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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3348458" data-attributes="member: 11146">"I am truly called Arquestan, of the vaati race that humans sometimes refer to as Wind Dukes.  We are not well known on this realm; this form I bear is an aspect of my curse, one that I garnered at the hands of a rival over a disagreement regarding the Rod.  Qadeej of the Bledrudeam, a wizarding caste of vaati, will seek the segments, but ware him!  If the Queen is alert to the presence of the Rod, then no doubt Qadeej is as well.  He is aloof, cunning, and crafty and will seek to thwart your discovery.  My interest in the Rod, and," Arquesta leans in close to speak bluntly to everyone, "you is therefore both keen and pressing.  Through you, perhaps I will be vindicated if the Rod can be found, restored, and returned to the wendeam Council of Nine in the Vale of Aaqa."Arquesta sits back on her bench seat and feeds bits of quartered egg a section at a time to the ratlings in the brass cage.  "The Rod is older than am I.  The vaati forged it as a great artifact of Law during a time of war with Chaos to stave off the Queen's invasion.  Our people were saved, though in small number, and the Vale kept intact, but the Rod was stolen by Miska the Wolf Spider during the battle of Pesh.  When the fiend Miska attempted to teleport away with our treasure, the Rod shattered into seven segments and was lost.  That wolf spiders attacked you is strong evidence that Miska survived the wrath of his Queen and is leading her efforts here in Teggest, just as he did at Pesh, though perhaps through lesser minions in this human city.  The Queen favors gating her servants; I know nothing of summoning.  Such arts are beneath her."</blockquote>

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