Quest for Life
BY: Shinto of Lave
Dinan: Shinto, where's the disclaimer?
Shinto: Right here. *opens paper and reads* Man I love Forgotten Realms. I wish I owned it
but I don't.
Dinan:Good Job. Want a treat?
Shinto: *Hit Dinan over the head with his staff*
Chapter 3
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving our lives. Now we can live our lives again. See
you later." Tasslehorn gibbered as the four set down a mile outside the city.
"Tas, we are supposed to do tasks for these two, not just give them a thank you for saving
our lives. Please tell us, what is your task for us to do?" Dinan asked warmly as he bowed
to the two gods.
"I have a task for thee. Go to Waterdeep and there, meet up with the mage, Elminster. In
Waterdeep, I can feel a magic item, a ring, which was taken off one of my clerics after
her death. I wish that you might bring it back to me." Mystra answered.
"I will do this task.' Dinan smiled.
"Sure, I'll go too." Tasslehorn grumbled.
"Dinan let me see your Ring of Infrared Vision." Mystra asked kindly as Dinan slid the ring
off.
Mystra chanted a small spell and the ring flared for a second.
"I've added Mage Sight to the ring, so you can see magic when you go switch your vision into
it, just like your infrared vision." Mystra instructed as she handed the ring back.
"Before you go, I have some gifts for you. Dinan, here is some chain mail and two hand axes,
sorry that they're dull. Tasslehorn, here is some chain mail and a new short sword for you."
Helm said as he handed items to Dinan and Tas.
"Better be off." Dinan said a few minutes later, after he had slipped on the chain mail and
holstered his axes at his waist.
Once Dinan and Tasslehorn got out of human earshot of the gods, Tas started complaining.
"Why do we have to do this?" Tas whined.
"They saved our lives. The least we can do is to get a simple ring for Mystra." Dinan replied,
a little too harshly.
The two-day walk to Waterdeep was uneventful except when Tas kept up his whining and Dinan came
close to striking him.
"Now where's this mage we're supposed to find?" Dinan wondered as he scanned the market in
Waterdeep.
It was cramped and there was little room to stand and look around. Dinan had to push himself
out of the crowd and stand on a building to see.
A finger tapped Dinan on the shoulder. Dinan thought it was just Tas playing a trick or
something.
"What do you want, Tas?" Dinan asked, not even turning around.
"I am looking for a Dinan and Tasslehorn. Do you know them?" a voice said from behind Dinan.
He whirled around and stood facing a man in long robes and holding a staff. His face seemed
to hold unthinkable knowledge and much wisdom.
"I am Dinan, sent to find the Mage, Elminster by Mystra, Goddess of Magic." Dinan replied.
"I am Elminster. Where's your partner?" the man asked, looking around.
"Right here!" a voice said from behind Elminster.
Tas walked around him and stood next to Dinan. Tas' pockets bulged with many items (most of
them stolen).
"I believe that a mage has the ring hidden in his house in Waterdeep. We should check the
houses of the mages." Elminster stated to the duo.
"I think it's most likely in some vendor's booth, not even knowing what it is other than a
ring." Dinan shot back.
"You want to contradict me! I have been around for many more years than the ether of you."
Elminster shot back.
"Fine! We'll do it your way but I still think I'm right." Dinan compromised.
The trio sent out and searched through four houses, finding nothing but the normal magic
items that a mage would have.
"Do we have to go into this house? We haven't found the ring in the other four houses."
Tasslehorn whined as they neared the fifth and last mage's house.
Elminster waved his staff as the halfling and Tas kept his mouth shut after that.
The trio carefully got into the house and started to go through the items. Tas occasionally
would stuff something into his jerkin.
"Not here. I told you, Mage!" Dinan whispered harshly as they started to leave.
"Leaving so soon are we?" a voice questioned from behind them.
Dinan pivoted and looked face to face with a man standing there with many rings on his
fingers. He wore an evil smirk on his face as he readied a spell.
"Stop!" Elminster shouted, as the mage was about to fire.
"Elminster, I didn't see you there. Why are you and these two thieves here in my house?" the
mage replied.
"I was sent by Mystra to find a magic item and I thought you might have it. I am sorry, we
will leave." Elminster stated as he bowed.
The trio left the house and walked down the street.
"I can't believe that you were wrong. Do you even have a brain up there?" Dinan lashed out at
Elminster.
"I bet you that you can't find the ring. If you find it, I will be your servant." Elminster
shot back.
"Deal!"
Dinan bolted away, in the direction of the market with Tas right behind him.
