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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ByteRynn" data-source="post: 3432544" data-attributes="member: 30980">The others2/28/998 YK    Cardinal Allisair ir’Rolantar finished going over all of the details with Sir Jonathan Williams. “Williams, we must not let the Blood of Vol find this chalice at all costs.  We have made arrangements with house Phiarlan in Sharn.  They are tracking down the journal of the ancient dark wizard Kraal-Grathozt in order to find clues where his chalice may lay hidden.  Travel south to Sharn and meet with their representative, recruit a team, and get that chalice first!”    Not quite overcome with responsibility, Sir Williams left the Cardinal’s chambers, only to be accosted by the quartermaster general of Flamekeep on his way out of the hall.“Sir Williams, we have one request.  There is a warforged fellow we would like to send with you on our behalf.  He has become somewhat…distracted here in Flamekeep, and asking some very uncomfortable questions of the clergy.  Perhaps he will best be served to see the might of the Silver Flame in action?”“Very well, have him meet me at the station.” Replied Jonathan.3/14/998 YK    “My uncle told me you’d have the information I require.” Ivellious d’Phiarlan told the hobgoblin in the dirty slum tavern where they met.    “Yesh shir, that I do.  There is a library kept by the mosht high lord o’Boromar Clan, Shaidan Boromar.  It is deep in lower Durra, and not sho heavily guarded fo’ the likes of you to peek into fer a mere book.  I have a map fer ‘ye.” Linnog the hobgoblin replied.  He held out the paper and leered greedily at the three sitting across from him.  The dwarf snarled in disgust, but the elf turned to the woman sitting next to him and said, “Pay the man Mallora.”The woman with the dark hair threw a pouch at the hobgoblin and stood to leave.  Gully and Ivellious followed.3/28/998 YK    “Are you sure you got all of them?” Sir Jonathan Williams asked his warforged companion.    “As much as I could tell.  If there are any other enchantments binding this journal, they are quite beyond my ability to deal with.” Replied Abe.    “Very well, Mallora, since you are the expert on these ancient writings, tell us where we can find the chalice of Kraal-Grathozt.” Jonathan urged.    Mallora pulled open the tome and began to read, carefully flipping through the pages.  “This may take some time…I am afraid it is encoded information.”    Two hours later, Mallora’s cries of excitement woke Gully, Ivellious, and Jonathan.  “I have found it!  The map is in Shadowlock Keep!”    Gully added, “That’s not too far from here.  We don’t even need to take the rail.”    Sir Jonathan turned to Ivellious, the other leader of this little party.  “How much time until we can be ready to depart for this Shoadowlock Keep?”    “Four days.”4/1/998    Loaded with supplies, the five adventurers left the gates of Sharn, heading north to find a ferry to take them over the dagger river.  On their way out, they saw two travelers getting checked to come into the city, one warforged and one human.  Abe wandered over to the warforged.“You are of very unusual construct.  Darkwood?” he asked.“Yes.  I have been trained in the ways of druidism, and my darkwood plating is very much in tune with nature.  My name is Willow.  Who are you?”“I’m Abe, short for-“ Abe was cut off by Ivellious, “Come along Abe, we have a long way to go!”Abe walked away, not finishing his sentence, following the rest of his party.4/8/998    They were all very tired after braving the horrors of the crypts beneath Shadowlock Keep.  Mallora and Abe were keeping watch, afraid that some of the cultists may have followed them to get their riches and map back.  It occurred to Abe that Mallora, who had shown quite a gift at deciphering the arcane mysteries required to enter the crypts, could be a great source of knowledge, and that time spent on watch with her could well be time spent learning.  He walked to the other side of the clearing to speak with her, but couldn’t find her at her post.  He thought, perhaps she had forgotten it was her watch and fallen asleep, but she wasn’t in her bedroll, in fact, her bedroll wasn’t there at all!Abe[sblock]Actions?[/sblock]</blockquote>

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