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[22:46:22]::[ City Sending by Vendela Stormwave : I wish to conduct a dangerous expedition that requires numerous additional blades. There will be swimming, and it involves much danger. Find me outside the house of governence. /OOC level 2-40. ]::

He was so awesome as a bounty hunter when I thought he only did that for the gold, but I love him so much more now that I know there was another scheme behind all that.

Awesome work, Vlaid

Added Loot. Really hope I'll score a ten!

[tface=fellsc][SIZE="5"]Loot[/SIZE][/tface]

[hide=Loot]A nice armor from Canzah


Also know by Gracken as the "Jarik Classic"

A reward from Intryzz' arena (Caster)




After an adventure in another plane (Caster)

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[hide=The Age of Night]A cool set given to me by Howland after Delina was mercilessly killed. I'm sorry I disappointed you Ibrandul ;_;










Gracken named it "The Dark Knight Suit"[/hide]

[hide=My two favorite pieces]Given to Jarik by the Sacred Cave after he completed the second trial. As much as I love the stats and abilities, it's my favorite piece because of the awesome description and story. Thanks Caster!






The last one is more flavorful than the rest, and I had it for only a day before Jarik's demise, but I fell in love with it regardless! (Naturally, by Caster)

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Guess I'll add this as well:

This character was created on Friday, August 2nd, 2013 at 03:00:59 PM.
Since creation, this character has logged on and off 789 times.
The character has spent 34 days, 22 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds online.

His death was a bit selfish on my part. I thought long and hard what was the best course of action, and while other choices I had could change the server a bit more, I chose something that was a bit more personal to me, which made more sense IC, and unfortunately, his death. I apologize to Cmenden, VP and anyone else who had plans for him, but I'm glad people could still stir conflict using his death.

Thanks to everyone I interacted with (most of you, more than one PCs) and for all the advice on IRC. Gracken, for sweet old Tobit and the hilarious Trem. Blue41, for Geoffrey as a mentor and Shiff as a nemesis. RwG for all of those PCs. Cmenden, Vlaid, Granny, Moonlighter, Diz-e, Lira, Bearic, Dillusionist and soooooooooooooooo many more! Thanks a lot to the DM team for their advice and patience with handling me; I'm sure I made it difficult at times.

Huge thanks to Caster for taking the Bind plot, and later for allowing Jarik to evolve much further. I wanted to give the Sunites a good fight for the fragments, but it was just not meant to be. And most of all, thanks to the wonderful tinfoilhat, who made this plot possible. Melanie became my favorite PC on the server and I'm glad Jarik had many cool interactions with her, and managed to make a difference with her. I'm really grateful for tinfoilhat and Caster being there in the end. Was really sad and emotional and they made it so much easier.

See you all IG soonish!

[tface=fellsc][SIZE="5"]Final Part - His Dark Desire[/SIZE][/tface]

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Jarik was glad now. Relations between Lower and Upper were calm, a stream of new worshippers of Ibrandul came to the Sacred Cave, he followed Delina's teachings and feelings towards Melanie started to grow inside him. (Make a guess what happens next)

At the attack of the Formian, Delina lost her life, right in front of Jarik eyes, and he couldn't do a thing about that. Delina managed to save Lower, but lay dead.[/tface][/SIZE]

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That was maybe the last thing Jarik could handle. So many of his friends died during his time in the Underdark, and now his mentor and teacher (and contrary to IRC belief, NOT the woman he loved). He started to lose faith again, not understanding why Ibrandul allowed him to live, but didn't save Delina. Jarik had only one more thing in his life that made him happy: Melanie Coppertop. But he was unsatisfied, and feelings of love, slowly turned to feelings of jealousy, possession and selfishness. He wanted Mel to feel the same as him and return his feelings. He wanted her to leave Upper and her Wayfinders in order to join him in the Sacred Cave, and in time, leave Dunwarren with her forever.[/tface][/SIZE]

[hide=Darkness Keep][/hide]

[Hide=Last Adventures]Me and the boys fighting Gunyk Bloated On Rat Carrion

The Creation of the Fiddlesticktinkeronuim!!!


