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<blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 2842714" data-attributes="member: 198"><p><strong>A Blast from the Past</strong></p><p></p><p>On the evening of the 19th, the Angels meet at Trillia's and then head down to Cogsgate in Lower Tavick's. As on their previous visit here, they find the district full of teamsters and laborers traveling to and from the warehouses and storage towers that fill it. Series of carts pass by, carrying ore brought from Zilargo or Karrnath, heading towards the access tunnels to the Blackbones Cogs below. </p><p></p><p>As the group nears one of the access tunnels, someone shouts from behind them, "Edgar! Hey, Edgar!" </p><p></p><p>They turn around to see a young man dressed in workman's clothes, hurrying towards them. As he reaches them, he pauses for a moment, stares into Nameless' face, and then hurtles forward and grabs him in a bear-hug. "Son of a bitch! Edgar, you bum - I thought you were dead!"</p><p></p><p>The young man's eyes then go wide as he finds a couple of swords at his throat. Nameless quickly disengages himself and then, when it's clear there's no danger, says, "You know Edgar? That's fascinating." He then proceeds to pull Edgar out of his pocket.</p><p></p><p>Once certain that he's not about to be butchered, the man looks first relieved and then puzzledly at Nameless. "What do you mean? Edgar - it's me, Kitan. I thought you got killed in the Mourning. How did you get out? Where have you been? Were you in Sharn ever since?"</p><p></p><p>Nameless, who has absolutely no memory of the person, explains patiently, "No - I am Nameless. <em>This</em> is Edgar." Which, unsurprisingly, confuses the man a lot.</p><p></p><p>Over the next few minutes, the stranger explains that he is called Kitan and is from the village of Arjon Ford in Cyre, where he was the neighbor and good friend to Edgar Thorn. Edgar had possessed a little proficiency with magic and had joined the Cyran military in 991 YK, and the last time Kitan saw him was on a short trip back home in 993. Kitan had assumed he'd been killed on the Day of Mourning, which Kitan had only survived due to being in Northern Breland at the time. He'd come to Sharn and been here ever since, working for a furniture maker in High Walls. Kitan says that he's absolutely sure that Nameless is Edgar, though his eyes look a little funny.</p><p></p><p>Nameless explains that he has no memory of what Kitan says and adds that he's an amnesiac. </p><p></p><p>"Did Edgar have a thing for eating tentacles?" asks Gareth.</p><p></p><p>"Huh?! I don't remember anything about him and tentacles." Kitan smiles, his eyes unfocusing slightly at a memory. "Though one of the Tilon twins did once say something about his tentacle after a date. I think she was kidding." He adds, "Edgar and I and a couple of our friends used to go down to the tavern and get drunk and then chase the local girls, especially the twins."</p><p></p><p>As he is speaking, Nameless has a fleeting visual memory of sitting across a table from a younger-looking Kitan, with mugs of ale on it and a couple more young men sharing the table and laughing with them.</p><p></p><p>Gareth, having heard Kitan's little anecdote, shakes his head and says, "Drinks and women? Oh yeah - you've <em>definitely</em> got the wrong guy!"</p><p></p><p>"Really?" Kitan scratches his head and asks, "Do you have a birthmark like an arrowhead on your left shoulder blade?"</p><p></p><p>Nameless looks at the others. "Do I?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes!"</p><p></p><p>"See?" shouts Kitan in excitement, "I knew it was you!" Nameless continues to look unconvinced, not mentioning the little flash of memory he had. </p><p></p><p>After a little more conversation, Kitan says that he has to go but wants to know if he can come and speak to Nameless and the others another day. </p><p></p><p>"Definitely!" says Six, "I would be interested to hear more about this over a drink with you." After a moment, he amends, "And watch you have a drink."</p><p></p><p>Naturally, the others are also interested in this unexpected visitation from Nameless' past, and they tell Kitan that he can find them at Carosten Park. He says he'll be able to do so in a couple of days and leaves.</p><p></p><p>As they continue onwards, Luna looks at Nameless and says, "Shouldn't you be a little more excited about that?" Nameless simply shrugs and makes no comment. </p><p></p><p>The Angels proceed to the closest access shaft and head down. When they reach Blackbones, they follow the directions from Talleon's letter until they eventually reach the Lava Pit. It is a large building set into the wall of a cavern.