(Character) neared the end of a week's travels and came to a large hill encircled by smaller ones. Near the top of the center hill, he saw a dark opening from which spilled a slow, hauntingly beautiful music. Briefly, the melody held him entranced. "Surely the Song of Creation," he thought, "could have been no sweeter." Working his way between the lower hills and up the large hill, he came to what was, upon closer examination, obviously a shallow cave. Barely visible in the cave's shadowy recess, a dark figure bent over a softly glimmering harp. Still pulling at the harp strings, the figure looked up and its eyes flickered with the same light that came from the harp. A sibilant whisper insinuated itself in the music, "Who disturbs my solitude?"
Character Encounter
Anywhere, but most commonly found in the South (Harad, Umbar, lands directly east)
| Options | Free People | Neutral | Dark Servants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Say (only one word) | ? | ? | Combat* |
| ATTACK the harper | Combat | Combat† | Combat |
| CAPTURE the harper and take him hostage | ? | ? | Combat |
| INTERROGATE the harper for information | ? | ? | ? |
| State your ALLEGIANCE | ? | ? | ? |
| FLEE | Escape | Escape | Escape |
| ALLOW the harper to join you | Combat / No Effect | Combat / No Effect | Combat / No Effect |
This is a wight in disguise. Defeating the wight in combat will probably get the character gold and a lost list spell, but this encounter is rare enough that I haven't heard of anyone actually winning a fight. Even if combat ensues, the character has a good chance of escaping with his life. (Bobbins)
SAY: Dark Servants, Combat. Dunlenndings Agent, Agent 65 Challenge 63, 55 health lost, nothing gained (Dave Holt)
ATTACK: Dark Servants, Combat. I attacked the wight with a DS multi-class mage (Com20, Mage60, chal100) and won, taking no loss of health. Gained +3 to Com rank and 19,500 gold. No Lost List spell. (Rich Thomas)
CAPTURE: Dark Servants, Combat. Cloud Lord Agent, Agent 57 Challenge 42, 42 health lost, nothing gained (Dave Holt)
FLEE: Dark Servants, Escape. Bobbins Escape. Dun Emmie, Emissary 30 Challenge 15 (Dave Holt)