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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 9038342" data-attributes="member: 20323">GM POST [USER=24380]@Neurotic[/USER]An overheard conversation...[spoiler="Lumrolur's eavesdropping"]<img src="https://5e.tools/img/adventure/IDRotF/017-01-008.duvessa.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="width: 131px" />The town Speaker shakes her head, her voice more audible to the "halfling" Lumrolur now that the sodding minstrel has moved on to the other side of the taproom. "But Markham, it's that kind of thinking that put the other towns in the situations they're in now. You want to use Easthaven and Targos as examples of what we should do? Easthaven was founded by thieves, and Targos is in the grip of a Zhentish speaker."<img src="https://5e.tools/img/adventure/IDRotF/020-01-009.markham.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="width: 131px" />With an aggravated tapping of his finger on the table to emphasize his point, the Sheriff shakes his head, "I am not saying we 'should'. But pretty soon, Speaker, if something is not done, that choice may be made by the people."<img src="https://5e.tools/img/adventure/IDRotF/017-01-008.duvessa.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="width: 139px" />"What then?" asks Duvessa Shane with emotion in her voice, "Are we to let these superstitions dictate public policy? Sacrifices, Markham. They've left people to die in the cold in Targos and Easthaven to appease the Frostmaiden. You can't seriously consider it!"<img src="https://5e.tools/img/adventure/IDRotF/020-01-009.markham.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="width: 133px" />Sheriff Markham Southwell has a tormented expression on his face, this argument seeming to have added a few more grey hairs to his goatee. "There is a way, but you keep denying it. We should move on the Aurilites occupying the temple. Ban frost druids from entering the city walls. Restrict those voices who whisper poisonous thoughts into the peoples' ears."<img src="https://5e.tools/img/adventure/IDRotF/017-01-008.duvessa.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="width: 138px" />"But are you hearing yourself, Markham?" the young Speaker whispers indignantly, making an effort to keep her voice down. "You know as well as I do that Jelenneth would leverage that against us with the next winter storm. And banning druids? How would you ban an owl or a snow hare that they might change into? Restrictions on speech? This isn't Waterdeep no matter how much we might wish it were – no Ten-Towner would accept such restrictions..." She's grasping at straws.<img src="https://5e.tools/img/adventure/IDRotF/020-01-009.markham.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fil" data-size="" style="width: 134px" />"I am sorry, Duvessa, Speaker," the Sheriff corrects himself, sighing heavily. "You are a credit to your office. You fought off Vaelish Gant's attempt to control Bryn Shander. You coordinated our defenses and showed great courage in the face of the frost giants at our walls. I would follow you into any blizzard. But if you won't move against them or enact these measures, I fear the people's fear will force your hand."[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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