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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evileeyore" data-source="post: 1370820" data-attributes="member: 1768">Someone comes back for a visitAs the sun settles low in the afternoon, a hue and cry go up around town.  A Townie pokes their head into the common room at Dorac'z and shouts "Hey you gotta see this.  There is a ghost wagon flyin' around out here!".  People pour out to see what is happening.  This same scene plays out all around town and up at the Academy.And indeed there is some sort of  'Ghostly Wagon' flying around town, three of them infact and they seem to be circling in to land in the town square.  They come in just slowly enough to get most everyone interested and insure a troop of Crimson Guards are encircling it.The wagons settle in towards the ground and their pale ethereality becomes more apparent.  They are quite clearly wagons, with a driver and crossbowmen each.  The horses stamp, leathers creak, and wheels rattle as they come to a halt.  Then moments later they become more solid, as if they are fading into reality.  Within moments they seem as real and solid as anything else."Hail the wagons, and put down your arms!  State your business here!"The driver of the first wagon slowly stands and pulls back his hood.  Pale grey hair and a lined old face peer out.(1)  It could be Kith if say he looked reeeaally old, and had liver spots, eeeuw.  A surprisingly familiar yet frail and tremulous voice answers,"I am SerKalin Khaladuar, Master of this caravan.  I bring goods to the people of Drell and the Academy."  He motions at the three caravan guards, "Lowers your arms, we are safe here."He climbs down from the wagon and hobbles over to the other two drivers.   Orders are given to find the Town and Academy leaders and see to the distribution of supplies.   Meanwhile the Crimson Guards, deciding that the wagons pose no threat begin trying to disperse the crowd and return to their posts.The old elf turns and scans the crowd expectantly."-sigh-, I guess there not back yet."Probably not.  It's been what five days, come on they're only kids.I know I shouldn't have left them like that.  Damn zombies Kith shivers I hate zombiesWell what could you do stay sane and get eaten.  I prefer crazy and not- Hey look whose over at Dorac'z.Kith looks over at Dorac'z.  Hey its Rallyn"Hail to you champion."  The old man croaks out.(1)Disguise check 22: taking 10+ 10 skill+ 2 Disguise kit, Bluff:check 21:  taking 10+ skill 11Hey, sorry it took so long.  But I'm baaaaack!  Anyone checking for magic/psionics (ie Detect Magic/Psionics) on the 'Ghost Wagons' will see that they are under a magical(divine) affect until they become completely solid at which point the magic endsEditted to reign in my rampant enthusiasm, my eroneous assumptsions, and to fit ongoing character actions <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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