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Friday, 19th August, 2005, 06:56 PM #1
Gwendolynn Von Holden's Diary: Can't a girl get some sleep around here?
This story hour is dedicated to BSF who ran the game. Hopefully, he will start a story hour for the campaign too, because it is a very rich world and several parts of it will not be seen in this diary because Gwen is a little ego centric. I read Bridget Jones's Diary this summer and thought the style was perfect for Gwen. I hope it is a fun read.
Fort Greerson, Day 1
Powers discovered: 0 v. sad, Adventurers met: 0 but only arrived this afternoon, number of times been called a witch: 0 yay! Obsessive thoughts about Jalik: 132
Huzzah! The journey from Kellingsbrook is finally over! Plodding through a mountain range with a Thurgon caravan carrying massive rocks and building material is about as fast as a caterpillar spinning a cocoon. Whatre they building here anyway? Wish Jalik wasnt helping design whatever it is. Then, maybe hed change his mind about tutoring me again. But, since he wont, will become rich and powerful adventurer to impress him. Oh, theres the door.
Was Father. Said wed arrived in time for a ball that Lord Greerson is giving. Hopefully, my oldest brother Geoff will be there, rich from his adventures. Im so glad I brought the green ball gown instead of all my purple ones because green is Jaliks favorite color. Hope he dances with me. Must get dressed.
Grrrr. Hair is completely filled with knots, twigs and dirt. Must find better way to keep hair if Im going to be an adventurer.
Ahhh. Bath water I sent for was woozy warm. Able to brush out long black hair and braid with lovely green ribbons. Green dress looks fantastic on body but clashes strangely with purple eyes. Hmmm. No wonder I always wear purple.
After the Ball
Number of times danced with Jalik: 3 (huzzah!); Number of times danced with own father instead of Jalik: too many (boo!). Number of times Lord Greerson looked at me: twice, I think.
Ball bigger than any Ive been to in Kellingsbrook and with a much larger assortment of people. Jalik had to sit at a different table, as he will be working for Lord Greerson. Father not very good company, as hes worried about Geoff not being in town for the ball. Most adventuring groups made a point of being here for it. Am sure Geoffs group is just too busy finding treasure to stop for ball.
Lord Greerson made impressive figure at the head table. Hes definitely powerful in that physical kind of way. In fact, everyone at the head table seemed to be strong. A woman sat next to him with a dour expression and well-defined muscles, and I wondered if she was his wife until he introduced her as Crill and announced that he was appointing her as Warder at Fort Greerson. This caused a stir among some of the adventurers there. I wonder if he has a wife then. Hmm, he is a Lord after all. But Jalik has powerful magic. Will stay true to Jalik.
Humph. Just remembered overheard conversation between father and Jalik after dancing with an adventurer.
Father said, Are you sure you wont have time to tutor her while youre working on the fortifications?
Positive, said Jalik. Even if I did, I cant teach her anything. Her magic is unlike mine.
Perhaps one of Lord Greersons people then, mused Father.
Her magic is unlike any Ive ever seen, said Jalik. Lord Greerson is not known for keeping many mages around or an assorted variety. I doubt any of his people would be able to help her either. It is best for her to try to discover her magic on her own.
But shes only 17. Shes not ready. Ive seen the way some of the adventurers here have leered at her.
Would you prefer, then, that she stay in Kellingsbrook and get married and have babies?
Humph. Shed probably leave the baby in the hen house while she distracted herself with all the adventures she missed. Plus, Id like to see the boy who can keep up with her chatter. My mind nearly exploded trying to follow her thoughts when she was using telepathy on the journey. Im going to miss that.
Only a father could miss that. I must confess to relief when she leaves her lessons. (How could he!)
Im sorry. I didnt know the lessons were such a burden.
Oh never that. You know I find her quite charming. But silence is golden when shes gone.
My eavesdropping was interrupted when an inebriated adventurer bumped into me and then asked for a dance. I agreed immediately to avoid hearing anymore remarks about my conversational skills. The adventurers name was Korliss and he seemed rather upset. Half of his party had forgotten to come to the ball, and since his group had a Royal Charter, he feared Lord Greerson would take offence to them. I asked what a royal charter was and he said that all adventuring groups had to have a charter to hunt for treasure. Depending on what kind of charter you had was how much in tax you had to pay. A royal charter did not tax the spoils of the adventure much, but you were expected to do what Lord Greerson asked if he had need for services from your group. He said they had also just lost a member because Crill was in their group and now she was staying to become a warder. I tried to console him, but I also arranged for an interview with him tomorrow to see about joining his group. I actually set up several interviews at the Dragons Wing, so it was a very productive night.
Must sleep now. Tomorrow at breakfast will show Jalik new woman. Wont even speak to him. He will be amazed how much talking I wont do.
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Friday, 19th August, 2005, 06:58 PM #2
Fort Greerson, Day 2
Powers discovered: 0, interviews with adventurers: 4
After Breakfast
Spent lovely breakfast telling Jalik and father all about the interviews I had set up for today. Jaliks little green snake playfully slithered over to me and slipped back and forth over my wrists. When I looked up, Jalik was smiling in an amused way at me and I remembered my vow to stay silent. Oh well. Will impress him at dinner with ability to be quiet.
Im all set for my first interview. Im in second best purple dress and black hair is flowing down back with purple ribbons woven into it. Had wanted to conduct the interviews in private rooms at the Dragons Wing, but father wanted to watch them unobserved. At least he isnt doing the interviews for me as I thought he would. Oh here comes the first group!
Horrible morning! First group laughed at me when I said I would need to bring my mule with my chest filled with belongings. Laughed even louder when they had me list contents of chest. Second group came in asked what skills I had and then said they had no use for me. Third group came in and said I could join them. Leader said I would be expected to sleep with him every night. I said that I thought the whole party would be sleeping together. The leader said that would be good to if thats what I wanted at which point father had the whole group thrown out. I have one more interview after lunch. Think I will change tactic.
Instead of eating lunch, I went to my room and changed into traveling clothes: black pants, white shirt, purple vest. It was too bad they had already been cleaned, as I probably wouldve looked more like an adventurer if they were dirty. After looking at myself in the mirror, I ripped all the ribbons out and redid my hair in tight braid. Gave self head ache, but thought grimace of pain would make me look well worn.
The man named Korliss, who I had danced with last night, arrived a little late with the rest of his group. There was a woman with long blonde hair carrying an instrument at her side, a large man I recognized from sitting at the head table with Crill last night. He had a big ax behind his back. There were two men bearing insignias of the god Pter and a smaller man wearing monk type robes. Korliss had an apologetic look on his face, and I braced myself for being turned down again.
Lady Gwendolynn, he began. I am sorry. Last night, I was not thinking clearly and may have led you to believe that we needed your help in our group. But I dont think one such as yourself would do well in the places we go. They are dark and dismal and really not the place for a lady such as yourself. I hope you understand. I would stay to have a drink with you, but Lord Greerson has given an assignment to us, and what we really need to do is find someone who will sell us horses for practically nothing.
I can buy you horses, I said.
Excuse me?
You may not need one of my minimal skill, but it sounds like you need a sponsor. Perhaps you and your group would still like to join me, and we can discuss an arrangement that might be mutually agreeable. They looked at each other for a moment and then pulled chairs over to surround my table. They were certainly the biggest group I had interviewed, and the most pleasant. There was Korliss, of course, who seemed to be the partys speaker. There was a paladin of Pter named Ternell and a cleric of Pter named Aaron. They seemed all right, but small in stature when compared to Ardel, a large barbarian. There was the woman who was a bard named Chani. I wondered why she wasnt the party speaker, but she seemed to keep mostly to herself. Then there was Lajon, a monk.
