Yesterday

Ragnek, Danae and Tomorrow journey through Run Urza's Window of Time into the distant past. They arrive in the year 201, on the 32nd of the 12th just three days before the catastrophic events that shatter the Heart of the World and plunge Eldahar into an endless cycle of Prophecy.
Charged by 7 Golden Dragons to find out the truth, the three heroes must then return and sway the tide of Draconian opinion. If the evidence lies in favor of Shefanhow and Orion, humanity will be spared. However, if it lies in favor Dragon-kind and the militant Dagga, Eskanu and Ire, humanity could well face fiery extinction !

The 201 FAQ
Qual of 201
Arrival 30/06
Window of Opportunity
Erintide 201
Living alongside Dragons
Learning the New World
Dragon Dream World
Direct intervention The Laen token

Travelers from a Distant Future
Ragnek, Danae and Tomorrow retain all of their knowledge being transported through time. However, Tomorrow's Armor of Phanes stands a chance of vanishing - as two cannot exist at any given time.
The Crowns of Power continue to work for them, but with a few side effects ;- Ragnek shares his Crown with Eskanith, Danae with Tethys and Tomorrow with Canarim.
As the Crowns are undetectable from one another anyway, there is no chance of any of the Titan's picking up on their use, meaning Ragnek and the others can travel freely. They must however be careful of being detected and extremely careful what they say and do. Any significant influence upon the timeline could invalidate the evidence and ruin any chance they have of preventing a Dragon war against Humanity.

The 201 FAQ
Orion is at full power, living on Mount Eldahar surrounded by 22 Qual.
The World is still ruled by the Titans and Dragons are very active.
The Titan's are Eskanith, Dagon, Vorsha, Tethysantra and Canarim.
Orion and Baphomet have a good relationship going - mutually sharing knowledge.
The astral plane is static and does not cycle. Any magical or spiritual ability has unlimited duration and range.
The Eldar have spirits within the astral plane - unlike post 201 when they are cloaked and not recognized the World due to a trick of Orion's mind.
There is no Law and no Chaos.
The Qual rule the Humans with fear ; most humans hate and despise Mount Eldahar.
Battlemaster Nydarn leads his High Elves (Yenshin) on monthly hunts. He picks the greatest and most heroic humans to pursue for sport.
The Qual pray to Teah - the Mother.
Orion has spent many years studying the Titan Races. He has identified 56 races and over 146 sub species of human on the main Realm of Eldahar alone. His Qual regularly travel to the other continents to hunt, led by Niethan and Nydarn.
Humankind has no magic. Dragons are the only ones who can influence the World. There are no such things as magical items. Only Federation technology works and certain ancient Qual artifacts like the Sword and Spear.

Qual of 201
Orion,
Kerdel
Nensayve (F)
Nydarn - Battlemaster
Rosabethe (F)
Leansar - Battlemaster
Caereva - Another friend of Elluva.
Hannelin (F)
Louhri, 6'2 - loyal to Orion. His favourite Qual.
Eldon - 6'6"
Gedden
Niethan - Battlemaster / aka Nearward - loyalist to Orion.
Elluva, Lord of the Long Word
Lurienn, Guardian of Past, Keeper of Gifts
Sarial, Ambassador, Emissary
Gideon (Mind only)
Quiverin, Battlemaster
Androsandra (F) Lady of the Light
Aphriel (F) Lady of Flowers
Haletha (F) Lady of Windows
Venshin - Battlemaster. 6'10" v. thin, mulscular, grace, narrow, pointed, chin too, multitude of colours, whie hair, laen battle armour, green glow,
Caris - friend of Elluva - opposed to Orion's plans for humanity. Wise. Learned.
Morli (F) of the Void - who later lives in Palasdine - Qual.

ARRIVAL 30/06
It is a few hours to Midnight on the 30th of the 6th when the three time travelers arrive. All events are leading up to Erintide, the day between the 32nd of the 6th and 1st of the 7th as this is when Orion breaks the World.
21.21 - Ragnek, Danae and Tomorrow arrive in the land of Elandia, in the middle of the Erintide festivities. The golden Window of Time shimmers behind them but is only visible to them. They appear in one of the upstair's rooms of an Inn called The White Fox.
The barkeeper is a man called Gill Truewood, his wife - Mrs Diana Truewood.
Outside, people dressed in all manner of costumes, line the streets in celebration.
It is common knowledge that ;
a) That this is a very important Erintide.
b) That Dragon's will be attending the festivities in Elania.
c) That King Truvan's three daughters are all to be married tomorrow, to three different Princes - Prince Mel of Alanor, Prince Huder of Beldonia and Prince Jaan of Enor (brother of Ankha).
d) That the Gate Lords will be attending and choosing servants. The greatest warriors and most skilled humans will be chosen to live on the blessed mountain.
e) The games have already begun. Chosen humans / elves will be taken straight up onto the Mountain and allowed to serve their respective Lord. It is considered by many to be the highest honor.
An underground, anti-Qual movement exists in the city, but they are well known about and closely watched.
Servants to the Gate Lords all wear grey clothes.
The closest inhabitants are the Gherean, a simple folk living five miles away in a series of log buildings. The Gherean have high foreheads and a third eye. They are what is known as a Titan race, pre-dating Orion's arrival but now number less than 1000.
Some of the Eldar Qual, led by Elluva, plot to overthrow Orion, believing his plans for humanity to be insane.
Eskanu leads a force of Dragons against Orion.
Eskanu's attack on Mount Eldahar causes unprecedented damage.
Louhri is buried in Orion's laboratory under tons of falling rubble.
The Heart of the World is broken.
When the Heart breaks, the entire World effected. Orion's mind shatters across the Astral plane, spreading his thoughts and ideas to the far corners of the World, establishing a new order of existence.
A wave of light floods the sky. This light remains constant for several minutes and then gradually fades.
Law and Chaos manifest themselves in the World - entering through a crack in the Heartstone.
Abaddon, thirteenth of the Eshwin (Orion's new Master race genetically engineered from Qual DNA) awakens on a clear glass table as things explode around him. Confused, with no memories to aid him, he stumbles through the destruction into an escape tunnel and comes out days later, several miles from Mount Eldahar.
The children of Arlon, loyalists to Orion, continue to fight in his honor. They are eventually defeated, but allowed to resettle off Mount Eldahar on the far away Shining islands (later called Mengale). Some of their number, a group of Sorcerer's called "The El'vista", swear revenge against those Eldar who plotted against Orion. The greatest of these being Kreshe.
The Eshwin and Drai'ma'ke flee Mount Eldahar and go into hiding. Eldars Elluva and Caereva take charge of the Qual, declaring Orion's new children to be abominations.
Eshwin Drumar is slain by Quiverin the Battle-Master.
Eldar Niethan / Nearward is imprisoned for his rebellious actions and loyalty to Orion's cause. He refuses to bow to Caereva.
Louhri manages to escape a similar punishment by swearing loyalty to Caereva.
The first of the Sun Kings is crowned in Vala.

Session notes 14/08/02 22.00.
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
7 Gold Dragons.
"Dragon kind is divided. There are many of our kind who are unresolved and unwilling to act. At the moment, Shefanhow and Mekka are severely outnumbered. And as they are the only ruling Dragons openly supporting human existence, it would be in your best interests as a race, if you helped find evidence to support their cause.
We can open a window to the past. But we lack the power to pierce it and travel through. You possess that power with the Crowns that you wear. We can open the window, but you must go through.
You would travel back to the time that all of this came to a head. You must find out the truth. You must find evidence supporting one side or the otherin this confclit. Your evidence will be vital in deciding which way the nuetral Dragon's decide to fall.
You do not have long. Our conflicts are brutal and fast. Ancient blood is alreadybveing shed.
If you go thourh you must try and limit the amount of interaction you have. Do not change the timeline in any drastic way otherwise the evidence you are hoping to find will become invalid in its argument.
Any change to the past will not efdfect this future, thios present - it will only create another alternate timeline.
When the events reach their conclusion, return promptly through the time window otherwise it will close and you will be stranded, out of time, forever.
ERINTIDE 201
Dick - Wanker - Tomorrow calls the Baron names.
Baron identifies a broken stool and two antique paintings.
Aren't we going to be detected?
No back doors.
Tomorrow's astral form sets fire.
"If I become astral, I become a firework."

Indoor fireworks.
Elan - Elandor Capital of Haven. Central Elandia. 35 miles from Mnt Eldahar.
21.00 - 30/06/201.
White Fox Inn - 23 staying in it.

