An Aesthetic shows you to a small reading room.

Stories of Ansalon from the view of Khayman.

A little gully dwarf runs by and says 'Wordwrap is at 65. You change? Off 65 80.'
The gully continues 'Eyes hurt? Turn Color OFF!! (regular story dates)

Astinus says 'Enter the main library here to view only the author list.'
Astinus gently places a metal bound tome encrusted with jewels on the table in front of you.
You note the spine bears the word 'Khayman' scribed in dark yellow ink.

Author:  Khayman
Date    Thu Jan  2 07:11:02 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part i): Leaving Zhan



Khayman stood in the center of his study. He looked around him,
making sure
that everything was accounted for. He was planning to be away for
a long time
and he didnt want to leave anything important behind. He had
stayed away from
Ansalon for too long. Now was the time to return there, to live
with the
people of Ansalon.

He would not be leaving the Wildrunners. He was still keeping his
links to
them and would still work towards protecting life, but now it
would be life on
Krynn.

Khayman was looking forward to going back. Of course he had been
back many
times.

But it was always to do something. All the times he had visited
ansalon since
dedicating his life to Nature, it was with a specific goal in
mind: To speak
to a certain person; To find a certain item; To gather spell
components; To
help fight the clan's enemies; To gather information. But never
to just be
there, live there.

But now he would return. Turning his attention back to te room,
he looked
through his book-shelf once again. He didnt want to miss
anything. Of course
he had his diary of notes on moon magic that included some basic
knowledge he
had gained from a white robe long ago. And he never went anywhere
without
Taurenthalas' spell book.

And of course, his compilation on herbs and other spell
components.

Looking though is trailpack again, he checked that everything was
there, yet
he couldnt help feeling that there was something missing. He
heaved a great
sigh and picked left the room. No use wasting his last few hours
worrying. He
would spend with his friends and loved ones. Of course they would
see each
other alot but it wouldnt be the same as living together, always
just next
door.

And so he took off. Many suspected it might have something to do
with
Chislev's abandoning of his once-fosterling, and good friend
Snefru. Of course
it was true that he wanted to meet with him again and maybe
discuss how things
are on Krynn.

After all, Snefru was a lot moe familiar with Ansalon than he. He
had
travelled there a lot both alone and with others. But that wasnt
the whole
reason. It was was probably alot of different reasons, but the
important thing
was, he had to go back.

(OOC) Ok, so basically i am going to be travelling around
Krynn. The idea is
i am finally done with exams and i want to rp. For a while, i
will be posting
stories and depending on where i am in the stories, i will set my
title. IF
you are in or near my IC location, please feel free to let me
know so we can
rp a little.



Author:  Khayman
Date    Thu Jan  2 07:14:26 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part ii): The Temple of
Chislev



Khayman emerged from the portal and took in a deep breath. His
nose twitched
and he had to scratch it. 'The air's not too clean,' he
thought, 'guess
i'll have get used to it.' He shrugged and was on his way to
visit the great
temple that had been built to honor Chislev. Walking away from
the portal he
looked around for the trail that he had been told about. It wasnt
long before
he was walking down a secluded trail, through very overgrown
plants. Soon he
emerged in a small clear- ring. He couldnt miss the the unusual
moss-coverred
rock formation. Searching as he had been instructed, he
eventually found the
hidden entrance.

Khayman emerged from the passageway and just stood there
transfixed. The sight
that met his eyes was awe-inspiring, to say the least. The entire
inside of
the cavern was made up of quartz, kept clean and shining in
glistened in the
light of tiny well placed globes of light. As he began to accept
the sight,
his attention turned towards the centerpiece: an enormous plant
with curling
vines and huge leaves.

What was so special about it was that there were people being
moved up and
down on these leaves to landings further up along the way.
Khayman stopped a
priest as he passed. It was someone who's face he rememberred.
Perhaps a
priest who had visitted Zhan. Or a friend of one of his brethren.

