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<blockquote data-quote="Starman" data-source="post: 2969853" data-attributes="member: 7663">Placid, Tervelyn, KellixThe dwarf shakes his head. &quot;I have told Mangis several times that I have changed my name to Konnar to symbolize my superior intellect. It is for exactly this reason that I have told him he is not qualified to work in the stacks. Perhaps I should choose a new apprentice. Hmmm...&quot;Konnar's face lights up. &quot;Well, I must say that you have come to the right place. Certainly no one else could decipher this. Mangis, bring ink and paper. Quickly now.&quot; the dwarf shouts. You hear a grumble down below and soon the gnome is running up the stairs, the requested supplies in his hands. Konnar gestures to a small writing table and Mangis sits down and puts the paper, ink, and quill on the table.&quot;Mangis, I have told you that my name is Konnar. Konnar the Learned. Do not forget again or you will be spending your nights collecting guano instead of sleeping,&quot; Konnar says. &quot;Now transcribe this riddle of theirs. And no mistakes.&quot; The dwarf gestures at Placid and the lizardman repeats the poem. The gnome slowly but carefully writes it down on a piece of paper. Konnar snatches it out of his hands when he is done. &quot;Hmmm...yes.&quot; The dwarf nods. &quot;Passable. You are improving, Mangis, but you still have a long way to go.&quot; He looks at the three of you standing there and says, &quot;It will take me some time to consult my books and formulate a theory and I certainly cannot work with you staring over my shoulder. Return in a week and I shall inform you of my progress. Of course, you are aware that hiring a scholar of my intelligence will be costly.&quot; A gleam in his eye speaks of his desire for the gold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Starman, post: 2969853, member: 7663"] [b]Placid, Tervelyn, Kellix[/b] The dwarf shakes his head. "I have told Mangis several times that I have changed my name to Konnar to symbolize my superior intellect. It is for exactly this reason that I have told him he is not qualified to work in the stacks. Perhaps I should choose a new apprentice. Hmmm..." Konnar's face lights up. "Well, I must say that you have come to the right place. Certainly no one else could decipher this. Mangis, bring ink and paper. Quickly now." the dwarf shouts. You hear a grumble down below and soon the gnome is running up the stairs, the requested supplies in his hands. Konnar gestures to a small writing table and Mangis sits down and puts the paper, ink, and quill on the table. "Mangis, I have told you that my name is Konnar. Konnar the Learned. Do not forget again or you will be spending your nights collecting guano instead of sleeping," Konnar says. "Now transcribe this riddle of theirs. And no mistakes." The dwarf gestures at Placid and the lizardman repeats the poem. The gnome slowly but carefully writes it down on a piece of paper. Konnar snatches it out of his hands when he is done. "Hmmm...yes." The dwarf nods. "Passable. You are improving, Mangis, but you still have a long way to go." He looks at the three of you standing there and says, "It will take me some time to consult my books and formulate a theory and I certainly cannot work with you staring over my shoulder. Return in a week and I shall inform you of my progress. Of course, you are aware that hiring a scholar of my intelligence will be costly." A gleam in his eye speaks of his desire for the gold. [/QUOTE]

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