Editing Shadow Abductions

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== Summary ==
* Took place place between March 10th and March 24th, 2000.
* Players were abducted and portaled into the [[Shadow Spires]].
* Players were then asked many questions including which of the six towns with Shadow Spires in them should be destroyed.
* During the [[Twilight's Gleaming]] event, the town of [[Cragstone]] is attacked, and [[Arwic]] and [[Tufa]] are destroyed.

Further reading:
* The abductions are mentioned in the ingame text, [[General History of Dereth Vol. IV]].

== Images ==
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== Dialog ==
{{Dialog|
'''March 10, 2000'''
|The winds momentarily gust and howl, and through the blustering noise strange laughter may be discerned: high-pitched, thin, shrill, child-like, with an edge of cruel and twisted steel. A shadow seems to pass across the face of the sun. A presence has arrived in Dereth but soon the sensation passes.
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'''March 16, 2000'''
|Tension seems to run like a current through the ground; the air tingles with sudden foreboding. Somewhere, a dark presence has arrived.

|Like a silent black liquid, it flows up into Dereth, bringing the smell of decay and death. The impression fades quickly, and all is normal once again.
----
'''March 24, 2000'''
|If not for the slight change in the pressure of the air, the arrival of the third presence might not have been noticed. Yet the world seems just a little darker now.
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'''The Abduction of Krltplps'''
|You feel a strange, cold force pulling you.
|Do you resist the summons?

{{Emote|You say, "no, I ACCEPT"}}

|The pull grows stronger.
|A Twisted Presence has teleported you.

|A thin, shrill voice speaks: "Little child, I have brought you here to answer my questions. Afterwards perhaps I shall let you free again."

{{Emote|You say, "I will try my best"}}

|The shrill voice says, "From which world did you come? What is its name?"

{{Emote|You say, "I came from Ispar...."
|You say, "well, origonally britannia but that's a long story...."}}

|The shrill voice says, "Who amongst you little creatures is most powerful?"

{{Emote|You say, "well, that would be me, someday...."
|You say, "though you might be wanting to hear Asheron"}}

|The shrill voice says, "Have the Olthoi destroyed any of the menhir rings, little child?"

{{Emote|You say, "Of that I have no clue....."}}

|The shrill voice says, "From here we have quite a vantage point over that quaint little town."
|An almost merry chuckle echoes from the walls, and you hear the question: "Now then, little child, you know there are six Spire for six towns.

{{Emote|You say, "I know"}}

|Which of those six towns would you like to see destroyed?"

{{Emote|You say, "None of them....though I have never been fond of Cragstone."
|You say, "and Tufu, where we are now I believe, is worthless to me"}}

|The shrill voice says, "You, little child, may need punishment later."

{{Emote|You say, "Why do you feel the need to destroy these places?"}}

|The shrill voice says, "Go! We shall deal with you later."

|A Twisted Presence has teleported you.
----
'''The Abduction of Amber Starfire'''
|A thin, shrill voice speaks: "Little child, I have brought you here to answer my questions. Afterwards perhaps i shall let you free again."
|The shrill voice says, "Have the Olthoi destroyed any of the menhir rings, little child?"

{{Emote|You say,"Not that i know of."}}

|The shrill voice says,"Frore. Within Frore the creatures of rotting flesh scurried like starved rats. Were they of Rytheran, or not? Answer me!"

{{Emote|You say,"Yes"}}

|The shrill voice says," where is Hamud ibn Rafik?"

{{Emote|You say," I beleave that he is missing, if not perished."}}

|The shrill voice says,"From here, we have quite a vantage point over that quaint little town."

|An almost merry chuckle echos from the walls, and you hear the question: "Now then, little child, you know there are six Spire for six towns. Which of those six towns would you like to see destroyed?"

{{Emote|You say,"I would like to see Tou Tou destroyed."}}

|The shrill voice says,"You make a good little child. I approve."
|The shrill voice says," Go! We shall deal with you later." 
----
'''The Abduction of Yobe the Mage'''
|A Cold Presence has teleported you
|A low voice resounds in the chamber: "You are here to answer my questions, small one. It is not my idea to let you live, but I will do so for now. unless you try my patience."

{{Emote|You say, "Yes sir"}}

|The low voice says, "Where hides that pathetic coward Asheron?"

{{Emote|You say, "I have seeked him, but not found him, oh mighty"}}

|The low voice says, "Who amongst you little beings is most powerful?"

{{Emote|You say, "Probably lakeon, or Areia"
|You say, "they are the highest levels"}}

|The low voice says, "Where is that little wench Elysa Strathelar?"

{{Emote|You say, "I do not know, but rumors of her being in Holtburg have surfaced"}}

|The low voice says, "The roads of your wretched village lie below."

{{Emote|You say, "I can see them"}}

|The low voice speaks: "Of those six towns with our lovely spires near them, which would you like to see destroyed?"

{{Emote|You say, "Qualbar"}}

|The low voice says, "You have shown appropriate submission, little one."
|A Cold Presence has teleported you
----
'''The Abduction of Abrim'''

|A Quiet Presence has teleported you
|A quiet voice filters through the chamber, "You are here to answer my questions."

{{Emote|Abrim looks around brazenly}}

|The quiet voice says, "That rotting fool Geraine. Have you heard aught of him?"

{{Emote|You say, "Why should I answer?"}}

|The quiet voice says, "Do not try me."

{{Emote|You say, "why is Germaine important to you?"}}

|The quiet voice says, "That rotting fool Geraine. Have you heard aught of him?"

{{Emote|You say, "perhaps I have"
|You say, "Come out where I can see you, quiet one"}}

|The quiet voice says, "We shall root out that Olthoi-fearing Asheron soon enough. He has sent his magic out upon the wind. Has he contacted you?"

{{Emote|You say, "Mayhaps, his magic is great indeed"}}

|The quiet voice says, "You tire me"

{{Emote|You say, "you have waited this long for answers..."
|You say, "it won't be much longer, will it?"}}

|The quiet voice says, "What do you know of the magic that protects the towns?"

{{Emote|You say, "Yes, Asheron protects us still"}}

|The quiet voice says, "Surely you must have heard already that you might be asked this question."

|The quiet voice says, "Of the six towns we watch over, which would you see destroyed?"

{{Emote|You say, "Yes, the "others" were asked that question, I would see none destroyed"}}

|The quiet voice says, "We shall swallow you into darkness"

{{Emote|You say, "No, we shall resist, and overcome"}}

|The quiet voice says, "Go"
|A Quiet Presence has teleported you
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'''The Abduction of Forlong'''
|A Quiet Presence has teleported you

|A quiet voice filters through the chamber, "You are here to answer my questions."

|The quiet voice says, "What do you know of the magic that protects the towns?"

{{Emote|You say, "I know nothing of that magic"}}

|The quiet voice says, "We shall root out that Olthoi-fearing Asheron soon enough. He has sent his magic out upon the wind. Has he contacted you?"

{{Emote|You say, "Not yet has he"}}

|The quiet voice says, "Where is Elysa Strathler?"

{{Emote|You say, "I do not know the name or where he/she is"}}

|The quiet voice says, "Surely you must have heard already that you might be asked this question."

|The quiet voice says, "Of the six towns we watch over, which would you see destroyed?"

{{Emote|You say, "I have heard of this, but still have never heard the name"
|You say, "Cragstone"}}

|The quiet voice says, "You have been useful."
|The quiet voice says, "Go." , A Quiet Presence has teleported you
}}

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