Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 12:26 AM CDT
The Bard guildleader of haven was purged by these blind fanatics tonight.

What lies behind this assault? Truely, with all we have heard about the rumors of sightings in the Dark Hand of Beren, former guildleader of the Paladins - fighting the scourge down there - is it unreasonable to think that there may be a plot to silence the capabilities of the Bards by their notorious enemy on the 400th anniversary of their defeat at the hands of Lanival? I speak of course of the Priests of D'zree, the notorious enemy of the bards of old, and those who would follow her. Who, or what, is behind these Hounds? Have they possibly been ..

Perhaps they have been tainted by the very thing that they sought to fight against.


further research is needed. S'Kra are particularly needed to discover the truth behind waht lies within the Dark Hand.






You've seen life through distorted eyes;You know you had to learn;The execution of your mind;You really had to turn;,the book is read,The end begins to show,The truth is out, the lies are old, But you don't want to know - Black Sabbath

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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 08:23 AM CDT
Here is my short summary.

Here's the beef of the story, I don't have it logged. Sorry it's not more thorough, but you're getting the meat of the story.

This explains why Ezruh got purged:
>per history
You focus your senses on the past events of this room. The room immediately shifts out of focus, then slowly returns back to normal. The Bard Guildleader Ezruh sits behind his desk, pouring over some manuscripts when a man clad in full plate armor enters, walking right past you as if you weren't there.

"The Hounds of Rutilor are seeking a heretic, and I was told you might know where to find him," he says grimly from behind the anonymity of his visor. Ezruh rises and starts to open his mouth to speak, but at that moment a powerful wave of fear fills the room, leaving you as paralyzed as Ezruh appears to be. The shadows around you begin to shift and move, seeping out to fill the room with unpenetrable darkness and an unimaginable sense of horror. Just when you think you can bear no more, the shadows slowly fade back, revealing Ezruh crumpled beside his desk in a pool of blood. The armored man wipes blood from his broadsword and quietly sheaths it before turning to leave.

"Unfortunately, now that I think about it, the heretic I was sent to find was you," he says casually. "If by some miracle they do save you, take a bit of advice. Mind your own business." With that, he exits the office, leaving you shaken and unnaturally cold.

With a start, you find yourself drawn back to the reality of the here and now.
Roundtime: 9 sec.

That is what happened in Haven.

Then we went to search out some dead Dward Paladin named Emille's tomb in Hib, although I didn't get there in time to find out why.But I guess that was what Ezruh was meddling in..

So Darius said the council didn't want us to find the real tomb (the alleged real tomb is visible in the guild memorial room) so I found a torch lever, pulled it, we followed a maze (I dropped coins and we read the images on the ground, which told a story) until we found a soulstone arch and we got Taghz of all people to let us in because Madigan wouldn't go against the will of the Paladin Council. (Wouldn't expect you to btw Madigan, based on your RP)

Darius had told us one thing though, that "they" (I believe the Paladin Council) feared the coffin. So we get past the soulstone arch and Ezruh basically cues me to perceive the coffin.


>per coffin
The chamber slowly fades to darkness, filling you with a quiet sense of dread. You feel alone and isolated, and yet cannot shake the feeling you are being watched. Finally a faint light flickers in the darkness, slowly growing in intensity to reveal the same chamber as it must have been shortly after construction. A pair of Dwarves walk about the chamber, talking in low, hushed voices. One is a young male, the other a charismatic female. Both are clad in gleaming plate armor, and clearly well-armed and prepared for battle.

The young male Dwarf clears his throat and asks the female, "Are you sure about this, Lady? Surely no one would dare desecrate your tomb."

The female Dwarf just chuckles. "Lad, you have far too much faith in your fellow beings. There is no question that my tomb will be desecrated. In fact, that's the entire point of this entire charade. We are sworn to secrecy, my friend, but the truth must one day be known. When the right time comes, our little deceptions will lead the seekers here, to this time and place, and he will try to stop them. In doing so, he will reveal himself, and open the way for them to uncover the truth. We will make sure he believes he must stop anyone from reaching me here.

The male Dwarf frowns. "But what if they don't realize what is happening until it is too late? What if they don't come at all?"

The female Dwarf pats him on the back affectionately. "They will, lad, they will. Was it not decided that I would be the caretaker of the truth, to reveal it when the time was right? They will come, and I will reveal part of the truth to them. The rest they must find on their own, for first they must understand why the truth was hidden, and the dangers it presents to them."

