PAXLAIR - August 6, 1998 - by Winfield
A moongate opened near the fountain and a young woman
stumbled out, deadly wounded. She reached the fountain and collapsed. After
she died, a second moongate opend at the exact same spot, releasing The Lady
M.. She looked around, then noticed the body of the young woman and starts
to scream for help: "Oh no! My sweetheart, my daugther...wake up. Please
help me, oh mighty wizards...help my child...although i am merely her
step-mother, i love her from the bottom of my heart!" Nobody is able to
resurrect the spirit, and with time, it vanishes near the fountain. Some
time later, the ghost of the poor maiden appeared inside the fountain! It
seems that her soul was trapped by the vile powers of the corrupted well.
And thus she spoke:"...i am lost... the Evil that is has doomed my
soul... i cannot resist the power... you must hear me... hear my warnings...
the Evil that is has spawned the Evil that will be... the earth shakes...
only the new way can save you... wait for the shrines to call... i am but
one of many... doomed souls... the new Temple will restore us... it will
restore all..." *fades*
The gathered people wanted to try to resurrect her anyways, so they were
asked to seek out Lady Winmere. After some research, the party found her
waiting in Shame. After the party reached him, she went with them to PaxLair
and inspected the Shade in the fountain: "Hmmmm....this soul is lost
beyond our reach. A powerful, evil spell has ripped her from her body,
keeping her from rejoining it. The fountain is just a substitute, drawing
her back into our world." "Can you res her?"-" I am not sure, the bond is
too powerful...who or what could weave such spells? Well, we will need very
strong reagents, and i doubt we can do anything without divine intervention.
Hmmmm. Ah, yes, maybe the waters from the fountain can be purified. Take
these pitchers to each shrine in Despise and enchant it with the words:"In
Uus Vas Ort!" three times. And bring me what i listed in this book. Then
return it here. *shakes head* I still doubt it will work.."
The party traveled into the depth of the dungeon Despise, fighting it's
way through the poisonous vermin there. Upon reaching each shrine, they
invoked its powers upon the waters. The shrines were guarded by hordes of
monsters: Lich Lords and demons! But the party was victorious, performing
the last rite against all odds.
With the enhanced power of the water, the wise woman started a ceremony
to invoke the Shade. As she started to resurrect her, she was struck by a
bolt of lightning, and the Shade spoke:"Ahhhh, the pain! Stop it! The
time is not right... the second column has too much power yet. You need to
break the spell... wait for the shrines to call... wait for the next
conjunction... only the Temple will free me... and he may free you too..."
So, after all the trouble the party went through, it was all in vain, as
the powers of evil were to strong to overcome. But, alas, there seems to be
hope, as the shade too spoke of the Temple, that might resolve all problems,
and the shrines calling again.
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