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"Of course, Cetelt knew it was
too steep for any kind of
foundation, but his boys and
girls they were fanatic like
and tried anyway. Three times
they tried to build there only
to see the whole thing
crumble."
"Cetty said that the only
thing a castle would get him
would be some young punk
too steep for any kind of
foundation, but his boys and
girls they were fanatic like
and tried anyway. Three times
they tried to build there only
to see the whole thing
crumble."
"Cetty said that the only
thing a castle would get him
would be some young punk
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looking for a siege. That
reminds me of a joke: There
was this young girl who's
father tried to protect her
chastity." [I have omitted
this rather vulgar anecdote to
speed up this narrative.]
"Sooooo, after about a year
Cetelt snaps, like I said, and
calls all o' his people around
him and sez, ' You all wanna
reminds me of a joke: There
was this young girl who's
father tried to protect her
chastity." [I have omitted
this rather vulgar anecdote to
speed up this narrative.]
"Sooooo, after about a year
Cetelt snaps, like I said, and
calls all o' his people around
him and sez, ' You all wanna
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do something? Then build a
wall. A wall betwixt these
fine people, (meanin' the
halfies) and the foul breath
of doom that constantly
threatens them.' [I think he
meant the goblins of Runny
Eye.]
"So his punks, feverish with
love for the old boy, went a
working. None too fast now.
wall. A wall betwixt these
fine people, (meanin' the
halfies) and the foul breath
of doom that constantly
threatens them.' [I think he
meant the goblins of Runny
Eye.]
"So his punks, feverish with
love for the old boy, went a
working. None too fast now.
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You gotta 'member, these were
adventurers [said with a
sneer], not real workers like
you and me. So, by the by it
takes 'em fifteen years to
finish this one little wall.
Lazy bastards. Why, in my day
I coulda shown any one of 'em
how the world really works.
Not a one of 'em knew their
arse end from..." [Another
tedious monologue deleted. I
adventurers [said with a
sneer], not real workers like
you and me. So, by the by it
takes 'em fifteen years to
finish this one little wall.
Lazy bastards. Why, in my day
I coulda shown any one of 'em
how the world really works.
Not a one of 'em knew their
arse end from..." [Another
tedious monologue deleted. I
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bought more grog for Dremond]
"Well, thash it really. As
shoon as the wall was done,
Cetty took a big long
looky-poo and marched
through the gatesh.
He said., 'Hold these gatesh
for my return.'
He shouted a few curses and
was gone. Then he headed
into Runny eye and hashn't
"Well, thash it really. As
shoon as the wall was done,
Cetty took a big long
looky-poo and marched
through the gatesh.
He said., 'Hold these gatesh
for my return.'
He shouted a few curses and
was gone. Then he headed
into Runny eye and hashn't
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bin sheen shinze
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[At this point the Halfling
woman that was serving us,
Rollies, was kind enough to
recount her version of the
events]
"Oh, yes, I remember when
Cetelt came here and decided
to retire. He could not seem
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[At this point the Halfling
woman that was serving us,
Rollies, was kind enough to
recount her version of the
events]
"Oh, yes, I remember when
Cetelt came here and decided
to retire. He could not seem
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to be rid of his hangers-on.
They begged to do some task
for him and he obliged them by
asking that they build a fort
on Cair Leima. I'm quite sure
that Cetelt, having taken
quite a shine to us wee folk,
was intent on giving this land
some protection from the
goblins that roamed
incessantly here. But Cetelt's
people were not architects,
They begged to do some task
for him and he obliged them by
asking that they build a fort
on Cair Leima. I'm quite sure
that Cetelt, having taken
quite a shine to us wee folk,
was intent on giving this land
some protection from the
goblins that roamed
incessantly here. But Cetelt's
people were not architects,
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alas. They never could get the
foundation for the fort right
and it tumbled down, again
and again."
"Finally, Cetelt ordered that
a wall be built across the
breadth of the woods. He had
it built tall and strong and
cleared the trees on the bad
side so that the goblins could
be seen coming from quite a
foundation for the fort right
and it tumbled down, again
and again."
"Finally, Cetelt ordered that
a wall be built across the
breadth of the woods. He had
it built tall and strong and
cleared the trees on the bad
side so that the goblins could
be seen coming from quite a
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ways."
"Strangely enough though, as
soon as the wall was finished
he shut himself on the bad
side and with a shout of, 'I
will be rid of this curse!'
disappeared. It didn't take
long for his people to weary
of waiting for him and to
trickle out of these parts;
looking for other adventures,
"Strangely enough though, as
soon as the wall was finished
he shut himself on the bad
side and with a shout of, 'I
will be rid of this curse!'
disappeared. It didn't take
long for his people to weary
of waiting for him and to
trickle out of these parts;
looking for other adventures,
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I would wager."
"Now the wall stands mostly
undefended and the gates are
rotted off. Some still stand
the vigil, but most halflings
have little to do with them.
There are more merry pursuits
here on the edge of
Rivervale."
[Rollies left me then and I
"Now the wall stands mostly
undefended and the gates are
rotted off. Some still stand
the vigil, but most halflings
have little to do with them.
There are more merry pursuits
here on the edge of
Rivervale."
[Rollies left me then and I
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left Dremond to his cups. The
wall has since come to be
known by the denizens of
Rivervale as the Great Wall of
Serilis, for one of their
gods, though there are many
who remember how it came to
be, and who sometimes call it
by this name.]
wall has since come to be
known by the denizens of
Rivervale as the Great Wall of
Serilis, for one of their
gods, though there are many
who remember how it came to
be, and who sometimes call it
by this name.]
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Quest Source: 28 May 2022