Instead of elaborating on past adventures, they told me about their current assignment. Several days journey south of Fort Greerson was a town named Orlane. They had missed paying their taxes for the year, and Lord Greerson wanted the group named Greersons Glory to go down and see what had happened to the town. It sounded like an easy enough assignment, but the party was poor. Thinking it would be a good group to start in, especially since they were under the orders of Lord Greerson himself, I decided to offer to buy each member a horse if they allowed me to accompany them and be their speaker. They would repay me after discovering any treasure that might be found on the way. I thought I would be shot down for wanting to speak for the group, but they surprised me and agreed. My father helped me draw up the contracts, and we leave at the end of the week. Huzzah! I found an adventuring group!
Friday, 19th August, 2005, 11:04 PM #3
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Oh my, with a beginning like this, why on earth would I want to start my own story hour. I'll just interject here now and then. Maybe some of the other players from that campaign will join in the commentary. It should be fun to read the story from Gwen's rather biased perspective though.
For those keeping track at home, the following notes might be useful.
- Lord Greerson is the local ruler.
- Fort Greerson is the town. Lord Greerson is building it up as a fortress city.
- Jalik is a magical architect. Lord Greerson is paying him very handsomely to make the city defenses a little more impressive than mere stone walls.
- Greerson's Glory is the name of the adventuring group. They wanted to try to attract attention so when they signed up for the Royal Charter, they elected to use a name that would be noticable. Suck ups!
- Crill is Eeralai's PC that is leaving the group. Gwendolynn is the replacement PC.
- Due to the Necromancer Wars a few centuries earlier, Arcane magic in general is very much looked down on. Arcane spellcasters are rare with Wizards being the rarest. Just keep in mind that the majority of the campaign population equates wizards with those that raise undead armies.
- Orlane is the same Orlane from the Against the Cult of the Reptile God. Those that are familiar with the module will recognize some elements of the upcoming adventure.
- Orlane is hundreds of miles away and the group will still have plenty of action before they reach the place.
I'll comment more if folks are interested in the campaign background info.
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Saturday, 20th August, 2005, 02:39 AM #4
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Good Start...
I enjoyed the start...very fresh idea...any chance getting PC stats?
I will be watching this one...
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Saturday, 20th August, 2005, 02:45 AM #5
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Eeralai thinks she might still have the stats from this stage of the adventures. I might be able to look back on things and provide more detail on the other PCs. One other note: This was a 3.0 campaign and ended just about 2 years ago.
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Saturday, 20th August, 2005, 04:35 PM #6
Thanks! We just moved, and many of the boxes with old roleplaying stuff have not been gone through yet. Gwen started at first level, and the rest of the party at this time was aroun 3-5 I think. Her most defining stats were her Charisma at 17 or 18 and her strength at 9. She had some skill in diplomacy, and she is a telepathic psion, although she will never refer to herself as such. She spends much of the campaign searching for someone with the same kind of magic she has, but does not meet anyone until almost the end. When I unpack her sheet, I will post more. We started her with the 3.0 rules for psions, but as the campaign continues, you will see that we ended up using several supplements.Originally Posted by djrdjmsqrd
BSF has suggested that I might want to post a few words from Crill since she will be important later on. She is a ranger type with a strength of 17 or 18. There is much more to her character, but that would ruin some of the fun if I clarify it now.
Saturday, 20th August, 2005, 04:40 PM #7
Crills Journal
If you were reading these two journals written in the characters' hand writing, Gwen's would be bold and loopy and Crill's would be smaller and more like printing.
After the Ball
Peace at last. When I report home to my tribe, I will not tell them to stay hidden because of amassing evil, but because of amassing stupidity. Greersons Glory managed to not only lose their finest shield to rust monsters, but also their finest sword. By that time, however, I had no sympathy because both the Paladin of Pter and the cleric or whatever he is of Pter stood by and watched me nearly drown fighting some water troll. Chani actually tried to help. She hit me with a crossbow bolt in her attempt, but at least she tried. And who was it who helped the most? That barbarian. All my life I have been told of the evil barbarians, and he is the one who helped. The cleric and the paladin didnt even try to heal me when the fight was done. Pter God of Good, bah! Pter God of Jackasses is more like it. When we emerged from the cave and onto the road, another paladin of Pter accosted us. It was my hope that Pter had sent someone himself to arrest his two alleged followers after their performance in the cave. But this paladin turned out to be a haughty donkey as well and treated all of us as prisoners. I never understood what he thought we had done, but since he had a whole caravan behind him, I thought it was best just to be agreeable.
But I am rid of them now. Lord Greerson has offered me a job as warder of Fort Greerson. I was deeply honored and felt very undeserving after my adventures. Now I will be able to uphold the laws of his society and show others how to uphold them as well. Lord Greerson is a noble man to serve, and my tribe will be pleased that he has selected me
Monday, 22nd August, 2005, 06:03 AM #8
We unpacked some of the computer room today and ran across old character sheets.
Gwen is a psionic telepath. Str: 9; Dex 17; Con: 16; Int. 14; Wis: 11 and Cha: 18.
Her skills include appraise, concentrate, diplomacy, ride and psicraft.
Her powers are telepathic communication within 100 feet, finger of fire and charm person.
Monday, 22nd August, 2005, 06:05 AM #9
Gwen: FOrt Greerson, Day 2, After Dinner
Powers discovered: 0 bad but was busy interviewing. Number of times refrained from speaking: 0 v. bad but had to tell all about the days interviews.
My father and I dined with Jalik in one of the Dragons Wings private rooms. I told him all about the mornings interviews and of the adventuring group I had chosen.
Well, Im sure your father is pleased that youre traveling with a paladin, said Jalik. He should keep everyone else in line at least, though I am surprised youre traveling with Pters people. Werent they some of the ones giving you a hard time back in Kellingsbrook?
Actually, they were the ones who saved us in a way, said father.
Yes, it was the worshipers of my parents farming god, Lorsch, who were claiming I was a witch and wanting me to be kicked out before I burned the village down, I said.
Father interjected, Then Jane spied that pompous paladin Thomas, who headed the caravan here, eating apples off of our trees. She asked him when paladins took to stealing and he grew very red and stammered out that he hadnt realized the orchard belonged to anybody. Well, Jane just gave him that look that started the kids confessing every time and he began offering all sorts of services to make up for his error. Jane told him to be at the town meeting that night without any further explanation and went back to the farm.
Oh, thats right, said Jalik. The famous town meeting that I missed. Jane had him detect evil on Gwen at the meeting to prove that she wasnt a witch. Janes a smart one. Smart and lovely.
Yes, said father, and I cant say I will miss you being around to tell her that so frequently. Jalik and father laughed, but honestly, sometimes I think Jalik fancies my mother more than me. Humph!
Im surprised you still had trouble after that, said Jalik.
Well, I said. After he failed to detect evil on me, he said that just meant I wouldnt set fire to the village on purpose. Here, both father and Jalik tried not to smile. The shed burning down wasnt my fault! I exclaimed, knowing what they were thinking about. No wonder Jalik fancies mother. Have been nothing but walking disaster all life. But things are changing now. Will sleep so that I can buy horses for everyone in the morning.
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Monday, 22nd August, 2005, 06:06 AM #10
Fort Greerson, Day 6, Midnight
Number of Powers discovered: 0 v. bad Ive been here a week. Why dont I have new magic? Number of times refrained from talking: 0 v. bad but as this was last night with Jalik, does not matter anymore. Will be traveling with female bard who must like to talk as much as self. Number of hugs from Jalik: 1!!!
Should be asleep, but far too excited about leaving tomorrow. Also, still light headed from Jaliks goodbye embrace. Wish he was coming with us and so does father. Theyve been hearing rumors about happenings around here that they wont tell me about. All Ive heard is Greersons Glory is out of favor with Lord Greerson and thats why hes sending them so far away. Will change Lord Greersons opinion of group. Will come back heroes of Orlane. Spent week shopping for horses and such. Group needed a few other things and did some training. They seem anxious to be off now, and leave first thing in the morning!
