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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1888185" data-attributes="member: 1210">A short update from Lester's player....***Taken from the journal of Orbius Visionary, aka The Eye of Bocob7/24/370 O.L.G.I spoke to Ten Buck Tom over the scry today and learned two things.  First, our companions were indeed destroyed within Bile Mountain.  This was as expected.  Second, they are all back, save Angel, due to Horbin’s skillful planning and Ten Buck Tom’s steadfast faith.  They are currently in the Delphanate and seemed to have bargained for a few pieces of equipment.  I hope Lester’s sad tale reminds them of the fate of those who sign legal documents with the Wizard Merchants there . . .Lester return ten days ago and our preparations have kept me from writing since his arrival.  He was initially exhausted from his travels, but was lifted by the loving admiration of his followers.  I must admit, I did not tilt the probabilities of our success here towards Lester’s leadership.  Yet, he has proven to be a skillful leader.Going back to our battle with the “Law-Bot” and Lester’s brief encounter with parenthood, it has been near a year since we left our friends.  Lester spent about half of the first year renovating our quarters and defending our borders.  (Ha!  I’m starting to sound like him already; talking in rhyme and such . . . )  The main temple area now stands four stories high with an extensive underground area.  Each temple also boasts its own separate quarters, removed from the sight of others.  (Lester wants to minimize inter-Elementalist strife, after his observations in the ToEE.)  I must say that I enjoy them all in their own way, but I am a bit partial to the Water Temple as it is in the same lake as my home.  Their watery caverns and beautiful aquatic habitat are just what I need after a long day in my laboratories.Oh, lest I forget, the School of Adventure opened its Second Semester and all have been complementary of the recent upgrades.  New wings, Divine Arts and Stealth Arts, now have full time staff members as well as nearly double digit attendance.  Combat Arts upgraded their outdoor practice field with assorted artillery and exotic weaponry; their presence ever reassuring given the Evil that sometimes invades us.  Arcane Arts now boast a very decent 3 story tower, with a fully functional laboratory and sizeable library.  Acererak’s collections, and my lugubrious use of the Copy spell, have resulted in a learning facility that is unparalleled in all of Dorhaus.  Sadly, my extensive research and crafting of items has reduced my teaching allowance.  I can only make time for the occasional seminar or lecture.Note to Self:  Offer Keyth tenure, and let him name the price.  The Dimentionalist’s help will be invaluable!  Ah, the School of Adventure is truly Lester’s pride and joy.  Our strategy of dispatching him to aid groups of selected Adventurers across all of Cydra has greatly aided his recruitment efforts and our overall goals.  He brought 4 more back with him this time, including a Tabaxi, Meow-San, from the Kingdom of Hobbes.  Moreover, our work has served to cement his name as The Angel of Adventure.  It warms my heart to know that his guidance is making those who walk in our footsteps more confident in their abilities and more daring in their deeds.  I can sense that Lester is on the verge of some realization that will cause a ground-swell of momentum for us and bring Adventurers from all parts of Cydra to learn from us.Note to self:  Sending Stones are working wonderfully.  It took a bit of extra time, but we now have 3 Stones that are invaluable to Lester in his aid of Adventurers.I am nearly spent from over two years of teaching, research, craftsmanship, and observation of others.  Yet, it renews me to know that our friends once again walk Cydra and our preparations have not been in vain.  Several of my recent spells will greatly aid us against the Bile Lords when we repeat our assaults.  It pains me to think of the price that we may have to pay for their annihilation, but they are an enemy that will never let us rest.  In particular, my Bile Shield and Extricate Bile spells will be of great advantage.  Lester’s one spell, the only I’ve ever seen him craft since knowing him, taxes him more than any other, but will be able to rid much of the pollution from Bile Mountain.  I greatly hope that our friends will listen to our plan to end the War of Ethics.  Morality must be the victor if peace and freedom are to rule Cydra.  We must reach out to Emperor Prayzose and wrest his empire from the clutches of Evil and Chaos.  If we do not act, Evil will soon pervert its covenant with the Good aspects of Law, and a tyranny like no other will sweep across the Planes of Existence.  I do not relish the thought of ultimately ending the rampant spread of Chaos, but it must be done.  The Good aspects of Chaos aim to let everyone be as free and happy as possible, while the Evil aspects seek to destroy and dominate.  The Middle Way of Chaos is blind to it own destruction, so we must sacrifice the Good to halt the ambivalent destruction of our lands.In a few more weeks, we will be finished with our preparations and go off to see our friends.  Oh, Jezebel, how I long to see your silvery gaze again!  I must be patient, though, as Lester’s activities will have significant impact on our course of action.  Until then, I will rest easy knowing that my love now exists again, and I shall not fail to protect her this time!</blockquote>

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