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01/03/98 07:55:33

Name: The Bandit Leader

Comments:
As the lady flies at him, he pulls out a knife. He imbeds it deep in her shoulder just above her heart. He watches as she falls to the ground, and stands over her for a moment before motioning to his friends. They all run away, leaving her to bleed o death.

01/03/98 04:01:04

Name: Lady Poca

Comments:
Little does everyone know, she has already left in search of her niece. She is sending mental messages to Lucien to delay the others, especially the more distraught ones, to give her more time to reach her niece and hopefullly stop an all out battle i there is trouble. Suddenly, in the distance, she hears a scream. She takes off running. In a matter of minutes, she sees her niece being attacked by the bandits. Without thinking of her own safety, she launches herself at the man holding her niece, a l the while sending a message to Lucien to get there as fast as possible. "Lisa, RUN!" Lisa does as her aunt says, somehow avoiding the other men.

01/03/98 00:05:35

Name: The Nameless One

My URL: Visit Me

Comments:
Last of all, aside from Lady Poca apparently, The Nameless One comes down from his quarters. This morning, he looks utterly serious, although in a solemn way. All of his belongings, what few of them there are, have been stowed as if for a long trip. He stops at the foot of the stairs and eyes everyone standing about in turn. Without saying a word, he marches to the exit door. As he passes by a gate guard, the man inquires, "Might I ask where you are going, sir?" After a few more steps, The Nameless O e stops, pivots on his heel, and faces the man. After a moment of silence, he speaks. "It is time for me to leave. Although it has been but one night, I have overstayed my time here. I must go." The guard looks puzzled. "Go? Not to pry, but to wher ?" The Nameless One pauses for a moment before answering. "North. North through the mountains of Morrowind. then west, through the Northern Wastes. From there, I do not know. It may no longer matter. Nonetheless, I must go. Now." Without giving t e guard a chance to respond, he pivots back to his original direction and walks away. After a few hundred yards, he stops, checks the air, and turns north at a swift pace.

01/02/98 23:40:27

Name: Arina

Comments:
Stops, and listens...swears she heard something human ahead...she picks up her pace...

01/02/98 23:18:41

Name: The Bandit Leader

State: Hidden in the woods

Comments:
"Looky 'ere, lads... we got us a fine piece of woman comin' this way... What d'ya say we have ourselves some fun?" The leader smirks at his companions, who laugh and elbow each other. As the beautiful raven haired girl comes closer, they dash out f om their hiding place and form a circle around her. "Hey, pretty miss. Fancy meeting a piece like you here. Care to join us for some fun?" When she shakes her head nervously and tries to look for an escape route, the leader motions for the othe s to close in on her. "Awww, well that's just too bad. 'Cause we wants you to join us, and we ain't takin no for an answer..." He laughs and wraps an arm about her waist, pulling her close and covering her lips with a sloppy kiss. She screams, ut there is no one about to hear her cries...

01/02/98 22:49:01

Name: Alex

Country: Strikehaven

Comments:
Alex suddenly snaps awake from his meditative trance. He actually appears well rested, despite not sleeping. As he gets up he frowns and speaks, Nothing... Oh well... Wrong mantra probably. I'll try again tonight. As Alex stretches, he hears som sounds from the hallway. Hmmm... everone must be waking up, guess it's time to go get some food. Alex changes robe, from a somewhat dingy, worn white robe to a brilliant clean white robe (As anyone could see by looking in the closet, Alex only ha two colors of robes, white and dirty.). Alex readies himself for the day, putting on his sword, and hanging his spellbook beside him before putting his cloak on. The rest of his personal effects were not even taken off before his meditation. He steps out into the hall and heads down for breakfast, oblivious to the commotion. After finding a seat in the dining hall, he asks everone there how their nights went.

01/02/98 19:44:01

Name: Masa	My URL: Visit Me
City: none	Country: none

Comments:
Walks in checks out everyone in the room, this being the first time ever being here...nods hello to anyone who looks up and then stands in the corner letting his black cloak cover up anye expression at all on his face...

