Yeg storms in from north.

>invite yeg
Ok.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: i'll have to zsskip sizss time

You say swiftly in Common: Oh, what happened?

You tell Yeg in Common: He left mercs guarding ways inside together with
undeads.

You say swiftly in Common: Any hints on how to deal with it?

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, jegga izss about to be voted
enemy, probably nadie after him, and would likezss keepzss jezzszzs out of
sat for now

Yeg goes hmmmm.

Yeg scratches his head.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: sem attackzss you?

You say swiftly in Common: I don't know, I kind of didn't check.
You say swiftly in Common: Saw them with the miracle.
You say swiftly in Common: The were guarding the way out.

>Yeg nods.
Yeg grins slightly.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: what been inzsside?

You say swiftly in Common: Banshee, two ghouls, skeleton and a
zombie?
You say swiftly in Common: I think that's it.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: hmm?

You say swiftly in Common: And two mercs.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: right after se entrance?

You shake your head in disagreement.

You say swiftly in Common: Just before portal.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: ah

<Clerics of Taniel> Cathal: Greetings, sisters and brothers.

You say swiftly in Common: One merc guardng up and one down.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: you gotzss all way up to sere?

You nod.
>Yeg smiles at you.

You tell Yeg in Common: Oh, not me alone.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: ah

You say swiftly in Common: I got Kortha and Ax to help me.
You twinkle your eyes.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: but not wis merczss?

You say swiftly in Common: I decided I don't want to risk getting them
killed.
>Yeg nods.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, i doubt merczss will join se
fight

You say swiftly in Common: Could spoil some things, politics, you
know.

Hmmmmm.
You tell Yeg in Common: Think not?

>Cathal gracefully enters from west.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: sem greedy singzss, only care about
semzsselvezss, and unlezsszss ordered won't move a finger

Cathal stinks awfully.
Cathal raises his eyebrow slightly.
Cathal bows formally.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: but seir blocking izss a problem
You say swiftly in Common: Depends, undead things may been backrow.

You tell Yeg in Common: Well, true.

Yeg tells you in Common: If undeadzss backrow, sem no can hurtzss
you.
Yeg grins slightly.

You tell Cathal in Common: Have you seen the board?
>Cathal stinks awfully.

You ponder the situation.
You say swiftly in Common: Hmm..
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, unlezsszss hazss lancezss

>Cathal sings in Quenya: I have, sister.

You ask Cathal in Common: Do you think we should risk it?

Yeg tells you in Common: But whoever gotzss se merczss, will have
payzss much more after killzss sem izss.
Yeg grins slightly.

Cathal sings in Quenya: I drove the undeads attempting to come out from
the tower back inside, killing several, but I did not go far inside
alone.

You say swiftly in Common: We can at least clean the way.
You nod.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: what?
Yeg looks at Cathal.
Cathal stinks awfully.
Cathal looks at Yeg.
Cathal sings in Common: I drove the undeads attempting to come out from
the tower back inside, killing several, but I did not go far inside
alone.

Yeg asks Cathal in Common: hey, no called me for free egg-shootingzss
wazss izss
Yeg grins slightly at Cathal.
Yeg nods.
Cathal goes hmmmm.

>Cathal stinks awfully.
Cathal sings in Common: One moment..
Cathal nods formally.
Cathal gracefully leaves south.

>Cathal gracefully enters from south.

You smile slightly.

You tell Cathal in Common: I will get better armours.

>Ayitula smiles nicely.
Cathal looks at his cowl annoyedly.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: None me knowzss izss, including me sizss
time.

You say swiftly in Common: I am rather curious why Asrals helped
me.
>Cathal raises his eyebrow at Yeg.
Yeg scratches his head.
Yeg tells you in Common: Sem likezss fightzss.

You tell Cathal in Common: They've got a lot of problems with Jezz and
Jegga, may be a good time to ally...

You smile at Yeg.
>Cathal nods slightly.

You tell Yeg in Common: Laurel is crazy.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, no problemzss wis jezzszzs yet,
but no wantzss makezss problemzss wis bos... preferzss zssolvezss sem
zsseparate sen joined
Yeg looks at you.
Yeg grins slightly at you.
Yeg asks you in Common: what'zss new?
Yeg hisses silently in Common: what she did?


You tell Yeg in Common: She's been running around accusing us of being
blinded by the power of a white tree.
>Yeg snickers.

You tell Yeg in Common: And she said it's very evil and she can feel
it.

You say swiftly in Common: I think she is insane.
>Yeg nods.
Cathal goes hmmmm.
Yeg chuckles.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, no much zssurprizsse me from her
izss

You chuckle.

You say swiftly in Common: She's a shaolin, no?
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: no

You ponder the situation.
You say swiftly in Common: I thought somebody said she is.
><Clerics of Taniel> Cathal: The threats of the Dark Priest have
worked and the Shaolin assist us no more? Is this the case, sister?

You ponder the situation.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: she uzssed to be one, until lied to me
and got demoted
Yeg hisses silently in Common: zsseemzss been punishment she no could
handlezss, zsso she left

You concentrate on your silver pendant...
<Clerics of Taniel> You: Yegerfin said that they are about to vote
Nadie and Jegga enemies and he doesn't want all three to be involved in
troubles to come.

You nod.

>Yeg chuckles.

You say swiftly in Common: Oh, well she left all the official positions
in Arborea she had.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: and kept lying right after, blaiming
uzss for her zsstealing
Yeg hisses silently in Common: oh?

