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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Karl Green" data-source="post: 1634929" data-attributes="member: 1467">Lorien and Arianrhod chat throughout the rest of the afternoon and well into the evening. Arianrhod confides to him, that her father is a very well to do merchant in Hardby and along with strong ties to the Merchant’s Alliance there. The Alliance is interested in opening a better overland trade route into the Abbor-Alz and with the Duchy of Urnst, something the Greyhawk Oligarchy and the Hardby Gynarchy seem uninterested in right now (or at least not putting troops or militia into the area to protect merchants from bandits). Arianrhod is here to solicit the help of Dam Messalina. Norbac and Verrick catch up with stories oh there more recent adventures and tales as the head to the courtyard. More people are coming, while others mill about, and servants run to and for. While they watch a plain carriage arrives and older gentlemen dress in priestly cloths steps out, followed by two attendants, a young man and woman, also attired in priestly vestments. You hear him introduced as “His Excellency, Derish of Pelor” and he chants a polity with Dame Messalina. While the two are standing about, Norbac sees a young pretty girl standing in the shadows a bit who is looking at the two of them. When she notices Norbac looking at her she steps out into the open and curtsies to him and says in a rather low voice “May I tell you your future my lord?” Norbac then notices she is dressed as Rhennee, a river gypsy! Her long raven hair is tided back tightly into a traditional bun, and her clothing is simple with a great deal of conflicting colors. She produces a small desk of brightly colored cards from a vest pouch. Verrick notices about then a strangely dressed man standing on the other side of the courtyard. A human male of maybe middle years, about 5’ 10’ and rail thin, dressed in a simple brown robe that has seen better days and sports long black hair and a bread that in serious need of a comb. He mutters to himself occasionally and the servants seem to give him a wide berth. He stares at you and Norbac for a second, then at the young Rhennee girl and mutters some curse and turns and makes his way back into the Castle, disappearing from view.Geenaa makes her way to the courtyard and sees Norbac and Verrick. She also notices the arrival a man on a huge horse. The man is in his later years, dressed in very fine and polished full plate armor with the symbol of Pelor on this chest. He is not wearing a helm, and he sports long white hair with a thick mustache. He is wearing a very fine bastard sword strapped to his right side. Stepping off the great roan, he holds the servants who arrive to take it to the stables and says some quit words in its ear. The horse then turns are races out of the castle. Watching the animal it vanishes in a soft golden glow before making it across the drawbridge….Philo takes his refreshments by himself and quietly reflects about the upcoming events. Servants come and go, and a few are brave enough to ask for minor blessing etc.  For most the rest of the rest places uneventfully, no events are planned for tonight, but all are invited to Dame Messalina’s table for dinner…</blockquote>

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