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The Enemy Within Revisited Cast:
Gustav Myrthenbaum the Dilettante (Davy White) Falco the Apothecary (Michael Morgan) Hargrin the Troll Slayer (Kevin Bronakoski) Bran the Amber Wizard (David Crapper) Rutger Horstmann the Zealot (Chris Taylor) From Gustav’s Personal Journal On Death and Destruction Kemperbad Why do we keep ending up here with its ill sited harbor and creaking lifts? Miserable folk so far from the light of Altorf as to be completely blind to the law and manners of Sigmar’s true born. Too many bad memories here. The disappearance of Badigan, the loss of enfeebled Smoff. The horrid Halfling Ripwise and his gruesome meat pies. This is the place where we lost the half sack of treasure to multi limbed thieves and my skin turned blue. The Sisters, of course, are exempt from this judgement. They have shown me nothing but ill-placed kindness and a considerable mercy regarding past affliction and now with my current condition. Likewise should be said about my present companions. Strange that in this world of righteous fire and persecution such compassion would find a home. At the time of this writing, we’ve just left this sore on Imperial civilization, Kemperbad, and departed on a barge, hopefully for the last time. Our group has been properly outfitted for what I expect is our meeting with Etelka. Hagrin had collected on some axes of the finest quality I have ever seen. Falco, equipped with a new blunderbuss that has not left his side is looking the warrior. Rutger, intent and fixed in purpose more so than normal. Only Bran returned with nothing new though I expect his mind has not stopped trying to anticipate Etelka’s next move. I remain unconvinced as to which of us is the quarry. At times, I feel like we’re being baited and at others it seems we have almost got her and her crew cornered. As for myself, I’ve picked up a flatbow and rope, should we see her or any of our past “friends” I’ll be sure they do not get away, again. I truly hope I can trust these men to do what is necessary should the time come. Both with her and myself… I am terribly tired with the nonsense of Etelka’s minions and their completely bizarre behavior. If I didn’t experience her own corrupting influence, I would be completely dismissive of these fools and their ridiculous efforts. Truly a troupe of clowns capering about on slack puppet strings. Just as we were boarding the boat one of her idiots made a threat to Castor and clipped some of my beard. If we’re lucky the toad-licker will wake up with a chickens foot instead of a hand. Now that we are back on the river I have some time to reflect on my current condition. Since the time I was a young man, I have mused on how I might die and what glorious legacy I might be remembered for. Epic ballad, revolutionary style, a comprehensive study of the Bogen Wyrm. Certainly all the tales and songs sang for others were merely a preamble for my own magnificent triumphs. I would go so far as to say it was my primary and all-consuming preoccupation. How would I die? Now, in just the course of a week, I can think on almost nothing but how I will be destroyed. By blade or by hemp? Stones or fire… Hunted and destroyed, my name whispered to remind children to stay in at dark. Or perhaps, to bellowed out in the raving of the madman on the street reminding the people of the fall of Gustav, trapped by his very hubris. I just spent an hour looking at my reflection trying to see “it” open. I blacked out when I caught a glimpse and came to with a nosebleed. Fire might be the key. by Davy White (aka Gustav)
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The Enemy Within Revisited Cast:
Gustav Myrthenbaum the Dilettante (Davy White) Falco the Apothecary (Michael Morgan) Hargrin the Troll Slayer (Kevin Bronakoski) Bran the Amber Wizard (David Crapper) Rutger Horstmann the Zealot (Chris Taylor) During a harrowing excursion into the Barren Hills, the group discovered the missing key for the pentagram lock in the signaling tower on the bank of the River Reik. As a result, their current plan is to return to the tower. The group stopped in Untebaum along the way, where they were greeted by a dead body slumped over the top of the river lock gate. Arrows were protruding from his body, which led the group to assume that the man was killed by elves. Bran spotted another body whose neck had been badly twisted and its head facing backwards. They decided to enter the village. While heading into the village they discovered a dead woman with a gash in her chest. They recognized her as Esmerelda, who they encountered previously while passing through Untebaum. As they drew closer to the village, they noticed a horrible smell. Bran advised the party to prepare themselves for a dire situation. The village was a gruesome sight. It had been razed and there were dead bodies piled up around a funeral pyre. As the party discussed their next course of action, they heard a sound from behind a nearby building. Hargrin and Rutger circled the hut, while Bran attempted to calm the petrified Falco. All they discovered was a goat. “Would they really setup a pyre and kill everyone in the village?” asked Bran. The scene before them didn’t reconcile with what they knew about elves. Gustav noted that the arrows seemed familiar, but couldn’t place it. While Rutger and Falco searched a nearby blacksmith for a blunderbuss, they happened across Vorster. He was badly beaten, bloody and dying. A dead beastman had fallen on top of him. As he spoke to the team, he made reference to a cold female who had an elf by her side. Gustav and Falco speculated that there was a link to the elves they met in Bogenhaafen, as well as Athos, their former elvish party member. The group decided to continue looking for answers at a Shaolin temple in Kemperbaad. After an uneventful overnight trip, they arrived. The temple was only accessibly via a tall stairway, which could be bypassed by either paying for a lift or transforming into a bird. Hargin decided to walk, while Gustav, Falco, and Rutger paid the fare for the lift. In true character, Bran transformed into a bird then walked up the steps with Hargrin. The group approached the temple, left their weapons at the door and proceeded to enter. Upon being received by a priestess, Gustav showed her his third-eye. The priestess asked Gustav some questions in an attempt to diagnose, then assurance him that life as a freak wasn’t all that bad. Another woman then approached the group and spoke to Falco. She indicated knowing him, though the frightened apothecary couldn’t place her. The woman reminded Falco that she was the one who took care of Smof, the ogre who was once a member of their party. Smof stayed behind in Kemperbaad, as he had fallen ill. She informed the team that he was released from her care to a man that claimed to know the group of travelers. The woman described the man as having short, fair hair, though he mostly wore a hood while in her presence. She remembered him having a prominent scar under one eye. When he brought Smof out to his carriage, there was another man waiting for him. He referred to him as Gearhart. We left the group pondering this name. by Michael Morgan (aka Falco) |
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