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<blockquote data-quote="ukingsken" data-source="post: 4939388" data-attributes="member: 78358"><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">Quickly now ve must hurry. Lord Belingras vill not be pleased if ve are late.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white">Bustling down the now familiar halls, you quickly lose your sense of direction inside the temple and it seems like an eternity before Belingras's door appears in front of you.</span></p><p> </p><p>The halfling adie opens the door, and as you proceed inside Belingras rises to greet you, his face creased with worry.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: indigo">It is good to see you all again, though I wish circumstances were better. Since the matter is urgent, I will skip formalities.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white">Taking a seat behind his desk, Belingras steeples his fingers and continues speaking.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: indigo">For several weeks now strange murders and kidnappings have been taking place all over the city. All the victims have been marked with a runic symbol that until recently we did not recognize.</span></p><p><span style="color: white">As he holds up a sheet of parchment with a full page illustration of a rune, you all immediately recognize it as one of the symbols that was drawn on the altar.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: indigo">It was your revelation about who Slardazial worked for that allowed our sages to make the connection. Zal'Ekthees is a minor deity who deals mostly with the shadowrealm and the undead. His origin is a mystery but his first known historical mention was during the invasion of the Jade Empire. He was driven back to his home plane but his following on our plane has obviously grown.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #4b0082">We had dispatched a team of acolytes and one senior priest to investigate the murders because we were having difficulty performing some of the last rites. A force of some sort was blocking us from assisting the departed into the afterlife. I last heard from the team a few days ago. They thought they had found the key to unraveling this mystery at one of the last murder scenes. However before they could investigate and relay their findings they disappeared and haven't been seen since.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #4b0082">For these reasons I have called on you once again. You all showed dedication to a cause not your own and were honest in your dealings with me. If you can find these killers, and stop them, the church would be most...grateful. Additionally I would ask that you save my priests if they still live, though I have been unable to scry them and fear the worst.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white">As Belingras finishes he suddenly seems much older, the weight of his fears weighing heavily upon him. He looks to you expectantly, awaiting your reply.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ukingsken, post: 4939388, member: 78358"] [COLOR=deepskyblue]Quickly now ve must hurry. Lord Belingras vill not be pleased if ve are late.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#00bfff][/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Bustling down the now familiar halls, you quickly lose your sense of direction inside the temple and it seems like an eternity before Belingras's door appears in front of you.[/COLOR] The halfling adie opens the door, and as you proceed inside Belingras rises to greet you, his face creased with worry. [COLOR=indigo]It is good to see you all again, though I wish circumstances were better. Since the matter is urgent, I will skip formalities.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#4b0082][/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Taking a seat behind his desk, Belingras steeples his fingers and continues speaking.[/COLOR] [COLOR=indigo]For several weeks now strange murders and kidnappings have been taking place all over the city. All the victims have been marked with a runic symbol that until recently we did not recognize.[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]As he holds up a sheet of parchment with a full page illustration of a rune, you all immediately recognize it as one of the symbols that was drawn on the altar.[/COLOR] [COLOR=indigo]It was your revelation about who Slardazial worked for that allowed our sages to make the connection. Zal'Ekthees is a minor deity who deals mostly with the shadowrealm and the undead. His origin is a mystery but his first known historical mention was during the invasion of the Jade Empire. He was driven back to his home plane but his following on our plane has obviously grown.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#4b0082][/COLOR] [COLOR=#4b0082]We had dispatched a team of acolytes and one senior priest to investigate the murders because we were having difficulty performing some of the last rites. A force of some sort was blocking us from assisting the departed into the afterlife. I last heard from the team a few days ago. They thought they had found the key to unraveling this mystery at one of the last murder scenes. However before they could investigate and relay their findings they disappeared and haven't been seen since.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#4b0082][/COLOR] [COLOR=#4b0082]For these reasons I have called on you once again. You all showed dedication to a cause not your own and were honest in your dealings with me. If you can find these killers, and stop them, the church would be most...grateful. Additionally I would ask that you save my priests if they still live, though I have been unable to scry them and fear the worst.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#4b0082][/COLOR] [COLOR=white]As Belingras finishes he suddenly seems much older, the weight of his fears weighing heavily upon him. He looks to you expectantly, awaiting your reply.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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