They spoke for a while about the new temple. The priest was
clearly excited
and insisited on showing Khayman around the new temple. The tour
took several
hours, as it was quite an enormous place. There was a hostel for
visiting
worshippers as well provisions and a treasury of donations to the
temple. It
was quite an accomplish- ment really. After taking the tour and
then being
shown a room, Khayman sat down to decide on his plans while he
waited for
dinner. By the time the yound altar boy came around, he had
decided to spend
some time at the temple to worship and, hope- fully, to meet
other
worshippers.

(OOC) yup, you guessed it. Anyone who happens to be visisting
the temple of
Chislev ICly, please come speak to me.



Author:  Khayman
Date    Sat Jan  4 11:00:12 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part ii): On the Way to
Solace



The Wild Mage was glad to be back on the road. He had spent quite
some time in
the Temple of Chislev. He spoke with many worshippers of Chislev
as well as
many others who were just there as a form of pilgrimage. These he
tried, along
with the priests, to guide to the path of Nature. It was nice to
meet many
other worshippers of Chislev that werernt Wildrunners. It was
nice to see that
all sorts of races can have a love of nature. OF course he
listenned alot
asking anyone who knew about the conditions of the forests of
Ansalon. There
was other news as well. Most notably was that of the supposed
Heathens in the
areas around Solace.

It was after several days of this that Khayman decided it was
time to be back
in the outdoors. And here he was, smelling the fresh mostly fresh
air of
Ansalon. Ah..

on the road again. He headed in the general direction of Solace.
He had been
moving along a generally eastward path. Occasionally he would
take a detour to
visit some location he rememberred or an inn that he was fond of.
It was
generally a very liesurely trip. He was taking his time, meeting
people,
speaking with them, hearing their stories. He travelled for a day
or two with
a group of travellers that were headed in his direction. There
were 2 men and
a woman that seemed to be from solace and the surrounding area
and a man from
the plains. He was headed to Solace for supplies, the others were
returning
because they had heard word of trouble brewing just south of
Solace in a small
town called Arignat.

It was the last leg of Khayman's trip for now, as he planned to
stay at he Inn
in Solace for a while. He had friends there that he needed to get
back in
touch there and there were some things at the mage shop awaiting
his
inspection. Oh, and he had to admit, he did miss the famed spiced
potatoes, as
much as they did give him heartburn everytime he ate at the Inn.
Yes, he was
lookign forward to the stay in Solace.

(OOC) Well, i made it to Solace. This is for anyone in solace,
i will
probably be be in the Inn. feel free to tell me if you want to
rp. For those
doing the Heathen rp, if you want to include me fell free. If
this doenst
coincide with your rp then that's cool. 



Author:  Khayman
Date    Fri Jan 10 07:46:36 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part iv): Journal entry 1



Khayman found himself, once again, the only patron of the Inn. It
was too eary
for lunch and too late for breakfast and so he sat alone. He had
been read
from the book on moon magic for several hours that morning and
was now just
thinking. He found moon magic quite stressful and so decided to
take a break
to contemplate his visit in Solace. It was right then that he
decided that he
would keep a diary during his travels through Ansalon. He pulled
out a blank
book bent for notes on Magic and turned to the first page. He
began writing in
a flowing, clear script.

.        Day of Nuindai, 1st the Month of Phoenix.

.        I sit here on the 5th morning of my stay in Solace,
another pleasant
.        day it seems.

Khayman sat there for a while staring at the page.

.        My trip to Solace was mostly uneventful. I travelled the
last leg
Looking back over what he wrote, Khayman dipped his quill into
the ink and
crossed off the last two lines. After thinking for a while, he
began writing
again.

.        Solace, as always is filled with interesting people and
unusual 
.        transpirings. Already, I have become acquainted with a
colorful
.        assortment of characters. The other day, while
attempting a simple
.        levitation spell from my newly acquired book on moon
magic, i met, 
.        or rather, i was approached by a speaking cat that
pounced onto my 
.        table. Of course i am no stranger to communicating with
animals 
.        butthis one, he called himself Draan Akar, i believe,
actually 
.        spoke to me in Common. He claims that he was cursed into
this form 
.        by Chaos for seeking immortality. I dont know how true
that is. I 
.        asked Cassic, the owner of the local magic shop, and he
claims he's 
.        little more than a braggart and a busybody troublemaker.
I dont 
.        know what to believe. I mean he claimed to be one of the
most power- 
.        ful mages on Krynn. How believeable is that? And cursed
once by 
.        Nuitari, returned to form by Takhisis and cursed again
by Chaos?
.        At least it was amusing.

