Tale 40 told by Taniwha on 28.11.2000
A Creature of Death

I was talking to Santino and he told me this tale.

        "A certain wayward soul found its way to my domain recently, its
        essence stinking of purity and holiness.  In exchange for my
        patronage, and a single hour's reprieve from an eternity of endless
        agony, this soul agreed to tell me the tale of its destruction."

        "Born a human female, she had adventured across the Realms
        for more than three decades, gaining in strength and experience as
        a foul paladin of light.  In her journeys, she came across three
        wandering towers, set adrift by a power which rivals that of the
        Gods.  A Tower of Light, a Tower of Darkness, and a Tower which
        belonged to neither, yet contained essences of both.  In the depths
        of one, she encountered a fearsome creature, who struck faster than
        a mortal's thoughts, taking her life with malignant ease."  

        "Thus did the ex-paladin's tale end, and I sent her soul to the
        demons of Tarterus, who will see that she burns for all eternity.
        Perhaps the secrets of the creature's power might be won from it
        in combat... Seek it out, by all means!  After all, there is
        always room for another soul in my domain...."