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<blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar" data-source="post: 3219219" data-attributes="member: 22226"><p>Pulling the skiffs up amongst some bushes overhanging the River El, the Heroes disembark into the oak forest north of Elswier. Getting lost in the forest is impossible; the stench arising from Elswier only grows as the Heroes approach the dingy town. The forest is not the verdant green seen further downstream, the poisons emanating from the town have stunted the forest: the leaves are dark and small, the trees twisted and split, the branches reaching toward the sky like skeletal arms begging for rains to wash away the taint of Elswier. The midmorning sky above is gray and sullen, promising more gloom than rain today. Striking a small clay path, the Heroes travel toward the source of the stench.</p><p></p><p>Breaking through a stand of trees, the greasy mud streets of Elswier cut across the Heroes path. Dingy hovels sit on the town's outskirts, the smithies, butcher blocks, and tanneries near the center of town. Smoke rises lazily into the sky from several of these buildings as hammers ring on anvils and animals squeal in pens south of town. To the Heroes right (north), the River El breaks through the trees and passes under several wooden docks stretching out from Elswier's shore. Several shallow trenches have been cut in the clay soil, running from Elswier down to the River El, channeling a noxious mix of tanning poisons, offal, and human waste into the river.</p><p></p><p>The men and women of Elswier trudge through the streets dully, their dark, sinister faces haggard and drawn, their clothing mud-smeared and torn. However, just as Ensin insisted, the town is surprisingly free of orc patrols. Obviously, even orcs can do without the stench of Elswier.</p><p></p><p>Where in Elswier is the tanner Ellard? And more importantly, which of the residents in Elswier are agents of Shadow or desperate enough to call the Shadow's attention to themselves to expose the Heroes?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hrothgar, post: 3219219, member: 22226"] Pulling the skiffs up amongst some bushes overhanging the River El, the Heroes disembark into the oak forest north of Elswier. Getting lost in the forest is impossible; the stench arising from Elswier only grows as the Heroes approach the dingy town. The forest is not the verdant green seen further downstream, the poisons emanating from the town have stunted the forest: the leaves are dark and small, the trees twisted and split, the branches reaching toward the sky like skeletal arms begging for rains to wash away the taint of Elswier. The midmorning sky above is gray and sullen, promising more gloom than rain today. Striking a small clay path, the Heroes travel toward the source of the stench. Breaking through a stand of trees, the greasy mud streets of Elswier cut across the Heroes path. Dingy hovels sit on the town's outskirts, the smithies, butcher blocks, and tanneries near the center of town. Smoke rises lazily into the sky from several of these buildings as hammers ring on anvils and animals squeal in pens south of town. To the Heroes right (north), the River El breaks through the trees and passes under several wooden docks stretching out from Elswier's shore. Several shallow trenches have been cut in the clay soil, running from Elswier down to the River El, channeling a noxious mix of tanning poisons, offal, and human waste into the river. The men and women of Elswier trudge through the streets dully, their dark, sinister faces haggard and drawn, their clothing mud-smeared and torn. However, just as Ensin insisted, the town is surprisingly free of orc patrols. Obviously, even orcs can do without the stench of Elswier. Where in Elswier is the tanner Ellard? And more importantly, which of the residents in Elswier are agents of Shadow or desperate enough to call the Shadow's attention to themselves to expose the Heroes? [/QUOTE]
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