Khayman chuckled as he reread the paragraph he had written.
Feeling a
satisfied that he had gotten some of the information on his mind
written down,
he put away his quil and ink and sat back.



Author:  Khayman
Date    Fri Jan 10 07:51:22 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part v): Journal entry 2



It wasnt much later hat Khayman was sitting in his room, quetly
meditating
when he decided to write down a few of words on the person he had
met the
night before.

.       Yesterday, i met someone that i would like to get to
know better.

.       I didnt quite catch his name unfortunately. He was a
minotaur, once . 
     a member of the Knights of Takhisis. He seems much older
than his .      
years, very wise. But his eyes seemed haunted. He spoke of
someone .      
wanting to kill him. I am not sure, but i think it was his son. I
.      
would like to hea more of that. He seems like the kind of person
.       from
whom i could learn a lot - not pure knowledge, more like .      
wisdom i'd
say. The ways of the world... I hope to update my entry .      
on this
minotaur.

.       One thing i found quite interesting about him, was the
way in .      
he seemed to resent - is that the word? - Takhisis, yet he called
.       her
his Queen and was resigned to the fact that he would meet her .  
    in the
after life. That he would have to face her menace...

Khayman stopped for a second and realized he didn know enough
else to write
anything else about the Minotaur. 'At least,' he thought
'He is staying
at the Inn as well. I hope i bump into him soon.' With that
Khayman layed
down his pen and returned to his meditation position. It was nice
having a
tree for one of the walls. It helped his meditation to be near
plants.



Author:  Khayman
Date    Fri Jan 17 06:54:16 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part vi): A visit in the
Woods



Khayman sat down on the chair in his room. He had been pacing
back and force
for several hours now. His mind was spinning with the recent
revelations.
'Calm down' He thought to himself, 'You arent getting
anywhere this
way.' He sighed deeply and got back up to start pacing again. A
couple of
minutes later he stopped, realizing that he was pacing again. He
decided to
try meditating again. Maybe he could find comfort in that..

It was only a few hours ago that he had been walking through the
forrest
surrounding Solace. It was a very pleasant day and he was
starting to think
that maybe life on Ansalon wasnt such a bad downgrade from Zhan.
He had
decided to find somewhere where he could meditate more
confortably than within
the town. Also, it would probably be better for him to practice
magic closer
to the wild.

Anyway, he had just come up to a small clearring in the midst of
a grove of
pine when he heard a rustling beyond the far side of the
clearring. Knowing
that any quick motion would only serve to attract attention, he
continued his
motion and edged towards the nearest tree, preparing to blend in
with the
forest. Khayman kept his eyes focussed on the far end of the
clearring, and
his ears focussed all around him. It wasnt long before he saw a
magnificent
Unicorn emerge. One that looked very similiar to the Storm King
in Zhan.

Khayman was not sure what to make of this. He had never heard of
Unicorn
sightings this close to Solace, or any town for that matter.
Remaining
cautious, he waited to see what would happen. The unicorn slowly
made it's way
to the center of the clearring, but as it moved to the center,
the clearring
seemed to fill with a mist concentrated near the center. The
Unicorm spoke one
word 'Greetings' before disappearring in the mist. Khayman
was beginning
to suspect that this was a sign to head back for Zhan or
something. In any
case he waited for a while longer.

Presently, the mist clearred and there remained a beautiful elven
woman. She
looked to be about 100 years old, but her eyes betrayed a
supernatural wisdom.
She was dressed in the finest gown Khayman had ever seen. It
seemed to be
woven from the webs of a million spiders. It glimmerred like dew
on spiderwebs
at dawn. Khayman knew at once that he was in the presence of his
goddess.
Immediately he fell to his knees. 'Chislev, you honor me' he
whisperred.

Chislev approached Khayman and giggled. As she came up to him she
placed her
hand on his shoulders, motioning for him to rise. As he did, his
gaze fell
once again on beauty. It felt like such a long time ago that he
had last set
eyes on her instead just a couple of months... Chislev smiled as
she waited
for Khayman to get his senses back. When he finally focussed she
spoke,
'Khayman, I have come to tell you of some news you might find
interesting.'

