bikerdude on 25/5/2013 at 14:56
Who ever wrote this is very good, the delivery and calibre of the wording and grammar are very entertaining :-D.
Such a bright and sunlit day as had rarely bloomed these last months saw Terrence amble carefree in the dappled wood. This muddy peasant, unwashed and robed in layered earth, a stench most grossly offensive to the senses had he. A hideous visage protruded from his neck, and weeping sores he had aplenty. This hopeless bumpkin, condemned by cruel fate to a life bereft of carnal satisfaction, was nonetheless jubilant, his aspirations as base as his achievements.
As chance would have it, he stumbled on the wooded path and tumbled gracelessly down a grass-lined slope to a merry stream beneath. Upon raising his bruised and mud-bedecked head, a bewitching maiden of such radiant countenance and pulchritudinous form that he thought her but a phantasm of his mind's own creation swam into focus before his eyes. With but a glance his ambitions swelled in stature such that he questioned the fulfillment of his meagre accomplishments thus far"
in his pitiful life. A passionate fire awoke within him, and he yearned most lustfully for this divine apparition before him. She sat on the far bank, combing locks of lustrous gold and singing musically to herself a wordless tune of harmonic beauty.Now despite his thus-far aimless existence, young Terrence was possessed of a mind of cunning and guile, a brain more suited to scholarly pursuits, wasted in sloth behind a foolish and loose-jawed smile. His thoughts now racing with purpose and direction, he appraised the situation and retired post-haste from the tinkling bank.
He returned ere-long sporting clean-streaked markings in the grime of his face, a re-purposed bucket atop his crown, and a splintered broom handle stolen from a nearby farm grasped in his hand.The maid started as Terrence arrived from behind an oak. "Fair lady, be not afeared." "I became separated from my brethren and your beautious singing hath guided me to thee" he said at once.
"Thy brethren?" said she, "Of what manner of troupe art thou a player?" "Nay, o exquisite maiden, my name is Sir Terrence. I am of the Knights of the Realm, famed for their nobility and chivalry. I am returned of late from the front lines of war and seek only the calming ministrations of honest folk." She gazed him up and down and said "Thy chivalry I shall not question, though your nobility seems somewhat lacking."
"I regret my appearance is less than lordly. Though I comprehend thy doubts and ask no charity, you should know that my armour of opulent gold and resplendent filigree was misappropriated from my person as I slept by brigands most dishonourable. I repeled their" "dastardly attempts on my life, though the skirmish caused my battle-worn sword to finally fracture, leaving but this wooden handle." With these words spake confident he brandished his broom handle as were it an efficacious blade. He continued with fervor.
"As the fiendish bandits departed, one laid a blow, a lucky shot, upon my bonce, and dented my once-stalwart helmet such that it's function is mightily impaired. Why, it now better resembles a bucket than the grand headgear of a Knight of the Realm" he exclaimed with a haughty chuckle. "My lord, I meant no offence,\" said the maid, her eyes wide and her bosom aflutter with awe for this tragically afflicted hero. \"If thou art agreeable, allow me to tend to thy wounds and aches. All the comforts of my home are yours, o defender of the kingdom. A warm bath will surely wash the battle stench from thee and"
" a night on feathered pillows will dissipate the fatigue from thy body" "Milady you are too kind. Just to look upon your wondrous visage is relief enough." The girl blushed and took the grubby peasant by his dirt-encrusted hand."Nay, I shall not hear of a valiant soldier denied my hospitality, come." And lo, didst a sharp wit and indomitable manner delude the dazzling damsel and win for Terrence a night of fornication most inconceivable for one of his station, til the morn when did his ruse slip and he was chased from the town by her wrathful and pitchfork-wielding father.
nicked on 26/5/2013 at 07:17
Haha thanks - I had a lot of fun crafting that with a thesaurus to use as much ridiculous over-the-top flowery language as possible. :)
maga on 1/6/2013 at 12:28
I'm a bit confused I did get the shard from the vault in the cellar, only need to accomplish the vault in the mountain. Already did the lever thing.... Can anybody spoil me about this?
nickie on 1/6/2013 at 13:01
I'm not sure whether you've found the entrance or not. If not, look downstairs in the library. There's a limited amount of time to do the levers and get to the opening before it closes again. But, if you want to carry on exploring, there's a button on the rock wall inside the opening that will keep it open.
maga on 1/6/2013 at 13:16
I'm in the library right now, inside.......all I find is an elevator but when I click there it says I have to finish my other tasks first. And the tasks left are finding the vault entrance in the mountain and freeing Vivianne......
nickie on 1/6/2013 at 13:29
Probably the one thing I don't remember or made a note of. If you still have to find Vivianne then I'd guess that you need to read a scroll or book but it's just a guess and I don't know which text.
I could be completely wrong, I'm afraid.
Edit. It might just be the book on the Captain's desk.
nicked on 1/6/2013 at 15:57
You need to read both the Captain's and the Commander's journals. If you've read them, found and read the secret door instructions, did any Hard or Expert-only objectives and got the crystal shard, you should be all set.
redleaf on 4/6/2013 at 13:11
Hello - fun mission and well done, nicked!
I pushed a button inside a cell and trapped myself. Now nothing is happening. Horrigan appeared, and he's just standing in front of my cell door. Vivianne, stepped out and then back into her cell - her door opened as mine closed. What is supposed to happen next? I can see 6 tubes set into the ceiling of my cell. Should I be trying to do something with them? Pushing the button doesn't do anything more. My only remaining objectives are to venture inside the secret vault and not to harm any innocent bystanders.
nickie on 4/6/2013 at 13:14
There is supposed to be a conversation and then the mission ends. I think this was an occasional bug. If you've done everything else (and it sounds like you have) then I'd ctrl+alt+shift+end and move on to the next one.
You can read the conversation in the transcripts file in the zip.
redleaf on 5/6/2013 at 05:15
okie dokie - thanks!
