Micro #22
09 августа 1999 |
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AD & D - Diary Bard Silver Rose.
Diary Bard Silver Rose (Tale of Silver Rose) I was born in Elderest Forest (oldest forest) in a family of elves. My father was a man, the mother elf (it is likely alive and live much more than me), so that I myself am half-elves. Alas, childhood mine, all 40 years were bleak, although I and learned from local elves sing, dance, play the guitar. However, in the end I'm tired of these druids, and I leaned in search of fame and wealth are in Bright Empire. There I found a wonderful Baron, and became his bard and clown. In Baron, I learned to play cards, bones, and other games of chance and cheat in them, as I learned the etiquette and learned local history barony. Well than I do out there did not like? Why do I have to let go of that silly joke about the goddess Helena? Deciding not to wait until the light Inquisition hang me by the legs and skin sderet I had taken alive from the pantry Baron twice a vicious short sword Thief of Life, a hat with a feather, which changes my appearance at my request (I hid his elf ears and changed the color of his hair from black to white), native guitar and even ordinary kolchuzhku and taking feet in hands flew in Agdal. On the road I met a magician, and joined the him. He taught me a lot of spells and almost no resistance when I killed him. True to his death, he tried to open some bottle. Experiment with her I did not, but still took with him as well as medallions hiding my personality. After much outswing I finally crossed the border and entered the Agdal border (Border, plus or minus 100 km) tavern. The first day. Familiarity In the tavern were: two of some richly dressed man, let's call them traders, three prigranichnikov soldiers, and several farmers clearly something celebrating. I sat down and began to pick up the chords on the guitar as Suddenly the door opened and went to the pub priest in a black robe, belted white belt with a heavy stick in his hand. He looked about 40 years, as far as I could judged by his bald head. He ordered a room for the night, a cup of water and a loaf of bread. Then he went to the farmers and asked them to "Giving the poor priest." At this point, brought him a cup of water and bread. Farmers long laugh. Deciding that you can earn money, I went to the farmers, and sing: "As a hard life in the bard Agdane as difficult to be an orphan ...". One of them looked at me and said: "SL-lu-Xai. We holiday. Sing something cheerful, "and gave me a silver coin. I sang a merry song and at the same time threw a Charm Person spell on him. I do not know has had a spell at least some effect, but in the end they I appladirovali all together. While in the middle of the song there was another important event: the door opened and entered a a man dressed all in black. He told me once not liked it. This type proceeded to the counter and asked the master: "How much will it cost a separate room, and something warm to Dinner? "." Three silver coins. "" And if bargain. "owner obviously did not want to take smaller single room, but rather less requirements of the customer offered him the basement for 2 silver coins. The client decided that better he zanochuet in a separate room. After the end of the song (the priest in this while quietly sitting and chewing the bread), I asked the farmers' fault, so wet throat and continue singing. Gave her a silver coin with joy gave me his mug. After drinking it I began to sing a song about greedy merchants, robbing the poor, Accident farmers, resulting in a dressed-up person evil look at me. In this time the priest had finished his bread and said: "Well brothers, we are a good dinner (it was in 18:00) and now we have to sing a prayer. bard Let me play something appropriate." I was stunned, but decided to make a joke, said "good" and began to play a fun tune, most less suitable for prayer. The priest said: "Wash you took a wrong chord, it is necessary play in a minor key. "And then a tavern, he heard something hit the ground. I got the impression as if some body dropped from five meters. He draws his sword, I ran to the door, rushed to the soldiers, priest, as I noticed the edge of the eye, took a combat stance, and neponravivshiysya I dressed man hood. Ran into the street I first saw a cloud of dust, and then when the cloud dissipated, man. The soldiers ran up to him and began to pick it up. When they realized that he himself gets to the tavern, then let him go. This person was dressed all in black, his cloak burned at the edges. I decided that this person is not recovered and helped him get to tavern, or rather to the table behind which sat neponravivshiysya me man. I ordered affected wine, and began his rasprashivat. However, he did