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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 6226339" data-attributes="member: 8243">Day one, mid morning, in the Chancellor's study."So, now you are all here.""The news out of the Land of Russ is not good, I am afraid. The Emperor of Ragesia, the largest nation in Russ, died recently. There is talk of assassination for what it is worth. But so far as I know, it is only rumour so far. Regardless, various leaders in Ragesia appear to be manoeuvring to claim power in the resulting vacuum, while those under the heel of the Empire see it as an opportunity to get out from under. In other words, everyone is talking war. At best things will likely be unsettled. At worst, you will find yourself in the middle of a war. And wars have a way of making things messy. Which is why, as you so elegantly put it," he says with a nod in the direction of Bayar, "There are so many swords.""As you know that Baron is concerned about the changes in the Netherworld. Henri," the Chancellor nods in the direction of Bayar, Eban, Jan and Libros, "Believes that the manuscripts you found in the ... forest may hold some answers, and that Master Tallman may be able to help make sense of those answers. He has managed to convince the Baron that this is too valuable an chance to waste. So the Baron has agreed to help. Your trip has nothing to do with what is happening in Russ. There should be no reason for you to get involved, or for anyone there to take any interest in thwarting what you are doing."Russ is a long way from here. Events there are of little concern to us, and your task has no bearing on what is happening there. Outside this room there are only a few who know where you are going, and what you are carrying. So hopefully, there should be no complications."[sblock=OOC]A little general background. The Reaches of Man consist of numerous 'lands' or 'islands' separated by sea. Around the lands themselves travel by sea, coastal passage, is fairly ordinary. But once beyond sight of land, things get a little different - space time distortions, temporal anomalies, something like that (read - we haven't really decided). The most common means of travel between lands is via portals that connect two points. The space between is occupied by the Netherworld. Between major destinations there are usually direct paths. Between lesser destinations you might be required to take several trips through the Netherworld. As Russ is not a 'neighbour', several trips are likely. There are also likely to be several route options.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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