LIVING ALONGSIDE DRAGONS
Blue Dragon. Sat in the middle of a very large, 800 sq ft square. Coiled in the centre. Procession of people. Young girl wishing for a pony for Erintide. Golden Dragon at palace, this one is basically lawn, surrounded by flowers, 110'
No spiritual point.
Light spell - no.
No duplication of potions etc / spells.
Danae can't split mind.
"I can't believe we're following Baldylocks." - Tomorrow.
Danae goes upstairs -

LEARNING WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE DONE
Doelaw - knowledge - T - "Yes, I've still got that."
The Tomorrow plane - Tomorrow can shift between.
Dream World -
Draconian screech.....In in room,
Ragnek can teleport via Dreamshifting to T'Shildren and back.
R can still shape change.
Andlermaign - Thriving . Danae farsenses it for Ragnek.

DRAGON DREAM WORLD
Dragons on Dreamworld.
Turns into a bird and flies away.
Elves - procession - elaborately -
Market place - normal Ragnek -
DIRECT INTERVENTION
Elven woman - purple eyes - silver hair.
"Fey witch - go back to your tree !"
Friend of the Fey - Father's house, Treval lane.
Deriani Colassakala - My Father is Erilius the Historian.
Kengar - Ragnek's alias.
Outbound countries - uncivilised humans.
Terese the maid.
"Whatever he touched, turned to rust."
Very strange,
Ragnek is in super Ragnek form....
Qual - Battlemaster Venshin - laen armour.
2 Elves - High Elf - purple and silver hair. 400+ yrs. Gold Torque.
Other elf, 150 yrs old, male, golden hair, fine silky clothes,
Gold Torq -
Fereesil - son of Erilius.

Wife Syrene, Son called Roger - beach memories - playing.
Joxer the elven swordmaster....

THE LAEN TOKEN
Father saved;
Midnight - Fireworks. Venshin flies overhead, Tomorrow is drunk, The Baron has already slept with one young woman and has pulled another.

Room number 12. White Fox Inn, off of The Old Brick Road, Elania.

Laen coin - armour and sword promised by Venshin.

DEVISING A PLAN OF ACTION
Torques - Tomorrow asks "How come the Qual aren't wearing them in the future?"
Danae talks about connections to other Titans.
Danae learns about Baphomet's blood band whilst discussing if Titan's can sense them. D - "You and Syrene can sense each other through a connection with the Crowns...." T - "No, that's the astral link they have via that thing around his wrist. Sorry Ragnek, I had a good look."
D - "Maybe the Dragon's will be able to pick up on that Band. It's a part of Baphomet after all."
R - "Oh great...."
T - "Ragnek. you're the man..."
D - "So Ragnek may not be any less detectable than I am. He has some of the Father of all Dragons on his body - that could be the equivalent of a mark, or powerful odour. Dragon's might be able to smell it for miles for all we know."
T - Looks like we've all got our little strengths and weaknesses then doesn't it. Maybe we should just find a sun chair and watch the whole thing from a distant hill top eh."
R - My will magic doesn't work - where is the Father Eternal - I thought he was meant to be around now. It doesn't make any sense at all..."
T - "They're sneaky little fucks...." - describing Dragons - especially Golds.
Why the gaps in History...? Why are there no accurate reports from this day and age?
History erased?
"Did Orion redact the World and make history disappear so that no accounts of the following events remained? And if so, doesn't that mean, that as long as we aren't too obvious with our actions, things that we do will be erased too "- Danae.
"Spectate," says Tomorrow.
Danae shouts - "Stop it ! Now !" incredibly loud (placing a bubble of meta-silence around the entire room).

BRAWLING
Tomorrow launches himself at the Baron and the two start wrestling with one another. Tomorrow has had enough of the Beldornian's arrogant, uncaring, selfish attitude. In fact, he gets so angry, he actually calls up a POW strike of cyclic energy that bypasses all of Ragnek's resistance when the Wizard attempts to get between them as a troll.

LETTING THE BARON LEAD
Session - Sunday 25/08/02
The Baron outlines his plan, demonstrating how he got into the position he is in today - through great tactical thinking and self interest.
"I am the King of Beldorn; Braytan dances when I say so and has done for years. I bought the throne 10 years ago and got bored of it in a single day."
The Baron will go under the alias of Severin, King of Reign.
Danae changes herself into the semblance of an old woman swathed in black calling herself Iris of Fate. Ragnek assumes the identity of Kengar, the Warrior and Tomorrow pretends to be someone called Shen.
Familiars to communicate with one another. Danae alters each one so that they all have white markings.
A cat - Ragnek.
A small hawk - Baron.
A rat - Tomorrow.
A snake (Viper) - Danae.
"No one is going to be able to force her (Danae) to reveal who she is," says the Baron. "And if she's up on the mountain, she'll be able to keep a closer eye on things. There's no point trying to spy - they have shields up there that will keep her out. You need to get them curious enough to let you in."
"I will pass myself off as a King from a distant land."
"What do you know about being a King?" Tomorrow scoffs.
Tomorrow - "I'm gonna call you Gherkin." to the Rat.
Black cat -
Swordsman of Shen -
Alternate plan for communication - Sunset day after tomorrow - meet back at Inn.
Immortals of the Eternal tide.
"Tell all your little Rat friends - he is evil..."
Tomorrow - "We haven't got the Orion diaries...", 20,000 feet in height.
Constantly surrounded in clouds.
3 Dragons. 300,000 beings at bottom of mountain.
2 miles in length.... Towers of stone - 60.
Royal - 500 people. Flags flying - 320. Golden light around box. Two golden golems - life-like, each and every single, 22 special minerals chairs, Throne that is black and white.
The Battle-field.
5 Dragons - 2 Reds, One black, One blue, One green.
Basilisk - 3 headed, 40' long.
Stegosaurus - Fan tail, horned back, spiky tail. 50' length.
Lions, tigers, 30 Sabretooths,
The Baron heads to the royal box.
Wooden tables and chairs, bar maids serving, open air tavern. Ragnek calls his cat, "Scrag cat"
T - "I'm not happy about Danae going up on that mnt on her own..."
"She'll be fine."
Souvenirs - awnings - Statues of the Mountain lords - 22 carved ivory statues.
Lucky charms, Programs of the Tourney events 2 silver pieces.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Schedules for next three days.

6am Champions gather for first events. Champions walk the heroes miles.
7am First event. Lion wrestling.
8am Second event. Battle between the Cavalry of Beland and the Spearman of Agahost.
9am Third event. Battle between the military of Straigas and the Hordesman of Rune.
10am Battle between the Ghosts of Palane and the Horseman of Harund. Ghosts fighting for one of their princesses back.
11am Battle between the Fey of the Golden wood and the Fey of the Dark shires.
12pm - Midday - Battle between the forces of Venshin vs Nydarn. Two of the Eternal Lords battle one another to near death for our entertainment. Expect destruction on a grand scale.
3pm - Event of the day - Battle between Battlemaster Quiverin and the Dragon Ire rule. Another contest for our delight, expect fire and pain.
6pm - Dragon Battle. Two opposing Draconian forces tear each other apart. This is something you just cannot miss.
8pm - Battle of Minds. Eternal Lords face off against one another in an battle of will that is sure to light up the sky.
The Grand Tourney takes place every 4 years.
Special Events
Javelin throwing,
Discus throwing,
Archery,
Open combat - last 3 standing are champions, 6 open combats - 7.30am.
Wrestling,

Lick stick -
Dorian the armourer. Befriends Kengar.
Whilst standing outside of the Ambassador compound, Ragnek is approached by a man with blonde hair, in his early 30's with a rough looking face. The man is also unshaven, tall and curious, introducing himself as Dorian. "Excuse me, can I help?"
Excited at entering an off-limits compound, Dorian points out Champion Eldrall of Luan - One of the most feared warriors around. They are then greeted by an Elven woman who gestures for Ragnek to enter and see another Elf called Belial.
Ragnek smiles, wondering if this Belial will eventually become the Demon Lord of the same name.
Ragnek is sent by Belial to the Thulku armourer, Temere. It is a 15 minute walk. Dorian speaks to him along the way.
There is a variety of Elven armour available for Kengar, elven chain mail for starters and an elven longsword. Helm and chain coif
Kengar says he is from the coast of Beland. 1 in 4 has a Golden torque and 2 in 4 have silver.
"I am called Tenelfas," says the fey archer who meets Ragnek before going into Temere's forge.
THE THULKU
Entering the forge, Ragnek sees a huge, ten foot tall fey that seems in many ways like a troll. It booms at him revealing quite sharp teeth. "Welcome, I am Temere and you are Kengar. Come, come, I have armour and weapons for you."
Troll there - 10 foot tall, bald head, studded leather tunic, shorts, wooly socks.
Elora Solar - "Blade of the Lady of the Light."
Name all shields too - "Ah'gherel sonara" "Farewell to the Past." - Breaking inferior weapons - +20% breaking inferior weapons.
Vest mesh. Vest vs missles. 20ap vs missles but impact damage still goes through.
Dagger - "Rheas Salore." Meaning "Talon of the Underworld." Impaling dagger - +15% +2 / +2
Ragnek's current bonus' to hit with Longsword ;- 42+38+15 +(50 concentration) = +145%

Ragnek then heads off to enroll in the Lion wrestling and Open combat contests.

