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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dichotomy" data-source="post: 4907231" data-attributes="member: 12941">Eligos addresses each query in turn.  "I do not specifically know of any 'cold forge.'  However, the 'beggar's gold' the dead drow mentioned is, in fact, the fungus which caked their boots.  It is a relatively harmless fungus that grows in underground urban environments.  It is, further, most often found in sewers where runoff from smithies is found.  If you can find this 'cold forge' and then beggar's gold in the sewers beneath it, you will find this illithid's lair."If you choose to use true seeing, you can find scrolls for the spell at any of the decent shops in the city.  Some magic artisans even make gems that confer the ability, however, they are extremely expensive."As for a new base of operations, you are probably right to avoid the Crooked House.  After some time has passed and this has blown over somewhat, I shall have to visit Tarquin to put him at ease and make any amends necessary.  The Free City, of course, has all kinds of establishments, depending upon the specific characteristics you seek.  I'll make a list for you."  Eligos pulls a sheet of paper from a small table nearby and writes down a few establishments.[sblock=OOC]When it comes time to actually find a place, just let me know in general what sort of place you want (i.e. opulent/poor, fortress-like/obscure, etc.).[/sblock]While Eligos writes, Nethezar scratches his chin and muses out loud.  "The doppelgangers went to a lot of trouble.  They kidnapped Erdolliel and replaced her.  They framed me for the attempted murder of Tarquin.  Once we were arrested, they used their influence to get us moved to the Sodden Hold.  This took a great effort, and the doppelgangers risked a lot, including, as it turns out, both their lives and the secrecy and extent of their infiltration of the Free City."Nethezar's face pales as his mind reaches his conclusion.  "In short, this was not some random scheme.  We must be the 'troublesome small minds that must be removed.'  The illithid wanted us dead well before we killed its thralls and, potentially, destroyed their influence in the Free City.  For what reason could we have been so important to the illithid, if not the things that we have uncovered?  It must be connected.  And, having utterly failed with the doppelgangers, what might the illithid do next to attack us?"</blockquote>

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