You say swiftly in Common: Yes, because she doesn't want to be part of
it she said.

You smile broadly.

You say swiftly in Common: Maybe someone good will be voted out.
>Cathal goes hmmmm.

You say swiftly in Common: They want to find a judge.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: yep, me never could figure what made sem
getzss her azss prozssecutor anyway
Yeg thinks . o O { boars... }.

Cathal sings in Common: She is still to pay her fine in Elvandar.
Cathal ponders the sky for a moment.

You tell Cathal in Common: I've been talking with Jahlad about his
case, it seems that ritual won't be able to help, because it wasn't the
power of a god that changed him...
>Yeg looks at Cathal.

You ask Cathal in Common: What did she do here?
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: for zsstealing she blamed on
shaolin?

You nod to Yeg.

>Cathal sings in Common: She stole from some of the merchants.

You say swiftly in Common: She's human, that's enough for some of
them.

You say swiftly in Common: Anyway, next thing, Naga.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: what about naga?
With a fluid motion Yeg reaches a stable position.
Yeg pushes both hands very slowly in front of himself.

Cathal tells you in Common: This is yet another excuse.

Yeg stands still for few moments before stepping forward quickly.
Yeg extends his arm forcefully before himself as if pushing something away.
Yeg steps back to his original position.

You tell Cathal in Common: I saw him with mercenaries earlier, and then
during a patrol one of Elvandar guards at thildens reported that Naga and
Carason attacked him.

>Cathal tells you in Common: There has never been serious attempt
from her to find her way back to the Light.

Yeg scratches his head.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: her?
Ayitula shouts in Common: Nice flowers for sale!
Yeg hisses silently in Common: laurel?
Cathal sings in Common: His..

You tell Cathal in Common: Naga has been thinking about dangerous
things and he will be demoted or even expelled from Alchemists.
>Cathal sings in Common: I am referring to this tainted one.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: ah, dwarfie?
Cathal asks you in Common: Are you aware of the fact that he has
killed people in Elvandar recently?

You ask Cathal in Common: Who?
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: naga?
Cathal nods slightly.

You say swiftly in Common: Naga? Who did he kill?

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: sat dificult to believezss
Yeg chuckles.
Cathal gestures south.



 Here starts a twisting, dusty trail which leads into a narrow defile
 between two mountains peaks. A thorny barrier has been erected at the head
 of the path. Leaning haphazardly against it is a crudely lettered sign
 painted on a scrap of wood, which reads DANGER.
There are two obvious exits: east, west.
A thorny barrier.
Cathal, Crystal, Wyn and Yeg.

>Cathal asks Wyn in Common: attacker
Wyn says in Common: Following offenders are known:
Wyn says in Common: philosophical ageless male elf, also known as Naga,
recently.
Wyn says in Common: dark-skinned sturdy male dwarf, also known as
Carason, recently.
Wyn says in Common: mature well-tanned male human, also known as
Vashniir, some weeks ago.
Wyn says in Common: pale green-eyed female darkelf, also known as
Nadie, some weeks ago.
Cathal asks Wyn in Common: philosophical ageless male elf

You say swiftly in Common: He also was shooting arrows at Jahlad
claiming that he's a rabbit and killed Kelric's dog.

>Wyn says in Common: mysterious adolescent male human, also known as
Jezz, some weeks ago.
Wyn says in Common: The philosophical ageless male elf?
Wyn says in Common: blue-eyed and white-haired male elf, short and
lean.
Wyn says in Common: Is known as Naga to you.
Wyn says in Common: Two attacks are known.
Wyn says in Common: The last attack was at 4.10.1103 2 o'clock.
Wyn says in Common: One kills are known.

You ponder the sky for a moment, trying to gauge the time. You suppose it is
the second quarter of the 18th hour, on the 5th day (Day of Honesty), in the
10th month (Month of the Jaguar), 1103 years after the Arrival (A.A.).

Wyn says in Common: The last kill was at 21.9.1103 22 o'clock.
You frown. Is something wrong?

You say swiftly in Common: Okay, I don't think this will be questioned
now, Naga should be expelled.

You frown. Is something wrong?
>Cathal sings in Common: He must have attack the guards here for some
reason.

You say swiftly in Common: Of course, they're in a secluded part, where
hardly anyone can see him.

>Cathal nods slightly.

You tell Cathal in Common: Arborea is looking for a new judge.

   Large clouds leave no chance for the sun to shine on this summer
   day. A slight wind blows from the north.
Yeg asks Crystal in Common: dark-zsskinned zssturdy male dwarf

Crystal says in Common: The dark-skinned sturdy male dwarf?
Crystal says in Common: black-eyed and black-haired male dwarf, tall
and skinny.
Crystal says in Common: Is known as Carason to you.
Crystal says in Common: Two attacks are known.

You nod.

>Crystal says in Common: The last attack was at 21.9.1103 21
o'clock.
Yeg nods.
Cathal nods slightly.

You say swiftly in Common: Mercenaries..
You frown. Is something wrong?

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: yep, him had merc helpzss firzsst kill,
probably wazss attacked neksst day

You ask Cathal in Common: Who do you think could do as a judge
there?

You nod to Yeg.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: arborea?
Cathal raises his eyebrow slightly.

You nod.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: me!
Yeg grins broadly.

