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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7207177" data-attributes="member: 20323">[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Hztofyg.jpg[/align]Slowly unwinding the rest of the bandage hanging loosely from his neck, Malsoor strains slight to sit up straighter. The necrosis has faded completely from around the neck wound, which already seems to have diminished in size. &quot;I will tell you what I know of these raiders, but once I have told you, you will be left with a choice.&quot; There is an ominous tone in the water bearer's voice.&quot;They are servants of the Brotherhood of True Flame, coming at the behest of a master hidden in the Badu al-Kabir. They believe the land must be purified of... certain elements.&quot; His brow raises, lips pursing as if he both despises the Brotherhood's agenda and is intimately familiar with it. &quot;When you travel the cities of Zakhara, you behold goblins and giants alongside men and dwarves. The Loregiver's Law. All who accept the Enlightened Faith are treated as equals. But beyond the walls of your cities, away from the Grand Caliph's armies, it is not so simple.&nbsp; Tribes, families,&quot; he gestures toward Hadia al-Sarraf with spindly pale fingers, &quot;they must find ways to survive...&quot;&quot;Some of the raiders were of flesh and blood, but others were...something else...something created...woven and stitched in a parody of life and imbued with the heart of fire. They were implacable foes, silent upon the sands, no heart beating in their chest. Great and costly magic must have gone into constructing so many...The Brotherhood have been preparing for this moment for years. This explains the raided wealth and slaves.&quot; His sunken eyes begin to regain their spark, a feral desert light glinting within.&quot;But there is another question, isn't there, dear healer and dear pilgrim? Why would they attack oases far from the cities of the Enlightened Faith?&quot; Malsoor leans forward as if eager for your answer, dipping his hands in a bowl of water provided humbly by Hadia al-Sarraf, wiping his hands on the last of the white linens.[/SECTION]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7207177, member: 20323"] [SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Hztofyg.jpg[/align]Slowly unwinding the rest of the bandage hanging loosely from his neck, Malsoor strains slight to sit up straighter. The necrosis has faded completely from around the neck wound, which already seems to have diminished in size. [b]"I will tell you what I know of these raiders, but once I have told you, you will be left with a choice."[/b] There is an ominous tone in the water bearer's voice. [b]"They are servants of the Brotherhood of True Flame, coming at the behest of a master hidden in the Badu al-Kabir. They believe the land must be purified of... certain elements."[/b] His brow raises, lips pursing as if he both despises the Brotherhood's agenda and is intimately familiar with it. [b]"When you travel the cities of Zakhara, you behold goblins and giants alongside men and dwarves. The Loregiver's Law. All who accept the Enlightened Faith are treated as equals. But beyond the walls of your cities, away from the Grand Caliph's armies, it is not so simple. Tribes, families,"[/b] he gestures toward Hadia al-Sarraf with spindly pale fingers, [b]"they must find ways to survive..."[/b] [b]"Some of the raiders were of flesh and blood, but others were...something else...something created...woven and stitched in a parody of life and imbued with the heart of fire. They were implacable foes, silent upon the sands, no heart beating in their chest. Great and costly magic must have gone into constructing so many...The Brotherhood have been preparing for this moment for years. This explains the raided wealth and slaves."[/b] His sunken eyes begin to regain their spark, a feral desert light glinting within. [b]"But there is another question, isn't there, dear healer and dear pilgrim? Why would they attack oases far from the cities of the Enlightened Faith?"[/b] Malsoor leans forward as if eager for your answer, dipping his hands in a bowl of water provided humbly by Hadia al-Sarraf, wiping his hands on the last of the white linens.[/SECTION] [/QUOTE]

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