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<blockquote data-quote="Goddess FallenAngel" data-source="post: 1565706" data-attributes="member: 11434"><p><strong><u>Quillia & Kosji ~</u></strong> <span style="color: yellow">"Oh, how nice!"</span> Miria exclaimes. <span style="color: yellow">"The Lady of Magic was taught to me late in my life. I grew up not far from here, at a small farm my family ran. Nothing special, just produced enough to feed us. Well, I was given a book by a wandering mage who we let stay with us overnight - it was his old spellbook! He said I had some talent. Well, I just studied and studied, and eventually learned a few cantrips! My ma and da were so proud. After da died,"</span> she paused to wipe a tear from her eye, <span style="color: yellow">"we had a priest come out to help say the correct words over his grave. Well, it happened to be a priest of Mystra, and he stayed with us the whole winter. In the summer, I came with him here to Waterdeep as his acolyte. Ma sold the farm, as it just wasn't the same without pa, and she lives here too. Oh, we're here!"</span> Miria has guided the two of you to a fairly decent-sized inn/tavern on the same street as many of the shops that Quillia had browsed earlier. You get the feeling that she would have kept telling you her life story, but the appearance of the tavern distracted her. She reaches for the door and steps inside the inn, smiling back at you. <span style="color: #ff0000">The inn has a sign carved in the likeness of a mage's tower with the words "Wizard Stone Inn" inscribed in the side.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Amara ~</u></strong></p><p>The innkeep looks up from wiping down the bar. He absently continues to swipe the cleaning cloth over the same area as he squints upward, lost in thought. <span style="color: yellow">"Aye, methinks so. Some'un paid me young'st son to deliver a note earlier. Lets me go see what he knows of ya." </span>The burly man turns and bellows back into the kitchen, and there is a high-pitched response in the same tone. A moment later, a young man obviously related to the barkeep comes out of the swinging door that leads to the kitchen. </p><p><span style="color: yellow">"Son, tha note ya delivered earlier - was it to thisun's room?"</span> The boy looks at you and nods shyly. The innkeep looks back at you. <span style="color: yellow">"Go ahead and ask 'im yer questions, m'lady."</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Durindal ~</u></strong></p><p>You locate a bit of cloth to secure the end of the scroll tube with and continue to Waterdeep. As you get closer, you recall that you had been warned not to fly <em>into</em> Waterdeep because of the Griffon-mounted Guard that patrolled the skies - so you land within sight of the city gates to walk the 20 or so minutes into the city. </p><p> </p><p>Once inside, you see a posting on the wall with the date and realize that you have arrived almost a full day ahead of schedule, when you had thought you were <em>just</em> on schedule. You can either go straight and deliver your message, or take rest at the temple to Tempus that is inside the city walls. Of course, you are not sure where either of the two buildings are located, and the city is quite large. </p><p> </p><p>Inside the gathering square that the city gates outlet to, your attention is caught momentarily by the very large dire boar which is equiped with not one, but two saddles. Standing by it are a halfling dressed in some odd hide armor and a green cloak, as well as a slim human girl dressed in green armor. They have just finished conversing with a human in plate mail with the symbol of Helm emblazoned on his shield; he walks off towards the inner city, and as soon as he turns a corner, the halfling jumps up and hugs the girl excitedly. They look more approachable then the rest of the people of Waterdeep; most everyone is hurrying off in one direction or another, and the gate guards seem to have their hands full dealing with the in-rush of traffic before these gates close for the evening.</p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Pumbar & Xuxia ~</u></strong></p><p>Tiriak thanks you are gives you directions to the inn before he leaves. It really isn't too far away, and you have roughly 2 hours before the appointed time. It occurs to Xuxia that the two of you <em>could</em> go check it out and see if they serve Halfling Berry Pie, and if not, it is almost certain that it could be found somewhere else in the city. As you are discussing this, Pumbar notices a winged human in a shining breastplate enter the square inside of the city gates where you are standing. He is wearing a holy symbol of Tempus and is looking about as if deciding where to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goddess FallenAngel, post: 1565706, member: 11434"] [b][u]Quillia & Kosji ~[/u][/b] [color=yellow]"Oh, how nice!"