Monday, 22nd August, 2005, 06:07 AM #11
On the Road, Day 1
Powers used, 1 (huzzah!) Powers used effectively: 0 (boo)
Finally on road for adventure! Awful time saying goodbye to father. Suddenly realized I wont be with anyone in my family for first time in life. Tried not to cry for his sake, but a few tears slipped out. Glad he headed back for the tavern when he did because shortly after I said goodbye to him, a monk of Pter accosted us. He demanded that Aaron head for home immediately. Aarons brother required him back at the temple of glory. Aaron said no and went to leave. The monk refused to let him pass and once again demanded that he return home. Ternell tried to do a detect evil, but the monk punched Ternell in the nose and told Ternell not to insult him. He tried to force Aaron into submission, so the party defended Aaron. It was quickly apparent that he was a much more skilled monk than our monk, Lajon. No one was able to hurt him much. I tried to whip through his mind, but failed miserably. He finally left, but it certainly wasnt because we were making headway with taking him down.
My village did not have monks of Pter, I said to Aaron. Are they common?
No, said Ternell, The Temple of Glory seems different than any other temple of Pter.
Are you sure your brother is not sick? I asked. Perhaps there is a family crisis and he needs you.
I doubt that, said Aaron.
Maybe he is jealous you are adventuring, I said. I have a brother named Aaron, too, but he is the one who stayed home. I was jealous of Geoff leaving for adventure. Does he have responsibilities that keep him from adventuring himself?"
Hes not jealous, said Aaron. He wants me to finish my training. Mind your own business.
Easy for him to say. If monks are going to start chasing the group around because he isnt going home, its going to be my business too. Only trying to be sympathetic party member. Will refrain from talking for awhile.
Tuesday, 23rd August, 2005, 08:29 PM #12
On the Road, Day 1 After Dinner
Miss family lots, and legs sore from sitting on a horse all day. Much nicer to travel in wagon, but father needed to return home in it. Company is very quiet. Ternell and Aaron talk to each other a lot about Pter. Ljon and Ardel dont talk at all, and Korliss spends his time making comments to Chani that she tries to ignore but often replies in snippy manner. Not sure she ever smiles. Tried to get everyone to tell me about how they decided to become adventurers, but only succeeded in telling them own life story. Wonder if they heard.
Last edited by Eeralai; Thursday, 25th August, 2005 at 04:50 PM. Reason: misspelling
Tuesday, 23rd August, 2005, 08:33 PM #13
Author's note
When BSF said he wanted detailed backgrounds for the characters, he created a bit of a monster in me. My background for Crill was detailed, but read like a history book. When I brought Gwen in, I created several short stories for her. Here is the first one when she discovered her powers:
Gwendolynn Von Holden lay swaddled in soft, fluffy, white blankets looking very proud of herself for being born. She had a mess of wavy black hair, flush cheeks and startling purple eyes. Her parents surrounded her in love, and even her two brothers stopped playing for a few moments to smile and welcome her. Although words were beyond her grasp, she cooed, crooned and cried her way through nine months, demanding the attention of anyone who was in the room with her. At nine months, words burst forth from her in alarming rapidity. Her mother and father delighted in each new word, while her oldest brother Geoff was disgruntled with all the attention Gwendolynn received. When she was one, he decided to teach her a few words some of the other farm boys had told him. She streaked around the house blissfully shouting them over and over. Mother and Father decided since he was taking such an interest in expanding Gwens and his own vocabulary, that he could play with Gwen for an hour a day, and also begin lessons in reading. The farmers laughed when they heard that the Von Holdens were teaching five-year-old Geoff to read, but Geoff was bright and found the lessons to be enjoyable. He also enjoyed playing with his sister, although he put on a big fuss about it.
Gwen adored her two older brothers, and played happily with them whenever possible. When she was two, her sentences became quite intelligible, and at three she spoke with the certainty of a five-year-old. The Von Holdens had two more children after Gwen. Dale arrived after Gwen turned two, and James arrived shortly before she turned five. Gwen took notice of her two younger brothers mainly as new dolls there for her amusement.
On Gwens fifth birthday, she was sitting in the parlor having a tea party with her three dolls. She spoke her dolls, and they each had a distinctive voice. Geoff and Aaron always teased her by mimicking her voices, so she had recently begun continuing the conversations inside her head whenever the boys walked by. On this particular day, the three older children were excited because a birthday meant cake. Geoff came running into the parlor ready to tell his sister how big the cake was and saw her playing tea party with her dolls. Gwen, pretending he wasnt in the room continued the conversation in her head. Oh no, she thought to the dolls. Its big ugly Geoff!
What did you call me? asked Geoff.
I didnt call you anything, said Gwen.
You did too, said Geoff. You just called me ugly! Then Geoff took one of the dolls and began running away.
Hey! called Gwen. Give her back! Gwen jumped up and ran after him. Geoff reached the door right as Mother was walking through.
Whats all this? asked mother looking down at both of them.
Nothing, said Geoff and Gwen, quickly in unison.
I was just playing tea party with Gwen, continued Geoff. Here you go Gwen. I think her coat is on right now. Geoff handed the doll back to Gwen.
Thank you, mumbled Gwen looking down at the doll. There was no sense in telling on Geoff because they would both end up in trouble, and she didnt want trouble on her birthday. The children could never predict what punishment their parents would dish out, and on a birthday, none of them wanted to miss being dished out a piece of cake. Mother was telling them both to play quieter and to not run in the house while Gwen thought to her doll, That mean old Geoff better not get us into trouble.
The two children agreed to play more quietly and Mother went on her way. Geoff turned to Gwen excitedly. Did you just think to your dolls, That mean old Geoff better not get us into trouble?
Gwen gaped up at him. Yes I did.
Im a mind reader Gwen! Think something else to me!
What do I think?
Just anything!
How big is my birthday cake? thought Gwen.
Its three layers! exclaimed Geoff. Lets go tell Aaron! With that, Geoff ran out the room and up the stairs to Aarons room followed closely by Gwen.
Aaron! said Geoff. I can read minds. Think something to me.
Aaron looked up from his book. He was a small boy of seven and very thoughtful. Geoff was the one with the big schemes, but Aaron always thought out the details to pull them off. He looked at his older brother of two years and wondered what this new scheme was. Geoff seemed so excited though, that maybe it was true. All right, said Aaron calmly. What am I thinking? There was a pause in the room for a minute.
Think it louder Aaron, said Geoff. I cant hear it.
How can I think louder? asked Aaron. What are you up to Geoff?
Down in the parlor he read my mind three times, Aaron, piped in Gwen. Honest! Watch.
Gwen was silent and then Geoff said, She thought, I hope Aaron believes us.
Thats right, said Gwen.
Im not going to believe this, said Aaron. All Geoff has to do is think of something you might say and then you agree Gwen. This is silly.
Oh Aaron, thought Gwen. Youre really pigheaded.
Im not pigheaded Gwen, said Aaron.
Gwen didnt call you pigheaded, said Geoff.
I just heard her, said Aaron.
Geoff grabbed Gwens shoulders. Its not me Gwen, he said. Its you! Think something to Aaron again.
Gwen looked at Aaron and thought, My birthday cake is three layers!
Wow! said Aaron. Can you hear what we think too?
I dont know, said Gwen looking confused. I havent tried to.
Try me first, said Geoff. The room was quiet.
You thought, The birthday cake is being frosted, said Gwen excitedly. The three children stood staring in amazement. Then they all started talking at once. They spent the rest of the morning running around the house, trying to figure out how far away they could talk to Gwen and how many words they could say to her. Geoff and Aaron tried thinking to each other, but it was only Gwen who seemed to have the mind speak power as they called it. They discovered she could only catch short sentences and they could be as far as 15 feet away. Then abruptly it stopped and Gwen had a headache. The boys were scared and concerned all at the same time. None of them had thought it would have any ill effects on Gwen. Father found them in Aarons bedroom talking quietly to Gwen.
