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<blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 5116172" data-attributes="member: 12460"><p><strong>"First of all, let me thank you ever so much for coming,"</strong> the woman in braided dark-brown hair says as she sits at the end of the table. Her servant pours tea from a kettle into fine china from the far away North Kingdom while you sit and listen to her proposal. Her name is Mellary O'Star, a contact made by Roshan some years back when he worked as a mercenary guarding caravans for the Merchant's and Trader's Union of Greyhawk. She is known throughout Greyhawk as one of the finest dealers for textiles and clothing.</p><p></p><p><strong>"I am delighted to hear of your recent endeavors. Your names have all garnered some measure of respect throughout the Domain of Greyhawk. The Merchant's and Trader's Union is no exception. However, I have called you all here this evening not as a representative of my guild, but as a representative of an organization which shall not be named. Suffice it to say we have noticed your exploits and are more than a little impressed. There is a task of great import that I have persuaded those in my organization that you would ideal for. But before I get to the details, I would like to tell you a story.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Many ages ago, there was a great empire known as the Suel Imperium. As powerful and majestic as the Suel people were, they were victims of their own arrogance. Perhaps you know the legends. They called down the Invoked Devastation upon the Baklunish Empire to the north and were, in exchange, destroyed by the Rain of Colorless Fire. The mighty kingdoms of both were ruined and their peoples scattered to the wind. Those few who survived migrated to the Flanaess, where we live to this day.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Of the survivors of the Suel was a powerful family of wizards and sorcerers known as the Maure. The Maure constructed a castle just north of the Abbor-Alz Mountains and ruled the nearby land with an iron fist. They were dedicated to all things arcane and sought, among other things, the secrets to immortality. As time wore on, the scions of House Maure devoted themselves more and more to their studies and less and less to their political responsibilities. Eventually they sealed themselves off from the rest of the world completely. Those around them whispered of dark rituals performed within the castle and pacts with mighty fiends.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Twenty five years ago, the great wizard Mordenkainen and his associates among the Citadel of Eight heard tell of Maure Castle and it's sealed doors and decided to try their hand at it. They journeyed to the castle, somehow gained entry, and slew the inhabitants, coming back to Greyhawk all the wealthier. Their stories of great battles and monstrous encounters in the dungeons of Maure Castle are still told in taverns among adventurers today.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"About the same time, a man named Kerfane was gathering and cataloging historical artifacts from the dungeons of Maure Castle. I have it on good authority that he somehow managed to gain access to the levels beneath Maure Castle before Mordenkainen and his party. He has not been heard from since the wizard's expedition however. It is my belief that he perished, perhaps in some ill-fated encounter with the archmage and his companions. Exactly what happened is a matter of pure speculation, but what remains is the fact that Kerfane's research is very important to myself and the people with whom I associate.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Those within my organization have spent years tracking down the location of the bits of treasure discovered by Mordenkainen's group and have yet to find any items relating to Kerfane's work. Therefore it is my belief that whatever journals he might have kept remain below Maure Castle. These journals likely contain a wealth of information about the castle and it's history and would be of enormous value to those in my organization were they recovered. We would be indebted to those who accomplish this task.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"I have faith in your group's abilities and believe you can be trusted to return the journals once you discover them. The job should be a relatively simple one for a group such as yours. Mordenkainen cleared out the dungeon long ago so I am fairly certain it is no longer inhabited. However there are two things to be wary of. First of all, the dungeons beneath Maure Castle have been sealed for centuries. I do not know how the Citadel of Eight managed to gain access to them. If you wish to do the same you might do well to research how it was done. Second, the place has a legendary reputation for surpassingly deadly traps, and I'm not talking about pits with spikes at the bottom. Remember that this place was once the abode of mighty and devious spellcasters. The types of traps they laid probably require a bit more than disarming a simple trip wire or pressure plate."</strong></p><p></p><p>Mellary fiddles with an opal brooch around her neck before continuing. <strong>"I have told you everything I know about the place. I trust you have enough to begin outfitting an expedition. Of course if there is anything you would like to ask me before you leave, I would be happy to oblige to the extent of my ability to answer."