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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7301061" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p>Nord looked hard at Od. "He din't jus' write to you, he wrote to the whole wide world. There's copies of his letter in every tavern up and down the Sword Coast. He din't know where you were, see."</p><p></p><p>Herewulf looked thoughtful. He did that sometimes when conversations took an unexpected turn and he wanted people to slow down and give him time to think. "If everyone knows about the Quest," he suggested, "there could be dozens of adventurers heading for Od's village right now, chancing their luck. That's fine by me - they can deal with it and I can go home. Thanks for the meal, I'll be off now."</p><p></p><p>"Not so fast," protested Od. "The letter didn't say where my village is. It didn't even give the name of the village, because it didn't need to. But <em>I</em> know where it is. No-one else can muscle in. There's just us. It's our problem."</p><p></p><p>"He's right," agreed Nord. "It's our problem."</p><p></p><p>The paladin sighed. "So it comes down to smiting evil. Why is it always smiting evil? Can't evil just take a break from being smought? Oh well. I suppose I must. But we need a proper plan, though. Objectives. Milestones. Diagrams with bubbles and arrows joining them up. That kind of thing. Now, what's the name of the village, and where is the nearest castle?"</p><p></p><p>"If I tell you, do you promise not to burn it down?"</p><p></p><p>"Oh, alright."</p><p></p><p>"It's called ... Wait! What was <em>THAT</em>?"</p><p></p><p>"What was what? Oh, that. Just the heavens being rent asunder and choirs of celestial beings singing in multitudes. It happens. Take no notice."</p><p></p><p>"No, I meant <em>THAT</em>. Over there on that hillside. What is it?"</p><p></p><p>"Looks like a gazebo, to me."</p><p></p><p>"I thought they lived in Africa?"</p><p></p><p>"That's gazelles."</p><p></p><p>"Oh."</p><p></p><p>"Whatever it is, it's headed this way."</p><p></p><p>Sure enough, within the space of a few short minutes, the gazebo arrived and ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7301061, member: 6777052"] Nord looked hard at Od. "He din't jus' write to you, he wrote to the whole wide world. There's copies of his letter in every tavern up and down the Sword Coast. He din't know where you were, see." Herewulf looked thoughtful. He did that sometimes when conversations took an unexpected turn and he wanted people to slow down and give him time to think. "If everyone knows about the Quest," he suggested, "there could be dozens of adventurers heading for Od's village right now, chancing their luck. That's fine by me - they can deal with it and I can go home. Thanks for the meal, I'll be off now." "Not so fast," protested Od. "The letter didn't say where my village is. It didn't even give the name of the village, because it didn't need to. But [i]I[/i] know where it is. No-one else can muscle in. There's just us. It's our problem." "He's right," agreed Nord. "It's our problem." The paladin sighed. "So it comes down to smiting evil. Why is it always smiting evil? Can't evil just take a break from being smought? Oh well. I suppose I must. But we need a proper plan, though. Objectives. Milestones. Diagrams with bubbles and arrows joining them up. That kind of thing. Now, what's the name of the village, and where is the nearest castle?" "If I tell you, do you promise not to burn it down?" "Oh, alright." "It's called ... Wait! What was [i]THAT[/i]?" "What was what? Oh, that. Just the heavens being rent asunder and choirs of celestial beings singing in multitudes. It happens. Take no notice." "No, I meant [i]THAT[/i]. Over there on that hillside. What is it?" "Looks like a gazebo, to me." "I thought they lived in Africa?" "That's gazelles." "Oh." "Whatever it is, it's headed this way." Sure enough, within the space of a few short minutes, the gazebo arrived and ... [/QUOTE]
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