Night is upon me once again and tell tale death sighs are blowing in the wind.  To me then a wraith encompassing life...mortal his coil but raging withstrife.  Testing the air...seeking...craving...a winged creature in the night flying into the Spiders web...Carza buzzes in from the the north.Gnoll misses Carza with her club.scGnoll jumps from Carza's sting.> who-------------------------======]  Final Realms  [======------------------------                            Wed Jan 30 23:25:43 2002                           ---------------------------------] Immortals [---------------------------------Ondemannen the Patron of War, say hello to 100 kilos of pure muscle!----------------------------------] Mortals [----------------------------------   Angela (Newbie) the female human   Aramek (Newbie) the male elf   Brishr (Newbie) the male drow   Carza the female human   Clovert the male hobgoblin (Idle: 20)   Darksin (Newbie) the male duergar (Idle: 25)   Dillingham (Newbie) the male human   Disciple (Newbie) the male human   Draino (Newbie) the female drow   Dvneil the male sea-elf   Evola Malevolent the female goblin   Gerniv (Newbie) the male gnome   Gloignar the male duergar   Guiscard (Newbie) the male elf   Hugo the male human   Hyde (Newbie) the female drow   Illwidion (Newbie) the male human   Jazreel the female human   Jezabel the female dwarf   Lua the female elf (Idle: 2)   Malatoth (Newbie) the male drow   Mares Malevolent the male goblin   Natoth (Newbie) the female drow   Nibenay the male dwarf   Peja Stojokavic the male goblin   Peta (Newbie) the male elf   Pithlit the male elf   Prettywiz D'lakten the female drow (Idle: 2)   Pyroloco Fuego the male goblin   Raignok the male duergar (Idle: 2)   Rakka (Newbie) the male goblin   Rilo (Newbie) the male drow   Risson the male human (Idle: 14)   Salem (Newbie) the male elf (Idle: 2)   Simeon the male skaven (Idle: 23)   Solid Do'Urden the male drow   Takilara the female human (Idle: 24)   Thom the male human (Idle: 23)   Uroboros the male orc   Vulmek (Newbie) the male dwarf   Whisper the male goblin   Yelthairv the male goblin   Yiir the male orc (Idle: 6)   Yloy the male human   Zodde the male human   Zodran Amalethea the male dwarf (Idle: 17)   Zoelle D'Rose the female human   Zooey the female human (Idle: 10)   Zoom Zalabim the male drow-----> There are one immortal and forty nine mortals on Final Realms MUD.  Gnoll misses Carza with her club.Gnoll misses Carza.Gnoll jumps from Carza's sting.Gnoll misses Carza with her club.Gnoll looks annoyed as Carza stings her.glDirt Road [n,ford,e].Carza, Gnoll and Wanderer are here.> Gnoll misses Carza with her club.Carza buzzes east.n> Dirt Road [n,s].> say okYou have been noticed.You say: ok> hYou scan quickly about for a hiding spot.> You try to hide in the shadows.nnYou are not calm enough.> nnYou sneak north.> Dirt Road [n,nw,s].> ssYou sneak south.> Dirt Road [n,s].> ss> You sneak south.Dirt Road [n,ford,e].Carza, Gnoll and Wanderer are here.> Carza stings Gnoll in the right foot.Gnoll misses Carza with her club.Gnoll looks annoyed as Carza stings her.Gnoll misses Carza with her club.Gnoll misses Carza.glance carzaGnoll looks annoyed as Carza stings her.Carza the mosquito.She is in excellent condition.Gnoll misses Carza with her club.Carza stings Gnoll in the groin.ba carzaCarza convulses in agony as you place your Talin Stinger in her, and bloodpours over your hands.> Gnoll misses Carza with her club.You dealt the death blow to Carza.Carza dies.cackleCarza winces, and loses concentration!You cackle with glee.You have been noticed.> Gnoll arrives from the east.Carza ack's.Hugo arrives from the north.Hugo pokes Gnoll with his Wyrm short sword.Gnoll hits Hugo harmlessly with his club.Gnoll misses Hugo.Gnoll misses Hugo with her club.Gnoll misses Hugo.Hugo leaves north.Hugo asks you: eh?Carza asks: just for fun huh?Hugo asks you: you killed carza?shout Lord Cyric yet again I spill blood in your name...Hail Cyric God of Death and Insanity, Prince of Lies, Patron of Thieves and Assassins...Whisper shouts: Lord Cyric yet again I spill blood in your name...Hail Cyric                God of Death and Insanity, Prince of Lies, Patron of Thieves                and Assassins...> Gnoll messes up his attack.Hugo arrives from the north.disHugo pokes Gnoll with his Wyrm short sword.Hugo pummels Gnoll with his Hammer of Issindri.Gnoll misses Hugo with her club.You fade into the shadows.Soul turned off.> gYou start getting some stuff from corpse of Carza.} You get 285 gold, 1 electrum, 13 silver and 1 copper coins from corpse ofCarza.> Hugo pokes Gnoll with his Wyrm short sword.Gnoll misses Hugo.Gnoll hits Hugo harmlessly with her club.Hugo sobs quietly.Hugo waves.Hugo thumps on Gnoll with his Hammer of Issindri, leaving a mark.Hugo leaves ford.Jezabel asks you:  carza?     Slowly I tread into the darkness...into the very depths of an ancientcave that heralds but one thing of note.  A blood stained altar of a long forgotten God remembered by only a few.  I kneel before the altar and begin to pray to the One God asking for guidance.  The very shadows begin to shimmerand reshape into a black figure that seemingly sucks all of the darkness into his very being until I am naught but laid bare...a rogue without hisshadows.  Such evil eminates from the very core of this being that I know itcan be none other then The Master himself.      "Master long have I served you for generations upon generations and thanks to your dark power I have lived much longer then ever a mortal could hope to live...but I grow tired of it all for there are none left who were here when I began.  I beg of thee...let me sleep the eternal sleep and walk by your side in the dark abyss of your Kingdom for I am weary of this life."Cyric looks at me with total disdain...a sneer begins to curl upon his beshadowedlip and I can feel the anger resonating about the very stone around me.  Withcold penetrating eyes he pierces through to my very soul and I gasp in pain asall of my thoughts are laid bare before him.  Finally the Master begins to speak: "I am going to give you the choice I gave Glorn long ago my Herald.  Ifyou truly wish to leave this life behind you I will grant you your wish but youmust train an apprentice that will become your equal if not your better beforeI will grant your soul release to my Kingdom."  I ponder the Masters request for awhile...Glorn never told me why he took me on as his apprentice.     "Master, I reply: The thieves are scattered right now...some even betraythier own now...many are pathetic and weak and forget the ways of a rogue."Wraithlike shadows swirl around me and begin to make sweet sucking noises assmall cuts and bruises begin to form all over my body.  The pain is almost more then I can take and then just as quickly it abates.  The Master speakssoftly into the darkness: "You are not to question me or give me excuses for why you cannot accomplish a task I set out for you...is that understood dearWhisper?"  Slowly I come to my feet once again and wince in pain as I give ashort bow and nod my acknowledgement.  "Thy will be done Lord Cyric, I willfind an Apprentice who is worthy enough to walk the dark path I have walkedall these long centuries."      The Prince of Lies nods in affirmation and slowly fades into nothingnessonce again.  The traitorous shadows rush back to my side as if they had never left and now comes the true task....who will become my apprentice?