[en] The Tavern at the Inn

[Xuca]

l am left alone to deal with Hungarians :sad: it's not interesting to write like that.

Adventures of Xuca

29th may

The soldiers in the camp lighted a fire and l saw that they were wearing Knez Vladislav's uniforms! But l saw some men wearing same uniforms as mine! So l decided to enter the camp and maybe talk to some soldier, but first l removed my rank marks. The whole camp was awake now, while the messanger and some men talked. There was many peasants in the camp who looked like they were just recruted! When l was about to estimate the number of men in the camp, someone put a hand on my shoulder. l froze of fear, when l heard a voice saying: ,,Xuca, my friend, is it really you!?" l turned an saw my best friend from childhood. l just couldn't belive that he is in the rebel army! We had a long talk about many unimportant things, when l decided to ask him why he joined the rebal army, he answered: ,,Well, from the same reason as all: to stop the tyrany and bring Knez Vladislav to the throne." Tyrany? TYRANY? lt seems that Knez Vladislav was a tyran, and all his deeds assigned to the King!
Then the men who talked with the messanger stood up and prepared to announce something. One said: ,,Soldiers! With our commander killed by the foul Byzantins, we have no other option, but to revenge! We will continue with our plan for now, but when when the rebellion is over, we will act!"
l left the camp as soon as everyone fell asleep. So, they will continue with their plan. l must now hurry to Hungary, l lost too much time allready...

[Traveller]

Xuca, don't be worried! You'll have more glory and adventure this way! And besides, I'm not a noble, I can't lead an army to Serbia. If noone appears to take command of the army, we'll have to use real names from that age. Now, I'm goin' swimmin'... :wink:

[Heretic]

Desert Notes

The Desert is so wide... The town lights slowly disapearred beyond dunes. I turned my camel back and left the squad for a while. I wanted to look at the town once more, I felt like as I leave it for ever.

We travelled not very long and finally noticed the towers of Alexandria on the horizon. The city was more beautifull after first time I saw it. But I can't have a trip along these cosy streets, located as a labyrinth, because Caliph is waiting for me in his stronghold.
The audience was ordered at the evening, very soon, so I have few time to prepare.
My friend Caliph welcomed me in the big room, illuminated with many lanterns. The excellent form windows were vestured with gauzy hangings, coloured in red by the setting sun. "You've always had a perfect taste" - said I and we huged. We talked a little and then Caliph said why he had invited me. "Here is the letter, which must be carried to the Byzantine Emperor and quickly. It is my answer to his proposal. I heard they have some problems with Bulgarians and Serbians and it can end in not very good way. Armies are preparing to assault Constantinopol..."

Next morning another travel is waiting. But now - much harder, across the Sea.
I'll need to be very careful.

[Richard]

Hmmm So we got an enemy bard, finally some taste of the enemy's plans :wink: .

[Xuca]

Adventures of Xuca

6th June

l am in a town, four days away from the Hungarian border. Nothing interesting happened to me these days, only that some men in almost every town or village tried to recruit me to the rebel army. l can say that the reply was always swift: they didn't live to see another day...
l am thinking about my comrades. Has Sire Dobber arrived yet, what happened with my army and Travaller? My army must get here soon and attack the rebels, before they attack us. And l haven't saw any king's army around here. Could all the soldiers join the rebels? And maybe the rebels are preparing something for the Byzantins? They still belive they killed one of theirs commanders. But l must continue my journy to Hungary, to prevent the worse, but there is a little problem: l don't speak Hungarian! But l'll find some translator somewhere...