</p><p></p><p>The entrance area has a lurid red light shining into it from the main chamber beyond. Unlike in the other places that the Angels have recently been, there are no comments made about their weapons, though they do draw a few looks from both the staff and the clientele. Inside, the restaurant is shaped like an amphitheater, with tables around a huge hole in the floor, which overlooks a gigantic abandoned forge. A huge stream of molten lava flows through it, producing the red light that suffuses the place. While the restaurant is no more than adequately appointed, it seems quite upper-class in comparison to the area beyond. It also has quite a wide-ranging menu, with the focus being on spicy barbecued meats from the Shadow Marches. </p><p></p><p>Shortly after the Angels arrive, Ras arrives too, in his regular disguise as Tars. He goes to a table across the room, which is occupied by the only person besides Gareth in full-plate, a hobgoblin wearing spiky and traditional Dhakaani armor. A shield the size of a small door leans against the wall near him and a flail hangs off the back off his chair. An unarmored goblin in nondescript robes shares the table. They both wave Ras over and he joins them.</p><p></p><p>Once they are done ordering, Nameless heads to the lavatory and casts a couple of protective spells on himself. Korm, meanwhile, heads for the kitchen, where he startles the cook. Having decided that his cleaver doesn't look that impressive in comparison to the sword Korm is carrying, the cook stops in mid-shout and asks what he wants. </p><p></p><p>"I just wanted to make sure that it's really spicy. Give me the real deal. Not the water-down stuff you give the Brelish."</p><p></p><p>"You from the Marches?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes."</p><p></p><p>"Ah - in that case...." The cook picks up the chunk of meat he was sprinkling with spices and dips it into three boxes of spices in turn. "Think that'll do?"</p><p></p><p>"Excellent!" Korm turns around and head back to the table.</p><p></p><p>The meal turns out to be quite good and Korm's meat is "authentically Marcher steak", as the big orc confirms happily with streaming eyes. The group makes sure to finish just as Ras and his companions are, and leave the Lava Pit a few seconds after them.</p><p></p><p>The three make their way through Blackbones and head into the boundary area that separates Blackbones (and Ashblack) from the lawless area of Khyber's Gate. In order to make following them easier, Luna transforms into a dog and stays a little distance behind them, while the rest of the group follows a little distance behind.</p><p></p><p>Eventually the group emerges into Khyber's Gate. Though this area is new to them, it looks exactly as the other parts they have seen do, consisting of a maze of passages with shops and dwellings carved out of the walls. Though the air is less hot than in Blackbones, it is as smoky and also has a constant mild smell of garbage. Korm, seeing this area for the first time, doesn't hide his distaste for these conditions, so far from the more open and natural surroundings he is used to.</p><p></p><p>As the group moves along, they pass a trio of armed gnolls, most likely members of Daask. They spare a look at the adventurers, as just about all the denizens of the area do, but show no signs of recognition. Gareth, with a large cloak wrapped around himself and knowing that he is the most conspicuous of the group, breathes a quiet sigh of relief as they pass by.</p><p></p><p>Shortly afterwards, they enter a large cavern which contains a bazaar-like area. The 'shops' consist of tables, trays or just piled-up rocks holding all sorts of wares. A few do resemble shops, mostly consisting of a tent with a table before it or a few poles with cloth hung on them to make a structure. All sorts of things are being sold, from food to clothes to weapons to junk. There is just as much variety in the merchants, which includes many goblinoids. The customers are also of many races. A couple of people seem too well-dressed to be from Khyber's Gate, both of whom have a pair of attendant bodyguards. Just about everyone in sight is carrying a weapon openly. </p><p></p><p>Ras and the other two move through the market, stopping here and there for a moment but not buying anything, until they come to a small shop. This consists of a tent with a table in front, which holds a variety of weapons and armor, which is staffed by a pair of armed gnolls. Ras speaks to them and is then let into the tent. There is a quick glimpse of two men inside as he enters, but none of the Angels recognize them. </p><p></p><p>The adventurers move around the area for the next ten minutes, till Ras emerges. As they are about to follow him out of the area, they are stopped by half a dozen impoverished-looking goblins.