Priory of Snowstill - Revision history

BDAdmin at 02:33, 15 July 2014

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BDAdmin: /* The Battle of Snowstill */

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‎The Battle of Snowstill

Carnath-Emory at 00:35, 21 April 2008

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Carnath-Emory at 00:33, 21 April 2008

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Malaroth: /* The Fire */

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‎The Fire

Malaroth at 21:20, 13 April 2008

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Carnath-Emory at 20:33, 4 May 2007

2007-05-04T20:33:40Z

Carnath-Emory: /* The Fire */

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Carnath-Emory: /* The Fire */

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 ==The Fire==
-In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist Fawn. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, Fawn had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, Thadius Dhrin, had taken its empty halls for his home. He'd kept wisely to the inner chambers, where the light from his tallow candles would not be seen by any of the infrequent passers-by; he had made himself comfortable with silk and fur stolen from local merchants, had slain rabbits for their meat, with his own clever hands.Most importantly, it was there, amongst the rats and dust, that he now held [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn]] as his tortured prisoner.
+In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist Fawn. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, Fawn had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, [[Thadius Dhrin]], had taken its empty halls for his home. He'd kept wisely to the inner chambers, where the light from his tallow candles would not be seen by any of the infrequent passers-by; he had made himself comfortable with silk and fur stolen from local merchants, had slain rabbits for their meat, with his own clever hands.Most importantly, it was there, amongst the rats and dust, that he now held [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn]] as his tortured prisoner.
 	On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]]. Heedless of [[Fawn]]'s warning that [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]] expected them, they were accompanied upon their mission by the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]].
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 They had no way of knowing that the consciousness of enigmatic [[Cameron Holbrook]] had visited [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] just moments ago, enlivening not only his spirit, but his massacred flesh. They could not predict that [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] would stalk from his cell with newfound vigour; that, with the calm of a saint, the strength of a monster, he would seize the sword from [[Ariane]]'s hand, and with it strike the head from his nemesis [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]]. But so it was, and as silver-robed cultists burst from the night's shadows, they were cut down by strange [[Nightshade]], who stalked the outside fields, and [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Kerrak's]] men, who yet waited just beyond the Chapel doors. It was they who cleared the way for [[Jirai]] and [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane]]'s escape from the burning building, and at the night's conclusion, more than a score of the cultists had died at their hands.
-No triumph comes without consequences. His efforts that night very nearly cost [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] his life; he survived only due to the later efforts of physician [[David D'Rael|D'Rael]], and the magic of [[Coran D'Zir]] and [[Jinx Spellfire]]. Similarly, the cost to Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Kerrak]] was immense, for the power required to set afire the Priory's fields was almost more than his fledgling talent could create. Even [[Jirai]]'s unborn [[Tsoss|child]] was put at risk in this endeavour, and the Chapel itself was left a scorched shell, its benches and doors obliterated. As for [[Dhrin]] himself...
+No triumph comes without consequences. His efforts that night very nearly cost [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] his life; he survived only due to the later efforts of physician [[David D'Rael|D'Rael]], and the magic of [[Coran D'Zir]] and [[Jinx Spellfire]]. Similarly, the cost to Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Kerrak]] was immense, for the power required to set afire the Priory's fields was almost more than his fledgling talent could create. Even [[Jirai]]'s unborn [[Tsoss|child]] was put at risk in this endeavour, and the Chapel itself was left a scorched shell, its benches and doors obliterated. As for [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]] himself...
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 == The Battle of Snowstill ==
-The Battle of Snowstill was the first pitched battle of Myrken Wood against [[Teron Ashfiend]].  His kidnapping the barmaid [[Teddi]] from the [[Broken Dagger Inn and Tavern]] precipitated the joining of many personages in alliance against the Ashfiend.  Amongst them were [[Cinnabar Calomel]], [[Seth Bloodmoon]], [[Glenn Burnie]], [[Patience Mayfield]], Sir [[Malaroth Deucalios]] of Zachea, [[Alastir Savoy]], [[Zalin Savoy]], along with a host of [[constables]], [[Shepherd Knights of the Silver Staff]] and [[Gray Lancers]].
+The Battle of Snowstill was the first pitched battle of Myrken Wood against [[Teron Ashfiend]].  His kidnapping the barmaid [[Teddi]] from the [[Broken Dagger Inn and Tavern]] precipitated the joining of many personages in alliance against the Ashfiend.  Amongst them were [[Cinnabar Calomel]], [[Seth Bloodmoon]], [[Glenn Burnie]], [[Patience Mayfield]], Sir [[Malaroth Deucalios]] of Zachea, [[Alastir Savoy]], [[Zalin Savoy]], along with a combined force from the [[Myrkentown Constabulary]] and [[Shepherd Knights of the Silver Staff]] and [[Gray Lancers]].
 While a harsh battle, it is generally considered a victory for Myrken Wood.  The Ashfiend's undead minions were destroyed, [[Teddi]] was rescued, and he was driven from the site, never again to use it as a lair.  However, during the conflict, the Ashfiend also used fell magic to drive [[Alastir Savoy]] insane, while the attack itself also precipitated the Great Madness of [[Foggy Bottom]].  However, many Shepherd Knights perished on the battlefield holding the line against the tide of undead.