Wasn't such a significant event, but I survived a hellball, so YAY![/hide]

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For a while he kept those feelings to himself, as Delina wasn't around to guide him anymore. However, Nibley captured Melanie and held her hostage in the fortress. She was rescued however the fear of losing Melanie, the single most important in his life, consumed him. He confessed his feelings to Melanie. Sadly, feelings she didn't share.[/tface][/SIZE]

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Jarik was devastated, but was soon approached by a person with an interesting offer. To collect the fragments of Sune's Ruby to Cassandra Heartlight, and in return she'll make Melanie feel the same way about Jarik as he feels about her.[/tface][/SIZE]

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He searched the fragments for a few days, until he was assaulted by Romel and the Sojourners. They didn't appreciate he aided in Melanie's rescue. When Romel learned how Jarik feels about Melanie, he decided to use it to his advantage, giving Jarik ultimatum of three days to bring Melanie to leave Upper and come down to Lower or they both will be hunted and killed. Jarik begged Melanie to do that, and asked her again to leave Dunwarren for good; let Lower and Upper continue their endless struggle. She refused; her oaths to Upper remain strong.[/tface][/SIZE]

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....
Jarik Blake: Come see me in two darks. [says with an empty expression]
Melanie Coppertop: ..Mmn.
Melanie Coppertop: Jarik?
Jarik Blake: [He finally looks at her]
Melanie Coppertop: [She tucks her flask back into her belt, looking aside to him] .. What's happened?
Jarik Blake: Romel got pretty thrilled with his magic, that's all..
Jarik Blake: I don't know what will happen to me in three darks.
Jarik Blake: [He forces a smile] But it would be a hell of a thing to see you before if..you know.
Melanie Coppertop: [Her gaze lingers on him for a time]
Melanie Coppertop: .. Something else has changed, Jarik. A darkness clings to your soul, and I do not speak of His darkness.
Jarik Blake: [He twiches]
Jarik Blake: It's..nothing.
Jarik Blake: [He shifs his gaze from her again]
Melanie Coppertop: Look at me.
Melanie Coppertop: For all you've said I've done for you, for all you say that you 'owe' me.. All I want is this from you, now and always.
Jarik Blake: [He slowly returns to look at her]
Melanie Coppertop: The truth.
Melanie Coppertop: Always.
Jarik Blake: I told you the truth...
Jarik Blake: I'll do everything.
Jarik Blake: /everything/
Jarik Blake: To protect you..
Jarik Blake: To make you happy.
Melanie Coppertop: .. And if it's something /I/ don't want?
Melanie Coppertop: [A faint chuckle, though it seems to lack any actual mirth
Melanie Coppertop: You're speaking to a woman who swims in twisted truths day in and day out.. I know how easy it is to make anything sound pleasing, even if it hurts to say so.
Jarik Blake: I can't force you...
Melanie Coppertop: [She slips her hands into opposite sleeves again]
Melanie Coppertop: I will come again in two days. During that time, you should think long and hard about what /you'll/ do. [A brief pause before she continues]
Melanie Coppertop: .. I know not what they've said to you, what's been promised, or what you think might come of things now.. But know this -
Melanie Coppertop: I will never, /ever/ betray my comrades above, I will never abandon them. My.. My guilt forbids me from doing so. S'much as I want to run away, much as I want to hide..
Melanie Coppertop: ... I will fight, wear this badge, be called a collared dog until the day I die.
Melanie Coppertop: Because I must.
Jarik Blake: [He frowns] Then I guess...
Jarik Blake: We'll both do, what we have to do.
Melanie Coppertop: [A slight nod]
Melanie Coppertop: I put my trust in you as I always have, Jarik.
Melanie Coppertop: May darkness keep us both on the right path - 'till our time comes.
Jarik Blake: I'll see you in two days. [he says dryly]
Melanie Coppertop: [A faint smile to him. Though it seems more sad than anything now. Then she departs]

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Jarik made his way to meet Cassandra once again.[/tface][/SIZE]

[hide=Jarik's request][/hide]

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Jarik didn't know what he's going to do. Taking Melanie to Cassandra, Not doing a thing, confessing to her about his dealings with her. Nothing good about any of those possibilities and all hold serious outcomes. Whatever he'd do, he knew life won't be the same anymore. He took the chance to say his goodbye to his two best friends[/tface][/SIZE]

[hide=a Last Goodbye][/hide]

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A day later he met Mel, for one last time. In the moment of truth, it seems as he has regained a shred of  his humanity, perhaps recalled Delina's teachings, perhaps his love to her overcoming his selfishness. He couldn't make himself subdue her and bring her to Cassandra; taking away all of what Melanie cares about, taking away her freedom. However, he was still selfish.[/tface][/SIZE]

[hide=His Dark Desire]