</p><p></p><p>"How much dat doggie cost?" asks one. </p><p></p><p>As Nameless corrects his grammar, another one says, "Yeah - looks like good meat on it."</p><p></p><p>Gareth chortles at the comment, while Korm hurriedly whispers, "No <em>flame strike</em>s, Luna!"</p><p></p><p>With a deadpan expression, Nameless says, "You wouldn't want it. Too old and tough."</p><p></p><p>Luna turns to gaze balefully at her companion, causing both Six and Korm to step away from Nameless. Then, with a warning growl, she turns away and heads towards the exit. Which causes a salivating goblin to heft a rock and say, "Hey - doggie running off. You wants me to stop it?”</p><p></p><p>"No," says Gareth hurriedly. "And it's not for sale." <em>Unfortunately!</em></p><p></p><p>The chuckling adventurers proceed out of the area and follow Luna. She sees Ras leave his companions after a few minutes and continue on alone. He heads back to Blackbones and up to Cogsgate without incident, followed by the Angels all the way.</p><p></p><p>Once back in aboveground Sharn, Ras walks up to Middle Tavick's and stops in again at Redblade. Recalling the warning from their last visit, the Angels send in a disguised Six alone to keep an eye in him. Ras simply has a drink and talks to Redblade for a few minutes before leaving. </p><p></p><p>He then takes a skycoach back to Middle Central, with the Angels following a fair distance behind in one. Luna, having changed into a bird once they emerged above ground, follows more closely. She sees him disembark and then head directly back towards the Citadel. As he goes, Ras is accosted at one point by a pair of men who step around a corner with weapons drawn. Luna barely stops herself from dropping a reflexive <em>flame strike</em> on them, which turns out to be a good thing since they apparently know Ras. They shakes hands, exchange a couple of comments and laughs, and then Ras heads on. Once he reaches and enters the Citadel, Luna returns to tell the others.</p><p></p><p>The Angels then follow their usual procedure, all of them going to Trillia's and leaving Nameless and Six there, after which Gareth heads to Coldflame Keep and the two druids head to Carosten Park.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shilsen, post: 2842714, member: 198"] [B]A Blast from the Past[/B] On the evening of the 19th, the Angels meet at Trillia's and then head down to Cogsgate in Lower Tavick's. As on their previous visit here, they find the district full of teamsters and laborers traveling to and from the warehouses and storage towers that fill it. Series of carts pass by, carrying ore brought from Zilargo or Karrnath, heading towards the access tunnels to the Blackbones Cogs below. As the group nears one of the access tunnels, someone shouts from behind them, "Edgar! Hey, Edgar!" They turn around to see a young man dressed in workman's clothes, hurrying towards them. As he reaches them, he pauses for a moment, stares into Nameless' face, and then hurtles forward and grabs him in a bear-hug. "Son of a bitch! Edgar, you bum - I thought you were dead!" The young man's eyes then go wide as he finds a couple of swords at his throat. Nameless quickly disengages himself and then, when it's clear there's no danger, says, "You know Edgar? That's fascinating." He then proceeds to pull Edgar out of his pocket. Once certain that he's not about to be butchered, the man looks first relieved and then puzzledly at Nameless. "What do you mean? Edgar - it's me, Kitan. I thought you got killed in the Mourning. How did you get out? Where have you been? Were you in Sharn ever since?" Nameless, who has absolutely no memory of the person, explains patiently, "No - I am Nameless. [I]This[/I] is Edgar." Which, unsurprisingly, confuses the man a lot. Over the next few minutes, the stranger explains that he is called Kitan and is from the village of Arjon Ford in Cyre, where he was the neighbor and good friend to Edgar Thorn. Edgar had possessed a little proficiency with magic and had joined the Cyran military in 991 YK, and the last time Kitan saw him was on a short trip back home in 993. Kitan had