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 == The Battle of Snowstill ==
-The Battle of Snowstill was the first pitched battle of Myrken Wood against [[Teron Ashfiend]].  His kidnapping the barmaid [Teddi]] from the [[Broken Dagger Inn and Tavern]] precipitated the joining of many personages in alliance against the Ashfiend.  Amongst them were [[Cinnabar Calomel]], [[Seth Bloodmoon]], [[Glenn Burnie]], [[Patience Mayfield]], Sir [[Malaroth Deucalios]] of Zachea, [[Alastir Savoy]], [[Zalin Savoy]], along with a host of [[constables]], [[Shepherd Knights of the Silver Staff]] and [[Gray Lancers]].
+The Battle of Snowstill was the first pitched battle of Myrken Wood against [[Teron Ashfiend]].  His kidnapping the barmaid [[Teddi]] from the [[Broken Dagger Inn and Tavern]] precipitated the joining of many personages in alliance against the Ashfiend.  Amongst them were [[Cinnabar Calomel]], [[Seth Bloodmoon]], [[Glenn Burnie]], [[Patience Mayfield]], Sir [[Malaroth Deucalios]] of Zachea, [[Alastir Savoy]], [[Zalin Savoy]], along with a host of [[constables]], [[Shepherd Knights of the Silver Staff]] and [[Gray Lancers]].
 While a harsh battle, it is generally considered a victory for Myrken Wood.  The Ashfiend's undead minions were destroyed, [[Teddi]] was rescued, and he was driven from the site, never again to use it as a lair.  However, during the conflict, the Ashfiend also used fell magic to drive [[Alastir Savoy]] insane, while the attack itself also precipitated the Great Madness of [[Foggy Bottom]].  However, many Shepherd Knights perished on the battlefield holding the line against the tide of undead.

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 '''The Priory of Snowstill''' is a small monastic cell in the Diocese of [[Myrken Wood]].
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 ==The Fire==
-Most importantly, it was there, amongst the rats and dust, that he now held [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn]] as his tortured prisoner.
+In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist Fawn. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, Fawn had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, Thadius Dhrin, had taken its empty halls for his home. He'd kept wisely to the inner chambers, where the light from his tallow candles would not be seen by any of the infrequent passers-by; he had made himself comfortable with silk and fur stolen from local merchants, had slain rabbits for their meat, with his own clever hands.Most importantly, it was there, amongst the rats and dust, that he now held [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn]] as his tortured prisoner.
 	On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]]. Heedless of [[Fawn]]'s warning that [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]] expected them, they were accompanied upon their mission by the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]].
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 <I>"You are a fool,"</i> he'd whispered, as Bromn came for him with bared sword. <i>"It does not end here. It will never end."</i> And in time, the small group would come to know the truth in those words.
 == The Battle of Snowstill ==

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		+	Most importantly, it was there, amongst the rats and dust, that he now held [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn]] as his tortured prisoner.

