Posted by Bemus-ed on December 01, 1999 at 08:52:34:
In Reply to: Invitation to Betrayal posted by Zorszaul on November 30, 1999 at 22:26:57:
> pray if my lord the Dark Knight hears my prayers, may he know that I am still willing to be an instrument of his malice for this world and all in it I yet envy. > time > A black robed monk indicates the room to the north. > l > Zorszaul inclines his head respectfully. > n > You are unaffected by the harsh conditions around you. > Zorszaul allows his rapidly-decaying face to break into a cruel grin. > l > Zorszaul kneels respectfully. > You say 'My lord.' > You are unaffected by the harsh conditions around you. > A voice in your mind echos, 'Zorszaul, your actions have displeased me in the past, but I have a extremely difficult task, with which you may earn my respect.' > You are unaffected by the harsh conditions around you. > Zorszaul nods slowly. > Zorszaul thinks in reply 'What is your will, my lord?' > A sickening taint overwhelms your soul, leaving you feeling unclean. > A voice in your mind echos, ' There is another who has earned my disfavor. He is a very powerful hero of the realm.' > Zorszaul frowns. > You are unaffected by the harsh conditions around you. > Zorszaul thinks in reply 'Who is this one, and how is he to be punished?' > A voice in your mind echos, 'I want you to bring me his unholy weapon. Sacrifice this weapon to me, here in this shrine. Do this, and I will grant you further powers.' > You are unaffected by the harsh conditions around you. > Zorszaul looks enlightened as realization washes over his dead face. > You say 'You speak of Palan, my lord.' > A voice in your mind echos, 'Good, you have a quick wit.' > You say 'No other would be a task of such extreme difficulty.' > Zorszaul nods. > You say 'Your will is my will.'
> You pray to the heavens for help!
> It is 6 o'clock AM, Day of the Moon, 21st of the Month of the Frost Giant.
> The moon is currently new.
> The Carrion Fields started up at Tue Nov 23 06:45:50 1999
> The system time is Wed Nov 24 02:39:14 1999
> The Black Conclave of Vilhazarog
> This huge chamber is circular, with tall braziers lining the walls lighting
> the room with a flickering red light. On the floor is a large pentagram,
> candles lit at each of the five points. Ringing the pentagram is another
> circle, within which strange twisting symbols have been inscribed. They
> seem to throb with a dark power. The center of the pentagram is blood-
> stained. Black-robed monks kneel outside of the circle, chanting in prayer.
>
> [Exits: north east west up]
> (Invis) (Charmed) A gibbering ghoul hovers here in the shadows.
> (Invis) (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> (Invis) (Charmed) A zombie of a storm giant lieutenant is here.
> (White Aura) A demonic mass of eye stalks and tentacles prowls the edges of the room.
> The Chamber of the Dead
> This room is chillingly cold and oppressive. Bone of all kinds are embedded
> within the walls, each bone painstakingly engraved with intricate runes
> and symbols. Against the far wall a large inverted pentagram has been
> inlayed in silver. At its center is a huge ruby soulstone, its dull red
> glow casting the chamber an eerie light. A skull protrudes from the stone
> wall at each of the five points of the pentagram. A thousand incoherent
> whispers seem to emanate from the soulstone. More recent victims lie as
> corpses or bones to either side.
>
> [Exits: south]
> A ghoul has arrived.
> A flesh golem has arrived.
> A zombie of a storm giant lieutenant has arrived.
> The Chamber of the Dead
> This room is chillingly cold and oppressive. Bone of all kinds are embedded
> within the walls, each bone painstakingly engraved with intricate runes
> and symbols. Against the far wall a large inverted pentagram has been
> inlayed in silver. At its center is a huge ruby soulstone, its dull red
> glow casting the chamber an eerie light. A skull protrudes from the stone
> wall at each of the five points of the pentagram. A thousand incoherent
> whispers seem to emanate from the soulstone. More recent victims lie as
> corpses or bones to either side.
>
> [Exits: south]
> Vilhazarog the human is here.
> (Invis) (Charmed) A zombie of a storm giant lieutenant is here.
> (Invis) (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
> (Invis) (Charmed) A gibbering ghoul hovers here in the shadows.
> You are unaffected by the harsh conditions around you.