The Gift of Kai

A Visitation to "The Wolf" Erokose Shadowstryder

Name: Erokose Shadowstryder  Race: Human  Profession: Rogue
Gender: Male  Age: 40  Expr: 257479  Level:  13

[Wolves' Den, Forge]
The massive iron anvil in the center of the room is pitted with rust. The fire pit beside it is cold, filled with ashes eons old. A rack filled with blacksmith's tools leans to the left, partway through a slow collapse. You also see some cuirbouilli leather, a reinforced shield, a broadsword, a rock crystal, some chain mail, a flail, the Erokose disk and an iron door.
Obvious exits: none.

You sense a movement in the room and a shadowy movement near the Erokose disk.

A soft voice whispers, "The path is difficult, but those with the greatest faith shall perservere.

A wraith gestures at you!
A wraith hurls a powerful lightning bolt at you!
  AS: +95 vs DS: +165 with AvD: +48 + d100 roll: +12 = -10
   A clean miss.

You swing a veniom-hafted bearded alloy waraxe at a wraith!
  AS: +158 vs DS: +95 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +92 = +191
   ... and hit for 40 points of damage!
Round time: 5 sec.

The wraith moans evilly!
A wraith draws inward for a moment!

A wraith gestures at you!
A wraith hurls a freezing ball of pure cold at you!
  AS: +85 vs DS: +165 with AvD: +52 + d100 roll: +49 = +21
   A clean miss.

You swing a veniom-hafted bearded alloy waraxe at a wraith!
  AS: +158 vs DS: +95 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +41 = +140
   ... and hit for 12 points of damage!
Round time: 5 sec.

A wraith swings a broadsword at you!
  AS: +80 vs DS: +140 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +60 = +33
   A clean miss.

You swing a veniom-hafted bearded alloy waraxe at a wraith!
  AS: +158 vs DS: +95 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +65 = +164
   ... and hit for 32 points of damage!
Round time: 5 sec.

You swing a veniom-hafted bearded alloy waraxe at a wraith!
  AS: +158 vs DS: +95 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +84 = +183
   ... and hit for 27 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow
separates itself from the wraith's body as it rises,
disappearing into the heavens.
The wraith falls to the ground motionless.
Round time: 5 sec. 

You blink.

You feel a strong but gentle touch on your shoulder.

You blink.

You bow.
You say, "I shall keep the faith"

The voice whispers, as if from a distance, "Be well, my son. I hope you enjoy the gift as much as I have appreciated your faith."

You ask, "Kai?"

The Erokose disk opens.

You blink.

Look in Erokose disk
In the Erokose disk you see a sturdy fel box, a fringed wight skin jacket and a feras mattock.

Examine jacket
Ruggedly handsome, the jacket has obviously been well cared-for and is as soft to the touch as warm butter. On the back of the garment is an exquisitely embroidered image of Kai, standing alone within a circle of stone talismans. Stitched beneath the image are the words, "Ours is not an easy path to follow, yet we follow willingly, for in truth we did not choose this road so much as the road chose us."

You dance around the room to music only you can hear.

You say, "my thanks to ye"

You say, "I shall be at your call"

You smile.

You remove a fringed wight skin jacket from inside the Erokose disk.

You say, "many thanks unto ye kind un"

You put a fringed wight skin jacket inside your vruul skin vest.

You take off a midnight black jacket.

You put a midnight black jacket inside your black leather cloak.

Someone whispers to you in a deep voice, "Be well, my child. I know it cannot replace what is lost. But it is given with much affection and appreciation."

You remove a fringed wight skin jacket from inside your vruul skin vest.

You put on a fringed wight skin jacket.

You say, "tis lovely"

Erokose smiles softly

You remove a veniom-hafted bearded alloy waraxe from inside your black leather back-sheaths.

You say, "back tae my task o freein the undead"

You hear, "Aye, my son. And I have other tasks to see to myself. Good day to you"

You say, "And ye"

You throw your head back and howl!

You say, "the Wolf is back"

Something touches your shoulder.