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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dpdx" data-source="post: 1227733" data-attributes="member: 188">[Did you roll my augury?]Fendric stands in his cleric's vestments and accepts his gifts, speechless, with a small tear coming to his eye at the generosity and warmth of the hobbit community. Nodding in solemn gratitude, he accepts the ring, chain shirt and mantle, and immediately tries on the armor right there in the hall. It fits, if loosely, but the mantle helps to keep him from falling out of it altogether. Fendric turns to Hiritus and Niccolo and whispers to them, "Remind me to eat more so I can fill this out, Pelor willing."Next he tries on the ring. He then looks on as the wine is passed to them, hoping he won't be the one to have to hold it. Finally, he applauds along with the hobbits, for his group. When the applause dies down, he steps forward, resplendent in his new armor, and waits for an opportunity to address the community."Dearest friends, I am overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you, and may the Gods Bless You to the Fullest. I must add that Misters Sam Barro and Darden Knuckles" he pauses to point them out in the crowd and smile, "were most steadfast keepers of your secret, even in the face of some very intense interrogation. Pelor forgive me, and may Sam and Darden forgive me as well.""It has been a hard journey for us, with no respite but this, and we've many leagues and many moons to go before it is complete. So I am sure I can speak for my brethren when I tell you that your hospitality is like no other, and that I hope all good men get a chance to know such kindness, even if you choose to opt out of the King's latest highway project." He pauses again to wink at Ozzy."But if I may turn serious for a moment, I'd like to give you some advice, as it relates to why we are here, what we are doing, and why we must depart. For even as we gather here, discord and strife spread across the Realm, and it is only a matter of time before it reaches even this far North. A man, Thedoric by name, will come to you with evil intent, to divide you against one another. When he comes, you'll know it, because you'll hear his words of conflict, and you'll be tempted to hurt one another, or some community over the next knoll. You'll find yourself simmering with anger at some slight, real or imagined.But you can defeat this man and you can defeat that discord, if you remember what you know now. You are, and have ever been, a community of hospitality, good will, and above all, love.Look to the people you see beside you. Help each other. Trust each other. Love each other. Protect each other, and let no man drive a wedge between you. If you meet this challenge as a community, united in purpose and trust, then shall you remain a community, as you've ever been.Our mission is to spread this message to the far corners of the Realm, and with it, words of wisdom from a departed Hero of the Radiant Order, and while we're here, protect and rescue those to whom it has been delivered. I imagine that I'll experience more geography and adventure than I'd ever imagined before it's over, and I invite any of you that so desire this life to come along. I can't promise safety, or great reward, but I CAN promise that you'll be helping to complete a worthy task of any of your fellow men.But I thank you for this, with all my soul. It is an honor to call you, 'friends.' Pelor Bless You, Always."Fendric, nodding to the others, sits back down, a smile on his face.</blockquote>

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