The Great Library of Palanthas
An Aesthetic shows you to a small reading room.
Stories of Ansalon from the view of Marian.
A little gully dwarf runs by and says 'Wordwrap 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 large tome on the table in front of you.
You note the spine bears the word 'Marian' scribed in brilliant red ink.
Author: Marian Date: Mon Mar 26 18:01:50 2007 Subject Marian background Marian Fissure Foot, is what her name is. Standing only 3 1/2 feet tall, she was a little shorter than her friends and family, but that didn't bother. Her parents, Fufin and Ega, raised Marian to stand tall in her stocky furry figure. Marian was an only child, and frequently rested her furry feet in the crystal clear mountain streams while looking up at the sky. She also enjoyed collecting mushrooms, berries and mosses as she hummed long forgotten dwarven melodies. "I don't know why that child always collects mushrooms, mosses and algaes!" father Fufin exclaims. "And why doesn't she show more interest in our mining investments?" He mutters. Eega politely says, "Perhaps it's not her destiny. You know that she's been drawn to magical spells ever since that strange wizard came to town." Fufin grumbles and scratches his rough furry neck."Well what are we going to do about her? I certainly don't want her learning magic from any wandering wizard!" Around this time, Marian quietly pads into the house and listens keenly to her parents. "Don't think you can hide over there Marian, come over here now." says father Fufin. Marian pokes her head over the kitchen cauldron and says "Yes, dad?" That's when Marian Fissure Foot, the short furry mountain dwarf, was told that it was time for her to leave her family and travel to a far away land in search of magical education. "Please be careful dear, and stay away from those silly hill dwarves!", Eega says to Marian. She should be sad, and is surprised that she isn't and even wants to laugh. "Don't worry about me, I will be okay." says Marian as she packs her few belongings into a small green sanitation sack. "And whatever you do, stay away from those crazy wizards, I just don't trust them." says Fufin. Marian listens to her father and mother intently, nods her head and gives them both a big burly hug. "I hope to return and make you proud of me, father." says Marian. It had always been hard for Marian to impress her father, a strong dwarf, and a proud owner of a mine, passed down from generation to generation in his family. Marian waves goodbye one last time and turns her back on the only family and home she has ever known. She begins her adventure and plods her furry feet upon a well worn path in the woods, not quite sure where she will end up. Many days pass and Marian's furry feet are getting so calloused that she can walk on the sharpest of rocks with ease. "How long am I going to have to eat moss? I'm so sick of moss!" Marian says to herself. She also wonders if she will ever find enlightenment. Marian is sitting under a tall pine tree and puts some more of the squishy moss in her mouth. "Blllleeeech!", Marian pukes all over the forest floor and suddenly feels strange and woozy. "What's happening to me?" she moans and falls face first to the ground. Suddenly a crack opened out of the hard granite earth, close to where her dirty feet are sprawled. The next thing that Marian was aware of was that she was now holding on for dear life to the ledge of a deep granite fissure. Mist and sulfur is bellowing out from below and Marian could only wonder what was down there. Marian giggles even though she is terribly afriad. The steam is tickling the fur on her toes and making it almost torture. Marian scrambles to get out of the ever widening fissure and almost does, but then a large steel glove grabs both of her feet and begins to pull her down into the steaming pit. Marian started to feel like she was floating and skinking at the same time. She looked down and sure enough a large steel gloved hand was wrapped around her silly dwarven feet. And nothing else could be seen. A crackly dry voice surrounds Marian and speaks, "DO NOT BE AFRAID, THIS IS NOT THE TIME. DO YOU UNDERSTAND, MARIAN?" Marian could only nod. GO FIND 7KINGDOMS AND HOLY ORDER OF THE STARS." and Marian obeyed. Author: Marian Date: Fri Mar 30 23:32:49 2007 Subject Marian update "What am I going to do now!?" Marian is sunburnt, blistered and staring at a vast open ocean. Really not knowing if she could swim or not, Marian chuckles and heads in to the cold water. Marian heads back to shore and catches miserable cold same evening. Sitting alone next to the deafening waves she hums. Hunger setting in, Marian leans back and eats more squishy moss. Resting quietly on back she sleeps. Small skittery things are moving around in dark. No sleep again. Little salty brine shrimp scampers up her leg. "Ha! Gotcha this time!" The shrimp is crunchy. Days and nights pass nothing but wall of ocean. It appears to be heading in her direction. Marian tries again to swim so she can reach the boat. "Haha!" is all she hears before she's yanked up by her furry neck and thrown into the back of a small dinghy. The next thing Marian was aware of, was that she was alone in the pit of a sea ship. Marian pukes and tries to keep her balance. A hatch opens from above and a bucket of fish guts is thrown down to her. "Heres your grub! Ya better leeearrn how to hold yer stomach!" "Arrrr Harr Harrrr!" Marian eats squishy things again for days. The