A Dark Minion Strikes PaxLair

by Vaul Adlatus, Scribe of News, PaxLair, November 12, 2000

Woodsman attacks the dark minion

A dark minion led an undead attack on PaxLair Sunday evening around 7 by the Eastern Sky. Residents and visitors took down the undead and the dark minion with minor losses. During the fray, the people saw the flame of the Fire Monument near the Chaos Tower was extinguished. None knew why the dark minion launched an attack on PaxLair nor why the flame was doused. There is speculation Mazrim is somehow behind this attack.

Wraiths, skeletons, liches, bone knights, and bone magi struck quickly as the dark minion appeared and disappeared on the city streets. Woodsman was the first one to engage the dark minion and kept it reeling in pain from his poison blade. Safious, a knight of PaxLair, joined Woodsman and they defeated the dark minion. While scouting the area for more undead, Falcor Trist noticed that the flame on the Fire Monument was missing!

After defeating the attackers, PaxLair went forth to warn other cities of the situation and render aid if more attacks were underway. Erik, 8th-circle mage of the PaxLair Wizards, and Stormchaser, a well-known tamer in the area, traveled to Aryslan, Corwyn, Haven and Humility. Aryslan, Haven and Humility were quiet. In Corwyn, they met Danielle De’Rosa, Neil and Locutis, who said that Corwyn had suffered no attacks this eve. Locutis thanked Erik and Stormchaser for the warning.

Mayor Winfield at the Fire Monument

Mayor Winfield arrived on the scene at the Fire Monument. The defenders informed him of the attack and the missing flame of the Fire Monument. Mayor Winfield asked if Mazrim could be behind this attack. No one knew.

This attack comes in the aftermath of the defeat of Zyrn the Elementalist two weeks ago when many guilds and people launched counter-attacks from the cities of Aryslan, Corwyn, Haven, Humility and PaxLair. Zyrn was finally defeated in the dungeon Shame. This dark minion attack may or may not be connected to the defeat of Zyrn.

The Fire Monument in PaxLair is renowned for dark rituals and assemblies of evil clans and beings. It is opposed by the Spring of Courage located east along the Twin Towers main street.