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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5882147" data-attributes="member: 9255">JOHN PLAY“PLAY FOR THE MONEY”SEGMENT 30“CANTERBURY TALES 2”Aryth 27 996, EVENINGGorn is smiling a great deal as John Play asks him about magic.“I study the planes.  I believe there are more manifest zones on Eberron that previously believed.  I- sorry- we wish to find and study these.”“Manifest zones… like Sharn?” asks Play.“Yes.  Sharn is certainly the most famous manifest zone on Khorvaire.  But there are others.  Eldeen’s The Glooming is one and I suspect Cyre was laid to waste from one.”“Really?  Do these happen naturally or does one need to create it?”“Both.   But when they are created they tend to be very dangerous.  The blending of two planes of existence can be extremely dangerous as each plane fights for control and dominance over the other plane.”“You’re making my head hurt also.  What is Bruin’s story?  He seems a bit put off by me.” Play asks with sincere concern.“What we found in Zilargo was hard on him.  It is a private matter.  Please don’t pry unless he wishes.” Says Sharrita.“Zilargo?  Did I hear someone speak of Zilargo?” comes a deep voice from another table.  Everyone turns to see a dwarf smiling and getting up.  The other dwarf tries to motion for his friend to not get up but at no avail.  “I am Adrik d’Kundarak.  I hail from the valley village of Frostmantle.  I have been to the land of the gnomes before.  Amazing things they do with elementals and the city of Trolanport is truly a marvel- even to a dwarf like myself.”Introductions are done again as Play motions for Vondal to join them.  He rolls his eyes but joins them.  Adrik laughs at nearly everything that Play says as he tries to cover up the fact he travels with them.  “You are just too HAPPY Adrik.”“Worse things.  Just wait until we meet Morrikane.  He can squash a halfling’s birthday party.”  They all laugh though Play wonders what or a Morrikane is.“I heard you speak of your goddess.  What does she say about the other gods of the Host?  Aureon especially?  Are there multiples of him also?”“No.  That is what makes the gods unique.  They are but a single spark within the multiverse. “Play watches while laughing the merchant finally get up and leave.  He is very down and depressed it seems.  The Warforged construct follows him as he leaves the room.  The elves watch as a new group of people comes in.  These people look to be a family and shortly after them arrive Veit.  The dwarven artificer perks up as he spots the loud table and goes to join them.“Alive and well” says Adrik.  “You have been sleeping for hours now.  Still concerned about where we are going?”Yawning (complete with spittle than Play frowns at) Veit nods his head.  “Yes.  Undead are so… un-natural.”  Vondal kicks his shin and glares at him.  “ow!”“Undead have a place within the multiverse also.  Everything does.  There is no such thing as unnatural.”“The denizens of the Wastes….” Veit offers.“The fiends are unpleasant but still have a place in the natural order.”  Play frowns and loses himself in thought as he thinks about his recent travels to the region of Demons and Devils.  “Natural Order?!?” exclaims Vondal.  “They are pure evil!”“and thus off set the Angels.” The ½ elf counters.  “One cannot describe or give purpose to the other without each other.”Play thinks to himself that his head hurts again.  So much deep thought and information that has far reaching consequences and meaning.  He hasn’t had this much difficulty relating to a set of thoughts and theories since he dated a monk in his teenage years.  “Harmony and Symmetry.  That’s what you are talking about.  Balance between two forces.  Equal but opposite.”  Play suddenly comes to understand it…. He thinks.“So what happens if we destroy the foul things?” asks Vondal, a cleric of Dol Dorn.“We dance!” yelps Adrik as he kicks back his chair and dances a bit.Everyone laughs at the table.  The cleric of Infiniti enjoys the show but then adds that either another force will rise to fill their universal void or the forces of good will lose meaning and disburse themselves creating a dark age.  The mood becomes slightly heavier with such a comment.  Play understands this completely.  Several of his missions involved “removing” threats but new threats always rose to fill the space.  It was a never ending battle.They continue to talk and laugh into the night.  Play continues to flirt with the cleric but either she sees what he is about or has no wish for a one-night stand.  Not deterred, Play kisses her hand and says something about the endless possibilities and how- maybe- just maybe- in some world, she said yes.  The elves watch it all (they don’t sleep after all).</blockquote>

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