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Stories of Ansalon from the view of Ainuna.

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Author:    Ainuna         
Date:      Sat May 30 05:11:27
2009
Subject     The Irony of Goblin Intelect.

"Those stupid men!
They think they are so wonderful. I will show them
all. And I mean it this time.
They think they can out smart me? I will cut
them in bits. Kill em till they are
dead dead". The small figure of a goblin
woman paced along a bridge waiting.
Every now and again she glanced toward a
cloud of dust as it came closer. She
was furious. "I see them coming now", 
she muttered as she climbed in to her
hiding spot along the stone bridge.
Three goblin riders dismounted their small
horses as they reached the
bridge. "This aint on the map", one exclaimed as
he glanced around. The
woman smirked from her hiding place. "Theres nothing
here either." The
smaller of the three leaned along the edge of the bridge.
The larger of the
group spoke up as he snatched the map from the others hand.
Still the woman
waited. "Shut it will ya, Ainuna swore we would find us a big
reward and we
will." The smaller looked up at the other two. "And what if
she lied to us?"
He stood up straight as he continued, "For all we know she
could have given
a fake map to take the reward all her self." Ainuna pulled
her dagger from
her side and listened. The larger one nodded. "Yeah, thats it
she sent us on
the wrong way and is keeping it to herself." With his back to
her, Ainuna
stepped out slowly pressing her dagger in to the larger goblins
back. She
held the blade pressed in to his back as he lifted his arms. "Yes,
thats
what I did. Only you lunk heads cant read a damn map right and followed
me
here. I wont have it now. You cant follow proper orders, so I am just
going
to kill you all." The smaller one looked at her with a frightened
gaze. "Ah
come on now, Ainuna, we was following your orders we just got lost."
She
stood back a moment lowering her dagger. "All right but your on
trial
prohibition time now." She shoved the larger one away from her. "And I
am
docking your pay". As the larger one stood and straightened he nodded
and
asked "What then you say ten percent, Sis?" "Oh no, you dont get off
that
easyAnd dont call me Sis." She stood calculating in her head and looked
at
them seriously. "You each are docked six percent". They each nodded
looking
slightly ashamed. "Yes, boss." With that she snatched the map from
them and
tore it to shreds, still very angry with them all. Smart or not, Ainuna
was
considered deadly enough that no one chose to cross her. Even though
they
had apologized, before the night was through her three brothers would
die
for making her look like a fool. 


Author:    Ainuna        

Date:      Sat May 30 15:23:41 2009
Subject     Lunk
heads

Ainuna did not regret the deaths of her brothers at all but as
she
slipped out of the city she could not help wonder where she would
find
another 'Lunk head' to work all her grand schemes with her. She had
no
intention of staying in the area and longer and quickend her pace as
yet
another alarm sounded from with in the city. "They will not be picking
my
bones out of those dragon teeth, no not mine." She muttered to herself
as
she tried to remain unseen and off the main road. Once she felt there
was
enough distance between Tarsis and herself she explored the road ahead
as
she walked. It was not long before she came to a mess in the road. The
large
gates were still in view and she then regretting coming out on to the
path
so soon. She looked over the few dead bodies quickly grabbing anything
of
value. "Need to hurry before the lunk head dragon men come and find this
all
here." As she raided the bodies, the balde of an axe lying on the
ground
caught her eye. She tried to lift it. "That's worth a bit or two
wouldn't
you say?", she mockingly asked the body nearest to her. The body
suddenly
moved and she heard a groan from it. Shocked she dropped the axe and
looked
at him again. His head was bleeding badly but he was breathing still.
Ainuna
looked around the road carefully and thought for a moment coming to
a
decission, she grabbed the unconsious ogre and the axe and pulled them off
the
path. "You are a heavy lunk head you know." She kneeled next to him
after
finding a good place to hide them. She did not know much about healing
but
figured she should stop the bleeding. Using cloth from the ogres own
clothing
she cleaned his head the best she could. With the bleeding stopped,
she took
what little of a healing potion she had and spoke to herself as she
worked. "I
hope who ever you are you appriciate what I do for you now. I
stole this potion
from a drunk guard in town and if it helps you you will be
in debt to help me.
Yes, that's right...you look like you cold be a strong
fighter and when you heal
you will owe me a return of your gratitude." She
continued to watch the orge
sleep, remaining hidden on the road side as the
night came. She kept smiling to
herself. "Yes, I worked hard to help you,
and you will help me", she
repeated again as she fought to stay awake and
keep watch. 