01/02/98 18:01:28

Name: Arina

Comments:
Silently takes in the commotion, finds out what's going on, and thinks a moment...she smacks her forehead and mutters to herself: D'oh!
She leaves the castle, glances around to make sure there's no obvious watchers...her form begins to fl w, almost looks like it's melting... (think Terminator II here, folks)...when she is completely a dire wolf, she lowers her nose to the ground, finds Miss Lisa's scent (and yes, she was smelling everyone she met at the party last night), and lopes off int the woods to find her...

01/02/98 17:26:20

Name: Nein

Comments:
Nein hears a clamor coming from downstairs- voices shouting, people walking around. She looks at her watch. It is 6:45. Nein groans, gets up, and gradually makes her way downstairs. She wishes coffee had been discovered sooner.

01/02/98 16:33:06

Name: Lucien

Comments:
Upon noticing Johan's state of mind, he approaches the lad. "Milord, please, calm down. We will find Miss Lisa. She probably only has two hours on us, and it only takes three to get to the cottage. We're about to leave. We're just waiting for ady Poca to join us. So go back to the Hall, break your fast, and be patient. We'll bring her back to you by the noon meal."

01/02/98 15:07:01

Name: Johan

Comments:
Upon hearing the news about Lisa, he heads down to the place where the guards gather and attempts to beg, borrow, or steal a map to Lisa's apparent destination...he's very frantic...

01/02/98 07:53:25

Name: Gungadin

Comments:
Gungadin awakes to find himself face down on the floor which, although not entirely unexpected, was still rather disturbing, nonetheless. He rolls himself over and prepares for the day, then manages to make his way back toward the Great Hall. On the ay, however, he passes a couple of maids and unintentionally overhears a conversation. "...Run away? No, Mary, she must have been kidnapped!" "Kidnapped? Why do you say that, Abbey?" "Come on! A sensible young woman like Miss Lisa? She wouldn't just run off like that. Someone must have snuck in the castle and taken her away!" "But... Mary, that's not what Lucien said..." "Of course not! Do you think he'd want to admit that someone got past his guards?" "No..." Gungadin dismissed most of the maids' talk as simply rumor, but he did assume that they were right about one thing: Miss Lisa was absent from the castle. He decided to wander about and see if he could find out what had really happened...

01/02/98 03:03:31

Name: Loranar

Comments:
Awakens, and wanders into the great hall, intending for some peace and quiet...instead, he finds a party of guards apparently preparing for a trip...he manages to corner one of them and find out that Miss Lisa is gone, and immediately heads back upstai s to inform Johan and Arina...he then returns to the hall, and awaits the party's departure, with the implication apparent in his posture that he is going with them...

01/02/98 03:00:19

Name: Nein

Comments:
Nein removes her boots and sts them on the other side of the room to avoid the smell. She removes various other articles- earrings, a watch, socks, and sits on the bed, wishing she had some nice, cozy flannel pajamas, a good book, and the man she left be ind when she embarked on this accidental journey. She pulls a small picture from her pocket and looks at it- it is of a tall, dark haired young man. She finally sets it on the nightstand and falls asleep, oblivious to the various sounds (tokamak doughnu s? I should stop telling Gungadin those "made up" stories) and doesn't wake up until the sun streams into her window. She then has horrible morning breath and wants a good bath. But she stays in bed.

01/02/98 02:49:03

Name: The Nameless One (Gus)

Comments:
Like Johan's room, Gus' is not quiet through the night either. He often mumbles in his sleep. Often, he speaks of a sword... A once mighty blade now broken... Mistaken identity... False accusations... Disgrace... Exile... Wandering... He mutters any such words throughout the night. Near dawn, his mutterings reach a pitched frenzy and he snaps awake with a tremendous jolt! He reaches forth as if to grab something, but whatever it was it is not there and all he catches in his arms is thin air. " ha-?! But..! No!! She was right here!!! No!! It can't..!" He wraps his arms around himself as if cold and seems to rock back and forth. He stays that way, even until the dawn...

