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<blockquote data-quote="BenBrown" data-source="post: 5827398" data-attributes="member: 1642"><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"I have not heard recently,"</span> Mallaby says, <span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"but he was well on the mend when last I saw him."</span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise"></span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"But now to business."</span></p><p></p><p>The nobleman turns towards Sound of Stone.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"Master Sound of Stone, I would be honored if you would join this expedition. As any of my friends can tell you. . ."</span> he trails off, realizing he's gesturing at Tyris, then quickly switches so he is pointing at Zardi instead. <span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"As my friends and prior traveling companions can tell you, we have recently returned from the northern part of the Allarian continent, where we went for what I thought was to be my wedding. The wedding did not take place, and while disappointed, it is for the best, as my former intended was revealed to be not worth my attentions.</span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise"></span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"However, on the journey, I encountered a band of--well, bandits is the word most often used--and their leader, a strong and forceful woman named Ismene. My friends and I eventually rescued her when she was captured by Hobgoblins. I say 'my friends and I', although I did very little of the work, dispatching only a single Hobgoblin, while my companions routed the rest of the band.</span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise"></span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"It was after this rescue, that I spoke with Ismene. While she values her independence and that of her companions, a continued life of foraging in the woods and occasional raids on nearby villages is no way to age gracefully. Indeed, her capture had underlined her vulnerability. I suggested to her that she, with her knowledge of the woods, is in a position to become more. Indeed, her position on the border of the New Allarian lands with those of the emprire of Hzaka means that she and her people have an opportunity to be not bandits that prey on the villages, but stalwart defenders of those villages. To this end, I have offered to send supplies, and so it is that I turn to my erstwhile companions, and other brave souls such as Master Sound of Stone here, to escort those supplies, and see that they reach the valiant Ismene, and upon arrival, perform such tasks as she may need."</span></p><p></p><p>He unrolls a map upon the table.[sblock=map]<img src="http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss315/randomlinenoise/Three%20Queens/InitialMap.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/sblock]<span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"Here is a map of the region in which Ismene operates. The four villages closest are marked on the map, including Achirem, through which we passed on our recent journey. I have also marked in Ismene's foot bridge across the Bramble Scar, and the site of Crovale which was our objective then.</span></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"Ismene's camp is not marked on the map, as she did not wish it marked in case the map fell into the hands of those who would do her harm. It is located in the hills north of the Scar, in the area of the center of the map. Due to the difficulty of getting wagons across the Scar, the caravan will take the more northerly road from Ristaren. Ismene, or some of her people are to keep a watch on the Capedecol Bridge across the Skarling River as it flows northward from Glass Lake."</span></p><p></p><p>He looks up from the map.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"Feel free to ask questions,"</span> he says <span style="color: MediumTurquoise">"and I shall answer them to the best of my ability."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BenBrown, post: 5827398, member: 1642"] [color=MediumTurquoise]"I have not heard recently,"[/color] Mallaby says, [color=MediumTurquoise]"but he was well on the mend when last I saw him." "But now to business."[/color] The nobleman turns towards Sound of Stone. [color=MediumTurquoise]"Master Sound of Stone, I would be honored if you would join this expedition. As any of my friends can tell you. . ."[/color] he trails off, realizing he's gesturing at Tyris, then quickly switches so he is pointing at Zardi instead. [color=MediumTurquoise]"As my friends and prior traveling companions can tell you, we have recently returned from the northern part of the Allarian continent, where we went for what I thought was to be my wedding. The wedding did not take place, and while disappointed, it is for the best, as my former intended was revealed to be not worth my attentions. "However, on the journey, I encountered a band of--well, bandits is the word most often used--and their leader, a strong and forceful woman named Ismene. My friends and I eventually rescued her when she was captured by Hobgoblins. I say 'my friends and I', although I did very little of the work, dispatching only a single Hobgoblin, while my companions routed the rest of the band. "It was after this rescue, that I spoke with Ismene. While she values her independence and that of her companions, a continued life of foraging in the woods and occasional raids on nearby villages is no way to age gracefully. Indeed, her capture had underlined her vulnerability. I suggested to her that she, with her knowledge of the woods, is in a position to become more. Indeed, her position on the border of the New Allarian lands with those of the emprire of Hzaka means that she and her people have an opportunity to be not bandits that prey on the villages, but stalwart defenders of those villages. To this end, I have offered to send supplies, and so it is that I turn to my erstwhile companions, and other brave souls such as Master Sound of Stone here, to escort those supplies, and see that they reach the valiant Ismene, and upon arrival, perform such tasks as she may need."[/color] He unrolls a map upon the table.[sblock=map][IMG]http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss315/randomlinenoise/Three%20Queens/InitialMap.gif[/IMG][/sblock][color=MediumTurquoise]"Here is a map of the region in which Ismene operates. The four villages closest are marked on the map, including Achirem, through which we passed on our recent journey. I have also marked in Ismene's foot bridge across the Bramble Scar, and the site of Crovale which was our objective then. "Ismene's camp is not marked on the map, as she did not wish it marked in case the map fell into the hands of those who would do her harm. It is located in the hills north of the Scar, in the area of the center of the map. Due to the difficulty of getting wagons across the Scar, the caravan will take the more northerly road from Ristaren. Ismene, or some of her people are to keep a watch on the Capedecol Bridge across the Skarling River as it flows northward from Glass Lake."[/color] He looks up from the map. [color=MediumTurquoise]"Feel free to ask questions,"[/color] he says [color=MediumTurquoise]"and I shall answer them to the best of my ability."[/color] [/QUOTE]
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