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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1313117" data-attributes="member: 945">The leader emerges from within the group of frogs.&nbsp; The others move out of their way to allow the diminuative creature come forward to approach the party of strangers in their midst - their saviours.&nbsp; Approaching the party, the leader frog bows gracefully and speaks, &quot;CROACK!&nbsp; CrOaaack aack ccroACK brr RIBBET!&nbsp; CroaBET!&quot;&quot;Um, Nytor...&quot;, Rath says, cautiously, &quot;we're gonna need a tongues spell.&quot;&quot;Yes, I believe you're right.&quot;Nytor prepares an empty slot with the spell, praying to his god, to the curious eyes of the frog men, and casts it on the Rath.&quot;&quot;Greetings.&nbsp; I am Rath, and these are my companions.&quot;&quot;You are strangers to us&quot;, the leader says, &quot;but me and my people thank you from the bottom of our hearts for saving us from those nasty beasts.&quot;&quot;Tell me, Rath asks, it does not seem safe for you out here, what are you doing?&quot;The frog pauses, and looks to his peers, and then turns back to Rath, &quot;Ours is an unfortunate tale.&nbsp; We are Gripplis, I am Yogli.&nbsp; Our village is not far from here.&nbsp; About a week ago, our village was attacked in the night by strange creatures.&nbsp; Our village elders said that these were creatures of chaos, and they came for our most valuable treasure - this talisman&quot;, he says, holding up the talisman - a large circular object with golden entertwining leaves, and a symbol of a stag in the center.&nbsp; &quot;Our elders bade me to leave, to take the medallion from the village so that it would be safe.&nbsp; Only... only a few days after we fled, this pack of trolls caught our scent, and have been chasing us for days.&nbsp; We fled here, not knowing where else to go.&nbsp; They have been picking us off for several days now, and our numbers dwindle.&quot;&nbsp; Rath rubs his chin curiously, &quot;these creatures of chaos as you call them.&nbsp; What did they look like?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;They were ravenous and huge, they bore mannerisms not unlike our own, but they had huge teeth and claws, and there were red ones, and blue ones, and ...&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Slaad!&quot;, Rath says, with a grimace, interrupting the grippli leader.&nbsp; &quot;You have heard of them, then?&quot;, Yogli asks.&nbsp; &quot;Well, I have studied them, but I have never encountered one.&quot;, Rath states.&nbsp; &quot;Perhaps, perhaps...&quot;, Yogli asks, hesitantly, not wanting to seem pushy.&nbsp; &quot;Yes&quot;, Rath inquires.&nbsp; &quot;Perhaps you could travel back to our village with us.&nbsp; You could help our village if they are still under attack?&nbsp; You handled those trolls very effectively.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Yes, we would be glad to help your people&quot;, Rath states.&nbsp; &quot;The bell.&quot;, Mournax says, &quot;ask him about the bell.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Oh yes&quot;, Rath says, &quot;what is this bell?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Oh, we do not know.&nbsp; It has been here for as long as my people can remember.&nbsp; It rings whenever danger is near.&nbsp; We feel safe near it.&quot;, Yogli says.&nbsp; Rath, relays the information back to the group.&nbsp; Bax casts a detect magic.&nbsp; &quot;I'm getting some decent Divination off this thing.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Let's take it with us&quot;, Mournax suggests, &quot;I could carry it.&nbsp; It's not that large.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;How far away is your village&quot;, Rath asks, while Mournax and Ivo tear down the bell from its tower.&nbsp; &quot;Maybe 3 or 4 days away - not far.&nbsp; I will show you...&quot;, Yogli says, trailing off.&nbsp; &quot;Yes?&quot;, Rath asks.&nbsp; &quot;You are familiar to us now.&nbsp; Now I remember.&nbsp; Your kind was here before - many moons before.&nbsp; Others - like you, have come!&quot;, Yogli says.&nbsp; &quot;Really?!&quot;, Rath asks, &quot;when did they come?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Long time ago, maybe 20 years or more.&quot;, Yogli responds.&nbsp; &quot;Oh... interesting.&nbsp; That must have been Gorian and his crew.&quot;, Rath responds.&nbsp; &quot;They left a letter for you.&nbsp; I can give it to you, when we reach my village!&nbsp; Come!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 1313117, member: 945"] The leader emerges from within the group of frogs. The others move out of their way to allow the diminuative creature come forward to approach the party of strangers in their midst - their saviours. Approaching the party, the leader frog bows gracefully and speaks, "CROACK! CrOaaack aack ccroACK brr RIBBET! CroaBET!" "Um, Nytor...", Rath says, cautiously, "we're gonna need a tongues spell." "Yes, I believe you're right." Nytor prepares an empty slot with the spell, praying to his god, to the curious eyes of the frog men, and casts it on the Rath." "Greetings. I am Rath, and these are my companions." "You are strangers to us", the leader says, "but me and my people thank you from the bottom of our hearts for saving us from those nasty beasts." "Tell me, Rath asks, it does not seem safe for you out here, what are you doing?" The frog pauses, and looks to his peers, and then turns back to Rath, "Ours is an unfortunate tale. We are Gripplis, I am Yogli. Our village is not far from here. About a week ago, our village was attacked in the night by strange creatures. Our village elders said that these were creatures of chaos, and they came for our most valuable treasure - this talisman", he says, holding up the talisman - a large circular object with golden entertwining leaves, and a symbol of a stag in the center. "Our elders bade me to leave, to take the medallion from the village so that it would be safe. Only... only a few days after we fled, this pack of trolls caught our scent, and have been chasing us for days. We fled here, not knowing where else to go. They have been picking us off for several days now, and our numbers dwindle." Rath rubs his chin curiously, "these creatures of chaos as you call them. What did they look like?" "They were ravenous and huge, they bore mannerisms not unlike our own, but they had huge teeth and claws, and there were red ones, and blue ones, and ..." "Slaad!", Rath says, with a grimace, interrupting the grippli leader. "You have heard of them, then?", Yogli asks. "Well, I have studied them, but I have never encountered one.", Rath states. "Perhaps, perhaps...", Yogli asks, hesitantly, not wanting to seem pushy. "Yes", Rath inquires. "Perhaps you could travel back to our village with us. You could help our village if they are still under attack? You handled those trolls very effectively." "Yes, we would be glad to help your people", Rath states. "The bell.", Mournax says, "ask him about the bell." "Oh yes", Rath says, "what is this bell?" "Oh, we do not know. It has been here for as long as my people can remember. It rings whenever danger is near. We feel safe near it.", Yogli says. Rath, relays the information back to the group. Bax casts a detect magic. "I'm getting some decent Divination off this thing." "Let's take it with us", Mournax suggests, "I could carry it. It's not that large." "How far away is your village", Rath asks, while Mournax and Ivo tear down the bell from its tower. "Maybe 3 or 4 days away - not far. I will show you...", Yogli says, trailing off. "Yes?", Rath asks. "You are familiar to us now. Now I remember. Your kind was here before - many moons before. Others - like you, have come!", Yogli says. "Really?!", Rath asks, "when did they come?" "Long time ago, maybe 20 years or more.", Yogli responds. "Oh... interesting. That must have been Gorian and his crew.", Rath responds. "They left a letter for you. I can give it to you, when we reach my village! Come!" [/QUOTE]

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