not answer my questions seen yet regained consciousness. Just said: "How can I repay you?". Remembering of the merchants I started talking about poor Agdal country, is controlled by the evil merchants. Here because of their table came up of them and said: "Listen. My patience may crack." I looked at farmers, they took a neutral position. I said to the merchant: "Let's compare how much money you have and as I have. "Neponravivshiysya my man (he was during the fall pulled the hood) he said quietly: "Work is necessary, but not the language chatter. "I was offended and replied:" A man in the hood is better to keep silent. "Meanwhile, "Hood" beckoned to the owner and ordered him to "room for my friend," indicating on the victim. I finally got offended but temporarily harbored a grudge against "the hood" as and merchants. Meanwhile, "hood" has risen and went up the stairs, taking along with a victim. I quietly followed them. Near the door to the room "hood" I saw the victim and asked him to come down and play a game of dice. He said that down to me a bit later. I went down and sat down at the soldiers, asking them to play with me. They agreed. At stake was placed a silver coin. Sleight of hand and I won. Down here down the victim and joined the us, and behind it came down, "Hood" and became watch the game. True to this, he asked the question: "Do you play fair?". "Naturally," - I replied. Rates were increased up to 2 silver coins. Once again, I won. Said that the game last time I won two more times in the last case was clearly seen that one of the soldiers mahlyuet. Since I also was not playing fair, I said nothing. In addition, the soldiers gave me coins, which he lost, but others soldiers took his drinking companion's hands and came with him from the tavern. Soon he heard blows and screams. It can be seen with not one I He mahleval. The victim and the "hood" got up and went upstairs. I paid the two won silver for the night and went to sleep. Continuation of the First. Battle of the merchants. So I went to my room and thought, it is sufficient to win today and I can good conscience allow a deep sleep, when suddenly someone knocked at the door. It turned out to be the victim. He introduced himself as Jason and asked me to "go out and beat merchants," to which I gladly answered. I took with him all his belongings except for guitar. We went out with Jason and decided go down and find out which of the rooms stopped merchants. I threw for reliability themselves invisible, and then put on a coat of mail. We went downstairs and found that but drunken soldiers to pieces (one with a good black eye), no one. I asked Jason to question remaining in the seated soldier of the merchants (themselves understand what could be a reaction to questions posed by me from the air). Alas! soldiers of all-just grunted and collapsed under the table. Jason decided to go out and look at the stars, then he will be able to predict our near future. We did done. Get outside (it was somewhere 22:00) we saw a stall on the left near which stood several carts, and on one of them sat a man and looked circle. Jason walked up to him. The man knocked on something in the cart and from there climbed his running mate. "Who are you?", - Said Jason. "Who are you ?!",- asked the man on the wagon. "I first asked the question," - said the challenge Jason. "Are you expecting trouble for trouble?" - The answer. And then I decided intervene. "Yes," I said. It was spectacular. Still, how would you react to voice sounded out of thin air? However, my ploy failed. "Hey, get away from my mage in the good "- said Jason. In the tavern there was some movement. People jumped off the carts and drew their swords. I did not want to quarrel and so threw them on the two silver coins saying: "I do not want to you quarrel, I just-just looking for merchants. Catch the coins. "Zero response. Meanwhile from the tavern jumped two merchants. "Finally, I'll deal with you" - I thought. He draws his sword. I raced one of them. Alas, my shock passed, but the good thing I have not ceased to be invisible. Jason also picked up his staff and issued a narrow zipper on the second merchant. Lightning hit and killed the following items people: two merchants - one in which actually she was released, the other as once ran for the door, several soldiers of the table. Also collapsed tavern owner - the lightning hit on him when he ran to door with a crossbow. And another fell on the floor with Terrible noise (all monks are heavy) priest. priest. Next began the most terrible. Jason hit on all attacks, but Fortunately, none of them got on it and he became invisible. But I have ceased to be invisible after a hit by a merchant with his sword. The merchant wailed and threw himself on me. His sword, the sword, and one