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IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part V(b)
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<blockquote data-quote="Dichotomy" data-source="post: 5063513" data-attributes="member: 12941"><p>Eligos shakes his head in response to Erdolliel. <span style="color: blue">"While I understand your frustration with the generality of my synopsis, the delay was not caused by me tracking down and studying the rare texts. On the contrary, at best I have found only second, third, or even fourth-hand accounts. Not only are these specific texts extremely rare, they were created for and studied by groups of people that consider themselves elite and require extreme secrecy to survive.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"The Ebon Triad, for example, is dedicated to merging the gods Hextor, Vecna, and Erythnull into a mighty overgod. They are, however, considered heretics even by the clerics of those gods. You would be hard pressed to find information about the Ebon Triad, because the Triad itself must operate so secretly, and the churches of those three gods keep it brutally suppressed to avoid losing converts to the cult.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"In short, I have never seen a physical copy of any of these texts, and even the Great Library here has never possessed them.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"As for coincidence, I cannot say whether or not the doppelgangers and illithid were specifically involved with the cults. But the half-orc's thoughts resonate with my own."</span></p><p></p><p>Eligos looks at Kushnak and adopts what looks like an attempt to be stern.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">"I'm sure it will be difficult to understand, but my wealth is not particularly liquid... or fungible, perhaps, is more understandable. I do not have a large pile of gold that I can transfer to you. In the Free City, a great deal operates on credit; credit attached to a name. To be honest, you would be surprised how wealthy the three of you would be if you gave up adventuring and used your expensive magical equipment to set yourself up. While my work as a sage is sufficient to pay the expenses I still have, initially the funding...</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Well, I'm rambling. I can help you a little. First, I can, without charge, identify magical items for you, if you give me some notice. Pearls cost money, but I can spare that much. No one questions a sage acquiring pearls. Second, I will do my utmost to stifle any issues with the guards. The fact that one died makes things much more difficult, but I do have connections that should be enough to divert attention. Finally, in the market district there is a shop called simply "The Shoppe." Give this to the proprietor and ask for a scroll of <em>mind blank</em>. It will be a significant asset against the illithid."</span> The sage quickly scratches a note on a piece of paper and hands it to the half-orc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dichotomy, post: 5063513, member: 12941"] Eligos shakes his head in response to Erdolliel. [color=blue]"While I understand your frustration with the generality of my synopsis, the delay was not caused by me tracking down and studying the rare texts. On the contrary, at best I have found only second, third, or even fourth-hand accounts. Not only are these specific texts extremely rare, they were created for and studied by groups of people that consider themselves elite and require extreme secrecy to survive. "The Ebon Triad, for example, is dedicated to merging the gods Hextor, Vecna, and Erythnull into a mighty overgod. They are, however, considered heretics even by the clerics of those gods. You would be hard pressed to find information about the Ebon Triad, because the Triad itself must operate so secretly, and the churches of those three gods keep it brutally suppressed to avoid losing converts to the cult. "In short, I have never seen a physical copy of any of these texts, and even the Great Library here has never possessed them. "As for coincidence, I cannot say whether or not the doppelgangers and illithid were specifically involved with the cults. But the half-orc's thoughts resonate with my own."[/color] Eligos looks at Kushnak and adopts what looks like an attempt to be stern. [color=blue]"I'm sure it will be difficult to understand, but my wealth is not particularly liquid... or fungible, perhaps, is more understandable. I do not have a large pile of gold that I can transfer to you. In the Free City, a great deal operates on credit; credit attached to a name. To be honest, you would be surprised how wealthy the three of you would be if you gave up adventuring and used your expensive magical equipment to set yourself up. While my work as a sage is sufficient to pay the expenses I still have, initially the funding... "Well, I'm rambling. I can help you a little. First, I can, without charge, identify magical items for you, if you give me some notice. Pearls cost money, but I can spare that much. No one questions a sage acquiring pearls. Second, I will do my utmost to stifle any issues with the guards. The fact that one died makes things much more difficult, but I do have connections that should be enough to divert attention. Finally, in the market district there is a shop called simply "The Shoppe." Give this to the proprietor and ask for a scroll of [i]mind blank[/i]. It will be a significant asset against the illithid."[/color] The sage quickly scratches a note on a piece of paper and hands it to the half-orc. [/QUOTE]
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