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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1376885" data-attributes="member: 945">Dzintra turns to Rath, "Um...", she says, solemly.Rath and Dzintra return back to the party, and lower their invisibility.  "Let's scope this place out.  We saw some Slaad go in there and get eaten alive by spiders.", Rath says, to the party."And this is a good idea, because???", Bax says, smugly.The party makes their way to the valley floor, at the entrance of the canyon.  Here, the canyon walls just form from the floor.  A dozen yards into the canyon, a small stream trickles ever so gently pouring into a pond that resides in the center, calmly hiding the chaos that just ensued beyond it."There's another thing", Dzintra says, "those spiders that came out and attacked those slaad aren't natural.""How do you mean - not natural", Mournax asks, rubbing the bloodstone amulet around his neck tightly."Well, when the slaad attacked them, they... they split in two and their numbers multipled.", Dzintra responds."That's not natural", Bax replies."Indeed", Mournax agrees.Rath says, "I'm going to fly above the canyon to get a better look at what we're dealing with here."Flying upwards, Rath immediately spots a female figure behind the party, and he returns to the ground as soon as he spots her.  Turning around to greet her, the rest of the party responds in turn, surprised by what they see."A nymph!", Rath says."Greetings", Nytor says.The Nymph, a creature of ultimate beauty, clad only in a revealing deerhide, and a crown of ivy, bows slightly, and speaks in a delicate, light Fey tongue, that unfortunately no one understands."Um", Rath replies, "Nytor, got any translation spells?""All out", Nytor replies, "I'll begin praying for a spell."  And with that, Nytor sits down in a meditative state to begin acquiring the spell he needs to communicate with the nymph.The Nymph, sensing the confusion, pauses.  At that moment, Bax's hawk, which had been snuggled tightly in his familiar's pouch, wiggles his head free, and leaps from Bax, and lands on the arm of the Nymph.  "Traitor", Bax mumbles sarcastically.The nymph smiles gently at the hawk, and pets its head softly, and then whispers into the hawks ear.Bax remarks, "She's a friend - an ally", and then pauses a bit as the nymph continues to whisper in the hawk's ear.  "She seeks our help with something", he continues.  The hawk lets out a scream, and Bax responds, "the nymph will wait for the magic of the translation spell, and will tell us the details when she can speak.  There is much that is impossible for my hawk to translate."After a few moments, Nytor arises, and casts the tongues spell on the nymph.  Afterwards, the nymph speaks."My name is Merenya - a nymph of this area.  My grove is not far from here.  Here, in this place, I have lived my entire life.  I humbly ask your assistance in a matter of great importance.  I am not powerful enough to fulfill this task on my own, but I believe with your power at my side, we can accomplish the goal that I seek.""What is it you seek?", Rath asks."There is a great power trapped in this canyon.  It is no less than the avatar of Elbard himself."Stunned, the party looks into the canyon, and looks back at Merenya."An avatar!?", Nytor asks, perplexed."Yes, the child of Elbard.  When Elbard was destroyed, he....""Wait", Rath asks, interrupting briefly, "who is this Elbard you speak of.  We found some ruins that mentioned his name, but it is not a name that we are familiar with.""Forgive me", Merenya says, "I assume too much.  Let me start at the beginning."</blockquote>

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