assumed he'd been killed on the Day of Mourning, which Kitan had only survived due to being in Northern Breland at the time. He'd come to Sharn and been here ever since, working for a furniture maker in High Walls. Kitan says that he's absolutely sure that Nameless is Edgar, though his eyes look a little funny. Nameless explains that he has no memory of what Kitan says and adds that he's an amnesiac. "Did Edgar have a thing for eating tentacles?" asks Gareth. "Huh?! I don't remember anything about him and tentacles." Kitan smiles, his eyes unfocusing slightly at a memory. "Though one of the Tilon twins did once say something about his tentacle after a date. I think she was kidding." He adds, "Edgar and I and a couple of our friends used to go down to the tavern and get drunk and then chase the local girls, especially the twins." As he is speaking, Nameless has a fleeting visual memory of sitting across a table from a younger-looking Kitan, with mugs of ale on it and a couple more young men sharing the table and laughing with them. Gareth, having heard Kitan's little anecdote, shakes his head and says, "Drinks and women? Oh yeah - you've [I]definitely[/I] got the wrong guy!" "Really?" Kitan scratches his head and asks, "Do you have a birthmark like an arrowhead on your left shoulder blade?" Nameless looks at the others. "Do I?" "Yes!" "See?" shouts Kitan in excitement, "I knew it was you!" Nameless continues to look unconvinced, not mentioning the little flash of memory he had. After a little more conversation, Kitan says that he has to go but wants to know if he can come and speak to Nameless and the others another day. "Definitely!" says Six, "I would be interested to hear more about this over a drink with you." After a moment, he amends, "And watch you have a drink." Naturally, the others are also interested in this unexpected visitation from Nameless' past, and they tell Kitan that he can find them at Carosten Park. He says he'll be able to do so in a couple of days and leaves. As they continue onwards, Luna looks at Nameless and says, "Shouldn't you be a little more excited about that?" Nameless simply shrugs and makes no comment. The Angels proceed to the closest access shaft and head down. When they reach Blackbones, they follow the directions from Talleon's letter until they eventually reach the Lava Pit. It is a large building set into the wall of a cavern. The entrance area has a lurid red light shining into it from the main chamber beyond. Unlike in the other places that the Angels have recently been, there are no comments made about their weapons, though they do draw a few looks from both the staff and the clientele. Inside, the restaurant is shaped like an amphitheater, with tables around a huge hole in the floor, which overlooks a gigantic abandoned forge. A huge stream of molten lava flows through it, producing the red light that suffuses the place. While the restaurant is no more than adequately appointed, it seems quite upper-class in comparison to the area beyond. It also has quite a wide-ranging menu, with the focus being on spicy barbecued meats from the Shadow Marches. Shortly after the Angels arrive, Ras arrives too, in his regular disguise as Tars. He goes to a table across the room, which is occupied by the only person besides Gareth in full-plate, a hobgoblin wearing spiky and traditional Dhakaani armor. A shield the size of a small door leans against the wall near him and a flail hangs off the back off his chair. An unarmored goblin in nondescript robes shares the table. They both wave Ras over and he joins them. Once they are done ordering, Nameless heads to the lavatory and casts a couple of protective spells on himself. Korm, meanwhile, heads for the kitchen, where he startles the cook. Having decided that his cleaver doesn't look that impressive in comparison to the sword Korm is carrying, the cook stops in mid-shout and asks what he wants. "I just wanted to make sure that it's really spicy. Give me the real deal. Not the water-down stuff you give the Brelish." "You from the Marches?" "Yes." "Ah - in that case...." The cook picks up the chunk of meat he was sprinkling with spices and dips it into three boxes of spices in turn. "Think that'll do?" "Excellent!" Korm turns around and head back to the table. The meal turns out to be quite good and Korm's meat is "authentically Marcher steak", as the big orc confirms happily with streaming eyes. The group makes sure to finish just as Ras and his companions are, and leave the Lava Pit a few seconds after them. The three make