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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3410941" data-attributes="member: 11146">When Chev moves to step in front of Gamad to shield him from the pebbles, the child grows bored with the game and quits throwing rocks.&nbsp; Likewise, the novely having worn thin, the crowd stops openly gawking and jeering at the albino dwarf.&nbsp; As the Xyllite mages move the last of the fourteen corpses onto the wagon and secure a simple tarp over the load of bodies, the crowd begins to thin.&nbsp; The troops guarding the broken gate remain, however.The officer shoots at look at Chop Liver and nods at Brakkus with sympathy.&nbsp; Sticking out a meaty hand and clapping Brakkus on the back of the arm, the officer introduces himself.&nbsp; &quot;Commander Gabriel Burne, of the Blue.&nbsp; And, no, nothing's burst from the keep's gates for many long years.&nbsp; The Edain family pays the city a handsome enough sum annually to make sure lay folk don't enter.&nbsp; I've been in this city all my life, as has my sire, and I've not heard any stories of anything getting out.&nbsp; The locals claim the place is haunted, or worse.&nbsp; For the most part, we leave it alone, and it leaves us alone.&nbsp; Look, I've been given leave to assess and deal with the situation here as I see fit.&quot;&nbsp; Commander Burne extracts a coin pouch from his hip pocket.&nbsp; &quot;The bodies have been policed up, but there's still the question of the gate being broken.&nbsp; I've 200 gold crowns to offer as payment if you and your companions here'll go in and have a look.&nbsp; Between fighting men, as I'm sure you know, goblins make good trackers.&nbsp; I've fought enough of them to know they're wily little buggers with keen eyes.&nbsp; If you go in and have a look, then that gets your friend out of sight, and between you and me,&quot; &nbsp; Commander Burne leans in, &quot;if he doesn't make it out, then so much the better.&quot;Voadam nods at Brakkus but holds up his index finger to indicate that he needs a moment.&nbsp; To Gamad, Voadam bends over and whispers as loud as he can to make himself heard over the crowd.&nbsp; &quot;Check the gate for magic, if it was a strong enough aura that passed by, maybe it still lingers.&nbsp; I'm going to retreive our goblin friend before he decides he needs to be elsewhere in the city.&nbsp; Meet you back here.&quot; Voadam leaves the gate area and begins walking north, back along the way he saw Maelicent retreat.&nbsp; The green wizard casts to and fro, searching for Maelicent but is unable to spy the goblin.&nbsp; Voadam passes right by Maelicent's barrel without seeing the hiding goblin, but Maelicent spies Voadam walk past alone.&nbsp; The man is clearly searching for something, or someone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 3410941, member: 11146"] When Chev moves to step in front of Gamad to shield him from the pebbles, the child grows bored with the game and quits throwing rocks. Likewise, the novely having worn thin, the crowd stops openly gawking and jeering at the albino dwarf. As the Xyllite mages move the last of the fourteen corpses onto the wagon and secure a simple tarp over the load of bodies, the crowd begins to thin. The troops guarding the broken gate remain, however. The officer shoots at look at Chop Liver and nods at Brakkus with sympathy. Sticking out a meaty hand and clapping Brakkus on the back of the arm, the officer introduces himself. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"Commander Gabriel Burne, of the Blue. And, no, nothing's burst from the keep's gates for many long years. The Edain family pays the city a handsome enough sum annually to make sure lay folk don't enter. I've been in this city all my life, as has my sire, and I've not heard any stories of anything getting out. The locals claim the place is haunted, or worse. For the most part, we leave it alone, and it leaves us alone. Look, I've been given leave to assess and deal with the situation here as I see fit."[/COLOR] Commander Burne extracts a coin pouch from his hip pocket. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"The bodies have been policed up, but there's still the question of the gate being broken. I've 200 gold crowns to offer as payment if you and your companions here'll go in and have a look. Between fighting men, as I'm sure you know, goblins make good trackers. I've fought enough of them to know they're wily little buggers with keen eyes. If you go in and have a look, then that gets your friend out of sight, and between you and me," [/COLOR] Commander Burne leans in, [COLOR=SandyBrown]"if he doesn't make it out, then so much the better."[/COLOR] Voadam nods at Brakkus but holds up his index finger to indicate that he needs a moment. To Gamad, Voadam bends over and whispers as loud as he can to make himself heard over the crowd. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"Check the gate for magic, if it was a strong enough aura that passed by, maybe it still lingers. I'm going to retreive our goblin friend before he decides he needs to be elsewhere in the city. Meet you back here." [/COLOR] Voadam leaves the gate area and begins walking north, back along the way he saw Maelicent retreat. The green wizard casts to and fro, searching for Maelicent but is unable to spy the goblin. Voadam passes right by Maelicent's barrel without seeing the hiding goblin, but Maelicent spies Voadam walk past alone. The man is clearly searching for something, or someone. [/QUOTE]

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