First Sisters of the
Blackfeather Harpies Vol. II
In the distance, the four
spoiled and hungry Elddar
sisters traveling in Goru'kar
Mesa smelled roasting meat.
The unmistakable savory smell.
They all cast their spells of
invisibility and left their
shelter, following their
noses. In the distance, they
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between branches and walked
hastily toward it. They snuck
closer in and Eletyl pulled
back the branches that
obscured their view.
They all jumped back in
fright. There, sitting on a
massive stump, was a giant. A
huge carcass was roasting over
the fire -- Eletyl presumed it
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was a wolf. The four sisters
backed up until they believed
they were out of earshot.
The elves were so hungry they
decided they would wait and
see if the great giant fell
asleep after eating, something
Ashrana always did. And sure
enough, some hours after
devouring most of the meat,
the giant lay down on bed of
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That's when the elves snuck
into the camp and looked
through the giant's camp,
scouring for fresh food and
meat. They took as much as
they dared without waking the
giant, some meat, fruit, and
nuts. Gayatri took a large
hide for them to use in their
shelter.
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And so the four sisters
returned each day after the
giant slept, taking a little
more food and more supplies
each time. After six days,
they had a full and impressive
camp and full bellies. They
actually began to enjoy the
forest.
On the seventh day, the elves
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they needed. Each remarked how
odd the meat tasted. Even the
fruit seemed a little sour.
They were barely halfway
through their meal when they
all began to feel their
eyelids grow heavy. One by
one, they fell into a fast,
deep sleep.
In the morning, the sisters
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opened their eyes to terror.
They each looked upon one
another with horror and
disgust. They had been turned
by magic -- their beauty
turned to ugliness. They were
hags of a most terrible sort.
The giant had used magic to
turn them into harpies.
They all ran toward to the
giant's camp to beg him to
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not hear it.
"That is what you get for
being vultures," Goru'kar the
giant said, before threatening
them.
They ran far and fast, their
bird-like legs and wings
giving them great speed. They
hid in the cliffs bordering
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upon the Jaggedpine Forest.
They tried many things to rid
themselves of the curse the
giant brought to them. They
soon found they were laying
eggs and doing nothing more
than making more harpies.
The family grew over time and
came to be known as the
Blackfeather harpies. After
many trials and experiments,
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their horrid fate and take
their angst out upon all
living things. They decided
they would eat all in the
forest they could, so the
giant would be left with
nothing to eat.
Even after the giant had
passed -- through no work of
theirs -- the harpies
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continued to ravage the lands
around them. The sisters even
plot against each other.
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