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====== The Castle of Nestor ======

//Run date: 02/21/87//

The Castle of Nestor is located on the northern side of the mountains that
divide the two halves of [[Lendore]] Island.  While it is not far from the
valley where such villages as [[Shalarkallal]] are, it is rarely visited by
strangers due to the course terrain it resides in.  Six centuries ago, the
castle belonged to a moderately powerful mage named Nestor.  Nestor was a man
who rarely went out of his way to help others, but could never allow suffering
to go on if he was made aware of it.  Thus, in his life, he did several brave
acts which gave him a reputation of a kindly wizard.

In December of the year 517, Nestor found a fragment of a crystal used to
imprison a powerful evil being.  Recognizing it for what it was, Nestor summoned
forth a good spirit to guard the crystal rather than destroy it, for he knew
that to destroy one crystal simply made it easier to assemble the others
together and release the great evil.  The spirit was placed in a cave a few
miles from the castle and has remained ever since, becoming a part of the local
folklore.

Now, in January, 1107, the castle of Nestor is occupied by a group of five
magic-using self-proclaimed guardians of the islands.  The five were all brave
and good souls wrongly imprisoned in the hells by the ruling devils.  In 1105,
the devils allowed them to be rescued by the [[Good Party]] so that they could
be used incite trouble on the prime world.  They were imbued with terrible power
that would only trigger upon return to the material world.  When this happened,
though, [[Sorgul]] used a one-time power granted him by his goddess [[Bast]] to
free the five of their curse.  This had the lucky side-effect of restoring the
five's senses, without robbing them of their supernatural powers.

Thus, today, the five are using their powers for good in defiance of the devils
who tormented them for so long.  The five are as follows:

^ Name                ^ Powers ^
| Stuart ("Captain") | Leadership |
| Garwin ("Engineer") | Power over material objects:\\ (Artisan, Telekinesis) |
| Tillinghast | Motion, Combat |
| Shea (female) | Healing, Defense |
| Wassom | Communication, Analysis |

A more detailed listing of the five's powers and skills follows later.

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When the party arrives at the castle, the five guardians are not home.  They
left a few days previous to go on an expedition to the continent.  They will
return on the day after the party arrives.

The only people home at this time are Ennes, a caretaker, and his wife Marotta,
a cook.  The castle is also guarded by two captive Hell Hounds.  These beasts
appear as large guard dogs with red-glowing eyes (barely visible during the day)
and a gleaming glack coat.  They have the same stats as the Alsations listed in
the Bestiary (page 21) plus the following additions:
  * Armor - PD2, ED4
  * +6 ED (Normal) - total 8
  * Fire Breath: 1d6 Killing Blast - Fast, Easy, NMR (END 5)

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^ Captain Stuart ^^^^^
| STR | 16 | | 60 pt Dominate - Variable Advantage ||
| DEX | 13 | | | ¼ Reduced Endurance (x½) |
| CON | 11 | | | Concentrate (+½) |
| BODY | 11 | | | Conditional (not vs. Devils - +¼) |
| INT | 13 | | | Gestures/Incantations (+½) |
| EGO | 11 | | ||
| PRE | 30 | | +6 Sight Perception (IIF: Implanted Eye) ||
| COM | 20 | | ||
| | | | 6d6 Blast (OAF: Pistol) ||
| PD | 3 | 6 | | 3 charges/clip, 2 clips/day (+1) |
| ED | 2 | 4 | ||
| SPD | 2.3| 3 | Disadvantages: ||
| REC | 5 | 7 | 3 | Distinctive Looks: Metallic eye |
| END | 22 | 28 | 11 | Hunted by Devils (Large, magic) |
| STUN | 25 | 30 | 8 | Psych Lim: Overconfident |
| | | | 3 | Psych Lim: Unfamiliar with society |
| CHA Cost = 83 ||| ||
| |||||
| Skills: |||||
| 13 | Conversation 20- ||||
| 3 | Oratory 15- ||||
| 5 | Magic 12- ||||
| 3 | Streetwise 15- ||||
| 7 | Trading 17- ||||
| | ||||
| 1 | WF:Pistols ||||
| 6 | +2 w/Pistols ||||
| 5 | +1 w/Hand-to-Hand ||||
| 8 | +1 overall ||||
| | ||||
| 1 | Language: Native (not of this world) 4 pt, Literate ||||
| 2 | Language: Lendoran (Fluent, illiterate) ||||

