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Skirmishes at Al'Khazar and Laurelin
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Trouble was first noticed when lightning rained from the sky, striking rooftops in Al'Khazar and setting them ablaze. There were few people in the city at the time, and they rushed to put out the fires. A strange, cold voice rang out, stating that the lord of darkness would take Oren and Al'Khazar. :: This identified the attacker as Iblees, and proved itself to be different than many Undead attacks. No Undead minions appeared, only lightning over several days. The fires were easily suppressed, leaving those putting out the flames  to stand around, waiting to see what would happen next. :: At some point during the battle, HighPriest Hogarth arrived. He went into the Al'Khazar Cathedral and said a prayer. In a cowardly and despicable act, lightning was struck down upon him in the church. Thanks to the quick thinking of a few of those present, he was pulled from the flames alive. Badly wounded, Valdyn, Axl and myself took him to safety and healed his wounds. The attack ended at this point, leaving us in confusion. We decided to go to Laurelin and ask if the Elves knew about any recent attacks and hopefully tell Native at the same time. We were lead to the Elven capital by Elindor, and it was for the most part a safe journey . We were just outside of Laurelin when we were again attacked. :: There was more lightning, which was alarming in an area full of trees. But these fires were small and extinguished easily. Of more concern were what attacked us. Reanimated skeletons and corpses struck again and again. I was well armoured and well equipped, using my bow when my health grew faint, standing back and recovering. When the attack finally stopped, we regrouped. No one was lost, although several were close to death. We quickly entered the ELven capital. :: Prince Toren was passing by, and we told him thgat we had been attacked twice recently. He was concerned and agreed to pass the message on to High Prince Native. Following this, our group disbanded, although we have remained in contact. During other attacks we have banded together, doing our part to stop the Undead.