DREAMING DRAGONS
As Tomorrow sits drinking a tankard of beer at an open air bar he tries to come up with something to do. After all, Ragnek, Baron "Baldylocks" and Danae are all busy whilst he is just lost. The first thing he thinks about is the difference in reality between 201, the now and 2617, the future. In the future there are Physical, Ethereal, Astral, Between and Dream planes. Here in 201, there only seems to be a Physical, Between and Dream plane.
"Maybe," he thinks to himself, "the Ethereal and Astral planes are infact symptoms of Orion destroying the World's Heart."
Then he begins thinking about the Dream World, figuring that if he can will himself onto the Between, he should also be able to sense the Dream World and shift there too. As the Dragons do seem to exist (at least in part) on all three planes, Physical, Between and Dream, Tomorrow hazards a guess that the Dragon's use the Dream plane to communicate and maybe, just maybe focus their power of creation. "If you do it on the Dream World, maybe it mirrors the Physical. Maybe here, in this time, the Dream World is the key to Draconian power."
Tomorrow locates Ragnek and steps out next to him.
Name - Kengar - sponsored by Battlemaster Venshin - No - 69.
Hour has passed, since everybody went their seperate ways.
Danae locates everyone's familiars and establishes links.

"I've found out a few things. There is a large white hospital on the southern slope of the mountain. Anyone injured in the Grand Tourney is sent there. They have a team of powerful redactors on hand to aid in the healing process. Apparently they use a green moss-like plant to amplify the mental energy and regenerate flesh or organs."

"Louhri in on the Mountain with Orion at the moment."

"Orion is conducting experiments and that he hasn't actually been seen for a few weeks."

"The Tourney is a tradition carried on from the Qual homeworlds - It used to take place every year."

"The Qual worship a Goddess called "Teah" - They have two holy relics, The Sword and the Spear."

"The Qual Battlemaster Venshin - hunts to far corners of world."

"There are 4 continents - "Alond, Pallas, Eon and Yond"; Battlemaster Niethan's home is in Yond."

2 hours - Tomorrow manages to fold the Between into a dimensional portal between two areas of void - hence instant translocation.
Tomorrow - "Halloo - Halloo Ragnek..."
"Hi Ragnek, - Ok, I'm on the mountain and I've met Haletha."
Qual currently having secret meetings - without Orion's knowledge. Gedden, Niethan and Louhri.
Eshwin - have been made. Have been given flesh - living on mountain - Orion's chambers, being taught and programmed.
Qual - paranoia. Caereva and Elluva who are very good friends.
The Baron describes his activities; "I've managed to win 900 gold pieces. I've also aquired two retainers and a bodyguard so by early morning I'm going to look the part of a King."
"They'll read the minds of your servants and prove you're lying."
"All I'm going to say to my servants is that I traveled magically here and couldn't bring anyone else with me. No one will be able to disprove that," the Baron explains.

Danae, masquerading as Iris, an Immortal of Fate, journey's onto Mount Eldahar under a metacreative cloak and shield. Going undetected (probably because of the Dragon Crown and her intimate knowledge of the Eldar's defences - defences that don't change much over 2,416 years), she manages to arrive on Haletha's porch.
The Qual, Haletha is well known to Danae as she spent a few weeks with Haletha during the Evermore war and even visited a few times afterwards.
Mentally hailing the Qual, Haletha responds and comes to her door. The Qual feels the presence of a powerful mind but is inexplicably put at ease. Before Haletha can raise any sort of alarm or call for support, Danae gains entry and the Qual is soon too intrigued to contemplate escape.
Danae soon explains herself, albeit cryptically, all the while coercing things from the Lady in return.
"I am a visitor from a far off place," Danae begins. "I have traveled a great distance to be here and witness events as they transpire. I have approached you because of your fascination with Fate, the power that I represent, in the hope of finding a like mind. Of all the Qual, I have sensed that you are the most open-minded."
"It is true," Haletha replies. "You seem to know me well enough. But tell me about yourself? How do I know you are to be trusted."
"Trust is not at stake here. But the future of all races is."
Haletha leans forward. "Tell me what you mean by this?"
"I shall, but only if you swear on the name of your Holy Goddess Teah that you keep everything I reveal a secret. If you tell anyone else, the consequences will be dire."
"Dire to you or dire to me?"
"Dire to the World and all living beings," Iris replies solemnly.
"Let me think for a moment. What exactly are you offering me?"
"I can reveal things to you, great and terrible things. I can show you glimpses of the future. You already possess prolepsis as a special metafunction. Well I do also. Together we could magnifiy our visions and pierce the veil of secrecy and paranoia gripping the Heart of this World like a disease. I know you have sensed something dreadful coming; some terrible disaster about to take place. I know that you have warned them but to no avail as you do not know exactly what is coming. I know of Orion and his new brood of Dark children. I know of the plot to undo his plans and I know of the Heart, the Centre of all Things. So will you work completely with me, or should I leave and never return. Know now I will only accept one or the other. There can be no meeting half way."
Haletha nodded. "I understand. But I will need more than words."
"Then you may probe me," Iris smiles. "But expect me to probe you afterwards."

Dawn over the Holy Mountain.
Ragnek witnesses ;
Mass sermons to remember the Homelands.
Soldiers mustering for battle and being drilled.
A fly by of 30 Dragons overhead, led by the Ancient Red dragon "Mizzen-valen."
A recreation of the Great Obelisk gateway and a Meta-creative display of people riding through it.
Ragnek is approached by a man calling himself Jenrel. Jenrel is from the "Tormented Hills" of Bande, a small independant state in Wyrren. Jenrel is willing to pay "Kengar" a small sum of gold if he deliberately kills a horned helmed man.

