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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4560167" data-attributes="member: 3285">Fox and Geese: Part 3a – Brother, Who Art Thou Really?Leading the legionnaire of the Temple Quarter and through the city was the equivalent of herding a small child. As they continued slowly through the crowds, a homely looking gnome struggled to reach them. He was dressed in simple robes that could have been white once, but had since grayed. He received several buffets from the crowd before he reached them. “Greetings…” whispered the gnome in a wheezing voice through teeth half-rotten, “I recognize you…you vere in the Bone Market earlier…”Kham stepped in front of Quintus, pistol ready.  “That’s close enough, ugly.”“Ah, no, I harbor no ill intent towards you...You did as you saw fit, as must ve all...But I thought you should be made aware...dat dere is more to dis dan you may know…”Kham shook his head.  “We’re just attracting all kinds of crazies today, aren’t we?”“Ah, indeed...I vas vitness to de dispute in the Market there...and to your actions...I am...Brother Gavrin...and I have seen and heard many things...One of my...lesser stature…is often overlooked...”Beldin stood nose to nose with Gavrin.  “Out with it, half-breed.  What do you want?”“Dose dat you aided have dark intentions indeed…”“You mean the Sarishans?” asked Sebastian.Gavrin nodded. “Though dey each accuse the other of evil...dey both have evil...in their hearts...Both groups are...leading dese blameless...folk to sacrifice…though dey would never...admit it to ones whom…dey wish to dupe into helping them…”“What are they up to, then?” asked Sebastian.“Dey will take dem east...to a village in the She’haulk mountains...Dere dey trade dese folk to heretical savages...dat live in those mountains. De folk are used...as offerings in their bloody rituals.”“And you’re telling us this because…” Ilmarė waited for Gavrin to finish his sentence.“If you truly respect dis man...den do not turn him over to either group...I know of...a group of Illiirite monks...who would take dem in…de Brotherhood...of de Just Death...Dey do not believe in…human sacrifice…”“Well, Quintus would certainly be happier with Illiirites,” said Kham.  “I didn’t know there were any here. It doesn’t seem like…” he looked around, “Illiir’s kind of place.”“There aren’t,” interjected Sebastian.  “The Brothers were an Illiirite group, that slanted their views to more easily appeal to Nerothians, but were not themselves Nerothian. I thought their chapel was burned down a long time ago.”Gavrin looked surprised. “De Confraternity...is known outside of Canceri...no? Dey are not…followers of Canceri’s dark gods...You should have no…fears of sacrifice...from dem…”“And where do you want us to take him?” asked Beldin.“Lead him...to de abandoned Pantheon temple...in de Trade Quarter. De brothers can…meet you dere...I can inform dem...” “You do that,” said Kham. “Now run along.”The gnome flashed them a horrible smile and then limped his way back through the crowd.“I swear,” Kham said to the legionnaire. “You attract more attention with your mouth shut.”</blockquote>

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