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	[[Category: Jacqui Smith]][[Category:Scribe Notes]]		[[Category: Jacqui Smith]][[Category:Scribe Notes]]
			[[Category: Serra Angelus]]
	* [[Serra Angelus]]		[[Category: Vanderhan]]
	* [[Quorash]]		[[Category: Aqualina]]
	* [[Vanderhan]]
	* [[Sharina]]
	* [[Daniel]]
	* [[Aqualina]]
	[[Scribe_Notes#Winter_800_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>		[[Scribe_Notes#Winter_800_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>

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	[[Category:Jacqui Smith]][[Category:Scribe Notes]][[Scribe_Notes#Winter_800_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>		[[Category: Jacqui Smith]][[Category:Scribe Notes]]

			* [[Serra Angelus]]
			* [[Quorash]]
			* [[Vanderhan]]
			* [[Sharina]]
			* [[Daniel]]
			* [[Aqualina]]
			[[Scribe_Notes#Winter_800_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

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	There are no scribe notes filed but the resulting article was published in [http://dq.sf.org.nz/library/sgt31.pdf Issue 31]		There are no scribe notes filed but the resulting article was published in [http://dq.sf.org.nz/library/sgt31.pdf Issue 31]

			A Report by Ariel Glitterwing.

			If it wasn’t for the efforts of an intrepid group of Seagate
			Adventurers, I wouldn’t be here to write this report. I had been
			tasked with the job of investigating conditions within the Dark
			Circle so, early in the month of Frost, I flew off to have a first
			hand look. I knew I had crossed the border when I felt a chill
			through my body but that soon passed.

			I did check the local plant life, but discovered that the nectar
			and berries I sampled had some sort of taint in their taste. I
			suspect that any animals caught by adventurers would also not
			taste as well as those outside the Circle. I would recommend
			that any adventurers trying to live off the land should wash their
			catch thoroughly.

			The landscape looked normal as I headed towards the Brastor
			Holdings, although the usual sounds of birds was absent, and I
			soon arrived in the vicinity of the small village of Cottingley, not
			far from Brastor itself. There was a faint hint of the smell of
			decay in the air but otherwise there was nothing unusual to the
			casual observer. There were still people in the village engaged in
			normal activities and farm animals in the fields. However, when
			I flew closer, I noticed that the people’s movements looked slow,
			and there was a distinct lack of fresh cowpats in the field. When
			I got close enough to check auras, I discovered all the people
			and larger animals had been turned into zombies.

			They could also see me, even though I was invisible. Within
			minutes I was under attack. Their behaviour was not mindless,
			as with normal zombies, and I suspected that they had some sort
			of group mind as their attack was rather co-ordinated. Even
			some large birds joined in the attack. I suspect their objective
			was to attack anything that came in the area in order to turn
			them into zombies serving the will of the power behind the
			Circle.

			I was able to hold a few off with magic, such as Walls of Light
			and Bolt of Starfire, but I soon discovered these were tougher
			than the average zombie. They did take damage but it would
			need more firepower than I had to dispose of them. Some of
			them were able to get past my defence, including a coruscade,
			and I could feel part of my life force drained away by their
			touch. To make matters worse, at least one was a spellcaster, a
			wiccan to be precise. The most prudent course of action was to
			retreat, as fast as possible, as I could not take too many hits.
			The undead crows proved to be a bit of a problem when I
			tried to fly off. Instead I was forced to hide in the branches of
			a willow tree near the river. That was when I noticed the ring
			of mushrooms near the trunk of a nearby, more ancient, tree.
			It was a faerie ring and the magic of it would hold the undead
			off, similar in effect to a wiccan amulet. That was my escape
			route. So, while avoiding the crows and using the last of my
			bolts to deter their attacks, I dived towards the ring. Once
			there, I hopped from mushroom to mushroom in a
			predetermined pattern then, when the pool formed in the
			centre of the ring, dived into it.

			I found myself in a more vibrant landscape, near a river,
			under a willow tree, above an identical circle just as the portal
			closed. I was now on the plane of Lyoneese, one of the faerie
			planes, where it is forever autumn. I did contemplate waiting
			until night and attempting to sneak through the portal but
			vetoed that thought as I knew that Undead do not sleep. I
			suspected they would be keeping a watch. I also suspected
			undead owls. The only other portal I knew of from Lyoneese
			to Alusia lay far to the north in central Ranke. It would take
			several weeks for me to fly there, use the portal and return to
			Seagate.

			I decided to scout the local area in order to find some food.
			While I was doing that I encountered some local pixies who,
			after I told my story, told me that there was a village of
			humans nearby and one of them may be able to assist. So I
			went to investigate and discovered the village of Nottingley.
			I discovered from, Agatha Withey, the village wisewoman,
			and Namer, that here were the refugees from Cottingley, who
			had been willingly transplanted here by the intervention of the
			Daoene Sidhe from Tir Na Nog, in order to escape the Dark
			Circle. She told me to seek out the local witch, Esmerelda
			Beeswax, who could make an amulet that would help me get
			safely back through the circle.

