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Monday, August 02, 2004

Finding the City of Mist 

By Nysa

Reaching our 46th season was something I'd dreamed about for ages. At that point, we'd be able to step through the Plane of Tranquility portal stone and experience what the Planes had to offer. I was excited about seeing new lands - especially about visiting different planes of existence. But with Cen and I's busy schedules, our 46th season seemed impossibly far away.

There had been little time for adventuring as of late, I spending all of my time honing my fletching skills and working towards becoming a Grandmaster in the trade. Cenalorn had been spending all of his free time hunting spiders in the swamps of The Feerott and Greyhoppers in the barren moon-dusted lands of Marus Seru. Any extra time was spent in the Bazaar selling the spiderling silks and greyhopper hides he'd accumulated.

A week ago I grew weary of the tedious arrow making, and wandered into the Plane of Knowledge library for a break. As usual, I pulled out the voluminous Atlas and mark off lands in my mind that I someday hoped to travel to. My eye was drawn to the ruins of an ancient city buried deep in the Emerald Jungle. Once known as Torsis, I read, the City of Mist sat decaying at the jungle's center, surrounded by a filmy mist. I had to see this place with my own eyes.

I went and immediately came back to find Cenalorn. Talks with the few other adventurers around the area had shed some more light on this mysterious area. The experience was excellent (akin to the much-missed Paludal Caverns when we were younger) and the loot decent. I couldn't fight in there alone, but with Cen we could do well at the front entrance.

Upon returning together, we fought for long hours at the zone line, many times having to run. The golems and undead were tough, but the experience was amazing. Before I knew it, we'd both reached our 46th season. We took some time away from the ruins to travel to the Plane of Tranquility - just to check it out; it was as beautiful as we'd always imagined.

The City of Mist has been an exciting find for the both of us. Cen is now in his 49th season and I'll soon join him. I get to learn new spells at this level, and both of us are truly excited about earning our new class titles at 51. Cen will no longer be simply a Warrior, but a Champion, and I will go from being a simple Ranger to a Pathfinder.

Not only is the experience worth cheering for, the money made is considerable. Two solid hours of fighting can yield us around 300 platinum apiece.

More than anything, though, it has brought us back to doing what we love best - adventuring.


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