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In his death he tried to accomplish a number of things: The most important one was to make Melanie hate him as much as she possibly can. In his mind, he brought her only sorrow, while all she did was to aid him, with his bind, lycanthropy, Delina's passing and so much more. He wanted her to hate him so much, she'll never return to Lower again, making sure she won't be caught by the Sojourners or other people from Lower. He wasn't afraid for his own well being, but rather for Mel. He knew that if the Sojourners could figure out their connection and his feelings for her, the Spellguard won't be far behind and might use her to get to him.[/tface][/SIZE]

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I'd say he died so she could live at peace, but that's a lie. Jarik was no hero, and in his death he still possessed the same dark desire he had in his life; to have Melanie for himself. He wasn't interested in salvation any longer, nor did he think he deserved such.[/SIZE][/tface]

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[tface=fellsc][SIZE="6"]The End[/SIZE][/tface]

[tface=fellsc][SIZE="5"]Part Two - Breaking The Bind[/SIZE][/tface]

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While being out of Lower one time along with Trem and a few others, darkness started to surround him, eventually covers his body. He was about to be taken. He made his way back to Lower, and decided to head to the Sacred Cave, to Delina, instead of the Cathedral. There he pledged his faith to Ibrandul and offered him a prayer. At first, he did so in order to be saved, but as the time passed, he truly believed that Ibrandul cares for him (unfortunately, near the end, his faith in the Lurker dwindled, but we'll get there!). Ibrandul managed to fight of the darkness, and Delina bought Jarik more time.

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[hide=Jarik's bind]
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In this time, Delina sent him on two missions:

The first was to collect the essence of a darkness that doesn't answer Ibrandul. Jarik took his allies and headed to the Lowerdark, where they were trapped by darkness.

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[hide=The first trial]Berylla: Yeah... this is the sorta party you want for doin something dangerous in the lowerdark.
Siliander Ayloud: Is it?
Berylla: No.


Whoever says that Jarik didn't take any risks, when was the last time YOUR PC slit his wrist HMMM??? (joking)
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[tface=walter][SIZE="4"]

Eventually they managed to grab the essence that came from Jarik's body and found themselves back in the Sacred Cave.

The second task was to end a threat that lay dormant beneath the Sacred Cave, who has awakened from the essence Jarik brought back with him. He called this time to Trem and Shiff, who were his allies for quite a while, Loreli/Moonflies/(Something generic to do with snakes), and Melanie – as wayfinder, Jarik believed she's favored by Ibrandul. Funny enough, all of those four people had a huge impact on Jarik further down the road.

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[hide=The Second Trial][/hide]
[hide=Vherah]

What's not shown in the screens: Gracken and Granny in a joint plan to have us all killed by blinding Jarik, then spam dispel magic on him which resulted in his death (It happened, but it was nothing IC...I hope >_>). I hope Caster had a good laugh there![/hide]
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Jarik was revived by Ibrandul, also restoring his leg, and this essence was collected as well.

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[hide=Jarik's revival and restoration of his leg by the Lurker][/hide]
[hide=One of my favorite moments!][/hide]

[hide=Jarik's favorite spot][/hide]
[hide=Trem's Death][/hide]
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While Jarik waited for Delina to call him again, Trem met his demise, his best friend dying (AGAIN!!!)and three new threats emerged: A lycanthropy plague, a demon cult and a woman of shadows – Cassandra Heartlight. Jarik met with Melanie in the Sacred Cave to discuss how they can address those situations. (It quickly turned to be one of the most enjoyable conversations I had!)

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[hide=Jarik and Melanie]What started as plans to deal with the threats turned to a talk about the past
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[hide=Destroying the Flesh Forge]
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[hide=Jarik and Ialadris]After her child's soul was lost, Jarik decided to try and sway from the path of vengeance, and just worry about living her life...he failed


However, Jarik and Ialadris (even with all the differences) found allies in one another, even best friends.

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But again, things weren't meant to be good for a long time. In one of Jarik's Chosen hunts, Shiff attacked the group and managed to infect Jarik with lycanthropy.

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[hide=Shiff's Revenge][/hide]
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Betrayed once again by one he considered a good friend, slowly becoming the thing he hated the most, Jarik hid away in the Canals. Ashamed, and slowly being consumed by the beast in despair, his only comfort was Melanie who came to visit him from time to time.

