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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 997288" data-attributes="member: 8530">As they set up camp for the night Drakhar pondered about what had transpired that day.&nbsp; &quot;Rix always has kept to himself, but his current period of silence is a bit much.&nbsp;&nbsp; He had spoken a mere dozen words since lunch, and only in response to comments from others.&nbsp;&nbsp; It had to have something to do with that dagger we found. Drakhar remembered Rix's initial comment of &quot;No, it can't be&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; But when asked what he meant, he made a lame excuse about being surprised to see that specific type of dagger.&nbsp; He said he had seen the type before, that it was a paladin's dagger with added force against evil.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Bull,&quot; Drakhar thought, &quot;It was that symbol that spooked him.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Finn had cast a Speak with Dead spell on the body, discovering that the fallen knight was named Veringtorlux, and that he was slain by a being named Delgroth.&nbsp; Further questioning revealed that Delgroth worked for Morgarth.&nbsp;&nbsp; The final question that Finn was able to ask was 'Where can we find Morgarth', and the knight replied with &quot;He has overcome my father.&quot;&nbsp; What was that supposed to mean?&nbsp; That was hardly a location.&nbsp;&nbsp; We need more!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; But Finn's spell was over, so no more could be asked.&nbsp; They had given the paladin a proper burial and moved on.&nbsp; Drakhar headed over to where Brieanna had sat down, going through her evening ritual of feeding her creatures.&nbsp;&nbsp; Drakhar gave her an uncharacteristic smile, and pointing towards the eagle comments &quot;He looks much stronger.&nbsp; Ready to fly yet?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Another day or two,&quot; she answered, &quot;No reason to rush it.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; When the dwarf was close enough to the centaur to speak without being heard by the others he shared with her his suspicions that Rix was holding out on them.&nbsp;&nbsp; She replies &quot;I agree.&nbsp; His face showed a shocked look the knight said Morgarth was with his father.&nbsp;&nbsp; We've been patient enough, I want some answers.&quot;Brieanna headed over to where Celina has begun a cooking fire, and called for the party to gather.&nbsp; &nbsp; She looked directly at the rogue, and spoke &quot;Rix, I can respect your desire for privacy with personal matters, but I suspect that your reaction to our finding the knight earlier today concerns all of us.&nbsp; If you know more than you have told us thus far, please share it with us.&quot;&nbsp; Her words were spoken in a firm voice, and her glare at him never wavered.&nbsp; After a long pause that seemed to some like an eternity he finally spoke.&nbsp; &quot;My full name in not Rix, it is Veringterix.&quot;&nbsp; He holds the dagger out, stating &quot;This is my family crest.&nbsp; The knight Veringtorlux was my brother.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Finn is the first to break the silence that follows, stating &quot;And Morgarth….&quot;&nbsp; Rix answers &quot;My father's personality changed many years ago.&nbsp; My brother thought that he was possessed by an evil being.&nbsp; I never believed it.…until now.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Finn states &quot;So if we find your father…&quot;&nbsp; &quot;We find Morgarth&quot; Rix replies. Another pause follows, and then Celina states &quot;The prophecy was correct.&nbsp; The verse from the dwarven ballad stated 'A stealthy master of much art, helps take obstacles apart, And is the key that ope's the way'…Rix, you've just provided us with the key to our quest.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 997288, member: 8530"] As they set up camp for the night Drakhar pondered about what had transpired that day. "Rix always has kept to himself, but his current period of silence is a bit much. He had spoken a mere dozen words since lunch, and only in response to comments from others. It had to have something to do with that dagger we found. Drakhar remembered Rix's initial comment of "No, it can't be". But when asked what he meant, he made a lame excuse about being surprised to see that specific type of dagger. He said he had seen the type before, that it was a paladin's dagger with added force against evil. "Bull," Drakhar thought, "It was that symbol that spooked him." Finn had cast a Speak with Dead spell on the body, discovering that the fallen knight was named Veringtorlux, and that he was slain by a being named Delgroth. Further questioning revealed that Delgroth worked for Morgarth. The final question that Finn was able to ask was 'Where can we find Morgarth', and the knight replied with "He has overcome my father." What was that supposed to mean? That was hardly a location. We need more!" But Finn's spell was over, so no more could be asked. They had given the paladin a proper burial and moved on. Drakhar headed over to where Brieanna had sat down, going through her evening ritual of feeding her creatures. Drakhar gave her an uncharacteristic smile, and pointing towards the eagle comments "He looks much stronger. Ready to fly yet?" "Another day or two," she answered, "No reason to rush it." When the dwarf was close enough to the centaur to speak without being heard by the others he shared with her his suspicions that Rix was holding out on them. She replies "I agree. His face showed a shocked look the knight said Morgarth was with his father. We've been patient enough, I want some answers." Brieanna headed over to where Celina has begun a cooking fire, and called for the party to gather. She looked directly at the rogue, and spoke "Rix, I can respect your desire for privacy with personal matters, but I suspect that your reaction to our finding the knight earlier today concerns all of us. If you know more than you have told us thus far, please share it with us." Her words were spoken in a firm voice, and her glare at him never wavered. After a long pause that seemed to some like an eternity he finally spoke. "My full name in not Rix, it is Veringterix." He holds the dagger out, stating "This is my family crest. The knight Veringtorlux was my brother." Finn is the first to break the silence that follows, stating "And Morgarth…." Rix answers "My father's personality changed many years ago. My brother thought that he was possessed by an evil being. I never believed it.…until now." Finn states "So if we find your father…" "We find Morgarth" Rix replies. Another pause follows, and then Celina states "The prophecy was correct. The verse from the dwarven ballad stated 'A stealthy master of much art, helps take obstacles apart, And is the key that ope's the way'…Rix, you've just provided us with the key to our quest." [/QUOTE]

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