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(Created page with "By: Erisycthon Posted on: November 13, 2006 Logosmas in the Tundra Have you ever met the old toymaker in Caer Witrin? He's a nice old fellow. Sells toboggans, balls, and t...")
 
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"Fool, eh?" laughed the toymaker, "I guess 've been called that.
"Fool, eh?" laughed the toymaker, "I guess 've been called that.
"˜Jester' is usually the more polite term for what I do. 'm just out
"'Jester' is usually the more polite term for what I do. I'm just out
delivering gifts for Logosmas. I was on my way back west, to make a last stop
delivering gifts for Logosmas. I was on my way back west, to make a last stop
in the Darkenwood, but got blown off course, and ended up here. As you can
in the Darkenwood, but got blown off course, and ended up here. As you can
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sled on them." Rubbing hs chin the man said, "We should start making
sled on them." Rubbing hs chin the man said, "We should start making
stockings, though, and trading the little things we can find up here. Why,
stockings, though, and trading the little things we can find up here. Why,
just last week, I found a narwhal tooth near the water, and 'm sure my son
just last week, I found a narwhal tooth near the water, and I'm sure my son
would enjoy getting to show that off."
would enjoy getting to show that off."


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"Merry Logosmas to all!" he said, "And too all a good-." Frowning, the
"Merry Logosmas to all!" he said, "And too all a good-." Frowning, the
toymaker shuffled his tarot deck, taking out cards, putting them back in, his
toymaker shuffled his tarot deck, taking out cards, putting them back in, his
brow furrowing more and more with each draw. "Great, 'm out of Chariots
brow furrowing more and more with each draw. "Great, I'm out of Chariots
and Blanks. Now what am I going to do?"
and Blanks. Now what am I going to do?"


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them towards the golems, and patted them on the "heads" as they began to
them towards the golems, and patted them on the "heads" as they began to
advance, slowly, to meet the three golems closing in. All three reached their
advance, slowly, to meet the three golems closing in. All three reached their
frozen targets at the same time, and upon contacting the massive icy feet"
frozen targets at the same time, and upon contacting the massive icy feet"I
 


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!


The concussion bombs which the toymaker had put in them exploded violently,
The concussion bombs which the toymaker had put in them exploded violently,
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and commanding voice echoed through the halls. Standing on the stairway was a
and commanding voice echoed through the halls. Standing on the stairway was a
man with piercing white eyes, midnight blue robes, and hair like icicles. This
man with piercing white eyes, midnight blue robes, and hair like icicles. This
was undoubtedly the wizard of the ice tower:  
was undoubtedly the wizard of the ice tower: Maklak.
 
Maklak.


He descended the stairway, a fourth golem in tow, a wicked grin plastered on
He descended the stairway, a fourth golem in tow, a wicked grin plastered on
his pale face, ice-blue lips curled in a wicked sneer. "'m afraid you're
his pale face, ice-blue lips curled in a wicked sneer. "I'm afraid you're
going to have to make up for their deaths with your own, old man." As the
going to have to make up for their deaths with your own, old man." As the
golem advanced towards the toymaker, Maklak raised his hands and hail began
golem advanced towards the toymaker, Maklak raised his hands and hail began
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