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-==== Norwood, King Of Lendore ====
+====== Norwood, King Of Lendore ======
-Norwood lived for five years as a slave to a dryad.  When he
+==== Overview ====
-was released, he found his home and job gone.  He joined forces with Karelia
-to find the Eye of Odin.  In the process, he found Kelva and now rules
-Lendore island with it.
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+Norwood lived for five years as a slave to a dryad.  When he was released, he
+found his home and job gone.  He joined forces with [[Karelia]] to find the
+[[Eye of Odin]].  In the process, he found [[Kelva]] and now rules [[Lendore]]
+island with it.
-Norwood was a Captain of the Spindrift kingdom's ranger
+==== History ====
-patrols in the year 1090.  Though his soldiers were primarily
-Rangers, he himself is a Cavalier.  His jurisdiction was the
-rural areas surrounding the city of Restenford, though his
-patrols rarely brought him into that city.  In the summer of
-, he was met a Dryad, was unwittingly charmed, and taken into
-her tree.  She finally grew tired of him four years later and set
-him free in mid-March 1094.
-He returned to the city unaware of his dormancy, and found
+Norwood was a Captain of the [[Spindrift]] kingdom's ranger patrols in the year
-that a political shift had taken place that left a baron in
+.  Though his soldiers were primarily Rangers, he himself is a Cavalier. His
-charge who was not sympathetic to his plight.  He found that his
+jurisdiction was the rural areas surrounding the city of [[Restenford]], though
-king and his baron were dead, his kingdom changed, and few of his
+his patrols rarely brought him into that city.  In the summer of 1090, he was
-friends in a position to do anything about it.  He returned to
+met a Dryad, was unwittingly charmed, and taken into her tree.  She finally grew
-the dryad to seek revenge, only to be denied that by the timely
+tired of him four years later and set him free in mid-March 1094.
-intervention of the druid/fighter Karelia.
-Norwood stayed with Karelia for only one day.  He travelled
+He returned to the city unaware of his dormancy, and found that a political
-to the strife-torn main continent to find a cause to champion,
+shift had taken place that left a baron in charge who was not sympathetic to his
-but found the rulers unwilling to take action.  Disillusioned, he
+plight.  He found that his king and his baron were dead, his kingdom changed,
-travelled to the archmage Elsa to ask her advice.  Once there, in
+and few of his friends in a position to do anything about it.  He returned to
-May of 1094, he met Karelia again and found that she was on a
+the dryad to seek revenge, only to be denied that by the timely intervention of
-quest to seek the magical crystal of Vakdra in the underworld.
+the druid/fighter [[Karelia]].
-As a favor to Elsa and to help his sagging spirits, he went with
-Karelia to the drow homeland.
-After a week and a half in the caves, they finally found
+Norwood stayed with [[Karelia]] for only one day.  He travelled to the strife-
-their goal: the underground city of the Deep Gnomes: Glimmerland.
+torn [[thentao|main continent]] to find a cause to champion, but found the
-From there, they learned that the magical gem was taken by the
+rulers unwilling to take action.  Disillusioned, he travelled to the archmage
-drow.  They proceeded to retrieve the gem, only to find that the
+[[Elsa]] to ask her advice.  Once there, in May of 1094, he met [[Karelia]]
-gnomes only wanted the drow dealt with and that they did not, in
+again and found that she was on a quest to seek the magical crystal of Vakdra in
-fact, have the gem.  The gnome queen, though, did tell them of
+the [[underdark]]. As a favor to [[Elsa]] and to help his sagging spirits, he
-the real gem.  It had been inadvertently split in two three
+went with [[Karelia]] to the drow homeland.
-hundred years ago and one half was taken by a renegade deep gnome
-through a portal.  The other half was in Glimmerland and the
-queen gave it to Karelia as a gesture of thanks and apology.
