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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4077597" data-attributes="member: 3285">Madness in Freeport - Part 21: The Water Shrine of Yarris“You’re sure this is it?” asked Vlad. He wiped blood off of his sword, a result of another confrontation with cultists.They faced a dais with a statue of Yarris wielding a trident. To the right of the door was a round, stone basin filled with water. Four square stone pillars spaced ten feet apart flanked the pool.“Yes,” said Beldin.  “Near as I can tell, there should be two mechanisms that open the door blocking the stairwell.  The first mechanism was the statue of Hurrian’s lance.  We had to pull it down.”  Kham stood over the basin, shaking his head.  “Oh, Margy.  You stupid, stupid girl.”Draped over the lip of the basin was the body of a young woman. The shaft of a crossbow bolt protruded from her back. She was dressed in leather armor.“Looks like your companion was not all that she seemed,” said Ilmarė.  “You should be careful what you say to the impressionable.”  She glared at Kham.  “You nearly got Beldin killed before with your careless words.”“I didn’t tell her to go here!” said Kham.  “She was so interested in my adventures.  Now I know why—I was her mark.”Beldin reached up and pulled down on the trident. There was a grinding noise in the direction of the stairwell.“A fitting end for a liar and a thief,” said Ilmarė.  “This is what your tales of glory brought her to. Perhaps one day you will learn to be responsible for your actions.”“Let’s go,” said Vlad. The others left.  Kham turned Margy over in the basin and placed her hands on her breast.  He closed her eyes.  She looked almost peaceful.“May Althares give you the wisdom you lacked in life,” whispered Kham.  Then rifled through her possessions for something he could use against Drac.</blockquote>

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