You chuckle.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: eksspelzss all humanzss, makezss it a
tshahark city!
Yeg snickers.
Cathal tells you in Common: I do not believe they shall consult us
on this matter, sister.

You tell Cathal in Common: Oh, it's a private question, I am just
curious.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: and no allowzss humanzss wis weaponzss
inzsside
Yeg snickers.

You tell Yeg in Common: Go for it.
>Yeg chuckles.

Cathal looks at Yeg.
Cathal sings in Common: It is hard to say, sister. I am confident there
are righteous, trustworthy people living in Arborea, but I do not know many
of its residents.

Yeg looks at Cathal.
Cathal sings in Common: Most likely yet another corrupt puppet of the
Asral clergy will be chosen.


You say swiftly in Common: Noone will chose just a common person, I am
sure you know people who will come to be elected.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: akss?

You shake your head in disagreement.

You say swiftly in Common: I think Jahlad is more likely, and honestly,
I'd prefer him, he seems to be objective and he does seek knowledge being a
devoted scribe.

>Cathal raises his eyebrow at you.
Cathal asks you in Common: The tainted one?
Cathal asks you in Common: Are you serious, sister?

Cathal looks at you seriously.

You tell Cathal in Common: I don't think that he'd be good as a darkelf
but he claims that he wants to find a way to undo what he's done.

You tell Cathal in Common: With our help or without it, I offered that
we will help him any way we can to find the light.

>Cathal tells you in Common: He has claimed this for years, but he
has never truly tried to correct his ways.
Cathal tells you in Common: Help has been offered to him
repeatedly, he refuses to accept it if it does not benefit him in other
ways.


You say swiftly in Common: He tries to live with the light, I have not
seen him doing anything which could be called evil by anyone, never. Isn't
it a start?
>Cathal looks at you silently.

You say swiftly in Common: It must be a huge struggle for him, fighting
to behave against his nature.

>Cathal tells you in Common: You should speak with Father Xexo. He
spent considerable time trying to help this tainted one.

>Cathal tells you in Common: And without help, he shall fail again
and again, murdering innocents in the name of his Gods.

You tell Cathal in Common: Then I should make sure he gets the help he
needs, we have no right to give up  on him.

>Cathal tells you in Common: Over the last decades, this has
happened over and over.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Cathal.

>Cathal tells you in Common: He refuses the help himself, the choice
is his.
Cathal tells you in Common: He claims to try, but he does not.
Cathal tells you in Common: He claims he is on the Path to Light,
but he lies.

You tell Cathal in Common: He has terrible past, he is afraid to lose
his sanity during the ritual and that is the only reason he does not undergo
it.

>Cathal asks you in Common: Have you not spoken with him at all,
sister?

You tell Cathal in Common: I have.

>Cathal asks you in Common: Have you asked him how he become what he
is now?

Cathal tells you in Common: He claims he was forced. This is a lie,
sister.

You say swiftly in Common: People who want to change even if they made
mistakes in the past can't be condemned, should be helped.

>Cathal sings in Common: One cannot be forced to devote their heart to
darkness. Lady Evren gave us free will, it cannot be taken away from us.

Cathal tells you in Common: He refuses to admit he made a
mistake.


You say swiftly in Common: He never claimed that he was forced, not
while we talked.

You say swiftly in Common: He told me he made a mistake.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Cathal.

>Cathal tells you in Common: He refuses to admit he made a promise
to the darkness.
Cathal tells you in Common: Then he has changed his story once
more.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: cannot be taken? but can be given?

Cathal tells you in Common: Until he chooses to abandon the
Darkness and turn to the Lord for salvation, we cannot help him.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: anysing sat can be given can be taken
alzsso
Yeg smiles at Cathal.

You say swiftly in Common: Whatever it is, I must say that I prefer
Jahlad to people like Nogem who openly admit to follow the dark path and
they behave lke they do.

>Cathal glances at Yeg.

You tell Cathal in Common: We can try. And I will.

You nod to Yeg.
>Yeg looks at Cathal.

You read in capital letters: DANGER

>Cathal tells Yeg in Common: This is not true, warrior.
Yeg looks at the sign.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: oh?

You say swiftly in Common: I think it is true.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Cathal.

>Yeg nods.
Cathal tells you in Common: Then you are mistaken, sister.

You say swiftly in Common: Oh, I don't mind people thinking I am.

>Yeg tells Cathal in Common: And sat ritual alzsso no involvezss any
innocent zssacrificing alzsso.

Cathal looks at you seriously.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: azss you zsseemzss sinkzss it doezss
wazss


You tell Yeg in Common: You need to teach your shaolins some logic,
Kinkou's request to set the timeframe for Ishael was silly.

>Yeg smiles at you.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, him triezss doezss hizss bezsst
izss

You chuckle.
You say swiftly in Common: Which one?
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: and no knowzss about gojin'zss pazsst
azss much azss me doezss


You tell Yeg in Common: True, but I know about his present, he's
touchy, extremely arrogant and rude.

>Yeg nods to you.

You say swiftly in Common: I am polite and stick to the facts and he's
all on his toes trying to find something to pinch me with.

>Cathal tells you in Common: You shall see the truth eventually,
sister. But do not walk around telling other people what it not true.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Or what you sink not true?

You tell Cathal in Common: I believe it is true, therefore it is true
to me.

>Cathal tells you in Common: Pray the Lord for knowledge, and you
shall understand, sister.

Yeg chuckles.