person with vehicles, did not cause me any harm. But someone is bumped from behind and, using his sword as a battering ram hit me. Strike was not strong, but painful. While I came to himself, someone else (probably the second man with a cart added me yet). For two minutes we were waving their swords without causing no harm to each other. Me all the time saved my blessing chainmail and agility. However, soon my luck ended. After I once again missed by the merchant, the second merchant punched me so hurt ... and one of the men from the wagon yet napoddal. Well, that all of them were, as and I have short swords. Suddenly, for no with this I began to swell and rapidly increased in size somewhere in the half. This merchants apparently did not expect (like me). Using this I have a sword (which is now became for me something like a dagger), struck in the head of one of the merchants. From such hit he immediately died. Before my eyes went to ripple, I felt something like my wounds and delayed ... found himself in a cave. I managed to squeeze into it. For I was a steel door (though the way I was now, I hardly could get through there), before the same was seen well. Nearby lay my guitar and four bodies. Also near the far wall lay priest, above his head, twirling a white stone. "Well, what's here going on? "- I asked. The question hung in the air. I gingerly picked up my guitar and went to the priest, stone suddenly abnormally shifted to the side and disappeared. Here also there was the sound produced by air and I rapidly decreased to normal size. I wore a guitar and sang heroic songs, that me and the priest raised the magic resistance. So, just in case ... And then a voice: "Do not be scared it's me - Jason teleported you here. I propose that you deal. We can go for very valuable things. One condition: I I will take any thing which will choose. Everything else can pick up yourself. "" Oh, very interesting "- I replied. End of First Day. Second Day. According to a dark dungeon. "So, what do you propose to me?" - I asked. - "Let's first prepare the way for a retreat - Choose from koldtsa, the benefit I can climb the walls. By the way, you'll be able to tell fortunes by the stars. The rope is? "" Alas no. "Suddenly I heard by the priest some noise, or rather some muttering. The priest was still lying unconscious, so it is unlikely he could say something. "I think there is a someone else "- I said anxiously." Check the well, and I coroners' - the voice of Jason from the air. I went to the well, but noticed nothing suspicious. At this time, Jason began to explore bodies and I saw how he moved (Actually I've seen there's some things, and then immediately disappear): 90 gold coins, some potions, a deck of cards. I do not restrain himself and said: "Not fair!". Quickly came to the corpses I have examined them and found: four swords, three coats of mail, a dagger (which I took with me), three boards (one of them I also brought with him), and a broken bow, from which has not been any good. Yes, I still found a burnt rope, which was checking for strength. Alas, the rope broke. "Okay" - thought I .- "I am not the same for her to climb. I so get out. "Jason me in the meantime told her about the door: "When someone tries to open it, then fires a fireball spell." And then I got the idea: "Let me tie the rope to the door handle, then we both got up I pull the rope. "" Come, "- said Jason. With the firm intention to carry out its idea, I went to the door when he heard Rear scream: "DO NOT!". "This is voice of the magician, who was with us in the tavern, "- I screamed and began to hack sword air, trying to deduce "hood" of invisibility. "Stop!" - Shouted Jason. - "You and for me will enter." I stopped. "Let's gluttony," - said the "hood" from the air. "Let us" - I said. - "Let's have a written contract." Topics time the priest came around and began something bormatat from what his wounds were delayed. "I propose a system queue. Let the first chooses whichever object and passes in the queue. Then second, etc. The main question: Who will be first? "- said the" hood "." How many of you here at all! "- suddenly shouted a priest - He saw me only as voices a few more people. "In fact, four of us, if not sitting somewhere in an invisible fifth" - "I said. The conversation returned to the primacy of the queue. "Ring me!" - Shouted Jason. There was a small altercation as a result of which, I realized that claiming the ring and "hood". First, I suggested that the sequence of Jason, I, and further who as he wants, but because This proposal was rejected, the priest offered to throw the dice. "Hood," said: "No!" I agreed: "Come on! Just going to throw I "" What I did not see that you cheat, even does not mean that you do not muhlyuesh "- said "Hood". "Let the kinematic plane," - continued the priests. - "Let them decide the fate of" The finally decided to leave the solution of this question to the best of times. "Maybe you and Jason get out of invisibility? "- I asked. "I spent a spell from a staff," - said Jason. - "So I do not want to go out of invisibility. "Hood" was silent. At this point the priest stood up and walked over to the corpses. He carefully examined them and took one of the sword, which was not inrustirovan precious stones, not like some glass. "Why do it with no took? "- I thought .