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<blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 5795565" data-attributes="member: 11520"><p>Soon enough Kendra goes to the door to welcome Councilman Vashian Hearthmount, her father's solicitor. With some considerable noise he shakes the rain from his cloak before hanging it on a peg and cleans his boots before moving close to the fire and gratefully accepting a snifter of brandy. No Sense Motive check is necessary to note that he doesn’t completely approve of strangers being involved in local matters, but he keeps his comments to himself, focusing his involvement entirely on the reading of Petros’s will. As stipulated in the Will each of you and Kendra were to be present before the reading. </p><p></p><p>Councilman Vashian produces a scroll case, shows that the professor’s personal seal is unbroken, then breaks the wax and opens the case. As he does, a small iron key falls out of the tube, clattering noisily onto the table. Undaunted by the key, the councilman begins to read, eager to be done with the business and to get back home on such a miserable day. </p><p></p><p><em>“I, Petros Lorrimor, being of sound mind, do hereby commit to this</em></p><p><em>parchment my last will and testament. Let it be known that, with</em></p><p><em>the exception of the specific details below, I leave my home and</em></p><p><em>personal belongings entire to my daughter Kendra. Use them or</em></p><p><em>sell them as you see fit, my child.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Yet beyond the bequeathing of my personal effects, this</em></p><p><em>document must serve other needs. I have arranged for the reading</em></p><p><em>of this document to be delayed until all principals can be in</em></p><p><em>attendance, for I have more than mere inheritance to apportion. I</em></p><p><em>have two final favors to ask.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“To my old friends, I hate to impose upon you all, but there are</em></p><p><em>few others who are capable of appreciating the true significance of</em></p><p><em>what it is I have to ask. As some of you know, I have devoted many</em></p><p><em>of my studies to all manner of evil, that I might know the enemy and</em></p><p><em>inform those better positioned to stand against it. For knowledge</em></p><p><em>of one’s enemy is the surest path to victory over its plans.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“And so, over the course of my lifetime, I have seen fit to acquire</em></p><p><em>a significant collection of valuable but dangerous tomes, any one</em></p><p><em>of which in the wrong circumstances could have led to an awkward</em></p><p><em>legal situation. While the majority of these tomes remain safe under</em></p><p><em>lock and key at the Lepidstadt University, I fear that a few I have</em></p><p><em>borrowed remain in a trunk in my Ravengro home. While invaluable</em></p><p><em>for my work in life, in death, I would prefer not to burden my</em></p><p><em>daughter with the darker side of my profession, or worse still, the</em></p><p><em>danger of possessing these tomes herself. As such, I am entrusting</em></p><p><em>my chest of tomes to you, posthumously. I ask that you please deliver</em></p><p><em>the collection to my colleagues at the University of Lepidstadt, who</em></p><p><em>will put them to good use for the betterment of the cause.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Yet before you leave for Lepidstadt, there is the matter of</em></p><p><em>another favor—please delay your journey one month and spend</em></p><p><em>that period of time here in Ravengro to ensure that my daughter is</em></p><p><em>safe and sound. She has no one to count on now that I am gone,</em></p><p><em>and if you would aid her in setting things in order for whatever she</em></p><p><em>desires over the course of this month, you would have my eternal</em></p><p><em>gratitude. From my savings, I have also willed to each of you a sum</em></p><p><em>of one hundred platinum coins. For safekeeping, I have left these</em></p><p><em>funds with Embreth Daramid, one of my most trusted friends in</em></p><p><em>Lepidstadt—she has been instructed to issue this payment upon</em></p><p><em>the safe delivery of the borrowed tomes no sooner than one month</em></p><p><em>after the date of the reading of this will.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“I, Petros Lorrimor, hereby sign this will in Ravengro on this Oathday, the</em></p><p><em>first day of Calistril in the 4711th year since the foundation of Absalom.”