Achaean News
the orc/ogre plot
Written by: Anonymous
Date: Wednesday, September 20th, 2000
Addressed to: Everyone
I thought I would make a post updating you all on what's happened in the orc/ogre plot so far.
1) Istavan and Cev discover that the Aalen is burning and that many of the tsol'aa are dead and missing. The King, La'ramhis, has been vivisected by someone named 'Kroul.' A couple of his guards have been hung. Queen Celaabi was raped and Prince Tu'eras is missing, along with the rest of the surviving tsol'aa.
2) Kazin starts to mobilize Druids and magi to put out the fires in the Aalen and does an admirable job.
3) Cynne, the daughter of Selanna the tsol'aa huntress, convinces Queen Celaab to hide in her (Cynne's) grove, as Celaabi refuses to leave the forest.
4) Vexlore posts accusing Tu'eras of cowardice and condones the murder and rape of the tsol'aa. Thaa'lis posts back calling Vexlore an immature child. Vexlore finds out where the tsol'aa are hiding, and is slain by them.
5) Maran posts saying that Shallam will officially support the tsol'aa, and offers them sanctuary. Similar posts from other cities and guilds follow.
6) Orc scouts are seen wandering the cities, claiming to be 'on vacation.' Upon questioning them, they contradict themselves, claim not to have a 'master' (which they refer to sometimes, implying that they do have one), and they inquire about the Master Crystals. They stress that their tours just wouldn't be complete without seeing the Master Crystal in that city. No one is silly enough to lead them to the Crystals, until Dalamar shows one of them the Warlock's Master Crystal.
7) Bambi discovers an Orc soldier setting fire to the Black Forest. Subsequently, the same orc soldier fires the Aureliana. The fires quickly spread across those forests, and into the Savannah, threatening Tomacula. Darktalon encounters the soldier on the highway, and questions him, but Tarlin comes in and tries to slay him, causing the orc to flee in fear.
8) Cynne organizes the cities and Oakstone to patrol and defend certain sections of land.
9) The Shadow Council, run by Othello, issues an offer to use its resources for common defence against the enemy, and planning against it.
10) Queen Celaabi is discovered to be murdered. It's also discovered that she was pregnant, likely with the twins spoken of in Fetzer's vision.]
11) Orc assassins, ogre knights, and ogre huntresses attempt to attack the hiding tsol'aa and wipe them out, but they are repelled by Santos, Cynne, Sunrise, Rejlii, Orina, Oswald, Fuu, Silverwisp, and Scavenger. The assassins and knights and huntresses are obliterated, save for one assassin who managed to sneak by and slay Thaa'lis and Stlerin. Silverwisp discovers this and quickly dispatches the assassin.
14) It is revealed that Kroul is an Ogre High Priest, and that Vexlore was attempting to be a mercenary for him. This fell through when Vexlore announced the 'secret' to his entire Order, thus alerting people to the danger. One of the Order informs Kroul, and Kroul has Vexlore slain for his loose lips.
15) Seeing the new danger to the tsol'aa, the people of Sapience band together to defend them. Unfortunately, the attack on the tsol'aa was merely a diversion to get people out of the cities, and strike teams of ogre knights and orc warriors simultaneously invade Ashtan, Shallam, and Hashan to kidnap the Ratman, Hakhim, and Liirup, respectively.
It should be mentioned that Hashan nearly got organized quickly enough to stop the force trying to kidnap Liirup, but were a bit too slow. The other cities had no chance.
16) Seeing that their hiding spot is no longer sufficient, Tu'eras accepts Maran's offer of sanctuary for the tsol'aa in the Shallamese palace.
17) Myrkul discovers that Kroul has hidden the ratmen in a hut in the Mannaseh swamp, and quickly mobilizes a force to come rescue them. A force of ogre knghts and warmages, orc assassins and warriors was waiting nearby in ambush, and struck, but the player forces were victorious, though they lost quite a few good men and women.
18) Once again proving his devilish cleverness, Kroul sends a strike force into Ashtan. The Ogre KNights batter down the door of the Warlocks guild house and steal the master crystal which was helpfully located for them by Dalamar earlier. As most of Sapience is still distracted by the battle and rescue of the rat men (and woman), they are nearly unopposed.
