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Message: <blockquote data-quote="narayan" data-source="post: 6957071" data-attributes="member: 6677509">At Jabbar's Trade ShopJabbar: Nods at Burrai, tapping the embers out of his pipe. "That is a good start towards preparing ourselves for the worst. Very well. Ren can lead the way."  Elloral: Steps over to Burrai and places a hand on his shoulder, -speaking dwarven- "Stay alert old friend, I cannot carry my burden alone. To help ensure your axe-addled skull doesn't get you killed, I will cast a spell of comprehension so you might manage better without me." (Casts <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/comprehendLanguages.htm" target="_blank">Comprehend Languages</a>; effective duration: 80 mins) Ren: Appears to grin, of a fashion, and quickly starts pacing around the room with tireless energy. Obviously happy to finally be able to do his masters bidding. Avar: frowns, disappointed that he was not selected to accompany Burrai into the sewers; swallowing his pride like a hard stone he takes a seat by the hearth and begins to sharpen his axes. Jabbar: Places a hand on Avar's shoulder as he steps past him, leaning down -Whispering- "I trust you will keep everyone safe Avar. If anything happens to me, I ask that you and Aust take up a partnership together. You are both naturals in the smugglers trade, I couldn't hope to find more suitable successors!" Avar: Flinches, apparently unhappy. "This is no time to be thinking of business! We are surrounded by evils, can't you feel it?!" He exclaims. Jabbar: "Business and duty are difficult to synchronize. You are selfless and brave, eager to avenge your clan. I respect that. I feel the warning in my gut as sure as you do that there must be a reckoning against the black network sooner-than-later. But there will always be evils out there Avar. We aren't destined to conquer them all!" He sighs.  "Battles come and go, some we choose, some we don't. Staying proactive about finding opportunities, regardless of conflicts, is the best way to prepare ourselves for them. Smuggling is not an easy path. Rarely is there rest, always there is risk, and never is there a time you don't have to watch your back." He states in the tone of a mentor, patting Avar on the shoulder before he steps over to Aletia.   Jabbar: -Speaking To Aletia- "I see why Kayote trusts you. There is a purity of purpose in your heart. You are not as fragile as you first appear. You are both eager and inquisitive for the right reasons. Obviously we are pressed for time so I must be brief in my answers to your question regarding Aust. He needs to visit the Temple of Ishvar for two reasons.""Earlier this evening he touched an evil unholy symbol of the Cult of Vermithrax while searching a wererat cultist we captured. (At the time we did not know she was a wererat) This item carries a terrible curse! Aust must be cured as soon as possible or suffer a fate worse than death! No less important, we are concerned the Cult of Vermithrax may be planning an attack against this town. We have reason to believe they may be amassing nearby, below ground, as we speak!" "Secondly, Aust was also poisoned by a half-drow rogue & assassin known as Chuth. Chuth peppered him with poisoned-bolts from a repeating crossbow. Chuth is apparently contracted to serve a local underworld crime-boss named Noro. Noro is a rival of Rasul, the present guildmaster of our local Thieves Guild. Noro is a brute, quick to violence and envy. He respects nothing and is capable of anything. He is the reason they say there is no honor-among-thieves.""A local 'procurer of information', and spy-for-Noro named Vadik told us that 'very soon now, these streets will belong to Noro!'. What Vadik meant by that exactly is up for interpretation? We believe Noro considers us a threat. We know for instance that he hired Kong and his mercenaries to accost Burrai and Elloral earlier after he had his own thugs accost myself, Avar and Billanverthorne as we re-entered the town. It is unclear what Noro's allegiances are, but evidence suggests he is in league with the wererats for some dastardly plans that include seeing us all threatened or killed."  [Aletia: What do you do? There is not much time for you to discuss anything further with Jabbar without delaying everyone who is about to leave. Unless you intend to do that, you should only ask brief questions or else describe yourself taking your leave and heading back towards The Red Sands Inn.][Burrai, Ersun: What do you do? At this point, you can make final preparations or give final orders before I describe how Ren leads you into the sewers.]</blockquote>

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