{"id":781,"date":"2001-04-19T17:50:39","date_gmt":"2001-04-20T00:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puddleby.com\/lundar\/?p=781"},"modified":"2001-04-19T17:50:39","modified_gmt":"2001-04-20T00:50:39","slug":"umbrions-isle-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/2001\/04\/umbrions-isle-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Umbrion's Isle Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 248, Year 541 of the Ascendancy<\/font><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n


\nI stepped out of the library today, after putting some finishing touches on my journal<\/u><\/a>
\nof the Foot Hills expedition, and found quite an amazing sight. There
\nwas a congregation of mystics in town! There was an assorted number of
\nJourneymen and Apprentices, not to mention three full Mystics. Our
\nGuild really seems to be expanding! I was quite concerned that this
\nmystical presence would cut into my own business, but I needn’t have
\nworried at all. The momment I sat myself down, I received numerous
\nrequests to let people into Dal’Noth. I happily obliged, and then my
\nreal adventures began.<\/font><\/p>\n


\n<\/p>\n

\nAfter letting some people into ‘Noth, I went
\nhunting in the Lily Pond with my clan mate Viper, and his friend Ashra.
\nCrazy sylvans, those two are– they hunted in the Lily Pond, with no
\nhealer at all! I was a bit worried that we might run into a LSW or
\nsomething, but luckily, none of use fell. We hunted for a while, until
\nViper received an invitation to visit Umbrion’s Isle(aka The Isle of
\nLyfelidae). Ashra decided to head for the library then, and I decided
\nto tag along with Viper.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nIt turned out though, that a couple things were
\nnecessary for a UI raid. One, was an empty barrel, and the other was
\ntwo pieces of wood. It seems that these two things are necessary to
\nconstruct a boat to leave Umbrion’s Isle. I had neither of these
\nthings, so I stopped by town to purchase them. It was easy enough to
\npurchase two pieces of wood(for 5 coins apiece), but no one seemed to
\nbe selling any empty barrels. That forced me to stop by the brewery,
\nand purchase the cheapest cask of beer that they had– some lager. I
\nthen headed to Centaur’s Isle, where the UI party was assembling, and I
\ndrained the cask of lager, with some help from my companions.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nAs soon as everyone in the party had the necessary
\nmaterials for the raid, Urgelt began to explain some of the basics
\nabout Umbrion’s Isle. This consisted mainly of draw tactics, in which
\none exile would draw hostile beasts from other snells, and thus control
\nthe flow of deadly beasts. We were also instructed to stay together at
\nall times, and not to wander off without the group. Urgelt then divided
\nour party into two groups, and we headed off towards the Isle of
\nLyfelidae.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nLeonin broke down the illusions on the north side
\nof the isle, and we entered as one. We listened to the directions that
\nUrgelt issued to us, and we managed to paddle our way to the eastern
\nshore of the island. We then disembarked from our boats, and began our
\nadventure on Umbrion’s Isle.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThe whole island is fraught with many dangerous
\ncritters, especially the cats called the Lyfelidae, but even the rats
\ncan be dangerous. The Lyfelidae are definately some of the strangest of
\nanimals, though. During the day time, the Lyfelidae look like ordinary
\ncats, and walk on their fours. However, at night, the Lyfelidae
\ntransform into powerful man-beasts, that walk on two legs.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAnyway, the first thing that we had to do once we
\nlanded on the isle, was to fill our empty barrels with tar. To do this,
\nwe had to reach a strange cave by the mountains, and we had to use
\nUrgelt’s aforementioned tactics to get us there. We slowly worked our
\nways from snell to snell, carefully luring critters, and vanquishing
\nthe deadly Lyfelidae. Finally, after an hour or so of venturing, we
\nsucceeded in reaching the tar filled cave. Then, one by one, we made a
\ndash to the pool of tar, and filled our barrels with some of it. We had
\nto watch out for a group of lava walkers though, who staunchly guarded
\ntheir precious tar.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nWe then had to travel underground, which involved
\ndropping through hollow trees and fighting off deadly spiders. After we
\nexited the underground, we headed for the north shore of the isle.
\nAlong the way, we saw Umbrion’s Castle, and found a whole bunch of free
\nbarrels there. We also had to fight our way past some pretty odd
\nmonsters, like the alien creatures pictured below.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nWe were able to overcome these foes with few
\nlosses, thanks to the many talented exiles present, and the strong
\nleadership of Urgelt. Night soon decended upon us, and the Lyfelidae
\nmorphed into their man forms, but we were still able to overcome them.
\nWe slowly worked our way north, and finally, we saw a cave, inhabited
\nby the hermit Wyeth. Wyeth’s tale is a sad one: he was long ago ship
\nwrecked on Umbrion’s Isle, and was chased by Umbrion’s guards into the
\ncave of the north. All his companions have long since died, and he now
\nresides in the cave by himself. Anyway, Wyeth was kind enough to make
\nus rafts out of our wood and tar, and we all lined up to have our rafts
\nmade.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nIt seemed that our adventure had come to an end,
\nand that we could all leave the isle on a happy note, but fate can be
\ncruel sometimes. Just as we began to wrap things up, and leave the
\nisle, several stinging beetles spawned within the cave, and I was
\nstruck down by their powerful mandibles. Since all of the healers had
\nalready left the isle, Urgelt was forced to chain me into the ocean.
\nHowever, in doing so, I missed the experience bonus that one receives
\nfor navigating the isle successfully. Dang, what a waste of wood and
\nmoney. \ud83d\ude41<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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