4am. Ragnek is waiting for the Lion wrestling event to commence. He is sat down with Dorian, meditating and practicing his concentration skills as they will effect his effectiveness in combat.
Ragnek has three hours to pass.
"Dorian, keep my place here, I need to go for a wander."
Ragnek becomes a plain barn owl - with white tipped feathers.
Looking for people around the royal box.
Armies ;- 5,500 Fey, 8 factions, 1000 Fey, Drynn - 500; on the outskirts.
Dwarves - represented 3 factions, two factions, 2000 gathered. 700 beings in it, Loki.
Minotaurs 1000, 7 miles away. The Wolfen 200.
Around slopes - royal box, the Eldar qual, nw is a very large white building, arkham asylum - Danae's Hospital of Redactors. Nw Shrines littering the lower slopes, 2000 worshippers all praying to these shrines, Gravestones and burial places. Small temples 3000 feet up.
Northern side, Dragons lying down. Thirty all grounded,
Northeastern side, lower slopes, look like houses. Three dozen large houses, nestled in gentle forest.
An hour has passed. 5am. Back to find Srag-cat, who was left by the tent when Ragnek became the owl.
Sees a portrait of Battlemaster Niethan - Dragon's head. Paintings of Elves killing other Dragons. Ire vs Battlemaster Venshin. Shows Venshin with a spear in both hands, and a huge bolt of light blasting Ire in the chest and making a massive wound.
Fly over to the pavillions to listen to Belial. Tomorrow arrives again,
Laen, long sword. Impaling, sharp. Clear, Golden hilt, shaped into a tree, with spreading branches around the hilt and it's canopy forming the cross hilt. Glass bladed sword.
"But how do we send it back?"
"I don't think we can..." says Ragnek.
Tomorrow has another idea....
He sends his conciousness up onto the Dream plane. He then moves it nearby.
Tries conjuring a Ball of Fire but it burns his hand.
Ragnek continues experimenting by summoning balls of light on the Dream World.
Imagination of the World,
Humans are not in contact with the Dream World.
So you cannot look into their dreams etc....
"Well, one thing is for sure, there's dragons up there."
Tomorrow clanks after Ragnek in his new shining plate armour.
Woman - t-leaf, is quite to talk to them - Her is Endra. Half-elven.
"Why are there so many Dragons here. I heard there's at least thirty on the otherside of the mnt."
"There's always Dragons here."
"But why?" asks Tomorrow.
"Because they're here to fight. They all take part. The First Born fight them. It's very exciting to watch."
Tomorrow - Half elf.
Dream Plane there are beings called the Lost... who are immortals, elves and humans who are reborn periodically to perform great and heroic deeds. They are sometimes called the Champions. They are collectively known as the Army of 100 Heroes.
Dream plane you can see into other people's dreams, step into their dreams, influence their dreams, drag them onto the dream plane, kill them in their dreams, steal dreams from them, learn where they are in the real world.
Titan artefacts that can create portals to T'Shildren. I have two of these in my possession but cannot channel to work them.
There are such things as Dream Orbs. Dream Spheres. These objects can trap and contain dreams.
Battlemaster - Venshin - Proud, Noble, Respects strength, honour, bravery, honesty, Goodness, Self sacrifice, Loves Hunting fearsome creatures and combatting evil Dragons.
Meta Function - GM Cr, GM PK, M Rd, M Co, M Fs.
Heads an order of Knights called the Knight's of Penitance.
Opposed to Battlemaster Niethan - whom he has a distinct dislike for. The two regularly go head to head against one another in Tourney's.
Niethan has very little respect for life or "lesser" beings. Niethan just enjoys killing and is also a GM Cr, GM Pk and very chaotically minded.
Venshin - He has a wife called Elana. Human psychic / sorceress descended from those that came through the gates. 134 years old, but using Qual powers she only looks about 30.
Adopted son called Sarius. But his son was killed by a Dragon called Ire in a hunting accident. That was eleven years ago. Sarius was 21.
Venshin is currently under a creative illusion, on the battlefield, wandering around, looking at the armies and admiring what is happening.
Danae suggests that Ragnek do some waving....
Give a cheer for Jun, The Hordesman - savior of the Tribes of Jenok.
Ghered the Red - Warrior Lord in front of Ragnek....
Kengar the Brave, Tomorrow land.
"I am honored to announce the inlusion of the great and brave, noble and valient, handsome and virile, intelligent and witty, multi-lingual mastermind, without further ado, I present, Kengar of Tomorrow land, here Today, but not gone Tomorrow."
7.00 am Lion wrestling about to commence.
No armour, no weapons. Anything goes; It has tobe the most impressive wrestler left standing or alive at the end of it. 10 Lions to be released vs 30 contestants.
Venshin has no intention of interfering with Kengar's competitions, but the Battlemaster will be watching with his powers of Farsense.

Danae (as Iris) is escorted by Haletha to meet Battlemaster Caris (pronounced Caeris, like the God of Magic). Caris is a very learned Qual and extremely wise. Caris meets Danae in the Gardens of Serenity where 1000's of butterflies bring life to every possible variety of flower - all created by Androsandra.
After introducing Danae as Iris, one of the Immortal's of Fate, Haletha explains what Danae has already told her.... which is nothing that they don't know already.
"It is obvious you are well informed of our business. But if you are here to simply observe, then why are you making contact with us like this?"
Danae pauses before replying, exercising her coercion. But Caris has very strong mental shielding and brushes her attempts aside. If she were to try any harder, he would definitely notice the attempt and have some memory of it.
Instead, she tries another approach. "In the next few hours or days, something huge is going to happen. It will completely change the World and everyone in it and I must witness it. The only problem is I do not know exactly when or where this event is going to take place."
"But you think it has something to do with us?" Caris attempts to probe her but her shields resist him.
"With your Eternal Father, yes."
"Then perhaps we should go and see him," Caris volunteers.
Danae is a little taken aback. She suddenly realises that Caris doesn't trust her and that he believes Orion will reveal the truth - after all, no one is as powerful as Orion and his presence is enough to shatter any mental discipline or shield. Danae calls the bluff. "Very well. When?"
Caris stares into the sky for a moment. "You will have to wait as he is extremely busy and not seeing anyone at the moment. However, perhaps my friend Elluva should meet you. He would also be very interested in what you have to say. Especially about these Dark Children Haletha has mentioned."
"I will not tell you any more. I cannot influence any decision you might make in the near future. As I have said, I am here to watch and observe."
Caris frowns. "We do not take kindly to spies, of any kind, for any reason."
Danae laughs. "I mean you no harm," she replies, a trace of boredom in her voice. "But if you expect me to stand by whilst you all poke and prod my mind looking for answers, you are gravely mistaken. I can leave when ever I wish, do what ever I wish and none of you can stop me."
"Is that so?" Caris remarks, smiling sardonically. "Haletha may be easily impressed by words but the rest of us are not."
Deciding to teach the Qual a lesson, Danae unleashes her creativity and changes the colours of all the flowers in the garden. Though each flower is still different, it is completely genetically changed.
After a few seconds, Caris realises the extent and area that Danae has effected. He sends word to Haletha; "This woman, if indeed it is a woman) could be very dangerous. You must be careful. Do not allow her access to any of the artefacts or Secure levels until I have spoken Caereva and Elluva about her."
Haletha replies - "But Caris, I believe she has been sent, somehow to help us."
"But sent by who? By what?" the older Qual asks back.
And Haletha remains silent.

Canarre (aka Canarim) pays a visit to Kengar just after he wrestles the lions.
Suddenly Ragnek senses something nearby. As he turns around, he sees a middle aged man of quite plain appearance dressed in shabby old clothes. Lines on face, Vincent price.
The man says "Now I understand. It makes a little more sense this way," and then in the blink of an eye, he is gone.

Kengar
STR 25
CON 25
DEX 25
AGI 25
SIZ 18
HP 56 Long sword ; 45 +38 +15 6/rnd.
Dir spell ; 52
Unarmed ; 49 +38 +25+50 7/rnd
Dodge ; 43 +38 +7 5/rnd
One handed damage - 2d5 / 2-handed - 3d6

LION WRESTLING
150 foot sq area - 50 wrestlers and 20. Couple chairs in centre, 5 nets, and 5 lasso's.
Pass a big black man with bits of bone sown into his body.
Gresser - Barbarian - red hair, big red beared, tatoo's of bear claws. Beserk.
Lion pounds and throws itself at a man with blue tatoos. Mawled to death.
Little man running away from the Lions.
Rings through ears expert net man.
One lion down.
One man jumping a net with captured lion in it.
Kengar knocks another lion out.
Another lion caught in a net.
A man with scarred legs, in a fire, 3 lions eating him. Man screaming.
15 came out, 11 are still active. 6d6 damage to groin.
Strangled a lion to death.
Whipping lions
Lasso a lion -
Man on a lion is a burly man, brown hair and brown beard, bleeding arm, wound on leg, not that bed either. Chair,

