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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9245330" data-attributes="member: 6796468">Err... that's not exactly what happened.Jenevelle, Arnell, and Emmeline Hallowleaf were all Selunites living in Moonhaven village next to the massive Temple of Selune. As part of a rite of passage, young Jenevelle was tasked with finding her way home in the woods. But those woods were safe AF at the time. Also Jenevelle had to be, like, 10 at the youngest? 'Cause she's 40 in 1492 which is like 28 in half elf years.[ATTACH=full]343796[/ATTACH]Honestly, she looks 10 in this cutscene and with half-elf aging that puts her around 13ish actual years of age. More than old enough to take a stroll through peaceful woods at night on your way home without it being child abuse.The only reason they happened to not be safe that particular day is because Viconia and her Sharrans were coming to kidnap children and destroy Moonhaven and the Temple of Selune.There's a "Missing" poster where several kids' names are listed on the western wall of the village, and various notes and journals, which explain it. Plus Arnell lets you know he caught a Sharran spy who spilled the beans, wolfed-out, and went to save his daughter. He failed, obviously... but the Sharran Attack is why they also have Emmeline, who did not race out into the woods to save her daughter. They had to go into the village to get her as they wrecked everything else.Moonhaven became "The Blighted Village" after the Sharran attack, and some time later the Goblins moved in to take over the temple with Dror Ragzlin as their "True Soul" leader. Why do I say "Some time later"? Because they're less than half a mile from the Druid Grove but haven't found it, yet. So they can't have been there for long, y'know?Less "mortals ignored the tools" more "The tools weren't used by the gods". No divine message for the Priest of Ilmater about the Bhaalite Assassin coming to kill him, for example. No warning to anyone about the Dead Three rising.I mean, fair. But there's a lot of Chosen, and most of them are in a position of authority over others. Like the Silverhand. If Mystra can talk to Elminster and tell him to deliver a message to Gale why isn't Alustriel mobilizing Silverymoon's armies to fight the Absolute?This is also why Alustriel isn't mobilizing Silverymoon's armies to fight the Absolute!Again, Mystra can and does direct her Chosen directly. Just as Bhaal tries to do with the Durge. She could also tell Alustriel to lend a hand.Just a throwaway line in Act 3 with Gortash annoyed and frustrated that Silverymoon's forces are attacking the rear flank of the Army of the Absolute he arranged to attack would be enough to show that various Chekhov's Guns are firing in the background.</blockquote>

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