With those words, she turns her gaze directly at you with a twinkle of amusement in her eyes. "The Bonding was a success, you see. But all bindings can become unbound, and should that happen, darkness will once more engulf the lands. The enemy was never truly defeated, merely imprisoned. Imprisoned -- bound, you might say -- in the only prisons that could possibly hold him, but flawed imperfect prisons nontheless. He can see the world clearly from his prison, and scheme his schemes. And sometimes he escapes, however briefly or incompletely. And if the people of the lands knew the truth of what we have done, they may turn against us, and perhaps rightfully so, at least in these dark times. We can only hope that this will not always remain true."

With those words, she turns away to walk beside her companion once more, leaving you to wonder if she really saw and spoke directly to you, or if it was just your imagination. Either way, you feel a sudden surge of malevolence from the surrounding darkness, and find yourself rapidly returning to the here and now as a cold chill washes over you.

Ezruh says, "The Bonding is something I've seen mentioned in various writings from the time the Paladin Guild first formed."
Ezruh says, "No one ever knew what it meant, precisely. In fact, it was one of Oane's obsessions."
Ezruh says, "The first "True Paladin", at least in the sense we know them now, was Syal."
>
Ezruh says, "He supposedly brought several paladins together to oppose some great evil unleashed by the Dragon Priests. They defeated it, but would never speak of how. Only that during this time an event they called the Bonding occured...."

Ezruh says, "..and a Covenant of some sort was made. With whom, it was never really clear. Some claim this was the first Paladin Code. Some claim it is still the Paladin Code. Others...aren't so convinced."

Ezruh says, "But the aftermath of this event lead to the formation of the Paladin Council. Syal himself was killed during the Bonding, or so we are told. The rest of his companions served as early council members."

Marsais asks, "What was this thing the Dragon Priests unleashed?"
>
Ezruh says, "The rest I am quite certain Oane covered in his lectures. There are many who attended these, and probably know more than I."

Ezruh says, "Not quite sure. We do know that it was nearly unstoppable."

Ezruh says, "It wasn't until Oane and his companions faced it that it was defeated."

Ezruh says, "Er - Syal."
>
Ezruh says, "Not Oane."


Ezruh says, "Head still muddled from the attack."

Ezruh says, "That's part of what obsessed Oane. Not the information, but the lack of it. He strongly believed the Council was hiding something."


Loqutis says, "Some have recently started to question if a deal was made to defeat it."
>
Ezruh shrugs.
Ezruh says, "The extent of what I've read."
Ezruh says, "Now, let me add a little advice."
Ezruh says, "Once upon a time, the bard guild was hiding information from their members."
Ezruh says, "I think several here know exactly what I mean."
>
Ezruh says, "And though we did so under best of intentions.."

Ezruh says, "It was divisive and nearly tore the guild apart once the truth came out."
Ezruh says, "I don't know any more about what is behind any of this. I don't know if I want to."
Madigan asks, "However sir, you have left an impression that the paladin guild is acting in a similar manner?"
>
Ezruh says, "But I pray that the end of it all will go better for the Paladin guild than it did for the Bards."
Ezruh says, "Obviously some people think there are secrets being kept. If there are, I hope that, as I said, the end of it goes well."
ou say to Ezruh, "I hear your words, but I think we came out okay."
>
Ezruh says, "I do not want anyone to go through what we did."

You hear a cloaked figure says, "Bravo. You are almost there. I will contact some of you soon. There is much you still must learn. But for now, I'll leave you with this warning. The Bonding. She said prisons. Plural. Yet implied one being. How can this be? And what does it have to do with the Bonding. You are so close, yet so far. I will find you soon. Those that can be trusted."

Ezruh says, "Mark my words, be careful, and think hard about where your actions might lead."

Ezruh says, "If people think they've been misled, no matter whether they HAVE been or not, ugliness may well follow."

Ezruh asks, "And didn't you say Oane was under guard or captured by the council or such?"

Ezruh says, "And now, I think I may make myself very scarce indeed, as soon as we're out of the guildhall."