Cathal sings in Common: One cannot be forced to worship against his
will. One cannot give his soul to someone he does not wish to give it
to.

You say swiftly in Common: I pray every day, maybe the Lord has his
reasons to make me see other things than you see.

>Yeg smiles at you.

You say swiftly in Common: I agree, but this is not relevant to the
situation, we have no right to claim to know what Jahlad's will is.

You tell Cathal in Common: I think we should see to the tower.

>Cathal tells you in Common: Speak with Father Xexo about him, he
shall tell you more about his past.

You tell Cathal in Common: And maybe hire some mercenaries on the
way.

You say swiftly in Common: I will, thank you.
>Cathal looks at you silently.

Yeg tries to look thoughtful.

You say swiftly in Common: Are there any in Narveed?
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: hazss bonezss izss?

You tell Yeg in Common: One.

 A plain backpack, made of sturdy leather. It's quite small but offers
 enough space to store a couple of things.
It is in prime condition.
The leather backpack contains:
A compass, a diamond necklace, a rune-covered bone and a sheet of paper.

>Yeg gets a rune-covered bone from the backpack.
Yeg gives you a rune-covered bone.

You give a rune-covered bone to Cathal.

You thank Yeg.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: should vizssitzss fountain too

You say swiftly in Common: I know.
You tell Yeg in Common: Dad.
>Yeg chuckles.

You smile at Yeg.
You tell Yeg in Common: We'll be fine, no worries.
You say swiftly in Common: If we can't do it, we won't try.

Yeg sticks out his tongue at you.
You hug Yeg friendly.

>Yeg leaves Cathal's team.
Cathal watches you silently.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Cathal.

>Yeg chuckles.
Yeg tells you in Common: You be good shaolin would izss.
Cathal glances at Yeg.
Yeg looks at Cathal.

You tell Cathal in Common: Do not let it stand between us Brother, we
share much more than divides us.

>Cathal tells you in Common: I am worried about you, sister.


You tell Yeg in Common: I doubt, I have horrible balance, I slipped and
landed on you.
>Yeg snickers.

Cathal asks you in Common: Do you know the story of Saimec,
sister?

Yeg tells you in Common: Sere lotzss of time learnzss curezss sat
izss.
Yeg nods.

You tell Cathal in Common: You needen't be, If I am wrong I will see
it, if not I can do some good.

>Cathal tells you in Common: I am sure you know that he was once one
of our clergy.

You smile at Yeg.
>Yeg hisses silently in Common: yep, and evren ranger after
Yeg hisses silently in Common: probably will join cruzssaderzss in few
yearzss

You say swiftly in Common: I know, this is why I stayed to talk with
him even though Jezz was there also.

>Yeg smirks.
You laugh.

>Cathal looks at Yeg and you seriously.
Cathal sings in Common: I fail to see the humour in this situation.


You say swiftly in Common: That would be his last choice, I know
Crusaders hunt people who leave down like there is no tomorrow.
You emote: Tatiana bites her lower lip.

>Yeg grins slightly at you.

Cathal asks you in Common: Do you know why he left the clergy,
sister?
You shake your head in disagreement to Cathal.
>
Dusk has fallen over the land.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: zssome clericzss didn't wanna hear hizss
opinionzss?
Yeg grins teasingly at Cathal.

Cathal sings in Common: I believe you should speak with Father Xexo
about it, but there were several reasons I believe.

   Large clouds leave no chance for the sun to shine on this summer
   day. A slight wind blows from the north.

Cathal sings in Common: I only know one of them.

You say swiftly in Common: Yes?

>Cathal sings in Common: He wished to help this tainted one we speak of,
Jahlad.
Cathal sings in Common: He was warned about him, but he refused to
listen.
Cathal sings in Common: He was certain the tainted one had done nothing
wrong.


You say swiftly in Common: But how did it happen? Trying to help
someone is always a positive thing.

You say swiftly in Common: Oh, I know Jahlad has done a lot of bad and
evil things, I just don't think he shouldn't be given a chance and I think
he should be motivated.
You say swiftly in Common: I just don't find mocking him a good
motivation.

>Cathal tells you in Common: As I have told you repeatedly, sister,
people always refuse to see the darkness in their family, in their
friends..

You nod slightly to Cathal.
>Cathal sings in Common: They listen to these people, listen to their
lies.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: and zssome zssee it where sere none
Yeg hisses silently in Common: alzsso
Yeg grins slightly.

Cathal asks you in Common: Do you know why the clergy was founded,
sister?

You tell Cathal in Common: To remove the evil from this world and to
show people the light, or is there some other reason?

You tell Yeg in Common: I feel he wouldn't ask me if there
wasn't...

>Cathal tells you in Common: That is not the reason why it was
originally founded, sister.

You nod to Yeg.

You ask Cathal in Common: What was the reason then, Brother Cathal?

Cathal sings in Common: Before we were yet here, after Zhakrin had
abandoned his creations, Lady Evren had brought the forests and the animals
to these lands.
Cathal sings in Common: The animals roamed the lands and everything was
good. And Behold! Lord created the first one.

Cathal sings in Common: He raised his hand and she was born.
Cathal sings in Common: She was given the touch of life, a body and the
wisdom and knowledge of all that was good and right.

Cathal sings in Common: She opened her eyes in awe and walked the lands
with the creation of Lady Evren, and all was good.

