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<blockquote data-quote="Shieldhaven" data-source="post: 1959365" data-attributes="member: 23427"><p>So we arrived safely in the Dean’s office, though not without some delay and more paranoia than I can shake a stick at. I think Fel is starting to rub off on us – but really, it’s hard to overlook Dire Prophecy That Insists We’re Going to Muck This Up. Our mood at the time was entirely based around getting the axe out of our hands and into the Dean’s; in hindsight I think this may have been something of an error.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, we waited for him to get out of a conversation with one of the professors, and then we went in. He seemed reluctant to touch the axe, and we placed it in something that I would venture to guess is a Lirimund’s Secret Chest. We then requested a new assignment, and after a moment’s thought he produced one for which all of the arrangements had – presumably – been previously made. There is a rather rare eclipse coming up in the next few days, and he asked that we go to the Eldeen Reaches to observe it. None of us are the least bit trained in astronomy or astrology, so Maeve and I did extensive historical research on the phenomenon and its possible sociomystical underpinnings. We had only a few hours of work, and I was not able to pin down with any certainty the house with which this moon is aligned – either Phiarlan/Thuranni or Lyrandar. Its last eclipse was two years ago. Some think that this foretold the creation of the Mournland. It went into eclipse rather often during the Last War. Its last major eclipse was shortly after the start of the Last War. The moon is connected to Mabar, the Endless Night – okay, the connection to Phiarlan/Thuranni is pretty hard to miss here. It will be going into eclipse at 1 a.m. Maeve did manage to find a skilled astronomer to advise us at some length. She tried to get him added to our group, but she was unsuccessful.</p><p></p><p>Before we left, I sent a letter off to my cousing Manarix d'Cannith inquiring about the possibility of selling the spectacles. I hope that a favorable reply will have come by the time we return, whenever that may be.</p><p></p><p>So we boarded the lightning rail. At Passage, on the border between Aundair and the Eldeen Reaches, we met with Rae d’Orien who teleported us to our destination. It is at this point that I became truly horrified by the kind of expense that the Dean must have incurred to get us here. This also makes us suspicious – we four are the only people in Sharn other than the Dhakaani who know a damn thing about the axe, and the Dean just paid a whole hell of a lot of money to get us very far away, very fast, with no quick means of return. We were told that our return will be with House Vadalis rather than Orien. Darien d’Ghallanda, a fastieth rider, then met up with us and led us to the town of Greatwood. He knows more about our itinerary than we do. He also warned us about the Gloaming, apparently a very dangerous part of the forest. He was surprised that we were in the area for serious and scholarly purposes rather than </p><p></p><p>Our cabins were attacked in the night by troll zombies. We awoke in time to fight them – in fact, I had only just gone to bed. I had stayed up late working on some theory notes for new spell research possibilities. As usual, Gerron was incredibly deadly with his greataxe, though he took a number of wounds as he had not had time to don his armor. I did manage to burn the zombies reasonably well with my Scorching Rays. One of the fastieths took care of a zombie all by itself.</p><p></p><p><strong>Some questions that remain</strong>-</p><p>Okay, I’m now convinced that we’re being deceived in some manner – but is it the Dean, or someone else? Will the sign of our betrayal come soon? Is this whole trip really just a diversion? What is the significance of the moon and its eclipse?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shieldhaven, post: 1959365, member: 23427"] So we arrived safely in the Dean’s office, though not without some delay and more paranoia than I can shake a stick at. I think Fel is starting to rub off on us – but really, it’s hard to overlook Dire Prophecy That Insists We’re Going to Muck This Up. Our mood at the time was entirely based around getting the axe out of our hands and into the Dean’s; in hindsight I think this may have been something of an error. Anyway, we waited for him to get out of a conversation with one of the professors, and then we went in. He seemed reluctant to touch the axe, and we placed it in something that I would venture to guess is a Lirimund’s Secret Chest. We then requested a new assignment, and after a moment’s thought he produced one for which all of the arrangements had – presumably – been previously made. There is a rather rare eclipse coming up in the next few days, and he asked that we go to the Eldeen Reaches to observe it. None of us are the least bit trained in astronomy or astrology, so Maeve and I did extensive historical research on the phenomenon and its possible sociomystical underpinnings. We had only a few hours of work, and I was not able to pin down with any certainty the house with which this moon is aligned – either Phiarlan/Thuranni or Lyrandar. Its last eclipse was two years ago. Some think that this foretold the creation of the Mournland. It went into eclipse rather often during the Last War. Its last major eclipse was shortly after the start of the Last War. The moon is connected to Mabar, the Endless Night – okay, the connection to Phiarlan/Thuranni is pretty hard to miss here. It will be going into eclipse at 1 a.m. Maeve did manage to find a skilled astronomer to advise us at some length. She tried to get him added to our group, but she was unsuccessful. Before we left, I sent a letter off to my cousing Manarix d'Cannith inquiring about the possibility of selling the spectacles. I hope that a favorable reply will have come by the time we return, whenever that may be. So we boarded the lightning rail. At Passage, on the border between Aundair and the Eldeen Reaches, we met with Rae d’Orien who teleported us to our destination. It is at this point that I became truly horrified by the kind of expense that the Dean must have incurred to get us here. This also makes us suspicious – we four are the only people in Sharn other than the Dhakaani who know a damn thing about the axe, and the Dean just paid a whole hell of a lot of money to get us very far away, very fast, with no quick means of return. We were told that our return will be with House Vadalis rather than Orien. Darien d’Ghallanda, a fastieth rider, then met up with us and led us to the town of Greatwood. He knows more about our itinerary than we do. He also warned us about the Gloaming, apparently a very dangerous part of the forest. He was surprised that we were in the area for serious and scholarly purposes rather than Our cabins were attacked in the night by troll zombies. We awoke in time to fight them – in fact, I had only just gone to bed. I had stayed up late working on some theory notes for new spell research possibilities. As usual, Gerron was incredibly deadly with his greataxe, though he took a number of wounds as he had not had time to don his armor. I did manage to burn the zombies reasonably well with my Scorching Rays. One of the fastieths took care of a zombie all by itself. [B]Some questions that remain[/B]- Okay, I’m now convinced that we’re being deceived in some manner – but is it the Dean, or someone else? Will the sign of our betrayal come soon? Is this whole trip really just a diversion? What is the significance of the moon and its eclipse? [/QUOTE]
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