The Aldenor Quest

...they kidnapped his kid in order to get the city closed off...

Ah, I didn't know that the city knew Johnathon had been kidnapped. I assume there was a reasonable time gap between the first and second bits of the story, then.

To be inserted between first two sections

Back in the Bar

As I walked back down the stairs I was set upon by three heavily armed guards. Looking around I was shocked to see that the entire bar was swarming with them. They were questioning every inhabitant of the bar viciously, and as I watched the captain cuffed one of the revenant hunters and sent him sprawling across the floor. The hunter pulled out his crossbow and shot the guard captain in the shoulder, at which point he was decapitated by a vicious swing of a battleaxe.

The guards questioned me on the events of the night, although I yelled at them indignantly they seemed to have no care for the escape of the man or his captive, they seemed only interested in the description I gave of the fugitive.

Just as I was about to lose hope the door burst open and Rat Burgiss strode into the bar accompanied by two high ranking guardsmen. These two proceeded to order me untied and Rat pulled me away.

“This is serious [You]. Dimintheis has become a hugely powerful figure in the nation’s politics ever since he defeated the army of Zemouregal. This attempt on hi son’s life could be pretty important…I’ve already received news that he is pushing for a citywide lockdown, and he ahs the authority to have it done, go do what ever you adventurers do!”

Ah, much better. Thanks for clearing that up!

The walls of the cellar had been knocked down in three locations, several roughly carved tunnels stretched out, on to the north, one to the south, and one to the east. But the center of my attention was the body sprawled out on the table. It was the same man who had charged into the bar and captured Jonathan, but a strange runic symbol had been burned into his chest. The most horrifying part of the scene though, was that the skin of his head and hands weren’t attached to the bones…in fact they were lying on another table.

It was at this moment that eight dark mages [Lvl 92] emerged from the eastern tunnel, each of them was carrying a crate. One of the mages threw the crate at me, it exploded in a massive swirl of magical energys [draining all stats by ten and hitting 30]. The other dropped the crates on the ground and rushed at me. Only through luck was I able to fend them off and kill them.

I searched the battered corpses flung across the floor and found a diagram of the cellar and tunnel system. The south tunnel ended in a small drawing of a house with a balcony, the north tunnel ended in a small room with the letter “J” written on it, and the east tunnel ended with the symbol of a fire rune.

I decided that I should investigate the north tunnel first. As I walked along I heard an agony-filled voice screeching curses. Finally I entered the chamber at the end of the tunnel, Jonathan (for of course he was the person indicated by the letter “J”) was strapped to a large stone column, and three dark mages wearing beaked masks and with clawed gauntlets were whispering horrible things into his ears.

I ran into the room in full battle gear and proceeded to slash viciously at the mages [lvl 122]. The first went down in two quick slashes before the others could respond. The second ran at me and although I dodged he raked four shallow yet painful lines across my chest, the claws seemed to ignore my armour as if there was nothing there. I pulled a crossbow from my belt and landed three darts in his chest. The third mage was now upon me. He leaped onto my back and clawed at neck. I grasped his shoulders and flung him across the room where he was impaled on the beak of the masked corpse of the first mage.

I quickly untied Jonathan who ran across the room and was crushed by a rock falling from the ceiling. Although appalled at what I had just seen I decided to investigate the other tunnels. At the end of the eastern tunnel, I found a small room with a ladder in the middle. Around the room were crates which upon further inspection were in fact filled with rune. I climbed the ladder unlocked the trapdoor above it and clambered up into a familiar room.

“[You]?” Aubury whispered in shock.” How in the world did you get here!?”

I quickly explained the events of the day to him, “…It appears that those dark mages have been stealing runes from you.”

“So that’s where they’ve all been going. But why?”

“That’s what I’m hoping to find out,” I said as I went back down the ladder and proceeded to the final tunnel.

The final tunnel seemed rather uninteresting and quickly made its way to yet another ladder. Above the trapdoor I found myself in one of the many houses of South Varrock—although I had noted in my earlier wanderings that it was the only house with direct access onto the wall form the second floor. The floor had a rather prominent bloodstain and I realized that based on the picture on the wall this was where the dismembered man in the cellar had originally lived.