>Cathal sings in Common: As time passed and there were more to follow
her, all the elvenkind worshipped the Lord.
Cathal sings in Common: Praising him in His glory and thanking Him for
His gifts.

Yeg looks at you, Cathal, Crystal and Wyn.
Yeg thinks . o O { Will that be enough food? }.
Yeg thinks . o O { this sermon is gonna last... }.

Cathal sings in Common: But then the dark clouds arrived. The Bitch of
Chaos walked these lands and found the creation of the Lord and Lady Evren
and she was envious.

>Cathal sings in Common: She raised hills into mountains and around her
the trees were burned and twisted.

You sit down to rest and emote: Tatiana sits down on the dusty ground and
looks up at Cathal.

>Cathal sings in Common: And the Bitch of Chaos saw the beauty and
wisdom of the all elvenkind and took many to Her place, consuming their
souls in torment, bringing much pain and suffering.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Cathal.

>Cathal sings in Common: But this was not enough for her, for the people
still knew Right from Wrong, Good from Evil.

Yeg looks at you, Cathal, Crystal and Wyn.
Yeg thinks . o O { Will that be enough food? }.

Cathal sings in Common: People still worshipped the Lord for all His
Gifts and thanked Him for His kindness.
Cathal sings in Common: So Lilith started to walk among the people,
whispering lies to their ears, twisting Truth into things that were
false.

Cathal sings in Common: After a while, people no longer could tell the
Truth from the Lies, confused, not knowing how to Follow the Path of the
Lord.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Cathal attentively.

>Cathal sings in Common: Arguments broke out among the people, how to
properly show one's Faith for the Lord.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: let me guezsszss, until tanielzss were
founded?
Yeg hisses silently in Common: and all liezss zsstopped sen...
Yeg smiles slightly.

You tell Yeg in Common: You must be wrong, then there would be nothing
wrong with my answer.

>Yeg smiles at you.

Cathal sings in Common: The Lord looked down and saw their distress,
and decided that there must be a spiritual leader among the people, someone
who can tell the others the Words of the Lord and help them to tell the
Truth from the Lies.

Yeg tells you in Common: It wazss more a quezsstion.
Cathal looks at Yeg and you.

You smile at Yeg.
You nod to Cathal.

You ask Cathal in Common: And Saimec?

Yeg tells you in Common: Sinkzss him juzsst wanted zssayzss him
alzsso believed jahlad, and ended up azss zssaso cleric to be, sough me
doubtzss sozsse two singzss related much... at leazsst no in way him wantzss
showzss it.

Cathal sings in Common: The chosen one was given powers of the Lord to
heal and to create, to nourish the people. And later, as the spawns of
Lilith and Lich Lord reached the lands, and blood stained the lands, one
person was no longer enough and thus others were joined in the clergy of the
Lord.

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Yes, warrior.

Cathal sings in Common: He chose to listen to the Lies of Lilith and he
was not careful. He chose to turn his back to the warnings of the Lord and
he lost his way.


>Yeg tells Cathal in Common: He might've sat zsstill doezssn't mean him
wazss wrong in every sing him did, like wis jahlad.

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: I do not believe anyone has said that he
was wrong with everything, warrior.
Yeg chuckles.

Yeg thinks . o O { Must be some food near here... }.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: no, juzsst wis singiezss sat zssuitzss
your zsstory better
Yeg smiles innocently at Cathal.

Cathal tells you in Common: But I am worried, sister. You have
listened to his words as many have before you. He has promised to find his
way to everyone, but he has not.

Cathal tells you in Common: Instead, some have been corrupted by
him, taken to the Darkness.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: oh? like who?


Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Like Saimec. He believed not that Evil was
around us and now he has lost his way.
Yeg chuckles.

You tell Cathal in Common: Maybe his way is to be slow, I see him
working on himself and I did never see him do anything evil ever since I
came here. I don't think that the evil one has control over his mind even
though he tainted his body, I may be wrong, I may not be.

>Yeg tells Cathal in Common: I really doubt sat wazss se reazsson.

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Speak with Glorfindel or Archbishop Xexo
about him, they have more stories to tell you.


You tell Cathal in Common: I also think that you should not put all
young clerics into a melting pot and see them as similar. Even if Saimec
failed somewhere, does that mean that I should? I hope that you see that
we're very different. With Saimec's attitude and his loyalty I don't see how
he managed to become a cleric at all.

>Yeg tells Cathal in Common: And tati izss right, only sing sem
zssacrifice izss seir body, not seir zssoul.

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: This is a lie, warrior.
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: No, it not.
Cathal sings in Common: The ritual does not taint one's body, it taints
one's soul.

You say swiftly in Common: Usually those who undergo the ritual have
strong conviction to serve the gods responsible for it, therefore it may
seem so.
You shake your head in disagreement.

>Cathal sings in Common: It is the corrupt soul that affects the body,
not the ritual itself.
Yeg asks Cathal in Common: and how you knowzss sat izss? zsseen one
izss?

You say swiftly in Common: We have free will, it would be against it,
everyone taints his soul for himself.
>Yeg smiles slightly.

Cathal sings in Common: I have.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: oh? who?

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: I have too.
Cathal sings in Common: And I have helped to take a tainted one back
into the Light with a ritual of the Lord.

Yeg asks Cathal in Common: who'zsse turning to darkelf you've
zsseen?
Cathal sings in Common: It was not the body that was healed in the
ritual, but the soul.