Whats wrong? he asked.
I have a headache Father, said Gwen in a small voice.
Too much birthday excitement, said Father. Ive heard you children running around the house all morning. Come here and Ill carry you to your room for a nap.
A droopy Gwen managed to shuffle over to Fathers arms. He picked her up and carried her out the door. Should we tell? whispered Aaron.
Lets wait and see how she feels after her nap, replied Geoff.
Gwen woke up feeling fine to the relief of Geoff and Aaron, and the birthday party proceeded as normal. The next day, the children were happy to find Gwens mind speak back in place. They decided against telling Mother and Father. They would only use it for short periods to avoid wearing out Gwen again. The next few months brought forth a host of new schemes from Geoff, and with Aarons help and Gwens thinking, they did not get caught, too much.
Wednesday, 24th August, 2005, 02:42 PM #14
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Wednesday, 24th August, 2005, 08:57 PM #15
Thanks Vorlon! I'm going to do one more childhood story here and then continue with the adventure tomorrow or Friday. Maybe BSF would explain the Durgon and Thurgon too? Although, after this, they won't be seen again for awhile.
The children managed to keep Gwens mind speaking ability a secret all through spring and summer. In autumn, however, another little girl shattered Gwens happiness, and Gwen took revenge. It all began on Gathering Day in the farming community, a day set aside once a month for the families to get together in the morning and discuss various farming problems. The grown-ups met inside a large assembly hall with rows of benches lined up. The children were divided into three age groups and met in three smaller rooms to the side of the great hall. Gwen was in the 4, 5 and 6 group and Aaron and Geoff were together in the 7, 8 and 9 group. There was also a 10, 11 and 12 group and then at 13, children were expected join the adults in the big hall.
Farmers did not have time to visit with one another on a regular basis, so on Gathering day, everyone got out their best clothes and buggies to make their way to the hall. Although Gwendolynns family had what she thought was the nicest buggy in the whole community, they lived the closest to the hall and Gwens parents insisted that they walk whether the weather was sunny, windy, rainy or snowy.
At the first fall Gathering, Gwens class was responsible for bringing refreshments. She had spent the week making apple jelly with Ida, and the morning of Gathering making biscuits with her mother to spread the jelly on. The biscuits looked dainty sitting in her basket bursting with red apple jelly, and she hoped the leader, Mrs. Andrews, would notice them. Gwendolynn had chosen her favorite purple jumper and white blouse, and her mother had tied her hair in a purple ribbon. She had skipped happily with her family to Gathering and had placed the basket of biscuits on the table next to the other treats.
After the meeting, however, a gloomy Gwen crunched through the leaves behind Geoff and Aaron who were chatting excitedly about Sowens Night. She was busy thinking about how everyone was ignoring her and just didnt care about her problems when Mother interrupted her pleasure by saying Whats wrong Gwendolynn? Didnt everyone like your biscuits?
Gwendolynn burst into tears. Its not fair! I made the biscuits with you this morning! She yelled. Prissy didnt make them, I did!
Well of course we made them this morning, said mother soothingly as she knelt down holding the baby. Who says we didnt?
Gwen gasped between sobs and said, I put my biscuits on the table with all the other food. I was the only one with biscuits and jelly, and they looked so pretty. I went back to my chair and waited for Mrs. Andrews to come in. When she came in she said, "Who brought these beautiful biscuits? Before I could even open my mouth, Perfect Prissy stood up and said, I did, Mrs. Andrews. Gwen continued crying before she got out, Everyone thinks I brought bread pudding! Nobody likes bread pudding!
I like bread pudding, said Father trying to be helpful.
Oh, honey! said mother. Im sorry. Why didnt you tell Mrs. Andrews the truth?
I did, but then Moira stood up and said, Gwen is lying. She just always has to be the best. I helped Prissy make those biscuits myself. I saw Gwen put the yucky bread pudding down. Here Gwendolynn completely burst into tears. Her mother pulled her close in a soothing hug. Baby James kicked Gwen a few times, but she didnt seem to notice.
Well, the next party we will make more biscuits and I will take them to class with you so that everyone knows you brought them. Soothed Mother.
Okay, Mother, sniffed Gwen. Thank you.
Why dont you catch up to your brothers? Theyre planning a haunted walk through the orchard for our party. Im sure they could use your help.
A haunted walk? Really? Gwen perked up and ran after her brothers.
Can I help please?
We didnt think you wanted to, replied Aaron.
We asked but you just stood there sulking like a baby, said Geoff.
Im not a baby! cried Gwen. Perfect Prissy stole my biscuits!
Yeah, yeah, said Geoff. Any ways, we can hang some scare crows from the trees.
Yeah, lets stick arrows through them! said Aaron.
Oooh! That will be too scary, said Gwen.
Well, if youre gonna be a scaredy cat, said Geoff, you cant help.
Let me help! Please! I wont be scared, cried Gwen.
We were thinking you could be the witch, Gwen, said Aaron.
Yes! I want to be a real witch when I grow up! said Gwen.
Geoff and Aaron started to laugh. Well you better be a good witch, or the rest of the people will run you out of town, said Geoff. Like in that story Father tells us, Harrisburg and the Witch.
Ill be too powerful for anyone to run me out of town! replied Gwen.
But youll still never be fast enough to catch me, said Geoff yanking off the purple ribbon in Gwens hair and taking off with it.
Hey! Give that back, yelled Gwen running after Geoff. They ran all the way back to the farm. Gwen never caught him, but found her ribbon lying in a chair in the parlor.
Sowens Night was only a week away, so preparations for the Haunted Walk had to be made rapidly. The Von Holdens had decided to throw a big party that year for all the families in the area. The haunted walk had been Geoffs idea, but Aaron had thought of many things for it. They were able to build almost everything they needed for it themselves, and they let Gwen do some of the more boring tasks such as stuffing the straw in the scarecrows and scooping the guts out of the pumpkins. The three children had put so much work and thought into it, that Father had agreed to pay some of the farm workers to stay that night and help out with the Haunted Walk so that the children didnt have to ask their friends. The children had argued that if their friends had to help out, there wouldnt be anyone left to go through the walk.
The entrance to the walk was a gate made of bales of hay with half a dozen carved pumpkins on each side. Carving the pumpkins had been Geoffs favorite task because Father had helped him with it. Geoff had thought of an original gruesome face for each one. They had also carved a half dozen more that Geoff distributed throughout the walk to make sure children stayed on the right path. A ways after the gate, four stuffed scarecrows with arrows poking through them would fall down on ropes hanging from the tree branches. Two men would be up in the trees dressed in black to push them down and then raise them up after people had passed by. Next Aaron would be walking around asking people to taste his mashed eyeballs (it was actually oatmeal) and cat guts, (which was actually beef jerky). Then, two of the workers would be seen sword fighting each other. One would get his head cut off, but it would actually be a pumpkin rolling away. In the next section, Geoff would be breaking twigs and making birdcalls. Then he would do some howling followed by an earsplitting scream. Gwen would be running around on a broomstick screeching and telling people to watch out for the Dragon. The grand finale was a dragon they had rigged with a wooden frame draped in a black cloth. They were all proud of the dragon. Its head and neck moved with a mechanism that Father had thought up. One of the workers was on the inside of the Dragon making it move around. Overall they were very excited.
The evening before the party, Gwen was running around the house yelling nonsensical words at the top of her lungs because of the excitement bubbling over in her. Finally her mother said, Will you go get your witches outfit on Gwen? Youre making my head spin.
Yeeeeesssss, replied Gwen running upstairs to her bedroom. Lying on her bed was a little black dress. The hem was torn in places, and the sleeves were too long for her. She loved it. She felt like a real wicked witch in it. She quickly put it on and then rumpled up her hair to make it look messier. She ran back downstairs. How do I look? She asked.
