Friday, March 10
From the Journal of Skye MacLeod of The UnRuled (TUR Village)
Last evening, while tending to my sister who fell ill at her home near Mt. Destard, I received news of the appearance in TUR Village of a murderous ogre lord -- Grub. He arrived with a small band of orcs who raided the village and were swiftly slain. Once his forces were disbursed, Grub seized for himself the dragon's lair on the 3rd floor of the Dragon Roost Tavern. With magical potions he healed himself from attacks and pummeled all that tried to converse with him. "Ee nub hert," he bellowed in defiance as he repeated the threats on TUR made by the hellhound the night before. "This no humie land. I am just a mes…mess…messenger for my master, the Red One." During his rant, Grub let slip the name of his Lord and Master who seems determined to take our beloved village for himself -- the evil force who claims TUR is on his holy ground, the one who would have us leave or perish -- Akron. As I understand it, after a long stand off and many brave acts of self-sacrifice, the defenders finally rushed in and withstood the clomping long enough to conquer Grub the Ogre Lord.
Shortly after Grub met his fate, a man who was apparently suffering from the plague, was found on the tavern steps. Gilberto staggered about and moaned. Some say he raved like a madman,saying: "Dark…stone… deep…earth." When questioned as to how he arrived in TUR Village, Gilberto shared that he had jumped in a gate created for orcs -- we assume those from the earlier attack -- and that he sought escape from the place where the orcs and undead fought each other. Before he breathed his final breath, Gilberto mumbled: "The orcs are not Keeonans. And the undead are not Juo'Nars."
I was told that later that same night, a man appeared in the village by the name of Hoyt. He was dressed as a Paladin yet glowed with the ruby hue of a murderer. Several of the defensive warriors -- now alert to impending danger -- sought to destroy him on site. However, Outy of the TURs encouraged them to let the man speak, in the hopes we could gain a clue as to the source of the threats on our community.
Hoyt stated that he was looking for someone that had escaped his master, the Crimson mage. When told that the bones of one Gilberto had recently turned to dust -- Hoyt seemed perturbed that there was no body. Hoyt asked if Gilberto had said anything strange. Fearing this bounty hunter would attack them for knowing too much, the defenders of TUR Village shared nothing of Gilberto's words. I have heard from Tristam that Hoyt was looking for a book on Gil's body. This book was to have contained plans -- for what we do not know. Leaving swiftly, saying he must look for another and had hounds to feed. Hoyt was hear to announce before he disappeared: "I go to Akron."
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