their way through Blackbones and head into the boundary area that separates Blackbones (and Ashblack) from the lawless area of Khyber's Gate. In order to make following them easier, Luna transforms into a dog and stays a little distance behind them, while the rest of the group follows a little distance behind. Eventually the group emerges into Khyber's Gate. Though this area is new to them, it looks exactly as the other parts they have seen do, consisting of a maze of passages with shops and dwellings carved out of the walls. Though the air is less hot than in Blackbones, it is as smoky and also has a constant mild smell of garbage. Korm, seeing this area for the first time, doesn't hide his distaste for these conditions, so far from the more open and natural surroundings he is used to. As the group moves along, they pass a trio of armed gnolls, most likely members of Daask. They spare a look at the adventurers, as just about all the denizens of the area do, but show no signs of recognition. Gareth, with a large cloak wrapped around himself and knowing that he is the most conspicuous of the group, breathes a quiet sigh of relief as they pass by. Shortly afterwards, they enter a large cavern which contains a bazaar-like area. The 'shops' consist of tables, trays or just piled-up rocks holding all sorts of wares. A few do resemble shops, mostly consisting of a tent with a table before it or a few poles with cloth hung on them to make a structure. All sorts of things are being sold, from food to clothes to weapons to junk. There is just as much variety in the merchants, which includes many goblinoids. The customers are also of many races. A couple of people seem too well-dressed to be from Khyber's Gate, both of whom have a pair of attendant bodyguards. Just about everyone in sight is carrying a weapon openly. Ras and the other two move through the market, stopping here and there for a moment but not buying anything, until they come to a small shop. This consists of a tent with a table in front, which holds a variety of weapons and armor, which is staffed by a pair of armed gnolls. Ras speaks to them and is then let into the tent. There is a quick glimpse of two men inside as he enters, but none of the Angels recognize them. The adventurers move around the area for the next ten minutes, till Ras emerges. As they are about to follow him out of the area, they are stopped by half a dozen impoverished-looking goblins. "How much dat doggie cost?" asks one. As Nameless corrects his grammar, another one says, "Yeah - looks like good meat on it." Gareth chortles at the comment, while Korm hurriedly whispers, "No [I]flame strike[/I]s, Luna!" With a deadpan expression, Nameless says, "You wouldn't want it. Too old and tough." Luna turns to gaze balefully at her companion, causing both Six and Korm to step away from Nameless. Then, with a warning growl, she turns away and heads towards the exit. Which causes a salivating goblin to heft a rock and say, "Hey - doggie running off. You wants me to stop it?” "No," says Gareth hurriedly. "And it's not for sale." [I]Unfortunately![/I] The chuckling adventurers proceed out of the area and follow Luna. She sees Ras leave his companions after a few minutes and continue on alone. He heads back to Blackbones and up to Cogsgate without incident, followed by the Angels all the way. Once back in aboveground Sharn, Ras walks up to Middle Tavick's and stops in again at Redblade. Recalling the warning from their last visit, the Angels send in a disguised Six alone to keep an eye in him. Ras simply has a drink and talks to Redblade for a few minutes before leaving. He then takes a skycoach back to Middle Central, with the Angels following a fair distance behind in one. Luna, having changed into a bird once they emerged above ground, follows more closely. She sees him disembark and then head directly back towards the Citadel. As he goes, Ras is accosted at one point by a pair of men who step around a corner with weapons drawn. Luna barely stops herself from dropping a reflexive [I]flame strike[/I] on them, which turns out to be a good thing since they apparently know Ras. They shakes hands, exchange a couple of comments and laughs, and then Ras heads on. Once he reaches and enters the Citadel, Luna returns to tell the others. The Angels then follow their usual procedure, all of them going to Trillia's and leaving Nameless and Six there, after which Gareth heads to Coldflame Keep and the two druids head to Carosten Park. [/QUOTE]
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