01/01/98 21:23:43

Name: Lady Poca

Comments:
A maid bursts into Lady Poca's room, jarring her out of her half meditative - half sleeping state. "Milady! Miss Lisa is gone! Her things have been taken from her room, and her bed has not been slept in!" In her hand she holds a folded piece of paper. She gives it to the lady, a frightened look on her face. Lady Poca reads it, her brow furrowing. She stands. "Get Lucien. Have him question the guards that were on watch last night. And tell him to get a patrol ready. We have to find er. The woods are full of bandits right now... I've already had reportings of two men gravely injured while working in there. Tell him this is a matter of utmost urgency." The maid nods and rushes from the room. Poca quickly dresses and hurries to meet Lucien. Before she leaves the room, she whispers, "God, protect her..."

01/01/98 20:07:16

Name: Miss Lisa

Comments:
She has the room next to Johan's, and sits up all night, listening to the muffled sounds of he and Arina talking... Soon after dawn, she dresses in simple attire and sits at her desk. She writes out a short note to her aunt.

01/01/98 17:43:33

Name: Loranar

Comments:
Actually manages to go directly to his room and get a good night's sleep, which seems to be a rarity around here... =)

01/01/98 17:42:54

Name: Arina

Comments:
Heads straighaway to Johan's room, and they can be heard talking and laughing quietly until the wee hours of the morning, at which point Arina leaves and goes to her own room...

01/01/98 09:12:51

Name: Gungadin

Comments:
After being carefully dragged to his room by Arina, Gungadin manages to lay down and eventually fall asleep. It is a restless sleep, however, and he tosses and turns as nightmares plague him. He eventually, and not surprisingly, rolls a little too fa and falls out of bed with a resounding "THUMP." Gungadin briefly mutters something about tokamak doughnuts and his horse Malcontent, yet remains totally asleep during the whole affair...

01/01/98 08:41:43

Name: Lady Poca

Comments:
After making sure all of her guests, even Johan and Lisa, have been escorted to their rooms, she seeks the comfort of her own room high in the north tower. Once there, she sits on a rug on the floor and plays the day's activities over again in her min . Her mind keeps catching on one experience, the appearance of the Onyx Knight. The one who had called to her in her dreams and asked how to find her. She closes her eyes and immediately his face enters her mind. She sees his gentle loving eyes, and h s smile. She feels the strength in him, the perfect compliment to her own; strength that would hold her up if she was falling down. Slowly a tear falls from her eye and she is filled with a longing unlike any she's ever experienced. The candles in the oom flicker out, leaving only the light and heat of the fire, yet she does not move. Instead, she sits there, thinking only of him... The one who has the power to heal her and teach her how to love again...

01/01/98 08:28:21

Name: The Nameles One (Gus)

Comments:
After accepting Nein's helping hand and reaching his feet once more, 'Gus' stands around until Lady Poca asks that everyone go to their rooms. With an uncharactiristically sheepish grin, 'Gus' replies under his breath saying, "Yes, mother." Igoring any eaction, he follows a maid to the room asigned to him. There, he lays his sheathed sword on a nearby chair and uncerimoniously tosses himself upon the bed. He does not lay down, but rather sits, resting his head on the wall at the head of the bed. He s on dozes off into a light, restless sleep...

01/01/98 07:54:28

Name: Alex

Country: Strikehaven

Comments:
Alex follows the maid up to the room designated for him. Once inside he locks the door behind him and set the sack on the bed, he hangs the clothing inside in the closet- including one white robe that would never fit him. As soon as that is taken care of, Alex finds two coat hooks next to each other to hang his sword from. He then sets his spellbook on the nightstand, open to a page of arcane writing. Hanging his cloak over the sword, he looks for a comfortable place on the floor. Finding it, he sits d wn in a meditative position and begins humming the syllable, Ommm... Ommm... He continues until he is no longer fully aware of his surroundings or the passage of time.

01/01/98 04:52:16

Name: Arina

Comments:
Smiles in an enigmatic way...Come here, you lout...we'll get you to your room if it means the death of me...She grabs Gungadin's arm and helps him up the stairs as one would a cripple, chuckling to herself the whole time...

