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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 1976804" data-attributes="member: 7006">Zook hands off the horses, then leaps up upon his and gallops off towards the north gate.  Kolarred and Tomanta both prepare their horses for travel, and then mount up... Kolarred also leading Luthal's horse along.  Luthal meanwhile is on foot... walking slightly ahead of the paladin and the Tharashk housemember, taking in the sights of Vedykar in the dusk.  The Everbright Lanterns glow with a soft light as the sun begins setting, and many people walk to and fro towards their homes after a day at work.As the group moves through the city towards the north gate, they discuss what they know and what they have to do.  The Order of the Emerald Claw... a terrorist organization looking to gain dominance here in Karrnath... has rescued a half-orc priest of the Blood of Vol cult named Horik Laan, because it was believe he could gain them access to a temple hidden in the Ashen Spire mountain range.  Marta Du'Orien gave the party some maps into the mountains to help find the temple, plus some entry codes and passwords to get through some of the more difficult and trapped areas of it.  They are looking for a dragonshard-clad rod, which is used to produce large numbers of intelligent undead.The number of Emerald Claws they might face is unknown, although two were specifically named... Zola Ko and Kendra Paxus.  It was also mentioned that when Ko rescued the half-orc he had three other Claws with him at the time, so at minimum the group expects at least three unnamed Claws, Paxus, Ko, and Laan.Before the group split up, Korthus the dwarven mage mentioned to everyone that he thought he recognized the name Kendra Paxus, but couldn't place it.  It is also unknown at this time why House Tharashk and House Orien have decided to band together to find this artifact.  What is their reason for finding it?  Has someone hired them to find it for them?All of these things are discussed while the group of three walks.  Up ahead... Zook has had no problem moving through the city, especially after having changed into a human form.  Nobody gives him a second glance.  He spend all of his time keeping his eyes peeled for anyone who might be looking suspicious, but nobody at all stands out.  He feels very confident that when Erreaminin said they Claws went on ahead up the road towards the Spires... he was telling the truth.  NOBODY is taking any heed of him whatsoever.As the other three are walking and talking, they pass through a small marketplace that is staying open for night shopping.  Luthal's keen ears happen to pick up a conversation between a pair of half-elves looking over some cloaks, where one of them mentions that the weather to the north is starting to turn slightly, especially nearing the mountains.  This makes the gnoll realize that the group never discussed checking their equipment status to see if they were truly prepared for an excusion into the mountains.  This is their last major city before reaching the slopes... so if there is any equipment they might need or want, they'd better get it now.</blockquote>

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