Ugly, absolutely ugly! replied her mother.
Thank you! cried Gwen.
Now go outside with your brothers. The guests will be arriving soon, and youll have your first victim!
Gwen tore out the door towards the apple orchard. Geoff and Aaron were busy lighting all of the pumpkin lanterns.
Your hair isnt messy enough, said Aaron. You look to clean. Here, put some twigs in it and maybe a little mud on your face.
Okay! said Gwen happy to oblige. When she was finished adorning her hair with dead leaves and twigs, and smearing her cheeks with mud she said, Is that better?
Much, said Aaron. Now go to your spot and get ready. I see some guests coming now. Gwen ran through the path to her appointed spot. She was anxious to meet her first victim. She had been practicing screeching all week, and thought she finally had it down. She had lost her voice after the first day of practice, so she paced herself better the rest of the week. She was especially anxious for Perfect Prissy to come through. Gwen had a special surprise for the girl who had stolen her biscuits.
Darkness was finally coming to the farm. Gwen had decided the sun would be up forever, but the stars were coming out nicely now and the breeze was blowing any clouds in the air away. There was no moon that night which, Geoff had said, made the perfect Sowen night. She heard Geoff getting into his place nearby. She went and hid behind her appointed tree. Soon she heard screams of surprise as the scarecrows fell out of the tree. She listened closely as the guests made their way through the path. Soon it would be her turn. There was Geoff hooting and snapping twigs. She heard the footsteps draw nearer. Out she darted shrieking and yelling about the Dragon up ahead. The guests ran and yelled as the dragonhead turned toward them. As the guests ran out of the orchard, she heard them exclaiming with shouts of delight. Their Haunted Walk was going to be a success!
The night progressed in much the same way. Gwen recognized many of the children who came through, and some adults began coming through as well. After about an hour, Gwen heard a familiar voice on the path. It was Perfect Prissy. Gwen stepped out into the path. She stood waiting, looking small and muddy next to the tall trees. As Geoff chased Prissy and her older sister into the path Gwen concentrated carefully.
You will not escape me Perfect Prissy! thought Gwen to Prissy. I will change you into a toad before the night is through. As her thoughts went to Prissy, Gwen began raising her arms as if to cast a spell. She cackled in her mind. Prissy stood horrified. Then she let out an earsplitting shriek and began running as fast as her little legs would carry her. Her big sister ran after her. What? Its just Gwen looking muddy and dirty. That wasnt scary! Prissy ran right by the dragon without seeing it. She screamed all the way to her mother.
Back in the orchard Gwen smiled to herself. Thats what you get for stealing my biscuits Perfect Prissy!
Prissy tore through the crowd at the Von Holdens party and found her mother who was talking with Gwens mother. She was sobbing and she hid her face in her mothers skirts. Whatever is the matter with you? asked Prissys mother looking down. Prissy continued to cry as her older sister ran up. The older sister was about Geoffs age and had little patience with Prissy when she started crying. However, she had been placed in charge of Prissy for the party, and knew she had better follow her to their mother. Whats all this about, Jill? said her mother in a surprised voice.
Jill shrugged. She keeps saying Gwen told her she was going to turn her into a toad. I didnt hear anything though.
Thats because she said it to my head! sobbed Prissy.
Prissys mother laughed and kneeled down. Now honey, she began. I think that haunted walk was too scary for you. Youre imagining things that didnt really happen.
It did too happen! insisted Prissy. Gwen is a witch and shes going to turn me into a toad.
Now thats enough, said Prissys mother sternly. I think you have had enough party. Mrs. Von Holden was just telling me that Mr. Von Holden was getting ready to tell the story of Sowen. I think you and I will go home now, and Jill can come home with Father. Is that alright Jill?
Sounds good to me, said Jill happy to be rid of her ward.
Thats not fair, protested Prissy. You told me I could hear the story this year!
Ive changed my mind. The haunted walk was sufficient excitement for you. Prissys mother turned to Gwens mother. Please forgive my daughter for her little scene. I think she is just over tired.
Quite understandable, said Gwens mother. Dont be too hard on her though. There is probably more going on here than we realize, and I would not be surprised if Gwen is at the bottom of it. Ill go talk to her now. Thank you for coming, and have a safe walk home. The two women smiled at each other and walked their separate ways. Gwens mother made her way out to the haunted walk. She had noticed the children had been somewhat quieter the last few months and the housekeeper had been commenting on the number of cookies missing recently. Although there was no evidence, they both knew the children had somehow been getting them. If Gwen was telepathic, it might explain everything.
She walked through the haunted walk admiring the work her children had done and notifying everyone it was time to shut down. Geoff was told to put out all the pumpkin lanterns, and the workers were invited to enjoy the rest of the party. When she got to Gwen, she looked down at her small muddy daughter.
What happened to Prissy, Mother asked calmly.
Gwen looked up and began shifting the dirt beneath her right toe. I scared her. Gwen said simply.
How did you scare her? Mother asked.
Im the witch, said Gwen. I scared her like I scared everyone else.
Prissy was the only one claiming you had spoken to her mind. Did you do that? asked Mother.
Gwen drew a circle in the dirt with her toe and looked down at it. Yes Mother, said Gwen quietly.
How long have you had the ability to talk to peoples minds? asked Mother.
Since my birthday, said Gwen. Geoff and I discovered it.
That is a very special gift that nature has given to you, said Mother. It is wrong to use it to hurt or scare people. I know you were mad at Prissy for claiming your biscuits, but you should not spend your time plotting revenge every time somebody does something you dont like. That will turn you into a dislikable little girl, and I am sure that you would rather be your likable self instead. Do you understand what I have said?
Gwen looked up at her mother, her eyes brimming with tears. Im sorry Mother! I wont do it again, she sobbed. Ill try to get along with Prissy, and Ill save my mind speak for
Stealing cookies? asked Mother. Gwens face turned red. I think in the morning we will discuss your mind speaking with your father. Now it is time for bed.
But you said I could listen to the story about Sowen tonight! cried Gwen.
I have changed my mind, said Mother. Instead of listening to the story, you can spend that time thinking about what you did wrong. Prissys mother took Prissy home, and I think that was wise. Maybe next year the two of you will be ready for the story of Sowen. But now it is bedtime. With that Mother marched Gwen back to the house and upstairs to her room.
Gwen got undressed sadly but obediently and went to bed. Mother kissed her goodnight and blew out the candle by Gwens bed. After Mother left, Gwen thought about what had happened. She couldnt help but be pleased with herself for scaring Prissy, but the words of her Mother tempered her. Maybe it was wrong to use my gift to scare her, thought Gwen. Maybe whatever gave me the power will take it away if they see me behave like that. Oh well. At least this once I got the better of Prissy. Then Gwen closed her eyes and fell asleep.
In the morning, Gwen woke up a little later than normal. She jumped out of bed and was dressed before remembering her mothers words about speaking with her father in the morning about her mind speak. She walked downstairs to the breakfast table slowly, wondering what was going to be said. She arrived just as Ida, the housekeeper, was laying out the food. Dale was in a boosted up chair already beginning his meal. James was in his highchair, already a blob of porridge having been served first. The rest of the family was sitting waiting. It was a plain breakfast of porridge, milk, toast and apples, but Gwen sat down silently without comment. Everyone wished her good morning, which she returned dutifully. Silence followed as everyone dug into the porridge.
Finally Gwens father said, Your mother tells me that you have discovered telepathy.
The boys erupted, Gwen! That was supposed to be a secret! Why did you tell?
She didnt tell, said mother calmly. She tried, and succeeded, to scare Prissy by talking to her mind. What was it you said, something about turning her into a toad?
The boys started laughing. Good one Gwen! said Geoff. I wish I had known what you were doing so that I couldve seen her. Gwen blushed and began to smile.
