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The township of Fourways

from HDK 128 † The orchid of life by PAFUND

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Tonight at the Mill-Wheel it is quiet; the dining-room is half-empty and small groups sit around speaking in low voices. You are puzzling over this, when an Elf moves over to your table and sits down. You eye him warily, and he smiles: “You do not remember me,” he says. This is true, but then most Elves look alike to men. “I’m Tamlane, I was a friend of Aalandrin” he continues “and I salute your bravery in recovering our Sceptre. We still sing of it”. You raise your eyebrows.
The adventure he is referring to took place some time ago though you will not forget the battle to recover the Sceptre of the Elvenking and the bravery of Aalandrin in that quest. But the Elf who introduces himself as Tamlane is speaking again: “What is happening now is just as sinister, perhaps more so, he says, looking at you steadily.

“In a short while, it may be that Fourways will be no more, and perhaps much more besides will be devastated. There is one called Liknud, who even now hides deep in the forest of Ardristan, North of here, and whose foul influence spreads wider each day”. There is a pause, and then the Elf’s fine jaw sets in grim determination: “Eildon failed, at the end” he says “but she will be avenged, and Liknud will be destroyed. This time Liknud has stolen the Orchid of Life, a bloom with magical powers, which flowers just once a century. The next flowering of the Orchid is imminent, and if Liknud still possesses it at that time, his powers will be increased to the point where he can do really bad things rather than the more mundane bad things to which he has thus far been restricted”.
“What should I do?” you ask without delay, leaving Tamlane surprised. “You will have to enter his lair and only thanks to a magical dagger called Telledus and the protection of Hellbane root will be able to kill him and put an end to his wickedness”.

The quest begins...

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from HDK 128 † The orchid of life, released December 23, 2022

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