A traveler

[Brenem]

In a corner booth facing the entrance, sat an old man.
A young man about 16 years old walks in bragging that he found a strange object on the edge of the bog.
When he came within ear shot distance of the old man. The man looked up at the you one and the young man suddenly got the urge to sit down at the corner booth.
The elderly man then mumbled a few words to the young fellow.
With out another word, they both got up and walked outside.
As the two walked, the young man revealed his name to be Brak. Brak talked about how and where he found the item. He had been running from a bear and ended up at the edge of the bog. He noted that the bear had stopped before the area and disappeared back in the woods.
Brak then start describing the item. It was bright and glowing. Brak also said he felt a strong current around it. He never touched the item , but simply starred for a while. After that he ran back to town to tell someone of his find.
The old man only showed mild interest as Brak spoke.
The old man then told Brak that his name is Brenem and to not mention this item any more.
When Brak asked why, Brenem simply said that most folks will either think his is crazy or they will go looking for the item, not knowing the great danger they was heading for.
After a few moments of thought, Brak agreed and decided to go back to his rabbit hunting.
Brenem then headed back to his room at the roadhouse in order to grab his gear.

[Brenem]

Gear in hand, Brenem then headed to the market for supplies.
He knew the 1 day trip to the bog would only be the beginning of his travel.
In the market he knew he would need some bread and jerky.
When he left the market he had 1 last stop before his trip. potions.
The kind you can't get just any where.

[Brenem]

Now that everything is safely packed, Brenem heads south to the bogs.
The travel was long an boring. He had left the road several hours back so he saw very few people. When he arrived on the edge of the bog he decided to make camp. Going any further at that late hour was very dangerous, even for Brenem.
He is no peasant but the bog is home to many dangerous creatures. Some with stronger powers. Other creatures are extremely fast with very sharp appendages.
Brenem started his ritual that he does when ever he is in a bad area.
The first enchantment is the barrier spell. Next is the warning spell that let's him know when other beings of magic is near. Last, the spell to create his watcher pet.

[Brenem]

The morning light has now started to peak through the trees.
Brenem removes the first 2 spells but decides to keep the last.
After eating a healthy breakfast, he packs everything back up.
Time to start searching for that object that he suspected was going to be easy to find and hard to get.
From the description Brak had given, the object in question was a very powerful magic that, in the wrong hands could cause mass destruction.
Simply destroying it was not within his ability. So the plan is to move it to a place that even he could not retrieve it from.
But the first step is to locate it.
Brenem sent out his pet to fly over head and search from above while he sent feeler spells out.

[Brenem]

Brenems pet spotted a powerful energy to the south west.
So Brenem used the pets memory of the spot and formed his spell.
A few seconds later , the teleport was complete.
The object was exactly where he knew it to be.
Brenem then told his pet to stay in the area and watch for anything that may be a problem.
Now for the long process of getting the object away from the invisible creature he sensed was there.
Brenem started off by casting his protection spells on himself then his pet. The red dragon is a formidable opponent , but not indestructible.
So he gave his pet all the protection in his power.

[Brenem]

The creature watched and studied this new comer. He could tell the old man wields a very powerful magic. He saw the dragon overhead also.
The dragon did not concern it.
That Mage does. It would be a tuff battle to defeat him.

[Brenem]

Brenem stood on the edge of the bog. He then decided to try and reason with the creature first. He knew it would not work but wanted to try anyways. " I don't suppose you will hand that artifact over" , asked Brenem. The creature replied by spitting acid at Brenem.
Brenem quickly threw up his energy shield then returned with a powerful energy bolt. The creature vaporized. Then Brenem used more energy and pulled the item to his hands.
The effort of this ordeal drained Brenem. So, he took out one of the heal potions to recover his health.

[Brenem]

Brenem barely had time time to put the artifact in his sack when his pet announced that several more creatures were comming from the north and more from the west.

Brenem decided that he did not have the energy to fend off so many, so he called to his pet to say they was leaving.
Brenem then spoke the words he said so many times before.
In a flash he was back at his favorite refuge.
The cave was not very big but well hidden and well protected.
Brenem sat at his bench and started to plan out the hideing place and strategy of the item. He wished that he could keep it in one of his places.
Unfortunately, another mage would sense the power and work out a way to get to it. He needed a place where no one could possibly get it.
"where could I put it?"