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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Velenne" data-source="post: 1391585" data-attributes="member: 1856">Antillis sits atop the Temple of Sune and watches the bustling night life of Waterdeep in relative peace.  It has little use for contemplation, less for introspection, and so consumes itself with the Endless Hunt.It is ever wary of its kin and the bounty placed upon its own hide.  Rare indeed is the lone Hunter among Xill, rarer still one born of Antillis' immense proportions.  To be blessed so is a sign of great things, and indeed this Hunter has never lost a Prey nor tasted death.  Yet in estranging itself from its kind, it has been Marked and thus can never return to its former caste.Antillis fears no other Hunter, believing itself the pinnacle of Xill, and so welcomes the opportunity to prove its mettle yet again.Leaping off the steeple onto a nearby rooftop, it wraps itself in the darkness and continues to watch Waterdeep in anonymity, even peering through one of the windows at a tavern when it hears the Cimmerian's uproarious laughter.  Upon the final chime of the Watch, it returns to Sune's Temple to await Brystasia...~~Brysasia shimmies out of her dress and gives one final look into the mirror to let down her hair.  As she turns toward her bed, she is shocked to see a ten-foot Xill stooped over in her chambers, its helmet scratching the molding.  Antillis acknowledges with only a slight turn of its head.  There is movement beneath the faceplate followed by the deafening translation,"So soon, my azure-eyed vixen?  Nay, no subtle flame can replace you!"The words sound performed and obviously more tempered than the typical monotone created by the translator.  In fact, it almost sounds human.  Then she recalls the bard's performance that night for her and Conan.  It was nearly identical, right down to the inflection.Antillis' unique, cobalt-blue armor suddenly comes alive.  Every open nook and crevice seals over, creating an immobile shell around the Hunter.  Before Brysasia's shocked eyes, the Xill fades from view and returns to stalking the Ethereal plane, having checked in as it promised.</blockquote>

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