Your mother and I do not see this as a joke, said Father sternly. The three of you should have told us what was going on from the start. This is a very special gift Gwen has been given, and not to be used on pranks.
The children sobered as they listened to Father. Gwen has the ability to get inside someones head and speak to them. If this gets out to the community, there will be a great deal of fuss. The Durgon and Humans of Kellingsbrook frown about magic. They would want her trained in one of the churches to make sure her powers are divinely given.
Powers? interrupted Geoff. But she can only do the one thing.
It might lead to more, replied mother. Your great grandmother had the ability to mind speak among other things.
Wow! exclaimed Gwen. You mean I might really be a witch?
We never called grandma a witch, replied Mother. We just called her grandma. She was very wise and greatly respected, and would have urged you to use your telepathy in a better way.
We realize youre excited about what you can do, Gwen, said Father. But were going to restrict you to use it only among family and with Ida. Your friends are not to know. Do you understand?
Yes, Father, said Gwen. But what about Prissy?
We have discussed her, said Father. We will wait and see what happens. Her mother is a good friend of your mother and we may decide to tell her. But possibly Prissy will wake up and just think that maybe she had imagined it. Well see. Now, I thought you all did an excellent job with the haunted walk. Did all of you have fun? The boys launched into stories of scaring people and Gwens mind speak was not spoken of again at the table.
After the discussion with her parents, Gwen restricted her mind speak to the family only, and Ida, who was considered to be a member of the family. Prissy, unfortunately did not think she had imagined Gwen speaking to her mind like Gwens parents had hoped. She knew what had happened and planned on letting all the children in the Kellingsbrook farming community know. Fortunately for Gwen, Prissys older sister, Jill, had overheard Prissy telling some other children about Gwen. Jill walked into the room laughing and told everybody how Prissy had been so frightened of muddy little Gwen that she had run all the way to mama crying loudly. Then Jill did an imitation of Prissy that set all the children laughing. Prissy had sulked and insisted that Gwen had spoken to her mind, but by then all the children were only interested in Jill doing her imitation of Prissy again. Prissy soon dropped the subject, so in a way, the problem of Prissy knowing about Gwens mind speak worked itself out. Gwen and Prissy, however, had a dislike for each other that continued to grow as they grew.
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Unless your legs are up there with the birdies, I think you mean "leg's sore".Originally Posted by Eeralai
Thursday, 25th August, 2005, 04:52 PM #17
Oops! At least it was a misspelling with funny imagery. Thanks for pointing it out and I got it changedOriginally Posted by Steverooo
Friday, 26th August, 2005, 06:30 AM #18
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Heh!Originally Posted by Eeralai
"I slip upon the ice; my legs soar!
Ouch! I fall down, go boom!"
And how can you not hate a girl named "Miss Priss"?
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Gwen's background is always amusing. Since it is told in story form, it is left to the reader to extrapolate how she came to be. Sowen's night is a good example. Her parents decide to punish her for messing with Prissy using her mind speak (Telepathy). Yet, rather than fessing up to the entire thing, they kind of hope people will ignore it and forget it. So I wouldn't exactly classify Gwen's family as Lawful Good.
It is a little different from most character backgrounds I have seen over the years and I appreciate that.
A little more background here. When Eeralai decided to change out characters, we bumped her back down in level. But I gave her deep pockets to make up for it. The only thing that couldn't really be bought were magic items. In this campaign, magic items are not particularly common and they are rarely for sale. So I wasn't worried about her going to crazy. She ended up buying horses for the group and used that as leverage to join.
Thurgon & Durgon - Since Eeralai mentioned it.
My world doesn't have any Dwarves. Mostly I was tired of people choosing bad stereotypes for Dwarves. After 20+ years where almost all Dwarves seem alike, I decide to 'fix' the problem by scratching the race entirely. I did the same with Elves. The Thurgon are a LA race with bonuses to physical stats and minor DR. Societally they are very rigid. Anybody deviating from the norm is under harsh peer pressure to conform, or they are banished. The Thurgon were literally crafted from stone and they are not flexible. It is inherent nature. The times when they exhibit the most acceptance of anything different is when they perceive a message directly from their god. I have never actually had a player play one.
The Durgon were crafted from clay. They fill most of the niche that the 'normal' dwarf fills. But they do not have the same racial abilities. They are more open and accepting and often act as the go-betweens for the rest of the world to their cousins, the Thurgon. I haven't had a player play a Durgon either, but there has been considerably more interest to do so.
I could go on quite a bit about the races, but unless there is strong interest, I will spare you.
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Thanks BSF! Now, on with the adventure.
On the road, Day 2, after lunch
Powers discovered: 0 When? When? Powers used: 0; Obsessive thoughts of Jalik: 75 (getting better); Times refrained from talking: 10 (also getting better)
Today, wished everyone a good morning, but then let them get on with their meditations and prayers. Did own meditating as Jalik instructed, but felt no new course of power flowing through me. We traveled for an hour, and then came to a ferry at a river. The ferryman asked for a gold coin each. He was larger than even Ardel, and used a pole to push all of our horses and persons over as if he were pushing himself away from a table. He was the slowest speaker I have ever met, but when he pulled off his hat, I realized slow speaking was due to huge part of head missing. As he told us how he came to have a ¾ head, Korliss kept sending what Im sure he thought were meaningful glances to me. Once we got off the raft, Korliss pulled me aside and tried to talk me out of the adventure.
Lady Gwendolynn, he began.
Just call me Gwen. My family is rich, but has no titles.
Lady Gwen, when you interviewed us, I suggested that you could buy our horses and then take a percentage of the treasure we discovered on our journey. Perhaps after hearing his story, you will rethink your decision to come along and turn back now. Ill ride back with you, and then catch up to the party.
Certainly not. This journey is about helping out a town, as I recall, and not about treasure. I didnt buy the horses expecting a return in gold. I bought the horses because I need to open up the powers within me, and I thought traveling in your group would be the best way to do that.
But you could die.
Ill just avoid placing my head in a monsters mouth.
Sometimes, thats not so easy.
But Im the smallest one here. I think the rest of the party looks much more appetizing than me. Youre not talking me out of it.
Korliss quit arguing, but insisted I arm myself with some daggers. Have never used daggers before. Brothers always said if something got close enough to me that I should use a dagger on, I would soon be dead. Will stick with crossbow, but took daggers to humor Korliss.