		+	On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory\|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn\|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]]. Heedless of [[Fawn]]'s warning that [[Thadius Dhrin\|Dhrin]] expected them, they were accompanied upon their mission by the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]].
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		+	The fields of wheat which surrounded the Priory presented themselves as a simple and obvious target, for a group aware that it was already both outnumbered and outmaneuvered. A distraction was needed: something to draw attention away from those who would storm the Priory itself; something that might strike fear even into the heart of [[Thadius Dhrin\|Dhrin]] himself. It was for these reasons that, upon arriving, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory\|Ariane]] made only a single request of [[Kerrak al'Nerun\|Councilor al'Nerun]]: <b>"Burn it all."</b>
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		+	And so it was that a heathen set afire the fields of God. Reaching down into the depths of his strange talent, the [[Kerrak al'Nerun\|Councilor]] created flame to course and flow through the night, as dark-clad [[Jirai]] scaled the courtyard wall at the Priory's rear. With the good [[David D'Rael\|Doctor]] waiting at a safe distance outside, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory\|Ariane]] and the drow made their entrance into the Chapel proper, where [[Thadius Dhrin\|Dhrin]] awaited them at the pulpit.
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		+	They had no way of knowing that the consciousness of enigmatic [[Cameron Holbrook]] had visited [[Altias Bromn\|Bromn]] just moments ago, enlivening not only his spirit, but his massacred flesh. They could not predict that [[Altias Bromn\|Bromn]] would stalk from his cell with newfound vigour; that, with the calm of a saint, the strength of a monster, he would seize the sword from [[Ariane]]'s hand, and with it strike the head from his nemesis [[Thadius Dhrin\|Dhrin]]. But so it was, and as silver-robed cultists burst from the night's shadows, they were cut down by strange [[Nightshade]], who stalked the outside fields, and [[Kerrak al'Nerun\|Kerrak's]] men, who yet waited just beyond the Chapel doors. It was they who cleared the way for [[Jirai]] and [[Ariane Carnath-Emory\|Ariane]]'s escape from the burning building, and at the night's conclusion, more than a score of the cultists had died at their hands.
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		+	No triumph comes without consequences. His efforts that night very nearly cost [[Altias Bromn\|Bromn]] his life; he survived only due to the later efforts of physician [[David D'Rael\|D'Rael]], and the magic of [[Coran D'Zir]] and [[Jinx Spellfire]]. Similarly, the cost to Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun\|Kerrak]] was immense, for the power required to set afire the Priory's fields was almost more than his fledgling talent could create. Even [[Jirai]]'s unborn [[Tsoss\|child]] was put at risk in this endeavour, and the Chapel itself was left a scorched shell, its benches and doors obliterated. As for [[Dhrin]] himself...
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		+	<I>"You are a fool,"</i> he'd whispered, as Bromn came for him with bared sword. <i>"It does not end here. It will never end."</i> And in time, the small group would come to know the truth in those words.
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	In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist [[Fawn]]. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, [[Fawn]] had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, [[Thadius Dhrin]], had taken its empty halls for his home. On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory\|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] along with the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn\|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]].		In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist [[Fawn]]. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, [[Fawn]] had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, [[Thadius Dhrin]], had taken its empty halls for his home. On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory\|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] along with the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn\|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]].