ship docks and Marian is allowed to leave and explore. Marian wanders aimlessly and finds friend. She does not want to let her friend leave and asks if The Holy Order of the Stars would accept Marian into their order as a neutral cleric. Marian knows she will need help from other clerics while doing her mariner duties overseas. Marian hopes she will be accepted. Author: Marian Date: Tue May 29 03:12:19 2007 Subject Marian's Unexpected Surprise Marian is resting at the Rusty Rudder Inn, a place she goes to collect her dwarven senses. She looks through the rowdy patrons, and out a foggy, steamed up window. Although the day has just begun, the heavens are already darkened by a monolith of a storm. From the north, there comes a heavy wind assault and from above, a relentless sheet of rain that chokes the damp ground and refuses to shift course. Lightning crashes down to implode anything with a bit of substance. In fact today she saw the electrical maiming of a kender and three ogres. Marian chuckles politely, happy to know that most dwarves knew better than to venture out and risk getting killed by an outdoor element. Marian tugs off her rain-drenched boots and throws them next to a burning fire. "Can I get you something to drink, Miss?", mutters the seasoned bartender, as he stratches his nether-regions contentedly. "Yes, give me your best dwarven ale, the stuff you keep in the back please." The bartender raises his busy eyebrow and grunts, "As ya wish, ma lady." Marian takes in his reaction, gazes down and mildly chuckles. The last time she drank of this strong spirit, was shortly before a long and unpleasant journey to some hell hole in the ground. "Here ya go, will ya be takin some for the road again?", asks the bartender, loudly setting a glowing mug of ale before the weathered dwarf. Marian looks into the bartender's bloodshot eyes and silently tells him, "Aye". As he turns to leave, she magically transfers gold coin to one of his dirty pockets. "Ha, yer up to no good again! Keep yer hands where I can see em!", Marian snickers softly and replies "HaHa! That's right! And don't worry all the money I owe is there, plus a little more." After the bartender leaves, Marian lifts a warm stein to her lips and drinks long until only froth remains. Looking into the empty bottom of the stein, she notices a weird egg-like object. Boggled by the concept, Marian slowly turns the mug over and sure enough, into her furry hand, plops a small breathing egg! Before she can decide what to do next, the egg shoots from her hand and latches firmly to her underarm. "Great, what mess did I get myself into now?!", Marian mutters as she grabs for her few belongings. She quickly pulls on her wet boots and treads quietly out the front tavern door. Author: Marian Date: Wed Mar 12 19:08:57 2008 Subject A decision to be made - the beast of burden Marian is huddled beneath a granite ledge, trying to get quiet time from the storm. The rain hadnt let up for days and the dwarf gazes right through the clouds, caught in a soggy mental state. Raindrops hit her head in rhythm. A leap onto the forehead, a slide along the nose, a final dive into the beard. The feisty wind was playing tricks too, shaping the rain sideways and smacking it straight into her face. "Rain Rain Rain! All it ever does is Rain! What to dooo? What to dooo?! Tis a delay I CANNOT afford! Marian deftly wrings the rain out of her beard. Her gaze moves up to the mysterious beast of burden. The heavy, writhing egg hovers just above her head, held firmly in place by the floating disc. "Ive just GOT to find somebody who knows more about ya! Ya burden of an egg! No matter HOW hard I try to remove ya OR HOW fast I trot away I just cant be rid of ya! And the time I tried to throw ya off that cliff Ah well...let's just say I'm sorry. I dont want anymore of that plague ya gave me either But now I cant proceed with any booty exploration! You sure aint getting any lighter, mind ya! How Oh How did I manage to become an unwilling host to ya?! Ya shelled and devilled egg!" A faint snickering sound begins to emanate from the egg. With her back nestled tight against a muddy wall, Marian remembers back to the day they first met. It all seemed such a blur now the Rusty Rudder Inn, the grubby bartender she called a friend, the glowing mug of ale Did anyone see the egg drop into her hand? Or if they hadnt seen that, Did they see it latch onto her for shelter? She certainly didnt want any of her acquaintances to think that magic had gotten the best of her. It was pretty well known that Marian possessed the magic skill, but also known that magic could backfire at will. Marian couldnt seek guidance from just anyone on this thorny subject. Pride filled the dwarfs entire being and it wasnt in her nature to let family or friends down. She had to quickly figure a very ingenious way, out of this egg of a mess. There was no way she was going to closely cohabitate with an egg! Well a unitary decision was begrudgingly made. Marian would travel to every mages guild to find that traveling wizard. That one she had met so many years ago, and the same her parents had said for her to stay away from. But Marian had a feeling, down in the belly deep, that HE would be the one to trust, with her secret keep. So she would leave early the next dawn, rain or shine, filled with a very intense desire for separation.
The Storytellers of Ansalon, The DragonLance MUD
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