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^ Engineer Garwin ^^^^^
| STR | 14 | | 60 pt Psychokinesis - Variable Advantage ||
| DEX | 16 | | | ¼ Reduced Endurance (x½) |
| CON | 12 | | | Concentrate (+½) |
| BODY | 10 | | | Conditional (not vs. Devils - +¼) |
| INT | 20 | | | Gestures/Incantations (+½) |
| EGO | 10 | | ||
| PRE | 15 | | ||
| COM | 14 | | ||
| | | | ||
| PD | 3 | 5 | ||
| ED | 2 | 4 | ||
| SPD | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| REC | 5 | 6 | ||
| END | 24 | 24 | ||
| STUN | 23 | 25 | ||
| | | | ||
| CHA Cost = 55 ||| ||
| | | | ||
| Skills: ||| ||
| 19 | Artisan 20- ||||
| 5 | Concealment 14- ||||
| 3 | Hunting 11- ||||
| 5 | Magic 13- ||||
| 3 | Pickpocket 12- ||||
| 1 | Swimming 1" ||||
| 3 | Tracking 13 ||||
| | ||||
| 2 | WF: Swords & Pistols ||||
| 3 | +1 w/Pistols ||||
| | ||||
| 1 | Language: Native (not of this world) 4 pt, Literate ||||
| 2 | Language: Lendoran (Fluent, illiterate) ||||

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^ Tillinghast ^^^^^
| STR | 15 | | 60 pt Transport - Variable Advantage ||
| DEX | 23 | | | ¼ Reduced Endurance (x½) |
| CON | 13 | | | Concentrate (+½) |
| BODY | 10 | | | Conditional (not vs. Devils - +¼) |
| INT | 14 | | | Gestures/Incantations (+½) |
| EGO | 15 | | | Not through solid objects (+½) |
| PRE | 14 | | ||
| COM | 12 | | 15" Levitate, NMR (x¼), Full DCV (x¼) ||
| | | | ½ Endurance (x¼), Gestures (+¼) ||
| PD | 3 | 8 | | Visible (+½) |
| ED | 3 | 5 | ||
| SPD | 3.3| 4 | Advanced Kung-Fu (20 pts) ||
| REC | 6 | 7 | | 5d6 Strike (+1 OCV / +1 DCV) |
| END | 26 | 34 | | Block, Cancel (+1 OCV / +1 DCV) |
| STUN | 25 | 40 | | Dodge (+4 DCV) |
| | | | Combination Maneuver ||
| CHA Cost = 113 ||| ||
| Skills: ||| ||
| 4 | Ambidexterity (+2) ||||
| 7 | Breakfall 16- ||||
| 1 | KS: Kung-Fu ||||
| 5 | Magic 12- ||||
| 3 | Medical 12- ||||
| 5 | Stealth 14- ||||
| 12 | +5" Running (11" total) ||||
| 5 | Swimming 3" ||||
| |||||
| 2 | WF: Common Melee ||||
| 9 | +3 w/Kung-Fu ||||
| 10 | +2 w/Melee ||||
| 8 | +1 overall ||||
| |||||
| 1 | Language: Lowland (Literate) ||||
| 3 | Language: Lendoran (Fluent, Literate) ||||

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^ Shea ^^^^
| STR | 10 | 50 pt Healing - Variable Advantage ||
| DEX | 11 | | ¼ Reduced Endurance (x½) |
| CON | 13 | | Gestures/Incantations (+½) |
| BODY | 7 | ||
| INT | 20 | 50 pt Ward - Variable Advantage ||
| EGO | 17 | | ½ Reduced Endurance (x¼) |
| PRE | 20 | | Concentrate (+½) |
| COM | 18 | ||
| || ||
| PD | 2 | 4 ||
| ED | 3 | 4 ||
| SPD | 2.1 | 3 ||
| REC | 5 | 12 ||
| END | 26 | 32 ||
| STUN| 19 | 26 ||
| || ||
| CHA Cost = 81 ||||
| || ||
| Skills: ||||
| 15 | Luck 3d6 |||
| 17 | Medical 20- |||
| 5 | Magic 13- |||
| || ||
| 1 | Language: Resh (Literate) |||
| 3 | Language: Lendoran (Fluent, Literate) |||

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^ Wassom ^^^^^
| STR | 8 | | 50 pt Analyze - Variable Advantage ||
| DEX | 10 | | | ¼ Reduced Endurance (x½) |
| CON | 10 | | | Gestures/Incantations (+½) |
| BODY | 10 | | ||
| INT | 30 | | 50 pt Telepathy - Variable Advantage ||
| EGO | 20 | | | ¼ Reduced Endurance (x½) |
| PRE | 20 | | | Gestures/Incantations (+½) |
| COM | 10 | |||
| | | |||
| PD | 2 | 2 | ||
| ED | 2 | 2 | ||
| SPD | 2.0 | 2 | ||
| REC | 4 | 5 | ||
| END | 20 | 28 | ||
| STUN | 19 | 22 | ||
| | | |||
| CHA Cost = 67 ||| ||
| | | |||
| Skills: ||| ||
| 15 | Deduction 20- ||||
| 3 | Scholar ||||
| 3 | Linguist ||||
| 5 | Magic 15- ||||
| 5 | Spell Research 15- ||||
| 3 | Medical 15- ||||
| 10 | +1 w/INT-based skills ||||
| | | |||
| 1 | Language: Lowland (Idiomatic, Literate) ||||
| 4 | Language: Lendoran (Native, Literate) ||||
| 3 | Language: Resh (Completely Fluent, Literate) ||||
| 2 | Language: Captain's Native (Fluent, Literate) ||||

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