[sblock=Lordraven]Azrim arrives at a beautiful grove marked by a small bubbling pond in the center, beside which stands the ancient man from earlier, who speaks in a strong yet aged voice. "Good day, Protector, and thank you for coming. Yes, I know who you are, that is Why I arranged for you to be here. I must apologize, I know you had things to do back on your plane, but the Shalm gave me permission to borrow you. We may speak freely in this clearing, it is the one protected place on this island, though if we stay too long, they will wonder why they cannot find us. Fortunately right now though, They will be distracted by all the others. There is much to discuss. You know now what is goign on here.. or at least what they CLAIM is going on here. What you do not know is that this island.. this demiplane was once the home of an infamous and powerful vampiric deity, who has long since dissapeared. A few centuries ago, this tournament came into being, and not even the gods know WHO is running it, or the true reason why. All we know is that unnatural things are going on here, and that the balance is being sorely disrupted. Will you help us discover what is going on?"[/sblock]