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Times: April - October: 10.30 am daily (in German), Friday and Saturday 10.30 am (in English); November - March: Saturday 10:30 am (in German), except public holidays
Cost:: Adults €7.00, €5.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
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Times: April-October: Fridays and Sundays 6:30 pm (in German)
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Times: November 27 and December 4, 11 and 18, Saturday 6:30 PM (in German)
Cost:: Adults €7.00, €5.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
Segway CitySafari
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Times: March 20 – October: Daily at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM (english/german)
Cost:: Adults €49.00, €44.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
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Times: April – October: Thursday, Friday and Whitsunday 1:30 pm, Saturday 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm , November – March: Saturday 1:30 pm , except public holidays (in English and German)
Cost:: Adults €17.00, €13.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
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Rental: Tourist Information in City Hall and at Käthe Wohlfahrt, Hauptstraße 124 (University Square)
Discount: €2.00
Events from Natürlich Heidelberg
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Meeting Point: Various dates and meeting points
Telephone: (06221) 5828333
Discount: €2.00
Boat trips "Rhein-Neckar-Fahrgastschifffahrt"
Boat trips on the river Neckar, Heidelberg – Neckarsteinach – Heidelberg (Duration one-way about 1.5 h)
Boat Landing: pier Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg
Telephone: (06221) 20181
Cost: Adults €12.50, €11.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
Solar-powered boat "Neckarsonne"
50 minute round trip cruise in Heidelberg with English audio information
Boat Landing: pier Old Bridge
Telephone: (0173) 9838637
Cost: Adults €6.50, 10% discount with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
Heidelberg Helicopters GmbH & Co. KG
Helicopter flights
Telephone: +49 (0)6232.649496
Cost: 10% discount
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Location: Alte Universität, Grabengasse 1, Phone +49(0)6221.543593
admission with combination ticket for University Museum with Students' Prison and Old Hall
Cost:: Adults € 3.00, € 2.50 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
Palatinate Museum (Kurpfälzisches Museum)
Location: Hauptstrasse 97,
Telephone: +49 (0)6221.5834020
Cost:: Adults € 3.00 (Tue – Sat), € 1.80 (Sun + public holidays), with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD € 1.80 (Tue – Sat), € 1.20 (Sun + public holidays)
German Packaging Museum (Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum)
Location: Hauptstrasse 22 (courtyard)
Telephone: +49 (0)6221.21361
Cost:: Adults € 3,50, € 3,00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
The Collection Prinzhorn (Sammlung Prinzhorn)
Location: Psychiatric Hospital of the University, Voßstrasse 2
Telephone: +49 (0)6221.564492
Cost:: Adults € 5.00, € 3.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
Ethnographical Museum (Völkerkundemuseum)
Location: Hauptstrasse 235 (Palais Weimar)
Telephone: +49 (0)6221.22067
Cost:: Adults € 3.00, Family € 6.00; with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD Adults € 2.00, Family € 5.00
Museum of Church Art and Liturgy (Museum für Sakrale Kunst und Liturgie)
Location: Jesuit Church/Richard-Hauser-Platz
Cost:: Adults € 3.00, € 2.00 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
Museum House Cajeth
Location: Haspelgasse 12
Telephone: +49 (0)6221.24466
Cost:: Adults €2.00, € 1.50 with HeidelbergBeWelcomeCARD
EXPLO Heidelberg
Natural scientific exhibition
Location: Im Neuenheimer Feld 582
Telephone: +49 (0)6221.7282346
Cost:: 20% discount
Heiliggeistkirche (Holy Ghost Church)
organ pipe concerts
Location: Marktplatz
Discount: 25%
Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof
Location: Am Karlstor 1
Telephone: (06221) 978 912
Discount: Tickets on sale at evening box office at advanced sales price
Theater der Stadt Heidelberg und Philharmonisches Orchester
Admission to Heidelberg Castle Festival and to state opera, theater and orchestra performances
Tickets: Corner of Emil-Maier-Strasse/Alte Eppelheimer Strasse at the Opernzelt or the Theaterkino at Hauptstrasse 42
Telephone: (06221) 58 20 000
Discount: 20% off ticket price (not valid for special events and performances)
International Music Festival Heidelberger Frühling
Dates: March 19 – April 16, 2011
Telephone: +49(0)6221.1422422
Discount: 15% off ticket price
Enjoy Jazz – International Festival for Jazz and More
Dates: October 2 – November 13, 2010
Location: Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof, Am Karlstor 1
Discount: Concert tickets available at evening box office at advanced sales price
Europa-Bar in the Europäischen Hof Hotel Europa
Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 1
Discount: 50% off one cocktail
Location: in the Main Station
Discount: 20%
Zum Roten Ochsen
Location: Hauptstraße 217
Discount: 10%
Bar in the hotel Holiday Inn Hotel
Location: Pleikartsförster Straße 101
Discount: 10%
Bier- und Weinstube Gaudeamus/Crowne Plaza Hotel
Location: Kurfürstenanlage 1
Discount: 10%
Restaurant Westcoast/Crowne Plaza Hotel
Location: Kurfürstenanlage 1
Discount: 10%
Marriott Hotel Bar/Restaurant Heidelberg
Location: Vangerowstrasse 16
Discount: 20% discount on desserts
China Restaurant Asia
Location: Haspelgasse 2
Discount: 10% discount (set lunch menu excluded)
Mulled wine booth "Zum heiteren Christkind" at the Christmas Market
Location: Universitätsplatz Heidelberg
Dates: Nov 24 – Dec 22, 2010
Discount: 50% discount on mulled wine or children's punch
Wirtshaus Zum Nepomuk
Location: at the Old Bridge, Obere Neckarstrasse 2
Discount: 10% discount
Lush, Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Location: Hauptstrasse 14
Discount: 1 complimentary shampoo bar for purchases of € 25.00 or more
Modehaus Kraus GmbH & Co. KG
Location: Hauptstraße 39 - 43
Discount: 10%
Keramikwerkstatt (pottery shop) Susanne Schmitt
Location: Rathausstrasse 52, Heidelberg-Rohrbach
Discount: 10% discount
Eye and Art
Location: Hauptstraße 112-114
Discount: 10%
Optik Dieterich, Akustik Dieterich
Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Platz 1
Discount: 10%
Galerie Graf
Location: Hauptstrasse 64 (inside the Palmyra publishing house)
Discount: 10% discount on all Heidelberg articles
Location: Hauptstrasse 163
Discount: € 2.00 discount
Location: Haspelgasse 16
Telephone: (06221) 2 23 45
Discount: 10%
Chocolaterie St. Anna
Location: St.-Anna-Gasse 1
Discount: 10% discount off packaged merchandise (excluding served beverages and ice-cream)
Tourist-Information at the main train station
Location: Willy-Brandt-Platz
Discount: 10% discount on souvenirs
Tourist Information in the City Hall
Location: Market Square
Discount: 10% discount on souvenirs
Touristservice Neckarmünzplatz
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If there was some confusion about your subscription, we honestly didn't mean to inconvenience you in any way. Our goal is not to inconvenience our customers .The terms and conditions of our offer are very visible on the order page, they are stated on the order page where you confirm your order, located directly to the left of where your credit card information was entered. There is also a link at the bottom of the home page that opens up the terms and conditions in a separate window. Customer service is our number one priority and we do everything we can to be open with all of our customers. Of course, mistakes can be made; and if you were not aware of our terms and conditions in our site, we are happy to offer you a full refund if you return the unused product back to us. We have always honored our 60-day guarantee and will continue to do so. You can talk to customer support seven days a week. Our U.S.-based help lines are also staffed each and every day of the week to respond to any questions you may have both before and after your order. Simply call us at 888-591-2190 or visit our 24/7 live help at https://www.acaiburnpremium.com/contactus.php and we will be happy to walk you through the entire cancellation process.
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Fitment: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Details
Free Mounting & Balancing: Professional mounting & balancing is available on all wheels and tires when purchased together on the same order, so you can just swap your wheels in your driveway when they arrive. We even offer Free Nitrogen tire fill (see option above).
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How do I keep my TPMS feature? Aftermarket wheels don't have TPMS sensors. If you select 'Add TPMS Sensor Kit' and 'Add TPMS Tool' at the top of the page when you order your wheels, then chose Free Mounting & Balancing when you add tires, we'll install the sensors for free!