[Traveller]

Traveller's Log - June 7th
Ho-ho-ho and Merry X-mas

Later the same day

Yes! I really did got my Christmas gift! Well, it's far from Christmas now, but that doesn't matter so much, as I have my own new prisoner!
Ok, enough jokes! The shiny thing I saw appears to be a shiny bold head. It was one of those Normans, who probably fell down from board during the escape manouvres. I dragged him to the beach, because he couldn't swim on his own. I think he was in unconciousness, but he might also be pretending, so that I leave him unguarded and he could run away. No luck with that, pal! I'm not that stupid! Just to make sure, I tied him tightly and then I went back to the sea to look for more "findings". I had no luck with that, but, hey, I still have a prisoner to interogate! Maybe he'll explain me why did they attacked the Greeks? But he has to come back to this world first...

[NaVatar]

NaVatar's Journal

???????

Finally, i'm free from the cell. But the way it seems now it's like the whole castle is a cell with no way out. I better take it from the beggining.
After I had - with great effort - knock the cell-guard unconciuos i took his sword and keys and opened the door. There was a another guard there to but he had his back turned so i managed to hit him in the backhead without any fuss and I started to ascend from the dungeon to get above ground, 'cause i knew that if i could reach the throne room and to the mighty sword Exalibur - which has hang on the wall since the death of my good cap'n Fr@nkishKnight, may Pie bless him - I could easily fight of the bribed soldiers in the castle.After i managed to climb the stairs to ground level I was so exhausted that i couldn't stand. I have been in that cell to long. I managed to sneak past some guards by using some hidden passages I found a long time ago and I came to the kitchen, from there, there is 4 rooms to go before the throne room. But I'm so exhausted right now that I must grab someting to eat and rest a while before I keep going. I waited till the cook left the room, snatched some meat, bread and something to drink quickly and i hid in the storage room, behind some big sacks. After I have eated i must get some rest to regain some power. Later i while finally have my revenge to those spiteful normans once and for all.

[Dobber]

June 7 - Dobbers Log


What is going on? Why are my hands tied? I'm supposed to be dead. The ship was in flames, we had been rammed and were going down. We were to fight to the bitter end.
I was not going to be taken prisoner. But here I am laying on the ground with my arms tied. I remember being struck by some rigging, but nothing after that. The damn Byzantines must have pulled me from the water, but yet I do not see any buildings around, so I must not be inside the walls of Constantinople. If I can loosen my restraints and flee, maybe I can find my way to the Bulgarian forces and Sir Nike. Maybe he can spare a few men to ride with me to find where Commander Angryminer and my former troops are making landfall. But first I must free myself!

[Angryminer]

Welcome back among the living, Dobber! :cheers:

Angryminer

[Dobber]

Yeah, I need a drink, my throat is parched. :cheers:

[Xuca]

Adventures of Xuca

6th june

News are coming from south-east that my army encoutered the same rebel camp l saw. lt was lead by my second commander, the one helped me to fake my murder. The flow of battle is unknown to me, but it seems that after a fierce battle our army had to retreat, but that rebels sufered many casualtes. l also heard that the rebels don't control any town, but that their numbers are big. There was no biger battles, but when my army gets, l belive that there will be some campain against them. And, somehow, the King still doesn't know about the rebelion! He is held captive in his castle, guarded by Knez Vladislav's men. No news are comming to or from him, and l am afraid for his life.
But l must continue to Hungary, and l still haven't found a translator...

Later that day

Today l found a man that speaks Hungarian. We agreed about his pay, and when l reached in my pocket to pay him, l felt a piece of paper. l couldn't remeber what it was, but when l took it out l saw that it was a letter, the same letter that was found at the assassin who tried to kill me! l asked him to translate it to me. lt said:
"You are to kill Lord Xuca as soon as you get this. His death will slow down his army and buy us enough time to march into Serbia and defeat it quickly. After you read this, destroy it." Signed by the Hungarian King.
This letter is a fake! l am very sure that the Hungarians have nothing to do with this. This was meant to turn us more against them. lt even says "After you read this, destroy it." so that it would look like he was reckless and forgot to do it! Maybe Hungarians had the same letters. And l don't know are the spies sent yet. But no matter are they sent, or not, l must hurry there, time is running short...

