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@Umbra
#end
:touch
The man stares silently into the flames.
/i
#end
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@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
±² ²²ÛÛ² ²²²±±²²
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
²²²²±²² ²²Û²²² ²²²±±²²²²²
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
²²²
@Lux
#end
:touch
#zap touch
$
You approach a tall, burly-looking man
dressed in a tunic and breeches. A long
sword is at his side, but he has a kind
look about him.
$
/i
$
"Good evening, stranger! You look cold.
Come and sit by the fire's light."
$
$ "Thanks, man."
$
"Th'art not from these parts, I take
it. My name is Lux Hominis, and my silent
brother here is Umbra. We come from
the city to the south, which is called
Delevaturus."
$
You look at Umbra. He's staring into
the fire's light. His face appears
transfixed in a vacant stare, and he
ignores you and continues staring at
the flames.
$
/i
$
"Stranger? Would you care to oblige
us with your name?"
$
$ "Matthias."
$
"And of which family do you come?"
$
$ "Coronaspinarum. Christ, I could do
$with something to eat."
$
"Coronaspinarum? I confess I have not
heard of your family before. Judging
by your garb it is obvious you are not
from these parts. Do you come from
Hiber?"
$
$ "No. Lately I've never been fucking
$sure where I come from, or even where
$I am."
$
/i
$
"You are in the land of Mortis, the
city of which is Delevaturus," he says.
"We are two guards of the city. We
will allow you to pass, if you wish to
find a place to spend the night."
$
$ "Anything to eat?"
$
"Certainly. Have you any of our own
currency?"
$
$ "No."
$
"We will oblige you with a few gold
coins to get something to eat and a place
to stay. We have plenty of money for this
purpose."
$
/i
#give gems 15
$
He hands you a small bag of heavy
coins.
$
$ "Uhh, thanks."
$
/i
$
"Good luck, Matthias!"
$
/i
#end
:touch
"The city is to the south."
/i
#end
±²²² ²²²±²
@Umbra
#end
:touch
The man stares silently into the flames.
/i
#end
²²²²
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
/i
#char 178
#restart
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
²²²²±²²² ²² ²²²²²²²²²
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
/i
#char 178
#restart
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
#restart
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
/i
#char 178
#restart
@Flame
#cycle 2
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 176
/i
#char 177
/i
#char 178
/i
#char 219
#restart
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~ days of yore that will not come again ~