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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7268083" data-attributes="member: 6855545">Embla keeps her posture, although her features betray caution. "I never meant to say you lie, Your Highness. Neither had I the intention to offend your allies. But these halls are known to drive travelers mad, and I, for one, had never been so far from home until now. These filthy beasts are the only ones desperate enough to come here, on occasion, and even so I suspect they had clear instructions." - she keeps her guard up, even as she speaks."Now, another problem ensues. I understand your wishes, and I am indebted to you. Honor compels me to guide you towards the Iron Cemetery, as you ask." - she seems particularly careful in her choice of words now - "But the only way I know lies beyond the Usurping Woods." - she glances east, towards the escape route employed by the orcs. "Madness has a strong grasp there, and only through careful rituals can it be avoided. The very air is known to steal one's memories, if breathed. This is why I fear the woods might affect you, except maybe for the machine-man. The only alternative I can see lies on the abyss..." - she points out towards the western side of the room - "...and from then on I can't tell what awaits us.Her eyes scout the area once more, filled with concern, while she waits for the group's decision."Perhaps..." - one of the miners step forward, still rubbing his fists and arms, trying to find some comfort - "...if we could find a few of those masks..." - he seems genuinely frightened, perhaps of Embla, perhaps of the heroes. "...Either they needle up their arms with a strange concoction, or they use those breathing masks. Some might be found around here..." - he glances at the now lost excavation, unwilling to return to the site. He hesitates for a moment, and then continues, cautiously. "They had us digging for some Teraphim artifacts, after all..." - two other miners look at him in disapproval. Tension can be felt among the recently released.[Harfik's keen perception doesn't capture any sort of movement around, even though he knows the orcs can't be far...] @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6855102" target="_blank">Greenmtn</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=8858" target="_blank">hafrogman</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=23298" target="_blank">industrygothica</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6776182" target="_blank">JustinCase</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=4936" target="_blank">Shayuri</a></blockquote>

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