--- Adventure 1 ---

Thorn was thoughtful. "If it's indeed the mage who sent it, that is. Drogo said his master wouldn't use ra'azac and I tend to believe the gawk on this one."

Drogo had gone white in the face after hearing the description, but he nodded strongly in approval.

"Well. We have loads of friends out there, then." He grinned. "It's not polite to keep them waiting."

Angy took a look at the footsteps too. She blinked for a few seconds , than she changed herself into a black panther.

She stepped towards the footsteps, look at her paw , and after that , again , at the footsteps. They were almost the same . She turned back to her normal body , and said :

"It looks like we're talking about a big creature."

"The creature we're talking is larger than you - on foot - but not much more taller. I believe it is a felix'kasha." Rissa spoke to Angy.

"Then we have work to do, if our guess is true!" aprooved Ias.

"I am most certain that if this - well... this she-cat-creature - was after us, it would have had us killed while we were at the inn or atleast, while we were scaterred. None of us couls take such creature down by himself... just yet." Rissa finished.

"She had beautifull eyes, though..." Ias thought. "Anybody has the vaguest clue what felix'kashas can do?" he grinned.

Thorn raised a brow. "Aren't they extra-planar creatures?"

"I believe you are mistaking them as etereals. No, they aren't. They just live somewhere else in this realm" Ias said fast, untill Rissa had the chance to be amazed.

,,I sensed it... doesn't this make those material?" Rissa asked.

,,Extra-planar doesn't mean imaterial Rissa... though yes, mostly. Neither Etereals aren't all that imaterial, though, they don't submit to normal physics laws in our realm - true. They don't have scent for your nose. And they can't be trully killed in foreign realms, only in their own. This is etereal, or extra-planar... for our realm. Otherwise, we're extra-planar for their... insubstantial realm... though is harder - and less probable - to work other way around: they to be calling us in aid. I suppose..."

Rissa though a while at the new cat enemy, leaving Ias to speak further for Thorn.

"The world has different realms, true, or atleast for us, way to distand lands. Mages of Water and supreme magic study - arcane type, if you will, though the Crystal level of magic had some other lines of evolution too - may call for aid extra-planar creatures... as well as far-away creatures from this material realm. Though, I admit... I don't know the wizard who's after us - or his special powers - and again... though we don't have to worry about extra-planar abilities and concepts, felix'kashas are great adversaries, by might and magic."

"So what exactly can they do? Please tell me those arms don't grow back if cut off" He smiled. "Hydras are such a pain in the... well. Best we know what we're up against." He folded his arms across his chest, waiting.

"I'm not all arcane, and my Ice magics are still not to arcane-magic-type level. I don't know much about this magic or their aligned troops, but I did see felix'kashas in a tower-city I've been to. They make good guards, but unusual scouts. Maybe she isn't that bad, after all... but maybe she had another purpose. All I can tell for now is - beware of it's blades. I'm sure Ronin had it from those. The speed of using those swords is like lightning - now you see it, now you don't. The magics are, however... moderate - ice storms and local blizzard. Here we are in disadvantage - snow is her native ground."

Rissa however, was fine with it. "The blades can't hurt me, except if they are from silver."

"Or enchanted... you are not imune to ice" said the nekorrim.

Wizards and their kind was not to be taken lightly - they used the very elemental of... magic.

"But I am to the weapon-based enchantments and magics" smiled the were.

"That's *if* the enchantment is weapon-based." Ias fell in a deep contamplation.

"Can they be harmed by magic? Hmmm... I guess not ice, right? Sorry, little fella... this just isn't your day" Thorn grinned at Drogo. "Fire? Mind spells?"

"Or a big axe to the head?" said the barbarian. Until then he was listenig carefully to better understand what they were up against. He could sense batle aproaching abd his barbarian blood was boiling with expectation. Soon it will be time to prove his worth. He will do his best to honour his ancestors and his tribe.

"It can't be a big problem for me either , I'm a fast creature you know... and" she smiled archly "I have some secrets of my own ..."

She pulled of her gloves . Her fingers were delicate , but they were ended in claws.

"Just in case..." she added.

"And , I have something for you.... It might be useless , but it isn't. In matter of fact , it could help a lot."

She searched her pockets , and took out a bundle of amulets . They were very interesting. Each one had a strange circle shaped medallion . They were all red with gold inscriptions.

"These are my grandmother's amulets. She used to be a very strong witch...so they might be pretty useful. They educe heat , so that creature won't get to close. And they have other attributes to , but they shall remain secret ...yet."