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==== Arral's Lair (The Good Party) ====

On the [[throne_of_ilay|30th of October, 1104]], [[ozzie|Lord Ozzie]] fell
victim to the tests of the dragon [[Arral]] and was imprisoned by the magic of
[[Arral]]'s lair.  Now, it has been over a week and [[Edric]] has agreed to help
retrieve the friendly half-orc.

The dragon [[Arral]] is neutral in alignment to the point where he never
interferes in the affairs of the world, nor does he care to whom his knowledge
is given if that person is worthy of it. Many times in the past, people have
come to test their skills and gain the rewards [[Arral]] is capable of giving.
Most find the tests too hard; Of those, many never return.

The history of [[Arral]] is of interest here, because the fate of [[ozzie|Lord
Ozzie]] is not as it seems.  Near the end of the second age, the kingdom of
[[Arral]] was the most powerful kingdom in the world, yet to the peoples of the
[[immenri|Northern continent]], it was just a jungle kingdom whose real
importance was obviously very little indeed.  As justification for this belief,
the 'civilized' peoples were quick to point out that [[Arral]] had not shown any
military superiority over them, nor even any military power whatsoever.

However, it was the neutrality of these peoples that kept them away from the
northern lands, not their weakness.  In [[Arral]], the three original
[[magics]]: [[magic#spell_magic|The Spell]], [[magic#rune_magic|The Rune]], and
[[magic#voice_magic|The Voice]], were known, whereas in the north, only
[[magic#spell_magic|The Spell Magic]] remained. This alone made the leaders of
[[Arral]] significantly more powerful than the kings of the North.  It was
through this magic that on the fifth of August, 1928, the high priest of
[[Arral]] learned of an impending disaster that would cause the imminent
downfall of the world.  In haste, the priest, the king's magician, and the high
king began the conjurations which summoned a young dragon to their mountain.
With their magic, they fed it all the knowledge they possessed and gave it the
name of their kingdom.  Finally, they placed the dragon in the caves where it
lives to this day.

The caves, themselves, are very special indeed, as they surround the chasm which
is the tear in the planet made by the gods at the end of the first age to drain
all the magic from the world.  This chasm is the source to all of [[Arral]]'s
power, and so the dragon never strays from his caves.  In fact, [[Arral]] does
not live as mortals do, and has not aged for over one thousand years.

----

Below [[Arral]] on a parallel plane of existence are the dungeons of the Eternal
Prisoner.  This man guards all of those that have been killed or imprisoned by
the tests of [[Arral]].  The dungeons are not unpleasant, but there is no way
out once inside.  The Eternal Prisoner is, in fact, [[Arral]] in a different
guise.  However, due to [[Arral]]'s vast mind, the prisoner is truly a separate
being.  If somehow killed, [[Arral]]'s personality will correspondingly change,
and he may feel (for the first time) a compulsion to travel in the world and see
with his own eyes what he had only before seen with his magic.

Statistics for the two are as follows:

**[[ARRAL]]** : AC -6, MV 18"/30", HD 16+, hp 250, #AT 3, DAM 3d6+8/3d6+8/5d8+8
(+3 to hit), SA Breath for 20d6 fire and 20d6 Lightning, SD All saves are 2, MR
75% (absolute), INT 25, WIS 25, SZ L(50' w/o tail)

**THE ETERNAL PRISONER** : AC 0 (No armor), MV 15", HD 20th level Fighter. hp
150, #AT 5/2, DAM d8+8 (+6 to hit), SA Magic Powers, SD All saves are 2, MR 75%
(absolute), INT 25, WIS 25, SZ M(6½' tall)

The Eternal Prisoner processes all incoming prisoners personally by giving them
a test based on which test they failed.  In this case, [[ozzie|Lord Ozzie]]
failed the test of Wisdom, so this test will be again of Wisdom.  If this test
is failed, then [[Ozzie]] will be placed in stasis just as an imprisonment
spell.  Otherwise, he will be allowed to walk freely around the dungeons.  Both
before and after the test, [[Ozzie]] will have none of his original equipment,
these have been taken from him and placed in [[Arral]]'s extra-dimensional
treasure chamber where he keeps the gifts that he will later give out.  Only by
completing the tests above and asking [[Arral]] for them back can his equipment
be retrieved.

__The test of The Eternal Prisoner__:

[[ozzie|Lord Ozzie]] will be placed in a situation from his past where he
originally made a stupid mistake.  If he repeats the mistake, he fails the test.
If he solves the problem in another fashion, he will pass.  The situation is
that of the Derghodaemon at the base of the broken Spire in The Spire Tomb.
[[Ozzie]] will be of a lower level, he will be wounded, and he will be carrying
the same equipment that he carried at that time.  With these, he must kill the
Derghodaemon.

**DERGHODAEMON** (AC0, MV12", HD11+22, #AT5, DAMd4+8(x4)/d8+8, SA Grabbing (if
the first two claws hit) gives +2 on all other attacks, SD Parrying vs. one
attacker to give AC-8, MR80% to first level spells, SZ L(8' tall)

To lure [[Ozzie]] forward, the situation will be slightly different than the
original:  Beyond the Derghodaemon will be a magical field just as in the
original, but instead of a Demonwraith's sceptre inside it, there will be the
bound and gagged form of the Archmage [[Edric]].

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