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Message: <blockquote data-quote="YeOldeAlbatross" data-source="post: 3756715" data-attributes="member: 52884">Tolgrith gives a half smile and a sigh. "True my friend, very true. But there comes a time in any old soldier's life when the glories of the battlefield begin to pale, and the thought of less hazardous prizes begins to grow in one's mind. If this mission is a success, I may well be able to retire to an estate in the countryside, with the gratitude of the King. But...for all the trouble this assignment has seen of late, I wonder if I may have been wiser to keep leading valiant men such as yourself in battle against the orc tribes."Being familiar with the herald's...domestic situation...Tolgrith nods subtlely in understanding of Aelish's meaning.Seeing that he has the attention of everyone in the room, despite the undercurrent of barely-audible commentary, Sir Tolgrith continues to explain the situation at hand."The crux of the current problem is as the local gossip says. The path has fallen behind schedule because the monsters dwelling in the forest constantly harry my workers. Fortunately, these marauding beasts have so far only killed a few workers, and progress on the road continues despite these losses. Recently, however, a new threat appeared. Two days ago, a work crew failed to return. After recalling all of the other crews, I sent out my scouts to investigate. They just returned this morning. The scouts reported finding the missing crew’s camp in complete disarray. They found all eight men dead, pierced with dozens of small arrows. While none of the gear or equipment was missing, each body was found missing its ears. Since this mutilation is obviously not the work of a simple forest monster, I would prefer to send professionals to investigate this disturbing turn of events. I ask you to find the butchers responsible, put an end to them, then report back to me personally once you have completed the task. What say you?"OOC: Azgulor, the cork bit had me rolling! Great job with your characterizations, everyone! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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