-" Although I have a better Metchik. "" Well, let's conclude the contract "-" I said .- "Does someone have paper and ink? "" Now look, "said the" hood "and I heard some commotion. - "Alas, no, I forgot this time to take these items with you. But I propose to conclude agreement in oral form in front of witnesses. I for example, trust the Holy Father. "" And I do not trust, "-" I said .- "It is not known what God he serves. Perhaps Helene. "Personally, I would not want to meet with ministers Helena ...", - began to "hood", but suddenly for some reason stopped. In the end, we signed a cooperation agreement. Question of dividing the treasure remained open. After contract all introduced themselves: "Hood" called Ragnat (I asked him not to be offended if I will occasionally confused name and call Ragarilom. There was this magician) priest called Shat. Long spoke ironically over my name. Call and rose, and Rose Silver, and Seroy. Ah, yes. Jason said that his name should be correctly pronounced as Jason, but generally it is written in the ancient language, and therefore translates to general can be as Jason, and Jason. More it turned out that nobody wants to stay here and would have been nice to get out of here. Ragnat took a rope and hook, I took them and was, ready to rise to the well. I had to climb somewhere 30 feet to almost smooth wall shaft. I took mail and stuffed it into his bag. Before taking off his hat, I threw myself on the spell to change yourself in order to continue hide the fact that I'm half-elf, and not man. K Unfortunately my Ragnat recognize my spell and was very surprised that after I have not changed him. In general, he said: "Better you turned into a giant spider. Then you would have been much easier to get out of the well". "What's done is done" - I replied, and put his hat in his bag .- "Lifting all my luggage, I trust the magician, that is Jason. On the one rope and hook, I climbed on top, but fell from a height of 8 feet. Naturally I was hurt. I repeated the attempt. Now I'm broke from height of 15 feet. I'm pretty well down, albeit painfully bumped his knee. It turned out that the staff includes Jason just spell levitation. All together consulted and decided to raise me with levity. I was supposed to be their "Vanguard". Once again, I wore my hat, picked up a sword and shield, put on his coat of mail. Guitar, after many doubts, I left at the bottom. Jason went to the well and I started to climb. At a height of 15 feet of levitation suddenly disappeared and I flew down. The blow was strong, I cried out in pain and rushed to me Sat. He bandaged my wounds and I felt a little bit easier. Ragnat went to the well and looked upstairs. He said that the walls of the well at height of 15 feet shine and probably they emit antimagiyu. I decided to make a final attempt, after all again with a lifting and placing in a bag. Alas! this attempt also failed. At this time I was hurt, though falling I'm just from 9 feet. Although I wanted more try, but then felt something that ends the spell Change Themselves. So I quickly put on his hat and coat of mail and said that the more I go there not useful. Everyone decided that enough for today and do not suffer bad would have happened today sleep. First, though all agreed a secure. Near the door, after Ragnat learned that the Holy Father not spell Alarm, was a tight rope with a bell (and what is there not a sack Ragnata). In the well we have set upright left the corpses three swords, rolled them by these same bodies. Proposal Jason use the spell Portal Close to the well, or at the door had been rejected because when used on a well it is unlikely to work - there is no cap nothing, and through the door most likely to us have to go tomorrow, and neizestno as she responds to it, suddenly work Fireball spell? First on the clock I volunteered to stand. I decided that a simple 4 hours. Leaning against the wall, I periodically looked to the side door to the side well, but eventually overcame a dream me and I fell asleep. I woke up this morning, when All were already on their feet and learn spells (except Shata, he did not have to do). I also opened a small book of magic and memorized these spells: charm Persona (2 copies.) Petty Magic (magic