The Dragon is coming.....

Beware Barad'Dun! A ship pulled into a Port today. A Norse ship from my old homeland of the Nor Islands. They told me Aggelgorod had been ravaged by a Dragon. The Dragon was eventually beaten off and it flew away across the sea towards the Southern Continent, and us! Let's hope it doesn't make landfall here in our fair Realm of Barad'Dun. It will be hungry!

I have dispatched sentries to every point of our Realm to watch the skies.

Should it come, listen for the rally cry! Every man and woman to Arms! The only way to kill a dragon is through its armored, black heart!

Konradr Greywolf
Shepherd of Barad'Dun

/confused


So we are getting visitors next practice?! =D

If we do young monk, let us pray its not.....the Dragon!

Konradr

I pray that it is the dragon to test my skill against it. I do not fear a measly little dragon for I am Seamus "Sasquatch" Morrison Of the Morrison Clan and we do not shy away from battle.

I'll bring a bow, and my kiteshield just in case... its THE DRAGON!?!?!

taco bring big cup of drink and watch dragon and shiny tower people fight, oh and popcorn baby's to!!

i shall polish my blade and prepare for battle we shall see what this dragon is made of

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! an urgent message from the shepherd.

Beware my fellow citizens and subjects of Barad'Dun. A sentry to the far north has reported seeing a dark shadow moving fast in the sky. Another report from the coastal area says a large mound of.....well, what seems to be.....Dragon poop, has been found with the skeletal remains of a horse, a cow, and perhaps....a Norse Sailor.

Sharpen your weapons!

Konradr

Dragons always pickin on the norse. That's wutthey get for going out to sea all the time.

And lo did the dragon come to Barad'Dun. It nested in a cave in the red hills where Barad'Dun Militia and mercenaries attacked it, only to be driven out and massacred by the hoared old thing. The beast then moved against the city itself. Royal Army detachments and their Mercenary brethren attacked in a swarm but the Beast charged on making it to the very gates of our fair city before being killed by a Norse lance.

It was a hard fight. And then, a shadow descended from the sky. A second Dragon attacked! Again the fight for the city, and once more, the defender's of Barad'Dun, weary as they were, slew this mighty beast. The God's had delivered us from......No!!! A third dragon, this one the largest, oldest, nastiest of the lot. It had been a family of Dragon's, no wonder even mighty Aggelgorod had been humbled by their onslaught!

This Beast marched into the maelstrom of attacking Royal Army initiates, Mercenary auxilliaries and farmers with their scythes, pitchforks and axes! Yet it marched on, this mighty of all Dragons, with its black armored heart, drove into the city, slow but relentlessly. Buildings began to burn. What was this Dragon after and how many would die before it was slain, if at all.

Dragon's, as you know, have an affinity for Gold. This one was after the solid gold statue of Barathor, the first Adunakhor of Barad'Dun. The statue recided in the Court of the Sun where the Statue glistened like a star in the bright Desert sunshine. The Dragon, flicking off charges with its legs and tail, reached the statue, took it and flew off! The defender's of Barad'Dun had fought hard, but Barathor's statue is gone.

Adunakhor Surt has this morning, Penned a proclamation. Any Adventurer willing to venture into the Western Mountains to find this Beast's lair and slay it to bring back Barathor's statue, they shall be well rewarded in Gold and be given the 'Sash of the Dragonslayer' in recognition for such an outstanding, if not suicidal, deed.

Konradr Greywolf,
Shepherd of Barad'Dun

NOTE: The Dragon was represented by 7 fighters roped together in a Dragon shape. Kilanos was the head armed with his deadly bow, Barrikade, Sasquatch, Smithy and Heretic were the Beast's beefy leg's with dagger claws, and Taco was the wiley Tail with a shield busting glaive. The Dragon's heart was none other than Surt, our Realm leader. Fully armored and with shield, the heart is the key. Only the heart can be gimped or killed. All other parts are immune to weapon attacks. Once the heart is killed; however, the dragon dies.

A Dragon cult has sprung up in the Hadash, the dark quarter of the City, where Maiden's of the cult tattoo their 'dragon' god on their backs and threaten passerby's that they will summon back the dark dragon lord, if they are not rewarded with coins of the realm in tribute.



Sorry, I couldn't resist. Bad, bad shepherd.

lol dirty old man!!!

Hmmmm...... I think I will look into this "dragon cult".

That is a wonderful "dragon"

They have not gone away, the dragon cult is still with us.....


They vow to bring the wrath of the Dragon lord upon us!

Konradr

The most dastardly Dragon cult vixen yet! Beware when you travel to the Taverns!



Our own Adunakhor was nearly lost to us in the Hadash when he traveled that dark, narrow, foreboding quarter of the city in search of a young man's delight. Did he meet up with this most evil of Wenches? The Gods be praised, and Thanks be to Barathor, he has been found and safely returned to the Shepherd's house!

Konradr
He of the discerning eye.

Alas, *sigh*, I spoke too soon my fellow Realm Mates....





They dwell amongst us. We must be vigilant. The Dragon will come again one day, in search of a feast of blood.

Konradr

He awaits..........

Another devotee of the Dragon Cult found within the dark quarter of our fair city...



seeing as the Weredragon is whispering in her ear, I guess her excuse is that the dragon made her do it.

Konradr

Oh Dragon CULT. I thought you said Dragon Cun... errr... nevermind.

Now now, let us not be so hasty and sending to corners and such. I could stand to hear a bit more. . . .

Oh mai you dirty men you!... lol... i like where this is going as well but to me this is just a sausage fest umm i'll party over here!...