I walked up the stairs [enter instanced situation in which the wall is able t directly interact with ground floor where circle is (like castlewars wall)] and immediately heard noise coming from out on the wall, I crept through the open door and saw that 5 mages were lowering crates of runes form atop the wall down to the wizards in the circle below.

The chief mage in the circle spoke in a booming baritone, “We shall summon Aldenor, King Roald shall never be able to wipe us from the earth!”

“Aldenor!” they all screamed ecstatically.

A dark voice spoke angrily into my mind, “Those fools are exactly the dark mages who make me necessary…I shall not intervene on their behalf.”

Shocked by what I had seen I ran down the stairs where I was met by Rat Burgiss and Zaff. Realizing from the interested look on his face that he wanted to know what was going on I quickly explained what had happened, he turned to Zaff.

“Inform Dimintheis of this tragic happening. Me and [You] will bring down the wrath of the kingdom upon them.” At this command Zaff teleported away. Me and Rat walked out into the street where a huge troop of elite guards marched to the south gate. The two guards, who we had realized must have been in the pay of the wizards, were executed summarily.

But as we marched towards the circle a strange sight met our eyes. The dark wizards were under attack by a strangely garbed group of dark mages. Black darts of pure energy shot from their hand and the Circle Wizards fell to the assault one by one. The guards attempted to intervene but some heavenly force intervened and they were thrown back from the melee.

“Witness the power of the god of Dark Magic. Across the land dark mages have sworn allegiance to the magic first and the other gods second. It is petty fools like these who increase the blazing flames of prosecution that threaten to engulf us. I SHALL NOT STAND FOR IT.” The dark voice had re-entered my mind and as it screamed the final words the few remaining original wizards were engulfed by pillars of black flame.

The mages who had attacked turned outwards and their leader spoke to the Varrock Guard troop, “We shall leave your city in peace, we shall not allow these foolish dark mages to lead to the persecution of all dark mages. But we claim this circle in the name of Aldenor, and any who encroach will be dealt with swiftly. But we shall not extend our reach.”

A bewildered Rat Burgiss sent swift messengers to the king requesting orders, when they returned Rat turned to me and spoke in a hushed voice; “The King and Lord Dimintheis wish the violence to stop. We shall leave them in peace.” These last words he spoke for all to hear.

As the men fell back I saw Zaff gesture to me. When I approached he whispered in my ear, “You must find out what this thing they speak of is, this Aldenor.”

And so it began…

I've compressed everything into the first post

More has been added...chapter two has begun!

“Aaaah. The quest for Aldenor. Yet another fool who thinks they can penetrate the veil of dark magic and discover our true allegiance—but since it amuses me I will tell you that in the cliff-face of the mine north of here is a concealed door, this enters one of the few established temples of the dark god. But it’s defenses are quite formidable.”

I looked at him with a trace of shock and asked him the only question that he had left unanswered: “Hidden how?”

“The door only opens to light filtered through a ruby lens, then runes of death, chaos, and soul must be placed upon the door.”

After I had gathered my supplies I went to the mine and held up my newly made ruby bullseye lantern. I saw three faint symbols on the wall and placed the runes against them, suddenly a door emerged from the wall. I reached out my hand to open it and was thrown backwards by a blast of force, as I approached the door again I realized that although I had revealed the door I had also charged it with destructive energy which I now would need to remove.

Again I returned to the gate, this time carrying several essence stones. I pressed them against the door and felt the runic energies being absorbed, after I had charged 7 essences I sensed that the door was safe to touch, and I threw it open.

Down the shadowed stairs I went and finally found myself in a large columned hall. Floating red werelights illuminated the chamber. I the very center there sat a boy in black robes. As I entered the hall he cast a bolt of black energy at me and I was thrown into a warped dreamworld…

So are chapter one and chapter two part of the same quest, or they different quests in the same series?