For the glory of the gods.

Here we go again

We head of back to the wizard mansion, the treasure split between us, a new sword for me, and a lump in the bards belly...
We take another rout this time, to the north for there is a stable and an inn there. It was about 6 o'clock at night when we got there and I was in the mood for a good old fashioned bar brawl. I was sitting at the front of the bar, ordering us drinks when I ask the bartender "Who is the brawl champion for this inn?" He looks to me and must be thinking I am going to get the pants thrashed off me. "Brutus is champ 'ere, but he ain't 'ere yet. you'll have to wait 'til 8 o'clock he gets 'ere."
I am just starting to think he won't show up a monstrous thing appears from the door, some sort of half ogre by the looks of it. The bar man looks to me and nods. So I go up to him and say "I hear you're the bar champ here are ye laddy?" I was drunk at the time and my words were a bit slurred. He looks at me with a look of humor and then throws punches like a blacksmith uses a hammer. I got in a few blows but this was like hitting a brick wall, in the end I ended up on the ground, sleeping, the hard way.
I woke up the next morning on the bar room floor. Icky is standing above me, looking at me as if I am some sort of idiot. I get up and grab the gear from the room Which was paid for from MY share. (Hey don't look at me like I'm lying, you know I saw you Sarah!) We make our way from the inn and make it to the wizards mansion by the next full moon. Instead of his man servant meeting us at the gates, the wizard, Aliment van Chrysler, was waiting for us. "Well done hero's! You have completed your quest admirably. You have filled in your end of the deal. So I must do my part. But first, the knowledge." He calls to us in a booming voice. One that seemed to disagree with his age. The others start looking around. By the looks of it they had forgot what the morphing thing said to us. Aliment looked at us "Does no-one remember?" He says with a disappointed tone. "I remember" I say. "Its 'Looks are not all they seem, all is not as it is written, sound is not all you can hear, and to learn something, does not mean you can do it yourself".
They all look at me dumbfounded, like I was a rare cross breed dragon. I shrugged. "Least someone was paying attention" exclaimed Aliment. "And it was the brute at that!" I look at him and go "Hey!" but he goes on, "You have all done well, but now to finish your task you must go to the island of Nulbar Urnm, in the far south. There you shall find a black pearl, for I was unable to scry on the person who caused the destruction of your village. but the orb will increase my powers ten fold. Retrieve this, and all shall be done." We all look at each other. And then Candii, chirpy as ever, says "Off we go again".