Concentrate on lions.
Thank you for your assistance...
15-5-1 beserker, -1 net man, -1 lasso man, -1 for the man with bones in his skin, -1 net,
22 men standing.
Zekree introduces himself.
Runs over a Lion, Zekree moons it and nearly gets bit.
Yanks it's tail so hard it falls over....
Ghered - tall, 6'4, Elf, Drynn. Blindfold. 3 lions left. 17 men.
3rd place - Zekree of Dammaland.
2nd place - Ghered of Tunguska.
1st place - Kengar of Venshin.
90 men 500' diameter arena.
Kell - Fey warrior.
Delius - Huge pirate. Falls over dead.
Another warrior - tall, lightly armoured.
78 people left after first 10 seconds.
Man wielding a battle axe. Hardened leather armour.
First axe is broken at shaft. Man reaches for another axe.
Second axe broken. Just gives up and falls over.
Champion Eldrall - Simple chain armour. Simple helm, Small shield, Longsword, flail and short sword.
Plate armour, Shield, Full helm, Mace. Really strong. Sheathed in metal.
"You bastard..."
48 people left standing.... "You scally wag."
Bangs head onto floor. 45 people left.
Martial artist still around, witness him leaping over a man.
Eldrall defeated the fey, sickle blade, weapon retracts on its own.
Man with a longsword, no armour, dressed very simply, surprised look on his face as he falls over.
27 men.
This man is 6'8", human, has long hair, The kurgen, wild and unruly in appearance, virtually no armour, but is wielding a bastard sword. Broad girdle of Dragon bone.
Mr Head butt - Brutal - looks like he's taken a lot of injuries. Filed to points.
Kengar lops at the man's legs.
16 men still standing.
Eldrall very skilled vs Ge'henn. Eldrall has around 10 per round. Ge'henn seems to have the same. Eldrall deliberately lets himself get struck on the side so that he can thrust a dagger into Ge'henn's upper leg. Ge'henn.
Deathstrike - Cuts off Eldrall's right hand.
6 men standing + Lord - Eldrall encampment Section num 65.
"Train hard, fight fast, live long but most of all, fight with honor." - Kengar 201.
Zekree - That was superb, Ge'henn killed all of Eldrall's people. That's why he's known as the Landless Lord.
Danae "Ge'henn seemed very strong. I contacted him and he was aware of it."
Tomorrow has seen the man too - "Another fish in tomorrow's net I see."
Zekree - was married, she ran off, he's got two daughters who are 14,15, one of them married. Soldier for ten years, freelance and hires out as a guard.
Elven, Fey, Golden Torque. Madelle - My name is Feroshi. Apple and pear tree orchard.
"Are you wondering why I have asked for you to join me."
"I am a great believer in fate and destiny."
"And what do you think fate has laid out for you, or destiny has pre-planned."
"Who are you Kengar?"
"I believe that I am," "I am not an arrogant man, nor boastful, but I believe I am blessed of Fate. And that I am here too see fate's will done," replies Kengar.
Time seems to freeze.
Birds stop in mid flight.
The wind dies to nothing.
Even the air grows still.
Silence around the World.
Ragnek has a vision of Ge'henn, sharpening his sword, turning, looking up at the mountain, eyes glowing bright and in human. Vision ends with a jolt.
A wind, something very reminiscent of the astral winds of the future, passes through Ragnek's being, stiring things deep inside, that have yet to awakened in this time line.
Then the moment is gone and emptiness returns.
And the World suddenly bursts back into life.
Venshin is bleeding from his nose and seems dazed. He suddenly stands and looks upwards towards the top of the mountain.
"There is a great evil afoot," says Kengar.
Quiverin, "My brothers and sisters need me. Stay here."
Quiverin arrives. "Quiverin."

PHASE ONE
Ragnek and Tomorrow heading upwards towards the mountain top.
Tomorrow has used his Void bending.
Ragnek turns into a Hawk and flies after Tomorrow.
Trees underneath. Hawk sight reveals ;- the 2 dragon's split, heading East and West.
Black, narrows down id, Crator, throws earth 2000 into air.
Tomorrow contacts talking about this shield that exists physically, dream and between.
3 Dragons - Green, Blue, Red. Hitting mountain on West side.
The three Dragons hang in the air, suspended.
Stuff of Dreams. 1000 or more Dragons in the Dream World.
Stunned, concussed.
8000 feet up. Shield around higher levels.
As Ragnek flies through the trees, skimming close to the strange barrier, a large Red Dragon sees him from far above and dives for a closer look. The Dragon "Fezririan" senses Ragnek's "Footprint" in the Dream but needs to get nearer to make sure. Once it gets a good look at him it veers away and quickly gains altitude.
Ragnek scraps his plan of luring it to collide with barrier and decides to carry on circumnavigating the mountain.
A few minutes later though, Ragnek feels reality around him reverberate with a command. It is now 15 mins since the event that stopped Time. The command is Draconian and very basic - "WITHDRAW..."
For a second Ragnek feels himself preparing to fly away and obey the command, as if some part of him responds to it on a deep and unknown level. However he quickly clears his head and regains control.

New terms ;- "Dream side." The Dark side", "Light side."

"Fucking eh ?"
"...like it was talking to the Crown!" Tomorrow surmises.
"It must have been Orion - he's gone and created the World's Heart."

Ragnek - "Theory - what if Orion and Baphomet struck a deal"
Baphomet becames Ischandi - The Father Eternal. Looked after his own Crowns / weapons and was left alone by the Mountain, had his own land, and fought Chaos.
Other theory - Ge'henn and others are the Titans with Vincent Price guest starring as Canarim, Titan of Time.

Travel to the Baron - Cannot send eyesight down from Dreamside.
When the strange man (Canarim) appeared to the Baron, he said "You are most certain of all certainties. Perhaps the book will write itself in your hand."
"They could have gone anywhere," says Ragnek.
"Who?" Tomorrow asks.
"The Titans."
Back to the pub.
35 mins since events.
Ragnek flies to where Ge'henn was in his vision;- a show jumping arena. Tomorrow then joins him there via the empty Dream World.
"So what now?" Tomorrow asks, eyeing up a few attractive ladies.
"I don't know," Ragnek replies, truthfully. Baffled on what to do next, the Wizard begins pacing up and down. "I think we should find Ge'henn."
"Yeah right," Tomorrow scoffs. "Find someone who you think is a Titan. And what then? Walk up and say "Hi"? I'm not going after that psycho."
"Maybe this woman then. I'll go after her and you go after Ge'henn," Ragnek tries.
"No way. If anyone is going after the woman, then it's me."
"Alright, the both of us then."
"Ok," says Tomorrow," but it would make more sense if it was just you, as she may recognise me."
"Point taken."
Horse racing, jumps, trenches, ponds, spiked pits and barrier,
No sign of Ge'henn.
Tomorrow suggests "We're assuming this vision was a one way thing but isn't it just as likely that they (the Titans) got a vision of us too). Hence Ge'henn may have tracked you back to the orchard."
5 mins later.
"I should have just stayed in the bar..." Tomorrow sighs.
Transforming himself into a Highborn human with a strong natural Mental strength, Ragnek picks up a mental broadcast on the elven racial mode;-

"All Guardians must report immediately to their Teneshen."
Teneshen - meaning Superior officer of the guard.

After approaching a fey and unsuccessfully learning what a "Teneshen" is, Ragnek returns to a bored Tomorrow.

CAT AND MOUSE.
Ragnek returns to the human bar where Tomorrow had his vision of the strange woman. He wanders through the crowd and spots the woman from the vision leaning against a wooden post, running a finger around the rim of a cup. As he notices her, she notices him and for a moment he feels uneasy inside. But he quickly turns away and heads to the bar to order a drink. Making sure he doesn't look in her direction again, Ragnek waits ten minutes and then walks back the way he came; but this time she is gone.
The young woman thinks that Ragnek is a "Future Echo." This is the term used by Canarim to explain the physical manifestation of possibility.
The young woman approaches Ragnek under the pretense of selling fresh oranges. Ragnek agrees to buy some at which point the woman draws closer and speaks in more urgent, hushed tones. "Good sir, please help me."
"Help you?" Ragnek asks, arching an eyebrow.
"You seem like a good man and I am in trouble. Can we please go somewhere less public and talk?"
Ragnek hears the warning bells sounding in his head, being rung by an army of clerics! "Alright. Where do you have in mind?"
"This way," the young woman gestures, leading Ragnek to behind the tavern and a small shed. She opens the doors and points inside. "In here."
"I don't think so," Ragnek declines, thinking ; "No fucking way am I getting into a shed with a Titan !" "Why can't we talk out here. There is no one able to hear?"
"There are eyes and ears all around us," the woman says, eyes darting this way and that. Despite appearing genuinely worried, Ragnek doesn't budge an inch and stands in the doorway. "We can talk here," he says gravely.
"No sir. We cannot. Please come inside," the woman stresses.
But again, Ragnek shakes his head. "These walls will not keep out the things you describe, any more than air."
The woman stands. "Very well. But it is your loss!" she snaps in frustration. "I will find someone else !" She moves by him and hitching her skirt, traipses away through the mud, leaving a relieved but slightly bewildered Ragnek behind her.

30 mins. Walk back. 30 mins.
9.15 am.
Highborn - "Elvish - All Farsensors be on alert for powerful alien mind-sets. If located, do not approach. Relay position to Tenbar One."
Bird. Slopes of mountain...
Perch on a tree.
Approaches two fey tending a horse as Kengar.
"Lucky lucky lucky,"

Fecel and Tredas - Two happy go lucky fey adventurers, at the Grand Tourney to compete in horse skills and bag a couple of attractive elven maids. Fecel comes across as energetic and wild with a penchant for practical jokes and a passion for insulting humans. Tredas comes across as more serious and quiet but just as troublesome.

