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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yzard" data-source="post: 5101325" data-attributes="member: 85974">Thomas, Summoner WizardNot quite comfortable with what his new allies might be doing with their prisoner, Thomas decides to stay in the main area of the Tavern and perhaps have himself a drink. After accepting Shale's greeting he turns his attention to the inhabitants. "Well, if I'm going to be waiting about for a bit, there's no reason I cannot enjoy a moment's conversation." More than boredom drives him to conversation, however. Seeing his allies dragging the Warforged had reminded him of something that he hadn't thought of in a long time.He recalls being 11 or 12 years old and helping his father at his office. Menial stuff, but he loved it whenever he got asked to help. Shouts from the street came through their window on the second-floor and he and his father went to see what was happening.Down below, a Teifling and Human (both male) seemed to be challenging another man across the street, in front of an alleyway."Let's continue this discussion in private, eh?" they could hear the Teifling say as the three of them moved into the alley.No longer able to hear them, they could still see them a bit as the two began to beat on the other man. "Someone has to help them!" His father cried as he leaned further out the window to see if he could spot a City Guard."You there! Guard! There's something going on in the opposite alley there! Hurry! A man is being beaten!"Leaning out, Thomas could see the Guard (two, actually) react to his father's yelling and began moving in the indicated direction.But the two from the alley had heard the call as well and quickly moved further into the alley and disappeared. The guards arrived in time to spot them (apparently, as Thomas could no longer see them) and one took chase as the other stopped to assist the man that had been beaten.Pulling back from the window, his father had been shaking his head. "Thomas, do you know why those two might have been attacking the other one?""He probably owed them money.", shrugging....the city wasn't 'dangerous' but neither was it free of crime. "You are likely correct. Probably borrowed money from people he shouldn't have. Even so.....Son, I've said this before but it bears repeating. People tend to rush into violence. I know that we don't have the most glamorous job" (his father at this time was still convinced that young Thomas would choose accounting as his livelihood) "but we are a part of something much bigger, much grander than ourselves.""If we are all to live together, if we are all to THRIVE together as a society, we have to rely on that which separates us from the beasts and animals of the world: our ability to reason. When we forgo reason, we become like the baser creatures...""And I know that violence is sometimes necessary. I'm not naive or cowardly...but I think what one of the things that defines a society is where they draw that 'necessary' line.""Be aware of where you want that line to be, or circumstances may draw it for you."Thomas wasn't sure what he thought about torturing a living being, regardless the cause. But he knew that he didn't want his circumstances to decide for him. So he ordered a drink at the bar and headed over to a table that appeared to be populated by some people of learning...[sblock=some checks]Thomas wanders over to the table in the back with the old humans and teiflings. Arcana, history and religion check (is that ok?) to see if he has any knowledge in whatever topic they might be discussing.<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2419856/" target="_blank">Aracana, History, Religion skill check (in that order) (1d20+10=26, 1d20+10=23, 1d20+10=28)</a>[/sblock]</blockquote>

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