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<blockquote data-quote="Systole" data-source="post: 6131439" data-attributes="member: 93930"><p>Ben considers this but shakes his head, still obviously trying to adjust to such revelations. <span style="color: #00ffff">"This has to be an internal matter ... for now, at least. I'll need to assemble the evidence and present to the Great Chaplain for a tribunal. Everything needs to be documented scrupulously and so we can understand why he did what he did and bring it out into the open."</span> He shudders. <span style="color: #00ffff">"Sir Fury, I'll take the note that the dwarf ranger wrote, and the alchemist's information, and if you'll be in town for a few days, I'll send over a notary and a scribe to document what you found."</span></p><p></p><p>Outside, there's a commontion, and Mai Lin knocks and enters. <span style="color: #006400">"Sir, there's a ... <em>person</em> here to see you. He claims it's urgent."</span> The distaste in her voice is clear.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffff00">"Extremely urgent!"</span> a hawk-nosed man in wizard's robes says, attempting to push past the adjutant and getting a sharp elbow in his ribs for the trouble. <span style="color: #ffff00"> "Oaf!"</span> he snaps at her, wheezing from the blow. <span style="color: #ffff00">"It's about the journal. Rattegift's journal!"</span> he calls into the room.</p><p></p><p>Ben looks at the party, then gives a brief nod and Mai Lin steps out of the way. The wizard steps in, straightening his robes. <span style="color: #ffff00">"Allow me to introduce myself, sirs and madame. I am Lak Nyssal of the Ljel School in Tritower, and to be perfectly up-front, we're interested in that journal you hold. To be more specific, we're interested in the machineries that Doktor Rattegift built. Our scryers have been experiencing strange portents for some months, but it was only last week that we tracked down the source of the disturbance. Unfortunately, by the time we'd gotten a delegation together, our scryers reported that a troupe of adventurers destroyed the doctor's work. <em>All </em>of it."</span> He can't help but shoot a black look at Fury. <span style="color: #ffff00">"However, the scryers also reported that the aforementioned adventurers left with Rattegift's journal, which details his discoveries."</span></p><p></p><p>Ben frowns. <span style="color: #40e0d0"> "That journal contains information that the Brotherhood of Serroth desperately needs. And my understanding was that the doctor's methods were ... unsavory."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffff00">"To your first point, we don't need the journal itself. We'd simply like the opportunity to copy the schematics. The details of the doctor's life don't concern us. To your the second point, I agree that Rattegift's methods might have been unorthodox, but based on what we were able to see, we feel confident we could adapt his technologies to be more in line with modern ethics. Gods above, the advances he made could potentially better thousands or tens of thousands of lives! Rattegift's, uh, <em>methodolgy</em> doesn't change that."</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffff00"></span></p><p>Nyssal turns to you. <span style="color: #ffff00">"We can offer gold or gems, of course. We also have access to stores of magical equipment that would make the owner of the Mystic Pearl green with envy if only he knew. I can offer you almost anything you want ... weapons, armor, rings, wands, cloaks. You have only to name it. All we ask is a few hours with that book."</span></p><p></p><p>Ben shakes his head. <span style="color: #40e0d0">"This offer feels unseemly to me, but we'll take the journal after he's done with it, if that is your choice."</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=GM]Current xp totals are 76267 for Fury, 85598 for Cythera, 125320 for Bren. I think that's a level up for everyone if you want to get started.</p><p></p><p>Nyssal's offer is that he can provide magical items of up to 17,500gp value to you without you having to deal with the Mystic Pearl's craft time or availability chance. Otherwise, you're essentially just getting cash for this adventure. The total payout will be the same either way.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/Mai_Lin_150.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/Ben_150.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/sneaky_wizard_150.