Ride over to Ambassador's area to contact Belial.
THREATS
Ragnek is sat atop his new horse with Fecel and Tredas to either side when he arrives at the Ambassador's compound. The guards listen to his story about Venshin and contact Belial for confirmation.
Belial sends this message back via the guards ;- "Battlemaster Venshin is extremely busy at the moment but will contact you as soon as he is free to do so. Please accept his apologies."
Ragnek is having none of it though. "Tell Venshin that I was wondering why all the Dragons have left and why an invisible barrier seems to have appeared around the top of the mountain."
The guards look a little surprised but relay the message to Belial who suddenly takes Ragnek quite seriously. Belial speaks with his contact Emmesh on the mountain who then speaks directly with Venshin. However before Venshin can respond, another Qual probes Ragnek.

Note - Orion's creation of the World's Heart has already begun to alter Reality. The Titans and their Crown's of Power are now exposed - For thousands of years the Great Weapon of the Alond has been cloaked and undetectable in the Sanctuary of Baphomet. But now, the Sanctuary's Harmony has shifted pitch and the Titans (Tain) are suddenly exposed to danger. This presents all sorts of dangers to them as if beings like the Qual can detect them, so too could their Great Foe.

The Qual senses that Ragnek contains "Titan" power and addresses him out loud in the human tongue - "Whatever in reality you are, you were instructed by your Father, to withdraw. If you do not do this immediately, we will consider this an infraction of our agreement and will be forced to consider this an act of aggression against our kind. You are hereby summarily warned by the Qual of the Mountain You have one minute to comply. Withdraw 100 miles."
Ragnek curses and shifts himself Dream-side. "Great !" he shouts, shaking his fist. "They can destroy themselves for all I care. I've had enough." Extremely angry at the turn of events he speeds his way through the Dream, heading back to the city.
Ragnek in Kengar form.
Harra explains the situation ;-
"We know what you are... You are an Echo of a possible Future and so are the others you are with. Such things are not uncommon, however what makes this time special is timing. It appears you have arrived during a crisis which must mean you are here to help."
Ragnek shrugs and Harra continues. "You have seen what has happened. The Qual have sealed their mountain and gone into a state of readiness. But readiness for what? It can only mean one thing. They intend on taking control. They have already exposed us, we who have moved unseen among them and the other races for many Ages. Now we are in danger and must soon act so please come with me to the others. Your insight and presence may provide some possible clue to what will come."
Ragnek is brought by Harra to the Well of Life. There he sees two other beings, Ge'henn and a young elven girl around 7 years old in a pretty golden dress.
"I am Dagga," Ge'henn announces. "Seeing you here, I know that in some possible future I am gone. Do not expect me know joy at your coming."
"And I am Thenox," says Ragnek.
"I am also called Dagon," Harra explains, "and this girl child is called "Tethysantra," though she cannot speak it."

Notes - Session 15/09/02
Titan comments ;-
"You are from a future that may or may not come to pass. There are an infinite number of futures and you only represent one of them, so I am not about to grow concerned by anything bleak you might say."
"Why are you here? You are either here to observe the past, or try and change the future, one possible future that is. So which is it?"
"You may possess an Echo of Power but this is our Time. Our impression on it is far stronger than yours. If it weren't for the Echo of Power around you, you would be little more than a phantom, clinging to the edges of the Dreaming."
"When you travel through Time you leave a wake behind you. You make creases and folds in the fabric of reality. When you reverse yourself and travel back, this wake is erased and the creases and folds are pulled tight once more."
"It is possible for you to effect Time, but not directly. Your own personal actions will not be remembered but the beings and things that you indirectly influenced will remain the same."
How easy is it to travel in Time - "Canarim must have sent you back in Time," says Harra, "as he is the only one with access to that part of the Dreaming..."

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
Statement by Louhri speaking on behalf of Orion the Eternal ;-
"I have been asked to address you on Orion's behalf. As you are aware, at 08.08 this morning a wonderous and liberating event occurred. Orion, Son of Eternity and the Power Cosmic achieved a new level of enlightenment and gave birth from his mind a pure vision. This vision, this realisation of perfection heralds a New Dawn for all sentient races.
The future is now and Orion invites all beings of insight, wisdom and character to share in the glory. At Dawn tomorrow there will be an unveiling on the Mountain in the Hall of the Qual. Attend and you will see the Light of the Father illuminate the World ! Peace go with you all."

Statement by Lord Caris of the Mountain ;-
"For two centuries we Qual have lived alongside the Alondans in relative peace. The Archaen Accords have allowed Alondan kind the freedom to express themselves and influence Mankind without ever tipping the scales too far. However, Our Father's dramatic breakthrough seems to have given us an edge we never had before. We can now see, feel and it seems "effect" Alondan minds. Already it has come to light that the Alondan's have been breaking the Accords and that their leaders have been moving unseen among us, no doubt exerting themselves in clandestine ways. There are many questions now to be asked. There are many answers that have to found, and soon."

Statement by the Titan, Dagga ;-
"Orion is tampering with forces that are not his to effect. He must stop what he is doing immediately and destroy whatever abomination he has created, by the Order of the Supreme Alondan Warlord, Eskanith Om Daggra. He risks bringing destruction upon us all."

Statement by the Battlemaster Neithan ;-
"The Archaen Accords were signed over 200 years ago to prevent war at a time when we were a broken people. We had suffered terrible tragedy, the loss of our home world's, our way of life and greatest power. But that was then. Now, after two hundred years, Orion has found a away to recreate our race. His new children are suited to this new astral-sphere and embody everything that is great in our history. I have heard some of you whispering that they are monstrosities when you have not even seen them. You fear what you do not understand, forgetting what it is to be Qual - Star Lords ! For they, as we, are creations of Orion."

Statement by Lurienn of the Mountain ;-
"The new children of Orion may indeed be gifted and well suited to this World and it's facets. Indeed they may be far more suited to it than we, the Star Lords of Yester-year. And if they are, I ask the Council, what of us? Are we still a barren race, without Home, without future? Now abandoned by our very Creator in favor of a new, superior model of being? And if we are, should we accept our Fate and bow from this stage in grace and nobility or balk at the leash like Humans in defience of the inevitable Will of God?"

Statement by the Titan - Tethysantra ;-
"It seems that Orion's will does not include the rest of us. He acts alone defying reason, so intent on his own purpose that he is Blind to the World and it's opinion. He attempts to make decisions for us as if he is superior. Who is he to do this? Is he our God? Our savior? No. He is but One mind with One vision, easy to destroy."
Statement by the Titan - Dagon ;-
"The Qual are still angry at the loss of their Homeworld's. It still burns in their eyes like a fever, leading them to a future of war and violence. They possess a brutality in their hearts, a brutality that I am sure will ultimately lead to ruin. So many wars ahead of them and they are already dead inside."

Statement by Battlemaster Nydarn ;-
"Orion refuses to speak to us about his latest creation. His only comment on it has been, "All is in hand, the Circle beckons." He would have us trust in his plan, whatever it may be, but doesn't say what we should do about the growing threat of Arlondian action."
"But ask yourselves, when has He told us what to do? Never. So we must act on our own and trust it will not interfere in his actions. The Arlondian's demand information and the immediate destruction of Orion's creation - which we can assume isn't going to happen any time soon. So we must prepare for conflict. He has revealed them to us and allowed our minds to touch theirs which could be seen as a sign of intent. I propose we act decisively now and remove the Arlondian threat. Once we have total control over this World we will once again obtain Mastery over the Gates, as is our sacred birthright !"
"I call for a vote on this action."

Statement by Qual Sarial ;-
"Let us first speak to the Arlondian ambassadors before deciding on a course of violence. I do agree that time is of the essence here as a first strike by the Arlondian's could be catastrophic, but equally, I see great danger in rashly blundering into war. The Draconian's have lived peacefully with us for two centuries. I find it hard to believe that they will wish to abandon that without conference."

Statement by Qual Elluva ;-
"The Draconian's are just as violent and educated as we are and in many ways, we are similar in our pursuits. But I am frustrated by what I have heard today; the last two centuries have been described as "peaceful". Indeed they have, but at what price? We are immortal and the Arlondian's are immortal. Two centuries is nothing compared to span of Time. As we have been researching and studying them, they have been watching and learning about us. There has not been peace between us. I would never describe it as peace ! No, we have been gaining a measure of each other and now the measure has been made. Our Father has provoked them out from under their shells and now we see the true transparency of the Accords. Nydarn is right, we should strike now. It is time to take back some of our former glory."