foci) of the second round - Change Yourself and invisibility. After all this we have consulted and decided that Jason uses his staff, in order to remove the spell Fireball from the door. But first I commented on what good would it eat and heal. Ragnat agreed with me and there will be 3 diet (apparently Ragnat laid them out of his bag. It's awkward when half the people invisible). Bite we took views on Shata. He asked: "Who among you in need of treatment? "It turned out that better than all podranen Shat himself (after a lightning strike) and I (after falling). I podlechil not to end, but good enough. After this all moved away from the door to the well (Shat took a shield in order to hide behind them if zaklianie Fireball still work). Jason raised his staff and said the spell. According Ragnat nothing magical the door is left, but I noticed that can stay and non-magical traps. Ragnat called invisible servants - force able to move objects with a small weight. At my suggestion Servant tied rope found in one of the corpses, to door handle and tugged at her. The door is not opened. It has been suggested that the door opens the other way. Then Servant pushed open the door. Nothing happened. After a long time I hit the door, found out it was locked. Jason had use the spell of the Open Door staff. True, he did not want to do this because He apparently left little charges in the staff. Finally, the damned the door opened! Behind it was dark, just visible red eyes of rats. But suddenly nowhere light came on (as later Jason was a lit his staff). Rats ran into a dark passage and disappeared. Middle of the room, we saw picked corpse with a backpack next to him. I went to the bag and tried to take him, but he turned into dust and fell out of it: four jet (one of them I took), helmet (For me it does not nalazil, but I still took it with him), a gold medallion with a sword (the approximate cost of 30 gold), short bow, a jewel (Approximate cost of 110 gold). All this I took with me. Torches were distributed between other group members. Ragnat begged my medallion. He was silent and told us that he saw a sword on cloaked attendants of the ancient god, who fought with the officers of the god of death. All this was painted on one of the images in book on ancient history. He asked me leave until that locket itself. I agreed. After consulting with all we decided to all become invisible and not to lose hold of light that radiates Staff Jason. I made a coat of mail, use invisibility spell wore chain mail and again. Then Jason made invisible Shata. AND We went into a dark passage, which disappeared rats. It soon turned the corridor right, but our attention ceilings, which were covered with mold. Ragnat invisible servants ordered to clean the ceiling from mold and to our eyes appeared the picture. On one of them handed the sword to some knight. Ragnat suggested that we were in the ancient temple of some ancient god. We moved on and soon the men glued to the double doors. She too was locked. Because Jason did not want to apply Open Door spell, then I began to beat on iron hinges door with his sword. After third blow broke the loop and one fold doors mowing. Unseen Servant opened the door and we saw nine skeletons with clubs, who sat at the table, but there jumped up and rushed towards us. Ragnat Shata asked whether he hit by undead, he's a priest. Shat said that it can. I heard him whisper and skeletons turned to dust. In the middle of the room There was a table, lay the nine of clubs, the remaining from the skeletons, and anything else interesting was not. In the opposite wall was visible and the invisible servants door easily opened door. Behind it was the corridor and flew two giant wasp. For wasps, there was another door. Ragnat first asked whether the Shat cure poison, and knew that he could not tossed Sleep spell on the OS and because of this became visible. Wasps did not react to it. I decided to take a chance and went to the door. The wasps did not respond to me. For me, followed by Jason and the Shat. I opened the door and we includes the following items in the room. In the middle of her lay an old patterned rug out what it was drawn it was impossible; also the room had three choices: two closed doors and stone arch. I heard steps behind - we dognat Ragnat apparently he decided to once again become invisible, and thus to get past the OS. I pulled the carpet to myself and discovered that underneath hidden pit. I covered the hole back carpet and invisible servants opened the door on the left. Probably due It was the kitchen. It held sway kobolds. There were eight pieces. Unseen Servant seized was lying beside a chair leg and dragged her to the carpet. However, it knocked out "Hands" servant. Then I said: "We are here." At the same moment one