- Terra
Raesh gives Terra wings. And then rips them off and beats her with them.
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 11:09 AM CDT
I don't suppose that the mechanics to allow someone to be lead through that arch by a paladin can be put back? I tried to go back today to actually study things without scroll of talk and enchantes going and couldn't go through with a paladins help. I never would have thought to perceive the coffin, I go for recall usually or perceive history. Silly bard! haha


~Eoworfinia~
Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen. Homer Simpson

Get the facts first and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 12:08 PM CDT
>>I never would have thought to perceive the coffin, I go for recall usually or perceive history. Silly bard! haha

Me either, but during the Zamidren Book events in Crossings, we were perceiving history on the blood symbols on the wall, so that's what got me trying to perceive history on items. And then earlier in the evening Darius said the coffin was what they feared,


- Terra
Raesh gives Terra wings. And then rips them off and beats her with them.
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 12:37 PM CDT
Damn, that sounds like a fun event!



* Malik was just struck down!
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 01:34 PM CDT
Yea but from your post you didn't perceive history but just perceive coffin. I tried perceive history and it never occurred to me to try perceive coffin. But not being in Crossing for many events in the recent past, I didn't know we could do that. The few times I've tried it, I get the "You're at a loss how to extend your power perception in that way." message instead. Now I know to try more often than I have that way too!

I really hope the ability to go through the arch with a paladin comes back. <shameless plug again> haha


~Eoworfinia~
Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen. Homer Simpson

Get the facts first and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 02:57 PM CDT
Yeah I try to perceive everything all the time though lol. It turns out to work a lot. There are per histories on some new areas and creatures, I really love that the GM's are expanding this. It is hands down my favorite RP ability in the game.

- Terra
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 04:52 PM CDT
> I don't suppose that the mechanics to allow someone to be lead through that arch by a paladin can be put back? I tried to go back today to actually study things without scroll of talk and enchantes going and couldn't go through with a paladins help.


I'll see if I can figure out what broke there. The GM info on the arch says it is set to allow paladins to lead people in, but obviously...it isn't. I'm guessing something in the MOVE rewrite probably broke it, since I distinctly remember non-paladins being led inside during earlier events. I had to disable it temporarily for this event, but I'll try to get a permanent solution as soon as I can.


- GM Dartenian

Though my soul may set in darkness it will rise in perfect light. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night! - Sarah Williams
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 05:45 PM CDT
I just got around to reading Oane's lectures. This event just became ten fold more awesome in my book. I didn't think that was possible.

http://elanthipedia.com/wiki/Oane




- Terra
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 06:03 PM CDT
Forgive me as I ask you to fill in some blanks.

Was Ezruh's purging after that bit with the tomb (and presumably in response to it)?

Was Ezruh walked or just killed?
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 06:18 PM CDT
Ezruh was purged before anything else happened. My post was in chronological order. Ezruh was purged by the Hounds, the first perceive history is the magical impression left behind. So that was a vision of what happened before and during Ezruh was killed. And then we went to Forfedhdar. And he has been alive since as far as I know. I haven't left Shard yet though.


- Terra
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 06:40 PM CDT
Also for those curious. Tasdrean is still in the Haven Guild acting as leader and the PER HISTORY is still in place.



- Terra
Raesh gives Terra wings. And then rips them off and beats her with them.
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 06:48 PM CDT
> Ezruh was purged before anything else happened.


In regards to your log, this is correct. Something rather important did happen about 5 minutes before Ezruh was attacked, however, but it was before the bards got involved.

Just saying.


- GM Dartenian

Though my soul may set in darkness it will rise in perfect light. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night! - Sarah Williams
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 07:06 PM CDT
Oooh does anyone know? I've about exhausted my resources unless I'm missing something.


- Terra
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 08:10 PM CDT
i believe glemm posted a log of the events that occured back then in the paladin folders.




You've seen life through distorted eyes;You know you had to learn;The execution of your mind;You really had to turn;,the book is read,The end begins to show,The truth is out, the lies are old, But you don't want to know - Black Sabbath

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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/05/2010 10:07 PM CDT
Oane was getting smoked inside the West Gate in Shard. still working on the logs.


Madigan
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 02:11 AM CDT
Poor Ezruh, one of my favorites...hopefully he will be back :)

Very neat event though, I wish I was around for it!
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 02:44 AM CDT
Ezruh ain't disappearing.

-V.