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Hey everyone I'm Justin with AmericanMuscle.com and I'm taking a look at our 2003 Cobra style wheels for all 94-04 Mustangs in your choice of either black or chrome. These wheels pay tribute to the terminator Cobras that originated in 2003 and are hands down my favorite modern Mustang. With that signature supercharger whine, that aggressive front end, and these 5 spoke wheels, there wasn't much not to like. These lightweight aluminum wheels are offered in 17" diameter only, and your choice of either triple dipped chrome, gloss black finish, and for the black deep dish option, black with a polished lip. Now we have the latter installed on our 2000 GT behind me, and on our 98 GT on our Dynojet, sporting the very stealthy gloss black look. Now it's easy to see these wheels look great on both the SN95 and the New Edge platform. But without a doubt our most popular choice is shown right behind me on our V6, with the chrome deep dish 17x9's up front, and the 17x10.5's in the rear, giving us that staggered look that instantly transforms our ride into full on muscle car status. Not only that, you get to run a massive 315 size tire out back, giving you all the traction you can handle. Part of the reason you're able to run such a massive tire in the rear is due to the fact that these wheels are offered in the very cool deep dish option. Now this simply means that the face of the wheel is set further back into the rim, resulting in that nice wide lip which looks awesome. Now with some of our other AmericanMuscle wheels you do have the option of mixing a standard fitment wheel up front with a deep dish wheel out back, however due to the design of these Cobra style wheels, you either have to go deep dish on all four corners, or standard fitment all around, it's up to you. If you've never installed a new set of wheels and tires on your car, don't worry, it couldn't be easier. All you need is a few hand tools and a floor jack. First step is you want to make sure your car is on level ground, once you do that crack the lugs loose first, jack your car into the air and swap the wheels. That's it, you're done, it shouldn't take you any more than an hour. Now obviously you can't install these wheels without tires so you'll definitely need to take care of that. You can always do that on your own or let us do all the work for you with one of our pre built tire and wheel combinations, here we give you a couple of different tire options which are guaranteed to fit your ride without rubbing even if you're lowered a little bit. You'll even save yourself a little money in the process thanks to our free mounting and balancing and as always free shipping and handling. And with all AmericanMuscle wheels you have peace of mind knowing that your wheels are backed by a 1 year warranty on finish, and a lifetime structural warranty as well. It's easy to say that sometimes less is more, that's exactly the case with these wheels, the aggressive 5 spoke design of these 2003 Cobra style wheels is sure to turn any Mustang from average to terminator in no time and they can be found right here at AmericanMuscle.com
Staggered 2003 Cobra Style Black Wheel & Mickey Thompson Tire Kit - 17x9/10.5 (99-04 All)
2003 Cobra Style Black Wheel & Sumitomo Tire Kit - 17x9 (99-04)
Staggered 2003 Cobra Style Black Wheel & Sumitomo Tire Kit - 17x9/10.5 (99-04)
Staggered Saleen Style Black Wheel & Sumitomo Tire Kit - 17x9/10.5 (99-04 All)
FR500 Style Gloss Black Wheel & Sumitomo Tire Kit - 18x9 (99-04 All)
Staggered FR500 Style Gloss Black Wheel & Sumitomo Tire Kit - 18x9/10 (99-04 All)
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Staggered Deep Dish 2003 Cobra Style Black Wheel & Mickey Thompson Tire Kit - 17x9/10.5 (99-04 All)
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2003 Cobra Style Black Wheel - 17x9 (94-04 All)
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SR Performance Coil-Over Kit (79-04 All, Excludes IRS)
1995 Cobra R Style Black Wheel & Sumitomo Tire Kit - 17x9 (99-04)
1995 Cobra R Style Hood - Unpainted (99-04 All)
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Bama X4/SF4 Power Flash Tuner w/ 2 Custom Tunes (99-04 GT, Bullitt)
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Installation Time: Afternoon
December 08, 2012
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AM comes through again for me. These took me more than an hour to install only because I replaced my old dusty brake pads for some hawk hps pads. These wheels looking amazing on my 04 azure blue mach 1. Gives my car a meaner stance! Thanks to all of you at AM for making it so easy to get everything I wanted so easily!
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- If you live near Fort Gordon, you may experience some problems with unlicensed garage door openers as local military radio systems transition to a new frequency range.
Testing began last week. These frequencies are often in the same range used by unlicensed garage door openers, which could interfere with the use of wireless controls. This should not interfere with the installed hard-wired controls on the garage door.
According to a news release, Fort Gordon had planned on notifying the public about the frequency transition, but testing started earlier than expected.
If you have problems with your garage door opener, contact your garage door manufacturer or a local repair shop for help.


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Mountain biking season brings tourists to the Grand Valley
Updated: 09/30/2015 - As fall kicks off in the Grand Valley, so does the first big season of mountain biking.
Updated: 09/30/2015 - As fall kicks off in the Grand Valley, so does the first big season of mountain biking.
Updated: 09/30/2015 - After a wet summer season we are now below average for September rainfall totals across most of Colorado.
Updated: 09/30/2015 - Over 50 people showed up to the 'Do's and Don'ts of Medicaid' presentation today, hosted by the Pro Bono Project.
Updated: 09/30/2015 - As the winter months approach, local mechanics say now is the time to start thinking about whether or not your car is prepared for snow.
Updated: 09/30/2015 - Graff Dairy will reopen in December and with its reopening, owner Darin Carei is committed to providing employment opportunities for more than 10 homeless teens in the Grand Valley.
Updated: 09/29/2015 - Grand Junction Police are looking for the driver of a truck that hit a security company's car early Saturday morning September 26th and took off.
Updated: 09/28/2015 - A new bike skills park has opened in Palisade, offering jumps and tracks for beginners and advanced riders. The park was built with Colorado lottery money
Updated: 09/28/2015 - Landowners along Palisade's Main Street are upset about having to pay 25 percent of the construction cost of the new sidewalks outside their homes. The amount totals to $23,906.
Updated: 09/28/2015 - Veterans from around the county gathered in Grand Junction on Monday to embark on a fully-funded hunting trip to Glade Park. The trip is funded by Base Camp 40, a non-profit organization that provides outdoor trips for veterans.
Updated: 09/28/2015 - Today a local church is showing appreciation to the staff at Shelledy Elementary School in honor of National Good Neighbor Day.
Updated: 09/28/2015 - The bureau of land management completed a prescribed burn on the mesa on Sunday at the Palisade watershed.
Updated: 09/28/2015 - Phase one of the horizon drive corridor improvement project is underway and officials of the Horizon Drive Business Improvement District are celebrating the construction on Tuesday.
Posted: 09/28/2015 - Two people were injured after a plane crash in Garfield County. Witnesses say plane had engine problems before crash.
Updated: 09/27/2015 - The turkey dinner is an annual event that coincides with color Sunday and is strategically located on the town of Mesa on the way up to the Grand Mesa.
Updated: 09/27/2015 - Color Sunday still impressed despite many trees being discolored from a leaf fungus.
Updated: 09/26/2015 - The 38th annual Colorado West Marching Band Festival was held on Saturday at Stoker Stadium in Grand Junction.
Updated: 09/26/2015 - Colorado Mesa University hosted the 2015 western slope autism conference Saturday, giving parents and caregivers of those with the disorder a community of support.
Updated: 09/28/2015 - An accident that involved six cars sent one to the hospital around three p.m. Friday afternoon outside of East Middle School and Chipeta Elementary.
Posted: 09/25/2015 - Fruita Businesses are set to prosper as the fall festival brings 50,000 people to their doors.
Posted: 09/25/2015 - Colorado parks and wildlife are promoting a new app, called Inaturalist, that aids in the cataloging of wildlife on Colorado state park land.
Posted: 09/25/2015 - The United States Postal Service is looking to fill 150 jobs on the Western Slope, some of which are seasonal; others may lead to full-time positions.
Posted: 09/25/2015 - This weekend the Drug Enforcement Administration is encouraging people to dispose of their expired, unused, or unwanted drugs. On Saturday Fruita and Grand Junction police will be collecting prescription medication for proper disposal.
Updated: 10/22/2015 - Mesa County Sheriff investigators have turned over the criminal death investigation of Justin Burns' to the 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office for review. Charges could be filled as soon as Friday.
Updated: 09/24/2015 - Middle and high school students competed against each other Thursday afternoon in the first MESA (math, engineering, science achievement) competition of the year.
Updated: 09/24/2015 - Sources say over 100 people will be laid off from the Grand Junction Halliburton office in the next week. Worldwide, Halliburton is predicted to cut 20,000 employees.


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Traders David O'Day, left, and Michael Liloia work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 2, 2012, in New York. A fairly rosy manufacturing survey in the U.S. helped shore up markets Monday following a volatile day when conflicting figures from around the world raised questions over the state of the global economic recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)