-Norwood and Karelia travelled to this portal and found that
+After a week and a half in the caves, they finally found their goal: the
-it was only active on the day of the new moon.  They went through
+underground city of the Deep Gnomes: [[Glimmerland]]. From there, they learned
-it and found themselves on the world of Greyhawk.  The half of
+that the magical gem was taken by the drow.  They proceeded to retrieve the gem,
-the gem they possessed led them to the other half and they found
+only to find that the gnomes only wanted the drow dealt with and that they did
-that the renegade gnome was alive and well (and not aged three
+not, in fact, have the gem.  The gnome queen, though, did tell them of the real
-hundred years at all).  After defeating him, they pieced the two
+gem. It had been inadvertently split in two three hundred years ago and one half
-together and experienced the resurgence of the great sword Kelva,
+was taken by a renegade deep gnome through a portal.  The other half was in
-so long lost to humanity.  It was buried here and became
+[[Glimmerland]] and the queen gave it to [[Karelia]] as a gesture of thanks and
-unearthed when the gem was restored because the gem's power is to
+apology.
-amplify and enhance magic.  The sword immediately leapt to
-Norwood's hand, and he knew that his was a quest of great
-importance.  The two headed immediately for the portal to return
-home.
-Once home, they found that Greyhawk is cursed with a strange
+Norwood and [[Karelia]] travelled to this portal and found that it was only
-time anomaly, experiencing only one day for every cycle of the
+active on the day of the new moon.  They went through it and found themselves on
-new moon on Karelia and Norwood's world.  Though they were gone
+the world of [[Greyhawk]].  The half of the gem they possessed led them to the
-only a few months, they returned to the nearly-devastated world
+other half and they found that the renegade gnome was alive and well (and not
-of 1104: ten years after they left!  Once again, Norwood was
+aged three hundred years at all).  After defeating him, they pieced the two
-separated from his original world by time and was forced to start
+together and experienced the resurgence of the great sword [[Kelva]], so long
-anew.  This time, though, he had a purpose and he teamed with
+lost to humanity.  It was buried here and became unearthed when the gem was
-Sorgul, Sly, Ozzie, Cale, Strachan, TarialaŒ, and Wacarnelian to
+restored because the gem's power is to amplify and enhance magic.  The sword
-help defeat the Dark Mage once and for all.
+immediately leapt to Norwood's hand, and he knew that his was a quest of great
+importance. The two headed immediately for the portal to return home.
-After the epic battle that took place on January 8, 1105,
+Once home, they found that [[Greyhawk]] is cursed with a strange time anomaly,
-Norwood returned to Lendore and, by divine right, declared
+experiencing only one day for every cycle of the new moon on [[Karelia]] and
-himself ruler until a suitable king could be found.  By May of
+Norwood's world.  Though they were gone only a few months, they returned to the
-that year, though, he was forced to relinquish control over the
+nearly-devastated world of 1104: ten years after they left!  Once again, Norwood
-rebellious islands Midore and Aldore to avoid a bloody conflict.
+was separated from his original world by time and was forced to start anew. This
-In September of that year, the peoples of Lendore cheered Norwood
+time, though, he had a purpose and he teamed with [[Sorgul]], [[Sly]],
-as he accepted the crown of Lendore Island.
+[[Ozzie]], [[Cale]], [[Strachan]], [[Tarialaî]], and [[Wacarnelian]] to help
+defeat the [[Dark Mage]] once and for all.
-Now, only eight months into his kingship, trouble has reared
+After the epic battle that took place on January 8, 1105, Norwood returned to
-its ugly head once again and he must take sword in hand to fight
+[[Lendore]] and, by divine right, declared himself ruler until a suitable king
-for the life of not only his kingdom, but also that of the rest
+could be found.  By May of that year, though, he was forced to relinquish
-of the world as well.
+control over the rebellious islands [[Midore]] and [[Aldore]] to avoid a bloody
+conflict. In September of that year, the peoples of [[Lendore]] cheered Norwood
+as he accepted the crown of [[Lendore]] Island.
