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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 4863120" data-attributes="member: 2209">[sblock]Yep, the northern Continent, which is the closest one to Freeport and often reffered to simply as "The Continent". The library you originally studied at near your home city (Seven Towers) is a small repository of the Paragnostic Assembly, a New Gods sect dedicated, mind and soul, to the acquisition of knowledge as a path to enlightenment. They suspect the Athenaeum, a scholarly sect not directed by the New or Old God institutions, hides some important information and there is sometimes competition between the two when new sources of ancient lore are unearthed and discovered as both sponsor expeditions to recover and acquire new finds. The northern continent is dominated by the theocratic Lothian empire, which supplanted New Gods worship with Lothianism. New Gods worship continues, but quietly and never as part of imperial government. The hidden valley and secluded Dragon Temple monastery where you were initiated are in mountains far from imperial population centers.PARAGNOSTIC ASSEMBLY:The Paragnostic Assembly is sometimes described as a group of religious fanatics with a scholarly bent, and sometimes as an association of knowledge-seekers with faint religious overtones, depending on who you ask. In truth, this organization's members are scholars, as faithful as they are educated and as knowledgeable as they are zealous. They whole-heartedly believe that knowledge is the ultimate prize and the ultimate power—beyond riches, beyond magic, beyond the gods themselves.They are devoted students—indeed, worshipers of knowledge. No pursuit is more important than learning new information, clarifying little-understood topics, or rediscovering old secrets. They appreciate the power that knowledge brings, but the search is its own reward. They might use their learning to help others, or they might hoard lore, using it only to empower themselves and their comrades. You were sent to get unearthed Uraqi texts that were aboard Scarbelly's ship, you found out from magically eavesdropping on Scarbelly that Lucius left the ship with them.For timing your clairaudience potion let you listen in on Scarbelly, part of his talk with the Wizard Kenzil had some timing information <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4460205-post333.html" target="_blank">link to post</a>. Note that you were privy to the things Arcata heard so you can read the spoilered section I wrote for her. Same thing for any conversation earlier where there is a spoiler with Scarbelly and people he is talking to.You know Lucius apparently lost his memory and went missing and you are trying to bluff that you met him during a period when he was away before he lost his memory again. These others are working for Brother Egil of the Athenaeum to find Lucius. Lucius is an Athenaeum librarian.<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/playing-game/211864-death-freeport-21.html" target="_blank">Scarbelly talks to you about Lucius</a>[/sblock]</blockquote>

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