Author:  
 Ainuna         
Date:      Thu Jun  4 02:13:10 2009
Subject    
Understanding Kamafal

 Ainuna sat quietly alone in a corner of the large
cave that had recently
become thier new dwelling. She held in her hands a map of
the area, studying
it patiently. She looked up now and again to see Kamafal
speaking with the
Shaman they had meet in these caves. She reflected on the
changes they had
dealt with in just a few days time. 

Kamafals speech had
improved enough that communication was much easier. It
was one night before and
the weathered face of the ogre had tried to talk to
her. His towering height
over her was almost comical as he tried to explain
something to her. What she
could understand clearly, were the words {ICOLD and
{IHOME. From the rest,
she gatherd that he wanted to return to his homeland
for something. Ainuna
assumed that Kamafal had walked some distance. Looking
over the maps she tried
to pin point where it might have been he came from.

She glanced up again from
the map to see Kamafal with the Shaman. Both males
sat looking at the large axe
Kamafal always kept close to himself. She saw
the shaman shrug and heard him
mention magical secrets the weapon held. She
could not make out what more was
said or if Kamafal understood it all. With
a weapon like that perhaps other
treasures were in his homeland. 

Another peek at the map and Ainuna jumped up
to join the men. {I"I got it!",
she exclaimed. She showed them both the map
and gestured to Kamafal. {I"Home",
she stated as her crooked fingernail
pointed at the bottom of the map. {I"Ice
Reach." And then wondered if Kamafal
would be able to find his way back
there. 

Author:    Ainuna        

Date:      Fri Jun  5 13:48:30 2009
Subject     A Night of
Preparations

{I"We can't leave just yet and since night is coming you
stay and rest. I
am going to get a few supplies".  Ainuna was looking over
what Kamafal had
packed. She herself took a small pack that was mostly empty and
headed for
the cave exit. She turned and looked at him once more.{I "I wont be
long." 

She moved quickly through the forest and along the road making good
time in
to the city. Sticking to the shadows and hiding from the patrols, she
made
her way through the evening crowds rushing about. Patiently she
worked
through them taking what she wanted from them. She was quiet and fast
enough
that she was not noticed by any of them. When the night was half over
she
left just as quietly. 

Ainuna entered in to the large cave and watched the
even breathing of the
large ogre. He seemed to always sleep soundly. She knew of
course if she
made even the slightest sound, he would wake. She set her now full
pack
down. She would sleep the last few hours of the night and then the
two
unlikely partners would finish the preparations needed. 

Kamafal woke her
in what seemed only a few moments. The light shining
through the cave mouth
proved that it was in fact morning. She looked again
at him wiping the sleep
from her eyes. 

{I "Alright, I am awake lets get all this stuff together."
She sat up and
together they went through what they would need. Instead of
heading in to
the city the coming night, they would begin traveling along the
path heading
toward Bloten. 

Author:    Ainuna         
Date:  
   Mon Jun  8 20:56:55 2009
Subject     quiet traveling

As they
followed along the road, neither Kamafal or Ainuna spoke to each
other. Ainuna
was proud of him for now. He seemed to be understanding her.
She also liked the
fat that he could not see she made up half of what she
pretended was
intelligence. So far she had been lucky enough that it really
had all made
sense. Anyway, Ainunas fierceness out weighed what she lacked
in smarts. 

While
they walked, she would sneak away and reappear a while later after she
had
scouted ahead. So far they traveled without any problems. Ainuna did not
trust
luck though, and was sure to check ahead often. As the day ended she
set out
from the group one last time from the group. 

At the very least hunting for
dinner would bring her some small excitement.
Although they avoided the main
road, it still with in her scouting, she knew
it had been all but empty that
day. She wondered if the missing patrols had
been discovered yet as she kneeled
low watching for prey. 

{I "A fat old noble man would be a much greater kill
then a damn hare."  She
grumbled to herself unsatisfied. At least such prey
would put coin in her
pockets. 

She quieted herself as a grey rabbit wandered
past her hiding place. Her
dagger flew from her hand and hit true. As the
fattend hare stopped and
fell, another hopped past. Without much pause, Ainuna
pulled another dagger
and threw again. 

Two plump hare later, she returned to
Kamafal and the mercenaries with them.
She threw the carcasses to the large
ogre. {I "Clean those, Kamafal, I am
hungry.  She spoke to him in goblin
knowing he understood her, she started
to walk away. 

{I "Ainuna?"  

{I
"What?"  She turned back around to him trying to keep from being annoyed. 

{I
"Is somethings wrong?" 

She raised her brow at him and released a breath. {I
"Why are you asking me
that ?"  She was in no mood to be bothered with him.


{I " Well, you call me Kamafal, but not lunkhead?"  

{I "Well I named you
didnt I? I have the right to call you it!" Exasperated,
Ainuna stalked off to
observe the rest of camp being set, grumbling the
whole way to herself.


