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<blockquote data-quote="Rkhet" data-source="post: 2592013" data-attributes="member: 31318">&quot;The Empire is at war.&nbsp; For now, we're just watching.&quot;&quot;There is an elven settlement west of here, deep in the jungle.&nbsp; They call themselves the Estheran.&nbsp; In the past, they have accounted for much of Vinecastle's prosperity, keeping up our slave trade.&nbsp; But they, too, have their ambitions.&nbsp; My spies tell me that they are preparing for war.&nbsp; If I war against the Empire, they will likely strike me in the back.&nbsp; This needs to be taken care of.&quot;&quot;What I need from you is a way to make them strike early, when they are unready.&nbsp; The Empire has asked me for troops.&nbsp; In a few days, I intend to provide them.&nbsp; In fact, I intend to provide so many that the city would appear vulnerable.&nbsp; I need you to make sure that the elves take advantage of this opportunity.&quot;---The jungle is easily found.&nbsp; In fact, it was impossible to miss it - it covers the entire western flank of the city, an imposing wall of green that seems to stretch on forever.The outer forests seemed quite normal, but it is far less pleasant further inside.&nbsp; It is dark; the thick foilage has blocked out the sun.&nbsp; The trees are older here, gnarled and almost sinister, growing to impossible sizes.&nbsp; The thick undergrowth would have made travelling by foot almost impossible.&nbsp; You see no moving creatures save for huge swarms of strange insects, but you cannot shake the feeling that you are being watched.Scrying is more and more difficult as you go deeper, and finally you find it impossible.&nbsp; This does not seem to be a man-made effect; rather, the jungle itself is resistant to your divination.&nbsp; You speculate that it may be why the elves chose to make their homes there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rkhet, post: 2592013, member: 31318"] "The Empire is at war. For now, we're just watching." "There is an elven settlement west of here, deep in the jungle. They call themselves the Estheran. In the past, they have accounted for much of Vinecastle's prosperity, keeping up our slave trade. But they, too, have their ambitions. My spies tell me that they are preparing for war. If I war against the Empire, they will likely strike me in the back. This needs to be taken care of." "What I need from you is a way to make them strike early, when they are unready. The Empire has asked me for troops. In a few days, I intend to provide them. In fact, I intend to provide so many that the city would appear vulnerable. I need you to make sure that the elves take advantage of this opportunity." --- The jungle is easily found. In fact, it was impossible to miss it - it covers the entire western flank of the city, an imposing wall of green that seems to stretch on forever. The outer forests seemed quite normal, but it is far less pleasant further inside. It is dark; the thick foilage has blocked out the sun. The trees are older here, gnarled and almost sinister, growing to impossible sizes. The thick undergrowth would have made travelling by foot almost impossible. You see no moving creatures save for huge swarms of strange insects, but you cannot shake the feeling that you are being watched. Scrying is more and more difficult as you go deeper, and finally you find it impossible. This does not seem to be a man-made effect; rather, the jungle itself is resistant to your divination. You speculate that it may be why the elves chose to make their homes there. [/QUOTE]

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