Penned by my hand on the 16th of Ero, in the year 258 AF.
the orc/ogre plot
Written by: Anonymous
Date: Wednesday, September 20th, 2000
Addressed to: Everyone
I thought I would make a post updating you all on what's happened in the orc/ogre plot so far.
1) Istavan and Cev discover that the Aalen is burning and that many of the tsol'aa are dead and missing. The King, La'ramhis, has been vivisected by someone named 'Kroul.' A couple of his guards have been hung. Queen Celaabi was raped and Prince Tu'eras is missing, along with the rest of the surviving tsol'aa.
2) Kazin starts to mobilize Druids and magi to put out the fires in the Aalen and does an admirable job.
3) Cynne, the daughter of Selanna the tsol'aa huntress, convinces Queen Celaab to hide in her (Cynne's) grove, as Celaabi refuses to leave the forest.
4) Vexlore posts accusing Tu'eras of cowardice and condones the murder and rape of the tsol'aa. Thaa'lis posts back calling Vexlore an immature child. Vexlore finds out where the tsol'aa are hiding, and is slain by them.
5) Maran posts saying that Shallam will officially support the tsol'aa, and offers them sanctuary. Similar posts from other cities and guilds follow.
6) Orc scouts are seen wandering the cities, claiming to be 'on vacation.' Upon questioning them, they contradict themselves, claim not to have a 'master' (which they refer to sometimes, implying that they do have one), and they inquire about the Master Crystals. They stress that their tours just wouldn't be complete without seeing the Master Crystal in that city. No one is silly enough to lead them to the Crystals, until Dalamar shows one of them the Warlock's Master Crystal.
7) Bambi discovers an Orc soldier setting fire to the Black Forest. Subsequently, the same orc soldier fires the Aureliana. The fires quickly spread across those forests, and into the Savannah, threatening Tomacula. Darktalon encounters the soldier on the highway, and questions him, but Tarlin comes in and tries to slay him, causing the orc to flee in fear.
8) Cynne organizes the cities and Oakstone to patrol and defend certain sections of land.
9) The Shadow Council, run by Othello, issues an offer to use its resources for common defence against the enemy, and planning against it.
10) Queen Celaabi is discovered to be murdered. It's also discovered that she was pregnant, likely with the twins spoken of in Fetzer's vision.]
11) Orc assassins, ogre knights, and ogre huntresses attempt to attack the hiding tsol'aa and wipe them out, but they are repelled by Santos, Cynne, Sunrise, Rejlii, Orina, Oswald, Fuu, Silverwisp, and Scavenger. The assassins and knights and huntresses are obliterated, save for one assassin who managed to sneak by and slay Thaa'lis and Stlerin. Silverwisp discovers this and quickly dispatches the assassin.
14) It is revealed that Kroul is an Ogre High Priest, and that Vexlore was attempting to be a mercenary for him. This fell through when Vexlore announced the 'secret' to his entire Order, thus alerting people to the danger. One of the Order informs Kroul, and Kroul has Vexlore slain for his loose lips.
15) Seeing the new danger to the tsol'aa, the people of Sapience band together to defend them. Unfortunately, the attack on the tsol'aa was merely a diversion to get people out of the cities, and strike teams of ogre knights and orc warriors simultaneously invade Ashtan, Shallam, and Hashan to kidnap the Ratman, Hakhim, and Liirup, respectively.
It should be mentioned that Hashan nearly got organized quickly enough to stop the force trying to kidnap Liirup, but were a bit too slow. The other cities had no chance.
16) Seeing that their hiding spot is no longer sufficient, Tu'eras accepts Maran's offer of sanctuary for the tsol'aa in the Shallamese palace.
17) Myrkul discovers that Kroul has hidden the ratmen in a hut in the Mannaseh swamp, and quickly mobilizes a force to come rescue them. A force of ogre knghts and warmages, orc assassins and warriors was waiting nearby in ambush, and struck, but the player forces were victorious, though they lost quite a few good men and women.
18) Once again proving his devilish cleverness, Kroul sends a strike force into Ashtan. The Ogre KNights batter down the door of the Warlocks guild house and steal the master crystal which was helpfully located for them by Dalamar earlier. As most of Sapience is still distracted by the battle and rescue of the rat men (and woman), they are nearly unopposed.
Penned by my hand on the 16th of Ero, in the year 258 AF.