Tman507's Disciple of Aldmor Story

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"What do you mean shipwrecked!?" Jarai shouted at the ship captain. "Where in the name of the Ancients are we?" "Ummmm, that's the thing, Oh Disciple of the Great Aldmor" mumbled the captain timidly. "We have no clue where we are. Last night while you were meditating on your ascension, we seem to have sailed through some sort of portal, and now all our navigational equipment is malfunctioning." "Impossible," Jarai muttered to herself "Shadow Energy powered navigational systems are infallible." But sure enough upon checking all of the charts, it certainly appeared that they had sailed right into some sort of void.

Unbeknownst to Jarai and her crew the portal they had sailed through was a Shadow Gate, which had landed them in the Shadow world of Orem, rather than their intended port of Ravensclaw. "Well this is just great" grumbled Jarai,as she grabbed her Darklight Lantern and stormed off the ship and onto the shore. This land was unlike any that Jarai had ever witnessed before, as it was covered in strange formations which appeared to be giant bones. "What are these thing?" Jarai thought to herself. As Jarai ventured further, she began to get the feeling that she was being watched. All of a sudden, her Lantern shone brightly and in response Jarai conjured a magical shield around her which blocked a ball of fire which had been hurled at her from the shadows. "Who goes there?!" shouted Jarai as she waved her Lantern about, at last revealing an Elven female lurking amongst the bones. Jarai let out a small gasp as she viewed a Shadow Crystal in the Elf's hand.

"That is a question I really should be asking you" the Elf replied. "We tend to not take to kindly to intruders here in Orem." "I can see that by the way you attacked me just then" Jarai responded. "I take it that most do not survive such a strike." "Yes, most are too weak to have any hope of survival" the Elf replied. "But through their suffering I learn more about each one of them, and knowledge is power. Incidentally, you simply must tell me how it is that you are able to block my attack." "I don't give up such secrets to just anybody" Jarai replied. "Well," said the Elf, "if you ever wish to get wherever it is you're going in that ship of yours, perhaps you will tell me, as I can help you repair that wreck, and, much like yourself, I don't just offer my help and knowledge for nothing in return either." Jarai looked around, realizing she didn't have much choice but to accept the Elf's offer. "Alright," said Jarai begrudgingly, "just get us out of this place quickly." "Wise choice" replied the Elf. "Follow me, it is not smart to stay out here long, what with the Seril Great Beasts and Baduruu as he hunts them. I doubt you'd have as much luck at dodging his bows." As she followed the Elf, Jarai's mind was full of even more doubts than just those.