Cathal sings in Common: The body is healed by the healed soul.
tell cathal The soul is tainted by their choices, not by the ritual.

You tell Cathal in Common: The soul is tainted by their choices, not by
the ritual.

>Cathal sings in Common: An elf called Camandriel.

Yeg asks Cathal in Common: you alzsso zsseen him zssacrifice zssomeone
for sat ritual?

Cathal tells you in Common: Yes, and the ritual is there to confirm
these choices they have made.


You tell Cathal in Common: Then in the same way Taniel ritual is there
to confirm the choice they want to be good.

>Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Camandriel was an elven maid, warrior. And
yes, she had killed many before the Dark Gods chose to accept her
offering.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Sat not what me azssked izss.

You tell Cathal in Common: Therefore the choice can come from within
them earlier, they are healed before they start, yes?

>Cathal tells you in Common: It is, sister. And to help the one to
fight away the forces of Darkness.

Yeg asks Cathal in Common: oh, me would likezss meetzss sat elfie
doezss, sinkzss can findzss her izss?

Cathal tells you in Common: Without the Light of the Lord, one
cannot be healed, sister. You know this.

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: I killed her, warrior.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: ah

Yeg asks Cathal in Common: zsso what happened at se ritual izss
sen?
Cathal asks Yeg in Common: Why do you wish to know, warrior?

Suddenly you hear the voice of Yeg whispering in your mind:

          you told him or anyone else about what i said how
          ritual was performed?

Then the voice silences.

You tell Cathal in Common: The Lord will help everyone who wishes to
find help, I would never believe that his help limits itself to the ritual.
We are here to show his light to people and offer his help in any way that
will be accepted and can be beneficial.

>pt yeg I intended to but there never was enough time. And I just said I know it after all, didn't say how

it happens.
You start to chant the prayer and to make the gestures for the
'mind call' miracle.

>Cathal tells you in Common: You refuse to listen, sister. This
tainted one you speak of has never truly seeked help.

Your deity grants you the power of 'mind call'.
You sent your thoughts.

Cathal tells you in Common: He claims to do so, but there is no
real effort.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Zssimple, becauzsse me no believezss
you.

You say swiftly in Common: Just because he did not turn to you with his
plead does not mean he never did try.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: wantzss zsseezss if you really
witnezsszssed it izss

Cathal sings in Common: Father Xexo spent years trying to help him, but
he wished not to be helped.
Cathal asks Yeg in Common: Do you question my words, warrior?
Cathal looks at Yeg angrily.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Yezss, zssome of sem.

You tell Cathal in Common: It is not necessary that I fail where Father
Xexo did.

>Cathal tells you in Common: It was not father Xexo's failing, but
the tainted ones.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: like your claimingzss about azssurion
and jahlad, and sizss singie about ritual

Cathal tells you in Common: Just like you cannot force anything
into the Darkness, they cannot be forced back to the Light, sister.
Cathal tells you in Common: He never wished to come back.

Cathal asks Yeg in Common: You wish to know how their ritual goes,
warrior?

You say swiftly in Common: It is possible to look at it both ways. Our
purpose is to help, every evil that roams this land can be seen as our
failure. I don't say it should though.

>Cathal looks around angrily.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: I know how it goezss.
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: I want zsseezss if you really doezss.
Yeg smiles at Cathal.

Cathal sings in Common: It depends on the surroudings where it takes
place.

You tell Cathal in Common: My way is not to force people, I want to
show them why they should wish to find the Light.

>Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Taniel casedral in eal-deliah zsseemzss to
be mozsst popular place.

Cathal sings in Common: There is usually a stone table or something
similar and either statues or paintings representing the Dark Gods.

Yeg nods.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: yezss, sere izss
Yeg hisses silently in Common: azss can find anyone who vizssited sat
place izss... and even can knowzss what to do
Yeg hisses silently in Common: but noone who did it or zsseen it
knowzss what happenzss izss when it done
Yeg smiles at Cathal.

Cathal sings in Common: Let me continue, warrior..
Yeg nods.

Cathal sings in Common: Next you promise your soul to the forces of
Darkness and devote your life to spreading Chaos and Pain.

You emote: Tatiana looks at Yeg.

>Yeg shakes his head in disagreement.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: no, sat no trus
Yeg hisses silently in Common: you promizsse your body

Yeg hisses silently in Common: if checked writingzss sere, would
knowzss sat much izss, even wisout zsseing a ritual

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: As part of the ritual, yes..
Yeg smiles at Cathal.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: ok, go on

Cathal sings in Common: But you have devoted your soul before this.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, me no azssked about actionzss
before... me azssked juzsst what ekssactly happenzss during se ritual
alone

Yeg smiles at Cathal.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: but, go on
Cathal sings in Common: Then you are to say out loud "I sacrifice my
Body to you".

Yeg nods.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: yezss
Yeg hisses silently in Common: and?
Cathal sings in Common: And in the case of the temple, you touch one of
the statues.

Yeg nods.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: and nosing unuzssual happenzss until
sen?
Cathal sings in Common: The darkness surrounds you..

>Yeg smiles at Cathal.
Cathal sings in Common: The shadows grow deeper and the world becomes
twisted.
Cathal looks at Yeg.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: what after touchezss izss?
Yeg thinks . o O { Any food around? }.

