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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3314059" data-attributes="member: 30035">Letter #29The Palace of Sheikh Azman, Sefmir, Tusmit10 Goodmonth, 601 CYDearest brother;As I told you in my last letter, we'd managed to capture the greedy merchant Gwarunga and had escaped the horrid creature in the cave. We handed the merchant over to the priest Bijan for punishment, claimed of all of Gwarunga's material possessions as our reward, and returned to the sheikh's palace in Sefmir to recover.Prince Javid is still missing, and it seems that the appropriate response is to avoid any mention of his name. The sheikh has arranged yet another banquet in our honor - I feel guilty at the sight of so much extravagant food, but I suppose it's better to dine and enjoy than to let it go to waste. We've come into possession of a not-inconsiderable quantity of wealth as a result of our recent adventures. I'll give a substantial tithe to the temple in Highfolk when I return, and to the next temple of a nature deity I find, and perhaps I'll have some trees planted here as thanks to the Keen Eye. We decided to go into Sefmir and rid ourselves of some of the less portable items we'd acquired, especially the weapons we took from Gwarunga's accomplices and some jewelry and other items we have no use for. We went first to a jeweler the sheikh recommended, where we tried to sell the jewelry that had been worn by the false Yaleah. Unfortunately the jeweler didn't heed Thor and Erasyne's argument that the items would be more valuable due to this association. He seemed to think they would be unlucky. Evidently news of our escapade has preceded us, and we got more than a few wide-eyed looks when we rolled into the city in Gwarunga's wagon - which we've now thankfully sold.Rose had given a silver piece to a street urchin in return for guiding us around this city, and the boy next led us to a merchant named Mansoor who trafficked in exotic items. Mansoor doesn't maintain a shop, however; he acquires items at need. He had little to offer other than a magical feedbag, which Ninad ultimately decided to purchase as we'll soon be passing through less hospitable territory.After seeing Mansoor we visited the wizards' guild and sought magical objects. Erasyne and I asked for packs that can hold exceptional quantities of items, but they had no such packs available. We finally decided to order such packs made for us - or at least Erasyne did; I ordered a magical purse and saddlebag. This means we'll have to remain in Sefmir a bit longer than we planned, though, as the items must be assembled. We moved on to one of the temples to seek magical healing items. Ordinarily they wouldn't have sold anything to us as we're not followers of their deities, but because we fought the cult of Kali and foiled Gwarunga's plot, we were greeted courteously and allowed to purchase 5 wands containing curative spells. Rose also bought a wand that can cure more extensive wounds, so that she doesn't need to expend as many of her spells for that purpose. As we were roaming through a small artisans' district admiring various objects, Thor and I noticed that there were several suspicious-looking fellows lurking in the area. (I neglected to mention before that Thor was riding about on Beaker, frightening the citizens.)  I didn't see this, but suddenly a stranger stepped up to Erasyne, grabbed her, and kissed her on the mouth! This was apparently a diversion. It failed, as some of the ruffians approached and one of them stabbed the man - fatally, it turned out. Thor jumped down from his saddle and ran over to heal the man, but it wasn't enough to save him. In the meantime Erasyne had drawn her blade and demanded to know what the ruffians were doing. On seeing a bared blade, they attacked.One of the thugs ran at me so I called a flame to my hand and slapped him with it twice when he came in reach. I also ordered Rahon to guard Rose, who was behind me; she's frail even for a Halfling. Another bandit came at her and Rahon bit him sharply, but not before he wounded Rose. My foe also hit me, but it was a light blow. Rose prayed for a spell that made me feel superior in my fighting skills. I kept slapping my flames onto my opponent until he finally fell, then turned toward the alley down which Erasyne and Thor had disappeared. Ninad had meanwhile come up to aid Rose, and I'd had Rahon attack my opponent once before he went down.From the alley someone shouted "Someone get the book!". I told Rahon to help Ninad and Rose first, and threw the last of my flames at a fellow in the alley. Erasyne was whirling around so fast I could hardly see her. Thor had Beaker stabbing his sharp beak at the thugs. In little time we had dispensed with all of the ruffians. At that point we found that the man who had kissed Erasyne was dead. Erasyne searched his body and discovered a book titled The Tiger Prince, which appeared to be a childrens' tale. Why his foes would want such a book was a mystery until a medallion fell out of the book. We don't yet know what import this medallion has. Erasyne seemed to think that one of the bandits might have escaped. I wonder if someone else will be seeking this medallion. I will write more soon.Your sister, Lothiriel__________________________________________________Quotes & quips :patv: "You're back in the city proper."sniffles: "It's too proper here. Let's take off."Jubilee: "I roll a 1 on my Bluff check to pretend I'm interested in the Prince's story."patv: "The conversation becomes more serious."Jubilee: "Not while Thor's still here!"Devo: "You guys will miss Thor when he's dead."Jubilee: "Is he dying soon?"Hedrin: "It had a magical discharge."sniffles: "I think there's a cream for that."patv: "Make Spot checks while Thor's talking."sniffles: "What, to see everyone's eyes glazing over?"</blockquote>

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