Monday, February 23, 2009

Chapter Twenty-Two - The Mask of Diamond Tears

Our heroes reach Magystria, the Capital of the Arcane Realms of the Grand Council. There, they plan to make some repairs to therir sky-ship, and aquire information about the location of one of the nine swords.

As they check out the Library, they meet a young female clerk, who seems quite troubled. Eventually, she explains her problems are caused by a certain Thadius Tannenbaum III, a famous libertine and collector of relics here in the city, who does not return her feelings.

Also, in the same week when Thadius stopped seeing her, a very important artifact disappeared from the Library's Exposition: the Mask of Diamond Tears, an intelligent artefact who can find any kind of ancient treasure.

Our heroes decide to investigate the matter, and find out that Thadius has many powerful friends, especially in between the female population of the city. They have a first meeting with him in a fancy restaurant, where he's dating the Captain of the Guard of Magystria, a lady not too happy to have her romantic dinner interrupted by the heroes.

The group decides to go and visit Thadius in his home, where they find out that Thadius is a master of many illusions.

As they finally confront him in his mirrored ballroom, Thadius is stricken in panic as his own reflection ,and those of our heroes, step through the mirrors and into the room, and evil grin on their faces...

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