Statement by Eskanu / Dagga ;-
"We are bound by Baphomet's ruling to not interfere with the Qual and have minimal influence over the lesser races beneath the shadow of their Mountain. Unless Baphomet revokes that ruling, we are powerless to act against Orion or his children. All we can do is flee or put up defences !"
"But this goes too far ! I have stood by too long and watched the Qual rule supreme. This is not their Dream, it is ours, and yet WE must suffer their foolishness, their arrogance ! We who create Worlds ! Baphomet must release our bonds so that we can show these pathetic children the True nature of Power."

WHERE ARE THE TITANS?
For a start, the Titans are not in Dragon form. They are all attending or nearby during the Grand Tourney. They have sensed Orion is up to something but have been unable to ascertain what.
They are traveling and existing in the following forms ;-
Eskanu - The Warrior Ge'henn. 6'8" tall with a Dragon bone girdle. Known as a fearsome warrior and Dragonslayer. Ragnek.
Canarim - A human man stepping back and forth in Time; Alias - Canarre. Black haired man,
Dagon - A human woman called Harra. Tomorrow. 5'9 Blonde hair, pretty oval face, and large eyes. Full lips, slim figure, is not stunning, 13 com. White blouse, embroidered front, long skirt with a tassled hem, dark brown.
Vorshim - A 15' tall Thulku called Shim. Baron. Metal plates on his skin, and his head, forehead.
Tethys - A mute Elven girl, appearing 7 years old. Name of Farah. Misren.
Baphomet - A wise man, white haired, white beard, ageless eyes. Kind face. Alias;- Orthank. Danae.

The Titans - Dragon Kin of Baphomet
"The Tain"
KNOWN AS TITLE APPEARS AS POWERS

Baphomet / Orthank The Sacred Heart aka The Dragon King A Platinum Dragon, 300' long His breath is the Spirit Wind

Canarim / Canaris / Kana, The Time Walker A Dragon made of Sand Time, Decay, Rejuvenation

Tethys / Thysa / Tethysantra / The Mother of Monsters A shapeless mist Transformation and Creation

Vorshim / Vora / Shim The Flesh and Blood A 100' tall stone giant Virtual indestructibility

Deon / Dairon / Airon / Dayond, Dagon, Harra The Child of Man An androgynous human Life, hope, innocence

Eskatha / Skithe / Eskanu / Dagon / Dagga / Ge'henn The Dream Bane Many headed, multi colored dragon, 400' long! Death, despair, slaughter, war

Vorshim - "The precipice yawns, the chasm awaits... It will be a long fall, perhaps an Age before we even make a bottom to stop us."
"Orion does not understand the danger. By tampering with the Sanctuary he risks exposure to dangers yet unrealised; The Foe will find this place and attack..."
Harra - "No Shim, the Sanctuary is still a Sanctuary for so long as Baphomet shields us. He would never allow the weapon to fall into enemy hands."
Dagga - "But is he? Where is our Sacred Heart, our Sanctuary from the Storm? Where has he been for us in recent Yarns? Perhaps we should consider again the wisdom of bringing it here in the first place, before it is too late !"
Harra - "What would you have us do Ge'henn? Take it away from here?"
Dagga - "Of course not. But Orion must be stopped and if Baphomet will not because of his own vows, then we should."

DANAE ON THE INSIDE
Danae decides to side with Orion and the Qual. However, the Qual sense something "Tainted" about her and make her a prisoner. Danae puts up a huge struggle against them but is ultimately overpowered by Nydarn and Quiverin's Metacreative powers. At first they attempt to put a Torque on her to shackle her mind but she manages to overcome it. They then use a concerted Meta-lance to break her mental shielding and bring her down.
Danae insists that she means them no harm and that she isn't working with the Titans. However the Qual refuse to believe her story about being from the future; instead they view Danae as a Trojen Horse, sent in by the Tain to disrupt their plans, spy on them and sabotage Orion's experiments.
All Danae wants is to see Orion and she mentally tries to get his attention by making a lot of noise. But Orion is too caught up in his experiments to notice.
Haletha attempts to talk to Danae but is locked up herself ; "You are a danger to yourself at the moment; We do not have the time to explore your mind and see what damage she has done, so instead we must confine you to your house, for your own safety."
Eventually a very pissed off Danae escapes and tries to force her way down to see Orion.
She deliberately helps the Qual fight off the Titans in an attempt to protect Orion and prevent the destruction of the World's Heart. This may of course result in her going up against Ragnek and Tomorrow.

HANGING WITH THE TITANS
Ge'henn - "Why are you here?"
R - Partly to observe History,
R - says he cannot change the future.
R - I want to know..."

Harra over rules Dagga ; "Thenox -
Dagga - "Don't call us Dragons ! That's an insult. It's what the Qual have called us."
15' tall, dwarf / giant. Bald head, little tufts of beard, black. Big black bushy eyebrows, several metal plates grafted directly onto the beings head. Armour - dragon scales. Big square jaw.
Louhri speaks - announcement.
Ire, Rhun Urza.
Ragnek -
Tomorrow arrives on scene with a secret message from
"Why are they not Dragon's ?" asks Tomorrow.
"They don't seem to want to kill us at the moment...."
"Because we're Alondan, just future impressions of them."
Danae's message ; - "Ragnek, Tomorrow, Baron, this may be the last message I can get to you as I have been seized and they are attempting to imprison and interrogate me. The barrier that has sprung up has been attuned to prevent Titan magic from penetrating. I coerced Haletha to get this message out but am not going to be able to use this trick again as they will undoubtedly become aware of it.
Here follows some statement memorized that I witnessed prior to my seizure; They may be helpful if I cannot return to the future.
At this point, they turned on me. They've detected what I can assume is the Dragon Crown that I possess. They seem to think it is Titan Magic and no matter what I'm saying they are paranoid I am here to undo their plans and be a spy.
I am going to try and gain access to Orion. You may not hear from again though. So goodluck. Preserve the future. And don't risk yourselves trying to rescue from this. I chose to come. I chose to meet with the Qual. But now they see me as a Titan. And we know what happened to them. I can only assume, the same fate or worse await me unless I can escape.
Goodbye guys.

"What now Ragnek? We're even more screwed than before."
Dagga is in the process of saying ; "Well, look, I spoke to them again. I said again, "I want to talk directly with Orion, not one of his servants or children. We want him to stop what he is doing before he destroys everything."
Caris - "We are sorry to have caused some fuss, but Orion is going to explain himself tomorrow morning at dawn, so I suggest you wait until then."
Mezzen - Ancient Red Dragon. 140' in length.
Mezzen attacks with 5 other Red Dragons, Gollaire, Reddaff,
The 5 Red dragons form a blazing Pheonix in the sky. As they swoop in low, a loud warning from Mountain booms out into the Meta-ether - "Turn back now. You will not be warned again. You are intruding in Qual space."
But the Dragons pay it no heed. Led by Mezzen Balen, the Phoenix spits forth a giant ball of fire. The ball hits the trees, vapourising hundreds of square feet before continuing on a hellish roll across the landscape, destroying a picturesque elven village and several stately homes. As Ragnek watches from a far through Harra's Window of Dreams, he witnesses dozens of beings suddenly sucked inside the superheated ball of death, never to be seen again.
Tomorrow turns and states the obvious, "I'd class this as a first strike...."
But the Draconian attack is short lived. The Qual mobilise and launch their Silver Ship. Cloaked inside an energy field, the ship moves at incredible speeds and systematically slices the 5 dragons to pieces using it's forward mountain Energy beam.
Mezzen attempts to leave via the Between, but Dagga throws the Ancient Red back into the fray, shouting out for all to hear, "This was not sanctioned by the Ancients. These Draconians acted alone. If we do not open lines of communciation immediately, this could escalate. Get hold of Orion now."
Plummeting, stunned, to the earth, Mezzen's scales begin melting away as Dagga inflicts Tain punishment for the act against the Qual. But the Qual are not willing to wait and sever Mezzen's head with their Energy beam.
Ragnek is given some seeds by Tethysantra. Harra says "She asks that you drop them on the mountain. They will make her connection there stronger."
Baphomet's band....? "Can you hear me?"

AMBASSADOR THENOX
Human tongue - "State the reason for your presence."
"I come as an ambassador of the Tain, under a flag of truce, not war. I request to speak directly with one of the Qual for we are most concerned with the shape of events. I request a direct one to one audience with someone of authority - your representitive on your side of the barrier and I, Thenox of the Tain on this side."
Venshin arrives....
"Should I call you Thenox of the Tain?"
"We as his children have to abide by that - Orion is as old as the stars. He answers to no one."
Ragnek - "Tampered - holes in the Sanctuary...."
"We have just recently learned that the Alondans have been watching us from another level of existence, perhaps even manipulating us from there ! How has this been in accordance with the Accords? What have the Tain been up to, passing unseen among the other races?"
Venshin says, "If the Tain cannot keep their own garden..."
Ragnek - "It would appear we're not the only mushrooms in the garden..."
Venshin gives his word that Danae will not be harmed....
Venshin walks away.
Ragnek turns into a bird and leaves.

