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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 6752556" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong><em>Kisep and Jagr:</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Cal passes the note to Kisep before exiting the inn. Kisep watches the note in his hands change again: <span style="color: #FFFF00">"Kisep, I am glad you have arrived safely. You are the fifth. Sarten was the first. Jagr Misthunter was the second. Shrough d'Aringeir was the third. Caldrin Auvreaundlin was the fourth. Please gather with them and the others on Market Bridge once more than six of you have arrived in Bard's Gate. You will receive directions that will guide you in the quest that must be completed. Please make sure Mr. Wilie is there as well. He can direct latecomers if the rest of you do not wish to wait."</span></p><p></p><p>As Kisep exits the inn, Jagr, the catfolk, steps out the door in front of him. He walks quietly next to the kenku bard as they make their way across the Grand Plaza to the Market Bridge. Kisep considers the note carefully as they walk.</p><p></p><p>[sblock="Kisep's Bardic Knowledge results"]Kisep isn't sure of the name of the spell that is attached to the note (it is an old, obscure spell *), but he is sure that the spell can only be cast by a truly powerful arcanist (meta: at least 15th-level). Kisep knows the spell is related to the cantrip Message, as well as the third order spell, Secret Page, and the fourth order spell, Locate Creature. The note's creator likely created it with Permanency. (The spell <u>doesn't</u> have a geas effect.)</p><p></p><p>While the spell's name is considered archaic, its usage has several legends attached to it. There was once a clandestine arcane guild in the Eastern Lands that used the spell to secretly pass messages back and forth. The sender had to know the name of the intended recipient or have a cherished item that once belonged to the person (with both, the spell is more powerful). Another legend comes from the Dark Continent where messages were once carved into the bark of jungle trees by the ancient elves of Firryaith. These secret messages were only visible to those of the same bloodline.</p><p></p><p>The initials S.H. don't match any archwizard that Kisep has ever heard of. He did once meet a eccentric human bard in Tyrsenia, the capital city of Ang-Lat, named Sinon Herakleidius, but he was more <u>odd</u> than powerful. He talked to himself, a lot. Yet, in some ways, he was brilliant. Kisep knows that there are several powerful families in Cemphar and Yhimir with arcane backgrounds that could be the 'H' in S.H.: the Hanims and the Hocas of Yhimir OR the Hrushovskys and the Hubiks of Cemphar. If any of their current family members have the initial 'S', Kisep doesn't know of them.</p><p></p><p>There is an old family of sorcerers that once lived in Bard's Gate, called the Hornravens, that Kisep has heard of. The family was cast out of the city more than 100 years ago. They are infamous in tales about them. Whispers of demon-worshipers and fiend-touched. Kisep has heard several stories about the Hornravens while traveling to Bard's Gate.</p><p></p><p>*Kisep would be able to figure out the spell's name or come up with a suitable alternative name for it after spending time doing research in a magical library.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 6752556, member: 2012"] [B][I]Kisep and Jagr:[/I][/B] Cal passes the note to Kisep before exiting the inn. Kisep watches the note in his hands change again: [COLOR="#FFFF00"]"Kisep, I am glad you have arrived safely. You are the fifth. Sarten was the first. Jagr Misthunter was the second. Shrough d'Aringeir was the third. Caldrin Auvreaundlin was the fourth. Please gather with them and the others on Market Bridge once more than six of you have arrived in Bard's Gate. You will receive directions that will guide you in the quest that must be completed. Please make sure Mr. Wilie is there as well. He can direct latecomers if the rest of you do not wish to wait."[/COLOR] As Kisep exits the inn, Jagr, the catfolk, steps out the door in front of him. He walks quietly next to the kenku bard as they make their way across the Grand Plaza to the Market Bridge. Kisep considers the note carefully as they walk. [sblock="Kisep's Bardic Knowledge results"]Kisep isn't sure of the name of the spell that is attached to the note (it is an old, obscure spell *), but he is sure that the spell can only be cast by a truly powerful arcanist (meta: at least 15th-level). Kisep knows the spell is related to the cantrip Message, as well as the third order spell, Secret Page, and the fourth order spell, Locate Creature. The note's creator likely created it with Permanency. (The spell [U]doesn't[/U] have a geas effect.) While the spell's name is considered archaic, its usage has several legends attached to it. There was once a clandestine arcane guild in the Eastern Lands that used the spell to secretly pass messages back and forth. The sender had to know the name of the intended recipient or have a cherished item that once belonged to the person (with both, the spell is more powerful). Another legend comes from the Dark Continent where messages were once carved into the bark of jungle trees by the ancient elves of Firryaith. These secret messages were only visible to those of the same bloodline. The initials S.H. don't match any archwizard that Kisep has ever heard of. He did once meet a eccentric human bard in Tyrsenia, the capital city of Ang-Lat, named Sinon Herakleidius, but he was more [U]odd[/U] than powerful. He talked to himself, a lot. Yet, in some ways, he was brilliant. Kisep knows that there are several powerful families in Cemphar and Yhimir with arcane backgrounds that could be the 'H' in S.H.: the Hanims and the Hocas of Yhimir OR the Hrushovskys and the Hubiks of Cemphar. If any of their current family members have the initial 'S', Kisep doesn't know of them. There is an old family of sorcerers that once lived in Bard's Gate, called the Hornravens, that Kisep has heard of. The family was cast out of the city more than 100 years ago. They are infamous in tales about them. Whispers of demon-worshipers and fiend-touched. Kisep has heard several stories about the Hornravens while traveling to Bard's Gate. *Kisep would be able to figure out the spell's name or come up with a suitable alternative name for it after spending time doing research in a magical library.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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