Author:    Ainuna         
Date:      Thu Jun 18 00:42:21
2009
Subject     Where is Kamafal?

Ainuna was furious. Some idiot had
followed her in to the city and put a
stop to any profit she had collected that
night. She paced angrily back and
forth through the camp. It had taken all she
had of value to bribe the city
guard watching her to let her go. 

As upset as
the mishap in the city had mad her, she was more irate that
Kamafal had
seemingly disappeared. She sent a few scouts to look for him.
Yelling at the
ogre always helped her feel better. So where in the hell was
he? 

She threw a
rock hard across the camp almost hitting another goblin. The
scouts had
returned. There was no sign of Kamafal. Well this would make
things slightly
more difficult to proceed with their plans. 

 "Fine, we give him one more
night to show his ugly face before we move on
without him. Be prepared to leave
when I give the order."  They all nodded
and hurried away from the angry
gobliness. 

She sat near the fire and calmed herself watching the flames. She
refused to
admit that she might be concerned for the missing ogre. Concerned or
not,
she also refused to let anything get in the way of what she wanted. As
she
thought more on things, she knew she would have to do more to insure she
had
an army to lead. 

Author:    Ainuna         
Date:      Sat
Jun 27 04:04:11 2009
Subject     One night's raid.

Ainuna crept in and
out of the small buildings collecting what she saw as
valuable. There was very
little light from the moons that night. I was
perfect for visiting the small
village they had come across. Within two
hours she had taken what she felt was
her share. 

She departed the village just as she had come, quietly and alone.
Even her
own scouts had not seen her come and go around them. The same scouts we
told
to take what they could to profit the group. They met her on the hill
over
looking the village when they had finished. They had also given her
plenty
of time to hide anything she planned to keep for herself. 


"Everything is ready boss lady."  Another grotesque goblin spoke to her.
The
sniveling creature handed her a torch and smiled at her. She nodded back
at him
as she lit the torch. She lifted it over her head and waved it toward
the thick
tree line to the south. A few moments later, they saw the blinking
of another
torches light among the trees. 

 "All right, we are done here. Let the
fighters finish." 

The small party of bandits quickly gathered their things
on to stolen
horses. Ainuna checked to make sure she was not being watched as
she slipped
her own secret inventory away safely. Soon they were riding to the
east.
After a while they would make to the west with more stealth to cover
their
trail. 

Before the village was out of sight, Ainuna turned back in time
to see
flames begin to overtake the small village. She could not help but to
laugh
as screams of horror mixed with their parties battle cries echoed
through
the valley. 

 "Kamafal is probably enjoying himself down there." 
Again she laughed as
the bandits rode hard to the east. After they rode,
twisting and weaving to
create false trails, they finally came to the well
hidden camp site. They
all ate silently with no fire as they continued to wait
until the others
would join them. 

Author:    Ainuna        

Date:      Fri Jul 17 22:17:33 2009
Subject     Raid and
occupy

Ainuna and Kamafal sat near a small camp fire. Both were silent
and had
been for quite some time. They had been planning the next raid on a near
by
village. The two partners realized that there were new challenges this
time


Kamafal spoke first. He had been sharpening his axe when he finally
looked
up.  "Storm is coming soon."  They both nodded. The signs of a huge
storm
lingering in the air. It would come in the next day or so. 

 " We are
running out of woods to hide in and the next village is on open
flat ground." 
She responded as he again started to work the whetstone over
his blade. They
would soon run out of places to harbor them from being
found. 

Ainuna scrunched
up her nose trying to think very hard. She wanted to be the
first to come up
with a brilliant solution to their problem. Although with
her luck, it was
Kamafal who thought of one. A sense of pride covered her
annoyance and she
grinned at him with all her jagged teeth showing. 

Kamafal spoke with a grin
too on his face.  "We kill but no burning the town
and we stay till the storms
pass."  He nodded looking quite pleased with
himself and Ainuna agreed. The
plan would have to work. It would also allow
more time to collect valuables for
themselves. 

With in an hour they set the plan in to motion. Unlike raids in
the past,
the two groups went together. The scouts returned from the surrounding
area
reporting no signs of hindrances to the raid. So with the knowledge
the
large party of marauders moved in. 

The first drops of rain came soon after
the last kill had been made. As the
winds picked up, each of the party pushed in
to the tavern for shelter. They
all cheered at their success and soon found
their way in to the food, and
more importantly, the ale stored there. The
celebrated, drank and ate late
in to the night until most had passed out.


Unknown to the party, the village militia was returning home from patrol.
The
driving rain slowed them, causing a greater desire to return. All the
while
Ainuna and Kamafal, enjoying the warmth, began to collect valuables
from with in
the tavern and inn above. 

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