THE HUNT FOR BAPHOMET
Dagga's opinion - "So, they would have us believe,"
Hunting the Dragon King... Ragnek heads off into the Grand Tourney to try and find Baphomet.
Canarre turns up and says "There is no future, beyond 2 days time. I've tried to move forward, but found it impossible. It's as if I am being torn into millions of pieces."
Canarre does add, "That is why these Future Echos are so important. Because they represent the possibility of the Future existing, where at the moment all my abilities and all my knowledge says otherwise."
Mean while, Orion continues experimenting with the new Heart of the World.
It is 10am. Dagga has set a dead line for finding Baphomet of the Dusk. "If we haven't located him by then, I say we act without his consent and see what happens. Even if we are banished from the Sanctuary, it has to better than having no future at all."
The Qual are scanning the Grand Tourney for Titans / Dragons. Sure enough, they detect the Baron and they detect Ragnek searching. Ragnek and the Baron are closely watched. Anything could cause the very fragile truce to explode into conflict so both sides have to be very careful.
At 3pm a conflict is scheduled to take place between Ire Rule and Battlemaster Quiverin. However, Ire is possessed and dominated by the power of Eskanu. Quiverin and "Ire" fight a terrible battle that eventually takes to the skies and results in Quiverin's defeat. Ire snaps the Battlemaster up and stamps on the body.
"I have places to be, places to go, things to see," Canarim says. "But I wouldn't mind tagging along with you both for a bit."
Tomorrow goes Dream side to warn the Baron, albeit a bit too late.
Ragnek heads back towards the shrines around the Tourney ground.
R lands on a perch - Light side. Canarre turns back time on a man's injured leg.
Flies around Shrines and Temples....
Munrahn - Sun God.
Goddess - Aiahni.
30 mins into search.... Tomorrow reports back that the Baron is being followed (quite obviously) by a male Qual, armed with a nasty looking sword. "I told him to watch out and get the hell out of there, but he just shrugged his shoulders and said - "I'm not afraid of a Qual," and carried on doing what he was doing. Personally, I don't care if he loses his head or gets chopped into bits."
Until 1 pm. Tomorrow is still wearing his Elven armour, Mightily impressive. Ragnek reverts back to the Highborn....
15 mins before "My Lord, my Lord, please my Lord, may I have a moment of your time...."
"Please my Lord, I do not mean to intrude, but I have a great need, a need that you may be able to help with..."
"I am a follower of Axaxbar, who is the Sage of the Sands. 2 years ago, the Great Temple of Axabar sank beneath the sand and many ancient texts and treasures were lost. I am trying to fund an expedition to recover such treasures." They hold many dear texts and scolls and statues and pieces of art from the World Alorian. Enemy God called - Eskalu.
Being obviously followed by a tall, hooded, male Qual wearing a grey cloak and grey robe with armour underneath, chainmail + scale mail additions, 6'6 " lean, Qual Eldon.
Ragnek and Tomorrow notice the Qual but try to ignore him for a good 30 mins or so.
Midday; Hour of walking to get closer to arena ground... Tavern called Tyren's Barrel of Laughs. Open air Tavern - good weather - Barman looks like ;- Conner McCloud. "How may I help you gentleman...."
Ragnek buys drinks for Eldon - gets no joy.

LESSON TIME
Canarim arrives on the scene, performing mischief as he does so. Dice, cards, top buttons of a dress etc etc.
Tomorrow guesses that Canarim "Froze time in a localised temporal event."
Canarim says "Wrong !" and just smiles.
"I put time somewhere else for a bit."
"What, you mean you moved it - but you can't touch time."
"Time touches you doesn't it. Why not the other way round?"
Tomorrow smiles. "I never thought of it like that before."
"Yes you did, when you were 14, on Daphne's porch."
"How can you know that?"
"As I said, your timeline stretches out from you. Even as an Echo here, you exist throughout your lifetime."
"Does that mean you can see into my future?"
"Yes, but at this point in time, your future could change in any number of ways. It has a lot to do with probabilities."
"Like, there's a 50% chance I'll die a heroic death etc,"
"Yes, like that, probabilities. Though some probabilities may eventually narrow their resonance and evolve into certainties, most just remain as possibilities - what if's...."
What do you want from us?
What do you think I want from you?
Tomorrow - "It's really pointless talking to you isn't it."
"So you can't make a decision because by doing so you discount certain probabilities."
Alondians are impervious to Time's probabilities.
"Just as real, but more certain...."
"We thought you got a bit upset and turned back time on us...."
No one foresaw this coming.... not even me.
Qual relocates them a few hundred feet away...
Add and subtract time.
Tomorrow gets a good view of battle between Quiverin and Ire.
Tavern called the Belly of the Beast ;- Dwarves. 300 varieties of alcohol available including bottles of Nulp.
Fantastic Display of giant puppets - 30 feet high on stalks with 12 people operating each puppet.
2pm. One hour to go before the event of the day.
Drinking beer and swilling Nulp.
Norice - "Aye, battle taking place."

QUAL BAITING
Qual follows them into the Tavern....
Laen, elven sword... Elven - sword.
Dagger - bejewelled.
Seethe in anticipation of major event...
Qual baiting - "Being the Qual are all dead where we are from...."

IRE vs QUIVERIN
Dream Plane - Ire... hovering in the air... 1500 in diamter, 1000 feet up.
Quiverin rides in on a white horse wearing a full suit of very alien black armour, a pointed helm and carrying an oval shield with a tremendous black sheen. In his hand he holds up a long, slender bladed bastard sword with a black blade and hilt.
Napalm - Crowd gasps - one ball is blue, the other ball is green, purple ball of energy. Flame strikes....
Elvish - "Wind"
Ragnek looks onto the Dream World and sees Ire inside the black cloud. Ire's aura seems to be tearing open small bits of the Between, making it extremely difficult for Quiverin to navigate and get in close enough for a strike.
"Crush" - Revas - black blood falls into the air, Ire screeches.
Yavay - "Tide"
Yavan - "Sunder"
Gaping wound - Draconian blood being spilt.
Quiverin loses a leg to Ire....
Acid - bubbling away and melting away Quiverin's flesh.
Venshin, Nydarn, Blue armour
The Qual generate an illusion of Quiverin to cover their tracks; the crowd just sees Nydarn pull Quiverin up, brush the Battlemaster down and raise his hand in victory.

Note - The battle between Ire and Quiverin marks another escalation in the Tain / Qual dispute. Quiverin was badly injured and nearly killed. The Qual see it as an obvious act of aggression against them and are not willing to forget it. Ire, possessed by the power of Dagga during the latter parts of the battle has also suffered a great deal. Overpowered by the combined minds of the Qual, Dagga now knows just how dangerous the Qual could be to Alondian kind - a danger that Dagga is unwilling to live with. Both sides have been tested and demands will now be made. War looms.

The Aftermath
Ragnek and Tomorrow watch as the Qual following them moves away - ordered to withdraw back into the Mountain.
Ragnek and Tomorrow have a lot of questions about what has just happened...
Intervention from Dagga?
How did that occur?
Who intervened?
Reprisal? From who?
Getting into the mind of the Qual.
Ire's unconscious body vanishes from sight.
Tomorrow is targeted.

KNOWN AS	TITLE	APPEARS AS	POWERS
Baphomet / Orthank	The Sacred Heart aka The Dragon King	A Platinum Dragon, 300' long	His breath is the Spirit Wind
Canarim / Canaris / Kana,	The Time Walker	A Dragon made of Sand	Time, Decay, Rejuvenation
Tethys / Thysa / Tethysantra /	The Mother of Monsters	A shapeless mist	Transformation and Creation
Vorshim / Vora / Shim	The Flesh and Blood	A 100' tall stone giant	Virtual indestructibility
Deon / Dairon / Airon / Dayond, Dagon, Harra	The Child of Man	An androgynous human	Life, hope, innocence
Eskatha / Skithe / Eskanu / Dagon / Dagga / Ge'henn	The Dream Bane	Many headed, multi colored dragon, 400' long!	Death, despair, slaughter, war