</em></p><p></p><p>As he reads of 'dangerous tomes' Vashian face darkens and the more perceptive among you note a slight tremor of fear in his hand and voice. Though his eyebrows do go up as the bequest of platinum coins is read. Even one such coin is a rare sight in Ravengro and sums this large are rarely spoken off in the little farming community. He passes the Will over to Kendra who reviews it briefly before nodding and holding it out for any who wish to see. </p><p></p><p>Vashian finishes off the brandy in his glass and comments, <span style="color: SeaGreen">"I believe all is in order here. I am at your service lady please call upon me anytime. Unless there is anything else?" </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scotley, post: 5795565, member: 11520"] Soon enough Kendra goes to the door to welcome Councilman Vashian Hearthmount, her father's solicitor. With some considerable noise he shakes the rain from his cloak before hanging it on a peg and cleans his boots before moving close to the fire and gratefully accepting a snifter of brandy. No Sense Motive check is necessary to note that he doesn’t completely approve of strangers being involved in local matters, but he keeps his comments to himself, focusing his involvement entirely on the reading of Petros’s will. As stipulated in the Will each of you and Kendra were to be present before the reading. Councilman Vashian produces a scroll case, shows that the professor’s personal seal is unbroken, then breaks the wax and opens the case. As he does, a small iron key falls out of the tube, clattering noisily onto the table. Undaunted by the key, the councilman begins to read, eager to be done with the business and to get back home on such a miserable day. [I]“I, Petros Lorrimor, being of sound mind, do hereby commit to this parchment my last will and testament. Let it be known that, with the exception of the specific details below, I leave my home and personal belongings entire to my daughter Kendra. Use them or sell them as you see fit, my child. “Yet beyond the bequeathing of my personal effects, this document must serve other needs. I have arranged for the reading of this document to be delayed until all principals can be in attendance, for I have more than mere inheritance to apportion. I have two final favors to ask. “To my old friends, I hate to impose upon you all, but there are few others who are capable of appreciating the true significance of what it is I have to ask. As some of you know, I have devoted many of my studies to all manner of evil, that I might know the enemy and inform those better positioned to stand against it. For knowledge of one’s enemy is the surest path to victory over its plans. “And so, over the course of my lifetime, I have seen fit to acquire a significant collection of valuable but dangerous tomes, any one of which in the wrong circumstances could have led to an awkward legal situation. While the majority of these tomes remain safe under lock and key at the Lepidstadt University, I fear that a few I have borrowed remain in a trunk in my Ravengro home. While invaluable for my work in life, in death, I would prefer not to burden my daughter with the darker side of my profession, or worse still, the danger of possessing these tomes herself. As such, I am entrusting my chest of tomes to you, posthumously. I ask that you please deliver the collection to my colleagues at the University of Lepidstadt, who will put them to good use for the betterment of the cause. “Yet before you leave for Lepidstadt, there is the matter of another favor—please delay your journey one month and spend that period of time here in Ravengro to ensure that my daughter is safe and sound. She has no one to count on now that I am gone, and if you would aid her in setting things in order for whatever she desires over the course of this month, you would have my eternal gratitude. From my savings, I have also willed to each of you a sum of one hundred platinum coins. For safekeeping, I have left these funds with Embreth Daramid, one of my most trusted friends in Lepidstadt—she has been instructed to issue this payment upon the safe delivery of the borrowed tomes no sooner than one month after the date of the reading of this will. “I, Petros Lorrimor, hereby sign this will in Ravengro on this Oathday, the first day of Calistril in the 4711th year since the foundation of Absalom.”[/I] As he reads of 'dangerous tomes' Vashian face darkens and the more perceptive among you note a slight tremor of fear in his hand and voice. Though his eyebrows do go up as the bequest of platinum coins is read. Even one such coin is a rare sight in Ravengro and sums this large are rarely spoken off in the little farming community. He passes the Will over to Kendra who reviews it briefly before nodding and holding it out for any who wish to see. Vashian finishes off the brandy in his glass and comments, [COLOR="SeaGreen"]"I believe all is in order here. I am at your service lady please call upon me anytime. Unless there is anything else?" [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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