01/01/98 04:51:00

Name: Johan

Comments:
He has yet to notice that the party is over...

01/01/98 00:06:41

Name: Gabriel

Comments:
Gabriel wishes Nein a restful night and begins packing his bag. He puts the viol, pipes, and fief away. He looks at the people still present in the room and decides to recite some poetry before they go. Gabriel takes a small book out of his bag, sta ds up on the table, and throws his arms wide open in a dramatic gesture.
"A poem for your tired heads, before I retire mine...

The ways of love are strange and hard: The love you want is always barred; The love you have you want to change. The ways of love are hard and strange.

12/31/97 23:21:40

Name: Nein

Comments:
"It looks like Arina has her hands full at the moment, and it's time to go to bed anyway", Nein says, stifling a yawn and realizing exactly how tired she is. "Forgive me, Gabriel, but I think our music-making is going to have to wait until tomorrow. I h pe you don't mind." Nein follows a servant to her room, drinking in the beauty of the castle as she goes.

12/31/97 22:57:55

Name: Gungadin

Comments:
Gungadin shakes his head a few times and begins rubbing his face again. "Ouch... you'd think I'd be used to this by now, wouldn't you?" he asks of no one in particular, then he turns back to Arina. "Thanks for the help... and for the danc . Perhaps we could try this again some time... yet maybe a bit further from the walls, I'd imagine. As for right now, sleep sounds the healthier option..." Gungadin rises to his feet with Arina's help and manages to stumble his way over to the stairc se, where he runs into the banister. He falls back to the floor, rubbing his throbbing head, then turns to stare up the winding staircase. "Uhg... too many turns. Does anyone mind if I just sleep here tonight..?"

12/31/97 22:07:41

Name: Lady Poca

Comments:
She looks at Alex, then at Gungadin who is once again sprawled on the floor. Hmmm... I think it is time for us to call it an evening and retire..." Thinks to herself that the night seems to have lasted for weeks instead of a few hours. " ome, the maids will show each of you to your rooms." She smiles and extends a hand toward the staircase where maids are waiting to escort everyone to their rooms.

12/31/97 21:43:38

Name: Arina

Comments:
Realizes that she has absolutely no idea how to handle this, so just sortof sits next to him and shakes him gently until he regains conciousness...

12/31/97 21:08:22

Name: Gungadin

Comments:
Gungadin again cocks an eyebrow at Arina's expression. "Insufferably rude, eh? Well, it'd be a pity to have something like that looming over your reputation, now wouldn't it? Heh. Looks like we'll have to continue until this piece is over, eh?" Gungadin looks over his shoulder, then back at Arina. He continues in a matter-of-factly tone, "Besides, knowing my luck, the instant I let go I'd get struck in the head by something... Heh-heh..." Gungadin laughed as though tempting the fates who, unfortunately, decided to take him up on it. Mere seconds later, a previously unnoticed door swings open, racking him rather severely in the face. The guilty maid drops her trays and gasps, then quickly kneels down to help. "Sir, are you okay " Gungadin shakes his head a few times and grasps the left side of his face. He looks up at Arina with a warped yet humorous expression on his face. "Heh-heh... Uggh..." he manages to sputter before passing out.

12/31/97 16:09:26

Name: Arina

Comments:
Looks right back in his eyes and grins ferally: It's insufferably rude to leave a dance unless your partner also leaves...Your call on whether I go or not.

12/31/97 09:23:33

Name: Alex

Country: Strikehaven

Comments:
Alex overhears his name mentioned and responds to the statement made. Well, you're almost right. I was sent here by the Emperor for diplomatic reasons. The party was an added bonus. Besides that, Lady Poca is a long time friend and she knows of m little hobby. She can be of great assistance, especially with how close she is to her subjects. Speaking of which, I need to ask her something... Alex looks around the room for the hostess. Upon seeing her, he walks over to her and asks her, Is t ere a place where I can retire for a while? My journey has left me rather weary and I need to lie down and collect my thoughts.

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