Catacombs
By: Herb “OldGoat” Townsend
(Disclaimer: No kittens were harmed in the making of this story)
I
t all started with a letter. Terri
had gone to the mailbox and
brought back the catscratch
scribbled letter from Rytlock
Brimstone.
“My Friend Maggatha,” it began.
“I hope this finds you in good
spirits. I am hoping you can find
the time to help me. I am desperate
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to find Eir, the Norn you met at the
moot in Hoelbrak last wintersday. I
was told she had descended into the
Catacombs of Ascalon, searching for
King Adelbern’s sword. She believes
it is powerful enough to use against
Zhaitan. I have been studying the
history of the war between Ascalon
and my people. Adelbern is being
held in the catacombs by the
Foefire. The same Foefire is what
powers the sword the king keeps his
ghosts enslaved with.”
“My fear stems from a single
passage in the historical texts from
the era.”
“Let the sword be held by the
King himself, so that he alone