[/color] Miria exclaimes. [color=yellow]"The Lady of Magic was taught to me late in my life. I grew up not far from here, at a small farm my family ran. Nothing special, just produced enough to feed us. Well, I was given a book by a wandering mage who we let stay with us overnight - it was his old spellbook! He said I had some talent. Well, I just studied and studied, and eventually learned a few cantrips! My ma and da were so proud. After da died,"[/color] she paused to wipe a tear from her eye, [color=yellow]"we had a priest come out to help say the correct words over his grave. Well, it happened to be a priest of Mystra, and he stayed with us the whole winter. In the summer, I came with him here to Waterdeep as his acolyte. Ma sold the farm, as it just wasn't the same without pa, and she lives here too. Oh, we're here!"[/color] Miria has guided the two of you to a fairly decent-sized inn/tavern on the same street as many of the shops that Quillia had browsed earlier. You get the feeling that she would have kept telling you her life story, but the appearance of the tavern distracted her. She reaches for the door and steps inside the inn, smiling back at you. [color=#ff0000]The inn has a sign carved in the likeness of a mage's tower with the words "Wizard Stone Inn" inscribed in the side.[/color] [b][u]Amara ~[/u][/b] The innkeep looks up from wiping down the bar. He absently continues to swipe the cleaning cloth over the same area as he squints upward, lost in thought. [color=yellow]"Aye, methinks so. Some'un paid me young'st son to deliver a note earlier. Lets me go see what he knows of ya." [/color]The burly man turns and bellows back into the kitchen, and there is a high-pitched response in the same tone. A moment later, a young man obviously related to the barkeep comes out of the swinging door that leads to the kitchen. [color=yellow]"Son, tha note ya delivered earlier - was it to thisun's room?"[/color] The boy looks at you and nods shyly. The innkeep looks back at you. [color=yellow]"Go ahead and ask 'im yer questions, m'lady."[/color] [b][u]Durindal ~[/u][/b] You locate a bit of cloth to secure the end of the scroll tube with and continue to Waterdeep. As you get closer, you recall that you had been warned not to fly [i]into[/i] Waterdeep because of the Griffon-mounted Guard that patrolled the skies - so you land within sight of the city gates to walk the 20 or so minutes into the city. Once inside, you see a posting on the wall with the date and realize that you have arrived almost a full day ahead of schedule, when you had thought you were [i]just[/i] on schedule. You can either go straight and deliver your message, or take rest at the temple to Tempus that is inside the city walls. Of course, you are not sure where either of the two buildings are located, and the city is quite large. Inside the gathering square that the city gates outlet to, your attention is caught momentarily by the very large dire boar which is equiped with not one, but two saddles. Standing by it are a halfling dressed in some odd hide armor and a green cloak, as well as a slim human girl dressed in green armor. They have just finished conversing with a human in plate mail with the symbol of Helm emblazoned on his shield; he walks off towards the inner city, and as soon as he turns a corner, the halfling jumps up and hugs the girl excitedly. They look more approachable then the rest of the people of Waterdeep; most everyone is hurrying off in one direction or another, and the gate guards seem to have their hands full dealing with the in-rush of traffic before these gates close for the evening. [b][u]Pumbar & Xuxia ~[/u][/b] Tiriak thanks you are gives you directions to the inn before he leaves. It really isn't too far away, and you have roughly 2 hours before the appointed time. It occurs to Xuxia that the two of you [i]could[/i] go check it out and see if they serve Halfling Berry Pie, and if not, it is almost certain that it could be found somewhere else in the city. As you are discussing this, Pumbar notices a winged human in a shining breastplate enter the square inside of the city gates where you are standing. He is wearing a holy symbol of Tempus and is looking about as if deciding where to go. [/QUOTE]
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