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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 5149474" data-attributes="member: 12460">"I'm glad to see your fears are somewhat alleviated. That last thing I want is for you to think me a villain," Mellary responds to Mapata.As Kal-fen mentions the Silver Key of Portals, Mellary's brow furls in deep concentration. After a few moments in thought, she raises her right hand and snaps her fingers to summon her manservant to her side. She whispers a few words into his ear and he promptly exits the room."That sounds quite familiar to me. Perhaps in a minute or two I can tell you more. In the meantime, I can address your request to meet with the person who wants these journals."Mellary smiles coyly before continuing. "While those in my organization tend to share morsels of information as the moment suits us, we are not as cohesive as you might think. While there are many among us who would love to have their hands on this information, I've asked you myself because, to be frank, I would rather you give them to me than my comrades.""It has less to do with me not trusting them and more to do with my desire to have the first look at anything Kerfane might have written. You see, I am a representative of my organization in the same way an ordinary citizen of Greyhawk is a representative of the city. I am a member, of course, and share a certain sense of camaraderie with those who share my interests, but that doesn't mean I don't have interests of my own. Call it a friendly sense of competition."As she says this, her manservant returns with a book bound by leather dyed green. An ornamental symbol is embossed upon the cover in bronze. Mellary thanks her servant for the book and takes it in her hands.[sblock=Knowledge (arcana) DC 20]The symbol on the book is a mark meaning "wondrous" or "fantastic." It is often used with reference to works of artifice and magical items of great power.[/sblock]Mellary opens the book and flips through the pages. You can see a number of pencil drawings of various types of objects opposite calligraphic text. You catch sight of weapons, an orb, a fanciful contraption with Boccob-knows what function, a mask, and several tiny shapes in the various pictures. Finally, she turns to a page that has a picture of a key. She turns the book to show you. "The Silver Key of Portals," she says with a look of triumph, "said to be a favored relic of Dalt, the Suel god of portals, keys, locks, and passages of any kind. I thought this sounded familiar, and now I know why. Local legends say that this item was once granted as a boon to none other than Mordenkainen. The text doesn't say where the key is located today, but I would wager a fair amount of my fortune that someone within the Circle of the Eight could tell you its last-known whereabouts."</blockquote>

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