Cathal sings in Common: One is burned by the flames of Darkness and the
Pain drives out the reason and the wisdom granted by the Lord.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: no, what ekssactly happenzss after
touchezss izss

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Many things can happen, warrior. The
statues may turn alive or blood may start dripping from the images of the
Dark Gods.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, what happened when you zsseen it
izss
Yeg hisses silently in Common: did zsstatue moved? or blood zsstarted
dripping?

Cathal sings in Common: There are even stories of demons appearing, but
this I have not witnessed myself.
Cathal sings in Common: The statue moved, touching the head of the one
on the table. She was engulfed in flames and screaming in agony.
Cathal goes hmmmm.

Yeg nods.
Cathal sings in Common: But there was no sound, only..
Cathal sings in Common: pain..

Yeg hisses silently in Common: ok, i believe you zsseen... or heard
about it izss sen...


You tell Cathal in Common: If sanity is lost due to your own actions,
or to pain I believe it can be regained.

>Cathal looks at Yeg angrily.
Yeg thinks . o O { food.... }.
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Reazsson me no believed you izss becauzsse
you claimed zssoul izss lozsst during se ritual, and you juzsst zssaid
sozsse wordzss zsspoken izss during se ritual.
Cathal tells Yeg in Common: I find it insulting that you questioned my
words, warrior.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Sen shouldn't triezss addzss non
ekssizssting partzss in your wordzss izss.
Cathal tells Yeg in Common: You merely reveal your ignorance,
warrior.


>Yeg smiles at Cathal.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: might be... might be not

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Before you devote your life in the ritual,
there is chance to find the Right Path. After the Ritual, you cannot, not
without the Purifying Light of the Lord.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: perhapzss
Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Do not question my words again,
warrior.
Cathal looks at Yeg seriously.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Me zsstill izss yet to zssee azssurion
zssacrifizssing any innocentzss, like you claimed izss.

You tell Cathal in Common: Light of the Lord doesn't only come from the
ritual, it is in each and every one of us, in the world around, it is a
question of trying to see it and find it. It will be more difficult, but not
impossible.

>Cathal slightly shakes his head in disagreement.
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: And until zsseezss sat izss, me
quezsstionzss your wordzss about him alwayzss will izss.

Cathal tells you in Common: That is lost with this final sacrifice,
sister. When the body is corrupt and the soul is corrupt, you are with the
Darkness.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: i doubt him killed any innocentzss
before sat ritual, for it azss you claimed before, or even after

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: He certainly has, warrior.
Yeg asks Cathal in Common: you zsseen him?


You tell Cathal in Common: I don't believe so, to decide that you want
to undergo the ritual thre must be some good in you left, if you it would be
as you claim it to be noone would ever come back.

>Cathal tells Yeg in Common: The Dark Gods require things from you, they
require blood of the innocents and souls of the living.
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Sat not what i azssked.
Yeg asks Cathal in Common: me azssked if you zsseen him?

Cathal tells Yeg in Common: Not for some time, and I do not wish to see
him again.

Yeg chuckles.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: ok, me makezss full quezsstion
Yeg asks Cathal in Common: you zsseen him zssacrifice any innocent
izss?

Yeg is suddenly surrounded with an aura of pure life force. He looks
stronger and healthier now.
Yeg smiles at Cathal.
Cathal tells Yeg in Common: I haven't. But I know what is required for
the ritual, warrior.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: by zsseing what one elfie did?

Cathal looks at Yeg silently.
Yeg hisses silently in Common: who zssayzss it required izss?
Cathal tells Yeg in Common: The forces of Darkness require it, warrior,
not me.
Yeg smiles at Cathal.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: who zssayzss sem require it?

You tell Yeg in Common: They require it, but that doesn't mean that
everyone would satisfy them.

>Yeg nods to you.
Yeg tells you in Common: Sat might be trus izss.
Cathal tells you in Common: It does, sister.

You tell Yeg in Common: I just don't see a reason why anyone would like
to sacrifice his body to one of the gods and not please them later.

>Yeg shrugs.
Cathal sings in Common: The body is not accepted unless the sacrifices
have been made.

Yeg tells you in Common: No knowzss sat izss, but sat izss
ekssactly what me believezss azssurion did.

You nod slightly.
>Cathal asks Yeg in Common: Did what, warrior?
Cathal asks Yeg in Common: Sacrificed innocents? You do not need to
tell me this.

Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Gave hizss body to lilis and no doing
anysing sat would hurt shaolin after it.

Cathal asks Yeg in Common: That would hurt the Shaolin?
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: Zssacrifizssing innocentzss being one
pozsszssible sing.

Yeg nods.
Cathal tells Yeg in Common: I do not care about the shaolin, I care
about the innocent people.
Yeg tells Cathal in Common: And i care about shaolin, and i'm yet to
zssee who azssurion zssacrifizssed.


You tell Cathal in Common: That might be true, not for everyone
religion is important, it might be that he just wanted to take a bit of
Lilith's power for himself and how she's his enemy. If it was only the
body.

>Yeg hisses silently in Common: and zssorry for not taking your word for
it izss, but you zssaid even you haven't witnezsszssed it yourzsself
Yeg smiles at Cathal.
Cathal tells you in Common: It is not, sister.

Yeg hisses silently in Common: well, me hazss goezss izss...
Cathal tells you in Common: You must be willing to sacrifice your
body and soul completely, there is no halfway.

Yeg waves.
Yeg storms out west, vanishing between the trees.
Cathal looks west.
You tell Cathal in Common: I don't know, but I have no way to see it, I
can not afford broad generalizations.

