Nicholas's+Aftermath

Nick stood at the top of Shadow Mountain, surveying the region. He came back here after transporting stranded friends and allies back to their respective regions. He felt empty after being zapped unconscious during the battle with Glacies. He scratched his head and realized he didn’t know what do do with himself. He leapt off the mountain and teleported to the outskirts of Ebova. Nick strolled into town, remembering what Pinarus had told him about the Thorp family vault. Nick arrived at the still smoldering castle and the construction crew attempting to get in. He entered the building, keeping to the shadows, and as he was walking the floor caved in below him, dropping him several story, but he managed to come to a slow stop. Nick looked around and saw the stone surroundings of an underground cave. He grabbed an unlit torch off of a nearby wall and lit it, illuminating his surroundings. He walked for a short distance until he came to a large door which seemed to be made completely of rock. Nick stepped up to the door and suddenly, it felt as though a cool wind blew over him. “Welcome, Nicholas Thorp.” A voice rumbled. Nick felt his very being quake and it seemed as if planet spoke to him. The door shuddered and sunk slowly into the ground revealing a large room beyond. Nick stepped forward and was shocked to see an enormous pile of gold. He ran up to the pile and knelt down, grabbing a few coins and rolling them over. He surmised that they were genuine and stood up, looking around the room. On a wall close by a sword was displayed, hanging on the wall like a plaque. He walked over and picked up the sword and knew immediately that it was the mystic sword Pinarus had spoke of. Nick realized he wouldn’t need it now that the battle was over and the evil was vanquished. He put it back on the wall, better used by someone who came after him. He turned back around and teleported up to the surface at a discrete location. In the following weeks, Nick use the gold to buy himself a large lot of land in the wilderness of Grieum, off the beaten trail and path. There, he constructed an inn named The Sleeping Dragon. While keeping up connections with the other alliance members, he peacefully ran the inn which gave a discount to travelers and a base of operations for the Runners.