[Prince Eric of the Lorah Clan]

Yeah, I need a drink, my throat is parched. :cheers:

Everyone else should also be ready for another round! Drinks for all, on the house!:cheers:

[Traveller]

Thank you for the beer, Eric! :cheers:

I'm not really in the mood for writing now, so I guess my part of the story would delay a little. Or, Dobber, you could take it on your own if you wish?

[Dobber]

Thank you for the beer, Eric! :cheers:

I'm not really in the mood for writing now, so I guess my part of the story would delay a little. Or, Dobber, you could take it on your own if you wish?

That being the case, I can either lay here tied up and wait or I can delete my previous post and return to the story in a different manner and allow your catch to be either a Byzantine that had jumped overboard during battle or a survivor from my ship(other than me). Which shall it be?

[Traveller]

No need for that, Dobber! I'll try to write something, although it might be not so good. Drinks for everyone, Eric! Bards need something to drink in order to refresh their throat. :cheers:

Traveller's Log - June 8th, early morning
A New Bard's In The House

This prisoner is quite odd indeed! When I woke up today, I saw that he was already awake and to a great surprise of mine - he obviously somehow managed to write something in the book, I've found with him yesterday. How he did that with his hands tied, I don't really know! I've seen people tied like that, with hands behind their back, to write, at some of the fairs back home, but their writings usually weren't very... understandable. And this thing here seems to be pretty well written. I guess he's an entertainer, travelling together with the soldiers to amuse them. Too bad I can't understand what it says! It may reveal something about this mysterious attack of the Romans at their allies. I see it is written on the Latin alphabet, which proves even further I'm dealing with a Norman, but unfortunately I can't speak any of the barbaric western languages. I should go back and find someone to translate the book and what this guy's saying, because I'm getting really tired from his non-stop mumbling! For another surprise, I think I heard him mentioning the name of my Lord Nike. Could he be another assassin? No, I doubt he's so stupid to say the name of one of the victims in their plan. And besides, he's Norman, not Greek. Maybe he's a bard, already creating stories about the Great World War, in which my former master and even me are taking a small part. Hey, shut up! The prisoner's getting more lively! But what's he staring at? I think it's ships. Dammit, I forgot about the Norman ships! They've probably saw my fire, during the night! But why would they come back for a normal bard? Or they're thinking we're a small Greek group they could crush easily and then land on the safe beach? Nevermind, I'll have to hide my prisoner and myself somewhere, before they get too close!

[hawk_knight]

hawk_knight's log

31th of may

We had arrived at my capital from the long march from novgorod to my land.
I told the men to make camp and to rest a while to regain there strenght.
When i was at my throne room talking with sir Richard about the norman invaison a spy came to me and have given information about the invaison it confirm that there was a large army of normans ready to attack and that they will attack in 12 days and that there ships will come in 10 days. the spy told me that the norman army have totally strenght of 50 thousand men and 10 thousand ships. I said to sir Richard that the normans have a lack of ships and i think that they will attack in waves with the ships. I said we must think a good plan to attack them. I told the spy that they must gather more information about the weak spots of the army's location. Tomorrow we will begin preparation. I said also to sir Richard that the novgorods will help us in battle as they had told me that they will help us against the normans for the help that we gave them to restore order in there kingdom. Tomorrow we will begin preparation but for now we will rest.




Bartender a XXL BEER PLZ

[Prince Eric of the Lorah Clan]

One XXL beer for hawk knight and another round of drinks for everyone!:cheers:

[Dobber]

It's party time! And the guest of honor is Webmaster! We've got to party down for Webmaster's birthday! Keep the beer flowing all day long!

[Prince Eric of the Lorah Clan]

Happy Birthday, Webie! Drinks for everyone!:cheers:

[Moryarity]

A question to all the mods..I was asking myself for quiet a while, what the "public groups" in the profiles are..maybe someone can tell me..as I always read "no member of any public groups" in all profiles I have watched so far...