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 ==The Fire==
-In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist [[Fawn]]. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, [[Fawn]] had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, [[Thadius Dhrin]], had taken its empty halls for his home. He'd kept wisely to the inner chambers, where the light from his tallow candles would not be seen by any of the infrequent passers-by; he had made himself comfortable with silk and fur stolen from local merchants, had slain rabbits for their meat, with his own clever hands.
+In the cruel depths of a recent winter, three warriors made the long ride to the Priory, on the basis of information given to them by the cultist [[Fawn]]. Throughout the coldest months of that winter, [[Fawn]] had explained, the Priory had stood abandoned -- and her master, [[Thadius Dhrin]], had taken its empty halls for his home. On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] along with the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]].
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-Most importantly, it was there, amongst the rats and dust, that he now held [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn]] as his tortured prisoner.
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-On the night following this revelation, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane Emory]], Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun]] and the drow [[Jirai]] rode to the Priory with two aims: the rescue of [[Governor]] [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]], and the destruction of [[Thadius Dhrin]] -- along with the remnants of his cult, the [[Order of the All]].  Heedless of [[Fawn]]'s warning that [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]] expected them, they were accompanied upon their mission by the physician [[David D'Rael]], Councilor [[Suede Roschen]], and the engimatic [[Nightshade]].
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-The fields of wheat which surrounded the Priory presented themselves as a simple and obvious target, for a group aware that it was already both outnumbered and outmaneuvered. A distraction was needed: something to draw attention away from those who would storm the Priory itself; something that might strike fear even into the heart of [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]] himself. It was for these reasons that, upon arriving, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane]] made only a single request of [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Councilor al'Nerun]]: <b>"Burn it all."</b>
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-And so it was that a heathen set afire the fields of God. Reaching down into the depths of his strange talent, the [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Councilor]] created flame to course and flow through the night, as dark-clad [[Jirai]] scaled the courtyard wall at the Priory's rear. With the good [[David D'Rael|Doctor]] waiting at a safe distance outside, [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane]] and the drow made their entrance into the Chapel proper, where [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]] awaited them at the pulpit.
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-They had no way of knowing that the consciousness of enigmatic [[Cameron Holbrook]] had visited [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] just moments ago, enlivening not only his spirit, but his massacred flesh. They could not predict that [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] would stalk from his cell with newfound vigour; that, with the calm of a saint, the strength of a monster, he would seize the sword from [[Ariane]]'s hand, and with it strike the head from his nemesis [[Thadius Dhrin|Dhrin]]. But so it was, and as silver-robed cultists burst from the night's shadows, they were cut down by strange [[Nightshade]], who stalked the outside fields, and [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Kerrak's]] men, who yet waited just beyond the Chapel doors. It was they who cleared the way for [[Jirai]] and [[Ariane Carnath-Emory|Ariane]]'s escape from the burning building, and at the night's conclusion, more than a score of the cultists had died at their hands.
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-No triumph comes without consequences. His efforts that night very nearly cost [[Altias Bromn|Bromn]] his life; he survived only due to the later efforts of physician [[David D'Rael|D'Rael]], and the magic of [[Coran D'Zir]] and [[Jinx Spellfire]]. Similarly, the cost to Councilor [[Kerrak al'Nerun|Kerrak]] was immense, for the power required to set afire the Priory's fields was almost more than his fledgling talent could create. Even [[Jirai]]'s unborn [[Tsoss|child]] was put at risk in this endeavour, and the Chapel itself was left a scorched shell, its benches and doors obliterated. As for [[Dhrin]] himself...
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-<I>"You are a fool,"</i> he'd whispered, as Bromn came for him with bared sword. <i>"It does not end here. It will never end."</i>  And in time, the small group would come to know the truth in those words.
 == The Battle of Snowstill ==

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 Snowstill is currently in a state of disrepair after a large [[#The Fire|fire]] at the priory.
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 <I>"You are a fool,"</i> he'd whispered, as Bromn came for him with bared sword. <i>"It does not end here. It will never end."</i>  And in time, the small group would come to know the truth in those words.
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	Snowstill's main crop consists of potatoes and other tubers. Due to Snowstill's more mountainous location, it is extremely important that the monks harvest before heavy frosts begin. Field frost damages potatoes in the ground and cold weather makes potatoes and other root vegetables more susceptible to bruising and rotting, which can quickly ruin a large stored crop. As a result, the priory's yield is carted to the [[Priory of Stonebrook]], where it is stored for monastic consumption. Since little-to-no farming can be done at Snowstill during the winter, the priory is largely abandoned during the winter months.		Snowstill's main crop consists of potatoes and other tubers. Due to Snowstill's more mountainous location, it is extremely important that the monks harvest before heavy frosts begin. Field frost damages potatoes in the ground and cold weather makes potatoes and other root vegetables more susceptible to bruising and rotting, which can quickly ruin a large stored crop. As a result, the priory's yield is carted to the [[Priory of Stonebrook]], where it is stored for monastic consumption. Since little-to-no farming can be done at Snowstill during the winter, the priory is largely abandoned during the winter months.

−	Snowstill is currently in a state of ~~repair~~ after a large [[#The Fire\|fire]] at the priory.	+	Snowstill is currently in a state of disrepair after a large [[#The Fire\|fire]] at the priory.