			I found Esmerelda in a hut, on the outskirts of the village,
			surrounded by several beehives. The sound of buzzing was
			very prevalent. After explaining my problem, she said that
			she could produce an Amulet of Jasper which would protect
			from the draining effects of the undead. I had to go and
			collect the necessary ingredients.

			So that was what I did. It proved to be a simple matter to
			gather some of the ingredients although it did involve a lot of
			flying about. However, when I was after one ingredient, I
			ran into serious trouble. I was after some Moon Ash, in a
			place called Caer Percival. After receiving directions from a
			group of blue skinned pixies I was on my way there when I
			was attacked by a human on a flying carpet. I later found
			out this was Garamond, an evil wizard who was part
			Binder, part E&E and part Mind mage. A magical battle
			resulted which resulted in me being captured, under a
			paralysation spell and taken to his lair. He had taken over
			part of Caer Percival which had been abandoned several
			centuries ago. Upon arrival in his laboratory I could see
			several fey creatures, all suspended in blocks of amber. I
			knew for certainty that I was about to join his collection.
			Since I was still paralysed, there was nothing I could do as I
			was arranged in a suitable pose and a ritual performed. As
			it progressed I was lifted an inch off the desk then I felt
			something hardening around me as I slipped into
			unconsciousness.

			The next thing I remember was being suddenly awoken
			and feeling rather stiff. A guild party had arrived and was in
			the process of rescuing all the captives with the aid of a
			magical hammer of unbinding they had found. I had never
			been so glad to see anyone in my life. Unfortunately
			Garamond was currently out of the castle so we could not
			deal with him personally.

			They had already gathered all the required ingredients so
			we headed straight back to Nottingley. Once there, the
			amulets were manufactured and, after spending some time
			training, we went back through the faerie ring and made our
			way back to Seagate.

			My thanks go to the adventuring party that rescued me.
			They were: Daniel Alderson, Vanderhand le Vircourt,
			Sara Angelas, Quorash, Jacinth, Sharinalauralana
			Feyradbaneadour and Aqualina.

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	'''Adventure''': Bringing Light to the Darkness<br>		'''Adventure''': Bringing Light to the Darkness<br>
	'''GM''': [[Jacqui ~~Smith~~]]<br>		'''GM''': [[User:Jacqui \| Jacqui]]<br>
	'''Season''': [[Winter]] 800 WK<br>		'''Season''': [[Winter]] 800 WK<br>
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	'''Adventure''': Bringing Light to the Darkness<br>		'''Adventure''': Bringing Light to the Darkness<br>
	'''GM''': ~~Paul Schmidt~~<br>		'''GM''': [[Jacqui Smith]]<br>
	'''Season''': [[Winter]] 800 WK<br>		'''Season''': [[Winter]] 800 WK<br>
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			[[Category:Jacqui Smith]][[Category:Scribe Notes]][[Scribe_Notes#Winter_800_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>

	~~This is an adventure ran by Jacqui Smith during Winter 800 WK~~		== Summary ==
			'''Adventure''': Bringing Light to the Darkness<br>
	~~The party were hired~~ to ~~find and rescue a [[Seagate Times]] reporter, the pixie Ariel Glitterwing, who was researching on conditions inside~~ the [[~~Dark Circle~~]].		'''GM''': Paul Schmidt<br>
			'''Season''': [[Winter]] 800 WK<br>
	~~The party was:~~		; Party
	* [[Jacinth]]		* [[Jacinth]]
	* [[Serra Angelus]]		* [[Serra Angelus]]
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	* [[Daniel]]		* [[Daniel]]
	* [[Aqualina]]		* [[Aqualina]]

			The party were hired to find and rescue a [[Seagate Times]] reporter, the pixie Ariel Glitterwing, who was researching on conditions inside the [[Dark Circle]].


	There are no scribe notes filed but the resulting article was published in [http://dq.sf.org.nz/library/sgt31.pdf Issue 31]		There are no scribe notes filed but the resulting article was published in [http://dq.sf.org.nz/library/sgt31.pdf Issue 31]

Keith at 02:36, 14 November 2008

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[[Category:Jacqui Smith]]

This is an adventure ran by Jacqui Smith during Winter 800 WK

The party were hired to find and rescue a [[Seagate Times]] reporter, the pixie Ariel Glitterwing, who was researching on conditions inside the [[Dark Circle]].

The party was:
* [[Jacinth]]
* [[Serra Angelus]]
* [[Quorash]]
* [[Vanderhan]]
* [[Sharina]]
* [[Daniel]]
* [[Aqualina]]

There are no scribe notes filed but the resulting article was published in [http://dq.sf.org.nz/library/sgt31.pdf Issue 31]