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+Now, only eight months into his kingship, trouble has reared its ugly head once
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+again and he must take sword in hand to fight for the life of not only his
+kingdom, but also that of the rest of the world as well.
-==== Norwood, King Of Lendore ====
-Norwood was a Captain of the Spindrift kingdom's ranger
-patrols in the year 1090.  Though his soldiers were primarily
-Rangers, he himself is a Cavalier.  His jurisdiction was the
-rural areas surrounding the city of Restenford, though his
-patrols rarely brought him into that city.  In the summer of
-, he was met a Dryad, was unwittingly charmed, and taken into
-her tree.  She finally grew tired of him four years later and set
-him free in mid-March 1094.
-He returned to the city unaware of his dormancy, and found
-that a political shift had taken place that left a baron in
-charge who was not sympathetic to his plight.  He found that his
-king and his baron were dead, his kingdom changed, and few of his
-friends in a position to do anything about it.  He returned to
-the dryad to seek revenge, only to be denied that by the timely
-intervention of the druid/fighter Karelia.
-Norwood stayed with Karelia for only one day.  He travelled
-to the strife-torn main continent to find a cause to champion,
-but found the rulers unwilling to take action.  Disillusioned, he
-travelled to the archmage Elsa to ask her advice.  Once there, in
-May of 1094, he met Karelia again and found that she was on a
-quest to seek the magical crystal of Vakdra in the underworld.
-As a favor to Elsa and to help his sagging spirits, he went with
-Karelia to the drow homeland.
-After a week and a half in the caves, they finally found
-their goal: the underground city of the Deep Gnomes: Glimmerland.
-From there, they learned that the magical gem was taken by the
-drow.  They proceeded to retrieve the gem, only to find that the
-gnomes only wanted the drow dealt with and that they did not, in
-fact, have the gem.  The gnome queen, though, did tell them of
-the real gem.  It had been inadvertently split in two three
-hundred years ago and one half was taken by a renegade deep gnome
-through a portal.  The other half was in Glimmerland and the
-queen gave it to Karelia as a gesture of thanks and apology.
-Norwood and Karelia travelled to this portal and found that
-it was only active on the day of the new moon.  They went through
-it and found themselves on the world of Greyhawk.  The half of
-the gem they possessed led them to the other half and they found
-that the renegade gnome was alive and well (and not aged three
-hundred years at all).  After defeating him, they pieced the two
-together and experienced the resurgence of the great sword Kelva,
-so long lost to humanity.  It was buried here and became
-unearthed when the gem was restored because the gem's power is to
-amplify and enhance magic.  The sword immediately leapt to
-Norwood's hand, and he knew that his was a quest of great
-importance.  The two headed immediately for the portal to return
-home.
-Once home, they found that Greyhawk is cursed with a strange
-time anomaly, experiencing only one day for every cycle of the
-new moon on Karelia and Norwood's world.  Though they were gone
-only a few months, they returned to the nearly-devastated world
-of 1104: ten years after they left!  Once again, Norwood was
-separated from his original world by time and was forced to start
-anew.  This time, though, he had a purpose and he teamed with
-Sorgul, Sly, Ozzie, Cale, Strachan, TarialaŒ, and Wacarnelian to
-help defeat the Dark Mage once and for all.
-After the epic battle that took place on January 8, 1105,
-Norwood returned to Lendore and, by divine right, declared
-himself ruler until a suitable king could be found.  By May of
-that year, though, he was forced to relinquish control over the
-rebellious islands Midore and Aldore to avoid a bloody conflict.
-In September of that year, the peoples of Lendore cheered Norwood
-as he accepted the crown of Lendore Island.
-Now, only eight months into his kingship, trouble has reared
-its ugly head once again and he must take sword in hand to fight
-for the life of not only his kingdom, but also that of the rest
-of the world as well.
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