You stand up.
You say swiftly in Common: Let us return to Elvandar.
>Cathal nods slightly.
Cathal gracefully leaves west, vanishing between the trees.



It's Night.
 The market place of Elvandar.
 This is the center of the market place of Elvandar. The ground is paved
 with jade plates and all around you can see shops and people who offer
 various wares or services. You hear the bubbling sound of water which comes
 from the middle of the market, where you notice a large crystal fountain.
 The market place itself extends in every direction.
There are eight obvious exits: north, northeast, east, southeast,
south, southwest, west, northwest.
An ancient stone altar and an ornamented water-filled marble basin.
Beldan and Cathal.
The water in the fountain bubbles loudly.

Cathal looks at you seriously.
Cathal tells you in Common: Help him if you wish, but do not
believe his lies. He has told them many times before.
smile cathal
You smile at Cathal.
You tell Cathal in Common: Thank you.

>Cathal tells you in Common: If he wishes to find his way back to
the Light, he must ask the Lord to guide him.
Cathal tells you in Common: There is no other way.


Cathal tells you in Common: He will tell you about his private
struggle and how he can do it himself, but this is not true. And you should
know it by now, sister.

You say swiftly in Common: He must be prepared, I will at least
try.

>Cathal tells you in Common: You could also speak with Sir A'kesh,
if you meet him.

You say swiftly in Common: I think it may help him, the greatest part
of it happens in his mind, the ritual seals what one has already achieved
himself.

You say swiftly in Common: With the Lord's power.
>Cathal tells you in Common: Perhaps he can arrange a meeting with
Oran, a tainted one who found his way to the Light through the guidance of
the Lord.

You nod to Cathal.
>Cathal slightly shakes his head in disagreement.
Cathal tells you in Common: There is only so much one can do
without the Light of the Lord, sister.

Cathal tells you in Common: The grip the Darkness has on him is
less in the temple of the Lord, you should bring him there and tell him to
pray to the Lord.

The water in the fountain bubbles loudly.

You say swiftly in Common: I agree, but it is something, and the Light
of the Lord will stay with ones who try even if they do not undergo the
ritual. Because they seek the light. And suppositions if he does or he does
not will not help him. I think he should receive any help he needs.

You nod to Cathal.
You say swiftly in Common: I will.

Cathal looks at you with a worried expression on his face.

You tell Cathal in Common: If I am mistaken I hope that you will see
it, but do not say I failed before I even started just because you believe I
may.
>Cathal tells you in Common: This is not about you succeeding or
failing, sister.

You tell Cathal in Common: It seemed that you are worried about me
being tempted by the dark gods? Things that you said about Saimec?

>Cathal tells you in Common: This is not your decision, you are
there only to help. Its his choice whether he wishes to accept your help and
the Light of the Lord or not.

You ask Cathal in Common: Yes, therefore there can be no harm done if I
try to make it easier for him?

>Cathal tells you in Common: I am, sister. Do not believe for a
moment that you are above temptation, sister. None of us is.

Cathal tells you in Common: The Lies of Lilith sound much like the
Truth. Do not be fooled, sister.

You tell Cathal in Common: I was able to withstand it so far, even when
faced with death.

>Cathal drinks water from the fountain.
Cathal raises his eyebrow slightly.

Cathal asks you in Common: Do you remember when we spoke about
brother Etele and how he wishes to become an inquisitor, bringing those who
can be saved back to the Light and judging those who refuse to leave their
sin?

You tell Cathal in Common: Do not think bad of me please, I need your
support and understanding.

You nod to Cathal.
>Cathal tells you in Common: I told you then, and I tell you now,
there is no harder Path than this.

Cathal tells you in Common: You misunderstood me if you thought
that the difficult part is what you have to do.

You say swiftly in Common: The difficult part is judging who can be
saved, I know.

>Cathal tells you in Common: The difficulties lie in what you must
feel, the decisions you must make.
Cathal nods slightly to you.

Cathal tells you in Common: And not losing your own way because of
the Lies and Deception.
Cathal looks at you seriously.

The water in the fountain bubbles loudly.

Cathal tells you in Common: I told you that I do not think brother
Etele is humble enough for this task. He believes much of himself, he lacks
the concentration and discipline.

You tell Cathal in Common: I have a strong conviction, I do things I
believe are right and what I believe is right will never change. My
judgments may when I find new things to base them on but not the core.

>Cathal tells you in Common: Brother Etele has much conviction too,
sister. This is not what I am worried about.

You ask Cathal in Common: Do you judge me same as him now?
Cathal tells you in Common: I fear for you same as I fear for him,
sister.
Cathal looks at you worriedly.
Cathal looks at you.

You tell Cathal in Common: Without believing that nearly impossible
things are reachable it would be very hard to do even those that seem
halfway...

Cathal tells you in Common: I do not question your conviction or
your Faith, sister.

You tell Cathal in Common: Faith in yourself and the Lord is something
which makes you strong.
>Cathal nods slightly to you.

You ask Cathal in Common: What do you question then?


Cathal tells you in Common: Do not get lost from the Path,
sister.

You shake your head in disagreement to Cathal.

You smile at Cathal.
>Cathal tells you in Common: I shall return to the temple. I would
recommend you do so aswell and pray to the Lord for guidance, if you truly
wish to reach for this.
Cathal bows formally.
Cathal forces you to leave the team.
Cathal gracefully leaves north.