PaxLair is Visited By a Blue Skeleton, Seldain, and Soulslave! Chaos Erupts! We Seek the Order of the Blue Skull.
PAXLAIR - November 7, 1998 - Winfield
An eventful Friday night was filled with mystery as a
statue appeared in PaxLair, a blue skeleton arrived, Seldain was killed,
Soulslave was angered and sent his evil minions down upon us, and we now
seek the Order of the Blue Skull. A second Blue Skull was located along with
a book; the first skull was at the Suffering Stone near Yew where Zaine the
Lurker was killed by the Order. We must find the Order's hideouts throughout
northern Britannia and try to help Zaine.
A blue skeleton named "a lost one" showed up in PaxLair near the mage
tower, coming from the nearby mountains. We met it and quickly learned it
was lost, confused, and not feeling well. It spoke of an "Order". Earlier in
the day, a statue appeared near Luigi's telling of the ominous arrival of
Gehenna. The statue is surrounded by dead flowers; I, Mayor Winfield
examined the flowers closely and a thorn pierced his hand thorugh his glove.
Healers immediately aided him and he now appears alright. We showed the
statue to the Blue Skeleton and it knew nothing about the statue; it appears
the Blue Skeleton has nothing to do with this Gehenna Statue.
Recalling that Zaine the Lurker was killed by an Order of the Blue Skull,
we asked the skeleton about the Order. It immediately responded and implied
we must find the Order of the Blue Skull, which killed Zaine a few weeks ago
at the Suffering Stone near Yew. The Order is a secretive and hidden group
that apparently leaves blue skulls in its wake.
Shortly after talking to the Blue Skeleton and letting it rest in the
PaxLair Inn, PaxLair people ran back to us near Luigi's and said there was
more happening at the front of the tower. We went there and found that
someone had killed Seldain. While I did not see it, others said Seldain's
skin was changing colors before their very eyes! Unfortunately, someone
killed Seldain before we had a chance to talk to him. That is when chaos
started. A strange floating creature appeared, and was none other than the
Soulslave.
Soulslave was obviously very angered by someone killing Seldain. He
called upon his other soulslaves to attack our peaceful town. Not less than
3 other soulslaves appeared to destroy the people in PaxLair. Fortunately,
we were in great numbers. The battle lasted more than ten minutes as arrows,
bolts, magical spells, and swords flew. The totally black soulslaves were
fast and ran from victim to victim. Only a few people perished in the
attack, and we eventually eliminated the soulslaves. The floating Soulslave
leader leashed out a beating on us. Helpful mages healed the warriors as
they were attacked. The warriors and mages tried everything imaginable to
bring the Soulslave leader down and seemed to be succeeding. Soulslave then
disappeared through concentration into the ether and called forth more
undead to finish us off.
Zombies, skeletons, wraiths, and more swarmed into PaxLair. At least two
waves hit us as the warriors and mages dealt out their defensive blows.
After much chaos, PaxLair defeated the undead. We mourned our losses in
battle, picked up the pieces and prepared to relax in the courtyard. Well,
the night was not over.
Gwen told us we were to seek a monk in Moonglow to learn more about
Alanna, which I will tell about in another article. Alanna was killed by the
Caitiff a few weeks ago and is connected somehow to the coming of Gehenna.
Ah, now the statue starts to make sense. As one group left for Moonglow and
another went to search out the nearby mountains for the Order of the Blue
Skull. The second group found a second blue skull and a book by Seer Garak
near the mountains. The book is being placed in the PaxLair library inside
the Mage Tower for all to read. Now, we must find more evidence of the Order
of the Blue Skull. It seems the events that unfolded tonight regarding the
Blue Skeleton, Seldain, Soulslave, and the Order of the Blue Skull have
brought more mystery upon the kind people in PaxLair. We must now learn all
we can and find the Order of the Blue Skull. We must help Zaine the Lurker.
We do not know if we will see the Blue Skeleton again.
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