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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toric_Arthendain" data-source="post: 1129299" data-attributes="member: 9833">OOC:  Okay, we'll start with a bit of a recap of recent events and then move on from there...IC:The heroes have come into the company of King Andros Osbourne, who claims to be the rightful king of the Kazadar Empire.  After rescuing Elsinore, the fiance of one of Osbourne's retainers from the hands of Captain Alaric and his Kazadar men, killing Alaric in the process, the heroes returned to Osbourne.  King Osbourne then presented the group with another task.  He had assembled quite a large force or nearly 2,000 men and was preparing to attack the Kazadar soldiers in the town of Taran.  His concern was keeping the innocent civilians out of harms way as much as was possible.  He enlisted the group to seek out Lodren, the leader of the local thieves guild.  Osbourne believed that Lodren would be of great assistance in evacuating the town and keeping it quiet enough that the Kazadar troops might not notice.  He would time his attack on the town for right after the evacuation was complete.  He gave the heroes a bag of platinum, gems and jewels to give to Lodren as payment for his assistance.The heroes agreed and entered town under cover of darkness, with the cover story that they were a merchant family and retainers.  They decided to start at the inn, The Soaring Eagle, where they had originally met and fought Captain Alaric.  They dodged a Kazadar military patrol and entered the inn.  Only a few patrons were inside the inn and talking was relatively subdued.  A few moments later, before the heroes could take any action, the patrol entered the inn and immediately began insulting the innkeeper, Bardan.  Seconds later, a melee ensued with the heroes prevailing after a short, bloody skirmish.The dust has just begun to settle, the innkeeper stands behind the bar in stunned silence, a look of dismay on his face.  The few other patrons escaped during the battle.  It is here that we pick up our story...</blockquote>

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