The duo looked through the whole marketplace and found many items that they bought (or Tas
'borrowed').
"I knew you couldn't find it!" Elminster snorted.
"Wait!" Dinan replied as he activated his Mage Sight.
Dinan did another search of every stand until he came to a jewelry stand with many gold
rings and pendants. He rifled through a pile of rings and pulled out a ring that bore
old runes on its surface and shined blue in his Mage Sight. He also picked up a dagger
that rested on the table that shone blue in his Mage Sight.
"I'd like to buy these." Dinan said as he handed the booth owner 20 gold coins.
"We can now return to Mystra. Oh, Elminster, you don't need to be my servant but thanks
for the offer." Dinan laughed as he slid the ring on his hand and holstered the dagger
in a hidden pocket.
The three made the two-day walk back to Mystra's Shrine. Dinan and Elminster started to
warm up to each other but it was very unstable.
"Oh Lady Mystra, accept this ring that we have found for you." Elminster prayed as he
laid the ring on the alter in the shrine.
There was a sudden light and Mystra along with Helm were standing behind the alter.
"Thank you Elminster for helping these two in their task. You have always been faithful
to me." Mystra calmly stated.
"Is it the right ring? How I wouldn't like to go back to Waterdeep." Tasslehorn asked
from behind the mage.
"This is the right ring. It is a Ring of Invisibility." Mystra replied.
"I now have a task for the two of you. One of my clerics needs help to defend the pass
into the Icewind Dale. Would you please go and help her?" Helm asked.
"I will go. I still owe you for my life." Dinan said as he bowed low to Helm.
"If he's going, I might go." Tas sighed.
"Dinan, before you go, take this and wear it always so it can be seen. It is my symbol
and it will let my cleric know that you are the ones that are to help her. It should
also help people from trying to kill you because of your heritage." Helm said as he
handed Dinan a medallion that had the image of a gauntlet with an eye on the back of
the glove.
"We're off." Tas said as he turned to leave.
"I'll catch up." Dinan said then went over to Mystra," Lady Mystra, may I carry the
Ring of Invisibility? I will only use it if I am in trouble of being killed."
Mystra whispered a spell on the ring then handed it over, saying, "You may carry it
but if it is used for evil, it will reverse it's effects and wont come off without
my hands."
Dinan slid it on then bolted after his halfling partner.
BY: Shinto of Lave
Dinan: Shinto, where's the disclaimer?
Shinto: Right here. *opens paper and reads* Man I love Forgotten Realms. I wish I owned it
but I don't.
Dinan:Good Job. Want a treat?
Shinto: *Hit Dinan over the head with his staff*
Chapter 3
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving our lives. Now we can live our lives again. See
you later." Tasslehorn gibbered as the four set down a mile outside the city.
"Tas, we are supposed to do tasks for these two, not just give them a thank you for saving
our lives. Please tell us, what is your task for us to do?" Dinan asked warmly as he bowed
to the two gods.
"I have a task for thee. Go to Waterdeep and there, meet up with the mage, Elminster. In
Waterdeep, I can feel a magic item, a ring, which was taken off one of my clerics after
her death. I wish that you might bring it back to me." Mystra answered.
"I will do this task.' Dinan smiled.
"Sure, I'll go too." Tasslehorn grumbled.
"Dinan let me see your Ring of Infrared Vision." Mystra asked kindly as Dinan slid the ring
off.
Mystra chanted a small spell and the ring flared for a second.
"I've added Mage Sight to the ring, so you can see magic when you go switch your vision into
it, just like your infrared vision." Mystra instructed as she handed the ring back.
"Before you go, I have some gifts for you. Dinan, here is some chain mail and two hand axes,
sorry that they're dull. Tasslehorn, here is some chain mail and a new short sword for you."
Helm said as he handed items to Dinan and Tas.
"Better be off." Dinan said a few minutes later, after he had slipped on the chain mail and
holstered his axes at his waist.
Once Dinan and Tasslehorn got out of human earshot of the gods, Tas started complaining.
"Why do we have to do this?" Tas whined.
"They saved our lives. The least we can do is to get a simple ring for Mystra." Dinan replied,
a little too harshly.
The two-day walk to Waterdeep was uneventful except when Tas kept up his whining and Dinan came
close to striking him.
"Now where's this mage we're supposed to find?" Dinan wondered as he scanned the market in
Waterdeep.
It was cramped and there was little room to stand and look around. Dinan had to push himself
out of the crowd and stand on a building to see.
A finger tapped Dinan on the shoulder. Dinan thought it was just Tas playing a trick or
something.
