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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 549778" data-attributes="member: 1210">Introductions are rapidly exchanged and Horbin sets about healing the injured diners, starting with Souliass.  Her eyes flutter and open.  “Zeebo!” she gasps.  “What happened?”“It was an assassin,” Zeebo exclaims.  “I need you to get to work right away!”“What do you mean?” “Find out who he was and sue him.  Sue his family.  Sue everyone!  And make sure we don’t get in trouble, of course,” he adds.“His name was Cluma,” Lester offers, and picks up Cluma’s blade.  He feels his life force weaken noticeably as he does so, and his own sword, Felix Optima Maxima, speaks in a feminine voice.“We should destroy that blade,” she says.  “Relax,” says Lester, dropping it back to the ground.  “Maybe we can find someone to sell it to.  It’s probably worth some money.”“Destroy it,” Felix Optima insists.  “I don’t like the idea of it being out there somewhere.”  Lester shoves Cluma’s blade into his backpack, muttering about making some easy money.  He then starts loading the rest of the guardian of order’s equipment into his pack as well.  Horbin suggests that they all split up Cluma’s stuff, and the L says, “Relax, we’ll split it all up.  I don’t know why you’re worried about it.  Of course we’ll divide all the magic items up evenly.”The group leaves the area, Zeebo’s date somewhat spoiled by the attack.  He can already feel the pressure building.  He too has been touched by Chaos- and his gift was enormous fertility.  He cannot go long without some form of relief.  Thank goodness that Souliass seems in need of comfort.  Angel lingers behind long enough to take Cluma’s head, then splits off from the rest of the party and heads to the Grey Brothers’ house that he saw.  Outside are two young lads, leaning nonchalantly against the wall of the building.  They give Angel a searching look.“Is Eric here?” Angel asks, searching out the old man’s name from his memory of their prior encounter.“Nope,” says one of the boys.Angel tosses the head at their feet.  “This guy was performing assassinations.  I don’t think he’s one of the Brotherhood.”  He pauses for a moment, then smiles wolfishly.  “My friends and I took care of him.”The next day our heroes go shopping, guided by Souliass to all the best places.  The shopping they’ve done previously pales in comparison to this, as they pick up magic rings and potions.  Angel commissions further enchantment of his falchion, then picks it up a few days later.  Zeebo continues to see Souliass every night, inwardly quite grateful that he doesn’t need to spend any gold on whores.  Meanwhile she starts filing legal papers to try to get some money from someone related to the attack.  After arguing with his sword for some time, Lester finally relents and destroys Cluma's blade.  Felix Optima Maxima hums happily afterward and congratulates him for doing the right thing, but he can't help wondering how much it would have fetched on the open market.The group discusses their next move.  It’s obvious now that they have a common enemy and its name is Law.  It seems that the formian infestation is a good place to go to try to head off further ambushes and assaults in restaurants and midnight inn assaults, so- after Angel receives his newly-enhanced falchion- the group starts heading for the Spicewoods.  There is a small town at the edge of the forest called Ifthonia, and our heroes head there...Next Time: Into the Spicewoods, which I've described to pcs as "an herbalist's wet dream" on many occasions!  Perfect plants!  Meet the Eye, Lester's cohort!  And we finally get to meet Sheva, the other member of our group!</blockquote>

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