<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt">[Vesper]<br>Vesper takes it all in. He wonders why the tree isn't shutting the rift or whisking away the enemy like he has heard in myth and rumor.<br>His eyes go to the rift simply trying to get a sense and feel for the dimension beyond to see if it is indeed Atlantis on the other side of the rift.<br>[/Vesper]<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Tao of Cow Rifts PBEM <taocowpbem@zork.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, May 27, 2013 2:36 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Taocow PBEM] [Vesper] Book 3 - Chapter XII - Journey to the
Millennium Tree<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>[GM]<br>Vesper soon catches up with the scouts, who are already three quarters<br>of the way up the hill. As they approach the top, the smell of the<br>smoke becomes clear. A bit oily, but also the smell of burning wood as<br>well.<br><br>Finally they reach the top and are overlooking a wide shallow valley.<br>Towering in front of them is the Millennium Tree, towering hundreds of<br>feet into the air. Just beyond it is the nexus, flaring with latent<br>energy.<br><br>Surrounding the tree is a makeshift ring of stones, wood, old<br>vehicles, chunks of concrete and earth. Surrounding it is what looks<br>like an entire Splugorth division; Kydian Powerlords, Kittani, slaver<br>barges with their slavers and blind warrior women, tattooed men, the<br>freakish Metzlains and even a unit of Gargoyles.<br><br>On the defender's side are some units of New Camelot infantry, local<br>folk, what look
like a couple of Technowizards and several other mages<br>(probably ley line walkers). There are also several nymphs, sylphs, a<br>whole legion of faeries, giants, a red dragon as well as several<br>gryphons. Despite the Splugorth's impressive military power, the<br>inhabitants of the tree seem to be holding their own in a pitched<br>battle.<br><br>Still, the one thing there doesn't seem to be obvious way to<br>accomplish is actually getting to the tree. There are at least six or<br>seven thousand Splugorth soldiers below.<br>[/GM]<br><br>--<br>Aaron Clausen<br><a ymailto="mailto:mightymartianca@gmail.com" href="mailto:mightymartianca@gmail.com">mightymartianca@gmail.com</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Taocowpbem mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Taocowpbem@zork.net" href="mailto:Taocowpbem@zork.net">Taocowpbem@zork.net</a><br><a href="http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem"
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