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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aust Thale" data-source="post: 8279164" data-attributes="member: 6804768">Falen:Thinking to himself, "WHAT?!  Doppleganger?!"  A moment of surprise comes over him, barely noticeable, but there.  His eyes dart toward the fighter called Tymbeck for a brief moment.  And just as quickly, his confusion clears, "You are Sir Reginald Oakfirst, Lord Commander of the Regulars?  My name is Falen; I will make this brief, so long as you do not jump to conclusions before you query me longer.  I trade in information, and I have some that you should probably know, as the possession of such appears to be leaving corpses about the city.  The handbills that are posted around the city are of Phelix Del Cannitha of Sharn.  He leads the Dusk.  And they are here.  They use the Rising Swords and the Arreptitii, to what end I am exploring.  But there is a pattern to be sure in their killings.  They do not do so to foment unrest, nor do they do so indiscriminately.  I understand there are serial killings; have the authorities, or perhaps you, connected the killings?  If not, do you have a list of who they are and what they were in the community?"   If pressed, Falen will only share that he trades in information, and he came upon this quite by accident in the course of a mission as a courier.  However, he trusts the Lord who put him on this mission, so clearly he is intended to be here and ferret out more about it.  He believes that the killings have similar roots as Legatus Avictus' killing.  And knowing who these people were to the city, as well as to each other, it might be possible to find the common thread...and pull it.  But he's not keen on sharing that sort of detail with Oakfirst just yet.  Not before he knows who he is.  He studies his visage as well, determined to put it to good use as well in the future.  The doppleganger that his new acquaintance refers to might well be that thread; hence, his surprise.  It would explain a lot.  Especially regarding Scribe Amphion's odd appearance.  "I'd like to meet this doppleganger.""While on the subject, Lord Commander, do you have a Guard-Sergeant who carries the name 'Vonner'?  I encountered him upon entering the city.  I allowed him to fleece me of an agate such that I could spare his life.  He will not be as fortunate if I encounter him again.  He commanded a squad of "Regulars" that did not look like your people.  Scruffy-looking mercenaries would be a polite description.  Armed and armored vagabonds would be more accurate.  Given the reputation of the "Rising Swords" as rather unkempt, he certainly looked the part.  Thoughts?"   This second part is simply a way to give Vonner the proverbial middle digit, even it is possible that Falen's assertion is actually accurate."By the way," Falen adds as an afterthought, "you do realize that getting that construct to close the gate is going to be difficult, right?  There is a reason that it hasn't opened in decades.  Simply put, the Five know it's difficult to close."</blockquote>

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