(OOC) To be continued..



Author:  Khayman
Date    Fri Jan 17 07:38:06 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part vi): A visit in the
Woods 2



Khayman was staring at that most beautiful face as he spoke,
'Is everything
fine back in Zhan?' Chislev nodded solemnly, 'It is, and eill
likely
remain so. It is Ansalon that we must fear for now.' Khayman
raised his
eyebrow at this.

'You imply a new threat?' he questioned.

'Indeed, a most unfortunate one as well. I think you should
know that the
Knights of Takhisis are being trained in forest combat in the
ways of the
Wildrunners.' Khayman frowns 'But how?' And then
realization dawned on
him. Of course! He had heard preliminary reports before leaving
the Temple of
Chislev claiming that Ghared had been seen in contact with the
Knights of
Takhisis. So that was how he was getting back at Chislev for
turning her back
on him. Khayman had no idea why she had done so, nor why she had
abandoned
Snefru, for that matter. Those matters were not his concern.
'Ghared?' he
questioned.

Chislev nodded in a manner that made Khayman thing of Queens. It
was a very
regal forn tat Chislev always took. Though he seemed to think
that if she
appearred as a hobgoblin she would manage to make her look
magestic. He sighed
when she nodded he had hoped he was wrong. 'Why?' he thought
to himself
'Why must enemies be made out of friends?' Khayman lowerred
his head at
this thought. When he looked up again, the elfmaiden was gone.

He had wanderred the woods for a few hours before the pangs in
his stomach had
become intolerable. Back at the Inn, he had orderred some food
but only
managed to force a few bites down. ANd then he had walked up to
his room,
which is where he sat now, trying to force his mind of the
subject. What
does she wish me to do?

Doesnt she realize that he was a friend of mine. Maybe not the
closest of my
friends in Zhan but he was nonetheless a friend. We had fought
together,
laughed together, mourned together. Khayman sighed, realizing
that he would
not be able to concentrate on meditating for the time being.

He stood up and began to pace again, and then decided that maybe
something
would catch his interest in the COmmon Room and take his mind off
the matter.



Author:  Khayman
Date    Fri Jan 17 08:03:53 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part vii): A decision is
taken.



Khayman rushed into his room late that night. He had tried
everything possible
to take his mind off of the revelation from Chislev. What does
she expect me
to do?

'Enough!' he commanded his brain. He sighed deeply and then
began to
collect his belongings. He had made up his mind. He sould head to
Palanthas
for the time being until it became more clear what it was exaclty
that Chislev
sought of him. At least there, he would be able to alert the
Solamnic Knights
that they faced a new, more powerful adversary. And he there too,
he might
find comfort in the companionship of a long tme friend that he
had not seen in
a long time.

Ahh..Snefru. He had once been Khayman's fosterling, long,
long ago. And he
had learnt well. And then he had moved on to become one of the
foremost
documentors of Wildrunner history, culture and knowledge. Khayman
had come to
think of him thereon as an equal. They didnt always agree, but
there was
always a degree of respect between them and a strong sense of
friendship. And
then all of a sudden he had been orderred by Chislev to leave
Zhan. Why
didnt he turn to Takhisis? _He_ followed a normal path. Khayman
sighed
again. He was getting out of control. He couldnt recal a time
when he was this
worked up. Maybe he would go to Gilean's University only to find
that Snefru
had left and turned to Takhisis as well. ((OOC) Or worse, the
conclave.
*shudder*) Khayman, refused to accept the possibility. Snefru
would never
do something like that. He would go there at maybe just seeing
an old friend
would make him feel better. Maybe then, he could tray and
figureout what it
was he was to do. Did she really expect him to go after
Ghared?
'Enough!' He commanded again. Even trying dwarven spirits for
the first
time today had done nothing to take his mind off things.

(OOC) Yup, you guessed it, i'm leaving Solace. Gonna be
travelling to
Palanthas.