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>....... <span style="color: #008000">Mai Lin</span> ............. <span style="color: #40e0d0">Benevolent Seeker</span> ....... <span style="color: #ffd700">Lak Nyssal</span> .......</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Systole, post: 6131439, member: 93930"] Ben considers this but shakes his head, still obviously trying to adjust to such revelations. [COLOR=#00ffff]"This has to be an internal matter ... for now, at least. I'll need to assemble the evidence and present to the Great Chaplain for a tribunal. Everything needs to be documented scrupulously and so we can understand why he did what he did and bring it out into the open."[/COLOR] He shudders. [COLOR=#00ffff]"Sir Fury, I'll take the note that the dwarf ranger wrote, and the alchemist's information, and if you'll be in town for a few days, I'll send over a notary and a scribe to document what you found."[/COLOR] Outside, there's a commontion, and Mai Lin knocks and enters. [COLOR=#006400]"Sir, there's a ... [I]person[/I] here to see you. He claims it's urgent."[/COLOR] The distaste in her voice is clear. [COLOR=#ffff00]"Extremely urgent!"[/COLOR] a hawk-nosed man in wizard's robes says, attempting to push past the adjutant and getting a sharp elbow in his ribs for the trouble. [COLOR=#ffff00] "Oaf!"[/COLOR] he snaps at her, wheezing from the blow. [COLOR=#ffff00]"It's about the journal. Rattegift's journal!"[/COLOR] he calls into the room. Ben looks at the party, then gives a brief nod and Mai Lin steps out of the way. The wizard steps in, straightening his robes. [COLOR=#ffff00]"Allow me to introduce myself, sirs and madame. I am Lak Nyssal of the Ljel School in Tritower, and to be perfectly up-front, we're interested in that journal you hold. To be more specific, we're interested in the machineries that Doktor Rattegift built. Our scryers have been experiencing strange portents for some months, but it was only last week that we tracked down the source of the disturbance. Unfortunately, by the time we'd gotten a delegation together, our scryers reported that a troupe of adventurers destroyed the doctor's work. [I]All [/I]of it."[/COLOR] He can't help but shoot a black look at Fury. [COLOR=#ffff00]"However, the scryers also reported that the aforementioned adventurers left with Rattegift's journal, which details his discoveries."[/COLOR] Ben frowns. [COLOR=#40e0d0] "That journal contains information that the Brotherhood of Serroth desperately needs. And my understanding was that the doctor's methods were ... unsavory."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ffff00]"To your first point, we don't need the journal itself. We'd simply like the opportunity to copy the schematics. The details of the doctor's life don't concern us. To your the second point, I agree that Rattegift's methods might have been unorthodox, but based on what we were able to see, we feel confident we could adapt his technologies to be more in line with modern ethics. Gods above, the advances he made could potentially better thousands or tens of thousands of lives! Rattegift's, uh, [I]methodolgy[/I] doesn't change that." [/COLOR] Nyssal turns to you. [COLOR=#ffff00]"We can offer gold or gems, of course. We also have access to stores of magical equipment that would make the owner of the Mystic Pearl green with envy if only he knew. I can offer you almost anything you want ... weapons, armor, rings, wands, cloaks. You have only to name it. All we ask is a few hours with that book."[/COLOR] Ben shakes his head. [COLOR=#40e0d0]"This offer feels unseemly to me, but we'll take the journal after he's done with it, if that is your choice."[/COLOR] [sblock=GM]Current xp totals are 76267 for Fury, 85598 for Cythera, 125320 for Bren. I think that's a level up for everyone if you want to get started. Nyssal's offer is that he can provide magical items of up to 17,500gp value to you without you having to deal with the Mystic Pearl's craft time or availability chance. Otherwise, you're essentially just getting cash for this adventure. The total payout will be the same either way.[/sblock] [IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/Mai_Lin_150.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/Ben_150.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/sneaky_wizard_150.png[/IMG] [B]....... [COLOR=#008000]Mai Lin[/COLOR] ............. [COLOR=#40e0d0]Benevolent Seeker[/COLOR] ....... [COLOR=#ffd700]Lak Nyssal[/COLOR] .......[/B] [/QUOTE]
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