of the kobolds snatched knife and threw it in my direction ... he came in its the same. Began to flare up a quarrel. It is a pity I only know Elvish and a common language. Meanwhile kobolds rushed into our side. Invisible Servant again seized leg of a chair and carried her right over the carpet, but the kobolds do not run there. But One of them ran into one of our own, but the latter still went by the sword and not dropped out of invisibility. Kobolds opened the right door and muttering something in his language disappeared behind her, closing it behind him. After inspecting the kitchen, we are not anything special found. After some discussion we decided to secure his rear and go for kobaldami. Decided not to call anybody and kill them on their own. Opened the door behind which disappeared kobolds and saw a corridor. Passed on it (I was ahead of me, Jason) and hit the room. Kobolds huddled near her leader, who was shouting and waving mechugoy, after it was some kind of door. Suddenly he rushed in our direction and more began to wave a sword, just not hitting on me. Behind me I heard the tramp, or group has decided to retreat, or approaching someone else. Deciding that enough to be invisible hit me with his sword on the main kobold. He howled and shouted something to her, they crowded around him and closed his bodies, so that more get on it I I could not. But I hit another kobold and killed him. Kobolds retreated to the door. While they were retreating, I killed two more kobolds. The residue (5 kobolds and their leader) slipped through the door and they started to shut down it. I swept past the legs of chairs and butted between the door, getting close to her. However, the foot was dragged inside and the door was locked. Then I (and I understand returning members of the group) began to ram the door bodies. Trying to succeed. It opened and we were in a room the end of which there were kobolds. O There were no more. "Giving up" giving up "Do not kill us!" - Shouted the ringleader of kobolds a common language. "Well" - I said. - "Perform all their weapons and leave." But Kobold chieftain did not want to lose their sword: "I can not give it to you. This family heirloom." "Give us a sword, and love to confess all you know and we will then let go, "- said Ragnat." Sword - heirlooms, "- repeated the ringleader. "Let's play dice or cards for sword, "- I suggested." No, the sword - family relic. If you attempt to take away, we will fight to the last "- is already the threat said the ringleader. I did not want fight. And the blows rained all to me. Hardly anyone came out of stealth and would help me. "Okay," - "I said." Tell me everything you know and go from here "- I decided to." You should not give them a good sword, "- said Shat. "What sword?" - I did not understand, but the kobold understand: "So, We seem to agree, and we do not tell you. "" Yes, we have agreed, agreed, "- I began to certify the ringleader. Ragnat became rasprashivat kobolds that they knew. They knew little (or a lot silent). Of wasps was told: "Do not know what kind of wasps, we do not touch and they do not touch us. "" And what you themselves doing here, "- said Ragnat." we live HERE! "- an explosion of kobold." Why we were attacked? "" So you killed the same of our Two "" Actually, three of them, but you attacked first. A sword you from? "" That was a long time. Even before we settled here ' "What's here for the monsters?" "Some of the rats' A wasps? "" Well, there are insects, "" And what kind of arch "" And there is a long tunnel. He leads a cave, we're there live. Even where there is a way of the cave. We are, when you release us, lets go "" And what is it? Located there near the exit of some city? "" Actually, there steppe, and about the city we do not know. We live in a cave "" A lot of you where you live. Well okay go, we go behind you to the cave. Oh, and while there are no more corpses? "" There are Two more of our dead and several more, and because of what they died is unknown. General badly here, nothing, no treasure, nothing on this and ended our communication with kobolds they went through the embossed door and we went after them. Soon we came to arch, went through her and walked down a long corridor, came to the cave. Kobolds slipped into a kind of gap and disappeared. We emerged from the cave into the light. All around was a steppe. Nearby stood a hill all overgrown with grass. Everything stopped and began to think what to do next. Personally I offered to take a rest and Shat offered return all to view. Jason suggested sleep in order to restore the magical power, but anyone not sleepy. Personally, I was clueless and did not know what to do further. __________________________________________
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