Sorry Kilandara, i fell asleep last night. Guess we'll just have
to wait till
we bump into each other somewhere else ICLy



Author:  Khayman
Date    Sun Jan 19 04:46:41 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part viii): On the way to
Palanthas



It didnt take long for Khayman to gain passage on a boat crossing
the New Sea
to Caergoth. His plan was to cross to Caergoth and stay there for
a couple of
days before heading out accross Solamnia towards Palanthas. It
would be a long
trip but he wanted to see the different cities.

Khayman emerged from his room when one of the sailors came to say
they would
be arriving soon. After gathering is belongings he headed for the
deck to
watch as they pulled in to the harbor. Caergoth was an decent
looking city.
Not too attract- ive. But it wasn't too bad. It was really
interesting for him
to be standing out doors in the sea. He felt a different kind of
Natural
force, other than the one he normally sensed.

When the boat was docked, Khayman alighted and found directions
to the nearest
inn.

It was called the severred head and seemed like a rather seedy
place. It
teemed with smelly, ugly men of all races. It would have to do.
Khayman asked
for a room.

The innkeeper looked him over, snorted in disgust and turned
away. Not one to
take an insult lightly, Khayman reached out and grabbed by his
arm and jerked
him for- ward. The man crashed into the counter at which point
Khayman grabbed
him in a head lock and politely asked for a room. The innkeeper
looked around
only to realize _everyone_ had seen the event. He nodded to
Khayman who let
him go retreive a key.

Once in his room, Khayman begen to wonder whether it was such a
good idea to
stay here in Caergoth or not. It didnt seem like such a nice
place after all.
Since it was still early, he decided to look aroiund the town
before deciding
on his next move. Taking all his belongings with him, he made his
way for the
city. He was soon stopped by a pair of solamnic guards at the
gate. After tell
them his name and where he came from (Solace) he enterred the
city.

He walked around for a while hoping to find a magic shop or maybe
even a more
decent place to eat or spend the night. Finding none, he made up
his mind to
leave as soon as possible. He got directions to Thelgaard and
headed out the
gate. He walked for about an hour down the path before deviating
into a grove
of trees. Once inside he sat down leaning against a large oak. He
closed his
eyes and began to meditate. As he picked out a small branch and a
fine powder
from his pouches, he rose. Reaching a clear area he sprinkled the
coponents on
to the ground and then began to trace a doorway with his fingers.
As he did, a
trail of vines was left behind, forming a portal. Khayman stepped
into it and
it vanished.

Quite a site for the bandit that had left his troup to answer
mother nature's
call.

He was quite surprised to have witnessed such a sigh.

When Khayman emerged he was much closer to mountains now. Looking
up saw the
gates of Palanthas rise up to the north. He nodded, smiled to
himself and made
his way towards the gates. 'Now _this_ was a city,' he
thought happily to
himself as the gates drew ever nearer.



Author:  Khayman
Date    Sat Feb  1 08:37:45 2003



SubjectThe Return to Krynn (part ix): Seeking a
Friend



As Khayman strolled through the city he bumped into a little
gully. Khayman
tried to coverse with him for a time and eventually the gully led
him to the
University of Gilean. As he had suspected it was very close to
the Library of
Palanthas. He was stpoped by a priest of Gilean in the courtyard
whom he asked
for Snefru. The Priest replied that Snefru was not there atthe
moment, but
indeed, he did often pass by the university.

Having anticipated that he might not find him, Khayman took out a
paper and
quill quickly penned a note. It read: .        Greetings.

. .        It has been many months since you left out common
homeland in Zhan
.        and have now come to Palanthas to seek out an old
friendship. I .    
   assumed, correctly it seems, that you would be found at the
newly .       
established University if Gilean. The priest i met told me that .
       you
often passed by an that this note would be deliverred to you .   
    as soon
as possible. I trust you will find time to meet with me . .      
 You may
find me at the Red Onion, near the outskirts of the city .       
on the
western side.

. .        Hoping to be reunited soon . .        Khayman.



(OOC) Not too long this time.

The Storytellers of Ansalon, The DragonLance MUD

Astinus points to the massive wall of books behind him and bids you to make a selection.

Authors: All|A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
Astinus sighs as he recants 'We saved 869 books from Ansalon from before the great Cataclysm through today.'