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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 3855880" data-attributes="member: 5868">The six adventurers met again at Vanderboren manor some hours later.&nbsp; Lavinia, shaken, stood in the dining room staring at the painting of the young man on the back wall.&nbsp; It was obvious to Thalas that this was Vanthus.&nbsp; Figures, he thought, another noble scion gone bad.&nbsp; Typical.&nbsp; He deliberately did not think about how hypocritical his own thoughts were.Lavinia was blinking back tears.&nbsp; &quot;I think it's time you told us about your brother,&quot; Athal suggested quietly.&nbsp; Lavinia nodded.&nbsp; &quot;We were very close growing up, much as twins though we were a year apart in age.&nbsp; We often had fun by playing pranks on each other, or on others.&nbsp; We were inseparable.&nbsp; Then one day one of our pranks went wrong, when we poured some assorted elixirs down another family's well.&nbsp; Our parents decided to separate us.&nbsp; I was sent to a school here in the city, while Vanthus was sent to one of our plantations in the countryside.&nbsp; I didn't see him for many years.&nbsp; When he finally did return, he was -- changed, is the best way to describe it.&nbsp; He no longer had time for me; he moved out of the manor after a short time, and last I heard had taken up with a lover in the Azure District.&nbsp; Then my parents were killed in the fire, and Vanthus returned, changed even more.&nbsp; There was a, I'm not sure how to describe it, morbid streak in him now.&nbsp; We had an argument, he struck me, and he left.&nbsp; That was two months ago.&quot;&quot;And he started stealing the family's money a month ago,&quot; Thalas concluded.&nbsp; &quot;He's into something, something not good, you can be sure.&quot;&quot;Please, you must help me find him!&quot; Lavinia asked.&nbsp; &quot;I need to know what he is up to, and restore my family fortune.&quot;Thalas rolled his eyes -- this was getting too deep.&nbsp; Athal and Kyrsith rapidly volunteered, thought, as did Arjan, who'd apparently never had a roof over his head before.&nbsp; Quinn shrugged, then nodded.Morderas asked: &quot;I assume we're still getting paid?&quot;&nbsp; Ah, an elf after my own heart, Thalas smiled.Lavinia nodded.&nbsp; &quot;Of course.&nbsp; With a bonus if you locate Vanthus.&quot;&quot;I'm in,&quot; Morderas said.&nbsp; Thalas wavered, then finally motioned that he, too, would join in. Pay is 30 times what the average Sasserine resident makes.&nbsp; I should turn it down on principle, but they'd start asking questions.Lavinia excused herself.&nbsp; Athal looked at the others.&nbsp; &quot;Now what?&quot; he asked.&quot;I guess we go find this Vanthus guy,&quot; Quinn responded. &quot;Start by checking the Azure district, and see what we can learn.&quot;They decided to split up and blanket the Azure district, checking taverns, alehouses, brothels, and businesses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 3855880, member: 5868"] The six adventurers met again at Vanderboren manor some hours later. Lavinia, shaken, stood in the dining room staring at the painting of the young man on the back wall. It was obvious to Thalas that this was Vanthus. [i]Figures[/i], he thought, [i]another noble scion gone bad. Typical.[/i] He deliberately did not think about how hypocritical his own thoughts were. Lavinia was blinking back tears. "I think it's time you told us about your brother," Athal suggested quietly. Lavinia nodded. "We were very close growing up, much as twins though we were a year apart in age. We often had fun by playing pranks on each other, or on others. We were inseparable. Then one day one of our pranks went wrong, when we poured some assorted elixirs down another family's well. Our parents decided to separate us. I was sent to a school here in the city, while Vanthus was sent to one of our plantations in the countryside. I didn't see him for many years. When he finally did return, he was -- changed, is the best way to describe it. He no longer had time for me; he moved out of the manor after a short time, and last I heard had taken up with a lover in the Azure District. Then my parents were killed in the fire, and Vanthus returned, changed even more. There was a, I'm not sure how to describe it, morbid streak in him now. We had an argument, he struck me, and he left. That was two months ago." "And he started stealing the family's money a month ago," Thalas concluded. "He's into something, something not good, you can be sure." "Please, you must help me find him!" Lavinia asked. "I need to know what he is up to, and restore my family fortune." Thalas rolled his eyes -- this was getting too deep. Athal and Kyrsith rapidly volunteered, thought, as did Arjan, who'd apparently never had a roof over his head before. Quinn shrugged, then nodded. Morderas asked: "I assume we're still getting paid?" [i]Ah, an elf after my own heart[/i], Thalas smiled. Lavinia nodded. "Of course. With a bonus if you locate Vanthus." "I'm in," Morderas said. Thalas wavered, then finally motioned that he, too, would join in. [i]Pay is 30 times what the average Sasserine resident makes. I should turn it down on principle, but they'd start asking questions.[/i] Lavinia excused herself. Athal looked at the others. "Now what?" he asked. "I guess we go find this Vanthus guy," Quinn responded. "Start by checking the Azure district, and see what we can learn." They decided to split up and blanket the Azure district, checking taverns, alehouses, brothels, and businesses. [/QUOTE]

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