"Reject me not, sweet sounds! oh, let me live,
Till doom espy my towers and scatter them.
A city spell-bound under the aging sun,
Music my rampart, and my only one."
-Edna St. Vincent-Millay
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 02:47 AM CDT
Okay, but I'm warning you, if we get a human at the sentinels, I will be most put out.
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 02:47 AM CDT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw

This thread needed that.

-Raesh
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 07:06 AM CDT
i thought it was pretty cool, from the standpoint of the character I had logged in at the time <definately not a bard> that she was feeling very paranoid with all the purging going on, Scared her silly, even though they weren't members of her... ilk.
Sort of proved her "point" that "those blind fanatics go after the intellectuals and scholars, look, they even persecuted a guildleader of the bards!"
-player of a necro-




You've seen life through distorted eyes;You know you had to learn;The execution of your mind;You really had to turn;,the book is read,The end begins to show,The truth is out, the lies are old, But you don't want to know - Black Sabbath

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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 10:52 AM CDT
>>This thread needed that.
God, yes it did.

>>Ezruh ain't disappearing.
Good!

- Terra
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 01:25 PM CDT
>>Okay, but I'm warning you, if we get a human at the sentinels, I will be most put out.

Me too. :(

Much as I admire his delightful pear shape.
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 01:49 PM CDT
>>Okay, but I'm warning you, if we get a human at the sentinels, I will be most put out.

Want change? Vote for an Occular in the sentinels today!




* Malik was just struck down!
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 02:07 PM CDT
Sentinel GL is not our plan for Ezruh.

Just FYI.

-V.

"Reject me not, sweet sounds! oh, let me live,
Till doom espy my towers and scatter them.
A city spell-bound under the aging sun,
Music my rampart, and my only one."
-Edna St. Vincent-Millay
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 03:59 PM CDT
> those blind fanatics go after the intellectuals and scholars


A nice summary of Elanthian history, especially where bards are concerned.



- GM Dartenian

Though my soul may set in darkness it will rise in perfect light. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night! - Sarah Williams
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 04:06 PM CDT
<<Okay, but I'm warning you, if we get a human at the sentinels, I will be most put out.>>

20 bucks and the donation of a Zoluren Royal for the task, Vaeldriil.

GM Jaedren
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 08:04 PM CDT
>Sentinel GL is not our plan for Ezruh.

On the one hand, great. On the other hand, I had a big list of quotes set to express my displeasure. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly, big it is. I mean you may think it's a long list of complaints about screams, but that's just peanuts to this, listen...
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 09:07 PM CDT
What's the big deal with either a human or Ezruh being the GL of our sentinel?

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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 09:18 PM CDT
>>Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly, big it is. I mean you may think it's a long list of complaints about screams, but that's just peanuts to this, listen...

Do you keep your list in a book with the comforting words "Don't Panic" on the cover?

;)

-V.

(New Bard Guild motto! ::runs to change her forum settings::)


"Reject me not, sweet sounds! oh, let me live,
Till doom espy my towers and scatter them.
A city spell-bound under the aging sun,
Music my rampart, and my only one."
-Edna St. Vincent-Millay
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 10:55 PM CDT
>>Do you keep your list in a book with the comforting words "Don't Panic" on the cover?

lol, not likely, it's probably inside the bard manual which has only one of the above words on the cover.

On another note, Anyone knows if anything else happened lately? Someone else was purged in game yesterday, but I have no idea if it has any connection.




* Malik was just struck down!
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/06/2010 11:00 PM CDT
I've been doing my best to keep a very close eye on it. I'm going to go examine the Fist now if I can get one of the Paladins to come with me. Maybe also a Moon Mage and Cleric.

Anyway, nothing new yet.


- Terra
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Re: Ezruh was purged by the Hounds of Rutilor 09/07/2010 04:38 PM CDT
>>What's the big deal with either a human or Ezruh being the GL of our sentinel?

Oh, it's not a huge deal. I've just done most of my bard playing as an Elothean, and never had an Elothean bard NPC to look up to.

In Shard the bard shop owner is Elven and the guildleader is Halfling. On Aesry the bard shop owner is Human. Would just be nice for Eloths to get a representative, especially since it's in their territory.

I'm also a fan in general of NPCs reflecting the supposed population of an area. It's nice to be in Muspar'i and get mostly S'Kra leaders, for example.

But yeah, not a big deal. Just whining for fun. :-p
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