</strong></p><p></p><p>At this, Mellary opens the table for discussion. She has given you a wealth of information. Who knows what awaits you in the depths of Maure Castle?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airwalkrr, post: 5116172, member: 12460"] [B]"First of all, let me thank you ever so much for coming,"[/B] the woman in braided dark-brown hair says as she sits at the end of the table. Her servant pours tea from a kettle into fine china from the far away North Kingdom while you sit and listen to her proposal. Her name is Mellary O'Star, a contact made by Roshan some years back when he worked as a mercenary guarding caravans for the Merchant's and Trader's Union of Greyhawk. She is known throughout Greyhawk as one of the finest dealers for textiles and clothing. [B]"I am delighted to hear of your recent endeavors. Your names have all garnered some measure of respect throughout the Domain of Greyhawk. The Merchant's and Trader's Union is no exception. However, I have called you all here this evening not as a representative of my guild, but as a representative of an organization which shall not be named. Suffice it to say we have noticed your exploits and are more than a little impressed. There is a task of great import that I have persuaded those in my organization that you would ideal for. But before I get to the details, I would like to tell you a story. "Many ages ago, there was a great empire known as the Suel Imperium. As powerful and majestic as the Suel people were, they were victims of their own arrogance. Perhaps you know the legends. They called down the Invoked Devastation upon the Baklunish Empire to the north and were, in exchange, destroyed by the Rain of Colorless Fire. The mighty kingdoms of both were ruined and their peoples scattered to the wind. Those few who survived migrated to the Flanaess, where we live to this day. "Of the survivors of the Suel was a powerful family of wizards and sorcerers known as the Maure. The Maure constructed a castle just north of the Abbor-Alz Mountains and ruled the nearby land with an iron fist. They were dedicated to all things arcane and sought, among other things, the secrets to immortality. As time wore on, the scions of House Maure devoted themselves more and more to their studies and less and less to their political responsibilities. Eventually they sealed themselves off from the rest of the world completely. Those around them whispered of dark rituals performed within the castle and pacts with mighty fiends. "Twenty five years ago, the great wizard Mordenkainen and his associates among the Citadel of Eight heard tell of Maure Castle and it's sealed doors and decided to try their hand at it. They journeyed to the castle, somehow gained entry, and slew the inhabitants, coming back to Greyhawk all the wealthier. Their stories of great battles and monstrous encounters in the dungeons of Maure Castle are still told in taverns among adventurers today. "About the same time, a man named Kerfane was gathering and cataloging historical artifacts from the dungeons of Maure Castle. I have it on good authority that he somehow managed to gain access to the levels beneath Maure Castle before Mordenkainen and his party. He has not been heard from since the wizard's expedition however. It is my belief that he perished, perhaps in some ill-fated encounter with the archmage and his companions. Exactly what happened is a matter of pure speculation, but what remains is the fact that Kerfane's research is very important to myself and the people with whom I associate. "Those within my organization have spent years tracking down the location of the bits of treasure discovered by Mordenkainen's group and have yet to find any items relating to Kerfane's work. Therefore it is my belief that whatever journals he might have kept remain below Maure Castle. These journals likely contain a wealth of information about the castle and it's history and would be of enormous value to those in my organization were they recovered. We would be indebted to those who accomplish this task. "I have faith in your group's abilities and believe you can be trusted to return the journals once you discover them. The job should be a relatively simple one for a group such as yours. Mordenkainen cleared out the dungeon long ago so I am fairly certain it is no longer inhabited. However there are two things to be wary of. First of all, the dungeons beneath Maure Castle have been sealed for centuries. I do not know how the Citadel of Eight managed to gain access to them. If you wish to do the same you might do well to research how it was done. Second, the place has a legendary reputation for surpassingly deadly traps, and I'm not talking about pits with spikes at the bottom. Remember that this place was once the abode of mighty and devious spellcasters. The types of traps they laid probably require a bit more than disarming a simple trip wire or pressure plate."[/B] Mellary fiddles with an opal brooch around her neck before continuing. [B]"I have told you everything I know about the place. I trust you have enough to begin outfitting an expedition. Of course if there is anything you would like to ask me before you leave, I would be happy to oblige to the extent of my ability to answer."[/B] At this, Mellary opens the table for discussion. She has given you a wealth of information. Who knows what awaits you in the depths of Maure Castle? [/QUOTE]
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