The next thing I knew an arrow clipped off part of my Bless of Elm and I was diving for cover under a fallen tree. Then I realized that I was in Dark Elf Territory, my races outcasts. They are creatures so evil that their skin has darkened and they will kill anything on sight. I had no choice but to run. Then I remembered the Scroll of Escape I bought in the City of Giran. As the Dark Elf shot another arrow right where I was hiding, I quickly read the scroll and the next thing I knew I was back in Orc Town. "That last arrow would have killed me!" I said aloud. I got up and decided to send a letter to my Pledge mates. Soon enough two arrived. We were glad to see each other again. I further explained my dilemma and we began to prepare.

I had ten more Scrolls of Escape delivered to me, and I went to retrieve my trusty dog, Hunt. We have both been in some incredible situations before and we have all ways made it, even though sometimes we make it out with our lives barely intact. He barked at me with joy when he saw me and almost knocked me down. We wrestled playfully for a few minutes then I let him pin me to the ground. After receiving several friendly licks I got up and we were ready to go. Then we set out.

I was nervous, but my friends and my dog went on fearlessly ahead. Soon the trees and the foliage became so thick that we were separated. Hunt and I trudged on. Finally we came into a clearing. A large field lay in front of us, with a wooden Fort in the distance. This was a good place to hunt tribals, but I could hear the clashing of swords and the dull "thock" of an arrow finding its target. "This place is taken boy, back into the forest we go." As I said this I noticed that Hunt was not looking at me or at the expansive field. He was growling at the forest. Then I heard a twig snap and a clang of weapons behind me. I froze. I slowly turned around to watch 30 or so tribals emerge from the shadows of a forest. Behind them tress fell. It seem as if the whole forest was alive! I stood in shock as I watched a Ogre come smashing through the forest right next to a temple.

The temple was made of the bones of a great creature. It was not much too look at. There was a floating red stone at one end of the temple. It was one of the Chaotic Temples, like the one in the wastelands. I looked at it for only a few seconds, when two arrows landed at my side. I looked to see two Dark Elves in the cover of the trees, standing in the shadows, putting another arrow on their bows and aiming for us. "Run!" I shouted, and we ran as fast as I could. I soon met up with my other Pledge Mates, as we all ran together 20 more tribals appeared. We quickly gulped down a Haste Potion as we ran.

We managed to outrun the Ogre, Dark Elves, and about 15 tribals when Orc Town came into view. As we ran through the entrance we all shouted in unison "The Orcs are sieging! Everyone lock yourselves indoors!". As we ran to the town center a Sorceress and a group of Knights greeted us with swords and bows. We ran past them like they were not even there. Hunt was in front of me, guarding me as I have guarded him so many times. Then we charged the oncoming orcs and joined our comrades in battle. Then we all dove for cover as the Sorceress summoned up four tornados and blew the tribals away. Then suddenly a second wave attacked, much larger than the first. But four more tornados blew them to their doom.