Dark pasture release event (log)
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "You have little time left."
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "No icons can save you from the destroyer. Only the protectors of Velaskar can save you now. It forms... it awakens!"
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "You must release the protectors of Velaskar from their bonds. You must do it now! It awakes!"
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "Fools! Do you know nothing of nature! Equines come in two varieties! Female... and Male! Release the protectors from their bonds for die! It awakes!"
The wolf stands back up.
The wolf pads west.
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "Release the protectors of Velaskar from their bonds!""
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "Release the protectors of Velaskar from their bonds!""
The webby substance in the air above you begins to coalesce, its shape still undefined. Whatever it is, it covers almost the entire sky!
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "No time! No time! Hurry!"
The amber wolf pads off.
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "Release the protectors quickly!"
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "Fools!"
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "What good to kill them, you kill your hope!"
Cheat gestures at a ghostly pooka. Some heavy chains on a ghostly pooka suddenly begin to glow with an intensely bright light!
A ghostly pooka eyes brighten suddenly as it shakes its body violently, shattering the chains that bound it! Free of its bonds, its form begins to change, growing larger... its eyes fierce with power!
A shadow steed rears up on its hind legs letting out a vehement neigh of maleovence and rage! A shadow steed shuffles around the area with spirited anger! A shadow steed shuffles around the area with spirited anger!
A sudden rattling of chains draws your attention to a ghostly pooka which just appeared out of thin air!
A shadow steed shuffles around the area with spirited anger!
Jorak gestures at a ghostly pooka. Some heavy chains on a ghostly pooka suddenly begin to glow with an intensely bright light!
A ghostly pooka eyes brighten suddenly as it shakes its body violently, shattering the chains that bound it! Free of its bonds, its form begins to change, growing larger... its eyes fierce with power!
A shadow steed rears up on its hind legs letting out a vehement neigh of maleovence and rage!
A shadow steed shuffles around the area with spirited anger!
The amber wolf growls, "My master says, "yes! Yes!"
A shadow steed shuffles around the area with spirited anger! A shadow steed shuffles around the area with spirited anger!
A shadow steed gallops in, its eyes aflame!
The eyes of each steed meet for a long moment. Suddenly, the two flanking steeds jump into the center steed which grows to three times its size! The now enormous steed rears up on its hind legs letting out a deafening whinny of challenge! It then launches itself upward towards the opening above and explodes with a fierce ethereal force!
The old ladder shatters into a thousand tiny particles, along with much of the wall. All that is left is a clay ramp leading up into the valley. The ethereal substance of the steed begins to reform and rushes through the air up into the valley above!
The amber wolf turns away, looks back over its shoulder once, and then pads off.
The webby mass in the sky stretches and grows, now appearing to be somewhat worm-like. A constant swirl of webby tentacles surrounding the mass make it seem alive.
The giant worm-like mass stretches once again, one end of it becoming more distinct... more defined. It reminds you of a misshapen head with large slit eyes, shut tight.
A head has definitily formed on the huge worm, with sharp solid-black fangs growing out of its mouth. Near the middle section, you see huge flat arms growing... no... not arms... wings... massive scaly wings!
An explosion of thunder rocks through the valley as a stampede of ethereal shadow steeds break their way in and being to circle the area!
The sound of thundering hooves prevail as a steady stream of ethereal shadow steeds stampede around the valley with amazing speed!
The steeds continue their stampede, picking up speed... faster and faster... becoming a great blur of ethereal energy!
A vortex begins to form in the center of the circling stampede of steeds! With a flash of lightning and crack of thunder, the vortex opens wide releasing a herd of shadow mares which gallop in and immediately join the stampeding steeds!
Suddenly, the stampede of mares and steeds take flight, rising in the air as if running up an invisible ramp in the sky!
The ethereal stampede turns from its spiraling upward direction and heads straight towards the winged wyrm. Within a split-second they are within yards of the massive creature. Just as the stampede reaches the wyrm, a huge webby eye snaps open, blood red with anger!
The immense winged monster recoils letting out a defeaning roar! But its too late, the ethereal steeds and mares trample over the creature in the sky!
The stampede contines, moving past the winged creature and beginning to turn. The wyrm appears covered in red blotches, apparently injured by the equines attack.
As the equines head in for a second run, the massive creature strikes back by unleashing a deadly stream of fire from its maw! The flames wash over the equines completely engulfing them!
Bursting out of the stream of fire, the uninjured equines rush the fire-breather at full speed! They slam into the wyrm hard, trampling over it! A section of the creature's tail breaks off and begins to unravel.
A terrifying shriek of agony is let loose by the black-fanged monster! A black fluid substance appears to be gushing out of its severed body, and streaming from its eyes and mouth.
The equines turn again for what could be the final assault. But just before they reach the creature it recoils in the air and launches itself towards the ground... heading directly towards you!
With the force of a thousand mountains, the enormous winged creature explodes into the ground before you vanishing from view! Surprisingly, you stop worrying about the creature and worry more about your posture, as the ground has begun to quiver and shake with a tremendous force!
The ground beneath you violently shakes and rumbles causing you to fall down!
Roundtime: 8 seconds.
The ground around you shudders and cracks, revealing an ancient trail leading out of the valley!
[Shadow Valley, Dark Pasture]
Drab grey clouds twist overhead in muted anguish, casting writhing shadows over this secluded pasture. The pasture spreads out dully to the southeast, broken only by the occasional misshapen tree or rotted trunk. An ancient trail, overgrown from countless years of disuse, weaves its way from the rising valley walls into the desolation.
Obvious paths: southeast.
Behind the Scenes
This log is from around 1996. Previously there was a ladder with a difficult climb check instead of the ramp, so people would have to go the long way around through spectral miners. The wyrm demon smashing into the ground revealed the pathway to the dark pasture. Shadow mares existed previously, but shadow steeds and night mares may not have been released until this event. This log illustrates how ghostly pookas and shadow steeds are actually the same thing. Remove Curse was being cast on the pookas to free them of their chains. It shows how the black liquid in Shadow Valley is the demon's blood.
See also:
- Muylari backstory (log) (1996)