BARILZAR'S MAZED BAND (Continued)
Being hit by a fire spell is no easy thing for me. Deciding to show this lich that I was no slouch when it comes to spells, I shot back a few of my own. I first tried God's Frost. |
The lich had strong willpower, and ignored the frost spell's effects. I would have to try something else, and quickly, as it was starting to form another spell to attack me with. |
I sent off a shock spell just as the lich shot of another spell at me. The two spells met between us, and exploded in a shower of sparks and flames. I sent another shock spell, and once again, it met another spell coming towards me, canceling each other out with a brilliant flash. Deciding not to be a standing target, as the lich shot off another fire spell at me, I dodged to the right, while firing off another shock spell at this deadly creature. |
The tactic worked! The lich was enveloped in hundreds of static arcs, draining it's life. Within a few moments, the lich fell dead(er). |
Free to move forward again, I cautiously checked out the large cavern ahead. If there was one lich, there would most certainly be more of them. |
Yet another lich loomed in the distance. I quickly used my clanfear ring, and the beast appeared just a few feet away from me. I then summoned a Daedric bow, and put some of those "thunder" arrows to use. The lich certainly didn't like the shock effect of the arrows, and as soon as I hit him with it, the clanfear turned to attack. This kept the lich busy while I hit it a few more times with several more arrows. I wasn't sure who finished the thing off, the clanfear or the arrows, but the lich fell dead. |
The first lich had managed to kill off my clanfear, but a second one came over to see what was causing all the commotion. He met the same fate as his brethren. |
Using the ring again, I re-summoned the clanfear, and we continued into the huge cavern. |
There was another lich hiding on the other side of a rock. Using the summoned bow, I gave the clanfear a hint as to what it should attack. |
Without hesitation, the clanfear jumped to the attack, keeping the lich occupied while I shot a few more thunder arrows into it. Between the two of us, we managed to put one more lich down. |
I checked out the rest of the cavern. Nothing. None of these creatures had anything of any real value, and no mazed band. It was then that I noticed yet another tunnel leading deeper into the caves. Obviously, what I was looking for was down this tunnel. |
With my trust clanfear bringing up the rear, we headed deeper into the tunnel. I could feel that we were turning around, going back the way we came, but off to the side. It also felt like we were climbing upward, over the original cavern. |
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By my beard, it was Barilzar himself! The old wizard had become a lich. I checked the corpse, and found a ring. It seemed to be enchanted, but I couldn't tell what kind of spell it held. Rather than experiment with it, I decided to report back to the Temple with my prize. |
Fedris Hler was very happy with my work when I returned to the Temple later that afternoon. "You've got the Mazed Band?" he asked. I showed him the artifact. "Interesting." he responded. "I won't be the one to take it. Speak with the priest, Drin. He'll know what should be done. I love the way these guys pass off responsibility on each other. |
Gavas Drin put a big smile on his face as soon as I showed him the ring. "Amazing." he said, gazing at it, but not touching it. "Almalexia will want to hear about this immediately. You are to speak with her directly. I hope you realize what an honor you're receiving, Eldorf the Wise." "Well, I only came here to find out about the Dark Brotherhood and who was trying to kill me." I replied. "I understand that." replied Drin, "None-the-less, the Lady requests your presence at once. It is best not to keep her waiting. You will find her in the High Chapel." |
I headed back to the main reception area. There, before me, loomed the huge doors leading to the High Chapel, and the second member of the Tribunal. All I could do was wonder if she would be anything like Vivec, floating around the air like a feather. I guess I was about to find out. |
COMING UP: A MEETING WITH ALMALEXIA