"What do you want, Tas?" Dinan asked, not even turning around.
"I am looking for a Dinan and Tasslehorn. Do you know them?" a voice said from behind Dinan.
He whirled around and stood facing a man in long robes and holding a staff. His face seemed
to hold unthinkable knowledge and much wisdom.
"I am Dinan, sent to find the Mage, Elminster by Mystra, Goddess of Magic." Dinan replied.
"I am Elminster. Where's your partner?" the man asked, looking around.
"Right here!" a voice said from behind Elminster.
Tas walked around him and stood next to Dinan. Tas' pockets bulged with many items (most of
them stolen).
"I believe that a mage has the ring hidden in his house in Waterdeep. We should check the
houses of the mages." Elminster stated to the duo.
"I think it's most likely in some vendor's booth, not even knowing what it is other than a
ring." Dinan shot back.
"You want to contradict me! I have been around for many more years than the ether of you."
Elminster shot back.
"Fine! We'll do it your way but I still think I'm right." Dinan compromised.
The trio sent out and searched through four houses, finding nothing but the normal magic
items that a mage would have.
"Do we have to go into this house? We haven't found the ring in the other four houses."
Tasslehorn whined as they neared the fifth and last mage's house.
Elminster waved his staff as the halfling and Tas kept his mouth shut after that.
The trio carefully got into the house and started to go through the items. Tas occasionally
would stuff something into his jerkin.
"Not here. I told you, Mage!" Dinan whispered harshly as they started to leave.
"Leaving so soon are we?" a voice questioned from behind them.
Dinan pivoted and looked face to face with a man standing there with many rings on his
fingers. He wore an evil smirk on his face as he readied a spell.
"Stop!" Elminster shouted, as the mage was about to fire.
"Elminster, I didn't see you there. Why are you and these two thieves here in my house?" the
mage replied.
"I was sent by Mystra to find a magic item and I thought you might have it. I am sorry, we
will leave." Elminster stated as he bowed.
The trio left the house and walked down the street.
"I can't believe that you were wrong. Do you even have a brain up there?" Dinan lashed out at
Elminster.
"I bet you that you can't find the ring. If you find it, I will be your servant." Elminster
shot back.
"Deal!"
Dinan bolted away, in the direction of the market with Tas right behind him.
The duo looked through the whole marketplace and found many items that they bought (or Tas
'borrowed').
"I knew you couldn't find it!" Elminster snorted.
"Wait!" Dinan replied as he activated his Mage Sight.
Dinan did another search of every stand until he came to a jewelry stand with many gold
rings and pendants. He rifled through a pile of rings and pulled out a ring that bore
old runes on its surface and shined blue in his Mage Sight. He also picked up a dagger
that rested on the table that shone blue in his Mage Sight.
"I'd like to buy these." Dinan said as he handed the booth owner 20 gold coins.
"We can now return to Mystra. Oh, Elminster, you don't need to be my servant but thanks
for the offer." Dinan laughed as he slid the ring on his hand and holstered the dagger
in a hidden pocket.
The three made the two-day walk back to Mystra's Shrine. Dinan and Elminster started to
warm up to each other but it was very unstable.
"Oh Lady Mystra, accept this ring that we have found for you." Elminster prayed as he
laid the ring on the alter in the shrine.
There was a sudden light and Mystra along with Helm were standing behind the alter.
"Thank you Elminster for helping these two in their task. You have always been faithful
to me." Mystra calmly stated.
"Is it the right ring? How I wouldn't like to go back to Waterdeep." Tasslehorn asked
from behind the mage.
"This is the right ring. It is a Ring of Invisibility." Mystra replied.
"I now have a task for the two of you. One of my clerics needs help to defend the pass
into the Icewind Dale. Would you please go and help her?" Helm asked.
"I will go. I still owe you for my life." Dinan said as he bowed low to Helm.
"If he's going, I might go." Tas sighed.
"Dinan, before you go, take this and wear it always so it can be seen. It is my symbol
and it will let my cleric know that you are the ones that are to help her. It should
also help people from trying to kill you because of your heritage." Helm said as he
handed Dinan a medallion that had the image of a gauntlet with an eye on the back of
the glove.
"We're off." Tas said as he turned to leave.
"I'll catch up." Dinan said then went over to Mystra," Lady Mystra, may I carry the
Ring of Invisibility? I will only use it if I am in trouble of being killed."
Mystra whispered a spell on the ring then handed it over, saying, "You may carry it
but if it is used for evil, it will reverse it's effects and wont come off without
my hands."
Dinan slid it on then bolted after his halfling partner.
