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Message: <blockquote data-quote="infax" data-source="post: 1707726" data-attributes="member: 12784">About Mind Fire:Eban has no clear idea how their supply lines work. The Mind Fire don't have a marching army presently, they are not sieging anymore cities. If they are still at war it is on a plane beyond this one. Giving this, they don't require regular supply lines. Most stationed guarrisons are supplied by nearby villages and farms. Rare items like quality weapons, magical items and psionic supplies are gotten by irregular supply trains that may course through any of the major roads of any of the kingdoms. The Mind Fire secured most of the continent of Shaaradir and there are few regions they have to avoid crossing. Still, the Land of Twelve Horrors blocks inland travel to the southwest of Chaun and supplies from that area comes by ship over the northern Ocean. The Desert of Whispering Souls and the Red Sands Desert also pose hard obstacles to inland travel to the northeast of Chaun, and most trade with the eastern nations is done either over the southeast of the Frozen Ring. Mind Fire presence at Chaun:Chaun is both the name of a kingdom and the name of its capital city. There appears to be no Dark Lord in Chaun (either the city or the kingdom). The Mind Fire army in the kingdom of Chaun in divided into several Divisions, each approximately 100 men strong. Each division answers to a War Marshall. War Marshalls answer to Battle Lords (each being responsible to 1 to 10 War Marshalls). War Marshalls have to answer to Bulbs (or Commanders). On the kingdom of Chaun their are 2 Battle Lords and an unknown number of War Marshalls. As far as your character knows, there are no Bulbs in Chaun. The Mind Fire have conquered and annexed all kingdoms around Chaun with the exception of the Land of Twelve Horrors. Mind Fires allies from Laassashael, the Sand Tribes, the Northern Giant Holdings, the Halls of Dal-Krarg and other nearby allies would come to aid. That's the most obvious allies the Mind Fire in Chaun would call to. There are also more distant allies, the Illithid City and allies from beyond this plane. You are unaware of the exact number of Mind Fire soldiers at Chaun. The Chaun's local Human militia should count a little over 500 men and an extra 50 special troops (wizards, cavaliers, flying units, etc.) and that is without counting the Church's strength in Chaun (that should account for another 300 men and 50 special troops). You don't know of the exotic creatures in Chaun serving the Mind Fire. Their are at least 3 Illithid there for sure. Mind Fire Origin: It is not clear why the Mind Fire came to this world. It appears they have conquered several other planes before coming to this one, but their purpose seems inescrutable. If the Mind Fire had enemies in the planes they came from before arriving at the Shaaradir and Chaun, it seems they mercilessly crushed them. They are waging a war currently against an unknown enemy in a plane beyond this one. You are aware that at times they recruit warriors from this plane to go fight their battles somewhere in the Realms Beyond. You are unable to locate any warrior that went to such a campaign and came back in Bastillar. About a Dark Lord: The amount of information available to your informants in Bastillar about the Dark Lord's whereabouts is limited to the fact that he flew east. Presumably he returned to the Lostlight (the Illithid City) or to some other battle site. The Dark Lord doesn't appear to have lost any troops at Bastillar. The soldiers at Camp Bright Mind were forces mainly from Wall-o-Beyond and a handful troops from Razulan. Destiny: Things are still somewhat uncertain on what will be asked of you after this point. Guiar wishes to have you leaving Bastillar as soon as possible, but a scant 3 months before the Wheel recharges Rotugom has yet to complete his studies on wards for the Nightwolf Pack. Mind Fire language: I will have to leave that for a later occasion. Tomorrow I hope. (I should post some form of calendar, the info about the Diviner from Pantros, the tasks the Guild asks of the group and at least the name of your spouse) Lorego, the Church and Benzon: Father Lorego is very sad with the events at Benzon. He fears he has either been betrayed or that Nathaniel is being controlled by the Mind Fire. He didn't intend to appear kidnapped at all when he left Benzon and he is presently forced to remain in Bastillar rather than return to his flock at the Old City of the West - Benzon. Prelate Lorego doesn't seem to appreciate your insistance about the communion at all. He speaks of the High Molos (the highest dignitary of the Church in the Shaaradir and all lands of Humanity) as a very spiritual and wise person. He knew the High Molos in person but never speaks of him by his name but rather as His Holliness, or His Voice. He states, once more, you should deepen yourself in the understanding of the Lord's commandments before you think of looking for the High Molos. You know next to nothing about the religion and ecclesiastic teachings. Dragons: Dragons are immensely powerful creatures that conquered the northmost elven kingdom, Nassalarass in the distant island Teshell, two centuries before the coming of the Mind Fire. They waited next to a century before flying south and destroying the Serpens - a cruel people that was enslaving the kingdoms of Humans and Elfs in the northern Shaaradir. They left intendants as they retired for a century to rule the conquered lands (including Chaun). Dragons were suddenly brought back to activity when the Illithid came and start taking over the lands they had under control. The Mind Fire army and the great dragon Wermeeleetag clashed at the last year of the war for dominion at the Thunder Peaks. The dragon was defeated, captured, and made into a slave. Wermeeleetag serves the Mindflayer ruling over the kingdom of Enos. Many people in the Shaaradir think of Dragons as divine protectors of Humanity. They think they came to free the people from the rule of the Serpens and then battled for Humanity against the Mind Fire. Allaros, the current captain of the guard at Bastillar thinks highly of dragons. He knows they are not divine creatures as he is very schooled in the ways of the Church but he certainly thinks of them as valuable allies against the Illithid legions. </blockquote>

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