Lundar's Library

Day 261, Year 541 of the Ascendancy

Today was my clan’s Dun’ilsar against the Lords of Wamphyrii, and of
course I had the misfortune of arriving late. Agh. I was forced to wait
in the Purple Tor, while the rest of clan mates busily hunted critters
for their furs, trying to outdo LoW in the 2 hours and 15 minutes
alloted for the money hunt. Finally, the judge Sarmanikan announced
that the challenge was over, and the contestants from both clans
arrived in the Purple Tor. The money from the clans was totaled up by
Sarmanikan, and after a dramatic pause, he announced the winners of the
contest: The Lords of Wamphyrii. Double agh.

After the contest, LoW provided everyone with some
pretzels, and we all congradulated each other on the fine contest. Most
of the members from both clans had to head off, but a few of us
remained, and decided to hunt in the bear caves.

The hunt in the bear caves went along pretty well,
and the furs from the bears were excellent. However, when several
late-comers tried to join our party, they were killed off by a sudden
spawn of bears and snakes. The original party went back to assist the
newer one, but most of us ended up falling as well, and since we had no
healers, none of the fallens could be raised. Luckily for us, several
healers soon arrived, along with several powerful fighters, and we were
up on our feet in no time. Since the pickings had grown pretty slim in
the bear caves, we decided to move to the Wurm Cave.

The Wurm Cave was pretty packed, with a pair of
Large Tahxis Wurms, and quite a few of their smaller cousins. The wurms
proved to be pretty treacherous, and we had to evacuate the cave
several times before we could get a good foothold. We then proceeded to
clear the cave of wurms, and we even took on a Blind Amphibia, which
gave us quite a challenge.

After we cleared out the Wurm Cave, we paddled
along the River Tunnel and decided to stop by the River Cave. Since the
last time I’d visited the River Cave was years ago, back when it took
the concerted efforts of 40 exiles to take the River Cave, this was
quite a treat. We encountered many Giant Crawlers in the cave, and a
pair of Blood Wyrms also decided to join in on the fun.

After we defeated the wyrms, we decided to pay a
visit to Burrows Beach, and whack some Large Sand Wurms(or LSWs). We
entered a dark, and rather damp cave, and headed towards Burrows Beach.
On the way, we even met a lone LSW, who had decided to leave the hot
sands of the beach, for the cool earth of the damp cave.

Unfortunately for the LSW, it was better off on
the beach. The LSW gave our party some challenge, but we were able to
make short work of it.

After we dispatched the LSW, we wandered around
the damp cave for about half an hour, before we finally found our way
to Burrows Beach. The warm beach was a welcome change for all of us,
and our damp clothes finally got a chance to dry. Burrows Beach was
fairly deserted though, and saw only the occaisional rockodile and
crawler. However, just as our party was about to turn back, we
encountered a pair of LSWs, which gave us a good work out.

After we dispatched the LSWs, my party decided to
head out of Burrows Beach. However, I myself decided to stay behind,
and look around for a while. Big mistake. At first, I examined the
northern portions of Burrows Beach, including a safe cave, without any
trouble. However, a lone LSW interrupted my plans for exploration, and
chased me all the way to the entrance of the damp cave, where it felled
me. Poor Wormtounge had to come all the way from town and rescue my
fallen arse from the accursed beach.

As it turned out, however, the LSW had hurt me
past the healing abilities of Wortounge, so we were forced to wait in
the damp cave, soaking up water, until more healers could arrive. After
about an hour, Firebird and Micheal arrived, escorted by the fighter
Ugh, and I was finally put back on my feet. And so ended my adventure
in the River Tunnel, and Burrows Beach. Tan’ki for the rescue folks!