Paelias & Meng II: The Red Wizard
In the forgotten realms, a land that stretched as far as the material plane allowed it, there emerged two heroes destined from a young age to be the saviors of the forgotten realms. the first of these heroes was Paelias Naïlo, an elven ranger who was a master of archery and was known for his sneakiness. for he was a gloom stalker, a master of stealth and infiltration. he wielded a longbow and two shortswords, gifted by his druid mentor. the second was Meng Mei, a sneaky human rogue who was very smart. he wielded a rapier and two daggers. oh, and he could pick locks.
the adventure started when, out of the blue, a group of mushrooms destroyed a town on the edge of the enchanted forest. they retreated, but a few days later, a barn was burned down. Paelias and Meng heard of this unfortunate turn of events, and decided to help. they set out for the enchanted forest. in the morning of the next day, they reached the enchanted forest. they walked through the mist surrounding it. they emerged out of the gloom to find it just as they left it: gloomy, dim, and wet. just then, an arrow flew toward them. Paelias caught it in his right hand, drew his bow, and knocked the arrow. a shape materialized out of the gloom. he was an old wizard dressed in red robes. Paelias was pretty sure wizards' standard color wasn't red. the wizard spread his arms, and a crescent of ten arrows appeared above him.
Paelias let his arrow fly, but the wizard blew it aside with a gust of wind. he then propelled the arrows toward them: five toward Meng, five toward Paelias. meng dodged them with ease, striking some that were heading toward Paelias out of the sky. Paelias caught them easily and stuffed them into his quiver. he fired one, but the wizard surrounded himself in a gale, which blew it away. Paelias yelled in frustration, and dissolved into shadows. he appeared twelve feet in the air directly above the wizard. he fired an arrow, and the wizard was no more. suddenly, part of the mist cleared, revealing a tunnel that ran through the forest. the sounds of magic came from within. Paelias turned to meng, forming a silent agreement. they went through the tunnel.
the heroes emerged on the other side to find a hut in the fog. a red light came from within. suddenly, a band of mushrooms came charging toward them. the heroes broke into a dash, running for the hut as fast as their legs could carry them. they ran inside and slammed the door just before the mushrooms smashed into it. they looked at the glowing red orb on a stand. Paelias stepped forward, drew his shortswords, and smashed the red orb. the mushrooms stopped pounding. they emerged from the forest as heroes, knowing that they would be forever painted in the skies as the heroes of the enchanted forest.