An adventuring trio head out after ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Crystal-E-G-Castle-ebook/dp/B00DMOHZ3G/ref=la_B00DILJS3I_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395014624&sr=1-5 The Crystal]]'', seeking those who've stolen it from their employer. And they'd better hurry, 'cause there's more to the crystal and situation than meets the eye. An online short story by [[Creator/EGCastle E. G. Castle]], in a land of swords and sorcery.
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!! The Crystal has examples of:
* TheBigGuy: Rocky, a six foot tall, five foot wide troll. A Class 2.
* CardSharp: Saern, both magically and not, apparently.
* ExactWords: When they get paid, they take the mayor at his exact words. [[spoiler: He had said he'd pay half the worth of it to have it returned. What he didn't mention, and hoped they wouldn't figure out, was that it was a magically powerful crystal, worth more than he had implied. It doesn't work.]]
* MeaningfulName: Rocky, being a gray and craggy styled troll.
* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: [[spoiler: At the end, a horde of these attacks the town.]]
* PlotDevice: The crystal itself, being both the object the heroes need to acquire, as well as helping them later on [[spoiler: in dealing with a horde of ghouls]].
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: The narration at the beginning lampshades this trope, and the adventure ''does'' in fact start in an inn.
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