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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruined" data-source="post: 144263" data-attributes="member: 113">Horacio, I've been meaning to send you an email regarding your generous offer. I'll do so either today or tomorrow. And without further ado...Hecatomb 20th [ Day 34 - part one ]Quinn and Killian get together to train some over at the Armory. Once again, they enlist the assistance of Ely Cromlich to show them new techniques. Killian mentions interest in another throwing weapon after losing his chakra to Cerberus, perhaps something with blades. Ely digs through some inventory in crates until he pulls out a circular bladed weapon and a glove partially covered with chainmail links. Killian examines the blade, which Ely calls a ‘krull’. It has a solid piece in the center with an amber-colored gem embedded in it. Five ‘arms’ extend from the center and curve in a clockwise direction, each arms terminating in a sharpened blade. Ely puts on the glove and mentions that it has an enchantment of returning placed upon it. He displays this by spinning the krull across the room, and letting it ricochet off the walls until it returns to the glove.“ Is the glove neccesary?” Killian asks, noting its resemblance to chainmail.“ Only if you plan to keep your fingers.”Quinn inquires about the mythril spear Tira had commisioned. Ely does indeed have the spear, which he shows to Quinn. It is long and a dull silver color. Quinn hefts it and finds it to be very light, and impossible to bend even with his great strength. He pays for the spear out of Tira’s payment for the mission to Mount Celestia.Kesdran spends his morning studying under his mentor, Scorch. He attends to minor factional duties and spends a good deal of time pouring over a few spells he has been trying to master. There is no mention of working with Killian, as that is work outside of the faction’s realm.Cross wanders the streets of Sigil, refamiliarizing himself with the city. Sigil is an odd city, as portions of it seem to change constantly. Abandoned buildings are torn down by dabus overnight, while new structures seem to spring from the stonework. Yet overall, the locale stays the same. Because of the enclosure, Sigil does not expand and overcome the surrounding terrain as an Outlands city would. The six wards that divide the city are stable, even if the boundaries between them are defined in only the vaguest sense.Tira’s morning is spent in ritual and meditation, an attempt to bring all of the elements of her life into perspective. After a swim in the Silver Sea, she says her goodbyes and returns to the City of Doors.Eventually everyone gathers at the Exchange for a late lunch. Tira meets Cross and Kesdran for the first time, and all of them decide to get some food and talk. Creatures of habit, they all make their way to Fortune’s Wheel. Cross is hesitant to go inside, as this is known to be a classy restaurant. He did receive his starting pay for joining the Blades, but he had devoted almost all of it to the room where he had stayed for the past few weeks. The others invite him to come on, but he declines, commenting that he needs some distance from the singing minotaur. So as the others enter Fortune’s Wheel, Cross moves to find a place to sit outside.Inside, Killian asks the barkeep about Estrella. He doesn’t know, but the woman seated beside Killian does. He looks her over, an elven female wearing a stylish green shirt and form-fitting leather pants. He’s seen her before, and soon realizes that she’s usually found at the desk before the Azure Iris, a comfortable inn that conveniently rests atop of Fortune’s Wheel. Killian knows that they collect a good fare from factioneers too drunk to walk across town to their houses. She introduces herself as Verden, owner of the Azure Iris. She knows Estrella, as she has a permanent room in the Iris. Verden remarks that it’s a little early in the day for Estrella, who’s asleep after performing the previous night.Tira, Quinn, and Kesdran look on with amusement as Killian spends a good amount of time talking to this elven female. They order their food and prepare to have an enjoyable lunch.Meanwhile, Cross waits outside in the light rains. He pays attention to his surroundings, and notices a cloaked stranger who waits outside not far from him. As he watches, a group of four similarly garbed bashers approach and speak with the one. Cross listens and hears the distinct word ‘minotaur’, and they continue to wait and occasionally point at Fortune's Wheel. Unsure of their purpose, Cross goes into Fortune’s Wheel to alert his companions to the potential threat.</blockquote>

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