat well for a corpse," I said.<p>"Me a bucket-kicker, that's right!" [[Skizzik]] said, spitting crumbs everywhere.<p>"You realize, just because you say you're dead doesn't make it true?"<p>"Of course!  But you don't know [[Skizzik]]'s problem.  You don't know, he got himself many people mad at him.  All because I left the stupid door open!  Silly to me, it is!"<p>"What door?"<p>"To the cell where the big guy keeps the shiny people," said the [[Familiar]].  It took me a second to realize he was talking about [[Vorr]] and the [[Ancestors]].<p>Quickly, I grabbed [[Skizzik]]'s good arm and said, "Now listen carefully!  You know where the [[Ancestors]] are?"<p>"Me know."<p>Again, I waited, but when I was certain [[Skizzik]] wouldn't respond I opened my mouth to speak.<p>"I know, I know," [[Skizzik]] interrupted.  "You want to know, don't you!"<p>"Yes!"}}
{{TErow| 21 |day 21|I'm not sure what to make of [[Skizzik]]'s account.  The [[Familiar]] claims [[Vorr]] took the [[Ancestors]] to the [[Fiery Moon]], imprisoning them in a magical prison while he left to handle something else.  That's when [[Skizzik]] first saw the [[Ancestors]].  He was one of the prison workers - the water bearer.  Shortly after the arrival of the [[Ancestors]], however, he left the door open briefly.  The [[Ancestors]] didn't escape, but the [[Demon]]s and things were really upset with him.  Something about them being able to call for help, but [[Skizzik]] swears the [[Fiery Moon]] has nothing but [[Demon]]s and things on it.<p>Perhaps the call that urged me to save the [[World Tree]] had been the cry the [[Demon]]s were talking about.  If that was so, then I finally understand why the [[Ancestors]] have been so quiet.<p>So, when the [[Demon]]s found out about [[Skizzik]]'s mistake, they tried to kill him, but the [[Familiar]] managed to escape.  He fled the [[Fiery Moon]] through something called the [[Sparkling Bridge]], and despite his many injuries managed to make it this far.  A brave creature, I have to admit.}}
{{TErow| 29 |Day 29|I met with [[Grumba]], my [[Ogre]] commander and the shaman, [[Wern]], today because they were concerned about [[Skizzik]].<p>"You know that thing's a spy," [[Grumba]] said with distaste.<p>"I'm not so sure," I said.  "It almost died, didn't it [[Wern]]?"<p>Reluctantly, the shaman nodded.<p>"The injured deserter is an old spy trick," [[Grumba]] said.<p>"Yes, I know, but you don't hurt the spy so badly that they die!"<p>"But…"<p>"But nothing!  I don't think he's a spy, but I'm not stupid, [[Grumba]]!  I'm not about to trust the creature with any vital information, and I've already passed the word that if he tries to escape he is to be killed."}}
{{TErow| 34 |Day 34|We were marching along when [[Skizzik]] suddenly ran toward me.  [[Grumba]] must've been keeping an eye on the [[Familiar]], because the [[Ogre]] reached [[Skizzik]] before he could get to me.<p>[[Grumba]]'s massive hands circled around the [[Familiar]]'s scrawny neck.  With one squeeze, he could crush the life from [[Skizzik]].<p>"No!  Put him down, [[Grumba]]!" I ordered.<p>The [[Ogre]] reluctantly set [[Skizzik]] on the ground.<p>"What were you so excited about?" I asked the [[Familiar]].<p>[[Skizzik]] pointed off toward a distant hill and said, "Me see some [[Demon]]s bury some Gold they stole.  Me see them over in them hills, back before me become a bucket-kicker - I hides in a cold bush and sees them!"<p>"Gold?" I said doubtfully.  Could this be a trap?  Could I be wrong about [[Skizzik]]?.}}
{{TErow| 35 |loc={{tan}}|Day 35|Against [[Grumba]]'s advice, and my own instincts, I decided to let [[Skizzik]] lead me to this hidden treasure.  We could use all the Gold we could get right now.<p>The entire time, however, I expected a [[Demon]] army to spring from the rocks and attack.  But [[Skizzik]] came through.  He took us right to a spot in the middle of an open field and told us to dig.  It was difficult cutting through the frozen ground, but eventually we found the sacks of Gold [[Skizzik]] was talking about.<p>"How did you find this place again?  It's in the middle of no where," I said.<p>"I can smell the Gold!" the [[Familiar]] explained.  That could be a useful talent.|effect=+7430 {{g}} [[Gold]]}}
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