The Young Conduct

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"Who's Raelis?" Rade asked Haer'Dalis as they entered the tavern. He did not have a chance to reply for the minute they stepped inside there where a lot of cries of "Haer' Dalis! Welcome back" and "Where have you been? The plays haven't been the same without you!" A halfling behind the bar top waved cheerily and beckond them over.

"Samuel Thunderburp! What have you been up to while I was away, you old berk?!" Haer'Dalis asked, obviously happy to see a old friend.

"Me? Just the norm, lota 'people 'bin askin' 'fer you, a big man with a axe, just yesterday and a women of the finest figure came just a few days after you left. Told me to give you this" He extended his hand and gave Haer' Dalis a small package.He unwrapped it to revel a diamond.

"A diamond eh, the berk must have liked me very much indeed." He said as he inspected the white crystal in his palm.

"You better be rushin down to see Raelis. 'Bin worried sick 'bout 'yer that one has!" Haer'Dalis nodded and led the party down a flight of steps intoa large hall filled with benches and a large stage at one end. Rade looked at Haer'Dalis, he looked relived and happy to be back. He jumped up onto the stage beckoning for them to join him. Yoshimo jumped up. Rade, being the clutz that she was, managed to jump up onto the stage...And then fall off it again. Jahira got on with ease, but Minsc had to take the greatest precautions not to squish Boo. Jan needed lifting.(A/N= I don't know why I wrote how they got on stage, and for all veteran B/G players, you will know that the stage in the five flagons has stairs) When that little ordeal was over with, the company went back stage and where faced with three people, who looked as extraordinary as Haer'Delis. One girl with spiky pink hair looked simperingly at him. A gnome like being with blue skin and a red tail fell of his seat with suprise when he saw them.And the third woman,by far the most beautiful, had long red hair, the colour of ripe tomatoes, and deep red eyes. She stood up when she saw Haer'Dalis.

"Haer'Dalis! You have returned! And who is that I see with you?" the red haired woman asked, after a long embrace that mad Rade ball her fists. Rade, she thought, Of course he would have a partner! Dumbass!

"Miss Raelis, this is Rade Rydrillan, Rade this is Raelis Shea."

"Pleased to meet you" said Raelis.

"Yeh, charmed, I'm sure" Rade mumbled.

"Do you have the Gem?"

"Oh, yeh that, JAN!"

"Yeloo"

"Gimmy' the Gem"

"Ahh yes, I've hidden it right here in my......"

"I don't want to know where you've hidden it Jan"

"....Turnip"

"Waaaaahhht?"

"Haer'Dalis" said Raelis "Why don't you explain as I prepare the stone for its summoning"

"Ahhh, my Raven, there is alot of explaining to do. This Gem, it is not as I may have led you to belive, a meer bauble for stage." Haer'Dalis started to explain.

"Why did you lie to us, bard??" Snaped Jahira

Aye, Aye not once but twice have lies crossed this poets lips since we've met, for the Gem was not even mine, I was sent to steal it."

"And got caught." said Jahira snidly

"With it, we can sour like birds on a wing through the planes" Haer Dalis continued, ignoring her "The universe holds no boundaries! And we need it more than that fool Merkrath, for we are fleeing this plane."

"Why are you fleeing" asked Rade,

"Because of a play, My Raven, A Comedy of Terrors is what it was called, and it has deeply offended a cambion by the name of the Duke, but that is all I can say."

"So, what Raelis summoning?"

"A Young Counduct"

"A what?"

"Ahh to explain the nature of the universe to someone who knows nothing of the subject! A counduct is a portal between two planes, and a young one is fairly unstable. But if we are to make it to Sigil, my home, a nexus plane, then we have to take that chance."

A flash came from where Raelis was standing.

"Haer'Dalis, everyone gather round" she called "The stone is ready to begin the summoning! Rade, will you help us hold back any monsters that inadvertently come through the portal? We all need to focus!"

"We will hold them back as best we can!"

Good, then let it begin!"

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"JAN, GET THAT QUASIT!" Rade shouted over the turmoil of combat

"OK UGLY! PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DOOM!Hehehe!" Jan launched a magic missile at the impish thing. Suddenly a shadow emerged from the swirling portal, but Jahira, quick thinking as always cast a hold undead spell. Minsc, being Minsc, swung his sowrd around randomly untill it hit something. Rade used her spear and long bow, with the help of Zugothra, and Yoshimo did random kung-fu moves with his Katana. Rade looked over at Haer'Dalis. He hadn't even broken a sweat! He dogged and parryed incoming blows like he was on stage. When he atacked, it was with a grate deal of flash. He also, Rade noticed, did several backflips, landed on the atackers shoulders and cut there heads off! Ok, Rade thought, Lets not get on his bad side in battle. They where waiting for another monster to come through, but instead this time it was a man.

"Hello Raelis, would you permit me to stop this madness?" he said something and the quasit that was chasing Jan around blew up. "Thank you" the man said

"No, thank you" wheezed a tired Jan.

"And who are they Raelis? You hired primes to gaurd you?" he laughed, his voice cold. He tuned to Rade "What about you prime? Are you hear to gaurd these people?"

"If you want these people" Rade shouted "You will have to get through me!!"

"Silly girl! You do not know what you are messing with! I all ready have the souls of these atuned!And I advise you to STAY AWAY!" there was a flash of blinding light and Raelis and her troupe were gone.