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[hide=A talk of despair][/hide]
[hide=But if he's already a wererat then...]Who's laughing now!?
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Jarik's last task before he could defeat his bind was to bring someone else to worship Ibrandul. It proved a bit difficult, considering Jarik's current state.
Another betrayal came up, as Loreli, going mad(der), from a ritual gone wrong with a relic given to her by the Sacred Cave. She was brought to the Sacred Cave to face Delina's judgment by Jarik and Melanie. Loreli lost her life to the Lurker, while Melanie gave offered her life to the Lurker, becoming a new faithful. The preparations to see Jarik's bind removed were complete.

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[hide=Loreli's demise]

Ibrandul's blessing:

Dark Stone Elemental: [An eerie, reverbrating voice echoes throughout the cave, you can't tell if it is the cave itself speaking, or the entity of rock and stone]
Melanie Coppertop: [As she can do is listen, her thumb continues to turn the onyx ring about her fingers. Gaze set on the elemental]
Dark Stone Elemental: --The Lord of the Dry Depths shall see you protected in these caves... Hidden in the darkness...--
Dark Stone Elemental: --Whether it be a welcoming warmth or a cooling chill... Such shall be found within the shadows of his domain--
Dark Stone Elemental: --Whether it be prey you wish hunted or predator you avoid... The darkness shall be your senses or your cloak--
Dark Stone Elemental: --Be welcome in His caves... And may the Darkness keep you...--
Dark Stone Elemental: [The large, massive entity takes a lumbering step forward, bending down to scoop up Loreli's body]
Melanie Coppertop: [She slowly pushes herself to stand, then dips her head low]
Jarik Blake: Darkness keep [repeats quietly]
Dark Stone Elemental: [And as the earth beneath you begins to shake yet again, the entity of stone and rock lowers, melding into the ground before disappearing]

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A few days later a group assembled to find the place to remove it, and by Delina's guidance made their way to the lab in the inbetween, the place where the clerk Renee first made her shadow ritual, connected Dunwarren with Dendar. Jarik and co were taken to a place of darkness were they fought numerous shadows and eventually an aspect of Dendar. Somehow they managed to keep Jarik alive throughout the fight and emerged victorious.
Jarik was free!

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[hide=The Final Stand]That quickbar is indeed all the supplies Jarik had...[/hide]
[hide=Aspect of Dendar]Jarik Barely survived but his allies kept him alive!
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[hide=Breaking the Bind]So Lucky Dillusionst was there, otherwise there would be no screens!
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[hide=Words of gratitude][/hide]

[tface=fellsc][SIZE="5"]The End[/SIZE][/tface]

[hide=ZOOK]Nope, really not the end (but I had a hard time deciding whether to retire him or not. I'm really glad I didn't)[/hide]

Hi hi hi!

Taking a short break from the game to write the obit for Jarik and figure out what I want to play next. Still on IRC, just won't be playing for a few days!

I knew Sru was probably great, and I was sad for missing such a PC to interact with. From the screenies and bio I figure I didn't know how much she was truly awesome.

Still, I was glad our PCs had a little chat before her death.

A really great obit thread. Really shows how much Sru was important to you.
Can't wait to see your next PC!

A sad day for EFU.

I enjoyed all of my interactions with her. Really made me laugh!
Also, I had a good time reading your posts on the forum.

Not sure this is the best place to ask this, but here goes:

Is this actually a faction/player group? Or is it a post to ask players to just roll a race?
Does this a group has goals? Ambitions?
If I roll an elf, do I belong to TeamElf by default?
Is this a thread for more of an elven warband? Or "Let's be elves on the same server" together?
Is this more of the Mourners? Shevarash worshipers? Something else entirely?
Are they based in Upper? Lower? The wilds?

Of course I don't expect to have all those questions answered if any at all. It's just that this whole thread has been going on for quite a while, with TeamElf completely changed from September, when the thread started. Almost no elves left from that time, and I'm sure the goals, and the group (if there is a group) outlines have changed as well.

I don't have any intention to roll an elf just yet. Just some things about this thread to think about and maybe updating this thread a bit.

I'd be thrilled if some of my questions will get an answer, whether by a DM or the players. Of course, if this post is completely out of place, then I apologize for the inconvenience.

A break from EFU is always cool to have once in a while, tinfoilhat. Hope you'll be back soon.

RwG, UnholyWon, I hope things will get better

As the numbers of PCs connected to the Sacred Cave and Ibrandul has increased, I'm going to bump this. A lot of good information on the thread, written by some awesome players.

And if any others wish to join the fun, roll your Ibrandulite and join #SacredCave on IRC.

Congratulations!