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Message: <blockquote data-quote="On Puget Sound" data-source="post: 5154769" data-attributes="member: 68988">They are safe, and awaiting my return.  We still have business in the catacombs.  And these things are not friends, but they are part of that business.There is a cult of Zal'Ekthees hiding down there, creating undead horrors.  We attacked them when we found them, and would have continued, but it turns out their existence is necessary, at least for now.There is an open gate to a place beyond all that is real, and that gate spews forth tentacled, slime-covered bits of animated madness.  I don't know whether it was opened by the cultists or not; the fact that they have a ritual to close it leads me to believe they opened it without realizing the consequences.  Anyway, the creatures that come from that dread place are at war with the Zal'Ekthees worshippers, and the monsters are winning.  If they break through the necromancers, they will threaten the surface world in a way the tiny cult never could.So we have agreed to help the cultists to close that gate, and our band will leave their hideout and leave them unmolested.  The cost of our help was David's return, and the exposure of their secret.  You may choose to ignore them, isolate them, treat with them or attack them, but now you know they are there.Zal'Ekthees cults are a menace, but they are a known menace.  These new things are much scarier.  I must return to assist my comrades.  If you don't see us within two days, then you will know that we were overcome either by the alien terrors... or by the necromancers' treachery.  In either case, you must take action to keep the evil contained.If you have anything that would aid us in this fight, an enchanted item or some healing potions, I would gratefully accept it.  If not, then at least give us your prayers.[sblock="ooc"] I can't access Grigo, my links don't work, so I don't know his diplomacy score, but I'd like to roll to try to get some material help from Stefan [/sblock]</blockquote>

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