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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paxus Asclepius" data-source="post: 1393164" data-attributes="member: 15175">Those of the party staying at the Temple are served a light breakfast of colorfully, artfully arranged fruits.  Acolytes have spent the night cataloging the items to be sold (under the watchful eyes of Sandorel's illusion), and now move them to a large courtyard.The yard fills with people, a small knot of the wealthy and their servants in the middle, and a larger crowd of spectators surrounding them.  The auction begins with the most magnificent piece, the malachite wyrmling; no less a personage than Khelben Arunson himself purchases it after heated bidding, for a final price tag of 140,000 pieces of gold.  Mutters and rumours of his intentions abound; the common concensus is that he intends to turn it into a golem.  Many of the other items are purchased for fantastic sums, though none approaches that display of affluence.  Brystasia notices a number of her brethren among the bidders, though not wearing their vestments; they focus especially on the magnificent tapestries.  At the end of the day, the sum of monies collected totals a staggering 640,000 gold; this sum includes neither the 10,000 platinum in the Seer's strongbox nor any of the magical items.</blockquote>